Modern Nimona
Chapter 13: Breaking Down
First chapter | Last chapter | Next chapter
Notice/warnings: betrayal, hurt/pain, realization, kissing, screaming, angst
▪▪▪
*A week later, at night*
Meredith and Nimona challenge each other in a video game while Ballister gets snacks from the kitchen.
"Oh ho ho! You are going down, Nimona!" Meredith said, trying to beat her in her red car in the game. "You can't beat me at this level, for I'm a master of this!"
“We’ll see!” Nimona commented, trying to win with her yellow car in the game.
Ballister noticed that Nimona was a bit red as the two played. "Remember to not burn the tv." Ballister said, walking over with snacks. "Or catch it on fire." Meredith corrected, as she was distracted as Nimora beat them.
The next thing that the grownups knew was that Nimona won.
"Darn it." Meredith said in defeat, placing their controller on the table and standing up to walk to calm down.
“Yes!!!” Nimona exclaimed, jumping up from her seat and doing a victory dance.
Ballister chuckled as he got a chip from the snack bowl.
"Did you cheat on this game or something?" Meredith asked, looking down at her.
“Nope!” Nimona said, still doing her victory dance.
Meredith recheck.
It was an extra arm holding the console
"I knew it!" Meredith laughed, pointing at the extra arm and console.
Ballister had his hand out and said, "Come on Nimona. You know the rule."
"No cheating." Nimona said, mocking him in his voice as she gave him the console. Meredith laughed a little at her impression of Ballister, who was glaring.
"Cut it out." Ballister warned, glaring at both of them. Meredith and Nimona stopped and looked at him.
Then Meredith looked at the time while Nimona gave Ballister the controller.
It was 10:30 PM.
"Well… It's getting late. You should get some rest" Meredith said, looking at Nimona. "Look at the time."
It was getting late.
"Come on, just one more hour." Nimora said, acting energetic but then yawned a bit.
“Come on, Nimona. It’s time for bed.” Ballister said, getting up from his seat and turned the tv off.
“Alright, dad!” Nimona chuckled, going to get herself ready for bed.
Meredith was surprised when Nimona called Ballister 'dad' as Nimona left the room.
"She called you dad." she said, looking at Ballister. They noticed Ballister’s face looked surprised in shock. “You ok, Bal?” Meredith asked, looking worried. “I… Yeah. I’m ok.” Ballsiter said, nodding and getting up.
The two grownups started getting up and fixed the couch for Nimona to sleep. They were quiet for a bit as they did that.
"Bal, do you remember the story that Nimona told us about her past?” Meredith asked, breaking the silence while fluffing a pillow.
Ballister nodded as he put the blanket down. “Yes. What about it?”
“I noticed the story on the subway didn't make any sense, apart from the well, since there’s a well near the wall." Meredith started, placing the pillow down. "Of course the lab rat part seems familiar."
“Nimona didn’t mention being a lab rat.” Ballister said, picking up the snack bowl and went to the kitchen.
Meredith followed him and got to her lab. "I mean from the new newspaper headlines and articles." Meredith said, getting another article about the breakout from her lab.
Ballister looked at her when he got into the kitchen.
"I was trying to connect her story and this." Meredith said, placing the newspaper on the kitchen table.
“Let’s not jump to conclusions, ok?” Ballister said, looking down at the article and then looked at Meredith.
But then his mind starts to wonder.
It was about everything for the past ten years, Ambrosius, the adventures with Nimona and Meredith, Gloreth, and wondering if there were other shapeshifters.
Meredith noticed.
"Is it about Goldenloin?" Meredith asked, getting a chip from the bowl and then ate it.
“Yeah… and Nimona.” Ballister sighed, looking down.
Meredith walked over to him and asked, “Want to talk about it?”
Ballister nodded.
"Come on, Bal." Meredith said, "Spit it out."
“Do you think that there are shapeshifters?” Ballister asked, getting a chip and eating it. “And if so, where are they? Beyond the wall?”
Meredith thought about it as she ate some chips before saying, “That’s an interesting thought. It would explain some of the sounds from beyond the wall.”
Ballister nodded. “Yep. I wonder if we'll confront Nimona’s family beyond the wall.”
