I am Jacob Eastwood, I am 18 years old. We live in the year 2874. Those that once were countries a long time ago had been united in different nations, and there are 10 of them only: Europe, North America (North America and Center America together), South America, Sahara (the north part of Africa), South Africa, Australia, Western Asia, Japan (east part of Asia), Antarctica and Arctic. This happened because of politic matters around the 23rd century when the USA and China started having possessiveness discussions about a territory on the Arctic that ended up in a war. The USA asked for reinforcements to all of the America countries and China to all of the mandarin countries. After some time, the war started getting more and more involved countries until it was declared as the Third World War on 2403. This was one of the most devastating wars ever on the history of the world, the atomic bomb and biological weapons were used as gun's bullets erasing many cities and lands around the planet. This chaos lasted 5 years without any reprieve.
Finally, on October 2408, China declared peace and the USA accepted it; they agreed none to posses the Arctic zone in dispute. Sadly, the Earth had became a giant desert, it was too damaged by the weapons used on the war. The two sides joined forces in order to recover the planet and sent their better scientists to the countries that didn't take part in the war so they could start a proper research and execution of transforming salty water into sweet water in not-destroyed labs... After 20 years of hard work, the Earth was completely restored and peace started reigning again. Countries kept their alliances and formed so the new called nations.
But well, I wonder who could care about this? Now let's continue talking about me.
I was born in the nation of South America, in the region of Perú, but we moved to Europe when I was a 10-year-old child 'cause we have family here and we stayed to live.
Lately, I've been feeling like if I'm somehow vanishing from this world, and I'm not the only one who has noticed it, my family, friends, people around me... It's like, my body starts disappearing and then returns, but it's each time stronger. When I vanish, I feel this world disappearing as well from my sight and start seeing a long blue-lighted passageway with many, many doors, each of those with a little paper written with a date and an hour. And the my world comes back to my sight. It's like if I'm been transported to another dimension or something like that...
This was sudden, I don't really know why did this start to happen and why it happens, and, to be true, it frightens me... I hope nothing bad happens, tomorrow I've got an important exam at the university, so for now, I've gotta study.
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I gave my exam with no problem, I'm now resting at home. I'm a bit worried about the exam. Oh no, not again... I'm vanishing again...
- Mom!! Dad!!
I hope they come quickly... I hear somebody coming. Oh, it's my elder brother.
- Jacob?
- Manuel, call parents, please!
- You vanishing again? Oh gosh, why is this happening...? They're really busy right now, Melanie's got an accident, she cut her leg. Can you not wait? - Melanie's our younger sister.
- What! I don't control it!!
- Eeeh... Make it wait!
- You brainless...
I'm starting to see the blue-lighted passageway...
- Oh no, I barely see you! Wait here, Ima' call 'em, just... Jacob? Ja--?!!
OK, now I don't see my world...!!
- Manuel?!! Manuel!!
Oh gosh... What's going on...? I should have already been back to my world...! This disappearances never take this long...
...
I'm not back yet...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!
I can't see my world... I guess...I vanished completely...? What is this place? Where am I? Mom!! Dad!! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Wait... I see a man far from here... Maybe I could ask him. I think he's walking towards here... Is he? Oh no, he is! I'm afraid...!! Is he the Death?! Oh God, please help me...! But what the-- He's got a football ball? He's kicking it to me, I'm gonna trap it! I go--What!! It disappeared before I catched it!
- Hey! - I shouted - I didn't do anything, I swear it! - just in case Death thinks I deflated it... What am I even thinking, I'm playing football with the Death!! I have to get outta here...!!
- I know you didn't do anything
- Huh? GAACK!! - when did he appear behind me?!!
- And I'm not the Death, son - how...did he know what was I thinking?!
- Then who are you? - he's a black old man
- Take this, you'll need it from now on
What is this? This thing looks like... Wow gosh! It's a sword!
- What do you mean by I'll need it from-- Old man? - he disappeared...
- Are you ready? - WOW gosh... He scared me, he appeared behind me again.
- Please, stop doing that...
- OK then, let's go
- Y-yeah... Kind of...
- Why? I'm your friend - what...
- I don't know you
- I do
- How, may I ask, if we've never met before?
- I observe you. Always - please heeeelp...!!!
- Do you work in my university?
- Nope
- Then... HACKER!! WHERE DID YOU BRING ME?!!
- Nah, I never learned how to use a computer... Now, shall we go?
- No! I want to know where in world am I and who the heck are you!!
- Well, it doesn't matter
- No, it DOES matter! Who are you?!!
