Princes and princesses

Dakotaz

I heard my parents talking to familiar voices. I crept downstairs and saw the king and queen of Winterville. I glanced around the room looking for Steven. When I didn't see him I retreated back up to my room.

I hadn't been able to hear what they were saying but the king and queen seemed worried. Was Steven alright? I had a weird feeling in my stomach and closed my eyes.

I waited until the feeling subsided and took a deep breath. I shuddered as I felt a chill run through me and disappear

I glanced around my room slightly unsettled. Everything looked normal, I looked outside to see if it was snowing, it wasn't, and there were bars on my window. Weird. I made sure everything else was normal in my room, it was, and frowned.

My purple bed was made and the purple curtains had been opened, my balcony door was closed and locked with my closet next to my bed. I stood up and got dressed. As there were 'visitors' I should probably put on something a little nicer.

I grabbed a shirt and jacket before pulling on some jeans. I put on some black dress shoes before patting my back pocket. I made sure I had my pocket knife before grabbing my crown. It was golden with light purple amethysts on it. I placed it on my head and headed for the door to my room.

I wasn't greeted by the same sight as earlier though. Now I was in a white hallway with multiple doors. Signs hung on each door and I looked at the one next to me. 5up. Where was I?

I walked out the door and reached for my pocket knife as I walked to the door across from me. It had Stevens' name on it as well as his kingdom. I opened the door and saw Steven on his bed.

I flipped the knife open as Steven sat up. We locked eyes and I saw his widen. He stood up and it was clear he had already gotten dressed and probably looked around. He came towards me with a slight questioning look.

"Dakotaz?" He asked and I nodded slowly.  My knife was to my side and he saw it so he froze. "Let's not stab me today," he said. I relaxed and realized it really was Steven. Nobody was that sarcastic.

"Steven, where are we?" I asked as we hugged. He seemed relieved to see me and I wondered how long he had been here.

"From what I've gathered, planet Polus," he responded and moved away. I saw him grab his crown and put it on before it slid slightly on his head. It was normal for it to do that though so I didn't say anything.

"What?" I asked with major confusion. A planet?

"Polus," he said with a nod. He grabbed my wrist and dragged me out of his room. I saw he was next to Hafu and tried to keep up. Steven was taller than me so it was harder for me to keep up with him when he walked this fast.

"Steven slow down," I ordered and he smiled slightly. A hologram opened in front of us and I jumped back, reaching for my knife.

"Dakotaz, it's nice of you to join us here on planet Polus. Feel free to explore," the hologram said and disappeared. I gave Steven a confused look and he nodded.

"I had one greet me like that too. It was freaky, man," he said. I nodded and we exited the hallway.

"So what's it like here?" I asked a little on edge. Steven seemed tenser than I had ever seen him before too.

"Well the cafeteria is that way and has a creepy robot, an exercise field is that way and looks kinda boring and don't touch the fences," he explained. I let out a laugh as I realized that he had totally touched the fences.

"You touched them already didn't you?"

"No....." he said and gave me a look that told me to shut up. I did not like the fact that we were here without warning.

"How long have you been here?"

"I woke up here. Alone. Trust me. It was very freaky," he said and I bit my lip.

"Can we escape,"

"Not until we know more. Or how to at least," he muttered. I realized he hadn't dropped my wrist yet so I jerked it back. "S-sorry" he murmured and turned back inside.

He took his crown off and we stopped in the hallway. He messed with it for a few minutes as we stood in silence, both trying to figure out how we got here.

Steven finally put his crown back on and met my eyes. I could see his anxiety as his leg slightly bounced while we stood there.

"How do we escape?" He finally asked. I was taken aback as Steven didn't like to ask for help. I looked at the taller male and sighed.

"I have no clue, let's head back to one of our rooms together and see what we can figure out," I say. Steven nodded and led me back to my room. "Who do you think will be here next?"

"I have no clue Dakotaz. Let's just focus on an escape plan," he said as if he just didn't want to think about it. I nodded with understanding and sat down on my bed next to him.

He pushed his crown back up only for it to slide back down. He decided to ignore it and leaned against the wall with his back.

"So what's the plan?" He asked and we both started to think