Jack POV
After a call from the police, I asked Terra and Tosh to come with me as back-up. Though Tosh wasn't too pleased as she's meant to be going to London or something to do…something. I wasn't able to listen earlier because of how beautiful Terra looks, Tosh invited Terra to go with her as Tosh didn't want to go on her own to see her family.
Terra is wearing a gorgeous red hot dress, shows not too much but a nice glimpse of chest area, with elbow-length sleeves, coming down to her ankles that when she moves its like it floats along with her gracefully. And then she had to kill me by wearing black heels that wrap around her ankles and has a white shawl to go with it all. She looks like a Spanish princess. Her hair is half up and the rest is down in waves. She looks fantastic, so yeah I didn't hear what Tosh said to me earlier in the hub.
Tosh is talking to her relatives in Japanese on her phone, presumably telling them she was going to be a little late. Terra is beside me in the passenger seat.
I finally reach the destination and get out of the car, followed by Terra and Tosh. And just in time as Tosh ends her phone call. I look to the building doors, covered in 'VOTE SAXON' posters as well as on the bulletin board.
"It's my grandfather's 88th birthday today" says Tosh, standing beside Terra,
"I thought you'd done this for me" I say, looking to her, trying hard not to look at Terra
"88 is a joyous year for the Japanese. I'm off to London to watch men throw rice" she says, I see Terra smirk at this,
"It wont be too boring Tosh, remember? I'll be there," she says, I grin at this.
"You get that men and rice thing in the Balti after stop-tap. Okay, down to business. What have we got?" I ask, now opening the doors and going into the building with the two girls following me
We walk through the first floor lobby. The walls are an old red colour, the frames are white and the floor a checkered black and white and all the fixtures are wrapped in plastic and posters on the walls in different places
"The Ritz Dancehall. It's been derelict since 1989 but someone's complained about hearing music..." says Terra, I go up the stairs and pause, hearing a light bit of music
"...music from the 1940s" she finishes, looking around her, maybe she heard that music too,
"Do you hear it?" I ask, then I see Tosh turn to the source of the music, I smile at this, seeing its from the dance hall
"You coming up?" I ask, now heading upstairs, hearing Tosh and Terra follow me.
When I get to the top of the stairs I see a door at the end, and after going over to it I open the door, entering the room, seeing that its more of the same plastic wrapped fixtures and posters littering the walls.
"Wow! Look at the chandelier. No neon lights back then" I say, beginning to sway to the music as I walk across the floor, then surprising her I take Terra's hand and sweep her off her feet as we dance, she giggles at this and I cant help but smile at her for this as she dances with me,
"Just dashing young soldiers and pretty young ladies. And as they danced, the girls would look into their partners' eyes, smile softly and say..." but I pause as Terra leans to my ear,
"How long before you head off to war?" she whispers, then leans back smiling widely, making me smirk too, and twirl her around again.
"Come on you two" says Tosh, from this me and Terra come out of one another's arms and follow Tosh towards the large stairs heading back down to the first floor.
But then I notice that the plastic wrap around the fixtures are gone here, and the wood on the stairs looks darker and feels more lush and polished. Then I see a large graffiti on the back wall reading 'RAT BOY' and 'BAD WOLF.'
"Come on. There's nothing here but memories and dust" I say after the three of us paused at the middle of the stairs. I head down the stairs but stop. Hearing sounds of Big Band music playing, as well as voices? Chatting and laughing, coming from behind us. I see Terra look behind her as well as Tosh from hearing the noises too I presume, then we all head back up the stairs.
But as soon as we get to the top of the place, we see it is decorated and filled with people dancing to the music, having a good time, I cant help but smile and I look to that Terra is enjoying it too.
"They look so real," says Tosh, looking at them all confused, I look down and check my wrist band checking the signals. Yup they're real.
"They're not ghosts. It's a simple temporal shift. And it's beautiful" I say laughing at the sight.
"We should get out" says Tosh who I see frowning then heads back down, I look to Terra who shrugs with a smile, I nod and we both follow Tosh out.
We end up passing other people and couples together on our way up to the second floor, Tosh heads out to the front door, passing a man holding the door open for us.
"Do call again" he says, I smile at this
"I would love to" I say, looking back at the hall, then I follow Terra and Tosh out.
But as soon as I come out I see something definitely wrong. Its night time.
"It's night!" says Tosh surprised as well as with fear, she may be late for that party. I walk out onto the street, seeing that the SUV is gone, there are flags all across the roadway and hanging on the building we just left, I'm pretty sure those weren't there before we went into that building.
"Where's the SUV? Has it been stolen?" asks Tosh, I look down at my wrist band again, try to see what's going on,
"Jack" says Terra, I look up to see what's wrong to see her looking at a poster on a wall, I walk to stand beside her and look at it seeing that the main thing that worries me is the date – 1941. And it's a new poster, displaying a dance, the times and what music is being played.
"No. We have" I say answering Tosh.
