The "Event"

Luke's body is changing rapidly.  He is maturing.  He now has the appearance of a boy in his teens.  However, is pale, almost transparent complexion is still the same.  No one can explain why he is maturing at such a fast rate.  The men in black suits appear more and more often as he sits in his ever-shrinking white room.  His toys have been replaced with books. 

"They are there to teach you, son," his father tells him.

Luke, however, is only interested in learning one thing; why is he still trapped in this prison?  He stays glued to the TV now.  The World News Network (WNN) is more appealing to him now than the American History Channel (AHC).  However, his burning desire to see the grandeur of Washington D.C. is still very much alive inside of him.

While watching the WNN one day, he is startled to see a story about his father.  The lady narrating the story talks about how Dr. Leonard Emia was accused of playing God.  Luke wants to know more.  What is God and why was his father accused of playing it?  The lady goes on to state that the entire experiment was geared towards curing something called cancer...

As Luke listens, his mind starts to put things together.  However, he is distracted by a knocking at his window.  His father is standing there with several other people, including some of the men in black suits and Dr. Anders.  Luke's stomach turns.

Now, lying on his back in the testing room and looking into the bright light above him, he feels something happening.  A massive, sharp pain shoots down his right side all the way from the top of his head to the bottom of his foot.  It happens again and again.  Warm liquid runs over his body, but he can't move his head.  In fact, he can't move his body at all.  He can hear the scientist panicking all around him, but he can only stare into the bright light above him.

Suddenly, the pain intensifies even more and he feels as though something is sliding out of his body down the entire length of his right side.  He tries to scream out in pain but nothing will come out.  He's not even sure that his mouth moved.  He wants to cry.  He wants his father to come in and stop whatever is happening to him.

Someone screams to his right.  It sounds like a woman.  As Luke is on the verge of blacking out, the pain stops and he hears something hit the floor to his right.  Then, there is darkness.  He feels himself being rolled out of the room on the bed.  He opens his eyes again and sees a blurred image of something kneeling on the floor panting heavily and covered in blood.  It looks human.  Its bright, white eyes are looking directly at him. 

Then, there is darkness again...