Disclaimer: I only own Sarah, Susan, Jane, Ella, Georgette, and (ugh) Randall. The rest are on loan and will be returned in good time.
Sarah grinned as she pulled into the driveway of her home. The sun was shining, it was just warm enough not to need a coat, and it was the end of the last day of school. Susan's car was in the driveway; she was back from college on break.
Sarah was on the porch, just about to enter her house when a horrible ripping sound started. There was a boom and a blinding flash of light, then silence. Sarah heard running, then the front door slamming. Even though she was still partially blind from the flash, Sarah knew who it was. "What happened, Susan?" Sarah asked. "Do you see anything?" No answer. Sarah blinked furiously and, finally, she could make out Susan staring dumbfounded up at the sky. Sarah followed her gaze; there was an enormous, glowing tear in the sky. "It's not possible!" she exclaimed. "I disconnected the machine. I haven't even gone near it in a year!"
"Is that what I think it is?" Susan asked.
"It looks like it, but I don't know how it could be. Stay here, I'll go check the machine." Sarah ran inside. Susan stayed where she was, but fidgeted nervously. Would she notice? "SUSAN!!" That answered her question. Susan bolted off of the porch as Sarah exploded from the house. "I'm going to kill you! Get back here!"
Susan reached the woods surrounding the property and darted in. Sarah followed a few seconds later. Susan, come here! I mean it!" Sarah called.
Up ahead, Susan stopped suddenly. Sarah tackled her. They fought for a moment, but Sarah ended up on top of Susan, strangling her.
"Where is my machine?" Susan demanded.
Before Susan could answer, there was a slamming sound. Sarah looked up and caught sight of the huge spaceship parked in the field. "The *Maru*," Sarah said. She let Susan up and they both watched as the first person emerged from the *Eureka Maru*. It was Tyr Anasazi. Susan's jaw dropped. "Who is that? He's cute!"
"Tyr Anasazi from the TV show Andromeda," Sarah answered, not taking her eyes off of the ship. Dylan Hunt disembarked next.
"Oh, I know that guy he's from Hercules, right?" Susan said.
"His name is Captain Dylan Hunt. Don't call him Hercules. He won't know what you're talking about. And this time lets skip the whole 'you're television characters' speech."
"Whatever. Who's that?" Susan pointed to a blond woman walking down the ramp.
"Beka Valentine. Coming down behind her are Harper and Trance."
"Harper's pretty cute too. Lets go say hi." Susan started toward the group.
"No, wait. Susan!"
It was too late. Susan caught sight of the last person...being to emerge, Rev Bem, and let out a blood-curdling scream. Immediately, all eyes turned toward Sarah and Susan.
Sarah clapped a hand over Susan's mouth and murmured, "That's Rev Bem. He won't hurt you. Now, shut up."
"Uh, hello," Dylan called as the group approached. "Can you tell us where we are?"
"Earth," Sarah answered.
"No way, I grew up on Earth and it was nothing like this," Harper said.
"This is an alternative dimension. You came through that." Sarah pointed to the tear in the sky.
"Oh, how pretty," Trance remarked.
Tyr rolled his eyes.
"Well, it is," she said.
Tyr turned to Sarah. "You seem to know a lot about this...hole."
"Uh, yeah," Sarah stuttered.
"Lets just say this isn't the first time it's happened," Susan interjected.
"Well, what happened last time?" Beka asked.
"Actually, we got chased by giant mutant worms," Susan said.
"But we got everyone back to their own dimension safely. Besides, that probably won't happen again," Sarah assured them quickly.
"How did you return everyone to their own dimension?" Trance asked. "Can't you just do it again right now? Not that I don't think this is a nice dimension," she added quickly. "It's just that my plants have to watered. Oh, and we have to restore the Commonwealth."
"No, it's not that simple. I have to find the machine that's generating it and reverse the coordinates. Last time I had the machine. This time it's gone missing," She shot a look at Susan who fidgeted nervously, "but I promise I'll find it and return you all to your own dimension. In the meantime, you're all welcome to come to my house."
