(*Authors note: This was all meant to be on the last chapter but the word count meter didn't show the correct tally so here is the rest of the chapter*)
Tom didn't know what to say he just stared blankly at the old man. "you sound like a madman. like some crazed scientist out of some sci fi B-movie"
Harold just chuckled "Yes I know how it sounds, believe me I do, but what I'm saying is true. Before my research was taken and my lab shut down I was able to create a prototype that could save your friends life"
Dr Dean chose to speak up "Tom, I know you don't know if you can believe him or not but trust me I've known this man for many years and I believe he can save Yvonne's life."
Tom sighed "but why ask me?"
" It sates in her medical file that your listed as her only contact which means your the only one who can do this"
It was true Tom was all she had Yvonne was never close with her family her dad left when she was five leaving just her and her mother. Yvonne's mum became bitter after that cursing her farther when ever she got the chance. but all that anger stared to turn to Yvonne when she started to grow. her towing height was a consent reminder to her mother that the man she loved left her, even though Yvonne was four inches taller then her father just the fact that she was tall was enough to set her mum off.
Tom thought about it for a while. This was a big decision he was going to make one that could save his best friends life. If this old man was right then Yvonne would be as good as new, how could he say no. But on the other hand this man was desperately trying to prove his research was right and didn't care about Yvonne's well-being, hell the government had shut his lab down because they thought it was too risky.
Tom sighed, his mind was made up he had no choice
"Do it"
Harold looked at him for a second " are you sure. there is no guaranty this will work"
Tom looked Harold in the eyes "what choice do I have any chance is better then letting her die."
"Very well let us begin the preparations"
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The preparations didn't take long at all, a couple of minutes in fact. Tom stood next to Yvonne's bed she was still unconscious her body covered with bandages, the hair on her head and her left eye where the only things of her that could be seen. Tom noted that the bed was to short for her so they had used a table with some pillows on it to make up the length. Had this been less life threatening he would have found this quite amusing. No doubt had she been awake Yvonne would have been embarrassed and outraged by this.
Dr Dean came in with Harold following behind her.
"ok Tom are you ready"
Taking a deep breath Tom nodded his approval. he had already signed the papers it was to late to back out now.
"ok here we go" Harold reached down to his briefcase and pulled out a syringe that looked like it was filled with a thick black liquid. Harold reached for Yvonne's Iv and plunged the needle in to the extension and let the liquid flow in to the Iv solution which slowly took on the same thick black qualities of the liquid that had just been in the syringe.
Tom looked on nervously " T..Tell me again how this works"
Harold now finished administering the symbiot was happy to explain. "well to put it simply the Symbiotic nanites will work hand in hand with her bodies natural defensive cells and repair any damage to the body.And once all the damage has been repaired the nanites will begin to fade away in to nothingness leaving her as if they where never there at all"
Tom didn't know what to make of all this, all he could do was pray that this old man knew what he was going.
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