Suddenly: pain. A burning pain in my left cheek brought me back to the real world and I slowly realised Alex had slapped me across the face. "Hey mate", he said, "snap out of it!" I quickly filled up with anger. Rage burned through my veins as my first blow landed on his chin. The next few blows are a bit of a blur, but his face seemed to change shape already before he hit the floor.

I looked up. There was a large falcon head lying on the floor. A girl in a stupid-looking orange and brown suit was looking at me with a horrified expression. It took me a few seconds to make the connection, during which the girl had already turned around and ran. I wasn't sure what was going through my mind, but I knew I had to follow. I bolted after her.