I Wish I Could Remember…

We both stood in the stadium, every Dinaurian on the ship watching. I was armed with two daggers, and the Dinaurian who I guess was named Raptin was unarmed. "Battle Form! Activate!" He yelled. There was a flash of light, and there was a dinosaur standing there. "What the fuck?" I ask as he runs forward. I move to the side as he runs by. I slash at his back, but he kicks me back. I do a flip backwards and run toward him. Unfortunately, he has faster reflexes than I anticipated. He grabs my leg with his tail and tosses me about twenty feet, and slashes my back with his claws as he does. I stand up and run to my left. He follows and grabs my jacket. I take it off and he shreds it to bits. "Hey!" I yell. "That was my favorite jacket!" I yell. "You forgot everything." "Well, yeah, but… Shut up!" I yell as I slash his eye. He lets out a screech of pain and I run to avoid his fury.

My back begins to sting. I wipe my hand across my back as I run. I look at it. The red of my blood mixed with the purple of… "Poison?" I ask to myself. It begins to sting even more. I stop and fall to the ground. I yell out in pain. "This… I…" I manage to nay. The agony is unbearable. I throw a dagger at Raptin. It misses. My vision is blurring. My breathing is becoming shallow and quick. I stand. I hear someone yelling something, but I don't know what was happening. I fall to my knees. I begin to fall to my chest, but stick my arms out to keep myself from falling. I feel someone support me as I am stabbed with another object. I wince, but I am beginning to see and hear clearly again. I fall onto my back.

I'm lying in a pool of my own blood. I look to my side, and see Duna kneeling down beside me, two of her fingers on my neck; obviously checking my pulse. "Whatever you just put into me was a huge waste." I manage to say. "It was an antidote to the poison." She says. ""Yeah, I figured that out when I could see, hear, and breathe again." I mutter. "What is the meaning of this?" Raptin asks as he runs over. "Dynal decided to let him live; it was an unfair fight from the start." Duna responds as she stands up. I try to do the same, but fall back onto my back. I sigh as I close my eyes.

I'm standing on a sand dune at the beach. I look around, and see a woman running toward me. "Regret! How many times have I told you not to run off on your own?" She asks as she gets to me. "Sorry, mom. It won't happen again." I say. "It has better not, your father and I were worried sick!" She scolds. I look at my feet in remorse. "Like I said, sorry." She smiles. "Now come on, your birthday party is starting soon." "Mom, I'm sixteen, I don't need a party." I respond, but she just drags me back to our house.

I open my eyes. I know that I'm sixteen. "Wait!" I gasp. I pat myself. "Whew, I'm alive." I mutter in relief as I relax. "I feel the same." Says a familiar voice from my side. I look over in shock. "Oh, it's you." I say. It's Duna. "So, what happened in the arena?" I ask. "Dynal decided that you didn't have a chance without your memory." She responds flatly. "Without my memory. Why am I not surprised? Look, whatever I could do, I will probably never be able to do again." "You have to if you want to save your species." "What?" "The Regression Ray is going to be ready in a few months. If you want to save your species you will need to remember how to use your… abilities." She says. Well I'm screwed. "What happened to my jacket?" I ask. "Raptin tore it to shreds." "Oh… Yeah…" I say as I rub the back of my neck. "At least I still have my necklace." I say as I lay back down.

I'm sitting in a windowsill, and I can see Earth from where I am. "It's a nice view." Duna says as she sees me looking out of the window. "Yeah. Do you know where the island is?" I ask her, a twinge of hope in my voice. "It's on another side of Earth, right now you're looking at the Atlantic Ocean." She responds. I look out the window again. "I'll tell you when we can see it." She says as she puts a hand on my arm. I look at her.

"I know you have something to do with my past. I just wish I could remember that like I remembered my mother." I say. "You remembered your mother?" She asks in excitement. "Yeah, after I closed my eyes in 'The Pit'." I explain. She gives a small smile, so small I think I imagined it. "Yes, I was sent to meet you and learn about you. At first it was just an assignment, but then you kissed me, and then…" She blushed. So did I. "So… Was there… you know… anything, between us?" I ask. I feel my face burning even more. "You, um… asked me to dinner… a few times actually…" She responds. "So, I asked you on a date… a few times? So we were like… dating?" I ask. "Yes." She says softly. It feels really awkward. Knowing I had a girlfriend; but not remembering anything that happened. "So, what room are we in?" I ask after a few minutes. "This is my room here on the ship." She responds. "Oh. So, you can't personalize anything in here?" "Well, the only thing I had was a small stuffed doll, but it was destroyed along with my planet." She sighs. "Your planet was destroyed?" "Yes, it was… well, I don't want to talk about it." "That's fine." I manage to say as I look out of the window again.