Hey everyone! Here's chapter two! Before we begin I wanna give a shoutout to Bia1230 for being the first to review this story. I also wanna say for all those who had questions in the comment section that this chapter may have the answer to them. Take your pick. Anway, that's all for now guys. Enjoy!


The pain that pounded through Tulip's started to arouse as she started to wake up again. Yet through each second it started to increase more and more, making her wish that she was still as fast as a lightning but, the memories of the vortex suddenly returned to her. Prompting her eyes to shoot open at an instant. Only to look up and see nothing but blue skies. And from what she could feel, the young 13 year old instantly took in the fact that she was laying sideways in a small field.

As she slowly started to regain her senses, Tulip sat up and felt a warm breeze caress her pale face. From which she found strange considering that it was suppose to be cold. When she looked around she saw that she was surrounded by tropical trees. Few of which made it seem like she was in a rain forest. That was new. Never in her life had she ever been in such a place. Upon thinking of the question regarding where she was, Tulip's first impression was that she was back on the infinity train.

She remembered being in a similar situation like this when she first stumbled upon the outdated mode of transportation. But instead of a rainforest, it was in a snow car. However, before she could jump to any conclusions, she remembered that if she was indeed on the train, she would have a number. She lifted hand up to see if this was the case, but surprisingly, it wasn't glowing. Which meant that she was not back on the train at least. She then checked herself, recalling the many scratches that she received before being dragged into whatever place this was. Though when she looked, she saw that the markings she received faded into scars. So at least that was a good sign. But either way, this was the last straw.

"Oh great! This is just great!" she hissed, feeling a ramble coming along. "Tulip we missed at Game Design Camp again. Oh I'm sorry, I didn't quite make it because my life is such a nervous wreck! All I wanted was to just spend this one time at Game Design Camp. ONE TIME! But noooo, Tulip is denied a second time for G# knows what! Why is life such a pain!"

To add more to her frustration, Tulip curled her hand into a fist and slammed it against the ground beneath her. Groaning to herself in the process. After taking a moment to calm herself, Tulip started to pick herself up. On the bright side, this wasn't the first time the perennial child was faced with a situation like this. And complaining about it was not going to get her anywhere. What she really needed was a plan to survive.

But first she had to know where she was. She took in her surroundings for the second time. Hearing nothing but the empty silence that filled the area around her. She was definitely not on the train. If she were than there would definitely be signs that she would be able to recognize. But if that were the case, then where was she? That was the one question that stuck to the back of her head. Yet before she could come up with a logical solution for said question, a whispering noise drew her attention.

She looked around in a blind panic, with her heart racing against her chest. She was definitely not alone.

"Hello?" she called into the void. "Who's there?"

No response. The perennial child took one last look around, finding nothing in return. Until suddenly, she spotted something hidden in the darkness. It was too dull for her to see what it was, but from what she could make out, it seemed that she was looking at a huge reptile. Hidden within the treeline. Its eyes glowed orange with little cat-like slits in the between the pupils, watching her from a distance. She held her breath. Hoping that the creature would not strike her. Then as luck would've had it, the creature turned tail and headed deeper into the woods. The sudden act left Tulip slightly puzzled.

"What was that?" she asked herself.

She tried thinking of a logical answer. But there would be just too many possibilities. If she learned anything back on the train, it was that some possibilities were more complicated to figure out. While others could not be of the subject. But besides that, she thought of what she should do next. Envy plagued her current thoughts and was unable to think of one. But as she was thinking, Tulip could only come up with one solution.

And that was to follow the creature. It was a pretty stupid solution, but she did not really have that many options. She was not in Minnesota anymore. Nor was she on the infinity train. And she did not have Atticus or One-One to watch her back. So she was definitely on her own. But she wasn't going to get anywhere by sitting around and waiting for something to happen to her. Especially since there may be more just like it.

There has to be an explanation for all of this. And plus, who knows what other terrible things are out here, lurking in the dark. She took a deep breath, exhaled out, before taking into consideration that moving now would be the best option. And with it, she started making her way into the underbrush. Ready to face whatever threat was over there. No matter what the stakes were.

She walked for a whole thirty minutes. With no sign of anything that would pose a threat to her. Which was now starting to become annoying. For a place such as this Tulip figured that there would be some sort of danger. Not that she wasn't looking for any. However, as she kept walking, she started to notice the jungle getting much denser with every second passing. Making it harder for her to see what's in front of her. She weaved through the thickness of the vines that surrounded the area before her.

