Erin sat in her cage, sitting criss-cross. She hummed herself a soft tune, her eyes closed as she swayed to her own 'music'. Erin hated being confined like an animal, but she was going to make the best of it, for now. A broad smile appeared on her soft face as she thought about the past. She had cried all her tears away in the first week of her mutation. Now all she had to do was 'train', for what, she had no idea.


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Collin had shifted in his cage; he was now a beautiful hawk flying around, stretching his wings. He loved this place. After he finished Highschool, he had no place to go in life: No college, no girlfriend, no job, no future. Here... Well, here was a place he could beat someone and get praise. Hell, he could kill someone here and not get in trouble. It was his paradise. 

Demure looked at the boy at the weapon rack. "Him?" She shouted at her Trainer. "No, no, no. Give me someone i can actually fight. He would be like punching a china doll. One tap, it breaks easily. I would kill him in two punches. Give me someone i can hit and get a bruise in return." She said, shaking her head. She took out the gun from her pocket and twirled it around on her fingers. She sat down and looked at her trainer through narrow eyes. "Now." She commanded. The trainer rushed off to find someone "Suitable"

Collin was flying around his small cage, loving the feeling of the wind beneath his wings. It wasn't moments later that he heard someone call his name from outside his cage. Collin quickly transformed and dropped lightly on his feet. Apparently, it was his time to train.

As he walked into the room, he saw two people: A boy grabbing a gun, and a girl shouting at her trainer. Was it possible that he was fighting two people? And both mutants as well? It didn't seem fair, but that's why Collin loved it. 


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Erin watched the others from her cage. She could see in the dark because of her ability. Also, the artificial light hurt her skin, even in her human form. The cage was dark, but she still watched the others: One girl seemed to be able to transform into a panther or some type of wild animal, and she seemed like she wanted some blood. Another boy seemed to just be waking up from a nap, and the other three appeared to be taken from their cages earlier to training. Odd, them taking three at a time.

Ayden looked up. Hearing little bits of the girl's conversation, Ayden got up and punched a punching bag. It broke off of it's chain and hit the floor with a thud. Sand spilled everywhere. "Not Strong enough eh?" he snarled. He walked away up to his trainer. "Take me back. Id rather be in my cage right now." Ayden said. The trainer took him away without a word. The trainer  never spoke to him. He transformed into a wolf and entered his glass cage. He turned around and sat down waiting for the door to close. when it did, Ayden finally lay down, Still fuming.  

Paige waited untill the scientist she was eyeing to turn around before she smirked and made her tail flick anxiously as she licked her lips. She badly wanted to maul someone or something right now but she was still stuck in this glass prison. Paige shifted back into her leopard form all the way and continued to pace her cage again.

Demure stared after the boy and laughed. Mutt. He was a mutt. Just like her. "You know what? Put me in the simulation room. Someone will face me later." Her trainer led her into a room and locked the door. The room was long, and had holes all the way down. It was dimly lit. Water filled the room through the holes and Demure smiled. Gills  flapped open from her neck she dove in. The water felt good against her skin. She swam from the end of the room and back in record time, never coming up from the surface to take a breath. Demure shook out her hair and placed a towel around her cold body. Her gills disappeared and she waited for the next simulation. An hour past and she got out. She was dry and was led back to the training room. She waited for a person to walk in. Demure fiddled with her gun and looked at a locked door. A blue light shone through the cracks, but she dismissed it. 

Ayden paced around his cage, boredom taking over. He shook his fur and morphed back into a human. In the crouched position, He waited for the clock to hit, Lunch time. The faint beeps told him, it was time. All the cages swung open simultaneously and he rolled out. Ayden got up and shook his hair. The people in blue coats escorted him into a bright room with bright walls and black tiles. Long tables were lined up perfectly. Ayden chose the table on the left. He pressed a button and Medium Rare steak appeared before his eyes. A fork appeared too, along with a drink. He didnt know what the drink was, he just knew that with every meal, they had it. It was pink and had weird things floating in it. He drank it anyways and turned to his Steak. Ayden sunk his teeth in it.   

Demure got up when the clock hit 1:30. She stepped out of the room and walked to the lunch room smacking away any hands that tried to lead her. She could get there herself. plus she was cranky that she Didnt train today. Demure sat down next to Ayden and pressed a button. Seaweed soup appeared infront of her. She started to eat, when she noticed Ayden eating like, well a dog. She scowled. "Can you eat like a human?" Demure slid away a little, to avoid getting any blood on her. Her drink appeared and Demure drank it in one gulp. The Desire to finish eating and go back to shooting came like a giant wave. She had to restrain herself from running there. 

(Have you guys tried seaweed soup? Its delicious! xD)

Ayden scowled back at Demure. "Well sorry for being half dog" he snapped. Then returned to his steak. He lifted an eyebrow when he saw Demure stand up. "Are you alright? You seem.. well.. jittery." Ayden waved his hand over his eyes. "Wake up. Hello?? Wake up!" he shook his head. Demure was reaching for her gun. "Whoa! Whoa! Put that down!" Ayden said, backing away slowly with his hands up.  

Demure looked at her hands and found them holding a gun. "Oh. Sorry" She said, putting the gun away. The feeling was gone, but Demure still wanted to train. Though, this time, she was more controlled. She sat down and finished her soup. "I bet i can take you down" She said to Ayden with a light laugh. She twirled her gun and placed it in her back pocket. She pressed a button and her plate disappeared along with her cup. "Come." Demure said, holding out both of her hands, displaying she didnt have a gun anymore.

Ayden nodded finishing his Steak. "Fine. But expect to be sore for a few days" Ayden said returning the laugh. He walked down the hall to the training room and balled up his fists. "No weapons. Just fists." He said.