A/N:Hello my dear readers!

So, before I continue to chapter two, I have to tell you a few things about the story:

First of all, the OC's Monsunos(which you are going to see in a later chapter) and making this story, was a request by Nightshade1712. Sorry it took me so long to write it!

Secondly, I'd like to thank Actiongirl101 for letting me transform her OC Tami(her appearance) into male and use it to my story.

Anyways, hope you enjoy :)

CHAPTER TWO: Introducing

Casper ran all day long without looking back. His hands were unreasonably hurting but he ignored them. From time to time he would hear some army boots quite near him but he managed to hide.

The forest was beautiful and he couldn't help but get hypnotized by the sweet sound of sparkling water. He made sure the soldiers had lost him and walked next to the river.

The pain in his hands was getting unbearable; running through sharp branches made his palms bleed and his tank top getting ripped.

The boy got into the water until it reached his waist. He cleaned his hands and dived in to clean his hair. The 'medication' he was given caused him drowsiness and he didn't even realize that his tuffs were now near the level of his ears.

He let the lukewarm water draw him away and closed his eyes until he accidentally fell half-asleep.

The next thing he remembered was that he was washed up near an apple orchard.

"Oh my god! Guys, look! He needs help!"

A female voice tickled his eardrums. Was it true? He didn't know, nor had the power to find out. He just stood there, completely still and didn't even try to stop those two strangers from carrying him under a tree.

"Give him those" a male said "they will wake him up in no time"

Someone gave him peppermint leaves. He was familiar with the taste. S.T.O.R.M's doctor gave them to him so that he could recover faster for their next experiment.

"He looks so…different"

"Well you look like a weirdo too, little Suno"

"Shh! Can't you boys just shut up for a moment to see what happened?"

"Jinja…Jinja…Jinja… It's obvious what happened here!"

"Really Bren? Do you know what happened to him?"

"Of course Beyal! He is a castaway! He tried to explore a strange island but got caught in a thunderstorm!"

"Sea is away from us for a couple thousands of miles, genius! Seriously, how about cutting down on seeing so many movies and actually open a book?"

"Wait, wait! I think he comes round!"

When Casper opened his eyes, he saw five figures; four boys and one girl. One with black hair and teal eyes, one with brown hair and glasses, one with white hair and a cloak and one with draids and dark skin. The girl had ginger hair and ice-blue eyes. She was very pretty.

When Core-Tech, thanks to Jinja, found Casper, they saw a boy quite uncommon. He had dark green hair and big black eyes. He wore a grey tank top, black jeans and black boots. They were shocked to see all those bruises and cuts all over his arms. He looked abused and this made him look a bit older than them.

Jinja was the first to introduce. Usually she would have pressed him hard against the tree trunk and cross-examine him. However, something allowed her to trust the boy. She wasn't sure if it was his bad condition or something beyond logic that did that.

"Hi. I'm Jinja. This is Chase, Dax, Beyal and Bren"

Dax was more suspicious, though: "And you are?"

"Casper"

"What happened to you?" Chase asked, taking Dax's side for once

"I…I was drafted by the river"

It wasn't a lie, was it?

"I see… Where are your parents? You are young, aren't you?" Bren continued

"Long story"

Chase's eyes narrowed "That isn't an answer"

"I know, I will tell you later. Oh and thanks for the peppermint leaves" Casper quickly added in an effort to change the subject.

"But, how did you know that they were peppermint leaves?" Beyal asked

Casper frowned, his mind was trying miserably to find an excuse but just in time Jinja spoke up.

"Will you stop with those questions? I mean, look at him, he is obviously exhausted; he can't think properly right now! Besides, there are plenty of gums with peppermint taste, I think he can presume it by the flavor"

After hearing her outburst, the guys' heads plopped down; even Dax looked away.

"Go to sleep" she continued "I'll take care of him"

They obliged without saying a word, but both Chase and Dax gave Casper a death glare.

"Now, let's heal those wounds"