Reaching Limits

POV Vicky Blanchard

As I am stirring awake , I can't help but think of how great. When I open my eyes I see the room that I am in , In a detail I have never witnessed the world before , I hear the steady beep coming from the I.V drip next to me and I hear the rush of movement from the doctors or nurses that are in the room.

Raising up, I hear and see the doctor next to me. He is a tall man with black hair that is greying on the side with an angled face. He has bright green eyes with almost a sympathetic tone to them. He Tells me his name is Dr.Lupin and that he is the head of Diagnostic medicine. He proceeds to tell me to stay relaxed, Mentioning to me that something has happened to me and that it may come as a shock to experience it for the first time

I can't help but to flashback to when that man Dr.Indigo I think he called himself broke in and stabbed me with a needle, looking back at Dr.Lupin I asked him what's wrong with me. He tells me to get up slowly and to make my way in front of the mirror. As soon as he told me that I couldn't help but to get nervous , standing up I couldn't help but feel something on my back side swishing back and forth. I turned to look but Dr.Lupin pulled me forward to the mirror before I could turn my head to check myself.

Walking in front of the mirror was The biggest shock of my life. Standing in front of me is An Amazon of a woman with cat ears coming out of her head and a strong tail that's flicking back and forth in excitement. Im struggling to come to sense with this new reality, I catch a purr rising and dying in my throat.

Dr.Lupin Tells me that i've been asleep for a whole day and that i was brought here after being found unconscious in my store. Thinking about my store fills me with the emotions that I felt that night of being scared and anxious. I do not want to feel like that again ,Looking down at my clawed hand with fur running along the backside of my arms. I choose not to feel like that ever again. I choose to be the opposite of everything This quote unquote Dr.Indigo stands for i will find him and make sure he never does what he does to me to anyone else.

Dr.Lupin pulls me out of my thoughts as he tells me that I am not the only person he is treating going through these supernatural transformations. He tells me of 4 other individuals who have been admitted with reports of Fantastical and completely outlandish abilities. I can't help but think that maybe Dr.Indigio may be one of these enhanced individuals.

Dr.Lupin tells me that before I can be released the police are wanting a statement and I need to register my abilities with him so that he can document them. The Mayor is asking for people's cooperation in these trying times.

POV DR.LUPIN

When Vicky was initially brought into the hospital she was already transformed into a half human half cat hybrid. All of the people who show signs of having powers are directed to me , as head of diagnostic medicine it is my responsibility to find a way to handle these unique abilities.In the last 48 hours we have received 5 patients with extraordinary abilities.

A man with a mutated appearance , his skin has turned into a crystalline substance similar to diamonds , we haven't been able to identify the substance as we can not get a sample with any of our instruments.

A girl who's very presence commands respect , when she speaks people listen we don't know what makes her ability so strong but we are trying to find ways to counter her ability so that she can have regular conversations with people.

A kid who can levitate off of the ground and move around seemingly able to resist Gravity , reported to have been struck by a meteor splinter at the theme park. The first thing he asked for when he woke up was for his balloon that floated away. Not noticing how he was floating three feet off the hospital bed.

A man who secretes a subtle, but calming smoke into the air that takes the place of his sweat. We tested the smoke secreted and it tested positive for LSD & THC. The man is an obvious addict swearing that he feels better than he has in years and claiming he is going to turn his life around. The thing is when we tested his system for drugs the results came back negative

Finally we get to Vicky the only person who has been reported to merge with another living being , She was reported to have a cat laying atop of her body on transport. It was impossible to move and mid transport the cat merged with her giving her , her current unique appearance.

As Vicky and I round the corner to come into the testing facility we are met with an open chamber with sensors and monitor hooked up everywhere. I am truly proud of what me and my team have accomplished in such a short time. I turn to explain to Vicky what each of these machines do and what I need her to do in these tests.

POV Vicky Blanchard

When me and Dr.Lupin walk into the testing facility it is exactly as i imagine it to be. A hastily thrown together array of wires and machines all for the sole purpose of determining my limits. The first thing Dr.Lupin explains to me is what each machine is designed to do and what exactly he needs me to do.

