And here is the second chapter of Gaia Shadow and in this one you will get the Blue Ranger who is from fantasticrhapsody. So now onto the chapter… enjoy!
Theodore Hamilton is portrayed by Bomb Tanin
Chapter 2
Freya ran through the chaotic school as worry filled her. She had seen Ezra, Noah and Kayla right before but somehow, they had gotten separated from her in the chaos. Another thing she couldn't get out of her head was the black sky they had seen before the lights went out. The sky had literally went from sun shine to pitch black in a matter of seconds and no one noticed. She was so stuck in her mind that she never noticed the decaying hallway around her until a hand reached out and pulled down a cleaner hallway. Freya lashed out but stopped when she heard a grunt. She turned to see a boy with olive skin and dark eyes that seemed even darker behind his black square glasses. The boy was taller than her as he ran his hand through his spikier black hair before adjusting his blue and white t-shirt then navy jacket. Freya blushed a little as the boy just looked at her before his gaze went behind her.
"We need to move," the boy clipped as Freya looked behind her. She gasped when she saw the decay in the hallway but the boy wasted no time, he grabbed her arm and pulled her along.
"Wait a minute!" Freya cried out as she ripped her arm out of his grasp going back into a locker. She hissed at the contact as she glared at him.
"I'm looking for people," she growled, "and if they're that way then I need to find them." The boy looked at her as he shook his head but Freya continued,
"Look whoever you are, thank you for the assist back there but I need to find them." With that she turned to go when the boy spoke again,
"The names Theodore, Theodore Hamilton. It won't matter if they are that way because from what I can tell anything that rust like stuff touches decays so if they were in those corridors they'd be dead now." Freya spun on Theodore as tears pricked her eyes at the thought of her cousin.
"I refuse to believe that," she growled, "they must be the other way then." With that she took off down an adjacent hall, trying to get her mind away from the idea the others may be hurt or worse. She stopped short when she saw more decay then turned to go down another hall when Theodore spoke, startling her.
"You won't find them running in blindly." Freya glared at the boy making him stand down a bit.
"Try me," she growled, "my parents named me after the Nordic goddess of war which seems to fit." Theodore chuckled a little as he replied,
"So your names Freya. Wasn't she also their goddess of love as well? That explains the way your acting, love and war don't mix." Freya growled as she clenched her fist then took a deep breath. She was about to say something when she heard a yell come from one of the rooms down the hall. Without thinking, she took off with Theodore right behind her. As Freya neared the room the yelling got louder. She smiled when she recognized Noah's voice.
"Noah!" Freya yelled as she heard a joyful whoop followed by another voice. Freya's smile grew when she recognized Kayla's voice as well. The blonde was about to run up to the door when the rust like decay spread over it causing Freya to skid to a stop.
"Noah," Freya yelled, "Kayla, are you two alright?" She heard a crash in the other room before someone stifled a giggle as Noah's voice floated back.
"Just peachy."
"You startled him," Kayla yelled back, "but to answer your question, we're alright but this stuff is spreading please hurry with an exit for us." Freya looked around as the rust spread over the wall but at a slower rate. Freya watched it for a moment as Theodore murmured,
"The lockers." Freya's eyes widened as he was right. The rust like decay was slow on the lockers! Most likely due to their metal make up over the wooden things.
"Kayla," Freya yelled in, "you two need to find anything metal to use to get to the door." A smile graced Freya's face when she heard a confirmation then rummaging. With that, Freya began looking around to find something to break down the rotten door. Her eyes landed on the emergency stuff like the axe and fire extinguisher. She went towards the axe but thought better of it in case Kayla and Noah were on the other side when she bust down the door. Best to not kill someone with an axe! Freya grabbed the fire extinguisher and turned to the door as Theodore murmured again,
"Dead center." Freya nodded an agreement as she rammed the butt of the extinguisher into the door, splintering it. She gave it more rams before a hole opened up. Freya went to ram it again but yelped when the rust began to spread up the fire extinguisher. Theodore grabbed the extinguisher quickly and yelled,
"Off to the side you two." With that, he through the extinguisher through the door as she rust rotted away the exterior causing it to blow. Noah and Kayla shot out of the room right as the boom resounded through the school. Theodore and Freya looked up at them over their arms as the two smiled. Freya smiled but not fully as she noticed someone missing. As if guessing her question, Noah murmured,
"We got separated in the chaos. He could be anywhere." Kayla gave her a saddened look as Theodore studied the blonde beside him. Freya ran her hand through her hair as she looked around the school; decay was everywhere! She had to find Ezra; he was family after all. Freya turned to go down what was now a darkened corridor. Noah gulped as he came up next to her.
