Sophia gulped and watched as Jared was taken away, giving a small wave and trying not to draw attention to herself. Quite useless actually, considering that all of the hybrids had broken away from their meals, watching the whole fiasco with great interest. And now that Jared had been dragged away, they were all staring at the Doctor. None of them making eye contact, of course. And then there was Sophia. Standing right next to him. She hated being in front of huge crowds of people and now... Here she was. Great, just great.<br/><br/>The Doctor cleared his throat and spoke. "Hybrids, back to your cells. You will stay in there until we have this mess cleaned up. Appointments will be delayed as well as training. The less.... Incompetent Hybrids can follow the guards to the public cages. And if any of you pull something like the Wolf did." He gave a calm smile. "Well. It won't be very pretty."<br/><br/>That was all the hybrids needed to know. Unanimously, all of them stood and headed to their designated Wings, the felines being escorted by a group of guards. The panther glared at Sophia as she left, rubbing her neck and giving a small hiss. Sophia shrunk back, only to be stopped by the Doctor.<br/><br/>She turned around and looked at him, giving a tentative smile, "H-Hello, Doctor." She said, trying to hide the ring behind her back.<br/><br/>The Doctor smiled as well, holding out his hand, "Save the pleasantries, Sophia. Give me the ring." He waited expectantly, even checking his watch as he did so. Sophia gulped, taking a step back, "Ring? What ring?"<br/><br/>The Doctor didn't look surprised at her false confusion, only disappointed. He sighed and snapped his fingers, two guards coming up behind Sophia and pulling her arms apart from behind her, causing the ring to fall from her grasp and skitter on the ground. "No!", she exclaimed and bent to reach for it, only to be held back by the guards once more. She didn't put up much of a struggle, watching helplessly as the Doctor picked up the ring and sighed once again.<br/><br/>"Sophia... You were really stealing? You? My prized possession, taking from your superiors?" He waited to see if she would rat Jared out, betray her only friend. But she didn't, staying silent and looking down at the ground. "I... I did steal, sir.."<br/><br/>The Doctor shook his head and sighed, putting the ring in his pocket. "That wolf is having an influence on you, dear. You would never have done this, not if you weren't associated with him. I'm afraid.. I'm going to have to take action."<br/><br/>Sophia looked up, her face scared. "Take action?"<br/><br/>The Doctor nodded, "Yes. For your punishment, you're being put on the Chain."<br/><br/>Sophia's eyes widened, her tail tucking in between her legs. The Chain. She's rather be put in Solitary Confinement, not the Chain.<br/><br/>The Chain was located in the lobby, on a round pedestal in the center of the huge room. This is where humans first come in, whether they were here to see tours or buy a hybrid, they came to the lobby first. It was exactly what it was called. A chain. But it was so much more than that.<br/><br/>If a hybrid was on display on the Chain, the humans could do to it what they wanted. In the morning, it was usually just small children wanting to tug on the tails and ears, take a ride on it's back. In the afternoon, it was people on break from work, wanting entertainment, such as singing or dancing, roars and screeches, anything they could poke and prod the hybrid to do. At night... That was her biggest fear. At night is when the drunks came in, or the sleazy  lessees of he city. She had heard stories of what they would to to hybrids, or more rather force them to do..<br/><br/>Incompetent Hybrids spent there days there, the ones that didn't respond well or weren't smart enough to take more complex orders, or those on punishment like her. But she didn't belong! She was the most obedient hybrid there, she wasn't supposed to be used by the public like this!<br/>The thought terrified her, not wanting to end up like that rabbit hybrid who could barely walk the next day, or the skunk hybrid who jumped at every loud noise. She couldn't be on the Chain, she just couldn't!<br/><br/>"Please sir, don't put me on the Chain! I don't want to experience that, I don't wa--"<br/><br/>"Would you rather me erase your memories with Jared? Put you to sleep, only for you to wake up and not even know his name? Because I can do that. I'll gladly, do that."<br/><br/>Sophia gulped, staying silent and shaking her head. "No, sir.." Jared was her only friend, and she couldn't lose him. Not to the Doctor, not to anyone. He meant too much to her.<br/><br/>The doctor nodded, "Very well, then. Guards, take her away." They both nodded and started to guide Sophia out of the messhall by her arms, keeping her close to them. They passed through the Public Cages, incompetent hybrids starting to settle in them before the humans came to browse. Her eyes fell upon Jared and she had to look away, her face red in shame. The other hybrids watched, wide eyed. They would never expect Sophia to be set out on the Chain, and this was a first for everyone.<br/><br/>The guards led her to the lobby, stepping up onto the pedestal. They attached the collar there around her neck, making sure it was tight and unable to squeeze out of. The Chain recognized her number and holograms appeared, showing her name, race, gender, abilities, and anything else you could make about her. She sat, miserable, just waiting for the day to begin. This was not going to be fun. Not fun at all.<br/><br/>The Doctor paced slowly into the public cages, finding Jared's cage and squatting down so he could look into the wolf's eyes. "I'm not letting you taint the most perfect hybrid here, you understand that? If I were you, I would leave her and join some other group of incompetents. Unless you want to see her on the Chain until she's sold, I suggest you do." He smiled and gestured his hand out to the lobby, perfectly visible from where Sophia sat. "Why don't you watch and see how she does on her first day, hmm?" He chuckled and stood. "It will be... Entertaining." With that he strode away, his shoes clomping down on the floor and causing a silence to fall over the room.