Chapter Two
"Ugh..."
Danielle arose from her sleep, her back sore from Rachael's hard floor. Jason was on the top bunk, Leah and Tibbi were curled up on the bottom bunk, and Rachael was nowhere to be seen. The black haired wonder sat up, arching her back to loosen the pain off. Jason peered down at her.
"Could you be any louder?!"
"Yah...you want me to?"
Jason shrugged and hopped down onto the bottom bed to the surprise of the two girls sleeping there.
"OW! JASON!"
Leah hit Jason as he rolled off the bed. Danielle stood up, and the blonde looked at her. Leah curled back up and Tibbi groaned.
"Where...where is Rachael?"
Jason asked, looking around the small, messy room, plastered with posters and filled with food they had been snacking on the night before. Danielle shook her head as she opened the door and looked out into the dark hallway.
"What the hell...what time is it?"
Tibbi threw the small clock at Jason, and he looked surprised.
"It's almost noon-look outside! It still looks like its midnight!"
Jason and Danielle peered out the window as the two girls on the bed finally awoke and joined them.
"Creepy..."
The door creaked, and the four kids turned quickly to see a wide-awake Rachael.
"You guys are finally up.... come out here...."
The four looked at each other, and followed Rachael into her parent's room. The adults weren't in there. The five kids searched the house.
"Where are they?"
Leah asked, cocking her head.
"I don't know....Anel (Eric) isn't around her either...."
Rachael drifted out to the living room and sat on the floor. Danielle leaned on the wall, keeping her face is the shadow, while Jason flopped on the couch, and Leah and Tibbi sat beside Rachael.
"The cats aren't here, and neither is Lady Ann....where would anyone go without telling us?!"
Rachael, looking quite upset, stared at Jason. Jason shook his head.
"You think it might be about this sphere we found yesterday?"
Everyone stared at Danielle as she pulled out the yellow glowing ball out from her robes.
"We still haven't watched it yet-"
"Like we know how to!"
Jason sat up and sighed. Danielle shook her head.
"Have you ever wondered what the little knobbly things do?"
Leah took the sphere from Danielle and began winding up the turns at the bottom.
"We tried that already!"
Tibbi perked up, as she stared, like the others, at the frustrated Leah trying to open the sphere.
"I know this sounds cheesy...but I was watching a Disney video last week.... and maybe if we all believe we can open it, it will open!"
Leah exclaimed, her face brightening. Danielle coughed loudly to hide the obvious chuckle she had. Leah threw the orb at Danielle's head.
"Maybe this thing can knock in some friggin kindness back in you dead soul!"
Danielle looked at Leah, then at everyone else.
"This is pathetic. I'm calling my parents. You figure this mess out yourselves, cause I aint wanted here."
Danielle walked into the kitchen, but came back into the living room looking upset.
"The phone doesn't work! Vilg!"
Jason stood up and took the ball from Leah, and put it in Danielle's hands. Danielle shot him a confused look.
"If we have to open this thing.... you will be the one to open it. Go ahead. Everyone has tried except you."
Danielle looked at the knobs, and then looked at Rachael.
"Its a puzzle..."
Danielle sat back down on the floor, concentrating on the puzzle.
"Twist, turn, turn, push..."
After a few minutes, Danielle finally sighed.
"Pull, push and tur-"
The ball flew out of Danielle's hands and began clicking, opening a screen. People were running from a large explosion, and everyone saw Tidus and Yuna trying to get the people out of the houses.
"Its Luca!"
Tibbi explained as everyone saw the Blitzball Arena being smashed up. Wakka and Lulu were trying to get a boat settled on the shore, and a small Wakka look a like was helping the smaller children board it.
"It's no use! Yuna! Tidus! C'mon!"
Yuna and Tidus ran onto the boat with the rest of Luca on it as well, and-
"My mum! Pat!"
Rachael spotted her parents on the boat as well, looking frightened.
"Oh my Yevon!"
Jason said, panicking. Danielle just stared as the sphere shut down.
"Ok...now what-"
Leah looked down and saw herself being sucked into the sphere.
"RACHAEL HELP!"
Leah then disappeared. Tibbi started to cry, but then she looked over at Danielle and screamed. Danielle was slowly disappearing as well, although Danielle didn't look half as scared.
"See you on the other side"
She gasped as she vanished. Rachael looked over to where Jason was sitting, but he was already gone. She turned to where Tibbi was, but Tibbi was gone as well. Rachael was about to burst into tears until she felt a funny sensation tickling her feet. She stared down and saw herself being slowly erased. She closed her eyes.
It's just a dream; it's just a dream...
