"Rick! Alex!" cried Evie as she ran back towards the temple.
"Evelyn, wait!" Catlanda yelled at her as Ardeth leaned on her.
The Englishwoman ignored her, keeping her sights on the falling temple. Catlanda slowly aided Ardeth after her.
Once they reached the temple, Evie had already started to move the rocks away in the attempts to locate her husband and son.
"They can't possibly be gone! They can't be!" she was saying over and over again as she moved the rocks.
Ardeth put a hand on Evie's shoulder. She turned around and looked at the two, tears falling from her eyes.
"We might have to face facts that they're gone Evelyn," he told her.
Evelyn couldn't stop crying at the thought as she put her arms around Ardeth, giving him a hug. Ardeth hugged her back, letting go of Catlanda, who headed towards the fallen temple. She closed her eyes.
"Spire, where are you?" she asked herself.
Her eyes snapped open and she twirled around to look at the two.
"They're not dead," she told them as she started to move quickly. "Come here Geb."
The horse hurried over to them as did Isis. Both Ardeth and Evie were confused as he was helped onto the horse.
"Catlanda, what is this all about? They are obviously dead and the Spire is buried with them," Ardeth asked her.
Evie nodded in agreement, the tears still flowing down her face.
"Dad, I've never known you to doubt my judgment and I give you right as of now. The Spire is buried underneath the remains of the temple. But where is it under all that?" Catlanda posed him.
Evelyn and Ardeth looked at each other in confusion.
"I thought you could feel the presence of the Spire?" wondered Evie.
"Like I said, where is it?" Catlanda repeated a she started to lead the horse away from the temple.
***
Alex and Rick dizzyingly spun around in circles until they both hit solid ground. Neither one knew what was going on for a few seconds when their senses returned to them.
Rick looked around and narrowed his eyes. He rubbed his head as he glanced around at the green everywhere and tall metal buildings. People were milling about them covered with garb on them that was strange to them.
"I must be dreaming this," he muttered.
"Dad, where are we?" came Alex's voice.
Rick turned around to see his son standing behind him.
"Now I know I'mdreaming. I have no idea Alex," he replied as he glanced to see what he was holding.
He sighed when he saw the Spire.
"Great! Just great! Catty's going to be so angry with me when I get back," he said to himself.
"Um, Dad, just how are we going to get back?" wondered Alex.
"Good point. I don't know the answer to that either," replied Rick as he began to move.
Alex followed him. They were awed by the structures surrounding them, and well, pretty much everything else. They were staring in awe at a large building until a nearby pedestrian stopped by them.
"My God I can't believe you're not feeling that! We've got to get you to a hospital!" she cried. "Here, let me take you there."
She pulled Rick and Alex towards the direction of the hospital, which turned out to be not very far away.
Jules ran out to them.
"What's wrong?" she asked the woman.
"These two look like they're been run over by something. Think you can do anything for them?" the woman replied.
Jules looked over them as Harriet hurried up to them.
"I believe we can. Thank you ma'am for bringing them into us," Harriet told her.
The woman nodded before leaving the hospital. The two doctors took the father and son further into the building.
"I'm glad she brought you two into us. Mister, that head injury you have appears nasty," Harriet told Rick. "We'd better get that bandeged up."
"Really? I never noticed it," he absently said.
"Concussion you think?" asked Harriet.
"Probably. Come on. I'll look the kid over when we find someone to get him checked out," Jules said to her.
Harriet nodded as she and Jules led Rick and Alex down the hallway.
"Listen, he'll be alright. He's just to get checked to see how badly injured he is," Jules explained to him.
Alex nodded as he and he father followed the strange women.
"What's going to happen to us?" he soon asked.
Jules was surprised by the statement.
"Why, nothing. We're just making sure you're alright. If you are, you can go. You don't have to worry about a thing," Jules replied as Sarah headed towards them.
"Hey Jules, Harriet how're you two doing?" asked Sarah.
"Good. Just taking someone new here to get checked out, that's all," replied Jules.
Sarah bent down to face Alex as Rick gazed at her.
"She'll take good care of you, believe me," Sarah whispered to him.
"That's right Sarah, butter your way up to me," laughed Jules.
"What? All Nick had to do was look at me and he instantly liked me," Sarah replied with a laugh as she stood up and started to walk down the hall.
Alex also couldn't help but look at her as she did so. Her father also watched her go.
"She looks a bit like Catlanda," he quietly told his father.
"At least the eyes do and so does the hair," agreed Rick as they continued down the hallway.
***
The two led Rick and Alex into an office and sat them down. He leaned on his arm as she looked at him in the eyes.
"First, I need to know your name," Harriet told him.
"Rick. Rick O'Connell. This is my son, Alex. Where are we?" he asked her.
