“Maria stop it. Stop, you don’t want to hurt anyone. That’s not you.” Felicity was crying heavily as her best friend threw around two scientists using only her mind. Maria bashed there bodies into each wall and then threw them to the ground. They were dead. Felicity was over come with fear and confusion. But also she felt an intense rage coming from Maria. Maria was such a mild mannered girl and Felicity had never seen her use her powers with such strength and viciousness.

“Why shouldn’t I hurt these worthless creatures. They prod and poke us. They trap us in this fake place. And worse of all they treat us as if we are nothing. But they are the nothings. There so weak and fragile. Look at there battered corpses!” Maria’s vileness rippled through Felicity. Felicity could feel every emotion of Maria and it was like she had bottle up all her hate until this moment. Until finally the intenseness of it all made Felicity pass out.

A steady beeping tempted Felicity to open her eyes to the bright light. She was in the infirmary. A second passed, then Felicity jetting up as she remembered what had sent her here. “Maria” Felicity muttered to herself. The day had just started with a check up and few tests. Everything was fine, but then all that death and carnage. What happened to Maria all of a sudden?
Felicity slowly stud up. Maria hadn’t harmed her at all, but that intense rage nearly gave Felicity an heart attack. Never had Felicity felt such a thing. But still she couldn’t abandon Maria. Maria, Aiden and Dru were like Felicity’s family. They had trained together. Sure they never really knew what they were training for. But they had shared that experience together.

Felicity was hoping that Aiden or Dru were near by, but no so luck. Not knowing what to do next she rushed to Maria’s room, where all this chaos began. Finally, breathless, Felicity opened the door. To her shock Maria was sat perfectly still at her desk. The room was all tidied again. It was as if nothing had every happened. Felicity approached Maria “Maria, are you okay?” Felicity approach close waiting for a response.

“Maria? What is that? I don’t understand where I am.” Maria answered with a completely blank look on her face. Felicity sensed nothing from Maria, it was like she no longer had emotions at all. What had them damn scientist done to her? Felicity left the room and sat just outside Maria’s door. She covered her eyes with her hands and started to sob heavily into them. Maria was gone now, and it hurt Felicity deeply.

"Druid's a remarkable specimen. Look at his psy readings," Dr. McCoy remarked to Dr. Smith, or rather, just Suzy.
The female doctor paused the swing of her curvy hips for McCoy to gain the last few steps before falling into step with him and was passed Druid's chart.
"Yes, his readings are remarkable, but the outcome wasn't practical. We wanted subject..."
"Druid," McCoy added, stopping Suzy from flipping to the front page.
"Yes, Druid. I know I'm new to the project, but can't we just give them numbers or regular names? It isn't like they turn out the way we program them every time."
"Yeah, I suppose. But what about the S-class? They all turned out perfectly. Same with the A and B, it's only the C's that aren't doing what their original purpose was."
"What about the telepath in the B-class? He couldn't say a word into anyones mind."
"That was only temporarily, after puberty he was able."
"Really? Heh. I'll have to take a look at those files."
"Suzy, I-"
Suzy opened the door into "Druid's" room, followed close behind by McCoy who reluctantly dragged his eyes from the prize and over to work.


Within Druid's room vines hung across the walls peppering it with flowers budding in all hues from red to blue, ending in tangles on the ground. Seemingly miss-matching plants littered any counter space available and a few sturdier vines spidered across the ceiling. The room smelled like the amazon, as if one still existed in todays techno-aquatic world. The humidity was higher in this room, so full of life it pressed in on all sides. The plants flourished within this sanctum of green life more than the accessible gardens for the specimens or scientists, as if Druid's presence affected them, but this minor observation was lost on the scientists; they always centred their attention on Druid.

The scientists didn't focus their attention on Druid because of his psy powers, but because he was a large, strong man. One doctor accidentally knocked over a table with flowers on it and Druid went berserk, attacking the man and needed to be restrained.

"Hello McCoy, Smith," Druid said with his back turned to the scientists who entered his domain. He Knew who they were and where they were because they entered his haven.
"Hello, Druid, how are you today?" McCoy inquisited. He had his hand on Suzy's arm, silencing her reaction to his knowledge of her name. "We would like to do a few routine tests, if that's alright." The tests would be done if he agreed or not, but this way it would encourage cooperation rather than obedience. /Sugar catches more flies than vinager,/ McCoy reminded himself.

Druid ignored the doctor's comment, staring out the window at the landscape. He knew the white capped mountains and pillowed skies weren't really there, it was to give the illusion of freedom but there was no "sun", artificial skies held unnatural light that gave a consistent summer brightness. He didn't want anymore tests, he wanted to be left alone. He wanted to feel the wind that blew the clouds, he wanted to feel the unhealthy sun burn his naturally copper skin. Druid turned his gaze to the gardens that peppered the Inner City, his quarters were in the north district where the C-rank specimen were housed.

Two days ago a doctor killed four of his plants, and Druid couldn't save them because he was locked in isolation for 24 hours, he had just gotten out this morning. /Morning. Morning, what is that?/ He knew what it was, but he has never felt the sun on his face or the bite of winter, only this artificial thing called "life". Artificial wind, sun and warmth. Only the dark was real, and that was all consuming. "No. No more tests!" Druid turned towards the doctors, they had moved around the room quietly making their way towards him, but he knew where to look, now they froze, staring at the fury in Druid's face. The plants moved with the wind, a wave of barely moving leaves on the current of unfelt air.

"Suzy, I think it's time we left," McCoy said, backing away from the enraged man. No, it isn't a man, McCoy reminded himself, just an speciment, a experiment for mankinds future.
"Get. Out." each word bitten off, he knew McCoy knew something, but what? Druid closed his eyes, concentrating but only felt curiosity, fear, then nothing as he Knew the two left hurriedly through the door. "Dammit!"

Outside Druid's room McCoy leaned against the far wall, Suzy stormed up to him. "What the fuck was that about?!" She stabbed his chest with a finger. "Why did you drag me out of there?!" Her temper was heated, less than Druid's, but tempered nonetheless. "And how the fuck did he know my name and you! YOU know why!" And nonetheless McCoy ignored her as he remembered how to breath.

