Deciding that sitting wasn't going to do anything, you got up, and headed outside. Right next door was Meena's house. You walked over, and knocked on the door. She quickly opened it. "Alan! I was hoping you'd come by. Come in, quickly!" She held the door open for you, and you walked in. To your right, she had a TV on, showing Sapphira's timer. "Now then, I can assume you're here because you were curious as to if Sapphire's threat was real."
"How did you guess?"
"Let's just say I was wondering as well. And, unfortunately, it is not just possible, but also very real."
"Give it to me straight. How bad is it?"
"Well, that's the thing." She started. "I can't tell how bad it is, because my calculator is broken, and the numbers involved are just too massive otherwise. But, I was able to figure out what it was that Sapphira used to make her formula."
Something told you that it wasn't something good. "What did she use?"
"From what I was able to tell, the formula she has is very diluted. We're talking one part per billion here, so very small, and she has used a very rare and powerful reagent. So powerful, in fact, it was all gathered up, and launched into the far reaches of space. Or so we though."
"How powerful is the thing?"
"Let's just say that it is capable of making her grow. In fact, if my assumptions are correct, she has given many of her associates similar vials. If she did, we are going to have a massive problem. Before you say anything, I mean that they can grow to the size of the largest building with only a few drinks. Every drop adds a percentage mass to the body, and the bigger someone grows the more effective it is. Not to mention the mental effects of it."
"How do you know all this?" You ask.
"Let's me say this, our race was a few feet taller than yours when we discovered it. Some wise guy decided to put some of it in all of our water supplies, and that's how we became so big. However, Sapphira was one of the first affected, so she must have kept a sample with her. Otherwise, she would have to have found the capsule containing the reagent. If she did, there's no telling how big they will get. There is only one way to stop this from happening, and that's with a neutralizing compound found only on my home planet."
"Wait, you don't mean that"
"Yes. What started on Zoonova will end on Zoonova. We must not delay." Meena looked over at the timer, seeing it was halfway down. "I need to call up everyone. We're going to need them." She ran off, leaving you with your thoughts. What if Sapphire truly did figure out a growth method? Then both worlds are at stake. We're going to need to act quickly.
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