The 2nd, 3rd and 4th Year student survivors welcomed and cheered the freshmen upon their arrival on the shore, they starts to wave their mini flags on their country and the freshmen looking if their country flag was there, some are smiling but most are just nervous since they still don't have any idea about what's actually going on.
"I feel like we are on one of those survival shows on TVs." said the student from Bangladesh.
"More like hunger games." replied the student from Nepal while laughing.
"Why the welcoming poster are written in Latin?" asked the student from France.
"Also the name of the school is Latin." said the student from Belgium.
"Obviously the founder of this shit is European." Dreycov interrupts. "I'm Dreycov Priddeux by the way, from Hungary." he added.
"I'm Gregg Zechariah, from Belgium."
"I'm Guseppe just call me Gus, from France."
The three of them shaked hands.
James on the other hand was disappointed when he realized that there is no U.S flag was waving for him and a student from Argentina came near to him.
"No U.S Flag aye?"
"Yeah. I don't know if it's a good thing or not, I still don't have any idea what the fuck is going on."
"Me too.. I'm Frederico, just call me Fred, just like you, I don't see Argentinian Flag waving out there."
"I'm James Wilson." then they shaked hands.
They were led to the dome and fall in line for briefing and sorting.
"All students, fall in line according to the continent where you belong, Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea merge to Europe and we have two lines for Asia." said the speaker whom they can't se because it's only them there in the dome and the wall is all mirror.
They were lining for a mini room that will determine if they'll be put on high class or lower class, the room has only one paper and one question that they have to answer.
Joshua was curious about what's inside the room because the students who went inside didn't came out, probably they were directly sent somewhere. When it's his turn, he got nervous because he see only chair and a paper, when he opened it.
"1+1?"
Joshua was totally shocked about the question, he hesitated to answer, not until he was timed up to 1 minute. It was a tricky question for him since they know that all the students are intelligent, it might be a test or just a trap, so he answered
"Seriously?"
"Wrong, you'll be sent directly to the low class houses."
"What?"
The chair where he sat vanished and he fell on a hole, he doesn't know that the first word he release is the final answer of the question, he was about to say 2 which is the correct answer.
Miguelito was dizzy when he fell, he also said the wrong answer because he just laughed at the question.
"Que joder!!?" he swore in Spanish
James also fell on the hole since he never answered the question, down the hole, a bag with their nation flag as a tag was beside them, he looked at it and he saw shirts and his needs, no devices nor items for millennials like him, he was disappointed and released a huge sigh.
"Can somebody tell me now what is actually going on!?" He annoyingly asked while standing carrying the bag.
But instead, he vanished in a glitch, same as the rest who are in a lower class.
Keira McGregor also hesitated to answer the question, but still, she answered honestly, she got the correct answer so the chair she was sitting turned into a mini saucer and brought her somewhere.
Mr. Portman smiled when he saw Keira belonged on the high class houses, the high class houses are located same area as the lower classes, but the difference is larger rooms, only 2 can occupy per house and you will have you own AI Robot to clean your house.
While the lower class has same house size as higher class but each house must be occupied maximum and minimum of 5 students with only 2 rooms, 1 room will be occupied by 3 students, another is they have to clean it themselves since they will not be given an AI Robot to clean it, and all classes have the same canteen where they eat, the must all eat at the same time since in their dinner time, they will announce their current ranks there.
Keira was transported in a fancy and comfortable house with her new dresses and feminine things. She didn't realize that there is already someone who came before her, it was Lucy from China.
"Hey there...You must be my roommate.. I'm Lou Si Yen from China, just call me Lucy." she shaked hands with Keira.
"I'm Keira Mcgregor from Wales, I represents UK."
A robot approached them, they were frightened because they never met a robot like this can talk like real human.
"Hello China and UK, I'm RT-13, and I will be your maid for this year...May I please know your names and please place your thumbs on my head to identify you as my owners."
Lucy and Keira was speechless, even so, they still placed thier thumbs on RT-13. Mr. Portman was witnessing this since he has access on the cameras on each robots.
"Huh, cute...Mr. Wu are you seeing this?" he called the Chinese President.
"Yeah, I'm the one requested to put your representative in the same house as my representative when I knew both of them will be sorted in higher class." said Mr. Wu in a Chinese accent.
"Can we do that? I think it's a part of rules and violations."
"We are the permanent member in this council, we made the rules, and..No one can know.."
