Present the Past- Chapter Two
Okay, I've made it to the second chapter of Present the Past. Sorry if it takes me a while to get this stuff up!
Again, please review? :)
Disclaimer: I didn't write one in the first chapter, but no use running the risk, I guess. None of these characters are mine, neither is Everworld, and I'm not making anything off of this story.
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My mind spun. What. On earth. Is going. ON?!?!!?!?!?!!! Loki? Here? In the real world?
I looked at David. His expression was just as bewildered as mine.
The four of us stood up, not wanting to sit down. Not wanting to be paralyzed with fear to our seats.
Suddenly, the church doors burst open and a complete army of trolls raced in.
"Well. This just keeps getting better and better," Christopher muttered.
Everyone was now in a state of confusion. They didn't even know who was towering above the church, or what he could do. They didn't know what the strange creatures were who were rampaging the church. They didn't know a thing. Fools.
I closed my eyes for only a second, and then...the church was back to normal. No more Loki, no more trolls, no more fear. I looked up at the ceiling- perfect condition. It was as if Loki hadn't ripped the roof off at all. The doors were politely closed, as they had always been. No sign of a forced entry by the trolls. Everyone was quietly sitting down in the church pews, dabbing at their eyes with Kleenex every now and then, just as they were before the Loki incident.
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Was there a Loki incident?
Nothing seemed out of place. It was as if Loki wasn't even here.
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We were at the park. Not in our funeral clothes anymore, either. The four of us- David, Christopher, Jalil and me- sat down under a tree.
After the Loki image, nothing strange happened. Which is odd, considering it's Senna we're dealing with. Dead or alive, Senna's still Senna.
The funeral was a normal one. When that was finished, we all watched Senna get buried beneath the soil. Our troubles should've been buried with her.
"Okay, was it just me, or did anyone else see anything... unusual today?" Jalil asked.
"You mean besides everyone actually crying now that Senna's gone?" Christopher interjected.
"Are you talking Everworld unusual, Jalil?" David asked, ignoring Christopher's comment.
"What other kind of unusual is there?" Christopher threw in.
"I'm talking Loki," Jalil said, a serious tone to his voice.
"I saw Loki today, too," I said, facing the others.
"You'd think that if he came into the real world he'd go for the White House instead of some piddly little church," Christopher shook his head with disgust.
"Shut up, Christopher," David said, a look of severe annoyance on his face.
"But what was going on with Loki? I could feel the sprinkles of plaster on my head from when Loki ripped off the ceiling. A minute later, gone. This kind of stuff happens in Everworld, not the real world," Jalil said, trying to make sense of all that was going on. Trying to figure out what kind of virus plagued the software.
"I don't know. It was weird- it was as if no one even realized what had happened," I said.
"Or what hadn't happened," Christopher said. "You guys have overlooked the most logical excuse. Maybe we're really home, and maybe you guys just can't cope with it. Maybe you think you're still in Everworld."
"Maybe you're an idiot," David sneered. "If your theory's true, Christopher, then why did all four of us see Loki at the same time, in the same place?"
Christopher sighed, obviously giving up.
"We'll figure this out. Don't worry, guys," I said, trying to not let everyone's hopes get too down.
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"April, honey, would you get the dishes please?" My mom asked, staring at the table as she pushed her plate aside. She was worn out. Senna's death had taken more out of my parents than I thought it would.
"Sure mom," I said, picking up the plate that my mom had barely eaten from and carrying it to the sink. I looked out the window above our kitchen sink. It was dark outside, and few stars twinkled in the night sky.
And then I saw something that made my blood run cold.
In the light of a streetlamp, I saw Fenrir attack a passerby. I watched as the giant wolf tore the flesh off of a still-living being. I watched as the blood spilled out onto the sidewalk...
I then watched as I keeled over and vomited in the kitchen sink.
"April!" My dad cried, immediately rushing to my side. He put his hands on my shoulders to steady me.
"I'm fine, dad," I managed to choke out. I looked out of the window- Fenrir wasn't there anymore, neither was the passerby. But there was still blood on the sidewalk. Fresh blood from the person that Fenrir had savagely ripped apart...
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"I know what I saw..." I moaned into the phone.
"It just doesn't make sense. The crumbs of plaster weren't real, so why should the blood be?" Jalil asked doubtfully.
"Jalil... you have to believe me on this," I pleaded.
"You know I do. I'm just saying that it doesn't make sense."
"Nothing makes sense anymore, Jalil. Nothing made sense since Everworld."
"That's for sure. Listen, you want me to come over?"
I hesitated. I was supposed to be in bed, sleeping, trying to get rid of the flu my parents thought I had. They didn't see Fenrir... they didn't see the attack. "Sure," I said. I paused before adding, "Get the others here, too."
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Okay everyone, there's chapter two. Please review, you guys!
I'll try to have the next chapter up soon!