The Posthuman Project Page #4

I do not savor the idea of

walking down the Mountain.

Well, that's why we got a ride.

I'm gonna miss you next year,

man.

Yeah, what were you saying

about not going to school?

I don't know. I...

I always hate the thought

of being away from you guys.

Yeah. It stinks you can't

be in two places at once.

I know. Weak.

Is that a lake?

Yeah. It's over by that dam

my Uncle Billy owns.

Everything's set?

Do I look like one

of your lab geeks?

No, you look like someone

who's got a job to do.

And right now that job's to make

sure that subject is in place.

Now, is everything set?

You don't know that

guy very well, do you?

No.

Uncle Billy wasn't exactly

my dad's favorite person.

So he wasn't really welcomed.

I honestly forgot he existed

until the other day.

Thanks for doing this

with me, Adam.

Only one thing left to do.

What's that?

Let's go conquer that Mountain.

What the heck is that?

Full body scan initiated.

Some help would be nice.

Sir, we have a positive scan.

The boy's activated

the accelerator.

Sir.

Where are you going?

Orders.

But what If I need help?

Everybody's down

in the other lab.

If the machine goes off,

it could...

Are the power safeguards

still in place?

Uh-Oh.

Whoa.

Whoa. Hey!

Lisa!

Denny.

Aah!

Denny!

Gwen! Gwen, wake up!

My seatbelt, It's stuck!

I can't get it undone!

Pull!

Ugh!

Denny is not gonna

be happy about this.

What just happened?

Something big like

an earthquake maybe.

It seemed like

something bigger.

Guys.

What happened to you?

I just ran down.

Adam?

I wasn't fast enough.

Denny! Denny!

Denny! Denny! Denny! Denny!

He won't wake up.

We need to get him to a hospital

as quick as possible.

But we're Miles away

from everywhere.

I'll call my dad.

We'll get an airlift.

I don't have any service.

Anybody else?

I left my phone in the car.

Okay, we're gonna have

to carry him out.

Uh, we're gonna have

to build a stretcher.

I need to stop this bleeding.

I couldn't stop the bleeding.

I haven't studied that yet.

I know about quantum mechanics.

Archie, Archie,

you need to calm down, okay?

Your brother...

Denny needs you

right now to be strong.

So take a deep breath,

and calm down, okay?

I need... I need you to help

me make some tourniquets.

Adam and Archie

take down the tent

and We'll make a stretcher

out of the poles.

Go!

Don't you die on me, Burke.

Archie, what are you...

how are you do...

what's going on?

Uncle Billy?

What happened to Denny?

He was climbing and he fell.

We need to get him

to my compound quickly.

We can transport him

to a hospital from there.

Timothy, come help the children.

My driver.

Timothy?

My eyesight doesn't allow

me to drive at night.

Door.

Are we all gonna

to fit back there?

You stay here, We'll take Denny,

call for an airlift.

I'll have Timothy come back

and pick you up.

No! I'm going with him!

Lisa, Denny will be fine.

Someone needs to be there

to keep pressure

on his wounds in case he...

Archie should go, he's family.

Hey!

Can we stop arguing about this?

In cases of massive trauma,

the first few minutes

are the most important.

I'll take care of him, arch.

You better.

Hey, where are you going?

To work on Denny's car.

I'm not gonna sit here

and wait around

for Tim the driver man

to come get us.

How much further?

Not long, dear.

What is this place?

Is it a good idea to move him?

We keep a small medical

facility here for my staff.

My men will be right

out to collect him.

Are they even doctors?

Hello?

You are exhibiting signs

of shock miss Thompson.

I'd like to run some tests

on you, make sure...

What? No! No!

Denny! Let go! Stop!

We'll look after Denny,

he's gonna be fine.

All right, we're hot.

Exposure to zero energy

was roughly half an hour ago.

Boss wants full scans

on all wavelengths and an m.R.I.

We need to find out

what's going on inside this kid.

Take that stick out of him.

Doctor, something is happening.

He's spiking.

Give me some epinephrine

what happened?

Where am I?

Interesting!

She's regaining consciousness.

Where am I?

Let's get her back into it now.

You're fine, dear.

No! Where's Denny? Where am I?

We're just running some tests.

There was an accident.

I said I want her

back in there, now!

Where are they? Where's Denny?

Where's Denny?

Just go to sleep now, dear.

You think

they're gonna be all right?

What?

That wood in his chest

probably stopped

something important

from coming out.

He'll be all right, right?

Sure, Archie.

No.

Gwen. What good is lying to him?

He's smarter than

you and me combined, Adam.

He can handle the truth.

Oh! We need to accept the fact

that Denny might be... dead?

Timothy.

Is Denny...

he's stable.

And I'm here to take you

to your Uncle.

That's like the second time

you snuck up on us.

I am almost done,

We'll follow you.

Yeah, I'd much rather

you ride with me.

And I'd much rather we get

this heap running into the shop

instead of towing it

back to civilization.

Please, get in the car,

children.

I won't ask nicely again.

And what If we don't want to?

You won't like me very much

by the time I'm done.

I don't like you very much now.

Guys, can we just get

in the car.

I want to see... Denny.

Archie!

Why'd you do that?

You guys going

to come willingly?

Or you have to make this

a whole thing?

Oh, mister,

you just made a mistake.

Gwen, go!

Oh! Ah!

Ah!

Don't worry, you and your

ugly little girlfriend

are gonna be just fine.

Ah!

This is Finch to base.

I've lost...

right.

Ah! Well, kid.

I hope you like the height.

Ah! Oh!

Jeez

you're heavier than you look.

Hey! Hey!

What are you doing?

Uh, I was, uh,

looking for the bathroom?

Hey, hey the canon is loose.

Hey! Hey!

Ah!

Denny, get in!

This had better be

important, doctor.

If you haven't heard

the security alarms,

we're having quite the hour.

This is good.

This is better than good.

We did it.

We did what?

Well, uh, as we saw

in our earlier experiments

the human body can't take

a direct exposure

to zero energy.

It's just not equipped. I mean,

it can cause lifelong issues...

I know, doctor,

I was there the first time.

Get to the point.

Well, Denny's d.N.A.

Is the closest we could get

to postman zero's genetic code.

But somehow the boy absorbed

the energy and expelled it,

hitting his friends.

So we were testing this girl

to see If we could extract

that altered energy.

And?

Well it was totally by accident,

but we got something

a lot better.

Let me show you.

What am I looking at?

Okay, right now, we're sending

small electrical impulses

to her primary motor cortex.

We are causing her to move.

But, with the right amount

of electricity...

Is she?

That's right, Mr. Burke,

because of her exposure

to zero energy

this girl can fly.

Are they still following us?

Nah, I think we're clear. Good.

Don't you ever fall off the

Mountain again. Hey. Hey.

You scared the crap out of us.

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