Hi again folks, I sat down 45 minutes ago not expecting anything to flow, but I managed it! I hope you like the couple of twists, though I don't think I've written this passage that well. In my last piece I had to start when they were on the run too! --------STORY Lydia wondered how she hadnt seen Mayata in herself, but she struggled to see any resemblance at the moment, scampering away again with Mayatas hand clasped around her wrist. All she could see was Mayatas dark, black hair, flapping and flowing against her muscular physique as they ran. This time she was managing to keep up without too much effort, here the trees were sparser and of course it was daylight, they could see it had been after midnight when they escaped from the cave at Snaketooths mansion. What day is it? What time? she panted to Mayata. She received no response. With force she pulled from Mayatas grasp and through sudden loss of momentum and realisation that she needed to keep her legs moving to keep up, Lydia fell to the grassy ground. She pulled up her torn sleeve of her left arm to view her watch. It wasnt there. Right arm... Strange... she thought, she always wore her watch on her left arm, and here it was on her right. 8th August, 08:08 am. She was never the best at remembering dates, but was sure it was August 10th when she was about to leave the office her last vague memory of something approaching reality before she ended up trapped in the cave with Mayata. A different Mayata than the one she was with now. Her head began to swirl as she tried to take in all that had happened since then, and before then. Come on! Lydia looked up to see Mayata gesturing towards her and Snaketooths mansion rising up in the distance. Lydia, now weary, lifted up to her feet and dozily jogged towards Mayata, seemingly uninjured from her fall but her head still spinning as the strain built inside her. Youll have to be faster than that! howled Mayata, we have to be there in 10 minutes! At 8 in fact! But...but...that was 10 minutes ago? uttered Lydia. Yes, Lydia, we should just make it if we hurry, said Mayata, not about to reveal any more. Lydia didnt even bother to question why they were heading towards the mansion, though she worried as its vastness loomed before them. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP! Sandra reached across to her dressing cabinet and switched off her alarm. Why doesnt it have a snooze button like any normal alarm clock? she contemplated. That was it with Maddox, everything he did always fell short in some way. Sandra drowsily got into her night gown and wandered downstairs to make a cup of tea. As the water in the kettle boiled and bubbled she looked forward to getting back onto the computer and dabbling in the world. She had cut short her sleep so she could get extra time alone with it before Maddox arrived home. Her tea made, no sugar, she made her way back upstairs. Damn! she cursed, I never removed that first attempt at Lydia, it never did look much like her. There were all those other characters that appeared from nowhere too. -------STORY