"Are you sure about this," The Boss asked as he and Mokomi gazed into the sealed room. "I'm certain," Mokomi replied, the blue rabbits ears twitching. "The Dark Gardens confrontation with the Solar Guardians has shown that they need reenforcement. A fourth will be needed." The Boss nodded, the pair watching as two doctors now wheeled an unconscious woman inside. "What is her name," Mokomi asked.
"Michelle Wong," the Boss replied. "An agent of S.P.E.A.R."
Mokomi now listened as the Biss explained Agent Wong's arrival. Following the departure of the hunters, S.P.E.A.R found themselves in disarray. When Mokomi made a request to acquire a fourth member of the Dark Garden, the Boss took a chance. "She wasn't easy to capture mind you," he continued. "Put up a heck of a fight before we knocked her out."
"A secret agent is a most valuable asset chui," Mokomi replied. "I just hope your Clean Slate protocol doesn't wipe her of her fighting spirit." The Boss agreed, activating the room as the pair watched in anticipation.
Watching the young Asian woman carefully, both the Boss and Mokomi notices the initial steps of the Clean Slate protocol begin. Michelle's earrings falling away as the rejuvenation process began. Once finished, the pair watched as Michelle began to grow younger. The womans face losing maturity while her body thinned under her medical gown. Soon enough where a young woman in her mid twenties had been was a thin yet pretty high schooler.
"What else can you tell me of this girl chui,"Mokomi asked. "She's profoundly intelligent," the Boss replied. "Graduated from Princeton in a little under three years. According to her IQ test, she scored a 182. That's a supremely high score in case you're wondering. Our spies indicate she's a bit awkward socially, but amazingly inquisitive. She's easily one of the brightest agents within S.P.E.A.R and will be an asset to our...your organization."
Mokomi nodded, the blue rabbits ears twitching as he continued to watch Michelle. The Asian girl looked as if she was about to exit high school in the opposite direction. Already they could see her body begin to shrink in size, her modest breasts deflating under her medical gown. As she went from 14 to 13, they paused as she began to awaken.
Michelle yawned, stretching her thin arms as she gazed at her surroundings. Confused, she now sat up, puzzled to be dressed in only a medical gown. The young teens confusion only amplified as she looked herself over. What intrigued both Mokomi and the Boss was Michelle's reaction.
Instead of horror, the girl was intrigued, watching her body slowly regress in age. As she watched herself go from 13 to 12, they could see an almost childlike wonder in her eyes. Slowly the preteen now padded to the one way mirror before knocking. "Hello," she said in a high voice. "Can you hear me? I know you're in their."
"Can she see us," Mokomi asked. The Boss shook his head no, what was Michelle up to. "You know I'm a government agent right," she stated, placing her hands on her narrowing hips. "Considering this equipment is experimental I'm willing to bet there's at least one person watching."
"She knows we're in here chui," Mokomi exclaimed. As the Boss was about to answer, a now 12 year old Michelle knocked on the glass. "Hello," she called, her voice rising in pitch. "I know you're in there. I'm curious how this works? The only way I've seen biological tissue affected in this way is through magic and this doesn't appear to be magic? What kind of technology is this?"
The Boss and Mokomi were obviously confused by this girls curiosity. Past victims of Clean Slate panicked at their regression. Michelle though, seemed fascinated by what was occurring. The girls reaction now made the Boss do something he never intended to do. "It's science not magic," he replied through a speaker. "Our scientists devised a way to reverse the decay of DNA telomers rapidly."
"Fascinating," Michelle replied with intrigue, the girl looking herself over as she continued to grow younger. During her exchange, she watched herself regress another two years. Puberty abandoned her, her breasts shrinking into her chest as she grew smaller. "This is an incredible piece of technology," the fourth grader replied. "How are the metabolic triggers activated? Are their chemicals involved? How are you able to initiate mass reduction in an individual?" The Boss and Mokomi staring at one another in utter bewilderment. What the hell had they gotten themselves into? This child was not only supremely intelligent but asked enough questions to make their heads spin. Quickly calling over a technician to answer the curious young girls questions, the pair took a moment to collect themselves.
"She's something else," the Boss stated in awe. "I agre chui," Mokomi replied. "I've never met someone who asked so many questions or talked so passionately. That's saying something since I've been alive for over a million years." The pair now glanced at the bewildered technician as he answered all the technical questions of the regression program. "So tell me Boss chui," Mokomi asked. "What plans do you have for my Dark Garden?"
"Recent events have weakened our adversaries," the Boss stated. "I'm asking for the Dark Garden to eliminate the children at the school Nightmare Rose and Sorrow Orchid attend."
"And what of the Solar Guardians?"
"At least one of them goes to that school," the Boss stated. "Once she's attacked the other Guardians should flock to her like a moth to a flame." Mokomi nodded, the rabbit squinting his eyes as he gazed at the Boss. "And what of the kitsune that protect those at that school?"
"That's why I'm sending Choon Hee and Hinata," the Boss replied. "But I wouldn't worry about the kitsune. I have somthing in mind for every kitsune. When I'm done, all they'll be is a myth." Mokomi and the Boss now turned as an excited Michelle began to talk rapidly. Turning they could see a small 6 year old girl holding up her eyeglasses.
"My vision is clear," she called excitedly. "I've been wearing glasses since I was six. This device is certainly impressive! We're you aware that it could reverse organ damage?"
The Boss and Mokomi replied yes, still bewildered by this ever youthening girls excitement. She viewed this as a science experiment, one she was now personally involved with. It amazed the pair that she seemed so unconcerned with her own regression. "When this is over you're turning back to normal right?"
"Ummm yes," the Boss replied, he wasn't lying. When she completed the process, they were going to grow her backup. "Are you sure she won't remember this," Mokomi asked nervously.
"In theory yes," the Boss replied somewhat uncertainly. "But I've never dealt with someone this intelligent...or inquisitive." Mokomi and the Boss watched as Michelle's regression reached its final stages. The young girl trying to stand on tiptoe to see inside before becoming too young to stand. The girl talking for as long as possible before her tongue betrayed her, her words devolving into infantile banter. As it completed, the pair gazed at the wide eyed Asian infant as she cooed. "That's my que," Mokomi replied, hopping towards the entrance. The Boss nodded, staring at Michelle curiously. This tiny, talkative infant was either going to be his greatest asset or his biggest mistake. All he could was cross his fingers and hope for the later.