The Uratian Tomboy

Chapter 1

What happened? Where was I?

"Hello?" I manage to croak out of my parched throat. Obviously, I would get no answer. I open my eyes fully so I can take in my surroundings. I find that I'm on a bed that would be in a doctor's office. I sit up and see that I'm in a room that is, or seems, like a doctor's office. I'm pretty sure I don't need to give the details, since I know we've all been to the doctor's.

I look down at my clothes and see that I'm still in the clothes I was wearing. But I then notice that under my left wrist there is a mark that looked like a sword going through a big crown and a smaller one. What is that mark? Why do I have one?

I hear the door creak and I whip my head towards the sound.

"Hello, Zanobia. How are you feeling?" the figure, which seems to be a person, says in a soft and feminine voice. When my eyes clear up, I see an older woman standing in front of me. She had light green hair and golden eyes. She wore clothes that looked like it came straight from Europe, with a harmonica. Not the western ones, the ones that look fairy or elven of the sort.

"How do you know my name?" I ask.

"I just do." She says, as if it were so obvious. "My name is Dr. Gjerta Omorose." I just nodded at that.

"Where's El? Where is he?" I ask in panic.

"Oh, Elwood? He's in the next room. He's perfectly fine."

"Can I see him?"

"I'm sorry, dear. You and him need to be checked up so you won't get hurt."

"I feel perfectly fine, you say El's perfectly fine! Why can't see him?"

"I'm sure you are set on living, correct? If you wish to live up to that, literally, you should follow what I say to you. Clear as crystal?" I wanted to retort to that, but I should probably at least keep quiet. After all, I'm the middle of nowhere probably, and people from the outside won't hear me anyway.

"We also inserted some drugs inside your bloodstream."

"What the actual f-"

"Let me explain. The drugs we inserted are used to give a the user 3 abilities. Then, we take you to a certain lab so you can choose your powers to your liking. You'll be able to choose 2 abilities, while you'll have 1 natural ability when the drug is inserted. "

"How do I discover this natural ability?"

"Through experiments." I swear this woman is going to kill me. As if reading my mind, she says, "It won't kill you, I'll give you that."

"Anyways, may I continue with the check-up?"

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Gjerta opened a door for me, and what I expected was any normal scientist-y kind of lab. You know, labs with white walls, floor, ceiling, and tables with all sorts of vials filled with some sort of colorful liquid. I was right for the most part, but what I did not think would happen was little floating platforms could be controlled with a few keys on a keyboard.

Gjerta entered some keys and two chairs came over. She happily stood on one of the platforms as if she were a child. She gestured me to sit in the one next to her, which I awkwardly did.

"Don't worry, Zanobia. You'll love the options we have for abilities. There's even stuff that most stories don't even have! From full brain power to musical empathy, steel skin to manipulation of certain things, and so much more. Trust me, you'll love it." Gjerta says in a giddy mood.  What happened to the woman that sounded like she was neigh on killing me?