"Uh..Okay.. Of course." Mr. Portman said in an awkward smile. "Yeah..I think no one should know.."
Mr. Portman knew what possible that can happen if the other nations will know that others are above the rules, especially the 5 permanent members of the council, many nation leaders are rooting them to step down on the position, one of them is Australia, Mr. Sherman obviously want his nation to be part of the permanent members. He's been asking every summit that if Australia can be part of the permanent member but the decision has been sealed last 1945 that only U.S, U.K, France, USSR or Russia and China are the permanent members that is responsible of accessing and leading the world's current situation. Instead, they only agreed that Australia will be part of 10 non-permanent security council for 10 years starting last 2010. The UN Security Council has 15 members including the 5 permanent members, the other 10 can change yearly, but they agreed that Australia will remain for 10 executive years as they promised to cover all necessities and armed forces on the island, in short, all the armies on the island are Australians that will serve for 10 years starting last 2010. Mr. Sherman has been elected as the Australian President last 2013 but same as the former Presidents of Australia, he also aimed that Australia will be part of the permanent member of UN Security Council because their nation is wealthy enough.
Dreycov on the other hand was already unpacking his things on his room as he the first to arrive and still no other students was sent there, he was also sent into lower class houses because he only laughed at the question. He picked the room with only two beds because the other one has three beds and looks stuffy. He was frightened when Yusuf appeared at the living room.
"Oh hey, you must be one of my housemates." Dreycov welcomed Yusuf while helping him to stand up.
Yusuf was still shocked and scared about what is going on around him.
"I'm Dreycov, from Hungary..and as I see from your bag.. you're from Israel, hm.. pure Jewish.. What's your name?"
"Yusuf." he replied while looking around.
"So Yusuf, I suggest you should pick your room before the others will arrive, I suspect that there will 5 of us in this house."
Yusuf chose the same room as Dreycov because he also don't want to be on the room with three beds.
Philip was also sent in the lower class since he thought that the question was just a prank for them, he was teleported in the lower class houses, there he is the last one to arrive, the students from Thailand, Zambia, Chile and Germany already picked their rooms. In his arrival, no one is paying attention to him, he approached the students from Zambia, Thailand and Chile who is in the same room.
"The room is already full mate, you stay with that German on the other room." said Tommy who is from Chile while laughing.
"Be careful, he might shoot you." added Leo who is from Zambia while laughing too.
Randolph who is the German heard their conversation on the other room, he felt discriminated by them, actually Randolph is a shy and a queer, just like the past German students, he was also got discriminated. Philip knocked and opened the door, he entered saying nothing, Randolph just ignored him and don't want to start a conversation.
James, Miguelito and Joshua teleported at same time and same house, Yusuf and Dreycov was surprised by their sudden arrival.
"Good heavens! How is this happening!?" yelled James while still at shock. "Earlier force field, now teleportation..How are they doing this? This don't follow the law of physics at all." he added
"Everything here possible I think." interrupts Dreycov while helping them to stand up and looking at their bags to identify their nationalities. "Oh, American, Spanish and a Czech, I'm Dreycov by the way, I'm Hungarian"
"Yeah, I can tell it by the way you talk." said Miguelito.
"Uh...I think you mistakenly identify the difference of Czechia and Philippines." said Joshua.
"Oh sorry for that." He looked the bag of Joshua again. "Sorry, I didn't saw the Sun and stars on each angle." he added.
"The flag of Czechia and Philippines are completely different." Joshua added in a distinct voice.
"Sorry I'm not good at Flags." Dreycov laughed in an awkward way.
"Identifying the flag difference of Ireland, India, Hungary, Mexico, Italy, Bulgaria, Iran, Tajikistan is more difficult than Czechia and Philippines."
"Okay you won..Anyway, me and Yusuf who is from Israel as you can see..Already choose our rooms and we are roommates, then you three will occupy the remaining room." said Dreycov.
"But there are only one room left." said James while pointing the empty room.
"And there are three beds inside, you guys will fit in."
"What's outside this house?" Miguelito asked in curiosity.
"Yeah, I forgot, I didn't know too, shall we see outside first?" Dreycov suggested.
Dreycov opened the door and the 5 of them jaw-dropped as they the scenery.
"It's a village." said Dreycov in amazement.
"Wait, it's identical to the Popeye Village at Malta, the designs are the same.." said Miguelito. "What if we are actually at Malta." he added.
