How to Change a Spark

Chapter 18

     I tilted my head side to side, feeling myself start to awaken as I slowly opened my eyes. I yawned, sitting up and still feeling drowsy.

     "G-Guys?" I squeaked, then winced. Why was my voice so high? "H-hullo? Anyone?" I looked around, realizing that I was not my normal size. I groaned, realizing that I had somehow shrunk. Again. Last time had been in a dream, but... this time... it felt too real, just like the last one...

     I yelped when I suddenly felt steady tremors, and I looked up to see Ty, normal sized, at the doorway of the room, me still on the bed where I had fallen asleep.

     "Samantha?" He asked out loud, looking around, confused. I tried waving my arms and calling out to him, but he didn't hear me. Instead, he turned around, calling out to the others that I was missing.

     "Ty!" I yelled. "I'm-I'm right here!"

     "They can't hear you. Not yet at least." I whirled around to see Seto, who was on his knees and staring down at his hands.

     "Wha-what's going on here!?" I stammered. "Are you doing this?" He looked up at me with a sad look, not needing to vocally answer my question.

     "There are some things you need to understand." He replied quietly. I rolled me eyes.

     "Yeah, like why did you shrink me?" He shrugged.

     "To get your attention?"

     "Well, if anything this certainly did it." I waved my arms, hearing the guys asking among themselves where they had last seen me. I glanced back at them, gazing at their worried expressions, Ty's being the most exaggerated. "I-is this real? It feels real." I asked Seto, looking back at him. He hauled himself to his feet, walking over to me.

     "Not really." He answered softly. "It's just an illusion on what would happen, but it could become real..."

     "Yeah, but sadly you aren't real, am I right?"  I finished, my hard look softening. "But why did you shrink me? I mean, can you even do that?"

     "Well yeah, it's simple really. It took a lot of effort, but I managed to hack into your mind's hard-drive." He gave me a small sad smile. "There might be a few glitches in it though. But I had to. Do you know why?" I gave him a dull glare, nudging him playfully.

     "Do I look like I know, Harvey?" I teased, using his real name. His smile broadened.

     "Hehe, no, so I'm going to tell you. The reason is because the dragons are after you." I blinked in surprise.

     "What? What makes you think that?" I challenged.

     "A lot of things, but the point is... The university isn't safe anymore." I felt like my heart had leaped into my throat.

     "The... the university?" I croaked.

     "The dragons are planning an attack on the camp that Wildstar and her dragon friends have made here, and of course they're going to consider the University as a part of it. But they also consider you their leader, so they're going to wither kidnap you or..." He trailed off, leaving me to easily guess the rest.