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The Annihilator
Cody Byers



Chapter 1
When Things Went Wrong

It’s amazing what a single mistake can do. First of all, my name is Ether Cain. I’m fifteen years old, and very handsome, I must say. I go to Cactus Cliff Elementary, in Arizona. As I said, a single mistake can be REALLY bad, so here goes the story. It all started a few months ago. I was in school and sitting with my friend, Alex Gauger. He was talking about when we turn sixteen and start dating, and get our drivers licenses. Then all of a sudden a voice goes over the intercom “Everyone exit the school quickly in a calm orderly fashion.” Of course, everyone panicked. When we made it out, Alex went back inside to find out what happened. I knew this wasn’t a good idea. I waited for what seemed to be an eternity. All of the sudden, the school burst into brilliant flames, scorching my skin, but instead of a roaring fire, it was as silent as the grave. “NO!” I shouted. I heard maniacal laughter, echoing into the distance. Then my whole world went black.
**************************************************************When I woke up, I felt disoriented. I looked around. I was in a gray room with ugly paintings in it. A door opened, and a big muscular man entered the room, along with a skinny, clever looking man. “I’m afraid you’re friend is dead.” The thin man said, with no emotion at all. I just looked down. “Thankfully, he died quickly, with no suffering” he said, again with no emotion. “Well, now isn’t the time for mourning. We need to tell you how he died. The person responsible is one of the most feared killers in the world. His name is Aelonnia, given to him in the hopes that he would do something great. His namesake, Aelonnia Acrin, is said to be the most famous woman in the world, because she invented the silent bomb. It was a great discovery. Her death was untimely, but even more unfortunate is what her name inspired her “successor” to do with her invention. Though his name is Aelonnia, he goes by ‘The Annihilator,’” He explained. Just the name sent shivers up my spine. “We know that he used his namesake’s invention to kill your friend. He apparently stole the bomb from the military base commonly called Area 51. He transported it on Air Force One, disguised as a security guard. From there he drove to your school. It was designed to detonate only the principal’s office, but something went wrong. There were some extra explosives mixed in, and they went haywire. Unfortunately they weren’t enough to make a sound, so the police weren’t notified until later. We came in and tried to capture The Annihilator, and that’s when we encountered your friend, or what was left of him. We found a badly burned head, and a still pumping heart, but that stopped seconds later. We took them back to the station, then put them in a casket and buried them. I wished you were there. When we went back, the principal was still alive, but badly hurt. He told me to tell you it was not your fault your friend died.” I didn’t answer. “I’ll leave you in peace,” He finally said. He patted me on the shoulder, and left. I was thinking about the first time I met Alex. It was in 3rd grade and we were playing kickball. I was on one team, and he was on another. I was on third base, heading for home. I tagged base just as Alex tagged me. “You’re out!” he said triumphantly. We argued whether I was out or not. Then the bell rang, and we had to go to class. We agreed to be friends after school. Since then, we were always beside each other. We wore similar costumes on Halloween, and we always were on the same team at baseball. I couldn’t imagine life without him. I remember my first birthday gift from him. I was 10, and he gave me a pocket-sized gameboy. We played for hours with it, until it finally broke last year. I still remember me putting it in my pocket when I got it. I reached into my pocket and felt a recording tape. I noticed a tape recorder that certainly wasn’t there before. I put the tape in and heard the chilling voice of the Annihilator. He said, “The principal found out about me, so I had to annihilate him. I detonated a silent bomb inside his office. I also had to kill the 15 year-old. He said he would stop me. He was hopelessly wrong. Oh, and to Ether Cain, this was the last word your friend said. ‘Goodbye’.”