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(2.1) Waking Nightmares
Waking Nightmares
Mid Rim Sector of Space
Talon slowly opened her eyes to see the ceiling pass by over head. She looked over to her left to see the walls moving past her. She moaned some as she saw a man dressed in white above her head pushing the lift she was laying on. Something was wrong with her but she didn't know what. She remembered going to bed last night, or was it tonight? She couldn't be sure. Her head was so fuzzy and heavy. She tried to move but her head started to spin as she lifted her it up. Resting her head back down caused the dizziness to subside.
“She is starting to wake up, Sir.” she heard a woman say next to her. Talon looked over to see the nurse walking next to her lift. She was looking down at Talon dressed in a nurses uniform. Had she been wounded again? Talon was not sure of anything but some how all this felt so familiar. She didn't remember any combat. She moved her head around again to get a better idea of where she was.
“It does not mater, we are here now.” she heard a unseen man's voice say ahead of her. Talon tried to remember the last things she could remember. She had had dinner with Zay and Valkyrie. Then after the three enjoyed some drinking in the officer's mess, she left them to go take a shower and get some sleep before they arrived on Asgard. She took her vitamins and stem pack as normal. She took a jog and worked out a bit before returning to her room for a shower. She remembered the shower and getting ready for bed, she remembered getting in her bed and trying to get to sleep. She could not understand why she was being taken to the Medical Bay. She opened her eyes once more and looked around again. 'Wait!' she thought in surprise as the walls of the hallway gave way to a large room. 'this is not the medical bay' she thought as her mind started to clear a bit.
The man in white and nurse pushed her to the center of the room where a table waited for her. Talon tried once more to move but she couldn't clear her mind enough to move without feeling like she was going to pass out. She felt the sickness of her head over come her body as they moved her on to the cold metal table in the center of the room. She looked over to see a large man and red headed woman dressed in some type of formal business wear. And then to her surprise she saw Visst, “Visst, something is wrong, help me.” she managed to get out in a horsed voice.
“Doctor we need to hurry before she recovers from the sedatives” A very tall skinny creature said calmly. Talon watched the two in business wear just silently watch what was going on.
She watched Visst and the large skinny creature step forward. As they got closer, she recognized the creature. It was a cloner, it was a Kaminoan. Visst looked over her slow, “Please Visst get me out of here.” she said again.
Visst looked up slowly from some medical scanner and she saw his eyes brighten, “She is ready to begin, secure her.” he said in basic to the man in white and the nurse.
The two stepped forward pulling a large whitish cloth over her. She looked up in confusion as they lowered the cloth over her body. Talon was starting to get her body back as she smiled, 'That blanket will not protect you from me when I get free.' she thought as she felt her mind clearing more and more. They lowered the cloth to softly cover Talons bare body. It was only at that moment that she realized she was completely naked. Her mind could not understand what was going on but she knew that soon she would get her answers. Then she saw Visst activate something and the cloth turned to a heavy rubber compound. It pulled Talon down to the table and covered her mouth.
She tried to scream out as her very breath was literly squeezed from her body. Her mouth was covered by this horrible rubber cover. The harder she tried to draw in air the deeper it was drawn in to her mouth. She pulled with all her might to raise just a hand off the table. But she could feel her fingers separated by the rubber cover. It fought against her efforts to move her hand. It pulled on her hand completely and she was unable to even lift a finger. She screamed out again as she felt her body being suffocated and darkness slowly over come her mind once more.
She saw a shadowy figure through the cover come over her head and lower something towards her mouth. She could hear the rubber being cut as she sucked in as much air as she could. She still couldn't move but at least now she could breath once more. Still her mind raced as to what was going on. “Visst why” she struggled against the rubber thing to ask.
