Maddison hit the dirt floor of the temple, the air knocked out of her lungs temporarily. "Shit," she groaned, rolling from her stomach to her back. She squeezed her eyes shut as bits of dust and dirt flew around her face as a result of her impact with the ground. After taking a moment to catch her breath, she opened her eyes and sat up, brushing herself as she stood. She immediately noticed a room full of other people. Well, some of them were people. Some of them looked more like aliens. And one girl with white hair looked like something out of Lord of the Rings. [i]What the hell?[/i]. 

[color=00a651]"These are the other Archons. They were chosen, like you."[/color] Eridanus spoke for the first time since Maddie had entered the temple. [i]Archons. Like me. Right, ok.[/i] She backed up slightly, making sure that everyone was within her view. 

"By the way, asshole," she whispered to Eridanus, "when you said we were going to book a flight, I thought you meant with an airline. [i]Not[/i] through some goddamned portal!" She gestured excitedly, as if he was standing next to her. As she finished her sentence, she heard one of the other start talking. He had dark hair, brilliant blue eyes, and a severe looking expression. [i]Ian[/i], he called himself. Apparently he fancied himself their leader. It's not as though Maddie could complain though. He seemed to understand what was going on a hell of a lot more than she did. Still, it wasn't in her to be a follower. As he finished explaining the layout of the temple, Maddie spoke up. "Excuse me. Ian, was it? Yeah, hi, my name is Maddie. Look, I know you think yourself our leader or whatever, and really that's fine because I have no idea what the hell is going on, but don't you think you should at least start by explaining what is happening? I mean, I have this voice in my head telling me it's my job to train for some end of the world [i]bullshit[/i] and now I'm stuck in some Temple of Doom deleted scene with you people, the Legolas elf chick over there, and whatever the hell [i]that[/i] is," she pointed to a grey figure with no eyes or mouth. "Can you give me more than the [i]you've-been-chosen[/i] and [i]you'll-learn-soon[/i] lines that I've heard a hundred times already?" Her eyes went from face to face, locking eyes with everyone in the room. "Do [i]any[/i] of you know what's really going on?"

[color=00a651]"Oh god,"[/color] Eridanus mumbled. Maddie swore she could hear him rolls his eyes at her. She crossed her arms in front of her chest, waiting for an answer.