Chapter 1: Brother-Sister Time

"No. No. No way, Nuh uh. Absolutely not. Not in a billion years! No!"

Mary Test asks, "Why not? This is probably one of our best projects ever."

"And our safest." adds Susan Test.

Johnny Test, a thirteen year old boy with bright blue eyes, hair that looks like it's on fire, and pale skin, starts to walk out of the lab. He wears a nuclear symbol black shirt, blue jacket, and green camo shorts and black shoes. "For the last time, No! I've had enough of these experiments!"

"Okay, we're sorry for doing all those lame tests on you, but, I promise you, this one will be the greatest of them all!" says Mary. "This could bring bags full of money."

"Tempting, but NO! And that's final!" The once-test-subject walks out, leaving his twin sisters staring at the metal door. Susan says, "Well, that was a waste of time. I knew we should just test it ourselves, right sis? Sis?"

Susan and Mary are sixteen year old twin sisters with red hair, both wear glasses and lab coats. Susan Test has blue eyes under square glasses, wears a blue shirt with a darker blue star, a black skirt, and knee socks and sandals. A star headband sits on her straight red head, and star earrings hang. Mary Test wears a yellow shirt with a blue moon, baggy jeans with sneakers, and has teal eyes behind crescent glasses, and a moon headband with same shape earrings, and curly ponytail.

Susan turns around and sees her sister still staring at the door. "Mary, are you okay?"

"Do you think we're pushing him away?"

The question catches the twin off guard. "What?"

"With these experiments." She turns around to her sister and continues, "Maybe he feels like a test subject instead of an actual brother. He probably just wants to have some fun with his only sisters and get a break from this experiment. What number is this, anyway?"

"I don't know. I lost count around 5,831. And what are you saying?"

Mary says, "I'm saying that we should take a break from this lab and go to the amusement park with Johnny."

"Are you crazy?" the twin screams. "We've been working on this for two years and you just want to set it aside for something as stupid as an amusement park?"

"It's not stupid, Susan. Studies show that it's great to be connected to your siblings. If we keep this up, we'll lose Johnny, probably forever. And we can help him with some of his relationship troubles."

"Johnny has relationship problems? Our Johnny?" she asks, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes. Sissy. If you weren't too busy with projects, you'd see that those two have some chemistry going on."

"I didn't know they do chemistry. I guess you're right."

Mary palms her face, groaning. "Not that chemistry. Look, are we going to go with our little brother, or am I just going to go by myself?"

"But we have this project to finish." whines Susan.

"I guess it's just me, then. I'll see you later, Susan." Mary hangs her lab coat on a hook and runs out. The twin yells, "Fine! I don't need you. I've got Dukey who can help me." She waits awhile, in case her sister comes back, but the door doesn't open. "Fine. Dukey! Where are you, you little furball?"

A brown dog runs in and sits in front of Susan. "You called, Susan?"

"Yes. How would you like to test our new project?"

"Maybe, but where's Johnny?"

"He's…taking a break with Mary."

"Oh, sorry." Dukey says, standing up. "But I'm not doing any of your wacky experiments without my friend."

"I'll give you stake."

"I'll be in the testing room." The dog walks on his hind legs to a different room, and Susan smiles, but it soon vanishes. "This would be more fun with Mary."

Outside, Johnny trod to the park with his hands in his pocket, shoulders slumped and face down. "Why do they always experiment on me? Why can't they just get a lab rat or something instead of aiming their projects at me?"

"Hey Johnny."

"For the last time, I am not-!" He turns and suddenly closes his mouth. Sissy Blakely furrows her brows and says, "You're not what?"

Sissy has ponytail blonde hair with an unusual red lightning bolt in it, blue eyes, and wears a sash headband, ear piercings, and a black shirt with plaid skirt and jeans underneath, two belts wrapped around her waist.

"I-I just thought that y-you were…someone else, Sissy." he stutters, rubbing the back of his head.

"Oh. So, where are you going?"

"I'm just going to the amusement park. Alone. To get away from a few sisters."

"What did they do?"

"Johnny, wait up!"

The two turn and see Mary running toward her brother, and to the firehead's surprise she's not wearing a lab coat. "Mary, what are you doing?"

"I just wanted to go to the amusement park with you. Like a brother-sister thing, you know?" she says, giving her brother a light double punch on the shoulder.

"You want to go with me to an amusement park instead of in the lab. Are you sick or something?"

"No Johnny. What are we waiting for? C'mon." The twin starts walking toward the city and Johnny watches her go, astonish on his face. Soon, though, he smiles and says, "See ya, Sissy." and runs after Mary.

"Later, Johnny." Sissy calls, giggling a little. He sure is cute.

At the park, the two siblings have a blast at everything. They ride almost every ride, eaten almost every food, and Mary throws up almost every time. Johnny laughs every time she runs to a garbage can, and when she spits out some mouthwash, Mary asks, "How can you not vomit after these things?"

"Because, One, I'm a man. And two, I've had thirteen years of experience."

"Whatever."

They laugh for a while, then calms down and Mary says, "Too bad Susan decided to stay behind. Look at all she's missing."

"Yeah, I know. Hey look, there's Gil."

A strapping man with blonde hair and deep tan walks by them, and he greets, "Hey Johnny."

"What up Gil."

"Hey Gil." Mary says calmly.

The teen says, "Hey, I know you. You're Mary, right?"

"Yeah. That's me."

"Nice. I'll see you later." He walks away, and Johnny asks his sister, "You seemed calm talking to him. And he finally seemed to notice you."

"Yeah, but he doesn't seem that dreamy anymore. I don't know why I googled over him for sixteen years. Susan can have him now."

"I guess you're dream guy is still out there."

"Yeah. Speaking of dream people, do you know your dream girl?"

