Torn Between Lies

Chapter Sixteen~Sakaar

I remember falling through the stars.

I remember the danger I was in.

I remember everything.

My eyes open and I struggle to sit up, whatever I was sitting on was unstable, it was also really loud. Finally being able to see clearly I see I was in an ally between two brightly colored buildings, I look to a street to see a lot of people? No aliens.

I definitely wasn't on earth. I stand and stumble into the streets following the flow of traffic, this city was so bright and huge. Outside the city, I could see miles and miles of trash and vortexes hovering in the sky.

What was this place?

As I come to walk looked time the Time Square of this place there was a giant hologram of a man. The building behind it was the biggest building in this place maybe someone there can tell me what this place is?

I  walk up to it, at the front tunnel were to guards, didn't look like that much security "Excuses me?" I ask.

The two guards look down at me "State your business."

What? My business? "Um, hey I just want to talk to whoever runs the show here."

"Show? Do you speak of the Contest Of Champions?" one of them asks.

"Are you wishing to enter?" asked the other.

".....Will doing whatever that is get me an audience with whoever is in charge?"

The two guards look at each other before looking back at me "Yes?"

"Then sure, why not," I say putting my hands into my pockets. The two guards walk in and lead me through the building. This place was like a maze, I clearly was up getting higher up every time I looked out the window when I saw one. There were lots of people in this building.

Eventually, I'm escorted to a room with a lot of flashing light and loud music. We weaved our way through a crowd of partygoers to a platform where a man was playing the keyboard. One of the guards walks up "Sir we have some news.....sir?"

The man clearly wasn't listening with all the music. I turn my head and see a control panel and fire a  shield at it shutting down the music.  Everyone looks around confused "You!" shouts the man.

I look at him "Did you do that?"

I nod, the guard walks up to him "Sir she would like to enter the contest."

Everyone looks at us as he walks down and up to me "You? A little girl like you wants to enter the Contest Of Champions." he asks, I put my hands on my hips "Actually I wanna way off this planet."

Everyone around me begins to either laugh or giggle "To do that one would need to either earn my favor or defeat my champion." he says with a smirk. Okay, one of those options I know I'm not gonna like so might as well kick someone's ass.

"Okay, who do I have to beat up?"

He chuckles "You...you got gut, here I'm gonna give you a practice test so I know your serious come on." he says and motions me to follow him, I had no choice right? I follow him onto the platform where there was a coach and a table that overlooked the party.

We each sit down and he looks at me "He'll be here in a second don't worry sweetheart."

Sweetheart! Who did this asshole think he was!!! "Um, sir can I ask questions?" I ask he puts his drink down annoyed "Ah no no sir call me the Grandmaster."

"Um okay? Grandmaster, where am I?" 

"Well, you are on Sakaar the home of the Contest of Champions."