Bright. The sudden blinding light hit it, washing it in fluorescent, sterile beams. It flopped around for a while, finding its bearings with achingly slow movements. Yet, it was way longer than any other experiment had ever stayed alive. Blood pressure was elevated, pulse was climbing. It would collapse any second from overexertion simply from trying to exist.

Dr. Maynard clutched his clipboard, eyes wide, heart pounding. All these years, and he was so close. he would prove them all wrong soon. This would change scientific history as they knew it. Being able to create highly functioning hybrids for specialized jobs could be exactly what this world needs. No more deaths from construction accidents when you have an indestructible species building utopias in just days.