Episode 11

Pyro wakes up in a white, sterile room, with a mirror on one side

"welcome" says jeb through a speaker

"where am I?" Asks Pyro frenetically

"You are in the facility's testing wing" Jeb responds "where you will be tested and rehabilitated"

"And what is avoiding me from breaking out?" Pyro asks smugingly "Guards, fire proof walls, You?"

"aspersers" Jeb responds "It won't kill you, but it will hurt. now, please go to the section labeled Running track, will you?"

Pyro walks to the running track section where he sees a long straight track.

"Just stand on the track." Jeb orders.

"I'm actually interested in this." Pyro informs.

"So for this, I just need you to run as fast as you can." Jeb explains.

"OK, seems easy enough." Pyro responds.

Pyro runs at very fasts speeds. Every time Pyro lifted his foot he uses short bursts of explosions to boost his speed. Pyro finishes running and Jeb informs Pyro that he ran 500 meters in 20 seconds.

"Is that good?" Pyro asks.

"It's surprisingly fast, 90km/h" Jeb responds.

Pyro seems happy.

"The next test will test your reflexes, go down the hall into the section that says object dodging zone." Jeb instructs Pyro, while taking him to the next section. Pyro sees a large room with a single Canon ball like machine attached to the ground and many holes where bolts appear to have been.

"Stand in front of the machine please." Jeb instructs.

Pyro stands in front of the machine.

"the test will start in 3, 2 ,1, 0" Jeb shouts through the microphone, as he does, The machine starts making noise as if it is activated, suddenly metal balls start shooting out of it. The balls hit Pyro over and over and over again. The machine stops.

"30 out of 100 missed." Jeb says. Pyro seems slightly disappointed. "Next test." Jeb informs.

In front of him there was a pull rope machine, with a metal grip in a room. 50 of them to be exact.

"Why are there so many of them?" Pyro points out "It's kinda odd-"

"Irrelevant" Jeb says, he's voice noticeably louder and slightly shakier than before "All you have to do is pull on the rope by the metal grip back and forth, every 5 pushes the difficulty will increase and pulling it will be harder. Test will start in 3, 2, 1, 0"

Pyro Pushed and Pulled on the rope with ease, he made 34 rounds of difficulty pulling and pushing before he gave out.

"So... How was that?" Asked Pyro

"V-very good" Said Jeb, his voice seemed shaky and in some sense, almost panicked and stressed "go to the are labeled sleeping rooms. You may do as you wish, just order all mess and be ready when the alarm at your s-selected room sounds out" after that, Jeb did not talk to Pyro for some time. All he could hear was the sound from machinery far away and steps on the side of the mirror wall every once and then. It was lonely and it felt separating, degrading, making the once king, nothing but an object to get data on in the scientists eyes, Jeb on the other hand... he tries to be cold and like them, but he can't get it.

Something is making him, stop, get nervous and need breaks. He is weak in a sense Pyro can't comprehend.

As the alarm was heard a few hours later and pyro made his way to the main zone, Jeb spoke in a more calm, yet still nervous voice "Sorry for the inconvenience Pyro, I had... business to attend elsewhere. Now, enter the area labeled DECON on your left. The door should open shortly, inside you will be let free, as I had a change of heart."

"Why would you just be letting me free, like that?" Pyro asked, slightly paranoid and irritated "How do I know you won't just stab me in the ba-"

"BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE I WAS TESTED FOR 14 YEARS PYRO!" Jeb shouted, he sounded angered, only to fall down in tears "I WAS TRAPPED THERE FOR 14 YEARS STRAIGHT DOING ALL TO PERFECTION,BEING VICTIM TO PURPOUSFUL STARVATION AND DEHYDRATION, HAD TO BE THE BEST, JUST TO SURVIVE, THAT CHANGES PEOPLE"

Pyro was shocked and tried to calm him

"Jeb, I didn't know I am s-"

"Just go though the door, I don't want to talk about it" Jeb interrupted pyro "You will be given accommodation and will have a place to rest, just give me a seconds."