Limitless: The Shattering (#Wattys2017)

The Break-Out Job Part 2

Who would have thought that after changing my life for the better I would end up a prisoner to the people I swore an oath to. I should have just stayed with the streets, I was making a better life stealing and it was a lot more fun anyway. Now I am chained up in the base I used to serve in, all because their stupid new technology won't release from my body. If they think they can keep my here they've got another thing coming...

"AH-Ten-Tion!"

The sound of synchronized boots thudding together, hands up to foreheads saluting. The group of 6 soldiers standing completely still, looking straight ahead as the Brigadier General and his Colonel walked the line and finally stopped at the last officer.

"At ease!"

The soldiers quickly relaxed releasing that salute and putting hands behind their back, the look of trained disciplined soldiers

"Corporal Wright, I see you all are making quite the progress on the prototype suit, what can you tell me?" The one-star general spoke directly to her, the shortest of the bunch, but she was the one in charge of the project.

"Sir! Yes, Sir! We have completed the final piece of the armor and all tests have it running at 99 percent peak efficiency. The programs have been corresponding very well on simulated tests. I would like to volunteer to test the suit myself, Sir!"

The General looked down at her and nodded after thinking it over for a moment. "Granted. Now let's get to work!"

The group of soldiers saluted before rushing over to the equipment setting up the programs, 2 of the officers went over with the Corporal as she stripped down and put on the layered under armor. With a sigh she stepped up to the suit suspended in mid air by special gravity machines. As she reached out she hesitated for a moment, she was scared but at the same time excited. Her fingers touched the fabric of the suit, it was cool like a metal but had the consistency of a thick liquid. Her fingers pushed into the strange suit and once her hand was in she looked over her time. "Activate bonding protocol."

One of the soldiers nodded and turned to one of the monitors, his fingers sliding across the screen in quick sessions before pressing a prompt that popped up on the screen. "Vitals holding at green, bonding protocol in progress." he said before turning back to watch.

Corporal Wright stood there for a moment, the suit seemed to be taking its sweet time bonding with her until finally the suit started to slowly  slide down over her skin, it was like being engulfed in freezing cold water. The liquid metal flowed over her body quickly, it reminded her of that movie she'd seen not long ago, being sucked into a giant blob of a monster. The soldier looked back at the screen, pressing a few prompts on the screen. "Vitals green, adjusting for DNA sync.." Wright gasped and looked around as that suit finally covered her from her feet up to her neck, it remained a liquid amalgamation before forming into a fully fleshed black suit of high tech armor.

The general stood there in awe, he knew how impressive this suit was from the simulations but seeing it being finally utilized had an eager smirk on his face. The entire group stopped and stared at their team leader looked like something out of this world, the suit was literally alive, feeding off it's bond with Corporal Wright.

"Begin download of all programs, we are doing the full test." She looked down to her team who immediately began working. Fingers clicking at prompts on screens, each one calling out one after the other.

"Tactical suites download complete."

"Defense Applications download complete."

"Combat enhancements download complete."

"Transport Algorithms download complete."

"Stealth applications download complete."

Her team turned to look at her, all nodding in unison. With a grin she nodded to the general and with a close of her eyes she focused her thoughts into the suit. It took only mere moments but soon that suit started to change itself, small fin like blades extended from her lower arms, the same down her upper back and her legs. On her back what looked like small engine boosters formed and smaller onces formed on her sides and ankles one each side of that suit. Lastly a helm formed over her head covering everything but her eyes before a visor closed down over it.