The perennial red head did this for a couple more miles before she came to a complete stop. Upon stopping she saw a bright red light just beyond the edge of the jungle. But before she could go through the last part, she paused for a brief moment to think about this. Anything can happen once after she does this. She could be jumped, ambushed, or even worse.

But all she knew was that she had to be ready. She takes a deep breath before she slowly peering trough the last of the bushes. Poking her head out slightly to see what was on the other side. From what she saw, she saw that there was a small abandoned structure. One that looked really old. Like a hundred years old if she could tell. And it seemed badly damaged too, like if it was desecrated by something completely unknown to her. It looked to be a mausoleum from her perspective. At the center of the building was where the bright red light glowed.

Thinking there may be something in there that may lead her to finding answers, Tulip cautiously entered it. Keeping an eye out for anything that may get the drop on her without her knowing. Inside, she saw nothing but an empty room, covered with bits of rubble. Making the place look as if it was abandoned. At its center laid a tomb, an old one at that. And on top of it was the source of the red glowing.

An object peered into view. Emitting the red light from inside of it. Tulip looked in awe as its light glimmered into the center of her eyes. Prompting her to move closer to it. As she did, more of the object's physical features started to show. From what she observed, it was pyramidal in shape. Engraved with ancient hieroglyphs and symbols completely unknown to her. Inscriptions usually lined the bottom of the object, and various dark incantations were found all over the smooth surface. The metal surrounding the object was gold. And its apex as covered with red. Probably containing what is producing the red from inside of it.

Within arms length to the device, Tulip stopped. Taking a moment to take this in. She did not know what this thing was, or how it works. But if it was something that could help her find answers, than she would consider taking a look at it. She hovered her hands just above the object. Relenting for only a few seconds in suspicion that she could trigger a booby trap. After that, she gently grabs the object with too hands. Slightly cringing in anticipation that something would happen.

But to her undying luck, nothing happened. Which left her somewhat confused, and pretty disappointed.

"Huh," she said. "That was pretty lame."

Yet moments after she said that, she heard a noise from behind her. She jerked her head back and came face to face with nothing. But she could've sworn that she heard something. In quick thinking, she stuffed the object in her backpack and turned back around to face whatever it was that was in the area. At the same time she grabbed a donut holer that she conveniently found stashed in her bag and held it in front of her. Wielding it with two hands like a by the time she could get a good view, something–just barely visible out of the corner of her eye–darted across the path in front of her.

It was so dark that she could not make out what was there. But even though she could not tell, Tulip had this unmistakable feeling that she was being watched. Or worse: She was being hunted. In the gloom behind her, the sounds of pieces of rubble moving sounded off. The perennial girl spun around to the entrance in response, fear fueling her nerves.

"Alright, I'm warning you," she urged. "Whoever's out there, show yourself now!"

No answer. Yet for the redhead nerd, she did not have to wait long for one. For as soon as she had all her attention focused on the exit, Tulip froze in complete shock from what she heard next. The first thing she heard was the sound of something slithering from behind her. Then, there was a chattering sound. Like a rattlesnake in the desert. With a low-pitched growling noise in addition to it. Just from hearing that, Tulip could not only tell that whatever it was that was hunting her was behind her. But it was also directly above her too.

She wanted to turn around and see what it was. But she couldn't find the willpower to do it. For she was quite accurately, frozen in fear. And make things worse, she spotted a shadow, glimmering from the light that was being emitted by the object that she so kindly stashed in her backpack. It rose up from behind her, as if whatever it was that was there was attached to the ceiling behind her.

A shadow, elongated in the diminishing light of the moon, suddenly rose up behind her, as though the thing had reared up and was towering over her. Tulip stood still, barely giving herself a second to breathe. She occasionally looked from the entrance and back to the shadow. Terror having a good hold on her. And then a long, jagged, pincer-like arm came into view. Entering her line of sight in a menacing fashion. It lowered itself just in front of her face. Nearly centimeters away from her glasses, which shielded her eyes.

The perpetual geek then felt the pincer touch the side of her face. Cringing as it caressed her ever-so-slightly before inevitably pulling back. Though upon release, she felt the skin on her cheek slice open. Marking her with a small scratch. Seconds shortly after that, there was a light thud, as if the creature itself had now dropped from the ceiling and down to the ground on all fours.

At this point, Tulip was shaking like a leaf. With her fear level taken to its highest peek. She had never been so scared in her life. The last time she could recall being this terrified was when she encountered those ghoms back on the infinity train. Yet this seemed much more horrifying compared to them from what she could hear. She did not want to turn around and face this monstrosity. Being afraid of what she may find in return.

