Chapter 11- We Are The Next [Part One]

“Is it ready?”

“Yes. Wake them up.”

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Skye felt like she was suffocating. The darkness seemed to be a liquid, filling her lungs and rendering her unable to breath. She couldn’t scream, couldn’t even move. Skye could see a light in front of her face and she reached for it, but it just danced away from her fingers. She kept trying to get closer until it floated right in front of her face. An image had showed up, and it got clearer. Skye could hear someone shouting her name, muffled at first but growing stronger and stronger. She could recognize it, but couldn’t place the name. Was it a friend? Maybe.

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A girl sat up on a hospital-like bed. She looked around and saw two other beds in her room, each with someone lying in them. She swung her legs over the side and tried standing up, but fell to the ground instead. “Ow…” She used the bed to lift herself back up and then used the wall to steady herself when she walked to the other beds.

“...Leaf?” The girl whispered, standing at one bed. The other girl stirred a little, “...My name is Winter, not Leaf…”  Winter rolled onto her side, “...You should know that… Misty…” Misty used a hand to shake Winter awake, “...Winter, get up…” Misty whispered. Winter opened her eyes sleepily, “...Misty? Where are we?” Winter sat up, looking around. She stopped at the final bed, “W-Who is that?” The girl in that bed was yelling loudly. “P-Please help me…!” Misty walked to that bed, keeping one hand on the wall or something else she could use to support herself.

“...Hello?” Misty sat on the bed. The other girls eyes opened slowly, “...Misty?” She asked, “I thought I’d never see you again!” The girl hugged Misty, “Is Winter here as well?”

“I’m sorry, but I have no idea who you are.” Misty looked at the girl. The girl fell back, “Misty, it’s Skye…” Skye rubbed her eyes. “I’m sorry, Skye, but I don’t know you.” Misty looked at the ground, swinging her legs, “Maybe we did know each other, but the only one I remember is Winter…” Skye sighed, “I-It’s fine, it’s fine… I just thought…”

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“Vitarie? Syua?” A girl wandered the hallways, calling out the names of her friends. She bumped into someone and they both fell to the floor. “S-Sorry!” The girl exclaimed. The person she bumped into just got up, ignoring her.

“...Mist?” The girl turned around to see two people behind her. “Hmm?” Mist looked at them, “Who are you again?” She tilted her head. “...I’m Kitty and she’s Vitarie! You should remember us…” Kitty whispered. “...No, I don’t think I remember anyone named Kitty, and how are you Vitarie? You don’t look anything like her…” Mist looked at both of them, shaking her head.

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More darkness. Everything just went black, the only color being light coming from an armband everyone had. Each one different colors, all pointing to each other. Misty and Winter? Blue and green, and when the two light beams met the connected beam turned a bright pink. Mist, Kitty, Vitarie, and Syua? Red, yellow, orange, and silver. The four light beams connected to form a sphere. Skye? White. It went to three other beams of light that seemed to come from nowhere.

The lights dimmed and brightened as they got further or closer to the ones their beam connected to. The darkness, though, it stayed no matter what. The beams of light were the only thing that kept them together.