tales from Belwood: early days.

Episode 52 - the history of the nanite event.

September of 2015:

Somewhere in a lab deep under Abysus.

9-year-old rex was just running around his parents' lab, trying to have some fun. As he kicked the soccer ball around the lab, someone walks into the lab and catches the ball.

Van Kleiss: it doesn't matter how many tests we run on theses nanites; something always goes wrong. They keep causing genetic mutations. Do you have any solutions?

Rafael: calm down van Kleiss, nobody said this would be easy.

Van Kleiss: and as the main communicator between you two and the consortium, I have to be kept in the loop and they want to see results. Without them, there's no more funding.

Violeta: well, you can tell them that if they want results then they can come down here and do this.

Rafael: careful honey, we don't want to rile up the most powerful people in the world.

9-year-old rex continued to try and let off some energy but as he tried to kick the ball again his older brother took it off him. Looking at him lovingly and throwing the ball out of the room and rex followed it, only to find that the door was locked. He sighed as he just returned to his room, alone as had become the norm for him.

Van Kleiss: and then there's the matter of Meechum's departure. The consortium is concerned, he's the second person to leave and they still have no results.

Rafael: he wanted better conditions and we just couldn't give them to him. How's the alpha nanite's tests coming along?

Caesar: unfortunately, it keeps on destroying the other nanites in an attempt to create a physical form. It isn't sustainable right now.

Violeta: I'm sure you'll figure it out son. As for now there's the matter of the other nanites to work on. The 5 that can help everybody, when properly used of course.

Van Kleiss left and he spotted rex alone in his room and he let out a sigh and started talking to himself.

Van Kleiss: this is no place to raise a child.

He walks off to Gabriel Rylander, who was working on the omega nanite.

November of 2015:

Inside the same lab as before.

Rex: come on Caesar, you promised you'd play with me.

Caesar: I know rex, and I hate to cancel on you, again but we're close to solving this issue with getting the nanites to work together. I just know it. not to mention we need to keep studying the specimen.

Rex: fine. I guess you'll just have to admit that I'm better then you.

Caesar: I do not care about such a title.

Rex: are you sure?

Caesar looks at his longing face and he sighs.

Caesar: you're really not going to let up until I do this, are you?

Rex: nope, come on, let's go and do something fun.

Caesar: but this is fun.

Rex: no, I mean something that normal people find fun.

Caesar just smiles as the pair head to the outskirts of the castle where they find the perfect spot for playing soccer, as long as they were careful as long as they were careful. However, rex started to get bold, impatient and he got overly cocky.

Rex: and here comes the infamous rex Salazar, the best soccer player in the world.

Caesar: careful little brother, you're playing too close to the...