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Parallel Lives

Two strangers from different corners of the world discover they can switch bodies at will. At first, it's an exciting adventure, but they soon realize their lives are interconnected, and their actions in each other's bodies have consequences that affect both their worlds.

Michael_Nwogidi · Fantasy
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7 Chs

The Secret Laboratory

Weeks had passed since Anna and James had met the first Anna in the recreation area. Their quest for the exploratory gadget had driven them down a twisting way of mystery and interest. They had found that the exploration office where the gadget was covered up was designated "Neurotech Advancements." It had been shut quite a while back after the trial turned out badly.

Late one stormy evening, Anna and James met in a faintly lit bistro to survey the most recent leads they had uncovered. The bistro's feeling was suggestive of their underlying gathering, however this time, the stakes were higher.

Anna inclined across the table, her voice low. "I've found records of a previous Neurotech scientist who could know about the secret gadget. He is Dr. Ethan Holloway. He's been living off the lattice since the conclusion of the office."

James tasted his espresso, somewhere down in thought. "How would we track down him? Also, more critically, how would we persuade him to help us?"

Anna slid a piece of paper with a location across the table. "I've found his latest area. I figure we ought to visit him."

The downpour pelted against the bistro's windows as they left, flagging down a taxi to take them to the location. They showed up in a peaceful, once-over neighborhood where each house appeared to monitor its mysteries. Dr. Holloway's home was an old Victorian home, its windows faintly lit.

Anna faltered at the doorstep, her knuckles floating over the doorbell. Before she could squeeze it, the entryway squeaked open, uncovering a man in his fifties with turning gray hair and tired eyes. His look moved among Anna and James, as though he were anticipating them.

"You're not quick to come searching for replies," he said, his voice surrendered.

Anna talked with direness. "Dr. Holloway, we want your assistance. We're caught in this body-trading bad dream, and we accept the trial gadget holds the way to turning around it."

Dr. Holloway's demeanor relaxed, and he motioned for them to enter. The inside of his house was jumbled with papers and old examination hardware. He motioned to an exhausted calfskin couch, and they all sat down.

For a really long time, Dr. Holloway recapped the narrative of the trial that had turned out badly, enumerating the potentially negative results and the choice to close down Neurotech Advancements. He made sense of that the exploratory gadget had been fixed in a secret chamber inside the office, and just he knew its precise area.

Anna and James listened eagerly, their expectations ascending as they found out about the gadget's capacities and the way in which it might actually switch what is going on. Dr. Holloway consented to assist them with recovering it, however he cautioned that the office was vigorously watched and hazardous.

Them three concocted a game plan to invade the unwanted examination office, exploring security frameworks and bypassing locked entryways. Dr. Holloway's skill and information on the office's format would be their most prominent resource.

Days after the fact, under the front of haziness, they remained before the rotting entry of Neurotech Developments, their breath apparent in the cold air. Anna and James wore dim apparel and followed Dr. Holloway into the core of the office.

Inside, the office was a labyrinth of failed to remember passageways and deserted labs. Dr. Holloway drove them more profound, his means sure however weighty with recollections of the past. They at last showed up at a fixed entryway, and Dr. Holloway created a keycard from his pocket.

As the entryway opened up, a faintly lit chamber was uncovered. In the middle, encased in a glass holder, was the trial gadget they had been looking for. Its mind boggling plan appeared to be supernatural, similar to a remnant from a far off future.

Yet, their snapshot of win was brief. Alerts blastd, and red crisis lights washed the room in a spooky shine. They had set off a security framework.

Anna's heart hustled as she watched the entryway close behind them. Dr. Holloway checked out at them with a grave articulation. "We have restricted time. We really want to deactivate the security framework and recover the gadget before they show up."

Their hands moved quickly, cooperating to sidestep the intricate security conventions. As they approached achievement, Anna really wanted to contemplate whether they were going to reveal reality behind their equal lives or on the other hand on the off chance that they had quite recently ventured into another layer of the conundrum.

With the security framework briefly debilitated, they painstakingly eliminated the exploratory gadget from its holder, supporting it like a valuable relic. In any case, their getaway was not even close to ensured. The office's watchmen were shutting in, and their excursion into the core of Neurotech Developments was just start.