Hundreds of miles away Josh awoke to the sounds of arguing and turmoil. Groaning, he sat up in his…bed?
He looked down and saw that he was indeed in a bed…how peculiar. As he stood up he noticed that his clothing had changed also. He was wearing a plain grey shirt with a light brown jacket, brown pants, and some low brown boots.
The thought that he was dreaming crossed his mind instantly. But he had no idea how wrong he was until he ventured outside of the tent, pushing up his sleeves.
He stared at the sight before him. There were people moving boulders. But they were doing it with their hands. Without touching the rocks at all.
"Oh my god," he said bluntly, as he gazed at the many tracks of brick that surrounded him, packages zooming up and down, "This is not good."
Miles away Tina awoke with a start. Looking around her she noticed something vaguely familiar about this place.
Gasping, she jumped out of the bed she had been lying in and rushed to a small mirror that was perched on the edge of a dresser.
Gingerly picking it up, she took a glance at her reflection. She was more than overjoyed at what she saw.
Her blond hair had turned a deep brown, and her deep brown eyes – still the same – gleamed in excitement. Her hair was very long, and pulled into a low tail on the left side of her head, by her ear.
She stood back and took a gander at what she was wearing. She wore a loose brown tunic with a fitted waist over a pair of simple brown pants with some low brown boots.
She squealed with glee and gave a little jump. She of course had known all along that she had been born under earth, and this rocked!
She stopped as she thought of Josh. He had been born under earth also. Maybe he was here with her!
She raced outside and looked around, trying to perhaps locate her friend. But try as she might the tiny village had no trace of him.
With a sigh she grabbed the small brown pouch that had been by her bed and slung it across her chest. She didn't really know what to do now, but she knew she had to start by finding Josh.
Kyle muttered in his sleep and rolled over and off his warm bed, landing on the floor painfully.
He moaned and lifted his head to look around him. He suddenly got up and almost panicked. This was not anyplace he had ever been before.
"Oh god," he said, "I've been kidnapped.
But he shook this thought from his mind, forcing himself to think clearly.
"Ok Kyle just think. What was the last thing you remember doing?" ok, that was easy, he had been in Alex's living room and Tina had just turned on—the—
He gaped. There was no freaking way.
He looked down at his clothes in wonder. He was wearing a dark blue polo shirt with a light blue one underneath, blue pants, and tan colored boots.
He looked up and almost fell backwards in shock at what he saw. He was staring right into a mirror. And it was incredible.
His dusty blond hair had turned a shade of dark brown. And his hazel eyes had turned a dark, dark blue.
He swallowed and exited the building, telling himself he was dreaming.
"Hey you, watch it!" a voice shouted.
Kyle turned just in time to see a small rock being hurtled at his head by a small child. As it hit him he felt a sharp pain go through his head.
All right, so maybe this was real.
But what was this? And more importantly, where was this?
He spotted an odd looking kid with a blue arrow on his head and walked on over. Maybe this kid could explain things.
Alex stepped inside the pleasantly warm house and sighed as the heat filled her body.
The boy's mother looked up with friendly smiles as she was introduced (partially) to them.
"Well, isn't that thoughtful of young Luke to bring you in like this." She beamed, "And what might your name be child?"
She took a breath, letting the warm air sooth her sinuses, "Alex,"
His mother smiled and handed her a cup of tea, "What a nice name. Tell us, what business do you have here on the docks?"
"You mean this is the harbor?" she asked in wonder. As far as she knew trees that thick were not common around shipyards.
His mother laughed, "Oh heavens no, that's just the name of this small town. The harbor is about twenty miles away. Why, are you headed in that direction?"
Knowing it was her only method of escaping the island she nodded, "Yes, could you point me in the right direction? I need to live for the earth kingdom immediately?"
His mother put her tea down and frowned, "Now why on earth are you going there?"
"To uh—"she thought quickly, "To find my friends. They were taken hostage by earth kingdom troops."
His mother sighed, "Nowadays no one is safe from the war, even the youth."
Luke spoke up, "I could take you there."
"Luke!" his mother proclaimed in alarm.
"But mother you know I could. She can't just be wandering around by herself! And besides, I need to go there anyway, I could try and find father."
It was very silent in the household, but finally his mother gave a shaky sigh, "Very well. That is, if the young lady does not object…" she looked at Alex.
Alex was more than relieved. She had no idea how to get around this place, or what the natives were like. She would need all the help she could get.
"That would be wonderful, thank you," she said to Luke.
He smiled, "Don't mention it. But I hope you don't mind sleeping here tonight, it would be all but foolish to try to take a step out there."
She smiled and gave in, letting his kind mother prepare a cot for her to sleep on. As she lay down to sleep that night, listening to the rain beat down on the rooftop. She actually felt at peace.
hope everyone is liking it so far. I wrote sixty-five whole pages on Word for this fic, and I might have to up the rating just a wee bit. I love my reviewers! thank you all!
