Chapter II
"I'm not a scientist. Just a doctor of the subnormal." Shorstein explained.
Meaning you deal with time-travel and lives of other dimensions." Dennis translated.
"Stupid sci-fi nerd." Rudolf muttered and Deep flicked him off.
"Apparently a hole in the Time-Void-Freeway was opened. Three evil beings from the dimension Jorel X-9-10 came by with plans to destroy our dimension." Shorstein talked a little like a roadrunner.
"Lemme guess, this what-it's-called Freeway is a way for people to travel freely between dimensions." Henry speculated.
"Only when a hole is opened." Shorstein said. "You landed in ten different explosions meant to block out pathways that are less traveled, therefore you nearly died, therefore you were injected with a chemical, therefore we need you."
"If he says 'therefore' again I'm gonna bite him." Firen whispered to John. John nodded in agreement.
"You all have to get used to your new lives. This is who you are now."
"Mercenaries!" Dennis cried out. Deep shook his head.
"Not exactly, mercenaries work for foreign countries."
"Mercenaries." Freeze agreed with Dennis and Deep surrendered.
"I'm not gonna piss you off." He stretched his arms behind his head and opened a nearby locker. The contents were a sleeveless white shirt, indigo colored jeans and a wicked looking sword.
"Sweet." He picked it up and examined it.
"That sword is keyed into your DNA." Shorstein told him tossing a rubber band ball up and down.
"Sweet." Was all Deep had to say.
"You all have new clothes in these lockers. Just follow the line in this order. John, Henry, Rudolf, Louis, Firen, Freeze, Dennis, Woody and Davis." Shorstein informed them.
""How'd you get that name?" Davis asked Woody, buttoning a blue button down shirt he had put on.
"My parents. I don't think they're human." Was the reply.
"Might've had something to do with the fact that your last name is Forester." Louis suggested.
"You've never met my 'rents before have you?"
"Point taken." Louis decided to shut up at this point.
The boys seemed to have too much going on in their lives now. As Deep walked home he thought about what was going to happen to his parents and sister. Everything seemed to have some sense of weirdness in his life.
"How the hell am I the only Hispanic in my family if I'm not adopted?" he once again asked himself. He had pondered this question multiple times but never found the answer. He sighed and his girlfriend's face filled hid mind.
"Well at least someone understands me."
At about two the next morning, there was a knock on the door. Deep answered it. Rudolf was there along with a depressed looking Henry.
"Henry's parents were found dead." Rudolf announced solemnly.
"And you're here because?" Deep returned
"Oh my parents threw me out." Rudolf grinned.
"Literally." Deep seemed interested now.
"Yeah and Woody' parents mysteriously disappeared."
"Where is he Rudolf?"
"I don't know. That boy'll pop up anywhere."
Suddenly Henry screamed in shock.
"What the fuck? Do you wanna break my eardrum?" Woody complained.
"What did he do?" asked a very amused Deep.
"He jumped out of that tree." Grumbled Henry.
"Come on in." Deep said. "I guess you all need somewhere to live. Our living room should work."
As the three boys walked in Deep slammed the door on Davis's face.
"Ouch and fucking half."
The door reopened.
"Can I help you Davis?" Deep asked.
"My parents forgot I live with them." Said Davis. They moved out of the house while we were all unconscious. Now we need to find a place for me to-----"
"Living room." Deep jerked his thumb into the house.
Davis walked past the swordsman into the house and headed towards the living room.
"This is going to be a long night." Deep muttered to himself.