Ok, this is my first ever fic, so I'm really nervous about this. Please R&R!
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BEEP! The doorbell rang. When nobody answered, a girl about 10 years old entered the room and looked around. Her eyes fell on the huge glass case in the middle of the room. Something black and spiky was sleeping soundly inside of it. The girl smiled. She walked straight towards the case, and started messing with the case's controls. The case eventually opened, and the girl knelt beside the creature and shook him.
He stirred, and asked, "Is it morning already?"
"Good morning sleepyhead. Are you alright, Shadow? You look tired." she replied.
"Ughh. I had a hard night," Shadow said. He suddenly jumped; startled to remember that it was Monday. "Today's the day the new recruits come up! What time is it?"
Maria checked her wrist-watch. "Ummm…7:30," she replied.
"We're going to be late if we don't hurry! Thanks for waking me up, Maria. I really didn't want to miss this!" Shadow said excitedly.
Maria and him had been waiting for the new yearly recruits for 2 months. Since Space Colony ARK was so big, it was no wonder that they needed a huge staff to run the and research the Colony.
"They quickly ran out of Shadow's room into a busy corridor, racing frantically to the docking station the shuttle was scheduled to land on.
"What time is it scheduled to land?" Maria asked.
"8:00 and we still have a half hour walk from here," Shadow replied.
They ran a little while longer until they slowed down to a steady pace to catch their breath.
"Where are we now?" Shadow asked, looking a bit winded.
"About 15 minutes away from the docking station," Maria said, a bit winded herself.
"At least we bought some time running," Shadow replied.
"So what exactly were you having trouble with last night?" Maria asked.
"Errr…Nothing. Just another bad dream." He replied.
"Did it have to do black aliens again?" Maria asked a bit worried.
"Yes, and it was just like my last one too. It's was like they were calling me. I have no idea why though," Shadow said, uncomfortably. He never liked to worry Maria.
"Maybe you should tell grandfather. He'll know exactly what to do," Maria said.
"You're right, I'll try to ask today if I get the time. I think we'll be so busy with the new kid that we won't even visit the research lab though." Shadow replied, trying to change the subject.
"I totally forgot about him for a second there. What should we do with him anyway? I mean we have no idea what this kid possibly likes, or even if he'll want to be our friend," Maria sighed, remembering what had happened between her and the only other child on Space Colony ARK currently.
"Don't worry, Maria. I'm sure he'll be nice. And as for Jacob, he didn't mean what he was saying. He just seemed mad." Shadow replied.
Maria smiled, "Thanks Shadow, you're the nicest friend that I could ever wish for."
And with that, they entered the docking station, about 2 minutes early.
"We just made it!" Maria said triumphantly.
"With a few minutes to spare," Shadow replied.
They looked around. Not many people were there at the moment, since most people were either resting or on duty. It didn't matter to them, though. They really wanted to meet the new child. All they knew so far was that his name was Evan, and he was Maria's age, 10. They watched as the huge shuttle came into view. They both wondered if the child was just as excited to meet them as they were to meet him.
--That's it for this chapter! If anyone's asking, Jacob turns into the future Commander of G.U.N. and I REALLY needed and wanted to give him a name if he was gonna be in this fic. Evan is obviously an Original Character. As I said I this is my first fanfic and I REALLY would appreciate it if you reviewed it. I accept flames too.