Thanks for the reviews and advice so far! And with that; onward with
chapter 2.
Finding A Way: CHAPTER 2
Shadow could sense a presence around him. Someone was watching him. He opened his eyes quickly, ready to get defensive. To his surprise, he found a girl-a hedgehog girl-sitting over him with a curious look on her face. This startled him.
"Who are you?!" he demanded, then noticed she had a tail like a fish, ".what are you?!"
She sighed and hopped off the rock back into the water, "Fine. Don't be happy to see your savior.but if you really want to know, my name is Kaylikala"
"Kaylik-Kaylikaaa-", Shadow found this to be sort of a tongue-twister.
"You can just call me Kayli if you like, and what's your name?"
"I'm Shadow.and you didn't answer my other question; what are you?"
"I am a 'Merhog'.half hedgehog" she flipped her tail out of the water, ".half mermaid."
Shadow took a second to analyze this. What was this creature before him? She was white with quills that pointed out down to her waist and ruby tips on them. He also noticed her tail was lavender and she had deep blue eyes and a blue belly "shirt". All he could do was to give a half confused and disgusted look. Kayli saw this.
"Go ahead, laugh, make jokes, or whatever your going to do; I'm used to it..." She looked away waiting for the worst.
"No." He said bitterly, "You did nothing wrong, and I don't find it funny.just odd"
She looked back at him, happy that he seemed kinda nice. She remembered his situation and she wanted to know everything; how he got here, where he came from, just about everything. So she started with her questions, not wanting to crowd him, though.
"Where did you come from? It's weird how you are just out here, in the middle of the ocean."
He gulped, remembering the incident that had happened to him just hours ago. He pointed worthlessly to the sky, "up there" was all he said. She looked up.
"The sky?"
"No.space"
"How is that possible?" she was so confused, now.
"Its possible, but I don't really want to talk about it" he looked down and changed the subject, "I have to get to shore, do you know how far Station Square is from here?"
"Um...I would say it's about 100 miles.maybe more and it will take a few days to get there, you looking for someone? I can help you get there y'know"
"No.I can go alone", Shadow's cold tone hit Kayli like a kick in the gut.
"FINE. Your right." She tried to keep her cool, "You can do this by yourself." She began to swim away, hoping he would say something soon. Shadow looked around for some sign of being able to get on dry land. The first thing he noticed was~nothing. There was nothing there at all, except the rock he was on, miles of water on all sides, and that merhog swimming away from him. He wasn't going to be able to do this alone.
"Hey! Wait!"
Kayli's ears perked up as she turned around, "Yeeees?" She said nonchalantly.
"I can't get back by myself", he said, "I need your help." It was weird to him. He never recalled asking for anyone's help. But he had no choice unless he wanted to sit there and waste away. "But I don't understand how you are going to help at all"
Kayli swam back to him. "Hmmm.your right, I will have to find a way." She thought for a minute, "I will be right back." She dived under water out of Shadow's sight. About 15 minutes later she came back, this time holding a small bottle of green liquid in her hand. She gave it to Shadow.
"Uh-huh, and what do you expect me to do with this?"
"Drink it, what else?"
"I can list a few reasons why I shouldn't drink something a complete stranger gives me", he said.
"Do you want my help or not?!" she sighed.
"Yes.but what will happen if I drink it?", he demanded.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ To Be Continued.
Sorry, I had to go for the cliffhanger this time, see you soon with the next chapter! (PS: if you already know what's going to happen when Shadow drinks the liquid, don't spoil it on the review board, plz and thanx)
Finding A Way: CHAPTER 2
Shadow could sense a presence around him. Someone was watching him. He opened his eyes quickly, ready to get defensive. To his surprise, he found a girl-a hedgehog girl-sitting over him with a curious look on her face. This startled him.
"Who are you?!" he demanded, then noticed she had a tail like a fish, ".what are you?!"
She sighed and hopped off the rock back into the water, "Fine. Don't be happy to see your savior.but if you really want to know, my name is Kaylikala"
"Kaylik-Kaylikaaa-", Shadow found this to be sort of a tongue-twister.
"You can just call me Kayli if you like, and what's your name?"
"I'm Shadow.and you didn't answer my other question; what are you?"
"I am a 'Merhog'.half hedgehog" she flipped her tail out of the water, ".half mermaid."
Shadow took a second to analyze this. What was this creature before him? She was white with quills that pointed out down to her waist and ruby tips on them. He also noticed her tail was lavender and she had deep blue eyes and a blue belly "shirt". All he could do was to give a half confused and disgusted look. Kayli saw this.
"Go ahead, laugh, make jokes, or whatever your going to do; I'm used to it..." She looked away waiting for the worst.
"No." He said bitterly, "You did nothing wrong, and I don't find it funny.just odd"
She looked back at him, happy that he seemed kinda nice. She remembered his situation and she wanted to know everything; how he got here, where he came from, just about everything. So she started with her questions, not wanting to crowd him, though.
"Where did you come from? It's weird how you are just out here, in the middle of the ocean."
He gulped, remembering the incident that had happened to him just hours ago. He pointed worthlessly to the sky, "up there" was all he said. She looked up.
"The sky?"
"No.space"
"How is that possible?" she was so confused, now.
"Its possible, but I don't really want to talk about it" he looked down and changed the subject, "I have to get to shore, do you know how far Station Square is from here?"
"Um...I would say it's about 100 miles.maybe more and it will take a few days to get there, you looking for someone? I can help you get there y'know"
"No.I can go alone", Shadow's cold tone hit Kayli like a kick in the gut.
"FINE. Your right." She tried to keep her cool, "You can do this by yourself." She began to swim away, hoping he would say something soon. Shadow looked around for some sign of being able to get on dry land. The first thing he noticed was~nothing. There was nothing there at all, except the rock he was on, miles of water on all sides, and that merhog swimming away from him. He wasn't going to be able to do this alone.
"Hey! Wait!"
Kayli's ears perked up as she turned around, "Yeeees?" She said nonchalantly.
"I can't get back by myself", he said, "I need your help." It was weird to him. He never recalled asking for anyone's help. But he had no choice unless he wanted to sit there and waste away. "But I don't understand how you are going to help at all"
Kayli swam back to him. "Hmmm.your right, I will have to find a way." She thought for a minute, "I will be right back." She dived under water out of Shadow's sight. About 15 minutes later she came back, this time holding a small bottle of green liquid in her hand. She gave it to Shadow.
"Uh-huh, and what do you expect me to do with this?"
"Drink it, what else?"
"I can list a few reasons why I shouldn't drink something a complete stranger gives me", he said.
"Do you want my help or not?!" she sighed.
"Yes.but what will happen if I drink it?", he demanded.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ To Be Continued.
Sorry, I had to go for the cliffhanger this time, see you soon with the next chapter! (PS: if you already know what's going to happen when Shadow drinks the liquid, don't spoil it on the review board, plz and thanx)