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#22234

He did fall asleep, but standing on his hind legs. When he woke up it was when they were moving the box, his legs ached badly. His box was knocked over and he let out a groan. His box was then kicked and was told to shut up and not talk. He could barely see the outside, it was sunny and hot. He was hot, he was sweating up a storm. When did that happen? Were they in a desert area? Did he read into his world books well enough to even have a clue?

He was getting wheeled away, he could feel it. He was going down a ramp and then his box was knocked over, he was getting thrown around, he was getting splinters, then the box cracked open. Even though his head was spinning he took this chance to start kicking at the crack with all his energy left and he was out. He ran.

He looked at his surroundings and it very much looked like a desert, but they were docked somewhere near others. He ran like crazy but then they started shouting.

"Feral Hybrid on the loose! Everyone out of the way!

"Feral Hybrid!"

They were saying he was feral. He started shouting how he wasn't feral and that he was kidnapped. Nobody believed him, of course a hybrid would do anything to save their own skin. That's how they were, selfish. He was then caught and screamed for help, for anyone's help. He even saw a few hybrids walk by, he was yelling for them to help but they ducked away quickly. Understandable as how they were hybrids too and didn't want to do anything with some rabbit kid who could very much be feral and was lying.

He was then hooded and had his legs tied up. He was then dragged somewhere else and thrown in a cage. He was crying, but no matter how long or hard he cried nobody paid him any mind. He felt like he was suffocating, maybe he actually was since he was taking in hiccupped breaths from his crying. Someone ripped holes in his hood for him to see, and the plus was that he could breathe better he guessed. He was then tied to the back of a car by his neck.

Once they started driving he was made to sprint, he was screaming. He was gonna die like this, for sure. He was gonna get choked out this way and he'd be dead by the time they reached their destination. His feet started hurting, he was tripping, and then he was being pulled by the rope around his throat. He was doing anything to get the rope to loosen at least, for it to stop choking him. The car slammed the break, his head was slammed to the back. Then he heard it, the laughing.

They were laughing at him, he was just a kid, why were they laughing, were they watching?

"Guess that's enough punishment for today"

His rope was then untied from the back and he was pushed into another cage. The car continued driving, the ride was silent the whole way. Soren was saddened at how cruel people could be, he wasn't even seven years old and he was being treated like this. He couldn't cry, he ran out of tears, he was thirsty, it was so hot. All he could do now was wait for his impending doom, and watch the outside blur by through the small holes in the cage.

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When Soren woke up, he wasn't in his box anymore, instead he was inside an empty room. No bed, no toilet, nothing. Just a door with a small opening and a speaker way too high up for him to jump to, which goes the same for a window. He went and reached for the small opening in the door and began scratching at the outside or something, anything. He was then zapped away from the opening and jumped back, he felt his heart race. That's when the speaker boomed to life.

"Oh so you're awake? Good"

Soren looked up and watched the speaker move everytime it made a noise.

"Anyways, If you've been answering to your old name. Forget it. Your new name is now #22234 as seen on your name tag on the collar you now have. Remember that. Your sector will be R-C 3 and will be called whenever it's time to feed you."

Soren is now in the corner, huddled up in a ball. He wished to be home, but no matter how hard he wished or begged nothing was still the answer. He nodded and just sat there, waiting. He hadn't realized how cold or lonely it was getting. By the light in the room he could guess the sun was setting, he hated this. Moments later his door opened, the speaker was saying something but he ignored it and he ran out. He was in the middle of a long hallway. The other doors opened and the creatures slowly walked out and just, stared at Soren.

Soren had slightly skidded to a halt, he was looking back at them too. A few were hybrids, others were different. The different ones looked more like bugs to him but bigger, he would even say they were alien. How? How could they grab a hold of these creatures? How old were they when they arrived here? They then started to walk towards the end of the hallway, Soren walked too. He needed to blend in the crowd and when he saw a chance he would take it. He was then grabbed by his wrist and dragged away by a person with a full black suit.

Who were they? It was stupid of Soren to not pay attention to his surroundings, he was dragged off whimpering, they just looked at him and continued walking. Soon he was then but in a glass case, or a case he could see through. He was given a task which was simple, to work his magic on a test subject. He questioned where they were and what they did, they stayed silent. The door outside his case was then opened and a bug hybrid stepped in. They were missing an eye and wing, they were limping a bit too. His collar said #12245, he wondered if they had a real name back then too. His door was opened and he rushed towards the patient, they flinched the moment they saw Soren, not good.

Soren started asking questions but was then yelled at to work his magic or else. He then started his work, the bugs wings and eye started to appear again but it really was taking a toll on Soren this time. Did he eat anything yet? When he was done the bug was walking around like new, like nothing happened. They tried thanking him but they were speaking a different language other than the one he grew up with, but he just nodded and smiled. The bug was then dragged off by the collar, Soren had to take a moment to sit down and recollect his barings. He was asked if he was up for another and how he was feeling.

He wanted to yell at them for hurting someone, but he just said that he was tired, hungry. He said that if he was given another patient he might pass out in the middle of it. They then told him to wait while they prepare him some food, and that he really hasn't eaten in 3 days only with them putting in water into his system for a bit. 3 DAYS??? This shocked Soren into feeling more weakly, he wanted to cry. Cry for food, but he would have to wait for it.

A few minutes later a hatch opened and he found food, this time he was given the right food group, no meat. He ate like he hasn't eaten in years. He finished in under eight minutes, then was asked again if he was up for another patient. He nodded and waited for the door to open again. This time, the alien looking creature stepped in. Soren was a bit surprised at this, he really hadn't stepped close to anything like this before. He could see something was missing, it did have a few scratches and bite marks here and there, nothing too bad. Soren asked what was wrong, the creature just stood and squinted at Soren. Then it spoke, it said that they took his tail. Soren was a bit surprised that it spoke his species language, he never really heard anybody other than family and rabbit hybrids speak it.

He then went to heal it and this time he didn't feel weak after. He wanted to talk to it more, he wanted to know its name. He told them that his name was Soren, and they said their name was Krim. Such an odd name he thought, but then they took it out by the collar again and Soren was alone.

"Congratulations #22234, you will now be a small part of our medical ward. Be thankful you get perks now that you're part of the team, hybrid"

He couldn't think of anything worse than this, he didn't want to be a part of them. The humans that took him away, from his area, his home, his family. But there was nothing more he could do, he couldn't even cry about it, a child would cry about it. They then stepped in and grabbed his arm and led him to another part of the building. He saw what they were doing through some windows, they were basically torturing them. He hated it here, he wanted everyone to leave and go back home. He felt selfish if he was able to go home alone.

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