"Didn't you see the plants?" McCoy asked breathelessly.
"Yes, what about them?"
"They moved."
"What?"
"They moved when it (Druid) turned his rage on us. Then he.." His words died on his lips. The thought of Druid animating them like some of the others like him (but class B+'s) scared the shit out of McCoy. That's what he thought Druid was going to do when his eyes closed, have the room come to life and strangle or mutilate him. The doctors (who read the charts) already knew he Knows what happens within enclosures of plant-life like he had a sixth sense. McCoy also knew the only reason Druid knew who Suzy was was her nameplate. Druid knew things that entered his sanctums, he wasn't telepathic but he was sensitive to all things in his domains or passed through while he was away.

"McCoy. McCoy? ..are you alright?"
"Just drop it, we need to file a report," and with that Suzy trailed after McCoy, her charms landed on dead ears and blind eyes all the way back to his office to file the report of a possible change in the specimen Druid.

Aiden sat curled up on his bed. There had been a lot of noise the last few hours. And rumors spread fast amongst the faculty and with his hearing it wasnt hard to eaves drop but the question was, What should he do, both druid and felicity were in the same area as each other while Aiden was isolated across the compound. Aiden let out a sigh as he stood up. He then made his way to his door and stepped out into the hall. Aiden moved quickly as long as he looked like he was going somewhere important non of the staff would stop him even most of the others didn't want to interact with Aiden due to the fact he was a splicer. Marias room would b e the place to go if nothing else it would give him some comfort even if she wasn't there yet. It didn't take him long to reach her room with no one stopping him, although he was sure he was being watched. As Aiden turned the corner to Maria's room he saw felicity standing there Aiden's ears dropped down to the side of his head as he looked at felicity and said quietly with a small tone in his voice. "Is she ok?"

Aiden took a step forward as he gazed into her room his eyes rested on Maria and the blank expression on his face. a small whine escaped Aidens muzzle as he looked to Felicity for some sort of an answer. "she will be fine, right... She is just in shock." Aiden said trying to re assure himself. They all had so little but Aiden didn't have any one but them they couldn't do this to her they couldn't do this to them they pushed the others so hard. they were bound to be accidents, she didn't deserve this. Aidens tail drooped as he stood there his brain trying to balence out the influx of emotions and trying to resist the urge to run up to maria he was sure what would happen.

Dr. Williams entered the room of the subject called Nogond, he been a bit troublesome since the beginning he has refused most types of social contct and refuses to cooperate with the scientists. The scientists had decided to send someone to talk with him and find out what was wrong. While it sounded like a good idea, Williams didn't like the fact that he had been "volunteered" for this. When he entered the room he felt that something was wrong. He saw the subject sitting on his bed and staring at him. "Nogond i am here to talk with you and try to figure out what is wrong. Nogonds eyes the turned black an indicator that he was using his powers. Nogond then said in a cold voice that made his spine shiver, so you here to help me? I don't think i want your help since you couldn't even help your wife when she was attacked." Dr. Williams began to feel uneasy how had he found out about those memories the scientists had thought he could only read surface thoughts. Nogond continued his talking,"how did you feel when those men held you down and killed your wife? Was it rage that flowed through you or was it relief that you wouldn't ever need to listen to your wfe again. And how about when you killed you brother as a child? How did it feel to kill someone. You are no better than any murderer that exists in this world."
Dr. Williams shouted to saying, that was an accident i didn't mean to do it. He the quickly left the room and headed back to the scientists lounge. As soon he got there and sat down one of the scientists asked how it had went. Dr. Williams said, "well i know another thing about his powers now, he can read all of our memories when he wants to. Could you go and tell the other scientists?" The scientist nodded and left while Dr. Williams began breakdown and cry.
Nogond was still reading his thoughts and began to smile, "Finally i have broken that fool"

The sky was the perfect summer blue, more fluffy clouds streaked across the ocean of blue. The cities dome, one of the many inventions that mankind invented when they began losing their sanity of being enclosed on all sides by metal, copper and other construct materials underwater (see Gundam's off-world colonies).

Below the perfect sky a grove of trees and wild-life cultivated a small portion within the Inner City where all the specimen lived. No one Druid knew has ever left. No specimens, anyways. Where the Inner City ended perfect mountains began to the north, the sea to the south, always tranquil. To the east were the sand dunes that always changed, being blown away and reformed. West showed Druid the valleys and rain forests. West. Always to the west, Druid looked while inside this grove of wild-life.

The west held his heart even though he knew it was an illusion inside this cage, just like the sky. It was a bitter-sweet love, something that called to him more than air to breath or water to drink.

Inhaling deeply, Druid breathed in the nature-tasting air, holding it in while he felt the earth below his feet that's been walked on by tens of thousands of people, the trees that cast shade on the bees hive in the old ash tree across the grove, he knew where every bee buzzed in the grove. Druid exhaled, feeling at ease. Home. He felt it here, with the life all around and under him. The tilt of lip that always accompanied him when around nature grew a little more while he settled down against the yew tree.


Across the grove two other specimen were sitting on a oak stump that kept on ticking. Druid turned his head in the direction but rows of apple trees blocked his view, he knew that, but the human side of his brain said "look where you see", but he didn't see, he Knew. He settled back and closed his eyes, Druid had an hour before he and Aiden were supposed to meet for their routine parkour training, then afterwards Druid would see doctor McCoy for the missed tests from an hour ago earlier this morning. "-he killed the doctors after she refused to cooperate." said the dark skinned girl, no older than fifteen, a fire user.
The other girl was caucasian with auburn hair, she.. Druid wasn't sure what she was, but he knew she was either a Battery (energy) or a Em-G (EMP Aura generator) because she vibrated with energy that was affecting similar to the way power lines affect fields of grass (since you cannot build beneath those monstrous power lines*).

"I don't know why those telekin bitches always think they're all that. It suits her that she got wiped."

Druid's attention went from zero to sixty in two-point-five. Maria was a telekinetic. His heard thundered in his chest as he stood and started walking towards the girls location.
"Marie, right?"
"Yeah."

Druid stopped, fell against the nearest tree with his shoulder. Not Maria. Marie. Breath, you know this happens now and then. At least the girl isn't dead.

