Chapter 5 Pains of the past

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Flashback
Years ago

(Andre's dad coming home late and drunk)
When he was little

Dad:
Hey idiot
Where's your mom
I said where's your mom

Little Andre:
Upstairs sleeping
Are you drunk dad

Dad:
I'mm drunk
You calling me drunk
I need to teach you some manners kid
(Removes his belt and beats the hell outta little Andre)

Next day

Dad:
I'mm sorry son
I Don't know what's wrong with me

Aliyah:
This isn't your first time
Do this again
I'm arresting you

Dad:
I'll make it up to you
I got tickets for a movie for both of us to go see son
What'd you say
Wanna go

Andre and his dad coming back from the movies

Mugger:
(Points a gun at Andre's dad)
Give me your money
Andre's dad:
Calm down

Mugger:
Don't tell me to calm down

Dad:
Take it that's all I have

Mugger:
Your wedding ring

Andre:
Leave my dad alone

Mugger:
Give me the damn wedding ring

(Shoots Andre dad in the head)
That's for wasting my time
(Flees the scene)
(Andre stands there in shock looking at his dad's lifeless body)

Present time👇
Andre training in the training room in XS lab

Doc Charles :
Today you be doing a little training

2 men enter the training room

1st guy:
Wait we are supposed to spa with this kid
(Dr Charles communicating to them through a ear piece)

Make him angry

2nd guy:
Hey freak
Are we spaing or what

One try's to punch Andre he dodges it
Bitch slaps the other guy
He stands up
Andre gives him a round ass kick
Breaks the other ones wrist
Choke slams the other guy

Dr Charles:
Perfect
Charles and Andre talking

Doc Charles:
I need you to retrieve something for me Andre

Dr charles shows him what he wants him to steal from Watson Technologies, Andre is reluctant but does as he's told after Charles threatens him

Brawn at Watson Technologies

Security guards:
(Points a gun at him)
Soccer punched him and an incoming guard
The last security guards who happened to be a female Andre doesn't fight her and allows her to leave
After her phone drops and he sees a number calling "my daughter"

Back at XS lab

Brawn:
What's this for anyway

Doc Charles:
That's none of your business

Back at School
A friend talking to Nia at school About an upcoming party that's gonna be lit and convincing her to come so she can try and forget Andre

Nia sneaking out for the the party

Sasha:
(At the party)
I thought you wouldn't show up girl
I got some for you

Nia:
What

Sasha:
It's amazing
(Shows her some pills)

Nia collects one of the pills and swallows it
Starts to Dancing freely

Some guy spills Moondust in her drink

She pases out and they carry away from the party

Alex another boy from school at the party notices and saves her from him

Back at the XS lab

Dr Charles examining a test subject
And talking to his assistant

Doc charles:
Status report

Assistant DrOlivia):
Test subject's vitals are stable for now
Thanks to Andre
We should be able to finish project Alloy soon sir

Dr Charles talking with Andre in his room at XS lab HQ

Andre playing a video game

Dr charles:
You like it here
It has everything you want Right
(Andre doesn't say anything)

Dr charles:
I'mm sorry for the way I talked to you

You are making a great contribution to science helping people don't forget that

Back at the party
Nia wakes up in Alex's car
Asks what happened Alex doesn't say anything so as not to hurt her feelings and takes her home.

Nia sneaks back to the house knowing her
Elder sister would still be asleep
Wakes up next day a Saturday

Feeling dizzy
Try's to fry egg for breakfast after her sister left early to work

Gets distracted for 2 minutes
Nia mistakenly burn herself

Nia:
What the
I didn't even feel it
Her sister comes back from work

Nia:
Hi sis
Goes up to her bedroom check out her hand and See's it's was like it didn't happen

sneaks out to go clubbing and coming back from the club

She notices two guys following her
Try's to runaway but get blocked by a third guy

She struggles with them
Kicks one in the balls and he punches her
It was like fire running through her veins after he did
Punched him back
One of them pulls out a gun shoots her but instead it charges her
A rush of energy
They ran away out of fear
Nia returns home

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