Character Short: Pride

Character Short: Pride is the sixth character short of The Alan 10 Adventures.
==Plot==
[Gearo was seen in his lab, standing in the center while petrified, his only true movement being his shaking. A figure was seen floating around him, seemingly pacing.]
Gearo: S-So... What exactly is it that you want?
[The figure slowed to a stop in front of Gearo, revealing to be Pride.]
Pride: You're working on a device capable of transforming the user into another being. I am correct, yes?
Gearo: Of course. But don't tell me you want it, it's not fo-
Pride: Please. I don't want to lower myself by becoming some other being. No, it's my understanding you've yet to obtain an Ectonurite DNA sample. I would like to be the donor.
Gearo: I'm not sure you really want that. This machine is flawed, the DNA donors-
Pride: I'm well aware. That is of no concern to me. If something far worse were to happen to me, then my DNA sample would act as a secondary existence for me. It ensures my existence post-mortem.... Whatever that may be for someone of my species.
Gearo: And you're... absolutely sure about this?
Pride: What kind of fool do you take me for? I wouldn't have come forward with this idea if I wasn't sure it would work.
[Pride flew back from Gearo and into the DNA sampling chamber.]
Pride: Now, activate it, doctor.
[Gearo hesitantly approahced the control panel, reluctantly placing his hand to the activation lever.]
Gearo: I... Don't know what this will d-
Pride: I told you, that is of no concern! Now do it!
[Gearo sighed and activated the machine. The lightning of the machine flashed, striking Pride several times, causing him discomfort. The scene panned over to the control panel, revealing the Simplicitrix's core attached to it. As Pride's DNA was sampled, the core gradually changed from red to green. Pride screamed out in pain and there was one final flash of light. When the light faded, Gearo looked into the DNA sampling chamber, seeing... nothing.]
Gearo: Pride? ...Pride?
[The scene panned back to the Simplicitrix core, showing it to now be purple before changing back to red.]
==Characters==
*Pride
*Dr. Gearo Morphanewal
==Trivia==
*This short was originally going to reveal Pride's birthname, but it was decided that it would be more in character for Pride to disown his birthname in favor of his Sin name.