Experiment 001
Chapter 1: Prolog
"Come, Lex," Lionel Luthor called to his fifteen year old son, "you get to see how funding for my corporations works, firsthand!" The man seemed much more excited than his son.
Lex Luthor did nothing except roll his eyes; he'd rather be at one of his father's boarding schools right now. He didn't like research labs.
"Mr. Luthor!" The over-anxious scientist, John Frampson, Ph.D., stated. "Our newest experiment will amaze you!"
Lex rolled his eyes again. Science was rarely "amazing". Why did scientists always seem to think that people would be amazed by microscopic specks in test tubes?
"I hope so, Dr. Frampton," Lionel said, "your center is costing a lot of money."
Lex laughed, *that's* why.
Dr. Frampton's smile wavered a moment, then he took a deep breath and opened a door. Through it, was a hallway that led to the center of the complex. "We discovered a new type of being. She is amazing! In yellow light, like what we get from the sun, she is incredibly strong, almost indestructible; but in red filtered light, her strength is normal, for our standards. And a specific type of radiation seems to make her very weak. It's simply fascinating!"
Lex sighed, this man obviously wasn't getting laid if he was calling some mico-organism "she".
The doctor opened a heavy metal door with the numbers 001 painted in white on it, and ushered the two Luthor's in. Both men's eyes widened in shock at what they saw. A young girl, no older than ten, sat chained in the center of a glass cage, crying. The lights were red filtered, and the scientists that filled the room seemed unperturbed to have such a small girl crying.
"What is this?!" Lionel yelled, "You're doing experiments on a child?!"
Lex knew his father well, he wasn't worried about the child, per say, he was worried about the lawsuits the child would cause.
"She is no ordinary child!" The doctor yelled back.
"She's crying!" Lex yelled. Lex was the last person to show pity, but this was horrible.
"I'm cutting all of the funding in this place. I'm going to make sure you never have funding! She's a child!"
Lex opened the cage door and walked in. The girl whimpered and tried to move away, but the chains held her tightly in place. "I'm not going to hurt you," Lex said softly.
"She doesn't understand English. The only sounds we get out of her are gibberish," the doctor called.
Lex didn't pay any attention, he held out his hand to her, "It's alright," he took another step closer.
The girl raised her hands and shouted, "Tsukai, ni doro! Tsukai! Tsukai!" Her voice sounded so frightened.
Lex stepped back, "What did you do to her?!"
"You used a kid as a 'lab rat'?!" Lionel spat.
"Trust me, Mr. Luthor, she is no 'child'."
"All I care about is that she *looks* like a child!"
Lionel continued to argue with the doctor while Lex tried to gain the girl's trust. "Hey, I'm not going to hurt you." He held his arms out, speaking softly.
The girl was sobbing softly, "Tsukai, ni-norai. Tsukai. Cor tan suna mir la. Tsukai!" She held her chained wrists out, "Tsukai! Cor tan suna mir la!"
Lex understood; it wasn't hard, her body language clearly gave it away. "Where's the key?" He asked the doctor.
Silence.
"Where's the key?!" Lionel asked, much stronger than Lex had.
Dr. Frampton pointed at the computer, "The password is t-s-u-k-a-i."
"Where'd you get that?" Lionel asked, typing the keys into the computer.
"It's the word she keeps repeating. At first we thought it was her name, but obviously, as you can tell, it isn't. We haven't been able to translate her language yet."
"I doubt you even tried," Lionel spat. He hit the "enter" key and the red- lit room flooded with normal yellow-white light.
The girl started to pull her bonds wildly.
"Tailor!" Dr. Frampton yelled, "get the meteorites!"
A young assistant sprang from his chair and pulled open a metal box near the glass cage.
The girl's shackles fell and she moved as far away from Lex as she could. "Tsukai! May ra la tu kai-ha!"
Tailor grabbed the rock and rolled it into the cage.
Lex stared at it, what would a glowing green rock do?
The girl, on the other hand, seemed to be terrified. "Cy! Cy!" She looked at Lex, her expression begging him to help her. "Tsukai, inay ta." Her face contorted in pain and she fell to the ground, "Inay ta, inay ta."
"What is that?!" Lionel yelled.
"One of the meteor rocks found in Kansas, when you asked us to check it over. The same place we found her. It's the only thing that can weaken her."
"Is it dangerous?" Lex asked.
"Only to her."
Lex picked it up and threw it across the room, "Can't you see she's just scared?!"
"I suggest you get out of there, she put three interns in the hospital last month."
Lex only stepped closer to the trembling girl. "Ji-say toy."
"Please, it's alright. I'm not going to hurt you. My name is Alexander Luther, what's yours?"
"I told you, she can't speak English!"
Lex gently took her hand and put it on his chest, "Alexander Luthor," he said. He put his hand close to her. "You?"
Her chocolate eyes searched his for a moment, not understanding. Then they widened and she took his hand. She put it on Lex's chest and said, "Al-ex- an-der-lu-tho-r."
Lex nodded and smiled.
She brought his hand to her and said very excitedly, "Alli-Oxah! Ta kira na, Alli-Oxah! Alli-Oxah, ny suu Purame-Oxah!"
A/N: Chapter one down, hope you all like it. Please leave a review. I know that I'm not into the real story yet, but please, enjoy! Feedback tells me how fast to update. Please! Review!