"That's not a good sign. You're both in San Fransisco," Harriet replied as she pulled out a light and put it into his eyes.
"San Fransisco? As in San Fransisco, California in the United States?" he cried. 'Now I know I must be dreaming.'
"You're acting as if you're really surprised at this. Maybe it is a concussion," Harriet mused sounding worried.
Rick's eyes stared at her. He looked at Alex, who was just as surprised.
"When is it?" he reluctantly asked her.
Harriet and Jules were really worried now as they looked at each other. Jules looked back at them
"It's 2003," Jules cautiously replied.
Rick stood up and started to curse. He looked at the Spire in his hand.
"It did this. It must have been this," he said quietly as he pointed at it.
"It has to be Dad. There's no other explanation," Alex agreed. "Somehow, it did."
Harriet was slightly confused as she looked at the Spire.
'Must be some thing powerful,' she thought.
She soon stood up and walked over to him.
"Maybe we should find you a room to stay in for the night so you can rest," Harriet suggested as she started to lead him out of the room.
She pretty much had to drag him out as he still stared at the Spire as Alex and Jules followed behind them.
***
Nick and Rae were walking past the nurse's station when one woman saw them.
"Hey Nick, come here for a moment," called one of the nurses, waving them over.
Yes, what is it?" wondered Nick.
"Sarah was looking for you. Said it was semi-important and I thought you should know about it," the nurse replied with a smile.
"Uh oh. Did she tell you what it was?" he wondered.
"She did mention something about Jackie and that she's in a good mood today so she wanted to warn you about her joking," the nurse told him, her eyes looking the other way.
Nick put on a face that read 'I'm not surprised' all over.
"Thanks for the warning. I'll be sure to steer clear of her today," he replied as he started to walk away with Rae.
"Does she do that a lot Nick?" wondered Rae.
"Sometimes she does. When she gets a chance to," Nick told her.
***
Harriet was leading Rick towards the nurse's station when Rick finally looked up at the people milling about. His stare came to the a man who who reminded him of someone. He wasn't facing Rick but he still appeared to be familiar to him.
"Ardeth?" came the name. "How'd you get here?"
"Ardeth's here?" wondered Alex as he looked around.
His stare also came to the man. Rick broke from Harriet's grasp and headed for the man.
"No, wait!" she cried as she hurried after him.
Rick's heart rose as he ran up to the man and turned him around to face him.
"Ardeth!" he said as Alex's eyes lit up in excitement.
TBC...
"Evelyn, wait!" Catlanda yelled at her as Ardeth leaned on her.
The Englishwoman ignored her, keeping her sights on the falling temple. Catlanda slowly aided Ardeth after her.
Once they reached the temple, Evie had already started to move the rocks away in the attempts to locate her husband and son.
"They can't possibly be gone! They can't be!" she was saying over and over again as she moved the rocks.
Ardeth put a hand on Evie's shoulder. She turned around and looked at the two, tears falling from her eyes.
"We might have to face facts that they're gone Evelyn," he told her.
Evelyn couldn't stop crying at the thought as she put her arms around Ardeth, giving him a hug. Ardeth hugged her back, letting go of Catlanda, who headed towards the fallen temple. She closed her eyes.
"Spire, where are you?" she asked herself.
Her eyes snapped open and she twirled around to look at the two.
"They're not dead," she told them as she started to move quickly. "Come here Geb."
The horse hurried over to them as did Isis. Both Ardeth and Evie were confused as he was helped onto the horse.
"Catlanda, what is this all about? They are obviously dead and the Spire is buried with them," Ardeth asked her.
Evie nodded in agreement, the tears still flowing down her face.
"Dad, I've never known you to doubt my judgment and I give you right as of now. The Spire is buried underneath the remains of the temple. But where is it under all that?" Catlanda posed him.
Evelyn and Ardeth looked at each other in confusion.
"I thought you could feel the presence of the Spire?" wondered Evie.
"Like I said, where is it?" Catlanda repeated a she started to lead the horse away from the temple.
***
Alex and Rick dizzyingly spun around in circles until they both hit solid ground. Neither one knew what was going on for a few seconds when their senses returned to them.
Rick looked around and narrowed his eyes. He rubbed his head as he glanced around at the green everywhere and tall metal buildings. People were milling about them covered with garb on them that was strange to them.
"I must be dreaming this," he muttered.
"Dad, where are we?" came Alex's voice.
Rick turned around to see his son standing behind him.
"Now I know I'mdreaming. I have no idea Alex," he replied as he glanced to see what he was holding.
He sighed when he saw the Spire.
"Great! Just great! Catty's going to be so angry with me when I get back," he said to himself.
"Um, Dad, just how are we going to get back?" wondered Alex.
"Good point. I don't know the answer to that either," replied Rick as he began to move.
