After finding out who controlled what on their new shared body, Nick
and Mark began practicing how to walk. It took awhile, but, the two
were able to come up with a system that worked relatively well. Taking
the first step and last step was still a problem, but the two figured
that those problems would disappear with time. So with walking
somewhat down, they began the equally challenging task of dressing
themselves. Needless to say, they spent a lot of time falling to
ground, but eventually dressed themselves in the clothes that were
provided, a blue jumpsuit.
Suddenly, a knock on the door startled them. With a few blunders, the
two walked over and opened the door. Standing in the doorway was a
beautiful lady in a lab suit. For a second, Mark and Nick saw surprise
on her face, but her face quickly washed that away with a friendly
smile. "Good morning Nick, and good morning Mark. My name is Vivian
Bowman, and I work here on the island. You two must have a lot of
questions about what is going on here, so if you follow me, all of
your questions will be answered."
Nick and Mark nervously looked at each other, but they agreed. Vivian
lead them through parts of the island that neither of them had seen
before. It was like the whole island changed over night like them.
After a few minutes, Vivian opened the door to a small room. "Here we
are. Please go inside and wait for Professor Nu Men to arrive. He
might be awhile, so why don't you get to know the other in-com...I
mean, the other children in here." With that, she closed and locked
the door behind Nick and Mark.
Looking around the room, they saw what used to be 4 complete kids
sitting around along rectangular table. There, sitting on a chair near
the middle right of the table, were two girls around the age of 12.
The girls were fused into a similar way like Nick and Mark except that
they only shared a body from the waist down. Above the waist, the
girls split into two normal upper bodies. On the left side of the
table, near the backhand corner of the room were two boys around the
same age as Nick and Mark. These two boys were fused together at the
waist, so they had no legs.
Deciding to break the ice, Mark introduced himself and Nick...