Dear Alex, this is where we can work on our book. ;) I shall post the beginning tomorrow, if I can ;)

A'ight. Sounds good to me.

((As you can see, you're Alex. My character will come in later. ;) I need to know your powers and such... and btw, Alex was my original name. then I realized who the perfect people to act it would be ;) ))

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The world around him blurred as his consciousness slowly set back in. They must have used drugs. That would explain the pain from the needle-sized holes in his arm. He couldn't move, not yet. He was still too weak. The feel of several pairs of hands gripped his body. He was intentionally going nowhere, but quickly moving somewhere that he did not want to be. Colors began to register; objects then, though they were fuzzy. Walls. Solid rock walls. They surrounded him on all sides. A few more minutes and he realized he was being carried down a hallway. Lights hung every few yards, and yet the hallways still seemed dark and mysterious to him. Every twenty or so feet was a large dark spot. A door maybe? The hallway was lined with them. His vision was still slightly blurred, but he could just make out something behind the bars of a window higher up on the door. They glimmered, each a different color. Eyes. He began to make out faces behind the bars. Behind every door multiple faces stared back at him. Scared, sorrowful, sympathetic, torn, broken, scarred, hopeless. The men carrying him stopped in front of one of the doors. He heard the click of a lock and the screech of the door opening, and suddenly he was flying through the air. They heaved him into the dimly-lit room and slammed the door. He heard it latch back into place. The cold stone beneath him chilled his skin.

For a long time there wasn't a sound. He remained still, his strength growing, but still weak. After a while he forced his eyes open. He was in a cell. Roughly twenty by thirty feet, he guessed. In the back left corner of the cell water pooled from somewhere at the top of the cage. There was a sudden shifting sound, and his eyes flashed to his right. Three pair of eyes stared back down at him from the dimness. Two sitting next to each other, one a bit further away. The closer of the two moved towards him, kneeling down beside his prone body. It was a teenage girl, maybe seventeen or eighteen. She had long hair that flowed down past her shoulders. Her bangs cut down a ways on either side of her face. It was colored that of a dark purple with a white strand down the right side. She looked back at the other pairs of eyes and spoke in a quiet voice.

"He's alive."

Another voice, male this time.

"Well obviously he's alive or he wouldn't be here."

"Don't be smart, Kade. You of all people know this is no time to be joking."

"Sorry," the voice muttered.

She turned her gaze back to him.

"What's your name?"

"A-Alex Ferbain," he said in a quiet voice.

"Kaehlyn." (pronounced KI-lin)

He looked towards the others, who had moved closer now. The boy Kade was thin but looked strong. His hair was purple as well, just a hint lighter than the girl's. He bore an uncanny resemblance of the teenage girl, and Alex realized that they were twins. The boy's expression was stony, but behind his eyes could be seen a hidden sense of worry.

"Is he alright?"

The third voice was that of another teenage girl. She had nearly shoulder length white hair and pale skin. She was maybe fifteen or sixteen.

"Yes. The drugs are wearing off quickly. He'll be back to his senses momentarily," Kaehlyn replied in a low voice.

"Where am I?" Alex asked as Kaehlyn helped him sit up. "And why are all these people here?"

The girl looked up from checking him over for wounds, and Alex for the first time noticed her eyes. They were a startling fire-orange.

"You're gifted," he whispered.

She nodded as he began to understand.

"I control fire."

Alex looked at Kade. His eyes were a deep sapphire blue.

"Kade?"

The boy nodded. "Electricity."

The other girl's eyes were a dark violet.

"Darcy," she whispered. "I control weather."

They all looked at him.

"Alex," he said, "I am a... shifter."

[For the (insert last name here), as my real last name should, while not a problem if you know it, not be privy in a book, do you want me to find one? I'm good with that. Finding names that describe something, while not being blantantly obvious. Like Diotrephes [hunter] for the Hunger Games RPG, he's a hunter. Anyway, I suppose we will have to discuss the power first. Something interesting, not unoriginal, but I suppose "never has been done" is sort of impossible. Shall we create a list of possibles and slowly weed out the unwanted? Or just throw a few random in and "roll the die"? His power, and likely his whole identity, should be reflected in his last name {imo}, so the power should be decided first.]

[Also, I think this is amazing. I just love how you started it. And, I get to help with such an awesome story! X3! Wow, that was rather fanboyish of me.]

