19 February 2012
The young fox whose cage was labeled simply as J-47 whined in pain as a needle was again rammed into his flank at the Plum Island Research Facility. The thick liquid burned as it coursed into his body, one of many injections that the fox had received over the past several months in secret experimentation designed to turn him into a biological weapon.
Although the fox struggled with all of his might against the restraints which held him, he couldn't break free of them nor twist his head sufficiently around to bite the hand of the technician who injected him. In the extremity of his pain and desperation, the fox pushed outward with the full force of his will to make the hurting stop.
Something unexpected and remarkable then happened; a small spot on the arm of the lab technician's white coat began to burn. The technician stared incredulously at the growing flame for a moment before beating at it with his hand, but the fire continued to spread up his arm. He dropped the hypo used to inject the fox and began to strip off the burning jacket, but flames had reached the man's face prompting a panic reaction. Burning merrily, the technician ran screaming from the room.
Specimen J-47 had by then managed to wiggle out of the restraining clamps holding him, and he dropped to the floor before advancing cautiously out of the room...
The Augments • Opuss № I