Madge sees Joey for the first time

Madge ran through the woods. If anyone could help her, it was the Sacred Well Circle. They had to be here somewhere. Madge heard a rustling in the path just ahead of her. She wasn't sure if she had found the Circle, or if it was someone who would take her back to her family. She hid behind the trees and just waited. A young man came walking down the path looking nervously from side to side. Once he was certain that he was alone he sat down at the base of one of the larger trees and sighed heavily. Madge was about to go out and ask him who he was and if he knew the Circle when another figure came out of the darkness walking down the path. A slightly older man, long and lanky with dark hair that was beginning to gray. He approached the young man very casually but the young man seemed wary. They conversed for a bit, then the older man crouched down in front of the other. He leaned in and grabbed his face with both hands and looked into his eyes then after a few seconds, he collapsed on the ground. The young man got up, searched the older man's pockets, and walked away. Madge watched in shock and amazement. She couldn't understand what had happened. She was so stunned that she didn't move for long enough that the man on the ground came to consciousness and began to gather his wits. As she watched, she realized that he was very confused. No, it was more than that. He had no idea what had happened to him and he seemed to be horrified with his very existence. He frantically examined his clothes, and his hands then crawled over to a pool of water and tried his best to examine his face in the dim light. He seemed to not recognize himself at all. Amnesia? Was this some result of his passing out? Madge decided she wanted to know more, so she went up to the man. "Excuse me, are you all right?" The voice coming out of seemingly nowhere startled the man, but after he turned and saw only a young girl he calmed. "It's not me. It's not me!" He was beginning to get hysterical. "What do you mean?" Madge put her hands out trying to calm him. "This face, this body, it's not me. This isn't even my voice! It's like he stole it..." His voice trailed off as some epiphany seemed to wash over him. "Who did?" Madge looked at him with a mixture of fear and wonder. "Joey. I knew something was off about that guy."

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