He had to find a way to get to the cave. But where was it? How would
he get there? What if he didn't make it in time? He had to go today, or.
or. he didn't even want to think about it.
And the problem was he needed to communicate with Nita, but couldn't unless he was asleep. But now that he was so high strung, he couldn't possibly fall asleep. And he needed Ponch! 'What if the Lone One doesn't need him, and he kills Ponch too?' Kit shook his head. He couldn't He wouldn't. But then again, he was the Lone Power. He was willing to kill Nita; of course he'd kill a dog. Kit was just kidding himself.
'Come on Neets. Think. How can we communicate if I'm not asleep?' Kit decided that if he was going to figure out how to do this, he would have to do it on his own. This was his job. The question was HOW WOULD HE GET THERE? It was impossible.
Kit decided to give Tom and Carl a visit. Maybe they knew something about changing universes, or whatever it was that Kit had to do to find Nita. He disappeared with a small pop of air and appeared in Tom and Carl's backyard. He watched as Carl opened the back door, and noticed that Kit was there.
"Hey Kit, what's the update?" He asked. Kit sighed.
"The update is- no update. I have no idea what I'm going to do. Is there anything you know about how to get into another universe? Or dimension? Or something?" Kit asked. Carl scratched his head, and led Kit inside.
"Not my department. Tom might, though, ask him." Kit suddenly found a possible plan in his head, and it grew and grew like a dim light bulb getting brighter and brighter.
"Carl, you still sell time, don't you?" Kit asked in a rush, remembering his Ordeal. Carl nodded, and the idea came to him as well.
"That's a good idea, giving you some time to think of a plan. Be right back," Carl headed down a hallway, and Tom popped his head out of the kitchen.
"What's going on Kit?" He asked, stepping out. Kit sighed, and asked,
"Do you know anything about- I don't know- switching universes?" Tom rubbed his chin deep in thought.
"Yeah. yeah, I think I do. Hold on a second." And he left too. Kit stood around, waiting for the two men to come back. He slipped the Macao out of his claudication and looked at its smooth surface. How he would get it to Nita in time was beyond him, but at least he'd have more time to do it.
Carl appeared again with a notebook, and picked up a pencil.
"What time do you want?" Carl asked him. Kit shrugged. It was 9:52 AM now, so he decided,
"How about three hours starting at 10:00?" Kit suggested. Carl scribbled this down and Kit sighed. He was up four hours. Then, Tom appeared again, and he was paging through a book.
"Switching universes. switching universes." He muttered under his breath. "Aha! Changing Universes. does this work?" Tom handed Kit the book and Kit thanked him.
"You can keep that book for now to find what you need. I guarantee it has whatever you need. Special edition manual." Tom explained. Kit thanked him again and left, trying to spare as much time as he could by using the beam-me-up-Scotty spell right from their backyard.
"Good luck!" Tom called after him, watching sadly as he vanished. If Kit couldn't pull this off.
Kit arrived at his house. He had a couple minutes before the time lapse began. Kit opened the book to the marked page. He vowed to search and devise a plan for the next three hours. It had to work. Kit scanned the words.
Changing Universes.
Changing universes is no easy task. It takes a lot of difficult mind control, or you might end up somewhere you don't want to be. It is a simple set up with a complex performance. First, interlock the two spells Transit and Unisversona in a weaving pattern. Then, you must lay it around you in circle, tying it together with the wizard's knot. Add your name in, and you might want a power surging spell for this next part.
Kit stopped reading. This looked like no easy task- very advanced magic. What he needed was Ponch to help him! Maybe to create a Universe and- and-
And suddenly, Kit had the most brilliant idea ever! But the problem was he needed Ponch to help him do it. He needed Ponch.
Ponch stood in the middle of the blackest black his dog eyes had ever beheld. The Lone Power stood staring at him.
"Well? Create my universe NOW!" he cried at the mangy mutt. Ponch whimpered, then answered defiantly,
(No. I am not the one who can do this. Kit lied. What you need to do is take me back to Kit so he can tell you how to really do this.) Ponch hoped this would work. The Lone Power scoffed.
"Do you think I would listen to whatever a stupid dog said? But, I guess I'm getting nowhere like this. Remember- you only have less than a day left or else." And with that, the Lone Power snapped his finger and Ponch vanished.
Kit rubbed his forehead wondering what to do when in a small pop of air, his dog came bounding up at him, ready to lick his face.
"Ponch! How did you-? Where did you-?" Kit was at a loss for words. Finally, he managed to spit out, "What HAPPENED?" Ponch explained to him, and Kit gave him a treat.
