Chapter 57 - Unadopted

Ella sat on the edge of the sidewalk, tearing up as she saw the one figure that she hadn't seen for such a long, long time... Ella... What a beautiful name you have given yourself... It is much better than any name that I could give to you, The figure said to her. Ella couldn't believe anything that she had going for her at this moment. Her eyes and ears seemed like they were lying directly to her. But... but that couldn't be possible!, She thought to herself.

Meanwhile, Barry was panicking over Ella's unconscious body. "ELLA! GET UP DAMN YOU!", he yelled, opening the closet. He thought about putting her in bed, but this situation was much, much more intense than that. He needed to find help for his sister. The problem was, he couldn't even crack open a window without people coming in to take him away. He began to cry as he struggled to find himself a cure for his sister.

Me and my jelly boyfriend were still in Goyer's hospital room, just getting to the bunnie's tales. "...One day when the scientists in Chicago were transporting the N though an animal's research laboratory, a couple drops of N got into the rabbit's containment center. Immediately, one of the rabbits grew to over 5 feet tall, easily shattering the glass cage he was in. Of course, several of their researchers were able to capture the newly bipedal animal." I stood there, nodding my head as I took in all this extra information. Yet again, I saw something in my peripheral vision. Again, it was the same tall, white figure. Something is going on here, I thought to myself.

Down outside the hospital doors, Ella was still talking to her mother. It is entirely possible, my daughter. I've brought you here to show you something that you need to see for yourself!, Ella's mother thought to her. Wha... What about Barry?!, Ella asked. I'll take care of him later. For now, follow me., Ella's mother told her, walking through the closed hospital doors. Ella slowly stood up, walking up to her mom, before they both walked towards the hospital room.

Barry eventually got Ella in bed, manually closing her eyes. His face lightened up as he got an idea. He ran into the kitchen, grabbing a bucket and filling with water. I don't care if she hates me for this, I need to make sure she's safe, he thought. As he watched the water slowly fill the bucket, he suddenly had this feeling in the back of his head. Maybe... Maybe I shouldn't do this, he thought. He switched the faucet off, rubbing his head as he contracted a headache. What is up with my head?, he thought to himself.

"After they captured the human-bunny hybrid, they placed him in a large water tank, and placed him in a medically-induced coma. They hooked him up to sensors and a breathing apparatus, so they could take samples of his DNA at will.", Goyer said to us. "For about two weeks, they were able to extract all kinds of data from the creature. I remember the day where they realized that the creature was creating it's own kind of N. They were so happy..."

After he said that, he paused, putting down his fork onto the bed. "Are... are you okay?", my jelly boyfriend asked him. He began to walk up to the bed, but I reached my arm out, stopping him to give the professor some space. "The- The day after that... the power suddenly went out. The creature woke up, and... and... killed... all of the scientists... before escaping. All of their necks were slit, there were blood-ridden handprints lined all over the wall..."

"My god...", I said in shock. "Luckily, they were able to successfully produce children, using his DNA. We went through many, many different subjects. Only very few have actually been successful, while the others we had to humanely euthanize. Through the successful subject's anatomy, we were able to discover two more kinds of N, in addition to the original, blue-colored N, and the previously mentioned green N. They all had different effects on the bunnies...", he told us.

Meanwhile, Ella's mother had led her to the closed door of Goyer's room. This is where your friends are at the moment. I have looked into the professor's heart, and it has revealed to me that he is of pure nature., She told her. What?! But that's impossible! He tried to kill me and-, Ella thought, before being cut off. -Barry. I know. He mistook you both as deformities. He was trying to put you out of your misery., Ella's mother explained. Ella walked through the door, wondering if it was true. She saw her mother standing next to Mark, listening in to the professor's story. She walked over to her, taking a seat next to her.

Back at home, Barry sat in the couch, thinking about everything that happened. He wondered why he didn't want to awaken his sister, or why he didn't feel like hiding anymore. What if... what if that man was trying to...help... me?, he thought. Then, for a split second, the whole room turned white. Everything shined in a flash, before going back into darkness. Barry looked behind him, to find a camera outside, looking between the mostly closed curtains. "OH SHIT!", he yelled, running back through the house into the bedroom closet.

"Hey, do you know where the rest of the rabbits... are?", I asked. Ella's mother looked down to her daughter. Pay close attention to this part, Ella. This is what you really need to know, she explained. Wait... I have siblings?!, she asked. "The other specimens... The original rabbit's mate is back in Chicago, while the rest of the relatives are back in my laboratory. We had them transported them here about a month ago." Me and My jelly boyfriend exchanged looks, both of us thinking, should we tell him?

"Say... are you kids looking for the lost blue rabbit by any chance?", he asked. Ella hugged her mother, barcing herself. In return, Ella's mother told her, Do not worry. Whatever happens to you both, I will protect you. Suddenly, I gained an incredible amount of confidence, so I spoke up. "Uh... speaking of that... we uh..." I struggled to have the words come out of my mouth. Suddenly, my jelly boyfriend placed his right hand onto my left shoulder, as if to say,

If anything happens, we're here for each other...