Back to another chapter that's ready to go! Here we go into Claire's mysterious life. Enjoy!
Claire was awakened by the sound of the door being swung open. She quickly turned around to find Dimitri panting and sweating. He held all of the machines in his hands.
"Good morning Claire. Sorry to wake you but we must quickly test this experiment one more time." said Dimitri as he dumped everything on the top of a table.
"What's going on Dmitri? Why the rush?" asked Claire, as she sat up on her bed.
"There is no time to explain. I should have told you earlier but I found it hard to tell you." explained Dimitri as he hooked up the machines and prepared for the experiment.
Claire stood up and slipped on her shoes. Little did she know what Dimitri planned for her. Dimitri quickly started the machines and prepared Claire for the experiment. Every now and then he turned to look at a worried Claire. Claire only dug her hand deep into her jacket's pocket to feel the smooth metallic pocket watch. She slid her finger around it until she felt the handle of it and then she grabbed it with a tight grip. Hundreds of questions went through her head as she remembered the young man with machines. "Here we go." said Dimitri as he pushed a button. Claire snapped out of her world and looked up wide eyed at Dimitri. She could feel it. A strong force all over her body, almost like gravity. It weighed her down and she felt like she was about to collapse. That was until a bright light flashed in her eyes. She closed them tightly and waited for a few second only to feel the force leave and the light disappear.
Dimitri gasped as he saw Claire relax and take a deep breath. Had it worked? Claire opened her eyes to see Dimitri chuckling. "Dimitri?" asked Claire a little frightened. "It worked Claire, you are now stable." said Dimitri in a low, hushed voice. "I worked!" Dimitri ran toward Claire and gave her a hug. Claire only stood there as an overly excited man embraced her tightly. "Claire, it worked!" said Dimitri as he let go of her. Only then did Claire realize it was all real. "Dimitri, it did work! I have to go tell Hershel this!" said Claire with excitement. She tried running to the door but Dimitri stopped her. He put his hands on her shoulders and changed into a serious mood.
"You can't go anywhere Claire. In fact, you have to come with me quickly." said Dimitri.
"What are you talking about? Dimitri, what is going on?" asked Claire.
"It's personal business. You will just have to cooperate with me." explained Dimitri. "You see, you're not fully stable. You need to do one more experiment to fully stabilize you."
"I feel like you're hiding information from me." said a suspicious Claire.
"Ok, look, there are bad people out there and if we don't do what we say, there could be one less person in London and we don't want that. We want to follow their rules and play nice with them. If we don't, then maybe all of London will not be here. That's all I can say because, well, the rest is top secret information." explained Dimitri. Claire nodded in agreement. "Go pack your clothes and items, we are moving to somewhere else." said Dimitri. Claire did what she was told and she packed all of her belongings into a suit case. Both of them left the building and headed to a clock shop. Dimitri did a secret knock that let them in. Claire looked at all of the clocks the owner had on the walls. "Thanks." said Dimitri as he pulled a lever that shook the whole room. When I stopped, Claire and Dimitri left through the same opening only to find another similar looking London still being constructed. "Dimitri, what is this?" asked Claire. "This is a fake underground London; we are using it for an experiment." explained Dimitri.
All was ok until the young man Claire saw approached Dimitri. "Well well well, who do we have here?" asked Clive.
"Hello Clive, this is Claire, the one I'm trying to save." said Dimitri.
"Ah, I know her. I accidently bumped into her while I was headed to the clock shop. Hello Claire." said Clive as he held out his hand to greet her.
"Hello Clive, it's nice to meet you." Claire shook his hand and then turned to Dimitri.
"We are headed to the new apartment you built. I am going to show Claire her new room." explained Dimitri.
"Very well then, I have to go and make sure all is getting complete. Oh, and don't forget you have a time travel experiment to perform in about a week." said Clive as he started walking to the main construction.
Dimitri took Claire to her new apartment building and told her to stay there until he returned. When Dimitri left, Claire unpacked her stuff and looked out her window. Construction was everywhere. She then sat on her bed. What happened here, Hershel? Do you know what's going on? Was Claire's thought before she fell asleep.
Ok, I'm done with this chapter. Is it getting exciting? Want to know more? Next chapter will be up next! Please keep reading! Oh, and happy Olympics all! I don't usually watch them but just because i like British accents and it's taking place in London, i'm watching! I want to go to London one day.