Changes...

[seishounohana]

What... a headache.

Noises of dripping and people running around rung on her ears as her eyes slowly opened themselves, getting used to the bright light after what seemed to be a long night's sleep.

All she remembered was getting... hit on the back... hitting a wall... and then.

Her eyes shot open, looking around and TRYING the best to be calm. She was obviously restrained --

... wait, her body wasn't hurting!

Was she completely healed? Her left arm felt better too!

Just... what the heck was going on?!

[Mathew Amtrum]

Mathew became aware of the dull throbbing in his head first. His eyes were closed and he was still skimming the line of sleep and awake when he felt it. Slowly he realized that was all he felt, his body was still a bit tired but fine, his nose healed from the feeling of it. Just a dull ache in his head and arm. It took him another moment to realize that it was because he was hooked up to an IV.

Slowly Mathew would open his eyes just to close them again just as quickly. A bright light was above him hurting his eyes like he had a bad hangover. A small groan would escape his lips, after all they may have healed his wounds but his body had still gone through hell and back.

Next he became aware of the fact that he was strapped down. Slowly he would test the bonds trying to see if he could break them. He felt and heard the leather whine and creak like it wanted to break, but alas it would stay firmly in place. He knew that whoever held them knew he was awake but what was the point in feigning sleep at this point? He was already strapped down.

He would try opening his eyes again blinking slowly letting himself adjust to the light as he groaned again his body still feeling heavy from the fight. He was still tired, if not as much from before.

Once his eyes were adjusted to the lights he would slowly lift his head and start to look around to see if he could find a hint of what was happening around here. Though he already knew he wouldn't like it.

[Sean Barker]

Both awake already, what jow. Sean smiled his cheesey fake smile and spoke to them.

"Hello neighbors."

In a mock happy tone. He'd stand from his chair and walk to stand between the two, as their chairs where side by side, facing opposite directions. He'd nod to the peopl at a console and one sitting at what looked like a work bench. Around them displays would show their battle, some still frames measuring attack power, Qi flow, and every aspect from energy used to angle of the dust from the wind around their attacks.

The guy at the work bench would quickly snatch up a pen device and touch something, a large spark exploding and he would nod, bringing his devices to Sean.

"I've been studying what you two did, and come to some conclusions as it where..."

He would turn to Emily first grabbing a pair of black leather gloves from the guy. And dropping them in Emily's lap perfectly for her to see.

"As I studied your qi, it seems you have an odd controle over wind and its temperatures. These gloves can withstand those temperature's and even help you generate it. Wind travels through them easily, and focuses your Qi so you can make your little blades with a simple swing of your hand if need be."

Then he would turn to MAthew, a cocky smile on his face.

"You are a hard one to place. Like Leon you are one of those odd expiraments that take odd titles for yourself, like Earth Dragon... Strange expiraments indeed. But these.."

He would reach into the trey and pull of grieves, full fore arm grieves with wrist straps. Black in color.

"These grieves are duralast. An interesting aloi that's protection property, and stability inhance both your power and blocking ability."

(Emily's Item.
Name up to her: +5 Str +5 Dex. Qi Focus - Gives the ability to focus Qi into hands for creative use.

Mathews Item.
Name up to him: +5 Str +10 Con.)

[seishounohana]

"Hello neighbors. I've been studying what you two did, and come to some conclusions as it where..."

"Y-you!" Emily would say, pulling herself upwards to face the man through her restraints. Through her movements she had been able to glance at her messed up hair, noticing something was different.

Her black hair... her asian black hair....

IT. WAS. WHITE.

"Oh my God!" she shouted out, somewhat pissed. "Wh-what's the meaning of this!? Why is my hair whit-"

Green eyes looked at her lap, noticing Sean placing a pair of black leather gloves there. She would squint her eyes and lean over closely, still bound to the bed. "What... is this?"

