Chapter 48

Dr. Taylor was beyond excited over his latest subject; he’d obtained it purely accidentally. They had set out traps for any rogue shifters. Instead, they got an even bigger prize. It killed two of the guards just getting it here. Right now, he has it drugged. He wasn't so sure how long the sedatives would last, though.
The average amount you would give an elephant didn’t do the job. They had to double it. Still, even in its drugged state, it was an angry asshole.
It didn’t matter too much, though; he had it locked inside a solid cage. Now he was ready to do his first experiments; these were just standard tests. To see what its blood and DNA were, what it was. X-rays and a CT scan if it can fit inside the machines. He wasn’t sure how they were going about doing that.
He was so excited to have a new specimen that he had a hard-on; it was rather uncomfortable. The more excited he was about his experiments, the less he could keep it down.
Dr. Taylor wasn't a big man, only 5'6 with a balding head and sweaty skin. Even when he was a child, he loved experimenting with various animals and insects. His parents thought he was doing it to become a great scientist of the time. He was doing it because he loved to watch his subjects in pain.
Over the years, he managed to find other like-minded scientists, and they started to form a club of sorts. When Dr. Taylor got into a secret government program, he was allowed to pick his team, so naturally, he decided everyone in his club would come.
Now they were all doing what they loved to do most. Create new life while destroying the old life. The more painful it was for the subject, the more the scientist wanted. Some got off on creating mutations.
It was a perfect operation to be in charge of. Though they were running low on specimens, they would be thrilled to know that they would have a pregnant Luna. Finally, an unborn to experiment with and a Luna. That will keep them happy for a long time to come.
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Adira was halfway through her shift; they had her on a hospital bed, giving her fluids to help ease the change on the pup. Everything was going fine. The Doctor said he had never seen anything like it before. Usually, once a she-wolf is pregnant, they don't shift; it can cause significant harm to the pup, even death.
Adria wasn't speaking to anyone; she maintained the link with the Duncan, something only mates can do. Marco was linked with her, so he was connected with Duncan. Once he saw what that so-called scientist did to all those poor victims Duncan found, he contacted all the doctors he could find.
Even calls to other packs and others shifter species, telling them what was happening and being ready to go in. They were already organizing teams and supplies as well as transportation.
Two hours later, Luna Adira was back in her human form again. When they let her go back to the packhouse, the first thing she did was take a bath. Then she laid down on the bed and continued with the mind link.
Duncan tried a few times to block her from seeing some of the things he saw. She just told him that they would face this together, and it would be better for her to see everything so she could help with the preparations and sending of supplies and medical help.
She was finally getting tired and fell asleep with Duncan still in her mind through the link; once he knew she was sleeping, he cut the link; no way was he going to let any more of this touch his Luna or their pup.
He would spoil her rotten for the rest of her life; it didn't matter whether she liked it. She had been through enough. It was time for her life to turn into happier times.
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Ashton sat with Marnie as she went to Luna's room to do what she said was to stand guard. She went inside and found Luna in a deep sleep. Marnie sat down on the rug before the bed. She became a sentinel; Ashton sat next to her, another sentinel in the night.
They were both wondering what was going on with the scientific laboratories that they found.
Ashton looked over at Marnie; she was the most beautiful female he had ever seen. Her scent was driving him crazy, not to mention her body it was perfect. She was strong and a little bit crazy female, but she was so wonderfully full of energy; her spirit was bright and out for all to see.
He wasn't sure how he would go about winning her as his mate; he wasn't even sure it was possible. He was going to try his best, though. Fate and the heavens are praised for giving him this gift. He just hoped that he could hold on to it.
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August and Gavin, whose name he had just found out, are searching for another entrance. They came upon a weird-looking rock wall; they investigated and found a hidden switch. Once they released the button, the rock wall slid to the side.
Behind it was two double doors that appeared to be locked by a keypad. Gavin, the werewolf warrior mind, linked his Alpha, telling him what they had found. Their orders were to stay there; two more would join them shortly to help guard the door.
Both August and Gavin were glad that others were coming to help; something about this place gave them the creeps. They heard a rustling in the distance, and sure enough, it was the other two who were sent to help.
Just as they were about to decide what position they should each take, a roar shook the walls knocking down rocks from the sides of the fake door and plaster from the walls.
All four looked at each other, that sound came from deep within the ground, yet it was so loud it shook the ground. All four of them took positions away from the doors. Looking at each other, they say at the same time…
"What the hell do they have in there?"
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It was absolute terror; the thought of anything doing this to other living things is unthinkable. It was a massive room; it might be as big as a city block. It was wall-to-wall cages, set up like a maze. Each cell had living creatures in it; each had a nightmare inside.
Some were easy to see what they were, some there was no way to know. Most of them were children, some only toddlers. All of them had some wires or tubes coming from them; each cage had a chart for tracking changes in the experiments.
Some were crying out in pain; most were just huddled as far as they could to the back of their cages. Some had more than two eyes, others only one or none. There were others still who had too many arms and legs; it was like a human who also had animal legs growing out of them.
There had to be hundreds of cages. The smell was a cross between blood and death. They had to walk the maze to find the scientists running this horror show. It hurt their hearts to pass all of these children; until they could get some doctors in here to ascertain their condition, it was best to leave them where they were now.
The further in they went, the worse things became; most at this point were beyond help. Jack was about to go bat shit crazy on their asses; the only thing keeping him in check was the poor souls in the cages. The last thing they needed was him scaring the crap out of them.
These monsters would have given Josef Mengele a run for his money. They were going to suffer for this. Death will not come fast for these bastards. Oh, no. Jack would make sure they suffered every day for as long as he wished them to do so. If he had to build an enormous dungeon, so be it.
Finally, they reached what appeared to be the center or the heart of this madness. There were at least nine scientists here; they were so involved in what they were doing that they didn't even notice what had walked into their circle.
There was no signal that all of the warriors and their leaders were so enraged that they just ran in and started grabbing them one by one. Duncan took one out and ripped him apart. He was raping a little human girl; she didn't look to be more than ten years old.
For every one they took and killed, to hell with the punishment they needed extermination, the subjects in the cages that could understand what was going on would cheer wildly. It was almost painful in that vast underground room; it was so loud.
Archer knelt next to one of the scientists, with a growl in his voice..."Tell me, Monster, where is your leader?"
He didn't say anything at first until Archer, with his barbed tongue, licked the side of the scientist’s face, taking off skin in the process. He screamed in pain and pointed at a set of double doors.
Duncan, Jack, and Archer went and opened the double doors. They could not believe the lack of security in this facility. It was like they didn't care or were arrogant that it didn't matter.
On the other side of the doors was a long hallway. It didn't have any other entries, just the one at the end. They heard a loud crash from the other end of the tunnel door. A man was yelling while more crashing was going on. Then before they opened the door, they heard a terrible angry roar that shook the walls and the door.
All three looked at each other, minds linking. They said, "What the holy hell was that?!"
They looked down the hall at two more doors as four of their warriors came through to meet them from the other side. It was the same four that had found the secret entrance. They all stared at the heavy metal doors in front of them. All of them looked and waited for someone else to go first.