"You seriously going down there?" Noah questioned, "that's like something out of every horror movie." Freya turned to him as Theodore cleared his throat and added,
"Aside from that, the real horror is the rust. You have no idea what will happen if it touches you." Freya clenched her fist as Kayla watched the blonde before looking up.
"There's an upper level," Kayla commented, "I have yet to see any rust on the upper stairs." Freya turned to the red head and smiled as she darted past them but not before a menacing laugh chilled everyone. The four turned down the hallway as Noah gulped and shot up the adjacent stairs.
"And like I said," Noah yelped, "something out of a horror movie." Theodore stared down the hallway wide eyed as the girls followed Noah up the stairs.
"Theodore," Freya hissed, "you coming? Or do you want to find out what that laugh was?" Theodore turned to follow her up slightly shaken by the sound, though he would never admit it to the three teens with him. The four ran up the stairs, skidding to a stop at the top. Relief flooded them as Kayla had been right, there was none of that decaying rust up here. Freya looked down both corridors and gulped.
"Noah and Kayla," Freya began, "would you two go to the right? Theodore, if you want, will come with me to the left." Freya looked at the older teen who was looking at the stairs before turning to give her a curt nod. A small smile graced Freya's face as both Noah and Kayla agreed albeit shakily for the former. Freya looked up to see Noah looking freaked out.
"Think about Ezra, Noah," Freya spoke softly, "he doesn't just befriend people the way he did you. He needs you right now!" Noah gulped as the fear in his lessened and he nodded before turning to see Kayla smile at him. The two then ran down the right hall as Freya called out softly,
"Yell if you need anything." Noah gave her thumbs up over his shoulder that elicited a giggle from Kayla.
"Yelling may not be wise," Theodore murmured as the two moved down the left hallway quietly. Freya sighed as she ran her hand through her blonde hair.
"I know," Freya admitted, "but if they're yelling it means they've already found trouble." Theodore nodded, not being able to beat that logic. A shiver coursed through the older teen as he looked down, grabbing onto Freya's arm. He quickly retracted his hand when Freya gave him a look but pointed down with the other. Freya looked down as she listened. She couldn't hear anything for a moment but then she heard soft footfalls. Her eyes widened as she was about to say something but Theodore clamped his hand over her mouth and shook his head. The two stood stock still as the footfalls walked by and away from them. Freya ripped his hand off as she growled,
"That could have been my cousin." Theodore shook his head as he replied,
"Doubtful. Most people have been running none stop; so we would hear either running or heavier footfalls from someone out of breath or what not. We barely heard whoever's footsteps." Freya looked at him before looking over her shoulder back toward the stairs. Another shiver coursed through her as one went through Theodore.
"We need to move," Theodore hissed softly, "we will find him but we need to be more careful from here on out." Freya nodded as the two hurriedly went down the hall and into one of the rooms, that Freya pointed out, was one of her cousin's rooms. Theodore's eyes widened as he turned to go in, he saw darkness swirling around the stairs. He rushed in and closed the door softly, causing Freya to spin around. Theodore put his finger to his lips as the lights flickered once again. Cold seeped into Freya as the temperature in the room dropped some degrees. Theodore looked at the blonde who was rubbing her arms with her hands. The two stilled as they heard soft chanting from right outside the door. Subconsciously, both teens held their breath as they waited out the voice which seemed to linger right in front of the door. Theodore moved toward Freya who was looking around for an exit. Her eyes widened when she saw a conjoining door to her right which would put them ahead of the man. Fear chilled their bones more when they heard the doorknob jiggle a bit. Freya gulped and look toward the door then to her left to see Theodore right next to her. Clearing her mind, Freya grabbed ahold of Theodore's wrist and pulled him toward the conjoining door. Theodore barely stifled his yelp as he looked over and saw the door knob turn. Freya threw open the door and pushed him through in time to see the other door fly open. Eyes wide, Freya rushed in and closed the door behind her as she looked for Theodore. She saw the other door open as Theodore popped his head out. Freya ran toward him as the chill entered the room she was running through. She ran through the other door as the one she had just closed flew open.
"We need to get into the hallway," Theodore breathed softly, "before we run out of conjoining doors." Freya nodded as she pulled open the main door and ran out, hopefully not into anything. Theodore followed behind her and was equally relieved to find the hallway eerily empty. The two ran down the hall and around the corner as they felt whatever was chasing them enter the hallway. Theodore looked over as he saw the severity of what was happening sink into Freya's eyes.
