Chapter 10 Test Time

"Here we are." Hopkins said, pointing into the strange new room.

Zarda's eyes darted around cautiously. He saw several new contraptions inside. There was a chair with multiple straps, next to a counter, covered by a large metal box. There was a large lever on its side. On the opposite end of the room, he could see another metal tray, just like the one he had first woken up to. This one didn't have the straps for his wrist. Thank god, he thought. It did, however, have a metal tray with bizarre tools laid neatly upon a white cloth. Under it was a trash can. Close by was a large bath tub or basin at the end of the table filled with ice water.

"Call for soldiers nicholson and kendrick to join us." Hopkins ordered cyrus.

Right then, the two soldiers come casually walking up. They entered in with their M4's in hand. Hopkins smiled over at the soldiers, happy to see them help.

"If I could have you two help us strap him down, then stand guard outside the doors in case he gets out of control. Thank you." She said.

Both soldiers nodded yes, putting away their weapons to help. Zarda made it easy on them, he didn't fight. He held out his arms for them to take hold of. They calmly walked him over to the crazy chair. Quickly, they began strapping him up tight.

"Thank you gentlemen. That will be all for now." said Hopkins.

She grabbed for a pair of blue rubber gloves and placed them on quickly. She stared over at zarda periodically as she grabbed for several needles and a sharp doctor's knife. Hopkins removed the cap off from the shot and pushed out a drop of liquid. Scientist eugene walked over with rubber tubing. He tied it around zarda's bicep and tapped for a vein. He found one and waited for hopkins to pierce it. She inserted the needle in with a sudden thrust. It pinched like before for a second. She pushed up the end, releasing the clear liquid inside.

Zarda felt a burning sensation this time. It wasn't as pleasant as his first experience. His arm began to catch fire and sting all over. He looked down, wincing in pain. Hopkins stood back and observed his reaction.

"Take notes cyrus, Quickly. There is a red rash popping up, it appears to be in dime size circular marks. How does it feel, zarda?" She asked.

He gritted his teeth.

"It burns like hell." He replied.

She nodded and told cyrus to record the information. Hopkins walked away to discard the needle. The pain was slowly subsiding and zarda was relieved. Hopkins grabbed the second shot and repeated the process. She inserted it into the same spot as the first one went in. This time, the feeling was ice-cold. It was unbearably painful. The cold feeling turned into a stinging, burning sensation. Zarda screamed, it felt worse than the first shot. Hopkins looked over at cyrus who was recording every detail. Scientist delilah held her hands over her ears. She didn't want to hear his painful cries. It bothered her heart to see him go through the tests. Hopkins, then took the doctor's knife and cut across the area where she had inserted the two needles. Red blood gushed out. It was pouring all down his arm and onto the arm of the chair. Zarda growled at her.

"What are you doing. Bleeding me to death?" He asked, clenching his teeth.

She smiled at him with a satisfied grin.

"Maybe, but not quite. Eugene take samples and stop his bleeding. Cyrus, did you record how the blood squirted out like a fountain? The last patient's arm didn't do that. That is something to take note of. Delilah, grab the bandages for eugene and assist him in cleaning zarda up." She ordered.

Delilah moved fast, she didn't want zarda to bleed out too long. He was already appeared light-headed. Any longer and he could pass out.

"Keep him from passing out on us people. If he happens to. We will have to wait. I'm not a patient person, if you get my drift." Hopkins said.

She walked over to a tall standing cabinet by the door and rummaged inside for her next tools. She pulled out a plastic case. Hopkins walked over, placing it onto the counter, and unlatched it. Opening the lid she revealed a taser, clamps, burning wand, and ball gag. She smiled in delight. She was dazed in her own world, while her colleagues worked sufficiently.

Eugene and Delilah were quickly at work cleaning up zarda. Eugene had stopped the bleeding and had a white bandage wrapped around zarda's arm. Delilah was looking into his eyes emphatically. She smiled to keep from crying. She was cleaning up the blood all over his chair. Zarda wanted to grab her up in his arms in a hug. He wanted a female's embrace for comfort. Delilah had felt the same, but she knew she needed to hurry up and get out of the way. Delilah stepped back and watched hopkins move towards zarda. Hopkins had the taser in her right hand. She pushed the button and a spark of electricity stretched across in the open tip. Hopkins wasn't smiling now, her look was evil. She pushed the taser into zarda's chest and held it there for a beat. Zarda violently shook under the zap. His eyes were rolled back, and his head rapidly bounced up and down under the sharp jolt. His arms clenched up tightly. Delilah's tolerance was dwindling away. She screamed out for hopkins to stop. She couldn't handle anymore. Hopkins turned it off and stepped over to face Delilah. She was annoyed by her outcry. It had distracted her from her job.

