The day is Saturday and my mind is brimming with all the possibilities and genetic research I can perform; however it is crucial that I don't get ahead of myself. First things first I need a plan , something small to begin my grand plans. Yes , something to test myself and see what I am now capable of.
As I am thinking of the perfect plan I hear rustling in the cage that Jerry is in. As I'm on my way to the cage I don't have to get far to notice that there is now a hole in the cage. The only way Jerry could have possibly gotten out of his cage is through an increase of strength or durability however maybe it is both i would need to run more tests to be sure.
Jerry is the least of my concern at the moment. His situation is precarious but that shall remain a mystery a while longer as he has nowhere to go. Thinking of Jerry has given me the beginnings of my plan. The pet store holds all of the answers to my current predicament. I need animals to experiment on and they are right in one store for the taking.
With the beginnings of a plan , I need to find a pet store that has a wide variety of different species. I did my research and came across the perfect place Vicky's animal emporium, a dealer of all things unique and that's exactly what i'm looking for. Looking up the time the establishment closes i see right at the bottom mon - fri 10am-7pm Sat-Sun 10am-10pm.
Me being me of course i could take the easy way and just purchase these animals but where would the sense of accomplishment come from. I want the world to know even if it's just one person to know that I am Ivan Black… Well they cannot know my Real name. I will have to think of a name perhaps Dr.Indigo The Father of Monsters that may just have a ring to it.
Yes, that's perfect. Knowing that I'm going to be breaking into Vicky's does feel me full of nerves. I've never attempted something so daring before , always content to let someone else take from me then to take from someone else , I don't know what is fueling me with these strange thoughts. I can't help but to flash back to right before I was impaled by hundreds of shards in the crater. Come to think of it, I don't have any wounds from falling down into the crater and getting stabbed by the crystals, not even any scars.
I have no other explanation than that I have developed abilities , I must heal quicker than the average person. I must run multiple tests whenever I get back from my daring Heist on Vicky's. My brain goes into overdrive with multiple ideas coming to the forefront of my brain , Like what am i going to wear for my Heist tonight. I'm going to use the most simple solution which in my opinion is always the best decision. I scrounge around my house and lab to find the clothes I am looking for. Finally I found everything. My selection of clothing is non-existent. In reality I should probably shop for more clothes. I finally found my Black turtleneck , Black pants , Black Running shoes , and My Lab coat of course.
Now that I have my outfit planned, my next course of action is to pack all the materials I will need tonight , things like bolt cutters , my gun just in case things turn messy along with a few elixirs I threw together that I just knew were highly acidic. When inspiration strikes you follow. My brain flashed through every science class I've taken in my life, all the formulas I half remembered and all the math equations I never knew I needed flew unobstructed through my brain feeding me all of the information I needed to make what I can only call a super acid.
My brain is filling in all of the gaps in my knowledge with information I never knew I have even learned. overhearing a conversation here randomly seeing something there it all added up to me learning way more than i even thought possible.
I was astonished to say the least, never in my life have I been so focused on a single task it was truly spectacular. A high unlike any other and just as it came my mind came fading back to normal, starting to think regularly once again. I couldn't help but wonder about my ability. Does it affect my brain ? Whatever it was, I am not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Once I get back from the heist I am going to figure out my limits , grabbing my gear and making special preparations with the glass vial with the acid in them. With the amount I mixed together I have enough for three vials of acid. I also make sure to pick up three syringes full of substance-x just in case of emergency…
With preparation now out of the way nothing is stopping me from starting my grand heist, the beginning to my legacy , I grab my ski mask and head for my truck , loading everything in the bed of my truck. I start the journey to Vicky's emporium.
Arriving around an hour after the store closes making it 11pm I park across the way from the store and make sure there isn't any movement. Looking at the building I can't help but be surprised by its size. The pet store is 2 stories tall and with a surprising depth to it as well. The storefront is a tempered glass along with the windows in the front allowing for a clear view of all the aisle inside the store. In my detriment the lights are dim with the only lights coming from the habitats that need a heated light atop and the fish cages.
Making my way out of the truck I make sure my ski mask is secured properly and my gun is tucked under my lab coat behind my back in my waistline. Creeping across the street I hurriedly pull the top off the vial of acid and pour a little on the door. Immediately the door shattered into a million tiny pieces allowing me easy access to the store. Not knowing if there is any security or not I make haste to the Unique section hoping to find what I had seen advertised online. To my delight as I made my way around the corner I found what I made this trip for sitting in its Hot humid Desert environment sits The Gila Monster. It is extremely rare to find a Gila Monster for sale , especially at a local pet store, however when I was browsing online Vicky bragged to have one of the few for sale.
Boasted to have one of the most powerful bites of any animal on the planet, it ranks high on my list of experimental subjects. I also made my way over to the regular lizards and picked up 3 and put them in small containers the store had laying around. I look down at all the lizards and say "We are going to have a lot of fun together" . I picked up their cages and made a break for the exit. As I was running I saw out of the corner of my eye a parrot sitting on a shelf looking at me with its head tilted to the side as if appraising me and wondering what I was doing. Running to the truck with the Gila Monster in hand i can't get the thought of the parrot and its potential being wasted in this store out of my head i have to do something
I put the Gila Monster In the passenger side of the truck and started running back into the store.
Pov Vicky
Turning off my T.V. and grabbing my cat whiskers a grey british shorthair , I start heading to my bed after a long day's work at the pet store today. I make it into the room and shut my door when I hear what sounds like glass shattering. It took me way longer than it should to break out of my trance and realize that it came from the pet store downstairs.
