Penguin's Majesty

9. Preperation and Procedure

It's been a few months since I had agreed to be a test subject for Hugo Strange. I had yet to be experimented on. He had told me he had to prepare.
He also said he needed me to meet certain requirements.

I had to be a certain weight, and so I ate better things than others. Although everyday I had to eat in his office. Then he'd check my weight. I was reading a book in my cell. Again I had been given opportunities since I had been having "good behavior".

Suddenly my favorite guard Steven, came to my cell.

"Got an appointment with the Doc. Your being moved. I don't know why but I don't trust it. He's moving you to where the Weirdos are."

"Oh okay... I don't mind. I'll be fine."

"Yeah you think that but none of us guards are allowed in that sector."

"Don't tell me you're going soft on me Stevie."

"Don't let the others hear ya." He chuckled as he unlocked my cell.

We walked in silence on our way to Hugo's office. Before he opened the door however, he said, "be careful, and take care of yourself, Will ya?"

"You got it Stevie."

He opened the door and left me with Hugo.

"Hello Hugo."

"Hello Miss Pennington, please sit."

I did as he asked.

"Tonight we start the tests. I've never had anyone willingly participate and be a test subject. So I made the room as comfortable as possible. From there, once we start I will treat you as I do every other patient. But I will treat you with utmost care. You will be asleep for a long time."

"How long?

"At least a week. We have recently made adequate progress and so... you will be the second to receive a special gift. We had to.... get rid of the first."

"Why?"

"I did not trust him. He was a very very bad man. I knew if I let him go he would cause nothing but havoc and pain. But you, I know I can trust you."

"Okay..." I said.

"But for now I will escort you to your new quarters. It isn't like the others. It's not a cell but instead it's a room. It has an actual bed. But that is all it has. We cannot trust some inmates with other things. They may use as weapons to harm themselves or others."

"I understand. May we go now."

"Certainly."

We made our way there. As we passed other inmates yelling at me.

"Your dead!"

"You won't make it out alive!"

"Run away while you can!"

Some of them laughed. Some screamed.

I was disturbed by how these people were talking.

We finally got into the private sector. As we went through a triple lock door.

I saw people, no I don't know. Monsters? Creatures? A few human looking... it was quite a sight.

"Doc I won't look like them will I?" I whispered.

"No. No no no. Not you my dear. You will be the crown jewel compared to them!"

We were at the end of the hall as he unlocked another door and opened it, he let me go in first.

He turned on the lights, it wasn't extremely bright. It was just right. It smelled like someone just spritzed some febreeze. The walls were surprisingly clean and so too were the floors.

"How many people have had the pleasure of frequenting this room?"

"Three."

"Oh..."

"Well I'll be back to escort you to where the procedure will take place. Meanwhile I suggest you get some rest. You'll need it." He said as he closed the door and locked it.

Well I guess I should get some rest. Doctor's orders right?