Her body jolted upright not giving herself time to adjust to her surroundings, she let her feet guide her through the tidy shack and into the busy bustle. Instead of the city life she was accustomed to, it seemed more like she was in the country side. No roads, no billboards, no streetlights, nothing. Just people, walking around comfortably clad in traditional garb that she had never seen before-well, not that she remembered. She ran barefoot down the busy streets, having no idea where she was going. As she ran, people cleared the way for her not wanting to be tackled in the street by the crazy woman. Her eyes were wild, she was dressed in a simple pair of black leggings and a white camisole that she was sure she had not put on herself. Her neatly twisted locks fell passed her backside, and swayed side to side as she ran.
The more she ran more that she realized that she didn't know exactly where she was running from…and even where she was going. The brown skinned woman skidded to a halt when she saw the biggest animal she has ever seen in her life staring right back at her. She looked around and noticed that she was not in the busy area she was in before, but now in what looks more like farmland. The rhinoceros that stared her down simply huffed before turning its back and trotting slowly in the opposite direction. Her mouth hung open as she struggled to regulate air into her lungs.
"Ay!" A voice called out, forcing her to spin around to face the mysterious person. There stood two women clad in red and silver armor, both clutching spears and had matching shaved heads. The women stood tall and strong, making her want to cower back. But, she held her ground, internally quivering in fear. Just then, the two women approached her and the one in the front- obviously the leader- spoke clearly with a cold tone. Again, the words flew in one ear and out of the other as she could not understand the foreign language that was being spoken to her.
She, unsure of what to say, just looked between the two women silently. She decided to say something in a desperate hope that they spoke English. "I-I…" She stuttered breathlessly. At those two simple words, the two armored women looked at each other with wide eyes.
"An American" The richer toned warrior with the intricate tattoos on her head whispered to the lighter woman. "W'Kabi!" She shouted, and not even a full second later a man was emerging from a door. The man had to be 6'4 at least with clear dark skin and what looked like a blanked wrapped loosely around his shoulders. He stalked up behind the two women and glared down at the intruder menacingly.
"Who are you" He commanded in a deep tone that made the woman noticeably flinch.
"I-I don't know" She stammered, breathing deeply in an attempt to calm her racing heart. The three Wakandan warriors looked at each other with a face of disbelief. The male, known as W'Kabi, turned to the lighter toned armored woman and told her something in a different language that made her nod and run off. "I don't remember who I am or how I got here… I don't even know what here is…." She paused looking around for emphasis. "Where am I?"
"You are in Wakanda. Can you tell me how you ended up here…on our plot?" The woman now spoke with a softer tone that made the intruder relax a bit.
"I woke up in a home in the main streets, and I panicked and ran until I saw that rhino. I thought it would attack, so I stopped running, but it just walked away" She pointed at the rhino that roamed aimlessly. She was about to speak again, but she was interrupted by the sound of some sort of chiming, alert noise. Both the armored woman and W'Kabi pressed a button on their beaded bracelets and held their arms together. Moments later, a figure shot out.
The unidentified woman gasped as what she saw, but stayed quiet as the holographic voice spoke.
"W'Kabi, Okoye" The voice greeted, and the two warriors bowed their heads briefly before turning their attention back to the holographic image. "What is this I hear about an American showing up at the Border?" The newly crowned King questioned his two most trusted warriors in their native tongue.
Okoye's eyes flickered to the side to greet the face of the dirty, shocked woman. She was silent, her chest still heaving from her wild run. "Yes, my King. She showed up about five minutes ago, filthy and scared for her life. She does not remember who she is or where she is from"
"I do not believe her" W'Kabi spat. The mysterious woman jumped in fright as the declaration the strong man spat out even though she could not understand what he had said. W'Kabi's glare was as cold as ice- maybe even colder, and she could not help but to cower even farther back into the shell of herself. "What shall we do with her?"
"Bring her to me" The King commanded. The warriors' icy glare turned even colder as they stalked menacingly towards her.
Bolded words represent Xhosa!
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Her identity will be revealed either next chapter or the following...or that following. Or sometime soon lol.