Chapter Text
Chapter 0.1
“Subject #001, it’s time to go,”
The boy look up at the guard. He saw threads, they were strung about his entire body, connecting to each other like a web. Most of the threads were a silvery-white color. A few were turning a dark shade of red near his head.
The boy reached out with a finger and touched the guard’s forehead lightly. The man immediately recoiled from his touch but the red threads instantly disappeared.
He smiled at the guard kindly, “You were starting to get a headache, right? Don’t worry, I made it better.”
His eyes widened in shock. He had been getting a headache but it was gone now. He shook his head in disbelief.
“This way, follow me. You need to report to Lab 9.”
“How come?” He asked.
The guard snorted, “For what else? Testng.”
A pair of handcuffs clamped onto his wrists. He lowered his head in silence as the guard shoved him towards the door.
He hated testing.
Chapter 0.2
The boy sat on the edge of his bed. He had one leg drawn up next to him and the other leg hung down.
He kicked his leg once and let his toes lightly skim the ground. The floor underneath him trembled.
He smiled to himself and let his toes touch the floor. Again, the ground shook.
The door to his room slammed open.
“Subject #002, stop immediately.”
A group of guards walked in. They were each aiming their stun guns at him.
The boy calmly rested one foot on the ground. The earth stopped shaking, “Got a new toy?” he asked, tone cool. The stun guns were different.
One guard clipped his stun gun to his side, “We can stun you from a distance now so don’t try anything.” The boy almost snorted.
The guard walked to where he was sitting. He grabbed him and the boy felt the familiar cold metal of handcuffs on his wrists.
“We are to escort you to Lab 9.”
The boy sighed and hopped off his bed nimbly. Both of his feet hit the ground and sent a harsh tremor through the floor. The entire room shook.
The guards tensed but nothing happened. The boy motioned towards the door, wrists still shackled.
“Lead the way.”
Chapter 0.3
He heard the sound of approaching footsteps. One, two, three. Three people.
He leaned his back against the wall. His eye began to twitch his blindfold.
The door opened and he flinched from the noise. Two pairs of footsteps. Two people had entered his room, one stood outside in the hall.
“Subject #003, we are here to escort you to Lab 9 for testing.”
Loud. His voice was too loud.
The boy stood up and rubbed the piece of cloth covering the top of his face, trying to stop his still twitching eye. He heard the two men step back hurriedly and pulled out their stun guns. He snorted.
“Calm down, I’m not taking it off.”
They hesitated before approaching him. He held out his arms and let the handcuffs clamp onto his wrists.
He felt a hand on his shoulder, it was pushing him, guiding him to the door.
It was insulting.
“I can walk fine.” He snapped. The guard touching him instantly recoiled.
“F-follow us then.”
He listened for their footsteps and walked steadily behind them. He didn’t need any help.