--- CHAPTER 2 Drugged and Dragged In ---
(A FEW DAYS AFTER CHAPTER 1- THIS ONE'S A FIGHTER)
(Jen wakes up as Nurse 1 moves Jen's bed out a door. Out the door are other beds (fenced and barred) and four other children {Nick, Sarah, Beth and Sport} Their heads are not shaved yet either but the boys have crew cuts. Nurse 2 then moves Jen's bed next to a boy, Sport. Beth is sleeping. Some scientists are testing Sarah and Nick. A nurse tends to Sport as he drinks something from a plastic cup.)
NURSE 2: Drink this first. (Sport makes a face and gives it back to the nurse. The nurse takes the cup as Sport goes as near as he can to Jen.)
SPORT: Hi.
NURSE 2: Mind your own business now. Leave her alone. (Sport leaves Jen alone but tends to look back and forth to her. The audience see a barcode on Sport's back.)
NURSE 2: Here you go. (Hands Sport another cup. Sport drinks it fast and returns the cup to the nurse) I see you'll drink it faster because it's milk, huh? (The nurse smiles, shakes her head and goes near Madame V and the scientists. Sport watches as two scientists test Nick and Sarah as Jen sits up and does the same.)
MADAME V: How long have X6-527 and X6-734 been here?
SCI 3: We've been teaching them basic skills for four months.
MADAME V: So what should they have learned?
SCI 3: We've taught them basic reading skills, logical thinking, vision and hearing enhancement, and longer termed memory.
MADAME V: Let's see if they're ready. (Walks to Sarah)
SCI 1: (Shows a card to Sarah) Which pattern would create this picture?
SARAH: (Points to a picture on the card) Umm, that one.
SCI 1: Okay. What's on the my card? (SCI 1 Flashes an ID card very fast)
SARAH: I can't read that well yet.
SCI 1: Just tell me what you saw.
SARAH: Name. Mitchell Hernandez. (Opens and closes her eyes after every word) Born January 2, 1981. Scientist Manticore (Gasps for air) Zhezna Labs. Do you want the numbers?
SCI 1: if you know it, then tell me.
SARAH: Clearance Number 230-7863-65008-981.
SCI 1: Good.
MADAME V: (Madame moves SCI 1 aside) How did she do?
SCI 1: She missed some of the numbers…
MADAME V: That will be okay for now.
(Madame V moves to where SCI 2 and SCI 3 are testing Nick)
SCI 2: (Watches Nick's eye) I want you to tell me what's on the picture he is holding. (SCI 2 points to a SCI 3 who is standing more than ten feet away from them and holding an index card.)
NICK: (Nick's eye's dilate to see the picture better) A blue arrow pointing to a red dot.
SCI 2: Okay. (SCI 3 then is then holding a headphone and a Walkman) What does the person in the radio say?
NICK: (Listens intently) I don't hear anything. I think it's off.
SCI 3: (Checks the radio. Turns it on) Sorry. (Madame V smiles as she continues to look at Nick)
NICK: (Listens intently. Answers slowly) Surprise is an advantage
SCI 2: Okay. (Moves next to the Madame.) He didn't say it quite correctly. He missed the word "tactical" completely.
MADAME V: That'll be acceptable. (To the other scientists) Okay we're done. (To the Guards outside the door) Take both of them out to the barracks now. They're ready for basic training.
GUARDS: Yes ma'am. (Nick and Sarah get close to each other and hold hands. The audience sees the barcodes on their necks. The Guards separate them and escorted them out)
(Madame V moves close to Sport and Jen)
MADAME V: Hopefully both of you are better than those two over there. I'd say those two are just about average. With what I'm planning with you two and that last two, you'd be the top soldiers. (She holds Sport up while he looks her straight in the eye. Jen watches them.) You look like the obedient type. You'll pledge you're loyalty to Manticore soon enough. (Puts him down. Sport then looks at Jen) And how about you huh? (Looks at Jen and then holds her up. Jen fidgets at first but looks at her eyes and stops) You look like you're gonna cause a lot of trouble here. Strong but the way you stare at me makes you look too independent. You'll learn to obey the rules. (Puts her down) (To Nurse 1) Give her a dosage of *Fidantine. She will be as loyal as a puppy. We'll see results in a few months. (Madame V leaves the room.)
NURSE 1: Okay, you heard the Madame. (Hands Jen a half filled cup of clear liquid. Jen sniffs the cup and takes a sip. She sticks her tongue out) Come on now, finish it up. I'll give you some milk once you're done. (Jen drinks up the rest of the liquid and hands the cup to the nurse) You wouldn't be causing trouble, that's for sure. Here's my promise. (Hands Jen a cup of milk. Jen drinks the milk slowly and hands the cup back to the Nurse.) Okay you two, off to bed. (The nurse turns the lights off, leaves the door open and leaves. The door leaves a little light in.)
(We see Jen and Sport looking at each other smiling.)
Sport: Night night. (Sport starts to lie down. Jen is still sitting up but starts to lie down and close her eyes just like Sport. SCENE ENDS)
*Fidantine- a drug (I made up the name) made so that X-6's who take it are more susceptible to start to obey the TAC leaders, like Wilkes and Madame V. This may... You'll find out later. Sorry.
