The rest of the tests went by rather quickly.
X-rays to check out her bones and organs, where they were able to see the odd extra body parts she had.
Such as the seven extra small hearts she had that were placed throughout her body, all acting as their own version of her main heart and pumping blood.
They were something that came with her race, and currently, she couldn't change them even if she wanted to.
They also noticed the lack of Kidneys in her body.
This was due to the fact that her body didn't need Kidneys; everything was absorbed to form mass, and as such, her body produced no waste.
M.R.I.s were they scanned not only her brain but other parts of her body.
During the M.R.I., they could pick up on the second ability she wanted them to find.
Her cellular radiation generation.
They noticed that her body was actively absorbing the little bit of radiation that the machines gave off and storing them in her cells. Which granted her a certain level of immunity to them.
This was the exact reason she showed the skill to them, to begin with.
She wanted them to understand that she had a certain level of resistance and adaptability when it came to radiation because various important things and plans of S.H.I.E.L.D. had to do with radiation.
One she was especially invested in was Hulk.
After the testing was finished, they led her out of the room after allowing her to change and returned to the waiting room where the others were.
The doctor gave Phil the report he had written about all the things they found, and as Phil was reading through it, Lily could see the subtle changes on his face.
Curiosity, surprise, and maybe even ideas took shape right before her in his mind.
She didn't use her mind-reading because she was wary of trying to invade the mind of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents, especially one as highly ranked as Phil, mainly because she didn't know what technology or mutants they had under them.
"Lily, it says here that your body is very healthy and much stronger than that of a normal human. Did you know that?"
Asked Phil as he finished reading through the papers, putting the report aside for now.
Lily shook her head, pretending to have been unaware of her difference in capabilities from a normal human.
"No, is that a bad thing?"
"Not at all; in fact, it's a very good thing. But aren't you curious about how much stronger you are?"
Phil replied with a smile on his face.
Lily could tell what he was planning immediately; he wanted her to willingly accept testing to see her physical limitations.
But she also wanted them to see the physical limitations she was willing to show them, so she agreed.
"Yes, if that helps."
"Great then, why don't you come with me to a special area, there you can test your strength all you want."
Lily was about to nod and follow along, but her adoptive father spoke before she could.
"Sir, is that wise? She's still rather young."
It seemed he was worried. He may look quite stoic a lot of the time, but he could actually be a lot more caring than her adoptive mother when it comes down to it.
He just didn't know how to show it.
"Don't worry, it won't put her in danger; just see what she can do."
Replied Phil as he reassured both the parents, noticing they had both taken a keen liking to the girl, but it was within what they had expected.
After that little exchange, Lily agreed and went along with them; being taken out of the lab, they entered and back to the elevator.
This time, they went down even further, going all the way down to a floor B6.
The first thing Lily was surprised about was the fact that this building had six basement floors, which in itself must have taken a lot of time and money to make.
But given the size and capabilities of S.H.I.E.L.D., along with their backing and Hydra being within them, it was within her expectations.
The second thing that surprised her was the room they had entered.
It was a large room centered around training or testing things that couldn't be done above.
The walls were tall and made of tough and thick metallic material with a dark blue tint.
The floor was solid, and while also seemingly made out of the same material as the walls, expect it also had another material that separated the room into multiple parts.
Each part was catered towards a different thing.
She could see equipment and machines that seemed to be for training or testing someone's physical capabilities, another area was decorated with targets that seemed for testing, or training ranged capabilities, and so on.
She couldn't help but be amazed at how the place was designed and everything in it.
She could only assume that this floor was made to train promising Agents or even Mutants they hired to work for them.
And now it was her turn to be tested in it.
"Please, follow me; this area here has the things needed to run the tests."
Phil said as he led them to the area with the machines and equipment set up.
Sorry about the delay in chapters; I accidentally slept through the entire day.
Phil took them over to the area that was filled with equipment to be used. More specifically, he took her over to a machine to test her strength, her punching force first.
The machine looked similar to one of those boxing games you would find in an arcade; however, it was much better made. It was metallic with a flat surface covered in padding that was meant to be hit.
The screen above it would display various factors, such as the speed of the hit, the recoil of the impact, the force of the blow, and even the way the force of the collision was distributed over the machine.
It was clearly very well built and maintained, most likely used as one of the various machines that were, or even still is, used to test the capabilities of Super Soldiers and Mutants.
"This is a machine we use to test the force behind punches and even kicks. It's the easiest machine, so let's begin with this."
Phil stopped in front of the machine and turned to Lily, explaining how it worked to her.
