Chapter 8: Hidden Letter!
ONE MONTH LATER!
Simon sat up in his bed with a jolt, this time he didn't scream from his nightmare. Yet still, he is drenched in sweat and is panting to regain his breath. The room is covered in darkness, it is still nighttime. Simon begins to wipe his face off with the arm sleeve of his pyjamas. He now realizes that he's awake and tries composing himself. He has been having that same nightmare off and on now. For the past few months his dreams haunted him with the image of him being in a cave on the Island with Mary, she shows him something, and puts in a secret spot in the cave wall. But what was that object? For some odd reason Simon couldn't focus straight. The last thing that Simon does remember clearly was the Dean coming in and turns into a monster then attacks them.
Slowly Simon's head begins to clear a bit, but still having fuzzy moments on what the dream was about. It finally dawned to him that his friends in the dream could be trying to tell him something. The words that Mary-Anne kept saying in the dream, 'You won't forget your promise.?', rung clearly in his head. Simon put his glasses on and goes downstairs without disturbing his two brothers' as they still slumbered.
Vinny, the boy's mother had already left to go home a week ago. Already Simon misses her terribly. Even when she did bug him about his earring at the Graduation ceremony, Simon had shown a great deal of disapproval over that. Especially when he did ask her to not talk about it. He began to smile, because it seems funnier now that he is really thinking about it. The brief flashback did help to temporarily forget about the nightmare.
Simon makes his way into the kitchen and heads for the sink to pour himself a glass of water and begins to drink it slowly. Once again, Simon thought on what the ghosts of his friends were trying to say. He began to have the urge to go downstairs into his study room in the basement. Simon walks down the stairs and reached his desk. He sits down in his chair and turned on his computer. He then pulls out the cd's and mini disks that the detective McCormick gave to Dave. Then Dave gave it to him when he first was in the L.A. hospital recuperating from the chemical enhancer. Simon hoped the answer would be in on of the disks that he hadn't gone through yet.
By knowing Mary-Anne and the others, he figured that they would have a mysterious code or something that is blocking a secret file. Perhaps it was that one file he found, but couldn't figure out the code yet. Simon opened one of the cd cases and pulled out the cd, as he put the case on the table that's when he heard something rattle inside. Simon paused as the noise startled him. Slowly he began to pull the plastic backing of the case and out popped a small key and a folded up piece of paper.
Simon could feel his heart pounding again as he picked up both the key and paper off the floor. He placed the key on the table by his computer and opened the note to read it.
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Dear Survivor(s),
By now you've read through most of the files and hopefully contacted some of the families to send them our regards, now you are ready for the real stuff!
This might not be what you want to hear, but there is a box we have hidden in one of the caves located by the small waterfall on the Island. We urge you to find the courage to return to the Island and retrieve the box. Inside the box contain materials that will expose the Founders in their truest form, as well as others like them. This includes the cult known as the Illuminate, also locations of secret meeting places that they often would gather and perform rituals.
Not only that, but secrets on where the Island came from, who previously owned it. The world has to know, they have to be warned. We ask you this favour, for you are the only hope this planet may have.
Sincerely, Mary-Anne, Jeff, Mark and Rob.
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Simon thought hard as he digested the information he just read. It now became more clear.the dream.the 'promise' he made to his friend all those years ago on the Island in that cave.everything.
"The Black Box." Simon muttered. He closed his eyes and covered them with his left hand. If he and his friends hadn't been so messed up by the time they reached San Francisco, they would have cured themselves and started on the plans that Mary and the others set up for them. It was then that he realized what had to be done.
He took a deep breath as he came to the conclusion. Simon turned off his computer, and hid the key in a small box and placed it in the top right hand drawer in his desk. He then got up after finishing his water and went back upstairs to go back to sleep. Tomorrow would be the day to tell his family on what he has to do.
ONE MONTH LATER!
Simon sat up in his bed with a jolt, this time he didn't scream from his nightmare. Yet still, he is drenched in sweat and is panting to regain his breath. The room is covered in darkness, it is still nighttime. Simon begins to wipe his face off with the arm sleeve of his pyjamas. He now realizes that he's awake and tries composing himself. He has been having that same nightmare off and on now. For the past few months his dreams haunted him with the image of him being in a cave on the Island with Mary, she shows him something, and puts in a secret spot in the cave wall. But what was that object? For some odd reason Simon couldn't focus straight. The last thing that Simon does remember clearly was the Dean coming in and turns into a monster then attacks them.
Slowly Simon's head begins to clear a bit, but still having fuzzy moments on what the dream was about. It finally dawned to him that his friends in the dream could be trying to tell him something. The words that Mary-Anne kept saying in the dream, 'You won't forget your promise.?', rung clearly in his head. Simon put his glasses on and goes downstairs without disturbing his two brothers' as they still slumbered.
Vinny, the boy's mother had already left to go home a week ago. Already Simon misses her terribly. Even when she did bug him about his earring at the Graduation ceremony, Simon had shown a great deal of disapproval over that. Especially when he did ask her to not talk about it. He began to smile, because it seems funnier now that he is really thinking about it. The brief flashback did help to temporarily forget about the nightmare.
Simon makes his way into the kitchen and heads for the sink to pour himself a glass of water and begins to drink it slowly. Once again, Simon thought on what the ghosts of his friends were trying to say. He began to have the urge to go downstairs into his study room in the basement. Simon walks down the stairs and reached his desk. He sits down in his chair and turned on his computer. He then pulls out the cd's and mini disks that the detective McCormick gave to Dave. Then Dave gave it to him when he first was in the L.A. hospital recuperating from the chemical enhancer. Simon hoped the answer would be in on of the disks that he hadn't gone through yet.
By knowing Mary-Anne and the others, he figured that they would have a mysterious code or something that is blocking a secret file. Perhaps it was that one file he found, but couldn't figure out the code yet. Simon opened one of the cd cases and pulled out the cd, as he put the case on the table that's when he heard something rattle inside. Simon paused as the noise startled him. Slowly he began to pull the plastic backing of the case and out popped a small key and a folded up piece of paper.
Simon could feel his heart pounding again as he picked up both the key and paper off the floor. He placed the key on the table by his computer and opened the note to read it.
----------
Dear Survivor(s),
By now you've read through most of the files and hopefully contacted some of the families to send them our regards, now you are ready for the real stuff!
This might not be what you want to hear, but there is a box we have hidden in one of the caves located by the small waterfall on the Island. We urge you to find the courage to return to the Island and retrieve the box. Inside the box contain materials that will expose the Founders in their truest form, as well as others like them. This includes the cult known as the Illuminate, also locations of secret meeting places that they often would gather and perform rituals.
Not only that, but secrets on where the Island came from, who previously owned it. The world has to know, they have to be warned. We ask you this favour, for you are the only hope this planet may have.
Sincerely, Mary-Anne, Jeff, Mark and Rob.
-----------
Simon thought hard as he digested the information he just read. It now became more clear.the dream.the 'promise' he made to his friend all those years ago on the Island in that cave.everything.
"The Black Box." Simon muttered. He closed his eyes and covered them with his left hand. If he and his friends hadn't been so messed up by the time they reached San Francisco, they would have cured themselves and started on the plans that Mary and the others set up for them. It was then that he realized what had to be done.
He took a deep breath as he came to the conclusion. Simon turned off his computer, and hid the key in a small box and placed it in the top right hand drawer in his desk. He then got up after finishing his water and went back upstairs to go back to sleep. Tomorrow would be the day to tell his family on what he has to do.