Becoming Pt 2: Permanence_WIP

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The Becoming Pt. 2: Permanence

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Tamzarian Industries Complex Main Sub Laboratory-On the shores on the Southernmost part of Angel Falls in the Old Industrial District-10:24 PM

Inside the cold and dark main laboratory of Scarlette Tamzarian several lab technicians all scampered around in preparation for what looked like some intensive procedure about to take place. Scarlette herself was seated in a floating mechanical chair which hovered about 3 feet off of the ground...several cable connections had been made to her cyborg body from the chair in various locations. Part of her body was hidden underneath a long and flowing navy blue cloak...her completely metallic left arm complete with her trademark elaborate mini-computer within her wrist was clearly visible as it sat on the arm rest of the chair.

She was flanked on both sides by two statuesque women that had been transformed into "Necroborgs"....they had been reanimated back to life from death, fitted with extensive cybernetics, and programmed to serve as elite soldiers. On the right stood Scarlette's prototype Necroborg, Wraith, who had caused the Angel Falls Police Department a great deal of trouble when she went 'rogue' several months ago. Her body had been redesigned since her initial prototype schemata...her thick muscular body appeared to be covered with a thin dark blue suit of metal which had gone up to her lower mandible. On the other side of Scarlette's seat stood a new face...this one belonged to who was once known as Laura Thomas-Hunter, stepmother of Lt. Raina Hunter of the AFPD SCU. Scarlette had pulled the plug on Laura, who was comatose for many years, only to resurrect her as a deadly Necroborg. Laura...now known as Nightmare...wasn't as muscular as Wraith was, yet was sensationally built as her body was coated in the same thin form-fitting metal substance that covered Wraith.

Scarlette's luscious red lips stretched into a smile as she watched the frame of Vanessa materialized before her translucent sky blue eyes. The cable connections into her body removed themselves and slinked back into the hi-tech throne as she floated high into the air from her seat, descending right in front of Vanessa. She didn't have to speak as she glared at one of the lab technicians to come and take Vanessa's belongings out of her hands. Scarlette walked around Vanessa, who was doing her best to cover up her feminine parts with her arms and hands as she stood there nude being inspected by the blue-eyed blond cyborg. Vanessa still felt very sick as she continued to shiver from her ridiculously high fever as she wobbled back and forth on her feet trying to keep her balance...her light brown eyes were glazed over and her vision slightly blurred as her body had once again started to emit perspiration at a high rate and circuity began to flicker and glow from underneath her skin. Vanessa's legs eventually buckled and her body went limp as she began to collapse to the floor. Before she could fall to the ground completely Scarlette's eyes glowed brightly as she instantly held her hand out and, without physically touching her, caught Vanessa who struggled to stay conscious as her body arched backwards at her center and limply floated in midair. Scarlette used her powers of magnetic manipulation to pull Vanessa in front of her and gently stroked her face as she began to welcome Vanessa back to her laboratory.

"Oopsie...baby almost had a nasty tumble there! Vanessa my dear...so good to see you again! It looks like you're coming along quite nicely! I've been watching your matches since our last appointment...and I like what I see! How do you feel?"

"At the moment I...I feel like complete and utter shit, madame. I'm extremely hot and freezing cold at the same time right now."

"Good...I did noticed that your cellular structure has evolved and is almost completely done mutating and reconstructing itself. How have the electrolyte injections been working?"

"They were doing just fine until the last few days...I've been puking a lot and I haven't even been eating much at all; I can't recall being hungry once. I feel like I have to puke right now, but I don't think I have anything left to throw up but my guts!"

"That means that they're working and your body's almost done purging itself...be fortunate, my daughter...it could've all came out the other end and that really wouldn't have been pretty at all! And don't worry about your guts...we'll take care of those nasty, messy things and replace them with some top of the line intestinal tubing in due time! Although, I have been monitoring your vitals via the implants that I installed in you, your body has been overheating more than what it is should...perhaps I miscalculated a few things but I don't think that it's anything that will compromise your progression. Even now I see that your levels are unstable and that you are currently experiencing heat exhaustion; my scans show that you're suffering a fever of 113 degrees...if the transformation process wasn't working, then you'd be dead by now! Don't worry...once your transformation is complete, you won't have to worry about that anymore....lets get you cooled off a bit before we proceed."

