We Can Fly

Chapter 5

The water around us starts to glow.

"What's going on?" Will asks with fear in his voice.

I don't answer. I'm speechless; in a trance almost. The only thing I can see is the water starting to swirl into a giant circle.

"Do you see that?" Will asks impatiently.

"Yeah- oh no. It's.. it's a whirlpool," I declare as my eyes grow bigger.

We stare at the whirlpool, watching it grow. My hair starts to blow in the ferocious wind. Then, things all around us start to get sucked into it. I watch as a stray cat meows helplessly as it gets sucked into the glowing monster.

That was when it hit me. We had to get out of here.

"Will, let's go. Now!" I grab his arm and start to sprint towards the end of the bridge.

Too late.

I can feel my feet losing traction on the ground below us. Still holding Will's arm, we're lifted off the ground. I look into his green eyes. The look in them was one I would remember until I was old. They were confused and afraid all at once.

"Don't worry. Whatever is in there, we'll get through it together. I promise," I announce.

My hand is slowly pulled from his arm by the strange force. I'm pulled into the whirlpool, watching it close around me into a blue glow. Then, the blue dims, leaving me in blackness. I try to look around, but I can't even see my hand in front of my face. Something hard hits the back of my head, or rather, the back of my head hits something very hard. Unconsciousness hits me like a truck and then I'm out.

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My eyes slowly open. I look up to see a clear blue sky. Suddenly, reality hits me. Where am I?

Will!

Where's Will?

I start to get up, when a sharp pain strikes the back of my head and my left ankle. I cringe with pain and collapse. My head. Right, I remembered. What about my leg? I didn't remember why it was hurting. I notice I'm in an extremely green field. Almost too green. I try to get up once again, slower than the first time. As I  stand up, I steady myself and start to walk. The pain shoots up through my leg, but I tough up and try to ignore it. Looking around, there are tall buildings just like in London. Then, a machine flies over my head. I look up. It has wings. How can a machine be that big, fly, and have wings? What looks like an automobile flies down the street in front of me. What's with all of the flying machines?

I was definitely not in London.