Chapter 27
By the time they had all arrived at the Medical Center, Dr. Nambu had composed himself back into his usual 'unflappable' persona. He quickly sent Joe off to have his shoulder looked at, while he pulled Jun aside.
"How, exactly, were Ken, Jinpei and Ryu behaving?" he asked her directly.
"Ken scared me." Jun admitted. "The look in his eyes... I think now I know how the Galactors feel when we attack them in combat."
"And Jinpei and Ryu were the same?"
"Yes." Jun nodded. "They seemed almost... gleeful... like they were enjoying attacking Joe."
"It must be that neural compound that they were subjected to." Nambu hypothesized. "But why didn't anything show up on their brain scans earlier?"
"Perhaps something will show up now." Jun suggested.
"I agree." the Doctor nodded. "In fact, they're being tested again at this moment."
Just then, a lab technician came running in.
"Dr. Nambu, I have the results of the brain scans!" he shouted, coming up and placing a manila folder into the Doctor's hands.
Nambu opened the folder and skimmed through its contents, raising an eyebrow as he did so.
"What does it say?" Jun asked, holding her breath as she waited for the Doctor's answer.
"It says..."