"But I don't know if we can confront her about family or others like her yet." Meredith said, putting the snacks away. "She might be mad and get triggered, but I think parts of the story like, how on earth did she ever had a single mother who had to work but didn't have any records of her."
“Agreed. But let's be slow and wait when she’s ready.” Ballister hummed, nodding.
"Yeah, good point." Meredith said, pointing at Ballister.
☆
Nimora begins shapeshifting her hair back to purple after taking a shower and dressed when she stumbles upon Ballister's office.
She thought she took a quick peek.
She wanted to read a book. 'If I was Ballister, where would I put a book?' she thought as she tried to open the door.
It was locked and authorized by his handprint.
Nimona hummed as she shapeshifted into Ballister and put her handprints on the lock.
It was now open.
She looked at his shelves as she looked around the room.
Though she wasn't usually in school due to her past, she secretly wanted to read (though when Meredith talked about education since the first time they met she was just too stubborn to say she's in denial).
She looked around the shelves until she noticed something on a desk. Nimona looked at them and her eyes widened.
There on the desk was the scroll of her ancestor and the article of her.
She looks at it in fear and anger, not knowing how long she was there until she heard the door open.
“Nimona!” Ballister exclaimed in surprise when he came in. Meredith came along too and was surprised. "What are you doing here?!" Meredith asked, but noticed the scroll and article.
The grownups and teen looked at the scroll and article before looking at each other.
"Please Let us explai-" Meredith started but was cut off by Nimona shouting, “How long have you had these?! How long did you two know?!”
The grownups looked at each other, both worried about this. "A week or so." Meredith answered, rubbing the back of their neck. "But it's not what it looks like."
Nimona glared at both of them before pointing at the scroll and article, saying, “What it looks like is that someone gave you the bad side of history instead of telling both sides of the stories.”
"Nimona…" Meredith said trying to reach out to Nimona but Nimona ran out and jumped out the door.
“Nimona!” Ballister and Meredith shouted after her, started to run after her after getting their coats and something to protect themselves. Meredith got her jetpack on as they ran.
Meredith and Ballister got the things ready to protect themselves as they went out.
“Nimona!” they shouted after her as they left the hideout.
But then a bright light shined on both of them after they ran about half a mile.
It was revealed to be Thaddeus and the police.
"Well, well, well…" Thaddeus chuckled darkly, looking at them. "You're out in the open."
Ballister gasped before looking at Meredith and ordered, “Meredith run!”
"Don't worry, I'll get help!" Meredith said they got their jetpack working. She flew up as the officers grabbed Ballister.
☆
Nimora shape-shifted to a wolf and ran far and far away as fast as she could.
She was crying as she ran.
Nimona stopped running when she got to the wall, looking out to the city. She gasped when she saw a well. “Oh no…” Nimona breathed as she remembered her past.
☆Flashback☆
A young Nimora and her mother sneak out of the lab and shapeshift around the woods just for a while, to be themselves and catch a breather.
It had already been a year since she and her mother were caught and brought in for testing.
They were treated terribly by the scientists and sneaked out when they could.
They were in the woods a bit aways from the lab.
“Ok, honey. Mama is going to get some food, ok?” her mother told her. Nimona nodded and watched as her mother went off to get some food.
But as she waited, she saw in the distance a young girl, around Nimona’s age, with blonde hair, blue eyes, and freckles, playing with stones and being happy by herself playing by the well.
Nimona slowly walked over to the girl but still was hiding. She didn’t know where she was stepping as she stepped on a twig and it snapped it, which got the girl’s attention and looked at her.
The girl slowly walked over to Nimona. “Hi there.” she said, smiling at her.
Nimona almost backed away in fear when the girl got close to her. “H-hi.” Nimora said nervously.
“Hey, it’s ok.” said the girl, who gave Nimona a rock and helped her walk out of her hiding place with a smile. “Want to play with me?”
Nimona was unsure but nodded a yes and Nimona tried to throw a rock but it just landed at her feet.
The girl giggled and explained, “That’s not how you throw.” Then the girl taught her to throw and the two girls played.
“What’s your name?” Nimona asked at one point, looking at the girl.
"Gloria," the girl said, looking at her with a smile, "yours?"
Nimona was about to speak when her mother found her. "Nimona, there you are!" she called out before looking at the girl.
Gloria looked at Nimona’s mother with wide eyes.
