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When David fell off that building he thought he would never open his eyes again. But when he did he was in a lab, on a table, next to some sort of scientist writing on a clipboard
WHAT?!?
Was his first thought, his second thought was
HOW AM I ALIVE?
”subject 114C90? Are you awake?” A voice said next to him. David looked at the voice and it was the guy writing on the clipboard. He had brown hair, shades, and a suit? Or a black lab coat. Probably a black lab coat it doesn’t look very fancy.
”subject?- My name is David? Not, 114C- Where am I first of all!” David sat up and stared at the guy in the black lab coat before looking around.
”Hello there David. My name is Ish. How much do you know about the infection?” Ish said tilting his head to the side. David had no clue who this guy was and nor did he trust him. He might be 14 or so but he’s had some bad run ins with nis brother. Wait, His brother! Cube! Where is he!!?
”I know what it is and that people who are bitten are turned- Where is my brother? I was with him last I remember- What day is it?” David began panicking a bit, He remember’s falling off a building to escape zombies and go not be bitten but where was his brother?! He didn’t remember much but he remembered entering the building with Cube and then nothing else until he fell off! What happened? Where is he!
”Calm down David. It’s February 25th 2055. You’ve been in a coma for 5 days.” Ish said looking at David cautiously for some reason
Right, probably thinks I’m infected or something David thought before talking again. “Okay, He might still be alive hopefully.. what- What is this place?” David stuttered out. He was kinda freaked out. I mean it’s normal since he quite literally fell off a building, blinked, and he’s here instead of in the afterlife if there is one.
“Right, Your in ██████ Laboratory. You’re here because we found you at the bottom of a building and brought you here for experiments.” Ish paused for a second looking for David’s reaction probably. “You might die while’s being experimented on but you will help the world and help us find a cure.”
David stared. What. “Woah woah woah, When did I agree to this?? Don’t I have like, rights? Or something… listen, I’m not really sure about getting experimented on. I mean I really don’t want to die either until I find my older brother.” David looked around for an exit in case this Ish guy was going to be difficult and not let him leave peacefully.
“Well. David, You don’t really have any option. Now, I’m going to start recording this on a tape recorder and you’re gonna answer some of my questions. Don’t be difficult about this, I don’t want to hurt you.” Ish said before clicking on a button and began talking again.
David stared in disbelief. Don’t be difficult? Ish was the one not letting him leave. David tried getting up but realized then and now that his were tied down to the table he was on. HowdidInotnoticethisearlier??? David began panicking a bit. He was gonna get experimented on?!? His thoughts began racing when he heard his name being called by Ish.
“Name: David. David, Can you tell me your Date of birth, and something about yourself?” Ish said glancing at David.
”uh, I was born on ██ Of November on 2040? And I do not want to be here! I want to go find my brother-“ David was cut off by Ish who began rapid talking.
”2040?! You’re only like- 10!-“ “14.” “That’s still so young! Why were you even in paradise city??” Ish asked a bit worried.
“Look I’m only here because my brother wanted to explore and I did to and I also had some people who don’t like me a lot back where I was before in paradise city.” Lots, Of people. David wasn’t a good person. But you do what you have to do. Which some people don’t understand and are now mad and are trying to kill him.
”okay.. okay, This is new information. You don’t look or act your age. You act more like the average person here..” ish said slower treating him like a kid now. Well David was a kid but he didn’t need to be coddled because he’s 14. He just wants to go find his brother and leave this place.
”I’m not 5 don’t treat me like it. And also surviving in a zombie apocalypse will do that to a person.” David said with a shrug before looking back at his legs and trying to get them untied.
Ish kept talking to the tape recorder instead of him now so right now would be the perfect time to get out. David managed to untie his legs without Ish noticing. There was a door next to where a drawer was. So he just had to run out from there and get out and find his brother. Easy peasy, or whatever the saying was.
David stood up slowly not making any noise but when he lifted his hands off the table alarms started buzzing and Ish turned to look at him. Maybe it was a better idea to start running now.
David ran straight to the door and went through it. Taking random lefts and rights. It was a maze in this place.
Ish was still behind him managing to keep up with him somehow. David made a sharp turn and ran into another door and climbed up onto a closet. unscrewing a vent to climb into. It was a really big vent.
