Aw, thank you~ sadly, this will never be a book, unless I change the characters designs. These designs are Cs's so I need permission to use them for a real book.
Noon came soon. Dr. Steelia arrived, flanked by Jet and Shadow. Jet was giving Shadow an icy look, and Shadow was outright glaring. They waited by the cage as Dr, Steelia swiped her card, blue eyes shining.
I stepped out of my cage slowly, stretching until I noticed Shadow looking like he was tempted to bite my tail off. I whisked it away as he snapped at it, eyes blazing. Then we turned and headed out to the large lab, a place built to lay mazes on but was completely vacant today except for us.
Twelve scientists waited, eyes narrowed at us. I could feel their scorching gazes locking on my fur, judging me as I stepped before them. Jet offered a quick smile at me, a small reassurance that left me feeling warm and confident. Until I looked back at Shadow, that is.
What are we waiting for? I wondered to myself, glancing around. And as if he heard my thoughts, the director and conductor of my nightmare stepped out from the doorway. He had silver hair and green eyes, with a wide set frame and muscular shoulders. But it was his companion that made everyone stare.
It was a demon, like Shadow. But instead of burning red eyes, his was a cold black. Scarlet red and dark purple fur adorned this creature, who had thick horns that curled. He was slightly smaller than Shadow, although still about three inches taller than me. Thick muscles made me wonder if he was any weaker, though. And then, of course, I realized I had gotten one thing wrong.
It was a girl.
Her voice sounded like an echo, soft and without any feelings. She glided across the floor, moving with grace. "Good, you are all here. I was hoping you wouldn't be too annoying, so you guys look fine. Except the silly horse, of course! But hey, weaklings are needed once in a while to fool humans, are they not?"
I flattened my ears, but turned away. The last thing I needed was another demon after my tail. To my surprise, the 'show' was a simple thing, where the scientists gave talks about how conventional their projects were and how many uses they could have while one of us showed off by the side.
When we were done, the two demons gave each other a nod. "Later, Misery." Shadow grunted, turning away. The creature nodded, slinking away to the director. "See you fools tomorrow!" She called out, making me scowl.
In the middle of the night, I sat up. A rattling noise came from the darkness, and a scientists stepped into the light. He had orange hair, glasses, and freckles. With shaky hands he opened the cage door. "This is silly," he muttered to himself. "As if it knows where to go." And he walked away, leaving two blue eyes blinking out of the cage.
"Come on, Lexi," A voice said, and Jet appeared, a sad smile on his face. "You were accepted today." He nudged me, making me stand and stumble around in drowsy confusion. "This way!" he called, striding off into the left corridor.
"What?" I finally said, following him. "Accepted?" I stumbled in the dark, following his voice. Jet glanced back, and then took off, running quickly through many different doors. Soon I wondered what country we were now in.
"Welcome, Mist," Misery said behind me as I slowed to a trot. Startled, I spun around to see her smiling. A group of animals pushed their way out of the darkness. To my shock, Shadow and Blake were included in these numbers. "Welcome to the secret world of the new rulers."
"You have been picked to step into the new world with much reward," A yellow and purple wolf with wings said. "Tonight you will receive the way you can do this."
I glanced at them all, confusion dancing across my face. Jet called me over to a room where some scientists talked seriously, faces grave. One glanced down. "The unicorns here," She said softly. The other one, a man, nodded. "We taught the others how to bring animals here. This unicorn will be one of the most deadly creatures we have ever made, due to the upgrade possibilities."
Blake brushed against me. "I'm surprised you were picked," he said coldly. "I wish it had been Lily." I eyed him, moving away. But as I was distracted, one of the scientists latched onto my halter. "Come on, lets get it done," He said. "If you wait the animal freaks out."
As I turned to face the scientists, they gently tugged me into another room, this one just a metal table with blinking equipment nearby. "Let me go! I don't want whatever you wish me to have!" I whinnied, trying to dig my heels into the floor.
"This one seems scared." Noted the girl, glancing back. "Should we do this later?" She asked worriedly as I twisted away from them. "No." Said the guy, pushing blonde hair away from his eyes. "Come on, strap her up. She needs to sleep..."
As I was tied down, a small pill was stuffed down my throat that made me feel tired. Slowly I started falling asleep, everything going blurry. No, I thought sluggishly, trying to stand. Bad things will happen if I sleep... bad things...
But despite my attempts, my eyes closed, my senses turning off as I fell asleep. I didn't dream, just had a nightmare about running for my life from someone or something I couldn't see.
So when I woke up, I thought it had all been a nightmare. A horrible dream. But the fact that I was sitting in a sunny room with Jet sleeping on the other side seemed pretty real.
As I stood, my head pounding in pain, Jet awoke, his eyes slowly opening. He sat up, stretching. "Morning, Lexi!" He said, walking over to a food bowl to eat. I stared at him in surprise. "Why am I not in my cage?" I asked in confusion. He glanced back. "You're free to walk around now. You are one of us."
I stared. "That wasn't a dream?" I asked slowly. And then I thought something even more awful. "What did they do to me?" I demanded, whirling to face him. He looked me in the face. "The altered you a little, made you better- faster, more flexible as well as a few big things."
I felt sick. "What if I didn't want this?" I was glad about the speed and such, but what if there was some consequence? Would I be a slave here forever or something? I turned away. "Just leave me alone!" I snapped at Jet, who had moved to nuzzle me. "I don't know you!"