"C'mon, we're late for practise, doctor Lewis said if we were late one more time he'd skin our hides." The two girls ran through the grove, using it as a shortcut heading to the north-east side. Once the girls exited the grove, and only then did Druid feel the ease of fear. It had been the girls, but thinking about it being Maria had let it affect him, drew his own and manifested a knot in his gut.

Druid had another twenty minutes before he had to go meet up with Aiden and he'd be damned if a couple of girls got him worked up before he started the hazardous course.

Felicity tried to calm herself down. She took deep breaths and got back onto her feet. But it was no good, she started to weep again. Felicity could sense the familiar emotions of Aiden. Worry, anger and an inner conflict between animal and man. Felicity try her best to compose herself before he saw her, but to little effect.

"Is she ok?" Aiden said to the weeping Felicity. She tried to answer, but didn’t really know what to say. Alive? Yes. But was she still Maria? No.

Aiden took a step forward as he gazed into her room his eyes rested on Maria and the blank expression on his face. a small whine escaped Aiden’s muzzle as he looked to Felicity for some sort of an answer. "she will be fine, right... She is just in shock." Aiden said trying to re assure himself.

Felicity wiped her eyes clear and looked into the deep eyes of the savage looking Aiden. He was looking for answers, but Felicity could sense he already knew what they had done. Felicity looked to Maria and then looked back at Aiden. “No…no” Felicity whimpered as she shock her head left to right then right to left. Felicity started to weep again as she approached Aiden for comforting hug.

“Aiden? They wiped her. We can’t let them get away with this. Its too much. Maria just wanted to be free of this place. They didn’t have to…” Felicity cut her own sentence short as she didn’t want to utter that they had wiped Maria. Felicity held tightly on to Aiden and glanced towards the now hollow Maria “She doesn’t even know her own name” Felicity continued to stare at the now empty Maria.

it took a few seconds for it to sink in, Aiden stared at Felicity as she gave him a hug, worry quickly began to subside to anger. As he stood there, he knew they where watching them, recording everything Aiden's mind began to shift as his emotions began to take hold and feed off of the situation. Aiden let go of Felicity and walked over to Maria, he knelt down in front of he that blank look on her face and he wrapped his arms her and just talked for a few seconds trying to keep his rational mind, but it was all futile they had crossed the line and Aiden was about to do the same. "Maria I know a lot dose not make sense now but i promise that we will figure out how to fix this someday and we will make them pay for this." Maria looked at him with a blank look as her mind raced and reached into the deeper more primal side of her brain and recognized Aiden as a wolf. She recoiled back another wave of anger splashed over Him it was adding up his brain was struggling for control now and it was showing Aidens normally relaxed face scanned to Felicity with a focused look on it. Aiden took a few deep breaths. he couldn't lose it just yet they needed a plan. he didnt have to tell felicity what was wrong he was sure she already knew. Aiden after a moment of standing there spoke. "So.... what now.....i swear ill do whatever it takes to do Maria right felicity and to protect you and Drew."

Meanwhile in one of the labs,

"You think he means that?" a scientist said casually. "Aiden is emotional he is gonna say alot of things i dont think he will let himself follow through with it he hangs onto his humanity way to much." another said as they pulled up his file."he is the most promising of the six, i dont think we can afford to wipe him unless its a last resort but there are other ways to control him after all. at any rate perhaps we will see more than just a glimpse of what he is capable of here."

Felicity watched as Aiden tried to get a response from Maria. He was so conflicted emotionally. It was like the human side was trying to calm down the beast within him. Until finally he turned back to Felicity with a glare and mood of determination. "So.... what now.....I swear ill do whatever it takes to do Maria right felicity and to protect you and Dru." Felicity walk to Aiden again and hugged him, but this time it wasn’t for comfort. She whispered gently, so gently that only a wolf could hear her voice.

“There eyes and ears are everywhere. Even inside us. There is a girl in the Technology Specimen dorm. She is an EMP Aura user. That’s common in that dorm. The reason why I mention her is because she never leaves that room and can‘t turn off her power. That means that the surveillance implants don’t work when we are near her. The camera’s and microphones of that dorm still work so talk softly when we meet there.” Felicity drew her head back to reveal her eyes were full of tears. But these ones were just an act. Felicity whispers into Aiden’s ear again “For now act normal. Lets find Dru, he should have the choice to be part of this too” Felicity let go of Aiden.

“There is nothing we can do, they have won” Felicity said loudly as if she was very upset “We should tell Dru, he needs to know what they did” Felicity slowly walked outside of the room. Aiden didn’t follow straight away and Felicity could sense slight confusion from him. But it soon vanished and the same intense determination returned. They had no plan, but Felicity had at least found away for them to plot safely. It was time for these scientist to learn true fear, and Felicity planned to be there unforgiving teacher.

There eyes and ears are everywhere. Even inside us. There is a girl in the Technology Specimen dorm. She is an EMP Aura user. That’s common in that dorm. The reason why I mention her is because she never leaves that room and can‘t turn off her power. That means that the surveillance implants don’t work when we are near her. The camera’s and microphones of that dorm still work so talk softly when we meet there.” Felicity drew her head back to reveal her eyes were full of tears. But these ones were just an act. as she did aiden put the lat part of his head on her forehead and looked into her eyes and spoke quietly. " Felicity be carfull i dont know what id do if i lost Drew or you at this point your all i have left." his eyes were sad again and filled with tears but they were hard to see from any distance due to the coloration of his fur. he squeezed her tightly in return and then Felicity whispers into Aiden’s ear again. “For now act normal. Lets find Dru, he should have the choice to be part of this too” Felicity let go of Aiden.

“There is nothing we can do, they have won” Felicity said loudly as if she was very upset “We should tell Dru, he needs to know what they did” felicity said as she began to leave, Aiden watched felicity leave he nodded slowly his human side of his brain recognizing the genius in her plan and the animal side wanting action taken now. it was going to be a long day and he had enough stress today would be a dangerous day for every one around him. As an alarm went off it was subsonic but it signaled where he was supposed to be, Before leaving Aiden cautiously approached maria who was cowering and put his head next to hers and gave her a small lick. it was something the animal side of him did he never really understood it and neither did any one else but he figured it was supposed to be comforting.

