Hey readers! Sorry for the very, very long time I took to make this chapter. But at least I updated, right? And through the months (or year) I have not updated, my story-writing and grammar has gotten better, in my opinion. I've grown up to be a smarter person so…yeah, these charpetrs have gotten better…..I hope.

Anyway, you remember Vanessa right? Well, I edited the last chapter and actually made her 13 yrs. old and in future chapters you'll find out why. Actually, FanFicFan909 gave me this idea. So thanks!

Well anyway, since that I wish not to prolong your agony, listen and contemplate; debate through poetry! Oh wait, sorry about that, (-_-') it just came from a line from a poetic debate we had so just ignore the last part.

Jenny actually did not believe that, so it was really hard time trying to process this in her mind. She'd believed better if only Swift was the unexpected experiment of Dr. Monogan. Now even Vanessa was an experiment? If this was true, then the possibility of Dr. Monogan making loads of many other experiments may be possible.

But then, when she came to his laboratory, he did see a lot of mutated bugs. But Vanessa, she looked pretty human. Could it be possible that the scientist made another successful experiment? But if that's the case, why would he not mention it to Jenny before? Or was it because he just didn't want to mention much of his work to other people? Loads of questions came into her mind.

Then it hit her.

Vanessa might have been a normal human before Dr. Monogan came into her life. Maybe he used her for one of his experiments, then, when he was done, the result might not have been satisfying, so he deemed her useless. The question is, what did Dr. Monogan do to her afterwards?

Zap for another, actually had anger boiling in him. The look on Vanessa's face looked depressed and a little guilty. One way or another his so called "creator" affected her life. And it made her not want to go back to those days. Maybe like him when he finally learned the secret to his past life….or some of it, anyway.

And now that Swift had come into his life, he, honestly, was a bit guilty for not remembering his own sister. He was, although, dying to get an answer from his sister about his past. Also, about the past actions Swift has been doing. Like how Swift didn't tell Vanessa about their family relationship. But right now, that wasn't so important to him anymore. He just wanted to get out of here.

He didn't want to see those two again.

Those two people (or weird, tentacle-legged human) were the worst enemies to have teamed together. Syrrus….wasn't really that much of a big problem. He doesn't think of him as much of a threat anymore since they've defeated him multiple times. (But Dex convinces him otherwise.) But Dr. Monogan?

Now he was the bigger problem.

Even though he didn't exactly remember meeting him before this happened, he can feel part of him saying he's a bad guy. And from the story both of the girls (Jenny and Swift) gave him, he really did seem like, well, a psychotic scientist.

"What do you want from us, Monogan?" She spat Dr. Monogan's name in disgust.

"Do you really think I'll tell what I'm going to do to you?" He laughed. "That's just silly. I mean, you never even told the dear siblings about your past! Why would I tell my plans to you?" As Dr. Monogan said siblings, Vanessa became confused. She looked to Swift.

"Siblings? What is he talking about, Swift?" Swift looked away from guilt. Vanessa just looked to her confused.

"Oh, you don't know? My, you two are close friends!" Dr. Monogan said in fake astonishment. "Looks like I have to spill the beans. You know Zap, right?" He said, letting Vanessa put the pieces together.

"He's your sibling? You told me he wasn't mutated! That he was saved! Why would you lie to me?" Vanessa asked, offended.

"I had no choice okay!" Swift said, close to the verge of tears. "I didn't want you to be anger you more than you already are at him! The first time you were, you almost died! (1) I didn't want that to happen to you again. Through the years, you became the little sister I never had." Vanessa looked down, contemplating whether or not to forgive Swift.

"What a touching moment!" Syrrus said as he turned human again. Zap and Swift, who were still in the air, were startled and failed to use their wings. Thus, they fell to the ground…hard.

"Well, that ruined the moment." Swift said as she picked herself up and dusted herself off.

"Yes, but I'd rather be here so I can watch!" Dr. Monogan rolled his eyes, seemingly unaffected by Syrrus' action.

"Zap," Zap stiffened and did a fighting pose when he heard his name. "Join me."

"Wait what?"

"Join me, Zap. Together we can get revenge on those who abandoned you, thought you were a freak. No one will ever think of you as the same again." Zap raised an eyebrow, but shook his head.

"No."

"What?"

"No. I won't. Yeah, some people have called me a freak, left me out, but-" He paused and looked at Jenny. "There were some people who accepted me for who I am. And those people almost feel what I feel." He looked to Dr. Monogan with a stern face. "So no. I won't join you." Dr. Monogan became enraged.

"Fine! Then I don't have any other choice!" He said and pulled out a red and yellow ray gun with ethnical design around it. Swift gasped. She was frozen in place.

