Dinosaur King: Out of time and space

Chapter 14 Who is in control?

Akuno, Midnight

Drack was standing in a room with a big computer, talking to the red-haired boy on a screen. It wasn't a normal boy, his red eyes were able to cut through human's soul, his gray skin wasn't a human-like. Even Drack and Mary looked more like normal people than him.

"Did I help you?" his robotic voice asked. "Of course," answered Drack, "you helped me to find her there, but he stepped in my way. I really like your new design, J." "Yes. It is much better. Everything goes according to the plan." "I can't believe it actually worked. I thought she is much smarter," laughed Drack. "You mean my creator? She knew this will happen. That's why she didn't put me in one communicator. But that isn't a problem. He just must plug it in something I already infected," J explained.

"It won't be a problem. He isn't the smartest one."

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Drakes' house, Zoe's room

She woke up, her heart was racing. Nightmares haven't stopped. Drack was still following her. She still heard that cry. Her whole body was shaking. She wasn't realizing it isn't a dream anymore. She jumped from the bed and ran out of her room. She stopped when she opened the door of her sister's room. It was so empty. She was really gone.

"How could she do that? How could she just leave?" Zoe kept asking herself those same questions over and over again, but no one brought an answer. It just felt... weird.

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North School, several days later, afternoon

"Okay. So, we need Kenji?" Andy asked. "We need his recorder," Sabi answered, "he has a video of my fight with Mary, remember?" "Yeah..."

They came to their blue-haired classmate. "Hey, guys!" "Hi, Ken. Can we borrow your recorder?" "Tell me how's Dark, first," he said. "She's fine, Romeo," Sabi assured him. "And how come she still doesn't go to school?" Kenji wondered. "She isn't sure and she's babysitting Gerard." "Plus I'm sure she doesn't want to meet you every single day," Andy murmured, "so, that recorder."

"I'm sorry, no. It's the most important thing for me," Kenji answered.

"Give it to them," said a boy with long black hair and green eyes. "Bro!" "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with Shiraki." Everyone looked at Andy like he was crazy. "Dengyo is right," Sabi joined. "But! Bro!" "Or you can go with them."

"Yay! Dark is gonna be happy," Andy thought. "Sure," Sabi said, "Kenji, you are friend with Alice, aren't you? She's going to be there too." "Fine, I'll go."

The only reason he actually went with Andy and Sabi to D-lab was to find out the truth about what happened. And he wished to see Dark there.

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D-lab

Kenji's wish came true. Dark was in D-lab together with Max, Alice, Justin, Ema, Sue, Niki, Kyra, Cole, and Reese. "Are you kidding me?" asked Sue when she saw Kenji. She gave Andy a death glare. "Hey, don't look at me!" he said, "it wasn't my idea!" "It was the only way to get the video," Sabi said. "Dark!" Kenji ran to Dark and hugged her. "Honey! Light of my life!" Cole just laughed.

"Are we all now?" Ema wondered. "No. Well, Zoe and Alice aren't here," Niki answered. "But my sister is here," Justin said. Niki noticed Alice standing next to him. "A-Alice! I'm sorry. It's just... Since you don't talk..." Alice smiled at her to make her sure it's okay. "Since?" Ema repeated. "If I remember correctly, Alice used to talk until 4th grade," Sabi explained. "That's around the time you moved in the city, cousin," Sue remembered, "isn't it?" "Yeah..."