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time warp part one
Tammys perspective
Ahhhh, i screamed as the small plane i was taking to the Caribean did a sudden nose dive. All the other pasengers, however smiled. Thats when i jolted awake in my plane seat, my nice new forest green crop top soaked in sweat worse then that everyone stared at me like i was a crazy person who had finally snapped completely. They quickly stopped staring, but i still felt like they were watching and judging. Every plane trip i take i pass out and have nightmeres because im scared of planes. I occasionally do them though for trips i absolutely can’t pass up like this one to the Caribean. For christmas my friend had gotten me the ticket and we were supposed to go togeather, but she got sick. Thats when i wanted to cancel, but i knew that would upset her so today, December thirty first i had found myself at the airport. That had been a few hours ago and has the hours on the plane passed i started to feel a little less tense, but then there was a loud boom and i saw thick grey smoke sail past my window. I immediately started drinking from my water bottle which secretly contained rum. Suddenly the nose did a sharp and fast dive towards the ocean below, i was overcome by panic and i passed out. When i opened my eyes i looked around in horror. Every passenger i looked at had blood on them and they were as still as corpses, eyes wide and unseeing. The plane was now just big pieces of metal trying to form something. I weakly pushed myself out of my seat, i had to know if anyone survived, even thought it didin’t look good. When i got to the front row i realized there would be no survivors. Still i had to check on the piolets. When i walked into the cockpit i wised i haden’t. The piolet had a huge piece of windshield glass through his chest and out his back and the copilot was practically beheaded by windshield glass. The smell of death overpowered me and i threw up. As i searched for an exit i realized that weirdly i was not injured in the slightest and the mystery grew when i stepped on solid land, outside. The ground was strangely a swirl of pink and green like a lollipop, the trees were brown stems with blue leaves, and the sky was white with grey dots. I suddenly felt faint and found myself falling to the ground. I saw my ten year old self walking up to the front porch and cringing as mom said, “how was school little goat?”/ she always called me little goat because i fainted whenever an emotion overwhelmed me, which happened a lot. Then suddenly i saw my sixteen year old self crying in the passenger seat of moms old faded red beater truck. Mom sitting dead in the drivers seat and sirens wailling. We had been on our way to the trampoline park for my birthday, when a grey truck came bearing down on us at about seventy miles per hour. Then the memories faded and i found myself back in the strange world. I started to cry thinking of the many adventures me and mom had togeather. I really miss her even though its been four years. A while later i forced myself to get up and make a plan, mom would not want me to lie down and give up. I decided the first thing i needed to do was search the plane for food and water. The scene that met me was worse than before because now decay and dried blood odor hung heavy in the air. I covered my nose with my hand and then headed into the back of the plane. I quickly found some peanuts and crackers that could last me a while if I was careful. Then after taking a big gulp from a wine bottle I searched suitcases including mine for any items that could be useful. I found a bright neon spring coat, and clothes to change into. As I threw on the bellbottom jeans and tan t-shirt that said save the narwhals, I felt eyes watching me like I was prey. I gathered up my few possessions and started to sprint. The leaves around me rustled and my heart pounded. Then something sharp hit my knee, but i ignored the extreme pain and kept running. Just as I thought the thing was giving up, I tripped on a tree root and fell. When i looked up a muscular guy wearing only silver boxers was pointing a sword like object at me a crossbow slung over his shoulder. I stared in too much shock to say anything. The guy studied me and then said in a robotic voice, “ you fall from the sky in that ancient plane, you are a human from ancient times”. I just looked at him puzzled by what he was saying. He undressed me with his eyes and I nervously said, “im Tammy”. He said after a moment, “my name is Ruku and this is the new world, years ago in 2343 the old world exploded”. I said in confusion, “that year is way in the future it's 2025”. “I can see you don’t believe despite your surroundings”, said Ruku. he abruptly picked me up and started caring me back the way we had come. I said, "put me down, I can walk on my own". "Not with that arrow in your knee", said Ruku. I didn't say anything anymore because I sensensed it would be pointless. I suddenly felt exhausted and didn't want to fall asleep in a strange man's arms, but I soon felt myself drifting away.

When i jolted awake the sky was a blinding white and i saw buildings looming in the distence. As we drew closer i saw the buildings had a metallic shine and were, crescent moon, wave or square shaped. I marveled at it all even though it had to be my imagination. Once past the entrance gates Ruku walked us towards a massive black colored full moon shape castle. When we were mere inches away i gasped for the massive structure was made of porcelain and so were the other buildings. We walked across a drawbridge and then were inside. Ruku plopped me down on a bay window seat in a large cavernous room just after the entryway. He then walked off and despite my bad leg with the spear still in it I had to explore. I soon realized I was in a living room for there was, a white oval shaped couch, massive fireplace made from porcelain, and a large white antler chandelier hung from the ceiling lit with real candles. I sat down on the couch surprised by its bouncy ball feel.

