"These ten kids are the future of project 'V'".
"Experimental subject No 102,79,21,222,47,80,166,300,291,38, also known as Felicia, Peter, Mike, Wesley, Sandra, Luan, Austin, Lucas, Linda and Max".
"After our vigorous testing, we've reached a milestone in our discovery".
He looked round the meeting hall and continued
"These ten subjects have proven to be excellent vessels for an interesting number of demons ".
"An interesting number of demons, What'd you mean by that...?". Zayne asked.
"As blunt as possible, out of all ten subjects, five has the possibility to house or hold more than one particular demon".
"What!!".
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"About that....
The guard walks towards me and puts a hand around my shoulder.
"You know what buddy, you may leave....
"What about m..." I interrupted him but paused halfway through my statement
"Sure, thank you very much sir!". I held Linda's hand and walked towards the gate which had already been opened for me.
After tucking Linda inside the back seat of my car, I turned towards the building
Something wasn't right and I could feel it . Normally taking Linda out was very hard and I wasn't allowed to take her out while I was with someone else. The orphans weren't allowed out of the orphanage, I was only able to take Linda or Max out because of my special privileges and it wasn't together.
I originally planned a day of fun for the three of us (I, Linda and Max), but I knew it would be impossible.
So I came up with a plan b, if they refused to let me leave with Linda I would reschedule our meet up and go with Max, but surprisingly they agreed.
*I could have sworn he was about to refuse,so why the sudden change?". I wondered.
"Young master, is something wrong ".
*Yes definitely, everything these past few days has been 'strangely wrong*. But I couldn't say that.
"No, not at all". I smiled and hopped in.
"To the beach house". I told Mr Dan my personal driver.
"Yes, young master".
"Mr Dan, you already have three children way older than me, it's just not right for you to keep calling me that ". I complained.
The way older person addressed me by 'Young Master ' was super cringe.
"Yes young master...." I facepalmed.
"Sorry young.... Xander...." He quickly added and Linda let out a slight laughter.
"Why are you laughing". I narrowed my eyes.
"Young Xander, 'ha', what a child".
"Hahaha, very funny, ...but you do know I'm two years old than you".
"A year and seven months to be precise young Xander ". She keeps on laughing.
"Miss, I actually didn't mean it like that,....
"Miss?, no,no,no, please call me Linda..... right young Xander?". She starts laughing again totally annoying me.
"Can you stop calling me that". I frowned .
"Will you stop patting me on the head at any given opportunity?".
"Never!".
"Good, so you do your thing and I do mine, young Xander".
"Fine then, totally agreed ". I inched closer and patted her on her head.
"Youuuuuuu!!..... She screamed like an enraged cat.
She seemed to hate that and I just simply stuck out my tongue.
"You said I should do my thing....
Mr Dan suddenly started laughing
"You two are truly such a handful".
We looked at each other and chuckled
"Yep, she's my annoying little sis". Even though we weren't blood related and she certainly wasn't an adopted part of my family, I still regarded her as my little sister.
"While he's my dumb bratty big bro".
"Did you just say dumb,....
"And if I did?,". With a teasing smile, she continued
"What are you gonna do about it?".
"Wow!, you really are humorous, to call a genius like me dumb".
"Genius". She scoffs.
"That gives me an idea". She smiles.
"What's up with the smile?". I asked warily.
With responding,she takes my glasses smoothly and quickly
"Haha, now let's see what will become of the smart four eyed chicken without his glasses".
"Goodness gracious, so that was your idea". I shook my head.
"First of all my glasses doesn't make me smart, secondly I'm not a chicken and lastly like I've told you on and on,and on, I don't need glasses"
"So you may hold unto those as much as you like ". I smiled and patted her on the head.
Nothing made me happier than seeing her plans futile.
"Arrgh!!,". She groaned in frustration throwing the glasses back at me.
"Nothing ever goes my way". She pouted.
"Oh how sad". I put my glasses back on.
