The Gizmo- The Heroes Quest

Chapter 6- The First Test Subject!

"First test subject? Your daughter?", I ask him, baffled.

He glares at me as he answers in a serious tone, "Yes... The first test subject was my daughter. Five years ago.. I still remember as though it was just yesterday... My kids and I had gone out shopping. My daughter loved shopping but my son was quite the opposite. When we were in the mall, suddenly..."

He pauses for a while and starts speaking again, "Suddenly, a terrorist bombing took place... I grab my son's and daughter's hand and run for our lives, but then..  another bomb blasts, throwing us off the ground. I open my eyes to see my daughter buried under bricks and stone. My son and I pull her out and, yes she was breathing but unconcious. I believed we survived and I carry my daughter out of the mall and to an ambulance carrying the injured."

"The ambulance took us to the nearest hospital there is and I leave my daughter in the hands of one my old trustworthy friend who was also a neurologist. But, time lapsed and she did not wake up. My daughter was declared to be in a state of come and the doctor could do was to ask us to wait. Time passed by, maybe 3 years or more.. but she never recovered."

Tears roll down his cheeks as he says that. "I just felt so useless because I couldn't do anything. Then, I decided to research on a way.. a way to bring back her consciousness. And then, I invented the medicure gizmo... And used it on her. I thought she would come back, but that was my biggest mistake. I realized was a fool who had killed his own daughter.."

He pauses for a while and speaks again, "But one day, I receive an email from an unknown sender. The sender then convinces me that she is my daughter. She told me about the voice you heard and that she accepted the voice's request. She told me about the link of darkness and a world that she had never seen before. Then she told me something. That, she felt lonely and wanted to be with me once again. She asked me to never give up on my research. That's why I decided to push forward and finally it's successful."

I smile a little, "Yes, it has been successful, sir." Then I ask, "So, do you know anything about this girl I met?"

He shakes his head, "We do not have any information on that. All I know is that she is just another soul which can travel anywhere through the internet, like my daughter's current self."

Few minutes pass by, and silence fills the room. Then I ask. "So how is this experiment related to saving the world?"

He answers, "There are rumours that there's a criminal organization being formed. The gizmo security department have found some unidentified manipulations going on with the mirror dimensional worlds. We are not sure of it yet, but soon, the gizmo might turn into a weapon against mankind. That's where you come in. I want you to find the organization's main purpose and try to stop it. I know it's rough on you, but the world's fate lies in your hands now."

I look up. So, everyone's lives lie in my hand now, and I chose this to happen. All I have to do is carry their hopes and save the world!

After that, I get discharged from the hospital and finally go home. The next day, I go to school.

I had to stick with Shu all the time, which was a bit annoying. I sat in the air, pretending to be sitting at my desk. Lectures continued as usual. Many students tried to handshake, hug or pat me but Shu and I remained cautious all the time as I avoided them. It was lunch break, Anderson, Shu and I were sitting together as usual.

Anderson looks at me as he eats his lunch. "Not gonna eat Nuke?", he asks.

"Nope, the doctor asked me to avoid filling myself as much as possible", I reply.