Chapter 1: Escape
In an island far from any coast there was a military compound that looked to be an ordinary hotel. Below was a prison with guards stationed at every corner. Deep in the bowels of the fortress, there was a single room holding its only prisoner, a boy. He looked to be no more than 14 years old.
The room was bare save a bed and a toilet. A hidden intercom sounded.
"Day 5475, happy birthday experiment 2-X." A male voice said void of emotion. The boy on the receiving end lay on the bed looking straight up at the ceiling.
A hidden door opened, a woman in a white lab coat came in. She had jet-black hair and a heart shaped face.
"Experiment 2-X, come with me." She turned around without looking up from her clipboard. Experiment 2-X got up from the bed without a sound. The hallway was metal and covered with cameras. Several guard patrols passed by staring at the experiment, who continued looking forward.
"Danyellah, has it really been 15 years? How long do I have to be here, I'm sick of it." The Experiment said crossing his arms.
Danyellah sighed, she turned back and gazed down at the boy. "You've been with us for a long time."
"But...We can't let you out for your own safety." The Experiment said, heavy with sarcasm.
"Well you understand already." She turned on her heels and kept walking, soon reaching a heavy metal door. "You know what to do." The Experiment nodded as doors opened on their own.
The room he entered had a single table with trays of needles, and other surgical equipment. The Experiment then looked baffled; he'd never seen anything like them. He turned to ask Danyellah about the sharp tools, but the door slammed before he got the chance.
Hearing footsteps he turned back around. "Ah, Experiment 2-X, would you please lie on the table." A middle aged man with white hair came in with several guards. The Experiment then took notice of the door that just closed as the last guard came in.
"Why? What do you plan to do with me?" The Experiment said not moving. The man started to look irritated.
"Your place isn't to ask 'why' it is to do as you're told!" He said signaling to guards. The guards came at the Experiment with tasers. But the Experiment was quick, he moved out the way of the first attacker, disarming the taser and turned it on another guard. Rolling out of the way of a tackle he elbowed the guard in the back of his neck, the guard went limp. The last one was more careful, the guard sent a jab but the Experiment caught it, twisting it to a submission hold taking his taser and zapping the guard unconscious.
"Well done, you are as good as we trained you to be." The scientist said walking up to him.
"But you still won't let me, go will you?" The Experiment said backing away.
"No, but I will tell you something," Said the scientist stopping at the table. "Your name." The Experiment looked completely dumbfounded.
"I know my name, Experiment 31..."
"No child your real name." The Experiment perked up at this new development. "Jace, your name is Jace." Jace smiled at hearing his name for the first time.
"Jace." He whispered to himself looking down at his white slippers. "Is that all you wanted to tell me? Why are you telling me this?" He asked looking up, but he didn't see the semi-kind eyes of the scientist, no he was more focused on the 20 or more guards coming in behind him.
"You're 15 now so it would only be right; now as I have said before, get on the table boy." The man whispered firmly.
"Fine..." Jace raised his hands. Jace ran as fast as he could to the men. He kicked the first man in the chest, bouncing of him he round house the man next to him. Landing on his feet he saw he was suddenly surrounded.
"Give up kid." One of the guards yelled. Unexpectedly the air started to look distorted. Pushing his hands towards the guards Jace grunted.
All of the guards looked to have been pushed by some invisible force. In a blink of an eye Jace tackled the professor. "How do I get out?"
"Fool, you will never leave this place." Jace looked around. Remembering the door the guards came in.
Punching the man, Jace searched the wall, trying to find a switch. A panel glowed red.
"Indistinguishable print."
Jace scratched his head. Looking to the men he jogged to the professor.
"Print...I wonder." Jace dragged him to the wall, putting the professor's hand on the panel.
"Print Confirmed" The door slid upward. Jace ran out the door into the metal hallway once more.
