Web of Deception: The Webbed Avenger

Chapter Thirteen: Dr. Gajos

1995

Claudia Stilinski Video Log Entry 1:

"Hello, I am Dr. Claudia Gajos... or soon to be Dr. Claudia Stilinski. Cross Species Genetic Research, designation file Lycan... Day Seven for observation on Test Subject: Zero... Code-name: Omega." Claudia Gajos spoke facing the camera as she adjusted the lens tilting it to where she had full range of the room. Her eyes had small bags developing underneath them from the lack of sleep she had been getting in the past few days. "Preliminary observations upon Subject Zero have shown extensive damage to auditory and visual senses, along with several burns located around his body. Subject cannot see, or hear, yet still shows that he is aware of my presence."

Claudia turned to face the young teenager on the medical bed, bandaged up. His black hair was cut almost down to his scalp, and his eyes were covered by gauze and wrapping. "Blood samples prove to be a challenge as Subject becomes hostile, having caused injuries to two of the security guards. However, once I acquired the blood sample... it's... I can't even begin to explain it. It's unlike anything I've ever seen before. His cells regenerate at a higher rate than any known human, quite possibly capable of healing a cut from say, a knife... in a matter of sixty seconds."

She knelt down in front of the young man, putting her hand on his shoulder, making his head slightly turn. "Mom?" he asked, before he lowered his head once more. "No, you're not her... she's gone... they're all gone."

How Claudia wanted to help him, but she didn't have any way of helping him, at least not yet anyway. There was still the possibility of Cross Species Genetics, but overall there was no progress on it. Cross Species Genetics looked to be dying, and Claudia had no way of saving it.

"Subject's name is Derek Hale. Sixteen years old, one of the only survivors of a house fire that killed his entire family a few weeks ago. An explosion caused him to go blind and deaf. Due to his remarkable cellular regeneration, I recommended that he be put into the Lycan program. With his blood mixed into the equation, we administered a new Lycan Serum into Derek's bloodstream. That was four days ago, and already the effects can seen from the small dosage. The burned tissue is healing back to its original state, and any threat of atrophy is gone because his muscles are regenerating on a molecular level. Derek appears to be making a recovery, although it is unknown whether he will regain any hearing or sight."

She had no idea what was coming...

Video Entry 2:

"Okay, I'm going to take the bandages off of your eyes, is that okay?" Claudia asked carefully as Derek sat perfectly still on the bed, four days later; and now Derek could just make out what she was saying, but even then it was far too difficult for him to understand ninety-five percent of the time. As the last wrap came off, the dried blood on his eyelids cracked. As the flakes fell, Derek's eyes slowly opened

Derek could see the camera from where he was sitting in the room, and he growled lightly underneath his breath. He didn't like having any footage of him on record, especially if the people who went after his family found out he survived the fire. His family's screams echoed in the back of his head as he slowly got up from his bed. The sad part was that this metal autopsy table was supposed to be a bed. Dr. Gajos had ordered the staff to actually acquire a bed instead of the metal death platter, and for that Derek was thankful; however, he wanted to be with what family he had left. His eyesight was getting better with each passing hour, and while his sight was still blurred he could tell what the objects were that he was looking at.

Eventually he would get full clarity, and then when he could, he would search for the people responsible for the fire. The police might have said that the fire was an accident, but Derek knew better, somebody had intentionally set the fire and killed the large majority of his family, and for that Derek was going to make sure that whoever was responsible would pay.