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Elliot Smith was running down the school hallway, being quickly pursued by four angry individuals. “Get back here, you stupid turd!” the leader of the group shouted. Oh, why did he have to mouth off to these guys, Elliot thought to himself. He should have known they’d kick his ass. Elliot quickly ducked around a corner and looked for somewhere to hide. He spotted a classroom and ran inside. He quickly closed the door behind him and listened closely as his pursuers ran past. Elliot let out a sigh of relief. Hopefully he could hide out in this place for the moment until he figured out what to do. That’s when he felt a hand on his shoulder and nearly jumped. “Oh, hello there,” came a friendly voice. Elliot turned around to see another student. This individual appeared to have crimson red hair and was dressed rather formally in a cyan-coloured dress shirt with a dark-blue bow tie and dark-blue dress pants. A white medical mask adorned his face. “Did you come here with a dental ailment?” William Vanderhausen asked. “What? No!” Elliot replied, looking confused, “actually, I’m just-” “Oh, then you must be volunteering to assist me with my research,” the other student said, a beaming smile radiating from underneath his mask. Before Elliot could reply, he was being dragged by William over to a mechanical chair and forcefully seated in it. The other student then began strapping Elliot’s arms and legs to the chair, followed by his torso and head. “H-hang on! What are you doing?!” Elliot demanded as he was being strapped to the chair. “Just making sure you stay still for the experiment,” William replied. “W-wait! Experiment?! What kind of experiment?” Elliot exclaimed, getting nervous as he watched William put on a pair of white medical examination gloves. The redhead then stood next to a machine that looked like a thick table slanted at a 45-degree angle. On the front of this machine were various knobs and switches, as well as a few analogue meters. From the back of it hung numerous electrical cords. Some appeared to have Velcro attached to them while others did not. William took these cords and began placing them all over Elliot’s body. The non-Velcro cords were attached with a bit of adhesive. “Oh, I’ll be happy to explain. Once I finish attaching these cords, I will give you the full details,” William said in a cheery manner. As usual, he mistook his test subject’s concern for scientific interest. The science-loving student then walked back over to the front of the machine and gestured to it. “This device is going to send an electric charge through your body. The sensors will pick up how your body reacts and the data will be recorded into the machine’s databank. I will be controlling the electrical output and making observational notes,” William stated. Elliot’s eyes went wide at the explanation he just heard. “Wait, what?!! No, no, no, wait!!” he exclaimed, but William already flipped the switch that turned on the machine. William turned a few dials and the machine began sending an electric charge into Elliot’s body. Meanwhile, right outside the science lab, the four guys who were chasing Elliot met back up, having split up to search for him. “So, did you find him?” the group leader asked. The other three shook their heads. “Tch!” the leader grunted in annoyance. He then pounded a fist into the other hand. “Looks like the lucky bastard managed to escape a world of pain,” the leader said angrily. The four guys began walking away, taking no notice of the agonized screams coming from the science lab.