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I'm Alistair.

I was just an average kid until an accident changed my life.

And since then, nothing's been the same.

My best friend Ray thinks it's cool.

My sister Annie thinks I'm a science project.

I can't let anyone else know.

Not even my parents.

I know the chemical plant was to find me and turn me into some experiment.

But you know something?

I guess I'm not so average anymore.

Here. Excuse me for a sec.

Hear what I'm saying, Red?

Next time you see me coming, get out of the way.

You move too slow, I'll get you out of the way myself.

What did I do?

You're just you, okay?

You annoy me.

I, um, I actually can understand that.

I don't want to see your ugly face.

got a problem with that?

Hey, getting some help from your girlfriend.

Good.

Losers should always stick together.

You okay?

What happened? Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

I made eye contact with her by accident. I think that gave her the legal right

to torment me.

She's so horrible.

I don't know what it is.

The bullets in Junior High weren't this scary.

Don't worry about it.

She's probably just trying to scare you.

It'll stop.

Can I help you?

I was under the impression that interns were supposed to be working on the PLC

protein study, but you've been spending a lot of time on GC -161.

I hope you're not overstepping your bounds here.

Not at all, sir.

Any information that I'm working with is not classified.

If you don't believe me, you can turn it back on.

Just know that I have my eye on you, young lady, and any breach of plant

security or classified information will be viewed in the harshest possible

terms.

Mr. Frederick, then... As long as you're going to be spending plant time on GC

-161, I'd like you to prepare a chart analysis for me, documenting the results

of our tests on the potential toxicity of the chemical.

And I'd like it soon.

So, here's the focus and here's the zoom. Alex, please. I know how to use a

camera. Just go out there.

Make sure I look good, okay? This is for the paper.

All right.

Back up more.

More.

Oh, my gosh. I'm so sorry. Here.

Are you insane?

I didn't mean it. Yes, you did.

Come on. Come on. Cut it out.

You keep away from me, girl.

Are you okay?

That girl's scary.

Yeah, tell me about it.

Annie, where's the GC -161 chart analysis I asked you for?

Could I have a little more time?

You can work harder. There are lots of kids out there who aren't named Mac who

deserve this opportunity.

I believe I fully deserve this opportunity, Mr. Fredrickson.

Prove it.

Tell me what you've learned here about GC -161.

I didn't say read me the chart.

Our published results indicate low incidences of toxicity in the test

Perhaps chemical research is not your forte, Ms. Mack.

Why don't you try this?

Would you like some fries with that?

But there are indications that exposure to GC -161 may have potentially extreme

and dangerous side effects.

Excuse me, what's your source?

It's... it's an educated guess.

Guess based on what?

There is no evidence available to you that indicates side effects associated

with GC -161.

It's a hunch, okay?

There are no hunches in science, Miss Mack.

Look, I'd love to stay and talk about this.

but I promised my mother I'd help her with the dinner.

What's so funny? What's so funny? Your photo, that's what.

You weren't supposed to print that, and you took it. Well, you got all the

credit.

Mac? You are so dead.

Look, that photo wasn't supposed to be printed. And how could I have taken it?

I'm in it. You're the photo editor? I know you had your buddy here to take it

for you. You know, I'm sick of you and your stupid little hats.

You're going down.

Look who's here, little Miss Cutesy. Did your mother buy those pathetic clothes

you wear? What's the matter, Joe? Jealous?

I'm not going to school today.

You say that every day. No, this time I mean it.

I'm going to get killed.

Math again?

No. This girl Jo, she's a bully, and for some reason she's zeroing in on me.

What'd you do to her?

Nothing. Well, I kind of pushed her down by accident, and then the newspaper put

in this really embarrassing picture of it.

So, you agree I should stay home?

Not really.

See, bullies just want to dominate, so the more she sees you're avoiding her,

the more she's going to pick on you.

Well, I'm not going to fight her.

Well, it's not a good idea either.

Annie, you know you have this reputation for being smart. Don't you have a

solution for me?

