Made to Serve Prologue

January, xx, xxxx

The most amazing thing has happened! I have witnessed giant turtles here in New York! I only saw a quick glimpse but I know they were turtles. They were the size of humans and walked on two feet. This is just the inspiration I've been looking for! I'll be forever in the history books of science! Just imagine the possibilities of these creatures. If I could get more information about them, study them, I could create the perfect creature for humans to use. There's countless possibilities a humaniod turtle could provide for humanity! Cure for rabies, undersea research, military and manual labor to name a few. I'll get a noble piece prize for this! Maybe even a few.

February, xx, xxxx

I've managed to get a few amateur pictures. There appears to be about four of them. During my attempts to find more about those turtles, I have thought of the most brilliant idea. It's very hard to tell the difference between male and female turtles. And these creatures I shall create will be used all around the world. It would be brilliant to have the creatures both male and female! Just one can be used for breeding. Their are many different fish, amphibian, and reptile females that lay unfertilized eggs but young still hatch. Why can't I do the same with turtles? I must do some research.

February, xx, xxxx

I have had to buy turtle after turtle for my experiments. I have been trying to turn ordinary turtles into humaniod turtles. I know those turtles I saw must have been the product of some sort of mutation from chemicals. I've been trying every chemical I could get my hands on, but it all ends the same. The poor little turtle dies. Oh well, population control I guess. But it's not in vain, once I succeed in my plans. I just hope I don't loose too many more turtles. I don't know if I'll be able to afford it.

April, xx, xxxx

Fate loves me! This answer I have been looking for has fallen from the sky! I grabbed as many containers that I could carry for experimentation. And it was a complete success! I have my own mutant humaniod turtle. I have transformed my juvenile male red eared slider into humaniod turtle! He seems to be very curious now. Like he's looking at the world through new eyes. Perhaps he has developed a human like intelligence. I certainly hope so. I have a lot of testing and studying to do.

Where am I? What happened to me? I'm so big now. And my claws, they're so different. There's not as many as before and it's not as sharp or long. They almost look like what humans have. And my legs, they're so different now. They're longer than my front ones and my back claws are gone. What has happened to my body to change so suddenly?

I'm in such a big tank. But there's no water or land. There's light, but it's not like those fake suns. But they still hurt my eyes. There's so many human things around, I don't know what it all is. I believe I'm on what they called a table?

"Hello my not so little red eared slider. Discovering your new body? I hope you like it. I don't think this could be reversed." A human speaks to me.

I recognize him. He was the one who bought me. Now I remember. He took me out of my tank and put me on this table. They he poured something on me and I turned into this. And now I realize how close he is to me. I want to retreat inside my shell until he goes away. I start to but then he touches my face with those things. Hands, that's what they were.

"Don't be scared now little slider. I won't hurt you. I promise. I want to teach you and learn about you. You're the beginning of a great future little turtle. The first thing I want to do is learn about your anatomy and dna. Don't worry, I won't you. Just relax." He said.

I don't understand most of what he said. But he doesn't look like he wants to hurt me. So I let him do whatever he wants. He ends up laying me down on the table. I don't feel very comfortable being upside down. I want to roll over but I resist the urge to. He said he wouldn't hurt me.

June, xx, xxxx

Sorry for not logging my progress in a while. I have been very busy with my little turtle. I have documented everything I have learned about his mutant anatomy. And it couldn't be more perfect. There is a perfect space for me to implant a female reproductive system. I have bought a female red eared slider and mutated her. My little slider doesn't know about her. There's no need. I only need her reproductive organs and dna. I made sure my little slider was distracted with toys while I worked. They were toys that children would have to teach them things like the alphabet. He's very interested in them. He was scared when I took a sample of blood. But I made sure to reassure him. It's almost like having a child around. He's so curious yet very shy and so submissive. That female looked so scared when I... well "put her down". But I have what I need. I can almost taste the awards and fame now.

The man has done something to me. He took me to that table again and layed me down. He said that he needed to improve me. He said that he doesn't want to hurt me, so he's going to make me sleep. When I woke up there was a line on my plastron. He said not to touch it.

"Well the improvement was a success. I'm very proud of you. You're such a good little turtle. I must admit that I'm so excited for what is to come. Oh! I just realized, I never asked you. Do you understand what I say?" He said.

I didn't know what I should do. He never asked me something before. Just told me stuff. I sometimes don't understand what he says. He talks funny. What am I supposed to do? He's looking at me.

"Hmm. You may not be able to speak. If you understand what I say, move your head like this. It's called nodding. It means yes. If you don't understand, move your head like this. That means no." He said.

I understand what he said. He wasn't using those big funny words. So I do the nodding thing he said. He smiled really big when I did.

"Oh that's excellent! I'll have to teach you how to talk right away. It will be so much easier to be able to communicate. Especially for what I have planned for you, my little slider." He said.

June, xx, xxx

The surgery was a success. My little slider turtle now has a functional female reproductive system as well as male. This is a major step in my plans. His reproductive systems have different dna. But the rest of his body is a combination of the dna, so it's still compatible. I'll be working on breeding him right away. As well as teaching him to talk. Not too much talking. I don't want these new creatures thinking independently before humanity gets a chance to use them. No, just simple phrases he would need to know. I'm so happy! All of my hard work will pay off soon. Whatever that mutating chemical was, it has guaranteed my success! Here's to hoping my slider's offspring has both functioning male and female systems.