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Chapter 11: Familiar

A yellow smoke enveloped the cave. It caused Senkina to choke on her words. She turned to Leon Oskaur. He was also having a hard time talking or even breathing. Jickallyn was on the floor trying her best to breathe. Senkina turned to where Harta was. Harta had been woken up by the smoke. She was trying desperately to breathe as well.
Senkina could hear footsteps of a bunch of people racing down the stairs. Senkina with all her strength tried to move Jickallyn and Harta to one of the seaweed green beds. When she had successfully done that, she tried to move Leon Oskaur.
Leon Oskaur by this point had become unconscious. Senkina knew she couldn't move him and she was blacking out too. The last thing she heard was swords clinging together, before she was pulled into the darkness.
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She was back at her house. Her room no longer looked like a room. The walls that were painted a bright yellow were cold and unfeeling. Her bed was like being submerged in a ice bath. She walked to her door which was now made of steel and 6 inches thick. It was opened just enough that she could leave. The walls of the hallway were just as unwelcoming as those in her room. She walked downstairs.
She knew who she was looking for. She was looking for the other Senkina. She walked into the kitchen. The other Senkina was not there neither was her mother. The kitchen also looked different. It no longer had white appliances. They were replaced with stainless steel.
The counter had a calendar that Senkina could look at. She went up to the calendar to see it was no longer 2016, it was 2024. Senkina couldn't wrap her head around it. She heard someone come to the kitchen. She hid in corner waiting for the person to come to her.
A young boy with brown hair and blue eyes walked in. He had to be at least 14. He was walking through the kitchen, confusion displayed on his face. He didn't seem to notice Senkina but he didn't seem like he knew where he was. He awkwardly shuffled around the kitchen looking for things. Senkina stood out of her hiding spot. She quietly went up to him and said in her sweetest tone, "Do you need help?"
The boy was startled at first but then calmed down when he saw who it was.
"You scared me. Do you mind not doing that." The boy responded with a huff, "Yes I need help. I don't know anything about this house."
Senkina saw that he was just trying to have breakfast. She looked around the kitchen remembering where everything was.
"What do you want for breakfast?" Senkina lovely asked.
"Cereal would be fine." The boy responded.
Senkina then went to the fridge to grab the milk. She grabbed the gallon with the red label, then went to the cabinet that was across the kitchen from the fridge. On the second shelf, the cereal was the side facing them. Senkina then bent down to grab a bowl from the lower cabinet. The boy, wanting to not feel completely useless, grabbed a spoon from the drawer. Senkina put all the stuff on the counter.
The boy then prepared his breakfast. Senkina looked at the boy. She was trying to figure out where he was from. Her curiosity was cut short when she heard footsteps.
The footsteps echoed around her. She knew that the footsteps were not part of this world. As if the revelation was her alarm clock. She had the pulling on her. She tried her best to resist. She didn't want to be part of the craziness that she knew was going on. Unfortunately, the pull was stronger than her will.
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She felt herself wake up. She tried not to move too much. That was so she didn't alert the footsteps she heard in her dream. She tried to move her hand to see if she was tied up.
Sure enough she was tied up. She was strapped down to a cool table. She tried to move her head, but it was stuck in place too.
She slowly opened her eyes. She could see the blue ceiling. The ceiling did not make the place any better. She slowly looked around and saw that Leon Oskaur was in a containment unit. He looked peacefully asleep, his hair turning from pink to blue.
Senkina looked to her other side to see a boy.
His mustard yellow hair was all over his face. He was around Senkina's height and he looked like he put up a good fight. His body full of scars.
Senkina moved her hand again. She felt she had enough room to slide her hand through the restraints. She slide her hands slowly then felt around her head. She pulled on a little lever near her ear. The pressure on Senkina's head stopped.
Senkina then felt above to make sure there was no glass.
There was glass. Senkina silently cursed, then felt at her legs to find out if her restraints had a latch, like her head restraint did. Unfortunately it didn't, so Senkina starts to gently push on the glass. The glass slowly goes up. Senkina feels around the top of containment unit to find a little switch. Senkina silently prays it doesn't kill her or alert anyone.
She flips the switch. The sense of relief pulses through her when it loosens her restraints.
She quickly moves over to Leon Oskaur to see if she can free him.
She goes to the control panel and flips the switch. All the restraints releases Leon Oskaur. She slowly lifts the glass. Leon Oskaur does immediately wake up.
By the time he does, Senkina releases almost half of the captives.
Leon Oskaur walks up to Senkina casually, like they weren't just kidnapped.
"What are you doing?" Leon Oskaur, luckily, whispers.
"I'm releasing everyone. Now help me. Just flip this switch and pull up the glass." Senkina explained.
Leon Oskaur did as he was told not wanting to upset the person that saved him. As he was releasing everyone, recognition sweeper across his face. He turned to Senkina, his hair forest green and face white.
Leon Oskaur could only spit out the following words: "We are in Our Leader's castle."