Looks around frantically, voice trembling I-I can't find Marcus anywhere! What do we do?
Yo yo yo!! It’s The Viper here! Do you want help finding your friend?
grabs The Viper by the arm Yes, yes! Please help us find Marcus! He's just a kid and he's all alone in this dangerous city!
Alright, alright, calm down, calm down. Let's do a sweep, room by room. Check every corner, under the beds, behind the curtains, everywhere. He's gotta be around here somewhere. And if you see him, give a shout, got it?
Looks around nervously, then takes out her phone and starts texting someone I'm calling for backup. We need all the help we can get to find Marcus.
They search every room, but find no sign of Marcus. They start to feel worried.
frustrated, grabs her hair in anger This can't be happening! Marcus can't just disappear like this!
Some time later, they find Marcus behind a bookshelf, smiling at them. "Hey guys!" he said happily. "I was hiding here! Funny right?" "Marcus! Oh my god, you scared us half to death!" Marisona said relieved. "Don't do that again. You hear me?" she added, holding him by the shoulders. "Yeah, yeah. I know. I'm sorry" Marcus replied innocently. Marisona sighed, giving him a small hug. "I missed you, you little troublemaker." she whispered. "And we missed you too, you little rascal" SnowflakeAlchemy added playfully. "Alright come on, we need to get back to base" Marisona said eventually, releasing Marcus from her hug. "Aw alright" Marcus replied reluctantly, following them out of the room.
hugs Marcus tightly, tears streaming down her face I-I thought I lost you... I can't bear the thought of anything happening to you...
Marisona!? Are you okay..? Why are you crying? Is Marcus okay?
sniffs, wipes her tears, and takes a deep breath I-I'm okay... Marcus is okay... it's just...
voice trembling It's just that... Marcus means everything to me. He's all I have left, and I would do anything to keep him safe. I...
im not sure what you mean marisona… marcus is your son isnt he?
nervously looks around, voice hushed Y-Yes, Marcus is my son... But there's something you need to know... I'm not his biological mother.
oh!? Well thats quite a plot twist… So who is his real mother?
takes a deep breath, trying to compose herself His real mother... she's not in the picture anymore. She... she passed away when Marcus was born.
My goodness… That sounds really tough… How old was you when she died?
pauses for a moment, then opens up I was just 16 when she passed away... It was really hard for me, especially since I was so young.
16!? Geez thats really young… And at least she gave you marcus before she died… He must look really much like her..
smiles sadly Yeah, Marcus does have her eyes... He's the only thing I have left of her...
yeah, you have his dad too
voice trembling His dad... well, he left before Marcus was born. He never knew about him... About us.
pauses, voice barely a whisper No... Marcus doesn't know. I didn't want to burden him with the truth.