Shut's POV

Roundhouse kick. Left jab. Block, WHOA, watch the claws. I was throwing everything I had at the burley eraser. I was too tired to use my special ability and if I stopped to rest, I would surely be killed. The rest of my flock was locked in combat. I suddenly saw his look of surprise at my animalistic yowl and I took advantage of it by jumping up onto his shoulders and ripping his head OFF of his shoulders. Taking a quick scan I found Felix blowing up an eraser(the smell nearly made me retch) Flint freezing an eraser and having a crack in the earth swallow the eraser-icle, Jay ripping out an erasers throat, and Flick kicking her eraser's butt. Where was Alex, my Alex?

I spotted her among a circle of about ten erasers. They threw punches at her and she tried to block them, but to no extent. Our gaze met and we understood, she wanted to use her ability.

"Overdrive!" I shrieked and the flock bent to the ground ears covered. I dove to the ground plugging my ears just as Alex unleashed her banshee's scream, a scream that could shatter and tear things to shreds. Leaves were torn off the trees and erasers burst at the ability.

When we all rose, Alexandria fell down gasping. I knew how much the scream took out of her.

"Report," I yelled out. "Here!" came the calls of my flock. Felix had a nasty scratch across his chest and Flint's eye was starting to blacken and swell up. Minor injuries. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. "Lets get out of here," I said, leading them off supporting Alexandria who was by now Ally, her other half (she had a split personality because of the scientists). We were leaning in the direction of her hideaway. 3 hours of running later, we were in a damp cave hidden behind the dense foliage of the forest. Flick was patching Felix's chest back up, Flint was propped lazily on a rock, Jay was snoring obnoxiously in a corner,Ally was still sleeping, and I was having an internal argument with myself.

'Dang, shouldn't have went that way. Knew I shouldn't have went that way! Gah!' My pessimistic half growled. My optimistic side was singing, 'The sun will come out tomorrow! Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow...' Don't judge me.

By now, I'm guessing that your wondering who the crap we all are. And if your not, I worry about your sanity. Well, we are the shadows that are never seen, the background image coming back to haunt you, we are...Actually, we're just genetically mutated freaks.

First, there's the oldest at 16, Flickering Shadows. She's practically our older sister/mother figure. Her and Flint are the only known blood siblings out of the gang. She's also insanely beautiful, but if you tell her that, she'll just roll her eyes and walk away. Flick's eyes are a weird mix of dark violet and blue. Her hair is a dark chocolate brown with silver and gold high-lights and her skin is not quite pale, but not tan either. Oh, yeah, she has smoky grey ears, a tail, fangs, and claws. Flick's 5% panther and can manipulate shadows and dreams, to clarify.

Up next is my loyal second-in-command, Alexandria/Ally/Alex. She has a split personality. Ally's really kind and sweet, but Alex is a raging, take-none-of-your crap kind of chick(hehe, chick? get it? Cause you know...never mind). Layered black hair with streaks of white and grayish white eyes is her physical description. 9% perigen falcon, 91% human, and able to fly at speeds of 320 mph and when she screams, well, you can guess what happens from before.

Then Felix, my oh-so-wonderful best buddy, my partner in crime, my...um...comrade in arms?He's a bit of an idiot, but I have to admit, the boy can kick some butt. Some would say that his looks are plain, but I say those people are BLIND. He has the sparkliest brown eyes that shine gold when the sun hits them. His hair is straight and mocha brown, contrasting with his pale skin, so like my own. I bet our kids would look like vampires...WAIT! Where'd that come from? Felix and I having kids? Wow, I can't believe I just thought that. Then, the best part, around his torso are tattoos of monarch butterflies. Not that I like them or anything...hehe. Felix is 2.5% monarch butterfly, and 97.5% human. He can move and make things combust with his mind. Don't get on his bad side. Well, just don't give him a reason to blow you up, actually.

Finally we have Flint and Jay. Polar opposites in every possible way, but still best friends. Jay has light blonde hair, pale skin, and piercing blue eyes. Oh, yeah, and he has shark teeth. Yup, that boy is 3% man-eating aquatic carnivore. He annoys the crap out of me, but I have to love him. He's the big brother I NEVER wanted. Jay can breathe under and control water. Many times we have awoken to being drenched.

Flint, however, was absolutely ADORABLE, in a little boy kind way, with messy hazel colored hair, forest green eyes, darkly tanned skin, missing the top part of his right ear(long story), and 3 jagged scars running from his right shoulder to left hip. We've all had hard life's. The adorable one is 3% osprey and can freeze people in place(which comes in handy in battles) and control the element earth.

Then, there's me. The leader, who's actually one of the youngest in the group and never wanted to be in charge. Then why am I leader you ask? Simply because nobody else wanted to. I have really thick, crazily curly, dark auburn hair. Oh, to be the only red-head...My eyes are this freaky ocean color that really pops against my oddly pale skin. I also have cat ears and a tail, but mine are black, and I'm 3% house cat. Let's just say that I've never lost a cat-fight. My power is shutting things on and off and charm speak. Sounds like lousy powers right? You won't be saying that when I shut off you heart beat. And you'd be surprised how many pickles I've gotten the gang out of with my charm speak

So, there you have it. My gang, rolled up in a nutshell. We were all raised in this place called "The Academy". That's where we were experimented on and tortured. 2 months ago, we broke free. Now, we're on the run from other monstrous things the academy have made. We ain't no fairy-tale princesses and princes. But hey, doesn't mean we won't get our fairy tale ending, right? Right? RIGHT-Oh never mind...