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Finding A Way: CHAPTER 3
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"Why do I have to tell you what this potion does? Don't you trust me?" Kayli asked.
"Actually, no."
She shrugged, "Fine. If you drink it, you will be able to swim, then you can follow me back to Station Square."
Shadow looked at her as if she was crazy, "You expect me to believe that this little bottle of green liquid is some kind of magical potion that will give me the ability to swim?" He even laughed at her unbelievable remark, but it was a laugh of pity.
"Yes.", she said simply.
"Sure. What is it really? Poison? Well then that will be better; at least I will die faster out here." He said, and he didn't seem to be joking. Kayli couldn't believe this, not only was it hard to earn his trust for whatever reason, but he wanted to die. She remembered being in that faze once, but she knew it would be better if she could change his mind about life.
"You think I would poison you? Why would I do something like that, I barely know you." she said, annoyed.
"A lot of people would like to see me dead, trust me.", he said.
"Look. I am trying to help you here and you aren't being very grateful. I said it would make you have the ability to swim and I meant it." She hoped he would listen, "Did you think merhogs existed before you met me?"
"No, but for all I know I could be dreaming." He held the bottle up so that it was level with his face, "I'll drink it, I have nothing left to lose."
He pulled the cork off and took it in with one shot, and waited for something to happen. Minutes passed and he felt no different. Just as he was about to say something that would most likely prove her wrong, he started feeling sick to his stomach and dizzy. Thinking that she really did poison him, he lay down on the rock. His body heat seemed to rise and his legs felt like they were on fire. What was this cruel thing she had done to him?
It seemed like hours of agony, though it had barely been ten minutes. And all of a sudden, everything seemed okay, but he felt himself being pulled off the rock into the water.
"See? All done." her voice rang in his ears.
He opened his eyes, thinking she was holding him up in the water, but she wasn't. Shadow really was swimming after all. He looked at her as she innocently smiled.
But, no, something was different. His legs weren't moving individually. It felt odd. What was wrong? He pulled himself back onto the rock to see what was up, only to be horrified.
He had no legs, or feet. In their place was a deep red scaly fish-like body, with fins on the end. Much like Kayli's. Shadow the hedgehog was now a merhog. His eyes were wide and for seconds he was speechless. Kayli was still smiling, thinking he was liking what he was seeing.
"What..Have.You DONE!?" his voice was shaky as he yelled. Kayli's heart sank.
"You tricked me! I can't believe this!" he said looking at his new lower body.
"But." She tried to talk, but he just made more remarks on his fins.
"I would have rather drank the poison.", when he seemed to be at a loss for words once again, she managed to say something.
"I didn't trick you."
"What?!"
"I said, I didn't trick you." She repeated, "I said if you drank the potion, you would be able to swim, and you can."
She was right, he could swim now. But he didn't think he would have to change for that. He was able to control his voice now because he was too weak to yell, and Kayli didn't lie nor go back on her word.
"Sorry." She said softly.
"No, you shouldn't apologize, you didn't lie to me.", his words made her half smile. "At least now I will be able to get back to land."
"I can change you back when we get there." she said.
Shadow was happy to hear this. He wanted his legs back, he could never give up running, but he would have to for now. "Good.", he muttered.
"Get in the water, you'll dry out." she said lightly. Her remark made Shadow smile.
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Who didn't expect that? See you next chapter!
Finding A Way: CHAPTER 3
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"Why do I have to tell you what this potion does? Don't you trust me?" Kayli asked.
"Actually, no."
She shrugged, "Fine. If you drink it, you will be able to swim, then you can follow me back to Station Square."
Shadow looked at her as if she was crazy, "You expect me to believe that this little bottle of green liquid is some kind of magical potion that will give me the ability to swim?" He even laughed at her unbelievable remark, but it was a laugh of pity.
"Yes.", she said simply.
"Sure. What is it really? Poison? Well then that will be better; at least I will die faster out here." He said, and he didn't seem to be joking. Kayli couldn't believe this, not only was it hard to earn his trust for whatever reason, but he wanted to die. She remembered being in that faze once, but she knew it would be better if she could change his mind about life.
"You think I would poison you? Why would I do something like that, I barely know you." she said, annoyed.
"A lot of people would like to see me dead, trust me.", he said.
"Look. I am trying to help you here and you aren't being very grateful. I said it would make you have the ability to swim and I meant it." She hoped he would listen, "Did you think merhogs existed before you met me?"
"No, but for all I know I could be dreaming." He held the bottle up so that it was level with his face, "I'll drink it, I have nothing left to lose."
He pulled the cork off and took it in with one shot, and waited for something to happen. Minutes passed and he felt no different. Just as he was about to say something that would most likely prove her wrong, he started feeling sick to his stomach and dizzy. Thinking that she really did poison him, he lay down on the rock. His body heat seemed to rise and his legs felt like they were on fire. What was this cruel thing she had done to him?
It seemed like hours of agony, though it had barely been ten minutes. And all of a sudden, everything seemed okay, but he felt himself being pulled off the rock into the water.
"See? All done." her voice rang in his ears.
He opened his eyes, thinking she was holding him up in the water, but she wasn't. Shadow really was swimming after all. He looked at her as she innocently smiled.
But, no, something was different. His legs weren't moving individually. It felt odd. What was wrong? He pulled himself back onto the rock to see what was up, only to be horrified.
He had no legs, or feet. In their place was a deep red scaly fish-like body, with fins on the end. Much like Kayli's. Shadow the hedgehog was now a merhog. His eyes were wide and for seconds he was speechless. Kayli was still smiling, thinking he was liking what he was seeing.
"What..Have.You DONE!?" his voice was shaky as he yelled. Kayli's heart sank.
"You tricked me! I can't believe this!" he said looking at his new lower body.
"But." She tried to talk, but he just made more remarks on his fins.
"I would have rather drank the poison.", when he seemed to be at a loss for words once again, she managed to say something.
"I didn't trick you."
"What?!"
"I said, I didn't trick you." She repeated, "I said if you drank the potion, you would be able to swim, and you can."
She was right, he could swim now. But he didn't think he would have to change for that. He was able to control his voice now because he was too weak to yell, and Kayli didn't lie nor go back on her word.
"Sorry." She said softly.
"No, you shouldn't apologize, you didn't lie to me.", his words made her half smile. "At least now I will be able to get back to land."
"I can change you back when we get there." she said.
Shadow was happy to hear this. He wanted his legs back, he could never give up running, but he would have to for now. "Good.", he muttered.
"Get in the water, you'll dry out." she said lightly. Her remark made Shadow smile.
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Who didn't expect that? See you next chapter!