World of Reverse

While traveling further into the world of reverse, I continue to witness the strangest of things.

“Growl~”

“I- I guess I could eat some of these berries” picking some strawberries, I pop some into my mouth “bleg!” spitting the strawberry to the ground “What the- this taste... why does it taste… flowery?”

Tossing the rest of the picked strawberries to the ground, I crouch at the lake to wash the flowery texture out. Scooping the water with my hands “HUH, is this slime? Disgusting”

I wipe the slimy water off onto my pants, glimpsing over to a noise

“meow”

Blinking, I rub my eyes “now I know I’ve gone insane” I shift towards the meow “that- that is a cow- but that cow… is… meowing?” taking a closer look “it’s drinking mud?”

“Oh wait! Thinking back, that old man did say that it’s a place of reverse or something like that- so if everything is opposite here then the slimy lake is mud, and that mud pond is… water?”

Taking the chance, I scoop up some mud and wince “maybe I can do without water?” looking at the mud, I hesitate “well d- down the6 hatch” I squeeze my eyes shut as I gulp down the mud.

“It is water” brimming with relief as I scoop some more and sigh. “Now to figure a way out of here”

I ponder aloud “to leave is to stay and to stay is to come, the way you came is the way you go, and the way you went is the way I come? I think that is what that old geezer said… but I don’t have any idea how I got here” tilting my head, I rub my neck

“All I remember is waking u- that’s it! sleep! I was asleep so sleep is how I got here! I knew it this is all a dream” I snicker “I knew it there would be no way mud is water and cows are meowing”

I sigh in relief “glad I am not crazy but, what was with that weird old dude” I shake my head “and I couldn’t have any kind of cool abilities here like everything opposite so I’m boring so why not be cool here” snickering as I rub my nose bridge “like give me a status board like in those games”

[Status Alive]

[LVL 24]

[Race Human]

[Skill Find-Me-Talents]

[Realm World of Reverse]

[Title Talent from Earth]  

[Title Talent of Unknown]

[Title Amateur Talent]

“OKAY! Shut up! Those ding are so painful” looking at the list of alerts “talent of unknown? So~ clarifying” I sneer “Amateur talent- how is that a title” waving in dismissal, I ignore the status board “well at least its all a dream”

I snicker laying down by the mud pond tracing circles on the surface of the mud, I start nodding off before I spring up “wait a minute what is my skill?”

[Skill Find-Me-Talents]

“Find me talents? what is that supposed to mean?”

[Skill Find-Me-Talents]

[Detection to find ones like yourself and assists in hiding your own abilities from being noticed]

“Woah! This is interesting- if I come across other people in here, I will know if they got powers?” I yawn skimming through the status window

“That’s cool but-“I roll to my back seeing only odd animals and grass and farmlands

“I don’t think anybody is here” yawning again as I shift back to the mud pond drawing shapes on the surface “well now that I know this is a dream it’s kind of boring~”

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Springing up “JUNIOR!” Lily looks about herself noticing a decent but bare room with a window “ugh!” Lily clenches her forehead, wincing in pain from the disabling migraine

“That imbecile” Lily grunts taking a stand, noting some paper on the nightstand along with her phone and wallet, snatching the paper she starts jotting down her dream, before she realizes she used all the paper

“Good there was just enough” sighing in relief she puts her writings in her phone case “of course the phone is dead”

Just then the door opens, as Lily stands back near the bed “Good- yo8u’re okay” the voice gentle and soft.

“Ethan?” Lily holds her breath “they said- I was told you turned against us”

“I had to make it look that way; Quinn was getting suspicious” Ethan steps closer cupping Lily’s cheek “I would never betray you, Lily”

“I- I knew you wouldn’t but-“Lily chokes back her hic-cup as her gaze glazes over “but this is a dangerous game you are playing, why did you bring me here”

“You don’t have to worry” Ethan reassures her “they still think you are a civilian”

Lily’s gaze coated in disbelief “Who warps a civilian”

Ethan sighs in annoyance “that would be Oliver, he’s a dimwit that only thinks about the now and not the later”

