"I have to meet Jaus"
" Hehhh! I can't believe I don't remember my way back"
"I should have asked from that pretty lady" John admitted he was lost as he looked back and forth trying to discern his current location.
'Someone please show up' he cried internally as he continued to walk forward.
After walking for about five more minutes, he saw a bunch of men in lab coats
'They must be personnel here'
' This is embarrassing'.
He approached them as they chattered amongst themselves. John stood at the side moving out of the way for them when he called one out.
" Good Sir, I'm somewhat lost"
" This is my first time here and I was supposed to meet Mr. Jaus," he said smiling wryly.
" I see"
" What's your job here?" he asked. Others simply stood by observing the conversation.
" I'm his assistant" he lied
" Hmmm, I didn't hear that.... Follow me then"
" Thanks" John replied.
After making different turns and walking for about ten minutes, he and John finally arrived at a stop.
" He should be in his lab there," he said and pointed to a room adjacent to them.
" Thanks again"
" Don't mention it"
' I shouldn't interrupt them' he thought and stopped himself from opening the door.
'Should I wait... I don't even know how long he'll take'
' What if he stays in there for hours? and there's the possibility of him not being there at all
' Ok, I'm going in' he decided and sharply pushed the door open. Gadgets, unknown sparkling bodysuits, strange parts of animals. All these met his eyes just as he opened the door.
" I didn't expect him to be eccentric" John mumbled
" John!" Jaus exclaimed
" Hey there," he said and walked forward to meet him.
" So it's just you, I expected a bunch of people"
" This is my personal lab, I'm usually the only one here" Jaus Said
" I see"
An awkward silence embarked soon after. Jaus went on observing a piece of tissue through his microscope while John just stared at him. He hated feeling so useless so he swiftly brought up something to talk about.
" I still haven't gotten how you made Melinda so strong. You did say you were going to tell me"
" I did?, hmmm I don't remember," he responded still concentrating on his work.
" Don't think you can dodge that!"
" I remember now" Jaus responded and paused with his work.
" You would have got to know sooner or later even if I don't tell but since you are that curious....."
" Well, the truth is" Jaus proceeded to explain the actions he took to accomplish that feat.
" I mentioned to you about retrieving some bodies of those Mulkers some months ago"
" What about it?"
" You see, we implanted some parts of those beings into her"
" You what?"
" Yes! Human modification, What we did was questionable however we yielded great results. She fought evenly with one... No! she was stronger..... This is so revolutionary, we have accomplished this much in such a short period. As you said, John, We wouldn't go down without a fight!" He said not aware of how loud he had gone.
" Whoa, I'm surprised"
" Mechas, Now this. I misjudged our leaders" John said.
" It was a bit saddening that we lost our precious experiment on the first mission but we've received valuable data in return"
" As I speak, the Mecha Attack Force is producing high numbers of super-advanced tech suits. We can't let them outdo us"
" You want power right, John?"
" I do, I'll sacrifice anything to pay them back"
" That's good, you should retain that great feeling of hatred. It'll strengthen you, I knew I was right to gamble on you"
" If you're alright with it, we can begin the experimentation right away".
" I have made up my mind, I wouldn't run away ever! I'll do it."