A/N: Okay, I decided it's about time to update this after working on more of the 'Inside the Field' series for a long time. In this chapter, Mike and Boo will see that Sulley has a soul implanted inside of him.
Sulley: I hope they still recognize me
You'll have to wait and see, won't ya? So, enjoy!
Melanie guided the blindfolded Chaser of Shadows through the desert and into a giant cave.
"Are we almost there?" Chaser of Shadows asked, sort of getting sick of the blindfold.
"Just a few more steps and we will" she said with a soft voice. Chaser of Shadows was flattered that a human was being to nice to him when the Seeker told them that the humans were cruel and were killing their own planet.
"Okay, now you can take it off" she whispered. Chaser of Shadows took the blindfold off to see himself standing inside a giant dome shaped structure inside the cave. There were several carved stairs and doors to different cliff dwellings. Chaser of Shadows then saw Mike talking with a bunch of humans.
Mike, there he is. With Jared Howe, and Ian O'Shea? I used to scare all of those kids when they were just in their toddler years before they stopped believing in me.
Chaser of Shadows was surprised that Sulley knew all those humans, and that he used to scare them back before all of this even happened.
Now I need you to speak for me. You have to say to Mike that I've missed him.
"Mike!" he called out. Mike then turned his attention to Chaser of Shadows to see Sulley with silver glowing rings around his pupils. The cyclops began to walk over to Sulley with an angry look.
"Mike, you came back for me. I've missed you so much" Sulley said. This time, Chaser of Shadows let Sulley talk to Mike even though it wasn't his body anymore. Mike came up to Chaser of Shadows and kicked him in the crotch. Chaser of Shadows screamed in pain covering his aching crotch where Mike kicked him and he was on the ground.
"You're not Sulley. You're a scum-sucking alien. I want my friend back" Mike said with a growl. Chaser of Shadows got back up and dusted his fur of the dirt.
"Mike. I've told you that he can be rehabilitated like Wanda was" Melanie said, scolding Mike for attacking Chaser of Shadows. Mike took a deep breath and was calm but had an irritated glare.
"Alright. Does it have a name?" he asked.
Did Mike just call me 'It'? Oh yeah, he's referring to you.
"Chaser of Shadows is what I am called by" Chaser of Shadows said introducing himself to Mike. Their attention turned to a door behind them and Mary stepped out.
Wait a minute. That's Boo! Let me talk to her.
Chaser of Shadows walked over towards Mary and let Sulley speak.
"Boo!" he cried out in joy. She backed up in terror and pulled a gun out of her back pocket. She held it at Chaser of Shadows' nose.
"Boo, don't be frightened. It's me... Kitty" Sulley said, referring to the childish nickname she gave him when she was two-years-old.
"You're not my Kitty. You're a Soul! I despise your kind! What more can you worthless parasites take away from me?" she said in terror. Chaser of Shadows took control of Sulley's body back and began to speak.
"Boo, that really was Sulley talking. This is the Soul who controls him now. I am Chaser of Shadows, Sulley is my host body" Chaser of Shadows said. Melanie came up to Mary and made her drop her gun.
"Mary, like I've said before: Not all Souls are evil, he can be one of us. Live in REAL peace" she said. Mary just walked away and went back into her room, shutting the curtains behind her.
"Come with me" Melanie said as she took Chaser of Shadows' paw and walked through a tunnel.
"I suppose you must want an explanation why Mary, or as Sulley called her 'Boo' held a weapon to your face" she said.
Yes, tell her yes. I wanna know why she armed herself against us.
"An explanation would be nice, please" Chaser of Shadows said politely.
"It started when she was thirteen years old. The first year the Souls invaded. They barged into her home and took her parents and placed Souls inside of them. She tried to get them back, but unlike Sulley and myself their will wasn't strong enough to resist from the inside. One of the Seekers ordered them to attack her, and without any hesitation they agreed. She had no choice but to kill them" Melanie said.
No wonder she's so afraid of you.
"No wonder she's so afraid of me" Chaser of Shadows said, repeating what Sulley had just said.
"What is she doing here now?" he asked Melanie.
"It was the year right after I met Wanda and she was taken out of me..." Chaser of Shadows was surprised, this human girl made allies with another Soul who now lives among the human resistance.
"... Ian, Wanda and I were stealing food from the store were Souls kept their supplies and food. We didn't wanna steal, but we had to in order to survive. And since we stole from aliens, we really didn't feel that bad about it" Melanie joked.
Laugh a little. I actually enjoyed that joke.
"Hehehehe" Chaser of Shadows giggled even though it was kinda forced by Sulley.
"Anyways, we found her in the back of the store, searching for food from the dumpster and once she saw Wanda, she immediately freaked out and tried to run away, but Ian grabbed her before she could. We told her about the human resistance and that Wanda was with us. She told us what happened to her family and Wanda and I took pity on her, so we decided to let her join to avenge her family" she finished the story. Chaser of Shadows then spoke out of curiosity.
"What did you mean when you said 'I can be rehabilitated'?" he asked.
"Like Wanda who once inhabited by body, she learned how to live amongst the resistance and earn our trust. And she fell in love with Ian. We can take you out of Sulley's body and give you a new one. But..." she said.
"But what?" asked Chaser of Shadows.
"You have to prove to us that you're worthy to be a part of this resistance and be trusted amongst the humans. Am I clear?" she asked.
What other choice to I have? You might as well just say 'Yes'
"I'll do it" he said calmly.
"Good, now follow me" Melanie instructed. She lead Chaser of Shadows into a giant cavern with a giant pond in the center with steam radiating from it.
"You might as well get yourself cleaned up. You must be shedding a lot of fur and you must have some burnt dead skin you might wanna get clear off, you also might have been sweating pretty bad and it made you smell horrific. So take a nice, steaming hot bath. You've earned it after making it this far" Melanie said. Chaser of Shadows walked over to the host spring inside of the center of the cavern and looked to Melanie.
"Thank you for giving me a chance and a bath, Melanie" he thanked her.
"No trouble at all, Chaser of Shadows" she said. Before Chaser of Shadows could stick his toe in the water, Melanie spoke up.
"One more thing" she said.
"Yes?" said Chaser of Shadows.
"I'm sorry but 'Chaser of Shadows', it's just too long to say and it makes my voice tired. So how about I just call you 'Chase'?" she asked.
"Chase?" asked Chaser of Shadows.
"Yeah, for short" Melanie said with a smile, running her hand through her hair.
"I like it, Chase it is" he said.
"Alright. I'll just leave you to get cleaned up" Melanie said as she left the room. Chase then got into the water and proceeded to get clean.
A/N: Chaser of Shadows is now Chase, and he is now a part of the human resistance. More to come in the next update! Please review, thanks!
