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David Michaels, submitted by ValleyOfDeath.
The quote last time was from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. "So much to do, so little time"?
Sorry I'm late updating, I don't know WHY teachers think its a good idea to give us so many tests.
This chapter is where the evil starts to appear, and I got the idea from Maximum Ride, but it is NOT a crossover, this is NOT the School.
Disclaimer: Do you believe in Santa? No? Then why do you think Anthony Horowutz would give me the rights to Alex Rider? I own nothing
Chapter 7
"Morning, sleepyhead!" A bright voice chirped in Alex's ear. "Come on, you've slept long enough. Breakfast, and then the rest of the tour!" When Alex didn't respond, Brynne hit him with one of the many pillows he'd been provided with. He'd dumped most of them on the floor the night before, not understanding why he needed ten pillows. "I'm going to go wake Ben," she continued. "If you're not out of bed in ten minutes, I'll drag you out of bed physically."
Alex sighed blearily and rubbed his eyes as he rolled slowly out of bed. He and Ben had stayed up late watching James Bond movies and pointing out all the things that he did wrong. They'd also taken the opportunity to check their rooms for bugs, and found none.
As he and Ben made their way downstairs, they surveyed their surroundings, looking for anything suspicious. They'd both been surprised when Brynne announced that she would be showing them the labs- they had thought that the Creators would want to keep in the dark as much as possible. As a matter of fact, they'd been shocked at just about everything the Creators had done so far. The luxurious rooms, no bugs, and electronics that must have cost millions of dollars.
Over chocolate-chip pancakes, bacon, and hot chocolate, they discussed Alex's schooling- Jack had told Brookland that Alex was visiting friends in America, and he was expected to keep up with his lessons and homework. He found it quite unfair, but he agreed it was much better than falling months behind. Thanks to his time at BB, however, he was already a month behind, and Chris had said he would be kept very busy.
Then Brynne came back with a young man next to her, whom she introduced as David Michaels. Alex looked him up and down, taken aback by his extraordinary look. He looked to be around 15, and he had long, shaggy, blood-red hair (which, he emphasized, was NOT dyed). His eyes were a light purple, and he was very muscular for his slim frame. He's dressed in a grey long-sleeved t-shirt and black pants. He wears grey gloves and black boots. His skin color is a light brown. He scowled at Alex and Ben and turned away. His earrings flashed, catching the light from one of the skylights. Alex blinked- he'd seen those same earrings on a tray on Smithers' desk right before his last mission. Then he brushed the worry aside, telling himself they just looked similar. Besides, David seemed like the type that wouldn't reveal any more information about himself than was absolutely necessary- which was smart considering where they were. Anything could be used against them.
Brynne swiped a card through a slot, then pressed her fingertip against a sensor. The gray door, so different from the rest of the luxurious building, swung silently inwards, and Alex held in a gasp.
There were crates lining the walls, filled with, well... mutations. There were creatures covered in green scales, creatures swimming, with arms and legs as well as fins, a talking cat, and several other horrors too scary for Alex to think about. Jillian walked towards them just then, her heels clicking against the stone floor. She was dressed in a long white lab coat, with her blond hair pulled back in a tight bun.
"Welcome to the laboratory!" She proclaimed, throwing out her arms and letting out a manical laugh. Upon seeing the looks on Ben's and Alex's faces, she laughed again- a real laugh. "Don't worry, I'm only joking. I have to have SOME fun." Brynne and even David cracked a smile.
She seemed very proud of her work. She explained how they were splicing the DNA of several different creatures and merging them together, so they could have a man who could fly and breathe underwater, or a cat that could talk and move at the speed of a hummingbird. They walked into a room with regular animals- a whole menagerie of cats, dogs, birds, snakes, wolves, and rats. Nathan rose from where he was crouched over one of the cages, and came to join them. One of the dogs, a puppy really, whimpered at the sight of the needle in his hand, and David kicked the side of the cage roughly, knocking it over and sending the poor puppy stumbling into one of the walls. Alex winced sympathetically.
Nathan and Jillian took them into the room where the human patients were kept next. Hospital beds were filled with people, mostly pregnant women. "We add other DNA to the fetuses," Nathan explained. "It's much more difficult to do this with fully grown people, but we do experiment. In the next room, they saw a little boy with wolf ears, a snout, and a tail strapped down to a table, with scientists flashing lights in his eyes and sticking things down his throat, nodding and recording everything. He snarled at them when they came in, surging against the straps holding him down. Jillian hurried them out of the room, glancing back like she was worried. Alex got the feeling that she was more worried for the scientists than the boy- it seemed like her so-called "experiments" were something she was proud if, but that she wouldn't particularly care if they died.
I know there are a lot of similarities between this and Maximum Ride but they are NOT THE SAME. Please review! Thanks! I want to try to get at least one review per chapter. Chapter 8 should be up soon
