normal.”
What seems like weeks have passed since Nicky was threatened. The physically demanding training and assessing of his strength, speed, agility, and even tolerance to pain and extreme weather conditions are endless. Nicky is a prisoner, but he reluctantly obliges because the cost is too great if he does not. “I can’t take any more Xbox and this stupid room, but I can’t risk my parent’s lives. How can I free them? I have to figure out where they are,” he thinks.
«Nicholas?» Mr. Macken’s voice comes through in Nicky’s mind. «Would you like to meet William and Isabella?»
Chapter 23 - Together
Nicky is summoned to the Creation Room. He finally gets to meet Isabella and William.
When he walks in, they instantly hug. It is as if they knew each other all of their lives. Nicky finally gets a close up view of their faces, he notices similar features. Nicky thought Isa and Willy might even be twins.
“Call me Nicky.”
“I’m William and this is Isabella, but you can call us Willy and Isa. And no, we are not related.”
“Really? But … Wow, okay … anyway I’m so happy to finally see you upright and not laying on some stupid bed strapped down,” Nicky declares.
“We are too,” Willy responds.
“So, do they have your pare …” Nicky starts saying before Willy interrupts.
“Shhh …” Nicky feels something strange in his mind like someone is trying to telepathically communicate with him.
“Go ahead and let me ‘link’ with your mind,” Willy whispers.
“Okay … I guess, how?”
“Just allow it to be, don’t fight it.”
Nicky suddenly hears Willy’s voice in his head. «We have learned to communicate where only we can hear each other. It’s almost like an encrypted signal, you allow me to ‘link’ with your mind and we can communicate without others listening in.»
«You’re sure?» Nicky asks.
«Yeah, don’t worry it’s kind of like whispering,» Willy explains.
All three hear Mr. Macken’s voice interrupt telepathically. «Nicholas, William, and Isabella, please prepare for more assessments.»
The room changes to a replication of Washington, DC. They are suddenly on a six lane street only miles from the White House. Eerily, there are no cars or people. They are just surrounded by stone store fronts. “We will simulate some attacks. Defend yourselves,” A voice can be heard over a speaker.
A bow and arrow, a war club, and a tomahawk appear.
They all have a different favorite: Nicky the tomahawk, Willy the war club, and Isa the bow and arrow. Four soldiers appear carrying only knives.
“Guess we’ll all take one. Whoever’s fastest gets the last one,” Willy tells Nicky and Isa smiling.
Isabella took off faster than the other two. “They merged her with a horse, so she’s a little faster than we are. But I’ve got these.” Willy smiles showing Nicky what looks like blue, glowing fangs. “Let’s go. I’ll show you how to do that later.”
It was over in seconds. The soldiers disappear after they were neutralized.
“Wow! You guys are good,” Nicky shouts.
“Yeah, we’ve been here longer, but you’ll get as fast as we are at stopping them,” Isa explains.
“You know why they’re testing us?” Nicky asks.
“Yeah, but let’s not talk about it now,” answers Willy.
“Oh no, here comes a tank!” Nicky yells.
Chapter 24 - Boom
“We’ve never simulated this,” Willy remarks and suddenly, BOOM! The explosion shakes the ground. A projectile comes flying through the air from the tank’s main gun. All three can see the projectile as it speeds towards them. They all jump out of the impact area. The explosion destroys several store fronts and creates a large crater in the road.
Nicky, out of anger, instinctively roars taking out buildings directly behind the tank and destroying the tank’s engine. Smoke can be seen rising from the rear of the tank.
“Whoa, you’ll have to teach us that one,” Isa says amazed at Nicky’s unique
What seems like weeks have passed since Nicky was threatened. The physically demanding training and assessing of his strength, speed, agility, and even tolerance to pain and extreme weather conditions are endless. Nicky is a prisoner, but he reluctantly obliges because the cost is too great if he does not. “I can’t take any more Xbox and this stupid room, but I can’t risk my parent’s lives. How can I free them? I have to figure out where they are,” he thinks.
«Nicholas?» Mr. Macken’s voice comes through in Nicky’s mind. «Would you like to meet William and Isabella?»
Chapter 23 - Together
Nicky is summoned to the Creation Room. He finally gets to meet Isabella and William.
When he walks in, they instantly hug. It is as if they knew each other all of their lives. Nicky finally gets a close up view of their faces, he notices similar features. Nicky thought Isa and Willy might even be twins.
“Call me Nicky.”
“I’m William and this is Isabella, but you can call us Willy and Isa. And no, we are not related.”
“Really? But … Wow, okay … anyway I’m so happy to finally see you upright and not laying on some stupid bed strapped down,” Nicky declares.
“We are too,” Willy responds.
“So, do they have your pare …” Nicky starts saying before Willy interrupts.
“Shhh …” Nicky feels something strange in his mind like someone is trying to telepathically communicate with him.
“Go ahead and let me ‘link’ with your mind,” Willy whispers.
“Okay … I guess, how?”
“Just allow it to be, don’t fight it.”
Nicky suddenly hears Willy’s voice in his head. «We have learned to communicate where only we can hear each other. It’s almost like an encrypted signal, you allow me to ‘link’ with your mind and we can communicate without others listening in.»
«You’re sure?» Nicky asks.
«Yeah, don’t worry it’s kind of like whispering,» Willy explains.
All three hear Mr. Macken’s voice interrupt telepathically. «Nicholas, William, and Isabella, please prepare for more assessments.»
The room changes to a replication of Washington, DC. They are suddenly on a six lane street only miles from the White House. Eerily, there are no cars or people. They are just surrounded by stone store fronts. “We will simulate some attacks. Defend yourselves,” A voice can be heard over a speaker.
A bow and arrow, a war club, and a tomahawk appear.
They all have a different favorite: Nicky the tomahawk, Willy the war club, and Isa the bow and arrow. Four soldiers appear carrying only knives.
“Guess we’ll all take one. Whoever’s fastest gets the last one,” Willy tells Nicky and Isa smiling.
Isabella took off faster than the other two. “They merged her with a horse, so she’s a little faster than we are. But I’ve got these.” Willy smiles showing Nicky what looks like blue, glowing fangs. “Let’s go. I’ll show you how to do that later.”
It was over in seconds. The soldiers disappear after they were neutralized.
“Wow! You guys are good,” Nicky shouts.
“Yeah, we’ve been here longer, but you’ll get as fast as we are at stopping them,” Isa explains.
“You know why they’re testing us?” Nicky asks.
“Yeah, but let’s not talk about it now,” answers Willy.
“Oh no, here comes a tank!” Nicky yells.
Chapter 24 - Boom
“We’ve never simulated this,” Willy remarks and suddenly, BOOM! The explosion shakes the ground. A projectile comes flying through the air from the tank’s main gun. All three can see the projectile as it speeds towards them. They all jump out of the impact area. The explosion destroys several store fronts and creates a large crater in the road.
Nicky, out of anger, instinctively roars taking out buildings directly behind the tank and destroying the tank’s engine. Smoke can be seen rising from the rear of the tank.
“Whoa, you’ll have to teach us that one,” Isa says amazed at Nicky’s unique
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