"We need to find your cousin," Theodore hissed, "and fast. We don't know if there are others." Freya nodded as she followed him down the corridor unbeknownst to them that their pursuer was close by.
~PRGS~
A groan emanated through the darkened area as Ezra began to stir. He blinked a bit as he sat up but soon found that to be a bad idea as his head throbbed terribly. The ache worsened when he hit his head on the roof of something. Ezra began to panic a bit as he put his hands up to the top and found a roofing of some sort. On the verge of a panic attack, Ezra felt his hands around the area only to find walls on each side. His breathing became shallow as his chest tightened and his eyes began to prick. Shaking his head, Ezra tried to squelch the panic down but failed when a loud thumping erupted from the roof of his prison. Ezra squeaked as a mumbling took place on the other side along with a laugh. He felt his body shake as he felt the tomb he was in move and he placed his hands on each side to brace himself. Ezra gulped as he noticed or more felt his arms shaking. A yelp escaped Ezra as the box was dropped, splintering the bottom a bit. Ezra groaned a bit as his head bounced around causing the throbbing to increase. He was trying to get his bearings when the ceiling on his prison opened to reveal a blonde man smiling down at him maniacally. The look made Ezra shrink back into the box when the memories hit him. He had lost Kayla, Noah and Freya in the onslaught of students in the hallway. He went to go and look for them when he heard a laugh but when he turned around, all he saw was black. The blonde man smirked as he saw the realization in Ezra's eyes.
"Aye," the man said, "blitzing you was so easy. Concerning yourself with others will get you nowhere or at least nowhere good." Ezra gulped causing the man to smirk, his smirk was wiped away when Ezra spoke softly,
"You're wrong. We're stronger when we protect others." The man growled as a gale force wind flew down into Ezra's tomb pushing him into the bottom. Ezra would have cried out at the splinters biting into his back but the wind was taking his breath away. Ezra's eyes widened at the man doing this. With his vision dimming, Ezra wished for an escape. As his vison dimmed entirely, sense of calm came over him as the creaking of wood filled his mind.
~PRGS~
Kayla and Noah had been jogging along for a while but what worried Kayla was how quiet the purple clad boy was. Just the little bit she had seen of him, he seemed exuberant and fun loving. Now he seemed off, almost as if he was afraid of the results he may find. Kayla watched the boy for a moment before a humming sound caught her attention. She wiped her hand out to stop Noah and almost missed him. Noah turned to look at her as Kayla looked around.
"Did you hear…" Kayla began but trailed off as she saw the look on Noah's face. He wasn't in a good place to making statements without being certain. She shook her head as she finished with a smile,
"Never mind, must be nerves. Let's hurry and find Ezra, shall we?" Noah smiled a small smile as he nodded and turned to continue on, not noticing the look of concern or so she thought. The two continued on their way as Kayla was sure something was stalking them down the hallway. She stopped again when she almost ran into Noah but what stopped her was the humming sound again.
"Noah," Kayla spoke softly, "let's look in this room." As she suggested it, she pulled the teen into a history classroom. Noah shook his head as he spoke softly,
"I don't think Ezra would be up here or in any of these rooms. He didn't have any of these classes and hopefully would have ran out with everyone else." Kayla studied the boy and moment before shaking her head.
"I doubt that," she shot back, "he seems like his cousin just subtler." Noah looked up at her before looking back down. Kayla looked toward the door as she heard the humming again. She looked toward Noah then at the door, debating on what to do.
"I know what you're doing," Noah murmured, surprising Kayla, "you don't need to protect me though. I don't know why I'm so attached to Ezra but it feels like I could become best friends with him…" Noah trailed off as Kayla nodded and finished,
"And you're afraid to lose that?" Noah gave her a confused look at that then shook his head to clear it before running a hand through his hair.
"I don't know," Noah growled softly. Kayla sighed as she was about to say something when the humming became loud enough for both to hear. Noah looked at Kayla surprised as she looked at the door.
"I'm sorry for not telling you but we need to move now," Kayla said as she pulled Noah into one of the other rooms. Noah gulped as the door flew open to the room they were just in. The two raced into the hallway, doubling back the way they came. Noah, finally having got his bearings, kept pace with Kayla well enough.