Scarlette dragged Vanessa's body through the air with her powers and lowered her into a small reclined pod full of a clear chemical. Steam rose from the top of the cool liquid and a sizzling noise could be heard as soon as Vanessa's body was lowered into the pod. The chemical came all the way up to her bust line...the myriad of flickering wires underneath her skin turned to a solid soft glow and eventually stopped glowing after a minute as she continued to uncontrollably shiver and breath hard as her glossy eyes struggled to stay open. Although she was extremely weak, Vanessa was in awe of the wires that were glowing through her skin and muscles that traced along the curves of her body while she rested in the chemical bath. Scarlette stroked her hair as she continued to talk to her from the side of the pod...periodically dipping her metal left hand in the water and rubbing it across Vanessa's forehead and lips.

"There...that should offer you some immediate relief. I will let you rest and cool off for several minutes, then we will proceed with Phase 3."

Vanessa slipped into unconsciousness less than a minute after Scarlette spoke. Scarlette stroked her hair as she watched Vanessa's eyelids get too heavy for her to keep them open any longer. She then floated around the laboratory to make sure that her staff of highly skilled technicians were prepared for the next phase as Vanessa's body needed time to cool down before she began operating on Vanessa again, furthering the progress of just whatever amazing experimentation that Scarlette is fusing and transforming Vanessa's body with.

After about 25 minutes Scarlette lifted Vanessa's limp body out of the liquid filled pod and floated her over to a series of machines, tables with various surgical tools on them, and technicians that waited for her body. Scarlette lowered her so that the technicians could connect her to the machines...they laid her down spread eagle; her arms and legs made an X shape as they were fastened into giant cuffs that held them in place.

Scarlette removed her cloak and decided that she would personally work on Vanessa with her own hands rather than have her technicians do most of the work; the last time that Scarlette had carried the complete work load of performing an extensive procedure on a subject was many years ago when a young woman named Nicole Vetter came into her laboratory in similar fashion to that of Vanessa, looking to be made stronger and better. She began to reconnect tubes, wires, and implants to Vanessa's body in similar places as was done the last time when Vanessa was here in the laboratory...Scarlette shaved the left side of her head, removed part of her skull revealing her brain, and added wires and a metal plate to cover it back up. The monitors connected with the machines displayed Vanessa's vitals which Scarlette examined with a smirk on her face After several minutes of preparations, her body was turned upright where she hung pulled out in four different directions...her body was riddled with circuitry and gadgets as her long hair completely covered her entire right side of her face; Vanessa's eyes fluttered several times as she regained her consciousness. She stared at Scarlette staring at her as she worked on Vanessa lean yet ample bronze body...she could barely move her head to look down and she what was being done to her body. Her lips quivered as they parted to inquire to Scarlette on what was going on...Vanessa barely spoke above a whisper as Scarlette continued to work on her body.

"What...what exactly are you doing to me?"

"I'll bet your mind has been racing back and forth wondering just what has been happening to you...Since our first appointment and the treatments that you have undergone, your body has been slowly mutating and transforming itself into a techno-organic cybernetic bio-construct...meaning that your body is now mostly comprised of living machinery that mimics an organic body. Your body is merely ridding itself of your old cells, tissues, membranes, bones, marrow, and other organic systems which you no longer need anymore thanks to a revolutionary new fusion of bio-chemistry, cybernetics, and nanotechnology that I have discovered loosely based on the symbiotic Adora-1 technology as well as generous genetic tissue samples from Wraith over there along with the genetic materials from various metahumans that I've accumulated over time; instead of subject you to traditional extensive cybernetic surgery where I simply replace your organic body parts with machinery, I have infused your body with millions of nanomachines that have been working hard to bond, deconstruct, transform, and completely rebuild and maintain your body on the cellular level. I call this the Onnica Project...of course, you will be...excuse me, you are Onnica-1."

