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It was a tragic start at the moment i was "born". I was embeded in big tube with jelly-like fluid. I saw a few men with white lab coat around me. Feeling dizzy and exhausted, my next involuntary reaction was closing my eyes. The next time when i opened my eyes, i wasn't in the big tube containing some disgusting jelly thingie but i was on a bed. Even i was a new-born, i'm not a baby but a young adult. There were many "others" in the giant tubes, as i managed to catch a glimpse before i closed my eyes. " Planet P...", i mumbled as i saw a logo on the wall. Before i could have a clearer glance at the uniquely devised logo, a flat and expressionless voice interupted me.
" Mr. Leoz, i'm Dr. Robert Jetro, your personal counsellor. " A respectful old grey-haired man with white lab coat appeared in my sight. I noticed that Dr. Robert Jetro wasn't alone. A young lady was beside him. She had a long brown hair with fair smooth skin. " Ms. Vinz is your partner. " Dr. Robert Jetro introduced in a motionless voice. I breathed in the unpleasant air. " Both of you report yourselves in hospital tomorrow at 9 o'clock." Dr. Robert Jetro left us a monotonous order in a stagnant atmosphere.
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Vinz was the most charming doctor in Hospital Pluto, by possessing the most mysterious cobalt-blue eyes, i reckoned. Perhaps it was the fault of my body chemical reaction, i failed to remove my crimson-red eyes from her, it seems like i was predestined to fall for her. I believed that my heart had been stolen at the first moment she appeared in my sight. She stole my heart, still, i had my mind. I could smell something inexplicable through her icy-cold gaze. Revenge? Jealousy? I had no idea. Having convinced myself not to bother the tide of antagonistic from Vinz, i warmly welcome Vinz into my life without considering the consequences. Because i did not realise that, there was a price to pay, an exorbitant price.
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" Dr. Leoz, congratulation. You deserve the honour." The Director of Hospital Pluto shaked my hands while presenting me the certificate. Humbly, i received the certificate in front of my colleagues, eventhough it wasn't my first time. Two weeks ago, i had done a transplant surgery of human's brain on a brain-damaged human. It was considered a giant step in medical field. I took a quick peek at my colleagues, i could hear the most enthusiastic clap from the devious faces. I took no attention on the green-eyed monsters, " i'm used to it. " But at the moment my crimson-red eyes met a pair of cobalt-blue eyes in the air, this was the only reason for me to smile. My partner, Dr. Vinz was looking passionately at me. I smirked at my angel. For me, she was different. She helped me and cared for me without condition. Nobody would do this in Hospital Pluto.
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Reluctantly,I looked at my watch, it was 2:15am. I was wondering why i was demanded to attend a private meeting. Being worn out after carried out a 6 hours major surgery on a heartattacked patient, i was thinking of sipping a cup of hot cocoa in my comfortable condominium, but an unexpected phone call disturbed my plan. " I'm sorry for calling you at this late time but there is something urgent from The Leader." " Our special sergeon is terribly wounded in an accident..." Dr. Robert Jetro explained uhhurriedly. " We need you in our group and this project is strictly confidential." My face turned solemn and confused. I believed that Dr. Robert Jetro had intruded my mind password and he kept saying," You are chosen to replace the former special surgeon as you are the best among the best..." Dr. Robert Jetro swallowed the last word and i thought i had heard something. But he continued, " so, get yourself prepared and report your presence tomorrow." My shagged eyes became bright.
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My sudden disappearence from Hospital Pluto drew nobody attention. As i had been acquainted with the coolness amongst my colleages, thus no pain within my heart. Yet, there was always an exceptional case, Vinz. I could feel the strong urge of unwillingness to leave without her. " Can Dr. Vinz works with me? I mean she is my partner after all..." I asked of Dr. Robert Jetro when i received the unforeseen order but my only request was cruely rejected. " Dr. Leoz, what we want is the best, the most talented, not the mediocre. Do i make myself clear? " Dr. Robert Jetro's long face was even longer. I put a small piece of yellowish sticky note on her laptop, i thought she deserved to be informed about my leaving. " Vinz, meet at the rendezvous, 1:30pm. Love, Leoz. " I took a last glance at the note before i left.
