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By the middle of the third millennium= , mankind realised that it had damaged its habitat irretrievably. Earth's r= apid descent into a barren wilderness, coupled with a series of deadly epid= emics meant that humans were facing extinction. In an unprecedented pr= oject of cooperation, previously warring nations pooled their resources to = find a way of preserving the species. In 2921, the results of their labours= were launched in the form of four ?arks'. Named: Hope, Promise, Belief and= Wish, the vessels were sent into different directions of space. Their miss= ion was to find and colonise habitable planets.

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      &= nbsp;    The spacecraft were a triumph of scientific re= search. Initially, the focus had been on developing a method of teleportati= on, which could overcome the restraints of distance and time. However, deve= lopments in MRI brain scanning found evidence of previously unexplored area= s of the brain, which gave humans the ability to use psychokinesis. This ca= used the scientists to change the direction of their research, and they ide= ntified that, some people were more likely to possess the ability to use te= lekinesis than others. The researchers searched for and trained these indiv= iduals, in order to hone their skills, so that they could work together to = produce a mode of travel, which defied the laws of physics.

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      &= nbsp;    On launch day, Hope's crew members sat in a ci= rcle, holding hands on the carpeted floor in a darkened room of the capsule= The spacecraft's on- board computer was transmitting a hologram image of = an area in space one billion light years away, into the circle's centre. Th= e team had spent the previous hour meditating and preparing their minds for= this moment. Now, they simultaneously concentrated on the image before the= m, visualising that they and their craft would be there. After a few moment= s, the lights lifted and an electronic voice announced.

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      &= nbsp;    ?Transportation complete. We have arrived.' Th= e team stretched and gazed blearily around at each other, as though expecti= ng to experience some change in their surroundings. In reality, they remain= ed cocooned in the ship, and would only get any real sense that, they had t= ravelled when they looked at the craft's monitors. There were twelve crew m= embers, their ages ranging from fifteen to sixty years. Additionally, there= were three new born babies, conceived via IVF from the gametes of humans w= ho were known to possess psychokinetic abilities. The theory was that, as t= he existing company's skills waned, these youngsters would have grown, and = be trained enough to replace them. Hope's cargo included two thousand froze= n human zygotes, alongside others from various other animal species, and se= eds from Earth's flora and fauna. The idea being that when and if a suitabl= e planet was found these samples would be used to inhabit it.

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The space capsule now floated in deep= space and the thrust of its work could begin. Outside, the ship was surrou= nded by an inky blackness, pinpointed with the sparkling diamonds of stars.= Inside, as well as the cosy, cushioned cosseting meditation room; there wa= s a common control room. It was housed in the centre of the ship and contai= ned all the electronic equipment necessary for maintaining the life support= systems, analysing scientific data, communicating with the rest of human k= ind and providing information to the crew. Each member of the squad had his= or her own sleeping quarters. There was the storage deck which housed the = refrigeration equipment, huge banks of frozen zygotes, and containers of pl= ant samples. A small area had been separated from the main storage area, an= d was designated for medical procedures. It was fully equipped with ground = breaking medication, and state of the art equipment.

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Alongside, their telekinetic abilitie= s each crew member was highly qualified in a specific field. Sixty year old= Jane was a computing expert, and it was her job to ensure that, Hope's com= puter continued to communicate with Earth and the other three ?arks'. Saira= was a forty-five year old astrophysicist who would be mapping and recordin= g all planets within range, and then working with the computer and Aron, th= e team's geophysist to decide which of these would be most likely to meet t= he project's requirements, and therefore warrant further investigation.

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      &= nbsp;    Chipendo was medically trained, and specialise= d in paediatrics and psychiatry. His responsibility was to oversee the team= 's health needs, care for the babies and ensure that the three teenagers on= board developed appropriately, and continued with their education. He woul= d be busy! The rest of the crew found the babies a welcome distraction, and= were happy to cuddle them and then play with them as they got a little old= er. The adolescents were generally happy to learn via IT. There were challe= nges; the two boys were attracted to each other, which left the girl, Maria= , as ?the odd one out'. It was a difficult time for her, because although s= he and the boys were good friends, she was a mass of raging hormones. Chipe= ndo spent many hours talking with her, and reassuring her. One of his femal= e companions took Maria under her wing, and provided the female friendship = she craved. Fortunately, the crew only presented Chip with minor ailments, = until much later in the voyage. Nonetheless, everything added together fill= ed every moment of his time.  

