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 Ugh! When the hell did her bed get so flipping hard? The petite blond squirmed and bit and rolled onto her side, shifting her head this way and that. A loud sigh escaped her lips and she drowsily pushed herself up onto her elbows and made to punch her pillow into a more comfortable shape. When her knuckles met hard ground and popped, she let out a yelp and sat bolt up right, cradling her hand. Okay! Who substituted her pillows for bricks?! Teegan? No, he had enough self-preservation instincts in him to know never to mess with her bed. When I get a hold of my brothers, I’ll wring their scrawny little…That thought trailed off into nothing as her blurry vision cleared and she caught sight of…trees? Since when had their been a tree in her room? It wasn’t even one of those little fake potted ones either, it was…well, a tall, live tree. Bright blue eyes widened to the size of saucers and she looked up and around. Blue sky, trees, bushes, grass…
Oh. My. God. Was the first thing that ran through Jack’s mind as she looked around. This…wasn’t her bedroom. It wasn’t the apartment either. She didn’t even think she was in the same city! She was almost positive that she wasn’t in a city at all. The city didn’t have woods like this! Not since the last time she checked anyway. Surely a forest couldn’t have grown over night, could it? Global warming? She wondered stupidly, slowly taking in her surroundings, a bewildered and horribly confused look etched onto her face. Okay, go over last night, maybe Teegan and I went camping or something? She thought, worrying a pink lip between her teeth. Okay, she’d woken up, gone to work and nearly punched her boss when he actually tugged at her skirt –she knew he was a friend, and didn’t really mean any harm, but that was sexual harassment, and she had no problem punching him were the sun didn‘t shine– then left, and grabbed some take out for herself and Teegan, gone home, watched a movie, did some last minute work for tomorrow –today?– and then went to bed. Or at least, that’s what she thought she did. The blonde glanced down at herself and blinked at the Dallas Cowboy’s tank-top she had on over her matching sleeping shorts with the little football helmets on them. So, she had gone to bed in her own home. Well that was a good thing, ‘cause she certainly didn’t remember walking outside and laying on the cold grass and falling asleep!
“Did you slip me something again last night?”
Jacquelyn’s heart leapt into her throat in shock and looked wildly around and spotted Teegan laying next to her. Oh thank god, I’m not alone! Jack had always been a very independent woman, and never minded being alone anywhere, but…she’d never been so thankful to have her friend with her before. She could have hugged him! She didn’t answer as he rifled through his pockets and drew out a cell phone. Normally she would have teased him about his odd habit, but now she was happy he had the phone with him. Though, her hopes crumbled when they found the phone didn’t work. She drew her knees to her chest and rubbed her freezing bare toes, rubbing at the blue nail polish that matched her eyes. “Where are we?” Teegan asked and Jack slowly shook her head. “I have no clue where- Stop that, I’m fine!” She stated indignantly as her friend started to check her over for any injuries. She slapped at his hands when he tried to touch her and scowled at him when he told her to stay still, and reluctantly did so. Honestly, she wasn’t some defenseless little twit that couldn’t look after herself! She was perfectly capable of making sure she was alright herself. And even if Teegan was one of her closest friends, she didn’t need him treating her like a doll. She had three older brothers to do that for him back home in Dallas.
There was a crushing of leaves and twigs under foot, and Jacquelyn looked up and around quickly, searching for the source. Now what? Were they gonna get attacked by some animal now? The footsteps approached and suddenly, there was a woman stepping through the brush. Jack blinked. What on earth was she wearing? Some sort of costume, it looked like. What, were they near some reenactment sight or something and these were actors trying to figure out why they were here? She was pretty whoever she was, slender and tall and, well, beautiful. Teegan stood up and Jack did too, shivering as a breeze washed over them, and watched the woman warily. A man appeared behind her and he too was dressed up in some weird costume. “Who the hell are you?” Teegan asked at the same time she asked “Where the hell are we?” The woman told them not to scream and to stop moving around. Jack scowled. She hated people telling her what to do. “Tell us where the hell we are and how we got here!” She said, her voice getting steadily louder. No one was answering her questions, and if there was one thing she hated more than being told what to do, it was being ignored.
She heard them before she saw them and looked over to spot a group of men ridding horses coming up to them. Again, they were dressed in the same sort of costume the man and woman were. While she wasn’t sure if the two on the ground with them were armed, these men on horseback certainly were. And they were pointing their swords at them as they gathered around. Jack took an unconscious step closer to Teegan. At this point he was the only thing that made sense. She glowered at the so called 'knights'. "Who are you people?" They ignored her.
