Cam's random stuff

wooooo more unfinished stuff :D

Ok, so like, this was the first chapter to a book that I was going to write a few months ago but I never finished it.

I took a deep breath. The wind was whipping at my face, and as tried to steady myself on the platform. Even When I wasn't moving, the ground below me seemed to wobble. I tried not the look down. Instead, I had to focus ahead. The Neon colors of the platforms were plastered to my vision. My eyes hurt. Why was it so hard to focus? With another small flutter in my heart, I ran across the rainbow platforms, trying to stay balanced.

I couldn't stop again. I had to keep going. Keep running. I saw somebody appear in the corner of my vision. I couldn't stop to look at who it was. I leaped across to the other side of the rainbow road of platforms floating in the sky. This was life or death. I couldn't be the first to go out. Without thinking I slammed my body into theirs, sending them tumbling over into the seemingly endless foggy pit below us.

There would be no guarantee that anyone would care about them enough to save them before they hit the bottom. But that was the way it worked. I couldn't feel guilt or pity. Those were things that would only lead to unhappiness. Those were the kinds of thoughts we were trained to always push out. Guilt is a sign of weakness. Its the first lesson we were taught at the Academy. I didn't even see a glimpse of the person's face as they fell, but I could hear their scream of anger. or maybe it was terror. probably both.

I couldn't think about it too long anyways. The only thing I had to focus on was the long stretching road ahead of me. I hadn't run into any obstacles yet, but that was bound to change. I wasn't sure who was ahead of me and who was behind me, but I knew that I wasn't in last place.

I glanced behind me to see a row of faces sprinting ahead towards me. They still had a long way to go before catching up with me. But they wouldn't catch up with me. I would make sure of that. I picked up the pace, leaping from wobbling platform to wobbling platform. My heart was thundering in my chest. No, Now was not the time for anxiety! I pushed my fear away and focused harder on the race. Oh shit, there was an obstacle ahead.

It started as just a speck in the distance, but all too soon it was right up in front of me. just a few crystal rods hanging in the sky. Nothing that I couldn't handle. there were a few spinning blades as well. I moved quickly and gracefully (sorta), dodging as much as I could. my head nearly hit one of the crystal bars, but thankfully, I managed to avoid it.

Then I saw another person appear out of the corner of my vision. Alright, I had to do what I did last time. simple enough. I leaped over to them and started leaning over to push them off. But then I caught a glimpse of their face.

Panic seized my entire body, and my eyes went wide. "EVRYN!" I shouted in alarm. Of all the people, why did It have to be Evryn?! It was too late. She was falling. And so was I. I grabbed her arm, and tried to keep my balance at the same time. My feet were on the edge of the platform. I was teetering between the solid neon ground and the misty clouds below. I leaned back as far as I could.

my mentor's words flashed through my brain. Guilt is a weakness. But no. I didn't care. That rule could apply to everyone else, but not Evryn. She was the only friend I had. She was looking at me, trying to pull herself up. The panic of the moment seized the sound from the air. Evryn was dead quiet, but I could see fear exploding in her eyes. I felt a gust of air behind me. Everybody had caught up with me now, and they were all running by. nonononono this can't be happening.

This was my fault. This is was I get for being soft. I was weak. I almost thought about letting go of Evryn's hand, but how was I supposed to do that when I could see the emotion on her face? I could see all the sadness and fear. I could feel the sense of betrayal almost as if it was my own. No. I couldn't let go. but-

I couldn't even finish my thought before I felt something hard ram into me from behind. I yelped with shock and tumbled forwards, Evryn's hand still in mine. The ground was no longer below me and the rainbow platforms tumbled out of sight. All that was there now was the emptiness spinning around me. And Evryn. I still had Evryn. Her hand gripped on tightly to mine and I wrapped another arm around her. we held each other tightly. Neither of us were sure If this would be the end or not.

She was screaming. Or maybe I was screaming. No, it was both of us. It felt like it was too soon when the ground came rushing into view. Stop it ground! stop getting bigger! stop getting closer, please, let us live!

There was no way that the guards were coming for us now. This was it. I looked into Evryn's eyes. At least my final moments would be spent with the one person who ever even cared about me. I closed my eyes, expecting to feel the ground burst up at my side. but it never happened.

I opened my eyes. Evryn was staring at me, her dark warm eyes flooded with relief. Below us was a thin ropey net being held by two guards. I was still shaking so hard, and my heart pounded through my entire body It felt like I was going to pass out from relief.

I probably was going to pass out.

"Astro are you ok?!"

her voice faded into the distance and everything went dark.