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Twelve and a half years on, the space= craft was now fifteen billion light years away from Earth, and beyond conta= ct with their planet of origin or any of the other three arks. It was their= sixth stop, and a planet was identified, that had a breathable climate, an= d gravitational pull similar to that of Earth's. It supported plant life, b= ut as yet, no animal life had been detected. As Aron showed his comrades im= ages of the planet, he explained that there was a snag; the topography of t= he world appeared to change. This would pose problems when they were prepar= ing to ?land' their ship. Sung took over, she was the team's chemist and nu= tritionist, and had taken responsibility for ensuring that they continued w= ith their morning routine of mindfulness, meditation and practising psychok= inesis.

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?We are in good shape. As a team, we = have been practicing our skills. The moment of transfer is immediate and ti= me lapse so small it's inestimable, so all we need to do is concentrate on = the current image which Hope gives us.'

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The team assembled in the meditation = room, and repeated their ritual of sitting with joined hands. They stared a= t the unfamiliar image before them, until the computer made the now familia= r announcement of ?Transportation complete. We have arrived'. They filed to= wards the capsules outer corridor, and made their way to the exit door. &nb= sp;  

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As the hatch lifted, they crowded aro= und the opening to get a glimpse of the world outside. The team drew a sync= hronised gasp. The view was strangely beautiful, far more awe-inspiring tha= n the grainy images they had seen on the ship's monitors. The sky was white= , and lit by three golden suns, two vertically in line, and the third small= er one a little to one side. The land stretching away from them was green, = but it did not appear to be covered with grass, something more like grains = of sand. Rolling upon this granular surface were many, large red spherical = objects, approximately the size of zorb balls. Dotted around were perpendic= ular pink structures, ranging in height from a couple of inches to twenty f= oot. They were reflective and glinted in the suns' light. Hanging from thei= r vertical outcroppings were diaphanous streamers, which gently waved in a = non-existent breeze. On the horizon, the crew could see spots of light movi= ng and dancing, like sunshine on the waves of the ocean. Simultaneously, th= ey realised that, for the first time in over twelve years the air, which th= ey were breathing lacked the chemical tang of the ship's atmosphere.=

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      &= nbsp;    ?Hatch closing.' And they realised that their = glimpse of the world outside was being terminated. Once they were again enc= losed in their capsule, preparations began for exploring their new environm= ent. Initially, they were all to wear sterilised body suits, and were warne= d against relieving themselves outside the ship: their very presence would = be impacting on this planet's environment, and it was important to control = the effects as much as possible. Their first tasks were to gather samples o= f everything around them, and bring them back to the craft for analysis. Th= at night few slept, their excitement was palpable, but as the hour approach= ed for them to rise, eat and begin their exploration, they became aware of = movement, the ship was rocking! Jane hastily consulted the monitor in her r= oom. She moved slower now, she was over seventy, but her mind was as acute = as ever. The view outside Hope had altered beyond recognition; the ship app= eared to be floating on a vast expanse of fluid. Consultation with Aron con= firmed that this was the case, and was probably a product of the planet's c= hanging landscape.

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      &= nbsp;    The team gathered in the spacecraft's communal= control area and discussed their options. They could wait and see if the l= andscape changed again and they were returned to land, they could fire Hope= up, and use her power to move, or use telekinesis to move the mass of the = ship to a solid area. The consensus was to use the latter option. The first= suggestion was too vague; it meant that they would have to wait for the st= ructure of the planet to change again. The timescale for change was unknown= , and they were impatient to begin their exploration. The second idea was d= iscarded as the company were concerned about the impact on the environment = of using the capsule's power. Additionally, they wanted to conserve the cra= ft's fuel for as long as possible. And so, the computer monitor's scanned the planet's landscape, unt= il an area of dry land was identified. The squad assembled in the meditatio= n room, concentrated on the image in their circle's centre, and moved to a = solid area. The hatch was opened and exploration began.

