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Chapter 2: Introductions

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Willy was grating on Ichabod's nerves and amusing him at the same time; he noticed oddly enough Sabina appeared to have the same problem. Willy immediately went to the shelf as directed and pulled out several things that had him currently shocked and reeling at the same time. Ichabod browsed along with him and allowed his own surprised look, she was right about the fictional part and it was the first world they had been to that saw them in this light.

"I think the others would protest this a great deal." Ichabod saw Willy nod before he reached over and pulled out a movie; Ichabod rose a brow at this and saw the almost mischievous twinkle in his violet gaze. "If you use that…he will shoot, he warned you the last time by nearly putting a hole in your kneecap." Willy scowled at this before putting the DVD back on the shelf, again he hated when Ichabod made a valid point.

Sabina entered back into the room just as they ended their current conversation. "I would have shot him higher…who were you referring to?" Willy sent her a scathing look and stuck out his tongue, she stuck hers out in turn and kept her eyes level with Ichabod's dark ones.

"Sands…Willy doesn't know when to stop." She felt her mouth drop slightly and eyed Willy like he had grown another head. "Yes, he's as insane as your movie makes him out to be…he likes his weapons far too much." She couldn't help but wonder who had been assigned with the slightly psychotic gunman.

"Who is he teamed with?" she let the question out before stopping herself, her curiosity could be a bit of a bad thing at times.

"A rather irritating and usually drunken individual…I'm surprised Sands hasn't shot Jack by now." Ichabod nodded in agreement with this, he also knew that their superiors would shoot Sands for doing something so stupid, Jack wasn't the easiest to deal with but he was good at what he did best.

"He's a pirate…you can't expect miracles." She giggled at the agreeing nods that followed her comment. "Why do I get the feeling you're about to say something else I am not going to like?" Ichabod offered an apologetic smile and saw Willy was again far too amused for his own good.

"Well missy…I would suggest you change." Sabina flipped Willy off for his amused expression and ignored the light in his violet gaze, he was enjoying this too much. "You're all wet……and try to be nice when you meet the superiors, I like my job." He tipped his hat at her traumatized look and giggled madly upon exiting into the kitchen.

"W-Wha-What?" She glanced at Ichabod again who offered another apologetic gesture and nodded in confirmation. "Screw it!" she threw her hands in the air, her day wasn't going to get any worse and she knew arguing wouldn't do her a bit of good.

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Sabina made her way down the hall and into her light blue room, she then proceeded to go through her walk in closet and pulled out a pair of comfortable bellbottom blue jeans and a dark blue baggy sweater, she then went into the bathroom and changed putting her hair up through the back of her pale blue baseball cap and slid into her dry sneakers. "Another interesting mess I've gotten into…for once it isn't my fault." She made her way out into the kitchen and plugged in the answering machine, she wasn't going to leave without doing that. She also left a message she was visiting some friends and would get back to them when she could; she then turned seeing Ichabod was pacing in a familiar fashion hands behind his back.

"Cheer up, it's not that bad." Willy's all too bright smile left her with the urge to punch him in the nose, luckily he was already hurt badly enough.

She snorted and offered him a forced smile. "It's only bad because of you." She went around locking everything but the door and led them out onto the porch. "Now where too?" Ichabod couldn't help but notice the contemptuous look Willy had leveled on Sabina at the moment; it was comical at how they bantered back and forth.

Ichabod wise to Willy's mood shook his head at him and reached into his jacket pocket. He pulled out a small black device about five inches long and three inches across, with several tiny buttons placed on it. "That must be the way." Amused with the dark look on Willy's face, Ichabod placed a hand lightly on her arm, watching Willy repeat the action on the opposite arm. Sabina witnessed a hundred dozen or so various colors and lights before finding herself staring straight up.

