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They probably all HATE you!
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Brentinator: You know, you're my only reviewer now. They have all either left or disguised themselves in the shadows as viewers... But yeah. Apple doesn't matter to me either. I have Samsung stuff. And aso, almost didn't recognize ya! But I did! So hello!
On with the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these shows, characters, etc. Just this story and anything you don't recognize.
**Austin's POV**
That face. It's the same one I saw years and years ago. When I found the secret room. That same face of confusion. From infant to teenager it hadn't changed one bit.
"I know you..." I start. "I think we're brothers..."
"What?! You're clearly insane!" The boy responds, obviously confused.
"No, no, hear me out. I found a secret room at my dad's house about... fifteen years ago? Anyway, this baby was in the room and I swear, the look of confusion on your face hasn't changed a bit!"
No response from the boy except his creeped out expression.
"No, really. Think. If I can remember, you can remember."
No response again.
"What is your name, anyway?"
"Why would I tell you?!" The boy asks.
"Please. I don't mean any harm."
Ding. The elevator opens.
"This is my floor!" The boy says urgently, and he runs out of the elevator.
I get out and shout down the hallway, "Can you at least help me?"
The boy pauses for a second. He turns around and, without taking a step toward me, hesitantly says, "What do you mean?"
"My family and friends have all been kidnapped" I explain.
"Well, I have a feeling I'm gonna be kidnapped if I get any closer. So bye."
The boy uses a room key to get into one of the rooms.
I will find out who he is.
.
Three hours later...
I use the elevator to go to the boy's floor. Taking a deep breath, I walk up to the room he had gone in.
Knock, knock.
The boy answers the door.
"Get away!" The boy shouts and begins to close the door, but I grab it.
"Look, I need you to have an open mind," I start.
"Okay..." The boy agrees reluctantly.
"I need to tell you something to convince you I'm not a bad guy." I continue.
"Okay..." The boy repeats the same way as before.
"I have bionics. There's a metal chip in my neck that gives me super powers." I whisper, so no one hears.
"Wha-" he screams, but I cover his mouth and cut him off.
"I told you to have an open mind. And you also need to be quiet."
He nods his head, and I remove my hand.
"Prove it" he whispers.
"What is something small that you really want right now?" I ask.
"A candy bar!" The boy says excitedly.
"Alright, well here... you... go!"
I use my power to make a candy bar appear. He looks at it with wide-eyed amazement.
"Is it edible?" He asks.
"Oh yeah, it's edible!" I answer, while making one appear for myself.
We both take a bite at the same time. Clearly we both liked it.
"I'm Austin. So what's your name?"
"Daniel. My name's Daniel. And what did you say about someone being captured?"
January 20, 2007- 10 years old
Austin had walked through many cities by now. It had been nearly two weeks of wake up, walk, maybe find something to eat, walk, stop, go to bed, repeat. He needed to put distance between him and his father. But he was exhausted. He needed to take a quick rest stop. He decided the best plan was to walk for about two weeks then stop for a day. He figured he'd need a break here and there.
He decided this would be his first break. In an unknown city called Riverside, California (he read all of the city limits signs; he thought it was fun).
Little did he know, something weird was about to happen.
"Hey, little boy!" a stranger called. "Are you lost?"
Austin didn't know what to say. He wasn't nearly far enough away to live there!
"Uh, no. My mom sent me over here to take a good picture of this mountain," Austin lied.
"Ah, then I assume you're a tourist then. That's Mount Rubidoux. You know, you and your mom could go hiking there one day if you want a good look at the mountain, and the view is amazing!"
"Thank you," Austin replied. But he honestly had no idea what the stranger was talking about.
"No problem," the man replied, and walked away.
This hiking thing sounder cool. After a quick search, he found out from google that it was when you climbed up a mountain. And that sounded pretty awesome to Austin.
.
The view from the mountain was amazing. He could see the entire city from up there. He really wanted to stay there, but he really had to get going. He took in the amazing view for a few minutes, and then made his way back down.
When he got to the bottom, he looked back up at the mountain. Hiking was added to his mental list of good experiences. It was the second on the list. The first was his baby brother. He swore to himself that he would find him one day. He had to.
He would do it if it was the last thing he did.
But for now, he had to think about his own safety. His father was surely on his Trilby now. He had to get going. He figured he might as well take a major stop in a city every two weeks or so, to try to make this long walk the slightest bit enjoyable.
Well, another two weeks, here we come.
Hey guys! Remember me?
No they don't. It's been way too long for that.
Shut up. School is hard.
But-
Random fact of the day is...
*drumroll*
There is a 99.995% chance of a giant 9th/10th planet farther out than Pluto in our solar system!
Too...much...decimals...don't...understand...math... *falls over*
Well, uh... I have to make sure he's okay... see you in a year probably lol