"All you have to do is punch it, use as much force as you can, and don't worry about getting injured; the padding is made to absorb much of the force and leave your hand safe."
Once he finished explaining it, Lily spoke.
"I'll try my best."
She had no intentions of trying her best.
She would show half or even a fraction of her strength at most. Just enough to be of use to them, enough use to be turned into an Agent, but not enough use to be strapped to a table.
With Phil stepping out of the way, she walked closer to the machine and readied her fist.
Putting on a show of giving it her all, she swung her fist forward and slammed it into the machine, a loud bang echoing as she did from the impact.
The sound of the bang surprised the onlookers, Phil, and her parents, causing their eyes to quickly shift to the numbers being calculated by the machine.
Of course, the machine didn't break; this wasn't some third-rate cultivation story.
The machine was naturally made to withstand very powerful blows; it was made to be used by top-notch super soldiers. It would be foolish if it broke with just a little of her strength.
It took a minute or so, but eventually, the numbers settled and showed the report on the different factors of her punch.
Lily had no clue how to read it, so she turned towards Phil to try and get him to explain it.
"What does that mean?"
Phil looked over the report with a thoughtful expression before hearing the girl's voice. He quickly looked towards her and explained it in a way she could understand.
Or rather, in a way, he thought a young girl would understand.
"Well, it basically means the force of your punch is strong enough to break through a normal person's body. Which is very impressive."
And dangerous.
She could see it in his face, a certain level of wariness about her abnormally high strength. As an Agent that worked for S.H.I.E.L.D., he had obviously dealt with such things before, so he knew the threat they could pose.
Lily also noticed the look on her parents' faces when he said that, obviously not expecting the young girl they had been looking over and taking care of for the last few days would be strong enough to injure them with a single punch.
Even kill them.
"Now, while that's impressive, it's not all we're testing. Let's move on to how durable you are, shall we?"
Phil led them over to another machine that looked like a large standing stasis pod, with an area for someone to enter and stand in.
"This machine is designed to rapidly scan a person's body and exert a different amount of force over the body using pressured wind to test how durable that body part is."
Phil explained it as he stood beside the machine and opened it with a code. Ushering her in.
"Don't worry, the machine will stop by itself when it deems you can no longer handle the next level of pressure, so you won't be injured. However, it may be somewhat discomforting, so please endure it."
When he explained it to her, he had an apologetic look, but she wasn't sure if it was real or him simply playing his part.
However, from what Lily knew, it was probably real. Phil had always been a rather emotional person and would easily start caring for people he was fond of. So it only made since he would be worried about the safety of a young girl.
"It's ok; I'll do my best."
Lily said as she entered the pod door, which closed, sealing her within the small space.
Honestly, it reminded her of her egg, but without the liquid inside, so she wasn't bothered by it at all. In fact, it felt somewhat comfortable, welcoming even.
Slowly the device began to work, pressured air being shot out from it and testing the durability of her skin. While also constantly scanning her to measure it and inspect for damage to the skin.
It went on for a while until it eventually stopped and released the girl.
She had purposefully lowered the durability of her skin, which was much harder to do than holding back her strength, but she could do it nonetheless.
Giving them a false number once more so that they wouldn't be able to know her full capabilities.
Once out, she pretended to be somewhat sore so that she would sell frowning from the pain she felt.
"That wasn't too bad, right? Are you alright?"
Ask her mother from the side while Phil was reviewing the machine's report.
"Impressive, her body is durable enough to resist some low-caliber bullets."
He spoke, glancing over at the girl. Upon hearing this, both Agents were once again amazed; they didn't expect the girl to be that much of a durable target.
If they had to fight her, god forbid, they would struggle.
After that test, most other tests went by quickly without much surprise since they already expected her to have a special body.
For her speed test, she made sure to get somewhat above the speed of top-level athletes, as she wanted to show off only a little of her speed. Her current top speed was actually faster than cars, and she wanted to keep that as a trump card.
For her senses, they didn't test her much on that. Just some hand-to-eye coordination, her hearing capabilities, smell, and sight.
All of which she greatly downplayed.
But in the end, they all came to the same conclusion, everyone that viewed the testing, that is.
She had the body of a superhuman, even comparable to that of a Super Solider.
It was rather late once the testing was over, so Phil spoke.
"Why don't you head home and rest for the day? I'll contact you when we're ready again."
The two agents nodded and replied.
"Understood, Sir."
And with that, their little trip to S.H.I.E.L.D. ended without much happening.
Tried not to take to long with the testing chapters, as I didn't want it to get stalled out. Want her to quickly get into shield and start working along the main plotline. Timeskip might come soon, but it'll be a short one.
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