Chapter 9: The rebirth of a spirit

Seth and Edward walked through the doors of the Dimenstra-Tek "Medical and rehabilitation" research facility. So far, the operation had gone off without any problems. The security system was down and the guards were running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

Edward and Seth hurried down the hall wearing standard Dimenstra-Tek security uniforms consisting of blast resistant personal armor and gas mask and night-vision equipped helmets. A slight problem in their original plan had arisen now. In their haste to rescue both Seishero and her father they had assumed they'd be stored in the same general area. Therefore it was a bit of a shock when Danna messaged them on the p. o.'s telling them they were on opposite sides of the building.

Still, it wasn't a terrible disaster. Dr. Nanami was currently assigned to a research lab, the same lab Hiro was heading toward. Hiro had sent them a terribly irritated message agreeing to get Dr. Nanami away from any Security forces but stated firmly that he would have to get to the roof on his own.

That left the only matter in Seth's hands freeing Seishero, and Edward and he were on their way to her now. Following the course set out by Danna they were able to move quickly and encounter on a handful of guards who had more important things to do than interrogate their "fellow" guards.

Finally they reached the prison area, and Seishero's cell, only to encounter a familiar face. Standing guard, still dressed as corporate agent like as usual. Agent Thomson was not however carrying the usual pistol he'd had in their previous encounters, maybe they'd run out of stock after the others were destroyed. He was still as intimidating as ever despite this.

Seth froze in his tracks desperately thinking of a way around this and then realized Edward had already walked up to Thomson.

Edward went casually as he'd done with the previous normal guards they'd encountered and said just as casually, "Sir, there are intruders in the base, the forces near the master security room are requesting assistance, they've been overcome."

Agent Thomson look at Edward analyzing him for a moment before saying, "I don't recognize you. Take off your helmet."

Seth quickly runs up to Edward and starts pulling him away, "I'm sorry Mr. Thomson, he's new here, we'll go get someone else."

As soon as Seth speaks Agent Thomson's eyes lock onto him and his face twists into an unnatural smile. "Stop Right there. I have orders to kill you where you stand Seth Davis, and I'll capture your little friend when I'm done."

Edward Rips the uniforms gloves from his hands and 6 lead balls fall out and immediately storm toward Thomson at almost 50 miles an hour as he shouts, "You shouldn't of called me little!"

Thomson doesn't even look at Edward, much less reply as he quickly moves his hands, grabbing all 6 balls out of mid flight. He then crushes them into dust and charges down the hall, lead dust particles fluttering toward the ground in his wake as Edward stares speechless muttering to himself.

Seth jumps away from Edward as Thomson punches Ed in the chest, sending him flying 6 feet down the hall landing delirious on his back. Seth tries to remove the pistol stored in the uniform holster, but Thomson's too fast sending it flying down the hall in the opposite direction of Edward with a simple flick of his wrist.

Seth stares at Thomson who seems more terrifying than ever as he prepares for the kill. Seth's emotions go out of control, thoughts racing through his head, memories bursting to the surface of his mind, some of things he'd done, and others of two strangers he'd never met, and then Thomson struck.

There was a brief moment of intense pain as Thomson's fist cracked open Seth's visor and rammed into his face followed immediately by another feeling of intense ... life as every molecule in Seth's body fills with energy. Thomson's fist passes through Seth as if his body were made of air as Seth lights up like a blue star and bursts into a cloud of blue energy and flies all around the hall.

Thomson looks around confused as Edward rises to his feat clutching his gut and shouts, "What the hell did you do to Seth?"

Thomson stares at Edward who has now removed 2 more balls from his pockets and is holding them in the air in front of him, trying to ignore the pain in his stomach and focus.

