Okay.... wheeew, the end of a very long chapter. XD But the next few chapters should be fun!
If somebody ruffled my hair, I should be much more than mildly annoyed.
Great chapter, Essa!
Lol, your easygoing in my story….most of the time. Besides, why do people with short hair get annoyed at that. They never really comb it anyway right? They just use the fingers every once in a while.
Con followed his brother's back down the endless plethora of clean silver hallways. By the time they had reached the four inch double glass doors that opened into the lab Con was completely lost. He watched with interest as King swiped his ID card then gave a rental scan. King smiled in an easygoing manner at them as they waited for the heavy doors to ponderously swing wide. "Well agents, this is going to be a great step forward for the whole world." The instant Con stepped thought those shiny doors he was assulted by activity and and noises as busy people in crisp white lab coats bustled around, wholly absorbed in their conversations. Ignoring the newcomers to their domain. Con's head whipped back and forth as he attempted to take in all the massive amounts of information around him. Enourmous super computers of a futuristic kind were everywhere flashing and making noises to accompany the complex computations, agents in almost skin tight suits with nodes attached all over preformed tasks as white flocks of labbies consulted the results. Mechanical things whirred around on their bases as they were tested out. Con was rudely disturbed from his fact gathering as a pill shaped, hovering, madly beeping droid hurtled past nearly colliding with his legs! Stifling a rude word he drifted back to where King was shaking hands in a familial way with a young man wearing the already very familiar lab coat. King grinned and introduced the man before them, "Boys, this is our best scientist on staff. Dr. Dylan Mathews, this is Nexo and his younger brother Conner." Dr. Mathews blinked intelligently at the teens from behind his glasses and the dark brown falling in front of his brown eyes. Conner eyed the young man before them, he couldn't have been older than 19 maybe 20, but he looked younger. "Hello." the good docter was quiet but seemed nice. The brothers offered their greetings and then followed King and Dr. Mathews down yet another corridor an into a smaller room. It had four cubicles in it and the boys were briskly entered into one each and left to change into identical suits that Con had seen on other agents earlier.
After coming out they found that King had left to attend to business. Dr. Mathews calmly unstructed them to lay on surprisingly comfortable beds. The teens complied, albeit somewhat apprehensively. A moment after they did that the Docter began afixing dozens of small nodes all over Con's suit. Nexo jumped when a new face appeared over him. The new tech assistant wore a friendly and non threatening grin streched across his face and he spoke cheerfully as he began fixing nodes to Nexo's suit. "Hello there, sorry I gave you a start heh heh. I'm Mathews' new assistant. The names Luke, Luke Andrew Falton. You don't need to tell me your name, I hear all about you. In fact your the buzz in the hive as they say. Well really, I say it mostly, but I'm hoping it'll catch on." Nexo could only nod, he was struggling with bad memories from the last time he could remember being in a lab and his nerves were sizzling with anxiety. Taking a deep breath he consciously relaxed his tensed muscles and tuned into what Luke was chatting about. Just in time to see Luke hold up the empty syringe that had just been used on him. His eyes widened briefly then drifted more and more closed. He fought it, more or less sick of being drugged with out warning but eventually he could do nothing but give in and drift away on a fuzzy black sensation.
Nexo came out of it sluggishly. His eyes were blurry and felt full of grit, and his throat felt like it had cotton stuffed in it. In fact his whole body ached, he felt saturated in chemicals. He knew that the doctors had put a lot of drugs in him lately, and he felt like it was not for the better. Nexo slowly sat up then made his way into the adjacent bathroom. Sinking down in front of the toilet Nexo let the toxic medicinal liquid come back up in the natural purge his body used to cleanse it's self. He rested his forehead a moment wearily, then after a few moments felt everything settled more comfortably back into rhythm. He felt much better and moved back into the room to sit on the bed. Con was stirring near by. Soon he sat up and rubbed a hand through his thatch of bed head. Con slowly became aware of the things around him including his brother. "I feel kinda off." "Yeah, the meds do that to you. You settle in a minute since you've had less than me." Con drank the glass of water on his nightstand and soon felt better. In the quite as they waited for something to happen Con made up his mind that it was a good a time as ever to get some of his questions answered, and re-know his brother. He plunged straight in, "Why is everyone calling you "Nexo"?" Nexo shifted, displaying that he was recalling something uncomfortable. "Wellll....it's kinda hard to explain. After I lost you, mom started to lose her grip. I had seen the signs ever since the house burned....but now she really just fell deeper then she could get out..."
