Deal's Over

Old Friends

The man bound in chains narrowed his eyes. He searched my face before his eyes widened.

"Alexa?" He spluttered. I walked towards him but Eli held me back.

"Don't. He's...volatile."

"What do you mean? What's wrong with him?" Eli turned his head to me.

"He's a failed experiment." Eli regarded in disgust.

"This is what I wanted to speak to you about." I watched Andrew carefully.

"There's a reason why I bought you; a reason why I  decided trained you." He pointed to Andrew.

"He is a failure, but I promised to make a success. And you, will be my success." I rethought his statement.

"So, you you want me to be your little experiment? And I'll end up like him?" I pointed to Andrew, who was looking more deranged by the second.

"My scientists have re-devised the treatments for an 80% chance of success. I didn't just pick you by random. I chose you for this. I've been watching you. Your anger, your fighting skills and your willingness to do what it takes to get justice. That is something we need." Eli fixed his suit.

"We will start treatments tomorrow. Rest, this procedure doesn't exactly tickle." And with that, he walked away. After a few seconds, he turned around. His eyebrow was raised as if asking me if I was coming. I followed after him and he shut the door behind me, leading me back up to the main floor. Once we opened the door to the lobby, I headed to my room, passing by Jessica without speaking.

I shut my door, and slid to the floor. Fúck. This is crazy. I didn't sign up for this shit. I picked up a bottle of liquor that I brought earlier and started drinking.

A knock on the door brought me out of my thoughts and I walked slowly towards it. I opened the door and it was Jessica. I rolled my eyes and shut the door. She knocked again and I opened.

"What?" I asked, half sleepy and half worried. She was wringing her fingers and she wouldn't meet my eyes. After 10 seconds, I moved to close the door.

"Wait." She held hand out the stop the door. "I'm sorry." I held my hands on my hips.

"For what?" I asked, wanting to hear it.

"Don't make me say it." She rolled her eyes. I shrugged and crossed my arms.

Jessica sighed. "I was a bítch to you for no reason and I'm sorry." She played with her fingers while biting her lip.

"How do I know you're really sorry?" A sultry smile appeared on her face.

"I can show you how I apologize but apparently, You've had enough of me." She tilted her head. I chuckled sheepishly while rubbing my head.

"About that...I didn't mean it. I was angry." I said quickly.

"Can you show me how you apologize?" She kissed me and pushed me into my bedroom, closing the door behind her. Our lips collided passionately. She pulled my shirt over my head then started to kiss from my jaw down to my stomach. I tried to flip her over, but she held me down.

"No, no. It's my turn now." I bit my lip as she kissed all the way to my pants line before pulling them off. She pulled off my boxers and began a slow, teasing torture as she kissed everywhere except the place I wanted her to. I almost growled at her teasing.

"Stop playing with me." I gritted out. She chuckled and grinned wickedly before diving in.

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I woke up with a start, only to be held down. I looked around frantically. I was in some kind of lab.  As I struggled against the straps, I felt a sense of helplessness, knowing what was to come. The door in front of me opened and a man in a white coat walked towards me.

"Get me out of this!" I jerked the straps and he shrunk back slightly.

"I'm sorry, but I can't. This a cautionary measure to protect you and ourselves. I am going to give you a sedative to calm you down." He picked up a needle off the tray next to the bed and pushed it into my IV. I feel the effects immediately and my eyes fluttered closed.

When I came to, there were ten doctors in the room, poking and prodding at me.

"The subject is ready. Shall I began the test?" A voice blared from a speaker somewhere.

"You may."

"This is the first test. We will place pads on your arms, stomach, and legs that will jump start muscle cell growth." I felt their hands all over, placing pads on me. After they finished, everyone stepped back.

"Start the process." A burning flame shot all over my body, growing until I screamed. When I started trashing against the straps, the scientists stepped further back into the wall. I guarantee you could hear my screams throughout the facility, unless it was sound proofed. The burning continued for five agonizing minutes. When it was finally over, I slumped on the bed. I breathed heavily, slightly twitching from the leftover sensation.

"Tell me that this is the worst it's gonna get." I wheezed out.

"Unfortunately, no. The next test requires me to shave parts of your head, which we already did while you were out."

"What!?" They shoved a towel in my mouth while I screamed profanities. My fucking hair!

"Bite down on this, you're going to need it." They began placing things on my head. When they were done, they stepped back.

"Begin the process." A high pitched sound resonated in my head. My eyes rolled to the back of my head and my body convulsed.

Everything went black. (AN: Passed out about three times now, I know.)

I woke up in a room. Everything was white. I turned around, and there I was, shaking with my eyes completely white. The high pitch tone slowly returned, getting louder and louder with each passing second. It eventually reached so loud my ears starting ringing. I covered my ears and closed my eyes. I began screaming when the sound became unbearable.

The sound stopped suddenly.

I opened my eyes and I was back in the lab. I looked around. Holy Shít! The bodies of the scientists glowed red and yellow. It was like I was looking through an infrared scope. I realized quickly that I'm looking at their body temperatures. I inhaled deeply, smelling the small coffee stain one of the scientists tried to wash off with hand soap. I could see their different weak points on their bodies and past injuries. This was overwhelming. My senses were all overloaded with information. A groan escaped from my mouth.

"Alexa? Alexa!" My head snapped to the scientist.

"Can you not yell? Jeez!" The scientists looked among each in excitement.

"Alexa, I was only whispering." They started poking and prod at me again.

"How you feeling right now?"

I licked my lips, "Exhausted and thirsty." They began to undo my straps. One of them handed me a cup of water. I gulped it down then gave it back to him.

"Well, we have to run tests to see what your brain activity looks like. I see the first test worked." I look down at my arms. It was like it was personally sculpted. I was bigger. Not excessively bigger, but not muscular overall.

After the scientists ran their tests, they sat me in a chair and placed a pen in front of me.

"Move the pen." One of the scientists asked. I looked at him like he was crazy.

"What?" I glanced between the pen and him.

"Focus and move the pen. Think of it as picking it up with your hand but it's all in your head." I stared at the pen and tried to imagine me moving it. The pen began to shake.

"That's it. Focus harder." I pushed all my energy and suddenly, the pen flew across the room. The scientist smiles victoriously. Something dripped from my nose and landing on the table. Blood. I swiped under my nose and looked at my finger.

"Hey! Is this normal?" I showed my bloody finger.

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