Carnage by Aer-ki Jyr (the chimp paradox .TXT) 📕

“It appeared to be an internal process. I could find no source. I did not think forcibly stopping it would be wise. Do you notice a change?”

“I…” Paul said, suddenly feeling something missing. “My metabolism.”

“It is back to normal Human levels, or close to them.”

Paul’s eyes widened. “My Saiyan genetics are gone?” he accused, standing up so fast he actually leapt into the top of the tent and caught there like a net before he bounced back down.

Paul landed on his feet as everything seemed to go into slow motion, with the familiar feel of his speed returning. He goosed it to full, feeling his ambrosia nodules in his body open up and his body began to race with activity. He punched the air multiple times in a blur, then looked at Cal-com.

“Your hair is blonde,” he said, without even having to be asked.

Paul steadied himself, deactivating his Saiyan 1 mode and feeling himself fly right past the normal active ‘bottom’ that was the ever constant high metabolism that kept him from sleeping more than a few minutes regularly, and an hour or two max after an insane workout. But it never should have allowed more than that, let alone 28 straight hours with him out so hard he couldn’t remember anything.

But his body slowed down way past where the bottom was supposed to be, with him feeling so calm and slow, he might as well be a rock.

He sat down into a cross-legged pose so gently it looked natural despite the odd position of his limbs.

“I don’t understand it, but I’ve stabilized somehow. My metabolism isn’t stuck in overdrive. I can still go as high as before, but I can also go low, as if I wasn’t a Saiyan at all. That shouldn’t be possible. What does my coding look like now?”

“It doesn’t read as Human or Saiyan. The Regenerator is classifying it as an ‘unknown’ variant of your race.”

“I am so tired, Cal-com. I feel like sleeping again.”

“Perhaps you should, if this is some type of upgrade, and allow it to fully process.”

“An upgrade from where? All the psionics were mapped and unlocked,” Paul said, suddenly becoming lightheaded. “Oh crap. I about to pass out again.”

The words were barely out of his mouth before he slumped in his seated position and started to fall over.

Cal-com caught him and laid him back down on his bedroll mattress, then put some more water and food into him with the Regenerator, but did not allow it to make any alterations as it pinged another warning.

His genetic code was being altered again, source unknown…

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This author is moving during the month of May, so the next episode of Star Force will be released on June 20th.

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