MCSM: Shattered Souls [COMPLETED]

4- In Which I Find Out More About My Kidnappers

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I spun blindly through the portal for a few moments before getting my bearings. What was happening? Shouldn't I have come out the other side by now? Had something gone wrong? Or was this supposed to happen? I couldn't tell which was weirder.

It hadn't quite been a full minute before I landed on my feet, standing upright on pale green grass. Four of the others were nearby.

"Where's th-nevermind." I cut myself off as the other boy appeared next to Jenni. He swayed, looking rather disoriented. The blue-armored girl gave him a disapproving look, and he smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry. Haven't had much experiences with portals."

"Me neither, but you don't see me stumbling around like a drunk Enderman." She snapped.

"Well, you do that even without any help." He shot back, grinning.

The leader boy rolled his eyes, then gave me a sideways look. "You have dealt with portals before?"

I laughed abruptly. "Oh yeah. A whole crazy hallway of them."

"Really?" He asked, looking genuinely intrigued.

"Mm-hm. It's called the Portal Network. A few of my friends and I got trapped in it a couple months ago, and had quite a few, uh, interesting adventures." I explained briefly.

"Oh, me too! Well, not the trapped part. But I have been portal-hopping a few times. It's an awesome experience." Jenni added. "What about the rest of you?"

"Other than this, once. And it was only one portal, not a whole network." The leader said thoughtfully.

"I've only ever been through a Nether or End portal." The silver-blue armored boy chipped in. "I never knew there were other worlds before now."

"Same." The boy with the turquoise armor added, raising his hand. He had a surprisingly deep, pleasant voice, with a faint accent that I couldn't place. The dark girl had a similar accent, though not as prominent as his.

"Huh. I wonder if I've ever been in one of you guys's worlds and just never realized it." Jenni mused. I stiffened slightly, realizing that she had a point. That would be kinda strange.

"Speaking of which, I wonder what world we're in now." The leader boy wondered aloud. I glanced around, paying attention to our surroundings for the first time. We were in a Plains biome, with a small copse of trees nearby. A medium-sized house stood near the trees, made primarily of stone and oak wood planks.

"Seems pretty average." I commented. The dark girl snorted. "Don't turn around."

It is hard to explain the feeling I experienced as my brain registered what she had said. No one ever wants to hear the words 'don't turn around'. It makes you instantly wonder what could be behind you, and fills you with an unbeatable sense of panic. As humans, we fear the unknown, and that fear is magnified by knowing that something is there, but not knowing what it is. And let me tell you, the things that were running through my mind were not pleasant. In an unfamiliar world, who knows what could be waiting to attack me?

I sent her a wary look, and Jenni sighed. "Just ignore her. There's nothing behind you."

I pivoted, to see that she was right. There was nothing behind me. Just a few steps away, the grass dropped off into pure void.