The Coming Darkness

by

JamesPicard_007

Chapter 2

Onett

The sun shone brightly on the little town of Onett. The weather was perfect for the sunny spring day. In the newly created recreation park a few young boys were playing. Ness had gathered a few of his friends to the park to participate in a home run derby.

Ness was up to bat next. He walked up to the plate and prepared himself. A gentle breeze whipped his hair around as he pointed his bat to left field. He brought the bat to his shoulder and waited for the pitch.

His friend, Mitch, wound himself up and launched the baseball. For Ness everything seemed to slow down. He waited for the right moment and at that point swung the bat. Time resumed to normal speed and the bat smacked the ball with a tremendous crack.

The ball flew towards left field with incredible speed. The ball flew beyond the reach of everyone in the field. When they finally found the ball the gut had been blasted out of the ball.

“Think you hit it hard enough, Ness?” Mitch asked.

“Looks like the derby’s canceled for today.” Doug replied.

Everybody said their goodbyes and left for their separate homes. It was nearly lunch time as Ness was walking home. When he got home he found Paula inside waiting for him. Ness’ mom explained that Paula had been waiting for him for some time. Ness led Paula to his room where she explained to him the nightmares of her recent sleep.

“So. Something’s about to happen.” Ness observed.

“Yes. That’s why I came here. We need to get everyone together so we can counter this.” Paula said.

“You seem so unsure. We’ll be together unlike our last adventure.”

“It’s not that I’m afraid of being separated again. It’s something else….”

“What could be so unsettling?”

“There’s a part of my vision that isn’t so clear. There’s a man in there.”

“Who is he?”

“I don’t know. It was a lone man. Dressed completely in black. I couldn’t see much more.”

“What does that mean?”

“I don’t know.”

“If you don’t know then why worry about it?”

“The mere fact he is in the vision means he has an important role to play. What part he has to play I don’t know.”

“What does that mean exactly?”

“This man will be a deciding factor in the events to come. He will tip the scales in the balance of power. Whether that power be good or evil.”

“So in other words the future is truly unknown. What do we do about this guy?”

“We have to find him. It’s necessary for the survival of the future that we find him and make sure he does the will of good.”

“But if he’s an unknown element in the path of destiny then how do we expect to control a single man?”

“We have to shape him. He needs to be shaped into a warrior for good. Otherwise he may unwittingly help whatever evil force is coming.”

Grapefruit Falls

The giant Sprout lashed out at Allen. He jumped over the newly grown vines. The vines struck the pipes behind him and shattered them with ease. The vines once again reached out to attack Allen, but he swung his katana and sliced through the vines.

The Sprout screamed in agony and a few seconds later new vines replaced the cut ones. The Sprout swung its vines faster and more violently. Allen struggled to dodge and cut the vines, but they kept growing back as fast as he could cut them.

As the battle raged on chunks of concrete, steel and copper flew everywhere. Allen was growing tired from all the jumping and swinging. A small crackling sounded from above. He looked up and saw his salvation.

An exposed cable rested above his head. Allen jumped onto a pile of concrete and reached for the cable. He grabbed the rubber casing of the cable and ripped it off the wall. As soon as he had enough length he released the cable. At the same time the Sprout shot its vines for Allen.

The cable splashed into the water. Electricity shot through the water and into the giant Sprout. The vines snapped to a halt in front of Allen. A death scream filled the air as the Sprout came to the end of its life.

With a final short scream the Sprout fell dead in the water. Allen took his katana and sliced the cable in half. Allen tested the water to see if there was still an electrical current within. When he was sure the water was safe he stepped in.

He walked past the dead Sprout and picked up the fallen meteorite. It was amazingly light for a rock from space. After examining it for a minute he turned around to find the exit from the base.