"Sarcasm is dripping from your words,so shut it .... Wait a sec, then why do you wear medicated lens?". She asked.
"Oh that!,". I adjusted my glasses
"Well it's a bit of a long story ".
"No need to tell me anymore if it's personal ".
"No it's not actua....
"Shush!, tell me where we're off to instead".
I frowned but replied
"We're on our way to a beach house, where we'll be meeting with one of my other friends and we'll have a fun day". She listened earnestly as I continued.
"Also there's an amusement park close by that we could head to".
"Wow!!!, that sounds like so much fun!". Her eyes glittered and I chuckled.
"We'll soon be there,". I patted her head.
"I've stopped calling you young Xander,so stop that or else I'll bite your fingers off!".
"My bad, sorry". I quickly redrew my hand and we both let out a slight chuckle.
But the rest of the ride was enjoyed in utmost silence.
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"Please elaborate Max".
"This is a gigantic breakthrough".
Murmurs flew across the room.
"How was that possible?". A man with pale skin, black hair and purple eyes who had been quiet since the start of the meeting suddenly spoke up.
"It was actually very easy....
"Don't make me laugh, it's so easy that it took you over seven hundred lab rats to discover". He scoffed and continued
"If your 'discovery' isn't as ground breaking as we want it to,...
"We'll see ourselves through the door". A lady beside him completed his statement.
"Who are those two". The younger guard from the earlier scene asked the older guard.
"Those are the Yakima twins, they're from Uuviat and they're the ones who operate the orphanage home".
"Operate...?". The younger guard asked.
"Operate meaning they're the ones who bring in the orphans". The older guard explained.
"What does the orphanage have to do with the research?". The older guard eyes widened.
"Don't tell me you don't even know what's basic knowledge to everyone here!".
"All I know is I was given a job with a high pay to guard the orphanage, I didn't really ask questions". He replied.
"Then why were you invited to this meeting!". His voice was pretty loud and caught the attention of everyone else.
"Wait!.... don't tell me?!". His eyes widened as realization struck him.
"Those orphans are the... lab rats?!". His skin became pale and he held a visibly trembling hand over his lips.
Everyone in the meeting suddenly turned towards him.
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"Xander, we've arrived". Mr Dan said as they arrived at the beach house.
"Thank you sir". I and Linda got out of the car and I told Mr Dan that he had the day off.
"Ta-da, this is the beach house". I showed Linda the house in front of us.
"Wow!!!!!". Linda screamed as she was amazed by the structure in front of her.
The beach house was not actually large but had enough space for some beautiful flowers surrounding it a driveway and a garage.
Everything was painted in two colors white and purple.
It had a long white stair leading to the actual house and everything else other than the rails was purple including the interior of the house.
It was pretty small with just a living room, a kitchen and two rooms, it was nothing compared to Xavier's luxurious beach house half a kilometer away.
But for someone like Linda,it's was beautiful and totally amazing.
Xander didn't have a beach house up until now, so he didn't bother buying an expensive one, after all he only needed it for a day.
"Let's go in". I said with a smile.
"Oh, okay!". Linda replied excited and we went in.
She hurriedly walked up the stairs and after I unlocked the door, we went in.
"Nice!". She rushed towards and sat on a couch.
"So comfy!". She exclaimed.
"Oh, there you are, I was worried you left". I quickly spotted Max walking towards us.
"Why would I leave?". He asked and I just chuckled.
Linda stood up from the couch and turned her head towards the voice.
"Max!".
"Linda!".
They both spoke at the same time,with shock written on their faces.
"You both know each other?". I asked.
"What...no no no, not at all!". Linda said in a quite suspicious way.
"O....kay, if you say so". I didn't want to pry but I could tell she was lying.
I stared at max who was lost in his thoughts.
*Something's not right, I'm sure about that*. I felt so frustrated.
From the orphanage home to the research facility, even my family and down to my friends I knew something wasn't right, but no one agreed to tell me what was going on.