After a while i started to doze when suddenly Ruku picked me up off the couch. He then plopped me back onto the bay window seat and I could see a young lady was now with him. He said, “this is my sister Columbia and she will fix your leg”. I just nodded stunned and horrified by how she looked. Her hair was short brown uneven layers, eyes like perfect solid blue glass balls, ocean blue lingerie, and skin with many scars. Columbia grabbed the spear and pulled with all her might. I gritted against the pain. Columbia looked at Ruku and said, “what level was that spear shooter on? The spear is lodged deeply”. Ruku just shrugged. Columbia reached into a black bag beside me that I hadn't noticed before and pulled out a saw. She said with no emotion, “the spear is too deep , we have to cut the leg off.” Without thinking I leaped off the bed running anywhere where these weirdos weren't. They were crazy to consider cutting off my leg as the best option. However I didn't get far because Ruku was on me in a second. He said, “we have modern technology that can restore your leg, but if we don’t operate soon you will die from infection.” I knew he was right so I reluctantly said, “fine, but stop carrying me. I can walk and I will do the surgery awake’. He just nodded reluctantly and made a gesture for me to follow him. When I was seated on the bed Columbia said, "this will hurt a lot". "Bring it on", I said trying to sound confident even though my stomach was a roller coaster. Ruku put a blindfold over my eyes as Columbia drew near with the saw. As the blade bit my flesh I screamed as pain hit me like a tsunami and I passed out.

Ruckus perspective

As i layed Tammy in the resurrection pod after killing her I admired every inch of her with my eyes and hands. Her beautiful long blond silk like hair and her pale skin. We never actually fix people, we kill them so they start completely new though honestly Tammy is the first outsider we've ever had.

Tammys perspective
When i opened my eyes i was in a coffin shaped pod. For some reason I was only wearing silver colored lingerie. I felt exposed and wanted out of this place, but i didn't know how to get out of the pod. There was a digital screen, but the writing was like some foreign language made up of waves and moon inspired art. I decided I would look at my legs and to my joy I saw my injured leg was now perfectly healed, though I still didn’t believe it was really there. After all how could you restore a leg that was amputated?
Finally the lid slid to the side and Ruku was looking at me. He said, ‘Your leg looks perfect”. I asked, “how long have i been out?”. “Eight days, now if you want come join me and my sister for breakfast”, he said all this casually. I said, “yes i will join you for breakfast”. He smiled and then extended his hand down to me and i took it. When i stood my legs gave, but he caught me before i fell, his beautiful blue eyes locked on mine and then he abruptly scooped me into his arms and said warmly, “it can take a few days to walk on your own after resurrection”. "What do you mean?", I asked. "I shouldn't tell you, but Columbia killed you so you could start completely new", said Ruku. I tried to breathe, but it was like the atmosphere was gone. Desperate not to faint like a damsel, I focused on his six pack bronze chest and my breath began to return. I didn't want to anger these crazies so I decided that I would act like I was okay with things. I decided to ask, “can I have a shirt?”. Instead of responding he took a black lace mini dress from one of the many mannequins in the hallway, and handed it to me. It wasn't even close to my style, but it was something so after he put me down on a bed in a bedchamber I threw it on. He then picked me back up and carried me towards what I assumed would be the dining room. When we entered the dining room it was just as impressive as the living room. The white porcelain table could seat at least twenty and the dishware was made from the finest china i had ever seen.he sat me down in one of the throne shaped chairs and then took a seat by his sister a few spots down from mine. I said, “thank you Columbia for killing me so I could start fresh. I feel amazing”. She just nodded and went back to playing with her silverware. Then out of nowhere at least five people dressed like stripper cooks came in pushing serving carts. As they placed food in front of us I asked Ruku, “do you live here?”. Ruku said, “yes, but Frankie my master owns the place”. “Will he be eating with us?”, i asked. If he ain't too busy with his science experiment”, said Ruku. If you don’t mind me asking, what is he working on?”. “He's working on creating a human from organic material”, Columbia said. Ruku shot his sister a warning glare so I stopped talking and focused on eating my food. not wanting to cause a fight. On my plate were three pancakes the size of Texas, six slices of bacon, and a big slice of vanilla cake. As i bit into my pancake a guy wearing a womens dress walked in. He sat down across from me and said, “im Frankie and it’s a pleasure to meet you”. I smiled and said, “lovely place you got here”. I wanted to ask how I got to this world, but I knew itd be more polite not to keep questioning. He said, “thanks I actually salvaged it from the old world and made it mine”. Not to prod, but how did I get to this new world?’. I couldn't help it. I had to know right now. “Honestly i think it was one of my experiments, now let's enjoy the food before it gets cold”. After breakfast Ruku carried me up to Frankies lab so I could see some of the projects he's been working on. Once inside I was shocked speechless. From what looked like a chemical spill a man was rising out of it covered in bandages. Frankie stood by smiling a smile that gave me psycho vibes. His long gnarly black knotted hair didn't help. This fine specimen will be my greatest success and the love of my life”, said Frankie. He undid the bandages and the guy was like the statue of David that had come to life. “Why he is marvelous' 'I blurted . I started to panic because I suddenly felt a wild animal trying to devour all of my sanity. I started to wonder if I had really been saved or ultimately damned. After a while Ruku took me to what would be my bedroom. He sat me on the bed and in one quick motion he took my dress off and threw it in a corner. . “you will find clothing in the closet”, said Ruku. Once he left I just stared at the door wondering what my next move would be once I could walk.

