5 Quest?!? What Quest?!?

I awoke with a splitting headache, the sound of pounding and ringing inside my head. Looking around I noticed I was inside of what looked like a small infirmary. Taking a deep breath I suddenly felt a sharp pain flair up in my throat, as if I had just swallowed a hot fire poker! I reached up to feel my adam's apple, just for more pain to follow. At this point I decided to just take small breaths to lessen the pain. I tried to sit up, but yet again I was met with more pain. This time in my lower back. So, laying back, I looked to my side and saw a analog clock hanging from the wall. It read 8:37. Upon looking out my window I realised it was dark, meaning that it was 8:37pm.

I stayed still for a few minutes, contemplating life, when a nurse walked in through the giant double doors. She looked straight at me and squeaked. It seemed strange at first, until I realised I was shirtless! I covered up and asked "What's up?"

She was blushing madly, but managed to say "Um, I was just seeing if you were awake"

"Well I think I'm awake, who's asking?"

"Um! Just the four people waiting outside"

"People are waiting for me?"

"Yes, two girls and two guys"

That's strange I thought one of the guys is obviously Mick, but who's the other guy and girls?

"Well tell them to come in, I guess?"

"Ok!"

She rushed out as quickly as she could, as I heard her run down the hall. A few minutes more minutes passed before Mick came zooming into the room, I could barely see him. When he finally slowed down I realised that he was wearing this weird shirt that read, "Camp blue blood"

"What's that on your shirt man?" I asked.

"Oh, this? It's what the camps called!"

"But, blue blood?"

"Yeah! Supposedly, the first people who had powers had blue blood! That symbolised them being the most powerful of their power class"

"Oh! So, where exactly am I right now?"

I then heard a loud bang come from the double doors. And upon looking I saw Aaliyah and Megan running up to my bed and... apologising?

"IAMSOSORRYIDIDNTMEANTOHURTYOUIJUSTWANTEDTOSCAREYOU!!!!"

"Woah! Calm down Aaliyah! Just say it nice and slow"

She seemed to blush a little at my words before repeating what she said.

"I am sorry for hurting you. I lost control of my anger and powers"

"See! Now wasn't that easier to say?"

"NO!!!"

If it were possible, she seemed to blush a even darker shade of red.

I looked over to Megan and raised an eyebrow at her, to signify my confusion of her presence.

"Oh! I-I'm just here to see if you were ok!" She said, with her face almost as red as Aaliyah's.

"You know if you wanted to see me all you had to do is ask"

Both the girls at this point were blushing. I managed to crack a smile just before Archie came pounding into the room.

"WHERE IS HE?!?"

He seemed to scan the room before making eye contact with me. With him marching over, I prepared for the worst. But what I got was a lot different. He was extending his hand towards me!

"Not bad my dude!"

"What's this?" I asked, pointing to his hand. He looked down and it seemed to finally click with him.

"Oh! Look, I am sorry for trying to give you a swirly! But, to be fair I didn't know about your powers before"

"Aaaand I'm just supposed to accept that?"

"Well, you don't have to... it's just" he started to rub the back of his neck nervously, just like Mick did.

"I don't really have any friends..."

I looked at this kid and thought to myself what I'm I doing?

I reached out and accepted his hand. I gripped it as hard as I could, mentally freezing time while doing this. I was planning on bringing him into my pause time, to talk to him more... privately.

My plan seemed to work, as I could see Archie still moving after the tug in my gut had occurred.

"What the hell is this?!?" He yelled, trying to pull his hand out of my grip. But I didn't let him go!

"You are here so I can talk to you, you idiot!"

This seemed to snap him out of his stunned state.

"Ok..."

"Look! I don't want to forgive you! But I only hate someone once I know their story! So, by the lord! If you can't convince me you are a good person! YOUR DEAD!!!"

I could see him getting more scared by the second. But, I saw something in his eyes. A look I was all too familiar with.

Loneliness.

"I-I have just been called the bully for so long that after years of it happening I finally snapped! I just couldn't take it anymore! So I become what they called me! And I punished them for their insults!"

I stared him, with just sheer bewilderment. This kid was exactly like me. Except he had snapped and I hadn't! It brought back memories of when I was about ten and everyone called me a bully for being bigger and stronger. But I learned to just ignore them. What I did next was something I didn't t think either of us were ready for.

I pulled him into a hug, and said.

"I get it. I've been in the same position as you. I know it's hard and that everyone can't hurt you, but that doesn't mean their words can't. So it's ok, I believe in second chances and it's not every day I get to meet someone so similar"

He turned and buried his head into my shoulder. I could feel him crying and sobbing, just completely breaking down. We stayed like this for a few minutes, until he pulled away, still holding my hand.

"I-I thought I was alone"

"I won't let that happen again! Let's just say we can get through this together"

"Ok..."

And with that I snapped my fingers, releasing the weight from my shoulders. Letting time resume.