- Sigh*... If you insist that much... Well. I am your father.
He's... he's gotta be kidding...
- You kiddin' me, rite?
- Do I look like I'm kidding?
- B-but you don't look like my father? I mean, I have a father!
- Nevermind... You know, you are here for one purpose. You may have wondered already "What are these doors?" - he's right - "Oh! There is a door with the day and the hour of my birth! How can this be?!" - he...he's right... Is this man a psychic?
» And no, I'm not a psychic - how...in world does he know what am I thinking...?!
» You'll soon understand. But for now, we've got to focus.
- What is this purpose you were talking about?
- Go to that door
- Which one?
- The one that says "9th September 727 06:00hrs"
- Dude... Isn't that TOO far from here? We're in the year 2874!!
- Eh. Close your eyes - OK, closed.
» Now open them - opened eyes.
- Wow! How did...we get here?! - we're right in front of the door he told me about!
- I'll explain you later. Now, please, enter the door.
I don't really wanna enter, I barely understand what's going on, I don't know where am I, what happened to my world, but... ... I'll trust him... He must be some kind of powerful spirit or what... Or he's crazy... Huh, forgot he can read my mind...
- Yeah, I heard that...
- I don't really find any sense on thinking if you're reading everything... I better speak only
- Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
- I don't find it funny...
- ...ha ha ha, heh heh... Yeeeah, I'm sorry, I just found it funny, heh heh heh... - what a strange old man...
» Hey!
- Sorry...
Well, Ima' enter the door. This is the day of my birthday, but 2129 hours ago.
- Good bye, lad - he said.
- How can I be sure nothing wrong's gonna happen? Why should I accept this? You never told me the purpose
- I have no guarantee for you, I just know you have to do this, it's your fate. And, accept it or not... They will find another way of making you complete your mission.
- They? Who are "they"?
- Time will tell, lad, time will tell.
Why do I have to wait?! I'm maybe throwing my life to an assured death and I'm just accepting?! But... I guess there's no way back, I mean, I'm already here and I don't think this old man returns me to my world either, so, wether I die inside that door or here of boredom because he won't return me to my world it will be anyways the end. What kind of "magical" situation is this one...? If magic exists...
But...maybe there's nothing wrong at the other side of that door, I mean, there's maybe a whole new world with new experiences for me. I better venture into it. Yes, that's what I'm gonna do. I wonder what in world could happen, what kind of adventure I'm gonna get involved into... Opening the door, a really strong light is coming out from the other side. Ouch, it blinds me...! Eeeeh, it's pulling me inside! My eyes!! GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!...
Finally, on October 2408, China declared peace and the USA accepted it; they agreed none to posses the Arctic zone in dispute. Sadly, the Earth had became a giant desert, it was too damaged by the weapons used on the war. The two sides joined forces in order to recover the planet and sent their better scientists to the countries that didn't take part in the war so they could start a proper research and execution of transforming salty water into sweet water in not-destroyed labs... After 20 years of hard work, the Earth was completely restored and peace started reigning again. Countries kept their alliances and formed so the new called nations.
But well, I wonder who could care about this? Now let's continue talking about me.
I was born in the nation of South America, in the region of Perú, but we moved to Europe when I was a 10-year-old child 'cause we have family here and we stayed to live.
Lately, I've been feeling like if I'm somehow vanishing from this world, and I'm not the only one who has noticed it, my family, friends, people around me... It's like, my body starts disappearing and then returns, but it's each time stronger. When I vanish, I feel this world disappearing as well from my sight and start seeing a long blue-lighted passageway with many, many doors, each of those with a little paper written with a date and an hour. And the my world comes back to my sight. It's like if I'm been transported to another dimension or something like that...
This was sudden, I don't really know why did this start to happen and why it happens, and, to be true, it frightens me... I hope nothing bad happens, tomorrow I've got an important exam at the university, so for now, I've gotta study.
______________________________________________________________________
I gave my exam with no problem, I'm now resting at home. I'm a bit worried about the exam. Oh no, not again... I'm vanishing again...
- Mom!! Dad!!
I hope they come quickly... I hear somebody coming. Oh, it's my elder brother.
- Jacob?
- Manuel, call parents, please!
- You vanishing again? Oh gosh, why is this happening...? They're really busy right now, Melanie's got an accident, she cut her leg. Can you not wait? - Melanie's our younger sister.
- What! I don't control it!!
- Eeeh... Make it wait!
- You brainless...
I'm starting to see the blue-lighted passageway...