David looked behind him to see Ish open the door and enter. Just when he got the vent open. David climbed into the vent and began crawling through the vents.
”David! Get down here! I don’t want to have to hurt you!” Ish yelled at the vent David went through, waited a few seconds to see if he would comeback, which he didn’t. And then pulled out a control panel tablet from a drawer and turned on the heater and closed off and way to exit through the vent.
From the already unbearable heat of the place, to the heater turning on. David would faint in this vent if he didn’t get out. But everywhere he went it was closed off. It was getting really hot and he was getting tired from the heat. It was either climb down and get experimented on, Or stay in the vents and hope he doesn’t die in there. There was an obvious answer that he should pick and he began climbing out of the vent. Well not entirely. He was still in the vent just at the entrance of it.
Ish looked at David before talking. “David, Come down from there. I don’t want to have to drag you kicking and screaming.”
David let out a small sigh before climbing out of the vent. He didn’t get down from the closet but he did get out of the vent. Reluctantly.
“Good, Now get down from the closet.” Ish said softly. David stared at Ish. He was being treated like a child again. Ugh. Just because he’s 14 doesn’t mean he’s dumb! But reluctantly, He jumped off the closet. It hurt a bit but nothing like falling off a building.
”turn the heater off I’m melting here!” David said pressing himself to a corner. As far away as he can from Ish glancing at the door for a second.
“Okay. I will. Just come over here I can’t risk you running off again.” Ish said looking at David. Hands in his pockets.
”I won’t run while you’re turning off the heater. I promise that.” David looked at Ish’s pockets, They were really big so he couldn’t make out any items in them.
”And I like my chances when your within grabbing reach of me to keep you from running.” Ish stared at David.
David sighed, He could probably run before Ish could grab him. So reluctantly, he took a couple steps forward. However then Ish pulled David closer and injected a syringe in his arm. David let out a yelp before pulling away. He was really dizzy now.
David fell on the floor not being able to hold himself up anymore. “Y-You!-“ David began before stopping and grabbing onto a table near him to steady himself. “You flipin- S-Stabbed me! W- With a needle!? Wh- What was in that!?”
Ish grabbed onto David’s shoulder and began directing him into a room or something. “Just have to make sure you can’t run. And that was a test batch of sleeping drugs, I didn’t think you’d still be awake after having that injected. Maybe 2 are needed in case you decide to try and run again-“ Ish’s words got more foggy as David’s head got to clouded to understand any more words said.
He could barely move without getting extremely dizzy and would probably fall over so when they entered a small room or something David immediately sat down on the floor and just took a small breath before looking around slowly.
it was barely a room and more of a cell. There was glass on one side of the room where the door was. It was locked from the outside, and on the other side there was just a table and a pillow in the corner. So this is what prison is like.
David got up and walked over to the pillow and picked it up. It was an actually okay quality pillow. Like they spent all there money on the pillow instead of a bed. David sat down with the pillow and stared at the door. He was NOT falling asleep here. He’ll be fine he once didn’t sleep for 6 days.
It’s been about 3 weeks since David was first taken here. And things have been going terribly.
David was smart however, He’d eventually make it out of here. Just have to.. find a way.
David already looked around in his cell. It was just the same walls. But there is a small soft spot in the cell that seemed to be more breakable than the rest of the wall. David looked around before punching the wall in that spot, It made a small dent and that was all David needed to continue breaking it.
David looked at his hand after a couple minutes of punching the wall. His hands were already covered in bandages from climbing and throwing and punching stuff. So he was used to the pain from it. His hands were now slightly covered in blood now. It’d be fine though, He has extra bandages somewhere in his bag- Oh yeah they took that away.
David rolled his eyes and continued punching before managing to break a hole in the wall and tearing pieces off from there. After an hour it was big enough to fit his head in, After another hour of pulling away from the hole he could fit half his body through. And after another 20 minutes he managed to get it big enough to fit through. It was another room but this one had its door open.
David ran through the door and began looking around for an exit. There was a few other cells with blood in them on the floor and some bones.
after running through the hallways he managed to find a vent that looked like it’d be easy to go into. When he began unscrewing the vent an alarm went off and he could hear footsteps. David climbed into the vent Why are these vents so big?. They’re just asking me to use them to run away! and he began crawling.
