# Skyfall Chapter 3

Author: Abyssa
Tags: Alien, Anthro, Canine, Hybrid, Laboratory, Male, Werewolf, Wolf, space

         I
hadn't seen Misha much since the tour. Most days I ended up sitting in my room
waiting for the next day to arrive. I would have been bored if I did not have
endless information to search through in my head. I was becoming frustrated
with Misha. I felt like he was hiding things from me, but he was still the only
person I felt comfortable talking to. 
  He had left my arm unbound, as
he promised, and said that I was free to walk around the facility. He had given
me a keycard that only unlocked certain doors. I sat and held it in my hands,
reading the code. I was able to learn the program very easily with all my spare
time, meaning I could potentially unlock any door. I figured it would be a good
skill to have.
  I ended up going to the dining
hall to retrieve my meals after Misha said he had been assigned a difficult
task and wouldn't have time to bring me my food anymore. It didn't bother me
that he was busy, but his vague details and distance did. Three days had passed
and he hadn't yet mentioned his boss again. I hardly even saw him.
  Kato sat with me at lunch
whenever he found me in the dining hall. He was always very friendly. I felt
guilty, but I just did not trust him. I did not really trust anyone except
Misha. Kato seemed to sense my discomfort and attempted to lighten the mood
with small talk on most occasions, but I tended to just stay silent for most of
the meals and retreat into my room at the end. I thanked him, apologized, and
sometimes just smiled pathetically, but Kato did not seem to mind. Kato tried
his best to make me feel comfortable. I'm not sure why he seemed to like me,
but I appreciated what he was doing regardless. Either way, his presence seemed
to keep Wes and Sheila away, which was enough for me to keep eating with him. 
  "Jay," Kato looked up from his
meal one day. "I'd like to take you outside." He said with a grin.
  My ears were conflicted, one laid
flat and the other perked up. "I...are you sure that's allowed?" I asked, my
heart racing at the idea, both with excitement and fear.
  "Sure it's allowed! Let's go!" He
laughed, jumping up. 
  "Kato," I looked away, "I really
don't think it's a good idea...I- He cut me off by grabbing my arm. I
instinctively snarled at him and ripped away, jumping out of my chair and
clutching his throat with my paw...hand...whatever it was.
  He let go and became wide-eyed,
"Jay!" He squeaked, "Please, I'm sorry, I just..." 
  I let him go, feeling my face and
muscles relax. I backed away. Everyone in the dining hall stared at us. I began
to feel weak.
  "I'm so sorry..." I muttered,
"You...you scared me." My legs began to shake. 
  Kato reached his hand out slowly,
"It's ok man, just breathe," He said calmly, rubbing his throat with his hand.
I thought I saw a drop of blood. "I'm not hurt, and neither are you. It's all
fine." He whispered, slowly placing his hand on my shoulder. I inhaled deeply. 
  A loud noise came from the other
side of the room, a man yelling. He was wearing all black armor...A guard. Shit.
  He came running towards us, "YOU
TWO!" He shouted, "Step away from each other NOW!" 
  We both
did as we were told, Kato whispered to me, "Behave, and nothing bad will
happen." before the guard came up to us. 
  "KATO!" He shouted through his
helmet, "You? Really? Get upstairs and start filling out paperwork." 
  "Sir, there's nothing to report,
I'm fine." Kato said calmly, removing his hand from his throat, "Small scratch,
I spooked the guy. It's fine." 
  "You know the rules, Kato. Get
out of here and go get yourself looked at by a damn doctor."
  I stood frozen in place, heart
racing, avoiding eye contact, trying to look as non-threatening as possible. 
  "As for you, dog, come with me."
The guard clutched my arm tightly. 
  "Of course, sir." I said, looking
to the floor, "You don't have to drag me, sir, I won't harm you." 
  He clutched tighter and turned
his black helmet towards me, "Really?" I heard what sounded like a laugh come
from inside, "I don't think so, dog." He said while pulling out two black bonds
from his pocket. 
   No... not those. I tensed up and slowed my
pace. He must have thought I was disobeying, but I was just afraid. He turned
and slammed me against the wall, smashing my face into it, a hot pain shot
through my nose and I could smell the strong scent of blood. It took everything
I had to not strike out at him. I behaved, just as Kato had told me to. The
guard swiftly slipped the shackles on my wrist, and some sort of charged cord
shot between the two bonds. 
  "Now shut your damn mouth and
walk." He spat. I obeyed.
  I was brought to a small cell,
smaller than my previous room, and it was barred like some sort of cage. I was
tossed inside and the metal door locked behind me. I sank down, eyeing the
bonds that stuck to my wrists tightly. I felt horrible. Why did I ever leave my
room? The adrenaline rush had exhausted me. I fell asleep curled up on the
floor.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .
  I woke up to a familiar voice and
a hand on my shoulder, "Jay?" It echoed. "Wake up, Jay. Everything's fine." 
  I opened my eyes to see Misha
knelt down next to me, softly stroking my neck, "Heyyy," He welcomed me into
the waking world with his soothing voice, "You feeling okay?" He asked as he
removed the bonds from my arms.
  I sat up slowly and fought back
the feeling of shame. I attempted to speak, "I feel okay. I am so sorry." I began
to shake, "I did not want to hurt anyone! I am so sorry!" 
  "I know, I know. But it's okay.
The boss isn't mad. He just thinks you're ready to get to work. You need a way
to release all the pent up energy you have, that's all." His voice reassured
me. I felt so safe with Misha here. Any previous frustrations melted away with
his soft smile. 
  "Thank you, Misha." I sighed,
standing up. "Is Kato going to be alright?" 
  "Of course! You didn't even harm
him. They just sent him to have blood work done to ensure you aren't carrying
any flesh eating diseases. I'll need to take some of your blood, too, but not
right now." Misha smirked at me. "He's fine. I tested the blood myself. Now
let's go; you've got a new place!" 
  We
walked towards the main entrance, up the spiral stairs, and through a door to
the right of the information desk. I noticed Kato wasn't sitting behind the
desk today, he must have recovered from whatever injury he had. 
  Through the door, we entered an
elevator. The elevator took us up for what seemed like forever. When we arrived
at our floor, the door opened and revealed another hallway filled with doors on
either side. We stopped at number 257. Misha unlocked the door with a key that
wasn't electronic, to my surprise, and led me inside. He placed the key back
inside an envelope, and handed it to me. The envelope contained some general
information about the facilities, a map, and another key. I peered inside the
room.
  The sight was breathtaking. The
entire front half of the room was glass. I hadn't noticed before, but the
building sat nestled in what must have been a small mountain or large hill. My
room was completely surrounded by earth except for the part where the window
jut out of the side. I looked down to see the windows of the main entrance way
below us. I looked up to take in the view outside. I could see the mountains
perfectly. I saw faint clouds dancing around the peaks of them, and sunlight
flickering down onto the trees that surrounded it. 
  "Well?" Misha's voice startled me.
I jumped, and he laughed, "I take it you like it." He grinned. 
  I nodded, I couldn't speak. After
my last room, I hadn't expected THIS. 
  "Bathroom's over there." Misha
pointed to a small room off to the side. "Take your towels and laundry down to
the gym and they'll give you a new supply." He explained, sitting down on the
couch that was placed on the glass floor. I joined him.
  "This is really amazing." I said,
imaging how much money it would have cost to have a view anything close to this
on my home planet...but then again, they seemed to have more mountains here. I
looked behind us to see that the bed was on the entrance wall, but facing this
view. I was okay with that.
  "So, Jay." Misha leaned forward,
"Would you like to meet my boss now?" 
  My heart sank. That was the LAST
thing that I wanted to do. I sighed. I suppose I should have known there was a catch
for this beautiful place. After all, he had warned me.
  "Of course, Misha."
  
