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Chapter 28: Magicath
After everyone had gone back to sleep in their own rooms, Cloe lie awake in her bed. One question remained unanswered. 'How do we get to Magicath?' Cloe wondered. It was real, she'd seen it. But Zac had said that only they could get there.
How? There was no earthly mode of transportation that could take you out of this dimension…yet. "It must be some other kind of transportation." Cloe muttered to herself. Perhaps, she'd try meditating to let her thoughts come clearer. She sat up in her bed and allowed her whole body to relax.
She crossed her legs and closed her eyes. She took deep, soothing breaths and cleared her mind. 'Magicath.' She thought calmly, 'How can we get to Magicath?' She repeated it to herself a few times. Suddenly, she started breathing heavily and her heart started pumping adrenaline throughout her body. She saw a starry sky and a rippling vortex.
As she traveled through the vortex, objects flew around her and quickly faded into nothing. At the other side, she saw it. "Magicath!" Cloe whispered as her vision came to an end. She opened her eyes and realized she had broken into an uneasy cold sweat. She sighed and went back to sleep, still trying to figure out what everything meant.
"Ryan!" Cloe screamed excitedly as she burst into his room later on that day, "I have something to tell you!" Ryan was still sleeping, but began to stir upon hearing her voice. Cloe ran over to the bed and climbed onto it. She positioned herself over him so she was kneeling above his chest.
"Wake up!" Cloe told him, "I found out how to get to Magicath!" Ryan, suddenly jolted awake, sat up sliding Cloe off his chest so she was positioned over his legs. "Really?" he asked. Cloe's face was full of excitement as she nodded in agreement. Ryan grabbed her arms and kissed her eagerly. When he pulled back, he said, "I knew you could do it!"
His heart was pounding so hard it almost leaped out of his chest. His face was full of excitement and gratitude. "Let's tell the others!" Cloe stated as she smiled at Ryan. Cloe got off of him as he jumped out if bed. He walked over to Cloe and lifted her off the bed and into his arms. After giving her a tight squeeze, he put her down and the two ran to wake the others.
"All right." Cloe said when they'd all met in the family room, "This is actually very simple." "You're not going to call in the monkeys, are you?" Sharpay stated. "No, this is a much safer way." Cloe responded, "We're going to travel through the Twilight Zone." "You mean, that show is real, too?" Rachael exclaimed, still shocked at their discovery of the Wizard of Oz.
"Sort of." Cloe answered, "The Twilight Zone is a vortex you pass through that will bring you to another dimension. I'm guessing you brought Zac?" Rachael looked down at the lamp she held in her arms. "Of course." She said, "We'll need him to tell us what we don't know about Magicath."
Ryan nodded in agreement. "So, what Cloe suggests we do is focus our energy on finding Magicath." He explained. "Right." Cloe breathed, "Sharpay, do you think we'll need to bring anything for your…problem?" Sharpay just stared at Cloe, thinking about what to say.
"Do you think we'll need anything?" she finally said. Cloe looked at Ryan, who got up and left the room to get the emergency kit, no doubt. Sharpay's tone was more of a regular question; no suggestive tones or an offended expression. Just a simple question that suggested she actually meant it.
"We'll bring a few things just in case." Cloe reassured, not quite believing that Sharpay had changed overnight, "First, we'll need to close all the curtains so no one can see what happens in here." Rachael and Sharpay nodded, as the three girls got up to start the process. By the time Ryan returned with the emergency kit, the girls had finished and were sitting on the ground. Ryan took his place on the floor.
"Hold onto anything you're bringing with you." Cloe warned and Rachael and Ryan tightened a grip on their possessions, "Now, close your eyes and allow your body to relax. Take deep breaths and focus on finding Magicath." They all followed orders, closed their eyes, and relaxed. After taking two deep breaths to calm themselves down, they focused on Magicath.
Cloe felt Sharpay's hand grab onto her arm. Then, the room started to spin. The images of the Twilight Zone projected into their minds. Still focusing on Magicath, they felt their bodies being lifted. Colorful lights blinded them, then suddenly everything stopped and they felt themselves hit a hard surface.
When they opened their eyes, they found themselves in the middle of a valley. Ryan had landed on his back with the emergency kit still clasped in his hands. Rachael had landed on top of him. She was lying across his stomach with the lamp in her arms. Cloe and Sharpay were still sitting next to each other.
