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Ralph felt the ground beneath him, hard and cold.
He groaned softly, a pounding headache was presented to his head, he can feel someone shaking him awake. "-on? Son, come on wake up…!" he heard a voice called out, Ralph fluttered his eyes open, his vision adjusting to the lighting as he sat up.
“Dad?..” He called out, feeling big arms embrace him, Ralph was quick to melt on his father’s embrace, breathing softly—shakily even, then he fluttered his eyes open. The room they were in—trapped in, looks like a modernized theatre.
Ralph looked around, noticing that there were more people here, there were kids his age and younger, there was even the school staff and some parents of richness and high importance.
His eyes drifted to some boys who were wearing the same uniform as him, usually Ralph wouldn’t bother but he suddenly felt like he was supposed to know them.
“Dad, where are we?” Ralph whispered as he stood up, his legs were shaky but he managed to stand upright, “I don’t know, but stay close to me yeah?” Andrew—Ralph’s father spoke lowly, keeping his son close to his side. A lot of the parents were pulling their kids close, looking around warily for any threats.
“I WILL NOT HAVE IT! I HAVE SEVERAL MEETINGS TO ATTEND TO!” A man yelled, he was wearing a business suit, clearly a government employee with the way he held himself up high. Infront of him stood a teenager with navy blue hair and pale skin, having a bored—almost annoyed look on their face. “I do not have time to watch something from the giant telly! You will let me leave this instant!”
It was silent for a moment, the blue-haired person just stared before a small, crooked smile graced their face, “Ah, I do apologize for the sudden inconvenience Mr. Dmitri, but unfortunately, I cannot let you all leave.” The person said, snapping their fingers in an alarming motion.
Everyone was suddenly seated, the school staff on the back, the parents on the right and the children on the left. Murmurs of surprise, wariness and exclamations were heard. The person with blue hair suddenly appeared in front of them, looking all too amused at the sight of their panicked state. “Relax, I’m not going to hurt you, I’m too nice for that.” They chuckled, tilting their head as everyone mostly calmed down, mostly. “My name is Javier, but you lot can call me Jav, I won’t say my age but I am a teenage of sort.” They grinned in amusement, as if this situation doesn’t bother them.
“You’re...american?” One of the bigguns—Roger spoke, “Roger!” A woman spoke from the right side in a scolding manner, “Do not engage with our captor!” Roger rolled his eyes, muttering something under his breath as the boy beside him—Jack heard and held back a laugh.
“Oh, I’m not American dear, I am pure filipino. But that is not what you’re here for.” With a devilish smile, Jav clapped her hands, the big tv in front of them lit up with a bright light, some of the little kids stared in awe.
“You’re all wondering why I brought you here, its simple really!” Jav smiled brightly, though their smile is friendly and full of joy. It was sending red flags to everyone’s heads. “You’re all here to react to your future! Or rather, your children’s future.”
...what?
Jav almost bursts into laughter at the stunned silence, even the school staff they summoned was shocked, their jaws dropped and their eyes wide.
“Shocked? Well not to worry! I have everything you need in this room!” She yelled out, loud enough for everyone to snap out of their shock.
“Over to your left, there are two bathrooms, designated for both genders, there are toiletries, extra towels and spare clothes you can use at your time here.” Jav yapped, though they were really happy to show off their work.
“To your right is the cafeteria, all the food and drinks are in there and it resets every 24 hours! Though if you want any other snacks, just call out my name and I’ll respond!” Jav smiled, they didn’t even notice her feet was off the ground, though her smile and cheery demeanor kept them calm, mostly.
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Simon was calm, he had a feeling that he shouldn’t be scared of the situation, his eyes drifting away from their cheery captor and observed the left side. He noticed a few familiar faces, mostly boys from the choir—like Jack, Bill, Roger, Maurice, Robert, William and Harold.
His eyes drifted further down the line, he saw a chubby kid with glasses, a pair of blonde twins that were really identical, a dark skin curly haired boy, and a few smaller boys, one of them even has a purple birthmark around his right eye.
“Psst! Simon!” The Cambourne boy heard a voice called out, clear blue eyes met with bright blue ones. Jack grinned, wide and unguarded, the blonde looked behind him to see the rest of the choir boys distracted, then shifted to the seat beside Simon.
Simon’s mouth opened to speak, whether intentional or a muscle memory whenever he’s around Jack. “What do you think our future would be?” Jack shrugged, leaning his back on the cushioned seat, “I don’t know, flying cars? No war? School being canceled for years?”
The playful tone in Jack’s voice made a small smile appear in Simon’s face. Though he can see the nervousness in Jack’s captivating blue eyes.
“Well, I hoped we’re still visiting the tree of destiny in the future then.” Simon muttered, though loud enough for Jack to hear, Jack in return only gave a small smile and a subtle nod before Roger called him over.
Simon didn’t flinch, he just turned his head back to face the front, he was used to being dropped like a stone whenever Jack would go back to the choir. Though Simon never minded, he knew Jack, and he knew his reasons.
Simon just hoped Jack wouldn’t leave. Simon would be very distraught if Jack would leave him.
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Nickie never knew he would be stuck in a room full of strangers.
Though most of the strangers were adults and some school mates he never met, but that wasn’t the point! He was supposed to be at his aunt’s sweet shop, conversing with her friends, not in this room with a cheery captor!
He grumbled lowly, fiddling with his suspenders, his fidgeting caught the eyes of the dark-skinned boy beside him. “Are...are you okay?” Ralph questioned the chubby boy beside him, his british accent flowing smoothly, “You’re fidgeting.”
“Oh, I am alright, though I prefer to be back at my aunt’s sweet shop rather than being here.” Nickie looked up, huffing as he shifted in his seat. Ralph gave a hesitant smile, not knowing how to react, his eyes caught unto their still—talking blue haired captor.
“Our... uh, captor is really cheerful innit?” Ralph murmured, though Nickie’s ears seemed to catch to soft mumble, and nodded in agreement. “I don’t know what our captor wants from us. But from what I know, they are not letting us go.” Nickie frowned, rubbing his arm in slight discomfort.
Ralph turned to the boy beside him, it was silent between them for a moment before offering a handshake, “Ralph, Ralph Peddington.” Ralph’s smile was small, though friendly in a way Nickie finds it real. Not mocking or fake. Real.
“…Nicholas Miller, call me Nickie.” Nickie smiled back, shaking Ralphs hand.
Though even as the atmosphere went lighter, Nickie knew that something was going to happen in this ‘reaction’.
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Most of the adults and children have calmed down, some of them are still wary and guarded. They all stayed in their seats, waiting for the big telly to open up.
Jav smiled at their behavior; it amuses them greatly that they’re willing to stay put to watch their future. Their eyes flickered to the nervous, muttering adults, to the scared, fidgeting children.
The curly blue-haired teen let themselves float off the ground, pressing a few buttons on her laptop as the big screen load up, the title was unique to say the least, but no less confusing.
‘ L O R D O F T H E F L I E S ‘
“Lord of the Flies? Excuse me, but what does that mean?” Ralph questioned as he raised his hand, the school staff on the back nodded in approval, Ralph was well-liked by his teachers at school, always so polite and caring about his studies.
Jav smiled at the politeness in Ralph’s tone, grinning, they tapped a few more buttons into their laptop. “You lot will know sooner than later! Jav declared with a cheery smile, pressing the ‘enter’ button on her laptop.
The screen in front of them lit up with a bright light, casting them with a glow as the first episode loads up.
‘ LORD OF THE FLIES
EPISODE ONE
P I G G Y ‘
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