Author's Note:
Hey, guys.
Sorry for the late update of Between Boundaries. My mind has been elsewhere, on the other side of the genetic spectrum.
Anyways…
A lot has happened since I stopped on chapter ten.
Enjoy :3
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Sierra ran into the bathroom as fast as she could.
This was getting out of hand.
Sierra went into a bathroom stall and began to throw up.
The heat was getting to her, like a fire blanket with intense heat.
After she got done, she was about to flush when she noticed the lava that she threw up begin to harden up.
This is not good! This is not good at all! What is Dad going to think of this? *Gasps*... What will my friends think of this? I... I wish I had brung the net and paper towels with me…*sighs sadly*... Sierra said to herself as she was looking around the bathroom for some paper towels and something to get the hardened lava up with.
Meanwhile…
Trevor, Leonard and Darien met up where Alan Kitzens were waiting for them, in Max's old laboratory.
Kitzens looked at Darien.
"What do you think, young man? Think you could help me turn this into something that'll fit me and my interests?" He said as Darien was looking around.
Trevor and Leonard both looked at the young boy.
"Think of Sierra and how she would feel…" Trevor said, in a low whisper to where the young boy could hear him.
He was tired of Kitzens pushing people around, including Leonard.
Darien nodded his head yes silently.
Professor Anderson's right! I have to think about how Sierra feels...Oh Sierra... We'll help you. Don't worry. He said to himself as he looked at Kitzens.
"I wish I could help you, Sir Kitzens but, my loyalty belongs to Trevor and his daughter Sierra." Darien said as he crossed his arms and looked away from Kitzens.
Kitzens gasped.
"Trevor, you played me!" He said, with vengeance.
Trevor smirked.
"I never played you but you played yourself and I also know why you brung me here for." He said, with a clever look on his face.
Kitzens smirked.
"The university wants to pull the plug on your brother's lab. We're folding it into my new Geochemistry Institute expansion. It's going to give us the storage space we need." He said, smiling and savoring his triumph.
Trevor blinked.
How could they turn Max's lab into Kitzen's closet?!
"Isn't the, um, Dean supposed to give me this kind of information?" Trevor stammered.
"That's the other thing I'm here to tell you." Kitzens said, his smile widening as he paused dramatically.
"Dean Kitzens...The trustees announced it Thursday." Trevor said, looking around the lab, noting the placement of the windows and electrical outlets.
He shuddered.
What could he do…?
"Now, you know, my friend, if this was a dean's-office-only decision, I'd let you do your little experiments forever and a day. But science... It's kind of a business and…" Kitzens said, looking at Trevor.
Trevor then looked at Darien, in search of an answer.
"You need to keep fighting, Trevor. Don't let him get to you." Darien said, in encouragement.
Trevor looked at the young boy and smiled.
Darien's right! I can't give up. *Sighs worriedly*... What's taking Sierra so long? I don't want her finding out that I'm about to lose Max's life's work. What should I do? Should I give in or should I go find Sierra? I should go find Sierra and check on her. She's my main priority right now! He said to himself as he listened to Kitzens and Darien ranting.
Trevor chuckled.
He looked over at the door.
Hold on, Sierra. I'm coming…
…
Sierra flushed the toilet and grabbed the bundle of toilet paper that had the rocks in it.
She went out of the stall and walked over to the mirror.
When Sierra looked up at the mirror, she could see herself but...In a different way.
Her hair was now pink-orange red.
Sierra's clothes turned to a dark volcanic ash dress that had the picture of her volcano on it.
Her hair was burning as small glints of lava and magma were now dripping down from her hair.
Sierra's eyes were not blue anymore.
They were now orange-red and orange-black.
In her mirror reflection, she could see orange-yellow glowing veins of magma running through herself.
Sierra looked at her fingernails and saw that they were turning volcanic gold.
She could feel searing pain going through her head.
"Dad? D-D-Daddy? Is...Is that you? I-I'm in h-here!" Sierra said as she began to talk, causing the whole bathroom to shake.
….
As Katherine and Laney were looking for Sierra, they began to feel small vibrations.
"What is it, Katie?" Laney asked as the two came to a complete halt.
Katherine placed her hand on the floor.
She could feel her hand vibrate.
"Seismic activity and it's close. Really close." Katherine said as she got up off of the floor.
Laney began to feel it shake her.
"But... Where is it coming from?" She said, looking around the area that they were in.
As they continued walking, they could feel heat and it was coming from…
The women's bathroom.
"It's coming from in here." Katherine answered as she placed her hand on the floor again.
"But...But...But…" Laney began to say, concerned as she saw some steam coming from underneath the door.
Katherine looked at her.
"But what, Laney?" She immediately answered, looking at her.
"Sierra's in there…" Laney said, concerned.
(So...The transformation is beginning to happen and Sierra is getting hotter and hotter. On the other hand, we have Darien helping Trevor calm down so that he and Alan Kitzens don't get into a fight. Katherine and Laney are on their way to find Sierra. Stay tuned for chapter twelve!)