Chapter 2

A week had passed since the mysterious researchers findings of Aria's frozen and perfectly preserved body reminds in a huge vessel filled with odd green looking fluid, that melted away the frost revealing to him that she was most definitely still alive which made things even more exciting for the mad scientists, as this meant a lot of things for the possible future to come and development on human history as this was nothing no being has ever seen in all existence unlike her genetic structure that held some odd magical like strings as if she had some relation to magic.

He was unaware of her name or if she could even speak as the frost that used to surround her preserved body proved that she was alive walking with the mammoths or possibly maybe in the last ice age, if he tries to go deeper on how she could've survived in such freezing conditions.

However, one day when he left his little discovery alone got a few hours her body decided to wake up from her induced hyper sleep like coma, struggling to see due to the liquid she was held with in the pod and a oxygen mask over her mouth that prevented her from drowning in the liquid as weird suction like wired equipment was seen connected in places on her back keeping the kid alive.

"What is this?" She thought to herself seeing only the colour green that slowly began to irritate her innocent round golden like eyes, before beginning to feel around for anything she could get her hands on, but she was quickly met by glass while her eyes adjusted as she pulled her head forward barely seeing the dull looking lab she was trapped in with this pod wanting to break out, but to no prevail she became ever more agitated and panicked as she tightly closed her eyes while her white hair suddenly begin to glow brightly, pulling her hands towards her chest before her eyes shot open glancing straight at the glass as a bolt of electricity shot through giving her power causing the glass to shatter, as the liquid rushed out dragging her along with it hitting the cold metal floor covered in the pod's green fluid as she groaned, wiping her eyes of the liquid before slowly lifting up her head getting a better view of the place not remembering where she is and how she got here. "Where am I?" She thought again pushing herself onto both of her knees in a struggle surrounded by a puddle of green fluid left confused of what she should do next.

"Look who's finally awake" an unknown voice spoke in the distance within the shadows of the room before emerging revealing no one other than, Zak Monday rebirth in the flesh and back from the dead once more smiling maniacally at her with the no other intentions, but to find her every weakness if she were to ever turn against him. "Gotta admit, for being ancient you truly are beautiful, but you're too fragile to be apart of the scientists plans" He added admitting that this new addition to the crew was oddly stunning in her own way mainly complimenting her eyes more than anything else like her soft pale skin and long snowy white hair.

"Plans? What is this guy on about? I don't even know who or what I am let alone speak.. this isn't fair I have no memory of anything, my mind is completely blank!" thinking to herself again the now unnamed being that broke free from a pod she was stuck in for a little over a week and is now met by Zak Monday, could this day get any worser?

"As pure usual you things can hardly speak. You probably don't understand what I'm saying right now, haha! Beautiful and yet very dumb" Monday rudely insulted making her look at him rather offended as she did in fact understand him, which makes things far more interesting for the boy as he smirked intrigued on how fast she is adapting to her new surroundings. "On second thought. I think we're going to get along pretty well, even if you can't speak yet, but that's better than hearing you blabber on like an idiot. You probably have a squeaky voice" rudely added as the lab doors automatically opened allowing the mad scientist to enter inside seeing his little finding awake and already acquainted with Monday, as he huffed with a smirk seeing the broken pod that stood behind her knowing that she must have made some sort of explosion while he was away doing 'personal' business now having a living super human there say before him.

"Now that you're awake, what shall I name you?" The mad scientist thought as she cluelessly stared at him unaware of what hell she is about to go through underneath this man's aid. "Belladonna sounds menacing enough.. soon I'll make you one of the most deadliest things to ever walk the Earth" Making his decision he chose a name related to one of the most poisonous planet in the world aiming to make her exactly like it in every way possible without fail.

"So, Dan. What exactly are we going to be doing with this, this 'thing' anyway?" Monday asked refusing to call her by the name the mad mad had named her, however she didn't seem to like the name either hating the thought of being evil like or being referred as a 'thing'.

"I'm beginning to hate these people already.. especially the small guy" Judging a book by its cover even though she wasn't wrong these two were most definitely villains all right.

"I need more blood samples and plenty experiments to be done, so drag her out so I can get them, do whatever you think is necessary! I don't care what you do to her just don't kill her, we need her power" Dan pacifically answered Monday's question as he snicker looking back at the poor girl who was left clueless of what was about to come of her, as he headed over dragging her off the floor by her arm as she struggled to stand properly, but he didn't seem to care of course and continued dragged her out of the lab and into a separate room with scraps and soon to be bruises on her knees, legs and body from how aggressive he pulling her.

