AN:

I can't remember if I ever mentioned Sam, Mikaela or the battle of mission city. If I have please discard that, If I haven't then discard this message. ^^' Also, I did mention that I maybe not update, well I lied. lol. I was sitting there talking with a friend when I suddenly got a new strand of idea. Let me know what ya'll think of this chapter, if ya like it I may continue with the strand, if not then I'll drop it and delete this chapter to create something else. See if ya can guess what'll happen. ;)

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Honestly when I heard about the battle of mission city it scared the living daylights out of me. I wasn't sure how the two before, they weren't much older than me, had managed to cope with that ordeal. Swallowing, I smiled nervously and held out my hand.

"Hi...I'm Autumn." I said somewhat nervously. The two glanced at each other before smiling. Sam seemed equally nervous while Mikeala seemed comfortable. Shaking their hands I felt a weight lift off of my shoulders. I had finally met them and got over with it, much to my pleasure.

When they walked out of my room and I was once again left alone, I noticed something on the ground. It was an onyx colored stone of some sort that shimmered and had odd patterns on it. Crouching down I realized it wasn't a stone, but a shard; from what however, I did not know.

It must have come off of their clothing...The thought passed through my mind causing me to frown. Crouching down, I hesitantly picked it up. Immediately a power surge lanced up my arm, a silent scream of pain left my body as symbols swept across my vision. I couldn't move, I couldn't breath, the only thing I could do was stare of the symbols.

I couldn't unclench my fingers from the shard, I was hypnotized, entranced even, by the very thing that caused me pain. I couldn't let it go. The lines had blended between couldn't let it go and wouldn't let it go. I wasn't sure anymore. Finally the pain dissipated leaving me panting on the floor. Agony seared my frame making me tremble. Dropping the shard I noticed that the shimmer was gone, as soon as it touched the ground it disintegrated. That's never good.