Hello one and all of ! I am here with another part of To Hell and Back! Today, we will be introducing another character. Sit back, read, review, and whatnot.
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Arc 2/Pt 3: The Nomad
Maggy was always a positive girl. She loved being social, and she was always the kindest person in any group of people, allowing her to know many people. She loved to move from place to place and learn about the world, which she did very often. She was 15 and was on her way to a temporary home. The woman behind the wheel was the agent who had helped her to travel to all of these different places. Maggy sat next to her, looking to the driver, eventually asking quietly, "Alessa?"
The driver turned to Maggy. "Yes, Maggy?" Alessa replied, noticing Maggy looked downcast as she continued.
"Do you think I will ever find a true home or at least friends that I will be able to take with me? I am not sure I ever will."
Alessa set her gaze on Maggy with a determined and serious expression. "What happened to the positive, always happy Maggy that I used to know?"
Maggy kept her sight locked with Alessa's before Alessa went on. "Maggy, your very name means 'tower'. So go on with your life in a tower's way and remain strong, unwavering, and adamant. I am sure you will find a friend that you will be able to keep in touch with." Alessa smiled.
Alessa was like the parent Maggy never had, and always wished she could be with. But Alessa had other children to help find homes to. Even though she loved Maggy like her own, and treated her as such, she still had her own job to do. Maggy spent most of the ride thinking and wondering what her new brief dwelling held for her.
"We're here."
Alessa's voice snapped Maggy out of her thoughts and brought her attention to her surroundings. She was astonished as she scanned the environment; the front yard was vast, a variety of large trees poked out of the dirt here and there, and more bushes than you can shake a stick at. The mansion was a mountain in and of itself. Large pillars supported an overhanging roof and a second floor balcony at the same time. A large set of double doors led to the inside of the wondrous place. "C'mon maggy, let's get your things." They both got out of the car and the two grabbed her things and walked up to the door, knocking on it. After a short wait, a man in a white suit came out and smiled when he saw Alessa and Maggy. "Ah, welcome. You must be Maggy," the man stated genially, staring ever so slightly suspiciously at her.
A boy tampered with a huge speaker as two smaller children and one older one watched intently, sitting around him. "McCoy, do you think this will work?" a 7 year old girl with yellow t-shirt and shorts asked.
"I don't know, Patricia, but I sure do hope it does."
The little girl in yellow turned to a boy beside McCoy. "How 'bout you, Kade? Whatcha' think is gonna happen?"
The boy sitting next to McCoy was dressed in a pink shirt and average jeans and was mildly pudgy. The only thing Kade responded with was a shrug.
McCoy twisted his body to face a computer and called a name. "Yoshina."
A girl with blue eyes, a neon green shirt, and who looked to be older than McCoy stuck her head out with a smile on her face. "You have the clip?" he asked, and she nodded. "Proper settings?" McCoy went on, and she nodded again.
McCoy, knowing what could happen, sighed heavily and asked one last important question. "Do you have 911 on speed dial?"
The girl smile widened and, trying not to giggle, displayed her phone to McCoy which had '911' on the call screen and a finger held over the green button labeled 'call.' McCoy told the kids to stick with Yoshina as she went routinely behind a desk.
After they were settled with her, she made a gesture and they covered their ears. McCoy stood up from the speaker and took on a mischievous grin. "You wanna know why we do these kinds of things?"
The two toddlers beside Yoshina screamed with excitement; "Why?"
"Because we're..." he began and pointed at Yoshina, who clicked the play button on the audio clip.
Maggy stood outside while waiting for Alessa and the white clothed man to finish the normal paperwork. Once they were done, they exchanged it and Maggy had to say her goodbyes to Alessa. "I'm going to miss you," Maggy murmured shakily while hugging her driver.
"I am going to miss you too, Maggy. I'm going to miss you too. Remember, stay strong." Once they broke away from the hug, Alessa waved and drove off in the car."
Maggy wiped a tear from her eye and turned towards the white clothed man. "Don't worry, you will find plenty of kind souls here, all of which are friendly...well, most of them. The group will give you pointers," the man stated, nodding. "However, I will warn you of something. This place can tend to get a little…crazy, you could say. Maybe even a little dangerous."
Maggy looked at him fearfully, but he simply replied, seemingly just for spite, "Let's just say...you will find this place interesting." The man exhaled and pulled up his sleeve to reveal a watch. "3, 2, 1…" he counted. A deafening sound wave shook the ground and a nearby window bursted, sending a boy into the air screaming and Maggy gasping. She held her hands to her mouth as the screaming got louder yet more distant, and she saw him falling towards a large hedge. When he finally smashed into it, a large thump sounded. A few seconds later a shaky arm rose from the bush and he painfully yelled "No…treble...!" His arm then fell back into the bush and the front door opened revealing a couple of giggling toddlers and an older girl with a smile on her face holding a phone up to her ear. "Very interesting," the white clothed man added casually as if this was common.
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