10 DAYS (Vixx Fanfic)

6 Days until Shutdown

Taekwoon is struggling to restrain the 'boy' when Haekyeon comes running in with Jaehwan trailing closely behind. Subject 1 is crying out in fear. Like with Kaylin, they changed their minds at the last second and let him keep his emotions. It took Haekyeon a while to realize the boy was speaking.

"Wasgonon?!" He cries out inaudibly, "Hoyo?!

Haekyeon translates the words into 'What's going on?' and 'Who are you?'.

"Stop moving and I'll tell you," Haekyeon responds roughly. Subject 1 freezes, allowing Taekwoon to tie him down. Haekyeon sighs in relief, "My name is Dr. Cha, the person behind me is Dr. Lee, and the person restraining you is Dr. Jung. You have been given the privilege to take place in an experiment that takes humans and replaces different parts of the human anatomy with robotics."

"Waoesaean?" Subject 1's voice and words are incomprehensible, probably from disuse of his tongue and vocal cords. He clears his throat of nothing and tries it slower, "Was oes a ean?"

The boy sighs in defeat.

"Were you trying to ask what that means?" Jaehwan asks, leaning into the boy.

Subject 1 flinches when Jaehwan flicks his throat, not once, but three times. He grabs Subject 1's mouth, forcing it open.

"Dr. Jung, hand me the mini electric pulser," Jaehwan orders, holding his hand behind him.

The boy's eyes widen when he sees the pen-like device. When Jaehwan turns it on, he makes a small cry and tries to pull away; the restraints hold him in place while Jaehwan zaps his tongue. He makes another cry, this time in pain.

"Try speaking now," Jaehwan orders, "Tell me what your name is."

The boy lets out a small whimper before complying, "I... am... Lee... Hongbin..."

"How old are you?" Jaehwan asks with a grin on his face; he was clearly pleased with his success.

"T-t-tw-twenty-two," Subject 1 stutters, hanging his head.

"Who was the last person you spoke to besides us?" N asks, looking at a clipboard. According to the records, the correct answer was his father.

"K-kaylin?"

His answer shocks all the scientists into freezing. They all stare at him and he winces.

"What do you mean 'Kaylin'? How the hell did you talk to Kaylin?" N yells at him, breaking the silence.

"I spoke with her right before I woke up, sort of," Subject 1 sounds confused, "It was like, she was in my head..."

"Dr. Cha, did you hear that?! That part, communication through similar wiring, it works!"

For some reason, the thought of another man, well, cyborg, talking to Kaylin bugged him.

"She's real?" Subject 1 sounds excited, "Where is she?"

He is ignored.

"Maybe he's just making things up," Haekyeon mutters, "I have to go... ask Kaylin..."

He turns to leave, Jaehwan's voice stops him in his tracks.

"While you're there, go ahead and proceed with the inspection to make sure all functions are working properly."

"Can I take her to my room to do that, so there's a little more... privacy?"

"Do you not want anyone else seeing her body or something?" Jaehwan laughs.

Haekyeon sees Taekwoon looking at him out of the corner if his eye. He looks confused as well, his hands frozen inside of Subject 2's body. Then, a realization dawns on his face. He shakes his head furiously.

"It's not like that," Haekyeon protests, saying it to Taekwoon, not Jaehwan, "It's just that she's already uncomfortable with being partially stripped in that glass case, I don't want her panicking."

"Go ahead, leave the door unlocked," Jaehwan is still laughing when Haekyeon leaves.

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Kaylin hears N approaching and stands to greet him. He looked pissed and was holding an electric collar. She flinches, remembering the pain it could inflict, and takes half a step back. However, he wouldn't have it. He strides over to her, grabs her arm, and pulls her roughly to him. He fastens the tool around her neck swiftly.

"Follow me," he orders, malice in his voice. She cringes away from him, causing him to grab her wrist and drag her behind him and to the door.

"What's happening?" She asks N, fear in her voice.

"We're going to my room," he answers, his voice still full of malice. She weakly tried to pull away from his vise-like grip. She fails, and the electric collar does it job.

It shocks her; the burning cuts off her scream as she falls to the floor. She can hear him groan, then feels herself being lifted. She knows the electricity it confined to her body, he wouldn't feel it unless he touched the collar while it was active.

When it stops, he puts her down in the hallway. She grabs his shoulder for support as her head swims and her legs wake up from their numbness. He allows it and waits until she nods before he starts moving again, he trailing behind, her bare feet not making a sound on the concrete flooring.

They arrive at his room and he opens the door for her, pushing her in when she hesitates.

"Strip," he orders when the door closes.

Kaylin feels her cheeks redden with the familiar heat of embarrassment. Slowly, she pulls off her clothes and folds them neatly, placing them in front of her. She waits for him to come over and look her over. But he didn't.

Instead, he said a word that shocked her, "Undergarments come off too."

She freezes and doesn't respond until he reaches for the remote that would activate the collar. Trembling, she unhooks her bra, slowly letting it fall to the floor. Tears fill her eyes as she peels off her panties. She tries to cover herself with her arms, but he had other thoughts.

"To make this go as quickly as possible, extend your legs and arms out to your sides, palms facing upwards," he orders.

"No, please no," a tear rolls down her cheek as she begs him, "Please, don't do this."

"Do it or else," he activates the collar to give a tiny shock to show he was serious.

She whimpers and trembles harder as she obeys, spreading her legs in a straddle, her arms extending, revealing her whole body for him to behold. He takes a stethoscope off the desk and swiftly approaches her, placing the cold metal on her left breast. He writes something on his clipboard and moves on.

After he's done, he sits her down, after allowing her to put her clothes back on, on one of the beds, Kaylin assumed it was his. He sits in a chair across from her still holding the clipboard. Her head is lowered while he asks a series of questions. She answers them robotically. Ironic, considering she was now half of one.

"Have you ever spoken with a Lee Hongbin?"

She snaps her head up at the question. How did he know?

"N-no," she answers. It wasn't technically a lie, she hadn't 'spoken' spoken with him, like, with words. She had communicated with him.

"Then, how does he know your name?"

Her eyes widen and she stands swiftly. "He's real?!" She mini-shrieks.

"Very real," N answers, "In fact, he's exactly like you, a cyborg. Now, tell me what you spoke about."