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Italicized words are thoughts or stressed words.

Chapter IV: Shift Happens

Hillary awoke with a jump. She looked around wildly, and calmed down. "That dream again," She sighed while lightly scratching at the bandages covering her forearms. Growling softly she got to her feet and looked around. It appeared she was alone. Remembering what happened yesterday she took a moment to look for any other vehicles, but to her relief there were none. Now she really was by herself. "Good," She muttered. "Now I can get out of here!"

She ran through the abandoned warehouse as quick as possible. "No!" She snarled as she came upon locked doors where ever she went. Panicking she glanced around wildly, and then saw a small hole in the wall. Seeing as how the walls were made with slabs of tin she thanked the stars and went to making the hole bigger. It took all of her strength to move the sheet, but eventually it was big enough for her to crawl through.

Hillary paused and glanced back. Should she stay? They had been kind. No. Not only were they robots, but their existence was probably meant to stay secret. If she hung around them not only would they find out, but they would be put through experiments. Shaking her head, she got on her belly, and wriggled her way through the small space. Once outside she quickly got to her feet and dusted herself off.

That's when the brightest pair of headlights she had ever seen turned on right in her face. She cried out and immediately brought her arms up to try and block it. Doors opened and slammed. Fear got the better of her, and she took off like a frightened doe. "Hey wait!" Someone said. She didn't stop. The car revved and sped after her. Going straight wasn't a good idea since it allowed the car to pick up speed. Seeing a small fence and a field she took a sharp left, jumped the wooden barricade, and raced through the tall grass.

BAM! Wood went flying everywhere as the car drove straight through the fence. Her heart rammed against her ribcage as she heard the vehicle getting closer. To her surprise there was no longer tall grass looming about her. In fact there was nothing at all. Confused she briefly paused to actually take in her surroundings. She was in a clearing. It was night, and yet she could still see. Dread seeped inside of her as she slowly lifted her head and looked up.

The full moon shined down upon her. "No…" She whispered. That ever steady pulse from her dream suddenly coursed through her body. The revving engine ceased while sudden footsteps echoed through the stillness to announce the people had arrived. "Hey! You alright?" Someone, obviously male, asked her. "We won't hurt you," Another said. Female from the smell. Wait, She thought. How did I know that? They're behind- Her thoughts were interrupted by pain burning through her body. A scream ripped its way through her throat as she screwed her eyes shut.

Hillary staggered to her feet. She managed to turn around and face the people who spoke. One was a boy. He had short hair, and didn't look like much. The girl standing next to him was very pretty to society's standards with long wavy hair and tan skin. She shook her head and looked at her quivering hands. Raising her head she managed to meet their surprised faces. Blue-green eyes shifted to a repulsive yellow as she roared, "RUN!"

Well that is the end of this chapter. I'm so mean. Yay for cliffs! 8D