AN: Yay! Another chapter done!

Flower Kid- Hey, you're my first reviewer! Yes, it's actually just right before TC. Just keep reading and you'll find the answers to your question.

Jedi-Bubbles- Yep, it's supposed to be a new idea. It's always people from other worlds that enter Tortall, but I thought: Hey! why can't one of the Tortall characters also travel? Though it is through time in this case. Glad you like it!

Wildphire- Thanks!
O0000k, lets see….
First, Aly runs into the wall because she is so frustrated with her mother that she doesn't watch were she's going. After all, the wall wasn't supposed to be there in the first place and Aly was so used to going that way that she doesn't notice the wall. That's also just about the point where she travels back in time. Now with the table, it's also not supposed to be there either and it was just behind her so she didn't have to walk so far to crash into it. Wouldn't you crash into an object that suddenly appears in front of you where it's not supposed to be? At least I would. She does know better but in this case she can't help herself with objects suddenly appearing in front of her. Aly is not clumsy at all.
What's OOC by the way?
Second, The servant…….you'll just have to read this chapter!

Thanks for the reviews!

Now on to the story…..


Chapter 2

This is definitely not Pirates Swoop.

Aly quickly scanned the walls. Yep, even the walls were dusty. She wrinkled her nose in disgust. Suddenly she froze. She heard voices coming from the only door way. After practicing walking as silently as she could at home, it was no problem for her to reach the door without anyone hearing her. Voices were talking just outside the door.

A woman's voice was saying, "You're probably just hearing things again. There's no need to alert the Master."

"But-" This was a younger woman's voice.

The other woman sighed.

"I'm tired of checking every time you think you hear something. Like I said, it's probably nothing. Now you'd better get back to work. I have to send the Trebond twins to their father. Now go!" A pair of foot steps started walking away quickly while the other pair started walking at a slower pace.

Trebond! Isn't that Mother's name? And twins? Did Coram have twins? Aly thought. Carefully peeking out the doorway, Aly saw two servants walking away to her left. She decided to followwho she thought was theolder of the two servant women, while being careful not to be seen.

It wasn't very long when the servant knocked on a door in yet another hallway. A boy with flaming red hair opened the door. He looked to be about ten.

Aly's breath caught in her throat. He looked exactly like her mother, except a much younger version. Aly sharpened her sight. Yep, purple eyes were regarding the servant woman.

Also sharpening her hearing, Aly just caught what the servant woman said.

"Master Thom, your father wants you and your sister to come to his study now."

He nodded his head.

Thom! That was what my uncle was called! And also my brother.

The servant waited while the boy walked back into the room and called to someone in the room.

"Come on Alanna! Father wants to see us."

When she heard that name, she was really in shock, because now, she was positive where, and also actually when, she was. Resisting the erg of wanting to quickly run out of this place, she continued to watch what was happening before her.

A girl, identical to Thom, also with flaming red hair except that were longer than Thom's and startling purple eyes, came out of the room with him and together, they started walking off down the hallway with the servant woman leading them. Aly knew that the girl could be no one else but her mother, Alanna the Lioness. Except now……. at the age of ten!

This was too much for Aly. She quickly ran up to the door and into the room that her Uncle and Mother had just left, shutting the door quietly. Once in there, she slumped to the ground, thinking over what she had just learned.


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