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" Welcome, Dr.Leoz. " I met Dr. Robert Jetro at the entrance. " Let me show you your new working place" He made me a sign to follow him. It was the most gigantic laboratory that i had ever been. And the apparatus were thounsand times more sophisicated than my previous laboratory. " This is surely an eye-opening tour." I told myself. Dr. Robert Jetro led me to a high security bronze door laboratory, X-zone. " Before u step into this lab, i want to remind you: this project is superbly private. Nothing related to the project could be published or told." His grave look already served as a great warning. " Yes sir." I answered obediently. As Dr. Robert Jetro inserting the password, an infra-red scanned through his grey iris and my cobalt-blue iris. Within a few second, the enigmatic veil was revealed behind the mysterous door.
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" Here, i had bought you your favourite expresso." She knew that i need caffeina to stimulate my brain cells. Vinz gazed at me and was waiting for a satisfying answer. My mind was fulled with the scene where there were plenty of giant tube with jelly thingie covering a human. I was stunned with what had appeared in front of me, this was something familiar to me but i just could't get the complete puzzle. " The X-zone..." i murmed. An inituitive sense was telling me i had some connection with that. Perhaps my mind absence annoyed Vinz, she was kind of impatient, " Why you leave Hospital Pluto? Tell me. " " I am being promoted as a special surgeon in Perfect Horrizon. " I could hear Vinz's heart dropped into the abyss of disappointment. I shouldn't tell her about this but i had no intention to hide anything from her. Working with the top medical experts from Perfect Horrizon was Vinz's dream but now i was the chosen one. Praying silently in my heart, i hoped that this incident would not bring impact towards our friendship. " Congrate, Leoz, you are always the best. I still have a few appointments with my patients, see you. " Vinz left without giving me a desirable warm hug. I noticed a trace of insincerity at the edge of her lips. Maybe i was drained out due to the strenuous job.
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It was the third months i worked with Perfect Horrizon. The genius of my operating skill amazed my colleagues in Perfect Horrizon. But there was plenty of question marks in my mind regarded to the new job. I worked as an ordinary doctor in the morning from 7:00am to 12:00pm. My true mission started at the midnight in the undergroud laboratory. Eventhough my "patient" was not the same like us, she was a mutant. She owned a pair of snow-white angel wings, other than this, she was perfectly a lovely lady. But, her crimson-red eyes intrigued my nature curiosity to investigate about her background. Dr. Alfred John, the former special surgeon and his odd disappearence must have something to deal with the project. But, every single detail about him was delected from the computer sources. Someone purposely did this. My dogged determination bore fruit when i accidentally dropped Dr. Alfred John's watch which was put in a drawer. I was using his office since i replaced him. It was an expensive watch but there was something else which drew my attention, a tiny memory card. A big fortune or a big disaster ahead.
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" 10 Oct :The Leader had undergone an experiment of injection rearranged genes to human. 86 of them who born with desirable traits, whom were the decendants of legendary figure, had been illegally prisoned and became our specimens. None of them survived after the injection of genes except one..."
"17 Oct :Sarah Emerson, the decendant of the mad scientist, Professor Albert E.J. This was the detail i secretly found. I never expected any survival out of the inhumane experiment. But, Sarah Emerson has a particular antigen which helps her in defending her organs from the foreign substances.Surprisingly, the cells of her backbone is mutated. Her changes still under observation..."
"30 Oct :What a miracle, Sarah Emerson has a pair of wings! Most importantly, she is still alive. I'm awfully guilt-ridden everytime my eyes meet her crimson-red eyes. She is as if a fallen angel whom trapped by the cold-blooded mad scientists. I hope they won't end her life..."
"5 Nov : I couln't believe it. They are going to "kill" her and make her a rich genes pool. Those razy bastards want to create " designed human " by using the high quality genes from Sarah Emerson. I wish i could save this angel... my angel..."