It was then he left the beast was in a rage. But he still had control for the time being, there were a few stars from the psychics in the area as he left that was to be expected considering he was only one of six splicers in the facility. Aiden made good time cutting through the halls avoiding the staff and moving in areas of least resistance one of the more instinctual things his animal half gave him was the ability to avoid humans as much as possible after all they were the only thing that hunted wolves. By the time Aiden made it to the usual spot it it was five minutes early he took of his shirt and began to stretch his fur was standing on end and it was obvious he was bothered he seemed to be rather jumpy as well it wouldn't take druid much to know Aiden was not in the best of places today then again Drew wouldn't be in a happy place at all either once Aiden told him what he had to. Aiden defiantly looked like he was looking for an excuse to fight some one.

On the rooftop platform that was a part of the intermediate parkour training course a speciman looked out over the one activity that pushes Druid past his limits, allowing his conscious mind to forget about everything; the psychological examinations, the lesser-than-dirt and fear from doctors who aren't his attendings, the mind games, the pain, the horrors; everything. All of it is forgotten when the thrill of conquering and momentary fear the next jump will be his last; all of it, when the adrenaline runs like fire through his veins.

Druid knew he was late for the rendezvous point, he had lost track of time and had to grab his short helmet from his room.

"Fashionably late," Druid concluded. Time was never a factor to him, just efficiency - but that's because of the doctors who punished those who didn't put 100% into everything. Druid's brows drooped, scowling at his melancholy mood. He was out of isolation confinment, what was he complaining about? Druid's scowl deepend when his thoughts trailed to the bastard who caused his plants to die.

"Enough!" Druid shouted at his wandering mind. Without his precious nature he tended to depress.
With no more delay he started running for the edge of the rooftop, adjacent to his rooftop was a sheer brick wall that's impossible for non splicers to climb, with two windows, one level with the rooftop platform, the other was three meters below, much more dangerous because below was no support net. Those were removed on the intermediate level and advanced.

Druid slapped the last piece of safety, the railing, pull-pushing himself over it as he kicked his feet to propel and caught the top bar with the balls of his feet like how a dog runs full tilt, launching himself over the six meter gap between the buildings, catching the window ledge with his chalked fingers for a split second, using the toes on his runners to stop his knees from becoming crippled, then dropping the three meters to the lower window.

With his heart pounding, pumping epinephrine throughout his body.
Pushing out with his toes he transferred that energy to help pull himself up and through the window to only continue the "shortcut" through the training course inside the building to where Aiden would, or won't, be. Druid had not stopped to ponder, he just ran for the permanently closed door and jumped for the bar a few feet back from it hanging on the ceiling. Acrobatics are a large part of parkour, which is evident by the swing, lift, bend and kicking his feet for the spot where a window had been removed from the top of the door above head height and pushed off the bar as he skinned his was through the hole to land in heap on something soft, furry, and sometimes friendly. Aiden.

"Ouch," Druid muttered, laying half on Aiden. There was a groan while Druid dragged himself to sit against the permanently locked door. "Aiden, give some heads up next time." Druid unclipped his helmet, setting it beside him. "Anyways, what's the rush? Have some important plans or something?"
Druid looked down at his friend who was shaking his head to probably put the cogs back into place after being crashed to the floor. "Don't tell me. It's a girl," the way Aiden froze made him nod. Yup. It was a girl. But who? Not many of the other specimen were that comfortable around splicers so the list was limited. "So? Who's the gal?" Druid has a devious grin from ear to ear. His eyes turned to slits, giving Aiden an inquisitive look.

Aiden sat there Dru was late, which wasn't out of the ordinary. he had calmed down a little with some quite time in the room, but then again things are only so quite for so long to bad Aiden was zoned out when he heard the footsteps it was this that caught his attention as the footsteps ended there was a grunt and as Aiden lurched to move Dru came pounding down on Aiden.

"Don't tell me. It's a girl," Druid said, this annoyed Aiden and the landing on him didn't help his current mood. its not that he would have minded this sort of comment if he was at least likable in that sense, it was hard enough to find normal specimens to be friends with let alone to be romantically engaged with. and then if you wanted to get into the hormonal problems he had when he hit puberty well that was an entirely different story all together.

"So? Who's the gal?" Druid then asked, Aiden's ears lowered as he looked at Dru and crouched down onto all fours his tail sat motionless underneath him. then it came out. "Ma..... Maria, .. They..." Aiden continued to struggle with words there was no way to say it. finally he pieced it together tears forming in his eyes again. "There was an accident, I.... I dont know the details but Maria hurt some of the scientist or killed a couple. ive only heard the rumors.... But they.. they wiped her Dru, Dru THEY WIPED MARIA!" Aidens temper kicked in they were concealed and hidden for the time being Aiden raised his fist and punched the ground with a loud "Thwak" he stared at Dru with those wild Yellow eyes, the ones that peered into your soul and looked like they could steal it from you. Felicity Has a plan we are going to get even Aiden got closer to drew and whispered into his ear. there is an girl in the tech department who can help us she cant turn off her power so she stays in her room and its a dead zone to the cameras. we are meeting there to discuss things. but to be honest im just looking for an excuse to just let go right now, you know just let the animal out let them wipe me to you know, not like i would have a lot to worry about besides the animal would still be there." Aiden looked at the ground and continued, "She is really gone Dru. She didn't even recognize me at all she even recoiled back when i got closer and she could see what i looked like."

Aiden stopped and looked back to Dru the two had a rapport with each other one that went back years that started as a rivalry and was now a solid friendship Aiden had spent more time with drew sometimes more than maybe Dru wanted but Dru had tolerated it. and often talked about his troubles with him although felicity tended to know what was wrong any way. right now Aiden was being torn between two courses of actions one was very smart and that was the path he wanted to take but the animal just wanted blood and it wanted it now.

"so are you in Dru?"

