The Dark Pearl Chronicles 1.1: Battle of the Half-Brothers Read Online Free

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PETE: Wow. I'm impressed. Okay, show me.
(Jaguar runs a few laps around the room, knocking things off of shelves, and finishing by running into Pete and they both fall. Pete checks his timer.)
PETE: Three and a half seconds. That's very impressive. Now if we could just teach you how to control yourself from running into anything. Good for the first time, though. Now we know what to improve on. Okay, who's next?

SCENE: Austin's house. Derek is home with his girlfriend, Brooklyn. They are watching a movie on TV when Austin comes storming in and slams the door.
DEREK: Wow, Austin. I would ask if it was girl problems, but you don't get those.
AUSTIN: I'm not sure how to take that, bro.
DEREK: No, not like that. (Laughs) I mean like you never get attached. No, Josh is the one I'd be picking on about not getting a girl.
(The two laugh.)
BROOKLYN: You're so mean! (Smacking Derek in the chest)
DEREK: It's true, though, babe. I mean, Austin isn't even my full brother and he is more like me than Josh is.
AUSTIN: That is true. So what are you and Brooklyn doing here?
DEREK: Watching a chick flick. (Laughs)
BROOKLYN: This is not a chick flick!
(Austin looks at the TV. A woman answers her front door to see a man on one knee proposing to her.)
AUSTIN: Looks like a chick flick to me.
BROOKLYN: You too are so shallow! (Laughing) I'm going to get something to drink. (Turns to Derek) You want anything, baby?
DEREK (smiles to Brooklyn): No, thank you.
(Brooklyn leaves the room.)
DEREK (to Austin): Hey, bro. Your necklace is on the outside of your shirt.
(Austin looks down and sees his jewel necklace. He hurriedly puts it back on the inside.)
AUSTIN: Thanks, man.
DEREK: It's cool. So why do you try to hide it? I mean if I had one I'd be having a great time with it.
AUSTIN: Ha. Then maybe Dad should've given it to you.
DEREK: I'm serious, bro. You should take advantage of that thing. Not everyone is lucky enough to have all the power that thing has.
AUSTIN: Well, it's not like I can do anything. Now that'd be a different story.
DEREK: I suppose, man, I'm just trying to help.

SCENE: An old, dark, abandoned underground military hideout. A door opens and light comes through the door to show a baseball-sized black pearl sits in a glass case. On the case there's a little sign that shows the words "The Dark Pearl". A dark figure dressed in a long dark robe slowly makes its way toward the case. The figure gets out an aluminum bat and smashes the glass. Alarms go off and the figure snatches the pearl. Emergency doors began to slowly shut themselves. The figure runs across the room and slides under the concrete door before it shuts. Guards run in with their guns.
GUARD (spotting smashed case): We are too late! It's gone!

(One week later. Pete's mansion. Training room. The five and Pete are in the room. The five are shown, standing side by side. Jaguar is outrunning a treadmill; Josh is next to him with his arms as long rock-climbing ropes with the claws on the ends. Next to Josh is Cole who is forming ice between his hands and bending it into his own shapes. Zack is doing the same with fire, and Kara is dressed in a martial arts uniform performing moves that even the highest professionals couldn't.)
PETE: Perfect! We have only taken a week to do this and I believe the five of you couldn't get any better at using your powers! You are now almost an immortal unit!
KARA: Wait, I think I heard the word "almost".
JOSH: I did, too.
ZACK: Are you saying we need more training? I mean I've already skipped like three football practices just this week.
PETE: Oh no, not more physical training. But there is one thing that I must talk to you about. This is the one reason you are not and never will be immortal. Follow me.

(Pete leads the five into his Invention Room. He presses a button on a supercomputer and a picture of the Dark Pearl appears on the screen.)
PETE: This is the Dark Pearl. As you can see, it is about the size of a baseball.
JAGUAR: And it's