Chapter Three: The Mitochondria Spread Now Begins
As she was exploring the sewers, she saw the little girl. "You're the little girl I saw at the theater…! Are you lost…?" She said then asked. The little girl didn't answered then ran off. "…Wait!" She shouted, "Little girl…don't…go…!" She followed her then tried to stop running. She suddenly saw mitochondria frogs then one attacked her. She got her gun then shot at them one by one. After that, she went to the end of the tunnel. "…There's a switch and emergency phone…" She said. She flipped the switch then the gate went up.
When she entered, she saw May. "May!!" She shouted. She went closer to her. "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!!!" She shouted. She suddenly felt her body getting hot. "…My body…" She said, "My body's getting…hot AGAIN!!!" May starts to laugh. "Sonika's ready to take me on just by herself." She giggled, "Well, even if you did have more people with you, they just BURN right?!" She pointed at her with her long sharp claws. "Everyone else but YOU…" She said, "…YOU are…" She placed her arms down.
"TELL ME, May…!" She shouted, "WHY…?! Why me? Why am I the only one…?"
"You'll find out…eventually…Even if you don't understand…don't worry, your mitochondria will...They've always known…I'm going to give you some time…some time to think and sometime to…evolve…And the day shall arrive when YOU will…AWAKEN…"
She went to the edge of the sewers. Clusters of little jelly like cells came out of nowhere then are on her hands. Beneath her, they started to form. She suddenly left unexpected then the ground started to shake. Sonika got ammo from her spikes then placed them on the gun to prepare. Below the water, a creature was formed. It then popped out of the surface. It was a mitochondria alligator that had two spikes on its tail and on its jaws. It started to roar. It started to make an electric ball on its tail then threw it to her. She quickly dodged it then shot its tail. She kept on shooting its tail until it fell apart. The mitochondria alligator got angry then started to charge electricity from its mouth then shot it. She was hit on the left arm. She pointed at its mouth then shot it. It started to feel pain after she shot. She kept on shooting and dodging until it collapsed then melt away. A thought suddenly popped out from her head. "When 'I' will awaken…?" She repeated, "Just tell me what you want MAY!!"
Outside of the opera house, a reporter is announcing what happened after everyone evacuated. "We're live in front of the Station Square Opera House which had become a scene of complete chaos!" He said. He suddenly heard footsteps then turned around then saw Sonika. "Miss," He said, "you are the sole survivor of this horrible ordeal, CORRECT?!" "…I…" She answered until he interrupted, "Until now, this combustion theory has been acknowledged only by occult enthusiasts…" "Please…just…leave me alone…" She replied. "This incident happened to take place on…the day before Christmas Eve, of all nights!!!" He said, "I would like to represent the citizens of the city and interview you exclusively…" A green hedgehog wearing a black t-shirt and navy pants walked to the reporter then used his fists then smack the reporter on the head then fell down. "Are you CRAZY?!" Said the reporter to the green hedgehog. He looked at Jake, his camera man. "Jake!" He said, "Did you get this on film?" "Get out buster!" Said the green hedgehog. "Jerick…" She said. "Sorry if I'm late Sonika." He said.
He took her to his car then drove her home. "Sonika are you ALRIGHT?" He asked, "That was really SOMETHING that happened back there…" "Of course it was something Jerick." She answered. Then a thought suddenly appeared. "Shadow!" She shouted, "Is he…?" "Heard from a cop that he's back home at Thorndyke Estate." He answered, "The cop also said that when he got out, he suddenly felt pain from his neck." "Oh…" She said. "So why the opera?" He asked, "Is that the 'in' thing right now?" "Chris and Maria are supposed to go, but they seem a bit busy." She answered, "So Shadow and I had to take their place." "Don't tell me that you were on this case!?" He complained. He started to laugh. "Well," He said, "looks like you've got some cop instincts in you huh?" She turned to the window. "…Instincts…" She repeated softly.
She suddenly started to wonder. "Jerick," She said as she turned around, "aren't you supposed to be with your family? It's Christmas Eve…" "He knows his dad's a cop..." He answered, "He'll understand…ANYWAY…to change the subject, I heard things from people who were there…but this is ONE HELL incident huh." She suddenly turned her head to the window again. A thought appeared. "…Mitochondria…" She repeated softly, "…mitochondria…? Symbiosis…? Since when was I in the hospital a long time ago before I went to Station Square to study…?" She suddenly shook her head. He turned around the saw her eyes feeling heavy. "Hey Sonika…you asleep?" He asked. She didn't respond. "Oh well…" He said. She suddenly woke up then looked at Jerick. "Don't blame ya after what you've been through tonight." He said.