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They were in the middle of a huge city, the biggest she had ever seen in her life and remembered that their world was one massive metropolis and was swarming with various different kinds of transportation from flying machines, to horses and even skateboards. She also took notice that there were far too many buildings and far too many colors to actually tell which one was which, she knew that the building they were in front of was taller then what she assumed was her empire state building and did not like the overly sunny yellow color of the massive building.

Willy smirked at the green tint her face took on; she was on his turf and out of her element. "Welcome to our city…country bumpkin." She met his amused violet gaze and was about to retort before she noticed him wince and glanced behind her at two approaching individuals.

"In your dimension…Jack is a conniving, very flirtatious pirate right?" She could see the oddly concerned look in Ichabod's face, she nodded in response. "Good…I don't have to warn you about his less then pleasant attributes." She noticed why Willy had winced and smiled at Jacks partner in crime, so to speak.

Jack and Sands both paused in front of the pair eyeing Sabina curiously. "Who's the lass?" Jack offered a gold laced charming smile and studied Ichabod and Willy curiously.

Jack wore the familiar pirate attire with dark blue jacket, poet shirt, gray breeches and high boots. His hair was full of various trinkets under his red bandana and tri-corner hat, his sword at his side along with his various other effects. Sands was wearing a familiar black outfit keeping his dark gaze leveled with the others, his sunglasses were currently atop his head among his neck length brown hair and he had several weapons strapped about his person, he didn't bother to acknowledge the nervous twitch Willy gave off in his presence. His suspicious gaze was leveled with Sabina and she for once sympathized with Willy right then, he was scary especially in person.

"I'm gathering she's the girl Tia Dalma muttered about." Jack wrinkled his nose at the mention of the voodoo queen. Sands observed Sabina for a few minutes more and met Ichabod's gaze, he nodded in confirmation. "Apparently one of the superiors actually can get something right." He glanced up the yellow stairs and casually leaned against the railing.

"How that voodoo queen got to be in charge I'll never bloody know." Jack studied her closely and saw her eyes level in warning, he got the impression if he attempted to woo her he might loose an arm for the trouble.

Sands glanced skyward at the familiar rant of Jacks, one of these days he would have to shoot the annoying pirate. He just had to come up with a solution to explain away his mess afterward. Willy stepped slightly behind Sabina and kept his gaze level with Sands's hands, he knew he had pushed his luck and wouldn't put it past him to shoot him in a non-killing way, at least he hoped that was the case. Ichabod, Willy, Jack, and Sands continued to discuss her and how she had met them, again Sabina hated this but kept her mouth shut she didn't feel like testing anyone at the moment and the large unknown city and dimension were creeping her out. "I miss my home…cities always bug me." She glanced up realizing that they were discussing who was presenting her to their superiors; currently everyone was staring at Sands who offered them all a wry smile.

"No offense to…Sabina, but I'm not going up there to deal with those fuckmooks." Sands turned from the conversation and easily lounged on the steps observing the others. "Ichabod should do it…his former fiancé is part of them now." She noticed for the first time Ichabod give Sands a very dangerous look, she had a feeling this could get ugly eventually but for who she wasn't sure.

Willy spoke up against his better judgment. "Sands…that wasn't necessary." He quickly ducked back behind Ichabod already getting a feeling Sands was sizing up his shot.

"I bloody well won't do it; I can't stand Tia Dalma, or any of the others to be honest." Jack noticed an amused expression on Sabina's face and rose a brow waving his hands in a familiar fashion. "What's so amusing love?"

"You're far from honest, not in your vocabulary." She retorted seeing Sands and the others cover their mouths stifling laughter. "Who's all on this superior thing anyway?"

"Tia Dalma, Katrina, and several others, we usually just deal with them and a couple others, even Willy here doesn't get off with Daddy being on the council." Ichabod scowled at Sands's amused expression.

"Alright…I know you're an ass Sands, please stop proving the point." Sabina gave him a scathing look and took notice to several nervous gazes aimed at her; Sands for once didn't say anything he just stared straight at her. "Shit, please don't shoot me." She realized her error and waited for something to happen, keeping her face as blank as possible.