"Who was this girl?" Nimora's mother asked, pointing at Gloria in worry in her voice.
"Her name is Gloria." Nimona said, smiling and holding Gloria's hand.
"Well, nice to meet you Gloria." her mother said in a softer tone, smiling softly at her.
☆
Nimona begins sneaking off, so does Gloria. They begin being close friends in secret, going to their favorite hiding place in the woods, having fun at the playground near the woods, playing knights and soldiers and cowboys, and sometimes sleeping into the woods.
At age 7, Gloria was struggling to get an apple out of the tree. When the little girl was about to give up, Nimona shapeshifted into a little bird in front of her for the first time, which Gloria was amazed by.
Nimona gave Gloria the apple as she shapeshifted back to little girl self. “I’m so sorry! I should have remembered that you’re human… ” Nimona apologized in worry. “Please don’t be mad-!”
“That was amazing!” Gloria exclaimed, holding the apple in one hand and holding Nimona’s hand. “How did you do that?!”
Nimona looked at Gloria in surprise but then smiled. “Well, it’s more like what I’m feeling or I think of what I want to shift into.” she explained, giggling.
Of course Gloria kept that a secret between them and the relationship started to get stronger and stronger.
☆
This relationship went on for almost nine years.
Then on Gloria's 15th birthday, they snuck out to the biggest skyscraper in the city looking around.
Gloria has changed with her now long blonde hair floating into the wind, wearing a beautiful white dress, light blue leggings, and brown flats laughing and having a good time, holding onto a line of the tower.
Nimora had a pink hair in a Chelsea haircut, a magenta tunic over a large red T-shirt, black cargo pants, crimson red socks, and light pink and cherry red Velcro sneakers she got it from Gloria on her birthday last month.
"Glad I suggested sneaking into the skyscraper on your birthday then a boring party." Nimona jokes with a smile.
Gloria chuckled softly and held her hand. Nimora blushed softly, rubbing her hand gently as they sat down.
“I love you, Nimona.” Gloria said softly, smiling softly at her.
Nimona blushed red, even though she would have gotten used to it by now. "I love you too, Gloria." Nimona said, smiling softly.
They have been secretly dating for almost 6 months now.
Nimona poker her lips and nervousness, about to say something to her… but then the next thing she knew Gloria kissed her on the lips.
That caught Nimona off guard but she kissed her back.
They are in love.
But it seems that the time is almost sundown and everyone might be worrying.
"Looks like we have to get out of here." Gloria said as they left. But when they got to the streets, Gloria gasped when she had an idea.
“What’s on your mind?” Nimona asked, facing her.
"What if we run away together?" Gloria asked, smiling.
"W-What?" Nimona asked, very lightened and surprised in her voice.
"We can start a new life together, over that wall." Gloria said, pointing at the wall. “I want to explore and have an adventure with you. So, what do you say?”
Nimona smiled as hugged her and exclaimed, “Yes! I would love to!”
"What are we waiting for?!" Gloria exclaimed. "We should tell your mom!"
Nimona’s smile fades a bit and sighed, “My mom is gone… just last week.”
"Oh… I’m so sorry…" Gloria said sadly. "What happened in the lab? If you don’t mind."
“She was shocked for not ‘following’ the rules…” Nimona said, almost close to crying.
"My God, that's horrible." Gloria said, holding her hand before squeezing it gently. "That's it! WE are leaving together TONIGHT!"
☆
Gloria begins packing up all her essentials needed to get over the wall as well as some food. She's stolen from the pantry to last them days, with Nimona waiting outside.
Gloria climb out of the window with a ladder
"Ready?" Gloria asked, adjusting her hood.
Nimona nodded excitedly and held her hand out to her.
Gloria smiled and held her hand as they both ran to the wall.
Unfortunately It was pretty high.
Nimona shapeshifted into an eagle in order to fly them out of here, at first it was completely successful as they saw the outside of the wall for the first time.
It was beautiful. The river was beautiful and shining in the moonlight and the moonlight shone so brightly and there were thousands of stars, along with beautiful trees and grass.
Nimona landed and shapeshifted back to herself.
She looked at Gloria, who looked shocked while looking at the new surroundings.
"Gloria, you ok?" Nimona asked, looking at Gloria.