There's no way I am being robbed right now , who rob's a pet store regardless of my nerves shooting through the roof. I've never been in a robbery before. I don't know what to do. My heartbeat is racing and my adrenaline is pumping , rushing over to my phone i dial 911
911 operator: hello this is 911 who is this and what's your Emergency ?
Vicky: Help , my nameis Vicky someonebrokeintomypetstore
911 operator: Ma'am slow down repeat what you just said
Vicky: Someone broke into my pet store , please help me. I'm so scared I don't know what to do! I was going to sleep and then I heard glass shatter!!
911 operator: what's the name and address of the pet store , it's going to be okay Vicky i'm going to walk you through this. I'm with you.
Vicky: The name of the store is Vicys animal emporium 1452 kayden dr , please have the officers get here quick.
911 operator: Thank you Vicky you're doing great. Can you see the thief at the moment ? I have an officer in routh now hus E.T..A is 1:30 seconds he was right around the corner for a noise complaint
Vicky: No , I can't see anyone ! I'm upstairs in my apartment above the pet store, I can look out the window and see if anyones outfront.
I make my way to the window and slowly pull the curtain to the side. So that I don't draw any attention. Looking outside the window I see a figure clad in all black with a bright white lab coat with a few stains on it. He's wearing hiking boots and looks to be about 5 '11, suddenly he starts to sprint back into the score causing me to shriek as I don't know if he saw me or not.
911 operator: Vicky!! Are you Okay?!!
Vicky: Yes , he's back in the store. I'm not sure if he saw me. He just started sprinting. He's faster than anyone I've ever seen.one minute he's standing there the next minute he's running as fast as he can into the store please make sure the officer hurry's.
911 operator: He's informing me that he is approaching now. Go to your bathroom and lock the door if you can or hide in your closet.
Im trembling with fear and cold sweating through my pajamas as fear grips my brain wondering what this mysterious figure could want with my store. I crawl into my closet and shut the door with mr.whiskers by my side. Listening for anything to let me know this nightmare is over.
All I hear is silence before I hear three gunshots BHAM! BHAM! BHAM! and then crash after crash was all I heard before I heard something slam against my door and I froze. Why is this nightmare happening to me what did i do to deserve this,
POV DR.IVAN BLACK AKA DR.INDIGO
I sprinted into the store in pursuit of my second target. The most eye-catching thing I've seen so far is an emerald green Parrot just sitting there waiting for me to claim it. The things I could do with its genetics makes me squirm with anticipation. Right as I'm approaching the parrot I see it go to take flight but I will not have that. As soon as it takes its first initial flaps I grab it by its leg and stuff it into a bag .
My timing is impeccable as always once the parrot is in the bag. I notice a patrol car rolling past the store and parking opposite to my truck. The officer gets out and starts heading this way. My brain tries to come up with a solution and that's when it happens again. The world slows down. I start to notice small details and put them together in ways I would have never before like that the officer is limping on his left side and I notice stairs to my right that lead to the second story that may just be my way out of here. I also notice the officer's name is C.Rose on his badge, a youngman looking no older than 25 , caucasian with sleek black hair and confident blue eyes he has more of an angular face with sharp eyebrows .
I pull my pistol out and slowly start to move towards the stairs.
He finally makes it to the front of the store and he sees me making my way to the stairs and he goes to pull out his pistol to tell me to freeze when I shoot one shot in his direction with my brain making the trajectory hit its destined mark. The first was aimed at his gun knocking it out of his grip , having never shot a gun before I expected to miss but to my surprise either i'm an extremely good shot or my brain is making up the difference. His gun drops out of his hand with a yell and a spark.
C.Rose: This is officer Rose with the LMPD requesting back up to 1452 Kayden dr we have shots fired i repeat shots fired.
C.Rose: surrender and come out with your hands up or we will engage you with full Hostility.
As soon as I heard him request back up I peaked over the counter and shot another bullet at his left leg watching as it impacted his skin and drilled its way into his hamstring . I did not stick around long enough to see him fall to the ground.
I sprinted through the store charging through and around multiple objects in the store until I made my way to the steps. Climbing to the peak of the steps was no challenge. When I reached up to open the door it was locked so I kicked it in. Walking into the room I am struck as I realize that this is an apartment and that someone must've heard me from up here and called officer Rose to the scene.
I carelessly walk through the apartment until I find what must be a bedroom. I walk slowly into the room where I can hear the faintest of weeping coming from the bathroom. I wordlessly kicked down the door and walked into the room making every movement with a precision I did not know that I was capable of. When the door was open I was rushed by a female in her late 20's, maybe 27 if I had to guess with blonde hair and green eyes that would make anyone take a double take just to get another glimpse.
Something came over me at that very moment. I don't know what you would call this feeling that was raised when I locked eyes with her frightened yet calming green eyes. I grab her wrist mid swing at me and swing her around into my embrace. Whispering to her that she is about to go through one of my great DR.Indigo's Experiments and not to worry when she wakes up she will be better than ever and to come and find me if she dares . I smoothly pull out my substance-x and inject her with the dose right in her neck . Watching as her eyes flash purple before her concinness fades. Next I walk over to her cat and inject it with substance-x as well. That way master and pet can share the same outcome.
I ran to her window and jumped down to the bottom floor making sure the parrot was secure. It was exhilarating jumping from so high up, I'm not sure what exactly these crystals did to me but its boarding on Superhuman. Regeneration, Increased strength , sudden brain boost. Just to name a few when I landed I felt the ground crack a bit due to the strength at which I landed i carefully placed the parrot into the passenger side of the truck and left the area before anyone else could arrive