A Timeless Change. A Collective Story.

What is going on?

Phoenix

The three men marched me until I stood just in front of the stage. I was released. I turned to look at the three men as they all stepped back. Bowed their heads and took a knee. A right knee. What was happening? I spun around back to the stage looking at the people. 

"This is the most bizzareist hang over I've ever had...." I muttered more to myself shifting on my feet. The Salt and Pepper guy cleared his throat. I looked up at him.

"You are in the Council Court of the Collective. Inside the House of Artiar. I am Hector Magna. Head of the House of Magna. Son of Ari Magna. I am one of the Four....." The what? I pulled a face before I lifted my eyebrow. I glanced around the room. Wondering who was behind all this crazy. I reached up and itched my eyebrow.

"This is insane..." I mumbled to myself. Trying to figure out how in f***s name I was going to get out of here. A part of me wanted to demand to know everything. In hopes that they could tell me what was wrong with me. A part of me instantly felt fear. That part of me needed to get out of here. It was unsettling. 

"You are here because you saw the World of Mageia. Which is forbidden to Humans. You will be subjected to being Mindswept by a mind crawler then you will return to your life having remembered none of this. You will be unharmed and return to your life....." Hector son of Ari continued making my brain fired.

"A what and who?" I asked looking at Hector. Though Suddenly the Ginger headed Timid guy got up off his seat and moved off the stage. He came at me lifting his hand up. Instantly I moved back from him lifting up my hands. Out of reflex I felt the power in me kick alive but I knew that was the last thing I could ever do. Instead I moved back until I slammed into something. I put my hands down feeling a body under me. A rock hard body. "Woohoo there put your hands down Ginger nut...." I said quickly before looking down to see I was pressed against the man handling Greek Guy. My leg was against his neck and I was practically sat on his back. He was still knelt and unmoving as if it wasn't bothering him but I knew it was. His hands were clenched. His whole body was tense under my hands that were on his back.

"Don't worry Human. You won't feel a thing...." The Ginger guy said before he continued to come at me and put his hands on my forehead. I swayed more onto the poor man under me. His body moved a little to the left but once again he didn't react. I looked at the Ginger guy as he stared at me. Looking deep into my eyes. I closed my eyes thinking I was about to be blasted in the head with something. I moved my face away wincing a little. A warm tingling feeling filled my head for about a second before it faded. 

OK.... That was very anticlimactic .... I was a little disappointed.

I opened my eyes and looked back at the Ginger man as he stared at me with wide eyes. Looking horrified. 

"I don't understand. Nothing happened...." Was something suppose to happen besides his cold hands dinging into my forehead? Making my already throbbing head worse.... I felt the guy under me move. I looked down to find his brown eyes on me. He stared at me. Confusion flickered at the corner of his eyes. The Ginger guy pressed my head harder making me fall more onto the poor guy. Who's right hand quickly grabbed me in between my legs. Dangerously close to my crutch. His fingertips dug into my skin. Though he was able to steady me. His warm hand was more distracting than the guy in front of me who was mumbling away and digging his fingers into my brain. s**t. I looked down at his hand that was almost bigger than my thigh. How does that happen? Hell. I looked back up at the Ginger Nut. I had enough. I slapped his hands off me. Like I was swatting a fly. He quickly jumped back from me holding his right hand as if I had hurt him.

"Look I don't know what this place is. Or what is going on but digging your fingers into my head is doing nothing...." I snapped at him. He stumbled back further from me. I moved off the poor man who I was practically sat on. His hand fell from my leg. I instantly missed it. The warmth it created. I looked back at the Stage about to say something but I noticed the freaked expression of everyone. "OK look. I can keep a secret. So why don't you just let me go and I promise I will never speak of this insane acid trip to anyone ever again. Not that anyone would believe me of course. I mean what the hell is this place....." I glanced around the room. From the stage of people. To the ones stood and sat around in the room.

"It didn't do anything. Again...." Hector son of Ari or whatever said as he looked at the Ginger guy. Wait did he say again? "Percy you said that it would work. You said that Jason's power was probably not use to working on Humans. That humans minds are different but this isn't working either...." Wait had they tried whatever the hell this was before? No wonder my head was pounding. The Ginger guy... Percy I guess looked at Hector. Freaked.

"I don't understand. I'm the strongest Mindcrawler we have. It should work....." What should work? Slowly Percy and Hector looked back at me.

"What are you? Are you Tainted?" What? I frowned.

"Am I what?" I asked lost. Someone needed to explain this to me. I was so confused right now. Maybe I could have like a leaflet or something with highlighted points that I should learn quickly. Hector got to his feet fast. He marched down the stairs and came at me. Once again I moved back almost landing on the same guy.  He grabbed my chin roughly. A snarl on his face. He closed his eyes. I felt a tingle on my chin. Like Electricity but nothing happened. Hector snapped his eyes open.

