The Dimension Walker: The Pearl of Chaos

Summary: Avril Burgundy was just wanted to have a normal summer. She didn't ask to be sucked into her favorite cartoon, nor did she ask to end up in a camp full of special people! To make matters worse, an eight hundred-year-old sorcerer plans to escape and he's going to use the Pearls of Chaos to do it. Avril has to go on a quest to prevent the Sorcerer from escaping. But, something else lurks in the shadows. Something that's been imprison for centuries...

~Chapter Two~

~Welcome to Norrisville~

A/N: Here's chapter two! I hope you like this chapter! Don't forget to leave a review! And I will apologize if there are any mistakes anywhere.

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When you heard a strange voice in your head, you know for a fact things are about to get crazy. Especially when the voice says "Brace yourself." You're basically in for a world of trouble when someone says "Brace yourself".

Honestly, I couldn't see how things could get any worst. See, as I mentioned before, I've had a few odd things happen to me.

When I was seven years old, my family went on a little hike through the woods. I got distracted and accidently wandered away from my family. A few minutes later, I realized I was lost in the woods. I freaked out, and started running around to try my family. Unfortunately, I stepped on a old cover that covered up a hole that was once part of a well. I fell down, and splashed into the cold, frigid waters. I blacked out for a little while. My parents found me. They said I was gone for hours, and when they found me I was floating in the water with my eyes closed and I wasn't breathing. I was dead for thirteen seconds. I decided then that my lucky number was officially thirteen. [That's not really important, but now you know!]

Fast forward to third grade, when I was about nine. There was this mean fifth grader that was going around, stealing lunches and making fun of some of the girls because they "weren't pretty enough". He left Ally alone, since no one would dare mess with the daughter of the richest man in town. He didn't even spare Alice a glance, since her dad can be very scary. That left me, the daughter of a professor and a detective. He stared poking at me, saying I was wearing "boy" clothes and I shouldn't be pretty if I was wearing "boy" clothing. I got really angry, but I knew I could do anything. How could a tiny third grader stand up to a big fifth grader? Apparently, somehow I did. I didn't remember much. All I know was that he pushed me down, and all I saw was red. The next thing I knew, the guy was in fetal position with a piles of bones around him. I looked next to me, and saw a skeleton lying next to me.

Seeing a strange figure was nothing out of the ordinary for me. But, falling down a rabbit hole and end up in a place with a strange door was pushing it.

I woke up in a dark, cramped place. A groan escaped my lips, and I placed my hand in front of me. I felt something cold and smooth, probably metal. I tried to raise my head, but I hit something. I let out a hiss, and I rubbed my head. Somehow, I ended up leaning to my right. A click was heard, and I fell down. I landed flat on my stomach on a hard surface. I slowly got to my knees, and looked up. A red-headed girl was standing in front of me, her eyes wide.

"What the juice?" the red-head asked, squeaking slightly. "What are you doing in my locker?!"

I barely registered what the person had said. I quickly got to my feet, offered a sheepish smile, and started running down the hall. I passed kids my age either searching through lockers or going into rooms with numbers on the doors. Adults walked down the hallway, holding cups of coffee or papers in their hands.

This was a high school, no doubt, but not Sierra Rivera High. Students at Sierra Rivera High don't question people when they jump out of lockers ever since the Locker Make-Out Scandel of '05 (don't ask). Plus, people at my school know me on sight, since everyone pratically knows Ally and always sees Ally hanging out with me and Alice. Also, I would have been giving detention for running in the halls by now.

Where was I? Where did that door take me?

I finally stopped to catch my breath. I leaned against a corner, resting my head against it. Out of the corner of my eye, something caught my gaze. I quickly hid behind the corner, and looked.

There were two boys hanging out by a locker. The first boy was really tall, skinny, and lanky. He had dark, blackish-purple hair, pale skin, and dark blue eyes. Blue-eyes wore a red shirt with a strange white symbol underneath a dark grey hoodie, black skinny jeans, and dark purple shoes that looked like the Converse that I was wearing. He was leaning against the locker, looking at the book his in hands. The other was a short, chubby boy with tiny hands. He had orange hair and brown eyes. Brown-eyes wore a dark blue shirt with a squid on the front underneath a light blue shirt, dark green shorts, and red shoes. He was talking loudly to the taller teen, waving his hand around while rummaging through his locker.

"I'm telling you, Cunningham," said the ginger. "I did not steal your honking candy bar!"

