Dehlia ~

Max still had a grip on me, I twisted and fought, all the while, the world was rapidly growing dark. The time tears were working. I wondered where I would end up, and if Max would get pulled along as well.

I awoke, lying spread eagle. The ground beneath me was hard, cold stone. All around me, building rose, nearly touching the sky, which was dark and filled with ominous black clouds. Wind blew stray pieces across the road, but other than that, the world was silent. I sat up and glanced around. Max lay unconcious nearby. So did Dora, though Errol and Felix were no where to be seen. I got unsteadily to my feet, and walked over to Dora. I knelt, gently shaking her. After a few moments, she opened her eyes, and stared up at me uncomprehendingly. 

"Come on," I whispered, afraid I would awaken Max. "I don't know where we are, but we've got to get out of here, right now." Dora nodded. I helped her up, and together, we silently made our way into the seemingly deserted city.

Hmm. I'm thinking it should be Elexhiia since we need to find her anyway.

Dehlia ~

Panick clawed at me. I beat at the door, screaming my head off for someone to help us. Dora pulled me away. We ran, heading away from the building, when I heard a voice behind us. A figure stood in the doorway, madly waving us in. Dora and I ran forward, and tumbled inside. We lay in the foyer, panting, trying to calm our racing hearts. Once I was able to normally breathe again, I looked around. The floor was smooth with an intricate design. The walls were a light beige, leading down a long, poorly lit hall. Dora and I glanced at each other. It was then I noticed how filthy we were. A layer of grime covered our faces and arms, with dust coating our hair. Together we stood up, and slowly made our way down the hall. At the end, we passed through a doorway leading into what I guessed was the kitchen. A table stood at the center, with strange, box-like fixtures against the walls. The person who had waved us in stood with their back turned to us. They turned around, and with a huge jolt of shock and relief, I realized it was Elexhiia.

"Elexhiia!" Dora and I both cried, and rushed forward to embrace her.

She smiled at us, then became serious.

"You stand out too much in those clothes, and anyway, they need changing." She gestured us to two stacks of clothes on the table, the same as hers. A grey shirt, and long black pants of durable material. She waved us each into a room where we could change.

"That's better," she said as we came back in. I could still hear the scream of the wind outside, but something else too.

"What's going on, Elexhiia?" I asked as we sat at the table.

Elexhiia sighed, then answered: "You are in the future now, and we are in the middle of war."

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We had decided the future was at war, right?

Goody, goody! And yeah, maybe we should just leave Errol and Felix, at least for now, cause honestly, I don't know what the heck to do with 'em.

Dehlia ~

I was on edge already, especially when I found out that this war currently going on was worse then the one I had left. The thought terrified me. Elexhiia placed two bowls on the table, filled a warm, rich broth, then sat down.

We started eating, but I kept my eye on Elexhiia. I half expected her to fade away, like she did when Max stabbed her. She was staring off into space, her expression tired, and burdened, yet something else. A steady determination flowed steadily through her. It was strong, or overflowing, yet it was there all the same.

"The time tears," I pressed after a moment of silence. This brought Elexhiia back from her thoughts. She sighed, and started in.

"This whole war is over time tears, in fact. They're a rare substance here, and the tears I brought with me to the past are hard to come by. Five years ago, time tears were discovered to have another power than just time travel. In fact, many powers, ranging all over from alchemy to weapondry. Since then, the world's most predominant and power leaders have attempted to gain a substancial amount of time tears, each for his own personal gain. Each nation has attempted to stop the other from gaining time tears, while trying capture and harbor it themselves. This has led to a catastrophic, world wide, nuclear war. It's been raging for three years, with little to no sign of ending. People are dying daily, towns destroyed, and the world is a wreck. We, the common folk, would like to be rid of time tears all together. We thrived just fine before, and we can again."

At this, Elexhiia wouldn't meet our eyes, and I had a feeling we weren't just accidently here.

"So what can we do?" I asked, my voice hard.

Elexhiia sighed, and ran her hand through her hair. 

