I don't own Timecrest all rice belongs to Sneaky Crab, and I also do not own Nashville. Rice belongs to the people who distributed and wrote the show.

OK, we returned to our country Hearts Nashville Timecrest story back to country Hearts itself, but not to the kingdom yet we won't get to that until maybe part two I don't know it might be sooner than you think. I don't know yet but we should finish up Counterpart Weird continuing where it left off last time and I'll tell you what happened last time in this chapter. OK, I'll tell you in a minute.

last time Caroline finally wakes as a counterpart. Her head hurts as she tries to figure out why avail falls in front of her face and she doesn't understand why it's there she does math homework and other homework beforehand. OK, now we return to her being a counterpart, all right let's get back.

as I walked down the stairs, I still had the veil in front of my face. Luckily, I was able to get down the stairs on my own, but I still watched the scene play out in front of me doctor Fuller was messing with Luther. I didn't like it he said things about, not being in his room by chance and things like that you came to my room my lab passing my father's lab that's not. I heard him say.

then again, I heard him say why do you need to go to my father's lab anyway you know the reason Dr. Fuller said he's watching the latest Voran who got struck by the disease I want to help the poor set back to the palace as soon as possible he said you're not Voran so why should you work for him for them as the head doctor? Should your life be better than any job should be more important? Not as I can do what I want and what is that Dr. Foger, I heard him say again being a medical ambassador for the zones is more is dangerous so I had to be around sick people and new humans who are relieved to take overall Alencia are you not afraid of the disease because you'll get you you made it you created the disease so you're not afraid of getting sick because you made the disease yourself well Luther, you shouldn't make that consumption now I don't like this guy because well he made the disease that's killing people, but instead, I said I hate vulgar.

I watch the scene play out. I tried to eat too. I did eat. I ate dinner and then I went back to my room. I had to finish this out.

I didn't quite understand what was happening to me, but I had no one to give me answers so I had to find out the hard way eventually whoever this time manipulator was could tell me who I am and what I am. Maybe I can seek answers with Luther too, anyway let's see where was yes, there was confronting Dr. Folger so you're not afraid of distracting the disease because you created the disease yourself if you're not afraid of getting sick because of it that's a heavy thing to accuse me of Luther and you don't have proof I don't have proof but once I do, we can tell my dad and we can turn the tables on Janice together That's good and all but there are two problems one I didn't make the disease and two you can't give me what I want and what is it that you want Dr. Folger.

I'm looking for a new partner that could be you, Luther. We could be friends. Why do you want a friend so much? You seem always happy always laughing. Howard taught me things about how working with a partner is fun.

I was shocked about all of this not just about Fogger making the seas, but what he wanted out of Luther don't take that author. I don't like the vibe I'm getting from him. I thought to myself, but I looked at him. I can see him and Dr. Dr. Foger was looking, but I didn't tell him that he might try and kill me. He couldn't kill me so I said he was ugly to myself, Luther said he was the most beautiful 13-year-old I've ever seen. My heart was pounding in my chest as I looked at him and my breathing sped up at the side of him but in a good way with the 13-year-old boy I am something something wrong with this, part of me wanted to hold him nothing more than that obviously, I'm only nine I want to hold him and kiss him run my hands in his beautiful hair. That's what I want.

I heard Mom say it's almost bedtime Caroline. I can't go right now. I said can I stay up late? You're just talking to an imaginary friend. You can talk to them later. I'll go to bed when the veil closes. There is no veil go to bed. it's a school night.

