So, you've somehow stumbled onto the profile of the Five Muskateers. If you actually came here to read our story, that's absolutely grand. If not, well, that's your loss.

Let's get this show on the road. First thing you should know, before you scroll down to read the story, or look at the author profiles, is that Shadows written by five different authors. Each author has a character which they write. So, it's kind of a massive co-authoring experiment.

Now that you know the scoop, let's meet the authors, shall we?

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I’m Elizabeth, and I’m 15 years old. My original penname is Lizzy-Lou; if you love me… you’ll check out some of my other goodies. Aside from writing, I’m fairly uninteresting. I love my friends and babysitting and school. Yes, I’m a nerd.

My character is Annie Alcott, and I love her with all of my heart. Any questions, feel free to contact me at cardinalsbabie@aol.com. Enjoy!

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I’m Mariah, good for me, right? I’m sixteen, and I still don’t have a driver’s license. Go me! My original penname is Shadowed and Shattered. I have no life aside from the internet, as sad as that really is. School (junior), writing, and reading take up pretty much all my time.

My character is Ryan Hennessey. That’s about all I’ve got. Hm… my e-mail is killer_kitty_22@hotmail.com; feel free to talk to me there. Hope you like what you read!

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I’m Andrew, sixteen years of age, for those of you who care. I play baseball and football, and I write, of course. I don’t have another penname, because I don’t normally share my writing with others, except for my good friends.

My character is the stalker. Just to get this out of the way, I could have some screws loose, so don’t bother telling me as much. Don’t have e-mail, so just send anything you want to know about me to Mariah, it’s her fault I’m involved in this thing.

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Helloooo. My name is Mindy, and I’m 15. My character is Zach Olsen, and my pen name is texaslonghornfn. I like to read and write, of course. I also love, love, love sports. I’ll be happy to hear comments from anyone. My email address is bombsquadsoftball@hotmail.com.

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Heya! My name is Aleshia, and I'm 15 going on 16. I love to read and write. Music=life. My pen name is allie rae. I love comments and reviews. They make the world go 'round for this small town girl!. My email address is allie.rae.10@hotmail.com

My character is Nate the English teacher. Ironic that he's Russian, right? Email me your comments!

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Just to make life a little easier, if you want to read anything by the other authors, they're under the Favorite Authors list. Saves some time, instead of just searching for the names. That's all we got. Now go read Shadows.