(Kim P. O. V.)
"I can see you!" Something yelled. I screamed, and ran away into endless darkness.
"It won't help to run!" He laughed. I sank to my knees, with the man traumatizing me. Pictures of spirit bird being corrupted flashed through my mind. It was horrifying. There was no escape from this.
"Kim. Kim. Kim." I heard. My eyes burst open, and I sat up panting. My friends were all staring at me.
"Are you okay?" Eddie asked, offering his hand, and helping me up.
"I don't know. I think it was another bad dream." Yeah, I bad dream that I've been having since I was five! Aurora's eyes widened.
"Another nightmare?" She asked. I nodded.
"I think someone has been spending too much time in the closet." Jerry said. Aurora "growled" at him.
"What was it about?" Jack asked. I didn't say anything right away, I just looked at my shoes. My friends stared at me, waiting for the answer. They wanted to help me. I'm sure of it. I tried to recall the events in the dream, and in doing so I shuddered.
"There was a man, who was speaking to me, I think. He traumatized me with images of..." I said, feeling very uncomfortable with what I was about to say.
"Of what?" Rudy asked. I took a deep breath.
"Spirit birds. They were turned evil by the, um, what was it called again?" I asked.
"Dark Amulet." Jack finished. I looked up at him, and nodded. There was silents in the room, until Milton spoke up.
"How long have you been having that dream?" He asked.
"Since she met me." Aurora said. I barely caught a small frown upon her face. Milton nodded, and pulled out a notepad. Oh please tell me he's not.
"And are all the dreams the same?" Milton asked. Oh great, he is. Milton research mode. Listen, Milton is great, he's very smart. But when it comes to the interrogation, he is kinda terrifying. I shook my head.
"Now tell me, are you actually a Kim imposter, and you locked the real Kim up in a dungeon, where she will never be heard from again?" He asked, very loudly. My back was against the wall. See, I told you!
"No!" I yelled.
"Check her pockets!" Milton yelled. Eddie and Jerry ran over to me.
"She doesn't have any pockets, sir!" Eddie yelled. Milton nodded. Jack pulled him back.
"The poor girl is having nightmares, and just found out she has to save the world. Give her some space!" Jack said.
"I think I'm going to go back in my closet now." I said. Aurora followed me. I went inside of it. You'd be surprised. There's a lot of room in here. I picked up the book of spirit birds, and studied it. As I read, I leaned back against apparently what was a lever. Then, the floor moved , reviling a stair case. Seriously, how did no one notice this? I looked at Aurora, and then I took a flashlight out of my bag. I walked down the spiral stairs, into what looked like a library. It was filled with books, feathers, and a small table. I sat down, shining my flashlight around the room. Then I heard a loud crash.
"What was that?" I asked, jumping back.
"Me, who else would it be?" Aurora asked. I walked over to her, to find that she crashed into a book shelf, and knocked most of the books off. I rolled my eyes.
"You scared me to death! How did you crash?" I asked.
"I wanted to light some of these torches for you." She said, pointing upward with her wing. I saw a torch sticking out of the wall. "You should have seen me! I was in the air for almost ten seconds!" She said excitedly. I just stared at her, noticing a lighter in her talon.
"Aurora! How many times have I told you not to play with fire?" I asked angrily. If she dropped it while it was lit, she could of set this whole place on fire!
"I don't know, maybe 6 times." She said. I grabbed the lighter, and lit the torch myself. I kept lighting them until the entire room was bright. I looked at the books that have fallen off the shelf, and saw a book that said The Diary of Serena Crawford. Naturally, I picked it up, but there was a lock on it.
"Can you break it?" I asked Aurora, handing the book to her.
"Oh, now you want my help." She said. Aurora tried to crush it, but she didn't even put a dent in it!
"What is that lock made of? Steel?" I asked.
"Might as well be." Aurora said. I looked down at my bracelet, which had a small key. I remember when my dad gave it to me.
(Flashback: Four years ago)
"Are you really going back again?" I asked my dad as he headed towards the door. He nodded sadly.
"The Air Force needs recruits. I need to go." He said. I hugged him tightly. Aurora nudged my feet. I picked her up, and held her in both hands.
"Where's he going?" She asked. Aurora didn't understand yet, she was only four.
"She's gotten bigger, hasn't she?" He said, petting her with one finger.
"Oh, before I forget," He pulled something from his pocket. It was a brown bracelet, with a golden key on it. "I know it doesn't seem like much, but it has been in my family for a long time." He handed it to me, and I slid it on my wrist. He kissed me on my head, and waved bye to my family. I didn't even know I was crying, until he left.
(End of Flashback)
I took the bracelet of my wrist, and I put the key near the lock, and slid it in.
A. N.: Another chapter finished. This one took me a lot longer to write then I expected. Well, what did you think? Thank you to everyone who reviewed! Bye!