Chapter 2 – Doctor Dominic Newlow

It was the next day and an exciting one for the Curious Brothers. Today they were meeting up with Doctor Newlow, one of Strangetown's most renowned Sims and they were very nervous as it was an honor to be asked for his help. Pascal was the first to wake as always and every morning he'd have to wake Vidcund because he would refuse to be woken by an 'annoying machine'. Vidcund would always wake up with a messy bob of hair and needed to straighten it every morning. Lazlo was already awake and serving breakfast, he would sometimes suffer minor insomniac so would spend most of his time up and about pacing the hallways trying to make himself worn out and tired.

They would all sit with each other at the table for breakfast and talk about general stuff. Meal times were one of the only times they would talk about stuff other than their work.

"So guys I'm thinking about marching my ass over the road and chattin' up that gorgeous new neighbor of ours" Lazlo said with a wink.

"Ha good luck with that Laz! I would literally shake your hand if you ever ended up in a proper relationship" Vidcund replied in a teasing tone.

"Hey knock it off you two! Don't you remember we're supposed to meet Doctor Newlow today?" Pascal butted in hastily.

Vidcund and Lazlo stared at each other for a while and just realized they had forgotten all about the famous Doctor Newlow visit they were expecting in Division 47. The three of them quickly scoffed down their breakfast so they could get dressed and present themselves for this important meeting. Vidcund was the first finished as always, he was always so concerned about his appearance and tried to look his best at all times, even at home…

After a good half hour of gussying up and getting dressed the brothers were ready for one of the most important meetings of their life. Before Vidcund exited his room he noticed the new girl across the road was looking out of her window in his direction. What made it even stranger was that she was peeping through some sort of telescope. Vidcund felt really awkward and decided to just leave and try and forget it.

Man Strangetown brings some strange beings…Vidcund thought to himself as he walked down the stairs. At the bottom he met up with his eager brothers and off to Division 47 they went. Lazlo noticed a blue car following them and through the tinted windows he noticed none other than the new girl who seemed to take a liking in them.

"Umm guys I think one of us has a stalker" Lazlo exclaimed and pointed towards the window behind him.

Vidcund and Pascal turned their heads in Lazlo's direction and to their amazement there she was...The brothers new neighbor was following them in her car. What did she want? Why was she following them? They'd just have to wait until they arrived at Division 47 to find out. She followed them all the way and there was nothing they could, a stranger now knew of the secret government location that NO ONE was to ever know about.

All of them gathered together and stared at each other blankly. It took a good 5 minutes until the silence was finally broken.

"Hello my name is Sky." the girl said shyly. They didn't know what to think. She followed them all this way to meet them at their secret location. Lazlo thought she was too stupid to be some sort of spy so he went with it.

"Well hello Sky, my name is Lazlo and these are my brothers Vidcund and Pascal." Lazlo said formally and held out his hand for a handshake, but Sky dashed past him and shook Vidcund's hand instead.

"Oh wow it's really you! I've been searching for you for so many years!" she yelled with dazzling eyes. Vidcund looked really freaked out as he had never met this girl before. He just smiled and waited for silence.

"I'm sorry but I have no idea who you are. How do you know me?" Vidcund was determined to find the answers. He stared her down and tried to intimidate her for answers but her eyes fluttered and she collapsed in his arms. Vidcund slowly lowered her dead weight to the ground and moved her body into a straight position. After just a few seconds Sky woke up and all her limbs went into a spasm that only lasted a second. Vidcund held her up and asked if she was ok.

"V…Vidcund?" Sky muttered weakly. She grabbed hold of his neck and pulled herself closer to him. What had just happened?

"I am a GENIOUS!" A voice from behind them had yelled. Pascal, Vidcund and Lazlo turned around and there stood the menacing figure of Doctor Dominic Newlow. He was holding some sort of strange white device and waved it into the air above his head whilst walking towards the group to address himself.

"Hello Curious Group. I am Doctor Dominic Newlow. Pleased to make your acquaintance." He said with a formal but devious voice. Newlow bowed his head and looked down at Sky who was now wide awake. Vidcund helped her up onto her feet and Newlow formed a menacing smirk across his face.

"Well well my latest invention was a success. I had the lovely Sky under my control just by manipulating her mind."

Pascal, Vidcund, Lazlo and Sky faced each other with expressions of disbelief.

Was this guy out of his mind?

Mind control was something of a deadly and evil nature and now Sky and the Brothers were in the presence of a genius who had that ability. Newlow directed his arm towards the door to the laboratory which was an obvious sign that he wanted to go inside. Pascal reached into his pocket to find his key card and swiped it through the lock scanner.

"Authorized Personnel Detected. Clearance Granted."

The door opened slowly and a puff of smoke seeped through the door frame. When it touched Sky she let out a little squeak and clutched Vidcund's arm.

"Don't worry, the smoke contains a substance that acts as a form of 'quarantine' to clean everyone who enters and to stop any form of threat reaching the machines and experiments taking place within this room" Vidcund whispered softly to Sky. She nodded, still clutching his arm firmly and followed them into the main room. Newlow gasped and put his hands together, rubbing them hastily. He said something quietly to himself which was not audible to the others and let out an evil sort of laugh.

"Finally my goal is complete!"