Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-216.64.238.34-20191112193910/@comment-44397452-20191218171327

Hola Keepers. Rae here with another chapter!!!! Sorry it's been so long, I'm sure you guys know how it gets around the holidays! XD

“WHAT?!!?” Sophie yelped, clutching her heart as if to check if it was still there.

'''“I mean....” Elwin shifted uncomfortably. “Your heartbeat stopped and you weren’t breathing and…” A tear slid from his puffy eyes. “But you’re okay now… right?” He pointed to Bullhorn who was back to grumbling around the Healing Center, not paying attention to her. '''

'''“Well…” Sophie gulped. “Something… strange happened.” '''

“Strange how?” Grady inspected her.

'''“Um…” Sophie went on to explain the weird dreams. How she relieved her memories but how they felt more real than memories. She didn’t know what was going to happen. She watched the look of horror on their faces as she went into detail about the fading and the spinning. Mr. Forkle’s eyes lit up when she explained that towards the end it felt as if she could make it all stop, like she was in control. “So…” She turned to Mr. Forkle to see what he thought.'''

“This certainly explains a lot.” Mr. Forkle closed his eyes.

“What is that supposed to mean?” Grady snapped, straightening up to his full height.

“One minute.”

'''“No! My daughter just died and you know what’s happening and you think I can just wait?!? NO! You tell me what is happening to Sophie right now or I’ll do it for you!”'''

'''“Relax… from her description, it sounds like Sophie has a… new ability.” Mr. Forkle pondered for a minute. '''

“A new ability?” Sophie shook her head.

“I see this needs a lot of explanation but it’s probably better if I show you.”

'''Sophie nodded and her mind was filled with the stony gray walls of Mr. Forkle’s office. Instead of the world map, there were tables filled with computers. The room was packed with people. Sophie recognized a few such as Mr. Forkle, Calla, and a couple other Black Swan members. '''

'''My creation. Sophie thought.'''

'''On one of the computers, she could see an image of what looked like a bunch of cells. Her cells. Everyone seemed panicked as they rushed around, showing Mr. Forkle the image. Since Mr. Forkle didn’t have photographic memory, the image was blurry and the audio was a nightmare. Sophie noticed something about the cells. They looked advanced, almost… older…'''

An idea popped into Sophie’s head and she quickly opened her eyes.

'''“I…” Sophie stuttered. “I can travel through time… right?”'''

'''“That is my suspicion.” Mr. Forkle sighed. “We thought that it was just an issue with your cells because it went away after a couple of days.”'''

“The cells looked like they did when I had my echoes.” Sophie realized.

'''“That’s probably why Elwin mixed them up.” Mr. Forkle rubbed his forehead. '''

“How do I do it?” Sophie asked, clearing her throat.

'''“No. It’s dangerous.” Mr. Forkle warned.'''

'''“But think about everything that I could change! I could- your brother.” Sophie gasped.'''

'''“No. No matter what, this is not something to take lightly. Have you ever heard of the butterfly effect?”'''

'''Sophie sighed. “Please… I have to try.”'''

'''“I’m sorry Sophie. I wish more than anyone that my brother could…” Mr. Forkle teared up. “But there is one other Warper and let’s just say that things didn’t go so well.”'''

“Maybe I could meet them and they could teach me how!” Sophie exclaimed.

'''“Believe me Sophie. Droxy is the wrong kind of teacher.”'''

'''“Droxy?” Sophie racked her brain but the name didn’t ring a bell. '''

'''“She was… she was my sister.” Mr. Forkle’s sadness turned to anger. “I don’t want any more questions.”'''

“But-”

'''“I said no more questions!” Mr. Forkle curled his hand into a fist. “I’m sorry… I have to go.”'''

'''Mr. Forkle rushed out of the room, leaving a very shocked Sophie, Grady, and Elwin. Elwin came to his senses first, checking Sophie’s cells and making sure she was okay. '''

“Let’s go home.” Grady suddenly came to life.

“Okay.” Sophie knew better than to argue.

'''Elwin gave her a hug. “Be careful Moonlark.”'''