"As I studied your qi, it seems you have an odd controle over wind and its temperatures. These gloves can withstand those temperature's and even help you generate it. Wind travels through them easily, and focuses your Qi so you can make your little blades with a simple swing of your hand if need be."

Emily's eyebrow would rise. What was this? Is this some sort of "thank you" gift for letting him play with their lives? HER life? HER Body?

"Well, thank you..." she would said, sarcastically. Though, she was kind of resentful... inwardly, she was excited. Does this mean she would be able to be stronger than she is?

Is she already a step stronger into claiming that ambition of power and self-mastery?

Emily frowned, "What's with the bribe?" she would ask, still able to control her temper. "Don't tell me you'll put us into more death matches without letting us rest a bit."

[Mathew Amtrum]

Mathew listened to what the man in charge said to Emily. He had studied her Qi and she had wind control. It was something to keep in mind. He was waiting for him to inform Mathew about his own Qi, which was something he was already aware of. He liked to think of himself as self aware. But it never came, instead the man said he was a hard one to place. Mathew would just bust out laughing at that. It was funny, but of course the man didn't notice it. He wasn't close enough to Emily when she was using her Qi, and non of the thugs seemed to have it. It was something to think about, he was still an unknown factor.

He would then look down at the arm guards made of... duralast? A brief thought would pass through his mind wondering if they were built to last. That added a smirk to his face to go along with his laugh from before. This was funny, they were being studied and he couldn't get figured out.

Mathew would look right in to Sean's eyes before trying to break the restraints on the chair. He couldn't of course but he would try. Flashing him a more charming then mean smile which was obviously meant to be taken as mockingly Mathew would finally speak. "And this?" He would say pointing his head to the IV drips.

Mathew was less interested in arm guards then he was interested in what was being injected in to his body. That was just him though.

[Sean Barker]

"No, Emily. Not right now once your questions are done I'll have you escorted back to your cell where you will wait for Leon."

Sean would then look at the IV drip that was almost gone in both of them now. His grin would widen as he would reach up and investigate the bag.

"Well if you must know, this is how I'm expiramenting on you. These chemicals act on your body increasing certain attributes depending on their chemical make up. You Mathew where given whats called a 'Level 2 Skip' comprised of what the Enforcers so vaguely named it the Yellow Drug. If increases your attributes all around. Emily got a Level 3 on slightly more advanced than yours. The green is a healing salve that closes all wounds and even fixes broken bones."

[seishounohana]

"No, Emily. Not right now once your questions are done I'll have you escorted back to your cell where you will wait for Leon."

As the warden went to look at the IV bag, tracing the tube from there to her right arm. Well, this was interesting. "... and what is that?"

"Well if you must know, this is how I'm expiramenting on you. These chemicals act on your body increasing certain attributes depending on their chemical make up. You Mathew where given whats called a 'Level 2 Skip' comprised of what the Enforcers so vaguely named it the Yellow Drug. If increases your attributes all around. Emily got a Level 3 on slightly more advanced than yours. The green is a healing salve that closes all wounds and even fixes broken bones."

Her ears perked up. No wonder her left arm wasn't hurting any more. Guess she'd have to thank this guy for fixing something she'd have to wait several months to heal. Then again, providing him HER information probably was payment enough. "... first question, so that is also the reason why my hair is now White? and... maybe you could tell us until when you'd be keeping us in this place?"

[Mathew Amtrum]

Mathew would frown, he was a bit disappointed in Emily to be honest. In his mind she was focused on all the wrong things. Her hair color? She could just dye it, her hair color should be the least of their worries right now. He was more worried about how they would get out of here and the effects of these drugs. Not to mention he was a bit offended that she was given something stronger. It was probably so she could match him, but if that was the case he was certainly not pleased.

"More importantly I would say why? Drugs that enhance our abilities? And giving one of us a stronger drug then the other? Whats the point? Medical testing? Military testing? Sadistic? I am going to guess Military or something since you mentioned Qi. Though, it is interesting that you only chose to amplify hers with those gloves. Not that I am complaining. Even if mine stays as it is I am sure she is still no match for me. Especially if you give me back what is mine." He would say assuming everyone knew what he was talking about.

