Purple Crystal

Chapter 10: Changes

Three days later. I felt much better. Thanks to Helga's stew that the cold disappeared.

I was on my way to Rod and Laura. They wanted me to play with them, as always. I opened the door and entered their room. "Hey, guys." I greeted with a smile. Laura and Rod sat on their beds and watched TV. They watched a video, which they took from their parents at Christmas time. The time, when they two came to Zeta Point. Laura turned her head to me, her eyes were watery. I walked over to her.

"You also miss your parents, don't you?" I asked. Laura nodded and wiped her tears away. I sat down next to her and hugged her. "I'm sure that you will see them again soon." I said and patted her head. Laura looked at me with puppy like eyes. "You know how we feel, Karin. Do you think, your parents will return one day?" Laura asked me with big eyes. My expression changed. "Yes. They will return." I said, but with a fake smile. I really hoped for my parents to come back, but every day that passed, my hopes became less. I hugged Laura tightly.

I suddenly saw one Alpha Scanner behind Laura. "How did you get this?" I asked. Laura looked at Rod. Suddenly the door opened and Seth entered the room.

"Hey, Seth. We've got the Scanner like you told us." Rod said. I looked at him confused. What was that supposed to mean? Seth walked over to us. "A dinosaur just appeared. Use this if you get into any trouble." He said and pulled out a Move Card in a triangular shape. He threw the card to Rod. "So, we just have to catch the dinosaurs to get back, right?" Rod asked. Seth nodded. "The sooner you get all dinosaur cards, the sooner you will be able to get home." He said. I was confused. Wasn't catching dinosaur card the Alpha-Gang's job?

"Then we will see mum and dad again." Laura said, she smiled at Rod. Rod and Laura took the Alpha-Scanner and ran out of their room. Seth looked at me coldly.
"Why do you send them on a mission to catch a dinosaur?" I asked him and stood up. Seth grinned and walked over to me. I stepped back, but couldn't go any further, because I was trapped between Laura's bed and Seth. Seth raised his hand and stroked my cheek slightly. I shivered. "You're a bit too curious for my opinion. Doctor Z wants Rod and Laura to catch the dinosaurs, because Ursula, Zander and Ed are not able to do this." He said. Something was wrong. He lied, I knew Seth long enough to tell, that he lied.

Seth grabbed my wrist and pulled me with him. "Come with me." He told me, or commanded. I followed him. We walked down to his lab. It was cold in here, I shivered. I held my arms closely to my body. I had a bad feeling, a very bad feeling. Seth walked over to a shelf and got a shot. My body started to tremble. He came back to me and tried to grabbed my arm.

I stepped back. "What..." I stuttered. Seth reached out for my wrist and pulled me closer. "Calm down. I just need some drops of you blood." I raised an eyebrow, a sweat drop rolled over my forehead. "And why?'' I asked with suspicion. "Like I said, you're to curious." Seth pushed the needle into my arm, I winced. It didn't hurt that much but I was scared. My blood filled the shot. Seth pulled the needle out. He put it next to his large computer keyboard. I rubbed my arm. "Why do you need my blood?" I asked again, but this time with more force.

Seth turned around. He glared at me. I saw his cold eyes. My whole body started to tremble, I felt like something stabbed me. A great rush of fear went through me. My legs were shaking and I lowered my head. Seth came over to me. "I need you crystal again." He said. I grabbed my necklace and gave it to him. "You can pick it up in two hours." I turned around and walked to the door quickly.

"Karin."

