The two scientists observed to the tubes. today was the estimated day that the experiments would start to wake.They noticed movement from several of the tubes, four to be exact, and drained the liquids from those tubes. The breathing masks switched off, and a robot arm in the ceiling to the tubes removed the masks. The lock was deactivated in those four tubes, so that once the subjects had woken, they could simply push a button inside the tube and the front would swing open like a door, setting them free.
The two scientists retired to an adjacent room with a one-way window, so that they could observe the subjects without disrupting them.
The first to wake was Tigra, a girl who's genes had been mixed with that of a white bengal tiger.
At first she only blinked dazedly, looking at the black singlet and shorts she wore. looking through the glass of her tube, she noticed the other tubes around her, each containing another girl or boy, wearing the same clothes. Then she saw the shine of the light on the glass that encased her, and she became aware of the fact she was trapped. she felt the glass. cold, and slightly wet. She beat the glass with her fists, but it didn't release her. she searched the tube for another way out, determined to escape. Down to her lower-right side, was a small white button. barely noticable, but a button all the same. she pressed it, and the front of the tube swung open on tiny hinges she had previously not noticed. she took a step out of the tube, and immediately fell to the floor. it felt strange to her. her body felt different. she realised she hadn't always been this way.
in the observing room, the two scientists frantically scribbled notes on their clipboards.
"do you think the memory-wipes before the tests were succesful?" the first one enquired.
"It seems it did" the other observed.
Tigra studied herself. her ears on the top of her head. her long, claw-like nails, the white tail that flicked from the base of her spine, and the dark stripes that covered her skin and tail. her mouth felt strange too. she felt her teeth with her thumb, then quickly pulled away again when something sharp cut her skin. her canines had grown somewhat larger, but mostly they had become unbelievably sharp. "What happened to me?" she mumbled. although at this stage, she wasn't exactly sure what 'me' was. she had no memory of her past of how she got in this place or how she became the way she was now. she only remembered from just waking up. She started to look at the other subjects, only three of which had been drained of liquids. There was a good mixture of males and females, but they were all different. they had a huge assortment of wings, claws, tails, ears, and everything in between. She turned and looked across the room. on the opposite wall was a strange dark mirror, and in the centre of the room sat a table, laden with all sorts of foods.
She suddenly became aware of the smell of hot meat, and looked closer. Chicken, beef, pork, bacon, ham, and many other meats lay before her, as well as fruits, vegetables, nuts, dairy products, breads and much more. she immediately picked up a chicken drumstick and gnawed at it timidly, testing it. It was hot and tasty and juicy all at the same time, so she immediately began to eat. she ate fast, starving hungry, as if she hadn't eaten in months.