A World Unknown

New Beginnings // Prologue

    "Daddy I wanna go on the slides!" Emma yelled. I slowly nod my head in approval and she runs off. I better hurry. Emma is a quick girl...she'll realize I'm gone in no time.

    I hurriedly start walking away from the park until my eyes land on a young boy playing with a deck of cards on the mulch of the playground. I look around for any adults nearby.

    I walk up to him cautiously, watching him throw the cards in the air consecutively, his eyes glistening every time they sway down. I stood in front of him for a second before crouching down to his level.

    "Hey, what are you doing?" I asked him quietly. My eyes surveyed the area once more before looking at him again. The small boy slowly raises his head to look at me.
   
    "Playing." He said in a small voice. I pick up one of the cards, examining it carefully. On the front was a queen, facing both up and down. The corners had been ripped off, and dirt clawed at the sides. I flicked off some grass clinging to the dirt. As I placed it back with the kid, I noticed all the other cards crisp and completely clean.

    Strange... I thought warily.

    "I have some cards back at my house. Would you like to come with me?" I said.

    Light flickered in the boy's eyes. Like he was debating whether or not he wanted to come. The boy frowned slightly. "My mommy told me not to listen to strangers."

    I gritted my teeth together in frustration. Knowing there was no hope, I grab his hand and start pulling him with me. He struggled, trying to kick his heels into the ground, making an effort to call for help. I stick the towel on his face and he's off to dreamland.

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    "Have you seen my daddy?" Emma called from far away. Panic struck through me as I glanced at the small boy, still putting up a fight. I hurriedly sprinted off with the child in my hand and run back to the woods.

    I slow to a stop as a light blue, oval shaped portal comes into view behind some trees. The portal from Retipuj to Earth. I jump in without a moments hesitation. As soon as I reach the new world, they ask for my name.

    "Joe Watson" I reply. The guards took note, and opened the door between our worlds.

    Once I reach Retipuj, it was already nightfall. The lights were out and no one was roaming the streets. Taking the opportunity, I rush over to the pet store. The lady at the front desk was tall and skinny. She asked for my name and my reason for coming.

    "I'm here by special appointment with Dr. Steteve." I whisper. She nods her head as she slowly guided me to the back. I thank her and enter the blinding white room. The first person I notice is the doctor.

    "Hello Joe. It's been a while hasn't it?"

    Quickly, I pushed the boy towards him.

  "I need the Memory Replacer. Now." I said in a stern tone. The smile on his face diminished, changing into a dark expression. He slowly nodded his head and he quietly walked over to a pile of boxes.

"Not to worry, I have it right here," He stated.

     I opened the package, seeing the device in all its glory. It looked like an earth land 'Speed gun.' But instead of telling you the speed of any vehicle, it tells you a certain person's memory. After that, it let's you choose and pick which memories to keep and tweak.

    I placed the device on the little boy's head and wait. After a couple of seconds, the device filled with his memories.

  Name: Dylan
  Age: 3 years
  Parents: Beatriz and Danny Tan
  Major moments: Stranger kidnapping him

    Looking up at the doctor, he quietly mumbled, "He is an earth child. They only remembers what is going on in the present."

    "I know" I answered curtly. Dr Steteve slowly grabbed the device out of my hands and put it down on his desk before he stared at me.

    "Joe...Are you sure you want to continue with this? You know what could happen if they find out. It will--"

    "I'd rather not think about it. Besides, it's the dead of night. No one would have seen. No one." I said.

    He walked away uneasy. I looked back at the boy. Taking a closer look, he is very different from Emma. His skin is the color of pearls, so blinding it's scary, while Emma's was peachy. His eyes, though closed, were much larger in appearance.

   Is this how all earth lands look? He's like a porcelain doll. Emma looked very... Whats that word? I believe someone described her as "chinky"

    I was jolted out of my thoughts when the pencil dropped. I look back at the speed gun.

  "Name? Ummm...... I'll keep it as Dylan. Parents? Joe Watson and Martha Watson."

    Dr. Steteve watched me as I slowly filled in the information. A fake smile spreads across my face, irking something inside of me.

    I sigh. Let's hope this works.

Hola friends. This is the first chapter of maybe a couple or more and I know it's bad hasta luego and mahal kita❤️️ <---- that last part was a lie.