Chapter 1: Prolog
"Come, Lex," Lionel Luthor called to his fifteen year old son, "you get to see how funding for my corporations works, firsthand!" The man seemed much more excited than his son.
Lex Luthor did nothing except roll his eyes; he'd rather be at one of his father's boarding schools right now. He didn't like research labs.
"Mr. Luthor!" The over-anxious scientist, John Frampson, Ph.D., stated. "Our newest experiment will amaze you!"
Lex rolled his eyes again. Science was rarely "amazing". Why did scientists always seem to think that people would be amazed by microscopic specks in test tubes?
"I hope so, Dr. Frampton," Lionel said, "your center is costing a lot of money."
Lex laughed, *that's* why.
Dr. Frampton's smile wavered a moment, then he took a deep breath and opened a door. Through it, was a hallway that led to the center of the complex. "We discovered a new type of being. She is amazing! In yellow light, like what we get from the sun, she is incredibly strong, almost indestructible; but in red filtered light, her strength is normal, for our standards. And a specific type of radiation seems to make her very weak. It's simply fascinating!"
Lex sighed, this man obviously wasn't getting laid if he was calling some mico-organism "she".
The doctor opened a heavy metal door with the numbers 001 painted in white on it, and ushered the two Luthor's in. Both men's eyes widened in shock at what they saw. A young girl, no older than ten, sat chained in the center of a glass cage, crying. The lights were red filtered, and the scientists that filled the room seemed unperturbed to have such a small girl crying.
"What is this?!" Lionel yelled, "You're doing experiments on a child?!"
Lex knew his father well, he wasn't worried about the child, per say, he was worried about the lawsuits the child would cause.
"She is no ordinary child!" The doctor yelled back.
"She's crying!" Lex yelled. Lex was the last person to show pity, but this was horrible.
"I'm cutting all of the funding in this place. I'm going to make sure you never have funding! She's a child!"
Lex opened the cage door and walked in. The girl whimpered and tried to move away, but the chains held her tightly in place. "I'm not going to hurt you," Lex said softly.
"She doesn't understand English. The only sounds we get out of her are gibberish," the doctor called.
Lex didn't pay any attention, he held out his hand to her, "It's alright," he took another step closer.
The girl raised her hands and shouted, "Tsukai, ni doro! Tsukai! Tsukai!" Her voice sounded so frightened.
Lex stepped back, "What did you do to her?!"
"You used a kid as a 'lab rat'?!" Lionel spat.
"Trust me, Mr. Luthor, she is no 'child'."
"All I care about is that she *looks* like a child!"
Lionel continued to argue with the doctor while Lex tried to gain the girl's trust. "Hey, I'm not going to hurt you." He held his arms out, speaking softly.
The girl was sobbing softly, "Tsukai, ni-norai. Tsukai. Cor tan suna mir la. Tsukai!" She held her chained wrists out, "Tsukai! Cor tan suna mir la!"
Lex understood; it wasn't hard, her body language clearly gave it away. "Where's the key?" He asked the doctor.
Silence.
"Where's the key?!" Lionel asked, much stronger than Lex had.
Dr. Frampton pointed at the computer, "The password is t-s-u-k-a-i."
"Where'd you get that?" Lionel asked, typing the keys into the computer.
"It's the word she keeps repeating. At first we thought it was her name, but obviously, as you can tell, it isn't. We haven't been able to translate her language yet."
"I doubt you even tried," Lionel spat. He hit the "enter" key and the red- lit room flooded with normal yellow-white light.
The girl started to pull her bonds wildly.
"Tailor!" Dr. Frampton yelled, "get the meteorites!"
A young assistant sprang from his chair and pulled open a metal box near the glass cage.
The girl's shackles fell and she moved as far away from Lex as she could. "Tsukai! May ra la tu kai-ha!"
Tailor grabbed the rock and rolled it into the cage.
Lex stared at it, what would a glowing green rock do?
The girl, on the other hand, seemed to be terrified. "Cy! Cy!" She looked at Lex, her expression begging him to help her. "Tsukai, inay ta." Her face contorted in pain and she fell to the ground, "Inay ta, inay ta."
"What is that?!" Lionel yelled.
"One of the meteor rocks found in Kansas, when you asked us to check it over. The same place we found her. It's the only thing that can weaken her."
"Is it dangerous?" Lex asked.
"Only to her."
Lex picked it up and threw it across the room, "Can't you see she's just scared?!"
"I suggest you get out of there, she put three interns in the hospital last month."
Lex only stepped closer to the trembling girl. "Ji-say toy."
"Please, it's alright. I'm not going to hurt you. My name is Alexander Luther, what's yours?"
"I told you, she can't speak English!"
Lex gently took her hand and put it on his chest, "Alexander Luthor," he said. He put his hand close to her. "You?"
Her chocolate eyes searched his for a moment, not understanding. Then they widened and she took his hand. She put it on Lex's chest and said, "Al-ex- an-der-lu-tho-r."
Lex nodded and smiled.
She brought his hand to her and said very excitedly, "Alli-Oxah! Ta kira na, Alli-Oxah! Alli-Oxah, ny suu Purame-Oxah!"
A/N: Chapter one down, hope you all like it. Please leave a review. I know that I'm not into the real story yet, but please, enjoy! Feedback tells me how fast to update. Please! Review!