Chapter 3:
Meanwhile I was reeling from the shock of actual contact! Ami? Who was that? I had contacted another of my... I searched for the right word to describe what I had apparently become. My mind came up blank, but I knew there was a word for it. After the initial shock wore off, I found myself ...elsewhere. I was surrounded by miles and miles of sand, and trees in the distance. I stood there, as a gusty wind blew around me, whipping my clothes to and fro. I was lost. Very lost. And I had no idea how to get home. As I peered toward the southern distance, I saw something familiar, yet eerily unfamiliar. It somehow drew me toward it, as if I belonged there. It jutted out from the sand, as if it were a pillar of rock, but with closer inspection, it seemed more...man-made. I stumbled closer toward the artificial object, walking faster, and faster, as I got closer. I stumbled onto the thing...which looked like a spaceship, submerged into the sand. I wiped away the sand around a circled entrance of some kind, and stared in shock as it shimmered open! I yelled and was somehow pulled rapidly down a long tunnel.
I landed with an unceremonial thud into the interior of..something. My first thoughts were "Wow... What is this?" I started exploring and soon discovered what I would become familiar with as the Inner chamber of the Ship.
Soon, things were about to come to a head.
Meanwhile, outside, about a few miles from the Ship, the trio stood together, Megabyte staring at Ami in dumbfounded shock, and Adam thoughtfully musing, with his hand on his chin.
Megabyte nearly shouted. "What?! You said he looked familiar, but you hadn't met him?"
Ami's shoulders shrugged, as she emitted nervousness. "Ah..well. I did meet him. When I was 5. I knew him for several years. He was a nice chap. I don't know what he's like now."
Megabyte's annoyance faded. "Oh. Do you think he remembers you?"
Ami shook her head. "I don't think so, Megabyte. He didn't 'seem' to know me."
Adam snapped his head up quickly. "The Ship's entrance opened! He might be in the Ship. Let's go!"
Megabyte and Ami nodded shortly, and vanished in a burst of static.
Adam followed soon after.
Inside the Ship's Inner Chamber, I was gazing around, staring at this central pillar that glowed a rhythmic pulsing, that reminded me of breathing. I stood there entranced.
Twin bursts of static light popped into the chamber in front of me, causing me to scramble, screaming backwards, then stumbling onto one of the platforms behind me.
Panting with fear, wide eyes, I stared at the two individuals who had appeared in out of thin air. "Who..W-Who are you?"
"I'm-..." Megabyte started to speak.
"Megabyte...H-how did I know..?" Questioning and alarm were evident in my eyes, and tone.
"It happens to everyone who 'breaks out'...although you are a somewhat of an unusual case."
"Ami?", was my tentative question toward the pretty female I saw next to "Megabyte". She nodded with a small smile.
Adam appeared in a bright flash of light by Megabyte, which startled me, but only a little. I grew slightly more used to it, I suppose.
"What do you want with me? Why am I here? What ...am I?"
Questions ran rampant through my mind, half to myself, half broadcasted - I stared at the strange group of people standing in front of me.
Ami stepped forward, with a tentative smile playing on her face. "You're one of us. A Tomorrow Person."
"A what?" My eyes showed my confusion. I made no attempt to move, watching the others.
"It's the next stage of evolution, for humankind. We can teleport, telepath, among other unique talents. Another important thing is..." Ami continued with a soft voice.
"We can't kill." My eyes betrayed my confusion, as I absorbed this unique statement.