A/N: Blah. Sorry this took so long to get out. School's been taking up my time along with playing games for points.

A special thanks to CobrallMaster for reviewing!

Also, incase anyone cares to know, the mention of the shirne giving you stuff every thirteen hours is NOT true. There is, however, a different shrine secret. But don't ask! I only tell my long-time neo-friends.

Chapter Five: Shrine Exoeriments

As with the Fruit Machine, I returned the next day. I sat down on a sand dune several feet away from the Shrine, and watched the line of pets and owners.

I took notes and watched to see if any of them would return.

After a few hours, I was tired of sitting. I got up, stretched and yawned. Setting my stuff down, I joined the line.

Coltzane gave me a Cheops plant, which I ate as I walked back to the sand dune.

I continued to take notes until the sun was setting. I satrted packing up as the last pet left. I figured there wouldn't be anyone else.

A dark dot on the horizon caught my attention. I straightened up, seeing as it was coming this way.

It was a girl and her pet. I took out my note book and wrote them down.

I was just packing up when I saw several more dots on the horizon.

Confused, I stayed to watch. The dots turned out to be more people and their pets.

It slowly moved from a trickle of people to a steady rush coming into the desert.

It suddenly hit me. They were from the other worlds were the time was different!

Sighing, I sat down and got out my note book and pen.

It was going to be a LONG night...