There's No Such Thing As Heros, chapter 2
"Where in the name of fuck am I?" Mike looked about. He was lying on a couch in the basement of some house. How the hell did he get here? 'I hope who ever lives here is friendly' he thought looking at the blood red walls. There was a bed in the corner of the room and a desk but that was about it. He heard a creaking noise and turned to see a door opening. He watched as a girl stepped into the room. When she saw him she smiled,
"It's about time"
"Huh?"
"You've been out of it for what, 9 hours? That must have been some strong dope"
"Wha!? How do you know I was stoned? And where am I?"
"Well, you're in my house at the moment"
"You don't say"
"But I suppose you want to know where the house is"
"Yeah. That would be nice"
"I don't know how to tell you this but here goes, you're in another world"
"What!?"
"You were brought here by Lord Skilfazar. He rules over this world, Kalamaz. He brought you and your friends here because he wants to enslave you. I'm not sure what happened to the others but I found you in a field and brought you back here. It's better for you if he doesn't know where you are"
"Okay. I guess I'm with you so far. This is fucking weird. So, how can I get home?"
"That's the problem, you'll need the help of a mage. And a powerful one too. It's a complicated spell, transportation through worlds. The only mages I know of are Skilfazar and his second-hand man, Barna, and they aren't going to help you"
"Great. Just fucking great! I'm in another world, I have no idea when I'll get home or get to see my daughter again"Mike put his head in his hands. It was a lot to take it. The girl sat down next to him and put an arm round his shoulders,
"I sound so pathetic"
"No you don't. It's perfectly normal to feel this way"
"How do you know?"
"Cos I've been in your position"Mike looked at her. His blue eyes meeting her brown ones
"You mean you weren't born here?"
"Nope. I came from the same place you did. So I know all about you Mikey"she said with a smile
"How long have you been here?"
"About a year. People stop looking after 3 months"
"In 3 months they forget about you?"
"Pretty much. It'll take longer for you because you're a rockstar. But let's hope we can get you and the rest of Green Day back home before you have to ask any really awkward questions"
"What about you? Don't you miss home?"
"What home?" she said with a light laugh"I lived by myself, no boyfriend nothing. My parents left me on a doorstep when I was 6 months old. Okay so my adoptive parents were alright but we never really clicked ya know? I'm pretty much happy here"
"Why are you here?"
"I was brought here when Skilfazar was practising his skills. He said he'd return me but never did because he doesn't want anyone ever returning. Once you're in Kalamaz, you're here to stay"
When she saw the pain in Mike's eyes she pulled him into a tight hug,
"Don't worry Mike, I'll get you guys out of here. I promise"
"Really?"
"Yup"he smiled for the first time since he had arrived in Kalamaz.
"Anyway, can I at least know your name?" he asked
"My name is Doudaine Black, I'm 27, born in England, I lived in New York since I was 19 and yeah, thats about it really"
"Cool. I guess you already know who I am"
'Yeah"she giggled and pulled him into another hug. The two stayed sat on the couch, Mike resting his head against Doudaine's chest. In a matter of minutes he had fallen asleep. Doudaine smiled sadly. She liked him but could she really get him, Billie Joe and Tre back home safely? She didn't even know where Billie Joe and Tre were. Although she had a bad feeling that Skilf already had them and if he did she needed to keep him away from Mike and try to get the others out aswell. She knew she couldn't do it alone but she didn't really know anyone who would help her without betraying them. She had never mixed with anyone here. She stroked her hand through Mike's blonde hair absent-mindedly. She had to find a way. She had to.
"It's about time"
"Huh?"
"You've been out of it for what, 9 hours? That must have been some strong dope"
"Wha!? How do you know I was stoned? And where am I?"
"Well, you're in my house at the moment"
"You don't say"
"But I suppose you want to know where the house is"
"Yeah. That would be nice"
"I don't know how to tell you this but here goes, you're in another world"
"What!?"
"You were brought here by Lord Skilfazar. He rules over this world, Kalamaz. He brought you and your friends here because he wants to enslave you. I'm not sure what happened to the others but I found you in a field and brought you back here. It's better for you if he doesn't know where you are"
"Okay. I guess I'm with you so far. This is fucking weird. So, how can I get home?"
"That's the problem, you'll need the help of a mage. And a powerful one too. It's a complicated spell, transportation through worlds. The only mages I know of are Skilfazar and his second-hand man, Barna, and they aren't going to help you"
"Great. Just fucking great! I'm in another world, I have no idea when I'll get home or get to see my daughter again"Mike put his head in his hands. It was a lot to take it. The girl sat down next to him and put an arm round his shoulders,
"I sound so pathetic"
"No you don't. It's perfectly normal to feel this way"
"How do you know?"
"Cos I've been in your position"Mike looked at her. His blue eyes meeting her brown ones
"You mean you weren't born here?"
"Nope. I came from the same place you did. So I know all about you Mikey"she said with a smile
"How long have you been here?"
"About a year. People stop looking after 3 months"
"In 3 months they forget about you?"
"Pretty much. It'll take longer for you because you're a rockstar. But let's hope we can get you and the rest of Green Day back home before you have to ask any really awkward questions"
"What about you? Don't you miss home?"
"What home?" she said with a light laugh"I lived by myself, no boyfriend nothing. My parents left me on a doorstep when I was 6 months old. Okay so my adoptive parents were alright but we never really clicked ya know? I'm pretty much happy here"
"Why are you here?"
"I was brought here when Skilfazar was practising his skills. He said he'd return me but never did because he doesn't want anyone ever returning. Once you're in Kalamaz, you're here to stay"
When she saw the pain in Mike's eyes she pulled him into a tight hug,
"Don't worry Mike, I'll get you guys out of here. I promise"
"Really?"
"Yup"he smiled for the first time since he had arrived in Kalamaz.
"Anyway, can I at least know your name?" he asked
"My name is Doudaine Black, I'm 27, born in England, I lived in New York since I was 19 and yeah, thats about it really"
"Cool. I guess you already know who I am"
'Yeah"she giggled and pulled him into another hug. The two stayed sat on the couch, Mike resting his head against Doudaine's chest. In a matter of minutes he had fallen asleep. Doudaine smiled sadly. She liked him but could she really get him, Billie Joe and Tre back home safely? She didn't even know where Billie Joe and Tre were. Although she had a bad feeling that Skilf already had them and if he did she needed to keep him away from Mike and try to get the others out aswell. She knew she couldn't do it alone but she didn't really know anyone who would help her without betraying them. She had never mixed with anyone here. She stroked her hand through Mike's blonde hair absent-mindedly. She had to find a way. She had to.
