Chapter 9: A New Discovery
Hideyoshi and Yuuko were thinking what to say to Dan. A whole week had passes since Hideyoshi saw Dan, the day Dan saved his life. Every day leading up to now Hideyoshi arrived late to the overpass to see Dan. Today, however, both Hideyoshi and Yuuko were going to go early. They sat outside under a big tree talking.
"Sis…do you think Dan likes us?"
"Dan probably loves us. He has never treated us badly or scold us. He has always said positive things and helped us. He saved our lives, remember?"
Hideyoshi thought back to how Dan stopped the 2 guys from taking him and Yuuko. "Your right…"
They continued to talk until about 12:30 PM. That's when they were about to leave to go to the overpass, but was stopped by two men in black suits.
"Are you two Hideyoshi Kinoshita and Yuuko Kinoshita?" One of the men asked. They didn't look Japanese.
"Yes, we are. Who would be asking?" Yuuko replied.
"I am Agent Maxwell, and this is my partner Agent Hammeron. We are with the United States DARPA. We are here for Project Cyborg, you know him as 'Dan'." The agent explained to the twins. "Look, we'll fill you in on the way to the hospital."
"The hospital? For what?" Hideyoshi asked.
"Project Cyborg, he fell a pretty long height at the overpass, it looked like the platform snapped."
"Oh my god, is he alright?"
"He's ok, just….come on. We need to get there quickly."
The group got into a van and headed for the hospital. The twins really wanted some answers, and begged for the man to give them some.
"Ok, here's the deal. Project Cyborg is an experiment we are doing to see how artificial humans interact with society. We have made 2 models, both combat types. One is the D.A.N. and the other is the J.O.U.N.I.N. both Ninja-Combat types."
"So wait, Dan is actually…artificial?" Yuuko asked, still confused.
"Yes that would be correct. He is indeed, artificial. He has human emotions, and human thoughts. He can hate, he can love, he can save, and he can kill. Sorry to tell you, but he can't help the development of kids."
"I didn't need to know that last one! What makes you think I cared about that! Hahahaha!" Yuuko sarcastically said, trying to hide her feelings.
"…Yeah….well has he been acting a little 'inhuman' recently?"
"Besides the teleporting and the visions, no."
"Wait, did you say teleporting and visions? That wasn't a part of the project. I will have to talk to my superiors about that."
Eventually they made it to the hospital, and rushed into Dan's room. Dan was in critical condition, as his mechanical parts started to fail, but he was still in a good mood.
"H…hey guys…how's it goin?" Dan struggled to say. His heart rate was very abnormal from humans, which shows that he's cybernetic. "By the look…on your faces I guess….you fo…found out too…"
"Oh my god!" Yuuko said in shock. She had to cover her eyes and leave the room because of Dan's condition. She stormed out with tears in her eyes, and Hideyoshi followed her to comfort her.
"Ok, Project Cyborg. We're sending over the other cyborg to your residential area in a few weeks." The agent told Dan.
"A…another cyborg? Who is it? Do I know him?"
"You shouldn't, we put him in a family from yours. His name is Brandon, codename JOUNIN."
"Wow, your placement sucks. B…Brandon is my cousin in the…the family…"
"Wait, your cousin? I will also have to talk to my superiors about this too."
"Um…so since I'm a cyborg, did you guys gi…give me the power to te….teleport?"
"Surprisingly no, we didn't. We don't know how you can do that, but JOUNIN can as well. Might be a family thing, I dunno. We're going to have to upgrade your parts though; you've seen a good amount of combat in this society, so we're going to enhance your skills." The agent explained.
"Wha…what do you mean?"
"We're going to enhance your speed, strength, agility, and give you a few techniques programmed into your core."
"O…ok. When will we be finished?"
"In about a week. We will then allow you to test your enhancements. Then, you can tailor them to your liking."
After about a week, Dan fully recovered and tested his new powers. He was ready just in time however, as people at his school actually were Japan's own cyborgs.
