Disclaimer chapter 1.

Chapter 3

"Did, did something happen last time you let someone get close to you?" Rex asked, concerned.

"Yes." Molly said sad, "It was…My best friend. Erin. We were so close. We even looked alike. We were tighter than anything. We often had a crush on the same person. But we never fought over him. We helped each other get closer to the person, often earning us weird glares from the guys. But one day, in fifth grade, her mom made her home schooled. We started seeing each other less and less, especially when she dropped out of girl scouts, which I promptly dropped out of after because of the fact everyone else in the troop was mean to me. It hurt so bad. I just can't let anyone get that close again. I can't let anyone hurt me like that again."

"I won't do that." Rex said.

"That's what you say now, but I have to be able to go back eventually, and you'll have to stay here. That will hurt more than anything else." Molly said.

"Well you could always come visit." Rex said.

"You and I both know how hard that would be. I have homework, and I like to hangout with my friends once and a while." Molly said. She knew that she would be able to watch him on TV, having the time of his life, without her, and flirting with that stupid Circe, but it wouldn't be the same. And she couldn't tell him about the TV show. It might wreck it. She sighed. She never thought she would be getting even close to this with a cartoon character.

"Well, I'll find a way." Rex said, sounding determined. Then he went to his bedroom again, to catch some z's.

Molly decided to look at that stone again. She picked it up, and turned it over in her hands. She realized that the universal transporter wasn't its only power. She put her finger on the red stripe. She sensed a fiery passion, fury, anger, and heat coming from it. She knew it must've been the power of fire that powered this part. Then she put her finger on the orange one. She couldn't quite place what she felt in this one. Her stomach rumbled. She thought of chocolate ice cream. Then in her other hand, some appeared! She ate it and realized this stripe must be able to create and destroy matter. Then she put her finger on the yellow stripe. She sensed whimsy, a cool summer breeze, and tinkling bells. This must be wind. Then she put her finger on the green stripe. She sensed stability, growth, life, and power. This must be earth. Then she put her finger on the blue stripe. She sensed the ocean, raging emotions, tidal waves, rain, and a calm manner. She felt like the moon was pulling at her. This must be water. Then she put her finger on the purple stripe. She sensed all the universes as one, she sensed great power. This must be the universal travel stripe. Now why would one stone have all this? Well, it had to be very important.

Then it dawned on her.

This stone, must keep balance in all of the universes.

She felt something tugging at her brain.

Could she absorb the power of this stone?

No, it wouldn't be right.

Plus, if she died, all of the universes would fall out of balance!

She studied it closer.

No, this thing could make its own power, so if she absorbed a lifetimes worth of it, it would still be there to balance out the universe. She'd just be there too. It would be awesome! But first she had to study it some more. She touched the orange stripe and made an exact replica of the stone that gave off the same readings, but didn't actually work. She placed it where the real stone had been, and left to her cell to study it.

Rex popped into Molly's cell to see if she was better than last night. She seemed to be engrossed in something. But what?

Molly had almost done it. She had found out that the rock was able to travel on its own if not tampered with for so long. She was now on to absorbing the power. She was almost done, when she heard Rex walking in.

'No, no just a few more seconds…' she thought. Then, she could feel it. She had absorbed enough power for her lifetime. It had taken an hour to study it, and she had been up the rest of the time, and it was what, noon? And she was up at midnight, so that was a good sign she'd live for a long while. She hid the stone.

"Whatcha doin Molly?" Rex asked curiously.

"Just working on getting back." Molly said with a smile. Rex's eyes opened wide.

"You didn't." he said.

"I did. But it doesn't matter. Here. Have it. I don't need it anymore." She said handing it to him.

He looked at her puzzled.

"Why?" He asked.

"Watch." Was Molly's answer. She raised her hands, and a portal opened. You could see three girls through it. One had blond hair and glasses. That was Brianna. Another had brown hair and glasses. That was Alyssa. And another had red hair, and no glasses. That was Melody. Molly tried to step through, but she was blocked. She nearly cried. But her friends noticed her and waved. They all came over. They seemed to be saying 'come back!' but she shook her head. She showed them she couldn't. then Brianna, being the insane person she is, Jumped through, pulling Alyssa with her. They both Hugged Molly. Then they looked at Melody expectantly. She shook her head no and seemed to say, 'oh no, I'm not going in there.'. They gave her puppy dog eyes and she smacked her head. Then she looked at the ground, sighed, and shook her head some more as she seemed to say 'this is insane.' Then she jumped through.

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