Opening my eyes, I found the moon staring back at me. Oh man, how long had I been out? I sat up slowly, the migraine thumping against my head. I couldn't remember what happened. Had someone hit me? No, it had been like a pulse of energy of some kind. Whatever it was was powerful.
Where are the others? I wondered. Surely, they were ok. Getting up, I took a few wobbly steps. I could barely walk. What kind of an attack was it, and who had done it? I couldn't even think straight; the headache was messing with my head. I needed to find the others, maybe they could help me. I wasn't safe in this state. I wouldn't be able to defend myself against an attacker.
I leaned against the trees as I headed in some random direction. I didn't even know if I was headed towards the village or away from it. All I knew was that I labored to move my legs.
I heard voices, or was it all in my head? No, it was definately real. I kept going, intent on finding out whom it was. I found Chloe and her little dog Haku. What were they doing here? How had they gotten here?
"Chloe!" I called out, surprised by how weak my voice was.
Chloe whirled around, "Molly?"
I slowly walked to her side, swaying from side to side. I'm sure Chloe thought I was drunk or something. Too bad that wasn't the case. It would certainly explain a lot.
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