Sorry I left you hanging for so long. I just haven't been very inspired, and I've been distracted by another fanfiction I'm writing (no, I'm not going to tell you what it's about. You'll just have to, possibly, {if I feel like uploading}, see for yerself. Ha!) Thx for the reviews!
As it turned out, the "chamber" was just a small empty room they shoved us into.
The Encartians forced us inside, where we stood for what felt like hours. There was nothing in the enclosure. The walls were painted entirely white, almost blindingly bright.
There was an eerie silence. No one dared speak. I heard a couple of whimpers and the occasional scuffle of shoes against the cold, metal floor, but aside from that…there was nothing.
As soon as the two Encartians had made sure every person was inside, they closed the door behind us and flew to some unknown location.
I stood unstably on my tip-toes, scanning the crowd for Posia, who had gotten separated from me as we walked out of the previous giant room. No sight of her.
A few minutes past…nothing happened.
I was beginning to get restless; worried anticipation making my hands sweat, shaking, and my heart beat wildly. I tried scooting around the dozens of girls and women to find my friend a couple of times, but there was zero moving space.
Suddenly, without warning, a dark blue light the width of the room appeared above us. It closed in on us at a steady, determined pace, though the slowness just made the whole situation much more unbearable.
Some people started panicking, others just watching the laser silently, though their eyes displayed their fear. I had no idea what the beam was used for, or why it was even there, but I had a hunch it was used for somewhat malicious intentions.
But now I just watched helplessly, my eyes wide, as the ray of light crept closer down the walls. I assumed that, unfortunately, this was what they did with all the other Lexiconians they caught.
Finally, the light shone on some of the taller girls, who, with a frightened cry, fell unconscious, their bodies glowing unnatural blue. I watched the scene before me unfold with horrible certainty that this was what I'd heard to be called "making them 'Encartian.'" Rumors had spread through the Quadrant I lived in at one point; rumors about how the Encartians force the Lexiconian women to join them and become warriors. Now I watched what had begun as stories passed on, become reality. And I was part of it.
As best as I could with the multitudes of people surrounding me, I crouched near the floor, trying to stay out of the beams' way. I knew it was an impossible attempt, but it was my last shred of hope that I'd make it. Some of the girls that had been struck seemed to dissolve before my eyes, to my horror. They simply disappeared from sight, as if they'd been sucked into the floor.
I waited until it was my turn to join their unstoppable fate.
:P I'm sorry, but I can't stop with teh cliffhangers. And this just seemed like the right way to keep my readers interested. Plus, for some reason, to me, this chapter would've just been dragging if I hadn't given it a cliffie. And, yes, this one is shorter than most of my other chapters. Oh, well. And to be honest, this really wasn't one of my best works, chapter-wise. *hands on hips* I can so do better! Shame on me! :D