You disappeared in a blaze of blue light, remember sis?. As soon as you were gone, the ground began to shake. Anything loose in the lab began to fall. I heard explosions as combustible chemicals mixed and reacted violently.
"Computer," I shouted over the increasing roar of the shrinking universe, "After I leave, compress the lab into a marble and place it in my marble collection!"
"Understood," the computer replied.
Rafters began to fall, some narrowly missing me. I reached over to the table and grabbed my tool bag and the return remote. The lights had exploded in a rain of sparks. The only light was the rippling blue watery effect from the IDT.
"I'm going to miss you, computer!"
"And I, you, Dexter," she replied before shutting down.
At that the force fields failed. The transporters were beaming all my animal test subjects to a remote island where they could live. I may have performed experiments on them, but I still loved them as pets.
I stood in front of the IDT, its blue light playing over me. I was scared to go through, but I was even more afraid of being squished to death by the compression of the lab. I held my breath and stepped through.
What followed was the most intense rush I had ever felt in my life. Oh, sure, I was expecting something extreme, but not like what I felt. It felt as if all my molecules were ripped apart. I could still see, and what I saw was astounding.
At that moment, I saw the entire universe. It was full of movement, as if it were a living, breathing entity. I could try and describe it, sis, but it would take a lifetime. There was one place that stood out, however. It had the appearance of an immense cloud, but with the rainbow color of oil and water mixed. I saw red, yellow and blue lightning flashing constantly, mostly blue flashes, though.
Just when I was at more peace than I had ever felt in my life, the universe disappeared and I was falling down what looked like rushing clouds, much like the wormhole special effect they use on Stargate.
As I exited the portal, I felt my molecules compressing, and the sense of being everywhere vanished. I tumbled onto what felt like a street. The sun was high in the sky and shining brightly. I glanced up at where I had come from. The blue watery sheen of the IDT generated wormhole was there for an instant, and then it vanished with an inverted kawhoosh.
I realized that I was holding my breath, so I inhaled deeply the air of another universe. It had a tinge of smog in it, and that made me laugh.
"Even in another universe, we never learn," I said to myself as I stood. I took in my surroundings. I seemed to be in a very ordinary suburb. The only person I saw was the teen in pink standing there, gaping slightly at me. Hovering next to him were pink, green and purple hummingbirds.
I approached him slowly and asked where I was.
"Dimmsdale, California," the teen replied slowly. He kept glancing over slightly at the three birds every so often, as if afraid of something.
"How long have you had them?" I asked before I could stop myself.
"H-had what?" he stammered, beads of sweat beginning to form on his face.
"You're floating friends, the ones that look like fairies," I replied.
I saw a look of horror come over him as he denied ever having seen a fairy before.
"I'm pretty sure my probe caught you talking to tree fairy-like beings. My probe detected unknown amounts of energy coming from an unknown gland in their bodies. I ever heard them talking. I can describe them if you–"
At that point I was interrupted by a voice shouting, "TURNER!" The ground shook. I turned just in time to see what looked like a small nuclear explosion form. In the smoke stood the largest person I had ever seen. He was holding a large staff with a yellow star at the end. He glared at me, and then at the boy.
"TIMMY TURNER, you have revealed the existence of your fairies. You will therefore lose them forever!"
I saw the boy referred to as Timmy begin to cry. "Goodbye Cosmo, Wanda, Poof," he said with teary eyes
The fairy beings reappeared. They gave Timmy a long hug. The large man reached into his army pants and pulled out something with a red light on the top.
Just as he reached up with his thumb to push some button, a bright blue light fell on us. The large man looked up in annoyance, and then I saw him become fearful. I tried to look into the light, but couldn't see anything.
I heard a voice say, "Leave them to me, Jorgen. They will be used for a special purpose. Or do you want me to cancel "All My Biceps" for another month again?"
"No!" the large man referred to as Jorgen replied as he shrunk back. I took another look into the light and saw two figures enshrouded in bright blue light.
"King Morbius! Queen Elizabeth!" The floating fairy beings exclaimed as they floated down to the ground and bowed one knee in reverence. Timmy just smiled and wiped the tears from his eyes.
As the light faded, the same voice from before spoke again, saying, "I hope you realize how lucky you are, Timmy. I have every right to take your fairies away from you."
Timmy's smile just widened and replied, "I guess it just helps to know people in high places."
I was finally able to see who was speaking. It was a young man. He didn't look that old. He had a well trimmed beard and long, brown hair tied back in a ponytail. Beside him stood a beautiful blonde girl, who looked as old as the man did. Her hair was let down loose. They were both dressed in a black cloth with strange white markings on them. The king had a jewel encrusted sword attached to his belt.
The man referred to as King Morbius smiled at that and nodded.
"It's good to see you again, Timmy," the blonde girl said with a smile. "And same to you three."
"How's ruling Fairy World holding up for ya?" Timmy asked the king.
King Morbius smiled. "We've only been ruling it for five years, but we're slowly getting the hang of how Fairy World works. Speaking of which,"
He reached into his cloak and produced a scroll.
"I think it's time you had this."
Timmy opened the scroll. His eyes widened in excitement.