"You're the only one who knew about it," said the purple-haired boy. "Besides, you're always stealing my food!"

Involuntarily, I rolled my eyes and scoffed. Ally and Alice had arguments like that all the time. Suddenly, my eyes went wide and I silently cursed.

'WHERE THE HELL WAS ALLY AND ALICE?!' I thought, urgently.

I looked back at the boys, raising a brow. An idea popped into my head. If I was going to find out anything, I had to seem like I was someone you wouldn't want to mess with. That's how it was like at Sierra High. If you wanted to know anything, you had to be intimidating or really popular.

I dusted off my baggy, ripped up dark grey jeans. Glancing at my reflecting in the window across from me, I adjusted my dark red tank top with the words "KEEP CALM AND CONSULT THE NOMICON" in bold, black lettering. [I made the shirt myself, if you were wondering.] Finally, I took off my oversized, black hoodie and tied it around my waist. My dark purple beanie was still on my head, thankfully. I would have been angry if I lost it.

I looked over at the two boys again, twisting my silver skull ring and fidegting with my black leather bracelets on my wrists. These guys looked so familiar. I knew it in my gut that I have seen them before. But, where have I seen them before? Shaking my head, I pushed my thoughts aside. I marched up towards them, and tapped the purple-haired teen's shoulder.

"Yo," I said, leaning against a locker. "Have you seen two girls around here?"

They both froze, and turned to look at me. The purple-haired boy slipped the book I had seen into his jacket, while the ginger closed the locker. I crossed my arms over my chest, covering the words on my top.

"What did they look like?" the ginger asked, raising a brow.

I clicked my tongue, and tossed my hair over my shoulder. "One's blonde with peachy skin and blue eyes, wearing a blue shirt, white jeans, and black flats. She had a bunny backpack on her back. The other has curly, chestnut-brown hair with amber highlights and round, owlish brown eyes. She was wearing an orange shirt, silver owl earrings, light grey jean skirt, and light brown boots and was holding a sea-green messenger bag. Their name's are Ally and Alice."

"No," said the ginger. "Haven't seen anyone like that."

"That's because you're too busy trying to find that candy bar you stole from me!" the taller guy hissed. Then, he turned his attention to me. "Yeah, I saw them. They were heading to the main hall to 'confirm their suspicion'. Do you have any idea what the juice does that mean? And why do you want to know?"

"It's none of your business," I snapped. And then, I asked, "What's your name?"

"Randy Cunningham," my favorite cartoon hero said. "My name's Randy Cunningham."

/break\

Honestly, I was not surprised at all. It made sense. The school looked exactly Norrisville High, and the two boys looked exactly like Randy and Howard. So, when Randy said his name, I was pretty chill about it.

I shrugged, and held out my hand. "Cool," I said. "The name's Avril, Avril Burgundy."

"Nice to meet you, Avril," Randy said with a smile. "Welcome to Norrisville High."

"Yeah yeah," Howard grumbled. "Welcome to Norrisville High and all that warm-welcoming junk."

I snorted, smirking a little. "Thanks for help," I said. "See you around?"

Randy shrugged. "Sure," he smiled.

I waved goodbye, and hurred to the main hall. Knowing Ally and Alice, they were probably going to the main hall to make sure it was Norrisville High. No school other than Norrisville High had a carp mosaic on the ground in their main hall. Usually, it's either some mural or banner in the main hall. At Sierra High, it's a mural of the town's founder, Sierra Rivera. But a carp mosaic? Yeah...a carp for a mascot doesn't seem like something to be proud about. But then again, the carp is part of Japanese mythology, so that's pretty cool I guess.

The main hall wasn't hard to find. I just had to take a few turns and go through a few doors. Not many people were there in the main hall, only a few stray students. Ally and Alice were staring at the mosaic. Ally was covering her mouth, her eyes wide. Alice was squealing while grinning like an idiot. I chuckled, shaking my head.

"What up, losers," I said, walking over to them. "Did ya miss me?"

"Oh my god, 'ello Avril!" Alice chirped, her British accent coming on strong. "We were looking for you!"

"We got side-tracked when we saw Randy and Howard," Ally said. "Ω θεοί μου, I can't believe we're in our favorite cartoon!"

"It's bloody brilliant!" Alice exclaimed. "Now we can know every bit and bob about the characters that no one else will know! Oooh! Do you think we can steal the Nomicon and ask it who was the next choice for the Ninja if it Randy wasn't chosen?"

