Transformation II (First Draft)

Hiking with Zoey, Hatchi and Naki was amazing. Why was it amazing? All four of us were able to survive the ash cloud that killed everybody in our town. Then the earthquake happened and I fell into a pit where lava was, but I did not die. Let me repeat that… I Gaitou have not died.

There was not even any lava at the pit, it was an illusion. I still hit the ground which was lava rocks on the impact. I just laid there and I called out to my friends when the ash cloud was passing through the entrance of the pit. I felt my head was bleeding; I felt it with my hand that was all scraped up. These lava rocks are really sharp.

The ash cloud was still going through, I did not hear any of my friends… ‘They are dead. They have become statues.’ I thought.

I made my hand into a fist; this cannot be happening! My friends turned into dust?! I am here all alone, no support, nothing. I looked around trying to see how big this pit was and it was bigger in the inside than the small entrance.

Then I saw something glowing. It was crystal, but something was off about it. It was all dark and it was pulsing with it. I reached for it and the crystal itself jumped into my hand. That fucking scared the living shit out of me. As I calmed down, I was consumed by darkness.

I soon saw light, but it was grey and my surroundings were different. I realized that I am five feet in the air and shouted. I landed on some tall grass, but it did not help me in my fall. My back got the impact and I was rolling down a hill. I could not stop myself, then hill was long and my memories were pouring out.

These memories are when my friends and I were rolling down a hill for fun, but I snapped back to reality and the rolling stopped. How you may ask? My stomach hit a pair of barefoot legs.

“UGH!” I shouted in pain.

Then the crystal was rolling down the hill behind me and hit my head knocking me out. Before I blacked out I recognized the structures in the distance. I was in New York and I glanced at the person. He had ginger dark hair, but his face was unrecognizable.

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I awoke in a comfy bed and I glanced around to see where I was. I was in a room and beside me was the same man who I ran into. He was wearing a cloak around himself. He revealed his face and it was human. I was worried if he was a mutant… ‘Got to get off the comics’ I thought. He was barefoot, is wearing pants and a shirt. At least I did not ran into a nude insane person.

“Who are you?” I asked.

“That question has been going through my head for a long time now.” He said.

“What do you mean?”

“I do not know who I am.”

“Do you have amnesia?”

He nodded, “Yes for some time now, but your crystal you have sparked my memories a bit.”

I looked to my side, and the crystal was still glowing, “You mean this?”

“Yes, all I got was my name which is quite strange.” He said.

“Well let’s introduce ourselves. My name is Gaitou. I am from Japan.”

“That is strange that you are from another country coming out of nowhere… Anyway, my name is… Yert.”

‘Well that is a strange name.’ I thought.

“Did the crystal help you get here?” Yert asked.

I picked up the crystal, “Yeah I was fortunate to survive the onslaught of the ash clouds.”

Yert held out his hand, “May I see the crystal? It can probably get my memories back.”

I looked at the crystal then at him… He does not look like the person you would trust and that is saying a lot. Meaning I love all sorts of people before the disaster, but I am a changed person.

“Why should I give it to you? So you can restore your memories? That is a bunch of bull.” I said.

Yert sighed, “I guess, I will show you.”

He got up from his seat a grabbed something from a dusty table. I got to a sitting position and I stared at the crystal… It is telling me I need to give it to its rightful owner? What lord of the rings bullshit is this? I put down the crystal on the bed and Yert came back with his piece.

“I was looking all around for that piece of that crystal for a reason. This I am holding is the last piece of the puzzle. Do not tell me it is bullshit. You experienced it teleporting you to another country.” He said.

‘He does have a point.’ I thought. I picked up the crystal again and handed to Yert.

“Sorry about what I said.” I said.

“No problem.” He said grabbing the crystal.

He got the piece of the crystal and combined it with the other one. There was a light and the two crystals melded together. Yert was staring at the crystal and then the room started to shake. Is this an earthquake? I got up, but Yert was now floating in the air. I grabbed his cloak, then we were surrounded by light.

There I was floating five feet in the air again and I landed on my butt.

“Ouch! I am sick of this teleportation!” I shouted.

I looked to my right and Yert was unconscious. I picked him up and looked at me surroundings. I was now in a forest and the floor showed a circle… Camp fire spot maybe? I digress and carried Yert to a dirt path. There was a town in the distance, but Yert grunted when he awoke.

“What’s wrong Yert?” I asked.

I laid him down next to a tree and he stood up without any pain. I looked at his appearance, it was changing. His legs, arms, face were being consumed by darkness. Then his eyes turned white.

Then Yert opened his eyes and smiled, “I remember everything...”