But at the same time she felt this urge to find out what is behind her. To know the creature that probably has the intent to kill her. And so, in an uncanny fashion, she began to slowly turn herself around. Her mind raced with all types of ideas of what may be revealed to her. The sheer thought of seeing the creature for herself sent a cold chill up her spinal cord. Yet the pressures of having these thoughts offered her no choice.

And so, ever so slowly, she began to turn herself around. Her mind was flooded with all kinds of ideas at what might be behind her. But as soon as she came face to face with the monster, all of which she thought of paled in comparison to what was in front of her. Tulip's first initial guess was a large scorpion. Yet as the creature came further into the light, became much more. It was unmistakably a reptilian. But it was much bigger than she anticipated. And it was definitely bigger than a normal reptile. A dragon perhaps?

It stood at least twenty-eight feet long, and nearly as tall as a adolescent horse. Coupled with two razor sharp pincers, with its back legs being shorter and thinner. With two claws on each leg. It's head was short, with a row of armored plates lining from the top of its head and back. Topped with a small mouth with tiny holes covering from its bottom jaw. A long telescopic tail swayed from behind it. Shaking like a rattle. Its coloration mainly consisted of red with black stripes. With the stripes themselves merged into spots.

It was one of the most terrifying creatures Tulip had ever come across. Even the xenomorph from the movie Aliens, fell short to this beast. But wasn't the pincers or the rattling tail that terrified the perennial girl to the bone. It was its eyes. The yellow with cat-like pupils that were firmly glued onto the teenage nerd. Watching her very closely. Yet even then, that wasn't the worse part. The worse part about it was demeanor of which the two predator-like eyes stared.

In a strange but terrifying way, through those eyes, Tulip could feel a sense of intelligence within this creature. As if it was not just staring at her like a predator staring into the very depths of its prey's soul before killing it. Rather, it regarded her in a way where a young lion trying to make its first kill. Perhaps wanting to know more about her before making the ultimate decision to devour her. Or perhaps it wanted to test her. To see how she would react in its presence. Tulip couldn't really say for sure.

She attempted to say something. Stuttering in the most embarrassing, barely-audible sort of tone.

"Um...hi."

The creature then responded with a roar. Jumping forward in the process. Tulip jumped backwards and tripped over herself as the creature's tail began to rattle. Then, two sharp, protruding tusks extended out of its lower jaw. Making it more menacing than before. The perpetual girl froze in a trance as the creature's tail began to rise. And from the tip of it came out a venom-like stinger. And from what she is witnessing, the stinger looked like it was prepared to strike at will.

And it was at that moment when she realized, that the creature was indeed trying to kill her. Upon realizing this, Tulip yelped in surprise and rolled to her left. Nearly missing the stinger by an inch. Outraged, the beast reaped up and roared. Making a declaration of wrath before lunging downward towards the perennial female. Instinctively, Tulip grabbed the donut holer that she dropped after falling backwards and whacked the side of the creatures head with it. Disorienting it in the process.

With the monster distracted, she scrambled back to her feet and made a break for the exit. Behind her, the creature screeched in frustration. And Tulip could hear it charging from behind her. Yet she ran and did not look back as she went straight into the forest.

Within the moments of the pursuit, her heart thundered in her the tip of her ears as she weaved through the trees. Her legs were on fire. Her breaths growing shorter and shorter with each passing second. Yet Tulip couldn't afford to stop. Not even for a millisecond to catch her breath. For the roars of the creature pursuing were still dangerously near. During her pursuit, she slid through a low hanging branch. Sliding underneath as her boots scrapped through a patch of mud. Seconds afterwards, she heard the beast leap through it as it continued to chase her.

Her eyes began to burn as she desperately held back tears. Eventually leading her to choke from the sobs that escaped her throat. At the same time, the creature's roars echoed across the rain forest. Making it clear that it was keeping pace with her. Her blind sprint nearly led her to the edge of a nearby cliff. Yet adrenaline forced her to jump across it anyway. Grabbing a vine and swinging over to the other side. Once again to stopping for anything. Not even to look back to see if the beast was still following her.

Yet the creature kept reminding her of its whereabouts with its endless screeches. Prompting the perennial teenager to run harder and faster. Though it did not seem to be doing any good for her as the creature prowled its way through the forest. Continuously chasing the perpetual female with murderous intent. She broke through several more branches that appeared to be blocking her path before coming out to a huge clearing in the forest. Or at least that was what it looked like.

