Hi, names Lilly Ironhorse. I live in the city of Newport News, Virginia and right now I'm sweating like a dog working at Busch Gardens in the Ireland area under the blistering summer sun. My uniform was starting to stink because of my sweat. Just picture me as a tall sweaty girl with really long dark brown hair (it stops at my butt) all up in a braid, ivory skin, brown eyes that seem to flash different colors every time I turn my head (mostly earthy colors greens, browns, grays etc.), in a green button up shirt khaki shorts and black tennis shoes, and I don't have that hour glass shape that a good deal of men like so much. My body is pretty much all muscle. I lived out in a Black Foot reserve for most of my life on a farm with my folks, so you can guess why my body is the way that is. I'm used to a lot of hard work and don't like to stay in one spot for long.
I have recently moved out of my parents house and found a small apartment here in the city. I have wished so much to stay at the reserve, but there weren't a whole lot of jobs there right now so I had to move. At the moment I was in my own world day dreaming about Clone Wars. Hey, when it comes to Clone Wars I am a total geek.
"Lilly!" That was my boss, Justin. He's a chubby dude with blond hair and in the same uniform as me only he has a walky talky. "I need you to go over to Italy. We're short on people over there."
"On my way." I said and started making my way through the crowds. It was tourist season, our busiest time of the year. To be honest, I don't like crowds; but if I wanted this job I had to suck it up. Besides, my brother from another mother is working in Italy right now; so it's not all bad.
I finally reached Italy and saw the huge line where people were waiting in line for the roller coaster 'Apollos Chariot'. It's like that for all of the coasters. There wasn't much in Ireland since they took down 'Thumb Screw Hill' to make way for a new ride called 'Europe in the Sky' that's in the making of being built. Now there was only restaurants and some shops there. Here in Italy there were mostly games and a few rides. I saw my best bud, Royce, at one of the ice cream stands handing a little kid an ice cream cone. Royce is kind of chubby to and wouldn't hurt fly. He has brown skin and brown eyes to match with the traditional short curly hair. When we're not working, we're talking about Star Wars stuff. Not a lot of people get me, but Royce is always right on the nose so we get along like PB&J.
"Hey Royce." I said walking up to him. Pour guy jumped and he even saw me coming or at least I think he did. "You okay?"
"Yeah, but stop sneaking up on me." Royce said.
"But I wasn't."
"Yeah yeah yeah, just go and do your job Grandpa." That was my high school nickname. Back then I was older than all of my friends combined and could belch like a guy. But now, my belches aren't so man like anymore.
"See ya Jumpy." I like to call him that to get on his nerves, but whenever he asks what's up I look up and list the things I see above. The annoyed look is priceless on him when I do. I found the area host supervisor near the 'De'vince Cradle'. "Hey, I was told you guys needed an extra hand."
"Yes, we need some help with crowd control over at the hall of mirrors. We had to close it because we lost a kid in there." the supervisor said.
"Alright, hope the kid will be okay." The hall of mirrors was a new addition to the park and a big hit with the younger teenagers. It's basically a huge building filled with mirrors shaped into a maze with trap doors. And you can get lost in there sometimes. I saw the hall of mirrors and the rowdy crowd of upset guests. I saw a kid, sneak past the others. "Hey wait!"
He bolted into the hall of mirrors and I followed him in. I could get fired for this, I thought. I was on my last strike with the head boss. I like to help people, but sometimes I accidentally do it outside the park policy and it's not in my work policy to do so. I can't help it, every time I see someone in need of help I help them; it's like instinct to me.
"Kid, please show yourself and follow me back outside!" I called, but got no answer. I sighed and started walking through the halls calling out to the boy, and hoping to find the other kid to. I looked around. "Great." I was now lost to and I helped build this thing. That's how confusing this building can be if you don't watch your surroundings carefully. I saw a door further up the hall. Strange I don't remember this door, I thought. I had a sneak peek of the finished building with some of the other workers, but this place is so confusing I wouldn't be surprised that I missed it. Maybe it leads outside, I thought. I twisted the door knob and instead of the hot sun, I found black nothingness. I poked my head inside.
"Hello?" I called. Then I was sucked in by an invisible wind. The door slammed shut and dissapeared without a trace.
I felt like I was in one of those dreams where you floating through nothing. I was a bit scared and thought of my friends and family. Will they even know I'm gone? Will they think I'm dead or maybe even kidnapped?
I saw a bright light ahead of me. Should I go to it? I thought. But I really didn't have much of a choice and felt myself being pulled towards it. I heard that before you die you see a brght light, I was wondering if I was dieing now. I closed my eyes as the light now surrounded me.
My eyes were still closed tight even though I could feel my heart beat going a hundred miles an hour and shaking. I was like that for a few minutes longer when I finally opened one eye then the other. What I saw before me made me go numb all over. I was in a metal hall way in front of Captain Rex and Commander Cody, they looked as stunned as I was.
"I must of hit my head some where." I said to myself, scratching the back of my head. Rex snapped out of it and raised a pistol to my head.
"Unless you want to suck laser, I suggest you answer our questions and behave." Rex growled. I wasn't scared of him, it's kind of hard to scare me sometimes. But looking down the barrel of a gun scared me a little. I nodded my head yes.
"Who are you?" Cody asked.
"L-lilly." I stuttered.
"How did you get here." Rex demanded.
"I was working and followed a kid that went into a building that was closed. I found this door and I was sucked into it. Then I wound up here."
Rex and Cody looked at each other then back to me. They think I'm crazy, I thought.
"Really kid, how did you get here?" Cody asked.
"I'm not making this up!" I shouted.
"Sorry ma'am, but your story is hard to believe." Rex said. I could imagine a smirk planted on their faces under those helmets.
"Think we should take her to the jedi?" Cody asked his brother.
"Yeah, but cuff her first. I don't want any trouble right now."
Cody brought out a pair of hand cuffs and slapped them on my wrists. "Sorry kid." he mumbled.
I was then guided down the the halls to where ever the jedi were. I'm in deep do do, I thought.