"No!" She exclaimed being the first and possibly last work she were to ever speak while being around these evil people. Her fearful expression as she begged pleased Monday's ego filling him up even more to bring more sorrow into her life and remain Dan's top subject.

"Gets used to it, kid. You're not leaving this place anytime soon, so sit tight and don't move as I'm not making any promises since this is gonna really hurt you. *talks to himself* Oh I'm gonna love this" being sadistic as always he strapped her down to a dentist chair making it practically impossible for her to escape, even if she tries to activate her powers Zak knew how to counter them by simply knocking her out.

She glanced seeing all of the sharp tools that were neatly organised on the table beside her sending fear throughout her tiny body as she tried to pull herself out of the strains, but to no prevail it was already too late. They waited until Dan came in seeing her completely strapped down from neck to ankle as if she was some psychotic freak of nature. Dan slowly put on white rubber gloves preparing to collect as much blood as he can for his discovery.

"Now why don't you be a good girl and keep still or you'll end up bleeding to death if you don't" The mad man said in the most calmest ways possible seeing the fear in the poor girl's eyes as he grabbed a scalpel from the tray, while Monday aggressively pines down her wiggling left wrist and arm with his enhanced strength preventing it from turning during the incision. "Good.. now let's begin shall we" he stated refusing to numb her as she felling the sharp scalpel dig into her forearm's skin and muscle slicing her open, as blood began to gush out making quite a mess on both the chair and floor as her cries of pain could be heard echoing through the room and yet left completely ignored until she eventually passed out unable to cope with the pain any longer. This procedure carried on for 30 more minutes as he easily stopped the bleeding stitching every open wound he made on the first forearm arm, planning to do the next one within the next 24 hours as he already as half of the amount he needed even though he had huge plans on slicing her legs too. "I'll just do more tomorrow, Zak. Don't be too rough on her and make sure that she doesn't escape while I'm examining these samples" Dan instructed taking the blood while leaving the sadistic maniac alone with her especially when she's unconscious, staring at the scalpel thinking of what he should do slapping her around the face awaking the poor girl up as she glanced at him still quite dazed due to serious blood loss and the agonising pain she had endured.

"Don't start thinking that it's all over yet.. it's still my turn to play with you, Doll" Monday replied with a sickening smirk grabbing the scalpel and headed over to the lower part of her legs ignoring the thighs completely as they weren't as fun nor as enjoyable like her arms. "I still want to see you bleed some more" he mumbled before beginning to slice open several wounds on her legs some that wouldn't be noticeable due to her unusually pale skin.

Her screams of pain after every deepening cut satisfied the maniac creep seeing her bleed over and over again until he was completely satisfied, in which then and only then would he stop the bleeding and bandage up the wounds doing the same to her left forearm as well for extra precaution. Undoing her straps he left her alone in that room knowing full on well that she wouldn't be able to walk due to wounds on her legs that would sting and open up after every step she would have to take in order to leave that room, so she stayed there starving away left completely alone for the next torture session accepting life as it was without any hope of escaping.

She remained stuck in Dan's secret lair for over a month covered in scars, but never on her face as he feared it would ruin her beauty and destroy everything he had worked so hard to achieve.

However on the outside world that lies out of Dan's lairs walls something unexpected as it all had changed as all life is being threatened by an new worldwide apocalypse, but this time by Nanites like creatures that somehow expanded turning everyone and animals as we know it into unusual looking monsters that look nothing like thing we have seen before, as they used to only existed deep within our imagination.

Dan somehow was able to capture some of these creatures keeping them held in different confined rooms depending on their sizes and strength alone to prevent cross contamination. Refusing to accept her name as Belladonna she decided to scratch at the walls in her distinctive room with her sharp retractable nails that sometimes had paw pads on the palm and tips like a cat's paw would, relieving stress from her body.

"I-I need to get away.. I can't cope with this endless torture anymore?! I don't even remember the last time I've had a decent meal" Thinking to herself slowly losing her mind and sense of reality due to the pain she is receiving over and over again with no end.

Monday came into her room ready to take her away again and gain more blood for the boss as she followed his every command refusing to feel his hand around her neck again traumatized to have him almost break her neck if she refuses to cooperate, but if it wasn't for her brave instinct to kick him away she wouldn't be alive. She wore an old, thin, ragged, ripped and dirty cream short sleeved dress that went down to her knees not giving the poor girl enough heat to keep her warm at night, as she kept herself behind Monday in fear of being grabbed again if she were to disobey his every command.

