Chapter Eight: Different Shades of Gray! Serenity and the Family Reunion!
Taking a final glance at the two prophetic paintings she had created, Serenity closed her eyes and teleported away. She knew that this had to be important, since it involved her, so she would go to the Company to ask Angela to use its resources to help find her biological father. After all, the fate of the world could be at stake!
She materialized outside of the Company building and quickly walked inside. Dave was the security guard on duty today. Great. That moron.
"Good afternoon!" he cheerfully greeted her with his stupid smile. "Let me get your name, and I'll sign-"
"My name is Serenity, you baka. Now, hurry up and sign me in."
"Oops! Sorry Serenity!" Dave stupidly apologized. He was so much dumber than Serenity! "I'll go ahead and sign you in!"
"Whatever," she muttered as she walked into the elevator. She went up to the thirteenth floor, entered the hallway, and walked towards Angela's office. She daintily knocked on the door in a way only she could.
"Come in!" said Angela from behind the door. It must be Serenity! She recognized her knock!
Serenity entered the office.
"Good afternoon, Agent Uzumaki!" Angela cheerfully greeted Serenity. "How are you?"
"Well," began Serenity, "I have been having some dreams and painting some paintings that lead me to believe that I need to find my biological father. I believe it is of dire importance, and the fate of the world may be hanging in the balance, if my suspicions are correct."
"Oh my!" gasped Angela. "This is cause for concern. We will help you in any way we can. In fact, I will shift some of our agents from analyzing the data you took from the compound in New Jersey to locating your biological father."
"Thank you, Mrs. Petrelli," replied Serenity.
"Don't mention it. We would do anything to help you, Serenity," replied Angela. "I am changing Agent O'Donnell, Agent Powell, and Agent Dawson's assignment from data analysis to helping you as I speak. You can meet them in the ninth floor lab."
"Ok," replied Serenity. She walked out the door and took the elevator to the ninth floor. She entered the lab and saw Agents O'Donnell, Powell, and Dawson waiting on her.
"Hey Serenity! We just got the orders to help you out in locating your biological father!" Agent Dawson cheerfully greeted Serenity. She was in her early twenties, had dark skin, and black hair. She had the ability to mimic physical skills, which Serenity also had, but didn't replicate from her.
"Hi Monica," said Serenity. "Yes, it is of utmost importance we find my biological father. The fate of the world may be at stake." She told them about her paintings and her dreams in perfect detail, not forgetting the slightest thing. She's so meticulous and awesome!
"Wow. We had better get to work then! That guy from the painting and dream sounds dangerous, and your biological father is the only lead!" Agent Powell said, stating the obvious, just like 99% of the characters in fan fiction. He was 20, had shaggy blue hair, and brown eyes. Isn't it cool how no one so much as bats an eyelid at all of the weird hair colors in this story? LOL! Also, Agent Powell had the ability to breathe fire.
"Hmm…" Agent O'Donnell was deep in thought, sitting at a computer. "Well, first, we need to check his last known location." He began typing furiously in order to obtain the required data. After a few moments, he found something. "I've got an address in Maryland. It's his last known residence, though in satellite pictures, it looks as though it's been unoccupied for at least a few years."
"That's where we'll start, then," stated Serenity with determination. She's sooo cool!
"Ok! Let's go!" excitedly exclaimed Monica.
The four agents joined hands, and Serenity used her awesome powers to teleport them to the house in Maryland. They arrived in an instant on the sidewalk in front of the dark, dingy-looking house. It really did look abandoned.
"C'mon," said Serenity. "Let's head inside and begin our investigation."
The other three did as they were instructed and followed behind Serenity as she headed for the front door. It looked as if it were about to fall off its hinges. Serenity tried the doorknob, but it was locked. Using her telekinesis, she unlocked it from the inside, then opened the door and headed in. The other agents followed her.
"Wow. T-this p-place is c-creepy!" nervously stuttered Agent Powell.
"You said it!" agreed Monica. She hated old, empty buildings!
Serenity, unlike everyone else, was not afraid. She boldly walked on, calm as could be! She was never afraid of anything! And, while everyone else was getting cobwebs and dust all over them, Serenity was as clean and beautiful as ever. "Let's start looking for clues as to where he may be going," said Serenity.
"You got it, Serenity!" replied everyone as they began to search.
They must have spent an hour in there, with no results! Everyone was getting slightly frustrated, except for Serenity, who never lost her cool and was incredibly patient, even though you can look to the fourth paragraph of this chapter to see her lose both her patience and her cool.
"We're never gonna find anything in here!" Agent Powell yelled angrily, small embers appearing around the edge of his mouth.
"Have you found anything with your abilities, Serenity?" inquired Agent O'Donnell. He knew if anyone could find Samson Gray, it was Serenity!
"Not anything that could lead us to his current location," replied Serenity. "I think we've only got one place left to check in here."
