I held my attention to the snow as I was marched along to my new holding quarters. This isn't real I repeated in my head. After no sign of changing I looked up to see my captor but in her place was myself also in chains marching along a seemingly endless line of myself. From the looks of it we where in a seemingly endless forest, the snow whipping past us like we were going at incredible speeds.

The fog of the snow began to get denser and denser, until eventually I could not see anyone else in front of me. I turned my head to see if the same was happening behind me but what I saw was a disheveled looking version of myself also connected to the same chains.

"What failures we both are, we couldn't even save our own daughter" The disheveled one whispered to me with a sickly smile

I tried to ignore him, and tried to march forward

"What kind of man kills another one and runs away just to make sure his daughter is safe" Comes another whisper

"I didn't kill that agent; he would have survived that blow" I said to myself agitated

"How can you be so sure of yourself, there was so much blood, he wasn't even responding" Another ill intended whisper

"Enough, I won't go second guessing myself" I whipped around to face him, but he was uncomfortably close

"Face It, you have become a monster, what kind of man can't keep his family together and what kind of man lets his daughter die!" He could barely finish that sentence as my fist found his face

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE!" I kept repeating

Each punch I landed on him only made him phase into the snow, his body slowly becoming part of the ground

"A man would save himself and move on from constructs of the past" it said silently

"I'm going to rescue my daughter" I said hovering above the body in the snow

The disheveled bodies sickly smile turned into a dead panned stare

"So be it" it uttered in a sickly-sweet voice that sounded all too familiar

A large fist appeared from the ground and connected with my left shoulder, sending me reeling back onto the ground and my vision began to blur. When the blur subsided, the snow was replaced with sand and I was on some sort of beach.

Wondering if I was back home the question was immediately answered when I looked up and saw a large magenta dome surrounding the area. I was on some sort of beach that was surrounded by a thick jungle. Trying to stand up, the pain in my left shoulder took me down, making it clear that it would have to be fixed before I can continue onward.

After a couple of shoddy attempts at popping it back into place the fifth time did the trick with a sickly popping sound. Although most of the pain subsided it still lingered and was numb.

Getting up, I scanned the area around me looking for the nearest exit. With none in sight I began to approach the dome, testing it with a knock to determine that it was indeed just like concrete. Hugging the dome, I began to trek through the dense jungle, and slowly had an eerie feeling of being watched.

I eventually reached what appeared to be a door, and tried to desperately open it, it would not budge. I whipped around when I heard foliage moving around and standing in front of me were three young adult humans wearing strange garbs and pierced ears.

"New friend!" the female one of the group shouted, as she ran up to get a closer look at me

Upon closer inspection of the group, their appearance was almost sickly, with pale complexions and the occasional cough

"Are you alright?" I asked the group while trying to back away

"Uh huh, uh huh, much better than before" The girl said enthusiastically

"Unlike the others we can stand!" One of the men chimed in

A chill shot through my spine, was this whole place contaminated? Is this some sort of containment zone?

"Are there others?" I asked sheepishly

"Yeah, there's more! Where going on a trip I can show you them" She said with glee

"No No! That won't be necessary!" I practically shouted

The pleas of the girl were interrupted when the groups earrings began to glow

"Greetings, everyone. It's time to start the daily routine. Please enjoy your meal during this designated eating period." Chimed the voice from the earring

"Let's go!" the female exclaimed as she took my hand and rushed into the forest with the rest of the group

They led me to a hilly part of the jungle with fruit trees, but there was dreaded feeling to it as I could hear coughing and groans in the distance. They began to hand me fruits of different shapes and colors while also eating some themselves, it tasted good, but I wasn't here for the fruit. Watching them eat made me feel out of element it was like I was a dog with a pack of wolves, or maybe it was vice versa.

After examining them, I had come up with something to help me escape, if the earring could send audio maybe it could also receive. Although the plan was pretty messed up, I was running out of options and possibly time. I gathered the group around in a huddle and pleaded them with my request

"I need you to hit me." I bluntly whispered to the group

They looked at each other confused

"What's hit mean?" said one of the males

"You know, punch, hurt, sound familiar?" the group only looked on in confusion

I threw my fist out a couple of times trying to demonstrate what punching was but to no avail. This was only halting my progress; I know what needed to be done but I wasn't going to like it.

"Sorry kid, this is gonna hurt!" I said grabbing one of the male's shoulder

I landed a mean left hook on his face sending him tumbling to the ground, the others looked on horrified. He slowly sat up and pressed his hand to his face, what I didn't expect was for him to cry, the others in the group also joined in on his wails.

"Alright, now you have to hit me!" I said to the other one

"w-w-wat?" the other one stammered with tears in his eyes

"Just like I did to your friend, hit me! As hard as you can!" I practically got in his face

"b-but!" his hands visibly shaking

"DO IT!" I screamed

He pulled back his hand and tried to hit me, but it came out as a slap, I sent myself to the ground trying to fake the injury

"Close enough." I said to him, dirtying myself up on the ground

I closed my eyes and pretended to be out cold, the sound of sobbing accompanying me in the dark. The sound of thunderous footsteps soon approached us.

"What happened?" Said a caring voice that sounded like the orange gem

"He-buh-him-uh-and-guh-WAAH!" The male could barely finish his sentence through the tears

"I'll be right back, just try to calm down" Came the voice again

She hoisted us both up as I could hear the crying get louder near me. I kept my eyes shut hoping were ever she would drop me would give me a perfect opportunity to get out of here. I waited and listened; it was all I could do now. . .