Alex opened his eyes. Although he didn't move his mind was racing. He was lying down in a machine that surrounded him like some sort of cocoon. The front of the machine had opened up acting almost like a doorway to the outside world letting the light seep in through it. The machine was hard and uncomfortable, Alex could feel the cold metal against his skin.

"A cloning chamber"

Alex labeled it in his mind, unsure of how he could recognise such a device. He couldn't remember ever seeing one before or anything for that matter.

To his surprise Alex realized he new not only what a cloning machine was but also how to build one. He new how to read and write, he new collage degree math's, he even new the laws of physics. Alex was amazed at how he knew so many incredible things and searched his brain to see what else he knew, but was cut short when a voice from the outside world called to him…

"Come my boy, there is much to discus"

The voice was cold and Alex was unsure if he should trust the voice but he soon realised he had no alternative and climbed out of the cloning chamber.

He looked around to see a dark laboratory with many machines covering the place. Alex wanted to test his knowledge by looking around and naming as many as he could but his attention was pulled towards a man standing before him. Alex didn't know where he was, or even who he was but Alex wasn't afraid and he felt the desire to prove this to the man standing before him.

"Greetings child. I am Vlad Plasmius your creator" spoke with a mile that Alex did not perceive as friendly or kind

He had black hair that stood up like horns on his head; his skin was pale and slightly green and he wore a white tactical suit with a white and red cape that hung off of his shoulders.

"Creator? Than I assume I am a clone?"

"You catch on quick. No doubt thanks to the incredible mind I gave you." He said almost congratulating himself.

Alex just waited knowing that the answers he was searching for would be eventually be revealed to him.

"You are not a clone, but my first success at creating life."

Alex continued to stand there calmly interested to hear more of what his creator had to say

"Before I begin my cloning trials I thought it would be best to see what my limitations were when it came to creating life."

Vlad began pacing his lab as he continued to speak

"I took four months and many tries before I was able to create a stable being"

He stopped to gesture at Alex

"There where others then? Ones before me" Alex asked keeping his calm composure

"Yes, the others were too unstable and quickly dissolved after their creation" Vlad replied with no hint in sorrow or remorse

"Am I to presume that I am stable?" Alex asked hiding his small amount of fearful doubt with his cool composure

"That is correct child I have solved your stabilization problem and you will not dissolve like the others before you." Vlad assured

Alex was relieved to hear this but he still had more questions about who or what he was.

"How do I know things if I was not taught them?" Alex asked trying to hide his burring desire to know the answer.

"I was able to insert knowledge into your brain so that you could be useful as soon as you were created. You were made as a test so I gave you as much knowledge as I possible could."

This made sense to Alex and it explained how he knew so much after just coming into existence. Alex was going to ask more questions but Vlad took it upon himself to continue talking.

"You child, are the very definition of perfection." He said smiling evilly "You're as smart as some of the most brilliant minds of our century, and more powerful than another man on earth, (second to me)" he added quickly "Your name is Alex"

Alex whispered his name to himself under his breath glad that he at least new his own name.

Alex's mind was racing again. He now knew so many things about himself including his own name but one question still burned in the back of his mind, and he was afraid that he already knew the answer to this one

"If I am as perfect as you say, am I what you were looking for?" Alex asked

Vlad's smile disappeared "unfortunately not" he said turning away.