Socks and the Infinite Dimensions
Prologue

It was a normal morning in Prescott, Massachusetts... or was it?

The Adventurer's Club had gone on a trip to the Land of Talking Crystals, to help the King of this land find his favourite talking crystal.

"How are we going to find this crystal?" Harvey whined, like he always did. "All these crystals look the same!"

"Yes, but each one of them has a different voice." Miss Tickle replied. "And be careful, some voices are more powerful then others!"

"Ehh, are you sure, Miss Tickle?" Vinnie asked, looking a bit mad. "Some 'a these crystals just seem 'ta be normal! Are youse sure it's not a load 'a hokey?"

"Things aren't always as they seem, Vinnie." Miss Tickle let out a giggle.

Socks was not with the group, and was distracted by all the shiny crystals everywhere, as he is... not smart, you see.

"Oooooh, shiny..." He reached out to touch a crystal.

"Where's Socks?" Franklin asked, looking seemingly confused that Socks wasn't with them.

Miss Tickle looked around. "Socks? Socks?"

Socks grabbed a hold on a crystal.

His eyes widened, as he heard all the voices of the Exoverse flow through him. He started glowing light blue, as a shocked expression appeared on his face.

"I feel like I'm going crazy! Someone stop this crazy thing!" He yelled out, as he flew back into a wall.

Carol gasped as she heard Socks hit the wall. "Miss Tickle, Socks just touched a crystal and went flying!"

"Socks!" The Adventurers' Club ran off in the direction of their friend, as they crowded around him...

"Socks..." Harvey looked a bit worried.

"Socks, are you okay?" Kim asked, looking curious. "Miss Tickle did tell you not to touch the crystals, you know."

Socks rubbed his head, his eyes going every which way. "I'm fine." He shook his head.

"Socks, that was so stupid of youse!" Vinnie yelled at him, very angry about the whole thing. "Even I know not 'ta touch th' crystals!"

"Sorry..." Socks stuttered out.

Miss Tickle walked over, helping Socks up. "I did warn you, Socks..." She then looked a little chirpier. "But I'm sure there's no harm done, right?~"

Socks nodded. "Yeah, no harm done."

Miss Tickle nodded, and then looked towards the direction where they were walking. "Now, let's keep going, shall we?~"

After the adventure, Socks sat down next to Vinnie on the school bus ride home.

"Man, Vinnie, I don't feel so good."

Vinnie scoffed, rolling his eyes a bit. "Yeah, youse shouldn't 'ave touched that crystal."

Socks looked a bit sad, before Vinnie put a hand on Socks' shoulder.

"But really, I was worried about youse, Socks. 'Yer so impulsive... It might kill youse one day. Like it almost did ta'day."

Socks looked at Vinnie, worried.

"Jus'... don't do that again, okay, Socks? 'Yer my best buddy, youse know that, right?"

Socks nodded, smiling.

"I don't wanna lose youse." Vinnie smiled, as the bus stopped at his house.

Vinnie got up, grabbed his backpack, looked back, and smiled. "Take care, alright? I'm just worried about youse, that's all."

Socks smiled. "Take care."

When Socks was back home, he put his backpack in his room, and then climbed out the window and over a fence to the park near his backyard.

"Oh man, I haven't played out here in ages... I remember when I did... I wonder if I still fit on the swings back here?"

He was about to go on the swings... when he sneezed!

...And something blue, and glowy appeared to the right of him.

Socks was distracted by this weird thing now... What was it?

Whatever it was, it was shiny.

"Ooh, shiny..." He reached towards it, walking very close to it.

He touched it with his hand, making it ripple like water.

"...This must be some type of magical pond."

He reached a hand through it. It made a "bloop" noise, and felt cold to the touch.

"Hm... I wonder what happens if I step through it?"

He stopped himself.

"Should I risk it?"

He thought about it for a moment, then smiled. "Yeah, I should. I bet this is just like going behind the chalkboard."

He stepped through it, loud "bloop bloop" noises being heard as he walked completely through it.

It closed behind him.

And Socks didn't know where he ended up...

END PROLOGUE