by BRANDON WOO
20
The Experiment
Hector:
Cassie and Tony dropped the kids back to Forks.
The kids seem to enjoy themselves.
The lush green grass. A beautiful town.
We dropped them off at La Push.
Mrs Robertson was happier than how she use to be.
Its not an everyday thing you drop your boat of and deliver a bunch of powered kids aged between 12 to 17 to the town of Forks.
Mrs Robertson, Cassie and Rudy helped bring the kids to shore.
I was looking out, seeing the kids smiling, cheering and being what they
Should be doing at this young age. Instead of being held in a forest, they should be free. I need to head to Seattle to stop whoever is operating The Lab’s facility. I was once there and now I’m going to end this.
But my mind was still unclear. So many questions.
Is this the change Jake mentioned?
If this is the change, we least we must do is to not run.
We must fight or at least do something.
Tony guarded the engines, looking from the control room.
I walked back in, joining Tony.
He hasn’t smiled for a while, according to Rudy.
“you know I’ve been thinking.” he began.
“someone needs to watch over these kids so, how about this? You and Cassie go find out what happened in Seattle and we stay here to take care of them until you guys come back.” Tony explained.
“your right Tony.” I said. “but we need a ride.”
“I think I can do that.” Tony said.
Alice:
We told Jacob everything, about the Glossy Worm.
About the hallucinations. About the Tsetse Flies. About Luke
and about ourselves. He listened, he understood our problems.
I only know Jacob through the news about him doing all the good in the city but I’ve always doubted him.
I think his pretty much of snob but once you get to know him, he’s quite nice.
“that bad huh?” he finally said.
“Wednesday really is stepping up her game. She’s been using those things to protect her check points.”
“Wednesday? As in Wednesday Johann?” Terrance asked.
“yeah.” Jacob said.
“we have leads to find the Glossy Worm’s King.” Terrance said.
“wait!” Jacob turned to us. “you have leads to this?”
Oh great, Terrance of all persons becomes a person who can’t keep secrets.
Terrance turned to me “what? He said he can help right?” he defended.
“so?” I turned back to Jacob and asked.
“I’m in.” he said.
With Jacob, we might get an edge.
And we might need it.
“listen, I uh...I want to ask if its okay for me to take your powers.”
He asked.
“you want to what?” Terrance asked.
“I’m like a power sponge, and if I need to take Wednesday down well..”
I got the hint.
“okay, fine. But don’t get any ideas.” I said.
Jacob reached her hands out to mine and begins to focus.
I became anxious. Nervous.
I don’t know what to expect if I do this.
A sudden tingle triggered my senses, suddenly I became too aware about my surroundings.
Jacob’s warm hands gave me a wired vibe of something getting down.
Whoa, dis could sting for a bit.
I closed my eyes,
Terrance ready to pounce,
I ready myself for the worst.
Jacob:
I reached out for Alice and grabbed her hand.
I focused on my mind on taking her powers.
I was prepared for the visions and everything.
Alice opened her closed eyes with one staring at me.
“well?” she asked.
“uh, I don’t know...” I said.
Jacob:
I was still trying to grasp how I can’t absorb Alice’s powers.
I called Henry.
“Brown, what a surprise! Listen this better be good because you are ruining my beauty sleep.” Henry said.
“Henry, I don’t have my absorbing powers.”
I said.
“great, that’s great, I’ll bring wine.” he answered.
“would you please focus? How am I suppose to get Wednesday’s powers and save the church?”I asked.
“listen its not that bad.”he said.
“maybe its not meant to be.”
Henry still has that problem of believing I am only out for small work is going to be really wrong. “look man, I don’t care if I have to throw stones at Wednesday to win this but I sure as hell am going to try and save the city and the church.” I replied.
I was determined to get Wednesday or I’ll die trying get a scratch on her. “well I can’t help you but I’ll be ready to help you if you need me.” he said. “now try to figure out how to get your powers back. We need you kid.”
“thank you Henry.” I said feeling comforted.
Alice:
Jacob tried effortlessly to get his powers back.
“Jacob, I would like to suggest an idea.” Terrance begin.
“lets enter the Negative zone and find your powers back. I’m guessing the effects of the Detective is the same and you with your powers.”
“is it even possible?” I asked.
“yes but he has to do it alone.” Terrance theorized.
“I’ll try anything.” he said.
I could sense his confidence and his logging to get his powers back.
Must be a big thing for him.
Knowing Jacob Brown for a while made me realized he is a Convict with good intentions.
When I think about my life as a Convict, I’ve only stepped out to be a hero. Now, I see what it really means to be a hero is to be selfless as Jacob Brown.
“we’ll help you.” I assured.
Terrance fired The Portal Revolver
BLAM!
A blue portal appeared on the wall right in front of us.
“good luck Jacob.” Terrance said.
Jacob entered the portal. Terrance closed the portal and looked at me.
“now, about my powers.” he said with a smile in his words.
Jacob:
I entered the Negative zone, worried what I might find.
An empty city with nothing in sight.
I was on top of Clockwork Hotel.
“okay, where are you?” I said.
“over here.” a voice said.
I turned to find what looks like a clone of me but his eyes were different.
Instead of brown eyes, his eyes were completely covered in bright red.
“who are you?” I asked.
“you, from your other part.” he said in a eerie tone.
“my other part?” I asked.
I begun to notice his skin is pale and his face gives away this evil look.
“so you took my powers huh? What are you? My evil self?” I asked.
“when you put it that way. Yes.” he said with his head turning sideways staring at me mischievously.
“well I’m here to take it back.” I jumped up floating towards him.
