Chapter 5
The Crystal Ball
Looking around the room, i observe the stunned faces and the whispering that was going on. "Any questions?' i ask nervously before i take a sip of tea. Questions started to pour. I listened to every question then shortly answered each one happily. They were asking the "Who", "What", When, "Why & "How" type of questions. Each of them i was happy to answer as i began to look towards one of my bookcases as something was beginning to glow, I smiled. These kids were tough, i was amazed how weirdly calm they were and that they haven't freaked out or ran away. My sisters were right when they said that they were tough cookies. "So are we stuck with this curse forever?" i hear Arnold say while munching on a cookie shortly before everyone else continued to ask questions along with a few arguments that were beginning to form. "Now is the time!" i whisper under my breath as i got up from my chair in slience and began to walk over towards my bookcase. I felt as i was being watched as i had my back turned towards them as the room had gone slience when i reached for my crystal ball.
Everyone was starring at me as i placed the crystal ball on the coffee table and sat back down. "Whats that?" asked Carlos, "Oh Carlos, its a crystal ball!" answered DA, "Are you a fortune teller?" Ralphie asked, i giggled. "Not quite Ralphie but this is my magic crystal ball, it uses simular magic to the the Magic School Bus!" i happily informed him and rest of the group, "Do i fell a field trip coming on?" Arnold asked nervously. Even now a teen Arnold was still nervous about field trips! I took another sip of my tea and felt that now was the perfect time to really tell these kids what they are in for should they choose to follow the path "Kids, the reason why i am showing you my crystal ball today is to help you", the room was slient "As i explained earlier, you all have sources or traces of the magic from the Magic School Bus which causes these side effects you have been having, please everyone look into the Crystal Ball". The crystal ball begins to light up a bright white blinding everyone in the process. "Oh boy will we get to see our futures?" Ralphie asked, "Ralphie! Beatrice has already informed us that she is not a fortune teller!" Keesha yells to him which made the boy sit back in his seat. "Everyone focus! Keep your eyes on the ball!" i inform everyone, "What do you mean?" Phoebe asked right before a flash of light occurred. Everything was according to plan hopefully!
Suddenly i began to feel myself floating in thin air. I open my eyes to find so far that the magic has worked, we had made it! We were in my crystal ball! Part of mission complete!. Everyone else had made it too, i look around and they all still had their eyes closed after being blinded by the bright light that transported us here, "Kids you can open you eyes now!" i kindly inform them. "What was that?" mumbled Wanda "I feel like i am floating in thin air!", "Me too! What on earth happened?" Tim then said. As they all slowly began to open their eyes, they all shocked to find that all their surroundings had changed even their clothes had changed. "I knew it! I knew this would be a field trip!" screamed Arnold, "Arnold clam down! Welcome all to the inside of my glass orb!" i informed as i floated towards the group. "What a pretty place!" DA said happily as she floated beside Ralphie, "This purple smoke around us, that not going to hurt us is it and what are we wearing?" Keesha then asked, "No Keesha, you will be fine and safe in here, you are wearing the lastest magical orb suits, only those who enter here have to wear these suits, its for your protection yours and mine!" i tell him with a smile as i look down at myself observing that i too was wearing an orb suit.
Everyone was starting to chat amongst themselves with amazement. "I've brought you all in here to my glass orb to inform you all that you all have a big decision to make, this crystal ball can take stop the side-effects however there is a downside!", "A downside?, what do you mean Mrs Oliv...ah..Beatrice?" asked Tim. "Should you choose to proceed, the downside is that the ball takes away all traces of magic within in you and can erase all memories of traveling on the Magic School Bus...you sadly will forget all use of its magic!" i informed them biting my lip in the process knowing that this probably wouldn't go down to well.
Everyone was in shock, "Like it never happened?" asked Phoebe nervously, "Well we are unsure as this is the first time we are trying this!" i answered back to her getting very nervous myself, "What?!" everyone screamed. I madly tried to calm them down. I think i have scared the pants off of them! "and so what's the other option?" asked Wanda concernly, "You remain the way you are now, but continue to have the side-effects...these suits that we are wearing currently provents you all from having the side-effects but they are only programmed to appear on you while you are in this orb! You cannot live in here forever!" i inform them. The group went quiet "Guess we would look a bit weird if we were to wear these suits all the time if we were to return to Walkerville!" Ralphie says, "Yeah but they do look pretty cool though!" Carlos answered back "But guys we cannot live in here forever!" Keesha yells at Carlos and Ralphie and everyone else. "Its a work in progress! Awwwww if only Valerie and Fiona warned you then we wouldn't be in this mess! I am just worried that if you choose to stay the way you are, i will not always be around to help you!" i tell them as i cover my eyes, my heart was pounding inside my suit.
