Jamila, as the narrator: Ten years ago, my country was attacked by the Dark Orbs. Yusuke Orbussia's Leader led an attack that killed everyone in Orbfrica. It was his first genocide. My father died. I escaped just in time with my mom we fled to the human world in hopes of finding a better life.
(Jamila's Story).
(In the human world in Chicago in the apartment).
Waking up immediately after having a dream about the nightmare that occurred ten years ago.
Jamila: It's just a dream...
With tears streaming down her face, she closed her eyes, then glanced over at the clock to see that she was running late for school.
Jamila: Oh no!
She quickly got dressed in a panic, wondering why her mom hadn't woken her up, and then looked up at the calendar to realize it was Saturday.
Jamila: That's why...
She was about to leave the room when she heard noises coming from downstairs, including gunshots that made her step back in fear. A scream that sounded eerily like her mother's followed, causing her to hesitate before mustering the courage to go downstairs. As she descended the stairs slowly, she stopped dead in her tracks upon seeing a trail of blood. Her body began to tremble uncontrollably as she feared the worst: that it was her mom.
Jamila: ...
She moved slowly down the stairs, but quickly caught sight of a group of gunmen, identifiable by their gang colors. She hid immediately, but couldn't help looking down to see her mom's lifeless body, shattered by an instant death. Tears streamed down her face as she gazed at her mom, surrounded by a dark purple energy that seemed to emanate from her body. Her eyes transformed from blue to dark purple, and she slowly emerged from the shadows, revealing herself to the looting gunmen.
Jamila: You'll pay for what you have done!
The gunmen immediately trained their guns on the teenage girl, but their fingers hesitated on the triggers as they noticed that there was something unusual about her, something that set her apart from the average teenage girl.
The gunman: An Orb it's one of those freaks!
Putting his hand up to single his group of gunmen to start shooting at her. The gunmen immediately pull the trigger and begin to shoot at her. Bullets flew towards her in seconds.
Jamila: Shoot yourselves.
The bullets suddenly ricocheted back and struck the gunmen with deadly precision, causing blood to splatter across the floors and walls. In a shocking turn of events, the gunmen ultimately killed themselves with their own bullets.
Jamila: ...
As she gazed down at the lifeless bodies, her mother's in particular, her energy drained away, and she fell unconscious. Hours passed before she came to in a hospital bed.
Jamila: Where am I?
As she scans the room, memories come flooding back - the scent of blood, the shattered life force, and the day Orb Africa vanished, taking her father's life with it, and, more painfully, her mother's. Tears fall silently as she covers her face, a sudden flashback searing itself into her mind.
(Flashback).
The moon's color suddenly shifts to an ominous pitch black, surrounded by a dark purple ring that seems to glow with an otherworldly energy. As people begin to die under mysterious circumstances, soldiers emerge from the shadows, ruthlessly killing anyone in their path. At the helm of this chaos is a man who appears to be leading the soldiers.
(End of Flashback).
Jamila: Why now?
She gently bumps her head, attempting to shake off the memories of the day that changed her life ten years ago. However, the recollection of her mother's passing proves too overwhelming, and she begins to tear up. Her gaze falls upon a small table beside her, where a worn notebook lies, instantly bringing back memories of her mother. She slowly reaches for the notebook, her fingers wrapping around it as she pulls it closer. As she opens the cover, she's met with a wave of nostalgia, realizing that it's a wishlist of all the things her mother had hoped to do. Her eyes land on a note, penned in her mother's familiar handwriting, and she feels a lump form in her throat.
The note: Jamila, I know we promised not to go back, but I found a place better than the human world. We shall take a journey to Orbmerica. It will be much safer than human America. It is a perfect place for both of us.
Jamila: Orbmerica...
(In her mind).
"That's in Orb World but do I have the guts to go back there? However, my mom wants to go back there. Especially to a place I have no clue how to get there but I have to try for my mother's dream."
As she hugs the notebook, she tears up.
"Mommy."
(Out of her mind).
Suddenly hearing the door open, she looked up to see a police officer entering the room.
Daniel: My name is Daniel and I know what you are an Orb. I have a son who's an Orb but he's not here anymore.
He speaks in a friendly manner, attempting to make small talk in order to put her at ease.
Jamila: What happened to him?
She gazes at him, puzzled about what became of his son.
Daniel: He thought that he was a monster and he left...
He looks down, a sad expression washing over him as he recalls the day he left.
Jamila: What's his name?
She looks at him, wondering what his son's name is.
Daniel: His name is Akira.
His eyes welled up with tears as he thought about his son.
Jamila: Don't cry. He'll come back.
(In her mind).
"Maybe I'll meet Akira one day and maybe to ask him to come back to this man."
(Out of her mind).
Daniel: Thanks.
He smiles at her.
Jamila: ...
She smiles at him right back.
Jamila: I have been wondering something I want to go back to Orb World. I found my mom's wishlist. She wanted to go to Orbmerica. So I want to go to Orbmerica.
She whispers softly, clinging tightly to the notebook as tears well up in her eyes at the thought of her mother.
Daniel: You're still a child you can't go off on your own.
He looks at her calmly yet concerned over her well being.
Jamila: I have to for my Mother's dream...
She looks down sadly.
Daniel: Then I'll escort you to the portal but I don't know where you would end up and that's the scary part.
One hour later, Jamila stood nervously behind him at the portal that had appeared right in front of them, apprehensive about returning to Orb World where the man who had killed her entire people resided.
Jamila: ...
Trembling with fear, she gazed at the portal that led to Orb World, her heart racing with the uncertainty of where it would teleport her - she desperately hoped it would be Orbmerica, rather than one of the other Orb countries.
Daniel: Everything will be okay.
He gives her a gentle smile as he pats her head.
Jamila: Okay. Here I go...
She steps into the portal, her eyes squeezed tightly shut, and when she opens them again, she's met with a blanket of snow. As she looks up, her gaze falls upon the Orbussia's flag, its familiar emblem a stark reminder of the day Orbussia launched a devastating attack on Orbfrica. Her heart sinks at the sight, memories of that fateful day flooding back.
(In her mind).
"No way."
(Out of her mind).
She gazes at the Orbussia's flag with a look of dread in her eyes.
Jamila, as the narrator: And with that my journey has begun.