"No! Please!" She cried as the gun's mouth started to produce a blue hue. But before the blast could hit Zap, a cry was heard in the forest.

"Stop!" After that, a wall of vines grew from the ground and shielded Zap from the attack. Syrrus growled. He knew just who that was.

"Snap." He spat.

"Snap?" All others, including Dr. Monogan, repeated. But Jenny and Zap had said that because of disbelief. Snap came out of the forest with a smirk.

"Hey guys." He waved to Jenny and Zap.

"What are you doing here?" Syrrus spat.

"I happened to stumble into a few friends of mine. And they told me everything. Good thing I got here in time." Snap said. After a few seconds, Dex and Tung emerged from the forest.

"Dex!" Jenny and Zap simultaneously exclaimed together.

"Hamilton!" Syrrus spat out.

"And Tung!" Tung exclaimed, making his presence known.

"Looks like its getting crowded in here." Dr. Monogan said as he pulled something out of his pocket. "'Till next time, Zap, Swift, Vanessa. Next time Zap, I may be able to convince you." He said and threw the object towards the sky, creating a cloud of smoke around them. When the smoke cleared, they were gone.

"Guys! How did you find us?" Jenny said as she approached Dex, Tung, and Snap, with Zap soon following.

"Well, when we found out you were gone, Tung and I made a search. After a few minutes though, Tung bumped into Snap, literally." Dex explained.

"But why was Snap there? And how do you know we can trust him?" Jenny asked, eyeing Snap suspiciously.

"Well…." Snap started, but Dex continued.

"He told me his story. After Syrrus discovered that Snap downloaded the wrong file, Syrrus actually came back here on earth and left him in the forest. Ever since then he's been struggling to survive here. Good thing the plants were kind enough to sacrifice themselves to be his food." Jenny still looked unsure.

"Don't worry, he was really sincere. Even Tung noticed." Dex added, and Tung nodded.

"I'm really sorry for what happened! I swear I won't do it again!" Snap pleaded, desperation evident in his tone and face.

"Jenny, you said it yourself. Snap's not all bad. And he really did look sincere." Zap said as he glanced at Snap.

"I know that! I was going to say I believe him." Jenny said and smirked. Snap smiled wide.

"Thank you so much!" He said, practically beaming.

"But you gotta be true to your promise." Jenny said, and Snap nodded vigorously.

"I'll try my best." He said and flashed a toothy grin. Once that was done, Zap turned around. Only to find Swift looking sadly at Vanessa, who was sitting on a log, thinking to herself. He approached her.

"Hey," He said, startling her. But her expression softened when she saw it was Zap.

"Hey." She said, depression evident in her voice.

"You alright?" He asked. She shook her head.

"Not really."

"Tell me about it."

"It's….Vanessa. She's been my friend for years, and…I'm afraid my lie may have broken that." She said. Zap sighed. He did not know how to comfort other people when they're depressed. But brotherly instincts made him do this. Whether or not he knows it.

"Look….if you guys are truly friends, you guys will make up. Trust me, I know these things. I made a somehow related mistake before…" He said, remembering the incident with the Black Widow.

"Really?" Swift asked, curious to know what happened.

"Yeah, but I shouldn't talk about it now. Just apologize, and she'll come back." Zap assured with a smile. Swift smiled back and hugged him.

"Thanks, bro." Zap, taken aback by the hug, didn't move for a few seconds, but slowly, he wrapped his arms around his sister.

"You're welcome, sis." A moment later, Swift broke the hug and unfolded her wings, then flew to Vanessa, even though she was just a few meters away. Wait, why didn't she just walk there? Zap thought as he shook his head. It was probably just a habit of hers.


Swift folded her wings as she landed behind Vanessa. She then slowly walked toward her.

"Vanessa, I…" She sighed. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for lying to you. It was just that, I didn't want you to get angry, and I didn't know what I was thinking and….and I'm sorry. Please forgive me." She pleaded. After that, an unexpected hug was given to her. She heard Vanessa crying.

"How can I not forgive you?" She managed to say. "Y-you did that for me. To protect me. You cared for me. You're the best friend I ever had." She hugged Swift tighter and only then did she return the hug.

Swift actually had nothing to worry about. Vanessa understood. She should've expected that. Vanessa was smarter and more understanding than most people her age.

(1) I just made that up randomly. The only way to enhance the drama, I suppose. :)

Wow, very sweet chapter. Now, I updated the chapter! Yay! Go me! Oh, and yay! Snap makes an appearance! I really like Snap. Snap, like Zap, can be the kind of character that you can write fanfics on. I mean, did you see the conflict inside of him when he actually became friends with Dex and the gang? He's a very interesting chapter, don't you think? Anyway, please R&R! And I hope you R&E! (Read & enjoy.)