"We need to find Freya and the other teen," Noah murmured airily. Kayla nodded as she looked behind her but saw nothing. She may have saw nothing but felt that someone was chasing them. The two ran until they heard a shout,
"Theodore, this way!" Kayla smiled when she saw Freya run into view with the other teen, Theodore, right behind her. Noah and Kayla ran up as Theodore pointed down the last hallway.
"We go that way," he gulped, "it should lead to a staircase." The four ran at full speed as Freya looked over to see Noah looking better and Kayla nodding at the look. As the four went they were cut off by a lone female, her pale complexion a great contrast to her dark hair and eyes. They turned to see a dark-skinned man walk out of the shadows. The teens gulped and went back to back. The female laughed as she looked right at Kayla.
"Your pep talk was sweet," the woman cooed, "trying to raise his spirits when its hopeless." Kayla narrowed her eyes as she looked over her shoulder to see Noah's shoulders tense. He was listening and she prayed he wouldn't believe her words. She had heard about the prankster Noah Calhoun. About how he could get anyone to laugh even at the cost of his after-school freedom. For some reason, she didn't want to see that side go. The woman smirked as she finished,
"You won't find the one you seek up here." Freya narrowed her eyes at the woman but she just laughed. The man added,
"He's been detained for now." Noah just stared at the man as Theodore questioned,
"Detained? Or captured?" Noah looked at the man in the eyes as he growled,
"What's the difference? He's in trouble regardless." His reaction shocked the other three as the lights flickered. The man looked at Noah as the boy's eyes narrowed. Theodore moved a little away from him as did Freya and Kayla. The man looked at the boy wide eyed as crackling could be heard from Noah.
"Uh, Noah," Freya stammered, "what are you doing?" Noah never replied as a yellow glow covered the floor causing the man to take a step back right into a yellow bolt of electricity. The man cried out as he was flung toward them and the woman. Theodore pondered whether to get Noah down but Freya was faster as Kayla got him down. The man went flying right into the woman, sending them both through an open door. They were about to run when Noah came to.
"Wha…" was all Noah got out before he nearly faceplanted into the floor. Freya barely caught him as Kayla came up to his other side.
"Theodore," Freya gasped, "lead the way. Kayla and I will support Noah." Theodore nodded as the three teens went down the stairs toting Noah with them.
"What did he do," gasped Kayla as she struggled a little with Noah's dead weight. The three finally made into the gym only to find the one person they had been looking for. But unfortunately for them, there was a person with him. Freya looked around as she saw the bleacher pushed into the wall. She motioned with her head to Kayla who nodded in understanding. The two sat Noah against it as they stood in front of him with Theodore off to the side. The blonde man smiled a little as a rough looking Ezra leaned against the wall behind him. Freya began to see red as the man commented,
"He was being too insightful." Freya growled as Theodore narrowed his eyes. Almost instantly the sprinklers in the gym came on. Noah gasped awake as Kayla and Freya looked around but Theodore kept his eyes on the man. Freya put two and two together as the man said,
"What are you doing boy? Don't you know the longer you use the weaker you will be. Just look at your companion behind you, he's too weak to move because of his chakra output." The sprinklers seem to shut off as Noah sputtered,
"Chakra ain't real, not in that aspect. The way you say sounds like some Naruto stuff." The man just looked at Noah as the boy tried to lean forward but found it too difficult. Freya knelt next to him as the man laughed.
"I've heard people talk of this show, Naruto, and it is the most accurate of the power we hold…" the man was about to continue when he sniffed the air.
"Do I smell fried chicken?" he asked, "which one of the two idiots stopped to eat?" The four teens stifled giggles as a growl emanated from the doorway causing Freya to move in front of Noah. In came the man from before but this time he had electrical burns on his visible body.
"I didn't stop to eat you moron," the man growled, "the purple brat got me." The blonde just laughed as the other man growled at him. The woman looked between the two before looking at Ezra with a smile. The boy was coming too and was more defenseless then the other one. Everything slowed down as Ira pointed her hand at Ezra and fired. Kayla's eyes widened as did Freya's, who ran forward.
"NO!"
And here it is Chapter 2! Tell me what you think. Concrit is always welcome. On a sadder note, as of right now I will be discontinuing Nature's Rescuers as I have lost the inspiration but it may come back. On a brighter note, I am working out a fanfic to replace it as well as working the next chapter of God Strike which will be out soon. The new fanfic will be out next month some time as soon as I get things hashed out with it. This new one will be all my characters so there will be no OC contest but I'd love for ya'll to check it out. Until next time, Sen out!