"Uh, give us a minute," Dylan said. He and the rest of the crew huddled for a minute. "What do you think?"
"I think we should take a look around," Harper said.
"Yeah, it might be fun," Trance added.
"I don't trust those two. They're hiding something. I say we get in the *Maru* and fly back through that hole," Tyr said.
Tyr hadn't been very quiet when he'd spoken; both Sarah and Susan had heard him. "Uh, I wouldn't try that," Susan remarked.
"It's sort of a one way door," Sarah added. "If you try to go through before I reverse the coordinates, you'll be vaporized."
"When can you reverse the coordinates?" Beka asked.
"As soon as Susan tells me where my machine is," Sarah answered. They all looked expectantly at Susan.
"Promise not to hurt me?" she asked Sarah.
Sarah sighed impatiently. "Yes."
"Remember that guy who tutored me in Trig last year? Randall something or other, I think. Well he, um, offered to pay me a thousand dollars just to let him have the machine. And you never used it anyway so..."
"You sold my machine? MY machine! MY MACHINE!!! Not your machine! I worked on that thing for two years!"
"I'm sorry, okay? Geez! You don't have to freak out about it."
"Okay, I lied. I am going to hurt you." Sarah made a jump for Susan, but Dylan grabbed a hold of her.
"This isn't going to solve anything," he said.
"No, but it'll make me feel better." Sarah took a deep breath. "Okay, okay, I'm calm." She turned to Susan who was now standing a safe distance away. "We're going to get my machine back. Where does this Randall guy live?"
Susan shrugged. "Beats me."
"Okay, we'll look him up in the phone book. What's his last name?"
"I don't remember."
"You don't remember!?! How can you not remember?" Sarah demanded.
"Am I supposed to remember every little geek I meet?"
"Susan!" Sarah took another deep calming breath. "Fine, we can see the tear so that means the machine can't be too far away. Within a few miles, I think." She began to walk back towards her house, mumbling about triangulation.
Susan rolled her eyes. "She's in Einstein mode now. Come on, you can come back to our house while she figures this out."
That's it so far. Tell me what you think please.
Sarah grinned as she pulled into the driveway of her home. The sun was shining, it was just warm enough not to need a coat, and it was the end of the last day of school. Susan's car was in the driveway; she was back from college on break.
Sarah was on the porch, just about to enter her house when a horrible ripping sound started. There was a boom and a blinding flash of light, then silence. Sarah heard running, then the front door slamming. Even though she was still partially blind from the flash, Sarah knew who it was. "What happened, Susan?" Sarah asked. "Do you see anything?" No answer. Sarah blinked furiously and, finally, she could make out Susan staring dumbfounded up at the sky. Sarah followed her gaze; there was an enormous, glowing tear in the sky. "It's not possible!" she exclaimed. "I disconnected the machine. I haven't even gone near it in a year!"
"Is that what I think it is?" Susan asked.
"It looks like it, but I don't know how it could be. Stay here, I'll go check the machine." Sarah ran inside. Susan stayed where she was, but fidgeted nervously. Would she notice? "SUSAN!!" That answered her question. Susan bolted off of the porch as Sarah exploded from the house. "I'm going to kill you! Get back here!"
Susan reached the woods surrounding the property and darted in. Sarah followed a few seconds later. Susan, come here! I mean it!" Sarah called.
Up ahead, Susan stopped suddenly. Sarah tackled her. They fought for a moment, but Sarah ended up on top of Susan, strangling her.
"Where is my machine?" Susan demanded.
Before Susan could answer, there was a slamming sound. Sarah looked up and caught sight of the huge spaceship parked in the field. "The *Maru*," Sarah said. She let Susan up and they both watched as the first person emerged from the *Eureka Maru*. It was Tyr Anasazi. Susan's jaw dropped. "Who is that? He's cute!"
"Tyr Anasazi from the TV show Andromeda," Sarah answered, not taking her eyes off of the ship. Dylan Hunt disembarked next.
"Oh, I know that guy he's from Hercules, right?" Susan said.
