Prologue
A sinister green glow shone faintly in a dark and murky room. Wires and cords dangled untidily from the ceiling. Soft bubbling and the steady beeps from machines could be heard.
Humane shadows traveled over the walls as a small group of people whispered to each other and took notes of the strange subject. The subject floated in green fluid. A heart meter beeped steadily.
A countdown on the computer screen shone. 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...
What ever was in that fluid moved.. It was alive. It shifted its limbs but didn't open it's eyes. A person outside of the tube dialed in a key and pressed a button. The liquid slowly drained away. The subject was suspended by cords. It was still… But the experiment had been a success.
The glass barrier slid down. The cords detached from its body as mechanical arms supported and carried it to a stretcher. Quickly two men rushed it to the analyzing room.
Whatever it was… It was doomed to a strange yet terrible fate.
-X-
Zane Truesdale sat on a bench just outside of the Obelisk Blue dorms. In his hand was a title-less book. Despite that he seemed deeply interested in it. His teal-gray eyes traveled steadily over the pages.
Alexis Rhodes walked down the dirt path and spotted Zane. She started towards him and took a seat.
"What's new, Zane?" she asked.
"Nothing much. Nothing important." came his reply.
Alexis sighed. Zane was never talkative. The most he ever made a sound was when he was dueling. Even that he only said words to explain his moves and give small comments to his opponent.
Zane's eyes were still in the book. Oh how very different he was from Jaden. Yet despite Zane's lack of passion, Alexis grew to like and understand him. Zane himself got to understand Alexis too.
"You know, Zane? Atticus was trying to hook me up with Jaden the other day." Alexis said, determined to start a conversation.
He managed to suppress a small smile. "I heard."
"and the whole school knows! Oh how I hate gossip."
"I'm sure."
"And how Atti's so dumb sometimes."
"I know."
Alexis sighed again. She had started a conversation alright. But still his answers so… little.
"Zane, what are you reading?"
"Psychology for the Advanced."
"You study psychology?" Alexis tried not to laugh.
"It helps-" he said.
"Uh.. How? Besides being a therapist I mean."
"It helps one think and how it knows how other people think."
"Oh.. Um that's useful." Alexis really didn't know what Zane meant. Well duh she got his words but it wasn't like Zane actually needed that crap.
This time Zane did say something interesting.
"I'm boring you, aren't I?" he said. Zane closed his book and placed it in his black bag which he slung over his shoulders.
"Goodbye, Alexis. I must be going now to my next class." he walked away. Alexis stared after him. That wasn't the fist type of conversation they had. Heck, it was the only type and Alexis learned to get used to it.
Meanwhile….
In the same room where it all once started, a man stared interestedly at a screen which seemed to be monitoring the two. Alexis was in the center. Who knew these two had such strange stalkers? Suddenly the man barked commands at two people behind him.
"Bring me the girl alive! I want her unharmed but tranquilize her if you have to. Bring the three experiments with you to intimidate her. Bring the girl alone."
"Yes sir." they said and marched off down the dark hallway.
The commander man grinned maliciously.
-X-
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