[i][b]Flashback - Alternate Post-World War II, New Shinsengumi HQ, Japan[/b][/i]

[color=bc8dbf][i]"I wonder what this is about."[/i][/color] Mai wondered as she was ascending the flight of stairs in their headquarters. [color=bc8dbf][i]"D-don't tell me it's about the extra dumplings that were in the storage room?"[/i][/color] Unlikely. [color=bc8dbf][i]"But the commander would just scold me in person if he knew about it."[/i][/color] She stops just before the wooden door that separates her from the commander's room. She paused for a moment before opening the door and entering.

"Ah, greetings, Mai."

...

[color=bc8dbf]"Eh?"[/color], were the only words that came out of her mouth after the commander's briefing on the situation. [color=bc8dbf]"W-wait a second, what about my parents? Do they know about this?"[/color] Mai was worried about what her parents would think. Her father was already in his forties, and as such, could no longer continue to fight against the Nobodies and Heartless that plagued them if he had to. Her mother was only in her thirties, and could only afford to work in the house due to an injury she sustained after giving birth to Mai. They always worry for their daughter, and if she suddenly disappeared like this, who knows what would happen to the both of them.

"Ah-", before she could hear any more from the commander, she was suddenly pulled into the darkness for a few moments before appearing somewhere else.

[color=bc8dbf][i]"W-where am I?"[/i][/color] An entrance? The place looked like nowhere she had been before. [color=bc8dbf][i]"Am I in a different place?"[/i][/color] This can't be right. [color=bc8dbf][i]"I was just at the headquarters a second ago."[/i][/color] Taking a look around her, there were two other people alongside her here. She didn't recognize either of them, so she didn't mind them for the moment. Looking past them, there were also many armed people stationed at different locations around the entrance. [color=bc8dbf][i]"Are they wielding weapons?"[/i][/color] She couldn't really tell if they were hostile or not. She didn't recognize what they were holding since all she knew since she was born were swords and blades. [color=bc8dbf][i]"What is this place?"[/i][/color]

She took a quick glance at the boy who dragged her here. One of the two people earlier tried to have a conversation with her, but he wasn't her concern at the moment, so she ignored him for now. Gathering herself for a second, she suddenly grabbed the boy named Tocsax by his robe and brought his face close to hers. [color=bc8dbf]"Hey, why didn't you at least wait for him to finish!? Bring me back there or else I'm gonna punch you until you do."[/color] Her tone was angry, if a little shaky. She didn't actually want to punch the guy for information. Everything was just so sudden. All she really wanted right now was to know if her parents would be alright.