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RE Me and Traveler - What have we done... Doctor Talon was already on his way out the door. He raised a hand in acquiescence to the senior doctor's commands, though he had heard the list of tests so often with other subjects that he could almost quote them in his sleep. He went through the decontamination port, waiting the two minutes, then into the laboratory. The cages were to the left of the door, large, impenetrable transparent vaults that had perfectly controlled environments within. Some of the cages held flying creatures, others had sea or land creatures. A lot of them were very similar to the animals from Earth. One even had a wide-eyed primate looking creature that had bat wings and was about fourteen inches tall. None, though, had a predator as grand as the one that had just been brought in. The doctor saw the lab assistant being sprayed and his eyes narrowed. Here was another weapon this creature had what a magnificent creature! Perfectly designed, it seemed, for both offensive and defensive superiority, with only one weakness that was obvious, and that as the soft underbelly. She obviously wasn't immune to poison either, a boon for their research, and she also could not break through titanium. Yet. He walked up to the entry door and stared at the eyes of the creature as she caught sight of his entrance. If he didn't know better he might think that she could tell that he was going to be in charge, but that would assume a higher level of intelligence in her, and he he knew that they found nothing on the planet that was even remotely as self-aware and intelligent as humans. What are you? He asked, stepping into the room. He walked a good distance away until he came to the suffering assistant. Take him to the regeneration pods, he commanded two others. Use the research code for this project as credit payment for his rebuilding. Everything had a price, even medical treatment. The man who was bathed in acid would be regenerated using advanced rapid cellular reproduction technology but the cost would be high. Doctor, what is the research code for this? She's a spontaneous capture. She came into the compound on her own. This was news to Talon. He cocked his head and turned to look at the bond creature. What brought such a specimen to them, almost as if by consent? Very well. Let's call this Project Eve. She's the prime creature on this planet obviously the best of the best. The alpha . He smiled as he considered her. Once the assistants had hauled off the unconscious coworker Dr. Talon continued to circle Svara at a distance. So, Eve. Why did you walk onto our compound, hm? Were you that sure of your predatory skills that nothing scared you? Or was it curiosity? Don't you know that curiosity killed the cat? Of course we're not going to kill you. We're going to study you, and you're going to teach us everything you can about your species and your planet, and when we're done you'll submit to us as your righteous masters. He paused at her back. She had been placed on her side, her body bound and weighted by the titanium protectors. Put her on a gurney and lash her down, he ordered other assistants in the lab. We need to do the usual battery of scans, but I want magnetic resonance imaging and old fashioned x-rays as well, as well as a blood and muscle tissue sample work up. Make sure to take no more than necessary for the samples we have a lot of live tests to do on this one. Oh, he added as he turned to leave the cage, and if she expels any waste I want it collected to analyze what she eats and drinks. We want to keep her healthy while she's being tested. With that he walked out and went to his computer station to think over what he witnessed so far and take notes while the assistants ran the new creature, Eve, through the series of tests that the head doctor had ordered.