He looked down through one of the vent shafts[that is probably not what it’s called LOL, like the hallways of a vent or something 💔] and looked down to see Ish and a few others running through the halls. Looking for him. David continued crawling through the vents before seeing one that was going up. So we are underground.. not for long heh. David began climbing up the vent shaft which was kinda steep so he kept sliding back down, And getting rug burn. But after a while he managed to climb up half way before he heard the heater turn on.
Why does this place even need a heater!?! It’s hot enough as it is!! David continued climbing up but began getting really tired and hot and dizzy, he hasn’t eaten a lot from this place. Mainly just apple slices or ice cream since he was convinced those weren’t poisoned or drugged. And combine that with the heat and humidity. He was getting really dizzy.
but he was so close to the end of the vent. David began slipping again, This was a tough choice. Not do anything and slide back down, Or keep going up and see if he could get out from the vents.
David chose to continue up but it felt like the vent was going on forever at this point. David blinked and he was almost completely at the bottom of the vent again. He was NOT built for the heat. He could survive negative temperature, but anything higher then 32 degrees Celsius(90 degrees Fahrenheit) was not something he could handle. And this place was basically 36 degrees Celsius(97 degrees Fahrenheit) without the heater on.
David let out a sigh and began sliding down the vent. Not leaving from the vents yet. Just crawling around looking for anywhere to see stuff from.
David blinked and he almost walking into a fan. Don’t blink! Got it.
David crawled around for a couple minutes and found a vent (I forgot the word fuck) that he could see stuff from below. Ish was looking at this weird control panel thingy that had detected the temperature to be 43 degrees Celsius(110 Fahrenheit)!? No wonder he was dying up here!
Ish looked up and saw David. Probably from his heavy breathing in the vent. Ish let out a sigh
”you gonna come down or am I going in there David?” Ish looked at David from the vents yet.
”I-I don’t know, You gonna let me leave y-Yet?” David’s breathing was heavy and short. He was stuttering left and right from the heat.
”You could die in there. By the time you make it to the surface you’d faint and no one would find you.” Ish said coldly, putting the temperature higher.
“You!-“ David grabbing onto the side of the vent shaft from his dizzy he was getting. “I know that already.. I- Why do y- You think I’m here st- still!”
“Well you should get down now. You’ll pass out any time now.” Ish commented before making the temperature hotter
”S-Stop that!! S-Stop making t-the temperature high” David glared daggers at Ish. If he passed out Ish would just open the vent and pick him up and put him back in his cell. But if he came down the same would happen basically. One where he was asleep and vulnerable, One where he was awake and could protect himself.
“I’ll come down damn it! Just lower the temperature!” David began unscrewing the vent wanting to get out of the vent shaft immediately. It was way too hot.
”Be careful on- DON’T-“ Ish began before David jumped down on the control panel. The control panel broke and stabbed him in the leg. David didn’t react just tried standing up and backing away from Ish. Just out of arms reach.
”Why in the world would you do that!” Ish yelled at David walking forward a step before stopping seeing David tense up. Ish glanced at David’s hands. They had cuts and were bleeding, so was his leg, and his nose from dehydration and the heat. He looked like he just went through hell and climbed out of it (/ref)
“Geez kid your-“ Ish began but David stared at him even more “Don’t. Call me kid.” David said more frustrated then before
David knew he was shaking, It’s obvious. He was dizzy, injured, tired, dehydrated, nauseous, hungry, and overall not having a good time.
“Okay, listen. You need sleep obviously-“ “N-“ “And you need to heal up from your injuries.” Ish took a couple steps forward but David was to out of it to realize. “so I’m going to take you to your room, And give you some food.” Ish stabbed David with a needle again. And David let out a yelp before talking a small step back almost falling over.
”A- A- Again!?! Y- you…” David began before stumbling around. “Ugh… this- mmm..” David was really tired now. David looked at the ground for a second before falling face first into the ground.
when David opened his eyes he was in his cell again. Or well, A different cell from his(It’s pretty obvious since their isn’t a hole in the wall), he was bandaged up, had his hands and legs tied up, and had food next to him. Which he couldn’t grab even if he wanted to since his hands were tied up and he had weird gloves that basically made his hands stubs.
how amazing.