----Else where---

three scientist sat around a table staring at documents the mood was quite but they seemed intent on something, one of them spoke up "so let me get this straight all the splicers have more normal names? why i still dont see why they dont just have a number its not like the animal side of their brain comprehends it." one said as he adjusted his glasses another with a closed profile in front of him spoke next, " well you see it was a theory that in order for them to be able to function they needed something about them to be normal and well given the specimens physical states a name is about the only normal thing you can give them really." the third scientist piped up " Jack look i know the splicer project was your brain child... but out of the six we havent seen any S class results or A and the B you had went insaine and subsided to the animal part of him, not that he isn't still useful he just isn't as smart as we would like him to be." Jack took a breath in as he flipped over the profile in front of him and took of his glasses and began to speak as images popped up from the table in front of the other two. "Subject 0456-321-003 or as you may know him Aiden is the most Stable of the specimens, he is ranked as a C class but that is only at his own psychological impairment. i direct your attention to the age of thirteen on the 12th of may 2177 at 1500 hours." The footage played showing Aiden fighting several scientist and attendants off when the had cornered him and attempted to take him to testing without his caretaker. "this was five years ago he was emotionally unbalanced and had just entered puberty, ill be the first to admit most splicers are well, they dont have the mental fortitude to carry on But aiden hangs on to himself as a person with dear life. and he utilizes the animal inside You say he is only a C class i say he is a uncut Diamond waiting to be put in the right setting, if we can bring him to his full potential then replicate the results think of what direction we could take the splicers." there was some small talk between the other two scientist as the obvious seinor man spoke "what about this recent chain of events with subject 0789-054-876? do you think he will recover from losing one of his only companions?"

Jack thought for a second then spoke "I think its the push hes going to need to get him to start applying himself more we plan to exploit it in his training. i excpect to make him an A class splicer after all that is the beuty of a splicer if they can handle the preasure they just keep advancing just like normal humans and animals they Evolve."

Aiden dashed pasted Felicity, who in turn nearly fell over. Felicity would of liked to talk to Dru about this herself. However she knew that Aiden’s and Dru’s meeting place was a long way off and Aiden was able to get there at least twice as fast as Felicity could. Besides, she knew Aiden well enough to know that one of the few ways he calms himself is letting loose with physical activated. Right now he needed to be calm, for what Felicity had planned, they all needed to be calm. This was a dangerous game she planned to play.

Felicity looked back to Maria’s room one last time then made her way out of the building. It was a lovely sunny day, but it always was here. Felicity had read about rain and wind, but she had no idea what it felt like. Maria used to talk about rain a lot. In Felicity’s mind is was her duty to bring her to the rain, even if she had been wiped, Felicity needed to do this. But in the back of her mind she realised that freedom of this place could come at great cost. After all she had no idea what was outside these invisible walls.

Felicity began to walk to the technology dorm. She followed the perfectly laid brick paths, that crossed the perfectly green grass. The grass and the few trees were the only really thing about this place. Felicity knelt down and move her finger tips across the grass blades. It reminded her of Dru. What happen to him? The scientists never used to take so long to perform there tests. Felicity really hoped that she would see him soon. If they had done something to him as well, she didn’t think she could remain sane.

Finally Felicity made it to the technology dorm. Room B31 was the only thing she knew about the girl who had quickly become important in planning something against the scientists. Felicity took a few wrong turns which if she was in a better mood she would of laugh over. But eventually Felicity found room B31. Before she open the door she felt an intense sadness coming from the other side. Felicity half stunned opened the door.

“H-hello, do I know you. I don’t think we have met before” the runt of a girl was shivering constantly as she spoke. Her short black her was half fallen out and hair skin was a sickly pale grey. Felicity soon understand why she never left her room. The poor girl barely looked alive. That sadness as well, its like all she has experience was misery.

“No, we haven’t. My name is Felicity, nice to meet you. I’m sorry to just barge in here but I need your help. Or rather your company if you understand my meaning” Felicity was beginning to stare at the poor girl. Felicity felt on edge around her. How does she cope with that intense sadness. Is that how she always feels?

“Oh I see. Want to hide your plans for escape?” Felicity was a little surprise that this girl figured out her motives so quickly. “Don’ look so surprise. Lots of groups have come to my room for the same reason. They all get caught though when they try there plan. Caught, then wiped, some of them get destroyed instead."

“Oh, I see. Well I’m not planning to escape.” the sickly girl twisted her head slightly curious of Felicity “I was planning revenge. Do you want to help me and my friends” the sickly girl started to laugh, but it soon turned into a raspy cough. It was clear that she was very ill. But still, under all that sadness Felicity could sense that she was strong willed enough to delay death for many years to come.

“I’m Null. Not a fan of the name myself. Its because I was one of the earlier specimens.” Felicity once again was a little confused. I mean yes she looked ill, but if it wasn’t for that, Felicity would think that Null was about 15 if that. “Oh your easily surprised aren’t you dear. I’m 28, was part of the fourth batch they created. How I know this? Well I’ve had a few hacker friends find out stuff I wish to know” Null started to cough again.

Felicity explained what had happened to her friend Maria. Felicity further added how she would like Null to help her, Aiden and Dru find a way to get revenge and freedom for everyone at this facility. “Felicity, dear do you think all the specimens want to be saved? About a quarter of them are willing to help the scientists. Just be careful” Felicity nodded. She was starting to wonder what was taking Aiden so long to find Felicity’s sent. But at least Null turn out to be friendly.

They wiped Maria? Dru laughed. It was sharp, cynical. "No," he shook his head slowly at Aiden, "no, Marie, not Maria. A couple of psycs were talking about a Marie who was wiped, I think you should get you rumours straight." Druid gave a laugh at the ridiculousness. Maria? Kill? Ridiculous.

Druid slid upwards against the door to stand, offering Aiden a arm up, "c'mon, after training we'll go see Maria."
"Dru... I... We, Felicity saw Maria... She's gone... Empty... S-She's afraid of me, Dru!" Aiden took the arm up then grabbed Druid's shirt, balling it in his fists, lifting Druid onto his tippy-toes. There were tears in his eyes, his cheek fur was wet from the tears.

"Liar.." Druid whispered. It was denial, he even heard it in his voice. That metaphorical knife dug deep, twisting his gut. "But.. but she is so gentle.. How.. Why.. I, I can't do this. I, I can't!" Druid pushed Aiden roughly away, taking short breaths.

"I can't breath. I, I need-" Druid took off at a sprint, through the stairway, jumping the rails to get out of the closing walls quicker. He needed nature. Maria..


Druid made it to a sanctuary. Soon as his foot touched the soil he felt it. Trees and plants were ampathetic to life that was chaos. Nature was practical. A rock is in the roots way? Grow around it. A tree was felled? It'll adapt. That's natures way.

