Annie fell to her knees, her head in her hands, her whole body shaking.
"Time! Let me through, you asshole! I have nothing left in this world!" She
lifted her head and screamed into the dark night.
As if answering her cries, she felt the familiar, awful sensation again. The world began to spin horribly fast, whipping her hair into her face. Her vocal chords were frozen in mid-scream, her body paralyzed. Other bodies flew past her, to other destinations in time.
"I'm not the only one that can travel through time," she thought, a thought that slightly frightened her. Her body, every fiber, was filled with so much time. It flowed through her veins, it pounded in her aching heart, it made her feel nauseous. Then, it stopped.
Annie fell to the ground, her body heaving as she tried to catch her breath. It was still dark outside. She slowly lifted herself off of the ground and took a look around her.
There was the Stratton mansion, just as she remembered. The stables, the fountain, everything was just as before. The towers glowed from the light of the full moon shining upon them. There were no lights on, as Annie remembered she had left her century in the early morning hours. The grounds were empty, no one else was out at this hour. She walked towards the house, not really sure what to do. She stopped at the front door, her hand resting on the shining brass doorknob. Annie wasn't sure what the laws were back in this century about breaking and entering, but she was positive they would have harsh consequences.
Slowly, she backed away from the sprawling porch and walked around to the back of the mansion. She counted the windows on the second floor until she abruptly stopped. That had to be Devonny's room, she was sure of it. Looking around for a way to get onto the roof, Annie spotted an ancient oak tree right next to the corner of the house.
"Well, looks like I don't have much of a choice here," she said aloud. Grabbing a hold on the lowest branch, Annie swung herself up into the tree. She climbed higher and higher until she was close enough to the roof to jump. Taking a deep breath, she leaped from the tree branch and landed with a loud thud onto the roof. Seeing a light turn on, she ran around the corner. The window opened and an angry Hiram Stratton Sr. shouted "Is anyone out there!?" When there was no answer from the silent Annie, a sleepy Florinda called "Oh, Hiram. It was probably a raccoon or some other creature." With a grunt, Hiram Stratton slammed the window.
Annie waited a few more minutes before trying again to get to Devonny's window. Hiram Stratton Sr. was not a person she would want to encounter at three in the morning outside of his window. She crawled past his window on her stomach, and rushed past the other dark windows to Devonny's room. Peering into the dark room, she saw a sleeping form on the bed. Tapping lightly on the window, Annie could see the body move slightly. Tapping louder with one hand, Annie cupped her other hand over her eyes to see better. The person in the bed rose and looked around their room for the source of the noise. Annie had had enough. She banged on the window with both of her palms spread open. The person spun around and turned towards the window. The window slid open and Annie lost her voice, at the sight of who was standing in front of her.
".....Anna Sophia, is that you?" she vaguely heard Strat's voice, as if he was talking at the other end of a tunnel. Then everything went black.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I felt really guilty about killing Annie's family off, but there wouldn't really have been a reason for her returning to Strat and his family if I hadn't, because her reason for returning each time to her century was her family.
Also, I was always so frustrated at how the 4th book ended. And I could never find any fan fictions of the books. So, finally, I decided just to make my own, hehe. It takes place roughly after the 2nd book, but I think I'm going to make it as though Annie was 18 years old in 2004, just because we have so much more technology to write about then we did back in 1995. And I think I'm done with my author's notes, but thanks for the reviews, and if you like where this story's going, let me know! And if you don't like it, let me know! hehe
As if answering her cries, she felt the familiar, awful sensation again. The world began to spin horribly fast, whipping her hair into her face. Her vocal chords were frozen in mid-scream, her body paralyzed. Other bodies flew past her, to other destinations in time.
"I'm not the only one that can travel through time," she thought, a thought that slightly frightened her. Her body, every fiber, was filled with so much time. It flowed through her veins, it pounded in her aching heart, it made her feel nauseous. Then, it stopped.
Annie fell to the ground, her body heaving as she tried to catch her breath. It was still dark outside. She slowly lifted herself off of the ground and took a look around her.
There was the Stratton mansion, just as she remembered. The stables, the fountain, everything was just as before. The towers glowed from the light of the full moon shining upon them. There were no lights on, as Annie remembered she had left her century in the early morning hours. The grounds were empty, no one else was out at this hour. She walked towards the house, not really sure what to do. She stopped at the front door, her hand resting on the shining brass doorknob. Annie wasn't sure what the laws were back in this century about breaking and entering, but she was positive they would have harsh consequences.
Slowly, she backed away from the sprawling porch and walked around to the back of the mansion. She counted the windows on the second floor until she abruptly stopped. That had to be Devonny's room, she was sure of it. Looking around for a way to get onto the roof, Annie spotted an ancient oak tree right next to the corner of the house.
"Well, looks like I don't have much of a choice here," she said aloud. Grabbing a hold on the lowest branch, Annie swung herself up into the tree. She climbed higher and higher until she was close enough to the roof to jump. Taking a deep breath, she leaped from the tree branch and landed with a loud thud onto the roof. Seeing a light turn on, she ran around the corner. The window opened and an angry Hiram Stratton Sr. shouted "Is anyone out there!?" When there was no answer from the silent Annie, a sleepy Florinda called "Oh, Hiram. It was probably a raccoon or some other creature." With a grunt, Hiram Stratton slammed the window.
Annie waited a few more minutes before trying again to get to Devonny's window. Hiram Stratton Sr. was not a person she would want to encounter at three in the morning outside of his window. She crawled past his window on her stomach, and rushed past the other dark windows to Devonny's room. Peering into the dark room, she saw a sleeping form on the bed. Tapping lightly on the window, Annie could see the body move slightly. Tapping louder with one hand, Annie cupped her other hand over her eyes to see better. The person in the bed rose and looked around their room for the source of the noise. Annie had had enough. She banged on the window with both of her palms spread open. The person spun around and turned towards the window. The window slid open and Annie lost her voice, at the sight of who was standing in front of her.
".....Anna Sophia, is that you?" she vaguely heard Strat's voice, as if he was talking at the other end of a tunnel. Then everything went black.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I felt really guilty about killing Annie's family off, but there wouldn't really have been a reason for her returning to Strat and his family if I hadn't, because her reason for returning each time to her century was her family.
Also, I was always so frustrated at how the 4th book ended. And I could never find any fan fictions of the books. So, finally, I decided just to make my own, hehe. It takes place roughly after the 2nd book, but I think I'm going to make it as though Annie was 18 years old in 2004, just because we have so much more technology to write about then we did back in 1995. And I think I'm done with my author's notes, but thanks for the reviews, and if you like where this story's going, let me know! And if you don't like it, let me know! hehe