I wanted to obey Mother but I wanted to watch what Luther did next. I can't believe I'm falling in love with a teenager from another world and I'm nine that is so wrong so wrong but it feels right to me. I feel like I get lost in those eyes forever, but unfortunately, he wasn't looking at me. I guess he couldn't see me anyway not because he was blind or anything, but he probably can't see through the veil and see that's fine mostly images that I can see and hear see me think I'd be the cutest ever my brown hair with streaks a little bit of gold in them how I would love to put my headphones on and listen to some country music before I go to sleep mother and father did not deny me that I had every cassette tape of Deacon Claiborne and Rena James they're the hottest things on country music radio right now.

but I couldn't find my cassettes right now I was glued to this veil and I had to see what would happen next I told Mom that I would go to bed when the veil closed right as soon as it closed, there was still a little left to go I think I'm not sure how long it'll stay open I was feeling some kind of magic like time magic running through my body and a Polish blue light circled me.

and I still wanted to hold him they're not kissing him but holding him, but I don't know what he would feel for a nine-year-old being 13 I mean I didn't hear him say that his mother showed his mother that Riley was eight They had nothing in common he probably would have nothing in common with me either and him being 13 years old a teenager.

there are two ways you can establish and that a natural from a human I heard Luther begin to say again to Dr. Bulger that they have to have the next hospital like me, but next to us is a very rare spell among humans and human descendants or two they have to commit or admit that they are human descendent like your current partner your last partner, Dr. Crawford Howard Crawford admitted to you I know they were partners just recently up in the other pair and the other part of this conversation, but I didn't know that he was a human descendent. Well, I guess that makes sense. I guess Howard Crawford was that means he must be in this quarantine zone that Luther said he said oh I feel sad for him to be in quarantine, that is so sad I want to hug him even more and hold him and bring him home with me and hold him, but I can't do that between world won't let me reach and touch people.

I can watch and hear oh how awful my heart aching. I shouldn't be feeling these feelings I'm nine am I a lot older than I think or a lot older than I feel even though I'm nine?

but I touched my lips. I felt like I was being kissed by an angel, even though I hadn't kissed him. OK then go to bed. The daughter's mother said she heard me I can't sleep anyway I said so please Mother came back and walked around the veil of my existence walking my view once again I said go to bed Caroline, I said when this ends, I don't think I only have a little left and then I'll go to sleep even though I know it might open sooner or later again but I don't care bad grades be sleeping coming into class tomorrow get in trouble for falling asleep in class, Caroline Smith, she said me you love me mother I love you but you need rest Caroline no, what I need is loser. I thought what I need is Luther and being in his arms right now I was.

I want a 13-year-old teenager this is so not right.

attached my lips and shook my head. I'm going to go to sleep when this is over. I said fine like I said get bad grades be tired and fall asleep in class. Mother said she walked out of the room just because you're talking to an imaginary friend.

Luther is not imaginary, I said he is mother said as she left and slammed the door the veil shook at the slamming at the door and shimmered for a moment, but then continued.

dr. Crawford grounded I mean Dr. Foger Gran, sorry, and faces solemn when Luther mentioned Howard's name OK then I guess he misses his partner. Then he said Luther said you found a way to distinguish a natural from a human didn't you because it's easy for humans to think they are natural and natural to think they are human descendants there not hard to apart from one another but you figured out how to tell the difference between a human and a natural didn't you doctor Fuller? I saw him make a gesture saying you might. The boy I am caring for and want to fall for is very smart. He must be a little genius. I wish I was, but I'm an average student at best.

too bad I can't use my connection to talk to him to help me with homework, but that's impossible and anyway, he looked at me and then turned away continuing his conversation with Dr. Fuller. Are you still shaken up because of the life you took life he took that he killed someone come on. It's been nearly a year already. I can't get over that. I killed a man. He says your robot is responsible for the death of that Voran man, not you, why don't you get over it?

The cure was made by me my robot, administrated it to him. The poison I gave to him was made by me. You didn't create a poison. You thought you made the cure for the Voran disease. Your disease just made him control violent so they had to put him down, I killed him. Luther said here I thought you toughened up when you accused me of genocide, but you look like you're about to lose your lunch just because of a memory of killing someone. I want you to be my partner, but you need to get rid of selfish feelings and do what you want. I wanted to yell that's your fault. You're the brought up that memory to him I'm sorry Luther. I gave you. I gave you the cure when I told when it wasn't ready to punish me you needed to shut me down like you said you would do I'm honored to be in your presence model one Dr. Folger said that Luther has made a robot of free will model wants free will was an accident model want to do what you want to do that didn't you know and I will never take another life never come on. You just need to take more lives to get used to knowing no no I will not hurt. I will not let what I make will hurt others ever again. I will find another way to get what I want. I promise you're such such a kid Luther but I guess you are because you're 13.