Maria was still in his head, but instantly he could think clearly, thoroughly. In a sense, Druid was an addict, heightened emotions were his withdrawl syndrome. Maria.. We won't abandon you, you're family.

Druid turn around to look at Aiden. He was a couple inches taller, weighed about the same, albit Aiden had extras for a regular joe. Druid indicated with his eyes for Aiden to follow a little further.

They stopped at a twelve foot willow tree, it wasn't special looking or very genuine, but they were obscured from sight and no listening devices near enough in the garden to over hear because growth had ruined the device. "Aiden.. I don't want to do something we'll regret later," Druid paused for a moment, a tilt of the head, "they're coming, two specimen, I don't sense otherworldly energy from them. They're heading for us. Aiden, take me to Fel, and Aiden," Druid's eyes lost their drugged like quality, "don't let me lose you, too."

Aiden stared at Dru for a second "Fair enough Dru i guess i owe you at least that much and felicity as well." Aiden said as he turned around. "We are going to have to head to the technology department and im going to need to pick up her scent, from there it shouldn't be to hard." with that Aiden headed off it wasnt as fast as he could go but it was a good pace speed was important. Aiden certainly wasnt taking any walkways as he cut through the bushes carefull to keep Dru in trace, but he wasnt going to let any one follow him besides drew which made his path complicated he wasnt a ninja by any means but he could evade people like it was going out of style. As they entered the tech dorm aiden was on all fours smelling the ground feverishly he moved to the wall and smelt the sides of the entrance made a quick little loop and then finally a look crossed his face as he found what he was looking for. this was another problem he had smells, they could be overwhelming sometimes it was easy to get sucked into a smell that he was concentrating that it was like he was blind deaf and dumb to anything else going on around him and now that he had felicity's scent it was up to Dru to watch his back becuse he couldent see anything else but the trail. it was a labyrinth to follow the smells but Aidens nose was on its mark it wasnt more than ten minutes of running throiugh the hallways that he came to a door. His tail wagged and a satisfied "woof" escaped his muzzle followed by a whine and then him opening the door to the room which felicity was waiting for them in.

inside the room it was dark, there was a sickly looking girl who stared at him mabey somewhat in shock that a splicer was in her room. Whatever it was Aiden came up behind felicity his tail still wagging as he stood back upright and smiled that creapy wolf smile of his "found you!" Aiden was excited and then the reality of the situation caught back up to him. As he hugged Felicity and said "All three of us are all we have now." Aiden said motioning to Dru then he closed the door behind Dru and waited now they would decide where to go from here. the other girl still stared at the shirtless splicer, it bothered him a little but he would manage for the time being. "So felicity dose your friend have a name? and whats the plan?"

"My names Null thank you very much. Now Felicity has convinced me to help you. But after finding out you’re a splicer. Well I’m not sure now.” Null’s friendly face had turned sour ever since Aiden had opened the door. Felicity could sense a great deal of fear coming from Null and anger from Dru. But this was dwarfed by Aiden’s animal rage that was building up.

“Aiden, it’s okay. We don’t need her help if she is going to be like that” Felicity turned to Null “You should be ashamed, we are all in the same situation here. If Aiden being here scares you, then we will just find help from somewhere else” Felicity was about to storm out of the room when Null responded.

“Girl, splicers are bad news. I helped a splicer once in trying to escape. When he failed he went berzerk” Null pulled up the sleeve of her jacket to reveal large scares that had nearly deformed her arms since they were so deep. “Gave me these as some sort of revenge. When all I did was try to help. Trust me, if that splicer friend of yours looses it we will all be sorry” Null was shivering even heavier than before. It would seem even the mere presence of Aiden was making her drift closer and closer to a full panic attack.

“Aiden isn’t like that. His will is strong enough to fight his animal side. I trust him with my life. But I can’t ask you to do the same. So just decide, will you help us or not?” Felicity gave a long hard stare at Null. In turn Null diverted her eyes and gave a few deep breathes.

“Fine. My time on this planet is quickly coming to an end. Might as well give these bastard scientists hell.” Null slowly stud up and went to an old picture of a hound. She moved it to one side to reveal a safe and then in turn opened it and took out a folder filled of documents. “Well you might as well find out what your up against” Null gave Felicity the folder.

“What’s this? The Freedom Thinkers?” Felicity read the title of the folder out loud. In reply Null glared at her as if to say “Don’t say that out loud silly girl”. As Felicity browsed through the folder she glance upon conceptual ideas, detailed maps of the facility and reports about many key specimens. The amount of information was truly impressive and Felicity started to spread it out and encouraged Aiden and Dru to look at the documents. “Is this who these scientist work for? How did you get all this? And more to the point how haven‘t the scientist figure this out” Felicity looked to Null for answers.

“Yes, we are just puppets to The Freedom Thinkers. As for how I got this, well lets just say that many hackers deeply dislike The Freedom Thinkers. And keeping it was just a matter of pretending to be mad whenever they would check in. After all if they have no reason to search the room, they won’t” Null grinned at the thought of getting one over The Freedom Thinkers “Now then, what do I have to work with? Just the three of you? Not many. What’s your powers, your rank, your skills?” Null looked Felicity, Dru and Aiden in turn.

“I have empathy. I’m able to sense just about anyone’s emotions. But I get a bit overwhelm when too many people are around me. Skills wise I’m good with just about any sword. Not the strongest or faster swordswoman, but I use my Empathy well in combat. I guess you’ve figured out by my flaws that I’m C-Rank. In fact we all are. Is that a problem Null?” Felicity felt almost ashamed of her rank when talking to this obvious experienced schemer.

“Well…” Null paused as many thoughts swirled in her head “I’ve never worked with an entirely C-Rank team. But this isn’t all bad. Because your C-Ranks, The Freedom Thinkers won’t monitor you as much. Most the other teams got caught after being followed and they discovered there plans. It could work, if you get luck.” Null paused for a second time “Now that’s settle, come on now boys spit it out. What talents do you have that I can use to make a plane out of? For that matter you haven’t even told me your names” Null stared at Dru and Aiden.