“The King would love to see this.”
Blue eyes widened. King?
Time S-s-skip!
Another thing Jacquelyn hated. Being friggen Manhandled by some random douche bag she didn’t know. The whole trip back to…wherever they were, she’d been dragged and grabbed and pushed, and she had been just about ready to turn and deck a few pushy men. The only thing that had stopped her was the swords they’d been carrying. She was pretty sure they wouldn’t take being punched very well, so she kept her hands to herself and gritted her teeth. Now, she’d been thrown into some disgusting cell. And she thought the women’s bathroom in the mall was bad. This was…disgusting. It smelt awful, something between rotten food, body odors and just grime and dirt. And she was positive she’d seen a rat run past the bars of her cell. Jack had taken to crouching in the corner. Like hell she was going to sit on the floor, that had who knew how many diseases on it. The blonde rubbed her arms and feet, wishing she’d at least worn socks to bed. She glanced up to see Teegan looking at her and she shot a small half hearted smile at him before running her fingers through her wavy hair, trying to work out some of the knots. She shot a dark look at the guard that said ‘you’re so lucky you’re on the other side of those bars’. And he was. Cause if he’d been inside with her, she would have nailed him in the nuts. No one had answered her questions, and now they were behind bars. It was pissing her off. It wasn’t her and Teegans fault they were here. They didn’t even know where ‘here’ was. Now they were going to be taken to some king? Joy of Joys.
A door creaked open and guards came flooding in. Jack stood up as the door to her cell was opened and glowered when a man reached for her. She slapped at his hand and growled when he grabbed her and yanked her out of the cell. “I can walk just fine without you bruising my arm, thanks!” She hissed, trying to pull away. The grip on her just tightened and she reluctantly fell quiet. Soon enough, they were being shoved to the ground in a great hall before who she assumed to be their king and queen. Teegan fell at her left and the other two on her right. She went to shoot a dirty look over her shoulder, only to freeze when something cold and sharp pressed against her neck. She shivered and looked away. A man, the King, spoke, demanding to know who they were. He even came forward and stood in front of her and Teegan. She resisted the urge to snort. Honestly, had these people never seen sleeping clothes before? They weren't dressed that strangely, not compared to them! And what was he going on about a ‘new race’? She shot a look at Teegan out of the corner of her eye and frowned.
“I think that they may be wizards,” Wizards? What the hell?! A man who she assumed to be an advisor shot her a look that made her grimace and wish she’d worn pants and a long sleeved shirt to bed. “Wizards? That’s not good.” She went to speak, to state that they weren't wizards, but the sword pressed a little harder at the back of her neck. “I suggest we kill them now, before they get out of hand.” “That’s what we should do. We need to kill them.”
Jacquelyn followed the back and forth conversation with her eyes as if she were watching a tennis match. She grew more and more nervous as the conversation progressed and her breath hitched suddenly in her throat when they suddenly declared they should be killed. WHAT?! You can’t be serious!? her mind whirled. They were really going to kill them? They hadn’t done anything! “May I suggest an alternative?” Oh lord, please do lady! Jack thought. “Send them out. Send them on the search for the locket. Besides, if they are Wizards, then they have a better chance at succeeding,” Jack held her breath as the king seemed to consider this. He looked to his advisor and then back at them. “Very well. Then it has been decided. You will find the locket. Find it, and I will set you all free. Otherwise, Death!” Jacquelyn slowly let out her breath and let herself be yanked to her feet. She didn’t care much this time, she was more happy about the fact that she and her friend had just escaped with their lives!
When they were finally released, Jack rubbed her arm and stuck her tongue out at the retreating guards. Immature, yes, but she didn’t really care. Suddenly the woman from earlier was asking who they were and where they were from. Jacquelyn was just about to ask her the exact same thing, but Teegan beat her to the punch, introducing themselves. She gave a small two fingered wave when he introduced her before crossing her arms over her chest. ”We’re not from here, that’s for sure. Where is here anyways? And who are you?” “Yeah, and what the heck just happened in there? Why did they call us wizards? As in wands and spells wizards? Like Harry Potter wizards?” She asked. She had the mental image of someone like Gandalf from Lord of the rings or Dumbledore from Harry Potter wandering around and couldn’t help but snort a bit. Oh yes, she had a magic wand slash staff and could cast spells and conjure…things.
Wonderful, they were surrounded by weirdos.
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