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          &nb= sp;A year on, and things were looking good for the Hope exploration team. N= one of the planet's natural vegetation was found to be harmful to humans. S= ung identified that naturally occurring plants would be able to provide hum= ans with everything they needed to survive. In the last quarter of the mill= ennium, all humans had become vegan; a carnivorous diet was viewed much as = cannibalism had been in the past. The animal zygotes on-board Hope had been= bought along to maintain a variation of species, not to provide food. Most= of the crew slept outside rather than on-board their mother ship. The nigh= ts on the planet were warm, and when its suns sank, it was plunged into a p= urple darkness, reminiscent of the ships meditation room. No mattresses wer= e necessary as the green grains of ground covering were as soft as grass. T= he planet's ever changing landscape did mean that care had to be taken that= you did not fall asleep on solid ground, but wake up drowning. It was foun= d that if a change was imminent, anyone sleeping on the ground would be wok= en by a sense of movement, before any liquid appeared. Many had ceased to w= ear clothing, as there was no risk of insect bites, injury from sharp rocks= or thorns, and they declared that in this new world there was no conventio= n which demanded that bodies should be covered. Those who did continue to c= over themselves mainly did so because they were fair skinned and risked sun= burn. The world's ever changing landscape had made any kind of mapping exer= cise impossible. The team had learnt to use their telekinetic abilities= to get them back to the ship if they became lost.     =           

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      &= nbsp;    After, the morning's ritual of psychokinetic e= xercises, Jane asked if the team could remain together and talk about their= future. They now numbered fifteen, as the babies were now over twelve year= s old and treated as part of the crew. One of the oldest members had suffer= ed a fall and subsequently died, and another had been terminated due to the= onset of dementia. Jane was proposing that a further three zygotes be defr= osted and developed to full grown babies. Originally, the plan was to unfre= eze three every fifteen years, but as this world was proving to be habitabl= e she felt that things should be progressed.

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      &= nbsp;    Kabir, now twenty-seven and a half years old p= rotested. He felt that this was over cautious, and wanted at least thirty b= abies to be developed. He argued that the complete thrust of the project wa= s to colonise the planet, and this could only be done if there were suffici= ent adults to breed. He was backed by the rest of the twenty somethings and= the younger twelve year olds. Chipendo had raised the original babies and = was against the idea, saying.

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      &= nbsp;    ?Thirty babies is an awful lot to care for.'

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?But there are fifteen of us. That's = less than three babies each. You looked after three.'

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?But I had nothing else to do, and th= e rest of the crew helped.'

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?In the old world, women naturally had three babies at a time.'=

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?You have no idea. It's not just when they are babies, once the= y start walking they are hard work.'

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Kabir persisted and eventually it was agreed to settle the matt= er with an old fashioned show of hands. The younger members were supported = by Saira and Aron, and so thirty zygotes were removed from storage, and all= owed to develop into embryos. From the moment the babies were officially bo= rn, Kabir began to understand Chipendo's reluctance. The twelve year olds h= ad now turned thirteen, and flatly refused to wake up for night feeds. Jane= tried her best, but the team soon noticed that the disturbed sleep was tak= ing a toll on her health. Additionally, without sufficient adult supervisio= n the thirteen year olds began to swerve the daily psychokinetic sessions. The team became worried that without their input, they might be unable = to move Hope if they ever needed to. The teenagers also neglected their stu= dies. It meant that they were not learning the essentials of science, maths= or computing, and growing up without an awareness of culture or lessons fr= om the past. The rest of the team were too worn out to do anything to pull = the young people back into line.

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A crisis came when the babies were ab= out eighteen months old. The teenagers were out and about, accompanied by t= he nine toddlers who had been assigned to their care. A few hours later, a = girl called Celeste returned to the ship in a distressed state, saying that= she had lost one of her ?children.' A search party was immediately launche= d. Jane stayed on board Hope, scanning the computer monitors for any sighti= ngs of the child, and it was she who saw the little girl's body floating li= felessly on one of the planet's transient lakes.    &nb= sp;

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The ship's older crew members met in = the communal area. It was a sombre meeting, where they discussed whether Ce= leste should be punished f= or her allowing one of her charges to come to harm. Chipendo thought not, a= rguing that at thirteen her brain was not developed enough to consider the = consequences of her actions. Realistically, she had been too young to be gi= ven so much responsibility. In general the team agreed and so they moved on= to discuss what actions needed to be taken to protect the toddlers in futu= re. Bennu, one of Kabir's peers, suggested constructing an enclosure close = to the space capsule. The toddlers could all be kept in there, similar to o= ld world nursery schools, and it would take fewer staff to supervise them. = This was agreed, although feeding the little ones, keeping them clean, amus= ing them and providing them with essential affection still took up most of = the team's time and energy, leaving little over for essential scientific re= search.