Though as she made a break for the clearing, Tulip could hear the sound of wood breaking into splinters edging closer and closer to her. She quickly glanced behind her shoulder and saw the monster burst out of the trees. Eyeing her as she attempted to reach the other side. Yet despite its prey getting away, the creature displayed no concern as it took flight. Spreading its two wings out and ascending above the trees.

After reaching above the perpetuant perennial's head, the creature opened its mouth wide. And out came a green-like acid. One that Tulip was unable to see, but could tell due to the sound of it burning. The ground from which the acid landed instantly caught on fire. Setting flames across the clearing. Burning everything from grass, dirt, and even wood itself. Tulip was so close to reaching the other side, but before she could, an explosion was triggered from the fires behind her.

She let out a yelp as she was suddenly launched into the air. She rolled for a few yards before her back colliding roughly against a boulder. Tulip did not ever recall passing out. But when she regained her senses, she found herself lying against the very rock that she crashed against. Her body ached from the hard impact, her ponytail was almost undone. The left lens of her glasses was cracked, and her knees were definitely weak. Yet on the bright side, she was still alive.

When Tulip tempted to get back up, she felt herself screeching in pain as she slumped back down to the ground. When she looked to her right, she saw that her arm was throbbing in pain. A sprain perhaps? Which was not a good sign. A sprain perhaps? If that was the case then this was definitely not a good sign. But to make matters worse, she was faced with another problem. For when the perennial child looked up, she gasped upon gazing up at the approaching beast.

It growled fiercely as it landed from a distance. Its protruding tusks extended as the creature began to close in on perpetual female. Pinned down and with no way of escape, Tulip could only watch in terror as the creature stared at her hungrily. It made the situation no better as it took its time reaching her. As if it was toying with the literate girl before striking.

"Please...no!" was the only thing Tulip could say as she begged helplessly for the monster to show her mercy.

Tears streamed from her cheeks as she waited for what would seem inevitable. As the beast inched closer, Tulip realized how terrible her fate was going to be like with these next few seconds. That she was going to meet her maker in the middle of nowhere, with her friends and family having no idea of what happened or where she was. That she was going to die alone, with absolutely no one to save her. Knowing this, she closed her eyes.

Thinking of only happy memories as she began to accept her fate. Yet before that could ever come to pass, her thoughts were suddenly interrupted when a red blast sailed over her head and landed a direct hit at the creature's face. The impact of the blast sent the creature back a few yards. Ending with a skid as it fell to the ground. When Tulip looked behind her to see who fired the blast, she then came face to face with a squad of robots. Counting up to five of them.

Few of which she was not familiar with. They were fully armed to the teeth with blasters for arms. All pointed at the direction of the creature. Who seemed to not have gotten up since being blasted. Even though she did not know these robots well, a feeling inside her told her they were intended to save her. Knowing this, perennial girl let out a sigh in relief.

"That was close," she said. "Hey, thanks for saving my-"

She was then cut off when the robots suddenly pointed their blasters towards her. Tulip opened her mouth to question them, when one of the robots stepped forward and spoke.

"By the authority of King Andrias," the center robot stated. "You are coming with us!"

The robot then proceeded to grab Tulip by the throat and drag her towards the entrance of the forest.

"Stop!" she shouted. "Let me go!"

The perpetuant perennial struggled to free herself, but the robot's grip on her neck was firm. Eventually, the robot became tiresome of the girl's resistance, leading up to belting her in the back of her head with its other hand to daze her completely. She then found herself being dragged further in the density of the woods as darkness began to take Tulip shortly after. Within the next few seconds, Tulip could remember nothing else that happened with the exception of the creature that pursued her from before.

However, before she could black out completely, a faint sound was heard from a distance. What followed shorty after was something that Tulip could not really comprehend. But what she did hear was the distinct clanking of metal ringing in the air. Followed by the sound of an electric malfunction. After that was a beat of silence, then a loud boom. By then she felt herself drop to the ground, though was still pretty dazed.

As the commotion escalated, Tulip could hear the sounds of conflict fill the air. One of which consisted of blasts from the robots, as well as the sounds of metal slicing. And the occasional explosions that came afterwards. The only thing that she was unaware of was the unusual sounds of swirling magic. Which was not familiar for the perennial child. It continued for another few seconds. And then everything fell silent. The only exception would be the sound of crackling fire. It took the logical girl a moment to fully regain consciousness.