I heard him swipe his hands across his desk and shattered test tubes everywhere model one came in and cleaned up the glass, but he glared at him. I will find another way to get what I want. I promise started walking out of the lab wait but you didn't tell me what you wanted, he hugged him. Why are you hugging me? I shivered as he touched him. He just walked out laughing, saying nothing. That's all. He put his hands on the door and took a deep breath. I can watch his little body move. I heard him say a few words about things and then he had to get out of the lab he had to meet Riley and he also had to go and pick up those cupcakes. He's gonna get a model who wants to do it, but he decided to go quickly with Riley and then go get the cupcakes, and his portal Aaron and I were gonna go with him on it.

it took the elevator down and I chatted with him. It made me feel better to chat with him. It made him feel better too. We talked about various subjects with the choices. I was given the OK then after that, we stopped by a teenager about Luther's age he wasn't as good as Luther and was pulled into the elevator again by Dr. and Dr. Foger made him throw the Volari disease at any random human. That's not good. Don't do it, Luther. I told him you can't kill not again. Remember your promise.

I didn't go through that conversation with him and that teenager Dylan because it wasn't that important to me. I watched it obviously and I watched the exchange, but I didn't like it. I didn't like Dylan.

I forget conversations with people I don't like except for Dr. Foger obviously but he was back in the elevator with him. I didn't like this he was harassing a teenager. This was not good.

And I was nine OK then.

my breathing sped up as I watched. I didn't like this at all. I remember most of the conversation he had with him in the elevator about how he wanted to hurt his family if he didn't do what he said or hurt himself with the ball and not kill just anyone but a human to get his freedom that is not the right way I thought no if not the right way of doing this.

he said don't do something noble like use it on your self or I'll kill your mom, dad, and baby sibling. No, I don't want that to happen. You just gonna take my word you take your word for it. I heard him say how do you distract the squishy contains the disease and you throw at people jumping up and down like a water balloon how do you natural he asked manually how do you not make a mistake, I've made plenty of mistakes. I might've killed some humans too, but not known it since you told me about humans and natural things. They're hard to tell as long as their human lineage isn't traceable.

Denise said throw him out go get your freedom go and kill a human in this town. Any human will do. I'm not suggesting you kill a family member. I suggested someone you hate Ashli. I'd recommend that now go don't miss an hour in the library again from person to person, mumbling to himself just one person for many lives he said freedom for life. He said over and over again oh Luther, please let me help you. Let me hold you and kiss you and love you. I wanna take your pain away I said.

how I'd love to go to bed right now, but I can't. I have to watch this is intense watching my little 13-year-old love to be even though I didn't know he was going to be moving around like this my heart puttered and padded in my chest and fear and anticipation is an old man, but the old man left you were sleeping but now he was gone he stopped by the Roberson and had a tense conversation with them. I didn't like them either so I didn't care about their conversation at this time and that's unfortunate and all that good stuff how complacent are these people? I thought don't know this is a dangerous place even though I didn't know, but I knew it couldn't be good.

and I watched in horror as the baby reached for the little ball. I was glad Luther hit it behind himself before the little girl took it. That was nice. He wouldn't want to kill a baby then I washed and threw the ball at Mr. Roberts and then he destroyed the ball and then ran out, catching his breath for a moment, I chatted with him and he asked me about telling his father about it if I was the real manipulator and then he figured out I wasn't the time manipulator but someone important.

as in relief that he knew that I wasn't the time manipulator I wanted to tell him, but I couldn't tell him anything then I asked him a couple of questions and he asked me about my magic, and like I don't know how it works. I have never used it before, I have powers, but I'm not sure how they work I wanted to say I can see you, but I couldn't say that.

and I asked him a few questions about is he a cat person or a dog person or any of those other kinds of questions about himself then I leaned in towards the veil trying to reach his lips. Oh, what's wrong with me? I know I won't be able to kiss him and if I touch the little shimmer and break, I can't do that. Oh my then..

