Misjudged

Okay time for rebby's POV,

We we're almost to the town and we all knew it. Perhaps that's why we all slowed down without needing to me instructed.

We ducked behind some trees as a group of soldiers passed us by.

"Okay what's the plan" I asked.

"Let's just go and hope we don't stick out too much until we can find a change of clothes" David said.

That's gonna be hard considering almost everyone in the town is dressed in grey, white, black or a dirty Brown colour, while we were all dressed in our individually brightly colored jumpsuits except David and etim who are dressed in black jumpsuits.

Though the tenebrans dressing should be a definite fashion no I really hoped.we would find some clothes on a line somewhere to change into.

"Let's just go and try to move as quickly as we can" etim said.

"What a genius plan" Hailey said and I glared at her. Someone's cranky.

"You've got a better idea" etim challenged. We all turned to her but she remained silent so we decided to go with etim's idea.

We started trudging through the small town keeping our eyes down and trying to keep to ourselves. But seeing how the people were staring at us and hiding their children I'd say they knew we weren't from there.

It's only a matter of time before the guards get wind of this and come looking for us. As though they could read my thoughts we all started moving at an increased pace.

Just then I spotted a clothes line In the distance and I pointed it out "look!" I whisper yelled.

We increased our pace just as we heard someone shout "there they are".

I didn't have to look back to know it was the guards who had found us "RUN!!!".

I didn't know who shouted, I also didn't know how my legs kept moving so fast of their own accord all I knew is that I had to move as fast as I could.

We kept running and had put a bit of distance between us and the guards when we noticed an old man standing outside a cottage beckoning to us "hey! Come here it's a cliff up ahead you can hide out in my cottage"

We considered our options for a while. On one hand we have no idea who this man is so it could be a trap and on the other hand the guards would catch up to us any moment now.

We heard a shout coming from not so far away saying "They went that way."

And the man shouted again "Quickly or their going to kill you"

We didn't need to agree all round as we all bolted through the old man's door just in time.

"Quickly hide in there" he gestured to a door that which we all hurriedly entered without thinking much about it. The room smelled musty and was dimly lit by a lamp on the wall. The room was clustered with fabric and some unfinished clothes and that's when it occured to me that the man was a tailor.

The workshop reminded me of my house back on Earth. My mom loved to sew so we had a small room in the house which we called her workshop. She would disappear into that into that room all the time and she'd spend all her time sewing beautiful matching dresses for me and her. Of course I would never agree to wear matching clothes with her out in public but being here on this godforsaken planet I can't help but think to myself I would wear all the matching dresses in the world if it means I could go back home to my family and enjoy a hot cup of cocoa by our fire place.

The thought brought tears to my eyes but I was quickly yanked out of my thoughts when the door to the room opened to reveal the old man and a little girl I assumed was his granddaughter.

"The coast is clear" he said and we all came out of the cramped work shop into the slightly bigger living space.

"I'm Richard and this is my granddaughter Renee" the little girl hid behind him obviously very shy.

"Well I'm David and this is etim" he said gesturing between them.

"I'm rebby" I said "and these are my friends Hailey, Cally and D.F" they all offered quiet heys when I mentioned there names.

There was an awkward silence before Richard asked "do you guys want some tea"

They all declined and I could tell that hurt him so I said "I'll have some" he beamed and made his way to a corner he used as his kitchen "so Richard if I may ask, why did you help us?"

The others nodded and I could tell they had all meant to ask. He didn't reply until he'd made the tea and handed it to me.

"Well..." He started as he sat on a couch facing us "why wouldn't I?"

Renee was playing with D.F's hair and etim couldn't help but stare at the cute little tenebran girl he had been trained to destroy.

"Although you guys are lucemians I'm not a monster and neither are the people in this settlement" David almost choked on his own spit.

