THE PROGENITOR

By Anthony Knight

	Original Dr.Anton Arcane Ph.d sat with five people in the room with him. One
of then was an U.S. Marshal. Two were from two different news organizations.
One of the others was an Agent of the FBI Then there was an Agent for ATF.

	Arcane already made the introduction and now he says, "I shall tell you why
you are here. For twenty years I have been held captive of a criminal
conspiracy. During that time an imposter has been using my name to perpetrate
the most heinous of crimes. I entrusted each of your organization with a 
different  one-sixth of the story. The press were included so that the
government could not classify this secret."

	The FBI agent asks, "There are five of us here what of the other sixth?"

	Arcane calls;"Come in Doctor Holland!"

	Dr. Holland in Human form enters. He is smiling. He is still in a state of
ecstasy over his restoration to human. Based  on the work of  Dr. Anne Fisk.
But Arcane had augmented and perfected the cure.

	Dr. Holland;"I have been listening Dr. Arcane."

	Dr. Holland tells the story; "I was working on a bio regenerative formula. A
man who appeared to be Dr. Arcane tried persuade me to give it incomplete to
him. When that failed he sent goons to my home and killed my wife Linda. I had
to make it appear as though he had killed me to. I was transformed into a swamp
creature. I have been living that way for over 17 years. Then this real Arcane
comes along and perfect the process to restore me to human!"
			
	One hour later the U.S.Marshal asks, "Does anyone besides me disbelieve that?"

	They all do!


           On the island were the real Dr. Arcane was held is suspended
animation another U.S. Marshal and ten Deputies  are there to serve a search
warrant on the Major-domo in charge  The along comes the FBI. They also serve a
warrant. They are surprised and  agree to pool there effort they find the
chambers containing twenty other centrist and the man who was supposed to bring
Arcane out to be recloned  All but the man who was supposed to thaw Arcane is
still restorable and is successfully resurrected. The man who was supposed to
bring Arcane out was having an autopsy done at the time of  the twin search.
They could get nothing from the servants.  But it was clear that they could
hold ten different people indictable on variety of  charges. 

	But most important each of those scientist had been believed to be elsewhere.
Two day later. The authorities believe Arcane's story because he was not alone
each of these was cloned. Each of these had an imposter with the same
fingerprints. Upon discovery of the Authorities confronted the servants and the
truth came out.   They thought each of the people in those tube was dead. They
thought they were murdered. So when the technician sent to collect samples from
Arcane turned up missing no knew where to look for him. No one suspected Arcane
was loose! No one except a man named Graham who worked for the Arcane-Clone.
They had all laughed at the idea that the rue Arcane may have escaped until
they found their confederates body. But nothing there had indicted being the
victim of a dead man. The Authorities now think they can get the courts to
believe 
everything as they do.                          	  

	The Arcane- Clone comes into his laboratory and find his original. 

	The Clone asks, "Who are you and what are you doing here handsome?

	Arcane says, "I am you and you are a part of me!"

	The Clone obviously does not believe and asks, "How is that?"

	The answer is; "You are a Clone. I am the original Anton Arcane."

	Understanding this Arcane-Clone asks, "When did this happen!"

	Arcane says, "Twenty years!"

	Arcane-Clone laughs.

	Arcane says, "All that is good of me was filtered out during your creation. So
when I look for the silver lining I like the way you fought evil with evil.
Especially that business with Carla Jefferies-Clone. You made me proud. But
most of all I would like to thank you for protect Tatania. I was dating her
when I was kidnapped. I just want you to know that before this happened."

	The Arcane-Clone look at his original with anger. But he is puzzling over what
to do about this.

	But The original is ahead of the Clone. He is ready. The U.S. Marshals come in
and arrest the Clone and Graham  for slave trade. It is over. Ten days later
the Arcane-Clone dies of cellular break down.	 .

	
IN THE EVENT THAT THIS IS THE PILOT FOR A NEW SERIES

1)Said Series would not be called Swamp Thing. Alec Holland is cured. In his
human he would be frequent guest
star. Perhaps a regular whose series does not only use all its regulars. In
which case he is regular.

2)Said Series would about Dr. Arcane's exploration not only of Science. He also
seeks what is right and wrong. He honestly believes that we need to amend that
to the new science. this need an original sinner.

3)The first five episodes a court room scene. In which Arcane wins his Clone's
empire and absolution from his clone's sins.