Project: L i f e
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Summary
It is 1930 in the small town of Hilton, on maple street
third house down lives professor Jung DooHong one of
the greatest inventors in the country. He is a great man of
science, he was also advanced in the medical field as
well. But the professor was not satisfied with his work he
longed to make greater inventions, and one in particular
that would change the world's views and history itself. He
invited the Board of Iventors to look upon his
masterpiece, they were extremely impressed, but when the
professor showed them it's abilities they were stunned and
appalled. Frightened by it's power and abilities they
claimed it to be to dangerous and unfit to live with
humanity. They demanded that it be either destroyed or
confined, he was left speechless and ashamed. After that
the Board of Inventors terminated the professor's inventing licence,
with that done the professor took his creation to his
mansion in Cornwall, England where he sealed it away in the
basement. The year is now 1939 and it has been sealed away
for 9 years, but in a twisted turn of fate is it possible
that the invention will soon see light again?
Foreword
Prologue
-Alice's POV-
June 18th, 1930
"I have finally finished it!"A very excited Jung Doohong shouted. His voice rang through the old house reaching the room Alice was in, startled by her father's abrupt commotion she tip-toed down the stairs to his lab. Nine-year old Alice peeked through the door to see what the fuss was about. "All I have to do is the last of it's programming and it is finished."he said with glee.
Alice slipped in silently and looked around for her father who was in the back. She tottered around the corner and was aghast. "it's a person..."she said wide-eyed referring to the invention. Doohong flipped a switch and the person jolted with electric shock, Alice winced and ducked down in fright, but after a moment looked back up and saw it open it's eyes.
Alice gasped in amazement she moved a little closer and hid behind one of the professor's crates full of spare parts. The invention moved a little and looked at the professor and did something truly amazing... it spoke, "Hello."it said in broken English. "Truly amazing I have broken the barrier."he chuckled. Alice squinted and leaned in "oh it's a boy."she whispered looking at it's physique and noticing vocal tone. The boy was tall and slender he looked quite elegant, his face like porcelain, his black hair looked soft to the touch and, his eyes a light shade of a milky Silver colour tinted with dark blue. His physique suggested that his age was projected to be in his 20s. The professor helped the boy off the table and tried to get it to stand on it's own it took a few minutes, but in no time the boy was standing on his own no problem. The boy surveyed his surroundings and wobbled around trying to get use to walking. Alice was totally taken in, she scooted closer for a better view, but tripped on the edge of the crate and feel flat on her face. "Ouch!"she exclaimed books tumbling on top of her and a final one bonking her on the head. Startled the Professor whipped around to see the commotion, but calmed down when he saw it was only his daughter, "Alice what are you doing in here it's dangerous."DooHong said with concern. Alice looked up with curiosity, "Sorry I was just looking for you..."she mumbled. The boy stared at Alice with curiosity "Alice?" he managed to force out stumbling over his words. The professor smiled, "Yes this is Alice."he said picking up his tiny daughter and bringing him over for the invention to see. The boy reached out and touched the girls face, "Alice." it said again. "Papa who is this boy?"she asked.
"He is a Homunculus Alice." Doohong said. "A Homunkulos?"she said puzzled by the word. The professor let out a hearty laugh at her attempt of the word, "A Ho-mon-cu-lus."he said sounding it out. "Thats what I said!"she said pouting out her bottom lip and crossing her arms. The professor chuckled, "Yup your right! it's an artificial human."he explained. Alice looked at him like a deer in the headlights "Artifical?" she said clueless. "Yes, that means he isn't the real thing only a copy."he said explaining more. Alice glanced back at the homunculus it was fiddling with some of the beakers and books on the table. "We are going to be able to move back to England and make mama better when I show this invention to the big guys downtown."the professor said.
"Yaaay! Do we get to see Minhyuk?" Alice said with excitement. "Well I'm not sure about your brother he has yet to make his arrival into the world."Doohong laughed."But tomorrow young lady you have to promise to be on your best behaviour for me and the investigators alright?"he said firmly. "Yessir!" she said saluting her father."Well private Alice it's time you were off to bed isn't it." he said carrying his daughter up the lab stairs to her room. "Awwww no fair!"she said kicking. "Goodnight Mr. Homunkulos!"she said waving at him. The homunculus looked and copied her movements. Alice smiled widely.
Her father laid little Alice in her bed and tucked her in, "Sweet dreams my little angel."he said kissing her forehead. "Night-Night Papa."Alice said hugging her dad. The professor walked toward the door, "Make mama's get well medicine okay."she said yawning, Doohong froze at the door he looked down and sighed, "I'm trying..."he said under his breath.
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