"Now, I have an idea. We have extra time that I bought from Carl, so we can practice for three hours. I just hope this is really where Nita is. If it's not, I have no idea what we'll do or how we'll find her." Then, Kit began to explain to Ponch what they had to do, Ponch's dog eyes widening with every word. Of course, if made perfect sense! And he'd already done it before! It was so clever- so simple- and the perfect plan to get to the Universe that Nita was in.
Kit picked up the book Tom had lent him and closed it. He wouldn't need it.
Nita put her head in her hands. The hourglass was nearly empty. She hardly had any time left. She wondered if Kit would ever come for her, or if he would leave her there to- Nita gulped, just hoping Kit was busy devising a plan.
Kit looked around him. He was in the strangest place- Carmela, his sister's, brain. Ponch had done what he'd done before for Nita's mom in the hospital- he'd made her inside landscape into a real universe that he could go to. Kit looked around again, seeing that he was in a place that looked like Los Vegas. There were flashing lights, buildings, and lots of shopping malls. Suddenly, Carmela appeared out of nowhere, looking around in admiration.
"It's kind of nice in here, don't you think?" she asked. Kit raised his eyebrows.
"Thanks for the practice. We don't really need anything else right now. We should practice on someone else's brain now." Kit explained, pulling Ponch away from a nearby squirrel by his wizard leash.
"See ya then," Carmela waved goodbye as Kit and Ponch vanished, wondering who to practice on next. Kit thought about trying it on Nita, just to see what she would have in her head, but shook his head no. That wasn't where she was, after all. She was stuck in the Lone One's inner landscape, which had become an exterior Universe. At least, Kit hoped she was.
(Why don't we try my brain?) Ponch suggested. Kit laughed.
"I already know what we'll find there: squirrels, squirrels, and more squirrels," But he found himself and Ponch disappearing off to Ponch's brain.
Nita stared at he hourglass. Where was Kit? It seemed that the last little bit of sand would waste away within seconds, but surprisingly it seemed to go slower to her. Probably because of the trauma, and partly because even though there was a little sand left, she knew she had hours on end to find a way out of there.
Kit looked at his watch. He'd already wasted his three hours traveling from his own brain, to Carmela's, to both his parent's, and to Ponch's. Finally, he thought he was ready. Suddenly, he was back at 10:00 AM, instead of 1:00 PM. He had more time now! Kit smiled, but it soon vanished as he realized what he was about to do. He wondered what time he had that day until Nita would be killed. Apparently, his time was almost up.
And the problem was he needed to communicate with Nita, but couldn't unless he was asleep. But now that he was so high strung, he couldn't possibly fall asleep. And he needed Ponch! 'What if the Lone One doesn't need him, and he kills Ponch too?' Kit shook his head. He couldn't He wouldn't. But then again, he was the Lone Power. He was willing to kill Nita; of course he'd kill a dog. Kit was just kidding himself.
'Come on Neets. Think. How can we communicate if I'm not asleep?' Kit decided that if he was going to figure out how to do this, he would have to do it on his own. This was his job. The question was HOW WOULD HE GET THERE? It was impossible.
Kit decided to give Tom and Carl a visit. Maybe they knew something about changing universes, or whatever it was that Kit had to do to find Nita. He disappeared with a small pop of air and appeared in Tom and Carl's backyard. He watched as Carl opened the back door, and noticed that Kit was there.
"Hey Kit, what's the update?" He asked. Kit sighed.
"The update is- no update. I have no idea what I'm going to do. Is there anything you know about how to get into another universe? Or dimension? Or something?" Kit asked. Carl scratched his head, and led Kit inside.
"Not my department. Tom might, though, ask him." Kit suddenly found a possible plan in his head, and it grew and grew like a dim light bulb getting brighter and brighter.
"Carl, you still sell time, don't you?" Kit asked in a rush, remembering his Ordeal. Carl nodded, and the idea came to him as well.
"That's a good idea, giving you some time to think of a plan. Be right back," Carl headed down a hallway, and Tom popped his head out of the kitchen.
"What's going on Kit?" He asked, stepping out. Kit sighed, and asked,
"Do you know anything about- I don't know- switching universes?" Tom rubbed his chin deep in thought.
"Yeah. yeah, I think I do. Hold on a second." And he left too. Kit stood around, waiting for the two men to come back. He slipped the Macao out of his claudication and looked at its smooth surface. How he would get it to Nita in time was beyond him, but at least he'd have more time to do it.
Carl appeared again with a notebook, and picked up a pencil.
"What time do you want?" Carl asked him. Kit shrugged. It was 9:52 AM now, so he decided,
"How about three hours starting at 10:00?" Kit suggested. Carl scribbled this down and Kit sighed. He was up four hours. Then, Tom appeared again, and he was paging through a book.
