This is a short story that I have already completed. It's pretty dark and creepy and all that other good stuff from a horror story. This is a high T. I do have to warn about some slightly descriptive scenes. I will warn ahead of time. This first part is a little sad, though. I didn't think I could write something like this, so I creeped myself out, too. Haha. Btw TKDP asked if I was doing a scary themed story, so here it is! :D

Mentions: Murder/Suicide.

Here is the whole cast if you want to know how the characters will look like.

Erik (OC) - Dominic Sherwood

Logan - Emery Kelly

Adaline (OC) - Maria Mesa

Lexi - Marissa Cuevas

Sebastian - Cole Ewing

Zoé (OC) - Kaya Scodelario

Octavia (OC) - Natalie Padilla

Douglas Davenport - Jeremy Kent Jackson

Leo Dooley - Tyrel Jackson Williams

:) Bonne chance [Good luck]

Normally the island was occupied with soldiers in training. Obviously since it's an academy, but today was different. Some soldiers felt terrible and they didn't know why. They suspected it was the cafeteria food, however that wasn't the case. About five soldiers were in infirmary for treatment.

Meanwhile, Logan was training with his older brother Erik. They were both expert students, so they could go on their own missions and bring other two students along.

"Hey, do you think happened to Octavia?" Logan kicks his leg near his brother, who quickly dodges it.

Erik doesn't look at his brother. "I have no clue. It's very strange, especially since all of us eat the same thing."

"I'm starting to think it's a virus," Logan says. Even he couldn't believe his own statement.

Both boys kept training. Erik was one of the best students at the academy. After everything that had happened, like the bionic rebellion and other insidents, he started to train extra hard to protect himself and his siblings from anything.

Everyone admired him, even his older siblings were impressed. He and a few other students had made efforts to pass this semester. Adaline was one of them, she was an advanced student, one level lower than Logan and Erik.

"Hey guys. What are we learning today?" Adaline asks.

Logan tries to take down her sister, but she takes his arm and knocks him to the ground. Logan groans out, "We were . . . learning how to . . . attack with surprise."

Adaline laughs, "I don't know how you became an expert if you can't even do that."

"I don't know how you're an advance student if you do know how to do that," Logan says back at her.

Adaline rolls her eyes and fist bumps Erik. Since it was late, they were the only students in the training area. Adaline had seen her siblings in the infirmary, they looked worse than before. None of them were getting better and it was scaring her. She doesn't want to mention this to Erik and Logan. They would bombard her with questions she wouldn't be able to answer.

"How are the rest of the soldiers?" Erik asks. He doesn't show it, but he's really worried for his brothers and sisters. Yesterday they looked and felt great, yet today it seems they are close to their deathbed.

"They look a little better," Adaline lies. "But they are still very sick."

"I feel really bad for them," Logan says. He was already on his feet, although he didn't continue training like his brother. "What if something worse happens?"

"What could be worse than their deathbed?" Adaline says. "Which I hope that never happens."

Erik finally speaks up. "They could infect us and we'll be next on the list."

"Ugh, don't even mention it!" Logan was already getting creeped out from the conversation. "I think I'm going to bed."

"Don't get infected," Erik teases.

Both siblings hear Logan yell from the hallway. "Stop it!"

They laugh at their brother and resume to their conversation. Erik leans on the dummy and takes a sip of his water. He was tired from extra training, but it was worth it.

"So, do you remember what happened to Seb, Lexi, and Tank?" Adaline asks.

This caught Erik off guard, he almost choked on his water. No one talked about them. It was a touchy subject, especially since the way they died was horrible.

"I don't like to talk about it," Erik immediately says. He places his water bottle on the floor and sits on the small stage in the training room.

Adaline didn't accept no as an answer. "Why not? We were family, I deserve to know."

"I know you do, but it's better that you don't." Erik was getting very touchy about the subject. "The thought haunts me everyday, I wish I didn't know what happened to them."

"Is it that bad?"

"Yes! Now can you leave it be!" Erik yelled.

Adaline was too stubborn, she wanted answers. "Tell me now!"

"Fine!" Erik sighed, he couldn't believe he was going to tell her. " . . . Here is what happened."

After the expert students had been arrested, they were sent to prison. Lexi couldn't do much there. She didn't talk to anyone or have anyone to talk to. Most of the girls there would push her around like she was a rag doll.

For Tank it was different. Many prisioners were scared of him since he still looked buff. He also had Sebastian by his side, no one dared to confront them.

One day, when the prisoners were let outside for an hour, Lexi walked over to the fence. She saw Sebastian walk closer to her. Her hands held onto the fence, "Sebastian. I can't take it anymore. I'm living in hell right now."

Sebastian looked away from her to see if others were watching. "I can almost say the same. For me everything is good, but I can't stay here much longer."

"Then how the heck are we getting out of here?" Lexi demanded.

Sebastian pulled out a blue pill from his pocket. "This is our escape. Take it with water, preferable before going to bed."

"What is it?" Lexi asked as she took it from him.

"Don't worry about it. Trust me, you'll be out in no time." Sebastian said. He looked at his sister once more and notice she had a scar on the right side of her face. "Who did that to you?"

"No one." Lexi said. "I did this to myself. I broke a mirror, took a sharp piece of it, and was attempting to end my life. I stopped myself and cut my cheek instead."

Sebastian looked down at the ground. His fingers were only able to reach so far. Lexi placed her fingers through the fence, too.

"I'm sorry," She said. "I should have done better at the academy to avenge our father."

Sebastian frowned, "It's okay . . . I should've been a better brother."

Lexi looked away from him. "And I'm sorry for what I'm about to do." Lexi pops the blue pill into her mouth. "I'm not waiting anymore."

Before she left, Sebastian said, "I want you to know one more thing . . . Tank and I love you very much."

"I love you guys, too."

Suddenly, Sebastian sees his sister being thrown to the ground. He can't do anything, even if he could he wouldn't, because soon, the three of them wouldn't have to worry about anything anymore.

As soon as he sees one of the girls kick his sister, he turns around and does exactly what Lexi did, he eats the pill.

"Did she—" Adaline doesn't finish her sentence, she was in too much shock.

Erik looks at the ground. "Yeah . . . they all committed suicide . . . I don't want to talk about. You've heard enough, let's go."

Adaline doesn't ask anymore questions, and she does what Erik says. She didn't want him to feel bad about it, after all, it wasn't their fault. Her brother was the last one to leave, but comes back for the water he left on the ground.

Erik bends down to get his water bottle, then sees a figure speed through the training area from his peripheral vision. There was a small cold rush of air flowing through the room. He didn't pay much attention to it and walked away.

Any thoughts of what that freaky shadow could be?