Chapter 1

I looked around, dazed, confused. Where was I? More importantly, WHO was I? There was blood on the floor; a large parcel lay feet in front of me. What was I to do? Someone, save me!

Then I heard a voice, "Amber, Amber," it said ever so slightly. "Amber, come here!" the voice commanded. I couldn't see. I was blindfolded. Some one grabbed me from behind. I yelled for help.

I tried to move out of their grip, but they held so tightly. I squirmed and yelled again. They grabbed my mouth violently and I tried to pull back and bite them but I couldn't. "Stop moving." they said harshly. I felt them start to pull the blindfold off, yet I still couldn't see a thing.

I was so scared and didn't know what to do so I stayed still with my eyes closed. Ever so slowly, I opened my eyes, but I still couldn't see were I was. It was pitch black then I began to see light...

It continued to blind me. I scrunched my eyes up, wondering where this was. And more importantly, what was I doing there. What ever happened to me? Who was I? I can't, I just can't remember a thing!

Enough questioning, I have to do something or I may wind up dead! I looked around as my eyes adjusted to the light. There was a door with light flooding from the crack of it. Then out of nowhere a young man came into my view. He said, "Amber, can you see me?" I nodded slowly. "Good, you have your eyesight back. My name is Jack, come quickly we have only a few seconds..." Slam!

"JACK! Where did you go?" I heard a mumble. "Yes? Jack?" Another mumble. "Speak," Said a loud booming voice. "I am Amber. I don't know why I'm here, or what I did. Will someone tell me?" I said in a loud, unconvincing voice. "NO! You must NEVER know the place you're captured in! You are here, to be our human slave! You AND Jack, will wait on our EVERY want and need, Am I clear?"

"Yes..." said Jack. He looked at me. It was then that I could actually see his face. He had the brightest blue eyes and red hair and an eye patch. He looked rough. The man with the large voice boomed out of the damp, dark, unlit room. Jack unbounded my hands and pushed me into a standing position. He whispered into my ear, gently saying "I know how to get out." He then walked over to a corner of the room and pushed a metal grate to the heating duct out of the way and directed me into it. As we were walking he explained that he came from Ireland (but he did not have an accent, which was odd) and it was 2056, after the Great War. I was a prisoner...

Over the next few days, when I was told to do something, Jack went out of his way to do it for me. He said it was because I needed to regain my strength, and when I did do something for them, I noticed that the...things that imprisoned us had a black hood and cape on and always carried a scythe. It sort of' reminded me of the grim reaper. That's why I named them reapers. I still don't know about Jack's plan...

He told me we'd be gone soon, gone as in leave the horrid place, rid of it. It's been driving me nuts not knowing what I was to do. He told me that it was a matter of time before they knew of our plan to escape. So I had to rest up, and quick. It seemed that it was going to be a long journey to where ever we were going to go. I'm not sure if I want to go. But I must! I must go home!

"Amb-!" Jacks voice was cut off. "Jac-!" So was mine. We were being gagged! Next thing I know, its pitch black, and I hear a slam. One of the reapers grumble, "But Sir! They were planning on escaping! I couldn't let them go!" The reaper with the booming voice says, "Be gone with him!" I hear a hatchet hit the ground, a screech, then silence. What Kind of cruel place is this?