[i]“I just want to get home. My little sister’s sick in bed, I have to find out if she’s okay.”[/i]

This sentence replayed itself over and over in Lucy's head as she followed the others to where the boy was. This guy, who she'd never even really met, was so worried about his little sister. It seemed he didn't even care about what was happening to himself. It was strange, that this would stick with her, but as she watched her own sister, she realized that it was so much different than how they were feeling. Sure, she could say that they weren't worried about each other because they were both here... but it wouldn't be entirely truthful. 

A small sigh escaped her lips, but her attention was eventually drawn from her thoughts and to the door that emerged from the water. It was crazy. All of this was just crazy. If she hadn't been sure before, the fact that her sister was dead silent said that Lucy was not the only one thinking this. Where were they? Who was this? And just what was going on? It was too much. She placed her head in her hands in an attempt to stop the dizzying panic.

If only she could think of a song...

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Elena surprised herself when she was silent for a few moments. It wasn't that she had nothing to say. It was more that she could not get it out of her throat. In fact, she could barely breathe. This [i]child[/i] had kidnapped them. Kidnapped by a kid! How ridiculous it sounded, and yet... why did it feel so real? Why did she have the feeling that once she went through that door, there was a very real possibility that she would not be coming out?

It wasn't long, however, before her voice returned. "No! No way! Are you crazy? You expect us to agree to all of this? And just who do you think you are ordering us around? There is no way you'd be able to keep any of us where we didn't want to be, except maybe him." She pointed to the little boy who seemed excited to be here. The poor thing had no idea that they were probably in danger. He just saw a friend. This somehow made Elena angrier. Her fists balled up and her voice got even louder if it was at all possible.

"No! There is no way I'm going through that door, and there is no way that you are going to make me! I am going home. Right. Now."