City Of Shadows

Chapter Seven: Final Chapter

NOTE: This chapter is from third person point of view. It is NOT from any character's perspective.

    Twi leapt over the gate, dashing off into the deep woods. Alexis was in hot pursuit. “Where's the capsule again?” she asked, clinging to Twi's arm due to her not being fast at running. “About two miles away….we need to find a place to take cover so we can contact the others….I know we all have our cell phones on us,” Twi answered, skidding to the side, into the trees. “Yeah, fair point, Twi….” Alexis replied. “Okay, now, let's see how we are gonna get this tree to get out of the way,” Twi stated. Alexis pushed pass the tree, pulling Twi along. The girls were in a small clearing, only about a foot wide both ways. “Eh, it's small, but we'll manage,” she stated. Twi flashed a goofy smile and nudged Alexis in the arm. “Getting better at finding hiding places now aren't you?” she chuckled. Alexis laughed with her. “I suppose so.”

              These two were really the prefect friends. They could get along so well. Nothing could ever come between these two's friendship. They had been so close and such good friends.

     Sometimes Starlight and Bse wondered if those two could be sisters in the human world. Yes, they were aware of the other worlds. Mobius was merely one of the many worlds that they could access. Virtual and the Emy world were two other ones. The human world was reality. This was where Starlight and Bse weren't real at all. They were fictitious characters. Arch, Twi, Cam and Alexis were full humans. They were the ones who watched over and manipulated the other worlds. The versions of them in the other worlds were their personas or character proxies. They represented them inside the other worlds. Pretty complex, yes, but also very interesting.

     Starlight squeezed her eyes tight and opened them halfway. “Simon..? What's going on?” she questioned, noticing he was running and carrying her pressed against his body. Bse slowed his pace down to a light jog. “Um, right now we're trying to find a place to hide. We escaped from Anti-G.U.N. again. So, you okay?” he asked, gazing into her teal eyes. “I-I think so….I'm more concerned about you,” she murmured. “I'm…fine,” he answered, sliding behind a metallic pole. He slid down against the pole, panting heavy. “Augh, they just don't give up on capturing us…do they?” he panted, brushing his hair back through his left hand. A couple strands rested on his forehead which was damp with cool sweat.

       Starlight cuddled against his body, her hair sweeping over her eyes. “I can feel your heart pounding heavy…..you're frightened and tired, Simon…” she whispered, partially upset. “I'm okay…honest. Stop worrying, Star,” he sighed, nuzzling her cheek.

      She pulled him into her arms, caressing him against her body in a bridal style manner. He blushed heavy red at this. “A-Aye, what's up with this? I told you I was fi-,” he started. She gently kissed him to silence his protests. He blushed like mad, eyes going wide. A red blush stretched across Starlight's cheeks. “I can tell you're not…okay? I can feel how frightened you are….” she stated. He slowly nodded, his gold eyes gleaming.

    She glanced up, scanning their surroundings. “Where are the others?” she asked. “Cam and Arch headed off left….Twi and Alexis went right….we went forward…..we're supposed to all find a safe zone and call the others……then we need to figure out a time to leave to go meet up at the capsule so we can head home,” Bse stated, filling her in. Starlight glanced down at him, nodding. “Okay, well I know that we all have our phones on us, so I'll call Alexis now. Cam and Arch might have a harder time finding a hiding place. I'm actually shocked we found one. Usually they are after us more,” Starlight commented, pulling out her phone. She dialed Alexis's number and sent the call through successfully.

  The song, “Knight of the Wind” by Crush 40 was played as the ringtone. Alexis's ears perked up, hearing her phone. “Eh? Who's calling me?” she questioned, pulling it out of her pocket. Starlight's picture (one of her she took when they were back home) was displayed on her screen. Alexis tapped the answer button, going into the call. Like always, she put her on speaker. “Aye. Bse is this you calling from Star's phone again?” she questioned. “No, Alexis, this is me.” Starlight answered, putting the phone on speaker herself. “You awoke so soon? Usually you're conked out longer than this,” Alexis chuckled.