"Alice," Ally hissed, smacking the blonde in the arm. "We are not going to do that!"

"Then can we mess with Randy by leaving notes that say 'We know you're the Ninja'?"

"Alice!" Ally and I yelled in unison.

"Our top priority is to find out how we got here and why," I said. "We don't have the time to mess around. And I think we might screw things up if we try to mess with the characters..."

"This defies logic!" Ally cried, throwing her hands up in the air. "Randy Cunningham is a cartoon created by two real people! There is no way this could be a real world."

"And yet it is," I said, looking around.

"Maybe we were taken by a magical being when we fell down the rabbit hole," Alice suggested.

Ally glared at her and scoffed. See, Ally's a woman of science. She's intelligent and logical. She loves to read fantasy and sci-fi from time to time, but she perfers to stay in the real world because there are a lot of things she needs to fix about the real world. Fiction was just leisurely activity to her.

Me, on the other hand, would take fantasy over reality anyday. I would rather live in the places I see in shows or read in books than live my semi-boring life. Don't get me wrong, I love my life. I have wonderful parents, the best little brother ever, and the greatest best friends I could ask for. But, there are just some days I think my life could be better. What could be better than be a high school ninja? What could be better than being a wizard? What could be better than being a demigod? What could be better than being a dragon? What could be better than a halfa? The possibilities were endless.

I looked down at the mosaic, tilting my head. Maybe Alice was right. Maybe it was a magical being that got us here. Maybe magic does exsist.

The only question is why. Why would the being want us to come here? And why did it want us to come to our favorite cartoon? What was so special about this cartoon?

With a sigh, I sat down on the ground and looked up at the skylight. All these questions were hurting my head. I shouldn't overthink. I was in my favorite cartoon. Stuff like this don't happen often. I should be taking advantage of this.

"Maybe we should look around, see the sights," I thought aloud. "Stuff like this don't happen every day. We should take advantage of this, cause some mayhem and chaos."

"Avril, no!" Ally protested.

"Avril, yes," I smirked, standing up. "Come on! Let's find S. Ward Smith's class room and get into his forge!"

"Brilliant!" Alice cheered.

Alice and I grabbed Ally's wrists and rushed down the hall. The bell rang and no one was in the halls, meaning everyone was in class. No one could catch us, unless there was a teacher walking around the hallways. We stopped at a wall of lockers. Alice and I looked at each other, and grinned wickedly.

"Ally," I said, "give us those spray paint cans you have."

"Why?" she asked.

"Oh," Alice snickered. "You'll see."

With a glup, Ally pulled out spray paint cans out of her messenger bag and handed it to us. Shaking the can, I walked up to one locker and wrote "忍者は、あなたがたの中を歩きます" on the doors. Alice sprayed the words "Ninja wa, seito no hitorideari" on the locker next to the one I was standing in front of. For the the final touch, I wrote "Rongu Norisu nain o ikimasu" and put the Norisu Nine symbol next to it. Laughing, me and Alice high-fived each other. Ally stood behind us, pinching the bridge of her nose and shaking her heads.

"You guys are idiots," she sighed. "What if Randy saw this? He could freak out!"

"Relax, Ally Cat," I said, waving her off. "I'm pretty sure Randy doesn't even understand Japanese. Now, where is the metal shop class...?"

Alice and I started running off. Ally groaned, and hurried to catch up with us.

/break\

In hindsight, writing those things on the lockers was a really bad idea. But, it was a really bad idea to talk to the characters, especially talking to Debbie and Heidi.

It was before lunch. Heidi was doing her Me-cast, with Debbie Kang was giving out the latest scoop. Students crowded the studio or watched the TV's in the halls. Ally, Alice, and I watched the studio, standing in the front row. We had spent most of the time running around, placing graffiti on the walls and hiding in the forge. The rest of the graffitti was just drawings of the Ninja or the Norisu Nine symbol or the Ninjanomicon. In the forge, Ally and I drooled over the weapons while Alice was making sure S. Ward Smith didn't show up.

Anyway, we watched as Debbie was laying out the latest scoop.

"Mysterious graffitti was found all over the school," the Mexican Death Bear-loving girl said. "Most have been very accurate drawings of the Ninja, strange symbols, or a strange book. But, I found the most interesting pieces of graffiti yet."

"Ooooh!" Heidi smiled. "Spill the deets, Debbie Kang!"