Aiden was not a fan of people like null, because he knew she was right, He was dangerous to every one and that is what made him such a good weapon.aiden looked at null for a second “Now that’s settled, come on now boys spit it out. What talents do you have that I can use to make a plane out of? For that matter you haven’t even told me your names" Aidens wild eyes scanned her over for a second longer as he looked back to felicity and Dru and smiled slightly

"My name is Aiden and im good at alot of things and even better at others one could say im very good with small unit tactics and im good in a fight, then again you know all about a majority of what splicers are good at, and you already know my weakness so i guess al you need to know is i am spliced with a wolf. ill let you figure out what that all involves but know that im above all else good in a fight."

Aiden said calmly as he looked around the room his human side of his brain racing as he picked up the reports on the table. when his combat training had started the showed him how pack animals hunted the level of organization in attacks while Aiden was care free and lived in the moment. he loved strategy and they just handed him hopefully the key to getting out, it was rather impressive to see the change in personality once he began to read he looked almost human the way he held the reports flipping through them as if all he was missing was a set of glasses and a lack of fur. what would happen next was the big question. as he stared at the some of the specimen dossier's they very well could have attack teams made of splicers according to the reports that would prove problematic as well as the way they could lock the doors down and then there was the security check points that where ate the two exits that probably had armed guards. this was going to be a chore and was going to be very bloody if done wrong. there seemed to be a lack of information in the profiles on splicers and monsters in particular this brought a question to his mind.

"Null why is there so little info comparatively to the splicers and monsters? i mean the way most of this reads it seems like you would have something then again there is alot missing from the profiles we do have here."

Null froze and stopped shivering all together for a split second when Aiden ask his question. Null had known a lot of splicers and monsters, but none quite as smart as this Aiden that Felicity had vouch for. All it was out of character for her, Null actually turned to Aiden to reply. “The rest of the specimens are human in mind. So they can reason with us for tests and they can trick us into remaining content. The splicers and the monsters may not be as smart as us humans, but with that their shed many of our weaknesses. Put simple the reason why there profiles have less is because their power can’t properly be judged. Further more they often die young by bloody deaths” Null sat firmly back on her. The colour in Null started to return a bit and Felicity stop sensing that extreme sadness. It was almost like the three of them being there gave her some sort of hope.

Felicity was busy burrowing through all the files concerning The Freedom Thinkers. Annoyingly, it had little reference to why they had decided to start genetic experience to this magnitude. Felicity had always wanted to know what there are planning to do with the specimens. “Null, what do they need us for? It doesn’t say at all.” Felicity looked to Null who was deep in thought “Null?” Felicity repeated and Null jumped a bit in shock.

“Wiped” the word shook Felicity as she was reminded of Maria “The files concerning all there projects have been wiped. Memorised instantly by all of their members then wiped so no one will even know but them. What we are dealing with are N.E.T users of the highest calibre. Oh, and this little experiment that we call home? Well its just the tip of the iceberg of their operations. But one thing at the time.” Null started breathing heavily, she wasn’t used to talking this much.

“N.E.T, should I know what that is” Felicity felt a little stupid for asking, but she knew that Aiden and Dru didn’t know what it was neither. This was getting so really, intense and complicated. Felicity was having her doubts about this now. But no, can’t give up. Have to do this, have to take Maria to the rain. Just like she always wanted.

“N.E.T, the net. My word, you really have no idea what’s going on in this world” Null shook her head “National Either Tether, it replaced the World Wide Web about eighty years ago. A network where a person could access all know instantly, if train in the proper manner of course. They give you a taste of it right here at the study halls. But only the ones with Hacker powers can use it to the extent to find all tat information your looking at right now.” Null sat back down as she looked to the three young rebels. Her mind was racing, this was going to be her last chance to save some of these specimens. But at the moment Empathy power and a Splicer wasn’t much to work with. Maybe this third specimen could have something useful.

Druid looked around Null's room, saw no plants. "I was called "Druid" by the scientists, now everyone does too but my friends call me Dru. I'm not sure what I am classified as but.. When I'm outside a garden or park I can feel where they are. It's like the rush of air when I parkour with Aiden. Land plants only, though.

When I within the plants perimeter I know where every plant is, how the 'chi', if you will, resided. I know where the bees go if I think about them. All I need to do is think about the bees or if I think about other people I know where they are.

I found out that the Druid project was scrapped, because the results weren't meeting standards. All of the Druids were supposed to be like the telekinetics, using wind, and pyrokinetics using fire but we'd control plants but I was the only one from the batch that showed any psychic abilities.. I remember a girls skin that became tree bark texture and later she died because her blood was becoming too thick for her heart to pump.

After all the others perished I met my carer, doctor McCoy. I was graded as a c-rank because my abnormality isn't anything more than being a 'realm master' who knows what goes on within."

Druid looked over to Null's bed and made himself comfortable. "Guys, I don't want revenge, I want compromize.. But I will help if it means less people are hurt." Druid looked down at his hands, studying the scars, avoiding eye contact. He was angry at the scientists but it didn't equal his worry for his friends well being. He didn't want what happened to Maria to happen to them.

"Guys, I don't want revenge, I want compromize.. But I will help if it means less people are hurt."

Felicity looked to Dru with a face full of rage “You don’t want revenge? This isn’t about revenge, its about justice!” Felicity was beginning to loose her temper. All the crap they had been put through, what they did to Maria and now the stress of this plan. It was getting to her. “Dru, if we don’t do this, who will? There are people in here, in this fake place. We have no lives, they have robbed us of that. We have to take it back, because no one else will!” Felicity was breathing heavy. She was loosing control.

“Felicity calm down.” Null grabbed Felicity wrist, and Felicity simmered down and sat down as she hugged her own legs. “I’ll be honest with you all. I have helped many specimens try to escape. To my knowledge, they all failed. Not to mention they were a lot more able than you. That said I do have a plan” Null grabbed a file filled with maps and pulled out a map on a unfamiliar building. “This is the security centre. The Freedom Thinkers have always dealt with escapes and conflicts so easily in here because they have eyes and ears everywhere. Well everywhere but in my room of course.” Null gave a cheeky little smile “But something Druid, I mean Dru, said got me thinking. If we could some how get plant life in their, Dru here could see everything that they do.” Null bit her nail hard “Look come back in three days time. I need to think a bit more on this. I’ll tell my contacts as well so you’ll have a little help overthrowing these monsters that call themselves The Freedom Thinkers” Null started to draw lines and write notes. She seemed to be completely ignoring Aiden, Dru and Felicity.