Scarlette stopped working on Vanessa for a moment as she floated over to a monitor which displayed Vanessa's body schematics and vital signs as she explained to the young woman the metamorphosis that her body was undergoing.

"The frequent sessions of overheating and regurgitation that you have been experiencing is simply the nanomachines cutting, burning, and expunging the organic components and systems that it no longer needs. Your veins and nerves have been almost completely replaced with microscopic wires, tubes, and circuitry...your skeleton is still in the process of turning into pure indestructible metal....your muscles are now a synthetic blend of organic matter and micro-circuitry fibers; that would explain why you could see the network of circuitry illuminating underneath your skin. Although you will still look human on the outside, you will still very much be a cyborg on the inside, right down to the bone.

Although the nanomachines are taking care of most of the internal work, this next phase does involves a bit of surgery...I've already started Phase 3 while you were sleeping. As I mentioned, I'm going to get rid of those icky guts, or what's going to be left of them. Your new body won't have a need for digestion, yet you will still need intestinal tubing and a nutrition processing unit to feed your organic components the proper nutrients that they need...and even then your body will function properly at optimal levels off of pure energy intake so that you don't need to completely depend on food. I will replace those lovely brown eyes of yours with bionic optical sensors with all of the standard features...they're such a nice color, so perhaps I'll keep them light brown!

All of your major joints will be replaced with reinforced hinges and add implants to your limbs to greatly enhance your strength and speed to ungodly levels...I kid you not in saying that you will be the strongest creation physically that I have ever constructed to date. I'm going to add a minicomputer to your brain not just to keep you in line and monitor your cybernetic systems, but to keep you performing at optimal levels. You will be able to interface with other machines and cyborgs as well as download a vast amount of information. I know that you are a highly skilled fighter, but I will upload you with thousands of combat sequences and fighting techniques...I wasn't kidding in saying that you will be the ultimate warrior. And the best part, I have crafted an incredible suit of armor that will plug directly into your body and further make you into the demigoddess that you are destined to become...the armor will enable you with the ability of sustained flight as well as it will contain various built-in high powered weaponry. You will be invincible."

Vanessa thought about everything that the older blond cyborg woman was saying to her. She remained silent for a minute as she looked at the monitors containing the blueprints of what she was to become. Scarlette broke the silence to inquire to Vanessa to gauge her thoughts, as she could see the wheels turning in Vanessa's head as she stared at the schematics with a pensive look on her face.

"Vanessa, my dear, please indulge me for a moment. There's something that's been burning a hole through my databanks since we last parted that I want to hear from you in your current state. Was this what you had in mind when you asked me to make you stronger, faster, and a much more efficient fighter? I know you just originally wanted some simple body modifications and such...but did you think that you would be completely transformed into a new creature when that said I could offer you so much more if you were to completely submit yourself to me and trust that I would make you stronger? The only reason why I ask is because everything from this point on will be permanent...there is no turning back, no having second thoughts or changing your mind...you will be fully transformed into a near-perfect fusion of woman and machine for the rest of your life...a cyborg. Even now, your body has changed so much that you will never be normal again...too much of your genetic structure has evolved and changed into techno-organic cybernetics. Like I've promised several times...you will be a demigoddess with power levels that rival the likes of the mightiest of metahumans by the time I'm finished with you."

Scarlette turned from the monitors and floated back over to where Vanessa's body hung...she floated directly in front of Vanessa, stroked her face, and gently grabbed her chin while she looked straight in her visible left eye.