On the screen, pictures of the graffiti with the Japanese writing we made showed up. The whole school gave gasped, or confused noises. Alice snickered, while Ally bit her lip. I kept a calm look while I watched.

"This graffiti is the most intriging," Debbie said. "This is Japanese, obviously. The first one was written in Japanese characters, while the other two used regular letters."

"What do they mean?" Heidi asked.

"I don't know," Debbie confessed. "But! I know who wrote them. Thanks to anonymous source, I know the culprits."

My eyes went wide as two pictures went on the screen. The first picture was Ally and Alice entering the main hall. The second picture was me talking to Randy and Howard. Everyone looked at us, staring us in confusion. They started whispering, wondering who we were. Ally fainted, and Alice luckily caught her. I looked at Heidi and Debbie, who looked back at me.

"Who are they?" the tall red-head asked. "I never seen them before."

"Exactly," Debbie smirked. "Who are you?"

"I...um...I'm..." I stuttered.

"Well?" Debbie asked, impatiently. "Who are you?"

"I'm...AD," I said. "Those are my friends, Madeline and Monica."

AD was one of my many nicknames, while Madeline was Alice's middle name and Monica was Ally's. Technically, I wasn't lying about our names.

With a gulp, I walked into the booth and sat in front of the two girls. Debbie looked me with an evil stare, while Heidi was examining me. I managed a smirked, and winked. Crossing my arms behind my head, I leaned back and did my best "cool girl" look.

"So, what do they mean?" Debbie asked. "And why did you covering the school with the graffiti?"

"The better question is where did you get that shirt," Heidi scoffed. "What does that say? 'Keep Calm and Consult the Nomicon'? What the juice does that even mean?"

"Excuse me bitch, but I made this shirt myself," I scoffed, rolling my eyes. "Plus, where I come from, only the coolest of the cool know what it means."

That was a lie, I know. Only fans of RC9GN knew what that means, and I'm pretty sure most of us fanjas were complete dorks and nerds. But, I had to lie to cover up where I come from. I didn't want anyone being suspicous of us.

Heidi raised her brow, frowning slightly. "Bitch...? What the juice does that mean?"

I snorted, and burst into laughter. Debbie and Heidi stared me in confusion, probably thinking I was some kind of maniac. But, I couldn't stop laughing. They had no idea what cuss words were, so I can cuss and they won't know what the heck I was talking about. This was perfect...if I hadn't screwed schist up.

"Just answer the question!" Debbie huffed. "What does it mean and why did you do it?"

"I didn't hear a 'please' in that," I said. "Plus, why are you so curious? Curiosity killed the cat, you know."

"Gosh, stop dodging my questions!" Debbie cried, angrily.

"Damn, alright," I sighed, not realizing what I was doing because I was so done with this shit. "The first one means 'The Ninja walks among you'. The second one means 'The Ninja is one of the students'. You should already know that, since Ms. Kang you tried to find out the Ninja's identity a while ago, correct?"

Debbie stared at me. "What...how?"

"The last one means-"

Ally pounded at the glass, glaring at me. "EPIC BRAINFART, BURGUNDY," she yelled. "EPIC. BRAIN. FART."

I looked at my friend, realizing what I had done. I stood up pencil-straight, my eyes wide. I cursed under my breath, and bolted out of the booth. Ally and Alice quickly followed after me. I ignored the looks and comments from the students and just ran. I ignored the angry shouts of Ally, and the scared comments of Alice. I just blocked out everything.

What had I done? How could I be so stupid? I basically told everyone I knew who the Ninja was. Now, everyone is going to try to make me reveal the Ninja's identity. What if McFist finds out? What if the Sorcerer finds out? I just put a target on my back. I royally screwed myself up.

I kept running until I collapsed on my knees in the main hallway. I knelt down on the carp mosaic, right in front of the carp's eye. I gripped the sides of my head, glaring at the ground. Alice and Ally stood in front of me, standing on the other side of the carp's eye. They looked at me, concerned.

"Avril," Alice said, gently. "Calm down. Don't bloody beat yourself up. People get brainfarts all the time, okay?"

"Just don't freak out," Ally added. "We'll find a way out of here."

"What if we can't?" I asked. "What if we're stuck here forever? We'll be spending our time hiding, making sure no one finds us so they can find out the Ninja's identity. Can't you see I royally screwed us up? It's all my fucking fault!"

"Avril, no it-"

"Shut up!" I cried out, getting to my feet. "I screwed us up! McFist is probably going to be sending a robot after us!"

