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By Cobra1000

It was close to midnight, and the Earth was still. The full moon shone brightly in the sky over a magnificent mansion. Deep inside the heart of the mansion was a laboratory. Inside the lab was a scientist, his brown hair shimmering in the moonlight. Jason picked up a test tube and scanned the luminous green liquid inside. Everything looked satisfactory. He picked up a syringe and drew the liquid into it. He then injected the liquid into his arm and waited. Nothing. He picked up the scanner again. Everything was normal so why wasn't it working? Suddenly a sharp pain shot to his hand and he dropped the scanner. The pain spread through his body. He dropped to his knees. He dragged himself to the Intercom and pressed the button.
"This is ... Cobra speaking," Jason tried to speak between jolts of pain. "Requesting immediate ... medical assistance."
"Please state the nature of the emergency," said the voice.
"I haven't ... got time ... to explain," he replied angrily. "Just get the ..." He finally couldn't take the pain and collapsed the floor, leaving the voice wondering what happened.
"Sir? Sir? ... Jason?"
A week later a Ford Mustang was driving down a road which snaked along the side of a cliff. Driving it was Dave, a handsome young man with more intelligence than he knew what to do with. Next to him was his girlfriend, Diane, who had fiery red hair and a temper to match.
"Why don't you admit that we're lost and ask for directions?" Diane asked him angrily.
"We're not lost. I know exactly where we are," Dave replied.
"Where are we then?"
"We're in the United States of America."
"Well done Einstein. Do you have any idea where we are in America?"
"If I guess the state I'll have a 2% chance of getting it right."
"Great. We're lost and there's a car in front that's insisting on driving slowly."
"Where did that car come from anyway?"
"Do I look like I care?"
The car had seemed to come from nowhere. Just like the two cars on either side and the one behind. They were surrounded. A man got out of the car in front holding a rocket launcher.
"Let's get out of here," said Dave. They got out of the car just as the rocket destroyed the Mustang in a huge fireball. Suddenly, a black Dodge Viper stopped in front of them and both doors opened.
"Get in," a voice said. Dave and Diane got inside without question. The car was empty.
"Who's driving?" asked Diane.
"Greetings. I am Jason's Artificially Intelligent Car, more commonly known as JAIC." (pronounced Jake)
"Who's Jason?" asked Dave.
"Jason is my creator and owner. I will take you to him, and he should be able to sort out your problem."
"How did you find us?" Dave asked.
"It is not hard to spot an exploding Ford Mustang," JAIC said.
"Any ideas on how to get rid of these guys?" queried Dave.
"I have one," replied JAIC, as a large amount of smoke came out of the back of the car, blocking the view of the drivers behind.
"How long will it take to get to Jason's house?" Dave asked.
"Using radar and GPS I can determine that the ETA will be 2 hours and 17 minutes," answered JAIC.
Two hours and 18 minutes later, they arrived at Jason's mansion. Dave and Diane were stunned. There were three visible floors, each with at least ten windows each. JAIC drove through an underground tunnel and stopped in a highly technological looking garage. A man with brown hair wearing a sweatshirt and denim jeans was standing with his back to JAIC. He turned around and addressed JAIC, "Hey JAIC, how was the drive?"
"Greetings Jason. The drive was acceptable. I have two hitchhikers with me."
"How many times have I told you not to do that?"
"You have told me 37 times, but they were under attack from the Hunters."
"Not those guys again. Alright, who have you picked up this time?" JAIC opened his doors and Dave and Diane stepped out. Jason saw Diane first.
"Oh, great. A ginger."
"I beg your pardon?" Diane was not amused.
"Hi. My name's Dave and this is Diane." Dave introduced themselves.
"I suppose I should give you a tour of the mansion," sighed Jason. So he did exactly that.
That night Dave felt uneasy. He had a theory that Jason was hiding something, so he decided to try to hack into Jason's computers. As he was typing, he could hear a hissing noise behind him. He turned around and saw a giant cobra about to attack him. He ran with the cobra close behind. He found a room and barricaded the door after he went in. The cobra bashed the door several times before giving up and slivering of.
The next day the door somehow opened. Standing there was Jason and Diane. Jason was not happy. Before he could say anything a man who appeared to be in his early forties came running up to Jason.
"Sir! I mean Jason! I mean Cobra!" he shouted.
