“The better question is when we’re going,” Urd explained with a wink to emphasis the when.
“It is?” Sakura asked, cocking her head slightly as she sought to interpret that last statement.
Urd grabbed Sakura and propelled her down the street. “It’s always best to begin at the beginning,” Urd said striding down the street, “you can’t very well understand what’s going on if you just jump right in the middle of things or if you skip around and go to the very ending of a book. You don’t do you?”
“Uh ... no.”
“Exactly!” Urd said waggling her finger, “Sure, you can do that if you want to but it tends to spoil things. Follow me?”
“I think so. You mean there are no shortcuts or ways to get ahead.” Sakura said slowly with a puckered brow.
“Really? That’s what you got? I got you gotta start reading from the first page of a book,” Kero remarked.
Urd nodded, “Yeah, me too. Where’d you get that stuff about shortcuts kid?”
Sakura bowed her head and sighed.
“What was I talking about again?” Urd asked herself and nodded, “Oh right, when we’re going. Yesterday. The middle of last week. Five years ago.”
Sakura blinked and took a quick glance at Urd confused again, “Huh?”
Urd gave her a knowing wink. “We’re heading to the past Sakura. You’re going to be stepping into the past itself. Think of it a little history lesson. About magic.” she explained, clapping an arm around Sakura. They were standing in an electronics store with dozens of televisions on display. “Watch your step,” Urd said and suddenly gave her a good forceful shove towards one of the video monitors.
Sakura gave a cry of surprise but instead of her forehead smacking into the glass, she continued to fall into the television screen itself. Her entire frame felt like it was being stretched out and squashed at the same time, her stomach felt like it was being twisted inside out as she continued to fall at tremendous speeds. She heard Urd’s echoing shout, “that first step can be a bit tricky!”
* * *
Keiichi Morisato rubbed his drooping eyelids as he parked his bike and with the long ease of practice, dismounted from the motorcycle. It had been one long week at work, finishing up several major repairs and rehauls. He massaged a sour shoulder. Man that Chihiro! She was a slave driver!
He yawned as he shuffled down the hallway of the converted temple/asylum as he liked to think of it. He glanced out into the open courtyard and noticed that apparently he wasn’t the only one who was working. Belldandy and Skuld were busy at work as well.
About three steps later he stopped dead in his tracks.
Suddenly wide awake, he quickly reversed course and took another look.
Belldandy. Skuld. Working.
He looked down and noticed a huge magic circle that encompassed the entire courtyard. Strange runes and exotic hieroglyphic patterns and complex shapes formed the borders of the magic circle. Oh Goddess. They were going to do some weird magical conjuring. Again. He suddenly felt like going back to work.
Suddenly there was a loud thrumming sound and with a flash, the television screen began radiating a cone of light.
Keiichi grimaced. Too late.
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