Chapter 13
I stared up at the black and cloudy sky in astonishment.
"Most everything is opposite here.", said Lucianus.
"So wait... I am a criminal?", I asked, curious.
"Nope", said Lucianus, "You specifically... were, uh, executed for attempting to said a mad scientist in twisting the realities together."
"Oh. Great. Next thing I know, I will be questioned for how and why I came back from the dead.", I said scratching my chin in worry.
"No. You look pretty different from your counterpart.", Lucianus said as he laughed.
"Oh... gee... That is a load off my mind.", I said, still concerned.
I am not sure why, but I had a gut feeling that I was not welcome here. I pulled my mind to focus on the bright red lightning that struck the dark green crystals in the distance. It almost seemed they glowed a bright green as they absorbed the energy from the lightning. Despite the dark environment, I could tell the ground was this slate blue. Mountains were common where we were. I almost wondered if this really was Washington, D.C. in Nega-Reality. But when I thought about it, it would be impossible for someone to travel to a different reality without being in the same place. Unlike time travel.
"Incredible!", I called out.
"There is no time to waste, we should check the local library. Perhaps we can find something in the history books about time travel being invented.", said Lucianus as he pulled on my arm.
I followed him into the town that was close by. I noticed all the houses were strange and round. Huts. Like old Norse huts. As we walked closer, the feeling that I was not welcome here became greater. Like a pair of yellow serpantine eyes staring at you from a dark cave not welcome. Eventually we walked into what I would call a downtown. The people on the streets almost looked like a missing evolutionary link. All of them had sickly pale faces, some of which were a yellow-pale. They all had 7 fingers on each hand. Half had bright yellow eyes while the other half had green. Their bodies were sickly skinny and they all had black hair. Every single one of them was a freak-tall. And I mean a freak-tall beyond freakishly tall. The shortest was probably at least 7 feet tall. Last thing I noticed before we walked into the library, they all stared angrilly- At me. When we entered the library, the doors that were once wide open slammer shut in a instant. Lucianus continued walking forwared, but my senses kept me back. A trap? There was something strange going on, and I did not know what it was.