Program (The One-Man War Machine)

Chapter 5 The Lab

I felt weak. I couldn't move. I feel like I'm being strapped on a table. My body feels weird too. The fiber on my clothing feels different. Don't tell me I'm in in my underwear 'cause that would be really embarrassing. But I can hear my grandfather and the alien talking. "No I will not allow this! I can't let him risk his life!" I hear my grandfather yell and he sounds more worried than when I last heard him. "Christian" the alien says "the suit has chosen him. He's worthy of it. He has no choice." "No choice of what!?" I hear grandpa yell "I can't allow my grandson to fight in an alien war and I will not allow him to put his life in danger on this planet either!" I slowly open my eyes and I see in the back of the lab my grandfather and the alien. "What the..." I say but my grandfather noticed I woke up and walks quickly to me "Daniel!" he says gladly "Are you alright?" he asks. "I think I'm alright," I say. "Grandpa what's going on?" I ask. "Daniel" he starts "I will explain later just calm down and listen to me," he says. I calm down as he tells me so and the alien is right next to me. "Grandpa," I say "what the heck is that thing?" I ask. "Now Krongs don't be offended Daniel is new to this," he says. "What?" the alien says "You never told the boy about me?" he says. "Ok Krongs now I will tell him." Grandpa says. "Daniel, promise me that you will keep this a secret between me and you. Is that understood?" he says seriously "I understand grandpa but tell me what is happening." I tell him. "Ok" he starts off "when I was in Vietnam I was on a night patrol on guard to alert my troops for any Vietnamese soldiers," he says "But one night I was alone and suddenly I see a flash in the sky. I was staring at it because it was a moving in a weird way. I watched it crash into the jungle so I ran to investigate. That is where I found Krongs." he said. "Who's Krongs?" I ask. "Me" says the alien "I am Krongs. When your father found me he his me and kept me a secret. After Vietnam he started BLAECORP and saw an opportunity to start opening new doors to mankind's future. But we have decided to keep some doors closed because humanity is not ready to enter those door." he says "he kept me as his scientist and inventor. I made most of the devices in this building but we also had other brilliant minds come to BLAECORP too." I was amazed and I look at grandpa "Grandpa, why didn't you tell me this in the first place?" I ask as my grandfather says "because I fear for you and our family" he says "Because Krongs told me that one of us is going to hold on to that suit" he says pointing to a glass case with a black with blue lines suit. I was amazed when I saw the suit. "It has chosen you Daniel Blake" the alien says. "You will fight beside me. I will explain the rest later," I feel the straps on me let go as I get up and I look down at my body as I don't have a shirt on. "Since when did I get a six-pack?" I ask as I put my shirt on. "When you were asleep the suit has flown to you and you have inherited some abilities," he says "And what are those abilities?" I ask. "You'll find out soon" the alien says. In a situation you will find out," the alien said "just not now," I say well I'm gonna go now but I promise I won't tell anyone about this place grandpa," I say looking at him. "Oh wait," Krongs said "don't forget your suit" the alien says as the suit flys toward me and into my book bag. "Woah," I say. I walk out of the lab and outside the building and started ahead into the subway station. I look at the time on my phone and it reads 5:00 PM. "What? That fast?" I say to myself. As soon as the next subway train comes I walk in and sit. I soon become really exhausted and lied down. I then fall asleep while I'm making my way to the next stop near Queens where my Aunt and Uncle lives.