Subject 0-1

Chapter 2: Confusion & Curiosity

Rubber Ball's POV:

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Wh... Where am I? What is this place? I wake up in a white box thing with nothing inside. One of the sides is see through, so when I face it, I can see outside. I see a bunch of other boxes that look like mine, but there's some weird scribbles on the wall next to it. How did I even get here? What's going on? Wait, what's that noise? I see a door open and a screw walks in. How do I know what a screw is? I've never even seen one before! What is happening? "Hello, 0-1." He says. 0-1? Is that my name? How does he know my name? "I can see that you're confused," He says, "but all you need to know is that we are going to be running some tests on you to help you control your powers, and that every 2 months, a new test subject will arrive." I nodded. Powers? What does he mean by powers? What power do I have? And what does he mean by 'test subject'? "Training will start tomorrow. I would get some rest, you'll need it." And then he left, walking out the door, and leaving me with more questions than before.

*A week later*

Clipboard's POV:

For the past week, all I could think about was that door. "What was behind it?" I thought. "Why was it hidden down that dark hallway? Why wasn't anyone there? Who put it there? Why am I so interested in a door that could possibly lead to nothing? It could just be a design flaw! I should just forget about it..."

I found the hallway that led to the suspicious door. "Okay, Clipboard, all you have to do is open the door and you'll see that it leads to nothing, and you can move on with your life..." I walk down the dark hallway to the door, and I try to open it. "Shoot, it's locked." I was about to walk away, until I heard footsteps heading towards me. "Uh oh, where do I hide?" I looked around the hallway, but it was too dark to see! Wait, that's it! I try my best to blend into the darkness and stay as quiet as I can. I see a screw enter the hallway and walk towards the door. "Do they work here? I've never seen them before." The screw doesn't seem to notice me yet. I see them type in a code on a keypad next to the door. "How did I not see that earlier?" The door opens and the screw walks inside. The door automatically closes, and I let out the breath I didn't even know I was holding. "Okay, maybe it does lead to something." Luckily, I saw what buttons that screw pressed, and I repeated the process. "So, 2, 7, 6, and 3... Yes!" The door opened in front of me, and I walked inside.

"Time to find out what this door is hiding..."