Doktor Klaus Heidegger glanced at his PDA to see his morning schedule. There had been quite a shuffling of events to make room for a new and important one: Jozua's symbiote testing. So far there had been only a basic test: Making it appear and disappear. He had hoped she would not bleed every time it happened, and made a point to see if the suddenness of its appearance had anything to do with it. Results were inconclusive. Jozua was still struggling to find the finesse to let it seep out of her, rather than let it burst forth from wherever it would.

Today would be different. She would be controlling the symbiote to do basic tasks today. If things went well, he would have her do a small test flight with her wings.

He had included physical training into Jozua's schedule weeks ago to build her muscles and resilience. The girl was gaining weight, but her muscles were still used to time mostly spent in bed or in wheelchairs. That was changing. Her progress was remarkable.

Klaus entered the large chamber where Jozua's testing was to take place. The subject was already there, standing and looking about the large room. From a viewing booth in the right wall, technicians would be monitoring Jozua's vitals and recording data. They also would be responsible for hitting the "kill switch" if things got out of hand.

The "kill switch" involved a putty that hardened and restrained a mutant. Klaus had it tested on the strongest mutants available and it worked to great effect.

"Jozua, so far we have only been practicing letting the Sample out and retracting it into your body. Today we will be seeing how well you can control it and make use of it."