WARNING: This fan fiction has been a failure so far with only 17 views and 1 review. I've decided to upload the 2nd chapter, but if things don't pick up, this story will receive a sad, quick ending. And knowing the epicness of the Shadow Children Series, I'd hate to do that. But I'll do what's necessary. If you want this to stay, let people know about this story! Otherwise, on February 19th, this will receive a quick, sad ending.

Two

Luke slowed his bike down and set it down, next to the door he knocked on.

Trey answered the door and invited Luke in.

The only thing that bothered Luke, though, was that Trey called him Lee. Not Luke. And he really didn't like being addressed with the fake ID name he'd first been given. But there was really nothing he could do about it. Some of his friends called him Lee. Others called him Luke.

Trey led Luke to a round table where Mr. Hendricks, Nina, Matthias, Percy, and Alia were already seated.

Luke and Trey sat down at the two empty chairs at the table.

"Thank you for joining us, Luke," said Mr. Hendricks. "And sorry to any inconvenience this caused not only for you, but also the others. So far."

"So far?" repeated Percy. "What do you mean, so far?"

Mr. Hendricks hesitated before answering Percy's question. "Well, I have some good news, and I have some bad news," he said. "The good news is that Smits and I have a pretty good idea where Oscar and Aldous are."

"That's great," admitted Matthias. "But where is Smits anyway. Shouldn't he be here anyway?"

Mr. Hendricks pursed his lips together. "That's the bad news," he said. "I sent Smits and twenty other soldiers to the location, but none of them have returned or contacted me."

"Oh, no!" said Alia. "How long has it been since you've sent them?"

"Ten days," replied Mr. Hendricks. "I fear that the worst may have happened to them."

"That they're dead?" asked Trey.

"That or captured," answered Mr. Hendricks. "Anyway, I was hoping that you all would go there and see what's going on."

Luke didn't like that idea. As much as he liked Smits, he didn't think he could ever look Oscar eye to eye again. Or worse. Aldous.

"Where is this location?" asked Nina.

"It's in a city called Innocens about twenty miles north of Chiutza," replied Mr. Hendricks.

Luke remembered Chiutza. It was the city with the woman who refused to get an ID card, and then Luke didn't shoot her, which was the start of a long overthrow.

"Isn't Innocens that one city where the old Government burned it to the ground after suspicions of a third child community arose?" asked Matthias.

Mr. Hendricks nodded. "Only one building still stands," he said. "This large warehouse near the western border of the city."

"It would make perfect sense for Oscar and Aldous to hide there," said Trey. "No one lives there anymore, and there's a warehouse for shelter. I would hide there if I were them."

"Yes, Trey has a valid point," Matthias said. "I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm in!"

"Me too!" said Percy and Alia simultaneously.

"Me three!" said Nina.

"If you think I'm gonna say no, you're crazy," said Trey.

"Well, I guess I'm in," Luke said.

Mr. Hendricks smiled. "Good! Now before you all leave, Mr. Talbot and I were talking and figured that you guys should carry a gun for self defense," he told them.

Luke didn't like the idea of carrying a gun and certainly not firing one if things came to that.

"Are you sure that's necessary?" asked Percy. "We're going after two people!"

"That may be the case, but consider this," said Mr. Hendricks. "I sent twenty one people after two people. I fear that Oscar and Aldous have a handful of goons helping them."

"Mr. H has a good point," admitted Nina.

"Ok, but what about Mr. Talbot?" asked Luke. "Doesn't he want to help us?"

Mr. Hendricks shifted uncomfortably in his wheel chair. "He's really busy doing research," he told them.

"What's he researching?" asked Alia.

Mr. H shifted uncomfortably again. "He and I think that for now, the six of you shouldn't know," he said as he pulled a black, leather briefcase from the floor onto the table.

"What's that?" asked Matthias.

"This contains your guns and the keys to Mr. Talbot's SUV," said Mr. Hendricks.

He slid the briefcase across the table to Trey, and told him he'd be driving.

Luke made a mental note to stay away from the briefcase as much as possible.

Trey slowly opened the briefcase, carefully pulled out a car key, and closed the briefcase.

"I'm assuming that this is our cue to leave," Matthias stated.

Mr. H nodded. "Good luck," he told them. "I have a lot of faith that you'll bring Oscar and Aldous to justice!"

Trey stood up. "Thanks," he said. Then he looked at Luke, Nina, Matthias, Percy, and Alia. "Let's go."

What will happen once they arrive in Innocens? Will Oscar and Aldous have an army that Trey, Luke, Nina, Matthias, Percy, and Alia will have to face? Find out in Chapter Three, which I'll upload if this story gets rises to my satisfaction level by February 19th, which means REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!

~Jameer14