The first thing he wants me to do is run on a modified treadmill. Apparently this thing can get up to 100 mph , Now that's impressive. I get onto the treadmill and start at a steady pace , Dr.Lupin comes over the intercom telling me that he is going to continue to increase the speed to tell him when I reach my limit . My mind registers what he says as I zone in on running , feeling every bounce of my foot hitting the track of the treadmill buzzing underneath me I can feel my body getting more fluent and fluid in its mobility.

"Increasing the speed to 20"

I feel the treadmill start to increase with speed to no difficulty of my own , I fall into a comfortable rhythm.

"Increasing the speed to 30"

The treadmill picks up speed once again. I hear Dr.Lupin come over the intercom telling me that my vitals are fantastic and that my heartbeat is holding steady at my original BPM which is 60 BPM. I yell out and tell him that "I feel fine and that I could run like this all day".

"Increasing the speed to 40"

This time when the treadmill starts to increase in speed I can finally feel that I'm reaching my limits. Dr.Lupin cuts on the intercom again "Vicky my dear are you okay your heart rate suddenly spiked up to 75 and is resting there". I respond yes doc i can just tell that i'm approaching my limit.

"Vicky I'm Increasing the speed to 50 mph"

When the treadmill finally sets in at 50 mph I can tell that I cannot go any faster than this. I yell out to Dr.Lupin and tell him that i've reached my limit and he tells me he has all the data he needs off of this machine.

Coming to a stop on the treadmill Dr.Lupin directs me to the corner of the room in which there are a series of objects all with seemingly different weights with the heaviest being a junked car missing its tires and door just sitting in the corner of the room. I have to admit I am curious to see how much I can lift.

First and foremost is the benchpress , I easily was able to bench 100,200,300,400 pounds. Dr.lupin suggested we move over to the different stations. The first was , a motorcycle propped up on its kickstand looking like it may have been used a couple of times with the way the plastic looked impacted.

I stand in front of the motorcycle. I grip the Bike by the handle and the seat and heave with everything i have expecting to face resistance when instead the motorcycle is launched in the direction i was pulling. I let go because I didn't want to go flying with the machine. Looking at how far I threw the motorcycle Dr.Lupin suggested we move on to the car.

Standing in front of the car I'm faced with doubt , I've been able to do some extraordinary abilities and I've done some crazy things but lifting a car? That seems illogical. Dr.Lupin reassures me that it does not seem that illogical considering i just launched a motorcycle 10 feet without really having any struggle.

I stand on the front side of the car squatting down grabbing onto the bumper with both hands lifting with every fiber of my being , my finger digging into the hard plastic that the car is made of finding purchase on the metal body of the car. Surprisingly i find that despite my denial of the situation i am picking up a freaking car. Unbelievable!! I shout . I get a quarter of the way up when I finally start to strain , pushing myself for one big final push I heave with everything I have and slowly the car starts to go up , inch by inch until finally the car is above my head. Exhaustion overtakes me, the car thudding on the ground as it's dropped.

Dr.Lupin rushes into the room in a frenzy holbling over to me making sure I'm ok. I glance around uncertainty on what has changed. I can't quite put my finger on it but I can tell something is different. Dr.Lupin looks up and he is amazed by something , Dr.Lupin looks at me and tells me to turn around , i roll over to the other side and i see Mr.Whiskers laying beside me asleep . What was once a normal house cat is now a Cat the size of a Panther ,Still the same fuzzy british shorthair i raised from a kitten, Now is the size to be a Man-Killer whatever Dr.Indigo Injected us with is incredible , He seems Kind of Insane to just kick in my door come find me inject me and my cat with some mystery drug and then leaving.

I needed a break so Dr.lupin decided we would finish up with the reflex test tomorrow and try to film Mr.Wiskers and I merging. I can honestly say I am looking forward to it.

Dr.Ivan Black

Waking up , I am faced with a blueprint. One I remember focusing the rest of my energy into last night. After examining the blueprint I am even impressed with what my genius can come up with when given proper motivation. Looking at what's required I have almost everything I need. Making the whistle will be pretty simple, At Least for me anyone else would have trouble figuring out how to operate with such an unpredictable element, however I trust my intuition when dealing with substance-x it hasn't steered me wrong yet. While I trust my instincts I wouldn't have been a scientist if I did not do the proper testing.

