Ch. 4
After a heated encounter with the mysterious stranger, Daxam finds himself unconscious with the memories of his life before becoming a nobody.
A young man in a lab coat stares at some charts and graphs pinned to a board. Around him are large computers and monitors, and next to the board is a large window looking into a room that is too dark to see into.
"I told you. that will never work!" a female voice shouts. The man is startled by the outburst and catches his breath before turning around to address the woman.
Who are you?
"It's not that it will never work. It HAS to work. We can't just give up because something seems impossible." He examines the woman and notices the young boy that is with him. "And what did I tell you about bringing him in here. This is no place for a child."
The woman holds the boy close to her. "_ wants to see his father sometimes. Don't punish him because you are stubborn." she berates the man.
Why can't I remember?
The man walks over and picks up the child. "Please tell your mom that I love both of you, but that I need time to myself to work."
Who are these people?
The woman snatches the child back and puts him on the ground. She grabs the boy's hand and begins to walk out. "You know what, _, I hope that you do solve it. Then when you have nothing else to do, you'll see what you gave up."
Don't do it, please don't walk away.
The man reaches out towards the child and woman, "Wait! Please don't….."
Suddenly, like being sucked back to reality, Daxam regains consciousness.
"Hmmmm, it seems he's awake now." A voice says.
It's so bright! I can't see anything... Wait, do I even have eyes….How does that work?
"How can you tell? He doesn't have eyes to open." A different, deeper voice questions.
OH NO! Where're my eyes?!
"It's his movements. It is quite obvious when you know what to look for." The first voice responds.
After a moment, Daxam adjusts to the brightness in the room and identifies the source of the voices.
"Well, I'm glad he's alright. I would've missed you Dusky." Lexaeus announces with a booming voice.
"I also would've have been disappointed. There's something different about you. Something I need to study." Vexen says while examining Daxam.
Uh oh. Play it cool. This is the one guy I don't want knowing that I'm different.
Daxam quickly gets up and begins wobbling back and forth like a normal Dusk.
"Strange, you do recover quick though." Vexen points out.
*Whistle* Just a normal Dusk here. Nothing more….
"Well, at least I can easily tell you apart, now that you have those black marks on your appendage."
What….
"And now we have our new member thanks to…. Dusky, was it?" Vexen talks while walking over to a curtain and pulls it back. When he does, there is the young man who is now dressed in the signature black cloak laying on the bed. He wakes up, scratches his head, and proceeds to sit up on the bed.
Finally, I have a friend...I'm so happy….
After looking around the room, the young man finally talks, "Who are you guys?" After blinking a few times, he looks directly at Daxam, "Wait…. WHAT IS THAT THING?!"