Episode Sixty
"Year of the Black Dog"
Naomi stares at the comic ahead of her. The blue cover stands out against the white newspapers surrounding it. On the cover is a golden bird surrounded by streaks of red and orange. And the date above it reads: September 2nd, 1993.
Ally looks between Naomi and Kitty and frowns. "Why do they have an old magazine on the stand?"
Naomi looks around at the others. "They all say 1993."
"So they're all outdated?" Ally twitches her tail. "How dumb."
"No you furball," Kitty rolls his eyes. "It means that not only did we switch into the Harry Potter universe, we fell back in time. It IS the year 1993."
Ally's eyes widen as it sinks in. Then she reacts. "Sirius Black! Peter Pettigrew! We have to get to Hogwarts!"
Kitty smacks his claw over his face. "Oh bloody hell."
Meanwhile, somewhere...
It is bright. Warm bright. Like a bright marble hall, only it can't have been because marble just doesn't glow like this. Everything glows. Everyone glows. Pizoku is mystified. He is Somewhere Else.
"What is this?" Pizoku looks around in awe.
"The Hub," Reese replies, basking in the glow. "It connects every Portal in the galaxy. We can go anywhere from here."
"Have you brought me a gift?" Pizoku turns around and is startled by the Woman that walks towards them. Tall and Regal, Dark and Exotic. She contrasts with the environment around her and draws the eye towards her without effort on her part.
Taylor looks down at Raul as the Woman walks up to touch his face. "One of the Nine."
She smiles. "Two, to be more precise."
"His name is Raul," Pizoku says defensively. "He's my friend."
"Is that all?" Ashlee gives him a cheeky look. Pizoku blushes.
The Woman smiles at this, then turns to Neah. "Where do you wish to go?"
Neah thinks for a moment. "The Valley of the Kings."
Hosha looks up at the extensive brightness above them that seems to go on forever. Pizoku can almost make out shapes, but he looks back at Raul instead of dwelling. "But what about..."
"I will take care of it," The Woman speaks. "You will see him again soon." Then she seems to become distracted.
Pizoku turns to Reese. "What will happen though?"
"Hosha will de-Nine him." Reese indicates towards the woman before them.
Jilan crosses her arms across her chest. "How do you suppose that will effect things?"
Reese shrugs. "Who knows?"
Ma'at frowns at all this. "I do not understand what is happening here."
Neah smiles apologetically at her. "That's a common reaction it seems."
Pizoku feels her pain and is about to sympathize when a flash of red catches his eye. He looks up and is surprised at what he sees. "What's that?"
The others turn to look where he's staring. All except Taylor who has already been fixated on it. Ashlee's expression deadens. "You have got to be kidding me."
To Be Continued...
