Weather related terms are present below. Yes, I can sound like that in real life; I am basically putting myself into this story without allowing my fantasies to be the dominate factor.
The artificial lights outside seeped into the house through the living room window, mingling with the light from the overhead fixture and the strangely shaped lamp on the back table. The large television screen sat still and dark as though it had been waiting for the young boy to let the young woman into his house. The red couch was inviting the strange new guest to sit down, wanting to hear of the insane phenomenon she was about to reveal. The door shut gently as though to keep the silence around as to not interrupt anything the young woman was prepared to speak of.
"I'm Dib by the way!"
Dib had extended his hand in an anxious greeting to the young woman as she tried to remain calm; she knew what had happened to her was not something to be taken lightly and was fearful even Dib could not resolve the issue entirely. Hesitant, she shook his hand carefully before withdrawing her arm back to her side.
"And this is my sister, Gaz."
He was gesturing toward his sister whom had already made her way over to the couch to sit down and finish her game. She refused to acknowledge Dib's words for her own personal reasons. The young woman glanced over in Gaz's general direction, only to be sidetracked by her own uncomfortable thoughts.
"Look, I know who you both are, which is why I am pleading for your help Dib!"
Her attitude and choice words took Dib by surprise, but Gaz remained unfazed.
"You… know us? But… how?"
"I will explain that in full detail later, but right now I need to find out how to get myself back home. Please, hear me out!"
The young woman showed signs of cracking from the anxiety that was building up within her. Dib seemed to be more confused as ever as the young woman began to share her secrets with the siblings.
"My friends back home call me O.P.; short for Opera Phantomess. Right now I fear I may never hear them call me by that ever again…"
She sighed, and then continued on.
"I woke up this morning in my bed with the sense that something was not right, but I ignored it like an idiot and got myself ready for the day ahead. I live close to New York City, so I was planning on taking the train in and just walking around the heart of Manhattan for a little bit to clear my head from everything that was going on at home."
O.P. had taken a seat on the couch opposite to where Gaz was playing her game. She looked really into beating the current level, but was secretly honing in on the rambling going on next to her; it was sort of intriguing for a reason.
"I was on the train, and about half way along the route I began to extensively stare at the sky. Clouds were scattered about, but I noticed something off about the colour; it was the usual blue, but a touch of forest green was mixed in. Usually when that happens, a really powerful thunderstorm with a tornado somewhere embedded in it is too close for comfort, but there was no low pressure system near the Northeast. The feeling I had when I woke up came back, but I decided to push it in the back of my mind thinking that some sort of pollution outside or the dirt on the train window was distorting my vision.
"The train arrived at Penn Station on time, and I ventured out from the station into Herald Square almost immediately. After about a half an hour of walking uptown through Times Square, I found myself in Central Park.
"Whenever I go into the city I normally do not hit that area, so I decided to enjoy the remaining natural setting in a forest of steel and concrete for the first time in a while. Not too soon after the entrance to the park disappeared behind me, I heard the wildlife go berserk to the point where other park goers made their ways frantically back to the urban threshold."
Dib had sat in between Gaz and O.P. whom did not even notice. His eyes were fixated on her as she continued, but Gaz was not quite happy to have her brother sitting in her personal space.
"I, too, left the park and saw crowds of people completely stop what they were doing to look up at the sky. Some of them were awestruck, while others became uneasy. My gaze ended up focusing above me, and to my disbelief I saw what was certainly the aurora borealis gracing the area with its ominous presence."
"YOU SAW IT TOO?"
Gaz looked irritated as Dib jumped out of his seat in excitement and hit her on the shoulder.
"Just earlier at Skool we saw it happen! I knew something was not right! They did not believe me! THEY DID NO…OW!"
Dib rubbed his head from the searing pain that Gaz had just inflicted by throwing her shoe in an attempt to shut him up. She growled, stood up, picked her shoe off of the floor, and put it back on. Dib remained standing as Gaz sat back down to listen to the remainder of O.P.'s story.
"The air began to feel heavy and soon I could not breathe so well. Before I could even comprehend what was occurring, I felt a sudden jolt of electricity running through my body. I became very dizzy and nauseous, and my body felt as though it was falling. Slowly I began to lose consciousness, and the next thing I can remember is waking up in that park just south of where we are at now.
"I finally realized what this place was when we were face to face outside..."
O.P. was really shaken up and it could be heard in her voice. She was on the verge of crying, but held it back. Tightly she squeezed Dib's arm without realizing she was even doing it. He was uncomfortable with it, but did not want to upset her anymore than she already was.
"Dib, you need to help me figure out what in hell happened and how I can get back home! As much as I would love to stick around, my home is not here and quite frankly, the stupidity this universe generates will only do me more harm than good."
Gaz had stopped playing her video game and put it in her pocket for safe keeping. She rose up slowly, and walked into the kitchen to grab something to eat. Dib on the other hand remained sitting and staring at O.P.
"Hey, um, you are sort of hurting me."
He was looking down at his arms in her grasp. O.P. let go immediately after her conscious became more in control of her actions, though she was still shaking like a cold puppy. Her gaze lowered even further to the floor in front of her as her hands grabbed the couch cushion like they had done Dib's arms.
"Wait, you said 'this universe'. What do you mean by that?"
His eyes lit up as O.P. choked on her words.
"To me, this universe is nothing more than an entertainment factor on a television screen. It sounds farfetched, but, it is true. My people see you as a figment of someone else's imagination created out of insanity, but developed into something more. It is obvious now that is not quite the case as I am really here and you are really in front of me. What I do not get, though, is why I am here. I mean, what caused that portal to open without intervention from an intelligent being? Unless they can open by themselves on a very rare occasion? UGH! I… I just want to lie down and sleep this all off. My mind is foggier than San Francisco on a bad day!"
Her stomach rumbled loudly as a few small tears escaped her closed eyelids. Dib was both excited and worried at the same time; what O.P. had just said made his inner scientist jump for joy. He stood up, noticing her tears and offering a hand to her.
"Of course I will help you! I would love to learn more about these portals and the existence of more universes. More proof for me to show I am NOT crazy! First, I think you need to eat and clean yourself up before we do anything else. We will start tomorrow."
O.P. looked at him and smiled weakly. She allowed him to help her off the couch and escort her into the kitchen to fix something up to fill her stomach. However, that ill feeling that something bad was going to happen was back and making her stomach worse, but she pushed it away as much as possible in order to just look ahead to the next day.