“Lower the injector assemble” Once more she heard Visst order to the others. She had no other choice then to look up helplessly as she watched the light become blocked out by some large thing above her. Once she was completely within the shadows of this thing she watched it lower down upon her. She once more struggled at her rubbery bounds to no avail. She felt the table react to the large thing lowered over her. It must have been very heavy because she felt the table lower a bit as the two made contact. There were some metal on metal sounds that echo around her and then only darkness. Then silence fell about her as fear started to take hold of her heart and mind. All this was getting to become all to familiar once more. She could hear them talking in the distance.
“Targeting lasers confirm the injection points.” she heard the Kaminoan, then he added, “We are ready Doctor.”
She heard Visst speak once more, “Activate the injectors.”
Talon had been shot before and had suffered a number of pains from combat. She truly thought that she could handle anything. That was before this moment. On that command, she felt what seemed like thousands of thin long needles being thrust in to her her body at the same time. These were not like the little needles you get for a shot. These needles went deep in to her flesh and cause a large degree of pain. There was no way she could have followed the movement of time as the needles moved deeper in to her body. For her there was only pain. She forced her mind to control her reaction, she would endure all of it in hopes of finding a means to escape soon enough.
She heard Visst speak calmly once more, “Start the procedure”
The large laboratory was a bright place with lights along the walls and ceiling. There were computers and other medical equipment that lined the walls. Each were recording what was being done while others were doing the careful calculations to conduct the procedure. In the center of the room sat a large table with a coffin like device secured to it. There were cables and tubes coming up from the floor and from the ceiling connecting to the table and coffin like device. A soft hum started to fill the room as the injectors started to gain the power needed to perform their roles.
As the Kaminoan worked his station, the hum was replaced with a loud shocking sound and a bright light illuminating from spaces between the table and the coffin like thing. Talon's screams of pain filled the room with such intensity that the nurse had to look away from her equipment for a moment. Her screams of pain drew in to the next almost as if she had only one scream the entire time. The shocking sound and light continued for only a few seconds but from the screams one would think that Talon that it lasted a life time. The light soon faded as did the shocking sound only to be replaced with a dull hum.
Captain Heartman walked in to the lab and nodded to the Visst like creature. There was another man in tow behind him. Both men walked up to the pair in business attire, who were now sitting down sipping on coffee and waiting for the procedure to be over. Captain Heartman took a seat and offered one to the man with him. Quaad only waved his hand at the Captain's invitation and silently watched the activities in the center of the room. Captain Heartman turned to the pair with a smile, “I take it you see things are going along as planned.” He said as the humming sounds once more turned to shocking sounds and the light returned. All was followed once more by Talon's horrific screams.
The woman turned to Captain Heartman, “Are you sure the subject will be able to complete the mission we are planning for her?”
Captain Heartman glanced back at the table which was now silent once more, “Oh I am sure of it.” he said and then waved over the Visst like creature. “Once the final treatment is over, she will be faster, stronger and tougher then any jedi in history. Their advantage of the Force will be over once and for all.”
The man took a sip of his coffee, “Not that I care for its comfort but why is she not sedated during this?”
The Visst like creature spoke up, “Because for the splicing to take, she must be clean of all toxins.”
The man put his coffee down, “What?”
“If the splicing to work, she must be clean of all toxins.” the creature said again.
“I can't understand you.” The man said once more.
The creature seemed to get angry but Captain Heartman cut off the issue, “He said that her body must be clean of all toxins if the splicing will work.”
Once more, Talon's screams filled the room as the shocking resumed. Captain Heartman smiled, “Come let me show you two what we have planned for our next operation. And I am sure you both are hungry from your long trip.”
The woman looked at him and shook her head, “Captain Heartman, Our Lord is not pleased with your current ability to produce results. Yagami's son has been very bothersome to his operations. We were lucky two times with Yavin and with Kilerin. We do not wish to push that luck any further. We want to know what is your plan to deal with him.”
Captain Heartman looked down for a moment, “He has gone in to hiding and locating him has become rather hard. He is very good at what he does. But I will find him and silence him once and for all.”
