The dark experiment (#Wattys2017)

chapter 3

I got up from the chair I was once sitting on and looked out the window,  I could sense a storm was coming, a bad one. I turned around to see Alex had already fallen asleep and so I continued to look out the window until the sunlight once again graced us with its presence. I could stay awake for 2 months without sleeping. Go without food and drink for 1 month. So I was fine with staying awake and looking out the window. At 6:30am I could sense the storm was near and became alert.
Pitter patter Pitter patter
The rain came down in small strokes at first but over time became faster and faster.
BANG! Rummmm
It was crazy one minute the sky was clear and calm and the next thunder bolts rained from the sky and rumbles of thunder was heard not long after. Next came the high speed of wind.

"what's happening" I knew he was awake and could sense he knew what was happening. This was no normal storm, I have never seen one myself but the worry coming from him told me it was never this bad.

"it can't be...we locked them up...no they wouldn't"  he kept rambling on and on.

"what did you do to them, what did they experiment on them for"

"to see if there bodies could sustain powers.. But...but it can't be him"

"who" I now understood why it was best to work alone, he was really getting on my nerves.

"khan, he was the last. I told them we weren't ready to test them but.....look he can control the weather...well he can only create a storm but by the looks of it a pretty big one"

I grabbed my sword and went outside to see a tall young man wearing all black. He had brown hair and bright  green eyes he hadn't noticed me yet so I took the time to look around to see if anyone was hurt.

"ahhhh, help me. Dad. Dad."
I looked to my right to see a little girl no older that seven huddled behind her rock with her teddy bear.

Flashback

"what are you doing Athena. It's time for training" I was sat in my small bare room playing with my teddy bear named wiggles.

"playing"

"there is no time to play, you need to train"

"I don't want to train. I want to play"
The silence that followed scared me, I knew I had angered him. He took long strides towards me grabbed Mr wiggles and ripped him up in front of my eyes.

"now, there is no need to play. Come along Athena" without crying I stood up and walked out my room giving the pieces of fluff that was once Mr wiggles a quick look. That was the day my emotions were stripped from me. He told me they made me weak and so they had to go.

Flashback end 

I ran towards the girl and tried to pick her up but her leg was caught under something heavy.

"close you eyes this might hurt"

With the swift movement of my hands I broke the object holding her down and carried her to her father. She thanked me and they ran off, no one was left apart from me Alex and one of the projects that now stood before me.

"sister"
He spoke in a calm, soft voice, and lowed the storm but not stopping it.

"come with us, sister. Help us destroy these people that used us as lab rats. Help us become free and rule the world. Join us, this is who you are"
I considered my options, I wanted to go with him it was true I was one of them, and I wanted to kill all the people who made my life a living hell but I didn't want to rule the world.

"I will give you time"
And with that he was gone and the storm vanished like it was never there, but yet I could still feel him. All of them. 

Alex's pov
I sat up from my bed as fast as I could as soon as I saw her run out the room.  I tried to call after her but it was no use she was already gone. I watched from the open window as she ran around saving anyone she could, not fazed at all by the wind and the ran that attacked her from above.  She saved 20 people and reunited them with their families.  It was times like this when I was proud of what we did, of what we had created. Athena was magnificent. I kept watching her as she approached project x but to my upmost surprise she wasn't killing him but rather talking.
"oh my God"
It hit me they were talking,  that could only mean he was trying to get her on his side, we would never stand a chance against all 12. After my frantic thoughts I looked back up to see he had gone and she was walking back towards me.

"what did he say. Your not joining him are you"
She walked past me.

"what's trust?"

"what"

"trust,  you said it what is it"

"oh, trust is where you put your belief into someone, believe they will be truthful. Why?"
She ignored my question.

"I'm taking a shower"

Athena's pov
Trust. Nope I don't think I believe in the word.  Killing anyone in my path as always worked for me just fine. I climbed in the shower and let the hot water flow down my body. Relaxing my muscles and letting my thoughts run wild.

"Athena. Stop Athena please" 
I woke up and recalled my dream,  it was of my mother, she was older and bruised with cuts up and down her arms and legs.  I was hurting her killing her. I looked down I don't remember getting out the shower and getting into bed. 

"chose now. Us or them, you don't have long.  She is dying" 

A flicker of black occurred before I was back in the shower. Weird that's never happened before. The only person I could think of who was dying was my mother. I had to save but from who, them or me. I got changed into dry warm clothes and stood by the window again.

"are you not going to sleep"

"I don't sleep"

"ok"

"sleep. Were going to break in tomorrow. I'm going to find my mother"

"what...I said I don't know if she is alive. It's been five"
I stopped him in his sentence as I threw a knife that landed just above his head.  He got the message.  I just hoped my mother was fine, maybe if I find her I could become normal. Maybe, just maybe.