Super Science

Ch 12: A little big problem

One day in the Research facility, Izuku knocked lightly on Professor Egon's door. He heard the knock and judging by the sound of it, whatever Izuku had to tell him wasn't good. So he waited till he came in and after a minute the door was lightly cracked open with Izuku peeking his head inside and looking like a guilty dog.

"Hey professor.", Izuku called.

"Yeah?", Egon called back, face deep in paperwork.

Izuku slid inside, fidgeted uncomfortably, and said, "I um, figure out how to make the Splinters into permanent evolution and devolution ones. I also found out that when two creatures of the same or very similar species are brought in together, in terms of DNA, and used as a catalyst, it will cause that creature to evolve into the provided DNA structure."

Almost instantly his worries dissolved and he exclaimed in zeal, "That's amazing! How'd you figure it out!", Izuku looked away and fidgeted once more. Egon felt his excitement fade and he asked, "How'd you figure it out?", Izuku looked over to the side while smiling nervously. Egon sat up and exclaimed, his excitement replaced with worry as he firmly asked, "Izuku. What did you do?"

Before he could force himself to answer, the answer pushed itself through the door and Izuku had to quickly hold it back! Egon was so shocked by what he saw that he almost passed out right there! After calming himself down he looked at his coffee mug and poured it out into a nearby plant.

"Please tell me the caffeine is finally getting to me.", Egon begged as Izuku answers with a slow head shake.

Egon put the mug down, takes a deep breath, and says, "Okay. From what you've just told me, I have two questions. Question number one.", He then explodes as he yells them instantly calms down, "Where did you get a baby elephant! And question two.", He explodes again, but more in a self agonizing way as he demands, "How did you get Mammoth DNA!?"

Izuku scratches his head as he holds the baby mammoth by its trunk and explains, "I called up a paleontology research facility and they happen to have a lot of Mammoth bone bits that they used for carbon dating. I convinced them and they managed to give me one.", He then looks away while rubbing his head as the baby sucks his fingers and he finally explains, "As for how I got a baby elephant…"

"Yes?", Egon firmly prompts him.

"I bought it off the black market.", Izuku said quickly while hunching into himself.

"You what!?", Egon yells so loud that he knocks himself over and he falls to the floor.

"I paid out of my own pocket with cash!", Izuku tried to reassure him quickly.

Egon jumps from the floor and bolts at Izuku! Grabbing his shoulders he exclaimed to his face, "That's not what I'm angry about! You went on what I can only hope to be an illegal website with a throw-away computer and purchased a nearly extinct species of animal! Behind my back?! Are you out of your mind!", Izuku tried to open his mouth but the words got caught as Egon continued his scolding, "What if you got scammed or hacked or killed or something even worse!", Izuku looked away and Egon forced his head to look at him to which he stated, "Izuku! Listen to me and listen to me very carefully! I am all for taking risks and getting messy in the name of science and for the good of its community. But you must know that there is a line that you mustn't cross, and what you did today just showed that you crossed it!"

On the verge of tears, Izuku whimpered out, "I'm sorry."

Egon pulled away from the frightened boy and told him seriously, "Science, creation, and discovery aren't all about what you can do, but whether or not you should do it! That's what separates scientists from mad scientists."

"I'm sorry.", Izuku squeaked out once more, trying to hold it all back.

"For your sake, I really hope you are.", Egon told him while sitting back in his chair and letting out a stressed breath. After they both calmed down, "Anyway, at the end of the day you did bring back an extinct species into the modern era. Something that the greatest minds have failed to do for centuries. For that, I must commemorate you, but we speak nothing of this to the public! They are not ready and neither are we.", Izuku nods in agreement as Egon follows up, "Also, why did it have to be a Mammoth? You couldn't have chosen to revive something a bit less dangerous?"

Izuku blinks then lists off on his fingers, "Would you have preferred I revived the giant killer tooth tiger, the giant killer sloth, the giant killer rhino, the giant killer bird that runs, the giant killer bird that flies, the giant killer pig, the giant killer hyena, the giant killer lion, the giant killer bear, or the giant killer-."

Egon cut him off and half yelled, "Okay okay okay! I get it! You choose the least bad option and the only one you would have easy availability. But don't do this again!", Izuku quickly nods while looking at the ground in shame. Egon then goes to his phone and dials up a number while telling the teen, "I'll call Uraraka Construction Co to make an enclosure for it, then I'll make arrangements to turn it into a climate controlled area. I'm placing you in full charge of its responsibility and care."

As he told Izuku this, the baby mammoth began chewing on one of the decorative plants and knocked over a huge stack of papers that did not entertain the professor in the slightest.

"Yes sir.", Izuku quickly agreed while heading the baby mammoth out of the room while closing the door.

Once gone, Egon held the phone against his ear and shoulder while rubbing his temples and saying to him as the phone rang, "That kid needs to stop getting so excited and jumping headfirst into things. He's got a head on his shoulders, he should use it. He is seriously going to hurt himself someday."


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