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Chapter 3 is up people, but sadly, it's the shortest one yet. I HATE FILLER CHAPTERS, but it had to be done.

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Chapter 3: Phoenix and a Loco Rand

It took awhile for Egwene and Gawyn to get used to moving faster than a horse could, but they soon were reaching speeds close to what Lewis was doing, though he still could circle around the two to shepherd them towards the right path up. Rather than take the quicker, near vertical route up that Lewis took down the mountain side, they to a somewhat beaten path up to the cave, one that their ATV's could follow. It started as a normal forest, but thinned out to a point where only evergreens could grow, and even they were sparse. After a few hours, they came to the cliff that had the cryogenics lab inside of it. Lewis went up to the slider door, and began the long process of getting through the security upon it. It involved many high tech things, including a hologram that hid the door from sight. He disabled that first.

"Wow," Egwene said, "The view from up here is beautiful." Gawyn snuck closer to her, and enjoyed the view, of two very beautiful things, in his opinion. It was a sunset over river, colors reflecting off the water gave he scene a butterfly effect. Hues of reds and yellows blended together, the scene perfect. "Isn't this romantic," Egwene said as she snuggled closely with Gawyn. She looked deeply into Gawyn's eyes, a look of complete adoration upon her face. Gawyn returned the look, his pale blue eyes melding with her light brown eyes. They leaned in close to each other; they could feel each other's breath upon their face.

They sat like that for a while, admiring the perceived perfection of another that is love. The couple leaned closer and closer together, long forgetting that Lewis was standing right over them, watching them with a slightly annoyed and slightly amused expression. He rolled his eyes as they moved even closer to each other, but looked away to give them privacy, and also to laugh without them noticing. For some reason, while gushy romantic scenes like this touched his heart, they also made him want to burst with laughter. Their lips finally met, and the couple melded together in passion and love for each other.

"Hey, you two lovebirds," Lewis said, unable to hold in his amusement and opinion any longer, "Please; I'm standing right next to you. I know you two love each other, but please, don't make out to the point of taking each other's clothes off. Oh, by the way, the door's open."

"We did not begin to take each other's clothes off," said a shirtless and annoyed Gawyn, "Egwene, here's you blouse back, can you throw me my shirt?" Egwene proceeded to throw his shirt back, and put her blouse back over the top of her shift, equally annoyed at Lewis as Gawyn was. After redressing, the couple walked into the lab, Gawyn hitting his head on a fake stalagmite.

Lewis rolled his eyes, muttering, "God, why did I have to be right about them making out to the point of beginning to take each other's clothes off? What are the odds? You know God; this proves that you're out there, and that you share my twisted sense of humor too. I was only joking about it..." He shook his head, and followed the other two into the Lab, avoiding the fake stalagmite.

LINE

"Wow," Gawyn and Egwene said at the same time. They had walked in from a world that was considered third world at best, to the fully intact mirror of the single most powerful country to ever exist. All of its knowledge, all publications of its time, and all videogames that ever existed, were stored in this place that got the nickname "The Phoenix Nest." It was a comfortable place to live. Egwene went over to examine one of the handheld videogame consoles. Her eyes widened as she looked at it.

"This is a Ter'Angreal," she said. "What could its purpose be?"

Lewis came over to look at it, wondering what in the hell a Ter'Angreal was. He glanced at the device, and chuckled. "That," he stated, "is no Ter'Angreal, from what I know anyway. That's a PSP. Back in the good old days, we played games, surfed the internet, and watched movies on it." He casually put it down. "Oh, please, don't use telekinesis, the One Power, or anything, through these. Telekinesis and electricity do not mix well."

"Aside from not knowing what a movie, videogame, or internet is, how do you know this?" Egwene queried with much curiosity, "The only way to discover their purposes is to bring them to the Tower for studying, not that I would."

