Chapter Four
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As soon as skin touched glass, the machine grew slightly brighter. A comforting, warm sensation traveled up Rex's hand. He sleepily placed his entire hand upon the contraption to feel its warmth.
Soon, the comforting feeling molded into one feeling remotely like brushing against static electricity, gradually growing stronger. The sleep-walking teen found that he couldn't remove his hand, even if he'd tried.
The pale-yellow grew ever brighter, and Rex's eyes opened a little wider. He blinked awake.
"What'm I doing..?"
Rex blinked again and looked down at the device his hand seem to be plastered upon.
"..Uh..oh.." He tried removing his hand, for the machine started making him feel gradually sleepier. After a few seconds, there was a large spark, and Rex's hand, like two positive sides of a magnet interact, was repulsed by the round instrument. The teen grasped his hand, which felt mildly singed, and fell to his knees.
"Today's..not.....my day..." He toppled over and slipped into unconsciousness.
"...Rex?" The teen opened his eyes to what seemed to be a female voice. The world was bright and blurry, and his eyes weren't ready for the light. He quickly fluttered his eyelids and closed them again in pain.
"Six. I got a response from him. He's waking up." The voice was slightly muffled and distorted. Rex groaned and tried opening his eyes again. He put his hand up to block the light as he blinked his eyes open. His pupils un-dialated themselves gradually, becoming accustomed to the light and world around him.
The first thing he saw was his hand. Un-gloved and wrapped in medical tape. He went to touch it with his other hand, but found he could barely move it.
So...tired..
"Holiday, what're his bio readings?" A male voice asked.
There was the brisk clicking of heels and Rex shut his eyes, groaning and sitting up with effort.
"No nanite activity. Nothing at all."
"Check again."
"I refreshed the system...Same thing."
The teen sat up and looked around. Agent Six was looming over him, and Doctor Holiday was nearby, checking a computer monitor. Rex was in Holiday's lab, under some covers and there was a pillow wedged behind where his head had been sitting.
Rex opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Holiday.
"How're you feeling, Rex?" She walked over and pushed the teen back down to a lying position.
"More tired than after a mission briefing."
Six walked forward.
"Do you remember anything?" He asked, adjusting his glasses.
"..Is that a trick question?"
"About last night, Rex."
"Oh. Not really."
Agent Six leaned against the counter beside Rex and stuck his hands in his pockets.
"Last night, I went into your room to go check on you-"
"You check on me..? When I'm sleeping?" Rex made a disgusted face.
"-When I realized you weren't in bed." Six continued, ignoring Rex's outburst. "So I'd figured you'd have gone down to see the Deactivation Module.."
"Rex Junior." The teen corrected.
There was a loud sigh from Doctor Holiday. Both heads turned in her direction, only to receive a partially annoyed look at Rex.
"I found you knocked out on the floor, Rex. You'd had gone out in the middle of the night, sleep-walking, I presume, and because of the machine's attractive natures-"
Rex smirked. Six said the word, "Attractive." Oh, he'd have to tell Noah that one.
"-You'd gone and touched it in your unconscious state."
Rex's smile immediately vanished.
"Wait...Does that mean that -" The teen's expression turned to worry. Holiday grasped his shoulder in comfort.
"Rex...it looks like you've lost your powers for a few days.." Holiday explained, her tone a bit worried.
There was an awkward silence.
"These next days...are going to be the most boring days...in my life.....EVER" Rex complained, frowning.
Six frowned and headed out the door. Bobo came in as the agent left.
"How's da kid?"
Rex sat up, turning around to face the chimp. His face indicated that he was already bored out of his mind.
"Awake and powerless." The teen frowned and attempted to get out of bed.
"Ah - no, Rex." Holiday stood in his way, her arms crossed. "You aren't going anywhere. It's not every day that I get a cured EVO to talk to and perform tests on."
Rex thought of about forty different pickup lines in response to that, but instead focused on getting what he wanted: Freedom.
"I don't want to spend my day as a lab rat, Doctor Holiday." He lowered his eyebrows.
The doctor sighed and grabbed a few instruments from behind her.
"If you're so intent on that..let me take a few blood samples and I'll let you be on your way. You'll have to make multiple checkups in the next few days though." She snapped on some latex gloves and prepared a syringe. She rubbed alcohol on Rex's upper arm.
