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Davis and capture him dead or alive. With Dawson being promoted to the head of Project Ghost, a new field commander was chosen from the ranks and everything was put in place. The unit then began scouring the globe for signs of Test, but months went by with no sign of him. Finally, one evening the news was awash with scenes of a bright meteor streaking through the skies of New Mexico. Every bit of intelligence that they could collect, every expert in the field of meteorology and astronomy, told them that this was no meteor. Within hours they were mobilized and on their way to New Mexico.
    It wasn’t until days later that the incident in Kansas City revealed to him that Test Davis was not the only “ghost” in existence. Unfortunately, though the Union Station building was littered with security cameras, the release of energy by the numerous “ghosts” within the building interfered with their operation. As the events inside unfolded, Dawson was able to screen the recorded footage from the hour prior to the picture going completely blank. He was able to count up to five beings. His heart sank.
    Looking back, he knew that if he could n’t contain one of them, he was foolish to think that he had a chance in hell of containing five or more.
    Walking away from Kansas City empty handed was yet another black eye. It wasn’t, however, the last straw. That was to come months later.
    His good standing with his superiors shaken, he relied on the hope that the cloning would be successful. Over the next two months, several fetuses had been successfully generated only to fail to make it past two weeks of age.
    Dawson refused to give up. Everything had become experimental. His team of scientists broke new ground every day. With the initial plan to implant the fetuses into surrogate mothers shot down, they quickly developed methods to grow a fetus from first stage cell division to a full term baby. Feeling encouraged, the most ground breaking move was to experiment with altering strands of DNA to expedite the fetus’ growth rates.
    Eventual success led to accolades. Four fetuses were successfully cultivated. The feeling was short lived as one by one, the y perished. The cause was different for each. Final hope rested on the fetus the scientists referred to as PG15. He was the fifteenth fetus created since the project’s beginnings and seemed to be as robust and healthy as any human child could be expected to be. Within a matter of weeks, his growth had exceeded expectations and, when at only eighteen weeks of age, he was the equivalent of a new born child.
    He had done it. Time would tell if the child would have the abilities of Test Davis, but Dawson was certain as if it were an absolute fact that he would. He watched the child daily as it fed on formula, defecated, and cried like any other normal human baby would.
    Five days later, his glory would fade. He was awakened by the sound of his telephone ringing. The voice on the other end shook frantically as they tried to mutter the words they were so obviously afraid to say.
    “He’s gone. PG15 is gone.”
    Review of the security tape of the nursery revealed nothing but a hand covering the lens, followed by a fierce red light. From that point the screen went blank.
    Shortly after this final incident, Dawson was relieved of his post and forced into retirement.
     
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    This was Dawson’s routine. Every night, he started at the beginning and walked it through in his mind to the end. The only three things he had left were the bottle of whiskey, a pack of cigarettes, and a lifetime of torturous memories. His days had become filled with an overwhelming emptiness and his nights filled with loneliness and a growing hatred of the beings that had ruined his life.
    He yearned for revenge and vindication.

Chapter 7
     
    After months of constant moving from town to town, the twins had decided to settle in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. Casper had scouted the area for a few weeks or