Wild Spectrum

The Flight

~*~*~*~*THE FLIGHT*~*~*~*~

I tried my best not to scratch my chin. The white beard was so itchy! And so was the moustache .

"Passport please." The lady asked me. I pretended not to hear her properly . "eh? What was that ?" I asked in a rough voice of an old man, and coughed .

" I would like to see your passport" she said loudly . " I'm sorry.. What was that? I'm a little deaf " I continued, secretly enjoying her frustration.

" I said , PASSPORT PLEASE!!!!"

She practically shouted. I coughed and said " Ah passport! passport it is . " I took out the passport of an old man who died five hours ago. "Here you go young lady."

Quickly she glanced at it, did some checks on her computer, then shouted at me " GO TO LINE NUMBER 8 !" I frowned and asked "what sign 8?" "LINE 8" she almost screamed . " Ah line! Alright then, line it is. " I said , and slowly, crouching down on my cane , I walked to line 8.

About 1 hour later, I found my self sitting in the seat, waiting for them to call my flight. It was hard pretending to be an old man. The man I was pretending to be had died from a heart attack, and since he died only a few hours ago, nothing about him had been updated, so it was easy to pass through. I couldn't wait until I could take of the wig and moustache and beard.

" Everybody on the flight to California, please proceed to place 6" the voice from the microphone said . I was supposed to be a bit deaf, so I nudged the people next to me. It was a couple, and....well.... It was a little bit fun to make them stop looking at each other. "Excuse me , lady and gentleman , but what did the microphone just announce ?" "Ummmm well it said ummmm , Ginny , did you hear it?" The guy asked. " No I didn't ! Oh no Jack! What if we missed the flight to Paris?" Ginny exclaimed .

Just then it said : "Everybody on the flight at 05:30 AM please proceed to flight 8" I looked at the couple . " Oh thank goodness Jack! We didn't miss it!" Ginny hugged him. " Wonderful Ginny! Absolutely splendid" I rolled my eyes an nudged them again. Jack turned to me and smiled " 05:30 go to flight 8!" I nodded and hobbled towards the Flight area .

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I had to fly over the ocean. It was going to be a long flight. And , to torture me, they give me the place where the screen DIDNT work. That's sooooooo unfair! And the clock was going at the speed of a dead slug. I turned over and tried to sleep , even though :

A) My fake hair accessories are dying to be scratched .

B)The person behind me is tapping- sorry, I mean HITTING my seat.

C) Im starving , and food won't be served until 8 , which is 2 hours later.

D) I constantly kept worrying about my suitcase , which contained my clothes, food, water, various costumes, and my disks. They were made of amethyst and diamond , so the machine didn't beep.

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The Earthquake was huge , shaking everything to bits. I was out walking when it began. At first the ground shook gently then harder and harder and harder, until I couldn't stand ,I was screaming and tears ran down my face, mostly from the dust and rocks that kept hitting me , then I heard a crash, and more followed.

I couldn't see anything through the smoke and dust , and I was terrified to bits,fearing a building will crash down on me, or a crack would open and I would fall and be crushed or I'll die from fear . These thoughts tumbled through my head as I slowly blacked out...

Someone tapped me on the shoulder "Excuse me ?" someone said . I had an urge to tell them they can excuse themselves all they like , and I won't bother, but instead I opened my eyes and looked at them.

A woman was standing . " Would you like Pancakes or Toast ? "She asked me , gesturing to her trolley. I thought for a moment then replied "pancakes please." She served me the pancakes . " Would you like anything to drink ?" I nodded and said " I would like some jui- I meant Moroccan tea please." She gave me some Moroccan tea.

*lots of time later* (( _ _ ))..zzzZZ

The plane landed and I stepped out into the country . Well not exactly. I stepped out into the airport.

This counry. It was like any other country. The only thing dangerous at the airport was someone stealing my bag, because I had heard that here it's either hold your bag like it's the biggest diamond in the world , or it's lost forever. Really wonderful.

* some more time later*

I never ever thought the scenery was this awesome ! I peered out of the window of the cab , looking at all the forests and plants , unaware that they held a secret no one must know .

"How much longer? " I asked the driver.

"Still one hour left " he replied . I slumped back in my seat , adjusting the wig and applying more lipstick.

At the airport I had changed into a fashion lady, and I told the driver to drop me off at the city.

" The scenery is nice ." I told the driver. He chuckled " you must be from a place where there aren't a lot of forests." I nodded and continued watching out of the window .

The forests rushed by in a blur, all blending in together , black and white, brown and green... Purple and dark blue...

Wait. Purple and Dark blue? There were white trees with black stripes, but Purple and Dark Blue trees? I must be hallucinating.

The image was gone already, but I was totally sure I saw it. Or did I?

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"Wait!" I cried out. " Stop the car!" The driver slammed the brakes and swivelled around to look at me , surprised ." But ma'm , it's in the middle of nowhere!" "Ummm... Yes! I needed a few herbs from the forest! "

The driver, though completely astounded , asked me " should I wait here? " I shook my head." No need to. I'll hail another cab. Here's your fee."

The driver took the money, and told me " Be careful out there miss. Strange things have been happening in the forests . Good luck! " Then he drove off, leaving me and my suitcase alone next to the forest.

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Quickly , before another car saw me, I ran into the forest, stopping only when I couldn't hear the road anymore.

It didn't matter if I got lost, because I could survive here for a year or two without going out of the forest.

Finding a place full of shrubs , I changed into some pants and a t-shirt, then hid the disks in my hair again, after I brushed it.

Then I took a backpack out of my suitcase and put everything in it. Including the now folded up suitcase.

The rocks kept on hitting me , and slowly I blacked out.....

I opened my eyes again. That dream kept on repeating and repeating over and over again.

And I was really mad at my self for falling asleep.

What if someone came and stole my supplies ? What if I was eaten by something? What if I rolled into some poisonous plant? What if I got kidnapped? What if- shut up! I told myself. Sometimes my mind is just really annoying. Sorry .

I heard a faint scream in the distance . It happened every 4 minutes, so I got used to it. I'll have to check it out, I told myself.

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Gripping the disks , I crouched down and crept forward in the direction of the screams.

I was so near, the scream was literally going to make me deaf if it didn't stop.

Now I could see some metal. Very luckily, a tree grew right beside it , so , putting the disks, which from now on are called Diamethysts ( pronounced Dia-meh-thysts) back in my hair, I scrambled up the tree, and hid in its thick leaves.

I hid in an oak tree. Why is that important to know?

Because it will be my best friend in this damned place.