"What is it, Dan?" asked Jason.
"Jane was attacked by the Cobra de Capello last night."
Jason suddenly looked deadly serious, "Show me."
Dan ran ahead, with Jason, Dave and Diane close behind.
"I have some questions for you," said Diane.
"I don't care," replied Jason.
"Well, you should. Number one: why did Dan call you Cobra?"
"It's a childhood nickname I have," replied Jason.
"OK ... number two: who or what is the Cobra de Capello?"
"It's an 80 foot long king cobra that was accidentally created a week ago in a failed experiment."
"That's what I saw last night," said Dave.
"You mean to tell me there's AN 80 FOOT SNAKE ROAMING THE BUILDING!?" Diane shouted.
"Dunno, never seen it," Jason replied.
"And my third question is: what have you got against red heads?"
Jason ignored her as Dan stopped outside a door which presumably led to a room containing Jane.
"She's in there," said Dan. They all went inside. A large hospital-style room contained all the necessary equipment including a bed with Jane lying on top of it. Her left arm had a metal brace and Jason was told that it was to keep it in one piece. Jason stormed out of the room, closely followed by Dave, then Dan, and eventually Diane.
"Where are you going?" queried Dave.
"Science lab. That's where the cobra has been spotted the most and that's where I'm going to stop it before it causes any more injuries," Jason replied.
"How are you going to that?"
"No idea." They arrived outside the laboratory and Jason used a hand scanner to access the lab. Jason looked around for something to use. Darkness fell and moonlight shone into the room. Jason yelled and fell to his knees. Dave ran to his side.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I ... don't ... know." Jason answered, and gasped as his skin started changing color to a dark brown. His blue eyes became yellow and two of his teeth grew into fangs.
"Oh. My. God," gasped Dan. "Jason is the Cobra de Capello!" Jason's arms and legs morphed into a tube and his face distorted into a snake's.
Dan ran to the Intercom: "JAIC, come to the lab immediately, we need your help."
"On my way."
Jason, or should I say Cobra, launched himself at Dan, who dived out of the way at the last second.
"I'm getting too old for this," he groaned. The door opened and JAIC was parked outside. They got in and he accelerated away, with Cobra close behind.
"Any ideas on what to do with Jason?" Dan asked JAIC.
"Calculating possible hypotheses," he acknowledged. Some images and percentages appeared on the HUD. "The best course of action is to go back to the laboratory and find a cure."
"How do we do that?" demanded Dan.
"I do not know," replied JAIC. "Shall I activate Maximum Speed Mode?"
"Yes, definitely."
"Commencing transformation." JAIC started to change. He lowered himself to the ground and changed shape to resemble a futuristic sports car. A jet engine revealed itself at the back and JAIC accelerated to a massive speed. He did a lap around the mansion and arrived back outside the lab. Dan and Dave went into the lab, while Diane chose to stay in the car.
A few hours later they managed to produce a cure. There was some banging at the door. Dave looked terrified.
"That must be Cobra. Give me the syringe."
"What are you going to do?" Dan queried.
"I have an idea." Dan threw the syringe to Dave, who opened the door and found Cobra waiting outside. Cobra lunged at him and Dave dived out of the way and jumped onto Cobra's back. Cobra thrashed around like a bucking bronco and Dave struggled to hold on, since there was nothing to hold on to. He jammed the syringe into Cobra's back which caused him to hiss in agony. Dan and Diane looked on as Cobra fell to the ground, throwing Dave off in the process.
Several minutes later Cobra rose again.
"My head hurtssss," he hissed.
"JAIC, what happened?" demanded Dan.
"It appears that the cure was only partially successful. It has returned his mind to human form, but not his body."
"So we have a human mind trapped in a snake's body," stated Dave.
"Precisely."
"What'ssss everyone talking about?" Jason demanded.
"There's a problem with the cure. It's given your mind back but you've still got a snake's body," replied Dan.
"Well, that'ssss jusssst great."
Dan turned to Dave and Diane, "I suppose we'd better get you home," he said.
"How? Our car got destroyed," said Dave.
"I'm sure Jason will provide one for you. Won't you?"
"Whatever," moaned Jason.
So Dave and Diane went home in a Pontiac Trans Am. And Dan? He started on another cure. After all, Jason might be a snake, but he is still Dan's bossssss.