"That's silly...Does Popeye Village have those?" said Dreycov while pointing the high class houses who is bigger than theirs.
"But the small houses, the sea and the theme are exactly the same, I've been there many times." replied Miguelito.
"Ask the student from Malta if you got a chance then, but I'm sure, it's not Popeye Village." said Dreycov.
"It's quite adorable tho." said James.
Joshua noticed that their door has their flags on it.
"Our nations's flag was attached on the door." said Joshua.
"That was quick."
"Nah, we can't tell that they already predicted or they already planned this."
"Yeah, the flag attached can't be removed, it's digital." said Joshua while trying to scratch the door.
"Why would you remove the flags? It's quite cool, they can identify who's inside." said Dreycov
"I'm not trying to remove it, just wanted to know out of curiosity...Anyway, I should get inside and chose my bed." said Joshua and went inside then Miguelito, Dreycov and James followed.
Yusuf remained outside and he looked at the house beside them. There, he saw Philip looking at the flags attached on their doors, then Philip saw him, Yusuf then immediately looked away.
"Look who it is, my neighbor is a Jewish." said Philip while coming near to Yusuf.
"It's already 2015 and you still have problem with Jewish people?"
"No, of course not, I just want you to know that my roommate is German."
"What's that on me?"
"You know..Nazi.."
"Whatever it is, history is history, we have nothing to do with it. Today's generation must not bring what happened in the past." said Yusuf in a firm voice.
"You bet, can I see your door?" Philip asked.
"Okay.."
Philip looked and immediately identified Yusuf's housemates.
"Oh..American, Spanish, Filipino and.... Bulgarian?" Philip was confused.
"It's Hungarian."
"Oh sorry European flags are so damn confusing for me..Like Germany, Belgium and Romania, when you place them in one place, my mind's gonna blow in confusion."
They were frightened in the sudden voice on the atmosphere, it's the same voice who asked them at the sorting room in the dome.
"Attention students."
Dreycov, James, Miguelito and Joshua immediately went out and see who's speaking but they saw nothing, just the clear blue sky with weird force on it.
"Students with no schools." said Miguelito while chuckling.
"Not yet." said Philip.
"Who are you?" asked Miguelito.
"Oh, I'm Philip from Australia, I'm your neighbor, that's my house." Philip replied while pointing his house and his housemates starting to come out one by one.
"Attention students. Since all of you are already assigned in your deserving houses. Anyway, congratulations to those who are in higher class, you just gained yourself 10 points for this semester. Unfortunately, there are only 26 students who managed to say the correct answer, what happened to the 167 students? You did really think that you are that smart to laugh and insult a simple question? I just want to remind all of you that this institute don't actually test how far your intelligence goes, it's how you use it."
"Is this bitch scolding us right now?" asked Philip.
"Maybe." replied Dreycov
"Anyway, everyone dress up. Then after, proceed to the village's kitchen, you will have your dinner together."
"Dinner?" Everyone is confused and start gossiping because its still afternoon.
"Oh sorry, did I say dinner? I apologize, I forgot to switch the time zone."
The sunny day immediately turned into midnight in a flash and the students gasped in shock.
"What just happened?" asked the shocked James.
"I don't know, but look." said Joshua while pointing up.
They can see the yellow force field that covering the atmosphere.
"It's all artificial." said Yusuf in a low voice.
"I think they can still see the force field." interrupts the man in a low voice, but all of them can still hear him.
"Shit." swear the lady who stands as their announcer or speaker
She then immediately made invisible the force field because it will become easily visible in the night.
"Now they will freak out...Anyway, students, forget what you saw..You have 20 minutes to prepare yourself to go the kitchen, if you failed to do so, the tracker we implanted on your body will electrify you, if you're weak, you can die. Time starts now, the following instructions will be given on the kitchen."
The students immediately rushed and get dressed.
"I can't believe they planted trackers in our bodies without us noticing it." said James while dressing up.
"I didn't unpacked my belongings yet." said Miguelito.
"Do it later, you don't want to be electrified right?" said Joshua while rushing dressing.
"Guys hurry up! I think I know where the kitchen." yelled Dreycov outside their room.
When they got outside, they can see the other students rushing and running to the kitchen.
"So where do you think the kitchen?" asked James.
"I think on the left, it's obvious because all of the students are rushing there." said Dreycov while laughing.
