Dark. Cold. Lifeless.
These three simple, yet eerie words, were the only way to describe the desolate planet. The howling winds dragging along ice covered rocks cried out along the planets surface, diving down to race through the ravines and collide with the numerous stalagmites made up of ice long since covering what once was.
Within one of these ravines, sat a formation that did not quite belong. An unnatural fortress embedded deep in the chill touched rock, made up of various metals and plastics to protect itself from the outside. Within these metal walls laid machinery of various uses, untouched by the ages and seemingly unable to operate without external use.
All save for a tiny, blinking light that lit up a large room with its red glow.
Like a heartbeat, the light revealed a large tube covered in dust, a computer long since turned off, and an operating table with various cables hanging over it. Along the wall sat lockers of various size, some even hanging on the wall as small compartments.
At the very center of the room, where the light blinked, stood a small cylinder, untouched by the dust around it. Longer, the red light blinked, illuminating the lab with a harsher red. Until finally it stopped blinking and turning a vibrant green.
『Subject stabilized. Beginning Project: Pheonix.』
A cold, emotionless feminine voice suddenly called out from the small cylinder. As if on que, the lights in the ceiling flickered to life to bathe the room in its blinding white glow.
『Running analysis on NEST.
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Detecting hostile forces within the NEST. Beginning birthing procedure plan 03-4.』
A sudden clank of metal was heard in the distance outside of the laboratory followed by the whirring of machinery. It was not until a metallic bang was heard that something just outside of the lab made the same sounds, leaving the room deathly silent once more.
『Hostiles confirmed to be at baited point. Beginning cleansing of the EGG.』
Several vents in the ceiling sprang open, releasing a rush of cold air into the room as well as a large amount of fluid. Quickly, the dust fell off the walls and facilities of the lab. After a minute, the air and water stopped, leaving behind a large pond that rose up several feet from the floor.
『Desposing of waste.
Bringing lab up to 20ºC』
The floor beneath quickly began to absorb the liquid as a rush of hot air fell from the vents above. After the dust had been pulled away by the vents below, the hot air boiled the rest of the water and let the steam escape through a few auxiliary vents above.
Once more, the lab fell silent. In the center above the cylinder, a small being made of light appeared and eyed the room.
『Facility cleansed. Draining Yolk.』
The small, feminine being spoke as she looked at the glass container with her hands held behind her back. The bubbling liquid within the container began to slowly drain under the cold, watchful eyes of this being. As the liquid revealed the top of the humanoids head, several metallic limbs breached the wall behind them to help hold them up.
『Removing feeding tubes.』
Two more arms appeared with one grasping the tube while the other held the beings head to look up. Their orange fur, darkened from the liquid, seemed to melt as air was finally introduced to them for the first time. Slowly, the metal are pulled the plastic tube out of their dark, wolf-like maw, careful not to scrape it against their teeth.
By the time the end of the tube had been pulled out, the liquid had drained enough to reveal their cream colored chest down to their stomach. This prompted the smaller being to start the next phase.
『Begin drying of the Subject. Temperature to remain at 25ºC』
After the order was given, a large ring descended from the top of the container. As the insides glowed a threatening orange, the fur at the top of the beings wolf-like ears began to steam.
Slowly, the ring and liquid descended in unison. It was not until the ring fell to the neck of the humanoid that the being gave another order.
『Begin memory implantation. Implanting Subject with Common, Armament, Arcane, Ship and Technologic Knowledge at Confidential Levels. For safety, the knowledge will only be unlocked at basic levels.』
Two arms appeared next to the beings head, forming semi circles to connect and compress over the forehead and back. With a jolt, the being flinched as electricity was flooded into their brain. This allowed the process of artificial memories to be implanted. While some was introduced at the same time, the rest was stored in their memory banks to be unlocked later.
It took half an hour for the memories to be implemented. Long enough for the being to be completely dried and have cloth wrapped around their breasts and waist. Slowly, the arms withdrew back into their designated slots, leaving the orange, black and cream colored being to hang within the compartment.
『Begin moving Subject to table. Activate second distraction.』
Outside the lab, another loud bang was heard, followed by several haunting roars in the distance. It was not until the smaller being confirmed that the hostiles had fallen for the bait that they opened the container. At the operation table, the several cables that hung down slowly sprang to life. Some gripped the table to move it towards the container, while the rest slipped within to grab the being carefully and lay them on the table.
『Subjects vital signs remain stable. Approximately 3 hours until the new memories have settled in.
Possibility of dispatching Hostiles within NEST...0%.
Beginning relay to PERCH.』
The smaller being spoke as several smaller screens made up of similar light appeared before her. As she tapped away at the screens, several loud crashes could be heard outside of the lab.
『Hostiles deemed to have caught the scent. Emergency Awakening has been deemed unavoidable.』
As the being spoke, several lockers opened up within the lab. Within were a mirage of weaponry that seemed to combine modern hot weapons with ancient cold ones. Each of them were covered by a thin layer of ice that quickly began to melt away.
『80% of weaponry deemed unusable. Cause, time spent in Cryo. Assigning weapons for immediate use.』
Several of the cables came down to snatch up a blade, small circle and a strange looking pistol. Bringing them out, a small table flipped open on the wall behind the Subject where they were laid out.
『Subject awakening in 1 minute. Hostiles approaching within 3 minutes. Time to break Blast Door at approximately 10 minutes in arrival. I wish you swift victory Alpha 001.』
『Codename: Wolf.』