"It is rare that I have such a wonderful physical specimen to agree to fully subject their bodies and their will to my experimentation...I would much rather have someone at my side that wanted to be here on their own volition rather than force them to be here through mind control and programming; you cannot program pure conviction and passionate drive into a cyborg...not to mention that my agenda and plans are often morally questionable and tow the line of good and evil. I need to be reassured that you are dedicated to my agenda and that you will do whatever I command with no question, despite how wrong or bizarre it may be. So I ask you for the final time...are you sure that this is what you want? Are you ready to fulfill your destiny? Are you willing to give complete control of your life to me and serve at my side as my ultimate warrior and enforcer...are you ready to leave the life of Vanessa Ellis behind and embrace your destiny as Onnica-1?"

Vanessa paused for a moment as she allowed Scarlette's words to register in her mind...although she had been having doubts due to the immense pain that she has been in each time her body has overheated and caused her to vomit, she had made her decision when she first visited Scarlette that she wanted to wield unbelievable power. She was thinking that her modifications would put her on par with that of current world champion Sapphira Reese, but Scarlette had enticed Vanessa's quenching of being more than a world champion fighter. Scarlette had promised the young warrior whatever her heart desired if she were to subject herself to her latest technological breakthrough. Scarlette's way with words had resonated with Vanessa as she thought about the power that was promised to her and was sold on becoming Onnica-1. She lifted her head to look at the beautiful blonde woman directly into her glowing blue eyes and answered the question.

"I've come too far to turn back now...something tells me it's a little too late for me to get cold feet about all of this. I stick to my original answer that I gave you almost two months ago...yes, I am ready to accept my destiny, madame. For the price of becoming the ultra powerful demigoddess that you promised that you would turn me into, I'm all yours!"

"Excellent...that's all I needed to hear. You know, you remind me very much of my first 'daughter'...she was young, beautiful, strong, hungered to be the best, and a near-perfect physical specimen who I transformed into one of the most powerful cyborgs that have ever been assembled. I call her Adora-1, but you probably know her better as Nicole Vetter or Diamond as she likes to be called. She has been my finest work thus far, but I believe that I have outdone myself with what I have planned for you. Not to mention, she was rather selfish with the gifts that I gave her and went about with her own agenda, which unfortunately is a conflict of interests with my agenda. But you...you will fit into my agenda perfectly; I know that you have willingly participated and agreed to follow my every command, but for safe measure I have added several programming microchips in your brain and will add a microcomputer to your brain in the event that you do decide that you don't want to listen to your mother anymore.

So, let's proceed then, shall we? Are you ready...Onnica-1?"

Vanessa gave a wicked grin and nodded her head in approval as she answered Scarlette.

"Yes...mother. I was born ready...let's do this!"

"Your eagerness delights my mechanical heart! Come now my daughter...your destiny awaits!"

A mechanical arm with a needle came down and lodged itself in the back of her neck...she tensed up and moaned a little as the needle injected her body with anesthesia. Scarlette pressed a few buttons on her left wrist computer and another set of arms came in with various buzzsaws and other surgical tools at the end of them. Vanessa's eyelids became heavy as the anesthesia had began to take effect rather quickly.

"I'm going to put you back to sleep for the rest of your metamorphosis...when you awaken, your transformation will be complete. Close your eyes my dear...visualize having ungodly levels of power to wield at your hands! Dream about standing at my side as this world becomes ours for the taking! Activate Onnica-1 sleep mode....initializing Onnica-1: Sigma-A transformation process Phase 3."

The last thing that Vanessa heard and saw before losing consciousness at Scarlette's command was the mechanical arms with the buzzsaw whirring at a high speed as Scarlette approached her with another surgical tool in her hand, set to carve into her now cyber-organic flesh to continue her transformation into a living machine.

End Pt. 2
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....And the plot thickens!!!! "Dun dun....DUNNNNNN!!!!!!

Well...it looks like Vanessa has decided to side with and swear her full allegiance to Scarlette Tamzarian, and from what we've seen so far...Scarlette is bad news! And now, Scarlette's making Vanessa mega uber ultra powerful...this can't be good for Angel Falls! Guess we'll have to pay attention to the next and final chapter of "The Becoming" to see just what will become of Vanessa...now known as Onnica-1!!!