Sands finally shifted to his feet and a small smirk seemed to light up his dark gaze. "She's interesting, a bit too headstrong for her own good though. Willy is the only one that is left, he can take her." Ichabod glanced at Willy who instantly scowled at the suggestion, he did find her fascinating but getting around their issues was another thing.

Ichabod sighed finally resolved, he would do it since he was concerned Willy might do something to Sabina, not in a harmful way; but his demented side peaked more so around her then he had seen happen before. "I'll take Sabina up to the superiors, you three try not to kill one another." She could already tell Ichabod was not comfortable with the situation, she also had a good idea of why.

"In this time Ichabod and Katrina didn't work out and now she's his boss…that would definitely make things a bit difficult." She glanced up at the massively oversized building again and shuddered. This building just made her uncomfortable all the way around and she didn't like how the others were afraid of their superiors, even if Sands did bad mouth them.

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Ichabod opened the massive lemon yellow double doors at the top of the stairs and offered her first entrance, reluctantly she scooted in and flinched hearing the doors shut behind her. The long hall was silent except for the occasional sound of people in the various other halls; the main hall was massive and completely bright yellow with a black carpet trailing to another set of abnormally huge doors. "If it wasn't for all the yellow I would feel like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz." she was so caught up in studying the room she didn't realize Ichabod had paused beside her, with a light nudge to her arm she felt herself start to follow his long stride down the massive hall toward those huge doors. The doors eerily enough opened of what appeared to be their own accord, also something that discouraged her to feel safe among the building. Ichabod could see she was overwhelmed and very much out of her element, he hoped the superiors wouldn't be too harsh on her and she wouldn't say something all of them would regret. "She's definitely as headstrong as Sands pointed out, she's also far too nice for her own good." He shook aside his thoughts and winced hearing the doors shut behind them.

Instantly they were engulfed in darkness. "Eep." She managed startled by the sound of the doors and the sudden bright light that lit up to her annoyance another lemon yellow and black carpeted room. "This is not cool." She saw a long black table lining across the large room and a few familiar faces also at the table, apparently the whole council wasn't in which made her feel better.

Ichabod carefully pushed her forward with his good arm. "Good evening." Tia Dalma, Katrina, Dr. Wonka and El Mariachi were all currently occupying the seats. "This is Sabina Crystal; she assisted us in taking care of four blade demons, and took care of Willy and my wounds. She also saved Willy's life…he came very close to getting killed." He noticed Dr. Wonka's eyes widen slightly at this news but nothing more.

Tia Dalma was apparently more so in charge then the others. "She be the girl I told ye about." Her southern accent was very thick and Sabina had to listen carefully to keep her words straight. She had the same dreadlocked hair, discolored yellowish dress and rotted teeth; her dark skin reflected slightly from the warm light in the room and the fact she knew all this made Sabina's skin crawl. "She has gifts with people and the weird; she will work with you and Willy to sort this mess out, while the others keep up their searches as well." Ichabod nodded keeping his gaze from shifting onto Katrina, she had definitely hurt him at one point; Sabina could tell that.

"She's not even acknowledging him." Sabina felt oddly angry at the way the pale fair skinned blonde Katrina kept her gaze locked away from Ichabod, her dark eyes kept a firm hold on Sabina's blue ones and she didn't like it one bit. She silently studied the rest of the table while Ichabod explained about the whole series of events and what they had learned in her world. El Mariachi wore his black outfit studying Ichabod listening intently to the story, his dark gaze met hers only once before he leaned back keeping his focus on the story at hand. Dr. Wonka had studied her several times, his graying hair and dark eyes lingering for a moment during the description of her saving of Willy. She felt oddly out of place ignoring the pale blue dress Katrina kept shuffling about and attempting to focus on Dr. Wonka's expressions before deciding staring at a dentist who wasn't paying attention to her was a bit boring. "I don't want to know the whole council, superiors, whatever their called…these ones are scary enough." She understood why the others didn't feel like bringing her here; to be honest she didn't want to be here either.