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It was not until approximately thirteen years later, when the r= emaining babies were fourteen and a half years old that Kabir finally admit= ted his mistake to Chipendo. The group of teenagers had taken to disappeari= ng for days on end without explanation, two of their number had become = pregnant and given birth (it was true that breeding was the ultimate aim of= the colony, but pregnancy in girls this young had led to concerns over whe= ther they or their babies would be physically damaged), they neglectfully d= amaged the planet's ecology by making fires and letting them burn out of co= ntrol, refused to share any of the crew's tasks, wilfully damaged precious = equipment and stole from the ship's medical room. Kabir had attempted to re= monstrate with one of his original ?triplets' about their behaviour, only t= o receive a torrent of belligerent abuse. As he stood woefully watching the= adolescent's departing back, he ruefully commented.

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?Chipo, my friend. You were right, th= irty children at once is way too many.'       = ;            &n= bsp;  

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The date is Friday 13, 2013, the mos= t unlucky day of the most unlucky year. We always meet up on Friday the 13 = of every year, but this year I was hosting. Already shivering, I mean it wa= s December but still, I was inside. At about 6:00 pm I unlocked my doors an= d flung them open for the annual Truth or Ultra dare parties. People starte= d to come almost immediately, with their overnight bags and all-black cloth= ing, which was needed for the ultra dares they get so intense. After most h= ad arrived, we all sat down in a circle, Matthew went first, ? Mary, T or U= D??? Mary had quite a bit of social anxiety so here's what she said shakily= ?u-uhh t-truth?? Matthew had a VERY sly look on his face, ? who do you wan= t to kiss in this group?. Now when I tell you she blushed, OH MAN, she look= ed around, then with no hesitation, she said ?You, Matthew?. After many rou= nds later Danycka asked ? Zoe, truth or dare?? I needed some action, this i= s MY party so let's be risky. ?Dare? When I said that She cackled the eerie= st laugh, I almost peed. ?Sleep in the cemetery? We will see you in the mor= ning.? Before I knew it they had me shoved in the car on the way. With all the bad things that can ha= ppen, I was startled, to say the least.

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We had finally arrived, to sum it up they shoved me out of my = car into the 23-degree weather. As I walked around, I got the feeling of be= ing watched, so out of instinct, I spun my head a full 360-degrees. Nothing= ?Hmm,? I said aloud. As I previously mentioned it's 23 degrees, and I'm i= n my PJs. ?well if I'm stuck here until morning, I might as well explore.? = I whisper to myself. ?Sure? I hear in response, frightened I respond with ?= h-huh?? all of my friends left, I saw for myself. As I continued walking I = felt Icy fingers grasp my shoulders, Panicking but something in me just wou= ldn't let me move. I only had to stay here for approximately 15 hours and 3= 2 minutes and 54 more seconds, 53, 52, anyway! WHAT THE HELL JUST GRABBED M= E! I finally managed to turn around and face whatever this thing was and th= ere it was?????...

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I was so frazzled, I thought it was = just a tree but then it grabbed me then I knew I might not be going home to= night. Death has always scared me, it's something I've never wanted to thin= k about, even though I'm 19 I'm still scared. 

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The glowing eyes stared at me and th= e last thing I remember was the thing that picked me up and it went black, = I'm not sure if I passed out or if I was in a sack of some sort. Then what = little light there was, began coming back as I fell onto cement with a thum= p ?oww? I muttered. ? I am Gorgomer the Grave Stalker, You are who you are?= ?. 

