Patient Zero

An 8-year-old boy could be seen tinkering with a shape sorter inside a room painted in all white. He started with simple shapes first before struggling with the star shape. If not for the screen attached to the upper part of the wall showing the solution God knows how long it would take.

All of this was seen by the occupants of the room next to the boy. Here one could see people wearing lab coats detailing the process of the boy as he solves the puzzle.

At their forefront, a man with a hunched back and thick glasses broke the silence and spoke without turning his head, "Was there something new?"

The researchers looked at each other for a while before their gazes converged on one of their members who has the most seniority.

"Sir, Zero's body showed physiological development expected from those injected with the super soldier serum. We estimated that his strength is ten times those of his age. However his intelligence and mental capacity appear to have degenerated to that of a 3-year-old kid. We assume that this phenomenon had to do with what happened during the experiment. But with enough time-"

"No buts" The hunchbacked man paused before continuing, "What the Baron wants is to create a soldier capable of surpassing Captain America and not Steve Rogers before he was injected with the serum."

"But out of hundreds of kids, only patient zero managed to inherit the powers of the serum without any obvious side effects"

Hearing the researchers retort the old man's face fell and he unceremoniously hit the table with his hands.

Bang~

The alloy table shook as a palm print appeared on its originally smooth surface. The hunched-back old man finally turns his head to look at the group. His thick glasses reflected the terrified look on the researcher's face. Satisfied with their reaction the old man spoke without a change in his tone, "Hydra will not waste her resources on failed experiments."

This time, the middle-aged man and the rest of the group remain silent. Time passed, and the light in Patient Zero's room was put out by the guards outside. The group tasked to observe him also left after gathering their materials.

Alone in his room Patient Zero obediently lay down on his bed where he cover himself with a blanket. Below the thick fabric is the only place where Patient Zero could free himself from prying eyes. As such he ceases his act of being absentminded as a normal look appears on his face.

Patient Zero's real name was Harvey Lin. One sunny day, Harvey was drinking his cup of coffee when all of a sudden he felt heat coming from his forehead. He guessed that it must be a symptom of heatstroke but when he does it was already too late. The next thing Harvey knew he was transported to this world in the body of a guinea pig no less.

Thankfully, Harvey awakened his golden finger along with his transportation. If his calculations were right, he should be able to complete the systems mission tonight.