((A/n: Ahhh I have taken SO long to get this next chapter up. But I finally
typed it, and here it is! First, though, a random author's note. I would
very much like people to know about this story, and review. It's the first
real project I've ever worked on (there will be 8 books in total) and we
would like to know what people think. Flames are welcome, because they will
be used to light Daja's forge. Although constructive criticism is welcome,
because it will help to improve. This story does speed up a bit, don't
worry, I just have to introduce the characters and all that stuff. Well,
enjoy the next chapter, and REVIEW!!! ~Lillian))
CHAPTER FIVE
"I still don't believe in magic." Adi said after Daja used her scrying mirror on them. "It's still impossible." She made her opinions quite clear. Briar, getting annoyed, said, "Adi, how can you ~not~ believe in magic when ~you have it~?" Adi blinked, unable to reply. But that was most likely because Briar was talking to her.
Just then, the door opened again. "Hi, Tris." Briar said to the redheaded girl in the doorway. "Oh, hello." She said. "How was. . ."
Tris the stopped and stood there, suddenly realizing that there were three new people there that she had never seen before. "Who are. . ." Briar cut her off with an impatient wave of his ((a/n: Hey Adi.Briar cut her off with an impatient wave of her hand.hahaha)) hand. "Those, Tris, are what I think to be our new students."
"WHAT?!" Tris exclaimed, storming in and slamming the door shut behind her. "Students? ~New~ students? What do you ~mean~ 'new students'?!" "Wrong thing to say." Sandry hissed before going to calm down the angry Tris. "Briar found these three girls using magic in the marketplace." Sandry explained. "Even though there is no such thing as magic." Adi muttered. "And Daja used her scrying mirror on them. We found of that Adriana-Adi-is a space mage." Sandry pointed to Adi. "Lutra is a time mage." Lutra grinned. "And Vanessa, or Ness, is a dimensions mage."
Tris stood there for a few seconds, trying to comprehend this. "New students." She said. "Yep." Briar replied. "Three new students."
Tris scowled at Adi, Lutra, and Ness. "Who's ever heard of a space mage?" She said to Adi, almost accusingly. "I don't have magic. There's ~no such thing~. How many times do I have to tell you that?" Adi said with a sigh.
Tris glared at her, giving her a very malevolent look. "No such thing as magic? What do you ~mean~. . ." Daja cut her off. "Um, Tris, perhaps we should all. . . go upstairs again, and discuss this." "What's there to talk about? We are not getting any more students." Tris turned her glare at Daja. "Now, we are going upstairs." She directed this comment mainly at Tris, who sighed finally, slightly resigned.
"You three ~stay down here~." Daja emphasized the ~stay down here~ part, indicating that the three of them should not try to spy on them. Tris shot them a look reminiscent of Lutra's colorguard instructor. The group went back upstairs, this time Tris with them.
When they were out of earshot, Adi once again vehemently exclaimed how preposterous everything was. "Adi," Lutra began. "I believe them. It might sound crazy, but considering the fact that we don't know where we are-erm, I mean we don't know exactly how we got here or how far from home we are- maybe our magic or whatever else we have could explain this." "Wait!" Ness said. "You're forgetting the most important problem here-how do we get back?" Both Adi and Lutra stared at her, realizing that they hadn't thought of that. Up until this point, it had seemed like a bizarre dream, but now it dawned on them-the predicament they were ~really~ in. They were far away from home, who knows how far (even Adi couldn't answer that), and really had no idea how to get back.
Adi broke the silence by saying, "Do you think we should as one of them?" She pointed upstairs. "No!" Ness said firmly. "They think we're from the other side of the ocean. They'd just tell us to get on a ship and leave." "Maybe we should tell them the truth." Lutra interrupted. Adi shook her head. "What, and tell them that we don't know how we got here? That's ridiculous." "Why?" Lutra asked. "Well, because. . . then. . ."
"Then we think you three will need a lot of help." Came Briar's voice from the top of the stairs as they came down. The three girls stared, bewildered. "Well, we're pretty good at eavesdropping, too." Briar said, grinning. "We practiced quite a bit as students."
"So, where aer the three of you really from, if not, 'the other side of the ocean'?" Sandry asked.
The three looked at each other. "I need to learn to speak quieter," Adi muttered darkly. "Well, ~I~ was quiet." Ness said. "So, should we tell them?" "I think we already have." Adi said.
Sandry interrupted them once again. "No, you haven't. Where are you from?" She repeated. Adi glared at her, then sighed. "We're from a country called America on the western shore of the Atlantic Ocean, and we live in a town called Bufezda in a state called Iowa, with the latitude and longitude being. . ." Lutra cut in. "Adi, I think they get the idea." She turned to Sandry. "Sorry. She can go on for hours like that." "Oh, as if ~you're~ any better." Adi retorted. She pretended to use Lutra's voice and said, "George Washington was born on June 21st 17-something or another, at 7:45 p, and 24 seconds and 51 milliseconds. . ." Lutra made a face at her.
