A/N: Okay, I know I haven't updated The Lodge in a few months and I'm sorry, but I've been feeling really unmotivated on writing and school took over my life. Then the moment I did gain inspiration to write, I write a rewrite of Hybrid: Cinematic Mode.

I am a piece of shit and I am so sorry.

Anyway, so I decided to rewrite the first chapter of HCM just for fun as a fun little project, but then I started actually thinking of rewriting it, so I asked Ariza for permission to rewrite HCM and showed her what I had. She allowed me to and asked me to take out all the self-insert and oc stuff, so I did. So no ghosts, unfortunately. I will be, however, adding a few things to my liking.

Let's see how this goes.

When Jesse woke up, the first thing she registered was that she was not in her treehouse, and she was extremely dizzy and every time she turned her head to try to see where she was, a spark of pain shot up, and she had to stop moving.

The second thing she registered was that the bed she was on and the blanket over herself was warm, and she didn't want to move.

The third thing she registered was the girl in the middle of the room. She was in front of a brewing station, watching it carefully.

She was a few feet in front of her, so Jesse had no problem turning her head to focus on her. The girl had golden blonde hair that dangled to the middle of her back and bright, silver eyes. She was slim and lithe with a willowy figure and from what Jesse's dizzy mind can make out, there were smile wrinkles around her eyes that suggested she smiled a lot, but now there was a serious frown on her face as she watched the brewing station.

Suddenly, her head snapped up and met Jesse's heavy, dazed eyes. She took one of the many potions - a blue mixture that almost seem to glow - off the brewing station and headed over to Jesse. In three, wide, strides, she crossed the room and reached Jesse, holding the potion to Jesse's lips.

"Drink," she said, so softly, Jesse wouldn't have heard her if she was a few inches away. "It'll smoothen the dizziness and the pain."

Jesse looked at her, and then the potion, then cracked open her lips and let the girl pour the mixture into her mouth.

The mixture tasted horrible, but Jesse forced herself to gulp it down, gagging when she finally finished drinking. It did its work though, her head was already clearing and the pain slowly faded away. The taste, however, still lingered in her mouth.

"Sorry about the taste," the girl says apologetically as she helps Jesse sit up. "Anything sweet makes it ineffective."

"'S alright," Jesse mutters, looking around the room for the first time.

The room was round and earthy and low-ceilinged; it even feels sunny, and its circular windows have a view of rippling grass and dandelions. There was a lot of burnished copper about the place, and many plants, which either hang from the ceiling or sit on the windowsills. With the numerous overstuffed sofas and armchairs upholstered in yellow and black, the room felt roomy and cozy, but the beds against the walls, each of them with sleeping forms laying on the mattresses, made Jesse nervous. It seems like she and the girl are the only ones awake. What made Jesse more nervous though, was the strange machine on one of the walls.

"I'll go get you something to drink," the girl said suddenly as she set the bottle on the desk (which had no legs and seem to be attached to the wall) beside Jesse's bed. "To wash the taste out of your mouth. I'll be getting some for everyone just in case, so if anyone else wakes up, just get one of the potions from the station and get them to drink it."

"Wait-"

Before Jesse can ask her where the heck are they or what was her name, the girl took off to the yellow curtain, which Jesse didn't notice until now, that was on the other side of the room and ducked under it, adjusting her black jacket that she wore over a gold blouse. Jesse caught a glimpse of more unconscious forms laying on beds before the curtain fell down again.

There was a sudden groan. Jesse swings her legs off the bed and stood up, taking off to the brewing station and taking one of the potions on it and headed towards the sound, grimacing when she saw who was the source of the groan.

Lukas.

Of all the-

He groaned suddenly. Jesse slowly pried open his mouth and poured the mixture in. As expected, Lukas gagged at the taste and tried to pull away.

"Sorry," she muttered under her breath as she grabbed Lukas' shoulder to keep him still.

Eventually, Lukas finished the potion, and Jesse helped him sit up. By that time, the girl returned from wherever she was with a tray of glasses filled with apple juice, her black boots clicking against the floor. She took one look at Lukas, who was sitting up and staring groggily at her, and set down the tray to gave them two glasses. Jesse gratefully took hers and gulped it down, sighing in relief when the taste washed away.

"Thanks," she said, Lukas echoing after finishing his. The girl finally smiled, her silver eyes glinting in the light.

"You're welcome," the girl said, silver orbs glowing at them in almond-shaped eyes. Then her smile turned apologetic. "I'm sorry about the headache and dizziness, seems the trip here was rougher than I thought."

"What do you-?"

"Are they awake?" A new voice cut Lukas off before he could finish. A woman ducked under the curtain and entered their section of the room. She struck Jesse as intimidating, with her downturned eyebrows and upturned eyes. She towered over Jesse and the blonde girl, with her thin and tall figure. Her long, curly, black, hair followed behind her despite the lack of wind, creating shadows in her fiery orange eyes. Her dark blue dress stood out against her pale skin.

"Well?" The woman demanded, her eyes narrowing.

The girl didn't seem as intimidated as Jesse and Lukas. Instead, her smile widened. "Only two, I'm afraid."

"Two is an improvement at least," the woman sighed, her orange eyes shifting over to Jesse and Lukas. Jesse stiffened, resisting the urge to stand up straight and say 'Yes Ma'am!'.

"Rin, you need to stop scaring our guests," another voice sighed. This time, the newcomer went straight through the wall. Lukas, who was right there when the newcomer made her arrival, yelped and hopped off the bed immediately.

The newcomer struck Jesse as sickly and tired. Bags were under her deep-set eyes, and her black, modest dress clashed against the paleness of her tan skin. Her midnight hair fell over her shoulders in waves, her hazel eyes shifting to gold as the light hit them, wrinkling up as she landed on the ground and smiled. She stood a few inches taller than Jesse (no surprise there).

Strangely enough, there was a golden hoop hovering over her head.

"You might as well scare the pants off of them," she said with a slight smirk. The blonde girl snorted loudly, while 'Rin' tilted her head back and closed her eyes.

"Oh dear," the blonde girl said, looking over her shoulder. "Seems more of our guests are awake." She turned back around and smiled apologetically at Jesse and Lukas, who were staring at the girls' interaction until now. "I'm sorry I have yet to introduce myself but I'm sure Rin and Bex can explain everything."

And before Jesse could say anything, she took the tray and walked towards one of the beds, but not before taking one of the potions with her.

"Way to throw us to the wolves, Lica," Rin muttered sarcastically to herself. She looked up and saw Jesse and Lukas staring at her curiously and sighed. "Well, if we must... my name is Renee, please do not call me Rin unless you know me very well. This," she gestured to the woman next to her, "is Rebecca, do not call her Becca if you don't want to die-"

"But Bex is alright," Rebecca said with a slight smile.

"The girl who just threw us to the wolves is Angelica, but feel free to call her Lica. So, if you have any questions, feel free to ask," Renee finished, crossing her arms and looking at them expectedly.

A/N: And, that's it! Let me know how you think, feel free to point out a few errors and I'll fix them immediately.