Alex followed him. They were awed by the structures surrounding them, and well, pretty much everything else. They were staring in awe at a large building until a nearby pedestrian stopped by them.
"My God I can't believe you're not feeling that! We've got to get you to a hospital!" she cried. "Here, let me take you there."
She pulled Rick and Alex towards the direction of the hospital, which turned out to be not very far away.
Jules ran out to them.
"What's wrong?" she asked the woman.
"These two look like they're been run over by something. Think you can do anything for them?" the woman replied.
Jules looked over them as Harriet hurried up to them.
"I believe we can. Thank you ma'am for bringing them into us," Harriet told her.
The woman nodded before leaving the hospital. The two doctors took the father and son further into the building.
"I'm glad she brought you two into us. Mister, that head injury you have appears nasty," Harriet told Rick. "We'd better get that bandeged up."
"Really? I never noticed it," he absently said.
"Concussion you think?" asked Harriet.
"Probably. Come on. I'll look the kid over when we find someone to get him checked out," Jules said to her.
Harriet nodded as she and Jules led Rick and Alex down the hallway.
"Listen, he'll be alright. He's just to get checked to see how badly injured he is," Jules explained to him.
Alex nodded as he and he father followed the strange women.
"What's going to happen to us?" he soon asked.
Jules was surprised by the statement.
"Why, nothing. We're just making sure you're alright. If you are, you can go. You don't have to worry about a thing," Jules replied as Sarah headed towards them.
"Hey Jules, Harriet how're you two doing?" asked Sarah.
"Good. Just taking someone new here to get checked out, that's all," replied Jules.
Sarah bent down to face Alex as Rick gazed at her.
"She'll take good care of you, believe me," Sarah whispered to him.
"That's right Sarah, butter your way up to me," laughed Jules.
"What? All Nick had to do was look at me and he instantly liked me," Sarah replied with a laugh as she stood up and started to walk down the hall.
Alex also couldn't help but look at her as she did so. Her father also watched her go.
"She looks a bit like Catlanda," he quietly told his father.
"At least the eyes do and so does the hair," agreed Rick as they continued down the hallway.
***
The two led Rick and Alex into an office and sat them down. He leaned on his arm as she looked at him in the eyes.
"First, I need to know your name," Harriet told him.
"Rick. Rick O'Connell. This is my son, Alex. Where are we?" he asked her.
"That's not a good sign. You're both in San Fransisco," Harriet replied as she pulled out a light and put it into his eyes.
"San Fransisco? As in San Fransisco, California in the United States?" he cried. 'Now I know I must be dreaming.'
"You're acting as if you're really surprised at this. Maybe it is a concussion," Harriet mused sounding worried.
Rick's eyes stared at her. He looked at Alex, who was just as surprised.
"When is it?" he reluctantly asked her.
Harriet and Jules were really worried now as they looked at each other. Jules looked back at them
"It's 2003," Jules cautiously replied.
Rick stood up and started to curse. He looked at the Spire in his hand.
"It did this. It must have been this," he said quietly as he pointed at it.
"It has to be Dad. There's no other explanation," Alex agreed. "Somehow, it did."
Harriet was slightly confused as she looked at the Spire.
'Must be some thing powerful,' she thought.
She soon stood up and walked over to him.
"Maybe we should find you a room to stay in for the night so you can rest," Harriet suggested as she started to lead him out of the room.
She pretty much had to drag him out as he still stared at the Spire as Alex and Jules followed behind them.
***
Nick and Rae were walking past the nurse's station when one woman saw them.
"Hey Nick, come here for a moment," called one of the nurses, waving them over.
Yes, what is it?" wondered Nick.
"Sarah was looking for you. Said it was semi-important and I thought you should know about it," the nurse replied with a smile.
"Uh oh. Did she tell you what it was?" he wondered.
"She did mention something about Jackie and that she's in a good mood today so she wanted to warn you about her joking," the nurse told him, her eyes looking the other way.
Nick put on a face that read 'I'm not surprised' all over.
"Thanks for the warning. I'll be sure to steer clear of her today," he replied as he started to walk away with Rae.
"Does she do that a lot Nick?" wondered Rae.
"Sometimes she does. When she gets a chance to," Nick told her.
***
Harriet was leading Rick towards the nurse's station when Rick finally looked up at the people milling about. His stare came to the a man who who reminded him of someone. He wasn't facing Rick but he still appeared to be familiar to him.
"Ardeth?" came the name. "How'd you get here?"
"Ardeth's here?" wondered Alex as he looked around.
His stare also came to the man. Rick broke from Harriet's grasp and headed for the man.
"No, wait!" she cried as she hurried after him.
Rick's heart rose as he ran up to the man and turned him around to face him.
"Ardeth!" he said as Alex's eyes lit up in excitement.
TBC...