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As I began blinking I came into eye = contact with Gorgomer, ?Z-z-Zoe-e, Zoe Ann Lindsey.?. As my eyes explored I= quickly realized I was in a cell, in some sort of building. ? What Bring y= ou to grave bring you here why?? Gorgomer creepily asked. ? Well, I wa= s at a party with my friends, and they-'' he cut me off ?I didn't ask for y= our life story I simply asked why you intruded onto my territory and summon= ed me?..? ?s-summoned you?? I stumbled with my own words. ?YES, STUPID GIRL= ! YOU WALKED UPON MY GRAVE= ! YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS! YOU DO HAPPEN TO LIVE IN THIS TOWN! CORRECT?? ?YES = I DO! NOW STOP YELLING BEFORE I KNOCK YOUR TE-'' I knew I couldn't even lay= a finger on him, he definitely could punch me but I'm far too weak to do t= he same. ? Go on weakling Zoe? ?FIRST OF ALL DONT SPEAK TO ME IN THAT MANNE= R, SECOND I DONT HAVE TO TALK TO YOU YOU KNOW WHAT? I PLEAD THE FIFTH! AND = RELEASE ME NOW!? ?silly, silly, girl, you think I must listen to you? Do yo= u think they can kill me with their big guns? If so your MIGHTY stupid.? ?W= -well I just kinda hoped you would release me from this smelly place,? I mu= ttered, my confidence summiting. He had just simply walked away, without a = word just his noise from his feet *squish, Stomp* repeatedly. I quickl= y lost track of the time, as my phone had been taken from me, by guess who!= Gorgomer, what a weird name for such a terrifying beast. <= /p>=20

 

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?Zoe?. you must not have heard???? muttered a voice that seeme= d to have come from the cell across mine. As I squinted to see in, I saw a = very thin person who looked starved near to death. Oh?.My?.Gosh? ?Heard wha= t?? was all I managed to spit out without pure worried pouring out of m= y words like a river of emotions. ?The ceremony. Whomever he dislikes the m= ost will discard of. Nobody has escaped so don't even try, as you would end= up wasting our last breaths.? The voice once again muttered somberly. ?Wel= l first of all who are you second of all I will escape doesn't matter how h= ard you try to stop me. Lastly, your door has a key in it, try to reach it = and slide it over to me, as it will probably unlock my door and we can esca= pe together. The second we get out we should get you some food before you l= ook like a thin little raisin? I said smiling gently to light the situation= ?Annie. I am Annie? She said, feeling a little more confident. ?Will you = let me out too?? I heard a boy-sounding voice say in the cell next to mine.= ?What is Your name? I won't leave you here either.? I said gently trying t= o calm him as he sounded worried. ?My name is Amor. It means Cupid. Don't a= sk, my mom, picked.? Amor muttered, sounding almost embarrassed by his own = name. ?I think it's pretty. Annie key please? Amor you find anything helpfu= l in your cell, please. I am sure you heard our plan.?? Annie nodded and Am= or whispered something it sounded like yes but I'm not sure. Annie had grab= bed the key while I studied Amor. He might have been recently sucked into t= his mess he didn't look as thin as Annie yet. ~clink~ the key hit my cell bar! ?Annie you did it!? I = said loudly. ? I uh... Found a box of matches!? Amor said more confidently = than previously. ?Put them in this bag? I tossed him my satchel I had on my= back with my gun which I could've used moments ago when a giant monster sn= atched me. But that's in the past and we're gonna escape! Maybe?=

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I picked up the key and tried to find the lock. ?Got it,? I sa= id as they worriedly looked at me as if I couldn't do anything. Rude, I had= gotten it in my lock and was beginning to turn it! ?TURNING!? I yelled. I = quickly covered my mouth realizing what I had just done, quickly turning th= e clock keeping the door shut I threw the key back to Annie and she was ska= ting trying to put it back in the lock when we heard *squish, Stomp* *s= quish, Stomp* *squish, Stomp*. Knowing that was Gorgomer we all quickly was= hed the joy from our faces and scooted into the darker corners of our cell.= Mine and Amor happened to be the one next to our cell window, which was ba= rs but whatever let me imagine. He reached through the bar and grabbed my h= and! I mean he is pretty kind. I had an urge to wiggle closer but it would = be too clear to Gorgomer that we had talked. I was gonna slap Danycka, Matt= hew, mary ALL OF THEM SHALL FEEL MY WRATH! Ok, I'm going overboard fine, bu= t I'll be VERY mad. Gorgomer peered into the cells smirking and walked off = *squish, Stomp* *squish, Stomp* *squish, Stomp*. ?He's gone.? Annie cleared= us to continue. I jumped up and flung open my door and grabbed the key fro= m Annie's door, unlocked her, took it over to Amor unlocked his. 