Briar looked at Sandry and whispered, "George Washington?"
Sandry shook her head at Briar, then turned to face the girls. "Well, we haven't heard of any of those places." She said. "Maybe they ~are~ from the other side of the ocean." Murmured Daja.
"Well, we're from another dimension." Ness added helpfully, nodding. She heard a snort from someone behind her. "Well, I just know, okay?" "Another dimension," Tris muttered. "Now how do we get rid of them?" "Tris!" Sandry scolded. "How could you think of such a thing? They need teachers?"
"Then what are we waiting for?" Asked Tris, annoyed. She stalked to the wooden door, saying, "Well, I'm going to find them one." She flung open the door, which promptly slammed shut again. She turned to glare at Briar.
"Have you ever heard of a space, time, and dimensions mage?" Briar asked the redhead calmly. Tris continued to glare at him, then sighed. "No." She admitted grudgingly. "Then do you really think you're going to find one?" The boy asked.
"Okay, you're right. So what do we do, teach them ourselves?" She asked sarcastically. She glanced at her other three companions, then nastily added, "Forget I said that."
"What else are we supposed to do?" Sandry said in an all too patient voice. "We are required to teach them." "No, Briar is." Countered Tris. "I have enough to deal with already!" Briar exclaimed. "But if someone else wants to teach Evvy. . ." "No thank you." Daja said. "You can keep her." "You're so kind," Answered Briar sarcastically. "You don't have any students, why don't you take them?"
Adi turned to Lutra. "They're talking about us like we're not here." She remarked. Lutra nodded. "Ever so true."
Meanwhile, Briar, Sandry, Tris, and Daja continued arguing over who was going to teach "them." "At least hold off on a decision until tomorrow. Let them stay the night and maybe things will make more sense then." Said Sandry in a much-harassed voice, looking at Tris expectantly. "Oh, fine." Answered Tris reluctantly. "But I'm not teaching them!" "Then it's settled. Finally." Daja muttered under her breath.
Suddenly chagrined, Sandry asked, "I'm sorry! I guess we've been ignoring you. Why don't I show you to your room?" She looked at them. "Come, follow me. Do you mind sharing a room?"
Adi, Lutra, and Ness followed Sandry up the stairs and into their new room. The room was illuminated by a huge window that opened up to a pleasant but strange scene. There were no signs of modern civilization. The electricity poles, the tar streets, even the background sound of cars whizzing past were conspicuously absent.
It was at that moment that it finally hit them that this was indeed a very different world.
CHAPTER FIVE
"I still don't believe in magic." Adi said after Daja used her scrying mirror on them. "It's still impossible." She made her opinions quite clear. Briar, getting annoyed, said, "Adi, how can you ~not~ believe in magic when ~you have it~?" Adi blinked, unable to reply. But that was most likely because Briar was talking to her.
Just then, the door opened again. "Hi, Tris." Briar said to the redheaded girl in the doorway. "Oh, hello." She said. "How was. . ."
Tris the stopped and stood there, suddenly realizing that there were three new people there that she had never seen before. "Who are. . ." Briar cut her off with an impatient wave of his ((a/n: Hey Adi.Briar cut her off with an impatient wave of her hand.hahaha)) hand. "Those, Tris, are what I think to be our new students."
"WHAT?!" Tris exclaimed, storming in and slamming the door shut behind her. "Students? ~New~ students? What do you ~mean~ 'new students'?!" "Wrong thing to say." Sandry hissed before going to calm down the angry Tris. "Briar found these three girls using magic in the marketplace." Sandry explained. "Even though there is no such thing as magic." Adi muttered. "And Daja used her scrying mirror on them. We found of that Adriana-Adi-is a space mage." Sandry pointed to Adi. "Lutra is a time mage." Lutra grinned. "And Vanessa, or Ness, is a dimensions mage."
Tris stood there for a few seconds, trying to comprehend this. "New students." She said. "Yep." Briar replied. "Three new students."
Tris scowled at Adi, Lutra, and Ness. "Who's ever heard of a space mage?" She said to Adi, almost accusingly. "I don't have magic. There's ~no such thing~. How many times do I have to tell you that?" Adi said with a sigh.
Tris glared at her, giving her a very malevolent look. "No such thing as magic? What do you ~mean~. . ." Daja cut her off. "Um, Tris, perhaps we should all. . . go upstairs again, and discuss this." "What's there to talk about? We are not getting any more students." Tris turned her glare at Daja. "Now, we are going upstairs." She directed this comment mainly at Tris, who sighed finally, slightly resigned.
