Chapter 8 – Just jump

Tyana watched everyone buzz around her 15 hours later as The Mission prepared for her jump across dimensions. She could see the huge portal swelling in size by the second, only having been opened by The Mission's scientists a few seconds earlier. Any minute now it would be ready for her to jump into. Just, jump. She felt excitement fizzling through her veins. People continued to swarm, making sure this was correct and that was stable. Tyana just stood by and watched them. She caught the flash of green out of the corner of her eye and turned to see Bretski making his way over to her. But he didn't get very far as every few feet someone would stop him and ask him something or check to see his 'permitted area' pass. Her eyes drifted back to the swirling blue portal. Someone wheeled her bags up to the bottom of the ramp which she would run and jump from. She knew inside was her clothes, money—and plenty of it—and so many devices and weapons that it would be almost impossible to pick that thing up. And it made her smile. It all reminded her so much of her first time through the portal. And it would be her last. Finally Bret reached Tyana and she could tell by the look on his face that he was as nervous as she was. She wondered if he had gotten her what she had asked of him.

"How you feeling?" he quizzed, turning on his heel to look at the mass of flashing blue and then back to his turquoise haired friend.

Tyana shrugged then wrung her hands together, "Nervous, excited, happy. And nervous some more"  

His responsive small was small but amused, "Me too actually. But I know you'll make it, I can feel it"

"Well I hope you're right, I really do"

He smiled again and then leaned a little closer, the air around him changing to become very secretive. "I found what you asked for"

Her eyes lit up, "You did? That's terrific"

"Yeah, don't get too excited though, you've still gotta be searched and make it through before you can see if it actually works."

Tyana nodded, letting him knew she understood and then with a delicately hushed voice said "Thank you"

"My pleasure, I just hope for your heart's sakes that it works" he smiled warmly at her and she returned it. Then her name was called.

"That's me, I guess this is it" Bretski nodded firmly, and his face drained of all colour. Tyana nodded too but hugged him one last time. "I'll miss you. But I promise we'll talk all the time" he assured her.

Tyana stepped back with a smile, "If I make it you mean"

"Oh you'll make it" And then his colour returned. Tyana walked away from him, feeling refreshed because someone believed in her so strongly. She passed by the Mission Head's who had come to see if she made it through and she knew they would have someone like Marrettabella waiting in the wings on the not-so-odd chance that she died before landing on the other earth. She hoped she would prove them wrong. She really, really did. Tyana paused at the end of the ramp, pondering over something clever or funny to say as a parting comment as she was checked over by guards and a doctor. Nothing sprung to mind so she just grabbed her bag, waited until the countdown got down to 1, turned to salute everyone watching her closely and then grinned before she took a deep breath and sprinted up the ramp. She jumped.

Immediately Tyana smashed through the portal, the mass of swirling blue enclosing around, greeting her with fizzes and whooshes. She gritted her teeth and she was thrown about inside it, heading forward but wavering from side to side at the same time. The blue twirls turned to turquoise currents, zapping about her like an electrical storm, rumbling like thunder. Then it all turned red, flashing like blood before her, running and dripping onto her but rolling off as if her skin was waterproof. Next she was blinded by yellow as she suddenly felt she was being ripped in two and that's when the pain began. She traveled through the spectrum, clenching and unclenching her jaw to try and keep her brain off of the mind-blowing pain that was tearing her insides apart. She felt as if her entire body was being stabbed over and over from the inside and then when the prickles of pain disappeared all she could see was the blur of her body in her minds eye, being distorted and contorted in the portal. A mind-numbing migraine set in before she could catch a glimpse of the end of the tunnel.

And then she dropped into the dimension, slamming onto the concrete floor of a street of all places. She curled into the foetal position in pure agony as she could hear people rushing towards her calling for help over the sound of the blood rushing in her ears. And all she could think through the side-splitting pain before she blacked out was that she was alive.

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Jeff rinsed out the new dye from his hair, then flipped his head up from the shower in the changing rooms and dried his hair on a towel. His purple, green and turquoise hair rubbed dry on the towel, leaving behind some of the dye, and then he strolled into the main changing room to see his brother and Amy sitting about talking about their match for that evening. Jeff wasn't allowed to wrestle because of his unexplained black out yesterday evening even though the doctor had given him the all clear and instead he was supposed to just escort his brother and their friend to the ring. He hated that. There was nothing wrong with him, he should have been allowed in that ring that night. Sure, I had some stupid headache, and yeah, I guess it was strange that I had all those visions…and fine, I get it, I fainted, but still, the doctor said I'm all good to go for chrissakes. Why's everyone so damn over protective? 

He sighed. Matt and Amy both looked up as if he had screamed and gazed at him with a worried look.

"What?"

Amy began to fidget with the sleeve of her shirt, avoiding his question and then Matt tried his best to look unconcerned but it really didn't work.

"What? Look, I'm not in the mood, would you just tell me already?"

Matt sighed, obviously now intending to get whatever it was they wanted to say out and over with. He gushed, "We don't think you should even escort us tonight" Amy nodded in agreement.

"Excuse me?"

"Come on Jeff, what if it happens again? What if you black out down by the ring, huh?"

"I won't"

"You don't know that"

"But I do"

"Jeff, you don't, stop being stubborn. You can't possibly know what will happen and that's why we think you should stay back here tonight"

"Look guys I get what you're saying and I appreciate it but—" He wobbled about, overwhelmed with dizziness. Both of his friends shot to his side.

"Jeff, are you ok?" Amy inquired worriedly.

He shook it off, "Yeah, I'm fin—" he wobbled again, almost falling over.

"Amy, go get some help, he's gonna black out again" Matt ordered, supporting his brother, trying to help him to the bench so he could sit down.

"I don't need he—Shittttttt" He doubled over, clutching at his stomach, feeling as if someone was coiling his intestines round a pencil and then trying to rip it out from his body. Jeff could barely hear his brother's cries of worry through his own yells of agony. And then his head split, much like it had last night. He straightened up, clutching his head, his eyes and jaws clenched. And suddenly his body jolted forward and all he heard before he blacked out was, "… hear me?"

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Shadow: She jumped, ahhhhh! Hmm, and what is this mystery that Bret is talking about, ey? *grins* I know, I know! Lol. Yeah, my laugh is all good, I'm happy the cackle is coming along nicely. Hope this chap was ok :o) thanks for reviewing girl