"If you don't shut up, I will zap you next. If you can't handle this, then leave." said Hopkins.

Zarda roared a heart thumping scary growl. His green eyes were bright with rage. His biceps flexed against the restraints. Zarda's veins in his arms and forehead bulged out. He balled up his fist, until the knuckles turned white.

"STOP! Don't you dare threaten her." Screamed zarda.

The scientists including hopkins had run back to the far wall, cowering among each other. Delilah, of course did the opposite. She ran to his side, while the soldiers stepped in with guns raised. Delilah began to unlatch his straps, but was abruptly interrupted. Hopkins had ordered soldier kendrick to remove her from the room for a moment. He did as he was asked. Zarda snarled at the soldier as he laid his hands on arms, roughly pulling her out of the room. He stood guard over Delilah, preventing her to enter again. Soldier nicholson waited patiently for hopkins next orders. She dismissed him out and walked back to the white case. She grabbed the ball gag and speedily placed it in zarda's mouth. She laughed knowing it would prevent him from screaming out like he had. Hopkins was careful not to slip, or zarda could have easily bitten down on a finger or two. She was safer, now that he was unable to bite anyone. The ball was large, so big it caused his jaws to lock up. A cramp in his mouth was starting to caused him more pain. Still, he looked at hopkins with the fiercest of glares. She had placed the taser back and grabbed for the heating wand.

Hopkins ripped zarda's shirt down the middle, exposing his abdomen. His stomach was tight and flexed. She stopped to take in the enjoyable view, while she waited for the rod to heat up. The end began to glow a hot reddish amber color. She laid the tip onto his chest. Smoke raised and the smell of burning flesh filled their nostrils. Zarda screamed, but his yelling was muffled. A low horrifying rumbled escaped instead.Tears rolled down his eyes. The odors was filling the room fast. Scientist eugene began to choke, then gagged on his own vomit. He ran out of the room, breathing heavy. He found a nearby trash can and proceeded to throw up inside. Delilah cried outside the door and slammed her fist into the wall. She was angered.

The smell and growls didn't seem to bother hopkins. She pressed the tip further in. Then yanked it away harshly. Zarda's eyes widen as flesh ripped off from his chest. He violently thrashed in his chair, trying to break free. If he did, hopkins would not be standing and smirking down at him as she was.

"Cyrus, keep taking notes. Don't get sick on me like eugene. Jasper, grab me the clamps and taser again." She demanded.

Hopkins took the fire hot tip and drug it down zarda's abs. Going over one by one slowly, until she got to the top of his pants. She untied them and proceeded to pull them open a bit. Exposing the top of his manhood. She teased him with the rod. Almost making him believe she was going to touch it with the flaming stick. He shook his head no, and pleaded with his eyes for her to stop. She turned the button off and laid the wand in the sink to cool down. Turning, around she grabbed out of jasper's hands the clamps and taser.

She placed the clamps on the lions nipples and twisted the notch on top, tightly. She twisted, until they had become flat. Zarda was shaking from the torturing pain. Hopkins pressed the taser button again, sending out sparks. The electricity was sizzling. She touched the tip of it to the conducting notch on the clamps and watched as zarda was zapped mercilessly. His body convulsed, and he began to foam at the mouth. She watched, until he was almost unresponsive. Hopkins stopped the treatment and called for the soldiers to strip him naked and place him into the ice tank.

Zarda was so weakened from the electric currents, that invaded his body, that he passed out. The soldiers unstrapped him quickly as they had placed him in them. They removed his clothes with difficulty, dragging his limp body over to the basin. Soldier kendrick was a big man. He was almost seven foot tall and weighed around two hundred and sixty pounds. He could pick up zarda without a struggle.

Kendrick set him down into the ice water and watched the lion almost sink under, before hos quick reflexes snatched him up. Soldier kendrick grabbed zarda up from under his armpits and held him tight. Soldier nicholson had his gun cocked and ready to shoot if zarda came back to life with an attack. Surprisingly, zarda didn't wake back up. His head hung lifeless, and the ice bath never shocked his body.

Delilah stood in the doorway with her hands over her mouth sobbing. Hopkins removed her gloves, throwing them away. She ordered the soldiers once he was awake to lead him back to his cage. Hopkins then proceeded to order the other scientists to go on with their day, that they were finished, until tomorrow. Hopkins walked out pushing her body hard into Delilah's.

"Move out of my way, you pathetic woman. I hope your little lion boyfriend dies. Eye for an eye as I see it." She viciously spouted.