Date: April 20th, 2019
Location: London, Britain, United Kingdom, Europe
"The view from here is amazing."
A person is looking out the window of the pod. He takes a picture with a camera. "I will never get bored of this."
"Wow, Corona."
"I am easily impressed and I like the London Eye. Also, please stop calling me Corona, Glenn."
"I can't deny that the view from up here is amazing but isn't that your given name?"
"Yes but I don't like that name. I'd prefer either Pierre or Arthur."
"I'll just keep on calling you Corona."
"..."
Corona looks at the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben. He takes a few pictures of the two. He also takes a picture of the Charing Cross and Waterloo railway stations. He looks at the few clouds in the blue sky. "Today sure is peaceful. Don't you think so?"
"Yeah. Want to head to the park once we get back down?"
"Sure."
Corona glances at the other occupants of the pod who are all looking out the large windows.
After some time, their pod reaches the ground and the door splits opens. All the occupants walk out. Corona and Glenn look back at the pod and continue walking.
After they leave the area, they walk towards the Jubilee Gardens. "Do you know what you're gonna do once you get older?"
Corona looks to Glenn before turning his attention elsewhere. "I haven't given much thought on that." He notices statue. "The memorial..."
"The International Brigades Memorial was erected to honor those who have fallen during the Spanish Civil War, especially the British Battalion." "I know that. It's just... we shouldn't have gotten involved in that war. It was Spain's problem. The other countries shouldn't have gotten involved in a conflict that had nothing to do with them."
"..."
"Anyway, let's just pay our respects and walk around some more."
There was an awkward silence between the two as they walked. "Want to get something to eat, Glenn?"
Glenn chuckles. "Sure." "Okay. We'll get some food after we're done with the park."
As the two reach the memorial, they look at it and clasp their hands together and close their eyes. After a few seconds, they stop and open their eyes. "Thank you for your service."
An hour later, after walking around the park and eating at a café, Corona and Glenn walk around the city. "Today has been fun." "Yeah it has."
"I wonder what happened to those missing teens."
"You mean the ones who enter some portals and are never seen again?"
"That's what I'm talking about."
"No one knows. People tried to stop them from entering the portals but are pushed back. I think it's a futile effort to save them. No matter what people do, they always fail."
Corona looks at the London Eye. "Let's hope that doesn't happen to us. Let's go for another ride on the London Eye."
"Alright. After that, let's head back to the hotel to rest for a bit."
"Okay."
As the two get inside a pod, two more people joined them. "Corona?"
Corona turns around and sees a young woman just as the door closes. "Jess..."
The person next to Jess, a young man, looks away. "Todd?"
"Uh... hey Pierre."
"What are you two doing?"
"Well... We're hanging out."
Glenn stays quiet and looks at the River Thames. This isn't good...
Jess and Todd look nervous. After some minutes, Jess said, "Um... Corona... There's something I need to tell you."
"What is it?"
"Well... um... I'm sorry but I'm-"
A thud is heard from above the four, making them look up. "Hm?"
Corona notices something at the foot of the London Eye. "Hey guys look down at the sidewalks." The three looked and saw a large group of people staring at them. "What is with them?"
"Must be what the thud was."
A gunshot was heard and it sounded close. The four flinch. They see a hand holding a gun that is aimed at them. It fires at them, making them duck down.
"That's an American Desert Eagle! How did someone even get it here?!" The glass breaks and shatters. Jess screams.
Corona and Todd put an arm around her at the same time. Corona got confused for second before another thud was heard. He looked away and saw a figure wearing a black shirt, pants, shoes, and ski mask that is covering the person's face. "What the?"
The person aims the gun at them. "Don't move."
"An armed robbery?"
"Maybe. Maybe not. Depends."
"How did you even get that gun?"
"None of your business, that's how."
The gunman looks down and back to the group. "Hand me your wallets."
"Our wallets?"
"Did I stutter?"
The gunman fires the gun and the bullet goes through the now open window. "Now!"
The four pull out their wallets and slide them to the man. He gets them and looks through them. Just as the man opens Corona's wallet, everything starts shaking.
