A sweet aroma of bacon aroused Robert from his sleep. He sat up in the bed and looked around. The room was full of machinery. He noticed what looked like a flying saucer in the corner, and across from him was this large device. It read "Revitilization Chamber".
Robert got out of bed and was surprised to see that he felt completely better again with no injuries from his recent battles. He still was wearing his tattered clothes and his shoes were placed underneath the bed. The smell of bacon filled his nose again and he decided that he was hungry, so he followed the smell.
"Ah, awake at last," the portly man said, "I'm Apple Man. I figured you'd be hungry once you woke up. You look like you've come a long way."
"I have," Robert answered, "My name's Robert Montague."
"Pleased to meet you," Apple Man replied, "Now where did you come from to wind up all the way out here?"
"Well, I live in Berk," Robert said.
"Berk?" Apple Man repeated, a bit shaken.
"I'm not exactly sure where here is either," Robert went on.
"You're in Winters now," Apple Man said.
"Winters?" Robert gasped, "In Eagleland?"
Apple Man nodded, "You're definitely a long way from home."
"I was hoping I was only taken into the Rusty Mountains," Robert groaned, "I didn't realize they took me so far away."
"Who are they?" Apple Man asked.
"I was kidnapped by this guy who calls himself Shendi," Robert explained, "I was being held in some underground complex a bit north from here."
Apple Man began to have a funny feeling in his throat.
"Once I came to, I tried to escape with another kid in my cell," Robert went on, "I managed to get out, but this... thing stopped my friend from getting out. He called himself Supreme Starman."
Apple Man dropped the spatula he had in his hand.
"What's wrong?" Robert asked.
"Sorry," Apple Man stuttered, "It's just that I had hoped to never hear the name 'Starman' again."
"You've seen them before?" Robert asked.
"Oh, yes," Apple Man replied, "I was held prisoner by one as well. Starman DX. I'll never forget him, or the place I was held, which I fear is the same place you were just held. Tell me, were there strange stone arrangements outside of the complex?"
"Yes there were," Robert said.
"Stonehenge," Apple Man said with a shudder, "It's active again. So it's true, something is here invading Earth."
"Invading?" Robert asked, "Like that alien from twenty years ago? Giygas?"
"You know your history," Apple Man commented.
"In Berk, I was trained as part of a military organization," Robert explained, "We were formed to handle situations like this. There are some who worry that something may come to finish what Giygas started."
"Well, I'm afraid it has," Apple Man said, "I just hope it doesn't go too far this time."
Apple Man finished cooking the eggs and put them on a plate with some bacon. He put them on the table for Robert.
"Thanks," Robert said, "It feels like forever since I've eaten."
"You've been through quite a lot it sounds like," Apple Man said, "We definitely need to find you some new clothes as well. Those things you got on are pretty much ruined."
Robert nodded as he swallowed some eggs.
"I'm afraid everything I have would be too big on you," Apple Man said, "I'll have to get some of my friend's clothes. I don't think he'd mind if you borrowed some, and I think you'll be able to fit in them. He's older than you are but you're pretty big for your age and he's pretty skinny so I think it should balance out."
Apple Man left the room to look for some clothes.
Robert drank some juice and looked out the window. It had begun to snow again. Robert's mind began to drift some and he got up to look around.
He went into the next room and saw that there was even more machinery. There was a table with a lot of paper on it. He looked at some, and saw that it was mostly data collected from several experiments. Robert looked over to the wall and his eyes lit up. Many weapons were hanging from hooks. He walked over and looked at them. His eyes eventually rested on a particular one that was long and had a crescent moon as its handle. Robert picked it up and looked at it in amazement.
"This is a Moon Gaia Weapon," he said, "Out in the open like this?"
He looked around the room again.
"Of course," he said to himself, "An old laboratory in the middle of nowhere in the mountains of Winters? This is the lab of Jeff Andonuts."
"Yes," Apple Man said with a laugh as he walked in, "This is Jeff's place."
"I had no idea," Robert said.
Apple Man smiled, "Jeff always was happiest when he was here, tinkering with his inventions. I eventually came to live here with him when I grew tired of Twoson. It's been really nice and peaceful, at least until now."
Apple Man put a pair of pants and a sweater down in front of Robert.
"Probably isn't exactly your style, but they'll keep you warm.
Robert looked at the clothes. They definitely weren't his style, but he wasn't about to be picky.
"Thanks," Robert said.
He went back to his room and changed into Jeff's clothes. He tossed his out in the trash.
A whirring sound then came from the main room and Robert heard what sounded like metal legs being placed down on the floor. He walked out into the kitchen.
"Welcome back," he heard Apple Man said, "We have company."
"Company?"
Jeff walked into the kitchen and looked at Robert.
"This is Robert Montague," Apple Man introduced, "Robert? Jeff Andonuts."
Angela and Kayla slowed down as the teleportation ended.
"That was close," Angela gasped, "I'm not sure who that other guy was, but he obviously had been following us, and I just got the worst feeling after looking at him."
"I know what you mean," Kayla said, "He was definitely bad news. Worse than that Porkle or Elder Mook by far."
"Where'd you bring us anyway?" Angela asked.
