• ok, the second installment of Rebond. if you didn't read the first installment, read it or this won't make much cense.


    Rebond


    Chapter 2:

    "now, with all these materials, I should, in theory, be able to create a successful rebond!" As Will made his way up to his house he saw foreboding clouds appear in the distance but he ignored it, a man of science has no faith in superstition. As he reached for the door a static shock hit his ring finger and he quickly pulled away. He may not believe in taboo, but he new basic science. "If the air is dry... and the clouds are coming in... there is a good possibility that their might be a thunder storm. maybe I should call it off" then the thought hit him. If he got it to work how would he convince the Senate, the commanders of Kunijuu, that he did in fact make such a improvement. His heart quickly sank. Than he had a thought, his father was in the Senate and one of his brothers was currently working in weapons designing wile the other was working with there father. Someone would defiantly let him in if it was successful. But the scientists working for Kunijuu are kept secret so he wouldn't know where they would be. He decided he would worry about it later, right now he had work to do. He made his way up to his lab, his heart racing, his hands and forehead sweating, and mind wandering. he put all of his materials in front of him and got to work.

    ******

    *Phffffoom* a cloud of smoke rose to the top of the room than dispersed revealing a newly mixed potion - of which Will spent many hours on- . the room than became very humid.
    "Okay now that that is done" he took off his coat "I should begin the first test" which consisted of the chemical and lab rats. he picked the lab rat that looked like the most capable and put it on the stand. he than injected the chemical into the rat ---for all you animal activists out there, the imaginary rat was ugly, smelly, and a as**ole, please no hate mail---. The mouse was than began to twitch and all of its fur fell out, he than made short chirp like squeaks and grew new fur. The fur was strange though it had a metalick shine to it. their was a long pause, Will was astonished that it worked but then snapped back to his censes. "The rats have done this before and it ether didn't work on the cadaver or the rat died so i should wait and see what happens. Let's see..." he grabbed his log book and looked for near passes. "ok, usually when the rat exhibits this kind of behavior, he dies within 10 minuets. So lets watch and see what happens." he waited 10 minuets, then 12, then 20, then 30, then an hour. It was a miracle! the rat was alive! Will then took the rat out of the cage. it was cold. but obviously not dead. He took the rat to a treadmill to see how physically it matured. as he put the rat onto the treadmill he realized that the rats tail was wrapped around hid pinky. he tried to shake it loose, but it didn't shake loose. Will, being a nervous and gittery man, grabbed the mouse in his free hand and pulled. *Crachkk* he broke away from the mouse’s grip only to realize that his pinky was broken. he looked at the mouse who had a look on its face that can only be described with one word, "Owned!!". Will put the rat onto the treadmill and walked to his medical kit, which had ben used many, MANY times before. he looked down at the hand that he gripped the mouse with. It was covered in blood. he washed off his hand and realized that there was many little holes in his hand. The only way this could have happened is if it's fur was made out of metal. he looked back at the rat who was running the treadmill. Will was shocked, the rat was running at 25 miles per hour. The last time he recorded the rats speed, he was going only 5 mph.
    "how'd you get so fast?" suddenly it's speed dropped and it stood still for a moment. "Sigh it seems that rigorous training puts the body under too much stress..." As Will starts writing his findings in his log book, the rat started to run again but this time it was going 30 mph."Thats amazing!" will dropped his book "Is it evolving?! Is it's body trying to make itself better?!"
    Will's mind raced, he felt ecstatic. He was gonna get back into Kunijuu! he quickly started to daydream about what the Senate would say to him when he presents a reanimated corps with new... metal..... ingrown..... armor....... He overlooked one thing. In the excitement to get the mercury home, he forgot to pick up a new cadaver. And seeing as how the cadaver he used last night, which had no visible limbs, was in no condition to be used. He fell in his seat he could only mone, and grone and right down his test results for tomorrow. As he wrote down the ingredients in the last page of his book he was so elated to write down "inconclusive" he almost had to change his pants.
    *CRACK*
    Will jumped in his seat and slammed his hand on his lamp. A jolt of pain traveled up his arm.
    "GAAA" Will lurched in his chair "son'of a..." *CRACK* Then a thought. he could use the potion on himself and present himself to the army. "no thats stupid." or was it? if Will could think of a potion to turn skin to metal, than it would be simple to turn it back right? then Will thought he might be delusional from his broken pinky.
    He looked back at the rat, who was currently gnawing on the iron cage he was put on, and he took into consideration how much it worked on it.
    "....It's the only way...." he decided to go through with it

