Chapter 10
Raptor's POV
I kept a wary eye on Victor as a man, whom I could assume to be a subordinate of his, opened a folding chair for him to sit on. The man says he knows my family, and me by extension, but there was something about him that didn't sit well with me. He seemed to be a kind person, but the "kindness" he exhibited was different than what I've seen from others. Bubbles for example, was kindness incarnate, even if you would want her to keep her distance she'd unintentionally worm her way into your heart and before long you'd be calling her a friend. Victor on the other hand, his kindness seemed almost… cordial, like person who acted nice in order to get something from you
'Still' I thought 'With no other knowledge of who I am I should at least hear him out'
"Right then" Victor said once he was settled in "What would you like to hear first?"
I thought for a second
"What's your relationship with my family?" I asked
"I suppose you could say that I am their employer" he responded simply
"Employer for what?" I asked
"Your mother and father were two brilliant scientists" he began "Particularly in the field biology"
I said nothing but waited for him to continue
"I brought them on because we shared a similar aspiration" he said "We dreamed of aiding mankind take the next step towards a higher existence"
"A higher existence?" I asked
"Yes" he answered "We would always look on with envy as we would watch the likes of the Powerpuff Girls or the Rowdyruff Boys zoom across the skies and battle various monstrosities"
I nodded
"But there were times where the six of them would only pull through by the barest of margins" he continued "And we began to worry about what should happen if they come across a foe they can't best"
I recalled one of the first interactions I had with them. When one thinks of how there was a possibility that they wouldn't have made it out his words being to seem plausible
"With our minds set we began to research various members of the animal kingdom" he carried on "Our goal was to splice together the DNA of some of the world's most powerful animals with that of human's to mutate them into more powerful beings to ensure the safety of humanity"
"I'd assume there were drawbacks?" I questioned
"A few, yes" he answered sadly "Many weren't willing to accept our ideals and chased us away, laughing haughtily"
I nodded
"But we eventually managed to come across the funding when a rather wealthy relative of mine had passed on" he explained
"I see" I said
"Sadly, progress came slowly" he said "There were times when we had almost given up, but we pushed on"
I finally decided to bring up the question that's been eating at me for weeks
"Who am I exactly?" I asked, looking him straight in the eye "Why did I wake up in a tube a few weeks ago looking like this?"
I finished my sentence gesturing to my mutant form
"You are Wren Avalos" he answered "Son of Gerald and Margret Avalos and older brother to Melody Avalos"
Gerald…Margret…Wren… the more I thought about them the more they began to seem familiar, but something else caught my mind
"I have a sister?" I asked
"Little Melody, yes" he answered "I believe she'll be 4 years old soon, such a good girl. Even with her parents always working and her brother missing she still manages to seem cheerful"
My brain was in overdrive, the thought of knowing who I am, knowing my family, knowing my questions can finally be answered, it all began stirring the deep black fog that clouded my mind and soon faint memories began to surface. I could see sand, and deep blue water, I was at the beach again, but it was different. Instead of the PPG and RRB it was a man and a woman, both roughly in their late twenties, I remember feeling so calm and peaceful and… happy. I just couldn't make out their faces and it began to eat away at me, I likely would've lost it if my mind snapped into gear
"What about my other question?" I asked "About why I woke up in a tube?"
