Today was the day that everyone would find out if this nightmare was really coming to an end. Griffin was up first and it all came down to Kendall to tell his side.
"All rise for Judge Davis."The judge took a seat.
"You may sit. Call your first witness for the day, counselor."The judge said.
"We call Arthur Griffin to the stand."
"Mr. Griffin, do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, nothing but the truth?"
"I do."
"How long has it been since the idea of this experiment you thought of?"Ms.Lopez asked.
"About five years?"
"During the planning for this, what were you trying to achieve?"
"I was trying to see how these powers would be able to help people in the real world."
"So this experiment's purpose was to test out real people."
"Yes."
"The same people you had connections to or who worked for you. And many others that were taken into this facility."
"I wanted to test it out. As I improved, I recruited new people to test these powers on."
"So you recruited powers and suddenly their memories were taken away from them?"
"It was a side effect of the serum that gave them these powers."
"So was the purpose for them to lose their memory and not know so they are?"
"Of course not."
"Then losing memory of their actual names and being called a subject is part of the side effect."
"Yes."
"Was everyone meant to stay in the facility?"
"No but it was safer so I could keep an eye on my experiment. No setbacks or anything going wrong."
"I see. Now in the facility, did you do anything specific like a certain job?"
"I helped make sure any setbacks were fixed. As if there were problems with their powers so they called me to help them."
"What was everyone else's jobs?"
"They were my supervising agents. They made sure nobody's powers went out of control."
"Or used the wrong way, correct?"
"Yes."
One last question. Why didn't you want to help everyone who had powers gain their memory back by letting them go into the real world and discovering who they were. Not who they were as a subject."
"Like I said, it was better to keep them there so there were no problems with their powers."
"No further questions."
"Mr. Griffin, you never meant to put any more powers into your subjects than intended?" Mr.Dubois asked.
"Yes."
"So you just fixed minor setbacks?"
Correct."
"You never actually hurt anyone? Those who were in the facility ."
"No. All I did was see how my serum worked out. And I was allowed to use the people who worked for me."
"Your honor, that is not in their contract. As Ms. Taylor, Ms. Roberts,Mr. Wessex, and Delilah and Kelli Monroe have never worked for Mr Griffin in any type of way or have ever signed a contract for Mr. Griffin." Ms. Lopez argued.
"It clearly states in document 2-1 that those connected to Mr. Knight, Mr, Diamond, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr Garcia are allowed to be put in projects Mr.Griffin or RCM CBT Global Sanyoid Corporation has decided to try out, their employees are able to be used on these projects to help promote their brand." Mr. Dubois fired back.
"Nothing did it say they signed anything."
"I have to agree with Ms. Lopez. They have never signed anything. Jury will disregard." Judge Davis ruled.
"No further questions."
"We call Kendall Knight as our next witness."
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"Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, nothing but the truth?"
"I do."
"Mr. Knight, what do you remember when you woke up in the facility?"Ms Lopez asked.
"I was on a metal table. I saw a white ceiling. I felt weird but didn't know what the feeling was. I was brought to a room where there were things any ordinary bedroom would have."
"What powers do you have?"
"The ability to manipulate people and objects. I can also give energy to heal myself and others when needed."
"What did these testing sessions and fighting sessions like to you?"
"When I had to undergo a testing session, it was weird. It was like a simulation I guess you can call it. It showed memories of different people but I didn't know what it meant as they told me to go to my room after testing."
"And fighting sessions?"
"We were put into groups sometimes. We had been assigned groups and fighting against different groups or had different tasks we had to do until they said we were done."
"Can you tell the jury about when Mr. Fleming kidnap you and brought you back to Mr. Griffin?"
"I had ordered room service. Mr. Fleming gave me my order and left. I had drank my sweet tea when I fell unconscious. I realized once I woke up someone captured me. I saw Griffin and he had called my friends."
"What happened next?"
"I saw my friends on a video call as I pleaded out for help. I saw my girlfriend and sister on call crying out for me. Ms. Vasquez came into the room and was ordered to get started on him now."
"What did he mean by that?"
"Maria took me to another room where she inserted another serum into me and made me fall unconscious. I was then under control of Mr. Griffin. Maria was the same way."
"Did you ever have to fight anyone while under control of Mr. Griffin?"
"I believe my girlfriend Jo, Camille and Carlos."
"Anybody else you can remember."
"Mr. Fleming and Mr. Stetson. I had gotten out of Griffin's control and knocked Jesse out. I had run into Jett where I had to get him out of my way and get to my friends so I knocked him out too."
"Did you manage to knock out Mr. Griffin?"
"No I tried but he got the best of me and knocked me out. I'm guessing one of my friends had to extract the power he put in himself."
"No further questions."
"Mr. Knight, in the facility you were put under control with your friends. Did you fight anybody in particular?"
"I'm not proud of it. I did have to fight against my baby sister, my girlfriend, and best friend."
"But Mr. Griffin didn't harm them so you did."
"I was under his control. He gave us strict orders."
"No further questions, your honor."
"We will recess until 12 where we will come back with closing arguments." The judge ordered.
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Once noon hit, everybody was ready for closing arguments that were soon going to end their nightmare.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you have heard both sides. You have heard the terrible truth of what happened to these poor young adults in the facility. The pain. The torture they had went to. Memories being erased for them they are slowly getting back. The pain their family and friends felt going through this awful time. I want you guys to understand what Mr. Fleming, Mr. Griffin, Mr. Stetson, and Ms. Vasquez has put my clients thrifty. I want you to see this was all on purpose and the defendants are guilty of their wrongdoing." Ms. Lopez stated.
