Chapter 89 - Epilogue Volume IV - Ella's Diagnosis
I know what you all are thinking: What happened to Ella? Who was Mary? What happened to Mary? Why did Mary care so much for Ella? Where's the story about you and Jelly? Well, I can answer them all.. except that last one. That's going to be for the end, my dear listener! Anyways, now I'll tell you all what happened to Barry's sister, Ella.
As Mary walked Ella out of the busy city, she explained a background of her long, long life. She was born in 1967, the youngest of 6. She did well in school, until her high school years, where she began to experiment with drugs and alcohol. Her parents argued over 'whose fault it was', and eventually divorced. When they divorced, Mary moved out, staying with her less-than-endearing boyfriend. Together, they were able to pull themselves back together and have 3 kids. As their kids grew up, they made sure to always put them ahead of anything else that could have happened. Their kids grew up to be happy, finding their own colleges and careers. "Seeing you, Ella, makes me think of myself...", Mary told Ella. "I didn't know what to do either, but I want to help you.."
Th-thank you... so much...!, Ella thought to her. It's just... I just don't know... is all... Mary suddenly stopped walking, looking at Ella. "Ella... If I were you, I would try and get as much education as I can...!", Mary told her. Where do I go to do that?!, Ella asked. Mary rubbed her chin, thinking about how expensive college is. "...I don't think the main schools will take you at first... But I'm sure the smart people are interested in you!", she eventually says. Smart people... you mean the scientists?!, Ella asked, growing concerns about what they might experiment on her. "I'm sure they see you as a person... They want to help you, Ella!", Mary told her, with a smile on her face. Ella stood on the sidewalk for a whole minute, thinking deeply about it. Eventually, she thought to Mary, I'll... I'll do it...! Where do I go? Mary smiled as she said, "Wait for the bus to come, it'll drop you off a couple blocks away from the institution..!" As the bus came by, Ella thought, Thank you... for everything!
Ella walked into the laboratory complex, not knowing what to expect. She was greeted with praise and affection by the scientists, just as Mary said. They apologized for how they treated her, before offering her an education. Ella quickly forgived them, accepting the offer. She was brought to an empty classroom, where she waiting for something, anything to happen. Eventually, Iremiya and Giko walked into the classroom. "Hi Ella!", Giko said, waving hello. Oh! Remi! Giko! What are you two doing here?, Ella thought to them. "Well, the lawyers told us that we could get an education here, so that's what we're doing...", Iremiya replied. Me too..., Ella thought back. Eventually, the professor walked out, handing everyone a test and a pencil. "Answer the questions, and then raise your hand when you're done", he told them.
The test seemed very effective in finding out what school level they were equal to. Giko and Remi blasted through the high-school level questions without breaking a sweat, even making it partially through the colledge questions. However, Ella seemed to struggle a little bit, missing a few problems at the end. She began to grow nervous at the college questions, guessing on some of the answers. Behind a one-way mirror, the scientists observed Ella's nervoud behaviour, knowing that she'll require extra schooling. As soon as the teacher picked up Ella's test, he immediately noticed that some of Ella's later problems were wrong, nodding his head as he had a long journey ahead of him.
The schooling did take quite a good chunk of time: About 4-5 years. During that time, Ella was given a home, three meals a day, and a thorough education. She couldn't have gone better if she tried! For her, there was only one minor drawback: Every week, she had to donate 5 gallons of her N to the university, to fuel experiments and such. Of course, the scientists found ways to extract it without bothering her, such as removing it from her spit after brushing her teeth, refine whatever drained through the showerhead for trace, trace amounts of it, and, most obviously, extracting it from her urine. It was, and still is, uncomfortable for us to talk about it, but it was better than having to get a shot. She even had access to the internet, as well as a phone line, and lots of time to herself.
When she graduated, it reached headlines across the world, because she proved to be proficient in the Medical field, using her psyhic abilities to cross-examine a patient faster than any X-Ray or CAT Scan device ever could, finding out the problem in less than 10 seconds. She also studied extensively on viruses, to a point that she could detect exactly what kind of virus they would have. Of course, discovering them was only the first step. She would also often close her eyes, focusing on the individual cells themselves, attacking their weak points, allowing them not only to be dead, but to serve as a vaccination as well, without the use of needles.
In fact, she found ways to weaken cells faster than entire teams of scientists did, placing her notoriety as high as it could possibly go, winning 3 Nobel Prizes in Medical Science. She traveled around the world, visiting countries in Africa, curing as many people as she could. If there was ever one figure in today's world that people followed as much as Barry or Remi, it would be Ella.
There was one disease in particular that Ella struggled with for many years, due to it's complexity, and it's many, many different forms: Cancer. She fought with it and fought with it, eventually developing a cure for Stomach, Heart, Liver, and, interestingly enough, nose cancers, winning her yet even more prizes and trophies to belong on the shelf. The thing that struggled with her the most was getting the human body to understand the cells as a threat and destroy them. Of course, when the patient was brought directly to her, all she had to do was focus her energy on destroying the cancer cells, hundreds at a time. This process usually took her about 5 hours, before the patient would be completely cured, almost as if they never had Cancer in the first place.
Of course, this leads to her abilities in the operating room. At a moment's notice, she could diagnose even the strangest of cases, just by closing her eyes and focusing on their body for about 10 seconds. She also never had to check for a pulse, or need a stethoscope, or feel for a patient's vein in their arms, as she could completely monitor their bodies for a short period of time, mapping out their insides. In the case of a disaster victim, she could immediately analyze the patient, then quickly think of exactly what to do.
She became a very, very skilled medical professor, teaching students at the University alongside Remi, teaching students about how to quickly analyze a patient, even without her psychic powers. She often frequently disliked having her students recording her in her lectures, so she would often break cell phone cameras as soon as they began recording her psychic abilities. Of course, she was discouraged to so, and verbally abused by her victims, but those were the least of her worries.
I must save as many people as possible!, she thought to herself. ...Because if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be happier even if I tried...