History abhors a paradox - which is us!

By Lana Beatty
 
 


"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!" Some kid on the street yells, trying to sell some crappy boots at the corner, for some - unknown and very stupid reason, "Jesus...stupid kid. He never learns.” Corey says with a sneer as he passes the kid without so much as a look - heading up the remainder of the street and back towards his apartment.  
"Yo COREY!!
Mike screams as he leans out the window, "GET IN HERE, DUDE!"
"ALRIGHT I'M COMING MIKE!" Corey yells in reply, moving through the security locked front door way, which was oddly not even locked. But then again, what do you really expect? Trudging up the stairs Corey couldn’t help but wonder what Mike wanted -- probably wanted him to go to the grocery store and there was no way! In hell, he was going to get him that ‘over-the-counter-cheaper-version-of-viagra....again!  
Our overweight and now out of breathe Corey reaches the apartment door, only to find it locked. “Jesus tap dancing Christ..” Corey muttered as he banged on the door -only to be greeted by Mike, his roommate, in his boxers, “Oh. Christ, dude! Put on some pants!” Corey exclaims as he tries desperately to shield his eyes. Mike, on the other hand, only shakes his head, “I will! I will -- just getting comfy.” Mike calmly explains as he reaches back and scratches his behind.  
Disgusted and utterly violated in more ways then one, Corey heads for the couch. Lana, Kat, Kaka and Chaz wasting no time to join him. Corey felt like a sardine, to tell the truth - but didn’t have the heart to tell them that, so - instead, cramped and uncomfortable Corey wrapped an arm around Lana, placing a tender kiss on her forehead, “So, what are we doing? - and why is the playstation out?”  
Lana turned to look at him with a heart warming smile, “Mike is going to play that game, Soulreaver, we got from the gypsy down the street. Ya know - the one that lives in the duplexes with the thirty cats?”  
Corey paused for a moment, remembering what ‘presents’ he got on the bottom of his boot, time and time again when he went to visit the old hag, “Yeah. I do. Not bad for five bucks, was it?” Lana could only smile and shake her head, trying to get comfy against Corey.  
Finally Mike returns, pants and all, and plops himself down in front of the Tv set - playing the disc labeled, “Soulreaver,” into the game console. He then proceeded to wait, and wait - and wait - and wait. Nothing happening, to be short about the whole ‘wait’ explanation, “CRAP!” Chaz bellows, somehow tossing his arms into the air while stuck in his cramped space, “WHY WON’T IT START?!” Chaz stood to his feet, Mohawk bouncing and to everyone’s surprise, ‘kicked’ the play station, “KICK IT! AHAHAH! HARDER CHAZ!” Kaka cackles, Pepsi in hand - being ‘way’ to hyper for her own good. Chaz does as he’s ordered and continually kicks the game system, over and over till a loud and drawn out beep echoed through the entire room, “Ehh..”  
Chaz paused from his violent streak, looking around with worried eyes - only to be overtaken in awe by the medium sized cyclone forming in the middle of the t.v set, “Whoa. What is that?” Chaz asks to no one but himself as he stupidly reaches out and pokes the swirling vortex, “AHHH!!! IT’S A TORNADO -- type, thing… COOL!!” Kaka replies, moving from the couch to gather around the set and stare in wonder at the multi-colored maelstrom forming in their living room, “Don’t - touch - it! I mean it Chaz!” Lana speaks up, joining the pair. But, sadly and stupidly Chaz doesn’t listen and touches it again, “LANA SAID! DON’T TOUCH IT STUPID!!” Kat barks as she, to, joins them. Corey at the moment in time didn’t know what to do, so - he, like the others. Stood in front of the T.v.  
“Is it -- suppose to do that?” Lana questioned, looking from person to person in the group. “I don’t thi--!!”  
Corey gets cut off as the t.v suddenly hisses and reaches out, coiling and sucking the whole group in.  
Hallow screams echoed through a bouncing chasm as each member of the group pauses, stretches, then fades into different colored hues. Lana and Kat the first pair to go - followed by Chaz and Kaka - then Mike and Corey.  
Lana and Kat, were, once again - the first to leave and the first to land into this strange world - which, unknown to them at the time was the Sanctuary of the Clans level, “ACK! MEH ARSE!” Lana screeches as reaches behind to rub her throbbing arse, feeling the slight sting from the sudden impact with the pavement, “Kat….?” She questioned, looking up towards the air at the shimmering dot of light as it became bigger and bigger -- and with a bone shattering thud, her questioned got answered - plowing then pinning them both to the floor, “Ouch…” Lana spoke softly from under Kat, eyes squinted in pain, “Dude - where are we?” Kat asked as she looked down at Lana, noting she wasn’t that bad off - seeing as how Lana broke her fall.  
"In the clan sanctuary..." A voice comes from nowhere..
 

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