Mystery Revealed

By: Cyber

Authors Note: What if, after Daylight Devil, Lucas starts asking Adrian questions about his life? This is what I think could've happened if The Final Confrontation never happened. Yes I got the idea from someone else's work but this story is very different from theirs.

Scene: (Adrian and Lucas are at their usual table, in their usual café. Adrian with his usual cup of coffee, Lucas with his usual multiple plates of food. Outside it's still light out)

Lucas: (while eating, he points his fork at Adrian, frowning) "You know, there's a lot I don't really know about you." (He continues to eat)

Adrian: (Shocked at the unexpected comment) "What do you mean?"

Lucas: (He stops eating and looks out the window) "Well, we're friends and colleagues, and I barely know anything about you. I mean, I know you teach literature, come from a small town, and moved here about the same time you started working at the school. You know something about what's it like to be alone, and really don't like hospitals. Other then that, your life is a complete mystery to me."

Adrian: (Confused but also curious) "So, What's it matter?"

Lucas: (He looks back with a frown of curiosity) "Well, I'd like to know if you have any brothers/sisters? Are you seeing anyone? Though that's none of my business, unless you want to tell me. What did you have against the circus that came here awhile back? Why do you avoid hospitals? Plus, you've never mentioned any old friends that you had before coming here, or why you came to Meridianna in the first place, stuff like that." (He starts eating again)

Adrian: (Perplexed) "Why do you want to know?

Lucas: (He looks up at his friend and grins) "I want to know and understand you better."

Adrian: (Getting nervous) "Um, ok. Yes I have a brother; no I'm not seeing anyone; circuses, nothing; hospitals? I have my reasons; old friends, sure; and why I came to Meridianna? Well, I had to." (He looks out the window)

Lucas: (He leans back in his chair) "Ok, better. So what's your brother's name? Is he younger, older or perhaps you two are twins? What does he do for a living? And how come you've never mentioned him before? What about your other friends? Why did you have to come to Meridianna? Is there a specific reason?" (Perplexed)

Adrian: (Starting to get annoyed) "Why the sudden interest in my life?"

Lucas: (Confused about Adrian's reaction) "Their just questions."

Adrian: (Aggressively) "Well I don't appreciate being questioned like I'm on trial or something."

Lucas: (Taken back by the intensity of his friend's reply) "Whoa, calm down. Sorry, I just wanted to know more about you."

Adrian: (Looking uncomfortable)"Look it's late and I've got to go. See you tomorrow Lucas." (He leaves)

Lucas: (Mumbling to himself) "Why are you so secretive? It's almost like you're trying to hide something." (He shakes his head) "Nah, it's got to be something else," (He looks out the window at the retreating Adrian and frowns) "or does it?" (He gets up, grabs his coat, puts some money on the table and runs after Adrian) "Adrian, wait up!"

Adrian: (He stops, and turns around to look at Lucas)

Lucas: (After caching up to Adrian, they start walking in sink) "Look, I'm sorry, it's just you never talk about yourself. You're so secretive about your life that it raises question, like are you hiding from someone or something?" (Looking at Adrian)

Adrian: (He sighs, a distant look on his face) "My life's complicated and I wouldn't know where to begin or even how to explain."

Lucas: (Expression void of emotion, he looks straight ahead) "Are you running from the law?"

Adrian: (snorts at the idea) "No."

Lucas: (He frowns slightly) "Does it have to do with your brother?"

Adrian: (Still looking ahead) "No."

Lucas: (He looks at Adrian) "I want to help, but I can't if you keep me in the dark, so tell me, what are you hiding?"

Adrian: (He looks away) "You wouldn't understand."

Lucas: (He frowns, then grins) "Try me, I might surprise you."

Adrian: (Mumbling to himself) "I doubt that." (He sighs; then speaking so Lucas can hear him) "I can't right now and especially not here."

Lucas: (They hear a girl scream in the alley up ahead followed by deep grunts and a guy yelling orders) "I recognize those voices!" (He runs into the ally, pushing everything else, in his mind, to the side)

Adrian: (Also recognizing the voices) "They're over 10 times stronger then you are, you'll just get hurt!" (He runs after Lucas)

Lucas: (Not having heard what Adrian said, he turns to look at Adrian as they run into the alley after seeing the Fixed Idea's) "You should get out of here while you can, you're no match for those guys."

