When they split again, Matthew ran the opposite direction if where he was. Hopefully, his target will be Max, the thought of that made him laugh deviously.

Suddenly, he tripped and went hurting through the grass.

He groaned as he got up. His head pounded, and BOY did it hurt! When he opened his eyes, some sort of light was beaming in them, causing him to look away. Slowly he looked back at the strange light and saw that it was......PURPLE?

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How hard did he hit his head?

When the light dimmed, he noticed that the glow was coming from a rock the size of his palm....lying in the dirt.

He must've unburied it when he tripped. He put the small stone in his hands. When he peered closer at it, it DID appear to be a very deep purple......almost as black as night. He stuffed it in his pocket and decided to go back to where they all started, and surprisingly, Shadow, Max and Zack were there.