Sarah worked feverishly in her basement lab. She was so close! A few more adjustments and her invention would work. Her dream would come true! Finally, she would be able to open a portal into other dimensions. Dimensions where television shows were reality. She would-
"Sarah!" Her thoughts were interrupted by her older sister screaming down the stairs, "Can I use one of your tapes?"
This was the last thing Sarah cared about right then. "Fine!" she yelled back. The basement door slammed shut and Sarah turned her attention back to her work. At last, her adjustments were complete. It was ready to be activated. Her hands shook as she pressed the button that would give her machine life...
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Upstairs, Susan popped a random tape into the VCR and sat down on the couch. She picked up the controller and was about to press Record when a strange humming began. Every electronic in the house flickered and went out. In the darkness, Susan thought she saw the VCR glowing. Then there was a horrible screeching noise and a flash of light.
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"Uh-oh," Sarah said as her machine died. It was obvious that something wasn't right. Sarah stumbled through the complete darkness to the fuse box and turned the lights back on.
"Sarah," Susan called hysterically, "get up here!"
Sarah sighed and walked up the stairs. "I'm sorry if I messed up the taping. I'll-" She stopped talking as she reached the living room and found no one there. "Susan?"
"Out here," Susan said from the porch.
"What?" Sarah asked, stepping through the sliding doors. Susan was staring up at the sky. There was a giant, almond-shaped hole in the sky. A glowing, multicolored light shone from it. Squinting, Sarah could just make out what looked like a giant oval balloon with a metal box tied to it. "That looks like...No! It can't be!" she exclaimed.
But as it neared and finally landed in the field to the right of her house, Sarah knew that she'd been right. It was the Aurora. Four figures emerged and even from thirty feet away Sarah recognized them; Phileas Fogg, Rebecca Fogg, Passepartout, and Jules Verne. Sarah followed Susan as she ran out to meet them.
As she neared, Sarah heard Rebecca say, "Good Lord Phileas look!" Rebecca pointed to the giant hole in the sky.
"What is it?" Jules asked.
"She did it." Susan pointed to Sarah.
"Susan!" Sarah exclaimed angrily.
"Well you did!"
"You don't know that!" Sarah shot back.
"Oh, I suppose all the power just happened to go out at the exact same-"
"Excuse me!" Phileas interrupted forcefully. "As much as I hate to interrupt, my friends and I would very much like to know where we are and why there is a rather large hole in the sky!"
"Uh, well..." Sarah stuttered. "Um, basically you're in another dimension. This is America in the year 2001."
"Oh no. We are traveling in time again?" Passepartout asked.
"Well this is kind of different from your trip to the past," Sarah answered.
"And how the devil do you know about our trip to the past?" Phileas demanded.
Sarah laughed nervously. "Uh..."
"Master!" Passepartout called. He'd somehow managed to wander off unnoticed and end up by Susan's car. "Look at this!"
"Hey! Get away from my car!" Susan yelled taking off after him.
"Why don't you all come in and I'll explain everything," Susan said to the others.
Well, that's the end of chapter 1. Short I know, but I should have chapter 2 up in a day or so. Review please.
"Sarah!" Her thoughts were interrupted by her older sister screaming down the stairs, "Can I use one of your tapes?"
This was the last thing Sarah cared about right then. "Fine!" she yelled back. The basement door slammed shut and Sarah turned her attention back to her work. At last, her adjustments were complete. It was ready to be activated. Her hands shook as she pressed the button that would give her machine life...
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Upstairs, Susan popped a random tape into the VCR and sat down on the couch. She picked up the controller and was about to press Record when a strange humming began. Every electronic in the house flickered and went out. In the darkness, Susan thought she saw the VCR glowing. Then there was a horrible screeching noise and a flash of light.
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"Uh-oh," Sarah said as her machine died. It was obvious that something wasn't right. Sarah stumbled through the complete darkness to the fuse box and turned the lights back on.
"Sarah," Susan called hysterically, "get up here!"
Sarah sighed and walked up the stairs. "I'm sorry if I messed up the taping. I'll-" She stopped talking as she reached the living room and found no one there. "Susan?"
"Out here," Susan said from the porch.
"What?" Sarah asked, stepping through the sliding doors. Susan was staring up at the sky. There was a giant, almond-shaped hole in the sky. A glowing, multicolored light shone from it. Squinting, Sarah could just make out what looked like a giant oval balloon with a metal box tied to it. "That looks like...No! It can't be!" she exclaimed.
But as it neared and finally landed in the field to the right of her house, Sarah knew that she'd been right. It was the Aurora. Four figures emerged and even from thirty feet away Sarah recognized them; Phileas Fogg, Rebecca Fogg, Passepartout, and Jules Verne. Sarah followed Susan as she ran out to meet them.
As she neared, Sarah heard Rebecca say, "Good Lord Phileas look!" Rebecca pointed to the giant hole in the sky.
"What is it?" Jules asked.
"She did it." Susan pointed to Sarah.
"Susan!" Sarah exclaimed angrily.
"Well you did!"
"You don't know that!" Sarah shot back.
"Oh, I suppose all the power just happened to go out at the exact same-"
"Excuse me!" Phileas interrupted forcefully. "As much as I hate to interrupt, my friends and I would very much like to know where we are and why there is a rather large hole in the sky!"
"Uh, well..." Sarah stuttered. "Um, basically you're in another dimension. This is America in the year 2001."
"Oh no. We are traveling in time again?" Passepartout asked.
"Well this is kind of different from your trip to the past," Sarah answered.
"And how the devil do you know about our trip to the past?" Phileas demanded.
Sarah laughed nervously. "Uh..."
"Master!" Passepartout called. He'd somehow managed to wander off unnoticed and end up by Susan's car. "Look at this!"
"Hey! Get away from my car!" Susan yelled taking off after him.
"Why don't you all come in and I'll explain everything," Susan said to the others.
Well, that's the end of chapter 1. Short I know, but I should have chapter 2 up in a day or so. Review please.