"You should know the drill by now, Doll. Give us the blood we need and you'll be able to go back to your room with no marks around your neck, do you understand?" He coldly reminded her as she winced before quickly nodding back in fear while another creature made its way towards them tied up before glancing up at her as it walked past on all fours being 5x her original size, but when she glanced back at it gaining eye contact the beast suddenly lost control and went for her as she squeaked and bolted, leaving Monday on his own even though the creature was only after her so he let it chase her for a little while just for the fun of it. Taking a sharp right turn the poor child kept on running even after sliding on the ice cold floor following the cold breeze as she glanced back seeing the thing collide with the wall dinting it while trying to turn, but that didn't stop it from continuing as she panicked and kept looking forward unaware that she was heading towards the exit/entrance of the lair, seeing a little open gap between the two metal doors and slid her way through thanks to her skinny malnourished body. When exiting she was instantly met with a freezing snow storm that sent shivers all down her body to her shoe-less feet glancing back, seeing the beast trying to make its way outside scaring her as the doors slightly opened allowing her to see Monday stare right after her through the crack he was unable to squeeze through making her stumble back in fear, but the feeling of something dripping down the out side of her right leg making her glance down seeing that she was bleeding from a deep cut on her waist she didn't feel as the would looked deep and serious. "I'm coming for you, Doll" He mumbled as she red his lips startling her enough to run off into the freezing cold like a little rabbit with no cover or warmth to keep her fragile body safe from frostbite or worse a slow death.

"I-it's.. so c-cold.." She thinking to herself trying everything she can think of to keep her body from freezing taking nice and stead steps across the snowy covered hills and cliffs that made this place even more dangerous than that lab.

Upon traveling she got too close to the edge causing her to slip down to her doom screaming as she fell several feet down before hitting a huge pile of fresh pile of fallen snow that somehow caught her fall while she remained unconscious laying there waiting for frost bite to take over. Laying there for at least 5 minutes caught the scent of a pack of wolves that came by seeing the unconscious body and decided to sniff, and dragged it back to the pack due to its odd scent where the Alpha would decide what they should do with it.

"Ugh. We were supposed to eat this human by now, Rave. The Alpha isn't going to accept it into the pack with welcome arms is he? And if I should recall.. We are supposed to be hunting food for our pack before the real winter storm arrives, let alone those weird big wolves that are currently taking our live stock if you don't remember! We are on borrowed time!!" A grey and white coated wolf snarled at the hunting ring leader of this group which was a white furred female with ocean blue eyes, that walked in front of the group of 5 wolves as she glanced back looking at the unconscious child's body and how white its hair was compared to hers m, let alone its scent which struck fear within her due to the myth of humans being able to shift into wolves in order to hunt them down for their fur, bones and possibly their Cubs.

"SHUT UP, SLATE! This kid isn't normal and I refuse to let anyone consume its flesh, for all we know it could be poisoned" She growled back shutting him up as his ears and tail tucked back no longer having the confidence to face her until that temper goes down. "Only the Alpha will know what to do" She lastly said as they continued on their path through the snow covered forest in a hurry, refusing to let this human wake up and locate their den to warn the others and hunt them down for resources.

Upon arriving a huge completely black furred alpha male wolf made his way toward the hunters obviously bigger than anyone here, as his eyes were scarlet red looking down at Rave who remained calm before moving aside allowing him to see the odd human that was now in his territory.

"In the name of Apollo Lykaios, you better begin explaining yourself, NOW!" Slightly raising his voice causing all other than Rave to gulp as this wolf wasn't one you should be tress passing with, but before anyone could start explaining he went over and started to sniff around the tiny human especially the bandages stained in blood, that reminded him of the time he too was in the same situation before he became an Alpha for this pack.

"We found it laying unconscious in the snow, its scent isn't anything like a human's, so I decided to bring it for you to decide what should be done" Rave spoke up explaining her decision like the leading female she is watching him carefully sniff at the human, while remaining calm and vigilant on his surrounds incase the human decided to wake up and attack him, but nothing happened.

"I shall take this tiny human inside my den as its body is becoming dangerously cold and i refuse to let it die on my behalf. Get me Leaf, I need her help to check if this tiny human has any injuries that will need to be cleaned" He demanded surprising his pack before taking the human into his warm den where he would used leaves and what remained of sheep's wool to warm her body up, as he remained laid near the entrance of the cave using leaves or rocks to shut out any cold air from entering the den.

Leaf who was a hazelnut and brown mixed coat male omega wolf with orange like eyes came into the Alpha's den, seeing the little human and did his role perfectly since he is aware that not all humans are bad, but if the boss trusts this one then he should too. Will Monday be able to catch up and find her or will she finally be free from his hellish torment? And are these poor wolves really safe?