A/N: All right! Time for another chapter! Before I start I just wanted to thank everyone whose reading, and double thank those who are reviewing. Anyways, now that that is over with...back to the story!

Phi and Alex walked back into the library to see how Tom was doing, and found him half buried in a mountain of large books. Phi went up to him and picked one of the books up, "Your planning on reading all of this?"

He looked at her then at the book, "No. I already read that stack..."

Alex looked at him, "You really gotta take a break...Why don't you come down to the armory with us? Or lets go get something to eat, or explore the city."

Tom smiled, "I am kinda hungry...oh! I almost forgot! Numair wanted us to go down to his study this afternoon. He had a few questions to ask us about where we come from."

Phi pulled her brother up, "Well until then, lets go do something fun!"

It took both Phi and Alex to pull Tom out of the pile of books, and when they finally got him free, they began walking down the stairs to the stable area. Phi asked Tom, "So what do you want to do?"

"Lets go into town! It'll be interesting to explore a medieval city...but first I want to get something to eat...I'm starving!"

They walked into the Dining Hall and grabbed some food. Then they sat down in what was becoming their usual spot, otherwise known as "as far away from everyone else as possible". When they were eating, Alex said, "So...where in the city do you want to go? It seems like a big place...well relatively big anyway...we should probably have some idea where we are going so we don't get hopelessly lost...like usual..."

Tom thought about it, "Hmm...It's to bad they don't have a tourist booth are an information kiosk or something..." Phi snorted. "What?"

Phi laughed, "Sorry...That just sounded really funny...never mind..."

Tom looked around the room, "We could always ask someone...like them." Just then, the knights that they had run into before walked into the room. Obviously, they weren't they only ones who were hungry.

Alex jumped up, "I'm all over it." He strolled over to the group, who had just sat down, "Hello. My friends and I were wondering if you knew of anywhere we could go to have a little fun." The knights looked at each other.

Nealan piped up, "This is about the most interesting place in the city for travelers...except for the inns and taverns..."

Alex looked blankly at them, "All right..." and he walked back over to Phi and Tom, "They say that this is the most interesting part of the city..." Phi sighed and rested her head in her hand.

"Great...Anyways...what do we want to do now?"

***Slight View Change***

Neal looked back at Kel, "How can they possibly be bored all ready? They've only been here for two days!"

Merric shook his head, "Wow. Either it must be really exciting where they come from, or they have really short attention spans..."

Kel looked thoughtful, "Hey you guys...what do you say to us taking a break and showing the visitors around town? It would be fun, and we would get to know them better..."

Dom looked at Neal, who was looking doubtful about the idea, "What do you say Meathead? Let's go show them a good time?" Neal scowled at Dom for using his accursed nickname and nodded. Kel rubbed her hands together, "OK, Let's go!"

***Back to normal***

The three had just decided to either go to the armory and do something, or go to the stables or do something. "Well this day is getting off to a fun start..." Phi muttered as they were putting their dishes away. They were just leaving the dining hall when Kel came jogging up to them.

She looked at the three, "My friends and I were wondering if you would like us to take you around the city? If you're not to busy that is..." Kel almost laughed as their eyes lit up with excitement.

Tom looked at Alex and Phi's excited faces. "Well, if you're sure we won't be bothering you... sure!"

They walked out of the Dinning Hall and out of the Palace. They were casually talking amongst themselves, Tom getting into a conversation with Neal about healing, and suddenly, Owen stopped and slapped his forehead, "Mithros! I just remembered that Wyldon asked me to pick up some new swords for the new pages!"

Esmond sighed, "Owen! He told you about that a week ago!"

"I know...I just keep forgetting!"

Kel intervened, "It's all right... it is a Market day anyway. We can show them around the market while you pick up the swords."

Tom, Phi, and Alex just stood and watched as the conversation went on. Dom walked over and patted Owen on the back, "Don't worry about it. I need to pick up some stuff for the Own anyway..." Owen smiled gratefully and they changed their direction and soon the cobble stone street became filled with venders and large, swarming crowds of people.

Before they were separated, Kel yelled to the three, "Look around! If you find something you like, tell us. Oh...watch your pockets.... there's some pretty good thieves working the streets!" The three nodded, and they lost sight of her as she was herded away by the masses of people.

