Lexi
Shivers went down my spine as I opened my eyes. I was lying on a cold floor. IT was freezing cold. My back was oddly warm and I slowly turned my head and looked at Zak who was using my upper back as a pillow.
"Zak," I said calmly.
"Zak." I was feeling awkward now.
"Zak."
"Hmm? What?" He shot up and looked at me. Then he looked down.
"Whoa! Oh, gosh. Sorry."
I pushed myself up.
"Where are we?" He asked.
"Let's narrow down our options."
"We're obviously not in my parents airship, or house," He said.
"Gee, that narrows it down."
"Sorry."
"We're not in any of the Secret scientists houses or labs, and we're not in any place good. We're most likely somewhere to do with Argost, and due to the Weird World sign, I think that's where we are."
"Okay."
"That's how you narrow things down."
"Wow. You know how to classify things."
"Classify the human being."
"Not now. We have to get out of here."
"Lexi! Is it? Do you know why you are the way you are?" Argost's voice said.
"Have you ever wondered?" He asked slipping out of the shadows.
"Yes and No."
"Really, you know why and you have yet to wonder?"
"Yes."
"It's not what you think. You've always thought you were a lab experiment, something created."
"Okay."
"Well, my dear girl, you are not."
"Then what am I smarty pants?"
"You were born like that. Like this kurling was born like this." He said indicating to Zak.
"Okay."
"Zak, do you honestly believe that you are the only kur?"
Argost looked at me from the opposite side of the cage. Zak, realizing what he had just indicated looked at me as well.
"What are you suggesting I'm kur as well? I thought there was only one kur."
He smirked evilly.
"If I was kur, wouldn't I have powers like him, instead of the powers I have now?"
"There is only one kur."
"I'm confused."
"Of that type."
"Are you saying, I am a kur, but a different breed of kur?"
"What are the seven characteristics of living things?" Argost asked me.
"They must maintain homeostasis."
"They must use energy," Zak said cutting in.
"They must grow and develop."
"They must be made up of cells."
"They must be able to react to their surroundings."
"They must contain similar chemicals."
"And they must repro-. Whoa, oh, no! No way!"
"What?"
I narrowed my eyes at Argost. No way. I didn't even like Zak. We were just allies. Yet alone would I be a couple with him.
"He wants us to…"
"Go on. Say it."
"He wants us to… to marry."
"What! Eww! Gross! Not cool."
"Not that's any of my business, but aren't you a little young to think about marriage?"
"Yes!"
"Way too young!" I shouted.
"Wait, you brought Francis?" I asked him. "Really?"
"I wasn't talking about now. I was talking about in ten years or so."
"Good," Zak said.
"You are so sick, and gross, and twisted," I told Argost.
"Wadi is going to be so jealous." Francis said from his cage.
"Hey, what happens in the cages stays in the cages." Zak said.
"Let us out!" I yelled at him. I tried to turn into a tiger, or something, but it was no use.
"Why can't I change?"
"Haven't you noticed you're new collar?"
I pulled my shirt down enough to make a leather metal collar become visible.
"Zak, you have one too."
Zak looked down and tried to see his neck. He put his hands on it and tried to pull it over his head. He sighed giving up.
"While we're stuck here, I might as well ask, when I first saw you and your dad, Zak's mom gave up and told you that Zak was kur."
"That is correct."
"You came back today and your dad said she had lied and then looked surprised when she retold him. What happened?"
"Dr. Saturday used a new weapon, he called them forgetful grenades. I think it's a cheesy name, but it is an effective weapon. I don't remember anything five minutes before he used them, but after that she told us the spirit of kur was not in Zak, and then we traced you're airship here, saw you turn into a Kelpie and assumed you were kur. We got you in our pitfall trap and we learned the spirit of kur wasn't in Zak, but Zak was kur, and now I just got a new bit of information."
"That has got to be the longest speech I've ever heard you give in five minutes," Zak told Francis.
"Wait a minute earlier you said Wadi would be jealous? How do you know her and why would she be jealous?"
"When you made that music video, we were all at a meeting. Wadi was one of the two children beside myself that were there."
"Who was the other kid?"
"I think his name was Ulraj, but when you two came on TV Wadi got really jealous."
"Wow. She must really like me."
"After that she went into the bathroom and spent like an hour making herself look pretty."
"Wait a minute, bathroom, cages with no bathrooms, and look a tape recorder? I think I know how one of can escape. But, I'm not doing it." I reached out and grabbed the tape recorder.
After plan…
I stared straight ahead.
"Considering that I'm the only one who can act," I barked at Zak. He frowned.
"Looks like I'll have to do it."
"Excuse me Argost, dude!" I said putting on my sweetest most innocent face when he passed.
"Yes, What do you want?"
"I need to go to the bathroom," I complained in my whiniest voice.
"Hmmm, yes, I can see how that'll be a problem."
He turned took out a key and opened the door and Zak lunged to get out, playing his role perfectly.
"Nice try. And don't think you're getting away!"
He turned to me. I did my best I need to go! Dance.
"Munya! Watch them." He pushed me forward and into a hallway.
"There's the door."
"I wouldn't suggest standing there and waiting. It could be a while. I'll call you when I get out."
"How can I trust you?"
"It's better than being frozen by the Secret Scientists."
"Fine, but I'm not going far."
Zak's POV- during bathroom thing
"Hey Munya!"
He grunted and looked at me.
"Have you ever noticed that your name sounds like Moon and ya?"
His face turned red and Francis and I started laughing and pointing. HE sprinted to the cage and Argost burst in.
"Munya! Control yourself!"
Lexi's POV
I pushed the play button.
"Whew! That was fast! Argost! Argost!" I jumped out the window and let the recorder play further. I sprouted wings and became a crow. I stopped to listen to his reaction.
"Argost!" He burst open the door infuriated I hadn't come out.
"You're so stupid," the recorder said. He yelled in frustration.
Then I flew off as fast as I could to the Saturday's headquarters.