Description
By Cobra1000

It was close to midnight, and the Earth was still. The full moon shone brightly in the sky over a magnificent mansion. Deep inside the heart of the mansion was a laboratory. Inside the lab was a scientist, his brown hair shimmering in the moonlight. Jason picked up a test tube and scanned the luminous green liquid inside. Everything looked satisfactory. He picked up a syringe and drew the liquid into it. He then injected the liquid into his arm and waited. Nothing. He picked up the scanner again. Everything was normal so why wasn't it working? Suddenly a sharp pain shot to his hand and he dropped the scanner. The pain spread through his body. He dropped to his knees. He dragged himself to the Intercom and pressed the button.
"This is ... Cobra speaking," Jason tried to speak between jolts of pain. "Requesting immediate ... medical assistance."
"Please state the nature of the emergency," said the voice.
"I haven't ... got time ... to explain," he replied angrily. "Just get the ..." He finally couldn't take the pain and collapsed the floor, leaving the voice wondering what happened.
"Sir? Sir? ... Jason?"
A week later a Ford Mustang was driving down a road which snaked along the side of a cliff. Driving it was Dave, a handsome young man with more intelligence than he knew what to do with. Next to him was his girlfriend, Diane, who had fiery red hair and a temper to match.
"Why don't you admit that we're lost and ask for directions?" Diane asked him angrily.
"We're not lost. I know exactly where we are," Dave replied.
"Where are we then?"
"We're in the United States of America."
"Well done Einstein. Do you have any idea where we are in America?"
"If I guess the state I'll have a 2% chance of getting it right."
"Great. We're lost and there's a car in front that's insisting on driving slowly."
"Where did that car come from anyway?"
"Do I look like I care?"
The car had seemed to come from nowhere. Just like the two cars on either side and the one behind. They were surrounded. A man got out of the car in front holding a rocket launcher.
"Let's get out of here," said Dave. They got out of the car just as the rocket destroyed the Mustang in a huge fireball. Suddenly, a black Dodge Viper stopped in front of them and both doors opened.
"Get in," a voice said. Dave and Diane got inside without question. The car was empty.
"Who's driving?" asked Diane.
"Greetings. I am Jason's Artificially Intelligent Car, more commonly known as JAIC." (pronounced Jake)
"Who's Jason?" asked Dave.
"Jason is my creator and owner. I will take you to him, and he should be able to sort out your problem."
"How did you find us?" Dave asked.
"It is not hard to spot an exploding Ford Mustang," JAIC said.
"Any ideas on how to get rid of these guys?" queried Dave.
"I have one," replied JAIC, as a large amount of smoke came out of the back of the car, blocking the view of the drivers behind.
"How long will it take to get to Jason's house?" Dave asked.
"Using radar and GPS I can determine that the ETA will be 2 hours and 17 minutes," answered JAIC.
Two hours and 18 minutes later, they arrived at Jason's mansion. Dave and Diane were stunned. There were three visible floors, each with at least ten windows each. JAIC drove through an underground tunnel and stopped in a highly technological looking garage. A man with brown hair wearing a sweatshirt and denim jeans was standing with his back to JAIC. He turned around and addressed JAIC, "Hey JAIC, how was the drive?"
"Greetings Jason. The drive was acceptable. I have two hitchhikers with me."
"How many times have I told you not to do that?"
"You have told me 37 times, but they were under attack from the Hunters."
"Not those guys again. Alright, who have you picked up this time?" JAIC opened his doors and Dave and Diane stepped out. Jason saw Diane first.
"Oh, great. A ginger."
"I beg your pardon?" Diane was not amused.
"Hi. My name's Dave and this is Diane." Dave introduced themselves.
"I suppose I should give you a tour of the mansion," sighed Jason. So he did exactly that.
That night Dave felt uneasy. He had a theory that Jason was hiding something, so he decided to try to hack into Jason's computers. As he was typing, he could hear a hissing noise behind him. He turned around and saw a giant cobra about to attack him. He ran with the cobra close behind. He found a room and barricaded the door after he went in. The cobra bashed the door several times before giving up and slivering of.
The next day the door somehow opened. Standing there was Jason and Diane. Jason was not happy. Before he could say anything a man who appeared to be in his early forties came running up to Jason.
"Sir! I mean Jason! I mean Cobra!" he shouted.
