Arlo's Birthday!

Part 16: Suspicion

Blyke was hanging outside of the infirmary. How was he going to explain this to Doc? Something dumb, maybe involving Isen?... But he didn't have time to waste. He stepped inside, and Doc glared at him.

Doc: Why are you here?

Blyke: Could you check if this is uhm... poison or something? Isen was doing an experiment and he told me to take it... to uhm... you. To check if what he made wasn't poisonous. 

Doc: Oh... OK then. 

Blyke was incredulous. He hadn't expected Doc to accept so easily. 

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Doc was most certainly not convinced. He looked at the two vials and was suspicious. Why in the world would Isen make something like this and ask such a ridiculous request? He sighed, and brought out a machine. He put the 2 bottles inside, and pressed a button. It beeped twice, and a green light was emitted. Not poison.  

Doc decided he'd give the two back but alert the headmaster. Now they had to be cautious, and they couldn't let this slide after Seraphina lost her ability and the threat they had received. He was very suspicious, but there was a chance Blyke had been telling the truth. Isen... he was a sketchy little child that could do something like this. 

Doc called for Blyke and he came in an instant.

Blyke: Thanks Doc!

Doc looked at him and nodded. Blyke thought he saw some doubt in his eyes, but he left anyway. During the meantime, Doc sent the headmaster an email about it. 

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darren_theDOC

Headmaster, Blyke had come in and asked if these 2 vials were poison. I checked them and they were not, so I gave them back. He said Isen had made them, but I'm not sure if he's telling the truth. Most likely Remi and Isen are also involved. Should we let this slide?

From, Darren

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Blyke burst into Remi's room, clutching the two vials in his sweaty hands, panting.

Blyke: It's not poison! And I think Doc believed my story... can you believe that?

Remi and Isen both gasped, and smiled. Claire... she must have been telling the truth! They were to help, not destroy. 

Isen: So, one's for you Remi, but who gets the other one?

Blyke looked at her with his most puppy dog eyes, but Remi didn't see. 

Remi: I was thinking Arlo. He's most strongest other than John right now, so I think that it'd be best.

Blyke was disappointed, but he had to admit it had logic. Isen also nodded. 

Isen: When should we give it to him?

Remi shrugged.

Remi: Sometime this week, but in private. We can't let anyone see this. Should I inject myself now?

Isen and Blyke nodded vigorously in excitement. They wanted to see the effects of this drug. It felt reassuring thinking that Remi wasn't going to die. She filled the syringe with it and held the needle to her arm. Her hand shook, and Isen grabbed the needle instead and activated his ability.

Isen: My ability can find a vein for you, so I'll be more accurate. 

Remi nodded, and Isen looked carefully at her forearm. He put the tip of the needle on her skin, and pierced it. Remi's face grimaced. She didn't like shots. Isen pushed the liquid inside her body, and extracted the needle. Remi gasped, and Isen deactivated his ability. Another idea was creeping into Blyke's head...