"W-we're…FREE! We're finally free!" Gloria said, grabbing Nimona by the waist and laughing. "Look at this! It's amazing!"
Nimona laughed and hugged Gloria back as Gloria spun around as they fell to the ground. They both laughed softly and got up when they realized that they were free at last.
But it didn't last very long as they noticed a flashlight pointing towards them.
"Run!" Gloria yelled, grabbing her girlfriend's hand and along with the bag. They begin running as the alert sounds start rolling and helicopters fly up above to catch them.
They begin running to the woods trying as fast as they can, They found a hiding spot.
☆Mid-flashback☆
Nimona can still remember the loud sounds of the helicopter and the bright lights as they were catching them as she began to cover her ears.
Then the next thing she knew was that she got shocked and was paralyzed her.
Nimona was breathing heavily in fear as she started to pass out after getting more shocked.
☆back to flashback☆
They held onto each other, hoping they wouldn't get caught.
They began catching their breath.
“Gloria… I’m so sorry about this…” Nimona said sadly. “They’re after me…”
“They’re after me too…” Gloria said after a while.
Nimona looked at her in a bit of surprise.
They begin to check if they are safe.
There are more officers, searching for them.
"We need to go." Nimona whispers.
They try to run trying to go further and further.
But then they were caught by officers and were grabbed.
"Let us go!" Gloria said, trying to break free from the officer's grasp.
"Well, well, running away from your family aren't you, Gloria?" Said a voice, which revealed to be the new director-in-training, Ynonne. The new director-in-training with straight long hair in a ponytail reaching her waist, and in a military uniform, with a smirk.
"You…" Gloria breathed in fear and anger.
She was then hit in the stomach and fell to her knees.
"GLORIA!" Nimona yelled in terror. She took down the guards holding her and was about to attack but was caught in the electrical net, shocking her so much until it was about to kill her.
“Nimona!” Gloria exclaimed in worry, trying to get to her but was still being held back.
Then Ynonne cleared her throat, getting Gloria’s attention.
"We’ll forget about your runaway from the city and everything goes back to normal, with you back with your family and this monster back with the lab… or we will do this to your lover until she’s dead." Ynonne said, looking down at Gloria.
Gloria looked at Nimora in terror as the shapeshifter kept on being shocked repeatedly. “Fine!” she shouted at Yvonne. “But at least let me say goodbye to her… please…”
Yvonne rolled her eyes but nodded and raised her hand to signal the guards to stop shocking.
Gloria walked over to her girlfriend, who was panting heavily.
Nimona began to blackout as Gloria got the net off of her and held her hand and left with her last word to her girlfriend, “Don't forget me…”
☆present time☆
Meredith got to the address of Dr. Ocean Sealine's place and arrived there.
She took a deep breath and began knocking on a wooden door. “Dr. Sealine!” they exclaimed as she knocked.
Ocean opened the door as he adjusted his goggles over his eyes, wearing green pajamas.
"Sorry to disturb you at this late hour." Meredith said, looking at him, ignoring that Ocean was in his pajamas. "But I believe you remember me?"
“Oh yes! Margo!” Ocean exclaimed, smiling at her.
“Well…it's actually Meredith.”
“Oh! Well, want to come inside?” Ocean asked, stepping to the side so Meredith could come in.
She nodded and looked around his place as they walked inside. It was a bit cluttered but a bit clean.
"Do you like Earl Grey or Oolong tea?" Ocean asked as he entered the kitchen "Although I have tea in a couple options, I also have some coffee or water or milk or orange juice. Please take a seat."
Meredith had a deep love of both Earl Grey and Oolong teas.
"Maybe a mix of Earl Grey and Oolong please." Meredith said, sitting down on the couch.
"I'll try." Ocean said, nodding and starting to make the tea.
While she was waiting for her tea, she looked at the research Ocean made.
One was of Gloreth's monster.
Almost like the one she had given from Goldinloin. "Hey, Ocean?" they called out, looking at Ocean.
"Yes?" Ocean replied, looking at Meredith from the kitchen.
"Do you know anything about shapeshifting and Gloreth?" she asked, pointing at the photo.
"Yes, I do." Ocean said, walking over with the tea.
"Mind telling me?" Meredith asked, taking the tea.