"Twoson," Kayla said, "I figured we should come here. Before that whole mess with Elder Mook happened, Porkle was about to head this way. In case he gets away from Elder Mook, I wanted to beat him here."
"Good thinking," Angela said, "What do you think is going on here though?"
"I'm not sure," Kayla said, "I get a bad feeling about it."
"That was a Mook," Angela said, "I know all about them, and they haven't been seen here since the war with Giygas."
"Do you think that means something else is here in place of Giygas?" Kayla asked.
"I think it's possible," Angela said, "What do you think we should do?"
"I still need to find Michael," Kayla said, "Elder Mook will know where he is, but I want to stop Porkle too. He's definitely up to something, and I just don't like it."
"Well, I'm sorry to be such a bother to you, Miss Monotoli," came a booming voice.
Kayla and Angela turned around to see Porkle standing before them.
"Yes, I got away," Porkle said, "And I see you two did as well and just happen to be where I was headed again. You wouldn't be trying to follow me, would you?"
"What if we are?" Kayla asked.
Porkle smiled, "You are a brave, little thing. Either that or you're very foolish."
Kayla stared hard at Porkle. Again there was something about him she recognized, but she had never seen a cyborg before. Where was it that she's seen someone that resembled him?
"If you two are going to insist on following me, then I guess we will have to have this out right now," Porkle said, "After all, I cannot have my primary mission disrupted. I simply cannot allow it."
"And what is that mission if it's so important?" Angela asked.
"You'll have to try better than that to get me to start talking," Porkle laughed, "But for what it's worth, you don't have to worry about what I have planned. You just need to worry about the danger you're in right now."
Porkle reares his hands back, and thrusted them forward. Twin energy beams fired at Angela and Kayla.
"PSI Shield Epsilon!" Angela yelled.
A bluish shield formed around Angela and Kayla. The beams hit them and were absorbed by its energy.
"Lucky," Porkle said, "Guessing that my powers derive themselves from the same energies as PSI. I guess I have to do this the old fashioned way."
Porkle began to walk towards Angela and Kayla, and the girls readied themselves for the battle as Kayla continued to wonder why Porkle was so familiar to her.
Mako slowly opened his eyes. Wherever he was, it was fairly dark, and he felt like he was just floating around. He could hear a strong wind from far away, and something moved nearby.
"Hello?" Mako called, "Who's there? Where I am?"
"There is no need to be frightened," a soothing voice said, "I am not your enemy and I mean you no harm."
"Who are you?" Mako asked.
"I'm afraid I cannot answer that right now," the voice said, "What I can tell you though is that I am here as a guide. You have begun quite an adventure. An adventure most people your age cannot handle."
"I am ready for it," Mako answered.
"Yes, I do not doubt that," the voice answered, "It is why you've come to Summers. It is why your mind eventually led you to this room where this young boy sleeps."
Mako could suddenly see Trevor hovering nearby in the same bed asleep.
"Who is he exactly?" Mako asked, "He's different. His mind..."
"Yes," the voice answered, "He is unlike most humans. On most levels, he is as typical as everyone else, but there is part of him that is forever changed."
"His PSI isn't natural," Mako guessed, "It was given to him, or forced upon him."
"It was implanted in him," the voice answered, "He was captured not long ago and experimented on, but the experiments appeared to go wrong. They were to execute him, and they believe that they have, but I saved him. I sent him on a mission to find one who posessed natural PSI powers. He found the boy and brought him here, but during the fight with Kraken, he was forced to exert his PSI past a level that his mind can handle, and now his mind is broken. Trapped within itself."
"Can anything be done for him?" Mako asked.
"That has yet to be decided," the voice said, "However, you need not worry about his well-being. You have chosen to be among the elite. The chosen to fight the coming evil. You were led here so that you may learn even more."
"How are we supposed to fight this evil?" Mako asked.
"The way will be discovered," the voice said, "And you will help the others find the way, and I am here to help you begin. Accept that which lies deep inside you. Awaken the power within!"
Mako felt a strange tingling inside of him. Suddenly, he felt his mind open up and the world become known to him.
"You have the power to sense those around you," the voice said, "Use it to find the one you seek. Good luck in your quest. I am sure we will meet again."
With that, Mako found himself back in the hospital room with Trevor sleeping beside him.
Mako felt so alive. More alive than ever before. He could feel those around him. He could feel Ness and Paula, and then he could feel the faint power a bit north from where he was. It was Brian, and Mako had to go to him at once. A column of smoke rose around Mako, and he was swept up in it. He floated into the air and vanished with a slight 'poof'!
The Wild n' Wooly Shamblers shifted through the dark hallways and approached the large doorway.
"Enter," Rygwar said loudly.
They entered the room and approached their master.
"Report," Rygwar ordered.
"They have all been located," the head Wild n' Wooly Shambler said, "Four of the ones you have chosen are already on their way to their locations."
"Which leaves Georg, Shendi, Supreme Starman, and Elder Mook," Rygwar said, "I will dispatch them soon. Excellent work. You are dismissed."
"Yes, master," the Wild n' Wooly Shamblers replied and they left the room.
Rygwar spun around in his hover craft and smiled.
"Soon, phase three will be under way," Rygwar said aloud with excitement, "It won't be long now. The beginning of the end approaches sooner than anyone thinks! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha..."