Though once she did, her eyes were met by a dark, humanoid shape standing across from her at the clearing's the remnants of what would be identified as the robots that nearly kidnapped her scattered across the clearing. The sunlight prevented Tulip from getting a good look at the form, though when it cleared up she was surprised to see that not only was it human, but it was also took the form of a teenage girl.

She must've been around Tulip's age, maybe a little older by a year or two. She appeared to be very skinny, with very pale-skin. Her hair was shaped like a bob cut, which was dyed a lilac purple color. And she strangely had two pointy ears, two of which were covered with a pair of purple ear clothes looked similar to that of an normal winter outfit. Which consisted of a purple and grey winter coat, a black turtleneck underneath it, a pair of grey mittens covering her hands, two black long leggings covering her legs, and two black boots with feathers on the edges. On her right hand, she wielded a long staff that had a symbol of a cat wrapped around it.

Yet most striking feature of them all was the fierce eyes boring into Tulip's very soul. Two bright golden pupils, looking down upon her in a striking yet gentle manner. Almost making the girl look like an angel sent from heaven. Though whether or not she was there to come to the perennial child's aid was to be determined. For she would be foolish to try to accept aid from a stranger after what she had just been through. However, despite her lack of trust, it seemed that her predicament was put at ease when the girl knelt down and extended her left hand out towards her.

"Come with me if you want to live," she spoke with a sense of urgency.

Tulip hesitated at first, still shaken from the what she had experienced before. But before she could make her mind up, a chattering roar rang in the air from behind the stranger. She jerked her head back and noticed the mysterious creature getting back up on its feet. From what Tulip could tell from behind the girl, the creature looked pretty angry. Looking no worse for the wear after taking a direct hit from the robot's blast. Once back on all fours, the creature shifted its form from foot to foot in an aggravated manner. Snarling viciously at the two girls as it started its approach.

And to make the situation more dire than before, Tulip could hear the sounds of more robots approaching from the trees behind the perpetuant perennial. And from the sound of it, there were a lot of them. Meaning that they were about to be caught in a two way fight if they did not do something. Knowing this, the strange teenager grabbed Tulip's good hand and started dragging her to the left. Taking her alongside the treeline and out of range of the coming robots.

"Come on!" the girl shouted. "We don't have much time!"

The creature turned its head towards them with an urge to pursue them, but as soon as it heard the sounds of the coming robots, the monster turned back to the forest and focused all of its attention on the approaching horde. After getting a couple more yards, the stranger maneuvered her staff downward and hopped on it like a small horse. Taking Tulip with her as she sat right behind her.

In a way, it reminded Tulip of those flying brooms that were used in the Harry Potter books. Which seemed pretty cool to her. Even given to the fact that she was completely terrified. In the time that she followed the mysterious girl, Tulip wished that she could be anywhere but here. She wished that she could be anywhere save for this cruel place. Heck, she could even take being on the Infinity train. At least from there she wouldn't have to put up with almost being killed every chance she could get.

In spite of the pending conflict, Tulip couldn't really see much of the actual fight. But she could definitely hear plenty of the commotion while fleeing. It consisted of blasts from the robots, acid spraying from the creature, and other things that she could not currently describe. And the glimpses that she saw were much worse than what she heard. Metal being ripped apart, the smell of burning flesh, even the sounds of limbs being torn in half.

Yet with each second that she ran, the resonating sounds of the conflict became more distant. And to their luck, the monster nor the robots were spotted behind them. Meaning that neither party followed them. Which was definitely a good sign. The beast must be too distracted to pursue them, and the killer robots that nearly abducted her were too focused on the creature to even notice her and her strange savior. Either way, they were getting as far away from that problem as they could. And that was probably the one thing that Tulip wanted right now.

They got up to a good distance before coming to a complete stop. Reaching up to the top of a hill outside of the forest. From that point on they took a moment to catch their breath. With the stranger dismounting her staff as she looked backwards in the direction they came from to make sure they weren't followed.

By then Tulip sat down on the grass, breathing heavily as she reflected on everything that had just happened within the last few minutes. She also took in the fact that this was probably the fifth time that she had almost been killed. While also escaping death two twice on the same day. How does she do it? She had no idea. Even a logical person like her did not have the answer to that.

Once she was done catching her breath, the perennial child looked up and noticed that the air around her was much cooler than back in the forest. And it was then that she now realized where she currently was. Which as on a hill overlooking a grass field. With the forest edge coming from the east and what seemed to be an ocean from a distance. The view seemed pretty amazing to her standards, that is if she were to take the vicious monsters and killer robots out of the equation.