To the outside observer the thought of him being worried about a coat would seem silly if they didn't know about the Earth Dragon Coat. About the metal fibers inside of it that granted Mathew amazing protection from all attacks, he could even get shot and walk away, providing it hit his coat since it was bullet proof. It was certainly an item that he did not want to lose.

"As for these... gifts? I am not even going to ask why. I assume that we will need them while we are here, meaning that the last fight was one of many." He would say with a small frown. He was stating the obvious he knew, but he was afraid. Honestly who wouldn't be in this situation? He was tough but he wasn't stupid and nothing said they would leave alive when this man was done.

[Sean Barker]

"Miss, as much as I would like to take credit for your white hair, I can honestly say that was an unforseen side effect of using such a powerful drug on one who was not prepared for it... I was curious as what the results would be."

Then Sean walked away and went to the door hanging his head out to tell something to the people outside, then came back.

"Yes, these... 'Gifts' as you put it will be needed. I expect you to survive. Well, at least long enough to finish my testing, can't say the same for your companion."

[seishounohana]

Emily was a girl. Could you blame her for caring about what she looked like? Then again, she quickly regretted asking that question. She felt like she had sounded like a complete idiot asking such a superficial question and started to prefer shutting up over talking.

"Miss, as much as I would like to take credit for your white hair, I can honestly say that was an unforseen side effect of using such a powerful drug on one who was not prepared for it... I was curious as what the results would be."

"More importantly I would say why? Drugs that enhance our abilities? And giving one of us a stronger drug then the other? Whats the point? Medical testing? Military testing? Sadistic? I am going to guess Military or something since you mentioned Qi. Though, it is interesting that you only chose to amplify hers with those gloves. Not that I am complaining. Even if mine stays as it is I am sure she is still no match for me. Especially if you give me back what is mine."

Emily frowned. She knew there wasn't anything special about her that would generate anything interesting. Honestly, as bad as it might make her seem... she was actually bordering happy about her getting things that amplified her abilities and Qi. Sadly, it also reflects how useless she probably still was. There wasn't anything significant for her to say...

"As for these... gifts? I am not even going to ask why. I assume that we will need them while we are here, meaning that the last fight was one of many."

... Emily... was looking forward to that, actually.

Power hungry, much? But her own insecurities fueled that drive to be stronger. Though it might make her sound selfish... there were plenty of reasons why she was so driven to be stronger. One of which, was a craving for acceptance... and many others that would end up very complicated.

But now... Sean came back from his little intermission, turning to them again.

"Yes, these... 'Gifts' as you put it will be needed. I expect you to survive. Well, at least long enough to finish my testing, can't say the same for your companion."

"Companion? You don't mean Leon, do you?" she would ask, concern for the acquaintance growing. She didn't MIND being tested at all... she was needed for something and Emily didn't think of herself as so important as to worry about her lasting any experiment or battle. If she was gonna die, she was gonna die -- nothing can really change that.

Though, as much as possible, she wanted to get out of this thing alive. She frowned, "What have you done to him?!"

[Mathew Amtrum]

This just goes to show how diffrent they were, Mathew didn't care about getting stronger really since he was always the strongest. The fact that he wasn't just recently entered his mind when he fought against 100 people, and even now here he sat perfectly fine, given it was thanks to those drugs that he was healed. Still once again he was bulletproof.

On the other hand he wasn't worried about Leon in the slightest, he knew that Leon would be fine. He always was. Leon, like Mathew was a dragon. It would take a lot to take them down. Even he was hard pressed to take Leon out, only winning because he could last longer. And that was due largely in part because of his coat to be honest. He proved to himself that he didn't need to coat, but he knew now just how much it helped him. How much he had taken it for granted.

