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    Alex came over to sit by me and took hold of my hand.
    "Just listen to what he has to say babe. It will begin to make sense in a bit."
    I wasn't so sure, but I turned to Roberto and said, "Go on please."
    Roberto continued. "Well, it's a lot more involved than that but I will skip the details and get to the interesting parts. As you can imagine, the evolutionary process has created many diverse species, some of which scientists are still discovering today. Not to mention genetics are still at work and there are several species that are on the brink of becoming something totally new.
    Scientists are right now watching the electric fish for an evolutionary split that will evolve into something brand new. There are species out there none of us know about. We can only imagine the possibilities."
    "Okay." I said frustrated. "I understand what you're saying but I still don't know what point you're trying to make." With no small amount of annoyance, Roberto said, "Alex and I are of a unique species."
    Janel laughed. "I knew it the moment I saw you. Two handsome, hot guys gotta be some new species of super men or something."
    Roberto gave her a contemptuous stare, which made her snap her mouth shut.
    Getting nervous I stood, "Look you guys, we appreciate your hospitality and all but I think we've had enough of an adventure and it would probably be best if we left now." Alex jumped up and said, "You can't leave." Now I was really getting uneasy. What did we walk into here? I started imagining all kinds of Hannibal Lector things going on and felt a full panic mode coming on.
    "Everyone will sit back down. NOW!" Roberto commanded. Janel looked at me and through an unspoken understanding we both sat back down but I knew she was thinking the same thing that I was. Escape. Roberto continued, "Do you know anything about bats?"
    "Bats? Bloodsucking, rabies carrying rodents?" I asked. Both Alex and Roberto looked at me like I had rabies.
    "I can see you will need a bit of an education then." Roberto said.
    "Bats have been around for fifty million years. There are bats on every continent except Antarctica. Imagine if you will, the path bats may have taken. There are many different species of bats. There are well over a thousand different bat species in the world today. We know for certain with modern technology bats have indeed evolved over time. At one point in history, a bat shared a lot of the same traits as primates. It is not out of this world to realize at one point in time the genetics of bat and man could have intermingled. Perhaps with a scratch or bite from a bat." I got a really bad feeling. "What are you trying to saying Roberto? That you and Alex are some sort of genetic mutation of man and bat?"

    Scent of a Vampire – Jude Stephens
    Page 22 of 172
    I glanced anxiously at Janel to see what she was thinking and saw her face had become a blank mask. Uh oh. I know that look. It was the look she got when she couldn't deal with something.
    Both men looked liked they were losing patience with me.
    "No, not a mutation. This is not a comic book. This is real life and in real life there is such a thing as natural selection."
    "I know what that is. Charles Darwin. That's where traits that are needed for survival are inherited to keep a species alive." I felt really proud of myself for knowing something.
    "You are correct Olivia. At some point man and bat became intertwined to keep man alive in some hostile environment. The end result being a new species that at this very moment is being represented by Alexander and myself." I felt like I was trapped in a really bad horror movie.
    These guys couldn't be for real. Regardless of my skepticism I couldn't help but feel something big was about to happen. And I saw first hand the bionic jumping these two guys did tonight. I was curious enough to want answers.
    "Okay, say I'm willing to believe you are some different species and I'm not saying I am, so what makes you