I wake up in a deep hole. I have a headache, and I feel exhausted. Just outside my hole is two other holes. I peak into the holes to see two people. One looks like... Wick and the other... Red. Were they the screams I heard.
Looking around it feels magical. A purple forest surrounds us. One path, and a sign.
"Path to Erin"
Erin? Are we in Europe. How'd we get here. It's one big mystery. I feel i should be freaking out right now... But I'm too tired. For now I'll wait for Red to wake up. Figure something out. About Wick though... What could I do with him. He's only in sixth grade. Two years younger than us, could be hard to take care of him. I don't think the kids ever even been camping before. He's rich and probably spoiled. Also not very social. He might have some money on him. Probably enough for some pne tickets. I'd hope.
Wick wakes up first. He's not thinking as much as I did. He looks like this has happened before.
"Cal... What happened?" Wick asks.
"I don't know... fell from the sky. Now I believe we're in Europe." I answer.
"How do you know it's Europe?"
"Some other nguage, there's a sign there."
"Erin... I don't know that pce. Maybe a tourist attraction?" He asks.
"I just wanna know how were here." I say.
Red wakes up next. He has simir questions to Wick. It's hard to answer thing I don't have any knowledge on. Like how or why we're here. I can introduce the two now. That's one win.
"What are we supposed to do?" Red asks.
"Find other people I'd think." Wick answers.
"Should we take the path. The one Erin?" Red asks.
"Yeah... could be worth it." I say.
I stand up. waiting for them. But they don't. Instead they stare at me, as if something was wrong.
"What?" I ask, "You guys coming?"
"Your eye... It's blue." Red says.
"My eyes have always been blue." I say.
"No it's really blue. Completely different from the other." Wick adds.
Wick pulls out his phone and opens the camera. He hands me the phone, and I look at my. They're different shades of blue. One my normal eye, the other a very light blue.
"What the fuck..." I say.
Wick takes his phone back. I touch my. Everything is so strange right now. I don't know what to do. For now though. We should move.
"Let's just get going." I say.
We all start walking towards the path. Even though the trees are all purple and glowing, the forest is still dark. Just looking towards the path looks pitch bck. When we get closer to it I see a figure standing there.
I stop walking and put my hands out in front of the others. They take a step forward, then another. They quickly from walking to running. Charging straight at us. I put my hands up as they attempt to punch me. They strike my arms. The punch was powerful enough to knock me a few feet back. They keep punching, over and over. It feels as if my arms are about to break. I feel blood coming from my mouth. I put my arms down in exhaustion. I get hit directly in the face. I crumble to the ground. I try to get but they overpower me. Kicking me in stomach. My right eye feels like it's going to explode. Suddenly I feel strong again. I can quickly stand up. I go to punch them. They try to block it but i get straight through it. Knocking them down.
"Wait!" They say.
"Who the hell are you." I say gasping for air.
"My names Ann."
Ann... She's a small girl. Maybe a year younger than me. She wears a red robe. She has brown hair. It's hard to believe she was that strong. I nearly died.
"I'm only hear to get food. For my vilge." Ann says.
"Is your vilge Erin?" Wisk asks.
"No. I live in the human vilge. Erin is the nd of magic." She says.
I feel legs giving out. I feel like I'm gonna pass out again. And I do.
When I wake again I'm on the ground Ann's hand is on my chest.
"There. All healed." Ann says.
"Huh?" I say.
"I healed you. I feel bad." Ann answers.
While I was asleep Wick and Red struck a deal with Ann. She would heal me and take us to her vilge. In return we would help her forage for a week. She also told us about the nd. We aren't from here. So she told us to go to The Somewhere in order to get home. It's directly in the middle of Erin the nd of magic. She would have someone help us get there. The king could then open us a portal back home.
"Well, we should head to the vilge before night." Ann says, "Just follow me."