Evolution from the ashes of extinction

Weapons Check

The next day the team was busy with their projects. Artemis went to talk to some of the diseased dozen.

Artemis: Hello, Anyone here?

#2: Hi, who are you?

Artemis: My name is Artemis; I am a harpy.

#5: You don't look like a harpy; you have mechanized wings.

Artemis: Pure fixed me up when I had a parasite in me from another dimension draining me and making me do things that I didn't want to. He mechanized me to survive and to be able to help the team. I hope he can fix you guys like how he fixed me.

#8: We would really like that.

Artemis: What are your stories, I would really like to know them.

#2: We each have different stories but mine comes from a family bloodline. It's called Leukemia it is a rare disorder that makes me have more white blood cells than normal.

Artemis: White blood cells?

#5: The type of blood in your body to fight off diseases.

Artemis: Shouldn't that be a good thing?

#2: I was doing way too much in my body and it was starting to kill me. I had blood transfusions to try and counter it but it was no use, I was creating way too much white blood cells and had to get a portable transfuser to switch out my blood and store the white blood cells. I was sent to Shen to see if the problem can be fixed and he subjected me to cryogenetics to slow down the damage, but I still need a transfusion every now and then so I can at least enjoy a few things.

Artemis: So that's why that machine is on your back.

#2: Yes, it's the transfuser.

#5: Oh, the tube is full, let me switch that out for you.

#5 grabs an empty tube and quickly switches it out, then he grabs a one filled with blood and switches it out with the empty one.

#2: Thanks.

#5: No problem.

#5 places the tube in the chute to head to the lab for processing.

#5: We all have limits and mine is a little weird.

Artemis: Define weird?

#5: Even though my disease is non-contagious it actually evolved into something even I didn't expect. I have diabetes which means a certain chemical in my body doesn't get produced enough it's called insulin. They gave me a pen to administer the chemical but it wasn't enough. I was going in and out of consciousness until I touched someone and it gave me a surge but it didn't come without a cost. Somehow I absorbed most of the chemical from the doctor and nearly killed him.

Artemis: That's terrible!

#5: They gave him some insulin to stabilize him and wake him up. They gave me some long clothing and gloves in order to not take it from anyone else. They sent me to Shen when they found out that he could slow down the rate the diabetes needed and give me a more concentrated insulin so that I could remain awake when I need to.

Artemis: So that thing on your arm is?

#5: It's a device that gives me the correct dosage and works off of my heartbeat to keep it charged.

Artemis: Wow that is really weird and interesting at the same time. So what is your story #8?

#8: Even though I was in perfect health I started to develop tumors out of nowhere and it was very random.