"Where?" asked Monica.
"I think I saw some kind of secret entrance into a basement or something in the kitchen," said Serenity. Why she didn't go down there earlier and instead let them wander around forever is beyond comprehension.
"Let's check it out," said Agent O'Donnell. "Lead the way, Serenity." Apparently, only Serenity could find the way to the friggin' kitchen.
The four agents headed into the kitchen. Serenity stopped in front of an empty wall next to the refrigerator. She knocked on it, and it sounded hollow.
"How are we going to get in?" asked Monica.
"I'll burn it down!" replied Agent Powell.
"You can't burn it," said Serenity, stopping Agent Powell. "This whole house will catch fire if you do."
"Oh yeah!" said Agent Powell, an anime sweat drop appearing on the back of his head. Isn't it amazing how smart Serenity is?
"There has to be a secret switch around here somewhere," said Serenity as she began looking around. She pulled books off of shelves, etc. Just then, she grabbed a taxidermied rabbit and tried to lift it. Instead, only one end lifted up- it was a lever! The secret door swung open, revealing a long, stone spiral staircase into a dark, underground chamber! Who cares that that's unrealistic?
"Wow! Great job Serenity! You're amazing!" excitedly exclaimed everyone.
"Thanks guys," said Serenity. "Let's go." She led the group into the dark descent, grabbing a torch that was conveniently just next to the entrance.
It seemed like they walked down that staircase forever.
"I think we're almost there!" said Serenity, offering encouragement to her teammates as they continued downwards. The flames from the torch that was somehow still burning reflected in her eyes and long, dark hair, making her look even more gorgeous than usual!
Serenity's words instantly reinvigorated the other three agents, giving them hope.
Within the next five minutes, the staircase came to an end. They were in a long hallway with a dirt floor. It was lined with more torches that were somehow still burning. At the end of the hallway, there was a large, stone door. The four, led by Serenity, approached it.
"Look!" said Agent Powell, pointing at the door. "There's something written there!"
"What does it say?" asked Monica.
"'Those who desire entry must answer five questions. Miss even one, and your life shall end'," said Serenity as she read the message out loud.
"Hmm…" pondered Agent O'Donnell. "I don't see any questions to answer…"
Just then, glowing words appeared on the door! It read: "Which of the following is not a normal hair color? Blue, pink, brown, or purple?"
"Well, duh," said Serenity. "The answer is brown, obviously."
The words of light then rearranged themselves to spell "Correct".
"Way to go, Serenity!" exclaimed everyone. It's a good thing she was so smart, because they might die down here otherwise, even though there are literally five other ways they could get into the chamber, using abilities, without triggering the death question mechanism thingy!
Question number two then appeared: "Why are people, who are not Japanese, have either first or last names that are Japanese?"
"That's easy!" exclaimed Serenity. "Because it's awesome!"
Another correct answer! Serenity was on a roll!
Question three read: "Which of the following is normal human behavior: breathing, cutting yourself, going to school, or getting a job?"
"Hmm… I think we should just leave all of these to you, Serenity! They're tough!" said Monica.
"No problem!" replied Serenity. "These are a cinch for me! The answer is cutting yourself! That's totally normal!"
Once again, Serenity was correct.
Question number four then materialized on the door. "Which of the following is correct grammar when writing a fan fic and describing possession: 'you're' or 'your'?"
"Trick question!" exclaimed Serenity. "It doesn't matter, because grammar is lame and fan fiction is totally awesome!" Another correct answer!
Just then, the fifth and final question appeared. "Who does the world revolve around?"
"Duh! The answer is me, Serenity Uzumaki!" stated Serenity knowingly.
With the final correct answer, the whole hallway began to shudder. The heavy stone door lifted, allowing Serenity and the others to enter the secret chamber.
"Wow!" exclaimed everyone as they entered. It was a totally white room; you couldn't even see where the floor ended and the walls began! In the middle of the floor, there was a circular pattern that appeared to be a port for something to pop up from the floor. On one of the walls, way up high near what was likely the ceiling, was a single switch.
"We need to hit that switch!" exclaimed Agent Powell, stating the obvious again.
Serenity pulled a six-sided die out of her pocket and flicked it at the switch, triggering it. The thing on the floor in the center of the room opened up, and a round, white, supercomputer-type machine thingy rotated out of it. It looked like a person was meant to get inside of it.
"Do you think that this will lead us to your biological father?" Agent O'Donnell asked Serenity.
"Only one way to find out," said Serenity as she approached the thing, whatever it was, and got inside of it. After less than a second, Serenity's eyes snapped shut, and something began happening!
Something then seemed to change about the room. It seemed almost as if it were filling with static… The colors in the room were stretching and warping. The whole room seemed to stretch and shake!
"What's happening?" yelled Monica, her eyes clenched shut.
"Someone's here," an unfamiliar, seemingly distant voice echoed throughout the room.
