Alanna sat in seat staring off into space during her Calculus class. Even though the teacher for the class was enough to make you want to fall asleep during his class- even on a Friday night- she had other reasons to drift off from the rest of the class. She was thinking back to when she was a page, then to when Jon had asked her to be his squire. After that thought it had brought her to the day when she first met the Charmed Ones and became accustomed to the 20th century.
It was a normal day at the castle. She was walking down to the stables with Jon. They were talking about how she could go to the gathering that evening in Corus and how she should attend. "Well, I could just wear a dress and be like the normal Ladies," she suggested while almost there.
"You could do that," Jon pondered about the idea that was in her head but he didn't believe that it would work. "But you have to think that if everyone knows that warriors usually wear their chain mail to these events."
She had to agree with that factor. If she didn't wear her armor to this gathering everyone would doubt her being the country's sovereign reign's champion. "You do have a point. I just wish that there was an easier way for me to do this and not have to please everyone that I meet," her voice wavered with anxiety and hope that made Jon fear her. He looked into her purple eyes and he noticed that they were filled with sadness. He wanted to help but there was nothing for him to do.
She suddenly heard a voice sound in her ears.
"Missing in the hands of time,
We call upon the arms of those related to I.
Blood of Melinda we use of thee
To search for the missing link of our time…"
"Alanna? Are you alright?" Jon's voice rang in her ears. She looked at him as if she'd forgotten where she was and who he was.
"Oh! I'm fine its just…"she trailed off feeling a little off course. She felt magic being used but she couldn't place exactly where she was feeling it from. The trace of the magic was new and foreign to her yet she knew it was safe magic.
"That with the Power of Three
We ask of a sign from our past to be brought to our present
Their future.
Mothers of our Earth,
Blessed Be!"
The magic of the spell started to weave in and out of her. The space of the corridor started to become rigid and the air started to… spin? Behind Alanna and Jon was a forming portal and the wind dragged in the spinning air and it wanted Alanna.
Her feet started to lift from the ground and she found that trying to control her balance without help was impossible to do. She had to grab hold of Jon. "What's going on?" She shouted over the rage that the wind started to make.
"I don't know!" Jon replied over the winds. They started to notice that there was a force that was trying to take them apart. They tried to hold onto each other but it was no good. Their grip started to slip and she was headed for the portal. "Hold on!" Jon tried to keep her from slipping away from him but the more that he tried the stronger the winds became and the more violent the pull was.
She felt her feet go through the portal, then her knees. She tried to climb up Jon's arm but despite her try it kept her from staying. Next was her waist and after that point there was no hope for her. "Please don't let me go!" She begged into the winds. It was too late though, her arms were yanked from Jon's grip and she flew through the portal. "Alanna" was the last call that she heard from him.
Inside the portal she noticed that her body was becoming smaller. Her hair longer, and her skin a little paler than usual. Am I getting younger, she thought. All too soon there was an opening at the end of the portal.
"Ms. Trebond are you listening to the lecture?" Barked Mr. Roberts.
"Um, yes sir," she said still in a little daze.
"Good. Then what is the formula for the Pathagreum Theory?" She had to think about this for a second.
"Isn't it a2 + b2= c2?"
"Why yes it is. Thank you for participating. Moving on…" Mr. Roberts droned on throughout the rest of the class. Her thoughts continued on that day. It wasn't something that she couldn't shake from her mind. Everyone that saw her go through the halls knew that something was troubling her.
By the time lunch came her mind was defiantly someplace else. When Sara met up with her during their study hall she pressed the conversation. "Hey what's up? You look kind of down you know." Alanna just shrugged her off. "You know that you can tell me anything," Sara pleaded.
"Well you know about the two guys that I was having problems with before I came here, right? Well they're here."
"What!" Sara's shock was so loud that the entire student body stared their way. Quieting her voice she continued. "What do you mean by that? Do you mean that Jon and Gary are both here?"
"Yes and the name is George by the way." Alanna stated annoyed.
"Sorry. Remember that you told me to drop this subject three years ago."
"True. Anyway they came the same way that I did."
