Chapter 4

The scientist was bubbling over with excitement as he carried out a few more tests… he had to be sure the "miracle drug" was safe for humans before he told Lex what he had found. He also had to try and find a way to harness all the energy that was released when the liquid was introduced to bacteria.

"I have found the perfect "cure all" drug. In all of my tests the drug has completely gotten rid of everything that might harm a human life form, everything from a simple cold to cancer, AIDS, it even cured radiation sickness! It seems to give the subject unusual strength and happiness. It's better than I have ever though anything could get!"

"Slow down! What is all this talk about a miracle drug?" Lex asked.

"I was experimenting with liquid meteor rocks… I know that is stupid and dangerous and I should never have mixed them, and—"

"Hold on!! Meteor rocks? Tell me everything."

"I know they are unstable and they seem to have unknown qualities and side effects, but I mixed the green and red, and then I sneezed on it."

"You sneezed on it?"

"Yeah, I left the room to get a Kleenex, and when I came back the slide was sparkling and glowing!"

"Are you feeling ok? Did you hit your head recently?"

"I am not insane!!! It was sparkling! I looked at in under the slide and it was so strange! The meteor rock mixture was destroying the bacteria! It was giving off such a large amount of energy that it was glowing and sparkling! I couldn't believe my eyes!"

"I am not sure if I believe what you are saying…"

"I swear it's true! I was so caught up in the moment that I did something even more stupid too… I tried injecting it into a rat before I did any experiments first…"

"Go on! I don't care! What happened?" Lex was so excited about the opportunity to make more money that he didn't care if his employees were not doing things the way they were suppose to be done…

"It started to glow so bright I thought it would explode, so I ran out of the lab and waited until the glowing went away. I thought the poor thing had exploded, I thought I was going to get fired for making a mess of the rat, but when I went back in it was sitting like normal and it seemed as happy, if not happier than normal."

"Have you worked on anything to harness the energy? That could be a way to end the world's energy sources," he really was thinking about how it could make him so much money and everyone would know his name, "have you tested it on humans yet?"

"No… I … thought I better tell you first. I have some ideas on how to harness the energy, but I think I will need some help with that part. I also thought I should get some permission before I test it on humans."

"Well, if you think it is safe for humans then by all means, TEST IT NOW! Get people working on your idea for harnessing the energy. I want to be able to distribute the drug tonight!"

"Tonight, Lex? I don't think that's possible!"

"Maybe you could test the drug on yourself and if it gives you the strength you talk about, maybe it will help you go faster too!"

"Yeah, but…"

"Go now!"