Wolverine- Weapon X by Marc Cerasini
Author:Marc Cerasini
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: SCIENCE FICTION, General, adventure, Media Tie-In, Fiction
ISBN: 9781416521648
Publisher: Pocket Star
Published: 2005-10-25T05:00:00+00:00
12
Predator
“Three… two… one. Set. This is Experiment Two of Six. Defense.”
Dr. Cornelius paused to scan the lab. “Everything check? Cameras? Monitors?”
“Fine,” said Hendry Other voices muttered affirmatives.
“Dr. Cornelius.”
“Yes, Professor.”
“Mr. Logan—”
“Subject X,” Dr. MacKenzie corrected. “He no longer has a name.”
“Subject X seems to be covered in ichor.”
“Sheep’s blood, sir,” Cornelius explained. “Quicker scent. We want the wolves to act aggressively.”
“I see.” The Professor’s eyebrows rose. “Ingenious. Lovely.”
For many minutes, the figure stood like a monolith in the vast frozen expanse. Carol Hines found herself listening to the sound of the wind transmitted by the speakers, drawn to the image of Subject X on the screen. More minutes passed, filled with the sounds of ticking monitors, hushed voices. The howl of the wind was joined by the howl of the wolves.
While technicians calibrated their instruments, Cornelius helped himself to a third cup of coffee. Time seemed suspended as more checks and rechecks were carried out.
Finally, Carol Hines spoke. “He’s been Out there in subzero weather for more than twenty minutes. Can’t we get on with this?”
Cornelius lowered his cup without tasting it. “We are following procedures, Ms. Hines.”
Over the speaker, the cries of the hungry wolves intensified.
“Readings, Dr. Hendry?”
“Heartbeat, pressure, all okay.”
“Maybe we should have him do some stretches, loosen up. Cold muscles can get pretty stiff,” the physical therapist suggested.
“Not his muscles,” Hendry replied. “They are conditioned to perform at the optimum level despite cold or long periods of immobility.”
Over the blaring speakers, wet snarls mixed with angry barks. The animals were getting impatient, lashing out at one another in their zeal for fresh kill.
“He can hear them?” asked Cornelius.
“Yes, sir. I’m sure of it,” said the audio technician, speaking from the bunker outside. The voice link was crystal clear. “We can hear the wolves behind a half foot of concrete without the sound system. If Subject X can’t hear them, he’s deaf.”
“Yet there is no adrenal rise … odd,” muttered Cornelius.
“Not odd at all,” declared the Professor, eyes bright with anticipation. “It means that your reprogramming has worked, Dr. Cornelius. Weapon X feels no fear.”
Cornelius gazed at his screen. “Prepare to release the gate.”
“Roger,” said the voice of an animal handler positioned inside the animal control compound on the surface.
“When did the animals last eat?” the Professor asked.
Cornelius shrugged. “Don’t know. Handlers?”
“Copy,” the animal handler replied. “Chart says about six days ago, sir.”
“Well, gee, they can have my Danish.”
The voice came from the status tech station, followed by some laughter. The Professor turned in his chair and glared at the offender.
“Release the gate,” said Cornelius.
The visuals were split between two cameras. On the big screen, the laboratory staff simultaneously watched the wolves bursting through the open gate and Logan standing rigid in the snow.
“He’s not reacting.”
“Give him a chance, Cornelius.”
“I mean there’s no blood pressure rise, no increase in heart rate.”
The timber wolves scrambled across the snowy field, paws churning up great gouts of snow. The alpha male leaped ahead of the pack, a one-hundred-seventy-pound, red-brown brute with a long, foam-flecked snout and a lolling tongue.
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