..."I realized that she needed to be in a safe place, where they would care for her special needs. Which brought up the hard subject of money. Lots of it in fact. So I eventually fell in with a gang. We did....less than legal work sometimes." Nexo looked at the ground and picked at his t-shirt that he was now wearing. "I worked my way up by being hard and merciless. I got the bigger jobs, I learned how to 'take care of people' that were hindrances to other people. And so I received my gang name, 'Ex'. I did a lot of things I regretted, and learned some habits I shouldn't have. But in the end I worked to get out of that, I swore to myself that as soon as I could I would work out of that life, and start fresh. And eventually I did. Until the Fourth Wall people found me then everything changed again. But the Ex added to my name, Nathan stuck. And it reminds me everyday of my past, and what I learned from it." Con pondered that, then moved to sit next to his older brother. Putting his arm around Nexo, Conner offered quiet comfort and support. It felt natural to be with his brother again, like he had never left. But their comradery was disturbed far to soon as Luke walked in humming happily holding a device of some sort, and addressed them. "Well friends! This is the defining moment has come! The moment every agent lives for. Getting your team assignments. Are ya ready?" Both teens nodded gamely. Luke visibly swelled in excitement, "Well then, with no further ado. Conner Oakhurst. You will be training with Mockingbird. Hopefully after you train there when you move to Jay, the secondary team to Eagle, you will unlock your powers! Nexo Oakhurst. You will train in Owl as per the nature of your powers. After that you will be allowed to officially join Eagle." Luke beamed at them the gave them each a package containing their new A class outfits. Nexo's was white and black representing the power of a snowy owl. Con's was grey and darker grey, representing mockingbirds. They were on their way.
“I just eat the cow when it’s ded what do I know...” XD Best line of 2018 right here. ...is lean more tender?
I’m from a part of the West Coast that particularly is known for it’s yummy sea food! You should try shrimp sometime. It’s good! Popcorn shrip is my recommendation for a beginner...
rope SONG YOU LIED TO ME!
Thank you! I should make a t-shirt now! :3 It less fatty.
CALiFORniA???? Oh, no…. they're shaped too much like grubbs for me to palate. ……mmmmm…..but is it ACTUALLY popcorn is the question…..
String BAD SONG!
XD you should! I would buy that t-shirt! Ah. I usually eat marbled.
No. Furthur up. There’s a state in between me and California. What? But they’re so yummy! ...if I say “yes” will you eat it?
It is...I think...what are we talking about again?
OK! But...age before beauty! (I have $50 exactly. ) (No!)
*falls down* OWWIE!!!!! MODDIES SHE HURT MEEEE! I guess I do now...*rubs aching kneecap* Remind me to never ever invite you over to a party then... I don’t wanna pay extra for rug repairs... Oof...my sympathies to your poor parents... *the pool is full of tofu*
I was just scared by the fact that you had no idea when you should have? XD
THAT'S RIGHT!! How dare you. *slaps you with sponge* I hope you've been properly shamed. (I'm RICH! I'mrichI'mrichI'mrich!!! XD ) (Yes!)
MKM is eating chips loudly, " did you see that! Hey W.A. come see this…" goooddd.. Oh you don't ever have to invite me. I take care of that little detail all by my self. XD Lol. They totally thank you. *jumps out and runs up a tree in panic and anguish*
I’m a little concerned to. There’s something wrong with my brain, I think...
YEP! What? I only said you were and looked older... *gets hit by sponge* Owwie...yes...but seriously though, aren’t you older than me? (yeah, essa, rub it in everyone’s face... ) (NO!)
owwie... But...I don’t have to let you in... LOLZ Oof, really? *the tree is a tofu tree*
Jk, I thought it fit well. :3 
Typing a new one right now! 
