It's Normal

Chapter II

[Moments Later]

Middleton [ A town so small that you'd actually believe someone if they said they knew everyone in the town. ]

After the entire fiasco ended, the man known as Doctor volunteered to help Cameron walk back home. He viewed it as unsafe since that drone could appear at anytime and attack him again, and seeing the results of their last interaction it was clear Cameron would not able to handle himself.

The doctor started explaining everything to Cameron, from the part where he lived in the factory for his entire life and knew that the device on his wrist was coming to the part where he revealed that he knew way more about the device than intended.

"So it's not from this world?" Cameron asked.

"Precisely."

"I knew that there were other life forms out there, but I didn't think they would have been smart enough to create such a watch."

"You still don't get it. When I say, not from this world, I mean not from this universe."

"What? You're saying that there are other universes?"

"Yes. And that device seems to have teleported into ours, and with it that drone thing that was following it."

"I'm now filled with questions doc, like how are there other universes?"

"Questions that will be answered in due time. Right now you need to rest. Come back to me after school you'll find me at the factory."

"That's where you do your research right?"

"Of course. We'll discuss more about this device when you get there alright."

"Right."

➜Lenardo Residential [Middleton]

The day started off a tad bit rough with Cameron unable to get out of bed since he was awake almost all night fiddling with the watch, he only got about 20 minutes of rest. His mother had to pull the entire blanket off him, so he could fully awake.

He dragged his feet in the shower and almost fell asleep, but his mother woke him up with a knock on the door that indicated he should wash faster. He got out of the shower and dressed up for school, he wore baggy shorts with the same black T-shirt from before.

➜Middleton Middle School [Middleton]

Arriving at School Cameron tried avoiding any confrontation with any one of his friends, but that was way to difficult they all just kept finding their way too him.

Cameron finally decided to give in and confront his group he walked up to them with a yawn and they all did the same. "Look who also didn't get enough sleep."

"Yeah. When I woke up this morning, I started regretting the idea of staying back."

"Hope you learned your lesson."

"Definitely did. I'm never going back to that place again after what happened last night." Cameron lied.

"I wouldn't say never." Jed smirked, "After the NeRd Olympics I wouldn't mind checking out the place once more."

"Bad boy Jed?" Trent teased.

"I missed bad boy Jed." Style voiced his excitement.

Cameron smiled at his friends as they all laughed and joked together, it was good none of them were mad at the fact he disobeyed orders and it was good that none of them noticed the thing on his wrist yet.

In retrospect nobody really noticed the watch on his wrist, even when he fiddled with it during class nobody noticed. Or they did and said nothing or he didn't notice, he was tired after all.

He tried staying awake through all his classes, but when the clock struck twelve he couldn't do it anymore. His body was being pushed by some kind of invisible force that kept on trying to let him plant his head on the desk and sleep.

Math was the breaking point, he instantly fell asleep during that class their teacher was a old man who didn't seem strict nor smart. He barely noticed the children sleep in his class, it could have also been the fact he was use to it, since his voice was a soft slow voice that would knock anyone out.

Homeroom followed math and sleeping in that class was a call for detention, their homeroom teacher was not strict, but she was always on Cameron's case, he might not be the class clown, but he was close to the title. Luckily for him, the period was short.

➜Lenardo Residential [Middleton]

Returning home was a wind of relief for Cameron, sure he had chores and that stuff to take care off, but that didn't really affect him much.

After hours of chores the time was about to strike five and that was his curfew, it was part of the being grounded deal.

Cameron entered his room and the second his back touched his bed, everything was dark. He entered his own world of dreams and desire.

07:50

Cameron placed his phone down and stretched out his arms with a yawn. He peaked outside his room checking where his parents were, after making sure of that, he turned off the TV and filled his blanket with pillows again.

➜The Abandoned Factory [Middleton Woods]

After hours of searching he finally found the location of the abandoned factory. He walked up to the window, but it was covered with tape so he couldn't really see if anyone was there.

He walked to the door and knocked, he waited outside for a couple of minutes before the door opened. The doctor looked down at him with a smile.

"Enter."

Cameron entered the factory which resembled more of a lab than a factory. The doctor had made the factory his home, it wasn't the best of homes, but it was a home nonetheless.

The lights were flickering on and off and the rats were mating in the corner. The doctor slammed the walls of the factory and all the mistakes were gone, the lights started working and the rats ran off.

"Neat."

Cameron took a seat near the doctors working table and while the doctor worked the two discussed strategies.

"Has that thing done anything out of the ordinary yet?"

"No not really."

"Good. I wanted to tell you that, if anything out of the ordinary happens come to me immediately. Even if you find a way to turn it on, don't use it yet first come to me."

"Yeah. You know more right?"

"Of course. The reason I don't want you to use it without me there yet, is because that thing has alien DNA inside it."

"What?"

"That thing on your wrist has over a thousand species of alien inside it, alien meaning off planet. The aliens in that device differ from the ones that came to this earth years back."

"Piece maker aliens. So they aren't like them?"

"They aren't like any of the aliens in our universe, they are from another universe and I think I know how this watch came here. Awhile back my scanners picked up an interference in space, so I hacked the satellite footage and got these images."

Doctor threw on the table images of a black hole. "Whoa." Cameron sounded, lifting the images.

"I doubt the government noticed, and that's good. We can not let the government find out about that device and we can not let him find out you have it."

"Why?"

"Because, it's the government. You already know how the other mutants had to fight for their rights against the government."

"Yeah, people were speaking about that on the news."

"We can't let you go through hell like they did. The government will test you and the watch. You are both in danger."

"....I don't want this thing..."

"And if they- excuse me?"

"I don't think I want this thing. Such power is great, but hiding from the government and all that stuff I have to go through and on top of that there's some weird killer robot that wants to kill me for this thing. I want it off!"

"And I will help you with that. Your a kid you can not handle the responsibility of such a device. Forget my current projects, I'll try to find a safer way to help you remove that thing."

"That was a quick resolve."

"Yes it was. Come to me every day boy so we can plan together on ways to remove the device."

"Can't I just cut it?"

"Risky and there's a chance it might not work. The device has its own defenses."

"Oh... How do you know so much about this thing anyway doc?"

The doctor paused, "Rather you not know."

"Alright."