Squad Goals: Part 1

Radioactive Sloth Backstory

I was typing away quickly, sending messages across the world to my internet friends that I've come to trust with my life. I shoved my phone in my pocket before removing myself from the chair I was sitting on for perhaps the past two hours and exited my bedroom, searching down the hall for wherever I left my car keys.

Bingo! With my car keys, phone and wallet I said a quick goodbye to my younger brother in the living room and left. I was going down to the airport today to meet one of my many internet friends, Eva, today. My Mexican friend was going to be spending a week at my place before she would eventually have to spend another week with some of her relatives.

I sped off down the road, careful not to go over the limit. People here were tight on the law and even if I was just five under the limit I'd get called on. I couldn't help my desire to go just one peg over the limit because for once in my life I was actually excited to see someone, but I knew that it would be stupid and irresponsible of me to do so.

I noticed about a quarter into my drive to the Toronto airport that it was raining. It started lightly then turned into a complete downpour with cackling lightning and thunder. As I zoomed down the highway I didn't have enough time to notice a fallen power line in strong winds before my car hurled into the pole and sent me spiralling.

Everything was dark briefly before I fearfully opened my eyes. My car had sped off into a ditch right beside the blocked road. The back of the car was completely smashed, barely reparable by the looks of it. I knew I had to get out. Being in a crashed car didn't make me feel comfortable at all.

I opened the door only to have it fall completely off much to my dismay. I shrieked, pulling back a little before forcing myself to hop out of the car where I thought I could run to my safety but boy was I wrong. A strong current of electricity jolted through my veins and everything went black. The last thing I seen before I fell were three blurry figures coming at me.

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I woke up utterly confused as to where I was. All I could feel was energy jumping in my body, coursing through my veins. The dim light didn't help me at all, and instantly it was brighter so I could get a better look. Woh, did I do that with my mind?

Two girls looking about my age were standing off in the corner of the room discussing I have no idea what. A clipboard was in the hands of the one with glasses and the weird emo kid was standing awkwardly, looking down at her.. is that a flip phone?

In a second I could see the screen in front the front of my mind. Somehow, I scared myself even more by collecting all the information off of it. I'd visualized enough to know her name and personal information. I was terrified with this, and how I've been figuring this out,

The glasses one nudged the weird one, motioning to me. The colour flooded from my face. What are they going to do to me? I just wanted to see Eva. I had no idea what was going on but I wanted out and I wanted out now. This isn't right!

I wriggled in the weak belt constraints holding me down to this.. couch? Oh God this is horrible, I can't die like this! I will get a lawyer and sue these two pricks if they lay a finger on me. I'm going to die I'm going to die I'm going to die. I lashed out any time one of the two tried coming over to me.

This isn't fair!

"Alright," one of them got angry, "I need you to calm the hell down, okay? We didn't have to save your goddamn ass back there but we did, so if you'd chill yourself then we'll untie you and explain what's going on thank you very fuckin' much!"

I shot her a glare but shut up. I needed to gather as much information on what was going on  so I could actually piece together what I was going to do.

"So, what's your name?" The other one asked much more nicely than the other girl would have, I'm sure.

I was hesitant before I replied, "Lilly."

"Veronica," she said in turn and glanced at her friend, "and that's Tori."

Tori gave an awkward salute, seeming to be a bit more chill herself now. I still didn't like her, though. She pissed me off.

"Okay so," Veronica began, "you're probably very confused." As if I wasn't. "You're dead."

Wow, what a load that was. A load of rubbish, that is. If I was dead, how come I was still here? Unless this was death. Oh God no. Nope. Nope. Nope.

"You died in the car accident and some scientist we knew - who resurrected Veronica and I years ago - was going to resurrect you in his science lab and turn you into one of his stupid puppets. So, you have the honour of us resurrecting you miserably with the limited information my buddy here has on resurrection. But there were complications in the procedure oth - of course," Tori shocked me by speaking up calmly just how old were these two?

I shot up only to be held down by the belts. "Complications?"

Veronica nodded. "It wasn't completely done properly so now you're going to be a bit.. slower. Obviously not mentally because you have a computer as a brain but physically. You didn't develop well through the surgery thing we did. But if we get you up and walking each day you can improve and get faster."

They went through and explained the data my chip held. The two told me all about Mr Spacey and the escape. They explained what they've been doing since their escape of 2009 - 6 years ago - and the science behind this all. It was a lot of difference scientific things that I grasped easily but didn't completely care about as science wasn't my major.

Veronica shared the story of her death back in 1977. It was tragic how someone she loved ended her life but she said that she wouldn't have it any other way because if she hadn't have died someone else would have, and maybe I would be a puppet to Mr Spacey if that didn't happen. She said the domino effect of time went just as set to, leading to this very moment.

Tori shared hers, being less tragic and more needy of the scientist. She explained the odd humming of emo music radiating off her body and the disturbing stretch of her flesh. She told me all about the times she'd space out, traveling back through time to visit the concerts she missed and reliving the ones she's been to already. I don't believe her when she says she can actually time travel.

What scared me was when they said I couldn't go home. Is this what my time on earth has succumb to? I didn't want to be trapped on earth unable to die with these two weirdos. I just wanted my Tumblr back. Is that too much to ask?