He actually seemed rather ashamed to answer
"A…" he paused to try and think of the right word "Regrettable reason"
I waited for him to continue
"For the longest time we had nothing but one failure after another" he began "It seemed no matter what we tried the test subject would either die instantly or… other unsightly things would happen"
I nodded
"Things began to seem hopeless" he continued "Until your parents tried using their blood as a subject"
"What do you mean?" I asked
"It was the closest thing we had to a breakthrough" he went on "We weren't sure what, but something about their blood was different, it was more… accepting"
I kept listening
"That said, even with this discovery it wasn't enough to give us the results we needed" he said "Until I had an idea"
I nodded
"I knew that they recently had a child, a son" he explained "I hypothesized that perhaps this child may contain the key to our success"
"And I was that child" I said, more of a statement than a question
"Yes" he answered "Of course your parents were against the idea of using their only son for something like this, so we agreed that only your blood would be used and you were to be left alone"
I nodded
"Years went by and we had developed several experimental serums using your blood as a catalyst" he said "We were finally ready to try live subjects"
"Didn't go well?" I asked
"Horribly so" he answered "More often than not any subject we tried would become a puddle of sludge or simply become unstable"
"Perhaps it was something with the serum?" I offered
"We thought so at first as well" he agreed "But no matter how many tests we ran, theoretically speaking the serums should've given us the desired result"
"So what happened?" I asked
"If the serum wasn't the problem then our only alternative was the subjects" he explained "We figured that like how there was something special in your blood that acted as a catalyst for the serum perhaps the desired result would only come from use on a compatible subject"
"And this is where I come in?" I asked
"Again your parents were hesitant" he said with an unspoken confirmation "But it was the only other option we had, we all had sunk too much into this to give up at this point"
"And then I wake up in a tube" I finish for him
He nods
"You were our first and only success Wren" he said "And we need you if we are to succeed again"
I didn't say anything, I couldn't say anything. So much information had been crammed into my brain, coupled with the memories that had begun to resurface. To say I was overwhelmed was an understatement
"I'm sorry" he said, causing me to look at him "I'm asking a lot from you when you've already got so much to think about"
He stood up and his subordinate folded his chair and set it in the helicopter before stepping into the cockpit
"I will give you a week to consider my offer" he said as the helicopter began to start up "I'll await you on top of this tower"
He then reached into his suit pocket and took out what looked like a folded piece of paper
"You may even bring your new friends if it should please you!" he shouted over the roar of the copter and flung the paper at me "Farewell Wren!"
And with that they took off. Standing somewhat dumbfounded on the top of the tower I opened the paper to find it was a picture of a family of four
On the left was the mother; blonde hair, faded green eyes and a cheerful smile
On the right was a man with dark brown hair and faded green eyes and had looks that any girl would swoon over
Next to the man was a girl, no more than two years old with long brown hair and startling blue eyes
And the last; a boy, he looked about 16 with short blonde hair and green eyes like his mother
That boy was me, and these people were my family
My head turned to see the sun begin to peek over the horizon
"Dawn" I muttered to myself
Feeling as unsure as I've ever been since I first escaped that lab I took off towards the house, doubting I'll be able to sleep for a while
Victor's POV
"I hope you had a nice chat with the boy sir" Jonathan said once we landed
"Quite so Jonathon" I replied "Those with amnesia eat up any information about their past, even if it isn't 100% accurate"
I couldn't help the chuckle that escaped my throat
"Prepare the capture drones for next week Jonathon" I ordered my subordinate "It'll be here before you know it!"
"Yes sir" he replied before heading off
"Oh and Jonathon?" I called to him before he was out of earshot
"Yes Sir?" he asked turning to me
"Has our guest arrived?" I asked
He nodded
"He was placed in the cell you provided sir" he responded
"Excellent" I said as I turned on two video feeds
"All according to plan" I said to myself as I watched footage of the Avalos couple and my new guest
Professor Utonium
Me: *Furiously typing on my keyboard*
Nar: *chuckles* that's another chapter said and done, to all our fans reading this; you are all witness to a miracle. ElectronDemon has finally gotten his butt in gear and has typed the rest of the chapters for this story, well at the time of you reading this he has anyway. He actually got up at 6am on a day he wasn't scheduled for work and is currently working off nothing but Monster and willpower. This is but the first of several more chapters that will be uploaded all at once for your reading pleasure, I'd like to apologize if anything seems rushed, and I'm making sure he keeps the pacing steady as best I can. But with that said I hope you enjoy the remaining chapters, R&R and Enjoy Life
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