Labyrinth Society

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Authors: Angie Kelly
week ago and as desperate as I'd been to get back, I was now feeling kinda scared. Only the sound of Tomi's high-pitched laugher in the distance reassured me enough to take a deep breath and head inside. It was dark in the labyrinth, the only light was coming from the bright full moon overhead. I crept around corner after corner, trying my best to shake off a feeling of doom with a vise grip on my nerves. The white statues seemed to be glowing in the labyrinth's green gloom, and it was like they were watching me with their cold, hollow-eyed stares. I could have also sworn I heard them whispering my name and quickened my pace feeling a need to hurry.
    When I finally reached the center, Tomi, Alex, Lily, and Devon were each standing on one of the symbol-covered copper disks around the pond in the center. They hadn't noticed me and as I continued to walk towards them, I could see why. Their eyes were closed, and their foreheads wrinkled, though I couldn't tell if it was in pain or concentration. Their right arms were extended outward with the hands curled into fists and their labyrinth rings facing outward. I walked closer, confused by what I was witnessing, when beams of bright, white light snaked out from the center of each of their rings, causing me to jump back.
    The beams of light connected together in the center over the pond, which suddenly began to pulse and then glow just like it had the last time I'd been here. Electricity crackled in the air and the smell of sulfur was so thick and hot it was almost suffocating. I was rooted to the spot in horrified fascination as first Alex then Lily, followed by Devon, levitated and were sucked into the center of the pond and disappeared.
    I started yelling, causing Tomi, the only one left, to open her eyes and turn in my direction. I ran towards her to pull her back and she screamed, "Mia! No!" I grabbed her arm and tried to pull her off the copper disk and — I thought — out of harm's way. But the pull of the pond was too great. Tomi tried frantically to wrench free of my grasp but I couldn't let go of her arm if I'd wanted to. It was like we were welded together. I lifted off the ground and flew forward. Seconds later, Tomi and I were both sucked into the center of the pond.

Part Two:
    Tomi & The Royal Anagrammatists

Chapter Five
    Versailles, France
    Five minutes later
    It's me, Tomi. And I'll be taking over for now because Mia, well, I'm not quite sure where she is. And besides, this isn't just her story. Much as I like her, she can be a little paranoid and melodramatic, don't you think? But who could blame her? We were keeping a big secret from her and it's only natural her imagination got the best of her. We thought it was for her own good. But secrets and lies always have a way of coming back to bite you in the buns. Don't believe me? Just read on.

    My heart was beating like a jackhammer. I took a bunch of deep breaths to slow down the adrenaline pumping through my veins. Coming through the labyrinth was the biggest rush in the world, at least it was once you got used to it. My first time through was like the world's worst case of carsickness, and I threw up all over Alex. Now, I knew better then to try and stand right away. I had to be still for a while to let my body adjust and to wait for my molecules to stop zipping around like fireflies on an espresso high. After a few minutes, I stood, and there was a little kid staring at me. He was about four and had dirty blond hair, a sticky face, and was clutching a big red sucker in his chubby, and equally sticky, fist.
    " Bonjour !" I said to the kid, who ran off crying towards a couple standing about twenty feet away, who must have been his parents, and were looking at me like I was a ghost. They grabbed the kid's hand and hurried off.
    I couldn't blame them. I must have scared the snot out of them suddenly materializing out of thin air. I was on a dirt pathway with high, fenced-in hedges on either side of me. I knew

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