Ughhh!! I have no time anymore! Anyway, here's a good chapter until I get time to do more.
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"Wow that was amazing!" Maria said as they left the gym.
"I didn't know you'd be so interested in a bike," Evan replied.
They kept on walking for while.
Shadow asked, "Do you want to take the tour now? We'll take you anywhere you wish to see."
"Yeah, actually I was wondering if I could meet the other kids on board." Evan said.
"Jacob and I are the only children here, and Jacob has been acting very strange lately." Maria said.
"Why haven't I seen him yet, and what do you mean by strange?" Evan questioned.
"He stays in his quarters all day doing who knows what and never comes out, even to eat. He's nine, and I used to always play with him, but I never see him anymore for some reason. He seems mad about something." Maria replied.
"Wow, talk about mysterious and anti-social. Do you think I could meet him?"
"Of course. He may not answer his door though. We tried about 5 times last week." Shadow said.
They got to Evan's quarters, dropped off the stuff, and went on their way to Jacob's. Maria and Shadow led the way, and after about 10 minutes on the Gun Lift, and 20 minutes of walking, they were almost there.
"Wow, he lives far away, and what was that thing we were just on?"
"His parents chose to live isolated far from most of the other quarters and the main research lab." Maria said.
"And we were just on a Gun Lift, a special transporting device used to get to far away places on the Colony, like Jacob's quarters." Shadow added.
"Here we are, Jacob's quarters!" Maria replied after another long walk down a corridor.
On the door it read:
Stanley quarters.
No soliciting!
"I can see they're friendly," Evan muttered.
Shadow knocked on the door. A little peephole on the door opened, then there was a crack in the middle of the door. A kid with blue eyes and gray hair looked out, and said, "Only the boy can come in,"
Evan hesitated and looked over to Shadow and Maria. "Do you guys mind?" he asked.
"No, not at all. We'll wait out here," Shadow replied.
The kid glared at Shadow menacingly and opened the door just wide enough for Evan to come through.
Once Jacob let the door close automatically, he turned to Evan. Evan could see him fully now, and noticed that one of his eyes was also brown.
"Uhh…Hi. I'm Evan," Evan replied.
"I know that. Everybody does. It's rare whenever we get kids onboard. I'm Jacob, as you already know." Jacob replied.
"So, why am here alone? Why weren't Maria and Shadow allowed to come in?"
Jacob looked away, "Please, sit down. We have a lot to talk about."
Evan sat down and Jacob sat down opposite him.
"Where should I start? I guess it all started about a year ago. Maria was my best friend. We were playing in the corridors and I wandered off. I heard a noise coming from a room, and I went to investigate. When I looked inside I saw a scene that would haunt me for a long time after that. I saw this black monster, he was huge. He was talking to Maria's grandfather, Professor Gerald, who was looking over something in a capsule for of liquid. He went over to a computer console, and brought the capsule up to full view. As he emptied the liquid, I saw a black and red creature that looked strikingly like a hedgehog and the giant monster combined. Then, it opened its eyes; it horrifying, red eyes, and jumped out of the capsule and walked toward the Professor. It started talking to him, and they both smiled. I knew instantly that the Professor created that monster and panicked. I ran back to Maria and told her to run. She was confused and came with me. She soon found out about the monster and, of course, became friends with it. I swear Maria's compassion will be the end of her. She thought it was "good" and "kind" and then started calling him "Shadow". I tried to tell her that he was an evil, powerful monster but she'll never listen. I haven't talked to her since." After that Jacob went silent.
"Wow. Heyy can you answer this question for me?" Evan asked.
"Sure, what is it?" Jacob asked, recovering from his reminisce.
"What can Shadow do?" Evan asked, "Everyone says he's ultra powerful, but he's so tiny."
"He can do many things. He just doesn't do them unless there's a danger because he's afraid he'll scare Maria."
"Scare her?"
"Yeah, she doesn't approve of fighting and can't stand people getting hurt. I have to give Shadow credit; he at least respects her fears. For Maria, he's something out of her worst nightmare."
"Go on," Evan urged.
"I don't know everything he can do, but I've seen him do some things occasionally. He possesses superior strength and speed. I heard he broke the sound barrier once in training, and another time I saw him lift up a couch with one hand. He can hear people from up to at least 50 yards, whether they're talking or it's just their footsteps. His eyesight can see anything, even in the dark, and he's a sharpshooter. The weirdest thing I saw him do was disappear, he just said "Chaos Control" and he was gone. I think he was teleporting."
"Evan just sat there thinking for while, and then he asked, "Why are you telling me this?"
"Because I'm lonely. I want a friend. Maria's been spending all her time with that monster and I'm stuck here all alone because I'm, well, afraid of it. If somebody else tried to stay away from him, then I could have a friend."
"Your afraid of Shadow?" Evan asked, "But why? You said he didn't use his…powers unless he absolutely had to. Maria's been hanging out with him for a year now and she hasn't gotten hurt either."
"Yet," Evan corrected, "The Professor was reluctant to let her play with it because he wasn't sure he was stable yet."
"So? Hasn't he proven that he is?"
"I'm sorry, Evan. I just…can't. If you'd seen the things I have…then maybe you'd understand. Will you still visit me though?" Jacob looked hopeful.
"Yeah, I promise. Just try to get out though. It's a bit unhealthy to stay in here all day."
Jacob looked at him darkly, "But it's out there. I don't know where he'll be or when. I always have to be on my guard."
"Ok then. You're very…warlike. Has anyone ever told you you'd be good in the army?"
Jacob laughed, "Whatever. Go run along with the others. Just the thought of that thing standing out in front of my quarters gives me the chills."
"Whatever. See you later, Scaredy Cat!"
"Goodbye, Physco Dude!"
Evan left the room, but Maria and Shadow were nowhere to be seen. He looked around nervously.
"Guys?" he squeaked, "Hello?"
He turned the corner. Something black detached itself from the ceiling and tapped his back. Evan turned around and gasped.
"Boo," it said, dangling from the ceiling. As it smiled it showed its fangs.
Evan screamed and stumbled back, "S-Stay away from me, y-you monster!"
Just then Maria turned the corner laughing, and the thing jumped down from the ceiling, laughing too. Evan saw in the light that it was just Shadow.
Evan glared at them, and gasped, "That wasn't funny!"
"We're sorry. We couldn't resist," Shadow replied, holding back a laugh.
"You should've seen you're face! You looked horrified!" Maria exclaimed laughing with Shadow.
"What's the next stop?" Evan asked, annoyed.
"A surprise. Come on, we have to go all the way to the core," Shadow replied, already walking ahead at a steady pace.
"Great, more walking," Evan muttered, and followed Shadow and Maria to their next stop.
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Since I've been wanting to get this chapter up and haven't had the time to I'm gonna stop here. Please review and see you next chapter!