Mikey turned her head and held onto the closest thing she could feel around her, tree. She felt so dizzy and was about to puke when she heard someone as well puking.
The sun hit her eyes as soon as she opened them. On one side stood Nat and puked and on the other side stood at least hundred of children looking at her with big eyes. Children?
''Nat, we have no time! Can you help me get the children back?'' But as soon Mikey said that Nat just fainted.
''This... No time. Come here, children. You need to go back. Fast!'' She could feel the vibrations straight behind her.
One by one child came closer and as she turned her head around she could see clearly the hallway they just left. She put touched that uneven screen and then pushed her hand inside. She could see those people inside getting excited.
One by one child entered the portal. She glanced at the surroundings and couldn't see anyone else. ''Where are your teachers?'' She asked one child as they were passing through the portal.
''They tried many times to go back, but couldn't. We were hungry and they went to the forest to gather some food for us. Look they are coming back!'' The little girl pointed at two women that rushed out of the forest and waved their hands.
''Don't leave us here!'' They screamed anxiously making Mikey furrow her eyebrows.
As they arrived they wanted first to enter but Mikey stopped them. ''Let the children pass first. Go fast and get my friend as well. Hurry.''
There were about twenty children left and Nat was lying on the ground just two steps further.
Somehow she knew that her hand was a connection between the worlds. She glanced at the portal and saw anxiously looking scientists that waved their hands and rushed them to hurry. The two women could see the situation, picked up the children and jumped through the portal not leaving her choice to stop them.
The children tried pulling her closer but she was too heavy for them so Mikey could only yell at them ''Hurry up. Run! The portal is closing!''
As the last child passed the portal she jumped to get Nat but the door was getting smaller and smaller. All she could do is to trow her trough it and suddenly it was gone. Everything was gone. the portal, the people and no she was stuck somewhere. But where is this?
She found this situation quite ridiculous. ''Why did I even say yes when she asked me if I would help her save children? Who will save me?''
In the storage the two women quickly came to one decision, if there is no one else willing to help, they will. So they took their masks off and went there. ''Let us seem friendly. It is better than getting shot by one of them. Look. They have weapons.''
Indeed. It seems these scientists were not normal people. ''Maybe military as well?'' Nat was thinking loudly while Mikey just nodded. that made sense. Then they went, passed the portal and now she is stuck in... where?
If that thing is gone will she even be able to go back? Does she wants to go back, that is another question that she had no answer for. At least not yet.
''Oh well. Let's find out where the hell am I and what kind of trouble am I in?'' She put her hat on and then as she did the first step she stumbled and fell almost straight on her face.
Just in the last second, she stopped her herself smashing face forward into the ground as she realized that she tripped over something. She climbed up from the floor and was stunned. Nat's bag. Her natural curiosity made her sit down on the nearby tree trunk and open it.
Side pockets. Nat had many side pockets. ''Nat, what the hell, why do you need a bag that has more pockets than medicine cabinet?''
She counted a dozen pockets and started taking out the stuff. ''Minicams. Do I need it? Can I even use it? Band-aids. Sweets, sweets, sweets, sweets... What the hell? Finally, pocket knives. Mien is better but is better to have one more. Oh, medicine. Aspirine? God, more medicines. What are these? Ibuprofen and Paracetamol? Is she sick and still running around? That fool. No wonder she fainted as soon we came here.
More medicines for coughing and fever. Does she have her own private medicine cabinet in this thing? Mikey bought medicine as well, but not this much...
Now she opened the bag and was stunned by the order inside. Two sets of clothes including everything. One pair of sneakers. A towel. A small bottle of shampoo. Wound creme... of course. Oh, a sleeping bag. Dried food. Salt. Seasonings. Tiny pot. Spoon and fork. There is more the deeper she got. Rope. Plastic bags? Two bottles of water. What is that? Big plastic container. After opening there was the whole pack of water clarifying pills. Nat? Who are you actually? She just took the whole climbing set. Did you plan to climb the walls? With a sigh, she looked again inside the bag and couldn't find any other stuff. Is that's it?
At least she had the idea to take a popup tent. Luckily. In the store she was still reconsidering, but when the salesmen told her that it was easy to pack and unpack she changed her mind. She remembered miss Olis her dream. Maybe she could go to the mountains and camp there after she is done?
Mikey hauled the backpack and after thinking she put it in front of her. It was not as heavy as hers so it was bearable. She took out one bottle of water from Nat's bag and smiled. ''It is going to be easier if I drink her water first, right?''
Where should she go forward, back, to the sides? Well, she was not sure so she just turned around three times and just started walking with unsteady steps into the direction she turned. New world, I'm coming!