"Hey, Eric wait up." Nora said as she spotted Eric in the hallway. "Hi Nora, you seems happy today. What's up?" Eric asked.
"Darien just asked me out, eeeeee!" Nora shrieked. "Darien Dwyer asked you out?, wow i'm really happy for you." Eric said with a sad tone. "Thanks, we are both going on a date tomorrow night." Nora said shrieking again.
"So technically, you're are free today." Eric said. "Yeah, what's up?" Nora asked. "How about to of us go to Mercury labs and watch the activation of the collider." Eric said with a huge spark in his eye.
"Okay, there's no possible way i could resist your offer. You are my best friend." Nora said. "Thanks, so i'll be at your house by 6...."
"Nora, i will pick you up tomorrow night." Darien said as he moved closer to them, "Hey Eric." Darien said as he stretched his hand forward for an hand shake.
Eric accepted the shake and said, "Hi Darien, Nora told me that you two are both going on a date tomorrow. I'm really happy for you both."
"Thanks man, i heard that you asked Lavica Leslie out back in elementary school. But on your first date, she dumped you for another guy, i pretty sorry." Darien said with a scheming look on his face.
Eric couldn't take it anymore, he said goodbye to Nora and left the school. As he stepped outside the school, he received a text from Nora saying, "Eric, i'm really sorry for what happened today between you and Darien. I'm really, really, really sorry and Darien is also apologizing, is there anyway i can make it up to you."
Eric sent back a reply which said, " It's fine. See you tonight."
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"Wow" Eric muttered under his breath as Nora stepped outside her house in a black jean and a top and a purple jacket. She adjusted her short brownish hair as she moved close to Eric.
"What do you think?" Nora asked Eric. "You look breathtaking. Shall we?" Eric said. "We shall." Nora replied jokingly.
"Good evening citizens of Central City, we are all here to witness the activation of the collider and the beginning of a new chapter in our lives," Dr Garrick said as everyone in the spacious hall clapped and cheered.
"Now i understand why you and my dad are was obsessed with science. I mean, this collider will be a new revolution in everyone's lives." Nora said as Eric and her stared at the holographic image of the collider right in front of the hall.
"Yeah, my mom taught about science and we even made our own periodic table. But ever since she died, i have never had the boldness to go to her lab." Eric said sadly
"I'm really sorry, you know i'm here for you." Nora said patting his back gently. After some moments of questions and answer form the press, Dr. Garrick then said, "It is time for the activation of the collider. Don't worry the future will be here faster than you can imagine. "
Nora excused her as she went to receive a call from a person that she didn't bother to tell Eric. Soon she came back and said, "Darien called that something came up."
"Okay, see you tomorrow. I hope he's okay?" Eric asked "Well i'm about to find out." Nora replied. Not so long after Nora left, Eric received a call from his dad.
"Hey dad, what's up?" Eric asked with eagerness. "Eric, are you at mercury labs?" Wally asked over the phone. "Yes, what's wrong?" Eric asked.
"Oh nothing, i just need you to pick up a file from your mom's old lab," Wally said. "If you don't want to go, you could tell me."
"It's fine, it's fine, it has been a long time since i've been there anywys. So what file should i pick?" Eric asked.
Eric came out of a cab and stood in front of his mom old lab, Star labs. When his mom was alive, she made many cure, discoveries and won the Nobel prize thrice.
"You got this Eric, this is the same old place where you used to run around. So why are you afraid?" Eric asked himself.
He squared his shoulder and walked into the building, he walked through the hall leading to his mom's lab. Eric entered his mom's old lab and saw variety of chemical kept in a glass storage, "Wow, mom did realky overdo this place." Eric said as he searched for the file about the blood group of one of the notorious criminals in Central City, Eddie Thwane.
Who stole a brand new Tesla car from the factory and stole a high tech from the military base and completely wiped out the entire base. Eric smiled as he remembered how his parents solved the case together. Staying up all night long just to catch Eddie, before his mom died, Central City Police Department (CCPD) caught before he was about to destroy a million dollar tech.
"Ah, ah, gotcha ya." Eric jubilated, then his eye caught the picture of his mom arriving at the Nobel Prize Award ceremony.
"Mom, i miss you so much. I wish i could see you....."Eric was cut off by a loud bang coming from Mercury labs and a huge wave of light shot out it.
Rain started to fall, Eric reached of the chain lever to was to close the open glass window on the roof. Eric grunted as he pulled the chain, "Ah" Eric sighed as soon as he closed it.
But as he turned to leave the wet stop he was standing, a bolt of lightning struck him causing him to break the glass storage.
The glass pierced into his skin and some chemical poured into his blood.