April 23 1996
After long delays caused by many levels of professional incompetence, Fenris
finally has his surgery in Sacramento. The tumor is given to Von Haptel who has flown over and rented a small house in Grass
Valley. He has hired helpers, and in a specially constructed laboratory, proceeds with the project.
Along Fenris' line of expectation, the growing organism which Von Haptel
now calls the "parasite" has begun to recapitulate phylogenetic development just like a human fetus. It soon becomes
obvious that the organism is a fetus. The growth rate is accelerated almost twenty times by Von Haptel's nutrient
solution. But it does have such a pale and sickly look. Time passes.
February 2 1997
The parasite has grown into a mature man in mockery of Fenris, but an inferior,
unwholesum, moribund version. The arms and legs are thin and spindly. The chest and shoulders hollow. The complexion opaque
and bluish. The areas around it's bloodshot eyes are blackened as if by bruising. The gums are red and swollen.
The creature seems manifestly evil and stares intently at anyone who approaches.
It has a vicious look of all-consuming envy and hatred. It moves very little and never speaks. The creature has strong
powers of auto suggestion. Von Haptel doesn't understand this when he finds himself suddenly driven to invite Fenris over
to view the progress.
Fenris arrives and is taken very much aghast by viewing his nemesis and
worst enemy for the first time. The creature glares at him in a way that makes Fenris reach for his pistol.
Von Haptel raises his hands. "I can only imagine how you must feel, but please don't cheat humanity of this discovery. I'm only beginning to
understand this phenomenon. With the right medical team studying this we may learn to cure everything that goes wrong with
health. This is the ultimate dichotomy, like good and evil, the very essence of health and illness itself."
Fenris reluctantly agrees and heads home, but problems ensue.
The next night Fenris nearly cuts off his fingers while he's slicing vegetables
for lamb stew. Almost like he wanted to do it and somehow stopped himself at the last minute.
Two nights after this he nearly doesn't make it back from a kinky scenario
with a very dangerous woman who was recommended to him by imprudent hell raiser friends quite some time ago. Just what is
it that could make him suddenly decide to visit, and then foolishly relinquish so much control, to such a deadly female?
Fenris suspects outside influence and calls Von Haptel before heading over
to the laboratory. The minute he enters he feels a strong urge to approach the parasite. He naturally mistrusts this impulse
and advances carefully. The creature gives Fenris a very sour look then with surprising ferocity tries to attack him by furiously
stabbing with a plastic knife through the turkey wire enclosure. Von Haptel stuns the creature with an electric jolt..
February 14 1997
The parasite, using telepathy, tricks the night orderly into releasing him
and then kills him by strangulation. He then escapes in the orderlie's clothes and automobile. He drives to
Sacramento and gets a newspaper. He reads about a special luncheon for stewardesses. In need of a little nookie,
he decides to join the ladies.
Apparently the parasite isn't as puny as he looks, because he manages
to rape seventy three of the women in ten minutes. When the police arrive he bellows savagely and throws chairs at them.
The police shoot him. It takes thirty four bullets to bring him down. The final shots effectively tear his head off.
Police, from eye witness accounts, later describe the parasite to news media
as resembling a "robotically mobile steam driven piston pump" mercilessly raping woman after woman as they screamed and tried
to fight him off.
For "further forensic study" Von Haptel wants to take a tissue sample back
to Germany and start the whole project all over again with better security.
"Forget it, Dr. Frankenstein" says Fenris and makes a call or two. Later
that night the creature's body goes up in flames at the city morgue crematorium.
December 27, 2006
12:28 PM