Johnny gasps and chokes on his hotdog, and Mary slaps his back, making the dog fly into the trash can. "D-dream girl? I guess she's still out there."

"You sure? Because whenever you and Sissy are alone, I think I see sparks flying."

"What! No. We are nothing like that. We are, what's the word? Frenemies."

"You sure about that? If you want, I can help."

"Yeah, whatcha got?" the test boy asks desperately.

"Okay, first, you'll need to find out what she likes and see if you two can get a connection. If that works, then you are that much closer to having a good relationship."

"Okay, how do I do that, Mary?"

"Take her on a friendly picnic. Or take her to a park. Invite her to a movie night."

"Movie night, it is. I'll call Sissy." He starts to call on his phone when Mary stops him. "Wait! Why don't you ask her in person?"

"Huh?"

"It'll be slightly more romantic, but still on the friend side. Trust me, it'll work."

"How do you know? Have you been on a date before?

"Well, no. But I've studied on relationship and-"

"And I don't want to hear it. I'll just try it and see if it works." They eat some ice cream, and Johnny says, "You know, Mary, this was the most fun I've ever had with you. It's kind of nice."

"Yeah. Maybe, every once in a while, I should take a break from the lab. The outdoors is really nice, and I guess experiments isn't everything." Mary's phone rings, and she answers it to hear dad. "Yeah dad? Okay, okay, calm down, it's just a dust speck. Okay, if you say so. What? What about Susan? What about the power?" Her voice starts to sound worried, and Johnny asks, "What is Susan doing with the power?"

She hangs up and answers, "I don't know, but it doesn't sound good. We need to get home."

"How fast?" he asks with a sly smile.

"Considering dad's tone, I'd say ASAP. Got a way?"

The daredevil looks at the skate park, and gets an idea. "You feeling cautious, or carefree?"

"Um, a little of both?" Mary asks.

"Good enough. Follow me." He grabs his sister's wrist and pulls her to the park. They head to the top and Johnny takes out a cube. "Good thing you made me a portable skateboard." The boy presses a button, and a metal board pops open, a small rocket in the back. Mary looks at the board, then the ramp, and beyond to the neighborhood. "Johnny, are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"You got that right."

"But Johnny this is crazy!"

He grabs the twin's wrist and laughs, "And fun. C'mon!" They hop on the board and the firehead activates the booster, shooting the two down the ramp. Mary screams as she clutches her brother's neck, and Johnny gasps, "Mary, let go of my neck. I need to breathe!"

The skateboard rides up the half-pipe and the siblings soar in the air, and Johnny yells, "Mary, stop screaming in my ear!"

"Sorry!" she whines.

They fly over the city, over the park, over some houses, and crashes into their pool, making a pool tsunami across the yard. The two climb out of the large tub, Johnny laughing hysterically, and Mary says, "Okay, some activities outside isn't that fun." Her eyes widen at the house, where lights flashes in a threatening view. She asks herself, "Susan, what are you doing?" and runs inside, still dripping wet. Johnny chases after her upstairs, ignoring dad's outburst on the wet carpet, and the two run into the metal lab, where the flashing seems the worst.

Susan pulls down a switch and Dukey, in the test zone, taps on the glass and asks, "Are you sure this is safe and not painful?"

"I'm sure." She answers, pressing some buttons.

"But why is the house flashing on and off?"

"Apparently, this project is taking more energy than I thought. But it's still safe. Don't worry." The teen walks to the controls and moves a ray to point at the dog. Dukey starts shivering at the pointy thing pointing at him, which starts glowing red. "Y-you know what? I change my mind. I don't want to do this anymore."

"I'll give you five stakes."

"I am not going to be bought!" the dog screams.

Susan ignores him and continues on the project, but Mary yells, "Susan, Stop this, now!"

"Why? We were going to do this anyway."

The ray starts to grow, and Mary and Johnny take action. The boy jumps and pushes his friend out of the test zone as Mary pulls her sister away and shut down the machine. The glow dims to nothing on the ray, and Mary sighs. She turns to Susan, slightly mad, and asks, "What were you thinking?"

"I was thinking about testing this machine out."

"Did you forget one of our rules? If the house or whole city starts sparking out of control, throw away the project. Don't you remember?"

"Mary, this would've taken civilization to the next level. Everyone could have an easier life than we have now."

"Yeah, they could. But it would be harder if all the power in the world went out, Susan. I don't get it. I thought you were wiser than this. Why would you keep this up?"

Susan looks down with a guilty expression. "I'm sorry, sis. I guess I was just confused without you here. You always seem to keep me from going crazy in here."

"Then maybe it's time to step out of the lab and have some fun." Mary reasons.

"Huh?"

Johnny walks over with his pal and says, "Yeah, you know. Sun. Trees. Parks. Fun. Kid stuff. Not staying in a sunless lab making projects that could end humanity. And you two are as pale as ghosts."

"We don't do those experiments." Mary says. The firehead raises an eyebrow, and she adds, "Okay, maybe once or twice."

"So now," Johnny rips the lab coat off of Susan and throws it at a hook. "We are going outside of this lab and not do any experiments for the whole day. Got it?"

"What!" screams Susan. She clutches her brother's shoulders and says, "You can't do this to me, Johnny."

"Let's say it's payback for all your experiments, sis."

"And maybe he can't do anything, but I can." states Mary. "C'mon." She pushes the twin out the metal doors, followed by the two buddies. Dukey says, "You know, I didn't get my stake."

"We'll get it at the shop." promises Johnny. They shut the lights off and walk away, doors closing behind them. Everything is quiet, until a small spark travels through a wire and enters into the ray, and the antenna starts glowing dimly. A sinister chuckle reverberates in the lab. "This will do nicely. Oh, these girls may be super geniuses, but they're not very bright on security."