The scientist waddled towards Kevin and examined his body, though he made sure to slide his goggles over his glasses before getting too close. He murmured several thoughts aloud during his examination, but soon turned from the man and pulled several large machines toward him.
"I recall you mentioning that there were, how did you put it... sensitive circumstances preventing from taking this man to a proper care facility?
I'm baffled as to how this man is alive at all. It would be good if you began explaining what's going on here."
The scientist began to work on Kevin, sticking an intravenous line into his arm. He measured his vitals. He started to clean up the ash and other debris from his body. Anita helped treat the blisters on his flesh, and after stripping him of his burnt clothes and rinsing his body, she rubbed a cooling ointment given by the ‘doctor’ over the burnt areas. She remained silent while she worked leaving Martin to explain the situation.
Martin spoke. "This man is the target of several organizations, one of them being the FBI, to which I belong. I've received orders to apprehend him dead or alive. I was told he was a terrorist that needed to be stopped before he made his next move. While I tracked and interacted with him thereafter, I began to suspect that there was something more than what met the eye."
"Go on," the ‘doctor’ said. He didn’t look up from Kevin, still working with Anita to properly clean and dress his wounds.
"I don't think he's normal. At least... not normal like us,"
He had never admitted those thoughts out loud. If he wasn't quite human, was he...alien?? He gazed down at Kevin, whose burns were more severe than any human could possibly sustain and hope to live.
"I could have handed him over to the FBI and never learned the truth. This was the only option."
The doctor chuckled, but turned to Martin and offered him a hand. "I'm Professor Antonio. You and I seem to be more alike than you think." His chuckle disturbed Martin, but it was not meant in a bad way. He knew what Antonio meant; he wanted to know what many others dared not ask or pursue. And that's what he did in his garage... in his laboratory, away from the prying eyes of the world.
"I won't be able to run tests on... what is this man’s name?” Antonio asked.
“Kevin,” Anita answered just as Martin uttered "Joseph" Martin and Anita looked at each other uneasily.
"On Kevin then-easier to pronounce. Burns are tricky, they can take ages to properly heal and even if healed burns such as these will definitely leave a bad scar. We could be waiting weeks before I'm able to give you any answers," he said.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow...)
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