Day one of my job training and the only bad thing that happend was a bird flew right into my chest knocking me over onto a pile of bricks then I got up winded and continued to learn about how to properly fasten a tool belt onto my person just to have someone else drop their torch onto my boot and my left pant leg caught on fire, but it was small enough for me to pat out with my hand, also I learned what to do if my safety harness fails and I fall off the scaffolding Jim said it was unlikely but after what he saw he didn't want to take any chances. Back at my apartment I made hotdogs and salad for my dinner, watched a few episodes of the ghost and demon hunter series Nuper Satural then sat at my desk and wrote an Email to my grandparents about my first day at work, but leaving out the whole leg on fire part, how it's gonna be to hot in this area to work so I'll probably have to move more north again, and just updated them on my situation.
"Okay V it's time to go to bed I've gotta wake up earlier so that I can prepare for work and not be exhausted all day"
I laid in bed for what felt like hours just looking at the ceiling and waiting for sleep to take control until it did. There I was floating in the abyss again
"Hello! Mr. Bob you there?"
"Hello?" came a voice from a distance
"Hey over here can you see me!" I shouted towards them
I know I was loud enough, maybe they just can't see or hear me wherever this is
"Hello there boy" beckoned Bob from beyond the black abyss
"Um hello. Who are you and where am I, what's going on?"
"First, what is your name?"
"My name is Theodore but people usually call me Thor. What is your name?"
"You may refer to me as Bob. Now understand this is not my real name but it's how you can get my attention. Back to the task at hand. What is is your favorite type of creature?"
"I like reptiles. Why do you want to know? If you don't mind my asking"
"I'm going to have some fun young Thor and you are going to be part of the start of it all"
I can see them but they apparently can't see or hear me and I'm stuck in an invisible one way box with the same mysterious being who accepted the name of Bob. This has got to be like a weird reoccurring dream that my mind has made into a story somehow. but it doesn't make sense I thought that when in a dream you were never really aware that it was a dream and none of my dreams purposefully ended on cue in the past and everything FEELS real like the invisible wall is cold and hard, my skin is warm, and I can feel the air pass by my arm when I move it quickly. what's going on I wonder.
"Do you have any specific requests that might make it more interesting?"
"like an event of sorts or superpowers or just anything?"
"Hmm well I suppose if there is a problem I'll just have you change it"
"Ok then whatever it is you're doing I want you to make an appearance at an important turning point and do something that will be undeniable evidence that you are real and powerful and that you are the cause of what happens"
"Well that seems doable.You can rest assured that I will make an appearance. Now once again I have alot of work to do so goodbye"
Then just like that the boy disappeared
"Now you Vale, my guess is that you've realized that this is not a dream but in fact reality, so would you like to change your specific request or keep it the same?"
"Well I do have something I want, but I'll get it on my own, I want the chosen people's bloodline to be able to heal injuries extremely quickly"
"That is a wise request consider it done. Would you like to watch the recruitment process from here on or would you prefer to wait for it all to be done before our next meeting?"
"If I accept will I be able to ask any questions after each time?"
"yes, I'll give you two questions per meetup until I stop answering questions and any information you receive you are to pass onto the next person so I don't have to repeat my answers"
"Okay then I would like to continue to join and observe the meetup from here on out"
"Very well you have one more question"
"Will your plan affect just the chosen people or everybody on earth?"
"The gift will start with the chosen then hopefully spread to other"
"Is this a plague? we've already dealt with one we don't need another!"
"I'll answer two more questions next week during the meetup and I won't spoil the gift. but understand that it's meant to be a gift and not a burden. But right now, you need to wake up"
I woke up in the same fashion as last time but a little more violently like I was actually dropped then bounced.
Wow so I guess that wasn't a dream man this is crazy but what are the chances of my being picked? like one in a little over seven billion people if I'm not mistaken. I'm glad it's Sunday, today I need to go shopping.
