Chapter 17

Danny POV

Rex starts to cough up blood and convulse in pain. He was tearing open his stitches on his stomach and that general area.

I started to hit the bars over and over again. I didn't even care what would happen to me at this point. Ben was doing the same

"Ben, stop it, they'll hurt you! You're just a regular human Ben, You can't heal as fast as me!"

"At this point, I don't care anymore, I'm sick of watching the two of you get hurt again and again while I just sit idly by."

"BEN STOP IT!"

He didn't even glance at me anymore, he hit the bars a couple of more times, he stuck his hands through the bars as he reached for Rex, but it was pointless, there was no way he could break the bars.

Ben POV

' I need to help Rex, I won't be standing by anymore' Rex turned over to where I could see his stomach. There were bright red stitches on his stomach and there were specks and smears of blood. Outraged, I started to hit the bars even harder. I stuck my arm through the bars out of desperation

'Please God, let don't let Rex die, he doesn't deserve this. He is in this situation because of us, because of me. PLEASE! I need to get to him'

"Ben, stop! they're going to hurt you, Ben, STOP IT!"

"SHUT UP DANNY!"

Danny POV

"SHUT UP DANNY!"

'Rex has to stop, he's going to get hurt, but, looking at Rex one more time, I can understand why he's so mad. Only about 10 seconds have passed since he started coughing, and the area around him was already stained with splotches of blood.'

I started to hit the bars, Ben is right. hitting the bars over and over again, I could feel my arms and hands starting to get bruised. I can hear a voice telling me to stop or else, but I don't care at this point.

All of a sudden, the collar around my neck started to shock me. It hurt me at first, but, I've taken much worse, I DIED by electricity, I can take this.

All of a sudden, I saw a green beam hit Rex. For a second, I freaked out and thought it was one of the beams from one of my parent's weapons. Until, I realized that it wasn't hurting Rex, it was actually helping him, it looks as if it was helping him breathe normally,it was harmlessly surrounding him. I looked up at Ben questioningly.

It was him who was producing the green beam. He looked just as freaked out as I did. As soon as the two of us made eye contact, the green beam disappeared and the metal slates slammed close on Bens window, he barely managed to move his hands out of the way. Jumping down, I also just got of the way just in time as it slammed shut.

In the adjacent room, I could catch some tidbits of words and phrases and Rex started coughing again

" Get Dr. Holi-...Help me ge-... HURRY UP OR WE WILL HAVE TO START EXPERIMENTS ON THE OTHER SUBJECTS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE!"

That phrase brought my almost dead heart to a standstill. Sliding down the wall, I started to fear for Rex's life, for all of our lives. especially for Bens. That beam means that Ben is able to use magic. He's still human but is able to use magic, hes still genetically human.

Wait, oh no

Ben said that his grandmother was an alien, but his cousin was the only one to inherit her powers. He said that his cousin produced a bright pink beam.

With tears streaming down my face, I realized that Ben won't be considered to be a normal human anymore. Curling up into a ball, I came into the conclusion that Ben will also be experimented on. I guess we can be called the traumatized trio. That brought a small chuckle to me, but that chuckle turned into full-blown sobs, as any hope of Ben being safe turned into dust.

"Hello subject 3, for your actions earlier, you will be punished again, however, we won't be so merciful this time"