“Anyway, that aside” Lily sneers under her breath “I have to get back to those kids before Quinn gets to them” Lily sneers “that old geezer-“

“I know-“Ethan calms her “The boy, he is her-“

“You put him in the basement!” Lily springs with worry in her eyes “is he okay, is he alive”

Ethan flinches “yes, I put him there saying I will get him to talk”

Lily sighs in relief “thank goodness Ethan” Lily wraps him in a hug “I know it’s dangerous, but we need to get out of here”

Ethan softly smiles “you still trust me” he pauses realizing what he just said

“Of course, unless you stab me personally, I will always trust you with my life” Lily states with a gentle and sincere smile.

“BANG”

“SLAM”

“Where is that kid, Ethan!”

“Stay here, until you know it’s safe, I will guide him away” Ethan plots “I will guide him away from the boy”

“Wait” Lily pulls Ethan back into a hug, Lily whispers “be careful Ethan” before parting once more.

Ethan rushes out the door, as Lily feels for when it’s safe.

“Six no seven hostiles” Lily mumbles “three in the distance which are Ethan, Quinn and his brother, Jax, and three spread out nearby, most likely security, so it’s not or never”

L8ily slips out of the room, dodging the security’s sights, as she makes her way to the basement.

“Junior! Junior, wake up” upon entering the basement, Lily sees Junior passed out on the cold, hard floor, bound by ropes around his wrists and ankles “you are going to be okay, Junior, I promise you are going to be alright”

Lily unties the ropes as she tries to shake him away, but to no avail Junior breathing but has no response. Lily noting Junior is out cold quickly wraps his arm around her neck and drags him out of the basement.

“Ugh- seriously I couldn’t have dreamt of super strength” Lily scoffs as she drags Junior up the few stairs of the basement”

“Here let me help”

Lily flinches at the voice “Ethan what about Quinn”

“He is fuming trying to find the girl” Ethan informs draping Junior over his shoulder.

Lily following behind Ethan as they near the exit of the building “The girl? You mean Sammy is she alright”

“I’m not sure they are still searching for her” Ethan sets Junior in the vehicle as Lily climbs into the driver’s seat before Ethan jumps can jump into the car.

“Ethan” Lily’s voice cracks “you…”

“What Lily?” Ethan stands outside the driver’s doorway of the vehicle, as he cups her cheek.

“You are not Ethan!” Lily kicks him away with a few tears clouding her vision as she speeds off.

“Damn!” Ethan’s face fades into a woman’s “how did a normie know”

Meanwhile, “Where the heck are they! Okay Sammy, there are two choices in front of you”

Sammy paces about the apartment around the sofa, through the kitchen and back around the sofa while biting at her nails.

“First choice, you trust Junior and Lily and wait here” Sammy gulps “or believe the enemy and think they are dead and run away”

Sammy pauses before slipping a loud, scratched, scream

“UGHH! Why did this happen to us!”

Sammy crouches, hugging her knees behind the sofa, “I’m just seventeen, why can’t I just be normal like everybody else” her 8voice squeaks as she hides her face behind her hands.

“BANG!”

“BANG!”

“Pineapple! Sammy! Pineapple!” a voice behind the door springs as Sammy’s expression lights up opening the door “LILY! It’s been two days!” Sammy clenches a small post it in her hand with a scribble “pineapple instead of buffalo” Sammy’s soft smile fades seeing Junior, unconscious on Lily’s arm.

“Two days?” Lily flinches not realizing it’s been that long “anyway, help me bring Junior to the couch” Lily states dragging Junior inside.

“We can’t be here to long” Lily states as she lays Junior down, assessing Junior’s condition.

“What happened to Junior? Is he okay?” Sammy asks helping Lily bring a cool, damp, hand towel.

“He should be fine, he doesn’t have any injuries, nor does he have a fever” Lily observes “it seems he was overstimulated by him overusing his talent all at once”

Sammy flinches, “overstimulated? Overusing his what?”

“SHRING”

“STEP AWAY FROM MY BROTHER!” Sammy pulls a kitchen knife up “Is… is that even my real brother?” Sammy’s voice cracks “Who… who are you Lily”