Ocean nodded and sat down next to her. "Well, the story of Gloreth and her monster is incorrect. Gloreth wasn't a grown woman but a child when she faced her monster. They started off as friends but then became enemies when they were older."
"But, did any of them have descendants?" Meredith asked
Ocean nodded. "Yes."
"Why aren't there any more shapeshifters in the city? How come some of the history happened raised while others"
"Well, to sort of stop the war, Gloreth ordered and built a wall to protect the city, or kingdom as it was called back in old times." Ocean said, waving his hand a bit. "Anyway, the shapeshifters are on the other side of the wall but some of the scientists wanted to figure out how the shapeshifter bodies work. So, some shifters were taken into the labs."
"I think… I think I heard about those horrible experiments before, but I did see a poor girl during a field trip to the science lab in terror in secret." Meredith said, looking at the history books Ocean collected. "You think other shapeshifters escape this horrible fate?"
Ocean nodded. "There was one. It looked exactly like the one on the news. You know with the red pink hair. But it can’t be… unless…" Ocean’s eyes widened with realization. “Unless the things, like shots and a lot of testing, that the scientists used on the shapeshifters used so much that they stopped aging when they don’t get or stop taking whatever the scientists give them.”
Meredith nodded as they began collecting the pieces.
"I'm also working on some memory projector." Ocean said, getting up. "It basically has memories of the shapeshifters. Wanna see it?"
Meredith nodded. “Sure. What is it?”
Ocean walked to a desk and then brought back something.
It contains some sort of cube light, blue, pink, red and gray.
Meredith watched as Ocean pressed the button and began to reveal alive sections of whose memories check the past shapeshifters.
Meredith picked Nimora's and was shocked to see the truth.
"I need to get to Bal!" Meredith said, putting her cup down and getting up.
Ocean nodded. “Um… ok!”
She began to rush out the door and out the place. But before they took off, she felt something hit her arm. They noticed a dart in her arm and collapsed to the ground.
☆
The moment she woke up a couple of hours later, she began to look around.
It was a prison cell.
She looked again and Ballister was there, by their side. “Bal?” she groaned, slowly sitting up.
“Mere.” Ballister breathed in relife, smiling.
"Bal!" Meredith said, hugging him. But as they hugged him, she felt that her ankle was chained. She looked down to see her ankle, and Ballister’s ankle, chained to the floor.
“Hey.” a voice called out by their cell. “It’s good to see you both awake.”
Ballister and Meredith looked to see who was by the cell and it turned out to be none other than Ambrosius, waiting for them to wake up.
"Oh, you…" Meredith growled, glaring at him. “What do you want, traitor?”
Ballister looked at Meredith and hissed, “Mere!"
“No… Meredith is right…” Ambrosius said, his voice sounding full of guilt.
Then Ballister and Meredith looked at Ambrosius and asked, “What do you mean?”
Ambitious looked at them and pointed at Ballister’s arm. “This…” he started, remembering like it was yesterday. “Everything… I didn’t mean to hurt either of you…”
"And?" Meredith asked, with her arms crossed. She noticed that Ballister was glaring at her.
“I’m so sorry…” Ambrosius said, starting to cry.
Bal and Meredith's expression changed when they saw Ambrosius crying.
"What do you mean 'you're sorry'?" Meredith asked, uncrossing her arms.
Ambrosius looked at both of them and they were surprised to see makeup tears smudges.
"Tell us… please." Ballister said, wanting to know.
Ambrosius took a deep breath and sigh sadly.
"Ambrosius…" Ballister and Meredith started to speak, trying to understand.
"I understand if you two don't want to see me ever again but I can help you out. By taking you over the wall." Ambrosius said, wiping away the tears before looking at the two again. "I know it'll get me in trouble but hear me out."
Ballister and Meredith looked at each other before looking back at Ambrosius as he explained his plan.
But then someone opened the cell when he was done, it was one of the officers.
"Come with us." the officer said, looking at them.
☆Meanwhile☆
Nimora slowly woke and saw herself inside of some sort of big orb, for when she tried to move she was stuck. She tried hitting it but it didn't break.
Suddenly a group of scientists came in.
"Ah, subject 615, after the last eight years that you escaped and we had our search team across the city and then almost giving up, we finally found you." The main scientist said, smiling at her.
She escaped from the lab 8 years ago and went on the run, hiding and surviving on the streets.