Seth watches everything around him trying to comprehend what is going on and what's happened to him. One moment he had been a perfectly solid normal human being, and the next he was... well he wasn't quite sure what he was now. He is somehow able to see and hear everything around him even though he has no eyes or ears, but everything is strange. Some odd sounds he's never heard before are constantly being made by everything, and his vision seemed to be seeing two images at once, overlapping them into a difficult to comprehend mess. There is the standard full color image he was used to, and then there is an eerie ghostly vision where nothing looked solid and the only thing that stands out clearly is Edward, There is absolutely no sign of Thompson on this vision.

Seth tries to move his hand to slap himself but finds his hand no longer exists. This was no time for him to be admiring the view, he has to find a way to help Edward. Seth knows that his entire body was part of him, but it is different and he has no idea how to control it. So he tries everything. It's rather difficult to explain how one learns to move when their nervous system is replaced by a strange system of mental impulses but suffice it to say, Seth finds he is able to will his body to take form.

Now while Seth had been busy determining the difference between up and down, Edward had been fighting furiously trying to stop Thomson from, well, doing whatever it was Thomson was trying to do. Needless to say, Thomson didn't take kindly to Edward interfering. Edward was smart about his attacks this time around. Instead of firing his last balls right at Thomson's chest where he could easily crush them, he circles one around behind Him and strikes at him hard while the other dances around in front of Thomson keeping him occupied, constantly avoiding his grasp. As the ball strikes over and over again Thomson's skin begins to peel away revealing his mechanical structure beneath it. This surprises Edward slightly but he continues his attack regardless.

Thomson was beginning to grow irritated. These balls were doing minimal damage to his mechanical frame, but they were doing damage none the less. A lucky shot and he might actually be defeated. Trying to stop the balls themselves was proving to be more pointless by the minute. He'd have to pause his search for Seth and take care of the pesty balls source. A young fool who could barely fit into the security uniform he falsely wore.

Thomson charges toward Edward once again as a misty form suddenly starts to materialize between him and Edward. The form has purple eyes on a flat featureless face with no mouth or nose. The hair is arranged in around 12 large strands combed to the back leaving its forehead bare. A strange blue mist constantly swirled around it, concentrated into large ring around the wrists. It's body simply ended at it's waste, the mist trailing off in a tail like shape for a little farther. The form was also almost completely transparent.

Thomson continues forward ignoring this new figure as if it were nothing. He suddenly stops in his tracks as he comes in contact with the two rings, a massive stream of electricity lurches between them lighting him up like a light bulb before Thomson falls face first into the ground, Edward having driven a sphere through the back of his head.

The new misty figure suddenly glows white and reforms into Seth, still fully garbed in the security uniform, broken visor and all. The wound to his face from Thomson's fist is gone, but his skin is now extremely pale and sweaty.

Seth looks down at himself, kneeling before the now sparking and unresponsive Thomson, and sighs, "What's wrong with me?"

Edward laughs and pats Seth on the back before pulling him to his feet. "Well Seth, Welcome to the freak club."

Seth looks over at Edward sadly, "This is no time to be joking. We need to figure out what the hell just happened to me."

Edward sighs and walks toward Seishero's cell saying, "Can we worry about your mid-teenage crisis after we rescue Seishero and get out of here alive?"

Seth lowers his head sulking and then raises it up in an oddly depressed to happy voice, "Is there really a freak club, with meetings and T-shirts and stuff?"

Edward laughs and says, "Don't be stupid," as he opens the door to Seishero's cell.

Seishero turns to look at them as she sits on the floor holding Chibi-Miloe in a tight embrace. Her face lights up as she notices Seth's face and she leaps toward him hugging his legs and cries out in joy, "Dubby Dub! You came to rescue me!"

Edward snorts and looks toward Seth questioningly and says, "Dubby dub?"

Seth sighs and puts his one hand on Seishero's shoulder comfortingly and the other to his forehead cutting it on the broken visor and then putting it in his mouth before removing his helmet and saying, "Edward, just shut up. Seishero, we really need to get out of here as fast as possible," before looking toward his personal organizer and then saying in a pondering tone, "I wonder how the others are doing."