Things went from zero to one hundred in seconds.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3iq79QqBp
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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe10mbdawSf
“NO—!” Davis shouted.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnrzkchA6N
Crash.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzjsHcXQKx
Jars shattered. Glass flew. Strange liquids hissed as they splashed onto the floor, reacting instantly with the air in sparks and smoke.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2uoLJZ4Sl
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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4Nw7f4kOR
“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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVKfKhoyc0
Davis stood frozen. That wasn’t just any substance—it was one of his father’s volatile, illegal prototypes.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDALTEBIwwA
The chaos didn’t stop.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL9z4kzZTF
Julian, already halfway to another table, looked over his shoulder. “Yo, what the hell just—?”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ03ZVK7wt1
Then Adan’s flailing foot smacked the edge of the second table.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwiLpfvwi5
TINK—CRASH!375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0USbJLaaOy
The jar with the cybernetic scorpion tilted, wobbled... and fell. It shattered on the floor beside Julian, who barely had time to flinch.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHn8LAGiSNv
The creature bolted from the shards like lightning.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNNEpucKuK
“Julian, MOVE—!”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmDlOsHcLG
Too late.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVzTuqeTBa
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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8YpHWdOKx
“GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF ME!”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGixDV6cr0
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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKsPwXDrDE
Then came Cassedy’s scream.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEpADbrcDs
Davis whipped his head around. She’d collapsed near a toppled tray of needles—long, metallic, and filled with softly glowing liquids.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSO4RLJ1C3j
The tray had spilled. The needles had struck.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfDTMOpki3
Half a dozen were embedded in her shoulder and arm, humming faintly. Her body twitched as if something inside her was rewiring.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgCoIDXyLi
Davis ran to her, dropping to his knees.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDn8U7j2qb
“Cassedy—! Don’t move—hold still—”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnEaXwvH9i
He grabbed the first needle, yanked. She whimpered.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJMA3JoFvy
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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEWG3WgxHd
The room smelled like chemicals, sweat, and burnt plastic.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTxgX8vrKD
Giselle and Brielle stood by the far wall, motionless. Giselle’s fists were clenched, ready to run. Brielle just trembled.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZN7bvLUc5
Giselle snapped out of it first, darting toward Adan and Julian. “Hey—hey! You okay?”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHCnQIKhmd
Adan nodded, holding his darkening arm. “It’s not that bad.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNvqjxgC00
Julian was panting, his wrist raw, the scorpion still fused to it like armor. “It’s stuck. It’s just—freaking STUCK!”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1cmMGvTOY
Cassedy groaned. “Davis… the needles…”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9pHnXZAGc
“I got it, I got it!” he said, yanking another free. She bit down on her sleeve to keep from screaming.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdtvpbftIz
Davis’s mind raced. His dad was going to kill him. Or worse. These weren’t toys. These were secrets—dangerous, illegal secrets.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWtB1fHQDR
If this got out…375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutGACI8V6O
“We clean this up. Now. Before he finds out.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrVETuL0ad
“What?” Cassedy croaked. “We need a hospital—”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELVyY9XZjy
“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.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMfRsSXHhr
“So we’re just supposed to—what—deal with it?” Julian growled, holding his stung wrist like it might fall off.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57aqpvQMJ9
“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?”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgn1pJtmbDL
Julian glared. “No.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtRbib057C
Adan raised a brow. “So… if we don’t die from this… do we get powers?”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJlc0EHCIN
“Maybe,” Davis muttered. “My dad didn’t finish any of these tests. They weren’t meant for people.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4nRoHN62L
Adan grinned. “Well, I’ve always wanted laser fists or something.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pAdavUbXv
Cassedy struggled to sit up. “Or we die. Horribly.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ63PgayZHj
Julian rolled his eyes. “Please. Death’s for the weak.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23spKQekmc
He glanced toward the twins, voice lowering to a cold murmur. “If it was them? They’d be toast by now.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUcD5xBNgf
Giselle narrowed her eyes. Brielle looked like she’d just swallowed a scream.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkAuqE1K30
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.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYovjuferg
He started barking orders.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5fBLKYKrk
“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.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOOxOjzDH2
Everyone moved—shakily, but with urgency. The basement buzzed with clinks, clangs, and whispered cursing.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lBvW35PXu
Davis helped Cassedy up once the worst of the needles were out. Her arm looked bruised under the skin.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZGi48nLLa
“We go to your house,” Davis told them. “All of us. We need time.”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaQhWzVzRO
As they reached the top of the basement stairs, Davis spotted something on the kitchen table.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIV3zNnRMA
A folded note.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlerTzU9uti
“Gone for two days. Working with a colleague. DO NOT enter the basement. – Dr. F. Berithman”375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWwQAua9ub
Davis stared at it for a long second, then turned it over. Nothing else.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVaUNV3H9m
Too late.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEW5WkemzC
As the front door closed behind them, no one looked up at the roof eave.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8BxQnxxCE
A small black orb blinked red.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIXnd49icA
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