Lewis thought over this, trying to find a way to prove he was right. Gawyn was sitting on the couch, gazing at the plasma screen TV, not caring how it worked, just watching the first season of Family Guy. Lewis looked at the PSP, looking for the on button. He found it, and flicked it to life. He showed it to Egwene. The screen said, in unmistakable letters, Playstation Portable (PSP).

"Ok, moving on to the real reason why we're here..." Lewis turned the TV off, annoying Gawyn. "We are here so I can prove to you that I am, in fact, Lewis Terry Telsa-Yon, not Lewis Al'Sharpton." He cut his finger, and put it into the DNA receptor.

"Lewis Theodore Telsa-Yon, AKA Lewis Terry," the computer said. "Black hair, with bluish highlights. Green eyes. 6'2, 195 pounds. 5 body fat. Brigadier General, Commandant of the United States Special Electronics, Destruction, Antiterrorism, and Intelligence (US SEDAI). Has..."

"Computer, end speech," Lewis commanded "They've heard enough." The computer's voice abruptly halted. Gawyn and Egwene looked at him in shock. Standing before them was the man, the myth, the legend, Lews Therin Telamon. Well, his real name was Lewis Terry Telsa-Yon. "Computer, tell them the truth about what Shai'Tan did, who he was, and how the world broke. Be general, however, we have to leave soon."

Gawyn gasped at Lewis's casual naming of The Dark One. Egwene just looked horrified. Before either of them could tell him what he just did wrong, the computer started up again. "Looking up profile: Shai'Tan.

Shai'Tan: Chinese radical terrorist leader. Powerful telekinetic. 7/8/2009, he was thwarted from getting his hands upon an Antimatter Bomb. Used Genetic Engineering to create a hybrid species nick named Trolls, scientific name Hybridus Monstrous. 3/11/2010 was captured by the US SEDAI. Put in HMS, powers locked down with telekinetically enhanced power blocks.

"Looking Up Profile: Breaking of the World. Breaking of the World: Traumatic series of events caused by a misfire of Project Destini, and attempt to use Earthquakes as a weapon. Government blames on male US SEDAI, citing a rumored curse Shai'Tan supposedly put on them. World believes story."

"Well that's the truth, friends," said Lewis as the computer stopped speaking. "Any questions?"

"Yes," said Egwene, "Since you're the real Lews Therin Telamon, does that mean the voices Rand has been hearing in his head that claim it is you are actually a way of manifesting his insanity?" Egwene prayed it was not true. She did not get what she prayed for, but hope remained.

"Yes, ANY voices in someone's head are signs of insanity," Lewis replied, "However, if we can get to him quickly enough, I can root out the insanity, and stop it in its tracks. How long has he had it?"

"About two years, give or take a week or so," replied Gawyn, who had noticed it before anyone else did.

"Ouch," muttered Lewis. He began pacing around the room. "That gives us 3 days to be sure. Don't ask me why its two years and ten days, that the madness's normal maturation period. Does anyone have any idea where he is at the moment?"

"I heard he was staying in Caemlyn," said Gawyn. He noticed Lewis's face, not knowing where Caemlyn was. "Um... south west of here, just follow the road. It's not like you'll make it in time, though. Caemlyn in 500 miles away from here."

Lewis gave Gawyn a bemused smile. He picked up what looked to be a set of keys upon a ring. He fumbled around with it, trying to find which one was the right one. He then, after a few seconds, pressed a button. Two beeps came out of nowhere, and lights flashed behind him. Gawyn naturally moved to protect Egwene. Lewis chuckled.

"Relax," He said, turning the lights on. In front of him was a state of the art, multi passenger attack helicopter. One's like these could go, well, quite fast. "This B212 Helicopter is capable of 500 miles an hour. This is what we'll take to Caemlyn. Hop in." He beckoned them to get in, and told them to put on the harnesses, and strap in.

"Alright," he said, eager to test if he still had the piloting down after 3000 years, "Let's go." With those words, the helicopter blades began to rotate, and the chopper lifted off. The trio was off to Caemlyn.

Short chapter, I know, but hey, next one should be longer. I hope it will be, at any rate.

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