Six weeks passed with a new addition to Bobs gift each week always asking the same questions to the people he brought and I talked to every one Of them face to face they asked me questions and I answered whatever questions I could, then gave a possible explanation for what I couldn't answer. But of all the people he brought the one that interested me the most was a guy named Zeke his creature type of choice was mammals which makes sense but what I'm interested in was that his special request was to be able to do whatever he wanted, from someone else's point of view it might sound like he just wants to be mischievous but in this sense I could only think that he meant that if he were to say something it would happen no matter what. So I called out to get Bobs attention and let him know to put in a limit to how he can use it so that he doesn't become an unstoppable force that destroys everything. Everyone had interesting species but the Person that had the most unique creature was the girl named Liza she was the most recent one to go and was very cheery and she liked slugs, snails, and other mollusks' and had the request that some people could understand certain creatures. One week later it was friday on a school night and I was watching a movie in my living room when I fell asleep and woke up in the abyss as usual but this time the other six people were there so I found Liza to tell her what was happening.
"Hi Liza my name is vale but you can call me V. I know you don't know where we are so I'm here to answer some of the questions you might have"
"Okay well to start off is this a dream? and how do you know my name?"
"This is not a dream I can assure you and I was here watching your interview with Bob as I was with everyone else. Where we are exactly I don't know but I've been calling it the abyss because that's just what I think of when I see it"
"Okay now what is the point of all this?"
"Well as far as I can tell the almighty Bob is just bored of watching humans live their life like normal so he's going to do something to change how we live and he's been calling it a gift so it could be an item corresponding with the creatures of our choice and special request or maybe just maybe an ability corresponding with the creatures. Now I know that's a long shot but considering what I've been through these past couple weeks I believe it is possible"
"Um okay well, Who are these people here and were you the first one to get here?"
"These are the other, recruits I've been calling them, I was the first recruit my name is Vale, the girl with long brown hair is Diana, the boy with short black hair is Zeke, the short lad there is Theodore but goes by Thor, the tall red head is Grace, the guy with the suit is Adrian, and finally the newest addition to Bobs fun club is you Liza. Usually I am the only one here with the previous recruit but this time everybody has been brought here, so my guess is that whatever Bob has been planning he's gonna unveil it tonight."
"Alright everyone settle down"
"And that's our cue let's go join the others and listen"
"As you all know the name I have taken on for now is Bob, and I have asked all of you two questions. What is your favorite kind of creature and if you had a request for me. each of you chose your favorite type of creature starting with Vale he chose mythical creatures, then Diana she chose felines, Zeke chose mammals, Thor chose aquatic creatures, Grace with arachnids, Adrian with birds, and finally Liza with mollusks. As for your special requests the only ones that concern the group are Vale's and Liza's requests, Vale wanted the bloodline of the originals to be able to Heal extremely quickly and Liza wanted some people to be able to understand certain kinds of creatures so you all will be able to understand your designated creatures"
"Sir you called us originals so does that mean we are getting something that can be passed on?"
"Adrian I wasn't done talking. But yes you are going to be given abilities that would be impossible to explain using science. Your abilities will be able to be passed on through inheritance or you can take some of your blood from a specific part of your body and inject it into another person in the same area and if they are compatible with the requested creature then they will go through a transformation similar to what you all will have had. But if the subject is not compatible they will go through an extreme amount of pain, enough to possibly kill them on the spot, and if they survive they will grow a mutated limb of what was injected. Any questions?"
"Yeah. How will we know who is compatible and who is not?" Thor asked with a nervous expression.
"the area of the creature they are compatible with will either gently vibrate or feel warmer to the touch"
"How did you chose us? was it at random or was there something you were looking for?"
"I randomly selected you but making sure your creatures didn't match to much to one another's"
"A little bit ago you said we would all go through a transformation. How will that work?"
"The best way I can describe it is like a snake molting it's skin but much more painful, but thanks to Vales request it won't be as painful as it could be"
"How will the world react to us just suddenly appearing?"
"well that depends on your first impression. One of you could rob a bank and all of your reputations would be in jeopardy, or one of you could save a family from a house fire and be thought of as hero's. But I cannot say how they will react for sure"
"Would we be considered a new race of human?"
"Yes. You would be part beast and part human, often called Beastmen and Beastwomen. Your transformations will occur one at a time happening overnight starting tonight and ending next Thursday once you have transformed try to get used to your bodies you will know how each part of your abilities work on a base level then you can work with them from there. Understood?"
"Understood" everyone replied
"Then it's time that we get the show on the road"