Nimona growled at them. "You-" then she screamed in pain when she got an electrical shock.
"Don't you be disobedient to us again, you belong with us." The main scientist said, looking at her as the others walked over to her with testing equipment.
Nimona breathed fast and heavily as she felt fear and anger rise up inside of her.
☆
Meredith and Ballister were taken to the hallways towards the lab.
Ambrosius walked with them along with the guards.
There Mayor Yvonne was waiting for them. She smiled darkly at them and said, "Welcome."
"You…" Meredith growled . "What do you want with us?" Ballister asked in a growled. "And what is ALL of this?!" Meredith asked, her eyes filled with fire.
Yvonne smiled more at them. "Well Ms. Blitzmeyer, stubborn and intelligent just like your father." Yvonne said, looking down at them.
"It's Mx. Blitzmeyer." Ballister corrected, glaring.
"Whatever that means." Ynonne said, clearly not into changing gender identity. "Anyways, I bet you know this place before, Blitzmeyer. Maybe one of your classes on a field trip or when you were a student on a trip?."
Meredith looked around and her eyes widened knowing where they were. "We're in the testing lab." they said, looking at the mayor.
Yvonne nodded. " But you never saw this part of the lab, but this is the department of defensive weapons." the mayor explained before she started to lead them and the group of officers to a room.
Everyone looked at the machines for experimenting. "We do have a surprise for you." Yvonne said, smiling dark.
Then they heard banging echoing.
It was revealed to be Nimona in a sometype of big orb.
"Nimona!" Ballister and Meredith exclaimed worriedly.
Nimora began trying to break free by shape shifting into her bigger self but she was shocked by the orb, making her stop and falling to the floor.
Ballister and Meredith watched in terror. "Just stop! PLEASE JUST STOP!!!" Ballister begged.
But they both got beaten in the stomach by the guards. They both fell to the floor as the shock stopped.
"Why are you doing this?!" Meredith exclaimed, tears falling down her face as they looked up at Mayor Yvonne. "She's harmless!”
Yvonne looked darkly at them and said, “You all don’t know what it can do.”
"W-what do you mean?" Meredith asked in shock. "You're not doing what I think you're doing to Nimona."
Yvonne could only smile darkly. “Yep. It’s a living weapon.” Yvonne said, pointing at Nimona.
“She’s not a weapon!” Ballister shouted, anger building up inside of him.
"Yeah! And not a toy to use for military affairs!" Meredith said in anger as well.
Mayor Yvonne just ignored them as she walked over to the orb, looking at Nimona.
"Please don't do this." Meredith pleaded, worriedness in her eyes.
Yvonne didn’t listen as she smiled at the weak Nimona, who was still panting after being shocked.
"Why are you using her anyways?" Ambrosius asked, confused and wanting to know like the other officers.
“Maybe it’s because she’s afraid of losing her reputation." Meredith said, snappy.
Ynonne heard it loud and clear.
Everyone did.
The officers started to talk among themselves while Ambrosius was in shock.
Yvonne turned around, walked over to Meredith, and slapped her. The room went quiet when the mayor did that.
“Gloreth did whatever it took to keep the monsters out.” Yvonne growled loud and clear. “And so will I.”
Then there was a laugh, coming from the orb that held Nimona. Everyone looked very confused at the trapped shapeshifter.
“Oh! That’s rich!” Nimona laughed, wiping a laughing tear away.
“What do you mean?” Ambrosius asked, taking a step closer to Nimona.
Nimona sighed with a big smile before it faded as she looked at everyone. “Gloreth and the monster, her name was Niki, were kids and became friends when they first met. Like me and Gloria.” the shapeshifter explained darkly. “But, unlike Gloria and I, Gloreth stopped being friends with Niki and turned her back, or better terms, stabbed her in the back and started the war of the humans and shapeshifters.”
Everyone was surprised about this historical fact.
"Niki? What did she look like?" Ambrosius asked, taking another few steps forward.
“Like me, but with long hair.” Nimona said, pointing at her hair. “It makes sense since she’s my ancestor. Like you being the descendant of Gloreth and almost looking similar to her.”
Baliister and Meredith realize why the girl from the scroll looked exactly like Nimona, but different.
It all makes sense now.
