Lightning had been called over to the sector of Area 51 where he had his genetic tests conducted, eyes closed as he entered the portion of the Sector V. A voice came to him, clear as day, when he entered the small facility.<br/><br/>"Ah, glad you could make it."<br/><br/>"Cut the crap, Xavion," Lightning snapped, his voice much colder than usual. "... I want to see her."<br/><br/>"Them, you mean?" The scientist grinned, brushing a strand of long white hair from his left eye and beckoned that the teenage creature followed. He did as requested, with great caution in his pace. "... The repopulation of your people upon this planet will not be a difficult thing to accomplish, especially with the power of that gem you brought with you... It is allowing us enough power to let their embryos survive and develop into multiple types... None of them, as a result, are related to you, but each comes from a sample of your sperm, blood, and fur."<br/><br/>"... Good. The others remain ignorant, correct?" he asked, and, at the question, a light was flipped on to reveal many encasements, one in the center of the room containing a female of his species whom was nude and strapped to many cablesl. Lightning ran closer to this central pod, eyes wide as he placed a hand on it. "... She looks... Just like..."<br/><br/>"So you do recognize the design? She was one of the things we salvaged from the warship that Eggman flew into this dimension... We kept what little of her was left living, but now have had the power to restore her body." The man grinned down to the hedgehog, whom was still in too much shock to say anything. "... Your Maria."<br/><br/>Lightning clenched his fist as he held it against the glass. "... How did you know... How?!" he demanded, glaring back at the other, whom simply grinned. "How did you know about this, I order you to tell me!!!"<br/><br/>"Please," the other spat sarcastically. "... Do you think that was the only thing we found on the ship? After all, you were in stasis with files from Project Shadow upon the screen of the computer monitoring your activity, which told us practically all we ever needed to know about you..." The elder grinned, patting the creature on the shoulder before turning off. "Maria will be online in a few hours, you owe me one... Of course, with your help, I now have a perfect supply of prey..."<br/><br/>"... Bastard..." Lightning's word dripped with furious venom before he leaped at the other, his hand cackling with electricity before it shot into the man, whom merely gasped and gagged. The creature's hand drew out of the mad professor's body but seconds later, ripping out the spine of this foul man as he kicked the corpse away, causing it to collapse and sending the head flying off. He dropped the dismembered backbone before looking to the blond female hedgehog, whom rested peacefully in her stasis pod. "... Soon, Maria..." he whispered, placing his bloodied hand on the glass before leaving, discarding the glove that held the most crimson liquid upon it... He'd just get another one from his room, no harm done... And no one would suspect him of murder.<br/><br/>((This makes no sense at the moment, but all will be explained in due time.))