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We were out but where to now? Gorgomer went through the only d= oor I could see! Amor leaned into my ear ? We have to go through the tunnel= '' My eyes were as large as eggs, ?Tunnel? What tunnel??. Annie glanced at = him and gave him that ?she's so dumb' look. I gave her a quick glare to rep= resent that I knew what she meant, ?I didn't mean to offend you with my eye= s? she said sarcastically. I simply nodded my head. Amor alerted us ?We sho= uld find a plan, and tell her the tunnel.? he said gently. ?In the cell nex= t to mine, Somebody else was here and dug out that night. We lost Quincy an= d?..? she said as her voice faded. ?Hello There,? Gorgormer said breathing = over my neck, ?RUN!? Yelled Amor as he ran towards Quincy's old cell. I lat= ched on to Annie, she was too weak to run and began running with her on my = back, we both were crying out of pure terror. Gorgomer almost caught us whe= n Amor slammed the door, Gorgomer locked it, cackling ?Now you're in a = cage once again? not realizing it was Quincy's old cell. He walked off cack= ling with a *squish, Stomp* *squish, Stomp* *squish, Stomp*. We quickly lif= ted the run to find a dug-out tunnel, I am assuming Quincy had made her esc= ape through. It was big enough for a sewer to run through. We all jumped do= wn the hole which was lacking a ladder.

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?Annie? Can you walk?? I said to her= as gently as I could. ?Perhaps..? she said mockingly, I crouched down and = she dropped off. We began walking down a creepy tunnel, under a bed, in jai= l, in a cemetery. GREAT PLAN HUH! I need to calm down I know, I know, I jus= t wanna get home, sleep in my bed, without a giant monster lurking near me.= I was in the depth of my thoughts when I ran into a wall. Amor ran over to let me know we had turned= and to make sure I wasn't dead. Annie on the other hand was chilling on a = rock nearby, not a care in the world if I lived. Even though I made sure sh= e wasn't. ?I'm ok indeed? I assured Amor, Passing a glare to Annie. (P.s. I= had found my phone once again.) I felt my pocket to be sure I hadn't dropp= ed anything when I felt a vibration and ~bing~ ?just a sec guys' ' I g= rabbed my phone to see the time was over and I should be leaving about now = and a text from the crew's group chat! DANYCKA HAD DARED TEXT ME! Granted s= he had no idea she had handed me over to a demon. I pulled it out quickly a= nd responded ? In a demon's den I'll have to get back to you later ' to whi= ch she responded ?  loser '. I shut off my phone and focused on escapi= ng not my snot-nosed friend. Amor grabbed my satchel off the floor and we m= arched on. Annie had fallen asleep in this mess. ? Hungry Chicka?? I said a= s I passed her tossing her an energy bar. She ripped it open and ate it= as if she hasn't eaten in a year. She quickly decided she wasn't grateful,= for it as she ran up to Amor muttering ?Amor dear, she is trying to get be= tween us, we should hit her over the head and leave her! ? Amor was st= unned, almost so much that he fell over he stumbled with his stutter saying= ?N-NO! W-WE MIGHT L-LEAVE YOU HERE TO R-ROT!?. I jumped in with Amor grasp= ing his hands so he didn't fall, if he did I'd catch him. But then he didn'= t fall but ANNIE PUSHED HIM! Because I didn't estimate to be being hungry a= nd weaker, cause I couldn't stop him and myself from falling in the muddy p= uddle we once stood in. I was angry, might be better to say fuming rather t= han just mad I stood up and bulldozed Annie into the wall. I struck her acr= oss the face, she was so weak she fell over and blacked out. Amor stood up = and began running to the scene, but to my surprise, he ran to ME! He grabbe= d the cookie from Annie, ate it, and continued down the tunnel. ?Amor! You = know she's out, right?? I = questioned with concern, ?Indeed, I do.? I ran after him and finally caught= up to him. I glanced back to where Annie was, only to notice she wasn't th= ere. Somebody with long wavy hair and Gorgomer was

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