Exiperment X

written by : DragonHeart

Edited By: Yugikid3

Ch 2 Three: A missing Dedi

Yugi and Kaiba turned around in fear, "Joey and Mai!" said Yugi excited and Kaiba just let out a sigh of relief. Yugi give Joey a bear hug, "Ok, ok I
missed you too; buddy, sorry to say this but… I…. can't… breathe", Yugi letgo Joey, who was gasping for air. "What! No hug for me?" asked Mai a jokily
sad voice. Yugi hugged Mai too, "ok, enough mushy stuff, my allergies areacting up," Joey said wiping a tear his eyes.
Kaiba was up for his seat looking at Joey, automatically Joey happy face turned into a face of anger, "well if isn't Mr. Sunshine, what you doing
here Kaiba?" said Mai sarcastically. "Me…hum…well…I came to…visit my cousin Zoey," said Kaiba with a fake smile.

Zoey looked at Kaiba, 'Cousin? I look nothing him they will never believe
him,' Zoey thought. "O really what's you relation" said Joey going closer toZoey's hospital bed, making Zoey feel a little uncomfortable. "She's my
cousin twice removed," said Kaiba, Yugi looked at Zoey's face. "Hey you
better stay away, she has…" Yugi thought for a while "yoedoaszeru," said Kaiba finishing Yugi's sentence, all the people in room looked confused
"Yoedo what what's that" asked Mai. "It's a disease that drains all your energy, you can't eat anything and your ankle is strained," said Yugi.Zoey bit her lip to stop herself from bursting out laughing. Joey back up alittle, Mai looked at Yugi's eyes and noticed his eyes were twitching. "So
how this "yoedoaszeru" disease twist peoples ankles?" asked Mai, who was
staring right at Yugi.
"Umm…well, it umm, Kaiba what why did it do that again?" Yugi asked lookingat Kaiba, he had 'I don't have a freaking clue' look on his face, and then Zoey couldn't hold anymore and burst out laughing."What's so funny, kid?" asked Joey, "Yoedoaszeru is a spell not a disease"said Zoey. Kaiba was thinking 'Gee I just made up I don't think was a real word.' "Yuge, why did you lie to me?" asked Joey a little hurt. "Sorry Zoey
isn't comfortable with people yet," said Yugi sadly.

"Why is that?" asked Mai with curiously. "It's long story" said Kaiba, "SoYuge, why are you visiting Kaiba's cousin," asked Joey. "Well…umm…"said
Yugi. "Because I asked him to come, he's a friend isn't he" said Kaiba. Both Mai and Joey's faces went completely blank, they both were thinking the
same thing, 'did Kaiba just say that Yugi was his friend?' Joey went closer toKaiba at look strait at his blue eyes, and then Joey waved his hand in front
his eyes and knocked on head.

"Hello is Kaiba, in there, you know the one who is a loner and insults me all the time?" Kaiba looked at Joey as if he were crazy. Then Joey backed up
a little staring, pointing, at Kaiba then screamed "Alien!"Joey hid behind Mai "Take her she's the leader." Mai looked at Joey and said"My hero, Not!" she spoke sarcastically. Yugi started laughing and Zoey was laughing even louder now. "I'm no alien, Mutt Boy so go fine a chew toy toplay with while you get your brain examined," said Kaiba jokily, now Zoey was laughing so hard she was crying. Zoey could not remember when she laughed this much since… well since
forever. In addition, Mai looked at Zoey laughing for some strange reason,something that was oddly familiar about her.
Zoey looked at Mai, and Zoey wondered why Mai looking at her weirdly. Then something happened both Zoey and Mai locked eyes and then it seemed that
time froze, nothing moved everything was froze expect Zoey, "What going on?"asked Mai, she looked at Joey hiding behind her pushed him, and he fell on
the floor without moving an inch.

Zoey looked at her shocked and said "Project M?"
"Project M? What you talking about Zoey, my name Mai Valentine not 'Project M." "Dedi don't you remember me, it's me project Z" said Zoey happily. ThenMai felt like a forbidden door was open in her mind as if floodgate had letloose her past came flowing back like a river.

(Flashback; a few years ago)

A young girl with blonde hair and violent colored eyes found herself in a see through box. She touched the wall and got an electric shock that was so
painful she falling on the ground in pain, "Let me out!" shouted the girl. "Relax, Project M, you will be in there until Dr. Whitman needs you," said a
man in a suit. Project M knelled into floor and cried, "I'm so alone".Project M heard a knock and looked to see another box across from her on the
front of box it said Project Z. "Dedi you're not alone, I'm right here."

"Dedi, what's that mean?" asked project M confused. "Dedi means big sisterin Hindi," said Project Z. "I'm you're sister how?" asked project M
wondering how they could be related. "It's long complex story," said project Z.

