The Worst (Titus)

"You need to be checked out by a vet. All humans do." Titus answered smoothly as he waited for phoenix, Zeke, or Serenity. "Besides, all three vets are nice and care for humans."

He knew he would fight them against this. "Would you like to be lost in the city and be sold to the slavers? Or would you rather be found by the patrols and back where you belong?" Titus would make all his decisions for him. Then he got smart himself. "Good boy!" He patted his head. "Now that's the correct answer! No, you would rather be found by the patrols and come back where you belong." He smirked.

Serenity knocked on the door and entered, with a pad in hand. She smiled at the human and the ape.

Then she walked over to the human and treated him like any other. "Why hello, young pup. You sure are a cute child. Why don't you come up here and I can examine you?" She was sweet and it would probably make him feel worst. She was only after his health. "Now if you behave, I'll give you a treat."

She slithered her hands under his arms and picked him up. She sat him on the metal table to scan him with one of their devices. Everything checks out except he had no chip. "And your owner wants you microchipped. That's easy to do. Quick, painless, and less likely to be shown."

"How do you know what a vet is like when you have never met one before today, silly human?" So far, she was going to try to give him a shot, regardless what fight he may do when she would give him his vaccinations. It was just as important to give the humans those. If he went around without his updated shots, he'd be quarantined from all others. Including ape-children. Even ape-children got his or her vaccinations.

She wasn't about to give in to this human and she would have to do her job. Well, no use in dillydallying and obeying a kid who knew he was going to get a shot.

She pushed him down onto the table and engaged those fluid restraints. She gave him a look as she unlocked a cabinet and took out three vaccines used only for their age and weight. The weight displayed on the monitor above him. Luckily, she hoped this would be easier.

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Titus stood up to be near his human. He rubbed his arm, knowing that he would probably scream and cry next.

Titus turned his head away from the vet. "Don't look at her. Look at me. It's important for your health."

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Serenity was grateful that there was a smart owner who actually recognized fear. He must have had a child at one time. Serenity prepped the three syringes according to his weight. Then used an alcohol prep to cleanse an area on his arm. "It's important and necessary to keep you healthy. Without it, every disease known to man would get you."

She inserted a needle into his arm so quickly that he wouldn't feel it. She was quick she used a gloved finger to rub the spot every time. Then stuck another needle into his arm with the second vaccine and did the same exact procedure with the last one. Then gave him a adhesive bandage on his arm. It had some child designs on there, but he was good. She dropped the used syringes into a container mounted on the wall. She threw away her gloves and put away all the items.

She kept him restrained for a moment while she assembled a device that resembled an earring gun. It was going to be traumatic to the human. "Keep him occupied." She said to Titus.

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Titus would as she continued to ready her equipment for a tracker and programmed it to his new vets records. It would show the vaccinations and his owner's name.

Serenity noticed that he was squirming and fidgeting. He clearly wasn't happy with what she was going to do. But she had to do her job. "I don't want to do this, but it's the law. Either tracker or collar with a tag. Even a tag could get lost." She hoped that this wouldn't hurt too much. The boy would be in pain. Then she set it aside on the metal table next to the table.

Flipping his hair a little bit out of the neck's way, she felt around his neck. To be sure there was nothing there and bent down to mark a spot on his neck with non-toxic ink. She looked up to Titus.

"This isn't going to be easy if the boy squirms or struggles. If he stays still, it'll be quick and painless, and very small."

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Titus had been watching and patting his arm throughout the whole vaccinations. He would have to keep him still. He thought. "How about I hold him on my lap? Then I can keep him still and quiet. Then you can put the tracker in." He suggested helpfully.

Serenity moved the 'tracking gun' out of his way as the restraints were only to restrain him with a light restraint. Then her ears hurt a little with his shouting. It would probably draw in other vets too. The young human was afraid.

Zeke burst through the door, thinking something was wrong. "Oh another child?! When are they going to stop this foolishness?" He asked, shaking his head. "This new law sucks. What did you try to do, Serenity?" He asked, hoping phoenix was not around here to hear him shouting and screaming.

"I just tried to put a tracker in his neck and he threw a fit." She replied. "I gave him his vaccinations. But now this."

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Titus thought about leaving the room. "Do you need me to step out?" He asked, wondering. "I don't mind waiting in the waiting room, but I thought it'd be easier on the boy if I stayed around."

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"It can often stress them out more. But I've seen owners staying with their humans at this young age." Zeke said as he began to ready a sedative. "It's necessary to put a tracker in his neck. But- if he keeps fighting it, it would have to be under sedation."

Titus was about to think of a way to get him to stop. "No you won't ever just be a lap dog." He finally said. It wasn't going to be an easy transition from being in the wild and being in Central City. It was just a silly tracker. "You know, maybe a tracker isn't necessary." He finally said, with an ulterior motive. It wasn't going to be a good one.

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Serenity stopped and so did Zeke. "What do you mean? It's the law and going against the law isn't a good thing."

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Titus shook his head. "With him carrying on, it's not worth getting a tracker. He gets lost- he gets lost." He looked down at the human and would rarely bend on his goals. He had another meeting to go to and he'd take Damien. "But his punishment will be to sit in my lap throughout my next meeting with the engineers." He smirked.