  We
entered the main hall again and he led me through the hallways, we twisted and
turned. I had no idea where we were anymore, I was too nervous to pay
attention.  Finally, we arrived. 
  "Don't be nervous, Jay." Misha
said, placing a hand on my shoulder. I continued to look forward.
  Misha walked up to the side of the
door and pressed a button. 
  "Misha and two-fifty-seven here,
sir." Misha spoke into the button. Two-fifty-seven.
Was that my name, now?  The giant, metal door we stood
in front of remained still for a few moments before shuddering and slowly
rising up. Two more doors after the first did the same thing. This place was
very secure. 
  We entered a large, open room that
was very dark. There were several different types of workstations, some had
computers and others had some kind of vehicles that looked like they were being
repaired or built. There were a lot of people moving around. None of them even
seemed to notice Misha and I. 
   "This is the tech center." Misha explained,
pointing to a large, circular machine in the middle of the room, "That's what
controls the building's power supply."
  I stared at the computer in
the center. That was the main supply...if I could touch it, I could learn all
their secrets.
  "Come on," Misha ushered me
along, interrupting my observations of the room. This whole place felt dark and
cold. Bright blue lights and wires illuminating it in a way that reminded me of
home. I shivered as I looked over my shoulder at the main supply once again.
  "Misha! You made it." I
jumped at the voice. "I was wondering when you two would make it down here." 
  My eyes studied him
carefully. He was large, but did not have as much muscle density as many of the
people I saw here. He was lean and wore a slick, black uniform that had strange
red symbols around the collar of the shirt. His eyes were dark, and with the
poor lighting I couldn't even see what color they were. He looked at me, his
narrow face breaking into a smile.
  "Pleasure to meet you. Misha
tells me they've been calling you Jay." The man held out a hand, "I am Doctor
Hale." 
  I carefully reached my hand
out. Something about him felt...unnerving, and I did not want him to touch me. I
was aware that humans did not have the powers I had...but I was still afraid. 
  He grasped my hand in his, and
the second he touched me I froze. I felt as if a bolt of electricity had been
sent through my body. My eyes were wide. I swallowed hard as I stared into the
black pits that were his eyes. He was probing me for information. I panicked. 
  I jerked my hand away from him
and let out an involuntary snarl, my hair bristling. To my surprise, he backed
off. 
  "It's alright." Dr. Hale laughed,
"I wasn't going to harm you. Though, I probably should have warned you that I
have a tendency to do that." 
  I panted, feeling faint, angry,
and scared. "What DID you do?" I said in a voice louder than I expected.
  "I channel a large amount of
energy through my body at all times," He explained, "I use this to connect with
people upon first meeting them. Because your energy did not react in a hostile
way towards mine, it tells me that you're not a threat." 
  I narrowed my eyes. Finally you guys figure this out...You felt like a pretty solid threat, though.

