Maggie gasped at the sight of the scarred man, while Bryan turned his hands into fists. "Can't you just die already," said Bryan through his teeth. "I thought you got hit by a car." The tall man walked forward and looked at Bryan in the eye. "You underestimate our power, boy!" said the man. The man's fist began to glow and he hit Bryan in the stomach, making him fly into the wall where he was pushed. Bryan lay on the floor unconscious as the tall man walked toward Maggie who was on the stairs. Maggie watched in horror as the man crept in on her. "Get away from me!" Maggie screamed as she back up toward the second floor. The man crept even closer to the girl until he was standing an inch away from her. The tall man slapped Maggie as hard as he could and she fell to the floor. She cried. The man then grabbed both of her legs and dragged her down the steps. She bounced up and down until she hit the bottom. The man laughed horridly. Other men began to swarm the house and one of them picked up Bryan. "What are you doing?" screamed Maggie. "Let go of him. You can't take-". The man delivered another blow to Maggie's face and she blanked out.
....
Maggie awoke to a vast field with stalks of corn all around her. Her hands and feet were tied behind her to a wooden pole. She heard voices in the corn. They were whispering about something. Then, one of them mentioned a scrawny girl and Bryan. She assumed the scrawny girl was her. "Who's there?" screamed Maggie. "I know you're out there." The voices ceased. Maggie looked around and didn't see any movement. Twenty minutes passed and there were still no sign of life. Then, a figure with a black coat and a dim green hat emerged from the stalks. "Hello Maggie," said the figure. "I'm so pleased to meet you, although, I hate the circumstances." Maggie squinted at the figure, but could not make out his face. "Allow me to introduce myself," he continued. "I'm Reginald Bornsborrow. But, everyone calls me Reginald." The figure removed his hat and looked at Maggie. The figure had purple skin, with tall ears and yellow eyes. Maggie looked in horror at the sight of the purple man. "Who are you?" asked Maggie in a quivering voice. The man rolled his eyes and started walking towards her. "Even though I hate to reiterate, I'll make an exception to your lost soul. My name is Reginald." He gave Maggie a unique smile that was dazzling and at the same time terrifying. Then, a crowd of people came out of the corn stalks and got into a row of three and stared at Maggie. "Maggie, I'd like to ask you a series of questions," continued the purple man, "with the supervision of these fine men. I hope that isn't a problem?" Maggie stared at the crowd and noticed how they didn't move or murmur anything. Reginald stepped in front of her and looked into her face. Then he snapped his fingers and all the noise of the world stopped. Like in a strange pause. "Quick," said Reginald, "we have to get you out of this rope." Reginald went behind her again and started to untie the rope. "What are you doing?" asked Maggie, perplexed by the purple creature's actions. "I'm helping you escape Ms. Stutton," replied Reginald.
"But why?" said Maggie.
"Because, you must go on and finish your training."
"But why are you helping me, aren't you evil?"
"You must not always rely on your eyes."
Maggie was relieved to be free of the rope, but wondered why no one stopped the creature. "Why aren't the others saying anything?" questioned Maggie. "They're just standing there, watching us." Reginald half smiled and continued to untie her feet. "They're not moving because I paused them. One of my natural gifts is being able to freeze time and anyone in it." Maggie awed at his magic, but was also terrified. "But, how am I-" stopped Maggie. Reginald raised his hand. "I can't give you a proper explanation because I can't pause them that long." Reginald ran over to Maggie and grabbed her shoulders. "Listen," said Reginald, "you must follow my exact instructions. You run through that area of corn and keep going straight." Reginald pointed to the west side of Maggie. "Then," he continued, "you run until you get to a large field. You must run in a zig-zag fashion until you reach the other side. Then, you must a take a right down a stone-brick path and there, you will find your companion." Maggie began to speak again but Reginald stopped her. "We don't have time. You must go." Maggie ran to the corn and stopped to look at Reginald. "I'll be fine," said Reginald in a soft voice. "And remember, not all are who they seem." Maggie nodded and continued through the corn. She dared not look back. Maggie ran forever until she heard a weird noise. The noise was between a pig squealing and a woman shrieking in terror. She waited for three minutes until the noise finally stopped. Maggie then continued. After running for thirty minutes, Maggie came into a clear of the corn that was both wide and long. Maggie looked around and saw that it was vast and green. The field had a thin coat of grass with a few patches of dirt. It looked as if the grass was attacked by huge rakes or rods. Ignoring what Reginald had told her before, Maggie walked forward into the field. She had noticed the sky grew dark over the field. And then, the sky turned to a dim gray and a rumbling sound erupted from below her. Suddenly, as Maggie took another step, a strip of white yellow came down from the sky and exploded in front of her.
