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Lex looked down at the two teenagers in front of him. Both of them were unconscious and hooked up to a whole array of machines, one of which had a glowing green liquid contained within. As Lex watched, the boy's hand twitched. Lex raised his head and nodded to the group of scientists who hovered over the teens. The head scientist, an older man by the name of Anderson, walked over to the machine with the liquid meteor rock in it and flicked the switch on the side. He watched as the green liquid slid through two tubes that ran away from its origin and into the two teenager's veins, making sure that it was flowing steadily. Then he moved on.
Lex watched the procedure, understanding little but knowing what the end result would be. Or rather, what he hoped it would be. He watched the teens carefully, especially the boy. If he were to escape then there would be very little chance of getting him back.
Anderson walked over to Lex, carrying a clipboard in his hands and scribbling furiously as he walked. When he reached the billionaire, Anderson looked up from his work and faced the bald man. It was a struggle for him to not appear intimidated but somehow he managed.
"Vital signs are all normal, although you might be interested in knowing that the boy has not been previously exposed to the meteor rocks," Anderson began but stopped when he saw Lex frown.
"He's not a meteor freak?"
Anderson shook his head. "No sir, it would appear that he was born with this ability."
"Interesting," Lex muttered, deep in thought. "Continue."
The scientist lowered his head and continued to go over his reports.
"The boy is absorbing the rocks at an accelerated rate and it is pumping through his veins faster than we can keep track of. I've had one of the men slow down his intake until it was level with the girls…"
"And what of her progress?" Lex interrupted.
"Well her body seems to be trying to reject the rocks but due to the rate we're injecting her, the mutated cells within her can't keep up. We should be able to overcome her ability."
"Good," Lex turned away from the scientist and continued to study the two teens. "What is the chance of total success for this experiment?"
"Given the current statistics and the general health of these two, I'd have to estimate it at 87%. That might change if the voltage isn't enough or we haven't injected enough serum into them… there are many variables that could…"
"Anderson!" Lex said. "Will it be a success or not?"
The scientist swallowed, consulted his notes then nodded. "At the moment, it is a yes."
"Good. How long will it be before we're underway?" Lex asked.
"Going on how fast the serum is being spread through the boy's body, I'd say within the hour."
Lex smiled then turned and began walking towards the room's only door. "See that this experiment is a success because it's not just your job on the line here Anderson."
He disappeared through the door and Anderson was left to his experiment. He swallowed and walked back to join his team.
"Let's up the dosage for both of them, but make sure that it stays even between the two. We need to finish this as soon as possible."
The men around him did not question his decision; they just nodded and moved to do his bidding. Anderson walked over to the screen monitoring the teenager's vital signs, noting that the boy's brain activity was off the charts. He turned his head to check that he was definitely still unconscious, and then frowned when he found he still was. This boy was different and he wanted to study him, not just experiment on him.
"Sir, the levels have peaked. It's now or never," one of the scientists announced.
Excitement and trepidation flooded through Anderson as the moment arrived. He scanned the machines to ensure that all was as it should be before giving the okay to his men. One man walked over to the largest machine and quickly connected a series of electrical cords. He walked over to the boy and placed two electrode pads on his temples and one on his forehead. Then he moved on to do the same to the girl. Once done, he connected the two electrodes on the teenager's foreheads and then he returned to the large machine and glanced towards Anderson.
"Let's do this!" Anderson said.
The scientist nodded and flicked the switch. A whirring sounded and a low hum began to build. Every scientist in the room donned a set of specially designed sunglasses and watched as a sudden flash of electricity raced along the wire. It flowed into the electrode, causing the two subjects to jerk about in their bonds. Bright currents of green electricity surged between the two teens and then the scientist turned the machine off.
There was complete silence in the lab. Then…
"Did it work?" one of the scientists asked.
Anderson kept a carefully trained eye on the monitors showing the teenager's vital signs.
"We'll have to wait to find out. Unhook them from the machines and take them back to their rooms," Anderson said.
He watched silently as guards entered the room and removed the two teenagers, leaving behind two empty steel slabs.
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