"Might be.. Let's go."
They arrived at the kitchen with only 1 table, but at least not less than 100 meters long, only 1 meter width and 193 chairs in total. Each chairs have their flags attached on it, means they have to sit accordingly, the chairs was arranged alphabetically.
"Holly shit! We have to find our flags, I think it's alphabetical, it's easy." said James in a worry.
"3 minutes!!!" warned the female announcer.
All the nation leaders are all gathered on the monitoring room.
"Everyone prepare your pills, as they start to eat, we must drink our pills to connect on their hallucinations." said Mr. Steinfeld.
Everyone cheered in excitement. Two leaders are secretly texting to each other.
"You sure they gave him fake pill?"
"Yeah, I was there when they gave it to him."
"He must not connect to his representative, it can ruin our plan.. By the way, what will happen to him when he drink his pill?"
"He will have his own hallucinations hahaha"
"Hahahaha, make sure to approach him after so that he won't raise his concern on public."
"Sure do."
The students already sat on their designated chairs with their foods on front.
"What's with the alphabetical shit, when all of us has the same food." asked the student from Mexico.
"I don't know. Maybe they will poison those students who came from rebellious nations like Germany." replied the student from Mauritius while laughing.
"Okay students, you can start eating, to those religious, you can still pray, there is no barrier here, feel free to express." said the female announcer.
Some prayed but some are just laughing at them.
"Look at them, they really thought that God actually existed." said the student from Canada who is Justin.
"You don't believe in God?" asked the student from Cameroon who is Treve
"That's bullshit, if there's God, we shouldn't be here, I mean, they abducted us, and they took away our rights, God should have done something to help us." Justin's reason.
"That's not how God helps his creation." replied Treve.
"Whatever, I only believe what I see and I never saw God..and we're done talking." said Justin while starting to eat his dinner.
James is still observing the others if there is something going to happen, but 5 minutes already passed but nothing happened and he is the only one who hasn't eaten anything, so he started eat, when he swallowed his food, he noticed that the other students starting to feel dizzy and collapsed.
"I knew it." said James while closing his eyes.
James lost his consciousness and immediately wake up. He was still on his chair and same kitchen but this time , the other students disappeared, he was shocked that Mr. Steinfeld is already in front of him with Harold.
"Wwwhat is this?" asked James in confusion and scared at the same time.
"Hello, James Clyde Thompson Wilson." greeted Mr. Steinfeld.
"President Steinfeld?"
"Yes, it's me."
"Uh..Uh..Please help me get out of here, my mother was harmed." said James while starting to sob and panicking.
"Slowdown Mr. Wilson, I know you're filled with questions, Harold is here to explain everything to you."
"Harold? Harold Oswalt? Is it really him? He died few months ago by car accident, my father will be imprisoned for the rest of his life because he hit Harold and died.
"We know, we are sorry for that."
"Sorry?? Release my father then, my mother is alone now because of this shit."
"She's not." interrupts Harold. "Look."
Harold showed the footage of James's mother and other James on their house.
"What the.."
James was shocked and can't believe when he witnessed his mother with his doppelganger.
"Another me?"
"Every students that admitted here have their clones remain in their homes then act and behave exactly like you." said Harold.
"Are they real?"
"Totally, everything is accurate, the body is real, even the dicks and vaginas have same sizes." said Mr. Steinfeld while laughing.
"The UN has been studying you months before you were abducted in your house to make sure everything is accurate so that your family won't suspect. The one your father hit is my doppelganger..and the we intentionally killed it because I chose to remain exile because of the job I chose, by the way, I'm the last year's champion, I ranked 1st." said Harold proudly.
James doesn't know if he should be proud or not because he heard that they intentionally put Harold's doppelganger into accident and it affected his father.
"Intentionally, it may be sound fun to you guys that your fucking doppelganger was killed, but my father was on the edge of knife, Harold, did you know that your parent's demanded to hang my father!?" said James in a loud voice and he's already mad.
"Don't worry son, I had it all under control, your father is gonna be fine." interrupts Mr. Steinfeld.
"I want you to release him now."
"Sure, but promise us, that you'll do your best, you don't have seniors left here, 2nd to 4th year got eliminated because they were outshined." replied Mr. Steinfeld.
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"Now, for more information about this school and institution." said Mr. Portman to Keira who is just listening to him seriously.
"Prime Minister Portman, I have a question." said Keira while raising her hand.
