And then there were two (Oraladdiction)

After countless failures, Watts had done it. Before him in a saline solution floated the fruit of his labor. Several fields of research had been tapped into to finish the project from time dilation to proper germination and nutrition of cells to make a nearly exact copy of the brat who put him up to the task. Of course, he would succeed, that was an inevitability, but countless nights spent speeding up the process had been brutal. Bleary-eyed the doctor took a sip of the long-since cold coffee and then attempted to exit his chair. “ Now then, we simply need to commence a check-up, some education, and aura transfer and we can… *Yawn* measure the resul…and ship it off for… recon..zzzzz.”

and no sooner did a wave of exhaustion hit him did he face plant in the not at all conspicuously placed ‘release’ button. Perhaps two weeks without sleep was not the best method of construction. Slowly the lukewarm solution surrounding her began to seep away a volt was sent through the clone's body forcing it into an odd state of life. The clone was overwhelmed by a cacophony of sensations: Cold, Fear, Touch, Hunger, Confusion, and Pain from light scaring her brand new eyes and ears being beaten by the deafening gentle whirs of machinery. And so with no other options, She began to cry and struggle like that of a newborn **** into existence. What little of a soul or aura it had taken from the original shown through as she melted through her restraints. The warmth coming from her body was equally unbearable but still felt a might better than the oppressive cold of her new reality.

The clone attempted to push past the barrier only to still be trapped. “NOW ACTIVATING QUICK LEARNING FEATURE.” something shrieked at her, an object surrounded the top of her head, and then sparks went flying. Countless neurons were activated as Language, Movement, and other simple aspects of life scared across her gray matter. And then it got worse, other complex subjects such as mathematics, social cues, history, and other such flooded her. That was until out of fear she melted the machine attached to her. “ ERROR **** DEACTIVATION, OPENING HATCH” and suddenly the girl understood. Those sounds meant something. That some closed object was set to open? The barrier lifted itself open and the girl touched where it had been and felt nothing. Unstable, she attempted to walk forward, nearly falling several times as she attempted to learn herself. And then she felt it in the back of her head, a Nagging thought. No, it was a compulsion. “ENTER BEACON”.