It Lives Again Page #4

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I pride myself in thinking

that these two might be the first

to reproduce on this planet.

Which one is mine?

Oh, he's in the

laboratory upstairs.

He'll be brought down here

eventually, where it's warm.

Also, being with each

other seems to calm them.

I've named them.

First necessity with a child, I suppose.

Might be in bad taste, or even blasphemous,

to have named them Adam and Eve.

But, what the hell, it seemed

like a good joke at the time.

They know you're afraid of them.

No kidding?

Ha, they're not the only ones

who know it!

Boy, do I know it!

Your fear seems to threaten them.

He's the father of one just like you.

You're going to have

a little baby brother.

He's here, and he's safe.

And this is his father.

You see, neither of them have

ever met their parents.

Probably want to focus on

you as a father figure.

Uh, thanks Doc, I'd hate

to rob you of that honor.

Stop that!

Stop that.

Everybody knows you can make noises.

It only makes people

nervous and fearful of you.

You behave yourself,

or I won't let you out.

You let them out?

Just Adam,

and I'm always well-armed.

I've never seen them this

agitated before, come on.

You can see them again

tomorrow, if you want.

Thanks, Doc, that'd be great.

It's not going to work out.

Maybe we should have the mother instead.

Now, you stop that, behave yourselves!

I don't feel so good.

You got anything to drink?

What do you mean, you lost Davis?

Well sir, we had a tail on him,

but he must have known it.

- This boy had help.

- Well, of course he had help!

Right now, he's probably with

Eugene Scott and the infant.

Mr. Mallory, our friend is outside.

Well, tell her to come in.

Mr. Mallory.

We appreciate your cooperation.

If she's giving you a bad time,

you know,

I could come over and

spend some time with her.

Take her to lunch,

we could have a bridge party

or something.

I'll come over and take her to lunch.

Mrs. Scott, there's a call

for you on the pay phone.

Hello.

Yes, Mrs. Scott?

Yeah?

I'm a friend of your

husband's and Frank Davis.

They'd like to see you.

- Okay.

- Are you being followed?

- Um, I think so.

- I think so, too.

Do you know the New View

Theater on B Street?

Yeah.

Go there tonight for the 8:00 show.

At 8:
15, go out the fire exit

on the south side of the theater.

Get on the first city bus that passes.

We'll be waiting for you.

Hey, please don't smoke,

the babies don't like that.

Is that your gun?

Your boy seems to be getting along

quite well with the other two.

I told you not to smoke.

They're very sensitive to it!

Sorry.

We don't regard them as

being monsters or subhuman.

As a matter of fact, they're

potentially beautiful.

Superhuman.

The beginning of a new race of humanity

that will finally eclipse our own.

They're the next step

forward in evolution.

A way in which the human race

can survive the pollutions of this planet.

I think I'm gonna go upstairs and uh..

I'll see you later.

I got to get something to

drink, you want something?

Bring me a diet soda of some sort.

Okay.

The floor sticks to your

feet in this theater.

Oh, it's all right.

Tell Mr. Mallory I put it in her purse

before we went out tonight.

Fine.

Jody never could fool

- her mother.

- Sh!

Welcome aboard, Mrs. Scott.

We've made arrangements

for you to see the baby.

Please lie down.

You'll be out of sight.

This place used to be a private

academy for embassy children,

till one day a kid fell

in this pool and drowned.

Oh, it was quite a scandal.

The lawsuits dragged on for months.

The school had to close down.

It's been a white elephant ever since.

But if you're wrong, Dr. Perry?

I mean what if these babies

can't be tamed or trained or whatever

you're going to do with them?

We're not trying to turn them into pets.

Just trying to make them

realize their maximum potential,

whatever that may be.

Yeah?

Well I don't know how to say this,

- but what if uh...

- Oh I know what you're

trying to say, what if they

don't prove to be compatible

with the human race, what then?

Do we destroy them?

I don't know.

I'd rather not think about that.

Well, somebody better

start thinking about it.

Yeah?

Hello, Perkins?

Mallory.

It's for me.

Be quiet, now, your

father's on the phone.

We traced her by electronic signal

to Los Angeles, and we want you

to handle the investigation.

Can't you get somebody else?

I've killed one, isn't that enough?

You know more about this

than anyone on the LAPD.

- It's your baby.

- Yeah, my baby.

- Hey.

- Well, I'm here.

I think I'm okay, I don't

think we were followed.

We changed cars about

four times and I never saw

anything, so, I think it's okay.

That's good.

- Hello, Frank.

- Frank's here.

Hello.

When do I get to see him?

You don't want to wake him up now.

You'll get to hold him and feed him,

and even teach him, both of you.

You'll change your mind, Gene.

You'll see.

Yeah.

Yeah, change my mind.

What did he mean?

Nothing, come on.

Let's go and rest.

Well tell me, what's he like,

how is he? Tell me.

He's big, and he's real strong.

There's two others here, too, you know?

Yeah, I know, they told me about that.

We've triangulated her position between

Coldwater and Benedict

Canyon, below Mulholland.

We ought to have a direct fix

within 20 minutes if the signal holds out.

Hi, I'm Dr. Peters.

My wife sent some things

over for you to use.

Let me know if there's

anything else we can do.

Thank you.

Thanks, Doc.

Well, that's good of 'em.

I didn't have time to pack anything.

I didn't even bring anything to sleep in.

Hey that's great.

That's terrific.

Gee, I really missed you.

I really did miss you a lot, you know?

Oh, Gene, just, here, wait it hurts.

- What, hurts?

- Yes!

I just want to wash,

- I'm sorry.

- And I want to take a shower.

- I'm sorry.

- No, it's okay.

You don't like the way I

touch you anymore, do you?

Well, it's too soon to do anything--

I don't want to do anything!

L just wanted to hold you.

I can't.

Make you feel sick

when I touch you now?

Does it make you feel sick

because of what we created?

Is that what you think?

- No.

- Huh?

I don't know!

I just don't want to be held, okay?

I thought that I would,

when I was coming here,

I was very excited.

I couldn't wait to be

here, but now I just don't.

I don't want to be held.

I don't know what to say!

It's all right!

- I don't want to shout.

- Shut up!

It's okay, we got two beds!

I wanted things to be

like they were,

the same, but it just isn't, okay?

It isn't the same!

It can't be the same.

We're not going to be

the same people anymore!

Hey, don't work too

hard in this heat, huh?

Don't worry, Dr. Perry's gonna

relieve me in an hour.

I know I must have

brought my toothbrush.

What's this?

What's this?

Must belong to Mother.

If it gets outside the

house into the brush,

we don't stand a chance.

It's got to be killed

inside the house.

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