Sera Journey gracefully re-materialized and landed on soft green grass. She had arrived.

Considering that he was an all-powerful ruler of this dimension, Master Hand really could've done better to accommodate for his roster.

All there was, as far as she could see, was a big, grassy field with the occasional tree or hill dotted here and there. No source of food, or water, no shelter. Just nature and an open blue sky.

The 'roster' appeared to be pretty widely spread. Everyone was huddled together in little groups. There were a few people sitting in the shade of a tree (she wasn't one hundred percent sure they were actually people), a few more on top of one of the little hills, actually it was more of a knoll, and groups dotted around the entire place, really.

Just then, one of her knives floated out of its sheath to hover beside her. Her knives had minds of their own, thanks to her. She had animated then and given both of them a spirit, a brain, and a personality. Her other knife came out of its sheath to hover on her other side, just below her shoulder. The knives were in sync with her thoughts, so she could control their movements if necessary. Fighting using them and her magic simultaneously made her nearly invincible.

The knife on her left tapped her shoulder, and sent a bunch of unpleasant images of the probable future into her brain.

She sighed. "I know. This isn't going to work out well for us, is it? But you heard what Master Hand said. We have to do this."

Her other knife came out of its sheath to hover on her other side, just below her shoulder. The knives were in sync with her thoughts, so she could control their movements if necessary. Fighting using them and her magic simultaneously made her nearly invincible.

Sera looked around. No one had even noticed she had arrived.

Time to change that.

Using only her willpower and her magic, she suddenly vaporized everyone in the field and teleported them to where she was in half a second. Then, in the next second, she was hovering a few feet above them all, where she could address everyone at once.

Oh, wow, she thought after looking at the confused crowd. They're a…mixed bunch.

And that was an understatement. They had everything from sentient marshmallows and penguins to demonic wizards. And after they got over their confusion, it didn't look like she was their absolute favorite person.

"Greetings!" Sera said to the roster. "My name is Sera Journey. And for 9 months, I am in charge of you."

This was not met with the most positive of responses.

"Where exactly did you get that authority?" demanded a blue-haired woman with her hand on the hilt of a sword.

"Why should I listen to you?" asked what looked like a bipedal blue falcon.

"How did you even do that?" questioned a pre-teen looking angel.

"I don't know about these guys, but I don't need a baby-sitter!" A blue hedgehog said.

"Just who do you think you are?" inquired a green-haired woman holding a long staff.

Finally, Sera interrupted. "Master Hand put me up to this, all right? I'm here to make all of you"-she made a wide gesture toward the crowd- "get along."

"Good luck with that," muttered a tunic-wearing elven teenager.

Sera inwardly sighed. This was going to be the longest 9 months of her entire life. "Right now, I'm going to warp all of you to a facility of my own creation, where you will live for a while. OK? If you have more questions, you can ask them there."

And then, without another word, the crowded field became barren and peaceful once more.