Adrian: (He smiles) "You never know, Lucas, I might surprise you." (Having caught up to the group He jumps forwards and takes out a Fixed Idea easily)

Lucas: (He slides to a stop when he sees Adrian turn the Fixed Idea into a flash of green light with only one hit. Wide-eyed with shock) "Whoa!"

Adrian: (Noticing that Lucas is just standing there) "Get the girl."(He then turns to the remaining 2 Fixed Idea's)

Lucas: (He snaps out of his shock) "Right." (He looks around for the girl and sees the Techno trying to get away, with her on his shoulder) "Hey!" (He runs after him)

Techno: (He glances behind him to see who yelled, when he sees Lucas coming after him, he takes off. Looking back in front, he runs right into a lamppost) "Owww!" (He falls back, nearly unconscious)

Lucas: (He caches up to the Techno just as he's getting up, so putting all his strength possible behind his fist, he knocks the Techno out. Shaking his hand) "Ou, that smarts!" (He then picks up the girl, who turns out to be Lori, and after thinking for a moment, picks up the Techno and returns to the alley where he left Adrian)

Adrian: (Having just deactivated the last Fixed Idea, he looks around and sees Lucas walking back into the alley, the girl over one shoulder and the Techno on the other) "You ok?"

Lucas: (Dropping the Techno, then gently leaning Lori against the wall) "Ya, I'm fine. Lori should also be ok once she gets some rest." (He turns and sees Adrian frowning at the Techno) "I couldn't kill him and I couldn't let him get away either."

Adrian: (Still frowning as he looks up at Lucas) "What are you going to do with him then?"

Lucas: (He shrugs) "Don't know, maybe Cybersix will know what to do."

Adrian: (He suppresses a sigh) "Ok, so what about Lori? We can't just leave her here."

Lucas: (Looking at the street sign at the end of the alley) "My place is closest, and plus we should tie him up," (He gestures towards the Techno on the ground) "before he wakes up."

Adrian: (He shrugs) "Ok, but you take Lori," (He smiles) "if she wakes up, I don't want her in my arms."

Lucas: (Chuckling) "Sure. Oh and grab the vials in those clothes would ya?" (He turns to go pick up Lori)

Adrian: (Reaching for one of the vials) "AHH!" (He falls to his knees grabbing at his left arm, that's started glowing with green electricity)

Lucas: (He turns at his friend's cry of pain and sees the green glow coming from his arm. Rushing to his side, frowning) "Adrian what's wrong?"

Adrian: (The green glow's goes away, but he's weak and gasping for air) "Nothing…I'll be fine…I just need," (He pauses, going though the clothes in front of him. Finding the vial he pulls it out) "this." (He then opens the vial and drinks every last drop, as Lucas watches in shocked silence. When he's done his strength returns and his breathing returns to normal)

Lucas: (Frowning) "Adrian, can you explain something to me?"

Adrian: (He looks at Lucas, trying to stay calm) "Yeah sure, what?"

Lucas: (Perplexed) "How can you take on 3 Fixed Idea's, which I happen to know vaguely how strong they are, without any visible bruises? Have your arm glow green with electricity, which, until now, I've only ever seen happen to Cybersix; and drink a whole vial of an unknown substance that acts like an acid?"

Adrian: (Getting nervous) "I don't know what you mean, Lucas."

Lucas: (Annoyed, almost angry) "Quit lying! We're friends Adrian, or at least I thought we were, so spill, what are you hiding?"

Adrian: (Sighing, he looks Lucas in the eyes) "Ok, fine just promise me you won't tell anybody?"

Lucas: (A little confused but also curious) "My lips are sealed, I promise."

Adrian: (He looks away and sighs again) "I'm a creation of Von Reichter's, a Cyber to be exact, and I've been running and fighting him since he killed all of my 4998 brothers and sisters at about the age of 9. I came to Meridianna mainly for the Sustenance, the green vials, and to hide but also to help prevent him from taking over the world. I only recently found out that one of my brothers was still alive in another body, during one of the times Von Reichter sent someone or something after me. Adrian Seidelman, Literature teacher at Meridianna high, is my alias, to hide from Von Reichter and to live a semi-normal life. I don't like talking about my myself or my back round, or going to the hospital for obvious reasons. My real name, or designation," (Here he takes off his glasses and pulls his hair down. Looking back towards Lucas, in her normal voice) "is Cybersix."

To Be Continued

Author's Note: I'm definitely going to add another chapter to this, but after that I don't know, we'll see.