As soon as Adam arrived in the command center he was quickly greeted by a very confused and pushy Alpha that did not like the fact that Adam had returned right before he was about to shut down for the night.
"Alpha it will be fine." Adam insisted as he walked by the small robot. "No, no, no. You must go home Adam. It is very late and Zordon told me to make sure no one else was left." Alpha said.
"Look Alpha, I just need to have a quick talk with Rocky." Adam explained. "But Zordon told me that you all should get to bed." Alpha said. "Even I have to shut down for the night." Alpha explained.
"Then shut down for the night Alpha. No one needs to know I was here at this hour alone." Adam said. "But Adam, you are making things very difficult for me." Alpha said.
"Come on Alpha, do this as a favor for me. It's not that big of a deal for crying out loud. Besides, you saw how Rocky was earlier. I will not be able to sleep until I have a talk with him, please?" Adam begged. Alpha hesitated for a long moment before he finally gave in. He allowed Adam to see Rocky. Adam thanked Alpha and then went on his way.
After Alpha had left him be, Adam made his way to where Rocky was staying.
Now, Rocky was not exactly in a cage, but a room. A decent sized room with a bed, a desk and a nightstand. It was a white room, with nothing fancy about it...
Back in his room, Rocky stared at the plain white ceiling. He sighed miserably as he stared at it, and stared at it. He did not dare fall asleep, he felt to uncomfortable to sleep in this strange room. He suddenly shuddered. His face then contorted with a disgusted look.
"I hate it here." He muttered darkly. He then sighed. "Stupid James. Stupid Adam. Stupid powers. No one understands me. No one…" Rocky muttered. He then pouted some more. "I can't believe Aisha went home. I feel so…" But before Rocky could finish he heard some movement outside his door. He paused for a second as he slowly rose up from bed. He listened harder. And when he heard the sound again he frowned, and with an irritated look he went to open the door.
As soon as Rocky opened the door, Adam fell into him. Adam was leaning on the door, obviously contemplating whether or not he should knock or not. Rocky quickly pushed his off.
"I'm sorry!" Adam apologized quickly as he got to his feet. He looked at Rocky nervously. But the thing that Rocky noticed first hand was the letter that Adam held. Rocky frowned as he then snatched the letter from Adam.
"Hey!" Adam cried out as he tried to grab it back, but he was not fast enough. Rocky then examined the letter; he wanted to make sure it was his. When he realized it was his, Rocky's frown returned, he then glared at Adam. "Well, well, well. Look who has yet to read my letter…" Rocky said as he tapped the letter on his palm of hand. Adam took a nervous gulp.
"I was going to read it." Adam replied. "I'm sure you were." Rocky said dryly as he went back to his bed. He sat on it and then looked up at Adam with a dark cold stare.
"Don't be mad at me for coming here." Adam pleaded. "Oh, I'm not mad." Rocky said in a sarcastic tone of voice. "I'm not mad at all." He finished. Adam took another nervous gulp. "Rocky please, let me explain…" Adam begged.
"Just. Go. Home. Adam." Rocky said sternly, his eyes unblinking. He then went to lay on his side as he pretended to fall asleep… "I don't want you here." Rocky then muttered.
Adam sighed. "Come on Rocky…" Adam begged. He then sighed again. "I'm too tired for this…" Adam said as he ran his hand down his face. But Rocky still refused to say anything. Adam then noticed a chair by the desk. He walked over to it and moved it and sat down. He looked at Rocky. He sighed. He then turned around and tapped his fingers on the desk. Rocky then tossed his letter back to him.
"If you must…" Rocky muttered. He then went silent again. Adam went to retrieve the letter; he then opened it and began to read it.
Once Adam finished reading the letter his face contorted with both fear and concern. He looked at Rocky confused, he then gulped nervously as he tried to figure out what to say.
"Are you still here?" Rocky asked after a few long minutes. "I…are you being serious?" Adam asked carefully. Rocky turned around. He looked at Adam.
"Why would I lie about something like that?" Rocky asked. " You think I'm a monster now, don't you?" Rocky asked his head lowered now in sadness.
