Transfurnetic Labs

The Search

Jack entered Takumi's office, "You called for me sir?" Jack shut the door behind him.
"Yes, do you have results for me?" Takumi looked at Jack.
"Well... The... Subject is missing..." Jack said nervously.
Takumi's expression became angered, "what do you mean missing!?" He slammed his fist on the desk.
"W-well the cage is destroyed, it most likely mutated..."
"We'll find it!" Takumi shouted. He hit a button under his desk activating a siren, before speaking into the PA system. We have a code orange! A test subject has broken containment and is on the loose! Shelter in place and prepare hazmat suits at once!"
Takumi looked at Jack, "find the subject NOW!" He screamed.
"Y-yes sir!" Jack left the office quickly and ran back to his lab searching for clues. "Where could it have gone?..." Jack approached the cage and looked it over before noticing a faint substance that seemed to have dripped. "What do we have here?" Jack followed it to a nearby vent and noticed the vent was broken into. "How curious..." Jack got down on his stomach and poked his head inside to see the trail leads down the vent and around the corner to the hallway outside. Jack stood up and stepped out into the hall spotting the trail and followed it. He walked down the hall, other workers watching from their lab doors as they sheltered in place. Jack came to a door that was cracked open to where the trail ends. He stepped inside, it was dark and he could barely see. He flipped the light switch and saw the subject in the corner, it was standing up right and stood at about four foot three. It growled at Jack. "Hey, hey, easy there friend, I'm not going to hurt you." The subject growled louder, getting ready to attack. "It's ok little one, I won't hurt you... Calm down..." Jack once again tried to talk to it but just like a cornered animal it attacked. It lunged at Jack, Jack taken by surprise it scratched him, blood dripping from the wound. Jack winced in pain and threw a punch, his fist colliding with it's head staggering it. He looked around for anything can use as a weapon and spotted a beaker. Jack ran over to grab it only to be grabbed by the subject. "Let me go!" Jack shouted as he struggled, the grip of the subject was powerful. "How the hell.... Are the nanomachines the cause for this!?" Jack panicked as he elbowed the subject in the face multiple times till it let go. Jack grabbed the beaker and smashed it against the desk it was on stabbing the subject in the face killing it. Jack panted, exhausted from the tussle.
Takumi ran in and saw the now dead subject, "what the fuck is that thing?" Takumi was concerned.
"The subject... There was a mutation." Jack wiped sweat from his forehead.
"That's... Scary... I will have a hazmat crew clean this, report to my office immediately so we can talk about disciplinary actions on your carelessness." Takumi said in a sturn tone motioning out the door.
Jack opened his mout to say something but only managed, "yes sir..." He walked out of the room.
Takumi waited for Jack to disappear around the corner before pulling out his phone and dialing a number.
"Yes... The test was a success, though Jack killed it, our little modification was a overwhelming success... Right, clean the mess and bring it to the lower level of my office." Takumi hung up and tucked his phone away, leaving the room.