PROLOGUE
You should never
swear on live T.V.! Trust me…your life will suck if you do. My friend Jimmy Miller found this out the hard
way. In this stupid, crazy, unfair world
adults could say whatever the heck they wanted. However, when a kid, especially a nice one
like my friend, says anything like this…well…let’s just say, it can get quite
ridiculous. Before his foul-mouthed
slip-up, people only talked about how wonderful he was and how grateful they
were that he saved their sorry hind-ends. All I can say is that…they’re all
lucky it happened to Jimmy and not me—I would have ripped them each a new
you-know-what!
Now, this story
really is all about Jimmy told in his words, but before he got his say, I
wanted mine. You see, I don’t care what
any of you think. Jimmy, on the other
hand, is a sensitive 9-year-old boy, and for some reason, is obsessed with the
world’s opinion of him. I wanted to give
you losers a brief introduction of how he got his super-human abilities before
he started his story.
Who am I? I’m the girl stuck with being best friends
with him. Don’t get me wrong—I love the
kid. And, it’s partly my fault we ended
up with our unique friendship. Mainly,
our screwed-up childhoods brought us together due to events totally out of our
control. Without going too far into my
background I will tell you that my mom is a complete mess and although I love
her, I’m ashamed of her—for putting drugs over the welfare of my brother and
me. Some of you may wonder if I’m full
of anger. Well, what the heck don’t you
understand about all this? God dealt me
a mother who needs her own 9-year-old daughter to look after her—so she won’t
screw everything up again!
Anyway, getting
back to Jimmy, there was a time you all were itching to know the details of how
he became super powerful. For those of
you losers who still might actually care about the scoop on him, I’ll give you
a brief run-down. You know the
government? I’m talking about like the
President and the Congress over in Washington, D.C.? Well, you see, these geniuses gave a ton of money to a corporation called Etyouth,
meaning “Eternal Youth.” The money went
to fund several research projects to “improve” human life, and the greatest
effort went into the engineering of genetically-altered food. When my friend Jimmy was four, his mom died
of an aggressive form of ovarian cancer, and Etyouth, subsequently, hired his dad,
scientist Robert James Miller, as head researcher, developing fruits,
vegetables, and grains that would provide unprecedented health benefits, such
as immunity to ailments like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and general
stupidity. To combat the rising number
of obese people in our country, the food hopefully would fool the human body
into thinking it was exercising, even if someone never physically moved off the
couch. Due to the fact Etyouth and the
government wished to keep this top secret, they restricted employees from
leaving the facility, located near a military base in the New Mexican desert.
Jimmy lived there,
too, with his dad in an apartment provided to employees. With no other children around, he lived in a
world surrounded by adults. Instead of
school, he learned through private tutors.
Etyouth built a playground for his exclusive use, providing him a cocker
spaniel for companionship. All this
drastically changed when William McDonnell, the director of the corporation,
decided to use Jimmy as a guinea pig to test out the experimental food. He didn’t even notify his father!
Before Jimmy,
the animals previously used for testing died—every single one! Every day he ate his lunch at the employee
cafeteria, but Etyouth secretly prepared a special plate just for him. He swallowed it all, completely unaware of
what he just put in his body. Over time
he became very sick, eventually sliding into a coma, necessitating a stay at the
military hospital. A month went by
before he came to, but he quickly recovered, fully regaining his health. Etyouth resumed their research efforts on
Jimmy, until his dad found out. Robert
had some time to eat lunch with his son in the cafeteria, and he briefly filled
in for the cashier who needed a bathroom break.
He happened to stumble upon the head cook preparing Jimmy’s meal, and
instantly recognized the experimental food.
Enraged, he
confronted William McDonnell, terminating his employment at Etyouth. Instead, though, they placed Robert and Jimmy
under house arrest. Major Camp, head of
security, ordered their apartment under guard 24 hours a day. One night during torrential rainfall, Robert
and Jimmy escaped out the bathroom window, climbing aboard the SUV they utilized
around the compound and military base. Unfortunately,
off-duty security officers spotted them, spurring Camp to mobilize a
chase. They quickly overtook Robert and
Jimmy, the squadron of Camp’s men blockading the vehicle, and dragged them both
outside into the mud, placing them in handcuffs. Major Camp mercilessly beat Robert several
times, as the horrified Jimmy cried out in protest. However, in an amazing feat of strength,
Jimmy broke out of the handcuffs, ran over to his dad, and pushed Camp into the
side of the SUV so hard, it knocked him out.
Breaking his father’s handcuffs, helping him to his feet, they proceeded
to run on foot, hand-in-hand, as the security guards rushed after them, some of
them slipping on the mucky, desert floor.
Much to their surprise, Jimmy and his dad accelerated at an incredible
speed, eventually breaking the sound barrier with a boom. Their velocity exponentially increased and for
a brief moment, they stepped out of time and space. When they stopped, they
found themselves in a swamp in the Florida Everglades.
While struggling
to figure out their new surroundings, not to mention the unusual circumstance
of how they ended up there, a 15 foot alligator bolted out of the water, seizing
Robert by the neck, plunging him into the bottom of the shallow swamp. Jimmy rushed over and pried the animal’s jaws
open, releasing his dad from what should have been certain death. Getting underneath the reptile’s body, he hurled
it away. As Jimmy dragged his dad to more
solid ground, he detected a broken neck.
Then, while Jimmy held him, Robert’s injury miraculously healed. Using Jimmy’s new found running speed, they departed
the swamp. They arrived at the front door
of his grandparents in Sturgis, Michigan, where they lived for about a
month.
During this time they discovered more of Jimmy’s super-human abilities. Aside from having quick speed, they realized that his body developed hardness greater than diamonds, making him nearly indestructible. They eventually determined all his powers as follows: invulnerability, extraordinary speed, molecular manipulation, healing the injured or sick, walking through solid objects, lifting up to 2000 pounds, and exceptional buoyancy in water. Oh, and did I mention that he could fly as fast as he could run?
During this time they discovered more of Jimmy’s super-human abilities. Aside from having quick speed, they realized that his body developed hardness greater than diamonds, making him nearly indestructible. They eventually determined all his powers as follows: invulnerability, extraordinary speed, molecular manipulation, healing the injured or sick, walking through solid objects, lifting up to 2000 pounds, and exceptional buoyancy in water. Oh, and did I mention that he could fly as fast as he could run?
Not only that,
Jimmy could transform into a man in an instant, and his powers changed as an
adult. He acquired infinite strength,
but lost much of his speed, most of his molecular manipulation, and all of his
healing ability. However, he retained his capability to fly, but like I said,
much slower. The most impressive
attribute had to be when he went colossal, something only possible in his adult
form. He grew into a giant over 50 feet
tall with almost the same amount of infinite strength, but he couldn’t fly and
he did not have any exceptional speed. However,
he did cover a lot of ground in a single step.
In review, Jimmy’s powers changed depending on the form he took—child,
adult, or colossal.
Eventually, they
settled into a house of their own in Battle Creek, Michigan, where Jimmy would
attend a regular school for the first time. He and his dad tried to assume a life as
ordinary as possible, fearing that one day Etyouth would catch up to them. And when they did, Jimmy would display his
powers in front of the whole world, dragging even me, his best friend Annie
Marshall, into a dangerous, yet extraordinary adventure.
So now that you
all know a little bit about him, get ready for Jimmy to tell his story. As for me, I've got better things to do.
