As they were walking around, a young girl came running up to the them.
?: Pardon me, are you the Hero of Heckseville and Gravity Queen?
Kat: Huh? Oh, uh, yeah, I guess that's us.
Cole: Something you need?
?: I dropped something very important, and...
Cole: And you need us to get it back for you?
Kat: What is it? Where'd you drop it?
?: It's a letter, and I dropped it right around here. It was a letter from my boyfriend, and it's all I have left to remember him.
Cole: Well, if it fell below the city, we can't get it back, due to the storm down there.
?: The storm? My father works over in Endestria and he said they got Stormshield Tower working again. I think that cleared up. They say the Nevi really did a number on the tower, but they still managed to get it up and running again. I heard you two were there, but it was the army that saved the tower. You haven't given up on us, have you? Maybe that letter truly is lost forever...
Kat: Well, no, it's nothing like that...You see, Dusty, he...
The girl just stood there, with a confused look on her face.
Cole: Listen, we'll try and have a look around and see if we spot it, but there no promises that we'll find it.
?: Thank you! That's all I ask! I'll be waiting right here. I won't go anywhere, I promise!
With that, Cole and Kat took off to find the letter. Cole and Kat fell all the way down to the bottom of the city.
Kat: Where's the letter, I don't see it anywhere.
Cole: Guess we gotta keep looking.
They went down deeper and deeper, below the city, until they came across and pillar and lead to a strange looking cavern. They began running through the cavern.
Cole: I had no idea, this was below the city.
Kat: Stay close to me, Cole, if I can shift gravity again, I'll be able to fly us somewhere safe.
Cole: Right.
They began going further into the cave. When they saw an opening, it lead even deeper below the cavern they were already in.
Cole: How far does this damn thing go?
Kat: Something doesn't feel right, Cole.
Cole: I'm starting to think that letter isn't really worth it. Let's look a little longer and then we'll head back.
Kat: Alright.
Cole: Stay close to me, in case anything happens.
Kat: Right.
They jumped off the cavern edge and plummeted all the way to the ground, reaching the bottom. They ran through tunnel after tunnel, trying to find the letter but it was nowhere to be found. As they jumped from platform to platform, Cole pushed Kat out of the way and was attacked an unknown object. Weakened by the attack, he had no strength to get back up.
Kat: Cole!
When she looked up, it was Raven and her pet crow.
Raven: You're not going any further.
Kat: Your still alive?! Why can't you just leave us alone?!
Raven: Turn back now. This is your last chance.
Kat: I don't know why you keep trying to stop me, but I'm through trying to explain myself to you! There's no way I'm turning back.
Raven: ...Then you must die.
Kat: You're going to pay for what you did to Cole!
Kat noticed that Cole was far below her.
Kat: I have to find a way to get to Cole.
She dived all the way down, at full speed, while Raven tried attacking her, shooting energy balls at her.
Kat: Hold on, Cole, I'm coming!
Raven: I'd worry about yourself, if I were you!
She made it all the way to the down and rushed to Cole, holding him in her arms. Raven caught up, landing above her.
Raven: N-No...It can't be...
Kat: Wh-What's what this darkness...! It's everywhere. It's like it's reaching up to swallow the world...
Raven: I...it's coming...
Kat: What's coming?!
Just then, a huge force of darkness came rushing after Kat and Raven. The roar of darkness awakened Cole. He pushed her out of the way and was attacked, falling down into the darkness.
Kat: COLE!
Just then, a hand grabbed her arm, preventing her from going any further. When she looked back, it was the Puppet Cole.
Kat: Let me go, he needs me.
PuppetCole: Are you insane, it's too dangerous!
Kat: But I can't leave him.
PuppetCole: There's nothing you can do for him now.
Cole began to fall deeper and deeper into the darkness, until he vanished, without a trace.
Kat: COLE!
She dropped to her knees, crying at the loss of her beloved. Raven jumped onto the platform meeting up with the Puppet Cole. The two just looked at Kat, as she was crying her eyes out. Raven looked to Puppet Cole, hoping he would know what to do. He just looked at her shaking his head, no response and turned away. Raven looked down at Kat, as she was still crying...can't help but feeling that she was to blame. She picked Kat up from her knees and the two followed Puppet Cole up to the surface and back to the city.
Narration:
It started out as curiosity. We just wanted to see how far the pillar would go. I was separated from Cole, he fell into the darkness. Without him, I was all alone. Heckseville lost there champion...there hero. With Cole gone, I had to continue his story by protecting the people...on my own.
Slowly, Cole began to open his eyes...it was a miracle, Cole MacGrath was alive, after falling deep into the darkness, he survived a massive fall.
Cole: The hell happened? ...Where am I?
He noticed that he was in a steel cage. He looked and found himself in a city below the darkness...surrounded by children.
Cole: Children, the hell are they doing here, in the darkness? Are you all alright, what happened?
Just then, a young boy with a bird mask appeared, before Cole.
?: Who are you? Answer me.
Cole: I think the real question is who are YOU and why'd you lock me in a cage?
?: I ask the questions! And you're an intruder.
Cole: Easy, kid. I'm not here to hurt anyone, I'm asking you to give me a chance. If you let me out, I'll tell you everything you wanna know.
?: You'll stay in that cage until you decide to cooperate.
Cole: I am cooperating, just let me out!
?: Cyanea! Watch him. If she causes any trouble, tell me right away.
Cyanea: Right. If anything happens, I'll let you know.
The boy took the rest of the children and took off.