[Hydro stood at the curb, staring at the Mitchells' car, now towing a camper that looked almost as big as the vehicle itself. The late-night air was cool, and a faint breeze ruffled his hair as he scratched his head in confusion.]
HYDRO: Soooo... you have a trailer?
[Rick chuckled from the driver's side, leaning casually against the car.]
RICK: Of course, yeah. We actually bought it for road trips, you know?
[Linda rolled her eyes as she climbed into the driver's seat.]
LINDA: Rick, you should go with Katie in the camper. I'll drive-otherwise, you'll be snoring in ten minutes.
RICK: All right, Lin, but it can't be that serious, right?
[Linda sighed, shaking her head as she adjusted the rearview mirror.]
LINDA: Rick, you nearly ran us over with a random truck last night. Just take a rest in the back of the camper.
[Grumbling under his breath, Rick nodded and shuffled into the camper with Katie, Jade, and the two Pal Max robots-Eric and Deborah. Hydro hesitated for a moment before opening the right front door and sliding into the passenger seat beside Linda. With a soft hum, the car started, and they pulled out of the hospital parking lot.]
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[The gentle hum of the car's engine was soothing, and after only a few minutes, Hydro found himself dozing off. His eyelids fluttered, the pull of sleep too strong to resist. His head leaned against the window as his body finally surrendered to the exhaustion that had been weighing him down for days.]
[But sleep offered no comfort.]
[In his dream, flashes of war filled his mind-visions of the previous Shadow Warrior and the Cursed Warrior locked in brutal combat. The air was thick with bloodlust, and the landscape around them was a battlefield of shadows and chaos. Hydro stood in the middle of it all, watching the two powerful beings clash with a force that seemed to shake the very earth beneath them.]
[Suddenly, a pair of glowing red eyes pierced through the darkness. A voice, cold and echoing, filled his mind.]
ARCHITECT: As long as this legacy is fulfilled... The Black Heart will now benefit you...
[The words echoed endlessly, repeating over and over until they merged with the beating of his own heart. The red eyes bore into him, and the weight of the Architect's final message pressed down on his chest. It was suffocating.]
[Then, as quickly as the vision began, it was over.]
[Hydro jerked awake, his body trembling slightly as he gasped for air. His heart was racing, and his forehead was slick with cold sweat. He wiped at his eyes, trying to shake off the lingering sense of dread from the dream.]
HYDRO: Oh... what the heck...?
[He muttered under his breath, still feeling groggy. Beside him, Linda glanced over, concern etched on her face.]
LINDA: Are you okay?
HYDRO: Yeah, yeah... I'm fine. Just a bad dream.
[Linda kept her eyes on the road but nodded in understanding.]
LINDA: It's 10:15 PM... you should rest if you're that tired. We've still got a bit of a drive.
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Kairiki
Aventura(COMIC ADAPTATION TRAILER WILL BE RELEASING THIS DECEMBER!!!!) Hydro Undergrove was just an ordinary high schooler in our world until the Temporal Prism caused global chaos, leading to his and his family's death. However, he is mysteriously revived...
