It was a beautiful day in Alkiva; perfect weather for young children to be outside and playing, but of course, Alex thought otherwise. He practically lived in his bedroom, which was a part-time machine shop where he worked on his various projects. The small owl animatronic that flew around his room chirped, and Alex checked the time on his watch. It was nearly time to visit the Professor at his lab. Grabbing his sweater off his bed and snatching the owl out of the air, he hurried out of the room, not even bothering to say goodbye to his parents; there was time for that later. 

It wasn't long before the lab came into view. Only pausing to wipe some dirt from his sleeve, Alex rang the doorbell.