A Battle Unseen

[Dredd]

[Legionary Reproduction Center 2-X]

Yevgeny opened his eyes as the boy tried to make sense of where he was, the room was a complete daze and the bright lights of the whitewashed walls were blinding to his sensitive retinas. He tried to move his arms but found himself unable as straps on his limbs came into focus. IV drips were connected to him, along with a plethora of monitoring equipment. Yevgenys turned from confusion to panic, what was this mysterious place, where was Mama, why hadn't she picked him up from 3rd grade class, he even forgot his paper mache sladek mural at home!

Suddenly 2 commissars with a doctor entered the room speaking angrily, he was only a child and the language was difficult to understand..

"We've been waiting 8 fucking months for a proper subject and this is your best? You understand we've already gone through 200 adolescents right, we can only take so many homeless kids of the streets and the ones we're breeding wont be ready for another 4 years, I have to report to my superiors on this fucking mess Luburov!"

"Please calm yourself comrades, our department is working tirelessly to ensure the utmost genetic quality in our selections and frankly, many of the subjects just couldn't withstand the chemical loads. Kids aren't made for steroid injections and genetic modification so young, and even adults are unlikely to survive so much in a short span of time. This one however has passed with flying colors, trust me, you and your superiors will be proud once you see what he's capable of. He has withstood both MSTN suppression treatment and our BDNF enhancements via injection over the course of 4 months, though he's been unconscious for the whole ordeal!"

The three men stood over Yevgeny while he simply stared in confusion

"How old is this subject anyway comrade, 14? The orders were for young ones so they can be adequately educated in legionary ideals."

"He's 6 years old comrade, remarkable isnt it."

"Fuck me, 6 years old? He's already got muscles bigger than most teens I see in primary, he's nearly 5 foot!"

"Indeed comrades, the growth hormones adapted wonderfully to his physique, we are pursuing this lead with utmost vigilance, I suspect he may be our patient zero for future models. If predictions are to be fulfilled, we expect him to stand at nearly 7 foot tall by the age of 20, and over 340 pounds. With just 4 of these men and training, there isn't an assassin in the world that could try to god forbid attack comrade Lazar, and imagine the future implications! Enhanced super soldiers on the battlefields, workers, Kundrati can create the new man, I just need....time!"

"Fine, but I want more results comrade, plug a needle in 10,000 kids if you have to, I have to report this."

Yevgeny stared in bewilderment as the two commissars exited the room, the doctor slowly loomed over him with a gaze of admiration and a smile that looked both sinister and endearing.

"My dear dear child, do you have any idea just how special you are?"