"Checkups? Psch. That's just doctor lingo for, 'Let's go on a date.'."
She inserted the needle into the sterilized area on his arm.
"No, it's not." Holiday started extracting blood. Rex yawned.
Once she'd gotten her sample, Holiday walked over to a counter across the room and got out a few high-tech microscope slides.
The teen slid himself out of the bed and softly onto the floor. His eyes widened.
"Whoa..this is...odd..." He murmured.
Holiday turned around. "What is?"
"I..don't feel anything.."
Holiday looked concerned and started to walk over to him. "What do you me-"
"No nanites..I don't feel their presence..not in the flooring or anything...it's really weird."
Holiday sighed, smiled, and headed back to her work. "That's what it's like for the rest of us, Rex. You're going to have to live with it."
Rex slipped on his jacket and shoes. He poked at the medical tape on his hand a bit before heading out the door.
"I'll be back later for our date." Smiling, he left.
Bobo caught up to him in the hall.
"What're your plans for today, chief?"
"Don't know. I guess I'll head out and around town."
"I don't think that's such a good idea."
"I don't see what's wrong. Normal people get to walk around. I'm technically normal."
To demonstrate, Rex held up his good hand and clenched it in a fist. He concentrated. Normally, white-blue lines would run up his hand, even if his nanites weren't responding correctly, but instead, nothing happened.
"You look constipated." Bobo snickered and kept walking.
"Thanks." Rex made a face and followed the chimp.
"So how're you plannin' to get outta here?"
"I heard there's an aviary downstairs. It leads to the street level, just like the Petting Zoo at the old base."
"Sounds good. Need cover?"
"You're a good friend, Bobo." Rex grinned. "I'll be back in a few hours." He gave him a mischievous smile as he ran down the hallway and turned to slide down the railing of the nearest stairway. Bobo headed back to Rex's room to go use the teen's hair-comb. He figured the hair under his arms needed a little care.
Rex sprinted across a hallway and yanked open the door to the aviary. It was a little rusty, but thankfully not locked. Inside the humid area, several tropical trees loomed over him, casting immense shadows over the entire room. There weren't any sounds of birds. The teen spotted the exit and pulled the large door open, stepping out into the alleyway. He slammed the door behind him and walked out into the street, taking in the sunshine from the setting sun. As usual, sounds of alarms erupted from the base, signifying that Rex had, once again, broken out.
Grinning, Rex ran down the street, ducking down several alleyways and weaving in and out through different roads, streets, and backyards. He knew Providence would be out after him as soon as they caught wind of his breakout. Since they couldn't track him by his nanite activity anymore, the teen knew he had an advantage.
Soon enough, he found himself along the edges of a cliffside overlooking a large cityscape, a forested area behind him. He caught his breath and sat down, dangling his legs over the edge. Rex looked downward at the large skyscrapers, fancy cars, and marketplaces.
The sun finally set over the horizon, casting a crimson blanket over the darkening sky of blues and purple hues.
So this is what it's like to be normal...
There was a crack behind him as a twig or branch snapped under something's weight.
Rex stood up and whipped around, facing the woodland behind him. Nothing was visible, for the trees casted their shade down on whatever had moved inside.
I'll bet it's Six..He has a knack for finding me...
As nothing seemed to be moving, Rex turned around to face the city once again. The street-lamps were activating and glowing, and the neon signs of the different department stores and bars were giving off colorful light.
He blinked as realization set in. Something was off.
Six wouldn't have alerted me of his presence...He may be have a habit of seeking me out before the others, but he would never crack a twig...he's more careful than that..
"Who's there?" Rex swung around to face the ever-dark forest. He clenched his fists. He may not have powers right now, but if it's some thug, he's had enough fighting training to defend for himself.
There was movement as brush and bushes were displaced and moved. A female figure stumbled out of the forest and tripped, falling onto the ground. Rex squinted his eyes. He couldn't believe it. The black hair tipped with red, the maroon eyes, the dark red dress with a belt around the waist - Rex gasped and his eyes widened as he recognized the girl EVO he'd met from all of those weeks go..
"Circe?"
I'm really not a fan of Circe, but I know a lot of people are. I wonder what'll happen next...hmm?
Sorry about the short chappie. I'm sure I'll find a way to make up for it.
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