Earth

Woah! Where am I?

I looked around me. I was in some dark alley. Someone coughed beside me. It was my half-brother Riley. We weren't the only ones here. David, Mariquete, and Anna were- Woah! Mariquete?! The princess?! Then, it came flashing back to me.

"What are we looking for again?" Riley whined for what I am sure the hundreth time.

"We are looking for the dad gum portal to the dad gum Earth! Which I am not even sure exists!" David yelled.

"Oh, it exists. I can feel it." I said.

"When a true princess is born, the portal opens."

"A true princess hasn't existed for over a thousand years." Anna said.

"I am the true princess." Mariquete said.

"Yes, and the portal will open. I can feel it." I said again.

I was right! It exists! There is a true princess! After a thousand years!

David groaned.

"What- what happened?"

"The portal opened!" I exclaimed.

"Of course it did! I am the true princess. I willed it to open. It had to open." Mariquete said.

Riley grimaced.

"Yes, and know we are on Earth. In an alley. Which I am getting out of right now." David said and got up. We all followed suit.

"At least it wasn't that forest." Anna said. We walked out of the alley.

We were in a large city. One could smell the pollutants in the air. Many cars drove through the streets. Tons of buildings littered the side of the roads. We started to wander aimlessly.

Soon, a vehicle with blue lights on the top and New York Police painted on the side pulled up.

"Shouldn't you kids be in school?" He asked.

"Uh-"

"I am going to have to take you back to school. Get in the car." We got in the car. It was very crammed and Mariquete ended up sitting on David's lap, while I was on Riley's.

The man driving was muttering something about how kids are so irresponsible these days.

We finally pulled up to a very depressing-looking building.

"I will escort you to the office." We walked into the depressing building, right through some depressing halls, and into a depressing office. This school sure has a theme going, doesn't it?

There was one other person in the office. He looked up, confused, as we walked in. Is that wolf, I smell? He smelled so much like Riley... Oh! He was a shape shifter as well! He must be a wolf. But-? How? Can he-? This didn't make sense.

We went to the desk where the lady sat.

"These kids, I believe, skipped school today. Can you see that they are looked after? I must go."

"Sure." And, he was off. "What are your names?" She asked us.

"Mariquete Kingsly."

"Annabelle Pixel."

"David Rattler."

"Riley Wolfgang."

"Taylor Wolfgang."

"Those names aren't in here-" She was cut off.

"Yes, they need to enroll." The guy from the corner stood up. "They just moved here and are staying with Sam Uley."

"Really? Um, ok." She entered our names into the computer. "Um, you can start tomorrow." She said. "Jaocb, will you be escorting them to Sam's house?"

"Yes ma'am, and we best get going." He led us out the doors.

"I don't know who you are, but thanks for helping us back there." Riley said.

"Yes, we are very grateful." Mariquete said, batting her eyelashes at him.

"No problem. Just one question. What are you?"