The Zodiac Project (#Wattys2017)

There are twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig.
There are twelve experiments in the government lab in china, in the same town where gunpowder was invented. They are supposed to be just like those animals. They are human weapons. Children destined upon birth for war. For a no mercy, kill or be killed life. And nobody ever thought to ask them what they thought.
Science labs are supposed to be controlled environments for scientific study. For creation. But how do you control something that goes against every natural law?
The answer: you can't.