"Okay," the stranger said with a sigh. "I think we lost them."

The girl slowly approached Tulip after checking to see if they were alone, making her movement as telegraphed and non-threatening as possible. In return the perpetuant perennial appreciated the reassuring gesture, but she still watched her every move carefully. She hated to have to go through another minute or two of being chased by someone with murderous intentions for her. Yet the stranger paid not attention to that. And instead focused on her well being.

"Are you hurt?" she asked.

The logical female wanted to unravel her injuries right then and there at an instant. She wanted to spill every single cut, every single ounce of pain that she had endured within these last few minutes. But she thought it wise to hold back, out of fear of exposing her weak state.

"I'm fine," she lied. "It's...just a few bruises."

The girl raised an eyebrow. Instantly telling that Tulip was lying to her. And to better prove this, the perennial female gave out a wince. Her adrenaline was subsiding, and the pain returned in force. Mostly from her arm. The girl made a humming noise, aching in the amount of agony that she is feeling.

"You're not," the stranger brushed off. "Let me help with that."

The girl waved her finger, and from what Tulip witnessed in the next few seconds, was like magic. From the tip of her index finger, a pink line appeared. Almost as if she was drawing. She formed it into a circle. And at an instant, a bag from her chest opened, and out came a gooey substance. Tulip cringed at first sight, but the strange girl extended her other hand to calm her down.

"It's okay," she reassured. "It won't hurt you."

Tulip wanted to push it back and refuse the stranger's aid out of fear and mistrust, but the pain within her arm offered her no choice. She closed her eyes, anticipating what could happen to her at any moment. However, after a few seconds, she opened them back up and saw the goo wrapping around her arm like a bandage. From there she could feel her arm slowly healing. She did not know if that was a good sign or a bad sign. Probably good.

She turned back to the girl. Who seemingly gave her a sincere smile. Tulip had no other words. Seeing how she risked her life for her own without giving a second thought of what may happen. It took guts. And this stranger clearly has it.

"Thank you," she said briefly.

"Of course, " the stranger acknowledged. Giving her a slight nod. "It isn't much but this should help numb the pain for a while."

Just then a howl sounded off in the direction of the woods. It seemed that their pursuer survived the skirmish. And is now headed this way from the looks of it.

"We need to move," the stranger stated as she grabbed her staff. "Can you walk?"

"Yes," Tulip answered.

"Good, we should be able to make to my camp before our friend back there shows up."

"How far is it?"

"Not far. If we're lucky, we'll run into others that may need help."

The perennial girl perked up upon hearing her say that. And a wave a curiosity plagued what she was about to ask next.

"Others?" she questioned.

"Yeah," the stranger replied. "It turns out we're not the only one stuck in this place. I spotted a few on my way here, but I was cut off by the robots before I could reach them. I was lucky enough to find you before they did."

This turned about to be very useful information for the logical thinker. Sure, there were some things that didn't really make sense about it, but it made her feel better knowing that she wasn't the only one in this world. Yet before she could go any further, the stranger mounted her staff and extended her hand out to the perennial teenager once more. Offering her to join her in the second phase of their escape. For which Tulip did not have to be told twice as she sat right behind her magic wielding compadre.

Before she knew it, they were finally on their way. Riding the broom-like staff as they headed down the hill in the opposite direction of the forest. Though by the time the made it to the bottom, the stranger turned her head back and eyed the perennial teen. Eager to know something she did not ask since rescuing her.

"Say," the stranger said. "I never caught your name."

Tulip hesitated for a moment. Though she did not know why.

The girl has been nothing but kind to her. Let alone saved her life. Perhaps it was paranoia. But even so, she could not refuse. Besides, a name wouldn't kill her, right?

"Tulip," she stated. "My name is Tulip Olsen."

"I'm Amity," the stranger formally introduced herself. "Amity Blight."


And that's the end of this chapter. Sorry if the chapter is much shorter than the last one, but I had to break it down into several sections to save up time. For those of you feeling disappointed with the sudden absence of our main protagonists, I want to be the first to apologize. But fear not, they will return soon enough. Trust me on this. Anyway, If you have any questions, comments, concerns or anything in particular about this chapter, story, or anything in general please click on the review box down bellow and start typing. And if you have any thoughts or ideas for this story please do not hesitate to let me know ahead of time.