Author's Notes: The first 5 chapters are short, but once you start reading they get longer. Enjoy! :D
Lost In Time Chapter 1:
"Biana!" Dex shouted, attempting to shoot his melder at Lady Vespera, but it was no use. Biana fell cold, landing in Fitz's arms. But even he couldn't keep standing.
The mist kept growing, and eventually, Dex fell where Linh was. Vespera cackled, stepping toward the fallen friends when a throwing star hit her shoulder. Sophie stood there, fury raging deep inside her, and geared up to throw another one when a cold metal bar struck her down. A familiar voice laughed behind her.
"How does it feel to be so close to redemption, but fail inevitably?" Sophie's head was throbbing, but she forced herself to stand back up. She tried to throw another star at the voice behind her, but Alvar knocked her down again.
"Today is the day Sophie that you die. That everything you love gets ripped out of your hands." Sophie closed her eyes, trying to forget about watching her friends fight but fall down one by one. She couldn't think, couldn't breathe. Where was this green gas coming from? Her body ached all over, but she stood up again.
"You- -will never- -win." Sophie wheezed. She didn't have any throwing stars, and her powers were currently unavailable, thanks to the Neverseen's new tech. If only she knew they were walking into a trap. It wasn't Tam's fault; he didn't know that the Vespera and Alvar followed him.
"Vespera," Sophie whispered, turning to look at her. Vespera was on the ground, passed out. Sophie smiled as much as she could. It was Keefe's idea to lace the throwing stars with sophoridine. With new energy, she turned to Alvar.
"I didn't lose, you did. You lost your leader, your most powerful empath. I can assure you; she won't wake up." Clutching her necklace Mr. Forkle gave to her before he died, she charged toward Alvar, but he only cackled as she felt herself floating up, far away from Alvar. She couldn't move, it felt like something was holding her still. Sophie tried to find a way out, but the only thing she saw was white.
"What's going on?" She yelled. Her response was only a cold gust of wind. Suddenly she felt exhausted. "Wake up Sophie!" she told herself. But she couldn't stop her eyes from closing. She fell asleep, with Alvar's voice ringing in her mind.
"How does it feel to be so close to redemption, but fail inevitably?"
