Category : Books-Fiction

Sub Category : Science Fiction

By: Michael Speicher

Chapter 1

The alley was pitch dark except for a little light coming from the streetlights. The light reflected off the asphalt making it look rather shiny. Darren was meeting a man here and he was nervous this after all was the city of Canton. He looked around there were some crates near a green dumpster and trash littered the ground, he saw Hershey bar wrappers and thought, didn't they warn you right on those wrappers not to litter. It was quiet except for traffic passing by every few minutes on Tuscarawas St. He had a can of mace in his pocket better safe than sorry he thought. It was a chilly night seeing how it was the middle of January in Ohio. There was no way this was real anyhow but he still had to check it out for himself. He quickly noticed on the opposite side of the alley a person was walking toward him. He called out to the guy when he got closer. " you happen to be Zebulon?" the guy spoke: "yes sir that is I." The guy was old, he had grey hair, he was wearing a brown leather trench coat. Darren could tell he was a smoker because when he talked his teeth were a nasty yellow. "Can you prove this works before I buy it?" Darren cautiously asked the man. The man, Zebulon looked at Darren offensively and said, "I specifically said I wasn't doing live showings or giving free samples, you want it or not?" He stared at Darren with his conniving eyes then said, "I'm a scientist doing illegal experiments and testing want it or not?" Darren thought he kind of sounded like a robot. Darren replied, "of course I want it, it's supposed to give me superhuman strength and agility?" The scientist looked Darren over suspiciously and said "it will enhance you for sure, although I can't say for sure it will affect everyone the in the same way. The scientist then produced a silver case from the inside pocket of his trench coat. He held it out to Darren and said: " you are getting a deal of a lifetime I promise you, now give me my five hundred dollars so I can be on my way." He said this with a stern face and didn't blink. 
Darren reached into his pocket and pulled out a bank envelope, there were five crisp one hundred dollar bills in it. He handed the envelope to Zebulon and received his silver case. Zebulon flicked through the bills in the envelope and started walking away. Darren said, "wait how will I get ahold of you when I need more?" Zebulon turns around and says, "I'll be around." And walks off, Darren never sees the scientist again.

Chapter 2 

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