In a few minutes project M and Z became close sisters, but then a dark tanned man in white lab coat with green spiky hair came to them. He was medium size
height, and wearing sunglass, wherever he went. "No it's Dr. Whitman,"said project Z. "Well how my little projects doing?" asked Dr Whitman with
an evil grin on his smug face.Dr. Whitman looked at Project's M and Z cage. "It's time for an experiment,"
he said. Project M looked at Project Z face of terror. Project M did not know what experiment was but by the look of her little sister, she did not
want to find out.
"I pick the new girl," said Whitman pointing project M cage. "Leave, my Dedi alone!" said Project Z running to the edge of the cage. "Aw, isn't
that cute, take Project M" said Dr. Whitman. The cage removed and project M tried to run but four men in suits surround her. She held her hand in front
her and then time froze the men in suits and Whitman did not move even aninch.
"What happened?" asked project M she look at her frozen little sister."Don't worry I promise, I'll back for you, someday and free you from this
rat hole," she said.

Project M ran but then time unfroze and Whitman look to see that project M
was missing "After her!" he yelled. The men obeyed and ran after Project M,
like a pack of hungry wolves after their prey. Project M ran even faster, all of a sudden metal doors closed behind her.
The people on the other side knocked hard on it trying to get through.Project M heard a voice saying, "Dedi, I will hold them as long I can, RUN,
Dedi run as fast you can." Project M did not have time to think about thevoice so she ran and exited the building. Meanwhile Dr. Whitman looked into
project Z. She held her hands close to the case's wall and it looked if shewas praying. Dr. Whitman picked up a remote it look about the size a TVremote it held several buttons in different colors, red, yellow, green, andorange, Dr. Whitman pushed a yellow button, and then in a split second, a
small gun appeared next to the cage. It went right to left inside the cage
and it pointed at project Z.

It shot a dart at her, and then Project Z suddenly felt sleepy and feel on
the ground asleep. Dr. Whitman reached into his pocket and pulled a black
Walkie-talkie, he pushed the red button "Hunter, get me Project M now!" he
barked. After a moment, a "Yes sir!" came out of the walkie-talkie.

Project M ran outside and she found herself in a forest, she ran outside but the metal doors behind her give way. She turned around which project M's
last mistake, because a person in the bushes shot a gun at project M. She felt something, then found a dart on her side, and fainted.
The four people in suit stopped and picked up project M, one man shouted "good job hunter" the man in bushes rose up, give thumbs up and take a
Walkie-talkie out of his pocket and said, "We got her boss."

Project M opened her eyes and saw that she tied to a metal table and then Dr. Whitman looked her smiled an evil grin. "Sorry M but I'm the boss and
none my projects get away," said Whitman with the smile like the devil. "What you going to do to me?" asked project M frightened. "Giving you an
injection, it will make sure you don't escape again." said Dr. Whitman holding a huge injection needle. "No!" screamed project M, project Z open
her eyes saw she was tied to a chair facing her sister. "Dedi!" said Z "Metal to liquid!" she shouted, the needle of the injection turned into
liquid metal leaving only the bottle."That's it!" shouted Whitman throwing away bottle. He held his hand to both
girls said "J,F,B," then girls both their eyes opened. "Who are you?" asked project M and Z they untied project M she look curious at project Z. "Who's
she?" pointing to her. "Noone of you need to know," said Dr. Whitman. "Take her away," they did as they were told and dropped her at someone
else's house and said, "This is your parents' home." They then left and that the last time project M saw Z until now.

(Back in the present)

"Project Z" said Mai crying. "Dedi, I missed too" said Zoey, Mai ran to Zoey and they both hugged each other, it was tearful reunion. "I'm sorry, I don't
keep my promise," said Mai sadly.

"It's ok Dr. Whitman erase both our memories, so there no way you would have know," said Zoey smiled. Mai looked at Zoey's leg noticed there was a case on her leg "What happen to your leg?" asked Mai concerned about Zoey. "Yugi accidentally shot me in the leg," she answered. "He did what!" exclaimed Mai.

Zoey told Mai all about what happen so far, while she stood there in
shock. "Wow, that's hard to believe, but it's better than whatever story those two made up," said Mai laughing. "You want to tell Joey or should I?" asked Mai.
"Nah, let him figure himself," said Zoey "That might take awhile," said Mai
jokily. "So Zoey, did I do all this?" asked Mai. "Yep, the project gave us special powers. Yours is freezing time, mine is control over metal," Zoey said and took a bowl.

It was filled with liquid metal and showed to Mai. "Watch this Dedi," said Zoey with one finger she swirled the air, the liquid was swirling into a little
silver tornado. Mai was amazed, "Harpy Lady," said Zoey. In few moments the metal formed into a metal Harpy Lady statute, and Zoey lifted the statue with her finger and give to Mai. "My power improved, over the years don't you think?" asked Zoey confidently.
"I'm impressed," said Mai "yeah well when you're stuck for 8 years in a
glass cage with nothing else to do you learn to control your power" said Zoey Slowly time unfroze. "Uh, oh look like my powers are fading," said Mai. Zoey nodded and went back into her bed, Mai stood in front of a frozen Joey, in a few minutes time unfroze
completely.
"Hey what I am doing on the floor?" asked Joey getting up and wipe his clothes, everyone laughed then Mai looked outside the hospital room and saw
that two suits were three doors down for Zoey's room. "CWS" Mai she muttered then turning to the guys and Zoey, "Hey guys, some people in suits
are three doors from here. Yugi and Kaiba gasped and then looked outside."Oh crap," said Kaiba worried. Yugi looked at Seto, "We have to get her
out of here now."

…to be continued