"He's fine." Mathew would say to Emily not even taking his gaze off of the man in front of him. "He said it himself, he intends for us to survive while he tests us at least. I doubt he is done with Leon, thus he is fine." He would say sounding more sure then he felt, but now wasn't the time for doubt. It was a time for confidence and action, a time for quick thinking.

"So here is the real question, we don't have a choice in this testing obviously, but what happens if we play nice? I am serious 100% upfront here. You say you want to make us stronger? Fine I can live with that. Suits me just fine assuming we get out of this. Helps me with my own goals. So what if I choose to cooperate. Do we get to make some kind of deal? Because if you really want to do your little tests on me then I want to be the best. Plain and simple. I want to be the fucking best."

He would say looking Sean right in the eyes. He was serious. There didn't seem to be a way out of this but there may be a way to turn it to his advantage. And he didn't think he could just fight his way out of this, so he would see what cooperating would get him.

[Sean Barker]

"hehehehe... Hahahahahaha, HAHAHAHAHHAHA! so confident, oh I love that, really I do, you 'Dragons' never stop amazing me in your foolishness... Leon was like that, till about 15 minutes ago when I destroyed his mind."

Sean continued to laugh, holding his gut even. The look on Leon's face when he changed the boy, it was so priceless. The wonderous power the boy wielded was ultimately the poor boys downfall and Sean enjoyed every minute of it. Considering the trouble the boy has caused Sean felt it was only naturel he be punished.

"You would be wise to co-operate, it mite even get you out of here 2X stronger than I orignally intended, if you ever get out of here."

Sean would think. Then snap his fingers.

"In fact you would have a tiny bit more freedom, though as you may know by now there is no way to fight your way out of here."

[seishounohana]

Emily would do nothing... say nothing. After all, the warden looks more interested in Mathew. Not like she had a problem with that. After all, she was only here by accident.

She'd remain quiet as the two conversed, keeping an open mind as she took note of everything...

Things like this are too valuable to forget...

Emily would frown, looking down onto her lap and thinking along the lines of depression. Well, she was bipolar... sudden depression wasn't much of a new thing for her. All she could do was keep it in.

[Mathew Amtrum]

I am a diffrent game then Leon. I won't be broken. He would think to himself keeping his gaze locked on to the man's. He was serious he would not be broken. Leon was strong yes, but he was always a bit unstable, at least as long as Mathew had known him. Mathew on the other hand was a stable guy, he had his regrets but he was human. He moved on a long time ago for the most part.

"I do agree with you to an extent. I don't think it would be impossible for me to escape, but I do think that I could very well die in the process, which is not something I am keen on. Also I told Emily I was going to get her out of here and I don't break my promises. So let me list one of my conditions. I will play nice if you let her walk. You wanted me anyways so whats the harm? You get your toy and you get him willingly. All you have to do is let the girl go free to carry on her life." HE would say with a shrug before turning to look at Emily. Honestly he didn't see another way to get her out of this, and if Sean was willing to deal then it would be win win. He would get stronger and he would keep his promise.

Turning back to Sean he would raise one of his eyebrows trying to judge his reaction as he spoke. "Well are you going to unstrap me? Or are you not in the mood to make a deal?" He would ask.

[Sean Barker]

'Bartering freedom? Hah! Easy.'

Sean would turn one of the small screens on his table to view the mass carnage going on elsewhere and smiled. He loved when things came out exactly the way they where meant to be, and this was just so much fun.

"Hmm, after a few minutes of thought, I have to say, it would be bad to lose such a good specimen, but if your willing to cooperate then I guess I have little choice."

He'd walk over and unstrap them both. And turn around to walk away from them a few feet.

"Emily is free to leave, she will be shown out, and you Mathew, will be allowed to roam freely through this side of the correctional facility, namely Side D. You'll know when you've left it, you'll either be attacked, shot, or see another letter on the wall."

Sean had absolutely no intention of letting Emily go, she was an interesting test subject, he had never seen anyone develop side effects like that except Mitsoumi. She would be shown to the other side of the facility where she would be confined again.