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It's dark out. Only a little light enters the windows from the streetlamps below. In a very empty room sits a small wooden desk with a woman sitting behind it. She flips through papers and taps a pencil on the palm of her hand.
" Evelyn?" A voice emits from a small black box on the end of the desk. " Evelyn? Dr. Prattier is here to see you."
Without looking up Evelyn answer, " Send him in, please!"
A moment later and the heavy wooden door opens and in walks a rather small man with rather large glasses.
" Dr. Prattier!" Evelyn smiles, standing to greet him, " What can I do for you today?"
" I have those results you asked for, Ma'am!"
Quick footed but clumsily he crosses to her desk and hands her an envelope. With another smile she graciously takes it and flips it open. With her finger she scans the documents, carefully reading everything. When he finishes, her face drops a little.
Slowly she raises her chin to the doctor, " What does this mean?"
" Don't get discouraged! It doesn't mean what you think it means!" He says, in a rush. " She's perfect. Everything turned out as expected! You have exactly what you were hoping for!"
" But what's this last page?" She says, toss a paper in his direction.
" This is what I expect you are worried about! It's nothing to fear! There's a void in D1's code. It's a genetically inherited void. They had found it in previous tests but never made much note of it because they felt it bore no significance. For several months now we have done testing, so much testing! And we believe it to be something more! While D1 is genetically perfect, this void could make it the greatest discovery yet! Just think of it! No more illness, no more disease. We believe we could nearly stop the aging process. All we would have to do is have D1 procreate. "
" And what am I supposed to do with that?" Evelyn asks, obviously angered by the man and his abundance of information." This all sounds like a fairy tale! Stop the aging process! You sound like David now."
" We were only thinking, " The man says, trembling, " That is, if it were at all possible. If we could extract and egg and fertilize it, it would fill the minor void. Look at all we've done with D1's genes! Imagine the possibilities. We don't know what that one piece of void does." He nearly pleads with Evelyn.
Evelyn throws her head back and swings her chair around, as to no longer face the doctor. " Well that's out of the question. D1 is gone. I won't know more until I return home. "
" Yes. " Dr. Prattier says, bowing his head a little, " Just something to keep in mind if you were to discover the whereabouts of it."
" So noted. " She says, still facing the wall, " Is that all?"
" No, Ma'am. I have a supply of test serum for David to examine. If you could give these to him when you see him that would wonderful. Just tell him that if he has any questions to contact us. And if he experiences any adverse reaction to stop the treatments right away!"
Dr. Prattier turns and walks back to the door from which he entered. Stopping briefly, he turns and speaks quietly. " Please! Just think about what i spoke about. We could do great things! SUCH great things!"
With that Dr. Prattier leaves, and once again Evelyn is alone. For a few moments she stays quiet, but soon she stirs a little.
" When David finds out about this, he's going to have a fit. He'll demand her found. He's become obsessed. If Tobias IS behind this, there is no way I'll be able to protect him from it. David will kill him without hesitation. Even if he isn't, David will stop at nothing to track him down."
She takes the paper work from her desk and begins to reread it, this time more carefully. Prattier was right, what they had done was a complete success. When she returns to David, it's possible he could gain full mobility. Even what the good doctor said about the void. There it is, in black and white. She may not know much about science or biology but its very clear. Evelyn takes a second and lets that all sink in.
They did it. They did what they had set out to do. All the tests were done. If they still had Beatrice Prior, she would have been terminated by now. That would have been the end of it. She could have the relationship she always wanted with Tobias. A mother to a son. But now, with this development, there's no way. Beatrice Prior is out there somewhere. Alive or dead, there is no way to tell. If it were up to her, Evelyn would have Beatrice terminated long ago.
" Oh Tobias!" Evelyn whispers to her self, " Why her? Why out of all the girls in the world you had to pick her? Vile thing. Worthless dog, she is. "
" Ugh!" Evelyn grunts in frustration, throwing the papers to the floor, " I hope she's dead and rotting!"
Writer's note: this was going to be the second half to the last chapter, but i opted to split it in two to make more sense.