Shadows of Tomorrow

Chapter 5

Shadow awoke inide yet another capsule, but this one was made of steel, and had a little barred window for air.

"Damn you, Albert! What the hell do you want with me anyhow?" Shadow yelled in frustration. His voice bounced back off of the steal, giving him the feeling of hopelessness.

"That Shadow, is for me to know, and for you to find out later, way later," Albert smirked.

Shadow started to take a step towards the window, but fell. He looked down at his legs. There were shackles on them, which were connected to the back of the capsule. Damn, Shadow thought to himself.

"Hey Albert, don't you think you went overboard this time? You know, with the shackles and an iron capsule?" Shadow called out.

"No, I think I did just fine, if I say so. Who was this 'Phantom' you were calling out to earlier?" Albert asked.

"None of your business, is it?" Shadow smirked.

"You're right, it's not, so I'll stay out of it," the doctor replied.

There was something in his voice that made Shadow shudder. It was cold and icy, like this guy didn't know the meaning of the word life at all.

"Don't think to hard now, Shadow. We wouldn't want you to hurt yourself, now would we?"

"Shut the hell up. I'm not stupid, like you," he yelled.

Albert turned and looked at Shadow. He has quite an attitude, he thought to himself.

Just then, the metal door slide open. A short, fat lady walked in.

"Muriel! How many times must I tell you not to interupt me while I'm at work?" Albert yelled as he walked twords the lady.

So this is that Muriel person, Shadow thought quietly. He sat down, plotting an escape.

"What's in that metal jar, hunny?" she said as she walked towards the capsule.

Albert rushed over in front of her. "N-n-nothing at all, sugar," he stuttered.

Shadow thought he might throw up. They seemed to lovey-dovey, it was disgusting. Albert obvisouly didn't want Muriel to know about himself, so he stood up, and looked through the window.

Muriel's face was in the window, so he thought he could scare her, just for fun.

"Boo!" Shadow yelled. Muriel gasped and stepped away. "What's the matter? Did I scare you?" he said, trying to freak her out.

"Albert! What the heck is in that thing?" Muriel asked Albert, who was back at his desk.

Albert shot Shadow a glaring look, and walked over to the capsule. "You listen here. You stay silent, untill Muriel leaves," Albert whispered in a voice that was as sharp as a knife.

"Whatever, Al," Shadow muttered.

"It's Albert, not Al," he replied. That hedgehog has one heck of an attitude, Albert thought.

"Albert, why did you just talk to the ghost?" Muriel asked. It was clear to Shadow that she didn't know what Albert was planning to do with himself.

"There's nothing in there honey, I just looked. You must, er, um, you must be seeing things, dear," Albert managed to stutter.

"Ok, well, I was just coming to tell you not to be late for dinner tonight. You were late last night," Muriel said as she walked out the door.

"I won't be tonight, I promise," he said, assuring her.

The metal door slid close, and Albert let out a sigh.

"You humans are all the same. Lying, cheating, no good idiots," Shadow said, staring at Albert.

"Well, at least we don't have attitudes," he snapped back.

Shadow gaped. He wasn't the one with the attitude, Albert was.