To Linden
The group crowded around the small machine. It was a necklace. It had a green jewel and a red jewel. On the back there was a dial. It had 1- 10 on the back around the dial. He handed it to Danni.
"All you have to do is set it to the number of hours you want to be in Linden and press the green button. When you want to go back press the red one. For your friends to go, all they have to do it touch you."
Danni glared at Vash, who grinned and sweat dropped. She glared at him. He put the necklace around Danni's neck.
"When you return you will return to the spot you left. No time will have passed. Good Luck."
Vash grabbed Danni's hand. She had it set to 10 hours. When she felt there were 6 hands on her she pressed the green button. It felt like there was a hook behind her belly button that tugged her backward. She couldn't see anything. All of a sudden things stopped. She opened her eyes. She was back in Britt's house. Nobody was around. The t.v. was off, the computer was off. Danni gave a nervous glance to Britt. Jacki, Danni, and Britt walked into Britt's mom's room. The others just walked around looking at things. Her mom's room was empty. So was her sisters' rooms.
"Maybe they're out?" Jacki suggested.
"The keys are still on the dining room table," Britt said looking worried.
"C'mon we'll go to my house," Danni said.
Britt went into her room and grabbed a few books, some of her favorite clothes, and a few pictures. They went out into the living room. Vash, Meryl, Millie, and Wolfwood were gathered around the DVD player. Vash looked at Danni.
"What's this?" he asked holding up the trigun video.
"Nothing, c'mon," she took it and put it back where it was.
She stopped and looked back at their anime friends. They looked real. Like with no black lines or anything. Danni poked Britt. She turned and looked at them. The three girls stared at them.
"What!?" Wolfwood asked getting nervous.
"You guys, you changed. I wonder if we changed when we went to Gunsmoke?" Danni asked.
"We probably did, we didn't even notice."
They shrugged and walked out the door and down the stairs. It was quiet outside. No one was out, no birds sang. Britt lived close to a busy street, no cars were on the street and it was the middle of rush hour!
"Something is so wrong," Danni said.
They walked to Danni's house. No cars passed, no one was outside, not a noise but the trees rustling in the wind. Danni walked right into her house.
"Unlocked."
No one was inside, nothing was disturbed, the keys were hung up. Her dog wasn't there, and neither was her family. The t.v. was on a news station. They were broadcasting from England.
"The terrorist attacks on America have wiped out all civilization and life in the country. Iran, Iraq, and Afganistan have launched biological attacks on America. One of our greatest countries has met its end."
Danni, Britt and Jacki sat on the couch. Meryl clicked the t.v off. The girls stared at the floor in shock. No tears came, it was beyond tears.
Vash and the others sat between the girls and comforted them.
"C'mon it's alright, you'll be ok, you'll be ok," came Vash's voice. He hugged Danni. She didn't even realize he had done it. She didn't hear anything any of them had to say. She got up and walked into her room. She took pictures of her family and her friends. She would never see them again. How could this possibly happen? It wasn't fair. Vash walked into the room. Danni was sitting on the bed in shock still staring at the floor. The other girls were still in the living room with Wolfwood, Meryl, and Millie.
"Danni..."
"Vash, it's not fair. Why did they all have to die. My friends, my family, my puppy, everyone I loved is gone. All of them." She said in a stony voice. There was no emotion in it. Then all of a sudden she started to cry. Vash hugged her to him and let her cry on his shoulder. She cried for a full hour before walking out into the living room.
"Do you want to go to your house jacki?"
"No, I want to go back to gunsmoke." ____________________________________________________________________________ __
The group crowded around the small machine. It was a necklace. It had a green jewel and a red jewel. On the back there was a dial. It had 1- 10 on the back around the dial. He handed it to Danni.
"All you have to do is set it to the number of hours you want to be in Linden and press the green button. When you want to go back press the red one. For your friends to go, all they have to do it touch you."
Danni glared at Vash, who grinned and sweat dropped. She glared at him. He put the necklace around Danni's neck.
"When you return you will return to the spot you left. No time will have passed. Good Luck."
Vash grabbed Danni's hand. She had it set to 10 hours. When she felt there were 6 hands on her she pressed the green button. It felt like there was a hook behind her belly button that tugged her backward. She couldn't see anything. All of a sudden things stopped. She opened her eyes. She was back in Britt's house. Nobody was around. The t.v. was off, the computer was off. Danni gave a nervous glance to Britt. Jacki, Danni, and Britt walked into Britt's mom's room. The others just walked around looking at things. Her mom's room was empty. So was her sisters' rooms.
"Maybe they're out?" Jacki suggested.
"The keys are still on the dining room table," Britt said looking worried.
"C'mon we'll go to my house," Danni said.
Britt went into her room and grabbed a few books, some of her favorite clothes, and a few pictures. They went out into the living room. Vash, Meryl, Millie, and Wolfwood were gathered around the DVD player. Vash looked at Danni.
"What's this?" he asked holding up the trigun video.
"Nothing, c'mon," she took it and put it back where it was.
She stopped and looked back at their anime friends. They looked real. Like with no black lines or anything. Danni poked Britt. She turned and looked at them. The three girls stared at them.
"What!?" Wolfwood asked getting nervous.
"You guys, you changed. I wonder if we changed when we went to Gunsmoke?" Danni asked.
"We probably did, we didn't even notice."
They shrugged and walked out the door and down the stairs. It was quiet outside. No one was out, no birds sang. Britt lived close to a busy street, no cars were on the street and it was the middle of rush hour!
"Something is so wrong," Danni said.
They walked to Danni's house. No cars passed, no one was outside, not a noise but the trees rustling in the wind. Danni walked right into her house.
"Unlocked."
No one was inside, nothing was disturbed, the keys were hung up. Her dog wasn't there, and neither was her family. The t.v. was on a news station. They were broadcasting from England.
"The terrorist attacks on America have wiped out all civilization and life in the country. Iran, Iraq, and Afganistan have launched biological attacks on America. One of our greatest countries has met its end."
Danni, Britt and Jacki sat on the couch. Meryl clicked the t.v off. The girls stared at the floor in shock. No tears came, it was beyond tears.
Vash and the others sat between the girls and comforted them.
"C'mon it's alright, you'll be ok, you'll be ok," came Vash's voice. He hugged Danni. She didn't even realize he had done it. She didn't hear anything any of them had to say. She got up and walked into her room. She took pictures of her family and her friends. She would never see them again. How could this possibly happen? It wasn't fair. Vash walked into the room. Danni was sitting on the bed in shock still staring at the floor. The other girls were still in the living room with Wolfwood, Meryl, and Millie.
"Danni..."
"Vash, it's not fair. Why did they all have to die. My friends, my family, my puppy, everyone I loved is gone. All of them." She said in a stony voice. There was no emotion in it. Then all of a sudden she started to cry. Vash hugged her to him and let her cry on his shoulder. She cried for a full hour before walking out into the living room.
"Do you want to go to your house jacki?"
"No, I want to go back to gunsmoke." ____________________________________________________________________________ __