"Woah!"
The group holds onto each other as the observation wheel continues to shake. "Just keep holding on!"
The shaking continues for 14 more seconds. After that, it stops.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
"Same."
"I'm okay."
"Thanks for asking."
Corona looks at the robber. He's confused again but seeing his chance, he takes it.
He gets up and runs towards the man. The man notices this and brings his gun up. He fires.
The bullet barely misses him. He grabs the gunman's right wrist and pushes him back against the window he came in from. The two struggle against each other. "How can one kid be this strong?"
"I'm not a kid. I'm 16."
He crashes his head into the robber's head. "That ain' nothing."
Corona sees the gun being kicked out of man's hand. The gun falls into the river. "You damn brats!" The man kicks Corona away and he sees that it was Glenn who kicked the gun. He sees the man reaches to his back and pulls out another gun. He aims it at Glenn. Corona goes and grabs the wrist again. He immediately moves the arm up just as the man fired. The two turn around and Corona gets pushed back against the railing.
"Shouldn't have tried to be a hero." He aims and fires.
Corona looks at his left shoulder and sees red. "CORONA!"
"CORONA!"
"PIERRE!"
In one swift movement, Corona is lifted up and is pushed off. He grabs hold of the railing with his right hand. He looks down and sees the River Thames along with a purple portal that just appeared. "It can't be... Am I gonna end up like them..." He looks up and notices that the pod is at the top now. He slowly brings himself up. Once his head reaches the above the railing he sees Glenn holding his leg.
"How dare you..."
The gunman turns around and sees Corona crouching on the railing. He grabs the robber and is about to throw himself back until he hears another gunshot. He saw the revolver aiming at him and it was smoking. His grip loosened and he fell.
"NOOO!"
Todd and Glenn tackle the gunman and slam him against the railing. The four look down and see Corona fall into the portal. "A portal?" The four said at once. It closes. Everyone down below and in the other pods watched the fall and some people recorded it.
Name: Kaneyoshi Sakai Mitchell
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Likes: His family, drawing.
Dislikes: Anything that happens to his family.
Appearance: Black hair, brown eyes, was wearing a white shirt, blue pants, and dark blue shoes.
Status: Unknown... Now Missing... Last seen walking into a portal.
Date of Birth: August 20th, 1999
Date of Disappearance: July 1st, 2012
Name: Manfred Erich Gerhard Meyer
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Likes: Coffee, hanging out with his friend.
Dislikes: Not sure of what to do.
Appearance: Pale skin. Short blond hair and blue eyes. Was wearing a grey shirt, black pants, and white shoes.
Status: Unknown... Now Missing... Last seen walking into a portal.
Date of Birth: May 1st, 2001
Date of Disappearance: May 4th, 2015
Name: Eino Lydia Bobkov
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Likes: Staying inside his house away from others, his family.
Dislikes: Leaving his house, socializing.
Appearance: Pale skin. Short grey hair and eyes. Was wearing a cyan/white jacket, cyan shirt, light blue pants, and white shoes.
Status: Unknown... Now Missing... Was last seen walking into a portal.
Date of Birth: June 5th, 2004
Date of Disappearance: November 5, 2014
Name: Charles Franco Morgan
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Likes: Everything relating to speed.
Dislikes: Doing favors for his "friends".
Appearance: Pale skin. Brown hair and eyes. Was wearing a light brown jacket, red shirt, blue pants, and white shoes.
Status: Unknown... Now Missing... Was last seen walking into a portal.
Date of Birth: July 4th, 2003
Date of Disappearance: January 1st, 2016
Name: Corona Arthur Pierre Taylor
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Likes: Taking pictures of areas of interest.
Dislikes: Those who harm his friends, those who shouldn't get involved in anything that has nothing to do with them.
Appearance: Pale skin. Light blond hair and auburn eyes. Was wearing a yellow shirt, jeans, and yellow shoes.
Status: Unknown... Now Missing, though most likely fatally wounded... Was last seen being shot at and falling into a portal.
Date of Birth: April 16th, 2003
Date of Disappearance: April 20th, 2019