Ish sighed looking at 114C90 Or David’s file. It was just a whole bunch of problems, But David had been responding to all the experiments positively. Maybe from David’s age? It’s been around a year since Ish found David so he’d be 15 now. Which, still made Ish’s stomach turn from how young David is. But he’s helping with making sure other kids won’t have to go through what he went through.
Ish looked at David’s file again. Thinking about what could possibly help with making David less fixated on escaping.
Subject: 114C90 Legal Name: David Pronouns: He/Him DOB: 2040
Info: Subject 114C90 otherwise known as 4c/David has been responding to the experiments positively. Only person to make it past stage 5 of the experiments. However Subject is fixated on finding his brother, Who’s name is Cube from conversations with subject, and leaving this place. Can’t afford to loose him however since he’s the only one to make it past stage 5. Finding brother isn’t an option since brother is most likely dead and or left. Subject can handle cold temperatures but cannot withstand temperatures over 100 degrees or gets dizzy, nauseous, and irritable.
Notes : He’s just a kid, he shouldn’t have to go through this but what other choice do i have? Everyone else is dead by stage 3-4 in the experimentation process. Something to notice is that he doesn’t trust people easily and hates being called a kid. Potential trauma? Most likely.
Experiments Conducted : Experiment CURE, Experiment N.H, Experiment H.A.C, & Experiment D.F
Reason for experiments: Experiment CURE; Protocol [Status On Going], Experiment N.H; see if humans are part human they don’t get infected[Status Unknown], Experiment H.A.C; See if infection doesn’t effect people in very hot/cold environments[Status On Going], Experiment D.F ; See if different foods stop the infection from spreading [Status Success? Note that needs to be fed golden food which stumps the infection process but most subjects die after eating gold for obvious reasons, Subject 114C90 was tested on to see if could eat Golden food and he could but others can’t} Further testing needed]
It was confusing. David could eat Golden covered food with no problem somehow(well without dying), could withstand Experiment N.H, And was still be alive after stages 4-5 of experiment CURE. But theirs no way to test if it’s something inside or anything to do with his genes since David refused to talk.
Ish let out a sigh after reviewing the documents again. If David could just cooperate it’d make life SO much easier. Maybe the cure was some sort of mutation they put in earlier but David just refused to cooperate or answer any questions or anything!
Ish put away David’s file and got up to do his routine check on David and check on his health.
4- David managed to, Yet again, Escape from his cell. The vents however were not an option of escape anymore. Ish could just turn on the heater and David would die in the vents. That was obvious now from his previous attempts at escaping. So David began wandering the halls and avoiding anyone. There was basically no one here however for some reason.
David heard footsteps approaching from his left so he hid in a closet. It was Ish walking down the hall before stopping and taking a breath.
David watched as Ish wrote something on a sign on a wall. It said “I will save the world. Somehow.”. Ish and his stupid savior complex. David thought as he watched Ish walk away.
After a couple seconds David exited the closet and began walking in the opposite direction of Ish. Finding a room with a sign on it that said “Ish’s office” and entered. Maybe he could find a map or something in the office.
David began searching through the doors and found files on multiple people. He pulled out a random one and read a bit of it. The person was dead after apparently a stage 3 in an experiment.
David put the file away and found his own. David opened it and began reading.
Experiment N.H? Not… Human? What. WHAT. Okay that’s- Cool- Uh..
potential trauma? Who doesn’t have trauma now a days it’s a zombie apocalypse.
David thought before putting the file back in the drawer and looking around more before hearing the alarms go off again.
Great he realized I escaped my cell again.
How’d David escaped? Biting. Lots and lots of biting through ropes.
But that’s not important right now, what was is hiding since he heard footsteps approaching the door again. He hid under behind a couple boxes in the corner of the office.
When Ish barged in David forced his breath to be quieter. As Ish began rummaging through the room looking for something.
“Why can’t this kid just stop being so difficult.. doesn’t he realize that he’s helping with finding a cure?? 4c’s the closest we’ve ever gotten to a break through and of course he has to be the most difficult one we’ve had so far.” Ish mumbled barely audible to David from behind the boxes.
“He could potentially help save the world but he won’t even think of the idea because he wants to find his brother and is too naive to realize he’s probably dead or left.” David froze. No his brother wouldn’t have left without him? And he was smart enough to survive! He isn’t dead!
when Ish left the room and began looking for David. David stared at the floor beneath him. Cube isn’t dead, He can’t be! He’s survived for this long he has to be alive still- He has to be alive.
