Chapter 2 - The Apocalyptic (almost) Death and The Neon World

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Jaiden thought to themself, "why would May even be here, she's just some kid walking around aimlessl-" they stopped thinking completely. A deep ringing sound was vibrating through their skull. Everything went dark. The crown once placed on their head went tumbling down to the feet of a nearby robot.

Suddenly, they wake up to the sound of pleading, they see the blue of the sky and a hospital bed under them. They wonder how long they've been out for. May appears taller, and their hair is much shorter than it was before. "Hello! Are you awake, I've been so worried, two years have passed and you've only just woken up, are you alright?" May is expecting a response, but she receives only silence.
Then, Jaiden responded with a faint "where are they..." May knew that Jaiden had meant the robots, and said, with a sigh "they found new captains, and new captains, until they landed on.." she shudders, "him".
After this, Jaiden finds a piece of what appeared to be metal, and formed a small scrap metal toy. They switch it on, and in a flash of white light, see pinks and purples everywhere. They think they died for real that time.
They see trees, of several shades of blue, and skies, bright as anything. Two people run past, they seem to be playing It. They needed to adjust their eyes to these new, neon, surreal environment.
After wandering around for a while, the two people from before run up to Jaiden. One looks around 16, and the other 14. They appear to be siblings. "Oh hi, great to see another human around here" Jaiden yelps, as they had encountered many walking foods a few minutes before. "Oh, uh, we.. how do I put it, we're not human." The older person stammers, taking off a sailors hat to reveal two, bright, amber horns and a pair of long, pointed ears. The same for the younger one, but she had pink, matte horns and the same ears.
"You look lost, come with us to the library" they both offered to Jaiden. And without waiting for response Jaiden was whisked away to the library. It was filled to the brim with enchantresses, fae, witches and elves. All of them wearing medieval tunics and robes and elegant hats with sparkling ribbons. A boy approaches the three, he was wearing a tunic with a laced up corset, with long, leather boots. His hair was tied up in a loose ponytail and the fronts of his hair was a mint green. "Welcome to the library! How can I help you?" The boy asked with a smile on his face. "My names Willow Blaike, nice to meet you" he continued, shaking Jaidens hand. "Stop crowding around the human and help us, willow" the older kid jokes. "Oh how could I forget, my name is Stella! And my younger sister here is Yumi. She's usually more lively but she's quite quiet today."
"AM NOT!" Yumi cries, "IM NOT QUIET, IM LOUD AND ANNOYING"
Everyone laughs and walk through large, ivory doors. The sound echoes down the hall.

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