War of The Worlds

Alone

Sophia

     I sat in the cell- my cell -and thought back to the day before. That day started out so normal...but then Luke and I had gotten that letter from Mifeo. Then the spell, the battle and Drake's freakish explosion. The next thing you know we're heading out on an adventure.

     The recent battle...Drake had seemed so calm standing in front of the enemy. His sword in his hands, the wind blowing his black hair so that you got brief glimpses of his electric-blue eyes. I wonder if he ever thinks of me like this? I thought, pulling my knees towards my chest.

     I felt utterly useless right about now. Sure I got the Diamond Dog in the back and stuff. But if I hadn't, he wouldn't have knocked everyone down and captured me so easily. The others were probably worried sick about me and it was all my fault.

     "Why must I be the first one to need rescuing?" I asked out loud to no one in particular.

     When the Diamond Dog got me I remembered him slinging me over his back, knocking the wind out of me and sending my weapon flying. Then he dived down the hole and filled it back up as he traveled through it. My sense of time was lost while we were in that tunnel. We could have traveled for two hours or five minutes. But next thing I knew, we were emerging in a hallway with stone walls and small clusters of gems that made a natural light, giving the hallway an eerie glow. Then I was shoved through the unlocked door of a cell and the door was locked behind me. I sat in the cell, looking at the somewhat moss covered walls and rusted bits of metal. There was a squeak that sounded like a mouse and a steady drip-drip-drip of water in one corner.  I thought for a while, trying to figure out if there was a way to escape but my heart wasn't into it.

     Now we're back where we started, in this cell with me thinking about the others.

     Were the others looking for me? Or...had they just moved on without me? I didn't know what to think, that is, until I remembered something. They were my friends! They would never just leave me to rot in the cell. I just hope they get here, where ever 'here' was, soon.

     Maybe I could get out and find them though! But how? If I had my spear I could probably think of something, and I don't know how to use my powers...maybe...I could ambush a guard! These Diamond Dogs had to feed me at some point. Now I just had to wait for the right moment when someone came to feed me.

     I ate the food, which wasn't half bad, thinking about my failure. I didn't even have the guts to run towards him. Much less beat him up! It's hopeless.

     Maybe there was a way I could escape without violence. I just had to think...think.

     "I got it!" I exclaimed jumping to my feet, the food falling on the floor. "Aw man!"

All I have to do is hide in a dark corner and slip out when a guard unlocks the door to make sure I'm still in here! I though, my mind working out what to do.

     I would have to wait until a guard passed by and looked into my cell. And who knows how long it will take for that to happen?!

     So I waited...and waited...and waited...and waited some more. "Where is he?!" I half screamed half asked nobody.

     Just then I heard the door to the hall open. From what I knew, I was about five cages from the entrance to the hall so I had a small amount of time to hide.

    I slowly backed in to the darkest corner of the cell and crouched down, hoping he couldn't see me. They did seem to need about the same amount of light to see fine as Humans.

     I heard the sounds of his feet (paws?) on the stone floor, heading down the hallway. I could also hear the metallic sounds of him hitting the bars of the cages to make sure the occupants were in them. The sound got closer and louder pretty fast, so I had to brace myself so I wouldn't jump when- clang! - I jumped a few inches but I didn't think he saw me.

     "Hey, you in there!" another clang, "Don't make me come in there...okay, if that's what you want."

     I heard the door to the cell opening and pushed my self as close to the ground as I could, not caring about the horrible stench that reached my nostrils.

     "I'm hoping this isn't some kind of joke, cause I don't fancy having to teach the you a lesson." He walked a bit further into the cave.

That's it...just a little more... I thought, the anticipation making me start to shake, one more thing that might break my cover.

     He walked a few steps more into my cell, now he was about halfway in.

     I started to crawl forwards, making as little noises as I could. I made it past him without making contact in what might have been about half a minute. But to me it felt like hours. Once I was about two or three feet past where he was, I stood up and prepared to make a mad dash for the hallway. Right when I was about to start I felt something on my left shoulder.

     "Now where do you think you're going, miss?" The guard whispered in my ear.

     I froze up for a couple seconds. Then I did the one thing that came to me naturally. I swung my right arm back as hard as I could, feeling my elbow striking something solid and feeling his grip weaken. It took about three more quick strikes to the face before he was out cold on the floor with a bloody nose. I guess I did have the guts to beat up a guard.

     I ran out of my cell, after grabbing the ring of keys from his belt and shoving them into my pocket, and turned left to run through the door he had come through. Instead of seeing the door, I got an eyeful of guard.