"Switching universes. switching universes." He muttered under his breath. "Aha! Changing Universes. does this work?" Tom handed Kit the book and Kit thanked him.
"You can keep that book for now to find what you need. I guarantee it has whatever you need. Special edition manual." Tom explained. Kit thanked him again and left, trying to spare as much time as he could by using the beam-me-up-Scotty spell right from their backyard.
"Good luck!" Tom called after him, watching sadly as he vanished. If Kit couldn't pull this off.
Kit arrived at his house. He had a couple minutes before the time lapse began. Kit opened the book to the marked page. He vowed to search and devise a plan for the next three hours. It had to work. Kit scanned the words.
Changing Universes.
Changing universes is no easy task. It takes a lot of difficult mind control, or you might end up somewhere you don't want to be. It is a simple set up with a complex performance. First, interlock the two spells Transit and Unisversona in a weaving pattern. Then, you must lay it around you in circle, tying it together with the wizard's knot. Add your name in, and you might want a power surging spell for this next part.
Kit stopped reading. This looked like no easy task- very advanced magic. What he needed was Ponch to help him! Maybe to create a Universe and- and-
And suddenly, Kit had the most brilliant idea ever! But the problem was he needed Ponch to help him do it. He needed Ponch.
Ponch stood in the middle of the blackest black his dog eyes had ever beheld. The Lone Power stood staring at him.
"Well? Create my universe NOW!" he cried at the mangy mutt. Ponch whimpered, then answered defiantly,
(No. I am not the one who can do this. Kit lied. What you need to do is take me back to Kit so he can tell you how to really do this.) Ponch hoped this would work. The Lone Power scoffed.
"Do you think I would listen to whatever a stupid dog said? But, I guess I'm getting nowhere like this. Remember- you only have less than a day left or else." And with that, the Lone Power snapped his finger and Ponch vanished.
Kit rubbed his forehead wondering what to do when in a small pop of air, his dog came bounding up at him, ready to lick his face.
"Ponch! How did you-? Where did you-?" Kit was at a loss for words. Finally, he managed to spit out, "What HAPPENED?" Ponch explained to him, and Kit gave him a treat.
"Now, I have an idea. We have extra time that I bought from Carl, so we can practice for three hours. I just hope this is really where Nita is. If it's not, I have no idea what we'll do or how we'll find her." Then, Kit began to explain to Ponch what they had to do, Ponch's dog eyes widening with every word. Of course, if made perfect sense! And he'd already done it before! It was so clever- so simple- and the perfect plan to get to the Universe that Nita was in.
Kit picked up the book Tom had lent him and closed it. He wouldn't need it.
Nita put her head in her hands. The hourglass was nearly empty. She hardly had any time left. She wondered if Kit would ever come for her, or if he would leave her there to- Nita gulped, just hoping Kit was busy devising a plan.
Kit looked around him. He was in the strangest place- Carmela, his sister's, brain. Ponch had done what he'd done before for Nita's mom in the hospital- he'd made her inside landscape into a real universe that he could go to. Kit looked around again, seeing that he was in a place that looked like Los Vegas. There were flashing lights, buildings, and lots of shopping malls. Suddenly, Carmela appeared out of nowhere, looking around in admiration.
"It's kind of nice in here, don't you think?" she asked. Kit raised his eyebrows.
"Thanks for the practice. We don't really need anything else right now. We should practice on someone else's brain now." Kit explained, pulling Ponch away from a nearby squirrel by his wizard leash.
"See ya then," Carmela waved goodbye as Kit and Ponch vanished, wondering who to practice on next. Kit thought about trying it on Nita, just to see what she would have in her head, but shook his head no. That wasn't where she was, after all. She was stuck in the Lone One's inner landscape, which had become an exterior Universe. At least, Kit hoped she was.
(Why don't we try my brain?) Ponch suggested. Kit laughed.
"I already know what we'll find there: squirrels, squirrels, and more squirrels," But he found himself and Ponch disappearing off to Ponch's brain.
Nita stared at he hourglass. Where was Kit? It seemed that the last little bit of sand would waste away within seconds, but surprisingly it seemed to go slower to her. Probably because of the trauma, and partly because even though there was a little sand left, she knew she had hours on end to find a way out of there.
Kit looked at his watch. He'd already wasted his three hours traveling from his own brain, to Carmela's, to both his parent's, and to Ponch's. Finally, he thought he was ready. Suddenly, he was back at 10:00 AM, instead of 1:00 PM. He had more time now! Kit smiled, but it soon vanished as he realized what he was about to do. He wondered what time he had that day until Nita would be killed. Apparently, his time was almost up.