"What is it, Dan?" asked Jason.
"Jane was attacked by the Cobra de Capello last night."
Jason suddenly looked deadly serious, "Show me."
Dan ran ahead, with Jason, Dave and Diane close behind.
"I have some questions for you," said Diane.
"I don't care," replied Jason.
"Well, you should. Number one: why did Dan call you Cobra?"
"It's a childhood nickname I have," replied Jason.
"OK ... number two: who or what is the Cobra de Capello?"
"It's an 80 foot long king cobra that was accidentally created a week ago in a failed experiment."
"That's what I saw last night," said Dave.
"You mean to tell me there's AN 80 FOOT SNAKE ROAMING THE BUILDING!?" Diane shouted.
"Dunno, never seen it," Jason replied.
"And my third question is: what have you got against red heads?"
Jason ignored her as Dan stopped outside a door which presumably led to a room containing Jane.
"She's in there," said Dan. They all went inside. A large hospital-style room contained all the necessary equipment including a bed with Jane lying on top of it. Her left arm had a metal brace and Jason was told that it was to keep it in one piece. Jason stormed out of the room, closely followed by Dave, then Dan, and eventually Diane.
"Where are you going?" queried Dave.
"Science lab. That's where the cobra has been spotted the most and that's where I'm going to stop it before it causes any more injuries," Jason replied.
"How are you going to that?"
"No idea." They arrived outside the laboratory and Jason used a hand scanner to access the lab. Jason looked around for something to use. Darkness fell and moonlight shone into the room. Jason yelled and fell to his knees. Dave ran to his side.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I ... don't ... know." Jason answered, and gasped as his skin started changing color to a dark brown. His blue eyes became yellow and two of his teeth grew into fangs.
"Oh. My. God," gasped Dan. "Jason is the Cobra de Capello!" Jason's arms and legs morphed into a tube and his face distorted into a snake's.
Dan ran to the Intercom: "JAIC, come to the lab immediately, we need your help."
"On my way."
Jason, or should I say Cobra, launched himself at Dan, who dived out of the way at the last second.
"I'm getting too old for this," he groaned. The door opened and JAIC was parked outside. They got in and he accelerated away, with Cobra close behind.
"Any ideas on what to do with Jason?" Dan asked JAIC.
"Calculating possible hypotheses," he acknowledged. Some images and percentages appeared on the HUD. "The best course of action is to go back to the laboratory and find a cure."
"How do we do that?" demanded Dan.
"I do not know," replied JAIC. "Shall I activate Maximum Speed Mode?"
"Yes, definitely."
"Commencing transformation." JAIC started to change. He lowered himself to the ground and changed shape to resemble a futuristic sports car. A jet engine revealed itself at the back and JAIC accelerated to a massive speed. He did a lap around the mansion and arrived back outside the lab. Dan and Dave went into the lab, while Diane chose to stay in the car.
A few hours later they managed to produce a cure. There was some banging at the door. Dave looked terrified.
"That must be Cobra. Give me the syringe."
"What are you going to do?" Dan queried.
"I have an idea." Dan threw the syringe to Dave, who opened the door and found Cobra waiting outside. Cobra lunged at him and Dave dived out of the way and jumped onto Cobra's back. Cobra thrashed around like a bucking bronco and Dave struggled to hold on, since there was nothing to hold on to. He jammed the syringe into Cobra's back which caused him to hiss in agony. Dan and Diane looked on as Cobra fell to the ground, throwing Dave off in the process.
Several minutes later Cobra rose again.
"My head hurtssss," he hissed.
"JAIC, what happened?" demanded Dan.
"It appears that the cure was only partially successful. It has returned his mind to human form, but not his body."
"So we have a human mind trapped in a snake's body," stated Dave.
"Precisely."
"What'ssss everyone talking about?" Jason demanded.
"There's a problem with the cure. It's given your mind back but you've still got a snake's body," replied Dan.
"Well, that'ssss jusssst great."
Dan turned to Dave and Diane, "I suppose we'd better get you home," he said.
"How? Our car got destroyed," said Dave.
"I'm sure Jason will provide one for you. Won't you?"
"Whatever," moaned Jason.
So Dave and Diane went home in a Pontiac Trans Am. And Dan? He started on another cure. After all, Jason might be a snake, but he is still Dan's bossssss.