The Vintage Carousel

A full moon descends on Earth triggering a mysterious event at the local city park involving a vintage carousel.I  worked as a caretaker where I witnessed  carousel activating without any human interference.

Out of curiosity,I decided to investigate if there  was a  mechanism that a person can operate by remote control. I  approach the  vintage carousel taking photos of it with a scientific grade camera. Then observe the activities surrounding the carousel , but I saw no signs of human visitation of the area. 

An extra horse suddenly appears that no one saw before. The carousel comes alive as if it gained sentience. The mysterious horse senses my presence and smiles at me.

The horse on the carousel speaks to me  in a audible voice  revealing  knowledge about me that no one but my immediate family members.

“My name is Lacy, you rode on me when you were six -year old”said the horse.

“That is impossible for you to speak, because, you are not a living being” “You are made of plastic, steel, and wooden!

Lacy, the horse grows defensive changing her tone from friendly to angry.”How dare you suggest ,I am a non-living thing!”

The Vintage Carousel decreased its velocity and put on some soothing music to calm down Lacy “.Xaxier met no harm .”He has no idea about our creation  by Dr.Jonah Wellware, who is a mad scientist and inventor.”

Xavier cringes when he hears Dr.Jonah Wellware,s name bringing him some painful memories of being  used as a lab rat as a college student for a  biological enhancement experiment..Xavier almost died because his immune system rejected the injection by the mad scientist. Xavier’s personality from an outgoing and sociable person to an introvert.

Lacy expresses empathy and understanding  when  Xavier revealed to her he participated  in Dr.Wellware,s  experiment as a college  student . It altered  his brain chemistry triggering  his natural personality from extrovert to introvert.  Xavier noticed the changes  within weeks of  his participation when he felt uneasy going to  an upscale gathering with unfamiliar people.He prefers being alone with a  small group of family and friends instead of large crowds.  He gained natural talent for photography and other forms of the arts .

“Xavier,I recall listening to your stories  when you first rode on me as a six -year old boy.”