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All three run for their lives right into a dimensional portal sending them into dimensional limbo.
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Chap 16
Guiltily, Kaleb looked down. I can't believe we're talking about this now, he thought. I figured "Hey, give them a few days in between for explanations and we'll be able to get through this no problem." But no. We can't have that, now can we?
Mr. Black looked furiously at his son. "What happened to your mother, Kaleb?"
Kaleb looked back at his father, eyes melancholy but serious. "Remember that night when you went to work for way too long?" Mr. Black looked startled, but nodded. "Well, I do also. Very clearly. That was the night I found out about Jessie's secret; and I suppose Mom did as well, before she went to find me."
"What do you mean?" Mr. Black asked, trembling. He didn't like how Kaleb was acting; or how Jessie was, either. She was watching Kaleb strangely, as if he was telling some sort of secret.
"See," Kaleb continued, not listening to what anyone said or did. He just wanted to get this out of the way quickly so that, hopefully, everything could be right again. "That night, Jessie went out late again to do her Huntsgirl thing. However, I caught her when I started on my flight out. I was very surprised when I put two-and-two together right there on the spot. You know how that feels, Jake."
At this, Jake looked surprised. He didn't think that figuring out that your girlfriend is your enemy is the same as finding out your sister is your enemy. He turned away, though. The mere reminder that Rose was Huntsgirl made his heart ache.
"Still, as Jessie pointed out," Kaleb maintained. "I had gone after her and stopped her from stealing any magical objects. So, we both returned home, tired and cranky. Unfortunately…"
"I remember that night." Mrs. Black suddenly interrupted. Kaleb looked shaken, and a little annoyed, but let her continue. "I was coming to check on Kaleb, Jessie, and Stacy; like I always did. I saw that Stacy was asleep, so I went upstairs to check on Jessie and Kaleb. Then, I heard a thud. I hurried up to find both Jessie's and Kaleb's doors closed."
"They don't usually sleep with their doors closed," Mr. Black whispered to Jake and Grandpa.
"I went to Jessie's room first, and found the door unlocked, so I opened it." Mrs. Black continued. "Inside, I saw Jessie in a ninja suit with a long, green staff. It scared me so much that I ran out of her room in to the hallway. I think Jessie followed me."
Jessie looked uneasy at this point in the story, as did Kaleb; who knew the entirety of the tale. Mrs. Black droned forward.
"I ran forward, toward Kaleb's room. I don't know why I went toward his room, but I ran into his room. In there, I found him sitting on his bed, wondering why I was so scared. I told him about Jessie wearing the ninja suit and having the staff. Then the weirdest thing happened. He told me not to worry about it, and changed. He became a rainbow…lizard…something and said, 'Memories are so very interesting, aren't they? They just come and go whenever they please.' Then, he closed his eyes and I saw white. The next thing I knew, I was waking up in my bed."
Mrs. Black then suddenly shook her head, blinked furiously, and gave a sharp gasp.
"Did you make me try to forget that whole thing?" she asked furiously.
Again, all eyes looked toward Kaleb; though this time, not all of them were friendly.
"I'm sorry, Mom." Kaleb replied sorrowfully. "I wasn't in control of my powers at the time. After it all happened, I didn't know what to do. My thoughts were all confused over finding out about Jessie. When you came in, I guess Iwas just...not myself."
His father didn't look as if he'd accept that story.
"So," Mr. Black scolded. "You're saying that because you were too emotional, your mother has had memory problems up until now?"
Kaleb looked hurt at the barely hidden threat from his father.
"I'm sorry, dad, but yes," Kaleb answered.
Mr. Black looked as though he were to get up for an arduous argument when Stacy spoke up for the first time that night.
"I think we need to sleep on what we've heard about so far. Don't you agree, Dad?" Stacy pushed. Unbeknownst to Jake and the rest, Kaleb had one other power; to recognize other powers and dragons when used or ready to be trained. So, he alone felt something when Stacy spoke to Mr. Black. Is that a persuasion power Stacy's using? He thought.
"Oh…" Mr. Black somehow immediately calmed down and sat back in his seat. "Yes, we might as well go to sleep now. It's almost 8:00! You three do have school hours to keep!" Even though it was Saturday the next day, the Black family still kept a strict curfew.
"We'd better get going, then, G," Jake said, tugging Grandpa towards the front door.
"Wait, I'll walk you out," Kaleb called out, following them and, psychically, tugging Stacy along. Amazingly, Stacy didn't say anything and the remaining Black family members trudged up to their rooms for bed.
Sorry for not explaining everything just yet. I put in a pretty testy Mr. Black.
Mr. Black: And just what is THAT supposed to mean?
How did YOU get past my security?
Mr. Black: How else? (Security eating box after box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts)
Grrrrrrr...Folks, R&R please, while I give Mr. Black the idea to get back to his story!