Phi walked over to a stall and pulled Alex over, "Look at these!" They were pieces of metal twisted into shapes; some even had jewels in them, the kind of homemade craft that just doesn't exist anymore in our world. Tom wandered over to a stall that was covered in what looked like old scrolls, pictures, and maps. Alex drifted over and joined him, "This place isn't turning out to be so bad..."

"No! Not at all! In fact, did you know that they actually have dragons and centaurs here?"

What? You mean they're really real! That is so awesome! Can we see one?"

"I don't see why not...See?" he pointed to a map, "There's even a depiction of a centaur in this forest."

"That is so cool...I wanna go there!"

Just then, the shopkeeper came up to them, "I wouldn't recommend it. You must be foreigners."

Tom smiled, "You could say that..."

The man looked at him, "I don't know where you folks are from, but around here the centaurs aren't to friendly with the humans. Sure, they fought with us in the war, but we still just don't trust each other."

Esmond came up from behind them, "Hey! There you are! I've already found Phi...Owen's done with his work, so we can ho if you're ready."

Tom and Alex looked at each other, "Sure!" Tom turned to the store owner before he left, "Thanks very much for the information."

The owner smiled, "It wasn't a problem, in fact...here" he handed Tom the map he was looking at, "take it for free."

Tom was surprised, "Wow! Um...Thanks!"

The man smiled and waved as Tom turned around and jogged to catch up with Alex.

He, Alex, and Esmond waded through the thick, massing crowds until they stumbled upon the rest of their friends. Dom yelled over to Kel, "I think it's getting a little crowded!"

Phi, who had managed to reconnect with her brother, turned to Alex, "Ya...No kidding..."

Neal called out, "Maybe we should retreat into the Dancing Dove!"

Kel grinned, "Good idea! All right troops, you heard the commander, Retreat!"

They rushed into a nearby building dragging the three Americans with them, who had no clue where they were going. When they got inside, Neal found a large table and they all sat down. Merric looked over at Tom and saw the map, "What's that?"

"It's a map a vender gave me." He handed it to Merric, who looked it over carefully.

"Hmm...This thing is pretty accurate! Look Kel! It's New Hope!"

"Where? Let me see!" Kel took the map from Merric, "This is a very recent map..." she handed it back to Tom, "It will be a nice souvenir anyway."

Tom grinned and pocketed the map, "Ya...they sure don't make maps like these back home anymore!" Alex laughed and Phi shook her head.

They had been sitting at the table for a few minutes when a large man came over to their table, "I couldn't help overhearing that some of you are not from around here...I'll be happy to show them around." He grinned wolfishly.

Kel looked suspiciously at him, "We're doing a fine jobs ourselves, thank you very much."

The man stepped closer and Neal eyes narrowed and the man said, "That's too bad...but maybe, I'll just have you pay for my services anyway." He drew a dagger and put it to Phi's neck, who had been unfortunately sitting in just the wrong spot, "Now..." Kel, Dom, and Neal sprang their feet, their hands going to their belts. It was then that they realized that they had left their swords at the Palace. Owen, the only one who was actually armed was sitting across the table and wouldn't make it in time to help Phi. Owen looked around the tavern for someone else, but realized that it was deserted. Phi had gone pale and looked at Alex, who was sitting next to her. He looked back at her purposefully, and she nodded slightly. Under the table, Alex tapped Tom, who was white as a sheet, on the leg.

Suddenly, before anyone could stop them, Tom and Alex leapt up, Alex grabbing the man's arm and wrenching the dagger out of it, and then Tom quickly tackled the man from the side. Phi leapt out of her chair and joined the two boys, and together they managed to pin him down, along with giving him several bruises and a cut lip.

Then Owen jumped up and pointed his sword at the man's throat, "Don't move..." The rest of his friends surrounded the man, everyone ready to wrestle him back to the ground if need be while Dom helped Tom, Alex, and Phi to their feet.

Then, in case the man had friends hiding out in any of the many shadowy corners of the tavern, the group backed out to the streets, and only then did Owen put the sword away.

Tom walked over to Phi, concern etched clearly in his face, "Are you OK?"

