"Dimensional Whiplash"
By Aleenia Rheese
Chapter Three - Dimensional Teleportation Sequence... Begin
In another world...
A young man, around sixteen, crouched behind a desk, spying on a young girl. She seemed about twenty, and was wearing a white lab coat. Her dark hair was tied in a long braid. The laboratory light sparkled off her thin glasses. Strapped across one shoulder was a carrier that contained a laptop computer. She was making markings on a clipboard-mounted paper with a red pen.
"You can come out now, Sammy. Just don't touch anything," she said in a calm, though strong, voice. The boy stood, surprise registered on his young face.
"H-how'd ya know I was there? And don't call me Sammy! Call me Sam!"
"I saw you come in. That was sure a sneaky way to spy on me," the girl stated in mocking tones. The boy, Sam, glared at her. He stuck his hands in his tattered cut-off jean pockets.
"So, whatcha workin' on, eh, Alie?" He sidled up to the machine she was standing by.
Alie glared at her little brother. Then she shrugged. I might as well tell him, she thought. He'll find out anyway.
"It's dimensional teleportation device, Sam. It's ready for a test. There are hundreds of alternate or totally different dimensions in nether-space. You should go, Professor West'll be back soon! And I expect... hey! Shit! Be careful! I said not to..." Alie was cut off by a whirring noise. While she had been talking, Sam had tripped, knocking her down, and hit a button on the teleportation device.
The button he hit switched it on, and Alie screamed as red mist surrounded them, pulling them into the machine. "Noooo! SAMUEL H. RHEESE, WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE?!" she screamed as the mist began to engulf her.
A mechanical voice said, "Dimensional Teleportation Sequence beginning."
Just then, the security ran in. One of them was a woman wearing a blue kimono-like suit with puffy sleeves and gold designs. This was Interpol Agent Chun Li Zang.
After her came one of Professor West's hired bodyguards, a woman wearing a green leotard and red barret, a member of MI6 named Cammie White. A man in a green shirt, red pants, and red beret ran in behind them. "Cammie!" he roared, "turn off the machine!"
But it was too late. Allie and Sam had disappeared. All that remained was red mist.
"Berk, they're gone! What happened?!" Cammie murmured.
Chun Li checked the machine. It was crackling, but otherwise okay. "What is this? Do either of you know?" she asked. The two MI6 agents shook their heads.
Just then, Professor West, a man with greying black hair rushed in. He took one look at the device and the guards, and sighed, dropping his head in his hands.
One of the security guards piped up. "It is Professor West's Dimensional Teleportation Device, Ms. Zang. It sent the kids to another realm, dimension, whatever." His face became a mask of sadness.
"Oh, God, what have I done?!" Professor West moaned. "I knew I shouldn't have left Aleenia and her brother in here alone! Oh, what will I tell Samuel's parents? That I transported their only children to some unknown universe?" The poor man dropped on his knees. "I suggest we pray, people. And pray hard."
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In Cloud's world, a red light formed and swelled. In it, a young boy lay. A traveler came across the boy near dawn. He brought the kid to Neo-Seventh Heaven, where he could be cared for...
In Terra's world, a red light blossomed and faded. It would be a while until the young woman would be found...