The Return of Swamp Thing Page #3

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since one is animal, the other's vegetable.

This is what we've developed

over the last couple of months.

See that little guy? Never existed on the

face of the earth before. That's my baby.

A simple vegetable cell with

an unmistakable animal nucleus.

Recombinant DNA?

Hey, that's very good.

I am very close to developing a plant with

an animal's aggressive power for survival.

A plant for the 21st century.

You want watermelons

the size of weather balloons

or tomatoes that'll fetch a stick?

Or a tomato that could grow in the desert.

Or soybeans that could thrive in Biafra.

Or corn that could grow in the USA

in the year 2001,

when there'll be 6.5 billion people

on this planet, all of them hungry.

- How you doin' there, Linda?

- It's all set. Vector 3379.

OK.

- It's replicating like mad.

- It certainly is.

Let's try it on something.

Cable, would you bring that flask of water

over here, please?

Thank you.

If it would work on plants the way

you want it to, what will it do to people?

- And what if it falls into wrong hands?

- Arcane boogieman mentality, huh?

OK, now we begin. 2000 water,

one part formula.

How long before you'll know?

What do you want it to do,

jump out and dance a fandango?

I don't know.

A week maybe, maybe longer.

This has all the thrills

of watching grass grow.

Aren't there some sensors

you could be working on?

Oops.

Forget it. He's just ridiculously sensitive.

Our dad was the same.

Your dad?

You've never heard of Walter Holland

the biophysicist?

Nobel prize. He used to throw

a mean Bunsen burner, I can tell you.

Alec and I spent half our childhood

cleaning up after his tantrums.

Perfectionist to the day he died.

Alec's the same.

- Oh, my God.

- What is that?

Cable, I don't believe this.

All the places that Linda dropped

the formula, the boards grew.

- Who are you kidding?

- No, I'm not kidding.

Alec...

Linda! Get in here quick!

This is fantastic. This is incredible.

Oh...

Alec, the formula?

Ritter. He's got to be told right away.

I wanna see that bastard's face

when he realises we've done it.

Ritter?

Ritter?

- You guys seen Ritter?

- He's in the command shed.

Thanks.

Ritter!

Charlie...

Get up!

Hold it!

- I'm holding.

- It's over, lady.

- Arcane, right?

- Shut up.

Alec, watch out!

- Very interesting, Dr Holland.

- On your feet.

- Who are you?

- Interesting.

Now, I know I haven't seen

anything like this before.

Have you?

What the hell do you want?

I represent a certain party

that's interested in your formula.

He'd give an arm and a leg for it.

Your arm and leg, if necessary.

Get outta my lab! Get out!

Alec!

What's the hold-up?

He's being difficult.

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