Myst: I know that me and Freak should just be working on our first story, but we couldn't ignore this story.

Freak: We're two people, sometimes we work on two different stories.

Myst: So...presenting our second story. Freak, disclaimer.

Freak: We do not own Disney. Only Kyra, Luke and Garnet.

Everything's Not What It Seems to Be

~Kyra~

Pale purple eyes slowly flickered open to sunlight filtering through brightly green leaves. Blinking slowly, it took her a few seconds to adjust to the light in order to be able to keep her eyes open. A cool breeze grazed her cheek, resembling the hand of a ghost. The young girl with long black hair groaned, clutching her head.

What happened?

Kyra Lockwood didn't know. She remembered that she was with her brothers, and they were in California. The rest was a bit fuzzy. This place doesn't look like California. On top of that, her head felt as if an anvil crushed it.

Kyra pushed herself up and looked around at her surroundings, rubbing her forehead. Everything seemed so colorful, like it was some kind of cartoon. And there were a lot of trees. Trees with lots of foliage and that were very tall, practically touching the sky. She could hear birds singing and also heard running water, hopefully nearby so she could get a drink. She didn't see her brothers anywhere; just a moldy log, a shaking bush, and a rabbit that scurried into a hole, but no-

Wait.

Kyra's head whipped back to the bush. It was shaking like a rattle as some of its leaves fell off. Whatever was in there, it wasn't her brothers. Searching for a weapon, she grabbed a thick stick from the forest floor and took small, steady steps towards it, her shoulders tensing. After taking a deep breath, she pushed back the top of the foliage and reeled back her weapon.

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

Kyra screamed, stumbled over her own feet, and landed flat on her back. Then a fawn jumped out and ran, followed by a rabbit and a skunk, all jumping on her stomach before vanishing into the thicket. Moaning in pain, Kyra sat up and rubbed her stomach. "Ouch…"

Stupid animals.

Getting up, she looked back in the direction the woodland creatures went.

Weird. Did those animals just scream?

"Nah. Not possible." Once again on her feet, she mulled over her situation. "Ok. I woke up in the middle of a forest, I have no directions out, and my brothers are missing. On top of that, my memory is wacko." Kyra inhaled through her teeth, frowning. "Can't see how it can get any worse."

Shaking her head, she started to move towards that river she'd heard earlier, bag swinging from her shoulder as she walked.

It was a smaller river than she first imagined, but it looked fresh and clear. The water reflected the sunlight, making it look like it was made of crystals. Kyra bent down and scooped some of it into her mouth, the taste refreshing and satisfying her thirst.

Letting out a breath, she looked into the water and nearly jumped out of her skin. In her reflection, an eerie glow surrounded her. The blue outline was barely distinguishable against the sunlight.

"N-now I'm glowing like a nightlight," Kyra said weakly. She pressed her lips together, a bit freak out. "Yeah, it just got worse."

For awhile, she just sat there, trying to figure this out.

Why am I glowing like a ghost? Did I die? Is that it? This place doesn't really look like the afterlife, though it is nice. But I couldn't be dead, I felt pain during my time here, and it's not a dream. That's for sure. So, what happen?

She groaned, slumping her shoulders in distress. "This is too confusing. Somehow, my brothers are at fault for this. Speaking of which, if I'm here, then they should be somewhere around here, too." She stood up, dusted off her beige pants, and set off. "Well, better go find them."

~Luke~

"AHHHHHH!"

In a dry valley, a dirty blonde-haired teenage boy was lying on his back. Unconscious ten minutes ago, now fighting off a trio of vultures, arms and legs flailing like a powerful fish. Waking up with a big, ugly bird poking its sharp beak at your stomach is not fun. Frankly, it's painful and feels like someone slashed a knife at your flesh.

"Get outta here! Go on! Scram! Dinner's cancelled! Shoo!"

In a fury of feathers and limbs, the vultures hastily took off, leaving a cloud of feathers behind. Luke pushed himself into a sitting position slowly, clenching his abdomen. He spat out a few black feathers, glaring at them as they floated down through the air. "Stupid birds."

He winced, hissing through his teeth. Luke shifted so that he was standing on his knees, breathing slowly. Removing his hand, he saw that blood covered his hand from his stomach. He grimaced. "Man, those turkeys have some peckers! I hope Kyra has some bandages."

Luke jolted when he realized that neither his sister nor brother were anywhere in sight. "Kyra?" he called, getting up. "Garnet? Guys? You here?" He limped over to the black backpack a foot away from him and, after searching, pulled out some gauze which he quickly wrapped around his mid section. While he slung his bag over his shoulder, he finally noticed his surroundings.

"This doesn't look like the woods," he muttered, "More like that Andy Griffin show."

He didn't know how he got there. In fact, he didn't know what happened in-between this. One minute they were walking in the woods, the next birds were trying to eat him. But he'll worry about all that later. Right now, his younger siblings were somewhere around this rocky place, and he had to find them.

~Garnet~

In a meadow of white flowers, a young boy yawned as he stretched his arms out, sitting up. He was small for his age, and had ash brown hair with light brown highlights. After rubbing the sleep from his eyes, he finally realized the change in scenery. He blinked in confusion.

"Kyra, do you know where we are?" the little boy asked, thinking she was near. Hearing no answer, he turned around. "Kyra? Luke?"

There was no one around.

Garnet crawled to his feet, clutching the single strap of his backpack. "Guys? This isn't funny."

Still, the only sound was the whispering of the gentle breeze flowing through the flowers, stray petals floating in its current. He didn't like this, where were his brother and sister? And where was he?

Garnet looked around the landscape, taking in how brighter than usual it was. Bright and colorful. And he felt like he'd seen this place before. The flowers, the tree, the lake, that big house across the lake, he recognized them.

But I've never been outside of California before. It's kinda weird.

"Oh dear, oh dear!"

Garnet spun around, the bottom of his jacket flapped up and down like wings. Down at the base of the slope, a rabbit wearing a red waistcoat and giant pocket watch hopped/ran by, yelling, "I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!"

The young boy blinked, rubbed his eyes, and looked again. "Whoa!" He whispered in awe. "No way."

The rabbit kept going, growing smaller in the distance. Garnet made the quick decision of following the little creature, his small legs going fast.

Few moments later, the rabbit scurried into a rather large, cave-like rabbit hole, big enough for a kid to crawl into. Garnet slid past the entrance like a baseball player going to home plate. He crawled deeper into the cave, the assistance of light absent here. All the while, he was still amazed by what he saw.

I can't believe it. I'm chasing after the rabbit from Wonderland. That explains why this place is familiar, I'm in the movie! I wonder if-

But he was cut short when his hand slipped, falling head over heels down a hole.

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