The infinite flashes continued to blind him, like a never ending tunnel full of flashing lights. After a few moments which felt like an eternity of rewinds and fast-forwards, Dexter was taken to the starting point of it all-the origin-Ground Zero. In a Cartesan grid (the one you draw lines with values of y-axis and x-axis intersected), the point of origin is (0,0). Later studies and expansion of science disciplines in the middle of 20th century however requires the expansion of Cartesan grid to include another two dimensions: 'z-axis' and 't-axis'. Z-axis is another (as you may have inferred from the alphabetic progression that comes after X and Y) variable to be considered in the Cartesan grid, while the t-axis (as you may have intelligently guess) refers to the point in time. Hence, according to the revised version of Cartesan grid (Cg), the new point of origin is (0,0,0,0). I'm guessing the quadruple repetition of the zero/'0' integer gave birth to the name Ground Zero. To simplify our understanding, if a time machine ever been invented, inserting the Ground Zero value into it might bring all of us to the origin of universe: The Big Bang.
In Dexter's case however, the Ground Zero is the day he was brought to life. The same day his biological father and mother shed tears of joy upon hearing his loud voice being projected from his tiny yet not-fully developed vocal chord. The surprisingly irritating high-pitched noise considered to be annoying by most yet was gladly welcomed as a soothing melody by the couple of not so new newlyweds filled the entire room.
"Congratz to you both...it's a boy!It's a healthy beautiful boy!" buzzed the Doctor in a loud whisper, carrying the baby towards the celebrated young parents.
"Oh come on doc, we knew that already..i have never ever....EVER doubt, the ultrasound scanner" he sheepishly smiled.
As the doctor handed the baby to Zack and walked away to address a more important issue,the dialogue between the three musketeers turned into a dynamic-duo conversation.
"What should we name him?"
"Geez..I thought you have already thought of a name"
"Seriously Zack, with everything that's been going on, do you seriously think I have time for that?"
"Wait, how about..wait for it..Abraham?
"Oh dear, for goodness sake..i know you admire Lincoln and all of his democratic policy but let me speak my heart in a way you and everyone else could understand. NO WAY! That sounds too ancient. Here, check this out instead" said Zy as she typed something into her cellphone, tilting the screen a little just to make the word visible to him.
"Oh my God honey, that's perfect!"
"I know right! Dexterity literally means mental androitness, and we both like that serial killer Dexter series from AXN..not to mention the cartoon DeeDee and Dexter in Cartoon Network you love so much."
"You sure talk a lot for someone who just expelled a 2kg baby from the inside of you. Aren't you supposed to be exhausted or something?"
"........" Zy was speechless, she was making a cute-sad sulking face.
"Be quick Zack..wrap things up there. Report to base immediately and make sure Captain Zylerfon tags along." the order followed by a static noise startled him.
Something happened against their will. Just as all their eyes gazed upon the center of optic gravity in that room which was the baby boy, a loud warning tone was heard in that room. Zack & ZY were full aware of the sound source, and the meaning it represents.
"It can't be...it's too early...I...we..." and just like that, he could not bring himself to finish the sentence.
Zy took her phone out from her vest pocket and looked at it immediately afterwards. There was a single blipping dot that blipped at the corner of the phone with a synchronized digital blipping sound. No one could have mistaken what they saw, even someone outside the organization. It was the kind of display you normally see on a radar. Slowly but steadily, the dot approaches the center of the screen. Next thing they know, a couple more red dots appeared similar to the first one..and more..and a bunch more. Zack counted all the red dots- there were 13 of them. Cold sweats ran through his face, and Zy could have sworn she saw a microexpression displayed on Zack's face that carries one of the most fundamental basic instinct and reaction of human survival. It was fear. Seconds ago, it was a microexpression: a subtle and quick facial expression that only experts can detect, experts like psychologists, criminal analysts, interrogators, medical officers with at least 5 years of experience...
Now it's written all over his face, as clear as sunny day.
" Zy, we got to go...NOW!"
"JJj..just a asecond.."
No one else could recognize the pain Zy was having..it was the kind of pain of letting go the thing you love most. Zy was a female agent second to none when it comes to serving the agency. She was simply the best. At the age of 15 she received her professional field training and passed her field exam the following year. She was well trained in all emotional aspects: conquering her own fears, resisting torture and interrogation, keeping a level head and staying positive even after a massive defeat...you name it and she does it. And yet that day, she fell victim to the rising level of estrogen and progesterone, a force of nature to be reckoned with that runs in the bodies of feminists. Her maternal instinct took over her mission objective.
She held the most fragile and vulnerable thing in the room close and tight in her arms and whispered.
"Dexter Raiden Cavelry...promise me to never forget your breakfast every morning, finish all your vegetables, share toys with others...sorry i can't and won't buy you any..."
After a few sobs, she continued.
"...listen to your teachers, love your friends...and animals..don't be mean to animals..and..and..study hard...boy i don't even know what else to say to you. I wish nothing but the best for you. Mommy will aaallwayys love you..."
A few kisses landed all over Dex's chubby cheeks and forehead. She then proceed to unwear her surprisingly tiny blue medallion necklace and wore it around Dex's neck. It's the Cavelries family's heirloom passed down from generations to the next, with a slight tweak and adjustment just days before Dexter got it.
"I leave him in your capable hands." Those were the last words captured by Dexter's auditory system, and another 2 pairs of ears in the room, one of which belongs to the utterer of those words.
Exactly five minutes later, Zack and Zylerfon left Dexter, the newly born baby clueless of his newborn fate. He kept on crying not knowing that that was the last time he'll ever meet his parents. If this particular scene is viewed from the vantage point of an outsider without any background info of this family whatsoever, it will seem so heartless and so cruel. Welcome to reality Ladies and Gentlemen, where cruelty knows no bounds.
From 21st century onwards, the world has become a cruel place where just like love, justice is blind. It is as if Lady Justice wears a blindfold around her eyes feigning the ability to see vividly and put things where they don't belong at all, misplacing everything on purpose..which is puzzling. Why would Lady Justice pretend to be visually impaired when she plays a vital role in deciding the fates of millions hanging in the balance? Legend has it that, she was blindfolded by her co-worker, Lady Fate so that she could rest an go to an eternal slumber..she was tired and worn out with all the burden on her shoulders to assist Lady Fate to either punish or reward. Her ultimate tool, the Balance Beam which she derived from the one owned by the Angel of Division, Aesraphael. Part of Aesraphael's job is to weigh a person's sins and good deeds post-Armageddon to determine whether a soul belongs forever in the doom of Hellfire or Heaven's garden. Her balance beam on the other hand, is a little bit more complex and differs from Aesraphael's in several key aspects and design. Hers was created to calculate, some sort of a non-commercial computer to compute complex calculations and taking into considerations factors like risk, intention, effort, purity of heart and sincerity. All of these, are the main factors to consider justice.
Thus, from the moment Lady Justice was asleep, cruelty runs rampant on a global scale..until one occurence. As prophesized by Lady Fate, one incident that would wake the powerful sleeping beauty and finally bring Justice as a new world order. That prophecy mentioned something like the birth of a hero-a saviour to restore balance to the world. And at that precise moment where Lady Fate made that prediction, she held an hourglass with the still unborn soul of Dexter's trapped inside it.
