Lunar Wars

Subject 26

Chapter fifteen

Episode two.

Albert stood up from his bed and picked up a torch, walking quietly out of his room.
As he entered another room, he bent down and pulled open an ornamental rug on the floor to reveal a trap door.
" Khriii" the door creaked as he pulled it open, revealing a dark flight of stairs.
Albert then climbed down the stairs and as his head got under the ground, he lifted his hand, pulling the trapdoor back into place before switching on his torch.

Albert's POV.
As I reached the end of the stairs, I walked forward, entering a room and turned on the lights to reveal a laboratory. About the dying orb, I had discovered about 2 yrs ago while we were still on Imperia, a planet two galaxies away from here. We had left Imperia for here when we discovered our sun, Hezron, was beggining to burn out, killing all life gradually. Only six months ago had I revealed the orb's condition to Norman after which I had found out that I couldn't find a solution to the problem.
I had started building this secret laboratory immediately. If I couldn't save everyone atleast, I will save my family and I.
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" Subject 25, after 24 hrs of introducing my new serum into his blood, I'm now ready to pull him away from the fort's system.
This means his life will be no longer connected to the orb. If this subject keeps living it means when the orb dies, I'll have a means of keeping myself and my family alive.
I then walked over to a huge screen on the wall and began to go through the processes to disconnect my subject from the Omnitrix.
" Please don't do this"  A man said and I looked sideways, where I had kept my subject in a glass room.
" I'm sorry, but I have to save my family, if you live, you'll thank me later" I said.
" But what if I die, you called me subject 25 meaning you've gotten 24 other people killed, please" he pleaded as I placed my hand on the final button.
" This is for my family" I said and pushed the button expecting the man to first convulse rapidly, bleeding from the nose before finally withering away like my previous subject but instead he stood there in perfect shape.
" Ha, ha, ha, I'm alive" the man shouted, laughing and I couldn't help but chuckle, I can finally save my family.
" Why am I bleeding" the man said and I faced him to see him wipe off a drop of blood beneath his nostrils.
" No,no, no" I said realising what was happening. The serum was not processing enough energy from this planet's atmosphere to sustain his body.
Suddenly the man bent to his knees, fighting for breath, helplessly holding on to the glass wall of the room but the walls seemed to refuse to help him as his fingers slid down the extremely smooth surface of the glass wall.
The man then began to scream as his body began to shine a bright golden colour which soon burst out of his body as he withered completely into tiny gold particles.
" Subject 25, dead" I said with my voice shaking at the last word.
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The void.
" I prepared some stew from yesterday's meat" Tania said as she came out of a room,  carrying a pot of stew and setting it on a table.
" Why is the stew somehow black?" Vinson asked.
" The plants are drying up, there is rumour among the people that a plague is coming" Tania said.
" A plague?" Richie asked.
" They say a locust wind is coming from the west" Tania said.
" We will have to find a way to get out of here before it reaches here" Matthew said.
" But how, it's not like there's some magical portal out there" Hudson said.
" Exactly, why haven't I thought of it, Wonder valley" Rafi said.
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Fort haven.
Vanessa's POV.
I sat on a couch in Jordan's room holding a remote control as I faced a strange device Jordan called a television. He had thought me how to use it and it was really fun. Jordan had promised to get me out of here today.
" Knight's pack" a voice said behind me and I turned around to see Jordan, wet, with a towel around his waist and his torso, wet, I couldn't help but stare at those abs.
" Go put on some clothes, you're really.... distracting" I said making Jordan chuckle, he was probably feeling good of himself right now.
" Oh, you're serious" he said, noticing my stern gaze at him. He then entered a room and shortly after came out, dressed in a blue shirt tucked into a black pant and over it all was a dark crimson cloak.
" How do I look?" He asked smiling.
" Hmm, like a councillor's son" I answered and turned around to face the series I was watching after which a knock came from the door.

Author empire's POV.
" Hide in the bathroom" Jordan said to Vanessa as a knock came from the door.
Vanessa then dropped the remote control on the couch and walked out of the room into another after which Jordan walked to the door and opened it just to see his sister's annoying face.
" What?" Jordan asked sighing in having to tolerate Maddie chewing gum rashly before him right now.
" Dad wants you in the council chamber" Maddie said.
" Tell him I'll be there" Jordan said, slamming the door into his sister's face.
" Hungh" Jordan sighed in relief.
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Albert walked to his house with the blood sample and hair strands he had gotten from Vanessa. Hoping to begin the creation of his new serum. As he approached the door to his house, his eyes caught a sneaky movement behind him and moved his eyeballs sideways, spotting a royal guard some paces behind him.
Albert then continued walking and on reaching his door pretended to have some problem with his door knob. He then suddenly turned around and called on the guard.
" My door knob is damaged, can you help me push the door, I have to deliver an important message to the councillor" Albert said. He had already loosened the doorknob that a slight push would open it.
The guard then stood in front of the door as Albert moved away and ran forward pushing the door with so much force that as the door opened with ease, he went flying into the room, out of control, landing on the floor.
Albert then walked into the room and closed the door.
As the guard was about to stand up, Albert placed his right leg on the guard, making him moan in pain.
" Did Norman send you to spy on me?" Albert asked rheoretically.
" Well you were doing a good job till you walked, I mean ran into your doom" Albert said.
" Welcome, subject 26" Albert said, hitting a glass jug he picked on a table next to him on the guard's head.

A/ N
How many of you were thinking this chapter should be titled subject 25 instead of subject 26 judging by the first scene.
Okay, how many of you want to know how Albert got Vanessa's blood and hair strands. Well I'll be showing that In the next chapter. Do you think Albert's experiments will work this time and will those in the void get out before plague reaches them.
Anyway this book in the Lunar chronicles is about to come to an end, I'm still looking for a title for the second book, although I have an Idea Already, I'm still looking for something better, something captivating, not too long, I'm open to suggestions.
Anyway I'll see you all in the next chapter. Don't forget to vote and give your feedback if you enjoyed.