What Am I?

Wake Up!

Following Colress

        Colress watched as Giovanni’s scientists examined his new machine and grinned. He had worked all through the night to perfect and finish it for Jen. It would only be hours now before Giovanni would allow him to use it on her, and then he would be in the clear!

The only thing that was against him now was time and the pink Mew whom Giovanni had ordered to follow him around. If it found out that he was up to no good during the examination, then…well, to put it in a nutshell and keep it PG, he was going to have a very bad day.

        Mew hovered about a foot behind him. He didn’t know if Mew was trying to read his mind or not, but thanks to the silver band around his head, he didn’t have to worry about her hearing any of his thoughts.

        “It looks like your machine will work, Colress.” One of the scientists said bluntly after they finished with the examination.

        “Why of course it will work! Why would you have any doubt that it wouldn’t? It was built by me, ergo it will work perfectly!” Colress said with a prideful tone.

        The scientists rolled their eyes and scoffed. They were sick of Colress and his arrogance, but he was a huge benefit to their cause and Giovanni still wanted him to stick around much to their displeasure. “We’ll alert Giovanni that your machine can be used, but it will be up to him when it will be used on Mewthree.”

        “I understand. And until then, I shall be about. Don’t wait up for me!” He then began to leave the room with Mew following close behind him. He quickly, but casually walked into the room that held his old machine and began playing around with it.

        Mew stared at him intensely as he picked up a few instruments to use on his machine.

        “Curious, little Mew?” He asked over his shoulder. “If you want a better look at what I’m doing you can come closer. This just might interest you.”

        Mew hesitated for a moment before drawing closer to him. She was only inches away from him. Colress set aside the instruments and pulled a pair of thick gloves over his hands before opening the control panel of his machine. Mew tilted her head to the side in confusion.

        “I’m just seeing if there needs to be any adjustments. I want both of my machines to be running perfectly…and I do not trust Giovanni’s scientists with them. I know they want to see my machines fail. I just know it!” He grumbled. “One of Giovanni’s men already messed up my machine to the point that I can’t shut it off.”

        Mew rolled her eyes and relaxed as Colress fiddled with the machine’s wiring.

        Colress held up a thick, sparking wire and examined it for a moment. “Hmm…this could be broken…what do you think, little Mew?” He asked holding it up for her to see.

        Mew drifted a little closer to examine the wire, but the moment she got close to Colress, he jabbed her with the broken wire. Mew’s body shook as the electrical shocks of the wire ran through her. Colress pulled the wire away a moment later and Mew dropped to the ground.

        “Forgive me, little Mew, but this had to be done. The girl was not catching onto my hints.” He bent down and gently pulled the chips out of Mew’s ears. “Sweet dreams, little Mew. You should be feeling much better now.”

Elsewhere

        Jen woke up a couple hours later on a bed of leaves. Why were there leaves in her cell? She slowly looked around the room and saw that she was not in her cell, but back at the Tree of Beginning.