With a few tears in her eyes Felicity stud up “We will be back then, or at least I will” Felicity walked out of the room as calmly as she could. After she was in the hallway she ran. Tears rained from her face as Felicity barged through the front door of the Technological living quarters. After that she continued running and running for minutes. Unit she was stopped by the edge of her world. The sunlight producing fortified wall that formed the dome that encircled her and all the specimen. She bent down crying louder now and punched the wall hard. Then Felicity circled up into a ball as dreadful emotion flooded her.

Meanwhile Null turned to Aiden and Dru “Oh I almost forget. Your implants, there broken due to my power now. The scientists will want to install new ones. If they ask, tell them you came here because you heard painful wailing. After all, I am suppose to be crazy.” Null shuck her head “And Dru, you should take more care around Felicity. She is an Empathic. Not only does she have to feel your grieve, but she has to feel yours and Aiden’s…” Null paused as she looked down ”…and my grieve as well.” Null returned to her planning ignoring Aiden and Dru again.

. Aidens ears folded down as felicity stormed out the room, it just went to show how emotional the three had become. Aiden glanced at Dru and spoke "Dru you shouldn't have to hurt anyone if this gose right. We are going to get out and we can live our. Lives hopefully and put this behind us." Aiden said as he put the report down . Itwas almost time for his combat class and he had plans to make a minor protest. Aiden put a hand on Dru's shoulder as he left. Aiden had an hour and 15 minutes to be whear he needed to be, Aiden wasn't going to leave felicity all by herself not like this. Aiden followe felicity's scent all the way outside , from there it wasn't hard to find her.

Aiden aproached felicity she was crying rather hard . He was quite. As he aproched froom behind her , he slowly dropped to all fours aiden rested his head on her shoulder and licked her face as she sobbed. Aiden thenwrapped his arms around and spoke softly, N just let it out fel just let it out, . And you know dru is just upset we all are." Aidens human side of his brain was deffinatly in controll at this point just went to show tbhat he was more human than perhaps some specimans were.

“Just let it out Fel just let it out. And you know Dru is just upset, we all are.”

As Felicity heard Aiden soft human voice she started to calm down. She raised her arms and held Aiden close to her. His fur rested on Felicity’s skin softly. This was the second time today that Aiden had been here for Felicity. In the pasted it was always Felicity that had sensed when Aiden needed calming down and she like to think she did a good job of that. But right now she needed him here not to feel alone.

“When I first moved in to the Psychic living quarters, I didn’t know anyone. All I could do was feel the stress, sadness and trapped feeling coming from everyone around me” Felicity paused as her mind drifted back to her life two years ago. “But then I felt this calmness. It was Dru, in his nature filled room. After that I just liked being around him. Was my only friend for that year” Felicity voice was void of emotion as she thought back to how horrible her life was before she met Dru.

“I guess when you think about it I haven’t really known him that long. But I always thought that if something happened to me that he would do something about it. Maybe I was wrong about that” Felicity lightly strokes Aiden’s thick fur in her slender fingers. “Then he met you and through you we met Maria. This pasted year or so, its been the best of my life” Felicity eyes started to water up and it wasn’t just her sadness she was feeling anymore. “They ruin it, they ruin any future years of happiness for us. And Maria, she doesn’t even remember how close we were. Oh Aiden, you knew her so much longer than me, how do you stay so strong? I-I need to be strong too, to get justice” Felicity started to weep some more “But I don’t think I can”.

Felicity wiped her eyes clear. She started to sit up escaping Aiden’s loving hug. Then she looked deep into Aiden’s eyes. The past year Felicity had come to realise how strong a person he is. Strong because even though he was brought into this world cursed with a beast side, somehow his human side always seems to win in the end.

Aiden let felicity stand up as he thought for a second, while she spoke to him “They ruin it, they ruin any future years of happiness for us. And Maria, she doesn’t even remember how close we were. Oh Aiden, you knew her so much longer than me, how do you stay so strong? I-I need to be strong too, to get justice” Felicity started to weep some more “But I don’t think I can”. Aiden just listened before he spoke he chose his words very carefully because the truth was he was strong because if he wasn't he would have just been like the other splicers so perhaps he was the ideal splicer in that extent.

"Fel I stay strong because the moment i stop trying is the moment the beast wins, and if the beast wins maria loses. im not going to leave her here to rot in her room, ill find a way to fix her... just like she fixed me." Aidens voice trailed off as memories of when they met how she had given him an option to not give into the beast. and how she used to keep him in line, Maria was everything to Aiden for a long time specimens used to refer to aiden as Maria's puppy dog. but didn't matter because she never let Aiden lose sight of his humanity.

Aiden stared at felicity and rememberd how she came in and started being a therapist of sorts for him helping him solidify his presence in his mind where as the best usually dominates after the age of 15 it was true Aiden was lucky and perhaps he was strong but right now He was scared for Maria and for himself he had never been in love at least not that he knew of but if he had been and maybe in a different time Maria and himself possibly could have worked out. and that's what hurt Aiden the most.

Aiden snapped out of his daze and looked at felicity and spoke calmly. "take a deep breath now exhale and as you exhale let everything go except for something to hold onto for me its the thought that it might not be to late for Maria and the chance to get you and Dru to safety. to be honest as rare as splicers are here how many could there possibly be outside ill probly be rejected even more there than here. "i have to figure out how to get her out of here, i dont want to lose her to this place fel.... i, i just cant let her go.... she wouldent have given up on me when the beast took hold."

Aiden saw blurred memories flood his mind from a previous year, he was pinned to the ground by an unseemingly strong invisible force, his vision was red and his thoughts were chaotic, as a figure approached sweat racing down her forehead she walked up her hands trembling as she grabbed Aiden's head and whispered into his ear. "I found you, its ok just listen to my voice i know you can hear me. now follow it. Aiden seemed to stop struggling and his vision cleared there as he came to he was confused and scared there were several guards and scientist thrown around some with scratches as a man in a lab coat came running out screaming something about how they could have jeopardized the entire experiment by trying to test on him without him around
His name was jack and he was one of the caretakers and lead scientist on the splicer section.