Chapter 56 Back To Spencer’s School

Im one moment, nobody could move and outside the most obvious which were the Mecha Robots alongside the suspended sand, was also the humans;

Not Tumunomi Escaver, not Jacob, not Jake, not John, not Jason, not Andrew and not Iri. On the other side too, it was a standstill that involved Peter, Orlando, Jin, George, Nolan and Stone.

The weirdest part, though, was that everyone retain their consciousness. Thankfully, they all ported from where they were and returned to familiar grounds after a flash of white that closed in on them until it was all they saw.

The Participants mostly fell to the floor. That is, outside of Tumunomi Escaver, Jacob, George and Peter.

Realisation entered Peter's eyes as he saw his team that gasped and began moving towards him.

"Attention!"

The voice vibrated the floor and he walls that Tumunomi Escaver finally took notice of.

It looked like a big cube with no paintings, doors or windows. The participants were here from the trial that had just finished. 3,000 of them did not seem to bother the

"A winner has been selected."

Down on the floor Peter ignored his approaching comrades and locked eyes with Tumunomi Escaver who almost arced his brow.

*He either finally got a spine or it was implanted into him.*

Everyone watched as the cube of a room exploded into dazzling lights an deafening sounds and it began to move them at a terrifying speed.

No, it wasn't moving.

Scenes were just playing out on all the surfaces like it was some movie theater of some sort. Pee puddled the floor in different areas.

Again, it was Batch 7 and Peter's culminated team that stood dauntless. Now though, for the people that could orient themselves, they began gathering behind heir team leaders.

Jason wanted to move away but Tumunomi Escaver locked him dow with a stare.

When he returned to look at Peter, those eyes had never left his direction.

"The First 2 Phases have ended and there ill be rewards."

Now, the scene playing on the floor, walls and ceiling, was that of Mrs Rose Marilyn's face as she spoke.

"Names will be called out and points awarded."

"*15th Place: Wendick with a total of 5,000 points. 14th Place: Jethro with a total of 5,500 points. 13th place Stone with a total of 6,000 points. 12th Place: Nolan with a total of 6,500 points. 11th Place: Orlando with a total of 7,000 points."

She paused as though there was a demarcation while two things were happening in the cube of a room.

On one side was George's Batch, Orlando's Batch, Jin's Batch and Peter.

While,

On the other was Tumunomi Escaver, Jake, Jacob, Andrew, John, Iri's Batch and Jason's Batch.

"10th place, Jason with 8,500 points. 9th place Andrew with 10,000 points. 8th place: Jake with 11,500 points. 7th place Iri with 13,000 points. 6th place: Jin with 14,500 points."

Again, a pause as a murmur was rising.

"Aaargh!"

Tumunomi Escaver shouted and the place lowered its volume to pin drop.

"Hey, George did you have fun?"

George smiled wide. "Quite a bit. It was just too bad that we did not get to finish taking care of the trash."

"Haha, true." Jin's laughter roused Orlando who could now tell what was happening. The Batch leader then sighed and shrugged.

"5th place: John, 17,500 points. 4th place: George, 20,500 points."

Another pause as Peter seemed deep into conversation.

""If only there had been more time."

"I know, right?"

Tumunomi Escaver wanted to laugh but he simply turned around and began walking, forcing the Batch Leaders around him to clear a path after his own Batch did.

Instinctually, they followed him although Jake made sure to wave at him before doing so.

"3rd Place: Jacob 25,500 points!"

She paused again.

"Why do you think he is doing that?" Jake did not understand.

"I don't know, maybe he thinks we hate him."

"The chips," Tumunomi Escaver said, "I think it expands on what we already were."

"Yeah," Jacob added, "I read that somewhere."

"So, all along, he was actually not a weakling?"

"Maybe."

"2nd Place: Peter 30,500 points."

"Maybe he is a Cyborg. That's why."

John snapped his head and shouted. "What does that have to do with anything!"

"You changed, so it made sense that he changed too."

"No, its different." John revealed his clothes to show that he had metal beneath them. "He has an actual skin. Put the pieces together."

"1st Place: Tumunomi Escaver 40, 500 points."

After that the, walls of their cube of a room fell outwards and opened up o how them that they were already back at Spencer's school.

"Are you saying Peter was… modified?"

"No, I don't think it's that simple." Jacob had never spoken in that tone before and everyone, save his Batch Leader, turned to him.

"I really can't say more than that." Now, he had Tumunomi Escaver's attention.

The participants either went to sleep or to check out their rewards.

"It will be advisable to adjust slowly to the condition as Phase 2 took quite a while. The chips might help you ignore it but rest is needed. Announcements will be made tomorrow."

"Do you think," Jacob asked, "that she intends to use him for something?"

Tumunomi Escaver never trusted Jacob and something felt deeper about his question. "Something like what?"

"I don't know," he shrugged and looked away.

"I think, she wants us to see the potential benefits of being close to her side."

"Yeah," Jake added, "but why is he glaring at us?"

"Maybe," John answered, "maybe he had a malfunction with his chip."

"Or, what if the chips give us a different personality and are designed to control us?" Tumunomi Escaver's dark sughestion made everything pause.

"No," Jacob thoroughly shook his head. "Not possible."

"And how do you know?"

Tumunomi Escaver met Jacob's eyes and he noticed something peculiar.

He would have pished but Peter was coming his way.

"Hello Jake," he nodded to his Batch mate. "Andrew, Jacob, John. Where is Ivan?"

"Ivan…"

"Well we wuld have to live in his stead. It is quite sad though."

"Why are you here?"

"Just wanting to greet my friends."

"I motioned for silence but you defied my order. Your Batch Leader's order."

"You did not motion for silence, you simply shouted." Peter tilted his head. "No, you roared."

"Peter don't let then control you." Jake's plea made Georger laugh after a while.

"Control him? He is the strongest here."

Like John George had implants and he did not bother hiding them. Only his face, the end of his limbs and his torso still looked human. He was also 6 feet tall.

"No I mean Mrs Mar-"

Jacob covered Jake's lips and shook his head at him.

"I'm not controlled, Jake I am very free indeed."

"How was it?"

Peter turned to him.

"How was what?"

"Standing up to me"

There was a pause.

"Exciting," then Peter frowned. "If you knew it was me why would you still attack?".

"You honestly believed that I would not want to explore the capabilities of the Mecha Soldiers?"

"That does not answer the question."

Tumunomi Escaer paused and then laughed.

"It seems after I whoop Jacket I would aso have to do the same to you."

Jacob arced a brow and John spoke up.

"How was he supposed to know it was you in that Mecha Soldier."

"Yeah," Andrew added, "we even waited for you before Phase 2 started.

"Anyways," Tumunomi Escaver, "defeating you would only be fun if it is actually you and not someone being controlled."

With that, he walked away.

Jame reached out for Peter's hands and George almost attacked him for the sudden action.

"Please, stop this."

Peter arced a brow at him, "who tells you that I am not curious about the outcome?"