"17 Nov :Damn fucking monsters, how could they euthanized Sarah Emerson without my knowledge! If only i could kill them, or The Leader...to save Sarah Emerson. I think they already notice my swinging loyalty. I'll stop this project, Sarah. I couldn't stand to see anyone suffer for the stupid desire to create a perfect world... i promise, Sarah. "
"20Dec :Those merciless morons have been cloning some " designed babies " out of Sarah's genes. They are nuturing the test tubes or perhaps..giant tubes babies...There are 50 of them. I hope they won't do harm to these innocent life..."
There were some blank space in the diary and it continued after 24 years... on the day i was born.I couldn't remove my eyes from my computer screen and they were gluttonously swallowed every single words of Dr. Alfred John's diary.
" 1 Dec 1989: Eventually one of the giant tube baby grows into mature stage. 30 of them had been eliminated due to some imperfection during the growing processes. At last, this new life comes to our world safetly. This baby is a his, whom once was a clump of cells and attentively genetically modified by me. His crimson-red eyes remember me of my angel Sarah. I'll never drop this precious memory fragment..."
"4 Dec: This young man lost conscious when he woke up, his good-looking face was mixing with unspeakable confusion. If i were him, perhaps i would had bewildered by the sign in front of me after sleeping in a giant tube for 24 years. The Leader wanted to make him a genius doctor which is a most needed profession...But i believed that The Leader is blueprinting some evil plan.... All the information and knowledge was inserted in his brain. What a poor young man, born with Einstein's intellegence and artificial perfection in various aspects, yet without love, not even in a micro unit. Dr. Robert Jetro will be his personal counsellor. His name is Leoz, means "Life" . God bless you, my son..."
My tears flooded when i reached this last part. I wished Dr. Alfred John would have written more than this. I wished i could dig up more and more about myself. I wished i could have a lovely family. I never imagine that i could be a genetically modified baby from a mutant...Sarcastically, my " mother " was my " patient" , no, or i should call her my specimen. "What the hell is going on ?" It's frustrating to discover some unbelievable truth which has been purposely swept under carpet. I couldn't be convinced by the fact that i was a designed object, i couldn't put off my wrath that i was using my "mother" as specimen, and i couldn't hold the grief that i was working with demons. Having these jumbled emotions pouncing on my heart, i threw a fist on my computer screen. Flesh blood dribbling down of my cut fingers together with complicated feelings.
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My watch was tickling heavily,as if it carried my burden. It was 10:28 pm. I was waiting for Vinz. It had been a long time since i last met her. I knew that she was now the best doctor in Hospital Pluto. Expected. Vinz was the only best friend i had, and there was nothing i would hide from her. I trusted her whole-heartedly as she was a good listener and a loyal secret keeper. Automatically, i felt like sharing the biggest secret with her while driving by unimaginable despair. 2 minutes later, Vinz show up with her outstanding elegance. " I have something to tell you, Vinz...Something serious. " As I was about to pour out my bitterness, i turned my back to her. This was my habit, it was a sign to tell Vinz that i trusted her and i would leave my back for her to take care of. " Sadly, Leoz miscalculted one thing, human change, so do i. I know everything about you..." Vinz uttered cunningly. I felt a sudden pain in my chest while i started the converstion. Unexpectedly,Vinz stabbed me from behind with a laser knife. " You cannot ran away anymore, The Leader knew about your secrect and ordered me to kill you, Leoz..." Vinz wasn't Vinz...I smelled revenge, jealousy,envious, greed from her .I was stunned. My reflex action saved my life by pushing Vinz away and i started to run for life. I could hear Vinz's Machiavellian grin, " They will hunt for you, hahahaha...."
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This is the first time i had made the wrong judgement and i have to bear the price. Vinz deceives me from the beginning yet she pretends as the most trustworthy friend after all. Undeniable, she is the best actress and i foolishly gave her my whole heart and my back. Truth always hurt and the pain is killing me. This is the first time Vinz looks like the demons and she smells like them, stink. I take my badly wounded body to the X-Zone and set up the destrustion mode. There are 19 of my brothers who are being nutured in the giant tubes. " Please forgive me, brothers. I don't want you to become puppets of demons. " I fail to hold my tears. I take the first and the last kiss on my "mother's" forehead. I believe that she would agree with me. The X-Zone shouldn't exist. No one should become the victim of human's endless desire..X-zone is where no true friendship...where love is totally forgotten...
