POWERLESS

The Test

The iron lid slides over my head easily and the Trooper adjust it to my size. 

I am not nervous. Im excited.

 This is something I've been looking forward to my entire life. A chance of independence and freedom. A chance to be part of something greater than myself and to exert my inner power. 

"Try to stay calm." The Trooper whispers. I close my eyes, expecting to feel the the energy surge with in my body like a million electrons but before I know it I open my eyes and I am not in the laboratory any longer.

 I stand in complete darkness but I can still see my body clearly. 

I look around. It feels like I'm in a giant pitch black room with a never ending tunnel. My footsteps echo into the nothingness and I feel curious as to where my feet will lead. I wait for something to happen. But nothing. I wonder if this is the test. Patience maybe? Or my reaction to this odd place? 

I continue walking unsure of anything. Suddenly I feel a hand firmly hold my shoulder. 

I freeze.

 My heart begins to race like never before. When I turn around to see who it is I find myself staring back at me. Is this some kind of trick? The girl looks exactly like me. This is a mirror.

 Except when I tilt my head the girl only gives me an evil grin. The blood drains from my face and suddenly fear over takes my body. The girl steps closer to me, out of the mirror and I cant move. 

Im in a dark room with a splitting image of myself. She even wears the same clothes I wear. She has the same green eyes and brown hair. She doesn't look friendly and it makes her look ugly. Is that how I look when I scowl? 

Before I know it she grabs my hair and pulls my head straight to the ground with no effort. I feel my neck snap and the sudden impact as my face hits the floor with a smack. I fall through the floor into water. Falling and falling with the girl still attacking me till I'm dropped from the water back to the dark cold floor. 

"Stop!" I shout but the girl doesn't look as if she hears.

 She wears the same nasty scowl like she enjoys watching me suffer. I cant look at her so I turn my head around. But when I turn around her face is directly allied with mine on the floor.

 My lips are slightly parted from shock and on impulse I take my hands and push her face out of mine. And invisible hand suddenly does the same to mine. The girl looks angry now and I try to run the other way but my feet fail me. 

When I try to run I feel myself sinking in quick sand. Suddenly there is two girls in front of me. They're me. They're angry. They march at me but I cant move. 

One of them digs their long nails into my back the other kicks me in the head. I scream form the throbbing pain as I fall to the floor. 

"Help!" I yell. But no one can hear.

 Another huge pang hits the side of my ribs, then another firm kick hits my side. I look back and theres three more cloned versions of me.

 My mind hurts and my body aches. Someone grabs my pony tail and starts dragging me across the floor as I yell. I look up the two girls now fallowing me behind. I knife materializes out of both of their hands as they walk towards me. 

They're going to kill me, is all I think. 

"Stop! Please!" I shout. 

The first knife plunges my left thigh and I let out a bloody shriek. The other girl stabs my other thigh but doesn't take the knife out. Instead she scrapes it along my leg like she's cutting bread. I scream the most blood shrieking yells I've ever mustered. The pain is unbearable and I just want to be knocked out. 

"Stop!" I keep yelling. "Make it stop!" My screams echo off the room. 

All goes black.

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To be continued...