"What the hell are you? I can't get nothing off you. Nothing. Not a thought. A feeling. Nothing. What are your parents? Are they Tainted?" What's with this Tainted s**t? I reached up and grabbed his hand. I yanked it off my face. Making a collections of Gasps fill the room. Even Hector looked horrified.

"Look I seriously have no idea what the hell is going on. I don't know who any of you insane people are. I don't know what you mean by Tainted. As for my parents... They're normal. Normal as can be. My father was a Special Forces Solider for years. He fought many battles and has travelled all over the world. My mother is a school teacher....." Hector moved back from me. Looking at me like I was some shocking creature. "I don't know what this is but please for all that's Holy let me go. I was due into work at Five this morning....." I looked down at my watch on my wrist. To see that it was Seven fifty. Crap. "By now alot of people are going to know that I'm missing. Especially my parents who I have been staying with......" I explained slowly trying to make myself human to these nut jobs. "Look I am training to be a trauma psychologist. I understand that this is just some crazed break down or something. That or someone slipped me a date r**e drug and this is all an hallucinations. Just let me go." I practically begged but Hector stared at me. He shook his head.

"Until we can figure out how to Mindsweep you. You won't be going anywhere...." What? Hector looked behind me. "Captain take the Prisoner back to her cell. Get her a change of clothes and some breakfast. Make her comfortable." Suddenly I couldn't contain it anymore. I felt a bubble inside me get popped.

"Please let me go..." I begged as I looked down at my hands. They were shaking so much it was scary. I could feel my skin bubbling alive like Lava. s**t this wasn't going to be pretty. I had to get out of here. I slowly clenched my fists wanting to use everything in me but I knew I couldn't. If I didn't that these people were never going to let me go. I was about ready to lose it when a voice from behind Hector came through everything.

"It's hardly fair that this young lady should be locked up for a mistake made by Commander Balloch....." I looked up at the stage to see the man in Red uniform stood up. He was looking at me as he spoke. "The Commander was warned that it was too risky to move on the location as there would be witnesses. The Commander was confident that he could deal with it. Yet where is he now? He is not here to deal with his actions. Yet this young lady has to. It's not right. She may only be human or Tainted but it is not her fault that she witnessed the World of Mageia. The Operation room watched the whole thing play out. We saw Captain RavenWolf have to take over the Op. We even same Clan deal with a lost target that the Commander let escape......" Everyone looked up at the man. I had no idea what he was saying but I could see he was on my side. He stared at me. "This young lady is clearly confused. I don't know why she is immune to the powers of the house of Magna but she should not be locked up for that. Where's the justice here?" Hector looked at the Solider with almost a glare but he quickly looked behind me.

"Captain RavenWolf that is right. You chased down this young woman. You brought her here. There for this woman is your responsibility. Form this moment on where ever you are. She is. Until we figure out how to Mind sweep her and send her home. Maybe next time you will pay more attention while on mission....." Hector said making me turn around. I looked down at the man who chased me down. The man who I had practically sat on. He was now looking at Hector. I could see and feel the anger burning through him. His eyes flickered with Colour that seemed impossible. Orange filled his pupils. Someone cleared their throats making him blink a few times before his brown eyes were normal.

"Yes Sir." He simple said in a deep husky voice.... So Captain Raven Wolf? That's new. I looked back at the Solider on the stage to see he was looking off to the side with a grimace as if he wanted to shout but it was like he literally swallowed his words. I saw it. It looked f*****g painful. I looked back at Hector to find him watching me.

"I have no idea what's going on but I swear to god I am going to punch that smug look off your face." I threatened. Hector's smugness on his face showed that he really believed I couldn't. He looked far to smug and pompous. I had no control over my actions.

"Wouldn't that be...." He begun but I moved fast. I lifted my chuffed wrist and slammed my fist into his face so hard he stumbled back wards to the floor. His nose erupted with blood and his glasses went wonky on his face. Every person in that room got to their feet. I was quickly grabbed and yanked backwards by Captain RavenWolf. Who grabbed my chuffs in the middle of my hands and yanked them down in front of me as he held me to his chest.

"Oh my God Sir are you OK...." A woman rushed to him to help him up. I looked back at the stage to see that the Solider and the woman in the lavender dress both looked close to smiling. I looked back at Hector. He was staring at me as people yanked him up to his feet.

"I don't know who you think you are Hector Son of Ari but if you ever lay your hands on me again. I will snap them. Bone by Bone!" I growled but a moment later I was moving.

"OK. Lets get out of here before she finds herself gagged and chained up in the Blackout Cells....." Muttered RavenWolf as he turned me around and moved me out of the room. Fast. I glanced at him ready to warn him that I'd break his nose next but when I saw him send a smirk to the other Two Soldiers who were following us out. I didn't say a word. He looked rather impressed. I liked that. Maybe this wasn't going to be so bad.