John stood in awe of the lost settlement. "It is amazing…" he spoke.

Pocahontas was obviously confused; she had never seen a pale face village without the bustling people and the deafening chatter. "W-what is this place…" she asked in wonder.

John told her to sit down and listen…it was one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of all time. "Before King James was in power, a female monarch, the gracious Queen Elizabeth was in the throne. One of her friends, Sir Walter Raleigh, tried to start a colony here. It was called Roanoke.

"But, for three years he had to come back to England, and when he came back…" John paused and closed his eyes. "Everyone was gone. The people, the animals everything alive was gone."

Pocahontas looked at him in horror. "Even…the children?" she asked not really wanting to know the answer.

John nodded sadly. "Even the children."

Pocahontas felt a tear trickle down her cheek. "W-what happened to them?" she asked.

John looked at the sky and sighed. "No one knows. They just…disappeared without a trace. Sir Raleigh searched for them for a very long time, even the very Indians that we trusted were searched. They were never found."

Pocahontas felt a tear fall down her cheek. "I still do not understand. But what I do understand is that I want to get away from this painful place…"

She got up to leave, but John caught her arm. "Why don't we explore the place?"

Pocahontas looked at the abandoned town uneasily. "I don't know, John. This place really just gives me an eerie aura…"

John smirked. "So you are saying that you are afraid?" he asked coyly.

Pocahontas did not fall for his trick. "Yes I am." she replied coolly.

John grabbed Pocahontas and looked deeply into her eyes. "But would not it be fun?" he coaxed.

"I don't know…"

"It would be a new adventure! New things to discover and we might even find out what happened there!"

"Gah! Fine, I'll go with you." Pocahontas sighed in defeat.

The couple quietly walked into the abandoned settlement. It was eerily quiet, without the bustling people and the chatter of children. No, the only thing that they heard was their own heartbeat.

Pocahontas came closer to John, cradling near him in fear. John hugged her in assuring way, telling her that he would protect her from anything that might happen.

Suddenly, they heard children laughing. "John, are you sure this place is totally abandoned?" Pocahontas asked uneasily.

John's face was white. "Yes…I am sure. I was a friend of Raleigh's a couple of years ago."

They followed the sound of laughter and found themselves in shock. The sound was there alright, but there were no children.

They suddenly were surrounded by many, many voices: women gossiping, men talking, children playing, dogs barking, and so much more.

And yet, they were the only ones there!

Pocahontas' eyes were wild with fright. "John, what's happening?!" she asked nervously.

John's own eyes were glowing with fear and horror. "I…I don't know!" he replied.

Suddenly, the noise stopped. Only their rapid hearts were heard. Finally, a new sound was heard. A song, a song of a child.

Help us ye wonderers

Show us mercy

Or at least run

I am sure you do not want to stay…

But please, save us

From the darkness in here.

Pocahontas was now on the verge of insanity. "John! John, we have to leave! Now!" she screamed.

John was not against it. They both ran to the end of the settlement, and tried to get out. But some sort of force kept them from going anywhere…

They were trapped.