Super Science

Ch 10: Experimentation Log, Subject- Animals

This is Doctor Izuku Midoriya reporting on the newest Singularity Soul experiment at the Neo Icon Phoenix Research Facility. To recap from my last round of tests, in short, I subjected several different plants in the same controlled environment to the radiation given off by the crystal through an empty Splinter. In short, I found that the radiation causes rapid aging and the appearance of quirks. Which is a world-shattering piece of news on its own.

Anyhow, my next target is to see whether the same thing happens to animals. The reason I test this and not just conclude it, despite the existence of several animals with quirks, is the fact of what happened the first time I tried it. In short, I used an empty Splinter, a different one, on a pigeon and turned it into a dodo. Was that the quirk or did evolution take hold? That's why I'm testing it. On a side note: the one dodo that I showed to Professor Egon has hence been adopted by us and made the honorary Facility Mascot and pet. We call him Peet.

Continuing with my experiments I have since marked off a few testing rooms and chambers in the animal testing to accomplish this. Now I know what you're thinking but don't worry, we make sure that all the creatures used are not tortured in any way. They live no different lives than house pets. Having said that, I decided to start small and use an order mail ant farm. After some words with Professor Egon, he convinced me to do it behind a sealed chamber door lined with thick metal. On the chance, they turn into giant monster ants. With that, I set a Splinter beside them and waited. Luckily I didn't have to wait long, since they all died a few hours later.

I can only guess that like the flowers and their ages, they were unable to withstand the radiation and overaged to death. I'll have to use something a bit bigger. So for the next set of experiment I have decided to use two different subjects, a common pet store Goldfish and a Koi fish. Both subjects were placed in the same divided aquarium with the Splinter in their vicinity. I will report once any changes have been made.


This is Dr. Izuku Midoryia reporting again. The results have finally been made with the two fish after just 3 days. In short, the pet store Goldfish is dead (Unsurprisingly) and the Koi fish now shimmers when exposed to direct sunlight. Note: these could make for good decoration at the entryway of the research facility.

From this, I can only conclude that the effects of the radiation are entirely dependent on the size of the creature and not what kind of creature it is. The next round of experiments will be subjected to amphibians and birds, I will report back as soon as I have everything set up.


Okay, I finally managed to get my hands on all the necessary animals needed for this next test. This time I am using two vastly different kinds of animals all of varying sizes, amphibians and birds. For the amphibians, I am using an Axolotl, a Giant Salamander, and a Newt. As for the birds I am once again using the wild Pigeons around Japan, a Chicken, a Budgie, and a Peacock. In addition, I will also be testing an Octopus that was accidentally sent alongside the three amphibians. Once again I have put all the animals in different testing chambers in all the same controlled environments. The amphibians were allowed in the same tank but divided, all accept the Octopus who was put in a completely separate tank. I have placed an empty splinter within their vicinity. The birds were all placed in different enclosures in the same testing chamber, divided off for their safety. An empty splinter was placed within their vicinity. I'll report back once any signs of change are seen.


This is Doctor Izuku Midoriya reporting some amazing news about the most recent experiments! I don't even know where to start or even how to put this reporting down into any coherence! But first I'll just start with how most of the experiments went before I get on to the amazing discovery! I periodically checked on all the creatures once every day. No signs had been made until about the second and fourth day respectively. First I will be starting with the amphibians and the octopus.

The Axolotl; has gained the ability to control water and can move freely from its tank. It's a good thing I checked in on it periodically because I think the radiation was starting to get to it and it was using its newfound quirk to move away from the Splinter. Note: make a covered and watertight tank.

Then the Giant Salamander; surprisingly it has shown no signs of a quirk. I am not sure if it's simply immune to the effects of the radiation or if some creatures like humans cannot develop quirks or if it is simply evolutionarily perfect. Either way, it remains the same no matter how much time has passed. Note: It's sort of nice to know that some creatures can be quirkless.

Next the Newt: it's dead. Surprisingly however this isn't due to the radiation from the Splinter. It was actually due to its own developed quirk. I'm not sure what it was, but it just….exploded. Note: study remains to see what happened.

Last of all was the Octopus: it showed no physical changes, except for its brain. The radiation has caused its brain, which normally wraps around its esophagus, to disconnect and become separate in the body allowing it to swell up to three times its normal capacity! This also includes many more wrinkles in the brain. In short, it got smarter, a lot smarter! So smart that it now has a minor form of sentience and sapience. The way I found this out is when it asked me, in Morse code, to "give back the crystal" so it could "continue to grow". I'm both extremely intrigued and extremely scared of what that could mean. For now, I denied its request and placed it into a new aquarium to be studied. Note: learn Morse code.

After this are the birds. The first one is the Peacock: somehow the whole "it hypnotizes with its tail'' false fact had come true. When raising and shaking its tail feathers it induces a hypnotic effect, so long as eye contact is met constantly. I was fortunate enough that it dropped its tail and ran as I approached. Note: make hypnotic proof goggles.

Then the Budgie: it didn't change externally like the peacock, but instead its vocals did. The bird can now mimic any sound it heard perfectly and at the decibels, it sounds at, apart from speech. I've tested gunshots, car keys, bells, the bark of a dog, the grunts of Peet, the flicking of a light switch, the buzz of electricity, and the honk of a tuba. I even gave it a rendition of one of Mozart's symphonies and it copied it perfectly with all instruments present! My one mistake was allowing it to hear my ringtone, and now it pranks me by making the same noise. I've come to find out its intelligence has grown to that of an American Gray Parrot. Note: change ringtones.