"So why don't you guys go and freshen up and we'll be on our way".
They both agreed and ten minutes later they were done.
They were both dressed casually, Max wore a blue jean with a black shirt and a purple jacket complimenting his navy blue hair and black eyes.
While Linda wore a blue gown, with a beach hat and sunglasses.
"Let's go".
"Wait!". They both said
"You aren't planning to go like that, right..?". Max asked.
"What's wrong with the way I'm dressed". I stared down at myself.
"Easy, you're Xander Cain". Linda replied.
"And?". I looked a bit confused.
"Since we're not going in a car, we don't want to draw up a crowd". Max explained.
"So what do I do".
"Don't worry, we're masters of disguise". They said again at the same time.
"I .... I don't mean that, I only meant I, I'm a master at disguising, are you one...?, I don't know....I've never met you before ". Max was extremely flustered and mumbled up his words.
"Yeah, yeah,yeah, same here, I alone just figured that out!". Linda shouted.
*Cut the crap, you two are acting extremely suspicious that it's so hard for me not to tell that you're already acquainted, I just don't know how?*. I wondered.
"Okay.....then, show me what you got". I said.
"Right!".
"Sure!". They replied.
I sat down on the couch as they worked their magic.
"We need to do something about your hair, after all that's your trademark...
"But we can't cut it off
"What about dye?
"Nah, that won't work
I remained silent as they chatted.
"And you say you don't know each other, what a joke". I scoffed.
"Did you say something, Xander ". Linda asked.
"No, nothing ".
Few minutes later, they were done
"Perfect ". They high-fived each other.
"Check it out". Linda handed me a mirror.
"Nice, you two actually tried".
"Thank you". They both said.
Black hair and red eyes, and my skin wasn't as it usually was,they made it.... no they made me look normal, not some billion dollar project.
"And I this form, you are known as ....
Max made explosion sounds with his mouth
"Alouis Mento
"Alouis..?, Mento that sounds like you jumbled words together" . I shared my honest opinion.
"Exactly and not just that but the name sounds normal". Linda replied.
"With this, and our disguise, it would be very hard for anyone to recognize you".
And with that we headed out.
We got to the amusement park which wasn't far from the beach few minutes later.
"Let's go on that ride,....no that one.... No the other one!!". Linda excitedly looked around.
"What about that one ". Max pointed at the ferris wheel.
"That round movey one".
"Yes!". Max nodded.
"It's called a Ferris Wheel". I said, but I doubt they listened.
"Uh-oh!, look!, look!, look!, ice cream!". They both turned.
"Ice cream!". They happily shouted.
"But it's too far!". They both sighed.
"Are you kidding?". It wasn't even 20meters away.
"Don't worry, I'll go get it, stay in line ".
"Okay!, I'll take chocolate ". Linda said.
"And I'll take strawberry". They replied.
"One minute". I strolled towards the ice cream stall.
.....thank you sir". I completed the order and paid in cash, I didn't bring any card.
As I turned around heading back to Max and Linda, I saw something that interested me.
*Isn't that workers from the research facility*. I thought as I stared at three men dressed in white, but what caught my attention was that they had a badge which I had only seen in the research facility lab coat.
There was a black minivan behind them.
"What are they doing..?". I muttered.
They were busy talking to a lady who seemed really pissed.
She kept on shouting at the men who didn't seem fazed.
After a while,one of them dressed in black but didn't have the badge said something and the lady broke down in tears.
I wasn't close enough to hear their conversation so I moved closer discreetly but before I could get close enough, they took her into their van and was prepared to drive away after checking their surroundings.
*What should I do*. I thought.
*Sir Dan told me he was in the area, I could call him to bring the car *. I took a quick peek at the ice cream in my hand begging to melt.
"Should I follow them and get the answers I've been looking for or do I continue to the ferris wheel.....?". I was caught up between two options.
(Star78: what do you think Xander should do?)