Well everybody, I don't know if I am going to continue this story or not. I probably will, coz I don't like to leave things unfinished, but... If you really want me to continue, PLEASE REVIEW! Thankyou and have a nice day. (hmmm... where did THAT come from?!) Aaaanyways...
Past Lives Chapter 4
After spending a cold and sleepless night in their *cell*, (SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE!), Jess and Nathan were brought into the lab again the next day. This time they were both together. They were gagged so that they 'wouldn't disturb Dr Gero's thinking with all their irritating talking and screaming'. They were both tied down into chairs and connected to lots of tubes and wires etc, while Dr Gero ran all sorts of tests on them. He measured their pulse-rates, took samples of their blood, tested their reflexes, eyesight, hearing, strength, and many other things besides. This went on for more than an hour.
Then finally Dr Gero examined them through his cold eyes.
"I suppose it would be courteous of me to give them a chance to ask me any questions they might have. After all, they ARE going to be a very important part in my plan, and they should know what kind of fame and glory they are going to experience. Nineteen, remove their gags so they may talk freely."
#19 moved forward instantly to do his bidding. Jess thought about screaming the minute her gag was removed, but inside herself she knew that there was no point. No one would hear her. She contented herself with glaring angrily at her two captors. Nathan, also glaring, spoke up first.
"Okay. I'm glad you've decided to show a glimmer of decency. So why did you kidnap me and my sister?" His voice was icy. Dr Gero sighed in annoyance, but his irritation didn't seem to be directed at Nathan.
"Out of all the pathetic creatures in this part of the world, you two had the most potential. Which isn't saying much for your species." He sneered. "Apart from your fighting abilities, you also have the right sort of fighting spirit."
The way he talked about 'their species' finally made Jessica understand.
"You... you aren't human!" she muttered, her eyes wide. Nathan was also beginning to realise this fact.
"Of course not. How could you possibly have believed that I was one of YOU?!" He scoffed. "I am Dr Gero, and this is Android #19." Jessica gasped.
"I've heard of you before! You used to be famous, and then you mysteriously disappeared! What happened?"
"I wanted something that no mere mortal could possibly have; immortality would allow me to continue my inventing for as long as I wanted. And so, with #19's help, I turned myself into an android." He removed the tall black hat from his head, and Jessica and Nathan both looked with revulsion at what was underneath. The Doctor's exposed brain was covered with a dome-like piece of glass (or plastic or whatever).
"Well, what are you going to do to us?!" Asked Jess when she regained her composure.
"I was only waiting for you to ask." He replied with a grim smile. "I need some powerful fighters to help me with my plans. But no human would be capable of the things which I need someone to do. So, rather than build two new androids completely from a scratch, I am going to use a human basis for my work. This will also allow the androids to move around freely in human societies. You are the chosen two. You will soon become androids like #19 and myself. You should consider yourselves lucky!" He started raving.
"You are unworthy subjects for the power I am able to give you! But soon... soon..." his eyes gleamed, "You will be nothing! NOTHING!!! For you see, I am only using your bodies, not your minds. You will be like empty shells, incapable even of remembering your own names!" His eyes narrowed. "I hope you have enjoyed your last days as human beings; you won't experience very many after I'M through with you!!!" He cackled like a maniac.
"Now for the final test, #19!" #19 giggled his stupid little girly giggle as he gagged Jessica and Nathan's pale faces. He tied their wrists together behind their backs, then tied their ankles together. He then dragged them over to a small clearing in the room between the desks. On the ceiling above the empty space there were two large hooks. From the ground, Jess and Nathan watched in amazement as his feet left the floor. He was flying! He levitated upwards and grasped the two hooks firmly, pulling them down after him as her returned to the ground. They were connected to the ceiling by a length of thick steel wire.
The spare length of rope that came from their bound ankles was secured firmly onto the hooks while the twins were still lying on the floor. Walking over to the closest machine, #19 cranked a big handle that was sticking out the side of it. Slowly, the steel wire receded back to the roof and Jessica and Nathan were soon hanging upside down about a metre off the floor. They struggled, of course, but there wasn't really much that they could do. They could hear Dr Gero muttering to himself, and from that they could gather that he was testing them to see how long it took them to pass out.*
Within just 30 seconds, both of the twins could feel the blood rushing to their heads. In a few minutes, Jessica could see her eyes clouding over with a deep red mistiness. Just as she passed out, she could see Nathan's writhing body in its effort to free itself. She was in agony; not physical but mental. To see herself and her brother manipulated like this, like lab experiments or playthings, by a couple of uncaring robots, was more than she could bare.
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AN: Well I know that was a pretty short chapter, but what with ff being rebuilt I wanted to get this up as soon as possible. Hope you enjoy.
P.S. I hope you are not expecting a happy ending to this story. it is going to be fairly depressing. But just remember this little saying: 'Everything has a happy ending. If it's not happy, then it's not the end.' :)
*cell*= This was not an intentional pun...
