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Chapter 7: Ariel fight
I woke up to the sound of something crashing, followed by a surprise yelp from Daisy and the lights turning on. I then heard yelps of surprise from the other 4 former pikmin, and the crash of Toxic falling out of bed. I got up and saw Rocky stumbling over "turns out you can't open doors by smashing into them" he said. I couldn't help a small laugh at that. After we all got dressed, we went up for breakfast. Rocky was really messy, just like the others were, and May helped him clean up. After breakfast, I got another call from the hospital saying someone wanted to see me, and this time Clara, my older sister, decided to take us. The nurse led us to a room, and the others went to play tag, refusing to go in. in the room was a girl. She had green hair that was brown below eye level, and she was wearing a short pink dress. She pretty much looked like Toxic with different clothing, except for one thing. All the boys have hair that doesn't reach past their fore heads, the girls had hair to their waist, this girl, who was Ariel, had hair only down to her cheeks. Also, Ariel was restrained, even though she was supposed to be the weakest one. "Whenever she's awake, she seems to want to move. When she first woke up, it seemed like she was trying to fly. She's very resistant, and we had to put a restraint on her so she would stay still. She freaks out around water, and refuses to eat." The nurse said. I walked up and gently shook her arm, undoing the restraints after. Her eyes fluttered open, and she immediately tried to get up, but I held her down. She looked at me, and stopped struggling "oh, hi Alex!" she said, the note of excitement obvious in her voice "hi Ariel" I replied. I then brought water over to her "you should drink, you'll need it" I said "but I'll drown!" she replied. I was already used to it, so I just showed her the mirror "whoa! She said, then she took the glass from me and chugged it. After she ate and drank, I helped her get used to her body. Her balance was off at first, but she quickly learned how to balance herself. After she was balanced, we went outside. Rocky was the first to notice her "Ariel!" he said, before rolling into her. I barely got out of the way before they hit me. We went home, and the former pikmin went to their usual places, with Ariel going to the tree house outside. I made her sleepwear short, so that she would feel more free, then I looked at my machine. The pikmin were playful, but they were troublesome too, especially Aqua. I wanted to know why and whether there was a solution. School would start soon, and if I couldn't get them straightened out then they would be in trouble, especially since my school is stricter than most. That reminds me, I should explain my school system. My school is not normal, not in a long shot. At the end of the year, we take a test to see how much we know. Depending on what parts we pass, we either get core classes or we don't. If we pass enough of the test, we get a physical test for our abilities, which determines what elective classes we get. If we pass enough of that test, we get to choose our own electives. Our school is heavily power based, so blackouts take twice as long to repair, and happen more frequently. The first week goes through the weekends, and the second week is off. After the second week, the schedule returns to normal. The reason the first week includes weekend school is because every day there's a single class taken, since the classes are so complicated. After the second week, school is normal. The school is also really strict, any bad behavior and you would get a detention, suspension, and possibly expulsion, but they also don't pay attention during lunch. Anyways, I was looking at my machines log to see if it had an unintended effect on the former pikmin. Here is what the log said "test day: jolt of power auto activated, teleported subject to unknown location, self teleported unknown distance away. 5 days after test: no subject to activate, going into stasis. Awakening day: subject recovered, initiating upgrade. Day after awakening: subject energy active, transporting subject and … others." I paused there. It didn't know how many others were transported, that meant there could be countless more people I had to train. I continued reading the log "transport successful, accessing status… Alex: subject of transportation, reversed aged, reverted to original size and age, no abnormalities. Flame: subject accomplice, turned human permanently, copied age from subject, mentality of child, abnormality in temperature. Daisy: subject accomplice, turned human permanently, age copied from subject, mentality of child, abnormality in charge. Aqua: subject accomplice, turned human permanently, age copied from subject, mentality of child, abnormality in fluids. Muscles: subjejejeje- kertzzzz…malfunction occurred, log unkempt" well…that didn't seem good "hours after error: subject and 7 accomplices successfully converted, remaining status unknown. Worm hole malfunction occurred, subject and accomplices have jumped 68 days from origin. Abnormalities in accomplice's brain, control unstable. Current day: transportation memory wiped, log viewed from day of activation, no new abnormalities, one new signal. End of current log" one new signal? I remembered there was a variation factor I had put in just in case something happened, but I don't think that was it. I'd defiantly have to figure out what cut off the log, it may have had something important. Just then, the others came tumbling downstairs in one big giggling group. I yawned and got them into bed, climbing into my bed as well. I laid in bed trying to think of what could have happened. I needed answers, and I was the only one who could have them…or was I? No, I wasn't, but could I actually reach the person who had them? I'd find out soon enough, if he still trusted me…
Another chapter done! I got a bit more in depth to my machine in this chapter, it connects this story to my previous (and unfinished) series. Because my character is supposed to be more intelligent, I made a school that has a different teaching style, it's also so that I can develop the former pikmin's abilities a bit. Remember: I love criticism of all kinds, reviews encourage me, and I'm open to input. bye for now!