"But why?" said Maggie.
"Because, you must go on and finish your training."
"But why are you helping me, aren't you evil?"
"You must not always rely on your eyes."
Maggie was relieved to be free of the rope, but wondered why no one stopped the creature. "Why aren't the others saying anything?" questioned Maggie. "They're just standing there, watching us." Reginald half smiled and continued to untie her feet. "They're not moving because I paused them. One of my natural gifts is being able to freeze time and anyone in it." Maggie awed at his magic, but was also terrified. "But, how am I-" stopped Maggie. Reginald raised his hand. "I can't give you a proper explanation because I can't pause them that long." Reginald ran over to Maggie and grabbed her shoulders. "Listen," said Reginald, "you must follow my exact instructions. You run through that area of corn and keep going straight." Reginald pointed to the west side of Maggie. "Then," he continued, "you run until you get to a large field. You must run in a zig-zag fashion until you reach the other side. Then, you must a take a right down a stone-brick path and there, you will find your companion." Maggie began to speak again but Reginald stopped her. "We don't have time. You must go." Maggie ran to the corn and stopped to look at Reginald. "I'll be fine," said Reginald in a soft voice. "And remember, not all are who they seem." Maggie nodded and continued through the corn. She dared not look back. Maggie ran forever until she heard a weird noise. The noise was between a pig squealing and a woman shrieking in terror. She waited for three minutes until the noise finally stopped. Maggie then continued. After running for thirty minutes, Maggie came into a clear of the corn that was both wide and long. Maggie looked around and saw that it was vast and green. The field had a thin coat of grass with a few patches of dirt. It looked as if the grass was attacked by huge rakes or rods. Ignoring what Reginald had told her before, Maggie walked forward into the field. She had noticed the sky grew dark over the field. And then, the sky turned to a dim gray and a rumbling sound erupted from below her. Suddenly, as Maggie took another step, a strip of white yellow came down from the sky and exploded in front of her.
...
Maggie fell back and looked up at the sky. The clouds grew dark. It looked as if it would be a storm, but there was no rain or thunder. Then, a few yards away from Maggie, another lightning bolt tore the ground apart, like a knife to flesh. Suddenly, white strips bolted from the sky all around her. She was surrounded by lightning but with no way to move past. Then, Maggie remembered the advice Reginald gave her and prepared herself. She stooped down in a racing position and darted out in the field. She ran back and forth and from side to side, just like Reginald told her. The lightning bolts continued to rampage while she raced to the other side. She screamed repeatedly and cried to herself in fear of being killed. Maggie's feet moved swiftly along the ground like a horse on a dirt road. She was fierce and graceful. Suddenly, the ground exploded just two inches from her foot, which made her foot lift up and catapult her into the far right side of the field. She landed on the ground on her stomach and felt a pain shoot up her nose. She put her finger on her nose, as if to test out its workings, and felt blood ooze out her nostrils. She then blacked out. She woke up to a wild lightning storm, even crazier than before. Lightning grazed the field only two seconds apart. Realizing that she could not just lay there, Maggie got up and shot across the field. She was even more graceful than before. She passed back and forth across the field. She went from the left to the right and then to the left again. She only had one yard left. The lightning sprawled across the grassy field, but it was no match for Maggie. She ripped across the field and finally passed to the other side. She looked behind her at the demolished field and smiled. She made it through. She took a right down the stone-brick path and ran. She ran through a narrow path until she came into a large opening. On her left, there was a medium sized cage with blood splattered on the bottom. She saw a toe through one of the cage's squares and looked into it. She peered down further into the cage and saw a shadowy figure. It came to the side of Maggie, and she knew it instantly. It was Bryan.
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