Sapient

by WanderlustandFreedom

Tadashi Hamada ran into SFIT Laboratory, felt the explosion hit, and saw a completely different laboratory before his eyes. Now, his brother is eleven years older and with a ring on his hand. Everything important in his life doesn't exist anymore. And no one knows why - not even his big-brained little brother. And to be honest, it doesn't feel like very many people even care.

1. Prologue

I've been wanting to release this for ages and even though it's not 100% complete yet, I thought I'd give it a shot.

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Sapient

There was ash and smoke everywhere. It was filling his lungs. He dodged the remains of the vending machine and raced up the stairs before the railing melted and collapsed. There was fire everywhere. Bright reds and oranges seared into his vision, so wherever he looked he saw more and more. Things were burning that should not be burning and were turning the flames bright blue and green. He raced up the steps two at a time, ignoring the tight feeling in his chest. His sleeves and legs were on fire. As he came to the first floor, he saw a shadow in the lab door. "Professor Callahan!" He shouted. A lungful of carbon dioxide went down as the words erupted from him. The right side of his face was very hot. He couldn't feel his leg anymore – it had gone numb. The shadow turned. Tadashi took a quick step and tripped. His legs began to spasm. Shadows raced through the flames quick enough for Tadashi to think: "I am going to die." A large black egg surrounded the professor and solidified around him. Tadashi felt the building shake, and an explosion went off. He smelled zinc sulfate wash over him as several bits of rubble bounced off his broken, burned body. His ears popped, and the pain intensified. It was dark, and quiet. Then, the clear sound of alarms filled the air.

"FIRE, FIRE, FIRE, FIRE." A monotonous male voice repeated. "FIRE, FIRE, FIRE, FIRE."

"Someone grab the extinguisher!" Someone yelled.

"We can't! It can't be used on people! Stop, drop, and roll!" Someone yelled back.

"He obviously can't roll, look at-"

"STAND BACK!" There were loud, heavy, clanking footsteps, and then ice hit him hard. Tadashi yelled. His eyes were still closed, and his brain was about to shut off. Positive feedback rolled into his brain as he struggled to push himself up and open his lids. A girl with electric blue hair that was spiky and completely shaved on both sides of her head was reaching towards him in concern. They were somewhere white, though he couldn't make out the details.

"Ah, James, you shouldn't have done that." She scolded. Her voice sounded fuzzy. One of both of his ears must not be working.

"I put out the fire." Someone told her.

"Hey, hey sir." She called to him. His vision started to go wacky. His eyes rolled into the back of his head, and he shuddered before he collapsed onto the burned side of his face. "Stay with me!" She yelled, sounding like a scratched record. Tadashi swallowed a gulp of air that tasted faintly of Zinc and passed out.