(Previous chapters must be read!) It was barely morning when Emily woke up, she forgot where she was at first, but remembered everything after seeing the crib. Luisa woke up around the middle of the night before, screaming her head off. Felix’s mom took her out, and left the room, leaving Emily alone. Emily got her old clothes on, and went downstairs, looking around for a cup, to get some water. Suddenly, she heard someone coming down the stairs and panicked. She wasn’t ready to confront Felix’s parents without Felix himself, so she tried hiding behind the counter. It was Felix’s mom, with the baby. She was looking around, and said “Strange, I thought I heard someone.” Emily cautiously peeked over the counter, seeing them. Felix’s mom saw her and chuckled. “There’s no need to hide. Not like I’ll bite.” Emily stood up straight, nodding. "Yes ma'am." "Oh, there's no need for that, just call me Helen." Felix’s mom said, bringing Luisa over to the high chair, and getting some cereal for her to munch on. Luisa cooed happily as she stuffed some in her mouth. "Are you looking for something?" Helen asked. "Oh, yeah- I was going to get some water." Emily told her. "I can get a cup for you." Helen said, getting one from a cabinet. She filled it with water and gave it to Emily. Emily thanked her, drinking some, and putting the cup down. "You must be an early riser." Helen said, getting a frying pan out. "I always wake up around this time, because of training." Emily said, sitting at the table. "Are you some sort of Marine or something? You seem very disciplined." Helen said, starting to beat eggs. "No, I was just raised that way. Ever since I was old enough to train." "I know that you guys came from a lab, but what exactly is the lab for?" "Oh, they never really told me anything, they just raised me." "Well, it can't be too bad, considering how nice you are." Helen gave Emily a plate of scrambled eggs. "Oh, well, as much as I love that compliment, I didn't learn that from the lab." "Really? So you were just born this way?" "No, not that. I lived most of my life with a certain caretaker. She wasn't an official member of the institute, she was a volunteer, from the army." "What's her name?" "Brooklyn." "Did she know you weren't human at first?" "I'm not sure, but I assume she didn't. The lab is very careful with keeping a low profile." "Yeah, I bet." Helen sighed. Luisa cooed in the background, breaking the moment. "She was such a kind person and a great caretaker." "I can see that." Helen smiled. “But, one day she was gone, without warning. Nobody would tell me why.” Emily sighed. “Do you think something bad happened?” “To be honest, with the way the institute is, we can’t assume anything.” Suddenly, Felix was running down the stairs and looked in the closet. “Where’s the fire?” Helen asked in a joking tone. Felix rummaged through the coats and pulled something out, smiling. “There’s no fire, just getting this.” He said, showing a football to them. “Why do you have a football?” Emily asked, confused. “I couldn’t find it in my room, so-“ “That- doesn’t really answer my question.” “You won’t get it.” He teased. Then the phone on the wall rang. Helen got up to answer. Emily and Felix could only hear bits and pieces, but Helen looked concerned. “Who even is this?” She asked, and the phone was hung up. “What was it?” Emily and Felix asked. “It was a man saying that we’re receiving a visit in a few hours, and to make sure to tell you guys that they aren’t a threat.” “Wait, that person knows we’re here?” Felix asked “Yeah, he mentioned you two by name, and said to make sure the backyard was clear.” “Should we leave? It could be the institute.” Felix said, being cautious. Emily shook her head, “If they wanted to capture us, they wouldn’t have called. Maybe the reason they’re coming is important.” “You really want to take that chance?” Felix asked. “Let’s wait and see, if there’s any sort of aggression, then we'll leave, all of us." Once Felix's dad was up and confused about why everyone looked worrisome. They told him about the call, he said it was worth a shot. After Helen made them breakfast, they went to work preparing for the caller. So Felix started cleaning the backyard, and Emily stayed inside to find a good lookout spot upstairs, in case it got rough. Didn't feel like long when she heard what sounded like a helicopter outside, it came down in the middle of the yard as Emily got out to inspect. Emily stood next to Felix on the porch as the Black Helicopter shut down, and a Blonde man in a suit came out. It seemed to be only him and the pilot, who was Thomas. Felix was a little concerned, but relieved to see him, but still paid attention to the man. Emily had her claws out, just in case. The blonde man held his hands up, calling "I'm unarmed, so you don't need your claws out. May I please come inside? I have an important matter to discuss." (Notes)
Next: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/854379817 Previous: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/836755876/ First: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/706943171 TN: @Tildyk (Press space to see unblurred) (Continued from top) Emily still kept her claws out as Felix helped the man inside, and brought him to the table. Emily and Felix sat on the opposite side of the table from him. Felix's dad stood in the background, and Helen was with Luisa upstairs. "You may recognize me from the lab, I'm Ryan Quarter. Thank you for letting me come so abruptly, I had no other choice." The blonde man said. Emily sat back, saying. "How did you find us, and are you here to take us back?" He chuckled, "I'm not surprised you asked. One, we have trackers on all of our vehicles, so it was easy to find our missing jeep. Two, no, I'm not here to take you two back. Now that I've taken control of the lab, you two are free to do what you want. The only reason you were still there is because of Stern, which is who I'll be talking about with you." "Wait, Stern, isn't in charge anymore?" Felix interrupted. "Hmm, I guess you wouldn't have known. He got fired because of the way he treated you. But that's not what I'm here for. I'm here because Stern has stolen the Deoxium, and materials from our labs, and has done something with them." Felix and Emily seemed both glad and concerned. "We aren't 100 percent sure what he did-" He continued. "But, we do know that he's heading over here right now, to get revenge on you." "He's coming here? Now?" Emily asked "That's why we had to land the helicopter here because we can't waste any time." He told them, and there was a knock at the front door. Felix and Emily got startled, and Felix's dad answered the door. It was Mike, along with the white-haired woman in a suit from the lab. Felix told his dad to let them inside. Mike sat at the table as well, while the woman sat on the couch. "Thank you for joining us, Doctor." Ryan said to Mike. "All I needed to hear was Stern." Mike said "I assume Lily caught you up?" "Yes, and I have a theory." "Let's hear it." Felix said "I think Stern may have used the Deoxium on himself. After we made Felix and Emily, he wanted to start trying to make humans into hybrids." "You mean experiment Epsilon?" Ryan asked. "You mean to tell me you went through with it?" Ryan shrugged. "Stern organized it, not me." "Well, there's one flaw with it, you can't keep it from changing the brain." He said, tapping his temple. "Deoxium in the brain can lead to the loss of key thought functions. So basically, they'll go insane, lost in their thoughts. I'll get to details at another time." "Well, he did seem unreasonable, and threw his phone out the window of a car." Mike chuckled. "Yep, I guess that solidifies it." "So let me get the straight." Emily started. "We have an insane doctor the might be a hybrid now, and he's coming over to get revenge on Felix?" "Basically, but we could offer protection for you guys, we have a team coming over shortly, that can station themselves around the house." Ryan said. "It's not up to us whether you can do that." Felix said. His dad chimed in, "As long as the team is not coming inside, I think it's a good idea." "Then it's settled, I'll update the team with Mike's theory, and they'll watch over the house until Stern comes. Once we have him, we'll be leaving you all alone." "Sounds like a plan." Emily said, still a bit cautious with Ryan. (End) Author's Note: Yes, Felix and Emily's claws are retractable. Character build-up What's something I can do to have people like this more, a lot of people read it without liking it (About 3/4 of the people don't like or comment), so what’s something different I need to do? Join the fan club! https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/33214598 (Dancing cause tomorrow's my B-day)