"Ugh..."
Danielle arose from her sleep, her back sore from Rachael's hard floor. Jason was on the top bunk, Leah and Tibbi were curled up on the bottom bunk, and Rachael was nowhere to be seen. The black haired wonder sat up, arching her back to loosen the pain off. Jason peered down at her.
"Could you be any louder?!"
"Yah...you want me to?"
Jason shrugged and hopped down onto the bottom bed to the surprise of the two girls sleeping there.
"OW! JASON!"
Leah hit Jason as he rolled off the bed. Danielle stood up, and the blonde looked at her. Leah curled back up and Tibbi groaned.
"Where...where is Rachael?"
Jason asked, looking around the small, messy room, plastered with posters and filled with food they had been snacking on the night before. Danielle shook her head as she opened the door and looked out into the dark hallway.
"What the hell...what time is it?"
Tibbi threw the small clock at Jason, and he looked surprised.
"It's almost noon-look outside! It still looks like its midnight!"
Jason and Danielle peered out the window as the two girls on the bed finally awoke and joined them.
"Creepy..."
The door creaked, and the four kids turned quickly to see a wide-awake Rachael.
"You guys are finally up.... come out here...."
The four looked at each other, and followed Rachael into her parent's room. The adults weren't in there. The five kids searched the house.
"Where are they?"
Leah asked, cocking her head.
"I don't know....Anel (Eric) isn't around her either...."
Rachael drifted out to the living room and sat on the floor. Danielle leaned on the wall, keeping her face is the shadow, while Jason flopped on the couch, and Leah and Tibbi sat beside Rachael.
"The cats aren't here, and neither is Lady Ann....where would anyone go without telling us?!"
Rachael, looking quite upset, stared at Jason. Jason shook his head.
"You think it might be about this sphere we found yesterday?"
Everyone stared at Danielle as she pulled out the yellow glowing ball out from her robes.
"We still haven't watched it yet-"
"Like we know how to!"
Jason sat up and sighed. Danielle shook her head.
"Have you ever wondered what the little knobbly things do?"
Leah took the sphere from Danielle and began winding up the turns at the bottom.
"We tried that already!"
Tibbi perked up, as she stared, like the others, at the frustrated Leah trying to open the sphere.
"I know this sounds cheesy...but I was watching a Disney video last week.... and maybe if we all believe we can open it, it will open!"
Leah exclaimed, her face brightening. Danielle coughed loudly to hide the obvious chuckle she had. Leah threw the orb at Danielle's head.
"Maybe this thing can knock in some friggin kindness back in you dead soul!"
Danielle looked at Leah, then at everyone else.
"This is pathetic. I'm calling my parents. You figure this mess out yourselves, cause I aint wanted here."
Danielle walked into the kitchen, but came back into the living room looking upset.
"The phone doesn't work! Vilg!"
Jason stood up and took the ball from Leah, and put it in Danielle's hands. Danielle shot him a confused look.
"If we have to open this thing.... you will be the one to open it. Go ahead. Everyone has tried except you."
Danielle looked at the knobs, and then looked at Rachael.
"Its a puzzle..."
Danielle sat back down on the floor, concentrating on the puzzle.
"Twist, turn, turn, push..."
After a few minutes, Danielle finally sighed.
"Pull, push and tur-"
The ball flew out of Danielle's hands and began clicking, opening a screen. People were running from a large explosion, and everyone saw Tidus and Yuna trying to get the people out of the houses.
"Its Luca!"
Tibbi explained as everyone saw the Blitzball Arena being smashed up. Wakka and Lulu were trying to get a boat settled on the shore, and a small Wakka look a like was helping the smaller children board it.
"It's no use! Yuna! Tidus! C'mon!"
Yuna and Tidus ran onto the boat with the rest of Luca on it as well, and-
"My mum! Pat!"
Rachael spotted her parents on the boat as well, looking frightened.
"Oh my Yevon!"
Jason said, panicking. Danielle just stared as the sphere shut down.
"Ok...now what-"
Leah looked down and saw herself being sucked into the sphere.
"RACHAEL HELP!"
Leah then disappeared. Tibbi started to cry, but then she looked over at Danielle and screamed. Danielle was slowly disappearing as well, although Danielle didn't look half as scared.
"See you on the other side"
She gasped as she vanished. Rachael looked over to where Jason was sitting, but he was already gone. She turned to where Tibbi was, but Tibbi was gone as well. Rachael was about to burst into tears until she felt a funny sensation tickling her feet. She stared down and saw herself being slowly erased. She closed her eyes.
It's just a dream; it's just a dream...