Just as I said it, the doors burst open and Chainsaw-Werewolves came in. They narrowed their red eyes at us, and growled. I angrily pointed at them and glared at my friends.

"See?!" I hissed. "I fucking knew it!"

Ally and Alice backed away. I just huffed, and looked back at the wolves. Without a second thought, I marched up to them and glared at them right in the eye. The chainsaw-werewolves stared at me, confused. Probably because they were used to students running and screaming in horror at the sight of them. Me, on the other hand, did not care anymore. So what if they kidnapped me? I could find a way to escape. I wasn't dumb, nor was I helpless.

"Go ahead," I said, spreading my arms. "What are you waiting for? Take me to your boss so he can find out who the Ninja is. I'm not gonna fight you."

They looked at each other. One shrugged, and the other made a barking noise. The one in front of me reached its hand out to me. My eyes narrowed, and I kicked the wolf right in the chest. The unexpected force pushed the wolf into his commrades, sending them into a confusion. I looked back at my friends, giving them a warning look.

"RUN!" I shouted.

They sprinted off, with me following after them. The chainsaw-werewolves soon recovered, and chased after us. We ran through the school, trying to find an exit. Where was the Ninja? Randy should have shown up by now! What was taking him so long?

Ally and Alice quickly rushed into the nearest bathroom. I slipped in and shut the door. I heard the wolves running past the door, and sighed with relief. I looked over at Alice and Ally, who were staring at the occupants in the bathroom.

Standing in front of us was Randy and Howard, with the Nomicon glowing fiercely in their hands. Both boys stared at us, jaws dropped and eyes wide. I rolled my eyes, and walked up to them. I snatched the Nomicon from their hands and glared at it.

"You had something to do with this, didn't you?" I asked, furiously. "You stupid, magical book!"

"What the bloody hell?" Alice asked. "Are you saying the Nomicon was involved with us ending up with here?"

"Possibly," I grumbled. "And I will make this damn book talk if it's the last thing I do."

"What the juice is going on?" Randy asked, beyond confused. "Who are you people and how do you know about the Ninja?"

"I'm Ally Σοφία," Ally said slowly, as if talking to a youg child. "This is Alice Kingfisher and Avril Burgundy."

"I knew you looked familiar when we saw you on Heidi's me-cast!" Howard exclaimed. "Why did you say your name's AD?"

"I'll explain everything later," I growled. "Right now, I need to speak to this book!"

The Nomicon growled and suddenly fell to the ground. Black flames and red smoke swirled around it, and the lights started flickering on and off. I let out a shriek, and threw the book onto the ground. My friends grabbed my arms, looking at the book in horror. Howard yelped, and jumped into Randy's arms.

"What the juice?!" Howard yelled. "CUNNINGHAM, EXPLAIN PLEASE!"

"I don't know what's going on!" Randy exclaimed. "New girls!"

"We don't know either!" Ally shouted.

"Well isn't this blood perfect," Alice grumbled.

Soon, the lights exploded and everything went black. The Nomicon was still on fire, but now it was glowing vividly. Fear filled my mind, and my heart was pounding. Either the Nomicon is having some kind of hissy fit, or something is wrong with it. Screams echoed throughout the school. Probably the whole school was in a blackout, and everyone was panicking. Hopefully the Sorcerer would stank anyone right now, or else my day will be fucked up even more.

In a flash, the Nomicon was suddenly gone. We were left alone in darkness, staring at the spot the Ninjanomicon was. I broke away from my friends, and went over to the spot. I knelt down, and placed my hand on the spot. I felt something soft and silk-like. I raised my brow. It felt like I was touching a kimono, that Japanese garment my Aunt Rachel brought back from her travels in Asia once.

A groan was heard, and a pair of glowing red eyes stared back at me. I stared back, my mouth open. The pair of eyes blinked, and turned black as obsidian. I leaned back, staring warily at the person. And then, a voice invaded my mind.

"Everything is about to change, Avril-Drew. Brace yourself..."

"Oh crap," I muttered.

...

Translations:

Greek

Ω θεοί μου (O̱ theoí mou) = Oh my gods

Japanese

忍者は、あなたがたの中を歩きます(Ninja wa, anata gata no naka o arukimasu) = The Ninja walks among you

Ninja wa, seito no hitorideari (忍者は、生徒の一人であり、) = The Ninja is one of the students

Rongu Norisu nain o ikimasu = Long live the Norisu Nine