* = This probably has no basis in scientific fact, but I don't care. Now you see why I fail all my science exams!
Past Lives Chapter 4
After spending a cold and sleepless night in their *cell*, (SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE!), Jess and Nathan were brought into the lab again the next day. This time they were both together. They were gagged so that they 'wouldn't disturb Dr Gero's thinking with all their irritating talking and screaming'. They were both tied down into chairs and connected to lots of tubes and wires etc, while Dr Gero ran all sorts of tests on them. He measured their pulse-rates, took samples of their blood, tested their reflexes, eyesight, hearing, strength, and many other things besides. This went on for more than an hour.
Then finally Dr Gero examined them through his cold eyes.
"I suppose it would be courteous of me to give them a chance to ask me any questions they might have. After all, they ARE going to be a very important part in my plan, and they should know what kind of fame and glory they are going to experience. Nineteen, remove their gags so they may talk freely."
#19 moved forward instantly to do his bidding. Jess thought about screaming the minute her gag was removed, but inside herself she knew that there was no point. No one would hear her. She contented herself with glaring angrily at her two captors. Nathan, also glaring, spoke up first.
"Okay. I'm glad you've decided to show a glimmer of decency. So why did you kidnap me and my sister?" His voice was icy. Dr Gero sighed in annoyance, but his irritation didn't seem to be directed at Nathan.
"Out of all the pathetic creatures in this part of the world, you two had the most potential. Which isn't saying much for your species." He sneered. "Apart from your fighting abilities, you also have the right sort of fighting spirit."
The way he talked about 'their species' finally made Jessica understand.
"You... you aren't human!" she muttered, her eyes wide. Nathan was also beginning to realise this fact.
"Of course not. How could you possibly have believed that I was one of YOU?!" He scoffed. "I am Dr Gero, and this is Android #19." Jessica gasped.
"I've heard of you before! You used to be famous, and then you mysteriously disappeared! What happened?"
"I wanted something that no mere mortal could possibly have; immortality would allow me to continue my inventing for as long as I wanted. And so, with #19's help, I turned myself into an android." He removed the tall black hat from his head, and Jessica and Nathan both looked with revulsion at what was underneath. The Doctor's exposed brain was covered with a dome-like piece of glass (or plastic or whatever).
"Well, what are you going to do to us?!" Asked Jess when she regained her composure.
"I was only waiting for you to ask." He replied with a grim smile. "I need some powerful fighters to help me with my plans. But no human would be capable of the things which I need someone to do. So, rather than build two new androids completely from a scratch, I am going to use a human basis for my work. This will also allow the androids to move around freely in human societies. You are the chosen two. You will soon become androids like #19 and myself. You should consider yourselves lucky!" He started raving.
"You are unworthy subjects for the power I am able to give you! But soon... soon..." his eyes gleamed, "You will be nothing! NOTHING!!! For you see, I am only using your bodies, not your minds. You will be like empty shells, incapable even of remembering your own names!" His eyes narrowed. "I hope you have enjoyed your last days as human beings; you won't experience very many after I'M through with you!!!" He cackled like a maniac.
"Now for the final test, #19!" #19 giggled his stupid little girly giggle as he gagged Jessica and Nathan's pale faces. He tied their wrists together behind their backs, then tied their ankles together. He then dragged them over to a small clearing in the room between the desks. On the ceiling above the empty space there were two large hooks. From the ground, Jess and Nathan watched in amazement as his feet left the floor. He was flying! He levitated upwards and grasped the two hooks firmly, pulling them down after him as her returned to the ground. They were connected to the ceiling by a length of thick steel wire.
The spare length of rope that came from their bound ankles was secured firmly onto the hooks while the twins were still lying on the floor. Walking over to the closest machine, #19 cranked a big handle that was sticking out the side of it. Slowly, the steel wire receded back to the roof and Jessica and Nathan were soon hanging upside down about a metre off the floor. They struggled, of course, but there wasn't really much that they could do. They could hear Dr Gero muttering to himself, and from that they could gather that he was testing them to see how long it took them to pass out.*
Within just 30 seconds, both of the twins could feel the blood rushing to their heads. In a few minutes, Jessica could see her eyes clouding over with a deep red mistiness. Just as she passed out, she could see Nathan's writhing body in its effort to free itself. She was in agony; not physical but mental. To see herself and her brother manipulated like this, like lab experiments or playthings, by a couple of uncaring robots, was more than she could bare.
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AN: Well I know that was a pretty short chapter, but what with ff being rebuilt I wanted to get this up as soon as possible. Hope you enjoy.
P.S. I hope you are not expecting a happy ending to this story. it is going to be fairly depressing. But just remember this little saying: 'Everything has a happy ending. If it's not happy, then it's not the end.' :)
*cell*= This was not an intentional pun...
* = This probably has no basis in scientific fact, but I don't care. Now you see why I fail all my science exams!