Chapter 1: Cheating Death
Whiiiiizz! Ghost smiled, he felt the same thrill chill, he would always get when he was getting shot at. Running at full speed, seventeen year old Ghost {Due to the possibly of his ultra secret identity being found out, he was simply just called Ghost.} tore his way between two branches, adrenaline pumping through his entire body. He looked back to see his assailants once again, 10 V-C soldiers, hot on his heels. He quickly turned his head just in time to dodge a tree in his way; he pulled back his sleeve revealing a rather large watch on his arm. He pushed a button on his watch and screamed in its receiver "Matthew, get me the hell out of here now, the mission's been compromised!" then continued racing through the jungle area. He had only gone about 100 yards when he skidded to a halt and gasped "Great, I'm trapped." for right in front of him was a waterfall…200 feet tall! He turned around unsure of what to do and saw the soldiers rushing around the bend he'd just ran through, he quickly pushed his watch's intercom button again, but this time simply said in a calm, breathless voice "I'm jumping off the edge huff-huff, so you'd better be ready Now!" Then Ghost jumped off as far as he could and plummeted very quickly to the icy watery below. He was falling very rapidly now and less than ten feet from the ground he saw a bright flash of light, and a large portal of darkness, darkness darker than anything in this world, enveloped his whole body ,making him disappear without a trace.
Ghost opened his eyes and saw he was lying face down in the time machine once again. He sighed in relief Man with how dangerous my missions are getting, I really need to get paid. He got up and waited there for the door to open, It didn't take long before a loud siren went off opening the door for him, he walked out and immediately went up to a 35-year-old man in a white lab coat with a tag inscribed in dark black letters the name MATHEW "What took you so long!?" Ghost emphasized grabbing Mathews coat collar in both his hands. "If you took any longer you'd have to explain to your supervisor how you lost me in Vietnam because you wanted to see if you could have some fun and transport me back in mid-air!" Mathew just stared at him while Ghost raved at him then, when he finished smiled, and calmly stated "When have I ever failed?" Ghost stood dead still, locked his eyes with Mathews, and then burst out laughing realizing the truth behind his words. "Never, because if you did I'd be dead." Ghost hadn't noticed until then that he was extremely hungry from his escapade,but he ignored for the time being ,and looked back. Near the middle of the lab he saw his father and mother with a very confused expression on their face. He guessed Mathew never told them what happened, but they could tell from his sweat covered face that something had gone terribly wrong. He smiled at them to reassure them that he was alright; it worked a little, though not enough to convince them. It did however make Ariella, his baby sister who was in his mom's arms, smile. So he turned back to Mathew and said "Can I leave, I'm really tired and hungry, I mean near death experiences really affect my appetite."Mathew chuckled and said "Okay Mr. Smarty-pants. Yes, you can leave, but it's may I, not can I." Ghost scowled "You sound just like my sister." He turned around and walked away "See Ya later alligator." Mathew just chuckled even more "After a while crocodile." Ghost had only taken a few steps ,and looking at his parents said, "We can….." when a loud beeping noise sounded in the distance ,and a loud explosion drowned out his voice as the six-inch steel main gate vaporized 30 yards in front of him. The shock wave of the explosion knocked him clear off his feet and slammed him right back into the time machine, sealing the door in front of him. When he picked himself up and looked through the small porthole window, he saw three figures clad in strange black armor gliding in, wielding strange rifles that he had never seen before. The figures lifted their rifles… and started shooting, what looked like lasers! The lasers flew from the rifles in light-speed, mowing down everyone he knew, the first to go down were his parents. Ghost just stared, dumbstruck at the unbelievable scene unfolding before him, when he collapsed as a laser struck him, just nicking him in the shoulder, and singeing his skin, but the pain didn't matter to him. He got back up and saw Mathew crawling over to his computer blood covering his white coat and trailing across the floor, Ghost grimaced at how awful the scene looked. He looked back at the ruined gate and saw his sister, Nava inching her way to escape, he screamed for her to run, but she couldn't hear him through the sound-proof door. He looked back to see Mathew fall on his computer keyboard, weakly push the button sending him through the time-travelling portal ,and then collapse on the ground in a pool of his own blood. Mathew looked up at him, his face as pale as snow from lose of blood, and smiling mouthed the words "Good luck, Ghost." before a plasma beam vaporized his face. Ghost looked straight ahead, and immediately saw Nava bolting out the ruined gate….. and a rifle pointed right at his face, on instinct he dropped dead weight, and warped back into the portal of darkness. This time it was different though he felt a sudden push and his energy was rapidly draining away from his body. He panicked, his heart quickened and then slowed, his vision flickered as he felt himself losing consciousness, and suddenly… a bright, white light shone through…