"The Experiment escaped! We need to get to the surgery room!" Jace heard the man down the hallway. Looking around to find a way out he saw a ventilation shaft. Jumping up, he pushed the vent open and jumped in.
The ventilation shaft was very dusty and made Jace's white cloths grey. The alarm had been triggered; the sound of the high-pitched squeal and the nervous guards running around was enough to distract Jace from his quest, but only for a second. Recklessly crawling over an opening he saw Danyellah. She was talking to a bald man in a blue suit.
"Unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable." He said shaking his head.
Danyellah looked furious. "Not to be rude, sir, but I think I've given enough to this project. He is out of control and the other one...well you've already got what you wanted with her." Danyellah turned; Jace was unable to see her face from his angle.
Jace couldn't help but feel confused. "There's another like me?" Jace whispered to himself.
"Well that may be, but your allegiance and your life, belongs to us! I will search for the boy myself. I know you knew this would happen...and when I find him he will change his mind." The man got up and left the room.
Jace felt bad. He pushed the shaft open, but it opened easier than he thought. So he landed on his back. "Oww." Jace said quietly.
Danyellah turned around quickly, completely startled. "Experiment X-2, you're ok, thank goodness you're ok." She went down to his level to him giving him a hug.
"My name's Jace."
Letting go, she smiled. Something he never saw her do.
"Jace you're ready to leave." Danyellah let go of Jace, heading towards the desk. "There is a hanger eight floors above us. You have to take a left; a right, then there should be a long hallway. Take the elevator, press 3. There should be several planes there, most of them set with autopilot." she said handing him her ID card.
"Sounds easy enough, but what about you? What are they going to do with you?"
She shook her head. "That doesn't matter; they've already done all they can to me."
Jace pocketed the card and nodded. He grimly made his way to the door.
"Jace!" Danyellah yelled for him."...Good luck." Jace glanced back and smiled, that was the nicest thing anyone had ever said to him.
"Thanks."
Jace followed Danyellah's direction with a heavy heart. "Left, right...straight..." He was so close to freedom, but he felt like he was losing something he desperately needed.
"He's this way!" Jace's hair stood on end and he ran as fast as he could with the guards on his heels. He rushed to the elevator. The door slipped shut just before he could make it. Jace gulped and hit the third floor button.
Jace tuned around, the man in the blue suit was behind Jace, surrounded by guards with Commandos pointed at the boy's head.
"We already know of your shield. There's nothing stopping us from shooting you since we have no further use for you."
Jace looked a little shocked, but why should he be, it not like he ever got the royal treatment.
"Why not just let me go?" Jace was still hopeful that he would have a chance to leave peacefully.
"You're a liability. You know too many secrets. Kill him." There was a ding. Jace ducked into the elevator and shield over the door, but it was only so strong, bullets broke through as the door closed.
"Ugh.." As a bullet hit his arm. He smashed the elevator pad and pulled the cords out. A blowtorch to his right caught his eye. Jace risked his shield and welded the elevator shut. He could hear the guards pounding away as the he reached the hanger. Jace hurried over to the closest one-man jet.
"ID VERIFACATION REQUIRED." The cockpit was solely touch screen. Jace took the ID out of his pocket. He swiped the ID to the console and it burst into life.
"Autopilot activated." Bullets pelt the glass. The panel glowed green. "Destination: Jump City." The plane took off in a flash.
The guard saluted the man in the blue suit. "Sir, should we go after him?"
The blue suited man nodded. "Yes follow him immediately. Now I will be having a word with a certain young woman." He turned towards the elevator.
The men ran to the other jets rocketing off the same way as Jace.
A/N: Thanks to 10MidnightArrow11 for the Beta check out, The Adventures of The Teen Titans Midwest!, The official sequel with Jace as The Teen Avenger!
I think this is MUCH better than the other first one I think. Anyway yes this is over but I would like more ideas for the story involving the characters. Maybe a prequel, separate timelines, what ifs? Come on Review tell me what you think good or bad but no flames. :P
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