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I tried to look around, but I couldn't see anything.  I started to sit up, though gravity took a toll on me, making my head spin even more. "Where..?" I couldn't see, everything ached,  I felt something brush slightly against my face. It felt as if I was blindfolded by.. bandages? I brought my paws up, I was right. I felt around under me, sand? Though, I had a pillow? I stood up, but instead of gaining my balance, I fell backward,"What happened..?" My ears fell behind me as I heard paw steps. "I'm sorry," I turned my head towards the sound, yet all I could see was a blue and white blur surrounded by a black void. When they moved a small jingle sound was heard."What have you done to me?" I asked, just realizing now too my voice was different. "I saved you.. Your old world started to fall apart, you... don't you remember anything?" I stuttered, "n-no?" They sighed. "Better that you don't-" I shook my head, "Is my sister here?" The other viscet fell silent. I felt my heart tighten, "Anyone?" 

"I'm sorry. But they're all gone."

“My old home wasn't in the best shape. You could say it was the end of the world. Animals started to disappear, they were going extinct. It started to get obvious as the forests started to die, and the crickets wouldn't chirp at night. Birds stopped singing and the fish coward to swim. Our world was dying, and we couldn't figure out why. Soon other viscets started going crazy from the hunger, or just the fact they knew the situation we knew we were all in. At the same time,

My family fell apart too.”

"Serphine, please just shut up." I sighed, I was tired of my sisters blabbering. "The world is ending, Akila! How can you say that?!" I hissed back to her out of irritation, "I know! I don't need you to keep saying it! We're all going to die someday, but we need to keep strong and see if this hell blows over, not continuously yell that the end is near! You-... Serphine?" I looked at my sister more closely, she was shaking and now looking to the ground.  "I'm sorry I lashed out, I didn't mean-" Suddenly she started to hack.  I rushed to her side, "Serphine?" Her shaking got more intense. "Please, tell me how I can help you!" I started to panic, "Just, lay down, I'll get you some water".  I felt her start to push me away. "I think it's a plague, Akila." My eyes widened, It all made sense now; Why everything was dying off. "D-dont say that Serphine," I don't want to believe it, "But Akila, It has to be, what else could be killing our world?" I.. didn't know what to say. "I know it's true, I found a group of viscets yesterday just laying on the forest floor. They.. looked off. as if the color in their coats was dulled down." I shook my head, "You don't know that!" My sister sighed, "But I do. You need to get away from me before it's too late for you." I reached out to her again, but she backed away. "Don't touch me!" She hissed, I felt my heart start to break, "Serphine? Please.." She shook her head, "No, Akila. I'm already dead. Leave me and find a way to survive this." I felt my heart was starting falling apart, "So that's it? You're just going to leave me?! Like mom and dad did?!" ... "I'm sorry Akila." Just then, another viscet leap to tackle my sister. I shrieked and attacked the opposer, throwing her off my sister. Almost instantly I screamed in pain as they fought back. My face stung like crazy and I couldn't see. I fell onto the dead grass holding onto my eyes, slowly feeling my mind go blank...

 

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