"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU EVEN HERE!!!"

Mick yelled. I could see that he was getting defensive for me.

"Mick calm down, I forgave him!"

"Wait you did!!!" Everyone said. including Archie.

"Yes! I forgive him! As well as you Aaliyah. But, I can't really blame you for getting mad at me, after what happened"

Everyone in the room seemed to get confused by this statement. When I realised that no one knew what happened.

"Hey Megan"

"Y-yeah?"

"Can you do me a favour?"

"Sure!"

"Can you go into my memories and find the one of me accidentally finding Aaliyah and show everyone why she was so mad?"

Aaliyah perked up upon hearing this and went ballistic!

"Wait! Hold up! Don't do this!!! Please!!! Can you at least blur my parts out please!!!"

She was practically on her knees begging Megan to not show everyone her naked. Literally pleading for her cooperation.

"Hey! I wouldn't be a good best friend if I did. Now would I?"

Aaliyah seemed to calm down a bit, when she heard this. If only a bit though. Megan then turned to face me.

"Jackson Halt. Do you give me permission to enter you mind?"

"Yes"

Suddenly I felt a sharp headache clawing it's way through my head! My brain felt like it was burning up then and there! But, it only last a few seconds. As I felt relief when she was done.

"There! Everyone saw what happened"

"Damn! No wonder she wanted to tear you apart!" Archie exclaimed.

"Thanks for the vote of confidence! Now can I get out of this damn bed now?!"

"Oh, I gotcha man!" Mick said before rushing to my side and helping me out of bed.

"I could do that myself you know"

"Just trying to help!"

"Sigh"

I managed to stand, reaching out to my side table and grabbing my shirt that was sitting on top of it. Slipping it on I walked out of the double doors and down the hall towards the exit.

When I walked outside, I looked around to see that we were still at the camp! And that we were just the opposite side of the lake. This really surprise me, as I thought I'd seen everything at this place.

"I guess they started the fire without us then" Archie said while pointing towards the dinning pavilion that had a small light next to it.

"Well I guess we should head over than" I said.

"Yep" Aaliyah replied.

"Let's go then" Mick chimed in.

Mick then proceeded to pick up Aaliyah and run her around to the fire in less than five seconds. His dust made it fairly easy to see him, but one by one he ran all of as over to the fire.

I was last to arrive, but was given a warm welcome upon doing so. Everyone came up to me and gave me high fives and fist bumps. Just showering me with attention, which made me just blush and stutter.

"T-thanks"

When everyone had finished with their meet and greet with me and Mick, we sat down and started to roast marshmallows. It was going so well, I just felt so at ease with these people.

I was just about to talk to Archie when Adan came over and tapped me on the shoulder. Making me turn around to face him. He was smiling down at me with his grey eyes, silently telling me to talk to him.

"I'll catch up with you later man" I said to Archie.

"Ok, I'll see you at the fire. It's getting cold out here!"

I watched him walk back over to the fire and sit next to Mick, chatting it up like he'd known him for years.

"Seems you've befriend Archie!"

"He's just misunderstood"

"Well, I hope you know what your doing!"

"Me too"

"Anyway, I came to ask you how your stay with us was going"

"Oh! Great! Other than almost getting choked to death. But great!"

"Well I hope you enjoy yo-"

He seemed to stop half way through what he was saying, which was really confusing. As he didn't seem like the kind of guy to pull a prank like this.

"Hey! Adan! Are you ok man!"

He looked down at me, straight into my eyes! But something was wrong, his eyes were pure white! No pupil at all!

"Guys!" I yelled to the people at the camp fire. "Adan is acting weird!"

Everyone's head snapped over to me and Adan, making feel even more worse. "What's going on with him?" I shouted at them, a little worried now.

Everyone ran over and stood around him, whispering things I couldn't hear. But, Aaliyah stood forward and said.

"Adan has times were he gets glimpses of the future and predicts bad things! Usually resulting someone at camp getting a QUEST!"

Everyone's heads rose to attention at the word quest, as if it meant something.

"Aaaand quests are important?"

"Yes! As we usually have to stop some kind of monster and save the city or something. Most kids dream about getting a quest and getting to go out into the world to fight monsters and bad guys!"

"Ooook, then what happens no-"

I was interrupted by Adan stiffening up and saying in a deep voice.

"THE STAFF OF TIME SHALL HAIL!

LEAD BY A MAN WITH A FACE OF PALE!

A GROUP OF FIVE SHALL BE MADE!

BY A MAN WITH THE HIGHEST POWER GRADE!

THE GROUP MUST TAVEL TO THE WEST AND PREVAIL!

AGAINST THE MAN WITH A FACE OF PALE!"

Adan then proceeded to collapse onto the dirt, leaving us all shivering and knowing only one thing!

I had been chosen!

To lead a quest, off into the west!

And I was practically SH***ING MYSELF!!!

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