[i]Thomas walks to the Light. He walks to the Light because all around him is Darkness, nothing more. He also walks in curiosity, for under the Light sits a spherical object of a... Purple, was it? Yes, a purple hue. He wants to summon his Ghost, Mr. Dinklage, to Enlighten his path, but... the Darkness holds him back. All Thomas can do is walk. [b]But... Why walk?[/b] [/i] [i]Thomas, stop breaking the 4th goddamned Wall and just stick with the Narration. [b]Can't I at least run? What, is my cloak and armor really that heavy?[/b][/i] [i]DON'T YOU SASS ME, YOUNG MAN! NOW GET THAT PRETTY HUNTER ASS OF YOURS OVER TO THE LIGHT. [b]Fine, fine... No need to be such bitch about it.[/b][/i] [i]He's reached the Light now, and little complaining Thomas looks down at the Purple... thing. No, no, not a thing, but a [b]Ball.[/b][/i] [i]He stares down at this Purple Ball, blue eyes sparkling in curiosity. He leans down to it, and pokes it softly. The soft squelch of rubber sounds, and the Ball bounces a little against the not-existent ground. He then taps it with the toe of his boot, and it rolls forward a little. Then he kicks it, the numb-nutted idiot. [/i] [i][b]SHIT![/b][/i] [i]The bafoon watches in stupefied fright as the Purple Ball is sent flying gracefully out of the Light and into the depths of the Darkness. No sound of landing is heard. Great going, buster. [/i] [i][b]It's not my fault! You made me kick it with your awful story telling skills! And... Oh wow, nice one! Did you REALLY have to make me feel connected to this stupid Ball?[/b][/i] [i]Thomas, in his sudden and awkward set of loving emotions toward it, runs into the Darkness to pursue the Purple Ball. He cannot see anything, except black of course. He searches wildly and aimlessly through the Dark void, to no success. He soon, sadly, gives up on the search and turns back to the Light and-- The Ball has a rather toothy grin now. It seems to watch poor Thomas from under the Light, who, at the moment, is busy pissing his leggings in terror. He stares back at the grinning Purple Ball, wide eyed and sweating. The teeth begin to part. [quote]ISPAPARWORLD[/quote][/i] Thomas awakened in a flurry of skin and sheets, and tumbled off his bed. He lay splayed out on the steel floor of his dorm, staring up at the ceiling in fright. He soon sat up and rubbed his scruffy brown hair and jumped as Mr. Dinklage floated across the bed from the lamp-desk and hovered in front of Thomas' face, squinting his metallic eyelids. "Thomas? Are you... all right in that Human head of yours?" "Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Just a bad dream." He began to get back on his feet, when suddenly the gatebell rang, making Thomas jump again. He cursed under his breath and walked to his suit locker beside his bed. "Who is it, Dinklage?" Mr. Dinklage flew to the gate window to their 70 square-foot dorm and peered through. An Awoken Warlock waved excitedly with a giddy expression on it's pale blue face, and an Exo Titan stood menacingly erect beside the Warlock, staring into the window with red eyes. "It's Belkin and Scott-7. Should I open the--" "NO, NO, just... distract them! I need to get dressed." Thomas interrupted anxiously as he opened his steel locker and yanked out his undersuit. Soon, he managed to slip the undersuit over his bare skin and briefs, flexed and stretched in its elasti-flak, and ran past his bed and to the gate. He slid it open. Mr. Dinklage had teleported through the gate while it was closed and had engaged in deep conversation with Belkin and Scott as they stood in the dimly-lighted Dorm Hall 9 hall way ((which sat deep inside the Tower)).They now all turned to Thomas. "Oh, Thomas! Finally...! We came here to tell you some big news, which might get us into the Vangaurd!" Belkin reported, his black hair shifting as he bounced up and down in excitement. "Well? Lay it on me." Belkin breathed in slowly, as if he were about to give a revolutionary speech. "Okay... So--" Scott-7 interrupted in a grim voice. "The Speaker has chosen us to go on a "special" mission, specifically chosen for us, because, apparently, it will behold an epic and dangerous journey. And he thinks we are the best for the job." [u]To be continued...[/u]