- Oh no, I barely see you! Wait here, Ima' call 'em, just... Jacob? Ja--?!!
OK, now I don't see my world...!!
- Manuel?!! Manuel!!
Oh gosh... What's going on...? I should have already been back to my world...! This disappearances never take this long...
...
I'm not back yet...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!
I can't see my world... I guess...I vanished completely...? What is this place? Where am I? Mom!! Dad!! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Wait... I see a man far from here... Maybe I could ask him. I think he's walking towards here... Is he? Oh no, he is! I'm afraid...!! Is he the Death?! Oh God, please help me...! But what the-- He's got a football ball? He's kicking it to me, I'm gonna trap it! I go--What!! It disappeared before I catched it!
- Hey! - I shouted - I didn't do anything, I swear it! - just in case Death thinks I deflated it... What am I even thinking, I'm playing football with the Death!! I have to get outta here...!!
- I know you didn't do anything
- Huh? GAACK!! - when did he appear behind me?!!
- And I'm not the Death, son - how...did he know what was I thinking?!
- Then who are you? - he's a black old man
- Take this, you'll need it from now on
What is this? This thing looks like... Wow gosh! It's a sword!
- What do you mean by I'll need it from-- Old man? - he disappeared...
- Are you ready? - WOW gosh... He scared me, he appeared behind me again.
- Please, stop doing that...
- OK then, let's go
- Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait. Ready for what? I don't understand anything, What's this place? Who are you? Where's my family?
- Are you scared?- Y-yeah... Kind of...
- Why? I'm your friend - what...
- I don't know you
- I do
- How, may I ask, if we've never met before?
- I observe you. Always - please heeeelp...!!!
- Do you work in my university?
- Nope
- Then... HACKER!! WHERE DID YOU BRING ME?!!
- Nah, I never learned how to use a computer... Now, shall we go?
- No! I want to know where in world am I and who the heck are you!!
- Well, it doesn't matter
- No, it DOES matter! Who are you?!!
- Sigh*... If you insist that much... Well. I am your father.
He's... he's gotta be kidding...
- You kiddin' me, rite?
- Do I look like I'm kidding?
- B-but you don't look like my father? I mean, I have a father!
- Nevermind... You know, you are here for one purpose. You may have wondered already "What are these doors?" - he's right - "Oh! There is a door with the day and the hour of my birth! How can this be?!" - he...he's right... Is this man a psychic?
» And no, I'm not a psychic - how...in world does he know what am I thinking...?!
» You'll soon understand. But for now, we've got to focus.
- What is this purpose you were talking about?
- Go to that door
- Which one?
- The one that says "9th September 727 06:00hrs"
- Dude... Isn't that TOO far from here? We're in the year 2874!!
- Eh. Close your eyes - OK, closed.
» Now open them - opened eyes.
- Wow! How did...we get here?! - we're right in front of the door he told me about!
- I'll explain you later. Now, please, enter the door.
I don't really wanna enter, I barely understand what's going on, I don't know where am I, what happened to my world, but... ... I'll trust him... He must be some kind of powerful spirit or what... Or he's crazy... Huh, forgot he can read my mind...
- Yeah, I heard that...
- I don't really find any sense on thinking if you're reading everything... I better speak only
- Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
- I don't find it funny...
- ...ha ha ha, heh heh... Yeeeah, I'm sorry, I just found it funny, heh heh heh... - what a strange old man...
» Hey!
- Sorry...
Well, Ima' enter the door. This is the day of my birthday, but 2129 hours ago.
- Good bye, lad - he said.
- How can I be sure nothing wrong's gonna happen? Why should I accept this? You never told me the purpose
- I have no guarantee for you, I just know you have to do this, it's your fate. And, accept it or not... They will find another way of making you complete your mission.
- They? Who are "they"?
- Time will tell, lad, time will tell.
Why do I have to wait?! I'm maybe throwing my life to an assured death and I'm just accepting?! But... I guess there's no way back, I mean, I'm already here and I don't think this old man returns me to my world either, so, wether I die inside that door or here of boredom because he won't return me to my world it will be anyways the end. What kind of "magical" situation is this one...? If magic exists...
But...maybe there's nothing wrong at the other side of that door, I mean, there's maybe a whole new world with new experiences for me. I better venture into it. Yes, that's what I'm gonna do. I wonder what in world could happen, what kind of adventure I'm gonna get involved into... Opening the door, a really strong light is coming out from the other side. Ouch, it blinds me...! Eeeeh, it's pulling me inside! My eyes!! GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!...