"You three ~stay down here~." Daja emphasized the ~stay down here~ part, indicating that the three of them should not try to spy on them. Tris shot them a look reminiscent of Lutra's colorguard instructor. The group went back upstairs, this time Tris with them.
When they were out of earshot, Adi once again vehemently exclaimed how preposterous everything was. "Adi," Lutra began. "I believe them. It might sound crazy, but considering the fact that we don't know where we are-erm, I mean we don't know exactly how we got here or how far from home we are- maybe our magic or whatever else we have could explain this." "Wait!" Ness said. "You're forgetting the most important problem here-how do we get back?" Both Adi and Lutra stared at her, realizing that they hadn't thought of that. Up until this point, it had seemed like a bizarre dream, but now it dawned on them-the predicament they were ~really~ in. They were far away from home, who knows how far (even Adi couldn't answer that), and really had no idea how to get back.
Adi broke the silence by saying, "Do you think we should as one of them?" She pointed upstairs. "No!" Ness said firmly. "They think we're from the other side of the ocean. They'd just tell us to get on a ship and leave." "Maybe we should tell them the truth." Lutra interrupted. Adi shook her head. "What, and tell them that we don't know how we got here? That's ridiculous." "Why?" Lutra asked. "Well, because. . . then. . ."
"Then we think you three will need a lot of help." Came Briar's voice from the top of the stairs as they came down. The three girls stared, bewildered. "Well, we're pretty good at eavesdropping, too." Briar said, grinning. "We practiced quite a bit as students."
"So, where aer the three of you really from, if not, 'the other side of the ocean'?" Sandry asked.
The three looked at each other. "I need to learn to speak quieter," Adi muttered darkly. "Well, ~I~ was quiet." Ness said. "So, should we tell them?" "I think we already have." Adi said.
Sandry interrupted them once again. "No, you haven't. Where are you from?" She repeated. Adi glared at her, then sighed. "We're from a country called America on the western shore of the Atlantic Ocean, and we live in a town called Bufezda in a state called Iowa, with the latitude and longitude being. . ." Lutra cut in. "Adi, I think they get the idea." She turned to Sandry. "Sorry. She can go on for hours like that." "Oh, as if ~you're~ any better." Adi retorted. She pretended to use Lutra's voice and said, "George Washington was born on June 21st 17-something or another, at 7:45 p, and 24 seconds and 51 milliseconds. . ." Lutra made a face at her.
Briar looked at Sandry and whispered, "George Washington?"
Sandry shook her head at Briar, then turned to face the girls. "Well, we haven't heard of any of those places." She said. "Maybe they ~are~ from the other side of the ocean." Murmured Daja.
"Well, we're from another dimension." Ness added helpfully, nodding. She heard a snort from someone behind her. "Well, I just know, okay?" "Another dimension," Tris muttered. "Now how do we get rid of them?" "Tris!" Sandry scolded. "How could you think of such a thing? They need teachers?"
"Then what are we waiting for?" Asked Tris, annoyed. She stalked to the wooden door, saying, "Well, I'm going to find them one." She flung open the door, which promptly slammed shut again. She turned to glare at Briar.
"Have you ever heard of a space, time, and dimensions mage?" Briar asked the redhead calmly. Tris continued to glare at him, then sighed. "No." She admitted grudgingly. "Then do you really think you're going to find one?" The boy asked.
"Okay, you're right. So what do we do, teach them ourselves?" She asked sarcastically. She glanced at her other three companions, then nastily added, "Forget I said that."
"What else are we supposed to do?" Sandry said in an all too patient voice. "We are required to teach them." "No, Briar is." Countered Tris. "I have enough to deal with already!" Briar exclaimed. "But if someone else wants to teach Evvy. . ." "No thank you." Daja said. "You can keep her." "You're so kind," Answered Briar sarcastically. "You don't have any students, why don't you take them?"
Adi turned to Lutra. "They're talking about us like we're not here." She remarked. Lutra nodded. "Ever so true."
Meanwhile, Briar, Sandry, Tris, and Daja continued arguing over who was going to teach "them." "At least hold off on a decision until tomorrow. Let them stay the night and maybe things will make more sense then." Said Sandry in a much-harassed voice, looking at Tris expectantly. "Oh, fine." Answered Tris reluctantly. "But I'm not teaching them!" "Then it's settled. Finally." Daja muttered under her breath.
Suddenly chagrined, Sandry asked, "I'm sorry! I guess we've been ignoring you. Why don't I show you to your room?" She looked at them. "Come, follow me. Do you mind sharing a room?"
Adi, Lutra, and Ness followed Sandry up the stairs and into their new room. The room was illuminated by a huge window that opened up to a pleasant but strange scene. There were no signs of modern civilization. The electricity poles, the tar streets, even the background sound of cars whizzing past were conspicuously absent.
It was at that moment that it finally hit them that this was indeed a very different world.