Embryo/Prologue

## **P R O L O G U E.**

   ~N/A POV~
The scientists raced into the room, carrying the disfigured body of a baby girl. The room glowed eerily green as one of the scientists lowered the girl into the tank in the middle of the room. The green goo in the tank held the baby afloat, but it didn't seem to be doing anything else.

"Plug it in! Quickly!" One of the scientists called out. Another one of the scientists slunk towards a machine next to the tank and connected their cords together. A whirring sound vibrated through the room as the tank powered on and the green goo started to glow.

"Daddy?" A little kid asked, pulling on one of the scientists' pant leg. The scientist, Daniel Kellupe, reached down to pat the kid's head.

"Yes, Praxol?" The scientist replied, his smile wide. If anyone were to look at the two, no one could deny they were father and son. They both had the same face.

"Daddy, who's that in the tank?" The kid, Praxol, asked. Prax's eyes were full of curiosity, though he was only 5.

"I don't know. We have to give her a name. She's a year younger than you, Prax." The scientist replied. The scientist looked away from his son to his fellow scientists, crowded around the tank to watch the girl.

"Does she like trucks?" Prax asked his father. A deep laugh resonated through the scientist, amused at his son's question.

"No, Prax, I don't think she likes trucks." The green goo containing the girl flashed bright, forcing the scientists to shield their eyes. When the flash had faded, around the small girl in the tank, there was a faint outline of body parts she didn't have. Where her two arms were missing, a trace of metallic ones replaced them. Where her legs were missing, metallic ones replaced them.

"What is that?" Prax asked, pointing with his chubby finger towards the outlines of metal. The expression in Praxol's father's face softened as it fell upon the girl in the tank.

"She's going to have metal parts; a cyborg."

"A cyborg?"

"You'll be good friends with her when she grows up, right?" Confusion spread quickly across Praxol's face. He wasn't about to be friends with someone who didn't like trucks! Plus, she couldn't leave her tank.

"...Maybe." And the young 5 year old went right back to mimicking truck noises with his toys. Prax's father laughed again, then went to join the other scientists. Prax slowly peeked up from his trucks to look at the girl in the tank again. "But not if she doesn't like trucks."

## New Characters:

* Praxol
* Daniel Kellupe

**NICKNAME(S):** Prax

**GENDER:** Male

**APPEARANCE:** Curly blonde hair, stormy gray eyes. Usually seen in a T-Shirt and jeans.

**PERSONALITY:** Caring, kind, protective. Comes across as shy, as he is hesitant to meet new people.

**AGE:** 17

**OCCUPATION:** College Student

**INTERESTS:** Art, animals, building, athletics, photography

**RELATIONSHIP:** Single

**RELATION TO MAIN CHARACTER:** N/A (He is MC)

**NICKNAME(S):** Dan, Big D, Kell

**GENDER:** Male

**APPEARANCE:** Refer to Prax, but bigger. Usually seen wearing white lab coat and ripped jeans in the summer. Wears covered jeans instead in winter.

**PERSONALITY:** Relaxed, humorous, calm. Comes across as laid-back, he's one of the more easy-going scientists.

**AGE:** 34

**OCCUPATION:** Scientist

**INTERESTS:** Science, robots, titanium steel, upgraded humans, cyborgs

**RELATIONSHIP:** Married to Renee Kellupe

**RELATION TO MAIN CHARACTER:** Father
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