The emptiness of the communal room was starting to get to her. Ari was not used to the quietness of the facility but that was to be expected for the next couple of days. The facility had been empty due to the mandatory annual leave and everyone was either home spending time with their family or enjoying their freedom. She however, was required to stay as she was new and she had not gotten the seniority to vacation with the rest of her colleagues.
Ari did not mind that much. She enjoyed being alone but after several weeks of solitude, her mind was turning into a muddled mush. Constantly reviewing past notes or sitting idly about, she needed a new form of distraction. Hands resting on her keyboard she was busy typing away until an idea began to take form.
Deep in the bowels of the facility was housed a peculiar specimen that they had only recently captured. She remembered that faithful day as if it was yesterday. The excitement and terror rolled inside all who were there though many felt that they had just put their lives and reputations in danger just by knowing of its existence.
A discovery of a lifetime, some called it. Something that no person alive would believe if they saw it and it was all theirs. The company that she worked had a reputation for creating monstrosities. Its focus was genetic engineering, splicing different genus together; viruses, bacteria and then the occasional animal. They usually passed it off as researching how they could in turn their discoveries into something for the betterment of mankind.
She knew of course the real reason why they did these things was not for the betterment of mankind but for a more sinister reason. They had a god complex. A group of modern day Frankenstein's as most joked. However, things have become slow, grants being taken one after the other and now they had nothing really beneficial or fun to do. That was until however it arrived.
At first no one believed what they had seen. From what was noted, it was a creature similar to that of a wolf with slight characteristics of a human. Most thought it to be some charlatan spoofing the facility or possibly a competitor. Others were not so sure. Determined to figure out its origin, they had planned to ensnare it as best they could. She had not been there for the actual capture but she was there when it had been brought in.
They had managed to somehow restrain the beast through the use of an array of tranquilizer. This made it dazed and disoriented. Of course, they were unsure of how the dosage would affect its system, so they had to place it into the containment unit fast. A lucky few were stationed outside, taking notes and documentation of any changes. No one seemed to notice that the animal was slowly recovering; its senses increasing with every passing moment.
All seemed oblivious to the danger that was awaiting them. As they busied themselves with sample collecting, drawing blood and monitoring vitals, the creature was starting to stir. The medication had finally purged from its system though a residual amount still left it somewhat inebriated. On the cold metal table, its eyes slowly open to review its surroundings. The lights above it was blinding, intense and making it a bit disoriented, Closing them and tilting its head, it looked now at the hordes of people about, their words a bit incoherent in its weakened state. Growing increasingly agitated, it was then that its limbs began to move, hands twitching as its lower limbs jerked.
Some took note of the actions but others were too enraptured to care. More jerking and increased struggles. At once, the group to noticed, backing away slowly while one of their members tried to punch in the combination code. The moment the first ping rang through the room, the beast stiffened, body more ridged as it started to break free.
Panicked, the group started to evacuate. Scrambling to the entrance, they were bombarded by others in the back rushing to get to the open door. There was screams, chaos, tripping and falling over themselves to escape. The creature, startled by the commotion arose quickly, yanked off its binds and gathering to its feet. It shook its head side to side as it staggered forward. The scream of one of the scientist resulted in its ears perking in the direction and its attention directed onto the person.
Before anyone knew it, it was a slaughter. The white of their lab coats now crimson as their blood plastered the walls and floors. Everyone ran as others were grabbed left and right, limbs torn apart as others begged for mercy.
She had just happened to walk in, eyes diverted down and her music playing in her ears. She was only supposed to drop off some documents and go up before someone bumped into her. This sent her to the ground, landing on her backside.
Papers flew from her hands, landing to the side as she oblivious to the chaos, started to grab what she could. Crawling over to some of the documents, her hands slipped into something moist, making her recoil in disgust.