David didn’t even realize he began to cry until he heard his breath hitch. Damn it, He’s acting like such a child. He can’t be acting like this in a situation like this!
David wiped his tears away and got up and exited the room. He had to find a way out and find his brother…
David began wandering through the halls while avoiding anyone in his way. He’s steps were extremely quiet but he was moving extremely fast. He had to find a way out.
David took a right and found himself at an elevator of sorts… an elevator… an elevator. Tha-
David stared at the elavator. Last time he saw an elevator was when he-.. he left his brother… in a… in an elevator shaft.. while there were Zombies following them…
he was dead.
Cube was dead..
His brother… was dead..
David stared at the elevator for a second before hiding in a wall that had some loose wiring. And just stared at his hands. Breathing. Barely.
He didn’t know how long he was in the loose wiring for before he heard a voice screaming for his name.
David turned his head to the voice. ”David! David! Where are you! Get out here!” A familiar voice screamed. Ish.
David stared at the loose wiring again after realizing its Ish.
this is fine.
His brothers dead, He’s being experimented on, He’s not sure if he’s fully human anymore! That- File of his said something about experiment Not-Human! What was he now!
David began crying a tad bit. Before stopping himself from crying actually. Just tears falling from his eyes. They were hot tears which was probably from the heat of this god forsaken lab.
He could leave to go outside.. He could stay here because at least then he has a meaning! He could go find where his brother was buried, and coukd go hide for the rest of his life. Many options to choose from.
”Shit, where did this kid go..” David heard Ish mutter under his breath.
kid. He hates being called a kid. Even more now that his brother is dead..
”Don’t call me a kid…” David muttered out without realizing.
”David?! Where are you! Come out now, And maybe, Maybe you won’t get in any trouble.” Ish said looking around from what David could see. He looked panicked
“… in a second.” David muttered curling into himself more.
”No, Get down here now 114c90.” Ish announced in a colder voice. The voice he used when he was recording on that tape recorder of his. David could tell Ish was concerned. I mean how long has he even been hiding for now? 20 minutes? An hour? 5?
“I said in a second.” David said louder this time. Looking at Ish from where he was at now.
”No. You listen to me David you’ve been hiding who knows where for over 10 hours-“ “Okay that seems a bit dramatic-“ “Ten hours. And now that I find you, you’re refusing to cooperate again. Do you know how annoying it gets!” Ish walked a step closer to where David’s voice was at.
David didn’t respond, instead opting to close his eyes and curl up on himself more.
”David?” Ish took a step closer. The fact David didn’t responding probably scared him.
“Mm.. what.” David mumbled.
Ish let out a sigh. “Can you.. please come out of there?” Ish asked taking another step closer.
David looked at Ish. Before looking down again and getting out of the wall. He was out of the wall now. He tried stepping around Ish but Ish grabbed his arm to stop him from moving.
Ish looked at David’s hands, They were pretty bruised up. Some parts of his hands bleeding from climbing. Ish made a small noise of concern before talking again “You are just a magnet for injuries aren’t you.” Ish muttered putting his hands in his pockets to go and grab a syringe that would knock out David.
David made a small noise of annoyance before managing to slip out of Ish’s grasp and back away a bit.
”I’m not gonna hurt you unless it’s needed. You know this already. I just don’t trust you to run while I’m bringing you back to your room” Ish stated staring at David waiting for a reply.
“David?” Ish said after David didn’t reply. David was looking at him, his eyes weren’t closed, his voice worked he didn’t scar it, so why wasn’t he talking?
David made a noise that sounded confused and tilted his head.
”Does your throat hurt? Why aren’t you talking?” Ish asked a bit confused.
David looked away and sheepish. He really didn’t feel like talking. And even if he wanted to it would just be a whisper at best.
”Is there something I’m not getting?” Ish said concern seeping through his voice a bit.
David shook his head.
“Then why aren’t you talking!?” Ish was getting a tad bit annoyed now, Sure he was still a bit concerned but it was getting annoying not knowing what was wrong.
David, At that moment. Realized how perfect this opportunity was for a bit of pranking.
David walked past Ish without any hesitation and Ish just stared
“Hold up- I can’t let you just walk around without supervision- Get back over here!”
(I give up on writing this💔)