“Where am I?” I screamed, "What's going on?”

I was running through a maze or some sort of labyrinth. I could hear Mikayla screaming. It was more of an echo. I started running towards the sound, which I kept hitting the walls. This labyrinth was getting in the way. I look up at the sky. It was pink. Which was kind of weird. “Where the heck am I?” I thought. “This doesn't appear to be earth.” I see enormous white birds swoop by me. I keep running, terrified. Those birds were twice my size. I had to find Mikayla soon, but I have no idea which direction I should go.

Mikayla's screaming was everywhere. I stop. I glanced behind me and in front of me. “This is hopeless, I can't find her if her voice is everywhere,” I complain. Just then I heard a noise beside me. I look and see a garden gnome or something. Or maybe it was a dwarf. It had his back facing me, so I couldn't tell what he was. The little creature was sitting next to a tiny pond. Maybe he could help me find my sister?

“Excuse me!” I cried. “Can you help me...”

I must have startled him because the little creature saw me and ran off.

“Wait!” I cried some more. I ran after him, but he was gone. All I noticed were a few butterfly-like creatures flying around a few bushes. I'm guessing they were fairies. I didn't want to startle them. I have a feeling they would be no use to me.

I continue to walk, hoping I could find my sister in time. I have a feeling something is wrong. Mikayla's screaming has stopped. Which makes it even harder to find her. This makes me even more worried. What would mom do when she comes home and sees us both missing?

I guess we both will be in the newspaper and the news on TV. We will if I don't find her. And once I do, where do I go? I have no clue where I am and how I was even able to get home.

I turn a corner of the labyrinth and see a magnificent mansion in the distance. It was so huge, it was towering more like a castle than a mansion. Its stone-clad walls rise three stories to the eaves, with dormers poking through the slate roofs. There was a forest of peaks and chimneys above the roof. It seemed spooky and huge, but yet it was quiet and dark.

“Could this be where Mikayla was brought?” I thought. I walked towards the building. It was a long way up. I figured I could find my way back. Glancing behind me, I stopped. The labyrinth was gone. I couldn't believe it. All I noticed were miles and miles of trees. More like a huge forest.

“How could this be!” I screamed. “This world is changing every second!” I started getting even more frightened. “I know there was that awful maze. I just got out of it!”

I turned around and hit my head on something. I couldn't have hit the building? It was still a few miles away. I looked up and saw the most horrifying sight of my life. So horrifying, I have no way to explain what it looked like. The creature in front of me started spewing gasses from its body. Breathing it in, I ended up fainting.

I woke up in a small room. I had a migraine or something. I looked around the room I was in. It was all pink. In the corner of the room, I spotted something lying there in a little bed. I cautiously walked over to it. My eyes focused. Before I knew it, I was running. “Mikayla!” I screamed. It was my sister. She was sleeping soundly. “Mikayla!” I shook her.

Mikayla slowly opened her eyes and looked up at me.

“Hi big brother…” she said. Then she gazed at me some more. “Cory? Is that you?” Her eyes opened up even more.

“Yes, it’s me,” I barked. My voice didn't sound right. I started coughing. I was kind of confused.

“Then why do you look like a girl?”

“What?” I ran to a mirror in the room, then looked between my legs and screamed. “This can’t be happening. I can’t be a girl!”

Mikayla started giggling.

“It’s not funny! I’m supposed to be a boy!”

Mikayla was still giggling. Just then, the door opened and a robot-like thing came into the room carrying a tray of some sort. It was full of food. Mikayla ran over to it.

“Don’t eat it!” I yelled at her. “It could be poisoned.” Mikayla already had some in her mouth. It was a cupcake. She put her hand out and offered me some.

“Here,” she sang, offering me a doughnut.

I walked over to it and examined it. It sure looked like food, and Mikayla is having a joyful time with it. I couldn’t help it. I was starving. I took it from her hand. I hesitated for a little bit, then took a bite. I was amazed at how well it tasted. I grabbed a cupcake. “This is delicious” I purred. You can say I was enjoying myself. My mouth was full. I took the tray from the robot and it left the room. I ran over to the wall where the door was. I couldn’t find the opening anywhere.

Mikayla sat at the table pouring a cup of milk. I sat next to her. She looked at me and started giggling again.

“Yeah, I know I’m a girl.”

“A lovely one as a matter of fact.”

“Don't rub it in,” I grumbled. I munched on the cupcake. “You have any idea how we got here?” I asked her, after a minute of silence. Mikayla pondered for a little bit.

“I was petting the kitty, you left the room, and the next thing I knew I was here and you were a girl.” She glared at me. “How did you get here?”
“I got knocked out after I opened the back door looking for you. Then I was in some weird labyrinth.” Mikayla had a look of confusion on her face. “It's like an enormous and confusing maze.”

I was just about to drink the cup of milk when an invisible TV on the wall turned on. A woman was on the screen. “I see you have finally made yourselves at home here,” she said. I ran over to the wall TV.

“Why are we here, why did you take us, and most of all, why am I a girl?” I yelled at her.
She did not answer my questions. “Welcome to Saclaurilia, we hope you both are feeling comfortable here and enjoying your breakfast. The time is 08:31,” she spoke.”

“Why did you bring us here?” I asked again.

“I can not answer your questions at this time, but I will answer them shortly.” She told me.
“But?” I cried.
“Later.” the TV shut off. I ran over to the wall. I couldn’t find the place where the TV was. This room is so weird. I glanced back at Mikayla. She had a big grin on her face and a milk mustache. I sat next to her again and grabbed a muffin. When we were done, the robot came back into the room and took the tray. I ran to the door and tried to get out. I couldn’t.

Before I could get my hand there, I was shocked. “Ow! I cried. Next thing I knew I was getting dizzy and had to lay down on the bed.