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August 8th 2009
“Be quiet… He’s waking up…”
A feminine voice was heard as he slowly opened his eyes.
Everything was blurry at first, but slowly cleared up after awhile.
“There you are…” the woman was right above him, practically staring into his soul.
She was a human, with long brown hair and a wide smile that couldn’t have any good reason behind it.
His head felt fuzzy, clearly unable to process what was happening around him.
What was this place…?
Where even was he…?
WHO was he?
The woman started to sit him up, supporting his back. “You must be so confused… let me introduce myself…”
She grabbed his head, making him look at her. “My name is Delilah keen. you were created in this lab, Your name is dyle timesly.”
Dyle blinked afew times, struggling to process everything happening around him.
“Miss keen… he only just woke up… he’s not going to understand you at first…”
Delilah lifted her hand in response to the scientist, shutting her up. “I am aware, do you take me for an idiot?”
The scientists eyes immediately widened as she heard that. “Heavens no!”
Delilah looked at the scientist, narrowing her eyes. “Then get out of my sight.”
The scientist quickly turned around and bolted down the hallway, not wanting to anger her anymore.
Delilah turned back towards dyle, putting her hands together. “you could’ve been kept in the tank for longer to grow… I personally don’t think five years is long enough, we should have waited until you were an adult… but oh well…”
Dyle was lead down the hallway quietly, holding onto delilahs hand.
Delilah looked down at him as the two walked, sighing. “You are our first successful experiment you know…”
Dyle tilted his head in response.
“Arthur suggested letting you out early as a way to ‘connect’ with you, make you more loyal to us. I find it stupid allowing a five year old to run around the lab…” Delilah spoke in an annoyed manner, before looking down at him. “Though… I suppose it would be good to train you first before sending you on mission, completely unaware of what to do…”
Dyle looked around as the two walked, noticing various rooms where experiments were being conducted.
He noticed a scientist pour a golden liquid into a pot, possibly where a plant was growing, and various other things the liquid was being used for.
“That is ichor.” Delilah spoke up as she noticed dyles staring. “That’s what was used to create you. Your job in the future is to help us get more of it.”
Dyle stopped walking and looked into the room, watching as the ichor started to effect the soil in the pot, before suddenly evaporating.
Delilah immediately turned towards the scientist who was pouring it, speaking loudly. “You need to put the seed in FIRST before pouring the ichor sam! It needs something to merge with!”
Sam nodded their head quickly apon hearing that. “Yes ma’am!”
Delilah then grabbed onto dyles arm roughly and continued walking. “As I was saying, you will be helping retrieve more of this ichor when your older, so we can create more like you. We currently only have one source, but it will run out eventually.” Delilah closed her eyes, muttering something about him and a mother.
Dyle continued to try and look around, but was still being dragged down the hallway by Delilah.
He was eventually led to an office, and Delilah pushed the door open. “Arthur! The child is awake!”
Dyle looked at the desk in the middle of the room, noticing a man sitting at it.
He appeared to be in his thirties, and had a soft, but still suspicious smile on his face. “Delilah… please bring him over…”
Delilah walked dyle over to the chair infront of the desk, lifting him up and placing him on it, before leaving the room.
Dyle looked up at him nervously.
Arthurs smile softened, reaching over and patting him on the head. “You were created for a wonderful reason dyle, im sure Delilah already told you about it…”
Dyle lowered his head a bit as arthur did that.
Arthur chuckled. “You seem shy… don’t worry, you can trust me…” He pulled his hands together. “Your going to have such a wonderful job… the ichor you will collect will be used to create very special children. Children with very special powers, children who will help the world become a better place, Just like you will…”
Dyle looked up at him as he heard that.
“You also have special powers dyle… powers that will be required for your job… we just need to find out what those powers are…”
Dyle looked down at himself as he heard that, noticing the light gown he was wearing.(what people wear in hospitals)
Arthur chuckled quietly as he watched. “Yes dyle… you. You are going to help us so much…”
Two days later
August 10th 2009
Dyle sat on a chair near one of the scientists, sam McLaughlin, as they worked on that same project from months ago.
Sam seemed to be struggling with it though, which was why it wasn’t even started yet.
They placed a seed into the pot, covered it in dirt, and then grabbed a vile of ichor.
They slowly tried to pour it into the pot, watching as the golden liquid sunk into the soil.
Sam started to watch closely, waiting for something to happen. “Come on… come on…”
Nothing seemed to happen at first, providing sam a false sense of hope, but then the ichor started to bubble and evaporate.
“GOD DAMMIT!” Sam slammed their fist against the table, then burying their face into their hands. “Ive tried everything! Changing the soil, using different amounts of water, i even tried letting the plant grow a bit before adding ichor! Nothing is working! Why does delilah INSIST on creating one through a plant?!”
Dyle leaned closer as he watched Sam’s frustration, tilting his head.
Why was sam so angry? It was just a plant…
Dyle looked at the seed packets on the table. They all were various different types of flowers…
They were all flowers…
Dyle turned his gaze to the cabinet on the other side of the room, standing up and running over to it.
Sams head immediately snapped up as they heard dyle. “What the- kid! No! Delilah said im supposed to watch you! Don’t run off!”
They stood up and followed dyle, not wanting to lose him and get in trouble with delilah.
Dyle stopped infront of the cabinet, opening it and looking around.
“What are you doing…?” Sam placed a hand on their hip, watching closely.
Dyle continued to rummage around, before finding what he was looking for and pulling out a seed packet, holding it out for sam.
Sam took the seed packet and looked at it, raising an eyebrow. “Strawberries…? I hadn’t considered using a fruit…”
They looked down at dyle, before sighing and turning around. “Alright kid… let’s give it a try…”
They quietly walked back over to the table, followed by dyle.
Sam sat back down at the table as dyle climbed onto the chair next to them.
Sam carefully opened the packet and pulled out one of the seeds, placing it in the pot.
They reached out and grabbed one of the viles on the counter, opening it. “I hope you realize this won’t work.” Sam spoke, before slowly pouring the ichor into the pot. “Now we wait.”
Dyle leaned closer to the pot, watching curiously.
The ichor didnt seem to do anything at first, but over time sam started to notice the ichor starting to bubble.
Sam let out a sigh as they saw this. “I told you it wouldn’t work…”
Dyle ignored sam, continuing to watch the ichor. He could sense something different about this… as if something was happening…
The ichor continued to bubble, seeming to last longer than it usually did.
“What in the…?” Sam leaned closer to look at the ichor.
The ichor continued to bubble, increasing more and more, before starting to disappear into the seed.
Sam stared at the pot in absolute shock. “Five months… Ive been working on this for five months… just for a five year old to do it in five minutes…”
Dyle stared at the seed quietly. It had some golden markings on it now.
Sam leaned back against their chair, annoyed. “Kid… you really are something…”
Dyle looked up at sam. “Something…”
Sam let out a sigh. “You really need to learn how to speak properly…”
Dyle looked down at the pot, noticing the plant already sprouting.
“It’s expected for it to grow this fast… ichor is capable of doing that you know…” sam spoke quietly, before closing their eyes.
“Now i have to do this for BUTTERFLY EGGS! Isnt this just perfect!” They spoke sarcastically.
“Im probably going to get fired for this…”