[Alex, this, dear, is YOUR character ;) he can have whatever powers you like, and I shall help them work into the book...]

((Fanboyish? Never heard that word before XD))

[Then I shall do some research.]

[Hahaha, whatever makes you happy. One suggestion and a question. Whichever your character is he needs to be compatible with my character. I'm not so sure whether I'm going to add Addy or Margo, which do you prefer? whichever, the power will be shifting, telekenesis, and telepathy...]

[Be you, I think. I have yet to do any interaction with you in anything like this. So, I prefer Addy. As for compatibility, what do you mean? Like, personalities or powerwise? Personalities are not a likely problem, though powers always need to be matched strength-to-weakness.

Now, for my character... Alex Ferbain. I like it. It means something, and it's not painfully obvious! Then, for the power: It's hard to describe, but it boils down to biological manipulation. Basically, instead of shifting, like your char. Alex's body 'molds' into {steel} weapons. This would likely be focused in his arms, or legs. Very violent, and not a lot of benign opportunity. Again, I like it. Thoughts? Or questions as to what Ferbain means?]

[personalities is mainly what I meant, dear. Its scary how much this character is like a character my friend was wanting to make... O.O]

((I love the idea, only there is one problem. In the containment facility, there will be no weapons for him to mold too. That's why my characters posess powers like weather, fire, water, and shifting. They will be fighting each other with only themselves. Via Addy would use her claws and mental powers to bring down her opponent. Your powers would work, I'm just wondering are you sure you want to use something that may make him a very easy targett with little power?))

[Well, if that's the case, I doubt there would be many difficulties. Not many of my characters are antisocial, though unsocial is to be expected. Also, I've given thought to, giving him a bloodlust and arrogance {while not severe}, or just have him be... me-ish, similar to Allen. Maybe I should mix-and-match, you know, make it interesting. I'll mull this over.]

[Since he is already aware of his power, he would have had contact with many weapons already. But, with what's happened, loss from shock is to be expected. So, yes, I want him, at least in the beginning to make do with little power. It humanizes him, and gives him skills he could never gain while only using his powers. Like surviving without the Force... Anyway, he's in a cage, yes? And cages have bars...]

((Hmmm... this... should be interesting ;) ))

[Sorry, last post tonight... Yes, very interesting.]

[Also, should we--or rather, you, since I am not a Mod--edit the previous story post?]

((About modding, if I knew how to make you one I would make both you and Dread mods, but I am as of today clueless...))

[Hm, I'll ask this in Writers Inc. Obviously Arem knew how, since Mongoose is a Mod. BRB!]

[Apparently the "R" in "BRB" stands for "A long time later" instead of "Right". :D]

[Anyway, Fleur gave me a quick description of how to add Mods:

"To get mods:

1. Log In.

2. Go to Forums

3. Choose 'My Forum'

4. On the right will be the word 'Manage' click on it

5. Scroll down to the bottom part of the screen and there will be a Moderator Section"]

((It wont work! :( ))

[Are you still online? I made a test forum and I'll see if I can work this through with you. :) ]

((Wow. Got to the last instructions and then it wouldn't work...))

[Okay, it seems all you have to do is add my ID into the "Forum Invite New Moderator" section then hit the "Create/Send Invite Code" button. Here is my ID: 730923 .]

((49b40 there's the other code you'll need... I think))

[I am going to see if I can work that out.]

[HOORAY! I'm a Mod now!]

((You'd better behave as a mod too... =P ))

[I just did! Now, don't worry, I only corrected a few mistakes, and filled in the blanks. The black for the "Insert Powers here" had me stumped. I just decided that "Biological manipulator" was too complicated to explain in one line, so I gave out "shifter" as a synonym. Those are similar powers in this case, anyway, and Alex can just explain what he shifts into later.]

((Alright, looks good. I'll have to fix it on my page and add the next little bit for you to fill in. I have to finish the proluge before I can enter my character... or maybe not... hmmm...))

[Okay! I'm here to serve!]

((Haha, any suggestions how I should end the proluge?))

[I only know how it begins. I don't know if there will be any CD between the characters that I know of. I think I need to know your thoughts before throwing out conjectures. Though if you were going for the suspense angle, you could literally end the prologue immediately.]

((Hmmm... its understandable. I'll have to think it through. I'm certainly going to bed right now, though...))

["Certainly". Obviously you have little doubt in your mind about that matter... Well then... Gute nacht, mein fräulein. :D ]

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