Disclaimer: Sorry again about the long chapter wait! MAJOR WRITERS BLOCK
WHEN IT COMES TO THIS STORY! Please don't track me down and kill me! Think
of kitties, fuzzy bunnies, and happy good things...
Harry sat on the front porch. His suitcase was all packed, and Hedwig was in her cage, right next to it. The sun had just vanished below the horizon, filling the sky with a dark blue color that still had a tint of light to it. He smiled as he recalled the events leading up to this. At first his uncle had laughed at the thought of letting him go, considering the little fiasco that had occurred when Ron's family came to pick him up for the Quidditch World Cup in his 4th year. But when Harry had 'casually' mentioned that one of his otherworldly friends could summon monsters capable of wiping out a small town, Uncle Vernon had hastily agreed. Harry was now sitting outside, waiting for Tidus and Wakka to come. Not wanting an incident with the Dursleys, Harry had sent them a letter instructing them to meet him outside, under cover of darkness. Harry checked his watch. He'd been sitting outside for almost twenty minutes. Where were they?
"They're not coming." A voice sneered.
Harry looked up. His fat excuse for a cousin, Dudley, was looming over him smiling smugly.
"They're not coming." He repeated. "Those freaks were joking with you."
"Those FREAKS, are my friends." Harry growled dangerously.
"That's exactly what makes them freaks!" Dudley laughed, "But at least they had enough sense to see what loser you are!"
Harry angrily whipped out his wand. "Watch your attitude, Dudley, or I'll curse you!"
Dudley just sneered again. "I know that you can't you magic outside that freak school you go to! They'll kick you out if you do!"
Harry was quiet for a moment, then he grinned sadistically. "I know I can gouge your eye out with this and not get into any trouble with my school for it."
Dudley's bloated face paled a few shades. But before he could respond, a voice hissed. "Hey, Harry!"
Harry looked around. The voice tried again. "Harry! Over here, in the bushes!"
Harry got up and walked over to the same hedges where he'd seen Dobby the house-elf appear in his second year. (Don't laugh, that wasn't an intended rhyme).
Suddenly a boy peaked his head out from the bushes and grinned. He looked about 17-years-old, and had short sandy blond hair. Another boy stuck his head out. This boy looked slightly older than the first one. His red hair was spiked up in an odd fashion. Both of them were dressed in otherworldly clothes.
"Tidus! Wakka!" Harry cried, glad to see his friends in person once again. "How are you doing?"
Tidus and Wakka pulled themselves out of the bushes. Both of them were smiling.
"Sorry we're late." Tidus said pulling some leaves out of his hair. "Traveling to other worlds is loud work. We had to materialize in a vacant lot, a good distance away."
Wakka pointed past Harry at Dudley who was sitting there, numb with shock. "Who's that?"
"Oh him?" Harry said nodding. "That's my cousin Dudley. Dudley, this is Tidus and Wakka."
"Yo!" Tidus said holding up his hand in a sort of wave. Dudley stood up terrified and ran into the house screaming.
"Yep," Tidus said calmly, "I can already tell he's a an asshole, just like you said Harry."
Harry grinned. It was good to see his friends hadn't changed a bit.
"Alright." Tidus said pulling out The Gem of Worlds that Dumbledore had given him later last year. "Let's blow this joint."
"But you said traveling to other worlds is loud work..." Harry began.
Wakka smiled. "Don't worry about it. It's loud for the world we're going into. The only thing anyone in this world will see, is us standing here one minute," He waved his hand, "And then whoosh, gone the next."
Harry ran over and grabbed his suitcase and hauled it over to his friends. He turned to go get Hedwig, but Tidus had already gotten her for him. The owl was hooting in terror, already sensing something important was about to happen.
"Alright." Tidus said gripping the jewel in his right hand. "I'll handle this."
But Wakka snatched it from his hand. "No way brudda. Last time you were in charge of the jewel, we landed on our heads in a pile of garbage, ya? I'm using the jewel this time."
Tidus held up his hands in defeat. "Suit yourself."
"Okay then," Wakka said calmly, "Everyone just close your eyes now while I focus on the jewel. Tidus made the mistake of keeping his eyes open last time, and he got so dizzy that he barfed in anti-gravity!"
Tidus glared at him, but said nothing.
Harry closed his eyes. For few moments he just stood there with his eyes shut. Then he wondered what was taking Wakka so long. He opened his eyes just a crack, and saw Wakka holding the jewel, his eye were also shut and the jewel was glowing. Harry was about to ask what was happening, when his common sense screamed, "SHUT YOUR EYES NOW!"