I stopped and turned my head around. "You shouldn't talk too much." Seth said . I gulped and left the lab. I ran back to my room and closed the door behind me. I leaned with my back on the door and fell onto my knees. "What was that?" I asked myself. This was strange. The bad feeling in my stomach grew.

~~~Evening~~~

I left my room to pick up my crystal from Seth's lab. I shivered at the imagination of his cold voice. This day was weird and strange. Seth planned something, but I didn't know what.
I entered the lab, Seth was already waiting for me. I walked over to him. "Here." He handed my crystal to me. I took the necklace and put it on again. Seth pulled something out of his pocket, a little grey pill. I looked at him nervously.

"Take this." He said. I hesitated for a moment. "What is this?" I asked him. Seth sighed annoyed. "You should be able to see." He hissed. I didn't want to take it, I was afraid. Seth stepped closer to me and grabbed my chin. "I don't have much patience." This sounded like a threat. He let go of my chin and gave me the pill. I swallowed the grey pill. The taste was terrible. "Good girl." Seth said and chuckled evilly. It sent shivers down my spine. What kind of pill was that? Why did Seth want me to take it?
Seth stroke my cheek, his hand was cold. "Tell me, if you remember something important." He said. I looked at him. Did he mean the holes in my memory? That was so weird. I was confused.

I was always afraid of Seth, but the fear became even stronger from day to day.

"Let's go." He commanded. I followed him. We walked to the elevator and stepped into it. Suddenly a sharp pain appeared in my head. I touched my forehead, my sight became blurred and I felt dizzy. "Something wrong?" Seth asked me. I leaned on the wall of the elevator. "I don't know... suddenly I've got a headache." I said. My head hurt. "Maybe the side effect of the tablet I gave you." He said, he didn't even look at me. "Go back to your room."

The elevator stopped at the floor where my room was. I stepped out. Seth was still in the elevator. He disappeared to the top of the island. I went along the corridor. I walked into the kitchen and got me something to drink. I filled a glass with water and drank it all. I looked for a little cloth and found one in a drawer. I let cold water drop on it and put it on my forehead. The headache became worse. "What the hell is that? I left the kitchen and went back to my room. I closed the door behind me and walked over to my bed. I laid down and grabbed my head. It hurt.

Later someone knocked on my door.

"Yes." I asked. Rod and Laura came in. They walked over to me. "Karin. Is everything okay? You don't look-" I cut Rod off. "I'm fine, I'm fine. Just a little headache." I explained and sat up. Laura looked at me with a worried face.

"How did it go?" I asked. Laura smiled. "We've caught a Saurophaganax. The D-Team had no chance against us." She told me proudly. "Guys, why does Seth send you out to catch dinosaurs?" I asked. Rod looked at Laura and then back at me. "We're not allowed to talk about this...but because of you...we can make a exception. He said, that we can go back to our parents when have the dinosaur cards. It takes too long when the Alpha-Gang...does this job." He explained.

I shrugged with my shoulders. "Did Doctor Z give you the permission?" I asked. Rod looked around. "Dunno...but it doesn't matter."

I made a worried face. Laura hugged me. "I almost forgot. Greetings from the D-Team." She said. Max, Rex and Zoe didn't forget me. I was relieved. "They want to meet you again." Laura said. I nodded.
"Then, I'll be on my way." I said. "Guys..." I looked at Rod and Laura. Rod smirked. "Don't worry, we won't tell anything." He said. I smiled a bit.

"Thanks." I said and took my crystal. I thought about the D-lab. In the next moment I landed in the D-Lab in Japan. Unfortunately Max was standing in the way. I fell out of the nowhere on top of Max. We landed on the ground.
"Ow!" He yelled.

I stood up immediately. "I'm sorry. Are you alright?" I asked him and helped him to stand up. "No!" He shouted. He was upset, maybe because of the failed capture of the Saurophaganax.
"Karin!" Zoe and Rex yelled and ran over to me. Zoe hugged me. "Long time no see. How are you?" She asked me. "Fine. I just have a little headache." I said. "Sorry, that I couldn't meet you in the last time. I caught a cold first and now..." I stopped.

"And now?" Rex asked. I shook my head. "I didn't get the chance to see you. Rod and Laura told me, that you miss me." I said. Zoe nodded. "Yes. They told us, that they know about your secret. But we lost against them today." She sighed. Max almost had tears in his eyes. He was pissed. I chuckled. "Sorry, but I can't help you with this problem. It's dangerous enough, that I meet you." I explained.

"Hi, Karin!" I heard Doctor Taylor's voice. he also showed up. I greeted him friendly.

"Sorry, but I don't have too much time. I just wanted to see you." I said. "Don't worry. At least you still think about us." Zoe said and blinked a few times. I smiled. The pain in my head returned, I tried to ignore it. I wanted to enjoy the time with my friends.

~~~Evening~~~

I returned to Zeta Point after a while. I appeared in the corridor next to the kitchen. For my luck, nobody was there. I walked over to my room. I entered it, to my surprise Laura, Rod and Seth were in my room. Laura blinked a few times. That was her warning signal.

"Where have you been?" Seth asked me coldly. I tried to find an excuse. "I've walked around at the island. I thought fresh air is good against my headache." I lied. We saw you, how you walked to the elevator." Rod also lied and blinked with his eyes. I understood immediately. But I became nervous. Seth glared at me. He stepped in front of me.

Laura and Rod were about to leave. "See you then." Rod said.

"Bye, guys." I said and watched how they left. Suddenly Seth covered my mouth with his hand and pulled me closer. I tried to escape, but I had no chance. "Did you tell something?" Seth asked me. I shook my head lightly.

He pulled something out of his pocket. It was a brown tablet. He came closer with it. A sweat drop rolled over my face. My body trembled. I tried to break free, but his grip tightened. "You shouldn't struggle so much. It could become painful." Seth whispered in my ear. I immediately stopped. Seth held the tablet to my mouth and forced me to take it. I swallowed it. The taste was even more terrible than the first pill.

"Why do you want me to take those tablets?" I broke free, stepped back and asked him. Seth came closer and grabbed my hair, I winced. "You will see soon enough." He pulled me closer. Seth's cold voice became even colder. "This is just a little experiment."
I struggled. "And I'm your lab rat or what?" He tightened his grip.

"Don't talk to me in this way." He threatened. Then he let go. I gasped for air. My whole body didn't stop trembling. I was so scared. Seth stroke my cheek lightly. "Don't fight against me, Karin. It won't be good for you." He said. Seth chuckled and smirked evilly. "You will take those tablets in the next days, too. I suggest not to struggle." He said and left my room. His last glance at me let the blood in my body freeze.

I felt onto my knees. My hands were shaking.

...

In this night, the headache became worse. It was so painful. I couldn't sleep, the pain was so strong. Not even in my head, even my whole body hurt. I felt like I was stabbed hundreds of times. I grabbed the pillow and bit on my lip.

"Damn...it..." I mumbled.

The pain became worse, it came from this weird tablet. I bit in my pillow and tried to calm down.

This night was horrible for me. I was afraid of taking those pills and tablets again. Pain and fear ran through my body.

Hey, guys!
Thank you so much for reading my story. I hope you like it. This time it was a crossing to the anime episode "dueling dinos". Please review^^

The next chapter is about Karin's Kentrosaurus card. She has to keep her secrets with all her might, but she has to deal with Seth. He forces her to take those tablets and watches her closely. This won't be easy for Karin...

See you next time :D Bye ^^

Disclaimer: I don't own Dinosaur King! Dinosaur King belongs to SEGA!