"Human Ambassador to Fairy World after I'm eighteen?" he said, excitement in his eyes. "So I get to remember my fairies?"
"You get to remember everything about your childhood," Elizabeth said gently. "There are, however, a few provisos, listed in the contract."
Morbius extended his hand, and it began to glow blue. So did the scroll, which flew out of Timmy's hand and back into the king's.
"I'll give it back after you four get back," the king reassured him.
"Back from where?" Timmy asked.
"That's where you come in," the king stated as the two turned, acknowledging my presence for the first time. I shrank back, afraid. Morbius laughed and reassured me that I wasn't going to be hurt. I approached tentatively.
The king turned and said, "Timmy, go inside and change into your Dark Suit. You're going to need it for your mission."
Timmy gave a salute and rushed inside. His fairies followed him.
The king and queen approached. The king waved his hand, and a bench appeared in a mist of blue light. I noticed a pair of rings and a necklace glowing as he did so.
"Take a seat, Dexter. That trip through the IDT must have been tiring."
I did, too tired to realize that he knew my name. Morbius sat on my left and Elizabeth on my right.
"So, how's Dee Dee?" was the first question that Elizabeth asked.
Something in my mind clicked and I turned, realizing that she knew about you, sis.
"H-how…?"
"Relax, Dexter," the king said as he waved his hand again. The jewelry glowed, and I felt himself relax a bit.
"Transition between universes is quite a shock, isn't it, mister boy genius?" Morbius resumed.
I nodded, and then became more confused as I realize what he'd just said. "Seriously, how do you know where I am?"
"We can't tell you that. But I do know that you have a secret lab in your room, and that your sister constantly wrecks everything in it."
Before I had a chance to answer, the king reached for his belt and took off the sword. He handed it to me.
"This is the sword Fyrwynd, made by the fairy Dal, many billions of years ago. I was instructed to give it to you before you departed."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on just a minute," I interrupted. "What makes you think I'm going anywhere? I want to explore and study this universe."
Morbius sighed. "You have no choice, I'm afraid. Don't worry, you won't be alone."
At this, I heard a door slam. Timmy rushed out in a very futuristic looking suit. King Morbius took one look at him and shook his head.
"No, it needs to look medieval. You need to fit in where you're going so that you can hide."
Timmy nodded, and asked the two adult fairies to change the appearance. Soon he was standing in clothes that reminded me of what someone from The Lord of the Rings movies would be wearing.
The king turned to me and waved his hand. I felt a strange tingling sensation, and soon I was wearing very dark medieval clothing similar to Timmy's.
"Now, for your mission," Morbius beckoned us over. I wasn't very interested, but I listened anyway.
"You are being sent to the world of Fayr. It isn't a very technologically advanced world. In fact, the technology is similar to that of the Middle Ages. The country you are going to is called Usamer. All of Fayr has been under control of the Veliron's, evil empresses who have ruled for generations. It is your destiny to save Fayr from the grip of the current Veliron, Veliron XXVIII."
He paused. "I know this seems kind of sudden, but haste is important. The Velirons have ruled Fayr for far too long."
My head was spinning. There were so many questions. Then I wondered why I cared. I wasn't going anyway.
"Like I said, Dexter, you have no choice. You are going."
I turned, shocked. Did he just read my mind? I thought.
"Yes," he replied to my mental query. My eyes widened even more.
"Excuse me, sire?" the green haired fairy asked. "I may be the dumbest fairy in Fairy World, but I heard you say four people are going, and if you included him, who are the other two?"
Morbius smiled. "Cosmo, for once you are showing some intelligence. In fact, you and Wanda are going to be the first fairies in many years to travel to another universe."
"But what about Poof?" the pink haired fairy being inquired as she held up the baby fairy. The baby looked at Morbius and smiled, saying "Poof!" excitedly.
"Don't worry. From my sources, Poof won't even know you're gone. From our perspective, you'll just disappear for a second, and then reappear. Time between universes apparently isn't consistent." At this I caught the king look at the queen for a split second and give a slight nod. I saw her smile slightly, but there was a tear in her eyes.
"Now quickly Cosmo, Wanda. Change!"
I began to feel a wind against my back, coming from behind me. I heard what sounded like a surge of electricity. Yellow stars began to appear above the ground.
"Oh, Cosmo, Wanda, one last thing," King Morbius said over the increasing howling of the wind, "You'll appear as human teenagers in the other universe, but you'll still have some access to the Æther Wand. Good luck, you four!"
They began to back away slowly. I felt the wind pull me toward the ever increasing stars. Suddenly I was looking into another place. Remember when I described that one colorful cloud. It looked like the exact same place.
I began to feel scared and tried to run, but the wind was too strong. The last thing I remember was falling forward, and then nothing.
Wow. what a strange turn of events for our young hero, eh? I must remind all readers that this story takes place in between the events of two of my previous stories, The Hope Prophecy and Return to Dimmsdale, Fairly Odd Parents fanfics, although the way this story is going it could stand on its own since it's not a sequel, just a parallel story (much like Ender's Shadow is to Ender's Game). Anyway, please review and enjoy!
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