“Luckily for you, Our Lord has better resources..” she was cut off with Talon's screams once more. “Captain I think we shall take you up on your offer. If for no other reason then to be rid of this nuisance.” She said getting up followed by her companion.
Captain Heartman got up as well and looked over at Quaad, “I will leave this in your hands my friend.” Quaad only nodded as so not to attempt to speak over Talon's screams.
The procedure lasted for hours but now it was finally over. The nurse and the man in white pulled a sobbing and trembling Talon off the table. Despite the fact that they had done this for the past five months the screams and suffering just didn't sit well with the two. Talon was covered in her own blood and showed signs of minor burns. They dragged her over to a waiting Boca Tank and put her in for healing. Each month it was the same, the procedure would be conducted and then she would be heal in the Boca tank.
As Talon was lowered in to the tank, the Visst like creature and the Kaminoan watched carefully. The Kaminoan turned and smiled, “I think she will be our finest work yet.” Then nodded, “That is if she survives. Shell we inform the others that the next Generation of Stalker DNA is ready?”
The Visst like creature nodded, “I have a few more modifications to do to this test subject but yes we can inform them to claim her DNA and start grafting new Stalkers. And IF she doesn't survive my further procedures then we have the other one to work on. What was her name?”
The Kaminoan looked at a data pad, “Sargent Zay”
Some time later in the corridors of the mighty Defiance, Talon walked slowly leaning on the wall for support. Her head still cloudy from her nightmare and her body still trembled for some unknown reason. She felt like crap despite her the nights sleep she just had. Turning a corner she nearly walked right in to Master Quaad. “Oh? I am sorry Master Jedi.” She said respecting the Elder Jedi from the Council.
“You are up too early Fiolla Doth” he said then waved his hand, “You had a nightmare.”
“I had a nightmare” she said softly reacting to both the use of the Force on her and the subliminal trigger that was ingrained deep in to her mind.
“It was only a nightmare and you really don't want to talk about it” he said softly still drawing on the force.
“It was only a nightmare and I really don't want to talk about it” she replied once more completely under the control of the Force and the subliminal suggestions that were working on her mind.
“Remember Fiolla, speaking of it will cause you great discomfort” he said coldly reinforcing the mind affecting suggestions and the power of the force.
She shivered her body as if some unseen or unfelt frozen wind ran up her back and covered her body, “I understand Master Jedi.”
“You want to return to your quarters and try to get some more sleep.” He said once more calling upon the Force one last time.
She nodded, “I want to return to my quarters and try to get some more sleep.”
He smiled at the completion of his part in her reprogramming. “Then I shall bid you good morning Fiolla Doth.”
Her eyes blinked a few times trying to take in what she recalled then smiled, “I am sorry Master Jedi, I have not been feeling well.” There was something on her mind that moment but now it was gone. She looked down as to try to recall it.
He nodded pleasantly, “Would you like us to share breakfast and we can talk about what is bother you young Fiolla?” he said knowing she would not think strange of the invitation. He had been counseling her since her ill fated mission on Yavin IV.
She looked down for a moment trying to remembered something. She had it just there for a second but then it was gone. “I must be going out of my mind.” she said with a smile and a bit of a laugh, “No Master Jedi, but thank you for your concern. I think I just need some sleep. I am going to return to my quarters and get some much needed rest” she said then added, “I can't believe it almost seventeen and I am having a break down.” she smiled as she laughed a bit.
He smiled and nodded, “If you say so Fiolla. Remember I am here for you should you need to talk to me about anything.” He said then stepped aside to let her move on to her quarters. He watched her walk down the hall and then turn to enter her quarters. He added, “Oh and Happy Birthday Fiolla. Your uncle wanted me to inform you know that we will be arriving to Asgard in four hours.”
She paused a bit and smiled softly to him with a nod she said, “Thank you Master Jedi” then walked in to her dark room and closed the door behind her.
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