Hola! I'm back, and with a new chapter! Did you miss me?
I be very tired, so I'm just gonna go straight to the chapter.
A week later, I was working with Dr. Holiday when things went wrong.
"Can you take a look at these nanites for me?" she asked, backing away from a microscope. I shrugged and took a look.
"They look a lot like Rex's nanites, but a few minor differences. Maybe his nanites are changing?" I asked. She stared at me. I looked away, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Courtney, these aren't Rex's nanites. These are yours. Can you tell me why you have active nanites?" she said, her voice devoid of emotion, which was something I thought Dr. Holiday wouldn't be able to do.
"Well, um, it's hard to say, maybe, perhaps-" I stalled; trying to come up with a reason my nanites would be so active.
Dr. Holiday watched me, a smirk now evident on her face. It was at that moment that Rex decided to walk into the lab.
"So, Doc, what did you want me to- Okay, what's going on?" Rex asked, staring at me.
"Okay, here's the story. I'm an EVO, but I have control over my nanites, much like Rex, but my powers are different. Why don't we just blurt it out to the world now, since no body cares if I get blamed for other's misfortune!" I yelled that last part, plopping onto a chair. Rex came over to me and sat down, placing his hand on my shoulder.
Dr. Holiday looked at me, amused. "I know."
"What?" both Rex and I exclaimed, looking at her. "You already knew?"
"Yes. Figured it out when you first got here, but knew you would tell us before I had to. Honey, those eyes are a dead give away." She smirked at me, continuing her work. I buried my forehead in my arms.
"Great. First we find out that Six is my uncle. Now we find out that my secret was never really a secret." I said into my arms. Dr. Holiday stopped working and faced me.
"Now that one, I didn't know. When did you find out that he was your uncle?" she asked me. I shrugged my shoulders.
"When I found out that his brother is my dad. It was about a week ago." I tilted my head towards Rex. "He can vouch for me."
Rex nodded his head. "Six confirmed it. Do you think White Knight knows about Court?" He looked at me with confusion in his face. My face paled. I didn't think about that!
"I don't think White Knight knows, but if he does, it can't be good. I'll keep it a secret. Six too," Dr. Holiday said.
"What will I keep a secret?" Six said as he walked into the lab.
Dr. Holiday looked at me, as if asking for my permission. I slightly nodded. We might as well, everybody else seems to know!
"Courtney's an EVO. She has the ability to converse with animals and animal EVOs, and control them through her actions. Unlike Rex, her nanites don't seem to flat- line," Dr Holiday said. Six seemed to take it in easily.
"I figured as much. A normal person doesn't have the eyes of a feline," he said. I sighed.
"And that's why I always wear the sunglasses! Everybody freaks about the eyes! I don't think I'll ever be able to take them off without people thinking I'm a mutant!" I exclaimed, crossing my arms. Rex laughed at me.
"That girl at the baseball game didn't seem to think you were a freak. If you wear your sunglasses all the time, you'll definitely look like Six. I know you're related, but that doesn't mean you have to look just like him," he said, nudging me with his elbow. "Besides, your eyes look good that way. Unique."
"Back to the problem at hand. How are we going to keep this from White Knight?" Dr. Holiday said. "Courtney could be a great addition to the team, but if we let the White Knight know, then she can never go home."
"Sometimes that's not a bad thing," I mumbled to myself. Rex tilted his head towards me, but I think he dismissed what I had said.
"Maybe we train her, and she just tags along when it comes to missions? The White Knight will never know!" Rex said. Dr. Holiday seemed to consider it.
"It sounds like it will work, but it might take a little more than that. We'll have to be really careful, but we can do it," Dr. Holiday said.
"So, what do we do now?" I asked. I looked up at Rex, but he seemed just as confused as I was.
"We wait for a mission. Courtney will come to training, which begins at 7:00," Six said, leaving the room. I shrugged my shoulders and got up. It's not like 7:00 was early or anything. Rex got up as well and walked with me out the door.
"Um, Court, why would staying here be better than being with your family?" Rex asked as we walked down the hallway.
I blushed. "You heard that?" I asked. He nodded. "Well, I told you my story. I'm always locked in the house, which by the way is much smaller than this building, we've already had to move once because of my nanites, and my parents barely let me get close to anybody. This place is like a vacation compared to that. Right now in Texas, I would be getting ready to go back to school."
"If you say so. This place feels a little more like a prison to me," he said. Suddenly, he turned to me, grinning from ear to ear. "You want to sneak out again?"
"So soon? We snuck out last week," I said. It seemed a little too soon to me. "I thought that-" I was cut off when a siren started wailing in my ears.
"Change of plans!" Rex yelled, grabbing my hand and pulling me down the hallway. We ended up running all the way to the loading area, where Six was already waiting for us.
"EVO has been spotted in Atlanta, Georgia," Six said, getting into the pilot's seat of the ship. Rex ran on and looked over his shoulder at me.
"Are you coming?" he asked. I grinned and went up as well.
"Question," I said as I sat down. "How am I supposed to fight when I don't know an inkling of self defense?"
"You will simply determine if the EVO is human or animal. If it is animal, you will attempt to control it. Nothing more, nothing less," Six said. Rex grinned at me.
"Don't worry. I'm sure everything will be fine," Rex said with that big grin on his face.
I gave him a little look. "When have I ever been worried?" I smiled back at him, putting my glasses on, then taking them off again. I don't know if my eyes affect my powers or anything, and this is not the best place to find out.
We flew for a little while before touching down in Atlanta, Georgia. The minute we stepped outside, we could see the EVO. It was a humongous lion, with 6 legs and multiple eyes. I instantly heard what it was saying. Must Kill! Must Kill! Won't let them touch me! Won't let them hurt me!