A few weeks later
When i was sure everyone was in bed or busy far away from my room i prepared to escape. Everyone here was crazy and the longer I stayed the more sanity I lost. I crept out of my bedroom and soon found the front door and was about to grab the handle to open it. When i was suddenly grabbed and slammed onto a bench in the entryway. Ruku glared at me and sternly said, “what were you going to do?”. “Go explore and maybe discover a way home”. To my surprise he said, ‘fine, but I'm coming with you because the truth is I love you and this world drives you to insanity”. He gathered up weapons from a closet in the entryway and handed me a crossbow. Then we silently creeped out of the palace. In the silence i thought of how he said i love you and if i felt the same. Before i could process what i was doing i kissed Ruku. He looked at me in surprise and then kissed me back. Then his hands grabbed desperately at my dress and he gently pulled it off and then I jumped on him causing us to fall to the ground.

The next morning I put my tight blue mini dress back on and stared down at Ruku who was still sleeping on the piles of leaves we had crashed into last night. I thought of running from him and the insanity he seemed to bring with him, but I needed him so I could hopefully get home. When he woke he smiled at me, and I returned his smile. All my control was gone and I started kissing him all over. I didn't care if I ever saw home again. Then I felt a sting in my neck and darkness soon tried to consume me. I fought it, but another stig and darkness won.

Ruckus perspective

I looked at all the palace security surrounding us in shock. Then four of them grabbed at me and i started kicking out at them, but i unfortinetly was outnumbered. Two held me down while a few others handcuffed me with cuffs that had built in tazors. They then lifted me up and i continued to kick out at them. I managed to strike one in the shins and they instantly tazired me. After a while we were at the palace gates and i kicked harder i didn’t want to face Frankies raft. The last servant who had gone against him was Eddie. He was beaten and then slowly little bits of his heart and brain were taken. The organs were then put into Rocky to give him life.

They tied me to a chair in the dinning room and Frankie soon entered. Before he could utter a word i yelled,”wheres Tammy?”. “Shes safe you however are going to pay with your life for running away and helping Tammy”, said Frankie. Columbia just stood in the corner with a grim expression on her face. He punched me several times in the gut and then the guards tazed me tell i passed out.

Tammys perspective
When i opened my eyes i was in Frankies lab chained to a slab and Ruku laid on a slab next to mine still unconscious. Frankie and Columbia soon entered wearing lab coats i bravely said, “what are you going to do to us?. Frankie just smiled and then started examining blades that laid on a tool tray. He then took the sharpest one over to Ruku who was starting to open his eyes. Frankie said to Columbia, “hold him steady”. Frankie then to my horror pressed the blade to Rukus forehead. Just as he started to cut Rocky burst in and charged at Frankie. Frankie yelped in surprise and then said, "I created you and this is how you repay me?". Rocky growled and then to my terror Rocky ripped out Frankie's heart with his bare hands. The blade that Frankie held went flying and to my amazement and horror it sliced through Columbia's neck, killing her instantly. When I looked at Ruku he had managed to get off the slab and now pointed a lava gun at Frankie. I closed my eyes as the gun fired, not wanting to see the aftermath. Eventually I felt something stroking my cheek and when I opened my eyes it was Ruku. I weakly said now smelling burnt flesh, “are you okay?’. He started to sob blood still dripping from his cut. He had undone my straps so I sat up and hugged him.

A little while later the palace started to crumble on us and before we knew it we were standing on a island full of people.

© Annie Johnson