The Posthuman Project Page #5

And how are you okay right now?

I saw you Denny.

You looked dead.

You should be dead.

I don't know.

There was a machine

on the Mountain top.

It shot a beam

of light into me,

and then I woke up

back there fine.

I...I mean,

look at my leg.

It's... It's completely healed.

I was in physical therapy

for over a year,

and I just woke up

back there totally whole.

And you think this machine

did that to you?

Or those guys did.

We've got to call

the police or something.

Do you have a phone?

Ow!

What? The stupid

glove box has a...

What did they do to me?

Ah, Gwen.

Where did you say

you got this car?

Where is everybody else?

We need to talk

about your Uncle, Denny.

We're following them

discreetly?

They don't even know

we're there.

Patch in to the car's Bluetooth,

I want to hear

their conversation.

Sir, should we have

let the candidate go?

There is a method to my madness.

Where's Mr. Finch?

Still not back, sir.

I was gonna send him a ride.

Don't bother.

I don't reward incompetence.

Yes, sir.

What the hell are they

feeding you, kid?

Rocks?

Come out now

and I won't hurt you.

Anymore.

I got to tell you

I could use your help

carrying your

little friend here.

How do I know

you just won't kill us?

Think about it, genius.

Would I have carried

this kid this far

If my orders were to kill you?

No, I was sent to retrieve you.

Retrieve us? For what?

I don't know.

Maybe for that little trick

you pulled back there?

I mean, poof.

You disappeared.

I was on top of you and then

you were nothing but air.

How did you do that?

What did you do with Denny?

Besides from being named

Denny, he's just fine.

Took him to base.

So, I guess you know

how I did that then.

That... Teleporting thing?

No.

Hell, son, we're the ones

that gave you that ability.

You know, we thought

Denny was the key.

But, maybe It's you.

You know, we can teach you

how to control it.

Hone it,

and then when your

power's at its greatest,

use it for what we need.

Hey. I think I got

the hang of it.

Ah!

Ha, ha, two points.

Okay.

Come on, kid.

You wouldn't shoot

an unarmed man, right?

I mean, let's face it,

you don't have the...

balls.

Now that's for calling her ugly.

I can't believe that.

I do. Your Uncle sent

some guy out to kidnap us.

Who knows what he's doing

to your brother, or Lisa.

Think about it.

He gives you

this graduation present,

and then sends you out

into the middle of nowhere.

And then zaps you

with some machine

that does God knows

what to you.

He knew you guys would be

coming along. I told him.

Why would he let me bring my

friends If I was the experiment?

Wouldn't he want to keep

that a secret or something?

Hey, look over there.

Are you sure about this?

Gwen, we've got

to call the police.

I know, but here?

It's the only place for Miles.

Yeah, just hurry.

Okay.

I've got signs

and signifiers

gossipers and liars

twist me every way

they wanna go

Hey, you can't be in here.

I need to use your phone.

The what?

The phone.

Kid, get out of here.

Denny, let's go.

It's an emergency.

You can use the phone

in my truck.

Earl!

You stole my step-daughter,

and you come to my bar.

Hell, I had half a caddy out

looking for you, little morons.

Earl, stop it!

Sheriff Desoto

was going to get out

his damn search chopper

to look for you guys.

We went camping.

Well, I hope you had

a good time, boy,

because you're going

to camp your ass

in a holding cell for a week.

Maybe a month If

ed can swing it.

Let go of him.

You're choking him.

Missy, you just wait

till I get you home.

You're not gonna have it easy.

You're having trouble

breathing, bastard?

Well, you should

have thought of that

before you stole

my little girl.

What the hell is that?

Hey, that's sort of nice.

Where'd you get this?

Did you steal it, too?

Earl harland, you put

him down, right now!

Yeah? What are you

going to do about it?

Or I'll put you down like

the rabid dog that you are.

Wait! You're on fire.

Let go of him.

I'll give you

to the count of three.

One.

Gwen. Gwen.

Two.

Stop. Stop.

Three!

What did I do?

What did I just do?

Denny, what are we going to do?

I can't go back in there.

I just set him on fire.

We'll go to jail.

I don't know.

If we don't do something,

he's gonna die.

No, no. No, no, no, no.

I... I didn't mean to do it.

I just saw him

threatening you and...

And then my hands

they started burning.

Gwen, stop.

Calm down.

I have an idea.

What's going on out here?

Good lord, is that Earl?

Unless you want

to end up like him,

get inside, and call

an ambulance right now!

Okay, miss, take it easy.

Nothing's the matter,

everything's cool.

We only have 10 minutes

until the cops get here.

Whatever you're going to do,

do it fast.

Mr. harland,

this might hurt.

Denny.

I'm okay.

So is he.

We got to go. Help me up.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm...

If you ever,

ever think about touching me

or my mother again,

remember what just happened.

Remember what I can do to you.

Morning, little dude.

What happened?

Well, Timmy, the driver man,

hit you with some

sort of tranquilizer.

Then dragged you

down the Mountain.

I followed you guys,

kicked his ass,

and here we are.

How you feeling?

Sore. Yeah.

Hard to think.

Where's here?

Well, I took you

to the one place

I knew they wanted to go.

Where they took Lisa and Denny.

Uncle Billy said they were going

to take Denny to a hospital.

Yeah, well, Tim the

driver said otherwise.

Some pretty weird stuff

happened while you were asleep.

Like what?

Like...

How did you?

I don't know how it works,

and I don't know

how it happened,

but I can do this.

Oh! Hey.

Archie,

do you remember that light

that was on top of the Mountain?

I think... I think it

did something to us.

I think it changed us.

Einstein theorized

that teleportation

was tied to quantum

entanglement,

but nothing like you're doing.

How do you feel

when you teleport?

Do you feel

different every time?

Well, I feel fine.

I feel great!

You know,

I just... I just think about

where I want to go and

I focus and then...

Oh.

I'm there.

Amazing!

Here you try.

Not quite the same thing.

Uh. I don't know

what they did to us.

And all clues point

to these guys.

Let's go do some

breaking and entering.

Pull over.

What? Why?

Can you just pull over?

Please.

Okay.

Everything okay?

I just nearly killed

my step-dad,

do you think I'm okay?

I just need a minute.

Things were happening really,

really fast back there and...

I know this might sound weird,

but could you hold me?

Yeah, okay.

Earl's gonna be okay, Gwen.

I fixed him,

like you fix cars.

People aren't cars, Denny.

I just...

I just shot flames

from my hands.

You just saved a man's

life by concentrating.

Who are we?

What have we become?

What you are, sweetie,

is in a whole lot of trouble.

And don't even

think about using

that flame-on stuff on us.

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