Nope.

And I have a problem of my own, which I don't think you want to hear about right

now. Okay, thanks.

Basically.

I said something to Lars that I shouldn't have, and now he suspects that

way more about GC -161 than I should, and indirectly that gives them a lead to

you.

What?

But I have to go now. So don't worry about it yet.

What should I do about the bully?

Oh, just stay close to Ray for a while.

Think about it, Alex. He tries anything. You've got the powers.

What am I going to do, zap her in the hall in front of everyone?

I can't use my powers to stop Joe and reveal myself as a freak to the rest of

the school.

You just got to be creative.

Well, I'll be around, okay?

You better be.

I'll see you later, ugly.

I hope you realize the severity of your accusations, Lars.

If Mac really is sharing classified information with his daughter... There's

other way she could have made an assumption like that, Miss Atron.

It's certainly not published in the charts that interns are allowed to see

normal circumstances.

We've got to take immediate action. I assume that you're prepared to back up

these accusations with proof?

Of course.

I hope we've caught it in time.

Let's go.

Smile all you want.

You can't protect her forever.

So, you made it through today.

Yeah, but I can't do this every day.

It's torture.

Have you thought about just going to the principal and telling her what's going

on? How can I do that? Joe's probably picking on me already because she thinks

I'm a weak goody -goody. I go tell on her and maybe she'll stop for a little

while, but she'll hate me even more.

Look, Alex, I got a game tomorrow. You gotta figure out an escape route or

something. Listen to this. I have to find escape routes home from school now.

Well, I can probably walk you. No!

Okay, I thought I was just extending a nice offer.

No, I left my math book inside. I have to go back and get it.

You guys got to come with me.

Um, I'm late as it is.

Yeah, me too.

It's no problem. I'll walk you back in.

Thanks. See you guys. Later.

Immediately. Hey, who's that?

I have no idea, but I'll be right back.

Hey!

Told you you couldn't stay away from me forever, girl.

I don't want to fight you. Not too bad.

Who's your father?

He's out of the plant at a meeting.

Please make sure he gets that.

And you need to read it, too.

What a mess, huh?

You okay, Al?

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

It wasn't your fault. Let's just get out of here.

It's over for you, Mac.

Completely over.

Hey, what's your problem anyway?

Hey, whatever my problem is, it's got nothing to do with you.

This is between me and your girlfriend.

Anything happens to her?

I'm coming for you. Ray.

Yeah, Ray.

You gonna take me on? That'll go over real well with the principal. You're

starting it up with the girl.

I'm telling you, leave her alone.

And I'm telling you to get out of my face.

Come on.

Yeah, go on home.

She who's scared and runs away lives to cry another day.

Don't worry, Alex.

We'll finish this tomorrow.

I have to find some way to end this one way or another.

Maybe she'll lose interest and go away.

Annie, you don't know this girl. Trust me. I don't think she's going to lose

interest. Excuse me. Pardon me coming through. Hi, girl. Hey, listen.

Is your dad home? He hasn't called me all day at work.

Dinner will be ready in 45 minutes. What? What?

Annie,

it's okay.

I guess he'll be all right.

It's not that. It's me.

That plant thing I told you about.

Oh, yeah, I've been so bummed about Joe I completely forgot about it.

Is it serious?

Serious.

Dad and I have to go in front of the plant ethics board tomorrow afternoon.

Annie, this is totally serious. I know, but I think I can fix it. And if you

can't? A worst -case scenario?

They fire Dad.

My career is dead.

And Danielle Atron finally finds that kid she's been looking for.

Thanks,

Annie. You really put this whole bully thing into perspective for me.

Don't you think you better go tell Dad what's up?

Yeah.

At least he's got Ray Alvarado to stick up for.

She broke his nose just for sneezing in our direction.

Max should already be on a plane to South America. All of you can stop

about me now!

What are you going to do, Alex?

I don't know, but I'm sick of being scared like this.

Look, I can get out of the game for you.

No, this is something I need to take care of on my own.