"Hello ladies and gentlemen of the jury. My clients Mr. Fleming, Mr. Griffin, Mr. Stetson, and Ms. Vasquez are just victims here in this awful situation. When this experiment was brought up, did any of clients know what would happen down the road? No they didn't. They didn't know what pain would happen. They didn't know the effects that would happen. I'm asking you to look at my clients. They are not capable of these crimes. They are innocent. Thank you." Mr. Dubois said.
"You have heard closing arguments ladies and gentlemen of the Los Angeles Jury. You are excused to make your final reaction within this case." Judge David told everyone.
"How long do you think they'll be until we find out?" Katie asked.
"A few hours. We might not know for a few days."
Logan answered.
"Come on. Let's go get some lunch while we wait." Kelli said, trying to cheer everyone up.
As everyone sat down eating pizza, everyone could see Kendall was the most anxious.
"Are you okay?" James asked.
"Yeah I'm fine. Just don't feel good." Kendall rushed off to the bathroom.
"Kendall." James knocked on the door. No answer.
"Kendall I know you're anxious to know the verdict. Talk to me." Carlos yelled.
"I'm scared. What if they find him not guilty or worse? They give a minimum of a few years."
"Kendall, I'm sure we got the jury on our side. I'm sure nobody is stupid enough to let him go free." Logan said, waiting for Kendall to open the door.
"I guess you're right." Kendall opened up.
"Now let's head back to the courtroom. Jo says they're ready for us."
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Once everyone settled back into the courtroom, they waited until the jury filed in with the verdict.
"Ladies and gentlemen, have you reached a verdict on each of the defendants."
"We have your honor."
"We'll start with Ms. Vasquez."
"On the count of kidnapping, we find Ms. Vasquez not guilty. On the count of making illegal weapons and holding illegal weapons, we find the defendant guilty. On the count of an accomplice of holding illegal weapons and holding illegal weapons, we find the defendant guilty."
"Mr. Stetson your next."
"On the count of kidnapping, we find Mr. Stetsons not guilty. On the count of making and holding illegal weapons we find the defendant not guilty. On the count of being an accomplice of holding illegal weapons, we find the defendant guilty."
"Mr. Fleming stood up."
"On the count of kidnapping, we find Mr. Fleming guilty. On the count of holding and making illegal weapons, we find Mr.Fleming, guilty. On the count of being an accomplice to holding and making illegal weapons, we find the defendant guilty."
"Mr. Griffin."
"On the count of kidnapping, we find Mr. Griffin guilty. On the count of holding and making illegal weapons, we find the defendant guilty."
"The city of Los Angeles thanks you for your service." Judge Davis said.
Before anyone knew, a gunshot had gone off, making officers go after Jesse. Everyone was running out of the room but it was too late. Delilah had been hit by a bullet. Katie was hit by a bullet as the prosecutor and 2 other people in the gallery.
"Where were they hit? James, Levi, Logan,and Carlos, I need you to check everyone else who was hit.
"Katie, is it just your arm that hurts?" Kendall asked. Katie nodded. Kelli was looking over at Delilah who had been shot in the leg.
"Delilah, how do you feel? I need you to put pressure on the leg." Kelli told her sister.
"Kelli, where's the ambulance?" Delilah asked.
"They're almost here. Can you hang on for me sis?" Kelli said as she cursed as her sister was hanging on for her life.
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A month later
It had been a month since the incident in the courtroom . It had been a month since Katie had to have surgery to get the bullet removed and have her arm in a sling. It had been a month since Delilah had been bleeding out from her leg in the courtroom. Delilah was now getting help by doing physical therapy.
"How's my favorite sister doing this morning?" Kelli asked as she brought her breakfast.
"I don't want to be stuck in with these crutches." Delilah complained.
"Well soon you will be able to walk on your like nothing ever happened. Now after breakfast we have to get ready." Kelli said.
"Where are we going?"
"Kendall invited all of us for lunch/dinner. Plus we see how Katie is doing."
"Okay."
Once everyone arrived at the guy's apartment, lunch was ready. Corn dogs, hamburgers, and tater tots.
"It feels nice to finally put all of this behind us." Lucy told everyone.
"Well Jesse got a life sentence for the crimes in the faculty and for shooting us and 3 three other people." Delilah said.
"Griffin got a life sentence too." Jo added.
"This was so good Kendall but I have somewhere I need to be." Delilah announced.
"Kelli , Levi are you guys going with her?" Kendall asked.
"I had no idea of this." Levi replied. Kelli nodded.
"It's fine. I'm going to a friend's place real quick. She said she'll pick me up and drop me up. Bye." Delilah hobbled on her crutches to the front of the Palmwoods to get a taxi and to the state prison.
"I'm here to see Jesse Fleming." The officer opened the door for Delilah and made her wait at the table for Jesse to come out.
"Well isn't it nice to my sweet Delilah." Jesse said.
"Why did you do it?" She asked, ignoring Jesse.
"Do what? Everything in the facility or shooting you and everybody in that court room."
"Why shoot everybody? You already had a long sentence coming your way."
"You know I thought maybe I could get revenge for everything all these people done to me. You all put me behind bars."
"Did you know what you fmdid to us? You torturerd us be teaming up with Grffin. Did you think you could torture people and nothing would happen?"
"I thought how fun it would be."
"You think it would be fucking fun. Because of you Jesse, my friends have nightmares. Had to finally get these powers removed because it reminded us of everything that had happened in the past five years. I'm done with you Jesse. I want to let you know that you won't ever see me again because your a fucking asshole who deserves to rot." Delilah got her crutches and walked out, calling for an Uber.
"I think I'm ready to move on with our relationship." Delilah said into the phone smiling.
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I hoped you have all enjoyed this story. Stay tuned for the love story between our favorite couples. Until the next story.
