quick note: this chap. is short... i know. it's kind-of a filler chap.

3. Two for one

He was hanging out in an empty room at the back of the lab.

"Rendell, you can come out now. I'm not mad anymore." She called.

He poked his head out of the door. "How do I know you're not lying?"

"I made tea and brought food." She smiled.

He came out of the room.

There were two sofas in the main room. Medusa sat on one and Rendell sat on the other. As Rendell wolfed down the food, he didn't see her slip an herb in his tea.

"Tea?" she pushed it in-front of him.

He grabbed the cup, took a gulp, and continued to eat. A second later he dropped a roll and passed out on the sofa.

Medusa smiled.

Chrona tried to sneak into the old lab. She creped in slowly.

"Chrona?" medusa asked calmly.

"Yes mother?" she looked up at her.

"Are you looking for Rendell?"

"No, I…"

"He's not here anymore, he left."

"Where did he go?"

"Does that matter my dear? Would you like some tea?" Medusa pushed Chrona in the direction of the sofas.

Chrona hopped onto the sofa that faced the white wall. Medusa sat on the sofa facing the lab equipment. The new pot of tea was soon ready.

"I should know by now, but, how much sugar?" Medusa smiled lightheartedly at Chrona.

"Four please." Chrona was staring off into space not paying attention to what Medusa was putting in her tea.

There was a window that looked outside. Chrona was spacing out watching the rain pour down. A flash of lightning and the loud boom of thunder didn't shake her.

"You used to be afraid of thunder storms." Medusa slid Chrona's more herbal tea then usual to her.

Chrona picked up her tea and blew on it a little. "I guess I grew up." she took one sip and dropped the cup spilling the tea all over the floor. Medusa just sat there, watching, watching the whole thing.

"Sorry Chrona, but I don't want you to grow up."

The next morning, Chrona woke up in the empty room at the back of the lab. She wore a different dress and shoes."

"Are those the ones I saw in the flashback?" I couldn't help but ask.

"You are correct." He smiled. "Now, as I was saying…

Chrona woke with no memory of anything.

"Who am I? Where am I?" she asked herself.

"If you don't know, then how should I know?" a gruff, scratchy voice came from behind her.

"Who said that?" she turned around confused.

"Me dummy!" the voice spoke again.

She turned back around as a thing poked her on the head. She looked up and saw this blob of black matter. "Who, what are you?"

"Ah, Chrona, I see you've met Ragnarok." Medusa opened the door smiling.

"Am I Chrona?" Chrona pointed to herself.

"Yes." Medusa continued to smile.

"And I'm Ragnarok?" the blob asked.

"Yes." Medusa answered cheerfully.

"And you are?" both Chrona and Ragnarok pointed at her.

"Lady Medusa." She gave a curtsy.

"So, do you know me?" Chrona couldn't help but ask.

"Yes. You are an experiment of mine. Both of you."