So, to summarize...

These are very serious allegations against you and your father.

Ms. Atron, I have never discussed any classified information with my daughter,

and I don't think her superior ability to analyze chemical research should be

held against her. Well, if that's so, and you do, in fact, have information

regarding the possible dangerous side effects of GC -161, why don't you just

tell us where you got it? I'm sorry, but I object.

Object? To what?

This just isn't right.

Look, Annie has long suggested to me that she suspected that GC -161 would,

practical application, result in mutations and serious side effects.

Now, based on her own studies so far, I personally don't agree with her. But I

think we all agree that we can't just rule out that possibility.

That's a well -crafted defense, George, but no matter how bright she is, there's

no way she could presume that without some sort of confirmation coming from

classified material.

I believe that you and your daughter are not being entirely forthright with

that.

In other words, you're lying.

You listen to me, Lars.

Annie may be young, but she's not a liar, and neither am I.

Now, all I've heard are accusations since we began.

Accusations without proof.

It's obvious to me that my many years of service, loyal service, mean nothing.

So I'm faced with a very difficult decision.

Ms. Atron, I resign.

Effective immediately.

Alex, there's a pretty big crowd forming outside.

You know, there's no reason you have to face her.

If it's not today, it's just going to be tomorrow.

Exactly.

Tomorrow? Tomorrow comes better.

No, Robin, I have to do this.

Just give me a second, okay?

So you changed your mind, George?

Uh, not at all. I just thought that I could tell you that I've spoken with my

research staff, and they've decided that if I go, they go too.

Would that be everyone on the GC project?

Well, yes, everyone.

You know, George, I think we're getting a little hasty here. I mean, after all,

you have been a valuable member of the team, and I just need to know where

got her information.

Annie?

This has nothing to do with my father, Ms. Etron.

I came to my conclusions based on the charts that Lars gave me to analyze.

That's impossible.

Well, not directly, but... Look, this spectrograph indicates a change.

I'm guessing a mutation if you compare it to the results from the control

If a mutation results from such an application, then I can only assume that

greater amounts of the chemical...

will result in more and more dangerous mutations.

I don't believe it. You actually showed up. I came to tell you that I'm not

running from you anymore.

I'm sick of it.

Glad to hear it.

I also don't appreciate getting picked on.

I mean, I didn't do anything to you. I don't deserve it, and you know it.

I'm not going to fight you, Joe.

No matter what you guys want.

So you're a wuss, Mac.

Can't say I'm surprised.

Say what you want, Joe.

I like the way I look, okay? And I'm not going to change it for you.

And if you want to beat me up... You know what? You probably could.

But what will it prove?

That you can take on someone smaller than you who didn't even want to fight

the first place?

Wow.

That's really impressive.

So, find another victim, Joe.

I'm out.

Let her go!

I said let her go!

Now why are you all doing this?

How many of you has Joe scared or hurt already?

Laura, you've been hiding from Joe all semester.

Can't you back me up?

And Margo, Joe's making your life miserable too, hasn't she?

You don't have to take it anymore. Stand with me.

Admit it.

All of you could be in the same position I'm in.

Not today, maybe tomorrow.

But if we all stand together, there'd be nothing Joe could do to us.

Nothing. Are you done stalling?

She's right, Joe.

I heard that.

You want to take me on?

Maybe I was wrong, Joe.

Maybe no one is afraid of you.

Yeah, you're all real brave now.

But that'll change.

I don't think so.

You can keep threatening us. You can even try to beat us up. We're just not

going to let it happen anymore.

I can't believe

you. Ever since the accident, you've been all on me about using my powers in

public. And then just because Lars pushes you a little, you practically

the whole story to him.

I never said I was perfect.

I could have told you that.

Well, I'm proud of you. You stood up against that bully without using your

powers. Think she'll leave you alone now?

She better.

For her sake.

Oh, aren't you just a little tough girl all of a sudden?

You know, Alex, I get...

What, Annie?

I can't understand a word you're saying.