"Yes dear?"
"How long am I gonna stay here to be exact?"
"We are about to talk about that dear."
"Uh okay."
"Now, the name of the school is actually University of the Nation, but it was registered, written, and spoken in Latin because the owner of this Island is..."
"What is it?"...
"You'll know if you can achieve up to 2nd year, it's not good telling the freshmen.
"Yeah, especially that force field, no science can do that."
"Yes, they will explain it to you when you reached 2nd year..If you survive."
"Survive?"
"Okay...Just like ordinary college life, every student must study for at least 4 years, but this one is different, since there are 193 students per batch, every school year, each batch will eliminate 50 students who are in lower ranks, it mean in 2nd year, there will be 143 students left, then 3rd year, 93 students and for the last year or 4th year, there will be only 43 students left, for the first half semester of 4th year, they will eliminate the last 30 students until the final 13 students who will face the excitement and thrill of the final battle, battle of minds, not examination. Among those Final 13 students, the UN and the special ally will pick the final 3 and those 3 will face the final test. We don't know the test because it the test changes every year. If I know, I wouldn't hesitate to tell you." said Mr. Portman while laughing.
"What happened if the student got eliminated?" asked Keira.
"They will send you back and you will replace your doppelganger, but your memories here will be removed and the memories that your doppelganger gained will be transferred on your mind, in short, you will continue the life that your doppelganger lived and forget everything you have seen here.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"For now, but I'm certain that you're gonna love this place.."
"Maybe I will, I'm starting to love my room and my new friend Lucy, she's Chinese by the way.. I'm gonna be okay here as long my doppelganger will stay beside my mom and dad at Wales."
"I'll not tell you what awaits you in next few years, I will just let you discover it by yourself..." said Mr. Portman while keep looking at his watch.
"Are you waiting for someone? We still have 30 minutes." said Keira while looking at the timer on the screen of Mr. Portman's laptop.
"Yes, Mr. Harrington should be here by now."
"Who's Harrington?"
"Your senior, he's already at his 3rd year now, didn't the Queen informed you about your British seniors here?"
"Oh yes, I forgot, it's I was so confused and shocked that they have to kidnapped me."
"We are sorry for that, I told them to ask nicely but they said they have to use force because most of the students will oppose and trick them."
Henry Harrington finally arrived using teleportation and Keira was shocked when she saw in her two eyes how the portal opened.
"You're late, where have you been?" asked Mr. Portman to Henry.
"Sorry, we have trouble distributing the pills."
"Okay, anyway, this is Keira Mcgregor from Wales." Mr. Portman introduced Keira to Henry.
"A girl, hello there, I'm Henry Harrington from England, basically I lived in London. I must say you're pretty."
Henry summoned a bunch of roses in his hands and gave it Keira, she wasn't amazed nor surprised because she just taught that he was just a trickster or a former magician in kids parties.
"Nice, can you summon 500 pounds for me?" asked Keira while suspiciously smiling.
Henry and Mr. Portman laughed.
"Um .Okay." Henry summoned a 500 pounds in front of Keira.
Keira's eyes widen as she witnessed in front of her how Henry popped a 500 pounds on the table.
"Cute, now you can help our country by summoning more moneys. Prime Minister Portman is here, summon more and give it to him."
Henry and Mr. Portman just laughed.
"What?" asked Keira.
"You'll understand it someday, for now. I'll discuss how grading works here." said Henry while sitting on the table.
"They said that I just gained 10 points earlier."
"That's a good thing, I think you just secured your spot for Top 143 by the end of the year, but don't get too confident, the tasks are all spontaneous and surprising, it changes every year so I can't tell you what bullshit are they going to do with you guys. Anyway, let's go back to the grading system, every friday, you won't have class because they'll be assessing you the whole day."
"What kind of assessment?"
"I don't know, when I was freshman, they brought us to the mountain of junks and gave us 5 hours to do something, I thought we're going to clean it, but actually they want us to make something unique using those mountain of junks, luckily, I found a wrecked ceiling fan, toy car wheels and used battery, there I build a toy race car.. It's actually stupid but at least I tried, if it wasn't for some being lazy, I wouldn't get 20 points. Yeah, some didn't do anything, they said that it's stupid and making us clean their junks...Then after all, they regret it...Another, if you wonder why we use points or something not scores, this institution doesn't actually test how smart you are, it's how you use it. Doesn't mean you have IQ higher than the normal individuals, doesn't mean you don't need to blend with them."