The Negative Zone is completely different with our world.
Its opposite on some things.
Opposite of placement, opposite of gravity and opposite of life.
I grabbed Dark Jacob and pushed him against the buildings.
Dark Jacob overpowered me and pushed me aside and threw me to the other block.
I looked around my body for scars.
No scar. Guess that’s one plus side in the Negative zone.
I jumped back and to Dark Jacob and threw a punch at him.
“come on Jacob, show me what it really means to to be a Sand Fly, don’t you want to kill Wednesday Johann?”
> “I want to. All my life, I told myself through what she has done to me has been nothing but destroying my life, turning it upside down.
“then make the move!” he said.
“and why should I do that I don’t need to spill blood to change the world. I only want her powers to save the town.” I defended.
“your a fool you know!” he said taunting me.
Dark Jacob began to use his Sand Fly powers, disappearing and appearing over and over.
PAK-KAH-SHA! KAH-SHA!
PAK-KAH-SHA! KAH-SHA!
PAK-KAH-SHA! KAH-SHA!
I blocked off and took some hits from him.
PAK-KAH-SHA! KAH-SHA!
PAK-KAH-SHA! KAH-SHA!
PAK-KAH-SHA! KAH-SHA!
I timed his movements and finally caught him by the leg and toasted him off to another building.
Alice:
We joined Henry, waiting for Jacob to come back.
“Terrance, why is Jacob’s powers in The Negative Zone?” I asked.
“because he is still deciding which side to choose. This could be the last time he will decide his future.” Terrance explained.
Henry woke up from his short rest.
His this 50 year-old something man but he appears fit than the other old people I’ve met. He has a beard connected from his side burns to his chin. He also has a beard from below his nose to the side of his face.
“the kid has been a kid who’s made a lot of tough choices. Sometimes I feel bad for him.” He said.
“your telling me before all this, he’s been making choices?” I asked.
“everyone makes choices Alice like how I decided to chose to tell you the truth about some things about me and about what I do.” Terrance said.
I thought about what he said and remembered about the days we’ve been in our small world.
During my first encounter with him to the Docks to Luke and Fox Trap.
Things sure did change for the both of us.
“yeah, now its Jacob’s turn huh.” I said.
“yeah, so we just have to wait.” Henry said.
Henry looked out to the window staring at the scene of Seattle.
A digital clock room. The room was quite big.
With two beds in white sheets and sky blue blankets that you see in hotels. A blue neon table with green hexagon themed chairs. No TV, a cupboard and a window with the view of the Space Needle quite far away. The night was sill.
My parents were probably worried sick.
“so what about you two? Mom and dad found out you guys are freaks and you two ran?” Henry asked.
“well, Alice and I are from different families.” Terrance said.
“I got it recently and I’ve seen things. I was often bullied in school because of my inventions. Until one day I could release small sparks of lightning to make my toys work. I’m from New York actually. It was when my family moved here that I realized I could do this.” Terrance added.
This is the first time he’s opened up to me and other people.
“you never told me about your parents.” I said.
“well, they turned out to be Convicts too. The moment they realized I’m a Convict, they took a big fight to them. Took me to town but died along the way. That’s why I came here.”
Terrance turns out to be a boy in so much hurt.
I felt sorry for him.
I now realized why he told me to leave my past behind.
He wanted to prevent what happened to him to happen to me.
Luke was totally not his plan.
“what about Luke?” I asked.
“Luke was not part of my plan. He was there during my parents death. I hacked into The Lab and discovered he was a ghost. I tried to get some Convicts to help me get answers, its darker than I imagined.” he said with his head staring down at floor.
I realized all I have thought about Terrance was wrong.
All he wanted was answers.
I said nothing, I might have teared up.
I moved closer to him and gave him a huge hug.
Holding him closely, resting my face on his shoulder.
Embracing him.
This kid, he’s all he wants was a family.
Hector:
We gathered inside the Hardy.
Cassie, Rudy and Tony stared right at me.
“uh listen, this is our plan now, we get in, we find the one responsible and we come home.” I said.
“then what? You do realized that when you head over to town now, its gonna be a war zone there right?” Rudy said.
“I’ve seen the news, those kids with powers there, they are crazy.
The moment you step in there...” I stopped Rudy.
“I know some one who can answer these questions.” I turned to Tony,
“Tony will hitch us a ride to the city and Cassie and I will deal with this person responsible.
“just you two, no way man. I’m coming.” Rudy stood up.
“look, I don’t want to get anyone hurt.” I defended.
“if we don’t end this, then the kids will.” Rudy said.
“I’ll join you.” Tony said finally.
I turned to Cassie. “don’t look at me, you’re the boss.” she said.
“well, I guess we’re all going.” I said.
Jacob:
I threw Dark Jacob off to the other end.
He’s more annoying than me!
He never stops taunting.
“tell me one thing Jacob, why do you believe in God? He has put so much burden on your shoulders and you still believe in him?” he asked.
“because I know who He was to me. Because He is real. He gave me this power for a reason.” I said. Dark Jacob fired more sand blasts against me.
I ducked some but to my surprise, one smacked against my face and sent me to the floor.
I slammed face first against the floor.
Dark Jacob threw another Sand blast to my face and threw a few punches. I landed down to the ground again looking up to him.
Dark Jacob stared down at me.
“so, what do you say? Give in?” he asked.
I looked up at him.
Hoping he would stop.
I thought about Aunt May and the people who still believed
We can live in peace.
Dark Jacob brought me up to kneel and asked me again.
“well? What do you say Jacob?” He asked.
