▁using ▁a ▁duplicate ▁X ▁chrom os ome , ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁sample ▁yields ▁a ▁vi able ▁sample ▁to ▁combine ▁with ▁an ▁emb ry o . ▁Although ▁Kin ney ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁proceed , ▁R ice ▁exact s ▁reven ge ▁for ▁her ▁in sub ord ination ▁by ▁forcing ▁her ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁the ▁sur rog ate ▁mother ▁of ▁the ▁spec imen . ▁For ▁nine ▁months , ▁Kin ney ' s ▁every ▁move ▁is ▁monitor ed . ▁Finally , ▁she ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁" X - 2 3 ". ▁ ▁After ▁seven ▁years , ▁R ice ▁subjects ▁X - 2 3 ▁to ▁radiation ▁poison ing ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁activ ate ▁her ▁mut ant ▁gene . ▁He ▁extract s ▁her ▁cla ws , ▁co ats ▁them ▁with ▁ad am ant ium , ▁and ▁rein ser ts ▁them ▁back ▁into ▁her ▁hands ▁and ▁fe eta ▁procedure ▁performed ▁without ▁aff ording ▁the ▁child ▁any ▁an est h etic . ▁R ice ▁creates ▁a ▁" trigger ▁sc ent " ▁that ▁drives ▁X - 2 3 ▁into ▁a ▁murder ous ▁ra ge ▁when ▁she ▁detect s ▁it . ▁X - 2 3 ▁is ▁then ▁trained ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁h ired ▁assass in , ▁ordered ▁to ▁kill ▁" any one   ... ▁everyone   ... ▁for ▁a ▁price ." ▁ ▁Kin ney ' s ▁nie ce ▁Meg an ▁is ▁ab duct ed ▁by ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller ; ▁she ▁sm ugg les ▁X - 2 3 ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁to ▁rescue ▁her . ▁X - 2 3 ▁tracks