Sharpay's grip had tightened increasingly since the trip had begun. Ryan shoved Rachael off himself and sat up. Rachael stood up and helped Ryan get to his feet. "Did anyone get hurt?" Ryan asked as he walked over to Cloe and Sharpay. He extended a hand to each of them and pulled them to their feet.
"Um, I think we're all right." Cloe began, "But my arm is losing circulation." Sharpay looked at where she was holding Cloe's arm. If at all possible, the edges around her hand were white. Sharpay released her grip and removed her hand. Cloe just smiled at Sharpay, who cast her an apologetic look.
"So, do we bring out Zac or wait until the white rabbit, with his very large pocket watch, pops out of a hole?" Rachael asked, remembering Alice in Wonderland. Suddenly, a white rabbit appeared out a hole not too far away from them. "That movie's real, too?" Rachael screamed, as the rabbit pulled out a pocket watch and hopped off, "That's it! Bring on the flying pigs!"
When nothing happened, everyone looked at her with questioning faces. She just crossed her arms and gripped the lamp. "That was unexpected." Sharpay stated, "I think we should bring out Zac and ask him where, in Magicath, we actually are." Rachael rubbed the lamp and Zac appeared. "This is an early wakeup call." He yawned, then looked around, "Why do I get the strange feeling we're not in Albuquerque anymore?"
"That was pretty cool." Rachael said as they transported back into the family room, of the Evans' mansion, a few hours later. "Well, you figured out how to come and go when you please." Zac stated, "Now, you know your way around Magicath." "And we still couldn't find the person who's after you." Cloe said, rather disappointed.
"We'll be all right." Ryan reassured as he set the emergency kit on the coffee table, "We still have plenty of time before the year ends. We'll just have to keep a close eye on Troy and Gabriella." "Don't forget Theresa." Rachael reminded them. "What about her?" Sharpay asked, "She's a foreign exchange student who…wants…to take over the universe." Realization sunk in.
"Rachael and I will keep an eye on her." Cloe reassured. "We will?" Rachael asked, but Cloe elbowed her in the side, "Ow. I mean, we will." "That's great." Zac stated quickly, "But I'm going to take a nap. See ya!" Then, he disappeared into his lamp. Rachael shrugged and walked upstairs with the lamp tucked under her arm.
"Do you think there's something he's not telling us?" Ryan asked the girls in the room. "Just leave him." Cloe said, slowly shaking her head, "He'll tell us on his own time." "You're starting to sound more and more like my mother." Sharpay commented. "Someone needs to take care of all of you." Cloe shrugged, "If I don't, who will?"
Ryan watched her as she walked into the kitchen. Sharpay, noticing this, rolled her eyes and said, "Ryan, quit ogling your girlfriend!" Then, she got up and followed Cloe. Ryan shrugged and made a mental note to himself to find Sharpay a boyfriend.
"Okay, tell me what you've done to Ryan." Sharpay whispered violently as soon as she'd caught up with Cloe, who had started making lunch. "What do you mean?" Cloe asked calmly as she started piecing together a few sandwiches, "Wheat or Rye?"
Sharpay looked at her and then said, "Wheat." Cloe nodded and removed two slices of wheat bread from the bag. "I heard rye is healthier for you." She stated knowingly, avoiding Sharpay's glares. "Okay, then." Sharpay said, "Give me rye." Cloe put the two sliced back in the bag and pulled out two slices of rye bread from the other bag.
"Don't change the subject. What were you and Ryan really doing last night?" Sharpay growled. "Talking." Cloe responded calmly. "About what?" Sharpay demanded. "What's with all these questions?" Cloe questioned, continuing with lunch. "If I don't ask them, who will?" Sharpay responded. Cloe looked up from what she was doing and smiled as she said, "I have a pretty good idea."
Meanwhile, Ryan had managed to sneak passed the girls and head upstairs to the safety of his room…or so he thought. The moment he closed the door behind him, he wished he hadn't. There, sitting on his bed with crossed arms, was Rachael. "Ryan, we need to talk." She said sternly, watching Ryan as he walked across his room to his desk.
"About what?" he asked uncertainly. This did not sound good. To him, it sounded like a confrontation and he utterly disliked confrontations. Still, he sat down in his chair and turned to look Rachael in the eye in an attempt to ease the tension. "Cloe." She told him and saw his expression relax.
"Okay, what about Cloe?" he asked. "What have you been doing to her?" Rachael questioned, "What did you two do last night?" Ryan looked confused and stated simply, "We were talking." That wasn't a lie. They did talk…mostly. "Anything else?" Rachael questioned, "I want the truth."
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