From Peonage to Pharaoh

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Chapter 1: What Do You Remember?

(?'s POV)

9:30 PM MMT

In an unknown location

I wake up in a daze akin to coming to from aesthetics. After clearing my head, I looked around for anything to orient me. In the new pitch darkness, I was able to make out four other figures, still either out cold or barely cognizant. What happened to me? I recognized the sound of a train moving along wooden tracks, so I knew we were in some kind of train car and moving relatively quickly. My first thought was, "Well...where are we? How did we get here?" and most concerning of all, "Where are we headed?"

I noticed, from the few details I could discern in the darkness, that the other passengers looked like and wore the same clothes as me. After fully coming to, I noticed two of the others were stirring and getting their bearings. I waited for, at least what I thought was, five minutes to let them gather themselves before asking, "Excuse me, sir. Do you know where we are...or where we're going?" The young man sat up fully, rubbed his eyes, and muttered, "No...still gathering myself...don't know how I got here or why..." he quickly turned away and proceeded to barf all over the person beside him. The soiled person, seemingly a girl, snapped awake shouting, "EEEEWW! WHY DID YOU DO THAT!?"

"I-i-i-I'm sorry! I feel horrible. I couldn't hold it down and I didn't know there was someone behind me. It's really dark in here." He was looking down, ashamed of himself, when she put a hand on his shoulder and said, "It's all right. Yes, it was gross, but clothes can be washed. I heard the other guy's inquiry and, frankly, I have the same questions myself. How and why are we in this place? I don't remember anything before I woke up or why I was out..." She looked around the enclosed area before speaking again, "...I wonder if the other two know anything." I looked around myself, then back at the other two, and murmuring, "Well, I guess we just have to wait for them to wake up and smell the barf...sorry Miss..." I trailed off when I realized I didn't know any of my fellow passengers' names.

She came to the same realization and said, "The name is Kawit. Nice to meet you both." I could tell she had a strong will...and I finally saw our other woken passenger staring at her in a daze. I could tell he had at least a childish crush on Kawit. He finally snapped out of his trance and tried to compose himself before blurting out, "My name's...Amenaru..." He blushed before turning away from us and ralphing once again. Me and Kawit shared a slight chuckle before I turned and said, "My name's Ahe. Pleasure to meet you both." Just as I finished the final two zonked out people in the area groaned and sat up. The one in the corner to my left coughed, and spurted out, "Where are we?...And where are we headed? I hear train tracks." He then let out what sounded like a beer belch before stumbling over and grumbling, "Da names Zahra. I don't think we's in for nothin' good." The final stranger crosses their arms and replies with a smirk, "Well, just so everyone's acquainted, you can call me Padma. And I don't take any crap from no one! When we get outta here, I'm gonna give whoever is out there a piece of my &*#king mind! So if anyone knows why we're here or how we got there, they'd better fess up and stay outta my way, 'K?"

Zahra looks at me and Amenaru before saying, "Well someone woke up on the wrong side of the train car...And I think we're stopping!" You could tell Zahra felt uneasy about this new development, as did all of us. Hoow did we end up here and why? As we heard the wheels grind to a halt, giving us a huge jolt, we re-regained our bearings as we waited to see something other than wood. Finally, after a minute or two, the door to our car slid open to reveal A small, green-skinned girl wearing a yellow dress with white polka-dots and a red bowtie and rosy cheeks staring at us with a creepy smile. She curtsied before chiming, "Welcome to Mimi's Mansion!".