I grab all of my Scientific equipment and make the short journey down to the crater walking through the overgrowth of grass that grew around the crater blocking it from view. walking through the palpitations of energy that's being released into the environment. I can't help but to take a second and admire the beauty that's in front of me. A sea of crystals majority of them pulsating an indigo purple but when I look closer there are a couple of crystals scattered throughout the crater that had a different color pulsating throughout and around them. I look down and find where slipped and fell down here the crystals are grey and dull with no energy echoing throughout them. Nothing like the ones around it , I go and pick those crystals up and store them for later.

Setting up my multiple material analysis machines running tests on the chemical composition of the space crystals , everything I've learned needs to be thrown away when dealing with this mystical rock. The only readings I can get from the test are errors on the electronically run test and on the physical portion of my research it looks like I'm stuck doing things the basic way.

While I'm down in the crater I grab a few soil samples and grab a sample of the nearby grass. Wanting to get a better idea on what exactly I'm working with, I leave the monitoring equipment down in the crater to get a complete idea on what exactly is happening down here and why & how the earth is being altered. Perhaps the earth's genetic make-up is being altered as well, maybe certain aspects of these crystals are altering the very environments they land in.

I wonder what type of energies are stored within these different colored crystals , as I make it back to the lab I run the same test I did on the Indigo Crystals. There is a wide variety of crystals in front of me , Red,Blue,Silvery white, muddy brown and then the lifeless gray crystal

I run the same test I did with my blood and Jerry's blood but when I crushed the red crystals up and mixed it with my blood I watched as my blood started to boil as if I placed an open flame under the sample. Watching with ramp attention as the blood finally calms down I compare it to a sample of my blood now that I've been altered… Finding that the D.N.A is the same but with a completely different helix attracted to the D.N.A structure.

I run the test with the Brown,Blue,White getting similar results. The Blue crystal and its energy are messing with the viscosity of the blood are making me believe that these crystals have a connection with nature somehow. The Brown Crystals make the blood thick and hardens the blood making it rough to the touch. With the Silvery white crystals making the blood float out of the sample pan before it ran out of energy making me think that If the colored crystals are representations of their chosen element then what are the indigo crystals supposed to store and represent.

My mind can't help but think of all the science fiction that's been published over the years. The four elements Earth,Fire,Water,Air and a mysterious fifth element make me think it's either an ethereal element or something to do with the brain but perhaps it could also be The purest form of energy out of all the crystals Pure Mana. The go to Fantasy Element making me question everything I've learned over the years. I can spend all day walloping in myself pity or i can document everything i've learned so far and start making the gap between me and my peers bigger.

With the research out of the way I can finally get to my favorite part, the hands-on aspect of my work, the experimentation! I set aside the Gila Monster and the water baslist to the side Hoping to figure out a little more before I experiment on them. I'm going to start with the Parrot. He's resting over my microscope perched up on a shelf , I make my way over to the parrot when finally i get up close and i hear it say "Freeze ,i'm calling for backup" and that makes me laugh after all the research i've been doing its funny to hear a joke.

I look down at the parrot and tell him "Don't worry my feathered friend, what i'm going to do should not hurt but it will make you stronger , possibly smarter. I take the Silvery White Substance-X and Mix it with the Indigo Substance-X and I cut my finger to drop a few drops of blood into the mixture resulting in a muted purple with a reddish haze to it. Putting the mixture into an I.V I find a vein on the bird and start the drip not knowing what to expect.

Now it's time to move onto my next specimen, The Bearded Dragon, with a name like that that should hold more respect. Once I finish working on this fine specimen She shall become worthy of the name dragon, I put the reptile to sleep and start work crushing up Crystals. I know exactly which crystals to use: the Brown Substance-X mixed with the Red Substance-X shall result in a Powerful force of nature once its mutations are done.

Before I leave the lab for the day I make sure to plot a few seeds and water them using the different Crystals and one seed I even used the crystal mixed with my blood just to see what would happen. It seems the crystals cause accelerated growth… im curious to see how they affect the plants

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