"I'm too tired for this…I…I…I think I will go home now." Adam stammered as he grabbed the letter and headed for the door. He dared not look at Rocky though.
Rocky though watched him in silence, as he then eventually said, "Goodnight Adam." Adam paused at the doorway as Rocky said that. Because the way Rocky had said it made Adam shudder. He then stopped at the door, he wanted to ask more about the letter, but decided against it. So, keeping his composure the best he knew how too, Adam walked out…
After Adam left, a very dreadful eerie silence was now present in the room. Rocky looked around. He then raised his legs back up onto his bed and curled into a ball. Shaking, Rocky knew he was not going to get any sleep, not for a long while yet.
Once Adam finally arrived home a very angry Mrs. Park was waiting for him. She was sitting in a chair in the living room; she did not look happy one bit.
"And where have you been?" She asked sternly. Adam looked up at her tiredly. He had such a rough day he did not want his mother to see him all shaken up, so instead he tried his best to hide his sadness from his mother.
"I…" Adam began, but he stopped once he realized no excuse would be good enough for her. "Do you have any idea what time it is?" She asked firmly. Adam gulped nervously. She had her arms crossed and was giving him a very no nonsense look.
"I…I…" Adam began, but he could not come up with an excuse. He looked down as he quickly muttered an.'I'm sorry…" to her instead.
"I did not ask you for an apology, not yet anyway. I asked you a question, regarding time. What have I told you about staying out late?" She asked. Her fingers now started to tap her arm as she waited patiently for an answer.
"Never to do it?" Adam replied tiredly. Mrs. Park sighed. She knew that her lecturing would do him no good. Watching her son she noticed with great concern the extremely tired state he was in. She also noticed his sad mood. She knew Adam better than Adam thought…
Sighing again she pushed away her anger. She then finally decided that it might as well be best if she just have a talk with him in the morning. She then smiled. Adam though noticed her sudden change in mood; he grew somewhat confused, but did not show it.
"Why don't you just go to bed, we will finish this tomorrow." She said as she hugged Adam and then kissed him goodnight.
"I want you to go straight to bed, understood?" She said firmly. Adam nodded his head in understanding. He did not argue. He then said goodnight as he walked off to bed.
Once Adam made his way into his room he silently closed his bedroom door. He yawned as he let go of the handle as he then rubbed his eyes. Taking out the letter he then proceeded to his desk. He did not bother with turning on the light, instead he read and re-read the letter by moonlight.
"How could any of this be true?" Adam muttered tiredly as he ran his hands down his face. He then rubbed his eyes. He yawned again. "I want to sleep but I can't…this sucks." Adam muttered, he placed his head on his desk and sighed. And with the letter right under his nose he could not help but glare at the letter, which now sat on top of his desk.
"Stupid letter." Adam said dryly. "Rocky and his letter… I'm never going to forget about this stupid letter." Adam said with great annoyance."I'm never going to get any sleep either." Adam muttered. But as he said that he heard someone try and get into his room. With his eyes wide with fear he quickly dashed towards his unmade bed and pulled the covers over him. Just in time too.
Of course it was his mother. But as he pretended to sleep something stuck him. He forgot to hide the letter! "Shit!" He thought as he mentally punched himself for being so careless. "Please don't let her find it…" Adam prayed, as he lay in his bed. His heart was now pounding with fear. But what made it worse was that he could hear her start to make her way towards his desk. Adam felt like his heart was going to burst as he heard her pick it up. He could oh most hear her read it…oh most.
Mrs. Park though did not read it. Before she came in, Adam had placed it back inside the envelope, so it looked like any normal letter. She wanted to read it. Her curiosity was getting the better of her…
She then found herself tucking the unmarked letter under her sleeve. She quickly glanced at Adam and made sure he was asleep. She then silently proceeded out the door, and without a sound she closed it. As soon as she closed it Adam rose up from bed. He could feel his heart pounding, he then looked over towards his desk…. the letter was gone…
Authors Note: I just wanted to mention that this story has a long way to go before it is complete. The horror will eventually come. Hopefully you'll like where it goes.