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Rudy sighs as he sits in the chair in front of the computer. Jaime leans back on the table and Jenny and Angie stand behind Rudy.
"Okay." Rudy groans, "I've gone through the files. So... Ted had a professor, this guy named Dan Garrett. The Scarab chose this Garrett guy before it chose you, Jaime. And pinche Ted, ran tests on him to map out how the Scarab would react to the human body. So, once this Scarab goes up someone's ass..."
"It didn't go up my ass." Jaime interjects looking up at the two girls. Angie smiles keeping her eyes on the computer screen.
"Okay. Well, it connects to the brain and that's what it's trying to do to you, Jaime, connect to your brain. It's trying to become one with you."
"Why ?"
"I think you should ask it yourself." Rudy says looking at Jaime, "I mean, this thing has its own will."
"It's sentient." Jenny says, "That's why it chooses a host. That's why sometimes, it does what you want, and sometimes, it doesn't."
"Okay, well, who made it ? Can they help us ?" Jaime asks
Rudy chuckles, "This wasn't made on Earth, cabezon."
"No way." Angie mumbles
"Si way."
"It's alien." Jenny says. Rudy pauses as they all turn to Jenny.
"Yeah. I don't really like the term "alien." You can use it, but I just..."
"Whatever, Rudy. Come on." Jaime sighs, "What happened to Ted's professor guy ? How did he get it out ?"
"You might want to sit down." Rudy says turning toward the room to find a chair. When he doesn't, he turns back, "Or not. All right.."
"Rudy, please. Come on. Focus."
"I got good news and I got bad news. The good news is, I figured out how to get it out."
"Fine." Jaime chuckles looking to Angie who smiles.
"And the bad news is that you have to be dead."
Angie's smile drops, "What ?"
"Dead."
"What do you mean "dead" ?" Jaime says
"Okay, right now, Jaime, look." Rudy says pointing to the screen, "It's fusing itself to every cell in your body. It's completely coiled around your brain. And there's nothing on earth that could remove it.
Jenny walks away before turning back, "It's designed to protect its host. To keep it alive."
"So you're saying that this thing's in me forever ?"
Jenny sighs as Rudy tilts his head, "No, it's not forever. I mean, it's just until you... until you die."
"Rudy." Angie exclaims as Jaime walks away from the computer.
