CHAPTER 2:
2008, somewhere in the underworld.
"I want my mommy", a little girl cried. Norwan went furious. "Why can't we just kill the little monster?", he asked Gredam. "Because", the greenish demon, named Gredam, explained patient "We do not only want to eliminate the future power of three, the master wants this power to himself. We already took the chance of kidnapping the little brat, we might as well take her powers." 'That makes sense', Norwan thought. "However I can't stand the little kid, can't someone else take care of it?" "Don't worry", Gredam said. "The babysitter is on her way."
Right then a beautiful young woman approached, at least she looked like that. But when she came closer she wasn't beautiful at all. Her face was like a fleshless skull, only the ones who need to be tricked saw the long blond hair and red lips. The others saw bones and remains of what once were hair. She ignored the two arguing demons and walked straight to the girl. "Don't worry", she whispered with a magical voice. "Your mommy is here."
P.J. saw the woman. She saw her mom to be precise. And she stopped crying. "It's all right sweetie", the woman called Gwendolyn said. "You're gonna be just fine". "I wanna go home mommy", P.J. said. "In a while sweetie, in a while", Gwendolyn said with her magical voice. Hushing the child into sleep.
When the girl was asleep Gwendolyn put her back in the bed and walked to Norwan and Gredam. "Try not to wake her up again geniuses", she said. "Whatever you say", Gredam said with a smile. "Come here baby, I missed you", he said as he took her arm and tried to kiss. "Not now", she said looking at Norwan.
"So what is the plan?", she went on. Gredam said "The big boss wants this part of the power of three. The higher men are trying to find a way to drain the power from the child. Before we can kill her."
" 'It' has a name", Gwendolyn said with a growl. Suddenly her voice wasn't that pretty anymore. "The girls name is Prudence. And not it, like some kind of object." "Whatever", Gredam answered.
A little shock interfered their nice little chat. The demons were summoned by the higher men by the shock of a wrist alarm they all wore. "Got to go Gwen", Gredam said. "Take care of it…" receiving a deadly look from Gwendolyn he corrected himself "Her, I mean".
As soon as the demons were gone Gwendolyn took a slice of paper from her pocket. She had to act fast, they could not know what she was planning. Not yet anyway. But Dronan told her it wouldn't be long...
Gwendolyn read the words on the paper again. Trying to remember it. Just in case. She walked over to the girl and took her gently out of the bed. Before she left she thought of Gredam. I'm really going to miss you she thought. She shimmered out and materialized in a nearly empty house in San Francisco.
2008, somewhere in San Francisco.
The house wasn't entirely empty. In the middle of the living room stood a child's bed and a piece of chalk lay on the wooden floor. Gwendolyn put the girl -who was still asleep- in the bed and started drawing a triquetra on the wall of the house.
When she was finished she took a step away from the drawing and looked at it. 'Not bad for a plain rygthon demon', she thought. She took P.J. out of the bed and said the words she just learned by heart:
"Hear these words, hear the rhyme,
heed the hope within my mind,
send us back to where we'll find,
what I wish in place and time"
The triquetra began to glow and suddenly a bright white light filled the room. Then the wall changed and it looked like there was a giant mirror of liquid in the drawing. Gwendolyn slowly walked forward -first putting her hand in the strange portal before she walked in. The girl still asleep in her arms.
2003, somewhere in San Francisco.
On the other side of the triquetra was the same house, but slightly different. You could see people were living in there. Furniture stood in the living room, a smell of fresh baked cookies filled the house and a newspaper lay on the table. Dated February 4th, 1991.
Gwendolyn saw the newspaper with the date. Yes, it worked she thought. Suddenly she heard voices coming towards her. She hide herself behind a giant chair and looked who came in the room: Dronan and Pelward.
She stood up from behind the chair and smiled at Dronan. "I told you I could do it", she said. "Gwendolyn", Dronan said relieved. "I am so glad you made it. And just in time that is." He looked at the girl. "O my, she looks just like her mother, doesn't she Pelward?" "She does", the man answered as he stepped forward. "Well Gwen, great work. You can lay her on the couch over there", Dronan said pointing at a green two seat couch. "We have some arrangements to make, before you can leave." "I know", Gwendolyn said.
She walked to the couch where she lay P.J. down. She looked one last time at the girl before leaving her with Pelward. "Follow me", Dronan said. Gwendolyn did as he said as they walked through the house. From the outside it looked like a small house, but from the inside it was enormous. Giant closets stood against the walls. Every single one filled with books.
'Wow', she thought. 'This looks like some kind of ancient library'. She read some of the titles from the shelves: How to find your way in Atlantis, The Illuminati uncovered and The Philosopher's Stone isn't really a Stone. "This way", Dronan said as he pointed at a room what looked like to be a study. They walked in and Dronan sat down behind the desk. "Okay, lets talk about you payment", he said.