Chapter 33. Time Warp
Rifiuto: Non Miniera
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"What do you mean it's a spell?" Anakin asked the next afternoon.
Fiyero had called the others to their hotel room, and shown them what Liir had found.
"Just what I said, Ana, it's a spell. A time travel spell." Liir snapped. The younger girl drew back, and glowered at him, before accepting a cup of tea from Janseta.
"Your Majesty? Would you like some more coffee?" Everyone turned, to see Elphaba, still curled up on the sofa.
"Sure." She said.
"Okay, I'll--" Janseta started, reaching out to take the cup from her. Elphaba grabbed her wrist.
"No. It's all right, Janseta, I'll get it. Thank you though." And she got up, heading into the kitchen. They all watched, amazed.
Elphaba was a queen, people fetched things for her. Then again, Elphaba had always been independent. Slowly, Janseta sank into the sofa, stunned. She'd never been stopped from fetching something for any of the Vinkun royals.
The young maid looked up, to see Elphaba enter, sipping her coffee, a second cup in her hands. She slowly moved to the sofa, and settled down next to Janseta, holding the second cup out to the girl. Janseta took it, wary of her mistress's kindness. Then again, Elphaba had always been kind. Janseta gave the queen a small smile, and Elphaba returned it, patting the girl's hand, and allowing her to rest her head on her shoulder.
"Time travel?" Elphaba asked, after a few minutes. Liir nodded, moving and sitting next to his mother, pointing to the spell. Silent, Elphaba's dark eyes scanned the passage.
"To Cross Time."
"A Spell to Cross Time. The caster may use this spell to go into the future. However, the consequences of this spell are extremely dire, especially if the caster is sent into the future. If the caster is told how the future turns out, or decides to tell how the future turns out, they will slowly loose their mind, or suffer a horrible fate. However, if the caster sends another into the future, and they discover how the future turns out, it could change the coarse of history, and destroy them."
Elphaba looked up at her son.
"But this.....only talks about getting sent into the future. Fae could be anywhere, future or past."
"Let me see." Glinda said, taking the book. She read it, before looking at Fiyero, Nessa, Boq, and Milla.
"What? What's wrong?" Elphaba asked, her voice thick with worry and command. Glinda didn't speak. Slowly, Elphaba set her cup down, and and stared at her friend.
"Tell me, Lady Glinda." She said, the command showing in her voice.
Glinda sighed.
"This, is the spell I cast that sent you into the future, Your Majesty."