Near The Truth

Chapter 15- 4th Dimension Background

Anton woke up in a strange place. It was all dark and he couldn't see anything. Suddenly, he heard Allan's voice.

"Hey, you are awake again!"

He looked left and saw him. Around Allan, there was Ashley and the two unknown men he saw before. Strangely, it looked like all of them were sitting on an invisible bench. They all wore white clothes. One of the man was tall with long black hair and looked like 30 years old. He was keeping sunglasses despite the darkness around. The other man was quite short and at 40s. Despite his white clothes, he kept a black hat and smoked a cigar. It looked like this two men had lived in a different time. Anton's curiosity was just growing more. He looked at them.

"At least, can I know your names?"

The tall man replied.

"My name is John. Nice to meet you."

He mumbled something.

"Although you already know me."

The other man talked without leaving his cigar.

"I am Giuseppe."

Anton felt more relieved.

"Huh. Now I feel better. At least I know you are not going to kill me . . . right?"

All of them laughed and Ashley, who seemed to be the leader of the group, spoke again.

"No. So let's begin with your questions."

Anton made his first question to Ashley.

"First thing. Why is Allan alive? I saw he died with a bullet."

She replied.

"Each of us has his own ability. You should have one too."

Ashley laughed a little.

"We sent Allan there, because we knew he would never be killed. He can't die. Right honey?"

Allan responded with his happy voice.

"Yes. That's only one of the things you can learn from 4th dimension. I can heal all my body by turning back the time. It's something I can't even control. It happens by itself. Each time I die, I could sense the time of my body going back, but the real time is not flowing. In the real world I would need only 1 hour to regenerate. This is all I got about my ability. Ashley's ability is similar. But she can't revive, and I can revive only myself. "

Ashley looked happy.

"I can heal only the outside body. Means I can also turn your body-time back, but I must keep your heart unchanged. If something happens in your heart, or it gets damaged, then I can't help. I can use my abilities every time I want . . . As you can see, we are staying in a different place now."

Anton's realized his doubts were leaving slowly.

"Yes. And, you are sitting in an invisible bench?"

"You can't see it that's why. The place we are in, is another dimension. Let's say, unnamed dimension. You are not used to the 4th dimension yet. You will be able to see everything later. This dimension is created by John. He can create dimensions for a short time . . . Normal people can't see us. They can somehow see you. "A Syndicate" members are all experiments . . ."

Ashley suddenly stopped talking. Giuseppe talked again.

"So, you are back too."

At that moment. Anton realized another girl had come inside the place.

She had brown long hairs, a small nose and dark eyes. She also wore the same clothes as everyone. Anton reacted immediately.

"Who are you?"

She saw Anton with an ironic look.

"I am Scarlett. You are here again. Looks like . . . you are dumber than before. It will be better like this."

She went and sat next to the others. Anton was the only one standing. He asked again.

"So, you have superpowers like the others? Why were you not here?"

Scarlett's type seemed to be selfish and uninterested.

"I am in the group. I don't want to tell it this time. You should remember it by yourself."

Anton got angry.

"But I can't! Ok then! I don't want to know you! Giuseppe, can you please tell me your ability?"

Giuseppe continued with his manly voice.

"It has more to do with space, boy. I can transport things in an instant. Not everything, there is a limit of size till I can transport. Don't get angry with Scarlett, boy. She is done this way."

Allan laughed.

"Yes. We don't know why is she done this way."

Scarlett didn't speak a word, but her thin eyebrows showed a dangerous sign of anger.

Anton asked Ashley again.

"Didn't you die in my house then? And what happened after the terrorists? I just . . . can't remember."

"I didn't die in your house. I was badly wounded, but I could still heal myself . . . It was all set up. The house was supposed to be empty. Your mom and dad that day were once part of our team. They infiltrated your house and acted like your parents. You got trapped into an illusion . . . You don't have parents. Anton is just a good actor. He couldn't tell you the truth. It was too early."

"How?! I don't have parents?"

"Yes. Derek used his ability in you. Also, Allan never pulled a gun. I don't know what happened with you after this. All I know, is you got lost. Maybe finding Derek would be the best option for you."

Anton was thrilled.

"It was not . . . real?!"

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