I saw a red text on the screen or read an evil presence sticking to me. I was afraid of that presence, but I had to face it obviously because the face appeared in front of me and I didn't wanna see that face I wanted to see no no I want to see my love, please.

I said some things and he said some things and then said he knew that I was at the time manipulator but I was able to use the wash of those as a channel to him. I didn't quite understand myself so I said I'm just like you I'm here to figure this out. He heard my message in his head. My voice was audible in his head now, he touched his head and said strange. I can hear your voice is clear as clear as more vivid than my thoughts. Smile can hear me now at least his head. He couldn't hear my voice completely but he said he could think it and thought it was good at least my voice was feminine I guess somehow. but he never asked if I was feminine or not.

I went to our portal as he walked down the streets and non-side streets and things as he talked to me I know you were connected because of the next spell he said you talked about the Ira portal and then we got chips before we did, I mean, a woman came up to him, not to him, but the soldier when it was her turn tell him what she wanted or hope she'd get in the portal and she got a can of soda. She was angry at the soldier for it. Well, that's what you get for being such a blabbermouth. I thought that need to try to get to the compensated items and try to take the chips Luther I thought there was an argument and all that went down. I didn't wanna talk about it because it wasn't that important it was, but it wasn't really except for the little fight with the soldier.

and when you grabbed her arm, I thought a little cheer that's the way I thought, and if he can grab someone like that, not for her, but grabbing that soldier, then he must be strong in some way he can protect me from things I shouldn't be thinking these thoughts away thoughts, I thought but it made me feel a lot warm inside Luther Timecrest I thought me Caroline about me with his last name OK now.

I didn't hear from his conversation with his mother that he took martial arts with the princess Riley and he said he'd spend time with her just so that if he's gonna spend time with her, then he'd learn something from her. I remember that line.

As the soldier made him let go of his armor, he thought he could scare that soldier a little and fear and make the humans fear a bit, but it didn't work. All I did was make his dad look bad for having a disobedient son of being the ambassador's son And got the woman all upset and said he was a troublemaker for messing with a soldier and all that stuff I thought he was not a troublemaker he's a hero and if you're feeling to see that then that's your problem. I thought woman lady he just said that you were on the same side and that you were human, I remember that's what he just said just a minute ago and got chips to the woman and told her that they were on the same side. The woman said these chips are reserved for you to build your palace. I thought Luther built an amazing palace. I have to be with him now.

I wondered how but I remember he said he made a really in bricks. That is incredible. I didn't know what I was but I thought it was interesting.

He thought that he could get closer to Janice than he could. I heard him say if I could get close to Janice I would've exposed him with what he did with humans he said to me, but all I did was just look bad in front of everyone it's worthless now all I had to show for it is these chips as he crumbled them I said both of the things I get your frustration with this town and crushed chips are hard to eat to be stuck here and I said yeah I guess a lot of the humans want to be stuck in Janis prison that is true and I don't feel like eating any of these chips anytime soon he said.

then I felt a paying of jealousy because a girl came up. She was about Luther's age. Well, he'd have a better chance with her than me. I thought I was nine. She said Luther Luther hi hi Nadia said I wanted to say hi to you sooner but it was my turn at the portal I got this flower is pretty, but I don't know what it is Nadia. That flower is a rose. Oh it does look similar to the roses here she said, but it's an odd color you know it's not a typical rose color. I thought the soldiers would take it in Compass, but I guess because it's harmless being a flower, but if you put it in a planter, it'll grow in its place thanks for the tip. Are you coming to my birthday party? I've spoken to your brother and said the same thing and I said no man he's gonna tease me about it when we get home, I'm sorry Nadia I felt sad for her too. I guess she wanted to come to her birthday party again this year.

I enjoyed the conversation with Nadia more than I did with Dylan because it was a little better conversation. I don't like Dylan anyway even though I felt jealous of Nadia I like Nadia she seems genuinely caring for him so it was a plus for me.