"Through the 'Missing Link' spell?"
"Yes but they didn't age as much as I did."
"How many years do you recon?"
"Bout to the point to where they're starting to grow their mustaches. Its odd how I aged all the way back to when I was 15 when I was just 24 the time I was stolen from 1300. At the time Jon was twenty- eight, the same for George and Gary. I just can't believe that they're here."
"You know, I can't believe it either. When do you think that I can meet them," Sara asked.
"They'll be at the club later on. They're helping Piper out with taking care of Wyatt and setting up the stage for the Counting Crows. You could come home with me after dropping Stephan and Marie off and get ready," Alanna suggested.
"Maybe, don't forget that we have the debate being aired on ABC next week. That's why we're practicing today." Sara inquired.
"Well, let me get to English and you go on to Latin and I'll see you later."
"Alright, pray for me though because Latin class is the most boring way to spend two hours of the day" Sara grumbled.
They went their own way and soon enough the two hours were over with and the four of them were on their way home. "Hey Alanna, do you have any cousins from out of town that are at your house?" Marie asked.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Well we saw extra bodies at your breakfast table when you came out so we were just thinking," Stephan replied to her question.
"No, they're not my cousins. They're just some friends of mines from Kentucky."
"Kentucky," Marie sounded amused by this.
"Yeah, they're from Louisville, Kentucky and why do you want to know?"
"Because Marie's only looking for a new boyfriend to replace Kenneth."
"Sara!" Marie squealed.
"But it sounds so true Marie. Other wise you wouldn't be asking me about my friends," Alanna laughed.
"But I was just wondering who they were not if they were single."
"Ouch Marie! Do you have to bite so hard we were only teasing you," Stephan chuckled.
"And anyway, I'm not so sure since they showed up by surprise this morning," Alanna added. "You might even meet them soon that is if they come to the club later this evening."
"Don't you guys remember that I'm not allowed to the club on a Friday night. Tonight is the only night that I have to spend with my dad." Marie said as she got out of the car in front of her apartment.
"Well maybe another time, I have a feeling that they're going to be staying for a while."
"OK, I'll see you guys later." With that everyone waved bye and then Sara steered the car off.
Sara wasn't the only one who happened to be outside from the Manor that knew about Alanna not being from the 20th century, Stephan knew as well. On the way over to his house they explained everything to him that he needed to know about Jon, George, and Gary. "So until you can find a way for them to go home or until you find out how they tie into Melinda's disappearance then there is no hope for them to go home as soon as next week, aren't I right here?"
"Yes you are but the thing is that they might be here as long as three years as well and they need to be able to live a normal American life. Also, Jon is the king of Tortall and the country without its king as well as its champion makes them worry, so the longer they're here the more vulnerable it is. So basically we need help on a way to get them home. Plus there is the fact that they can't always wear Leo's clothes so tomorrow can you take them shopping so that way they can be set for at least three months and also help them out in anyway as possible?"
Stephan took this into consideration. He had always had a crush on Alanna and he'd do anything for her. "Sure, why not! Hey since they're going to P3 later I'll just bring some clothes over for them in an hour. Aren't they Leo's size?"
"I think so." Sara pulled the car over in front of his house. Good thing that Alanna's place is only a few houses down, he thought.
Sara drove the car to Alanna's house at last. As she pulled the car up into the driveway she noticed three guys that she'd never seen before hanging out with Leo and Wyatt. One had black hair and blue eyes, another had brownish blonde hair and hazel eyes, and while the one that she noticed the most was a dirty blonde with amazing blue eyes. He had a smile that melted her insides and with him playing with Wyatt it made her want to bury herself in her seat. Before she knew it Alanna was already out of the car and walking to the blonde and Wyatt. Gosh you'd already forgotten that she could walk through solid objects, Sara remembered.
"Sara come here," Alanna beckoned. Getting out of the car Sara walked over nervously over to the group. "Sara this is Gary, Jon, and my fiancé George," Alanna said pointing first to the brunette, then to the black haired man, and lastly upon the blonde. This is her fiancé, she thought with her heart falling to the floor.