I'm so terribly sorry that I haven't updated lately. I went camping from Friday to Monday and when I come back my computer has a virus! But I'm back now to bring you chapter 26.
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Slade watched the videos his nano spy robots had taken of Carmen over the past few days. He needed to know all he could about her if he wished to have her on his side. So far he noticed the relationship that had developed between her and Cyborg. That was problem one. Cyborg could be possible…motivation. On the other hand, the Titans were all close friends and would do anything to prevent that from happening. Slade sighed and turned his attention back to the screen. The picture was dark, but he could make out three people.
"Cyborg…um…how…much do you know about Carmen?" Robin's voice was heard from the monitor speakers. Slade interlocked his fingers and leaned back in his chair.
"This could be interesting,"
"Just about everything there is, why?"
"I just feel like something's wrong. I had this same feeling when we first met Terra and well…"
"What, you don't trust her?" The tone in Cyborg's voice had become more irritated then before.
"Well…no, not really-" Slade paused the video and stood up. He walked over to his mainframe computer and searched the database for the history and profile of Carmen Nash. The screen uploaded quickly. Front view and side view pictures of Carmen were to the right with her profile (that she filled out herself for a thing at school) on the left.
Name: Carmen Ann Nash
Date of Birth: September 23
Current age: 14
Height: 5' (and still growing)
Weight: 99lbs 5oz
Hair color: Jet black (A/N: make a note that it's her TRUE hair color w/o the dye job)
Eye color: Midnight blue
Blood type: O
Social status: umm…the freak, I guess. (some hate me, some love me)
Hobbies: shopping, skating, soccer, track, and beating Victor at stuff! .
Talents: the arts (singing, drawing, writing) freaking people out with strange claims (ex. "Bologna is false advertising because the way it's spelled sounds nothing like the way its said.") and…beating Victor at stuff! LOL
Pet peeves: Math in general tends to irritate me. Those mean preppy people (you know who you are), when people mispronounce their words, the common jerk, and pudding with skin. (ewww)
"Well, that wasn't as uninformative as I thought it would be," Slade typed in a password for Carmen's past relationships. "Let's see parents, siblings, Aunt and Uncle, Victor Stone. Or Cyborg as he's called now," He double clicked on Victor Stone, who's profile came up immediately. As he read through the information there was a knock at his door. "Yes?"
"It's just me," Terra poked her blonde head in. Slade closed the database and looked back at his apprentice.
"Ah, come in Terra. I was expecting you," Slade walked across the room and sat in his chair. Terra followed and stood before him. "Well, how are things going with the latest project?"
"They say she'll be ready in about ten minutes,"
"Good. Very Good. Well, let's go welcome your new partner into the world," Slade stood up and headed down the hall to the laboratory, closely followed by Terra. They walked in silence for a while, but the thoughtful look on his apprentices face, Slade spoke up. "What seems to be troubling you?"
"Huh? Oh, I was just wondering why we need Carmen anymore, don't we have her power now?" A good question for an apprentice to ask the Master.
"Carmen is still a very vital key in our victory. Powers like hers, and yours even, can't be possessed by genetic codes. Like your power, Carmen comes from her spirit, and spirits can't be copied. Understand?"
"I think so," Slade and Terra walked into the lab. The room would've been very dark, but the several bright monitors circling the surrounding wall lit the room up. A team of scientists in white lab coats and goggles bowed when Slade entered.
"Well, is she ready?" he asked. A lean man with thinning hair approached Slade.
"We're running some medical tests now. It's best to make sure she can live outside with out the air tank; also there was some minor difficulty in making an exact copy,"
"What sort of difficulties?" Slade narrowed his eyes.
"Well sir, we've tried numerous tests but the subject's eye color won't turn the dark blue you asked for. Every time it returns to an icy blue instead, sir" the man cringed expecting a punishment for failure.
"Is that so?" Slade walked to the center of the room and peered into the large subject tube. A girl with long black hair with silver bangs and tips slept inside. Status monitors showing her breathing regulations and heartbeat. "Good." Terra and the man switched confused glances.
"I don't understand, sir," he man cocked his head to one side.
"A spirit has already begun to develop within her. A strong one too. Terra come over here," Obediently, Terra walked over to her Master. "Training your partner is your next lesson Terra. I will help you if you need me, but her training will be your responsibly,"
"Ok, I'll try my best," A monitor to their left began to beep loudly while the screen blinked brightly. A woman rushed over and typed frantically on the keyboard.
"All medical tests complete. Subject 0972 ready for awakening procedures. Drain the liquid chamber," The green liquid inside the tube slowly drained and the girl sat on the bottom. Her head fell limply when she lost all of the support the liquid. Two of the scientists that were standing by removed the breathing mask and draped a large towel over her body. Her eyes opened slightly and she looked around at her surroundings.
"Welcome into the world, Lain," Slade smiled behind his mask when the girl looked up at him with her icy blue eyes.
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I wonder what he's planning. (Laughs evilly inside because I know and you don't! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA)