Forest of Destiny

The Chase

"What the heck is going on?" Alexis said to Jake as they started running faster than ever.

"They're trying to get you back to that hospital. You don't want them to take your powers do you?" He started sprinting ahead of her, never seeming to tire.

"Powers?" Alexis didn't have powers, did she? She tried to keep up with Jake, but he was such a fast runner. The mob was getting closer and closer. As Alexis looked back, it seemed like the whole town was chasing her. And who was that person in the front?

"OMG!" Alexis shouted as she caught up to Jake, "It's my mom!"

Jake wasn't surprised, the parents always just wanted their kids to be normal. Jake did see the crowd coming closer; and Alexis was starting to fall behind again. He grabbed her wrist a pulled her along. Alexis was running as fast as she could but her muscles were screaming for her to stop. And all the voices in the crowd… her mom, dad and even Kelly were trying to get her to come back.

"Alexis! Alexis!" Her mom was begging her to come back, "It's nothing bad, it's just a little operation! You're a normal person and this will just make you better!"

Alexis almost started to believe her. She was slowing down and she looked behind her. One of the men in a white suits a pitchfork, like in those old movies.

"Why the hell does he need a pitch fork?" Alexis suddenly got mad, it wasn't her fault she was different. And being different is a good thing, so why change? Alexis's furry gave her the strength to run faster. Her body was going lower and lower to the ground, almost completely aerodynamic. Her arms were flying behind her, and her mother almost grabbed her arm. Alexis quickly pulled in her arm, and it seemed like she was using her hands to propel her forward.

People who were watching the chase threw things into the street, hoping to trip Alexis. She was still wondering about the whole power thing, and why it would be such a bad thing. Alexis jumped over a loaf of bread, and then over a ball of foil. This was slowing her down greatly and her mother could almost grab her arm again.

Jake had disappeared around a corner some time ago, but Alexis was too busy running to notice. Now she was scared, thinking that Jake was captured somewhere. With perfect timing, Jake appeared out from a corner of a building.

"Where. Were. You?" Alexis said. It was extremely hard to breath now, but Jake didn't seem like he was breaking a sweat. Jake didn't reply, but seemed to be heading towards the forest. The two ran, for what seemed like miles through the small city. Finally, the forest was in view.

"Find a hiding place," Jake said calmly, but there was a nervous look in his dark blue eyes. "I'll find you later." He flashed a smile and quickly gave Alexis a small black earplug, then dashed off. Alexis was confused of what to do with the earplug, but put it in her ear anyway.

Alexis looked behind her and couldn't see the mob. Must have gotten lost in the forest. She thought, but they wouldn't be lost forever. Up ahead was a cave. Alexis made a quick turn inside, and looked around. The cave was a small tunnel that went deeper into the Earth. Alexis would have nowhere to hide.

She ran further and further into the cave and saw nothing but dirt for what seemed like hours. As she was nearing the middle of the tunnel, she found an Egyptian burial chest. What was a golden sarcophagus from Egypt doing in the middle of Georgia? At the moment, Alexis didn't really care. She opened it up to make sure nothing was in it. In the distance, Alexis heard footsteps and the sound of the mob running into the entrance of the tunnel. She quickly stepped inside the coffin, and closed the lid.

In was extremely dark and dusty inside the chest, but Alexis had hiding spot, and that's all that mattered. The footsteps were coming closer and closer. Soon Alexis heard the people right outside the coffin. She stood perfectly still, but if someone opened the lid, she wouldn't be able to do anything to stop them from taking her back to that hidden hospital. And after this chase, her life would be worse than anything imaginable back home. She hoped that no one would find her but Jake; Jake was her only hope.


Will anyone open the coffin? Will Jake ever find Alexis? And what's with all this talk about powers? Find out, in the next chapter!