Atmos Labs

Before I begin, I would like to thank MissDedodakes for her support and ideas. That and stabbing my writer's block with a really big knife of creativity. I don not own any of the characters except Shadow and Griffey. I do not own Storm Hawks,nor do I own the idea of ATLAB. Thanks for clicking my story (because it isn't a book and you can't really pick it up unless you pick up your PC... Ah, just read it)

Please, don't notice me. Please, please, PLEASE don't let her see me... Griffey thought, curling into a ball. That girl had woken up and torn everyone to pieces. He felt something wet on his beak and hoped to whatever god was listening that it wasn't blood. Footsteps. Maybe she was leaving? The footsteps got louder. Maybe the door was near him? Louder. And louder. And louder...

"Hey little guy"

"SCREEEEEEEE!" Griffey screeced, jumping almost three feet in the air. Well, he would have if he didn't have the roof of his cage to slam into...

"Calm down, you act like I'm going to kill you" The girl hushed. Griffey shivered. Dawne smiled wryly.

"I only killed them because it was what I was created to do. Boy, you sure a funny looking creature" She told him. Griffey turned slightly towards her, eyeing her with curiosity.

And silver hair isn't weird? Dawne smiled again, wiping a drop of blood off her cheek. Gently, she unlatched his cage.

"I know how it feels to be caged. Did you grow up here too?" She asked. Griffey shook his head. Dawne sighed.

"You're lucky then. Hey, why am I talking to an animal?" She asked herself. Griffey made a noise that sounded like sighing and hopped down to the floor, stretching his legs. Then, he pushed a small lab table on wheels to the door and hopped on it.

"What on earth are you doing?" Dawne asked. This was one wacky animal! Griffey shoved a talon into the lock of the door and twisted it. The door clicked open.

"You can pick locks?!"

His plan was nuts. Yet, it was all they could come up with that didn't involve blowing anything up, which Rondana wasn't to happy about. Shadow knew it was risky. One of them could end up left behind. Or worse. Shadow wondered what was happening right now, back at school. Miss Nightingale was probably checking her as unexcused absence with a gleeful smile. Celine was probably cheating on the massive of boyfriends she manged to juggle, which made no sense since she was practically stalking Trayos...

"What the...?!" Shadow smashed into Trayos as he abruptly stopped. Rondana smashed into her, Tigger smashed into Rondana, Aladd... Well, you get the idea.

"Your orientantion a little off, hmm?" A familiar voice hissed. The hair on the back of Shadow's neck stood up.

"Celine?!" Ari gasped. The violet haired girl giggled. Although she didn't exactly have 'hair' anymore...

Instead, she had long, thick cables that moved like snakes. Her eyes, whichwere no longer blue, glowed like hot coals that never died. There was a tear in her skin from when Dawne had punched her, but instead of a scad, a metal sheen glinted.

"Surprised? I would think so, considering your average classmate isn't typically a gentically enhanced robot"Celine purred silkily. Shadow gulped. This just got forty times harder. Aladd looked dumbstruck.

"B-but, we dated in first grade! You were human..." He stuttered. Celine snarled like an animal.

"Before you left me! You left and I went looking for you... And got run over" She hissed. Aladd turned pale. Celine laughed.

"I don't hate you for it. I'd actually like to thank you for the way I am today..."

"So, we're going to get away?" Lee asked hoepfully. Celine giggled maliciously.

"No, it just means you'll die faster"

"Oh..." Lee muttered. One of the cables thrashed violently.

"When daddy knew it was hopeless to get a doctor, he came here. But the only way I would cooperate was if I got something I wanted. A someone, to be specific..." Celine continued. Trayos turned pale when she smirked in his direction. She pointed.

"That someone" She whispered. Shadow gritted her teeth and stepped impulsively in front of Trayos, spreading her arms protectively.

"I won't let you take him" She hissed, trying to look imposing. Celine cackled.

"Marks was right. You do like him! Would it change your mind if I killed you?" She asked, keeping her voice pleasant. The blood drained from her face, but Shadow didn't move.

"No"

"Well, then..."

CRASH!!

Tyrrannis smashed a hole through the wall, roaring visciously. Two guards with cattle prods tried to contain him, but it wasn't working.

"STOP SHOCKING ME!!" Tyrannis roared, hurling one guard into Celine, both of whom crashed into the opposite wall. Lee cheered.

"YES!!"

Everyone ran towards the remaining guard, ready for some long awaited action. The guard curled up on the ground.

"DON'T HURT ME!!"

Tyrannis unceramoniously knocked him out. Aladd sighed.

"We should of at least been able to kick him?" He complained. Tigger smiled.

"All of us? The poor guy would've ended up with a concussion" Ari joked. Tyrannis shrugged.

"Don't think he would've avoided one either way..." He muttered. Trayos turned towards Shadow.

"Thank you" He said. Shadow blushed. Celine rose from the ground, her cables thrashing murderously and her eyes burning.

"BRATS!! YOU'LL PAY!!" She shrieked, the cables surging towards Trayos...

What happened next was a blur. Someone shoved Trayos out of the way, then one split second later that someone was dangling in the air...

"SHADOW!!"

Matter of fact, that someone...

OMG, Didn't see that coming, did ya?! Yep, OCA is back and in full throttle!!Oh yes, eventually we'll discover what makes Trayos an expieriment... And so will Shadow. But let me tell you something... All I can say is PLOT TWIST INCOMING!!