"Wait! I can hear what it's saying. Let me handle this!" I yelled over to Rex and Six. I walked up to the EVO, raising my hand a little.It's okay. We're friends.
No! No friends! They want to hurt me! Can't let them hurt me!The EVO screamed into my ears.
I winced, and raised my hand up a little more. We want to help you. We can change you back. Let us help you.Strangely, this reminded me of working at the zoo.
No, no, nice girl lies! They want to hurt me! They hurt me!It screamed out loud, bringing a paw over to stomp me. I felt someone grab me and pull me out just before I got stomped. Looking behind me, I saw Six, one of his katanas out and poised to strike.
"No, don't! You'll scare it even more! Let me talk to it. I know I can do this," I said, wriggling out of Six's grip and trying to force his arm down. He brought it down himself and looked me in the eye. At least, I think he did. He gave me the smallest of nods.
I stepped away from him and went back over to the EVO. I promise, nothing will happen to you. We will help you. We can change you back. No one will hurt you.
No hurt? It asked, distrust still in its voice.
No hurt.It lay down. It's head, which was as big as I was, settled down in front of me. I motioned to Rex, who came up slowly and cautiously. It started to growl, but I just talked to it gently. It's okay. He's here to help you. It's okay.
It settled down again, and Rex laid a hand on its snout. The familiar blue lines traced across his hand and the EVO's snout. Smoke started rising from the EVO, to the point where I couldn't see. When the smoke cleared, all that was left was a lion cub, not even one year old. He must have escaped from the zoo or something.
"He's really cute, when he's not all EVO." I picked him up as he woke. The lion cub started nuzzling me, thanking me. I think I actually heard mama in there somewhere.
Rex and I made our way back to the zoo, where things were extremely out of hand. People were running everywhere, a bunch of the animals were out of their places, everyone was running around like chickens with their head cut off.
Eventually we were able to calm somebody down enough so they could tell us where we should place the lion cub. He pointed us to a savannah like area, with a moat separating the animals from the humans.
"You know, the Providence agents could have taken care of this," Rex told me as we made our way to the savannah.
"I know. But Providence agents don't have the ability to talk to animals. I want to see if I can help out, maybe calm down the animals a bit." Using a door I spotted, we made our way into the savannah area, where two lions were pacing back and forth frantically.
There thoughts were loud and clear, and the exact same thing. Where is our cub! If only the water wasn't there, we could go find our cub!
"There's no need to look for your cub. He's right here." I walked up to them confidently, and placed the cub at the paws of the female.
She looked up and growl at me. So, you two are the ones that hurt my cub?
I put my hands up. "No, no! My friend and I helped him. I'm just bringing him to you safe and sound."
She looked at me, and then let out a big sniff. You smell of the wild. I guess you can be trusted. But mark my words, She bared her teeth, if you try to hurt my cub, you will pay.
Rex and I spent a while helping the zookeepers corral all the animals again. I would talk, sometimes control them, back into their area, and Rex would make sure they wouldn't be able to get out again.
I was talking to the monkeys when Rex came up to me. "Six's giving us the sunglass glare. We better get going, chica."
I nodded and faced the monkeys. "I've got to go now. Remember, Mark, just because you guys got out once, doesn't mean it's okay to get out again!" I pointed to one of the monkeys, who chattered back at me.
Fine. But it was so much fun! Make sure you come back sweetheart! I walked away, with Rex at my side. One of the monkeys chattered at me. Oh, one more thing!
I turned back to them. "Yes?"
Mark grinned at me evilly. Keep that human of yours in line. You need help, you call the spider monkeys!
I blushed, turning away and walking towards the ship quickly. Rex caught up to me. "What did the monkeys say?"
"Uh, you know, just that if I'm in trouble, call for them. That's monkeys for you; they try to sound tough, but they're just a silly bunch." I fumbled my way through the sentence, avoiding looking in Rex's eyes. I scanned the area. "Where's the ship?"
"Oh, they already left. Had another emergency, but nothing they needed us for." He smirked, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"What? I thought you said Six was calling for us to go!" I looked at him, a shocked and angry look on my face.
"Hey, I had to tear you away from the animals somehow. You looked like you were having a lot of fun though."
I crossed my arms in front of me. "You're pretty mean, you know that?" He laughed as I let out a sigh. "And you're right, I was having fun. It reminded me of working at the zoo in my hometown. Once the animals find out you can converse with them, then they're flocking around you like crazy. It's one of the few things worth missing from my old home."
"So, why don't you go home?" I looked at him, surprised. He looked genuinely concerned over the fact that I was a little homesick.
I shook my head. "Nah, Providence is more of my home now. The zoo was one of the few things that I liked about my home. Providence has the Petting Zoo."
"And besides." I grabbed Rex's hand, swinging our arms a little. "At Providence, I've got Dr. Holiday, Six, Bobo, and you. Not to mention something exciting happening every time I turn around. I don't think I would trade Providence for my home town ever."
He grinned. "Then we better get back home, before you happen to change your mind." He built the jet pack, and I held on as fast as I could. "Oh, one more thing. Six wanted to see you in the training room when we get back."
"Of course he does," I sighed as we lifted off.
Courtney's finished her first mission! And quite well, too. Did anyone think the monkeys were funny? Or were they too gansta? I guess my view is biased since I saw Seussical.
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Tessadragon- Thanks! I like when I make my readers happy. Yeah, I figured the whole Six's niece thing would give her more of a connection to the group, instead of being a random girl who dropped out of no where. Thanks again!
So, am I the only one who sorta freaked out with the last episode? Six finally asked her out on a date! He took off his shades again! They almost kissed! I was ready for a sonic boom throughout the world, due to all the fan screaming. Imagine when the kiss actually happens!
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