THE INTRODUCTION
Chapter Three
I sat on the edge of my bed, contemplating what had happened within the past hour or so. It confused the heck out of me. But, just as earlier, my instincts told me this had something to do with the blue box that I had found.
But what was it? Was that box some sort of magic device? I had enough of those lying around the house to know one, but this didn't seem like a magical thing. This was more powerful; more advanced. I thought about how I had put the box back into the wall. Was that a smart thing to do? Should I go back and get it? Something in my head told me no. That box didn't belong to me, so I should leave it alone. What if somebody hid it there on purpose? But think of all the power something said from another side of my brain, wouldn't you like to have all that power?
That made me think. That surely was a lot of power, even for someone with decent magical powers. But my morality was very strong, and I couldn't just take anything that wasn't mine. I decided, with effort, to leave the box where it was. It was a very tough decision to make, believe me, for all that power was a definite temptation. But I wanted to do the right thing.
Then I thought of something else. I couldn't possibly be the only one who found that box. What if somebody else had powers like me? That would rock!! I could get together with them and talk about strange experiences. The thought made me giddy. I had to find out if there was anyone else.
Grabbing one of the books my brother had thrown on the floor earlier, I perused through the table of contents, looking for a specific page. "Yes! People finder!" Flipping eagerly through the pages, I found the one I wanted and grinned. It was like the magical white pages. "Who do you wish to find?" the book intoned, the voice that of a bored operator. "Anyone who has powers like the ones I just acquired." The picture of the operator looked at me and said, "Please put your finger in the little square in the upper left-hand corner." I did so, and I felt a tingle as it read information. "Matches are on the next page."
I flipped the page and nearly gasped. Who knew there were that many? I counted seven. Looking at the pictures of them all, I grinned. People I could now relate to; cool. Three of the pictures confused me though. Two of them had weird lookin' blue aliens, and another had a picture of a hawk I recognized as a red-tail. Of the two aliens, one looked somewhat young in comparison to the other, and the other seemed to radiate evil.
I decided right then and there I would try to get in touch with the cute looking one named Jake. The other guy, Marco, was pretty cute too, but Jake just had this air about him. This air of leadership.
I wondered if they all knew each other? The six of them, minus the one called 'Visser Three', seemed nice; and the one called 'Visser Three' seemed purely evil. Bookmarking that page, I decided to get some rest. I would contact Jake tomorrow. For now I would sleep.
I sat on the edge of my bed, contemplating what had happened within the past hour or so. It confused the heck out of me. But, just as earlier, my instincts told me this had something to do with the blue box that I had found.
But what was it? Was that box some sort of magic device? I had enough of those lying around the house to know one, but this didn't seem like a magical thing. This was more powerful; more advanced. I thought about how I had put the box back into the wall. Was that a smart thing to do? Should I go back and get it? Something in my head told me no. That box didn't belong to me, so I should leave it alone. What if somebody hid it there on purpose? But think of all the power something said from another side of my brain, wouldn't you like to have all that power?
That made me think. That surely was a lot of power, even for someone with decent magical powers. But my morality was very strong, and I couldn't just take anything that wasn't mine. I decided, with effort, to leave the box where it was. It was a very tough decision to make, believe me, for all that power was a definite temptation. But I wanted to do the right thing.
Then I thought of something else. I couldn't possibly be the only one who found that box. What if somebody else had powers like me? That would rock!! I could get together with them and talk about strange experiences. The thought made me giddy. I had to find out if there was anyone else.
Grabbing one of the books my brother had thrown on the floor earlier, I perused through the table of contents, looking for a specific page. "Yes! People finder!" Flipping eagerly through the pages, I found the one I wanted and grinned. It was like the magical white pages. "Who do you wish to find?" the book intoned, the voice that of a bored operator. "Anyone who has powers like the ones I just acquired." The picture of the operator looked at me and said, "Please put your finger in the little square in the upper left-hand corner." I did so, and I felt a tingle as it read information. "Matches are on the next page."
I flipped the page and nearly gasped. Who knew there were that many? I counted seven. Looking at the pictures of them all, I grinned. People I could now relate to; cool. Three of the pictures confused me though. Two of them had weird lookin' blue aliens, and another had a picture of a hawk I recognized as a red-tail. Of the two aliens, one looked somewhat young in comparison to the other, and the other seemed to radiate evil.
I decided right then and there I would try to get in touch with the cute looking one named Jake. The other guy, Marco, was pretty cute too, but Jake just had this air about him. This air of leadership.
I wondered if they all knew each other? The six of them, minus the one called 'Visser Three', seemed nice; and the one called 'Visser Three' seemed purely evil. Bookmarking that page, I decided to get some rest. I would contact Jake tomorrow. For now I would sleep.