"Not much," said, though I didn't believe it. I glanced at Dora, neither did she.

That's fine. I honestly don't know where this is going either. I'm just sort of winging it. But that's the beauty of this thread. We have no real ending goal, aside from us returning home by dying in battle, which really shouldn't be too hard to do.

Dehlia ~

I wasn't sure why Elexhiia was so hesitant to tell us why we were here. Or how she even knew we would be here. Or what our in this was.

"Well, the other questions?" I prompted when she fell silent. Again, she sighed running a hand through her hair.

"The government knew you were coming. I did and didn't know when I arrived at the past. I knew they expected someone, and once I met you, I had my own suspicions. Of course I couldn't say anything then, and I really shouldn't now. But you deserve the truth. And you can help end this pointless war."

I notched an eyebrow at this. How we could help, I had no idea. As far as I knew, America was still fighting a war just to win our independence. How we could be at war with other countries still confused me.

"With use of the time tears, comes... special side affects. Some good, some, eh, not so much." "But appearently, you two don't appear to be bothered by that," she quickly added, seeing our much horrified looks.

"One of the perks of time tears is not just time travel, but teleportation. Going anywhere, at anytime. For about forty-eight hours after the initial use of the time tears, you can continue going from place to place. Mind you, you can't time travel. At least not very far, and only if you try the first few minutes after using them. But what you need to know is, you two, plus Errol and Felix if we can find them, can go anywhere. But we have to act fast. The longer you wait, the harder it will be, and the more exertion it will require. Over exert yourself, you'll fade away. Got that?"

Dora and I both nodded. Strangely, I wasn't scared. I was ready. This was my chance, and what I was meant to do. I'd always wanted to do something important, like Sybil, and now I could. I just hadn't expected it to happen in another time.

I'm thinking that we use our teleportation abilities to teleport to the places where the time tears are being held in country (for writing's sake, we'll act like there are currently four or five), take the time tears, and epic battle commences to retrieve them, we die (our epic deaths!), we go back to our times, each of us taking a bottle of time tears with us, and the war ends (there will no longer be any time tears.) Or some such thing. I don't know. We'll see as we go along. Elexhiia can help us figure out where the time tears are (though as to how she has this information, we'll never know.) So, onward!

Dehlia ~

I was on my feet in an instant. Panic rose in my chest. 

"Another exit," I demanded, looking at Elexhiia. She glanced at the door, then back at us.

"This way," she said in a low tone after a moment. She led us down a narrow hall, and into a bedroom hardly any bigger than a pantry. Sunlight shone hazily, fight through dust from the previous storm. Elexhiia clasped her hands, giving me a foothold. I pried at the window, slamming against it with all my might. After several difficult minutes, continuous banging from the front door, many threats from both parties, and a few choice words from Elexhiia, we managed to get the window up. Well, more like we made the window come out entirely. I clambered onto the roof, then helped Dora up. I reached down to Elexhiia. She hesitated, then took it. We clambered down, just as we heard the front door crash in. We ran full out down a side street, sliding round corners. I was about to yell we'd lost them, when we crashed into something. Or someone. They grabbed me, and I very nearly took them out with an oncoming kick, when I realized it was Errol.

"Errol, Felix!" Dora shouted as Errol dodged my kick, and released me. I dropped to the ground, panting and trying to get figure out what was going on.

"We were wondering what happened to you," I said, as Felix helped me up. 

"Same here," Felix replied. "Liz managed to hang onto Errol as we traveled, but we lost her."

"Same here," I replied, and told them about Max and Volt.

Errol had been watching Elexhiia all this time. 

"You're here?" He asked.

Suddenly, there was a pounding of footsteps behind us.

"Later," I said, and shoved them into a run.

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Like I said, no idea what we'll do exactly, we'll just see how it goes?

Ah! Sorry True! I will write, I've just been SO busy! With school year looming ahead, and I've been studying through the summer, I've just had a LOT on my plate! WILL WRITE SOON!!!!!! Maybe this afternoon.