okay ive got it all down
i had to copy id off of drafts that i kept and i've tried to keep it to what i had submitted in that class but there were some points that were too clumsy to my four year older eyes
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WITHOUT ETHICS
"you experiments are without ethics. You are Hereby Expelled From the science
community!" Those words both destroyed and recreated him and haunted him in his
sleep. as always he woke up in a cold sweat cursing a twenty year old memory.
Before he left his small bed he realized - it was his birthday.
How old was he? Ah, yes 67 ... and what was the year?... 2025 that was it.
He ate and then checked his breakthrough - for that was what she was:smarter,
stronger, faster and better developed. She was a Queen. As he entered his laboratory he marveled at the fully developed experiment. Once he checked
on the experiment he Knew - his Queen and the five males would hatch soon. He scurried to the giant refrigerator filled with meat and opened it to let it warm up. they would be famished and if he was lucky they would be fully functional and he hoped they would see him as a parent. then he did what he was itching to do for the last three months -the time it took his ... children ... yes that's what they were - to grow out of embryos. He entered the code and heard the the computer 'warning One hour before Birthing commences. warning one hour till Birthing commences.'"Ah" he exclaimed in a thin reedy voice "My life's work is coming to this" and with this he
left out of necessity.
So he used his toilet and washed his hands, then got himself another snack - it would be awhile before he got another chance to eat. A sudden thumping on the front door nearly gave him a heart attack. Then he realized a pattern. He smiled, his 'Sponsor' were here to see the hatching from a closed room made especially for them. if he succeeded - and didn't expire from joy - they would pay him for his design plan, notes and experience. he opened the door
"hello good sir" he said happily, "Are you ready for the Birthing? it will happen soon" he said with a Demented grin.
"it is?" said a man with a a baritone called Joe. "Well that's good as I was here to ask ... so how soon?" he
was worried he might have to stay
"oh about forty-five minutes" he said elated.
"I'd Better call my superiors" said Joe unsure.
"I should get some refreshments then" he said "What would you like?"
She awoke, trapped.She thrashed until she realized she would be let out soon enough - so she succumbed to sleep after she informed the males of what was soon to happen
With fifteen minutes to go he sensed them and then informed his sponsor that at least half would hatch. this made him very pleased especially since one of the ability's was already working.
"Now how often will they mate?" His Sponsor said
"Ah... about four times a year with half a dozen in each clutch!"he replied to a question that had been asked dozens of times, already he knew the next
"And how soon till they mate?"the sponsor asked
"six months for the female, three for the males" was his often repeated reply
She woke again and knew what was imminent so she communicated it to the males
Joe never knew what happened to the man to make him look so much like a lizard. in fact when Joe first saw him a forked tongue was expected when the man talked. now Joe understood - it was a failed experiment! "Why Lizards?" Joe wondered aloud
"Because they're versatile and can live in extreme heat." Joe's employer had heard and answered "And now they can live in extreme cold" these words shook joe as he finally realized what would happen. These creatures would end humanity and it was all too late to stop it.
She knew it was time so she waited for the liquid to empty From the tube she was in. she saw her creator and acknowledged that creature that once was human. the males recognized him as well - only because he looked kin to them how inferior were they. then she saw what he had prepared for them - cold yes but still good - red meat. enough to kick start their growth. in her anticipation she made what was as close as a smile as she could. she was already seven feet high oh how magnificent she would be!
"She's awake!" he cried " and in a minute she shall feed!" He was in hes own version of heaven at that time and for the first time since that experiment all those years ago failed and got him kicked out of the scientific world leaving him alone and mutated beyond recognition he was truly happy. the five large tubes that grew and held the males ascended and they stalked into the refrigerator to eat their fill. they were already five feet high and all together they weighed half a tonne.their tubes were five feet in diameter, the queens was six. once the males had finished they went to the nests made for them and the laid their raptor-like body's to rest. as they passed him each one dipped its sleek head in acknowledgment of their father and he nodded back with a grin that covered his entire face.
Finally, he raised the largest tube and out she stalked and quickly finished off the meat in the refrigerator. Then she faced the viewing room where the sponsor were cocked her head to the side for a moment as if she were listening then spat there, he paled knowing that heaven though she was unable to use her fiery breath until she was mature, he also knew that her saliva was highly acidic mainly to help with food. After a moment he slowly shook his head and asked "Why did you do that my dear?" 'they wanted to kill you and steal us' she replied in a sibilant whisper audible only in his mind. and to that he smiled a deep, meaningful smile "so my daughter we have work to do"
there when this was written i was fifteen and just gotten into spiderweb software and this story is heavily inspired by geneforge the critters i imagined when writing this were ... can you guess it? fyoras
the original ending was horrible so i rewrote it just today despite my promise to myself to submit this as it was
i would like to point out that before now the only people who have read this were my teacher at the time and my immediate family none of which would understand the full story or see it as i did but i think most people here might
