CHAPTER 13: EPISODES OF CREATION
"How long will it take you to clone it?" asked the Boss.
"With our technology it should take us a minimum of three months." Said scientist 4.
"You can't go any faster?"
"Trust me sir, that's incredibly fast."
"Very well."
"Boss this is amazing. The DNA is already at full potential!" told scientist 4.
"What! That can't be. Are you sure?" asked scientist 2.
"Positive! Shall we continue?"
"Correct. Continue as planned." Said the Boss
"Roger."
"Boss! These creatures are sentient. They'll be like a human. How do you plan to control them?" asked scientist 3.
"…We will treat them like humans. I'll personally give them their quarters."
"Very well. Let's push on people."
"Sir, we are at the point to determine the creatures gender. What will it be?" Asked scientist 3.
"…Make it female. Perhaps it will be quicker that way."
"That usually is the case for pokémon. Everybody, the creature shall be female." Said scientist 3.
"Got it."
"Everyone, come look at this! The Boss will flip when he finds this out. Come see!"
The five scientists pressed against the glass and looked in. It seemed that the cell that was the creature had split in two. Jaws dropped and others gasped. There were twins.
"So there are two. This is a strange development. How much longer will it take for them to grow to adult-hood?" asked the Boss.
"A week tops. Then who knows? It may take a while for them to wake up. If they do…" told scientist 1.
"I expect contact the moment they wake up. Understand?"
"Understood!" the five said.
"They're fully grown now. How long do you think it'll take they to wake up Bob?" asked scientist 3.
"I have no idea Mary. Any bets?" wondered scientist 2 named Bob.
"I've got no money to spend. This project made mine go down the drain." Replied scientist 4.
"You can't be serious Mark. Aren't you getting paid?" asked scientist 5.
"Yeah, but child support's a killer. You're lucky John. You don't have a kid to worry about." Answered Mark.
"Hello, any bets?" asked Bob.
"I'll put in $10 bucks that they wake up in, say, a week." Retorted John.
"$15 they wake up in two." Said Mary.
"Hey, when they wake up what will we call them? From their genetic structure they should be intelligent, like us. I mean we can't just call them number 1 and 2." Told Mark.
"I think I know. Let's call the blue-ish one Morgan and…what shall we call the red-ish one?" wondered Mary.
"I like Morgan. Ummm…let's call the red-ish one Scarlet Neva. Neva for short." Replied Mark.
So they agreed. They knew that they shouldn't get attached to them but over the following weeks just that began to happen. Some would shout their names from across the room saying things like "Neva, Morgan, time to get up!" or "Which of you can wake up first Morgan or Neva?" and also, "Neva can you wake up today? I have a $20 bet on you." But no matter how they tried they could not get the clones to awaken. Most of the days they sat around playing poker or chess among themselves. The Boss's assistant; scientist 1, always had a new way of threatening them whenever he came in. A month passed and things were beginning to look grim. One day the Boss came down and told them terrible news. If the clones did not wake up in another week they would be considered non-usable and exterminated. The scientists held silent their protests. When he left they began to talk.
"What'll we do? As long as they're asleep we can't take them off of the vitamin tubes. We need to do something though. We can't just let them die!" cried Mark.
"Obviously. Maybe we can wheedle them off of them." Said John.
"It would take too long. Should we give them a shock to wake up?" asked Bob.
"No that might kill them. We'll just have to wait…and see." Told Mary.
Unknown to them a pair of eyes opened. Looking at them in annoyance, they shut and she resumed her sleep. Soon, they would be ready…