Then Nimona got shocked again before she could say anymore. As Nimona panted heavily, Yvonne walked over and said, “That’s enough.”
"Why do you want her and her family or kind anyway?" Meredith asked, looking at the Mayor.
Yvonne looked at her and said, "It's to know and understand what these monsters are."
"But why use her when you hate shapeshifters?"
Yvonne glared. "It's to protect the city. Also, the shapeshifters don’t attack each other."
Then a scientist quickly came over to the mayor. "Ma'am." The scientist said, sounding serious. "You all should leave. We need to do testing subject 615."
Nimora tries to break free as they begin to leave but it doesn't work. Just then all the emotion and her bottle of anger started to grow more and more as she remembered hurtful words that were spoken to her.
'You are nothing but a lab rat'
'You're a monster.’
‘Go back to the streets, freak!'
‘Monster…’
'You freak!'
‘Don’t disobey us, test subject 615.’
The words got louder and faster that they overlapped in Nimona’s mind.
Nimona began clutching her hands as she began to shapeshift into a sometype of shadow and smoke. She was growing bigger and bigger as she shapeshifted, leading her to scream so loud that it cracked the orb.
The scientist looked at her and gasped in horror.
☆Meanwhile☆
Meredith and Ballister were in the interrogation part of the room. Ballister gettinging beaten in the stomach again by Thaddeus while getting corner by officers
Ambrosius just walked in and saw this happening. “Hey! Stop it!” he shouted, pulling Thaddeus away. “You are supposed to ask questions!”
"Yeah, like he said!" Meredith said in agreement. "You are just abusing your power as an officer!"
“Says from a trader.” Thaddeus said, looking at Meredith before going to one of the chairs in the room.
"TRADER?!" Meredith screamed in anger standing up but was forced down into her seat by the other officers.
"You guys brought in a runaway monster." Thaddeus said, ignoring the screams.
“No, we didn’t.” Ballister said, looking at everyone.
Thaddeus scoffed but was confused when one officer walked to the table, holding a file.
“How did you two meet subject 615 and for how long?” the officer asked, pulling out and showing two photos of Nimona to Ballister and Meredith.
One photo was of a little girl Nimona and the other was a teen version, similar to the one they know but with a pixie cut and wearing a hospital gown.
Ballister and Meredith were shocked to see two photos of Nimona.
"What is this? Nimona?" Ballister asked, pointing at the two photos and looking at the officer. “We haven’t met her until about a month and a half ago when we were in hiding.”
Just then, the door opened and it was revealed to be Dr. Ocean Sealine. Everyone looked at him as he ran in.
“Sorry that I’m late!” Ocean exclaimed as he got in.
“It’s alright.” Ambrosius reassured him. “You said you had something to show us about this case.”
"Dr. Sealine?!" Ballister and Meredith exclaimed in shock, surprised to see them.
Ocean looked at them and waved before getting his backpack off and getting something out. “Yes, I do. And it’s this.” he said, about to pull out something from his bag.
It was the cube from earlier.
But before Ocean could explain what it was, there was a loud crash sound and screaming scientists ran out. "EVERYONE OUT!!! EVERYONE RUN!!!" a scientist screamed as they ran. "Alert the Institute!"
Ocean puts the cube back in their backpack as everyone quickly gets out of the room.
Everyone began running out and evacuating the building before half of it collapsed.
Meredith and Ballister were set free by Ambrosius. “Come on!” Ambrosius said, taking Ballister and Meredith.
“Hey, wait up!” Ocean shouted as he ran up to catch up with them.
They got to a safe spot near the woods to catch their breath.
“What’s going on?!” Meredith exclaimed, looking around to see what was happening. “Where’s Nimona?!” Ballister asked, looking around to see where Nimona was.
“Hey! I think that’s your friend!” Ocean shouted, pointing at something.
Ambrosius, Ballister, and Meredith looked at what Dr. Sealine was pointing at and then they gasped.
There was a big monster of shadows and smoke.
Ambrosius quickly got his walkie talkie out and got it on. "Calling all units! Calling all units! Get the mayor and alert the city NOW!" Ambrosius said into his walkie talkie before turning it off.
"What have we done?" Meredith and Ballister breathed in shock as they looked at their friend's state.
They realized what they've done and needed to fix this.
15 notes
·
View notes