"His name is Captain Dylan Hunt. Don't call him Hercules. He won't know what you're talking about. And this time lets skip the whole 'you're television characters' speech."
"Whatever. Who's that?" Susan pointed to a blond woman walking down the ramp.
"Beka Valentine. Coming down behind her are Harper and Trance."
"Harper's pretty cute too. Lets go say hi." Susan started toward the group.
"No, wait. Susan!"
It was too late. Susan caught sight of the last person...being to emerge, Rev Bem, and let out a blood-curdling scream. Immediately, all eyes turned toward Sarah and Susan.
Sarah clapped a hand over Susan's mouth and murmured, "That's Rev Bem. He won't hurt you. Now, shut up."
"Uh, hello," Dylan called as the group approached. "Can you tell us where we are?"
"Earth," Sarah answered.
"No way, I grew up on Earth and it was nothing like this," Harper said.
"This is an alternative dimension. You came through that." Sarah pointed to the tear in the sky.
"Oh, how pretty," Trance remarked.
Tyr rolled his eyes.
"Well, it is," she said.
Tyr turned to Sarah. "You seem to know a lot about this...hole."
"Uh, yeah," Sarah stuttered.
"Lets just say this isn't the first time it's happened," Susan interjected.
"Well, what happened last time?" Beka asked.
"Actually, we got chased by giant mutant worms," Susan said.
"But we got everyone back to their own dimension safely. Besides, that probably won't happen again," Sarah assured them quickly.
"How did you return everyone to their own dimension?" Trance asked. "Can't you just do it again right now? Not that I don't think this is a nice dimension," she added quickly. "It's just that my plants have to watered. Oh, and we have to restore the Commonwealth."
"No, it's not that simple. I have to find the machine that's generating it and reverse the coordinates. Last time I had the machine. This time it's gone missing," She shot a look at Susan who fidgeted nervously, "but I promise I'll find it and return you all to your own dimension. In the meantime, you're all welcome to come to my house."
"Uh, give us a minute," Dylan said. He and the rest of the crew huddled for a minute. "What do you think?"
"I think we should take a look around," Harper said.
"Yeah, it might be fun," Trance added.
"I don't trust those two. They're hiding something. I say we get in the *Maru* and fly back through that hole," Tyr said.
Tyr hadn't been very quiet when he'd spoken; both Sarah and Susan had heard him. "Uh, I wouldn't try that," Susan remarked.
"It's sort of a one way door," Sarah added. "If you try to go through before I reverse the coordinates, you'll be vaporized."
"When can you reverse the coordinates?" Beka asked.
"As soon as Susan tells me where my machine is," Sarah answered. They all looked expectantly at Susan.
"Promise not to hurt me?" she asked Sarah.
Sarah sighed impatiently. "Yes."
"Remember that guy who tutored me in Trig last year? Randall something or other, I think. Well he, um, offered to pay me a thousand dollars just to let him have the machine. And you never used it anyway so..."
"You sold my machine? MY machine! MY MACHINE!!! Not your machine! I worked on that thing for two years!"
"I'm sorry, okay? Geez! You don't have to freak out about it."
"Okay, I lied. I am going to hurt you." Sarah made a jump for Susan, but Dylan grabbed a hold of her.
"This isn't going to solve anything," he said.
"No, but it'll make me feel better." Sarah took a deep breath. "Okay, okay, I'm calm." She turned to Susan who was now standing a safe distance away. "We're going to get my machine back. Where does this Randall guy live?"
Susan shrugged. "Beats me."
"Okay, we'll look him up in the phone book. What's his last name?"
"I don't remember."
"You don't remember!?! How can you not remember?" Sarah demanded.
"Am I supposed to remember every little geek I meet?"
"Susan!" Sarah took another deep calming breath. "Fine, we can see the tear so that means the machine can't be too far away. Within a few miles, I think." She began to walk back towards her house, mumbling about triangulation.
Susan rolled her eyes. "She's in Einstein mode now. Come on, you can come back to our house while she figures this out."
That's it so far. Tell me what you think please.
