Part ???: Put Your Head In The Game
A magenta rift in time opened, and out of it, Kennedy and five other anthromorphs fell. Kennedy landed on his back, but quickly recoiled of it and jumped right back on his feet. Scanning the area around them for anyone else, Kennedy wiped his hand by his forehead with a "Phew...." knowing that they were all safe at the moment.
Kennedy looked straight forward, confused. There were walls around them - thin walls, actually. They were very tall, about twenty times a grown human's height, so it'd be impossible to jump over them. Also, after a few couple meters, the path split - one going into the left, the other going into the right. Hmm.... looks like it's a maze.
Keira landed slowly on the ground, snatching her axe in time before it fell onto the ground. Her eyes scanned the area around her, observing every part. She then saw the path split in two, and the main idea clicked in her head. 'It's definitely a maze. Way to go...' she groaned mentally.
Flyby came zipping out of the portal, running up a wall and backflipping off it. "Where am I now?" He said, not having heard Kennedy.
Lee flew out of the portal as well, smacking into one of the maze walls. He picked himself up, getting a good look at Flyby for the first time. "Oh, crud.." He muttered.
Iris shot out of one of the portals, her left eye still glowing. She landed on the ground, glowed yellow for a second, and stood up. Her eye was no longer glowing, and she looked excited, as if she was about to say something. However, her expression quickly faded to one of confusion as she noticed where they were. "Where...is this?" she asked, looking around. "And why would someone put us in this...maze?"
The winged one snorted, “Clearly the villains would; they must be playing a game with us.” ‘And I don’t like the feeling of this,’ she growled in her mind. “I’ll take the left, and play dirty if I have to,” she continued, before sprinting towards the left part.
Flyby laughed. "I'm going with her." He said, then took off after Keira.
Iris stared after the two for a few seconds, then turned to Kennedy (who looked slightly more responsible than Lee) and asked, "What should we do now?"
A few seconds after Flyby and Keira departed, an explosion went off in their direction. Three sticks of dynamite went off as Kennedy facepalmed and looked to Iris. "I say, after those two get back, we split up into equal groups. Then, we'll be safe (as long as there aren't so many splits that we'll eventually be alone)." Kennedy tapped his forehead. "I'll try to keep all of your energy signatures in mind."
"That...sounds good," said Iris nervously, backing towards one of the walls for protection. "I'll just go with whatever group needs an extra member..."
The winged one zoomed in a straight line, before turning to the left, then right, or which ever way that wasn’t a dead end.
Flyby ran after her, then stopped, shouting. "Hey, you hear an explosion?"
"Explosion..." Keira muttered, while halting to a stop. She flew up into the air, seeing Flyby. "I did hear it," she yelled over to him, "But let me try to find a way out first. That explosion sounds like trouble." After that, Keira landed back on the ground, and sank into the ground, becoming one with her shadow. She was using Shadow Sneak to move around without getting caught.
Flyby simply stood there, blinking in confusion.
Three more full sticks of dynamite fell from the floor right in front of the duo and immediately exploded.
He shouted this time. "Hey! Shadow-girl! Stuff's going boom out here!"
Iris, hearing the explosion, looked at Kennedy and said quietly, "Should we go help them? They might have gotten hurt trying to come back here and might need help now..."
Lee stared at the ground. "If I know anything, my dad can handle himself..."