Phi rubbed her neck, "Ya...I'm fine...Are you alright? I didn't know you could tackle people like that!" He shrugged.

Alex laughed and threw his arm over her shoulder, "I guess we really should be thanking Owen for doing his errands late!" Owen blushed and they all laughed.

Esmond turned to the group, "I think we've all had enough excitement for one day of "relaxation"."

Kel sighed, "Ya...We should probably head back to the Palace..."

When they finally got back, Tom slapped his forehead and turned to his friends, "I completely forgot! We're supposed to meet Numair down in his study!"

Kel looked surprised, "What for?"

"He was going to ask us some questions about where we come from..."

Neal looked intruriged, "May we come along?"

Tom shrugged, "I don't see why not...sure!"

Together, the large group walked to the mage's study, talking about what had happened at the tavern, Dom questioning Phi about her fighting skills and Alex was having a lively conversation with Merric about something or another. When they got there, Tom knocked politely on his door. To his surprise, a young woman answered, "Yes?"

Tom quickly regained his composure, "We're here to see Numair...Is he in?"

The woman smiled, "Yes, he's here. You must be Thomas, Phionia, and Alexander! It's good to meet you! I see you've brought an audience."

Kel grinned, "I hope we won't be a bother Daine."

"Not at all, come in. Numair is right down this way." She lead them down a small flight of stairs to a large room filled with two tables covered in what looked like junk, and a large mirror thingy on one wall. Numair, who was seated at one of the tables looked up in surprise as they came in, "Oh! You're here! Good. We can begin then. Hello Kel, Neal, Dom, Merric, Esmond, and Owen, make yourselves at home, if you can find a place to sit! I'm surprised Tobe isn't down here too!"

Kel laughed, "I told him to take the day off...he got bored of being cooped up in the Palace all day."

Numair nodded understandingly before turning to Tom, Phi and Alex, "All right! What I'm trying to do is get a better lock on your time and place so I can send you back to your home instead of to another century in your dimension or such. What I need you to do for me is think about a certain location in your dimension with extremely good detail. Your thoughts will be...transferred, in a way, to this mirror, which will make it easier for me to work with."

Tom looked puzzled, but turned to his friends, "I guess we need to pick one place, and then all together think about it...What should we think about?"

Alex thought for a moment, "How about San Francisco? It is a nice large city, and we all know it well enough to think about it in detail..."

Phi looked at her brother, "I can do that...What do you think?"

"It sounds good to me." He turned back to Numair, "OK, we got our place...Now what do we do?"

"All you have to do is think about it when I tell you to start..."

"OK."

(Author's Note: Ok...now before I start, I have to warn you that I am very tired right now, so my description may not be that good...or even sound anything like San Francisco...Oh well...) More of that black stuff flowed from Numair's hand and it connected to the mirror, and then to the three themselves, "All right...Now!" Suddenly, in the mirror, the milky white film that had covered it before dissolved, and a picture of rolling green hills replaced it. The three heard someone gasp a little from behind them, and a large bank of fog rolled into view as the mirror's image soared over the landscape. Then, their thoughts broke through the fog, and there in the mirror was the Golden Gate bridge, spanning a distance that was probably impossible to cross in the middle ages, and so none of them were surprised when they heard a large round of more audible gasps from behind them. Alex grinned and pushed their thoughts forward, so that the picture soared across the bay and gave a full-on view of one of the most beautiful cities in California. Phi imagined the buildings with crystal-clear detail, from the Exploritorium, to the windows on the tallest skyscraper. Tom added the sea-gulls and the city sounds while Alex, who was having way to much fun amazing the group behind them, imagined a large, commercial jet flying over the city and about a hundred tiny sailboats that dotted the water.

They heard Kel whisper, "Wow...It's so beautiful..." and just for the heck of it, Alex's thoughts dived down into the streets of the city, dragging Phi's and Tom's with them, and together they recreated the busy sidewalks, the impossibly hilly roads, and the cars, buses, and trolleys that zoomed past.

Numair looked at the three, "That should be enough..." Alex sighed with disappointment, and slowly the milky white color overtook the view of San Francisco, and Numair's magic disappeared into the air.