Next is the Chicken: it's by far the strangest one yet. Its brain has quadrupled in size! It's so large that it stretches the skin on its head to the point it's nearly translucent! I honestly wonder how it's still able to stand and walk, let alone still be alive. I'm honestly still wondering what happened to its skull if it still has it. As I'm sure you can guess, in addition to having one of the largest brain-to-body sizes in the history of his species and every animal on earth, it has an equally numerous amount of wrinkles in its brain. This is as smart, if not smarter than most people. Note: she has been able to speak with me through a text-to-speech generator and has formally asked for a job.

Last of all is the Pigeon: I was most surprised by this since it didn't change into a Dodo as I expected. It only gains a quirk similar to that of the hero Hawks. It can shoot, control, and reattach its feathers in addition to being able to give off a faint white glow. I was honestly baffled by this, so I'll do some more experimenting and see what happens from there. Note: don't let any religious fanatics see it.


This is Dr Izuku...oh forget it! This is too important for formalities! I've made a breakthrough since my last report. I truly underestimated the power of the Singularity Soul! It's more powerful than I could've imagined! Maybe I should stop gushing and get to the point. So finding that a pigeon was given a quirk instead of being turned into a pigeon made me wonder about something.

What did I do differently that caused it to change so drastically? So after a bit, I figured it out and decided to run the same pigeon test, this time with two different empty Splinter's. The first one was the Splinter I used to test the plants and animals and the second was the one I originally used to turn the pigeons into dodos for money.

I placed both in the vicinity of two pigeons in different testing chambers and after a few days, the same thing happened! One changed into a dodo and the other gained the same quirk as the first test subject! This led me to two different discoveries, the first being that any creature or plant of the same type, except for humans, will always have the same quirk! The second thing is the energy fluctuations in the Splinters cause different effects!

The way I found this out is by taking the Splinters and running them under an energy wavelength reader. I found out that the quirk Splinter was positively charged while the evolution Splinter was negatively charged. So depending on what frequency it's at and how much was put into each Splinter, a fact I found out later, depends on what effect it gives off. I wonder if that also translates to whatever the Splinter absorb? Maybe I can even control the frequency of the energy to see what other effects they have. Different experiments for different days.

So I tested this once more and used two female sheep. I kept them in separate testing chambers with the same controlled environment and both Splinters in each room. I'll report back on my findings.


Okay, the tests are a full success and have brought up another important piece of information on the radiation effect. These are my full findings on each subject.

The sheep that had the Quirk Splinter did develop a quirk, some form of electrokinesis. It can generate electricity through its wool to do several things. It can release the pent-up energy at will, use it to increase its speed, create a forcefield, and electricity charge ions in the air allowing it to float and air walk. It's also gained a taste for sugar and tobacco, not sure why? When sheared and proceeded into clothes, it had a very tingly feeling to it. When its meat is cooked and eaten it has the same effect as the clothes with no abnormal signs but is perfectly safe. Note: many of them could cause thunderstorms or power a small town.

The sheep that had the Evolution Splinter did something unexpected. Instead of devolving into another less evolved species of sheep, like a wild one, it instead evolved! Instead of a wild sheep, before humans domesticated them, there stood a much larger, leaner, smarter, and more muscular sheep. I almost thought it was a wolf or I had gone into the wrong room, but it was the same one. Its legs grew longer with a bigger chest and had a body structure like a predator. Its wool was like regular hair, its eyes gingerly moved somewhat to the front of the face, its hooves split into three toe-like claws, and its horns now grew up before curving and shooting straight out!

After briefly observing it, I almost assumed it was turned into a carnivore! But after feeding, I found it to still be an herbivore. When approached it acted much more aggressively than a normal sheep that would act curious or scared. When the wool was sheared it acted like hair and came off piece by piece. When the meat was eaten it was extremely tough and gamey. Note: it reminds me of an old anime my mom and I watched as a kid.

I was truly baffled as to how and why this happened and then I found out the reason. When I gave both sheep a physical exam, I discovered they both were under a lot of stress. I guess the move from an open field to an enclosed lab, coupled with the lack of noise, and social interactions between their kind set it to skyrocket. That's when I realized what the radiation had done! Due to its stress, the radiation caused it to evolve into something that could handle stress more easily in a predator-heavy environment! That's why it looks and acts more aggressively and like a predator! So any external forces could cause a major change in the subject's change! That's why the pigeons turned into Dodo. They were so calm and in a predator-free and food-rich environment that they devolved into something more suited for such a lifestyle! I can only guess what else it could do!


Okay, so I have a bit of a dilemma or situation. While I was testing and observing the sheep, the semi-intelligent octopus snuck out of its aquarium and stole the quirk Splinter. When I finally found where it was when it was his feeding time, I had to act fast! But the fastest I could go was two hours since it took me a full hour to get him out of his tanks and then another hour to pry it from his tentacles! Who knows how long he had it!?

Luckily he didn't turn into a giant monster octopus-like I thought. He just...grew smarter, way smarter! The way I found this out is when I came in the next day and he was sitting at my desk in a glass bowl filled with water and typing at my computer with text to speech. Does he want to work for the facility? I'm not sure why, but I didn't deny him that. I'll have to set something up with him, the chicken, and the professor. He can understand human speech and just can't speak it, much like the chicken. I guess they'll be my future coworkers. This is Doctor Izuku Midoriya, signing off for now. Note: they both have given themselves names. The chicken has called herself Doctor Cluck Orpington and the Octopus has called himself Professor Otto Cephalopod.


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