(A FEW DAYS AFTER CHAPTER 1- THIS ONE'S A FIGHTER)
(Jen wakes up as Nurse 1 moves Jen's bed out a door. Out the door are other beds (fenced and barred) and four other children {Nick, Sarah, Beth and Sport} Their heads are not shaved yet either but the boys have crew cuts. Nurse 2 then moves Jen's bed next to a boy, Sport. Beth is sleeping. Some scientists are testing Sarah and Nick. A nurse tends to Sport as he drinks something from a plastic cup.)
NURSE 2: Drink this first. (Sport makes a face and gives it back to the nurse. The nurse takes the cup as Sport goes as near as he can to Jen.)
SPORT: Hi.
NURSE 2: Mind your own business now. Leave her alone. (Sport leaves Jen alone but tends to look back and forth to her. The audience see a barcode on Sport's back.)
NURSE 2: Here you go. (Hands Sport another cup. Sport drinks it fast and returns the cup to the nurse) I see you'll drink it faster because it's milk, huh? (The nurse smiles, shakes her head and goes near Madame V and the scientists. Sport watches as two scientists test Nick and Sarah as Jen sits up and does the same.)
MADAME V: How long have X6-527 and X6-734 been here?
SCI 3: We've been teaching them basic skills for four months.
MADAME V: So what should they have learned?
SCI 3: We've taught them basic reading skills, logical thinking, vision and hearing enhancement, and longer termed memory.
MADAME V: Let's see if they're ready. (Walks to Sarah)
SCI 1: (Shows a card to Sarah) Which pattern would create this picture?
SARAH: (Points to a picture on the card) Umm, that one.
SCI 1: Okay. What's on the my card? (SCI 1 Flashes an ID card very fast)
SARAH: I can't read that well yet.
SCI 1: Just tell me what you saw.
SARAH: Name. Mitchell Hernandez. (Opens and closes her eyes after every word) Born January 2, 1981. Scientist Manticore (Gasps for air) Zhezna Labs. Do you want the numbers?
SCI 1: if you know it, then tell me.
SARAH: Clearance Number 230-7863-65008-981.
SCI 1: Good.
MADAME V: (Madame moves SCI 1 aside) How did she do?
SCI 1: She missed some of the numbers…
MADAME V: That will be okay for now.
(Madame V moves to where SCI 2 and SCI 3 are testing Nick)
SCI 2: (Watches Nick's eye) I want you to tell me what's on the picture he is holding. (SCI 2 points to a SCI 3 who is standing more than ten feet away from them and holding an index card.)
NICK: (Nick's eye's dilate to see the picture better) A blue arrow pointing to a red dot.
SCI 2: Okay. (SCI 3 then is then holding a headphone and a Walkman) What does the person in the radio say?
NICK: (Listens intently) I don't hear anything. I think it's off.
SCI 3: (Checks the radio. Turns it on) Sorry. (Madame V smiles as she continues to look at Nick)
NICK: (Listens intently. Answers slowly) Surprise is an advantage
SCI 2: Okay. (Moves next to the Madame.) He didn't say it quite correctly. He missed the word "tactical" completely.
MADAME V: That'll be acceptable. (To the other scientists) Okay we're done. (To the Guards outside the door) Take both of them out to the barracks now. They're ready for basic training.
GUARDS: Yes ma'am. (Nick and Sarah get close to each other and hold hands. The audience sees the barcodes on their necks. The Guards separate them and escorted them out)
(Madame V moves close to Sport and Jen)
MADAME V: Hopefully both of you are better than those two over there. I'd say those two are just about average. With what I'm planning with you two and that last two, you'd be the top soldiers. (She holds Sport up while he looks her straight in the eye. Jen watches them.) You look like the obedient type. You'll pledge you're loyalty to Manticore soon enough. (Puts him down. Sport then looks at Jen) And how about you huh? (Looks at Jen and then holds her up. Jen fidgets at first but looks at her eyes and stops) You look like you're gonna cause a lot of trouble here. Strong but the way you stare at me makes you look too independent. You'll learn to obey the rules. (Puts her down) (To Nurse 1) Give her a dosage of *Fidantine. She will be as loyal as a puppy. We'll see results in a few months. (Madame V leaves the room.)
NURSE 1: Okay, you heard the Madame. (Hands Jen a half filled cup of clear liquid. Jen sniffs the cup and takes a sip. She sticks her tongue out) Come on now, finish it up. I'll give you some milk once you're done. (Jen drinks up the rest of the liquid and hands the cup to the nurse) You wouldn't be causing trouble, that's for sure. Here's my promise. (Hands Jen a cup of milk. Jen drinks the milk slowly and hands the cup back to the Nurse.) Okay you two, off to bed. (The nurse turns the lights off, leaves the door open and leaves. The door leaves a little light in.)
(We see Jen and Sport looking at each other smiling.)
Sport: Night night. (Sport starts to lie down. Jen is still sitting up but starts to lie down and close her eyes just like Sport. SCENE ENDS)
*Fidantine- a drug (I made up the name) made so that X-6's who take it are more susceptible to start to obey the TAC leaders, like Wilkes and Madame V. This may... You'll find out later. Sorry.