Ichabod again got Sabina's attention and motioned for them to leave. "Sabina." She halted at the sound of Dr. Wonka's dry voice; she was worried she had offended them somehow. "Thank you for saving Willy, I'm very grateful." She felt relief wash over her and nodded.

"You're welcome." She didn't really know what else to say, she did have a few thoughts and opinions on Willy and was very sure Dr. Wonka wouldn't appreciate hearing any of them. "Bye." She sounded meek even by her own standards.

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Sands glanced up at Willy who cautiously slid around behind Jack; he wasn't entirely sure he was safe from either one of them but preferred to keep his distance. Jack was staring straight at the familiar office building he had come to call his job, even if he loathed those in charge.

"Do you think she's going to hold up?" Willy glanced at Sands who was studying a throwing knife in his hands, not encouraging in his current disposition with the slightly psychotic man.

Jack chuckled glancing up at the double doors. "Probably, as long as Norrington isn't there…I get the impression she might have run him through from what Willy explained to me about her world." Willy rolled his eyes; Jack had taken a fancy to Sabina which meant she would more then likely knock him across the mouth.

"My father could scare her better then Norrington." Sands and Jack exchanged looks with each other, they both nodded he did have a point. "There they are." Willy stepped quickly to the steps mindful of Sands.

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Sabina was never so thankful to be out of a building; even a hospital was safer in her opinion. She saw three curious faces watching them and sighed thankful to feel wind on her face. Once she got to the bottom of the steps she flopped down leaning against the opposite wall across from Sands, she didn't want to go through that again if she could help it.

Sabina noticed an amused smirk make its way across Sands's and Jacks faces. "You two go to hell." She flipped them both off and leaned back staring up, something she would have rather not have done due to the fact it reminded her of where she was. "Tia Dalma is still…freaky." She noticed Willy casually walk over beside her and met his violet eyes.

"You handled it rather well…Ichabod fainted the first time." Ichabod sent him a warning look, before explaining the situation to the others. "I'm surprised my father didn't scare you miss smarty pants." His smug smirk was grating on her last nerve, again.

She clasped her hands and studied her knees for a minute considering what happened. "He thanked me actually." Willy's smug look faded to one of curious surprise. "He thanked me for saving you…he isn't as heartless as you seem to think." He scowled at her but before he had the chance to say anything, Jack reached out pulling him over to the conversation going on currently.

During the conversation Sabina took the time to look around her surroundings, other then several massive buildings and a highly active amount of people, traffic and noise the city wasn't overly frightening. She had never been overly comfortable around cities, the only thing she found appealing about them was the museums, dance clubs, and bookstores; other than that she felt better hiding out in her country home. She noticed Sands and Jack had proceeded to wander up to the building muttering about checking in and going out again, this brought her from her thoughts abruptly. "Wait a minute, I'm stuck with them. Ichabod not so bad, Willy…I could clobber him." Willy wrinkled his nose at her; he was still annoyed with her earlier statement.

Ichabod sighed; he could see being with these two would definitely become a slight problem. "Now what?" he glanced at the strange black box again and frowned. "It appears there's another breech again in her world." Willy had opened his mouth to say something smart to Sabina, but this distracted him instantly.

"Licorice whip." Willy huffed crossing his arms; this meant another trip through the country and possibly another wet experience. "I just got dry." He scowled at the giggle she let pass.

"So didn't I, we need to go to the breech Willy." She climb to her feet and glanced back and forth between them. "She's also part of our team until further notice…deal with it." Before Willy could say something Ichabod was punching in coordinates on the black box and had grabbed him with one hand watching Sabina catch his free arm gently, she was mindful of his injuries still.