Harry squeezed his eyes shut again, waiting for the jewel to take him somewhere amazing, somewhere he'd never seen before. And then suddenly...
He wasn't anywhere.
Harry sat on the front porch. His suitcase was all packed, and Hedwig was in her cage, right next to it. The sun had just vanished below the horizon, filling the sky with a dark blue color that still had a tint of light to it. He smiled as he recalled the events leading up to this. At first his uncle had laughed at the thought of letting him go, considering the little fiasco that had occurred when Ron's family came to pick him up for the Quidditch World Cup in his 4th year. But when Harry had 'casually' mentioned that one of his otherworldly friends could summon monsters capable of wiping out a small town, Uncle Vernon had hastily agreed. Harry was now sitting outside, waiting for Tidus and Wakka to come. Not wanting an incident with the Dursleys, Harry had sent them a letter instructing them to meet him outside, under cover of darkness. Harry checked his watch. He'd been sitting outside for almost twenty minutes. Where were they?
"They're not coming." A voice sneered.
Harry looked up. His fat excuse for a cousin, Dudley, was looming over him smiling smugly.
"They're not coming." He repeated. "Those freaks were joking with you."
"Those FREAKS, are my friends." Harry growled dangerously.
"That's exactly what makes them freaks!" Dudley laughed, "But at least they had enough sense to see what loser you are!"
Harry angrily whipped out his wand. "Watch your attitude, Dudley, or I'll curse you!"
Dudley just sneered again. "I know that you can't you magic outside that freak school you go to! They'll kick you out if you do!"
Harry was quiet for a moment, then he grinned sadistically. "I know I can gouge your eye out with this and not get into any trouble with my school for it."
Dudley's bloated face paled a few shades. But before he could respond, a voice hissed. "Hey, Harry!"
Harry looked around. The voice tried again. "Harry! Over here, in the bushes!"
Harry got up and walked over to the same hedges where he'd seen Dobby the house-elf appear in his second year. (Don't laugh, that wasn't an intended rhyme).
Suddenly a boy peaked his head out from the bushes and grinned. He looked about 17-years-old, and had short sandy blond hair. Another boy stuck his head out. This boy looked slightly older than the first one. His red hair was spiked up in an odd fashion. Both of them were dressed in otherworldly clothes.
"Tidus! Wakka!" Harry cried, glad to see his friends in person once again. "How are you doing?"
Tidus and Wakka pulled themselves out of the bushes. Both of them were smiling.
"Sorry we're late." Tidus said pulling some leaves out of his hair. "Traveling to other worlds is loud work. We had to materialize in a vacant lot, a good distance away."
Wakka pointed past Harry at Dudley who was sitting there, numb with shock. "Who's that?"
"Oh him?" Harry said nodding. "That's my cousin Dudley. Dudley, this is Tidus and Wakka."
"Yo!" Tidus said holding up his hand in a sort of wave. Dudley stood up terrified and ran into the house screaming.
"Yep," Tidus said calmly, "I can already tell he's a an asshole, just like you said Harry."
Harry grinned. It was good to see his friends hadn't changed a bit.
"Alright." Tidus said pulling out The Gem of Worlds that Dumbledore had given him later last year. "Let's blow this joint."
"But you said traveling to other worlds is loud work..." Harry began.
Wakka smiled. "Don't worry about it. It's loud for the world we're going into. The only thing anyone in this world will see, is us standing here one minute," He waved his hand, "And then whoosh, gone the next."
Harry ran over and grabbed his suitcase and hauled it over to his friends. He turned to go get Hedwig, but Tidus had already gotten her for him. The owl was hooting in terror, already sensing something important was about to happen.
"Alright." Tidus said gripping the jewel in his right hand. "I'll handle this."
But Wakka snatched it from his hand. "No way brudda. Last time you were in charge of the jewel, we landed on our heads in a pile of garbage, ya? I'm using the jewel this time."
Tidus held up his hands in defeat. "Suit yourself."
"Okay then," Wakka said calmly, "Everyone just close your eyes now while I focus on the jewel. Tidus made the mistake of keeping his eyes open last time, and he got so dizzy that he barfed in anti-gravity!"
Tidus glared at him, but said nothing.
Harry closed his eyes. For few moments he just stood there with his eyes shut. Then he wondered what was taking Wakka so long. He opened his eyes just a crack, and saw Wakka holding the jewel, his eye were also shut and the jewel was glowing. Harry was about to ask what was happening, when his common sense screamed, "SHUT YOUR EYES NOW!"
Harry squeezed his eyes shut again, waiting for the jewel to take him somewhere amazing, somewhere he'd never seen before. And then suddenly...
He wasn't anywhere.
