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[spoiler=chapter 1] Maage woke up from a deep sleep. He thought he recognized his sourroundings, but was suprised to see that the alarm clock he was about to punch wasn't there. He looked down. Man, he wasn't even on his bed. He had no idea where he was, actually. He was laying on. . . . What? There was no solid ground. But he wasn't in motion! He rubbed his eyes and looked around again. He felt for the ground. Good, he thought. He could feel the ground again.

But where was he? There was no-one he could see around him. That he could see. He saw nothing but pitch darkness. Then, a blue sliver appeared. It was the moon. Maage stood up.

"Can't a man get a night's sleep?" a voice said. Maage stumbled. THAT was unexpected. "God, you act like you've never spent a night in the jail cell. What's wrong?" Maage was confused. Jail cell? since when was Maage in jail?

"Well?" said the voice. "Cat got your tounge?" Maage knew already this wasn't his kind of person.

"S.. . .Sorry."

"That's better." the voice responded. "Good thing you didn't wake up Ruff." Ruff? Who the heck is Ruff? Is this a bizzarre dream?

"Maage? Somethin' wrong? You're quiet. Reminds me of a 14 year old."

14? That's my age, though Maage.

"But I am 14."

"Don't talk silly. We all know you're 32. They'll take you as a crazy like they did Vill. Snap out of it."

Maage was confused, so he decided to go back to sleep. Hopefully, He'd wake up back at home. Maage returned to the hard ground that he was on before. Dang! It was cold!

"If you keep this up, I guess there is somethin' wrong with ya'. Get in your bunk."

Maage rose again. He stalked over to the nearest bunk. A sudden wave of tiredness fell over him. He fell right into the bunk. He covered himself up listening to the sounds of the night. The window had strong metal bars, but still let wind pass through. A soft breeze slid through the balnket. He heard the leaves on trees rustling in the soft wind. It was so soothing. Maage had always loved nature. He heard an owl hoot in the distance. He wondered what it was after. Sometimes, the owls just hooted when they were lost.

Maybe it was after a small bird? Or a mouse? It didn't matter. But maybe - just maybe - it was because he was lost, almost as bad as Maage felt he was.

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Maage woke up again, but this time to find the sun in his eyes.

Come get your slop!" someone shouted.Maage blinked away the radient blast into his eyes.He was the last one up.

"Stoppit, Ruff!", shouted the same voice he'd heard last night.

"Give it. Do you wanna' die, Skip?"

" Well, maybe. Life isn't very good here anyway.", Skip said sarcastically. Maage watched in horror.

Ruff bawled his fist at Skip and Skip winced. Maage waned to tear over and ask him who he thinks he is. But he knew he couldn't handle a ruffian like him. Ruff looked strong enough to hold an elephant or two, with muscles practically as big as one. An armor of tatoos covered his arm, and if Maage was correct... yup, one actually did show Ruff holding an elephant!

"HEY! IT'S HIS! LEAVE IT!" Maage said.

Ruff turned. His lip twitched a bit then morphed into a snarl.

"You think you'd stand a chance against me?"

"Shut up!", Skip shouted to Ruff.

Ruff turned to both and bawled his fist. They knew he wouldn't punch, but they were suprised when he did. He hit Skip in the chest. Skip fell on to the ground, struggling to grab a breath. Maage stared at Ruff with hatred in his eyes.

"You want some, too?", Ruff said to Maage.

"Try me," Maage said to Ruff. Ruff aimed a blow at Maage.

"TAKE..... THIS!!!!!" Ruff exclaimed.

"OH REALLY?" said Maage, and he ducked down. Ruff hit a hard bed frame.

"OUCH," he cried. "I'll let you go this time, but just know, you won't survive if you keep it up."

A passing guard looked in and saw Skip wheezing on the ground. Ruff looked at him, and turned back to Maage, smiling.

"What happened to him,?" the guard said.

"Well," started Ruff in the phoniest i'm-so-nice-it-wasn't-me-voice Maage had ever heard. "Maage over here got angry because Skip wouldn't give him his food.". The guard glared at Maage. "So, he punched him as hard as he could in the chest. Then-"

"That's not true.", said an unknown voice. It was Skip, in a wheezy voice, and he could now breathe. "Ruff -I mean - Carlos did it."

"Carlos "Ruff" stared at Skip. "He punched me, and would have hit Maage too, if Maage wouldn't have ducked.". The guard turned his face to Ruff.

"Come with me." he said. Ruff didn't repy, but the glare he gave Maage and Skip said, "When I get back, you're both strangled".

Ruff was tooken out and Skip and Maage sat down on a bed.

"So..." started Skip. "Why have you been acting so strange?" he said to Maage. Maage tried to think of the words to say. "I don't kknow" was one option. He went through several more before actually putting the phrase into word.

"If I told you, you wouldn't believe me."

 

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