I heard him say hey Nadia, I could trade you something I got from the Pural portal for that rose. I know someone who likes flowers and she takes good care of that rose oh a girl possibly I will trade this with you if you come to my birthday party next week, I can't come to your party then you're not getting this rose. I thought that meant he was offering a trade and you were just being mean back Nadia.

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Oh, I thought you would be watching Callum broadcast like him or something my brother thinks I'm stupid if he thinks I like Callum Nadia said again continuing a new conversation you never miss one of his broadcasts is what your brother told me well yeah I guess send him letters, but he wouldn't send me any back. Why can't he just tell me that those letters were lost in the mail and never gotten to Callum in the first place instead of just well not being mad at the people I want to like, he's always mean to people like you're mad at your brother than Callum right Nadia yeah like he's such a stupid stupid jerk big dummy why can't he just say that my letters got lost in the mail or something?

I'm sorry Luther says to Nadia I'm sorry about that. It's OK she said back but if you ever see, Callum punch him for me believe punching Dylan to me Luther laughs. I left you. I thought that was funny.

here I'll give you this rose. You know if you give me this rose. I'm still not coming to your party I know, but you were here to listen to and got a lot off my chest now and my last birthday party Luther thought for a moment and handed over the chip bags here are the party snacks tell your brother these are the party snacks I want for you to have for your party even if some of the chips are crushed thanks Luther go as they watch the portal as a man pull out of book that said 3010 and was compensated for him. OK, see you around Luther see you. He says he put the rose in here. I need to get this rose in a new planter before I give it to Riley, I thought I said that's nice Luther. I never thought you saw Riley as a friend I don't, but she loves flowers and she knows what to do with it.

he went into a store and bought some items of other things there he grabbed a new replant You got that for free I'm not getting complete free things free stuff, but it's hard to enjoy things because of the way I expect Volder as he walked out with the planter and put the rose in it and put it in his pocket well then I thought I wish that was for me, not Riley. I wouldn't know what to do with the rose, but I would've thought it was a nice gift.

and we're a little early so now I could go and try to get to the train station so that we can try to figure out how to get the time manipulator talking first I need to go to the cake shop and it's close to the train station, so that'll be good for me we went into the shop and got reserved for Pinecrest and took the cupcakes. He put them in his pocket too. I guess cupcakes I thought I wanted one.

I wish we could just sit and talk. We had so many distractions, didn't we? I thought you had gotta be kidding me and of course, we have been not by you but by my family, but I didn't say anything about that. I was getting sleepy, but I had to continue. It was almost over, chased by a soldier who stopped him to arrest him for hitting someone or almost hitting someone turned out it was after he talked to some guards. I didn't know who Pat was. He didn't either we thought he got hurt not once but twice and then he was healed by Dr. Crawford and his hand was hurt and then, it was a mess I guess because I can see multiple scenarios at once. The one that happened on Unity was a lot different when he was on Unity with Riley, but I will have to explain that later. I guess I can go through a small explanation we were on unity and I asked him questions about Riley about himself about how much he weighed I thought it was so adorable when he said how small he was, such a little boy I thought a young 13-year-old boy who is very little I thought.

and once scenario saw him getting trapped in a little glass box and another, he got napped and knifed himself Luther please don't kill yourself. I thought then he was healed by Dr. Crawford, and he was healed by an aura potion, and the other scenario he finally made it to the train station, you're late one and your mom was already on the train. I heard his father say after fighting Pura you got the cupcakes and in the other scenario he was mad about the cupcakes and making model one get the cupcakes and saw both but either way he got on the train and left.

it said that Luther was traveling to the Valdora in the Palace and the veil was closed. I don't know for how long but it was closed now I guess it's time for me to try to catch some sleep I guess.

Good night I guess I better go to sleep like my mother said.

ending chapter there are more to this. We want to split this up into multiple chapters of her talking to talk to Luther because I think that would make things easier in the counterpart. Wish I made it one big chapter somewhat but this one I'll probably make it at least three or four chapters before this arc ends with her being at the counterpart awakens. The next chapter won't be called that though, but I'll tell you what it's gonna be called soon, but I'll see you then.

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