Chapter 2 Strange Place

Bringing the stick down, Alice hit it hard on her head. Her eyes widened as the intense pain spread through her scalp.

"Ahhhhh!!!!!!!... My head!! Fuck!!!"

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Alice held on the tree for support, she had hit her head pretty hard. If it hurts, that means it's not a dream?

"Elizabeth!!!" Someone yelled from a distance, Alice could hear fast footsteps approaching her. A guy sudden appeared, he was dressed an old cloth.

Alice recognized him immediately. Zero?!

He rushed towards her. "Are you alright?" He asked in a thick britch accent, holding her hand.

"Zero? Why are you dressed like that? Are we here for a movie?" She asked looking around again.

"Huh? Who's Zero?" He asked.

"Tssk.. that's your name dumbass" Alice replied hitting his head.

"That's not my name. Did you forget who am I? It's me.. Galen" He tapped his chest, he then noticed a shadow behind her.

A feminine figure came out of a hiding place, she was dressed a black cloak, her face was covered too. She raised a bow and shot a fast deadly arrow towards Alice.

"Look out!" Galen exclaimed. Alice eye widened when she saw the arrow coming towards her, but Galen was fast enough to catch the arrow. It was so close on hitting her face.

The figure immediately bought out another arrow and made shoot again.

"Run!" Galen exclaimed, dragging Alice with him in to the forest.

"Can you tell me what's going?!" Alice exclaimed.

"Just follow me!" Galen yelled, wondering why the girl is acting strange. It was getting dark already since the night is drawing close.

Alice could hear the fast footsteps of the assassin approaching them.

Soon, they got to the cliff where there was nowhere for them to go. Alice swallowed seeing the river far below them.

Galen looked back, and saw the assassin raising another arrow at them. He stood before Alice, determination burning in his gaze.

"Why is she trying to kill me?" Alice panicked.

A strong wind suddenly hit the assassin, throwing her to the nearest tree behind her. Her back hit the tree hard and she fell on the floor.

Alice eyes widened when a strange girl appeared in the middle. She was wearing a black cloak, her long black hair blows behind her. It was as if she came out of the air, how the hell is that possible? She couldn't see her face since her back was facing them

She watch the strange girl draw out a sword, the assassin did the same and the both lauched forward at once. Their sword clashed on each other other emitting sparks, their eyes were fierce as the swing their sword viciously.

Alice stood on her spot staring in awe. Their moves were fast and deadly. She had only seen these moves in movies.

Soon, the strange girl succeeded on hitting the assassin's sword away using hers. She then swing her sword to the assassin's face, but she flip herself backward, dodging the attack.

Knowing the fight won't favour her anymore, the assassin hurriedly cast a spell and disappeared into thin air.

"Saverina" Galen called at the girl who just saved them. She slowly turn to face them and Alice was stunned.

The girl have the face of her best friend.. Samantha!!

Not able to take the shock, Alice eyes went back to its socket and she collapse on the floor.

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The sun ray coming from the small window in the room settled on Alice's face. She shifted from the Sackcloths bed and opened her eyes slowly. Realizing she was still in the crazy world, she huffed in frustration.

"I'm sure, she'll be fine once she wakes up" Alice heard a voice from a distance. It was the girl with Samantha's face.. she stood up and found them sitting on the doorstep while staring into space.

'Are they into each other? Yuck!' Alice thought to herself.

"What were you two doing out there anyway?" Saverina asked.

"It was Elizabeth, she wished to see her mother in the palace. I wanted to stop her but she didn't listen. She was almost caught by the Crow sorcerers, sorry I couldn't protect her as I promised, Saverina" Galen muttered, looking guilty.

"I shouldn't have left too, but I'm glad I came back before things got messy" Saverina said.

Her mother? Alice scoffed inwardly. She won't be surprise if anything get weirder. Galen has the face of her minion, Saverina has the face of her best friend whom she protect at school. Everything creeps her out.

Moving away from the door, she look around the room, they are all ancient. Did she travel back in time? There's only one way to find out... Escaping!

After chatting for a while. Saverina spoke. "We should make breakfast, Elizabeth will be up soon" Galen nodded.

They both stood up and went in, only to be shocked.

The girl they left, was no more on the bed.

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Alice use her hand to block the sun from her face as she walk among the crowd in the town. Walking was hard for her because of the damn long old dress, she wish she can just tore it and make it into a trouser.

Most of the villagers has a petty business outside their place, making all of them busy. She bumped into a man, who look so ugly with his huge beard on his face.

"Watch your steps, young lady" The man glared before walking away.

Alice stuck her tongue out, the man's breath was terrible. "Geez". Her face squeeze with confusion. Nothing make sense to her.

If this is was movie, then is everyone in the city acting?

Her eyes land on a huge bowl of water in which a young girl kept outside before going back into her small hut. Maybe water can wake her up from the dream.

Not thinking twice, Alice went over there and crouched. Taking a deep breath, she dipped her face into the water.

The young girl who kept the water there, came out and gasp. "Oh goodness!" she exclaimed with her eyes widened.

Alice heard her but didn't remove her head from the water. 'Wake up Alice! Wake up Alice!' she screamed in head, but her lungs were begging for air already.

"Mother!" The girl screamed. "Someone is trying to kill herself here!"

An old woman came out and gasp too, she rushed towards Alice and forcefully try to remove Alice's head from the water. Not able to take the torture, Alice finally remove her head and gasps hard.

The old woman bent to look at Alice face. "Why are you trying to kill yourself young lady?!! Are you planning to put me into trouble!" The woman glared.

Seeing she is still in the damn village, Alice lips slowly parted as a cry left her lips. She was sitting on the floor.

"Aha.. ah.. what am I.. doing...here ..ahh.. I wanna home... Ahhhh"

Some villiager began to look at her.

The old woman began to Panic. "Oh dear, you're a lost sheep. Tell me where you come from, so I take you there" The woman suggested politely.

"California" Alice replied in between her cries.

"Cali.. morta?" The old woman repeated wrongly.

"CA-LI-FOR-NIA!" Alice broke the word.

"Oh, I have never heard of that here in kingdom Ammon. You should probably report to the guards. So they can take you back home" The old woman said.

Alice immediately stop crying as she remembered something. She stood and face the woman.

"Right, Do you have a phone?" Alice asked.

The old woman's face squeeze with confusion. "A what?"

"A phone.. Do you have a phone?"

"A phone? I don't know what that is" The old woman began to think this lady is weird.

"What? Fine.. is there anyone you think might have a phone?" Alice asked.

"What's a phone?" The old woman asked.

"A phone.. it's a device I can use to reach someone from afar"

"Is that some kind of a magic?" The old woman asked.

Alice jaw dropped in disbelief. "No it's not.."

"I know where you can get a phone" The old woman cut in and Alice face brighten immediately. "You can get it from a witch. They'll cast a spell and you can talk to someone from a far distance"

Alice jaw dropped again. "Oh.. Gawd"

"Elizabeth!!!" A voice came from behind and Alice eyes widened. She spot, Galen and Saverina marching towards her.