    ******

    Will sat himself down. He put on a more comfortable.
    "If my skin is going to be turned to steal, I'm gonna want something that wont kill me to rip." he took the needle that was next to him. The point of the needle drawing closer to his wrist. sweat started to drop down his cheek. his right foot seemed to tap rhythmically with the rain hitting his labs window. with the needle in his right hand he slowly put the tip agensed the base of his hand. It was cold. the hair on the back of his neck stood up. Cold sweat rained off his head. Cool, quick, shallow breaths departed from his lips. Then he harnessed all the courage he had,
    And he penetrated.
    He fell back into his stool. he relaxed his shoulders. A painful relief seemed to echo of his shoulders.
    "Okay, okay okay...Okay" he looked over his shoulder to the pump "okay, right... ya... okay okay okay" The needle was connected from the back by a rubber pipe. This would allow him to put in a controlled amount into him. Half the battle was over, he had the needle in his arm.
    Half the battle was over.
    now all he needed to do was flip the switch and he would begin his transformation. His finger touched the cold metal of the bronze switch and paused. he looked into the switch and saw a faint shadow in it. He was reminded of his father and the last memory he had of him.

    ******

    Cold. Will never knew this kind of cold existed. He was huddled in the corner of a small wooden hut. The fireplace only let off a small flicker of light. Will looked at to flames dance and sway. A beautiful, crimson, ballerina dancing on a blackened cold stage. As he watched it's dazzling display of warmth and light he remembered his mother and father arguing.
    "Where do you plan on going?!"
    "*muff*.........*muffle* mmm" Will could not remember what his fathers voice sounded like or what he said for the matter.
    "What about Will?!"
    "mmm... mm .mmmm ......mmm... science...mmmm"
    "Science?! your doing this 'in the name of science?!.
    "mmm"
    "Your abandoning your family for this?!" Will's father walked towards him. "Don't ignore me!"
    Will looked into his fathers silhouette. His father only leaned in close to him and said
    "Excel"
    "Do you even love us?" Will's father walked towards the door. "Tell me now! Adune!"
    He exited the hut. His mother fell and started to weep. Will's head became heavy and he rested his cheek agenced the stone floor. Cold.

    ******

    suddenly a sharp pain brought him back to reality. His pinky was throbbing. He then decided it was ether now or later and flipped the switch. He could feel the numbing cold sweep over his wrist, then his hand, then his fore arm then soon his whole arm felt like pins and needles. nothing. nothing. for 30 minuets nothing happened.
    "*sigh* i knew it was too good to be true. maybe I can sell what I have so-far to Kunijuu for something." he walked towards the lab door.
    Pain.
    All of a sudden immense pain streaked. it seemed the pure essence of the word was rushing through his veins. Throbbing. Pulling. Tearing. Bleeding. the sound of his flesh on his arm would drive even the hardy of men insane. Skin, mussel, veins, bone, all fell to a mess onto the floor. Will looked at what he was becoming in terror. He could only watch as his mussels where being replaces by a mesh of wires. Then, from where his bones once where, a metallic liquid seeped out. It seemed to have a life of it's own as it took the shape of his own arm. next was his nerves. The first one. Right under his shoulder, or more likely where it used to be, a sharp pain arose. It was as though someone had taken a sword out of the kindle, and plunged it into his arm to the hilt. Will let out an earth shattering scream. The heavens, hell, earth, rain, thunder, all of life seemed to stop for will and his horrific scream. The second one. It felt worse the first one. A fiery pain leaped from his forearm which can only be described by the gates of hell opening up in his arm. The Third. Will couldn't control himself. he knocked over vials, broke his desk, punched the wall, bit his arm, anything to stop the pain. the fourth. next one, and the next, and the next, and the next, each worse then the last. Then finally an a explosion erupted from his body. Will blacked out. he rested his head on the stone floor. It was cold.