Object Unknown, New Etheria High Orbit.

[Unlucky_Soul]

Crankshaft shuffled around his makeshift laboratory. He had acquired some liquid cardamine from a human seller. He had paid a lot of credits, which he didn't mind, as the excitement of experimenting with it far outweighed the loss of the "human" credits.

He looked at the captured human who dared to attack him. The walls of the room that held him were made of steel. 5 inches thick. The doorway was enveloped in a force field. Hidden within the ceilings were cameras, recording every movement of the captive."A bit too much, but with this potent substance you never know" Crankshaft said to himself.

Crankshaft then stood at the doorway studying the human before him. The human glared back at him in defiance. He got up and banged his fist on the force field. "GET ME OUT OF HERE" he shouted. His ranting continued for a quite a while as he continued to hurl expletives at the alien before him. He then slumped into the corner as the hopelessness of his situation dawned upon him.He Turned his gaze towards Crankshaft and pleaded for his life. The human looked for any sign in the alien that may show he was getting through to him but the lifeless cold eyes revealed nothing.

Crankshaft then pressed the button that injected the sedative gas into the room. The human coughed a bit and then slipped into unconsciousness.

He took a vial of the liquid cardamine and released the force field. He stepped into the room and then injected a small amount into his subject.

He then picked up his data pad and typed something on it. He then observed the still unconscious subject for a few minutes, and then diverted his attention to something else. The screen behind him suddenly beeped to life. A line of words blinked continuously.

It read

"Subject's Genetic Code Transforming".

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