Experimental

Chapter 0 System shock

I decided to try and refurbish my story before jumping in and writing again. I am happy for the reviews that have driven me to continue this story.

Experimental Technological Research building 8:00 am

Paul Warner came into the small observation room to monitor one of the tests for the new cybernetic implants the ETR had recently developed. Paul walked into the room; it was a small very plain, white walled room with a large pain of one way glass showing a white walled room about the same size with a young brunette sitting down with a computer terminal with no keyboard or mouse.

There was only two chairs, one was already taken by the scientist who was about to begin the testing. He didn't notice Warner as he walked into the room, he was too busy checking and recording the young test participants vitals signs from a series of monitors in front of hims that shows the brunettes heart rate, brain waves and various other vital statistics needed for proper scientific procedure.

Warner pulled up a chair and took a seat where he could watch the test. The Scientist suddenly looked up with a fearful and surprised expression, only to relax and let out a sigh of relief " I didn't notice you were there Mr. Warner" The Scientist said apologetically as Paul Warner took out cigarette. "It's fine, You way begin" Paul Warner said with slight impatience as he planed on watching the Simpson's when he went home and didn't want to have to stay after because of some delay.

The Scientist nodded and spoke into a microphone to the young test participant. "Please concentrate on turning on the computer." The Scientist said as the boy did so compliantly as he concentrated on the thought of the computer turning on. Warner noticed that the boy was covered with array of small black boxes that were strapped all over his body, on his hands, feet and forehead. He saw that all the boxes had wires running off that lead to monitoring equipment. Warner was afraid for a moment that the boxes were the implants them selves, which would have meant having to ask questions, which meant having to take up more time, which meant to missing the Simpson's.

As Warner thought about every possible event that could lead to him missing his precious Simpson's. The boy was closing his eyes to focus his concentration. Shortly after doing so the screen flickered to life and the computer booted up. The boy opened his eyes and looked shocked that the computer was on, wondering if he had actually turned on the computer with his own thoughts.

The scientist grinned as he checked something off a list on a clip board he had in his lap "Now look up something on the web" he the scientist ordered. Soon after being told to do so the boy had looked up everything from college degrees to waffles in a matter of seconds, the images and Web Pages going by in a blur. "The implant were testing is a prototype high grade shot implant that should boost perception and healthy brain activity " The scientist said to Warner as the boy browsed the web looking amazed.

"After were done with the testing, we'll use a small EMP burst to short out the implant that was given to his via injection" The scientist said as he checked off a few more things off the clip board. "Now..." the Scientist started only to be cut off by a loud crackling over the microphone that made the Scientist cover his ears in displeasure. The boy in the other room was oblivious to the loud noise as his web surfing was interrupted as the screen filled static and a strange feminine voice said "This is the only way" before the screen went blank.

As the noise stopped and the boy gave a confused look at the computer wondering if this was some sort of joke after all, the computer equipment the Scientist was bent over checking to see what had made the noise suddenly started shorting out. Monitors suddenly exploded causing the Scientist to fall back in his chair and Paul Warner to throw himself to the floor for safety as the whole monitoring console erupted into flames.

The computer screen the boy was looking at showed Error in big bold letters across the frozen screen. Just as the boy was about to get annoyed and smack the computer terminal like a pinyata, a hot burning sensation started to spread out through his whole body causing his to scream in agony as he stood up and started ripping at the implants.

Paul Warner and the Scientist got to there feet to see the young brunette screaming in eardrum spliting agony as smoke started to rise off him and fill the room. "What the hells going on?" Paul Warner asked totally perplexed at the sight before him. "I have no Idea!" The Scientist replied as he rushed over to the monitoring console insitivly to try and get an idea of what happen, only to find out the console was decimated beyond and idea of repair.

The boy had now gotten the implants off as the room the boy was in was now totally filled with smoke that was now rising of the boys clothes as if they were going to catch fire. They soon did. The boy ran up and punched the glass and cracked it, his fist showing no sign of damage. "Help me!" the boy pleaded in pain as he started beating his fist against the diamond glass. "help m…" before he could finish his second plea for help, nozzles on the ceiling shot out a fire extinguisher like substance that filled the room and snuffed the boys fire out, which caused the boy to collapse on the floor.