  "So it's energy work, then?" I
asked, looking down at the hand he had touched. "Is that a common thing here?"
I said, attempting to hide my annoyance.
  Dr. Hale raised an eyebrow,
"Here?"
  I went silent, unsure of how to
explain my statement, when Misha saved me. "He has amnesia as far as we can
tell, sir. He might be from Eldon." 
  Dr. Hale nodded, "Ah, well no,
it isn't a common thing here in the laboratory, but in Eldon and many other
villages yes, energy work, or magic, is common." He cast his dark eyes on me
once again, "Are you a magic user?" 
  I shook my head, "No, well...not
that I can remember. Something about energy feels natural to me, yes, but I
have not really practiced it." My voice was quiet as I lied. 
  "Well, Jay, if you're
interested, you could enroll in a training program here. We don't train in
energy specifically, but I'm sure someone would be willing to show you what
they know." Dr. Hale gestured across the room towards a man who was staring at
a floating block of metal in front of him, "Reck over there trains new recruits
every year." 
  "Recruits for what, exactly?" I
asked.
  "We always need new employees
for various tasks. This job carries an occupational hazard. Technology is
frowned upon, you know." Dr. Hale said. I gave him a confused look. So this place is nearly opposite from my
home. Interesting.
  "Amnesia, Hale." Misha reminded
him, looking towards me. "Jay, you most likely come from Eldon, where nearly
the entire town practices magic. Magic is what drives most of the occurrences
in town, from transportation to running shops. The reason they do not like
technology is because when you use magic, you invest a part of yourself into it
and use your own will to create something. It is hard work but well worth it.
Technology offers a simple, lazy way to go about things in their eyes. They think
it is wrong to achieve things that easily. That much power for free creates
evil..." Misha sighed.
  "They are sometimes right, I'm
afraid." Dr. Hale chimed in. "This is why we need people like you, Jay. We need
a way to protect our resources and data. If it got into the wrong hands..." 
  This all sounded familiar. I
closed my eyes briefly and muttered "Right. I understand." 
  "Good!" Dr. Hale grinned, "We
would like to start your training tomorrow. However, first we need you to
undergo a physical exam. Misha will take care of this. I believe all your serious
wounds have healed, but I still want Misha to give you the okay before we begin
your basic training. Does this sound okay?" 
  Misha and Dr. Hale both stared
at me. I was afraid to accept...but I felt like it was my only option at this
point. 
  "Yes. That sounds acceptable." I
avoided eye contact as Dr. Hale grinned again. 
  "Wonderful! Misha, why don't you
go do his physical? Tomorrow at dawn he will begin training with Kato." He
said. 
  At least Kato would be training
me...Misha nodded, "Sure thing, sir! Come on, Jay, let's go."  He said, leading me out of the dark tech
center.

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