Ch. 3: The Fear Begins

Back at Section 13, Cody, Ice, Chrissie, and Hsi Wu were helping with maintenance work in Kepler's lab. Chrissie was asked to help tighten a pipe on the ceiling, but she was too afraid to climb up the ladder due to her fear of heights. She gulped a little. Then, Ice came to offer her help.

"Don't sweat it, Chrissie," he said, "I'll take care of the high places for you."

"Thanks, Ice."

Ice climbs up to tighten the pipe. Hsi Wu and Cody, were helping Kepler with the AC unit. His Wu was nervous to set his head into the unit.

"What's wrong, Hsi Wu?" Cody asked.

"I have a slight problem with enclosed spaces ever since Tchang Zu locked me in as a prank," Hsi Wu said.

"I didn't know you're claustrophobic," Cody said.

"It's nothing I like to talk about."

Outside Section 13, the Goblin Trio was watching as Drago, Jade and Colleen brought the Stone of Samhain in.

"Good! They have taken the bait!" Baldro said, "Once the Shadows of Fear are unleashed, the J-Teens will be too busy running scared, allowing us to get the keys easy."

"The Prince will be pleased with us," Illry said happily, "We could even get promotions."

Drago, Jade, and Colleen came in from the elevator with the stone.

"Hey, Guys," Colleen said, "My grandpa just got this stone in front of his door."

"Someone just left it for him, and it came with this weird note," Drago said.

"I wonder who would leave a purple rock in front of your door," Cody asked.

"I don't know," Colleen said, "Grandpa and Uncle are already doing research on it. In the meantime, we're just gonna put it in the Vault."

Colleen went into the vault with Ice. She put it on top of the pedestal next to the Talismans. As Colleen and Ice walked out and locked the vault, the Stone of Samhain began to glow violet, coming out of it is a purple shadow. It snuck beneath the Vault door and got out.

Meanwhile, Ice was just bringing more tools for Kepler.

"Dang, this maintenance stuff is hardcore," he said to himself.

He was almost to the lab when he noticed a dark purple portal on the left wall.

"Whoa! Now that is serious weird vibes."

Ice put his hand near the portal when he got sucked in. He opens his eyes and found himself in a dark urban area that's familiar to him.

"My old hood? But how-?" he asked.

Then, Ice heard a familiar growl. He turns around and sees the shadow of a dog behind him. Showing itself is a slobbering Rottweiler that looked angry. Ice recognized him right away.

"Oh no! Not you again!!!" Ice screamed.

Ice was frozen with fright. He began to have a flashback to when he was a kid. That same Rottweiler once chased him into the alley while he was taking a walk through the park. Ice was scared until he saw the fire escape. As he tried to climb up, the dog bit into the ankle part of his pants and ripped it. Ice finds a plastic grocery bag and grabbed it. He put it over the dog's head, and began to ride him. Suddenly, it disappeared and Ice finds himself back at Section 13.

"I better tell the others about what happened," Ice said as he ran back to the lab.