We flew for the longest time. We were going out of the town. I had to keep my eyes open, if I do something, if I hurt somebody, then I need to know exactly who or what. Because I deserve it. We went deep into the woods, I never realized how close we were to the forest.
I saw a facility. I assumed it to be a docking bay, the rest of it must be underground. The doors closed behind us. Candy and I stood there for a moment, waiting for something else to happen. I walked over to what I think is the door leading inside. We entered a small hallway and the walls blasted air in our faces. Of course I didn't realize it was air and it scared the ever living crud out of me. It must have been a cleanser or disinfectant of some kind. We walked through the next door, which opened to a maze of hallways. I felt my body tense up again. I grabbed Candy and before I knew it, we were zipping through hallways. Candy was screaming all the way. I was too.
We finally stopped in a huge room. In the middle was a big pillar that looked like its top has been popped open. There was a computer terminal in front of it and standing at it was a scrawny man. He adjusted his glasses and looked over to us. He reminded me of Paul. Except he had black hair and blue eyes, Paul has brown hair and hazel eyes. He said, "I've been waiting for you Miss."
"Who are you, and how did you do that?" I asked. He sighed, "I am Dr. Richards. I am a scientist, working on the Prototype for the world's first Fusion Reactor." I glared at him for a moment.
He sighed again, "I only needed to get your attention. I mean no harm." I loosened up a little, but not much. I said, "Well, you certainly have it. What do you want?" He said, "It was never about money, or power. All we wanted was an unlimited Energy source, one where pollution isn't a factor or result. As you can probably tell, the reactor was a disaster. We discovered that by creating Fusion, we also created two types of Energy. These energies can be found in nature, to a certain extent, but we never would have been able to figure it out before a few days ago. We decided to call these energies Positive and Negative Energy. Positive Energy is calm and often creates life, or adding on to the life or even the abilities of certain organisms."
He paused there, then he said, "The Negative Energy, however, is rather different. It increases the abilities of certain organisms to an even greater extent, but it also increases aggression or desire in the host. I told those fools that the container would not be enough. We needed more time to study it, to test it, and they would never allow it. They just wanted to fire it up and see what it would blow up. Well, it blew up alright, as in everyone here!" He was rambling now. I looked over to Candy, she had a sorry look on her face. I walked closer to him and said, "Is there anything we can do?"
He looked at me and said, "No. It would take weeks to even design the next reactor." I said, "What about a containment unit?" He said nothing. Then, "I'm not sure. A maybe at best." I nodded. "Well, that reactor gave me, and a whole lot of punks, powers. We need to find a way to save them. That stuff, it messes with your head, and I need to save as many of them as I can. Will you help me?" He looked at me. We stared at each other for a minute. He smiled and laughed a little. "Your Nobility knows no bounds. I will do everything I can. However, with what I have to work here, that may not be much." I looked at the reactor. I said, "Ya know, all things considered, that wasn't too bad of a blast. Can't you just, like, reinforce that reactor and make it stronger, or something?" He looked at it and I could see the calculation in his eyes. He said, "That......could be a possibilty." I smiled. "Hold on, you won't have to work at this alone. I know someone who can help."
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