He carefully wove the tendrils of lightning around his fingers, watching them ripple and jerk as he looked to Lynn. The woman stood staring, her mouth agape as she watched the sparks of electricity.
"Wha-" The doctor shook her head, her throat clicking as she swallowed. "Thaddues? What, how?"
"The woman's video," he explained, focusing the lightening into the palm of his hand. "There were signs on her clock, I used them to unlock the gateway to the Wizard's cave."
"Signs?" she repeated, looking lost. "But how did you- Where did you-?" The doctor shook her head again, slowly reaching for his wrist. He let her take it, holding his flickering power out as she stared down at the small ball of lightening. It shown in her eyes, bright spots of white against her brown, and she released his wrist as she looked back up at him. "Thaddeus," she murmured, her voice low with awe. "This- this is amazing! You've done the impossible!" An almost childish joy lit up her face, and the woman's hands flailed about in excitement. "You found the Wizard!" He'd never seen her like this before- he was torn between finding it odd and enjoying it. "I never really thought anyone would find him, but you," she shook her head, "you did! What was it like?" she instantly pressed forward. "Did our subjects' descriptions of it match?" The woman suddenly gasped, her eyes going wide. "Do you think you could take us back?"
"Us?" he asked, frowning.
"The rest of the team," she told him. "If we could get in, actually study the location- it'd, it'd be amazing! It'd revolutionize our research!"
"Yes," the voices agreed, and he blinked in surprise, "you must return to the Rock, the Wizard's staff-"
"Wait! The Wizard!" The woman reached out, tightly clutching at his sleeve as she looked up at him. "Your power- you passed his test? Do you think he's still there, then?" she wondered, oblivious to his sudden discomfort. "Do you think he'd speak with us? Show us how he uses his magic? If we could-"
BANG!
The two startled at the sudden sound, both of them turning to his door. A tightly clenched fist stuck out through it.