This is my first Secret Saturdays fic. I have wanted to make a Secret Saturdays story for a while and now I'm writing it. There will be periodic anime references. Review if you find them, or if you don't just review anyway. This story has no pairing. Yet. This chapter will have both the prologue and the first chapter. Zak is 13 in the series I think. Enjoy!
Prologue 2 years after the War of the Cryptids
My name is Zak Saturday. Two years ago I defeated V.V. Argost and lost my Kur powers. Things have changed. I'm currently a Cryptizoologist in training.
Last year on a training trip a dragon like cryptid bit me and injected some of its DNA into my blood. Luckily the only thing it did was make the skin on my arms and cheeks a little scaly and my eyes turn into slits when I get angry. I've changed, I'm 15 now. I cut the long dark black part of my hair up to the nape of my neck. But I let my white star grow out and the ends peak over my head. I traded my baggy clothes for a pair of black jeans and a orange long-sleeved shirt with our "logo" on it. Things have gotten better. As my life goes, things couldn't stay that way for long.
Ch 1 Kur Returns
"Zak! Come here sweetie." Mom called from the kitchen of our newly rebuilt home. After everything was over we began rebuilding not only our home but our lives.
"Coming Mom." I yelled making my way to the kitchen where Mom was working on dinner. Today is dads birthday so she's making his favorite, steak. Dad loves red meat.
"I need you to keep your father busy until I'm ready. He should be in the lab. Train or something." She resquested looking back at me.
"Ok, how long do you need?"
"About a half hour." She replied. A gave a quick nod and walked back to my room to get my claw. I still used it even though I no longer needed the hand to amplify my kur powers. Though as I had gotten taller I preferred to keep the staff longer.
I found Dad in the lab like mom said. He was studying a slide of the dragon DNA that got inside me. Even though it's not a big deal and won't hurt me Dad still keeps trying to find a cure. He was completely absorbed in his work.
"Hey Dad what are you up too?" I asked even though I already knew.
"Studying more of that dragon DNA. That reminds me I need a piece of your hair to examine for genetic analysis." He said holding out his hand without even looking up.
"If you want my hair you're going to have to fight me for it. You need to train, I think you're getting a little slack." I said baiting him, twirling my claw around in my hands.
"Oh, you are going to pay for that comment." He put his things away and I made a run for it.
He caught up and we trained for awhile, till Mom called us inside. We were happy just enjoying each others company. Tomorrow was another day of celebration and mourning. The celebration of Argost's defeat, and Van Rooks death. We would celebrate, Doyle will come home with Zon and we'll visit Van Rooks grave.
"Ok boys it's time for bed." It was around 11 o'clock.
"Mom. I'm 15 can't I stay up past midnight?" I complained. The sooner I went to sleep the sooner tomorrow came.
"No. Besides it's a big day tomorrow. Doyle and Zon will be home. We'll celebrate Argost's defeat." Her face was slightly downcast, after all Van Rook had sacrificed himself to protect her. She loved Dad but Van Rook would always have a place in her heart.
"I know." I got up and went to my room. I have a bigger room now that I'm older and Fisk doesn't try to come in. It was my own personal bachelor pad. We don't get many visitors and I didn't have many friends outside my family. That's the downside to being a secret scientist, you have to keep the science secret.
Later that night
As the Saturdays slept soundly a visitor sneaked in. He set no alarms and walked silently, not even Fisk or Komodo sensed him. The man made his way to the room of Zak Saturday. As he entered the room he starred at Zak, as strange look on his face. The man stopped next the bed looking down at its occupant, "Oh Zak Saturday. It sure has been a while."
The mans eyes flared up with a orange aura. An upside down question marked haunted his pupils. He pulled a small orange jewel from his pocket and sat it on Zak's forehead, it sank slightly into face, a crack of light flashing around the edge.
"It's time you returned to what you really are." He chanted as the glow faded from eyes and transferred to Zak. The man's body walked out and returned to the place it was before Kur took him. Leaving no trace of his visit behind, save the glowing jewel.
The next morning the Saturdays woke up and Zak was gone. Kur had returned and taken Zak with him.
The end of my first chapter. Review if you think you found the anime reference its not a quote but a reference to a characters appearance. I will have the next one up for now but for now tata.