"Yeah, I'm aware about that. I know my limitations."
"Good." Henry smiled and tapped Keira's hair and pulled out another rose, this time, Keira laughed.
"Now about the classes you'll take." Mr. Portman interrupts. "This maybe beyond normal school, but the subjects you'll take for four years is only 7."
"I beg your pardon? Did I hear you wrong Mr. Portman?" asked the confused Keira.
"Right, every school year, you have to take 2 subjects only from 1st year to 3rd year and only 1 subject on 4th year." said Mr. Portman while looking at the screen.
"Does this mean ..."
"Like every normal colleges, each year has 2 semesters, but for us, each semester contains only 1 subject." Mr. Portman added.
"As far as I remember the freshmen has the most boring subjects if you can reach up to 3rd year because girl, I'll tell you, 2nd and 3rd year has the best subjects and best experiences." said Henry with excitement.
"Not so fast Henry." said Mr. Portman
"Why? What's in 2nd and 3rd year?" asked Keira.
"Okay eyes on here Ms. Mcgregor, on your first year, for 1st semester, your subject will be "Introduction of Nanotechnology and Astrotechnology."
"Nanotech?? Are we allowed to do that? That's beyond the student's capabilities and, Astrotechnology, is that a made up word? I never saw that in dictionaries." said Keira while raising her eyebrows.
"Astrotechnology, is the study of science and technologies that aren't from Earth. That's right girl, everything we study here is beyond and new, the devices and technology this Island used is from different world, I mean like outer space, beyond Earth's atmosphere, and I suppose you are already aware that we are not alone on this universe." said Henry.
"You mean from Aliens?"
"Kind of, but we don't call them alien, they have their own terms..S.A."
"S.A?"
"Special Allies...Shit..I talked more than I was told, anyway, the rest of your questions will be answered tomorrow in your first lecture, they will talk about the history of this Island and how this school formed.
"Listen, I know that everything is so sudden for you, but you know to yourself that this was just another experience for you, I know that you're sick of how academic works in the outside world, and this will satisfy you." said Mr. Portman while comforting Keira.
"Okay let's continue, for the second semester, you will enter the advance Astrotechnology, in short you will study the same topic for the whole year, that's why I say 1st year has the most boring subjects, but when I was freshman, it wasn't boring at all because everything is new, you'll realize that it's boring when you reach 2nd year because in 2nd year...You will be introduced to Mystic Arts and Sorcery!" said Henry while summoning a fire on his hands.
Keira's eyes was widen and shocked.
"How'd you do that!?" asked Keira while standing up.
"Can I ask about your IQ level?" asked Henry while changing the color of his fire from orange to blue.
"151."
Then Henry stopped the fire on his hands.
"Good enough, you're probably going to develop a telekinesis ability or more when they activate your mind.. My IQ level is 157, so I inherited not just telekinesis."
"What's on my mind that they are going to activate?"
"They are going to talk about that when you reach 2nd year, for now, you have to learn the basic, which is Nanotechnology and Astrotechnology."
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"So what happens if I die here?" asked James.
"We'll find a way to set up and accident for your doppelganger or could commit suicide, but that won't make any sense, so mostly, we ended up with accident." replied Mr. Steinfeld.
"Harold, can I ask something?" asked James.
"Hm?"
"You said earlier that learning mystic arts are fun but it's hazardous and dangerous, why?"
"Should we tell him?" asked Harold to Mr. Steinfeld
"Not for now. You have to assure that you can reach up to 2nd year, you are my last hope, because last UN's General Assembly, we talked about taking a break on this Island."
"Taking a break?" asked Harold.
"Yeah, this might be the last batch for now, other nations are not okay about this anymore because according to them, only those wealthy countries won and those poor countries are just left hanging and can't even reach at least Top 13." replied Mr. Steinfeld.
"Bangladesh Ranked 2nd last 1996, and they are one of the poor countries in Asia. And there's a rumor that he's suppose to be the champion, but Bulgaria played dirty, anyway, those are just rumors." replied Harold.
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Meanwhile, five students were in the same hallucinations, Mongolian student Khasar is one of them.
"Everyone, I would like you to welcome your 5th ally, you didn't met him before you are all sent to the ship because he's nation's leader aren't aware that he is not his representative." said one of the four Presidents in front of the five students while pointing the boy who is sitting nervously in the center of five students.
