Diana and Brianna kept walking around looking for Kimberly while they were still calling her "Kimberly! Where are you at right now?!" They were constantly calling her but they didn't see her not hear her at all. They both sighed because they only meant to play a trick. Not get lost and lose her at the same time! "Where can she be? I'm getting really worried." Brianna said. "We'll find her Brianna. I'm sure she is outside waiting for us." Diana said but they both looked at each other knowing that something went wrong. They always get this feeling that something bad had happened but they just can't put their finger on it. They both were kept looking around until they saw Zhou Yu walking towards them. They immediately went up to them and asked "Zhou Yu! Have you seen Kimberly anywhere today?!"
He looked at them carefully before replying "No. I have not seen her anywhere today. Why do you ask?" They both looked at each other trying not to show fear of something bad happening to her. "We can't find her anywhere! We've been calling her but still can't find her at all!" Brianna's voiced started to rise in panic. "Hmm… Well… I'm sure she's outside right now. I can ask the guards where she went. You shouldn't worry either. I'm sure she's fine." He said while smiling at them calmly. He didn't know what happened to that girl either but seeing as how her friends are reacting, it's best just try and convenience them that she's alright.
As they followed Zhou Yu, they still kept looking around to see if Kimberly is playing some sort of game but they doubt that was it. They were near the gates where they entered Wu for the first time. Brianna and Diana kept wondering if Kimberly was out there or not. "My lord" One of the guards called "A girl told us to give you a message." Zhou Yu turned to the guard and asked "What did she say?" "She didn't say much. She just said that she was looking for her friends and told us to give the message to an Officer." Zhou Yu nodded and thanked them for giving the message and turned to Brianna and Diana with worry in their eyes. "I'll start gathering men to search for your friend. Do not worry either. You'll stay here and go shopping. I'll ask Lu Xun to escort you to the Kingdom of Wu." They all nodded and quietly left because they both knew they can't argue with him.
As soon as Zhou Yu made sure they are out of reach of hearing him, he said "Prepare the troops out into the forest to search for the girl!" All the soldiers and guards yelled "Yes my Lord!" and began to prepare for all their needs to go into the woods while Zhou Yu looked at the woods where they said Kimberly entered. He kept thinking to himself 'Why am I so worried about that child?' Though he soon cut that thought out of his mind as his troops prepared everything to start the search. Zhou Yu got on his horse and yelled "Search for her until sunset! We can't rest until we find her!" He later set off along with his horse and men behind him. He was beginning to think something has happened and he never felt like this before in a long time. He was worried though he just focused on finding her and getting her back to Wu safely.
Let's go see where Kimberly's at now
Kimberly slowly began to open her eyes as she tried to gain her vision back. She was lying on a bed where the walls were white all around her. 'Where am I now?' She asked to herself but got up slowly and got in to a sitting position. She looked around the room a bit more to see where she was but she didn't find much but a bed, a door, a window, and a few decorations hanging around. She slowly got up, walked to the door, and tried to open it. She tried opening it again but failed. 'It's locked.' She said to herself. She sighed and walked to the window. She opened it but there are bars on the outside of the window! "?!" She struggled trying to see if the bars will bend or be able to push far enough for her to get out but it was no use. She was starting to panic because how was she going to get out of here?
As she was trying to make the bars budge, she didn't notice that the door opening and someone came in with a smirk on his face. "I see you are awake." The man said. Kimberly turned around, she was scared, and her heart was beating so fast it felt like drums in her ears. She tried to calm down but she was just so scared to even think properly and her first thought was to run. The man came closer and Kimberly panicked so she ran past the man but he just chuckled. He grabbed Kimberly by the arm and then put his right arm around Kimberly's waist. "Let me go!" Kimberly screamed and struggled trying to get away from the man's grip. He just laughed "I believe not girl. You are part of our plan. We needed to find a weakness and we have." Kimberly stopped struggling and felt shivers run through her entire body.
He laughed louder and the grip on his waist loosened so she ran from the man's grip. She ran out the door, and trying to run from that crazy man. She was so scared that tears started to well up in her eyes. She never felt like that in such a long time since the day she lost her parents. She kept running until she nearly ran out of breath and hid in a corner. Kimberly was trying to catch her breath while trying to properly think what was going on. 'I'm scared… Where exactly am I?' She started to look where she was, but there wasn't much to look at. The halls seem empty and the man didn't seem like she was coming after her. After her heart beat and breathing became calm, she started to think what happened before she woke up here. 'I was in the woods… Oh no! I was near the river just sitting there until someone came behind me… I was struggling then… I lost conscious…' Kimberly buried her face between her face and began to shake of fear.
She never felt this scared in such a long time, and so weak. She always stood strong but now, she couldn't. She can't be strong forever though and she knew that but still tried to be strong anyways. She felt like crying but she heard noises down the hall on the right side. 'That voice…?!' Kimberly started to panic because man is actually looking for her! "I know you are here girl. You can't run from here without getting lost." He said while chuckling. Kimberly knew she wouldn't be able to hide long so she ran down the other corner of the hall way and wanted to go back to her friends. She kept running and looked back to see if he was behind her but she bumped into someone at the front. She nearly fell if it wasn't for the man grabbing her arm.
She was going to thank him but she froze because it wasn't just someone. It was the guy she thought was crazy! She tried to get away from his grip but it was too strong for her and the grip just got firmer. It started to hurt her wrist and she winced in pain. "Don't ever think you can get away from me girl." He said with a smirk on his face. "Who are you?! What do you want from me, you freak?!" By this time, Kimberly was yelling and didn't care whether more people came or not. The man just laughed even more and replied "Oh, you're part of my plan to bring down the kingdoms! Wu will become weak soon enough and then the Wei forces will be stronger. We will defeat Shu and take over all of Kingdoms of China!" Kimberly stared speechlessly wondering whether or not to call this guy crazy or stupid.
"You're insane! There's no way you can take down Shu or Wu!" Kimberly screamed back at the man. "Oh we'll see about that girl. Though you are quite interesting, and I might keep you alive for a little while longer." He laughed and dragged Kimberly. "Let me go!" Kimberly tried her best to make the man let go but his grip was too strong that she gave up and felt like her wrist had marks on it. So she stopped struggling but she was already back at the room she was in. "This is where you'll be staying for now until we decide what to do for the war." He laughed, began walking to the door, and locked it before Kimberly can even say anything. She shook her head and went to the door and tried to open it again. She hit the door screaming "What do you mean by that?! Let me out of here!" but it was useless. So she stopped and slid against the door, tears welling up in her eyes. She buried her face in her hands and began crying. 'I want to go home… I want to be with Sister!'
To Zhou Yu and his troops
The sun began to set, the troops and Zhou Yu himself came back tired. "My Lord, we can't find her anywhere! We looked everywhere and couldn't find the girl!" One of the guards said. "That's impossible. She cannot have gone far from here!" Zhou Yu yelled. He couldn't believe that the girl is nowhere to be found… Why is he so worried? He hardly knew her even that long! Though, what about her friends? 'How am I going to explain this to them that Kimberly is nowhere around the forest?' He sighed and decided to just not tell them anything until they know for sure what happened to her. He was also concerned about her safety though and that's for sure by the way he acts around her. 'Please just be safe. If you're out there, come back and tell your friends. We are not sure if they will believe us for long.' Zhou Yu decided to walk to his room and rest up and maybe this will be all over.
