Legend of Arcadia: Battlefield Ometin
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"Get back here you wretched snake!" Alexa Tsang hissed, as she chased Gwen Tang through the hectic mall after being insulted as a 'Pathetic Pig'. Gwen's flowing hair flew behind her teasingly as she ran with immense speed away from her attacking life-time rival. Soon afterwards, Alexa was left huffing in her dust, briskly brushing her long black bangs away from her glaring eyes.
"Come on, she was just joking," the young Matthew Yang spoke unconvincingly in a worried tone. Matthew was a bright little kid, who always stuck up for his friends, despite his quite nature. Behind him, Caitlin Ng, Jessica Wong, Robert Wong, Kenneth Wu and Gary Fung, were waiting patiently for they group to collect themselves together again.
"So, where to now?" Gary asked uncertainly, as Gwen returned and ducked behind him from the glowering looks of Alexa. It had always been known that Gwen and Gary had major crushes with each other, though neither would ever admit it. The rest of the group assumed that Gwen admired him for his tall, built structure that gave her a sense of security and of course, Gary always did like a girl who could
"Why don't we go to that antique shop on the highest floor? You know the one that collects tarot cards? I've really wanted to visit it ever since it opened," Matthew confessed, in a small voice.
"I don't see why not?" they agreed. The group noisily made their way through the mall attracting the attention of several security guards.
Approaching the group, the security guards looked angrily at the motley group. "You lot! Be quiet or we'll ban you from the mall for disturbing the peace!"
"Pfft….and you donut-loving blue boys are gonna make us be quiet I'm guessing?" Kenneth retorted.
"Shh….we're going to be in trouble if we make the guards mad…let's just say sorry and move on," Matthew suggested.
"Mind your manners, _, and listen to your little friend there," one of the security guards had interjected.
"Uh-huh…you're one to talk…maybe you should listen to me and go on a diet," Alexa had angrily insulted.
"Why you little brats," the head security guard started, "You are all banned from the mall for a week! Come here and give us your names…we're phoning your parents."
"Fat chance, boys, you're never gonna catch us!" Kenneth taunted. With the last syllable of his sentence ringing out, Kenneth turned on the heel and ran full-speed towards the escalator. The rest of the group followed suit though Matthew couldn't but help smile sheepishly at the guards as he too ran with the group. The guards in close pursuit, the group followed Kenneth as he wove an intricate tapestry through the entire mall. Finally, out of breath and wheezing, the group found themselves in a never-before-seen part of the mall.
"Guys…the guards are still after us…we should hide in one of those shops…you know…that one…with the big closed sign on it..maybe we can hide in there!" suggested Caitlin. The group made their way towards the store but found it the door to be nailed shut. The group groaned in dismay.
"Pfft! I'm not gonna take this from any door!" Kenneth complained, and shoved at the ancient door angrily with all his might. To his surprise, the door broke into itsy-bitsy pieces.
"Heh heh.." Kenneth laughed weakly, breaking the utter silence. "Let's see if there's anybody in there, because we should inform them that they're front door is, um... gone." The amount of dust and filth in there was immeasurable. Every once and a while, a rodent of some sort would scamper across the floor. The room could be explained as two words: a mess. They alternated Garyes shuddering.
"Um….can anyone find a light of some sort…?" Matthew asked, timidly.
"Guys, don't you think we should turn back now?" Gwen asked nervously, while clutching onto the pockets of her jeans trying to look calm.
"Yeah, good idea," Alexa agreed for once with her. The group quickly turned back, only to realize that they didn't know which direction to go. By the timee they realized that, the crowd was arguing with each other, shouting they're heads off.
"I can't believe this! How do we get out?"
"I can't see a thing!"
"Who touched me? Pervert!"
"Argh! I'm gonna kill, who's bright idea was it to go here anyway?"
Suddenly without warning, the ground began to shake. What sounded like tables and drawers bumped into each other dangerously, while the teenagers clung onto each other, trying to keep their balance, only to be tripped and shoved by one another. A bright light in the middle of the room startled the teens as well as illuminating the truly dismal surroundings they were in.
"Guys? What's happening…" Jessica started. However, she never got the chance to finish her sentence as she and the rest of the group were lifted into the air.
After a minute, everything settled. The overthrown tables and papers were still scattered all over the unkept floor. The room was just as dark as it had ever been. There was only one thing that was different about the room. The eight kids were missing.