"Since the four of you already briefed before being sent to the ship at Sydney, I think you should be the one to teach your new friend about your real purpose on this island and school." said the President of Mongolia who is Mr. Ting.
The United Nation has four members who are planning to take over everything and one of them is Mongolia, each year and each batch, their representative are tasked to spy and sabotage them if possible. But like other students, they still have to reach higher ranks so that they won't be eliminated.
"What if we won't do it?" asked the boy who is in the middle.
"Your doppelganger will handle your family."
"What?"
"Yeah boy, we can control your doppelgangers, we put a device on your doppelgangers before it was sent on your homes, so if the five of you do anything nasty, you'll regret it."
"We won't fail you."
"Good, at least think of your sinking country, although my country is of the riches, I'm still helping yours.. Someday, if one of you can reach Top 3, we can start taking over the world one by one starting our neighboring countries." said one of the President.
"You have spies on the higher years? Or its just us?"asked one of the student.
"Every batch, the four of us tasked our representatives same as yours..But this batch, we managed to fool one country, now we have five spies."
"Where are they now?"
"There are only two of them left. None of them reached 4th as usual, our countries can hardly manage to reach at least Top 13, but this batch, I have a feeling that you'll go far."
"Just when did this kind of union started?"
"Last 2010, when we realized that for 20 years, our nations never won no matter how good our students are."
"We can change that, we'll guarantee you."
"Good..."
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"So, how can I go back?" Keira asked.
"Go back?" Mr. Portman was confused.
"I mean, how can I get out on this realm, I don't what its called, dream maybe?"
"Oh, this is just hallucinations but we interfere, but it actually happened, we are actually inside your head now, you are actually unconscious right now." explained Henry.
"So can I wake up?"
"Just finish your meal first, drink no water yet since that's the thing will bring you back to the reality."
"This glass of water?" asked Keira while looking the glass of water.
"Yeah."
"What's inside?"
"Nothing, water is actually the way to stop you from having sleep paralysis, if you ever stuck in your dreams, think of water and drink it then you'll wake up."
"Is that proven?"
"Yeah, try it, but first, finish your meal."
Keira was uncomfortable while eating since Mr. Portman and Henry is just watching her, so she started a conversation.
"Mr. Portman, you have wife and children?" she asked while eating.
"I have a daughter 9 years old already, my wife is...she divorced me last year."
Keira regretted asking that.
"Oh, I am very sorry to ask that."
"Just last year? That was sudden." asked Henry who is shock too.
"It's just she don't feel comfortable with me anymore, anyway, that's her choice." said Mr. Portman while chuckling.
"You have planning marrying again? Because I'll tell you, my mom is also 40 years old like you and she's divorced too." Henry joked at Mr. Portman and laughed.
"That's not gonna happen, I'm already contented with my daughter and she's the extent of my relationship...for now." said Mr. Portman.
"I don't how to say this, but what happened to Great Britain these days? I mean why middle aged persons are prone in divorces?" asked Keira while finishing her meal.
"I don't know, anyway..Good luck for the both of you." said Mr. Portman while holding their hands. "Make Great Britain proud, although I'm already proud for you both."
Keira drinks her water and immediately woke up in the same kitchen but this time she's with her classmates, some are already awake and some are still unconscious. She looked at her food, she felt weird because it remained the same before she went unconscious but her stomach is already full. Her attention was caught on James who just woke up because they are only 1 sit apart by United Republic of Tanzania.
"Shit." said James while shaking his head and clearing his eyes then James saw Keira looking at him.
"Hey, you okay?" asked Keira.
"Yeah, its just, this place is full of surprises." replied James. "You? You still looked like your shock."
"Yeah, I still can't believe that this is happening right now."
They noticed that some chairs are already empty, probably they're done and went to their designated houses. So James stand up and went near to Keira and shaked hands to say goodbye.
"You're from Britain right?" asked James while reaching his hand to Keira.
"Yeah, and you're from U.S." they shaked their hands.
"I'm James Wilson by the way."
"I'm Keira Mcgregor."
"Since our countries are friends, I think we should too" said James while still shaking Keira's hands.
"Sure." replied Keira with a smile.
"Well see you around, I still have unpacking to do." said James while walking away.
Philip saw them talking from afar and released a smile on them. When James arrived at his house, he was surprised because all his housemates are already there.