Experiment

V opened her eyes, only to see an evil-looking contraption above her. She tried to get up but realised she was strapped tightly down to a metal table.

She heard Meg shouting at the top of her voice.

"Why Dunder? You were the best of the Defenders. The hero of Quark City! Our leader."

From the corner of her eye, she realised that Dr Bernstein, Rebecca, and Meg had been placed into the same confinement units as she was previously.

The mayor, now a masked menace prowled in front of them like a caged tiger. Chaplin stood behind him like a soldier in waiting.