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Posted by Supreme
on 3/30/2009, 12:28 pm
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An Alternative Earth, three later...
This world's Ethan crane strolls into the lab with an air of confidence that makes the lab coats nervous. "Doctor Magus, any change in the specimen?" The voice booms into the room causing the poor man to jerk upright in surprise.
"Ah, no sir, Private Buddy Richenbaker has not reanimated. What's the next course of action sir?"
The confidence seems to drain from Ethan after hearing the news that his attempt at creating another Supreme had failed. "Get the chamber cleaned out for our next specimen."
Doctor Magus makes the call for the clean up, and a team is on their way in next to no time at all. "If I may, Sir, who is the next candidate?"
"It seems that Buddy there was fruitful, he has a son of about seven years of age. If the brat doesn't work, maybe his wife will.... on second thought, she'll be put through either way, to tie up loose ends." No one likes the implications of Ethan's words, but they will do as they're told none-the-less.
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Mere minutes later, a bright eyed boy brought up to the lab to see Ethan Crane. "Hello there son. How would you like to be a big superhero, like Superman?"
The youth looks up, eyes wider than ever, with a look of sheer incredulity washing over his face. "Really, me? Would I get a cape? Learn to fly? Get a side kick? have a...."
The life altering questions, at least in a seven year old's mind continue on for some minutes. "Yes yes, boy, you'll have everything you can imagine, and more. All I need from you, is for you to go into this big room." Ethan leads the boy to a large steel door that must look like something out of Star Wars to the kid, kneels down to look him in the eye, wishes him luck in a mocking tone that the boy takes to be genuine. The door slides open after the correct keys are pressed in sequence. The boy walks in, to the middle of the room, looks around in amazement, and asks... "What now?"
"Just be strong my boy." With that Ethan slaps the switch that seals the room off air tight. "Hit him now!"
Without a moments hesitation Doctor Magus triggers the deadly gas to be released and the child crumples to the floor in seconds. "Now the waiting game starts anew, gentlemen."
"Um sir, you might want to look at this?!"
"What is it you sniveling little pri..."
The fog of the gas vapors slowly subsides, and the silhouette of the child can be seen through its haze. What looks to be movement is quickly dismissed by Ethan as the vapor playing tricks with his eyes. But when it's all clear, the boy's hand clearly twitches. "Impossible!"
The very same process had taken Ethan three days, it had taken this youth only minutes. "Sir, maybe there's some unknown factor to this experiment?"
"... combination of gasses could have been too high."
The list of explanations goes on and on, until everyone realizes the boy is now standing straight upright. Standing now a full three feet taller, looking more like a teenager than a seven year old. Even to the untrained eye, you could tell the boy was more stout than before, lean muscle covering nearly every inch of his anatomy.
Ethan grabs the mic that protrudes through the control board, mashing down the button labeled 'talk'. "Can you hear me?"
The boy does nothing more than nod his reply. "Good, son.... can you tell me your name?"
The boy looks perplexed by that last question, and searches for the answer but can only find "...No."
"It's okay, son, all you have to worry about is getting through the door on the far wall." With the press of a single button a doorway opens in the wall at the youth's back. He slowly proceeds through the door with a stalking like demeanor. The door slides silently shut behind him, and a smirk crosses Ethan's face. "Lets see him bounce back from the radiation with no problem."
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