He coughed violently as Cally Pat his back "wait you know we are lucemians and you still helped us"

"Like I said we aren't monsters" he took a sip of his own tea before saying "the queen told us all to be on the look out for you guys but I know the date that will befall you if she finds you and you guys are just kids I can't let that happen to you"

"But you know you're putting yourself and Renee in danger by harboring us? Why would you that?" I asked

"Because despite what you people think about we tenebrans, we're just people trying to make it under the rule of an oppressive dictator"

The entire room was stunned into silence. So that means everything we've been taught about these people is wrong. They don't want to fight they just want to survive and live happy lives with there family.

"Wait so what about the guards that attacked us?" Hailey had always been slow to trust people.

"Those guards are just kids about the same age as you guys, they do what they've been trained to do and believe what they've been brainwashed into believing"

She was quiet now as she pondered over his words.

The silence that followed was heavy with the words that had just been said.

That was until Richard said "so what brings you kids here?"

"We're here to save our friend" we chorused before sharing amused looks.

"Well that should be easy the queen always keeps prisoners in Doomsday"

"What's Doomsday?" Etim asked

"That's what we call her palace" he said chuckling and I laughed too.

"But yeah, that's where she'll be and I can give you a map to help you find it"

"Thank you we'd really appreciate that" I said

He got up to get the map and came back to lay it on the table. We gathered round as he circled a spot on the map with a red marker "that's Doomsday it's almost impenetrable so I hope you guys have a plan"

Now that I think about it. Do we have a plan?

I looked at David and he seemed to understand my question without me having to ask because he replied "Don't worry rebby we'll work on a plan on our way there"

We left Richard around sunset using the cover of darkness to our advantage.

We made it to doomsday in about an hour and thirty minutes needless to say I had to hike in my fashion boots.

We were currently crouched behind a shrub and were surveying the area.

Now I see why it's called doomsday even from the outskirts of the small town which surrounded doomsday wgere we currently were we could see the tall, dark and menacing building in the distance.

Now all that's left is the occasional flash of lightening and cackle of thunder in the background .

"Thankfully Richard Gabe is these clothes to help us fit in so that should be one less problem" David said. I looked at the dull grey clothes i was currently wearing.

"I wouldn't exactly call these clothes, potato sacks is a more appropriate word" I said begrudgingly.

"Yeah have they never heard of sequins or even glitter the clothes make me feel sad" Cally said picking at her clothes.

"And they do not go with my shoes" I said again.

The Guys facepalmed while hailey shook her head.

"Girls focus on what's important" Etim whisper yelled causing me to pout.

"We need to keep our heads down and not attract attention to ourselves" David added "now if doomsday is anything like the castle back on lucem there will be a service entrance for maids, that's how we'll get in"

"Now are your weapons properly concealed?" hailey asked. We all nodded.

"then let's go" D.F said thought she had been very quiet throughout most of the journey here.

We walked through the town which was home to about a thousand soldiers and very few children.

Thankfully the soldiers weren't gender discriminated because I'm sure that would have set D.F of the rails.

I remember back on earth when she played basketball against the boys team just cause the coach said a girl couldn't handle it.

Sure she lost but she still proved her point and earned the respect of everyone present.

We were now standing in front of the service entrance and surprisingly so it's been very easy to infiltrate a nearly impenetrable fortress. The service entrance was just wide open waiting for anyone to walk in.

We were about to go in when Hailey stopped us "Guys I've got a bad feeling about this maybe we should find another way in something keeps telling me that it's a trap"

"Stop being so negative hailey” I said rolling my eyes.

"But..." she tried to counter.

"But nothing we are wasting time just standing here you either come with or stay put either way we are going on" Etim said impatient.

She took a deep breath and said "fine" and we all went in.

Unknown POV,

"You should have listened to your little friend with the gift of foresight" I laugh "now the game begins"

I turned around to face my new minion "you know what to do now don't you jewel?"

"Yes I do mistress" she replied with a wicked smile "I won't let you down"

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Oh oh drama.

The book is getting spicy isn't it?

Now I'm going to start publishing the book on webnovel which means I may begin to neglect wringing on wattpad.

If that does happen I'd suggest you download webnovel and just keep reading there.

Love you

XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

~jassmin️