Jasper rose up out of the ground right in front of where Kyle was sitting, looking out at the water. Kyle gasped and jumped back.<span style="color: #40FFFF">"Oh, it's just you, Jasper. Give me a little warning will you?"</span>Jasper laughed.<span style="color: #FFFF80">"I'd be more afraid if I thought the ground was talking to me,"</span>he said.<span style="color: #FFFF80">"But we've got more important things to worry about right now. There's an Android, but it smells like a human, and it can multiply itself. Come on grab on to me. We're gonna gather up with a couple friends I just made."</span>Kyle gasped.<span style="color: #40FFFF">"No way! That sounds like a Technus! Why the heck did you get involved with one of those?!"</span>Jasper blinked,<span style="color: #FFFF80">"...A Technus? What's that?"</span>Kyle grabbed onto him and Jasper let them both phase through the ground.<span style="color: #40FFFF">"A Technus,"</span>Kyle explained,<span style="color: #40FFFF">"is a cyborg. They used to be humans, but they were abducted by you-know-who and turned into half-android creatures. Each one has a different set of special powers, and they're really strong. Also I hear that to finish their targets, they play with them at first, then they kill them, then they eat them!"</span><span style="color: #FFFF80">"What, they're cannibals?! God, that's friggin' disgusting!"</span><span style="color: #40FFFF">"Yeah, so you see? You can't escape from them, so if you don't kill it you get eaten. Wait, you're not taking me to this thing are you? Cause if you are, just drop me off here."</span><span style="color: #FFFF80">"In the middle of the ground?"</span>asked Jasper,<span style="color: #FFFF80">"You'd suffocate. But don't worry. We're meeting up with my friends to discuss a strategy."</span><span style="color: #40FFFF">"Are you kidding?! A strategy won't do you any good here! There's no way you can beat a Technus!"</span><span style="color: #FFFF80">"I didn't say what the strategy was for. Personally, I hope they opp to run away. But these guys have some pretty neat tricks up their sleeves."</span>Jasper laughed.<span style="color: #FFFF80">"One of them even has freaky powers like me."</span>Jasper smiled,<span style="color: #FFFF80">"Don't worry. There's no way I'd ever let a robo-freak like that hurt you."</span>Kyle looked at Jasper.<span style="color: #40FFFF">"You'd better keep that promise."</span>Jasper nodded, with that smile still on his face.<br/><br/>Jasper and Kyle popped up in front of Aeris and Sol just minutes after they parted. "That's the fastest way to travel I know of," said Jasper rubbing the back of his head. He looked down at Kyle who was still clutching him. "...Uh, Kyle, we're not underground anymore...you can let go of me now." Kyle continued to cling. Jasper laughed in an embarrassed way. "Aeris, Sol, this little leech is Kyle." Jasper looked down and noticed that Kyle was staring intently at Aeris and Sol. "...Uh, I think Kyle's being shy. Kyle you have three seconds to let go of me." Jasper counted down and then went intangible. Kyle fell down, then got up and hid behind Jasper, who was tangible again. Jasper laughed again and gave Aeris and Sol a "Come on, let the kid know you're not gonna eat him" look.<br/><br/>Kyle:<a class="postlink" href="https://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSt2D81QNKK4D9WveuwXnJCAj7xNu5ovCp2q707NxZL520Q5JpoRg">[ img ]</a>