Things went from zero to one hundred in seconds.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCOaQ891ZB
Adan stumbled, foot catching on a power cable snaking across the cold basement floor. He spun, off-balance, and flung a hand out—right into the edge of a metal table cluttered with glowing jars and sleek equipment.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7y5YC7UjD
“NO—!” Davis shouted.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbr3riwhfW
Crash.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlIi2tzKla
Jars shattered. Glass flew. Strange liquids hissed as they splashed onto the floor, reacting instantly with the air in sparks and smoke.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFb75pRcaL
Adan yelped and hit the ground hard. One jar tumbled after him—its contents, a thick, oily black goo, sloshing violently. It slipped free and splattered across Adan’s arm with a wet hiss.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FWOGSNR7o
“AAAHHHH—DUDE!” he shrieked, clutching his arm as smoke rose from the skin. The goo pulsed, sinking into his flesh like ink into water. He screamed as it seemed to burn for a moment.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5hPpLPnfj
Davis stood frozen. That wasn’t just any substance—it was one of his father’s volatile, illegal prototypes.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6bb3xJuac
The chaos didn’t stop.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrhtuGkezw
Julian, already halfway to another table, looked over his shoulder. “Yo, what the hell just—?”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTOLEJTZhs
Then Adan’s flailing foot smacked the edge of the second table.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVewiqZ3NyE
TINK—CRASH!380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdQfh11xNS
The jar with the cybernetic scorpion tilted, wobbled... and fell. It shattered on the floor beside Julian, who barely had time to flinch.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUIOqK1qhC
The creature bolted from the shards like lightning.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAe05YATXRD
“Julian, MOVE—!”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOrMPZI36I
Too late.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HKEbQ9SMD
The scorpion launched at his wrist, tail stinger jabbing deep. Julian howled, twisting, trying to shake it loose. The scorpion didn't budge—its legs latched on like clamps.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWew0b4aDdy
“GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF ME!”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuxlCxFM3J
He slammed his hand into the wall, but the thing held firm. Its body started glowing faintly. Julian gritted his teeth, fury and fear battling in his eyes.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKqcGBy6Tl
Then came Cassedy’s scream.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9nQo5U4zh
Davis whipped his head around. She’d collapsed near a toppled tray of needles—long, metallic, and filled with softly glowing liquids.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0ahA7wChx
The tray had spilled. The needles had struck.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Stq1H3VPy
Half a dozen were embedded in her shoulder and arm, humming faintly. Her body twitched as if something inside her was rewiring.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbNkY1UOwX
Davis ran to her, dropping to his knees.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94mCsVelAI
“Cassedy—! Don’t move—hold still—”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8rDylHUrt
He grabbed the first needle, yanked. She whimpered.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi12D3neR0F
These weren’t medical. These were Berithman’s DNA fusion needles. His “liquid grafting” tech—stuff he used on birds, on metals, on... God knows what else.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIkfhl1GVS
The room smelled like chemicals, sweat, and burnt plastic.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJjVrocfwV
Giselle and Brielle stood by the far wall, motionless. Giselle’s fists were clenched, ready to run. Brielle just trembled.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVsfIKWiXb
Giselle snapped out of it first, darting toward Adan and Julian. “Hey—hey! You okay?”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGJw4ok9gr
Adan nodded, holding his darkening arm. “It’s not that bad.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnYlunkqlb
Julian was panting, his wrist raw, the scorpion still fused to it like armor. “It’s stuck. It’s just—freaking STUCK!”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9L7Xeojgnf
Cassedy groaned. “Davis… the needles…”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyybL49s5G
“I got it, I got it!” he said, yanking another free. She bit down on her sleeve to keep from screaming.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIuqdUaDMg
Davis’s mind raced. His dad was going to kill him. Or worse. These weren’t toys. These were secrets—dangerous, illegal secrets.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyTuKvk0O2
If this got out…380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4lqDg6Bht
“We clean this up. Now. Before he finds out.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPpvlXfz1y
“What?” Cassedy croaked. “We need a hospital—”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQZ8irUwmi
“No!” Davis snapped. “We can’t. They’ll ask too many questions. These aren’t injuries—they’re experiments. Illegal ones. If they figure it out, my dad’s gone. You get that? Gone. Forever.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWocHIlw2E
“So we’re just supposed to—what—deal with it?” Julian growled, holding his stung wrist like it might fall off.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKUKKT7h0f
“If we go to the hospital, they won’t know how to treat you anyway. They’ll just poke and cut until someone dies or mutates. You want that?”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7o822fBhZ6
Julian glared. “No.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOlzgVlGKs
Adan raised a brow. “So… if we don’t die from this… do we get powers?”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyf7LoGJbEx
“Maybe,” Davis muttered. “My dad didn’t finish any of these tests. They weren’t meant for people.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQu0EsDrYw
Adan grinned. “Well, I’ve always wanted laser fists or something.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboaMhiHSJa
Cassedy struggled to sit up. “Or we die. Horribly.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuxGWgauDC
Julian rolled his eyes. “Please. Death’s for the weak.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZRVF2nSFE
He glanced toward the twins, voice lowering to a cold murmur. “If it was them? They’d be toast by now.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTmC0ycmko
Giselle narrowed her eyes. Brielle looked like she’d just swallowed a scream.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdqt0YFkC1
Davis ignored the tension. He stood up, brushing glass from his hands. “We need to reset the lab. Put the tables back. Hide the mess. Now.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQYsGpcjdi
He started barking orders.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHpxHsT0RJ
“Giselle, Brielle—stack the broken gear on the shelves. Be gentle. Julian, try not to bleed on anything. Adan, I don’t know, start mopping or something.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbqAQpwEoy
Everyone moved—shakily, but with urgency. The basement buzzed with clinks, clangs, and whispered cursing.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUT7TFzqw4
Davis helped Cassedy up once the worst of the needles were out. Her arm looked bruised under the skin.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fjjLfDO6q
“We go to your house,” Davis told them. “All of us. We need time.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzp216yb49
As they reached the top of the basement stairs, Davis spotted something on the kitchen table.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlwkDsZggK
A folded note.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOxWvj50VM
“Gone for two days. Working with a colleague. DO NOT enter the basement. – Dr. F. Berithman”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEwMbV2r3i
Davis stared at it for a long second, then turned it over. Nothing else.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDxlj3nyXh
Too late.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4o6KpFmiC
As the front door closed behind them, no one looked up at the roof eave.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoz8X3BNDSn
A small black orb blinked red.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8GHckdmv9
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