Short Circuit Chapter 2

Short Circuit Chapter 2

Apartment block, New York City,

Breathing evenly, Circuit Breaker lay on the bed with her eyes closed… Images in her mind playing back in slow motion like a movie.

/ It was like any other day.. She was working on one of the eco generators. She said hello to one of her colleagues in passing, making friendly conversation, laughing.
Being one of the top technicians in her field, she worked with some of the best scientific minds. She really loved her work.
Then all hell broke loose. The Decepticon, Shockwave, attacked the power plant. Alarms were blaring, almost deafening her, but she could still hear her supervisor yelling orders to shut down the generators before they overloaded. People were running about shouting wildly – she wasted no time and attempted to shut the generators down. Then she felt searing pain as a thousand volts shot through her system, the alarm was still blaring as all went black./

/Then…
Another image –This one of being in hospital having woken up from her coma, her sister, Naomi was with her at her bedside holding her hand in support trying hard not to cry. Mr Blackrock, the CEO of the company, was standing by the door his expression solemn as the doctor explained what had happened.
"It is grim news I'm afraid, the electric shock that went through your body fried your neural pathways that controls your mobility, so the chances of you walking again are very slim. However, we have a team of experts flying in from Washington that specialize in dealing with
quadriplegics so please don't give up hope just yet."
Nodding weakly Josie swallowed down her tears "Thank you doctor."
Nodding, the doctor left with Blackrock following behind deciding to give the sisters privacy.
"Never walk again?" Josie said weakly the tears that she had been holding in spilled down onto her pillow; Naomi tightened her grip on her sister's hand supportively.
"You can't say that Jose!" Naomi said "Remember what Mom always used to say to us? 'Never give up, never give in', so you can't give up!" Naomi's lip trembled slightly as she tried to be strong for her sister.
In that instant, acute rage welled up inside Josie, she wanted to get even! She would do what ever it took to get her mobility back and then she would make them all suffer. Josie smiled at her sister wishing she could feel her touch.
"Don't worry dear sister, I am not giving up. I refuse to let those monstors defeat me. You will see I will make them pay!" Josie whispered. Her sister smiled too…/

Circuit breaker jolted awake, sweat poring from her body as she attempted to shake off the nightmare she had experienced.
"No, not a nightmare, a memory that will be with me until I die. Until I kill those monstors responsible for this, I will never rest!"
Circuit Breaker sighed, getting up off the makeshift creaky bed she headed to the table to examine her invention. Smiling to herself, she picked up the small welding tool to adjust it, preparing it for the next time she ran into the Transformers.

"When I am through with the Transformers, they are going to wish they never set foot on this planet!"

Dun! Dun! Dun!! Ohh nasty girl! I just wanted to show the human side of Circuit Breaker, the comics never delved much into her background so I just wanted to add a touch more humanity to her personality. Naomi Beller is © (Jumana Pearl)