The Little Girl and the Xenomorphs

Searching for Clues

A reminder to all, please don't rush me. I'm busy with work. 

I'll be slow when posting chapters. 

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Val and Damien were walking through the thick jungle with Cornelia following them. They were looking for the others and hoped they could get out of here. However, they were getting sidetracked. After Cornelia saved their lives and let her come along, they didn't plan the outcome. As it turns out, this is Cornelia's first time to go outside. When she stepped out from the lab, Cornelia stopped in her tracks and stared at the jungle with wide eyes. The kids didn't know at first that she hadn't seen the outside world for so long, and when she saw something new, even the littlest things, she would stop and stare at it for hours. Damien had to pry her off when she was staring at a tropical flower for hours. Luckily, Cornelia got the message not to delay and followed them through the jungle while secretly looking at her surroundings. Damien lets out a sigh as they walk through the undergrowth. They were having trouble finding the others since the island was like a giant maze. He then stops when he notices Cornelia looking at a tree that has a butterfly on it. Damien knew that Cornelia was in that trance for hours.

"Okay, this is getting us nowhere. Val, use your portal powers to get us home and call the Predacons for backup." Damien planned, believing that it would be quicker to find the others that way.

Val nodded in understanding as she used her portal power. However, nothing happened. This confused Damien, Val, and Celestia. Val tried again, but her power won't activate, her markings didn't show. Something was wrong, really-really wrong. Val can't activate her portal power, meaning they can't get out of here or call for help.

They were trapped.

Val looks at her hands in shock and worries. Damien looks at her with the same expression, wondering why Val can't use her portal power. Is it the island's doing? Or is it something else? Cornelia comes over to them and notices Val moving her arms around, sometimes even shaking them. Cornelia looks at Damien, who glances at her with his arms crossed, as she points at Val with her finger. Damien just gives a shrug and walks over to Val, who slumps on the ground in defeat.

"I don't get it. Opening a portal could've been easy for you." Damien said as he picked up Val.

Val shrugs. "Maybe Mortem has something on the island that's preventing my power."

"Do you think it's affecting your other powers?" Damien asked, placing her down.

Val shrugs and decides to test it if some of her powers are working. Luckily, she can control her elements, but temporarily, while her portal power remains unworking. This was strange, Val can use her elemental powers, but her portal power won't activate.

"This is weird." Damien mutters out. "How come other powers work and not your portal power?"

Val shrugs, clearly has no idea of what's ever causing her portal power to not work. They just hope they can find the others or maybe Dark can sense that Val is in danger and might send a rescue party.

Speaking of which, they wonder what Dark is doing.

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It was mid-afternoon in the City of New York, Spider-Man and Dark Twilight were seen fighting the Frightful Four after they stopped those villains from escaping when they robbed a jewelry store. The Frightful Four were just a small group of supervillains. Spider-Man told Dark that they were bad news. The four members of the Frightful Four are the Wizard, Klaw, Thundra, and Trapster. The Wizard is the Master of high-tech gadgets & anti-gravity and is the leader of the Frightful Four. He wears high tech armor that lets him use different kinds of inventions of his. It's purple in color with big bulbs on the helmet, on the chest and knees. He also wears sunglasses to hide his eyes.