Chapter III

Disclaimer: See previous chapter

At the mall, Amber's lifeless body lies on top of the café tables. About three of them or so was pushed into a straight line, so Amber won't fall off the table. Beside Amber's dead body, the shy teen, Patch works on her, thoroughly for several hours. Jay at his side, hands him any tools, he might need.

"Jay, I found something," said Patch, in the state of surprise. Jay walks over to Patch's side to view what he found or he knows something, relate how Amber died. "This may seem farfetched but, Amber died after her head got snapped." He points at the two bite marks. "That came before something with superhuman strength killed her."

"Superhuman strength? Would that be in the sci-fi section?" said Jack.

"Unless someone was using steroids, to pull something like this," said Jay, replying to Jack's question. He slowly begins to have a sudden feeling that there is something out there.

"The makers of steroids stopped making them, when the virus came into play," said Patch. He takes the rubber gloves off his hands and drops it in the waste bucket. "Could the Technos possibly engineer something to do something like this?"

"I doubt it," said Jay. "But before Ram got out of power, it's possible; he can come up something like this, right under our nose."

"It doesn't make sense," said Jack, piping in. "If Ram made a superhuman freak, something like that will take several years to happen."

"He does have a point," said Mega, walking into the mall. "Did you know what killed Amber?"

"Uh ya," said Patch, he scrambles over to the Techno, a little bit nervous, "She got a bite mark and then something with superhuman strength killed her."

"Hmmm." Java how could you? Mega doesn't know that Java or the Ebony sisters didn't kill Amber.

"What is it?" said Jay, almost pleading.

"Oh it's nothing. I will go back to base and try to locate the murderer. You Mallrats did your work and now we will do our work."

"Mega, we need to find the killer fast, because we don't know when he/she could strike next."

"I'll keep that in mind," Mega and two Technos at his side walks down the stairs, and exiting the mall.

Later that day, Mega charges into Java's room, pinning her against the wall. "Killing Amber wasn't in the script!" Java looks at him confused. "I have to confiscate you back to the hotel."

"Killing Amber? I didn't kill her! I would love to murder that Mallrat, but I was here all day. Plus our plan with Ebony is working," she grins evilly at him.

"No really?" he said sarcastically. "She is still influence with Zoot." Java looks at him oddly, like she thought he knows about that guy Mikhail. "Java what is it?" he let's go of her.

"You do know about Mikhail?"

"No," he sounds a bit confused. "I don't know any Mikhail." He pages the Technos with his comm. link, "Hey, do a report of Mikhail." Mega looks at her. "We need to get rid of Mikhail, before he could screw up our plans."

"Java!" cried Siva, running into the room, with a surprise, Mega was in the room. "Thank god you're here too!" Tears fills up her eyes. "I didn't expect Ebony to be that psychotic!"

"With Zoot?" said Mega.

"No, she is killing innocent people."

"Way to go," said Java. "Maybe, Zoot send her a message, to delete of non-followers."

"I didn't program, her to slaughter the city kids," said Mega, worriedly.

"It's not like slaughter, but blood sucking her victims, like she is a vampire." Java looks at her sister, like she is talking crazy talk. "Java, you gotta believe me!"

While sobbing with fear, the power suddenly goes out, including the whole city. Mega and the sisters look around the room. Java looks out of the window and she sees the Zoot followers beginning to chat at something.

"Whatever Mikhail did, he is making the city full of chaos," said Java. "It's a brilliant plan!"

"It won't be brilliant eventually," said Mega, muttering, quietly.

Ebony, wearing her dark clothing, walks up on the stage, along side with her new man, Mikhail. The Zoot followers down below, praising for Ebony, wonders who the new guy. He's not Zoot. Mikhail stands at her side, grinning, evilly.

"Behold!" shouted Ebony. "Zoot didn't have the power to make this city pure darkness! Now, along side with my lover Mikhail, we will show the anti-followers what darkness is!"

The followers cheered for Ebony and Mikhail. Mikhail raises his hands and he throws a dark, black, energy ball into the sky, shrouding the planet, so sunlight and moonlight can't emerge into the city.

Mikhail jumps off the balcony and he quickly runs over to someone, by using his superior speed, he is going faster than anything else, while, all the mortals are going in slow-mo. He grabs a Zoot follower. He picks her up and hastily goes up to the balcony.

"With a mortal, blood will spill!" shouted Ebony. She takes a dagger out and she slits a throat of a follower. One of Ebony's servant hands her a silver goblet. "Tasting the blood of our victims will make our reign supreme!" The blood drips into the goblet and she takes a sip of fresh human blood.

Mikhail throws the body off the balcony and into the crowd.

"Behold power and chaos for ETERNITY!!" she hollered at the crowd.

At the hotel, Gel and the children, remains in a spare room, confused and scared. Trudy as well is scared, because they were hearing the loud chants of Ebony's follower and Ebony's voice, of what she said, not to long ago.

Mega storms into the room where they are at. "Trudy we need to barricade the hotel and the Mall." Java and Siva enters the room as well.

"What's happening?" said Trudy.

"Basically to make long story short," said Java. "We're in hell."

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