The Scientist had called up to explain what was going on, two other Scientists in Breathing masks opened the sealed door and walked into the room. One bent over the boy checking to see if he was stall alive as the other pulled a memory drive from the untouched equipment. "He's dead. No pulse" The Scientist said standing up and shaking his head to tell Paul and the Scientist the Young brunette was dead.

"Get rid of the body" Paul said now knowing he was sure to miss the Simsons. "You mean bodies" the scientist said with displeasure as he hung up the phone "All six test participants are dead, each from some sort of… System shock. Like some how something got downloaded into there brains that caused everything else to burn out" the scientist said not really having a good explanation or any real idea for what just happened

"Well dump the bodies and erase any data we had them" Paul Warner said "They didn't come here and they never left here, under stand?" He said as he tossed the unlit cigarette he had forgotten about. "Yes sir" The Scientist said as he picked up the phone again.

Paul left the Scientist to make his langey phone calls as he walked into the room were the dead boy was. Two other Scientists helped him move the body onto a gurney as they wheeled the body away he swore he smelled bacon. Others had gotten the other bodies and were now heading toward the lower levels. They soon reached the parking garage. They piled the bodies into a black van, the six bodies, one girl five boys were put side by side on the van floor. "I will take it from here" Paul Warner said as the men agreed and walked back up stairs to help with the cover up.

Paul got into the front seat and started the car. He drove out of the parking garage and drove down the street. After an hour of driving the city's lights died out and he was out in the outskirts of the city. Paul took a turn down a small dirt road and drove across a small wooded beam bridge that crossed over ravine that led into the sea.

As he drove over the bridge the car suddenly stalled out leaving it stuck in the middle of the bridge. "Ill never see the Simsons at this rate!" he said to himself angrily as he got out of the car and opened the car hood. As he did so the bridge made a deep groaning noise and whined as the supports broke. Paul heard this and ran toward the end of the bridge and dove onto the other side just as the bridge collapsed sending the van plummeting down.

Paul got up and dusted his suit off. He waited a few seconds as he listened to something odd...Silence. He walked over to the edge of the ravine and looked down to see not a single trace of the van. He stood there for a moment trying to think of someway the van could have landed in the river without a single noise. Paul shook his head telling himself he had just not heard the splash as he took out his cell phone and hit speed dial. He put the receiver up to his ear as the phone rang. A man on the other end picked up and answered "Yes?". "We have an problem Mr. Yamaki" he said looking down into the empty, dark ravine.

Waves. He woke up to the sound of waves. He opened his eyes and coughed up sea water. He felt dazed and confused as he dragged him self up out of the water and onto dry land, the taste of salt burning in his mouth. He crawled through the dark until he felt grass and rolled onto his back.

"Where am I?" he pondered"Who am I?" remembering anything, all his thoughts were a blur. He saw the stars in the night sky as a cricket or some sort of insect droned into the night. He raised hand as if to touch the stars. In the light of the moon he saw a strange inhuman hand that was his own.

Adrenaline surged through his body as he began to panic. Leaning up he saw his strange feet and his tail and felt his forehead to find what felt like cut off horns. He looked over his body as his massively perplexed brain managed to give him the reassurance this was not normal.

"What am I?" he said aloud as he heard a ringing in the distance. He got to his feet and walked along the beach until he found an old payphone sticking out of the sand. He picked up the ringing phone and asked "Hello?"

"Aguni its time to find him, Find Takuya Kanbara" before he could ask any questions the phone went silent, not even a tone.

"Hello?" he asked again before slamming the receiver down hoping to get a tone. Aguni dropped the phone and sat down in the sand to try to grasp what was going on. He sighed deeply as he looked at the moon. "Well I guess I am Aguni and like it or not I have to find Takuya Kanbara" Aguni said sighing. He laid down in the sand and fell fast asleep.

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