This choice: ...dumped you onto a table • Go Back...Chapter #5...dumped you onto a table by: Unknown The cat, now having scooped you all up, moved back inside her house. You three were disorientated by the movement of the jar as the giant feline walked. Eventually she made it to her wooden kitchen table and screwed the lid off the jar. The jar tilted again and you three were sent spiraling, falling on top of one another out of the jar and onto the table. Once you three were out of the jar you quick tried to make your escape.
Maria let out a terrified shriek. Kevin cried, nearly in tears, “Let’s get outta here! I wanna go home!” You three scattered around the table, looking for a safe way to scale down it without outright jumping.
The cat rolled her eyes at this, “Ugghhh!” She knelt down and easily snatched you all up. First her big, leathery paw came down on Maria, then you, and finally grabbing the frantic and crying Kevin. Soon you were all placed in her cupped paws, right in front of her face, giving you a good whiff of her fishy breath. You were much too high up to even think of escaping now.
The feline gave you a stern and angry look, “You can’t just go running around like that. You could get hurt. Look how tiny you are.”
Maria groaned, still angry and defiant even against this skyscraper-sized black cat, “Yeah, well whose fault is that lady? You’re the one who shrunk us!”
The cat growled lowly, “I had to. It is part of your punishment. If you receive bad omen I must administer proper punishment. It is my job as the local Omen Mage.”
Maria snapped back, “I don’t care what your job is, I wanna get my brother and go home.”
The black cat raised a brow, “Not in that state, young lady.”
The much smaller girl spouted, “Then change us back!”
This made the feline snarl and snap her jaws at you three, “I CAN’T! I wish I could but I only deliver bad omens young one. You must show patience and you will return to normal in time.”
Kevin, in a frantic voice asked, “In how much time?”
The cat shrugged, shaking her head, “I cannot tell. The omens are different every time.”
You started to think and then got an idea, you yelled up at the gigantic feline, “Hold on! Is there anyway we could change our bad omen? Like could we swap it out for another one? Or… you said you’re a mage right? Like a magical mage? Could you cast another omen on us… maybe one that will cancel out our shrinking?”
Kevin squealed in fear at your idea, “Are you kidding, you want this cat lady to do more weird magic stuff to us?”
You turned to your friend, “Kevin… do we have any other choice?”
Kevin contemplated and then answer, “I-I mean… um… just wait! We’ll just wait it out. Patience, right. How long does it take for the shrinking to wear off?”
Cat the pondered a bit, “Well, it could be few hours to a few months.”
All three of your eyes widened. Maria joins in, “I don’t wanna take that chance. I wanna get back to normal, go get Hugo, and get out of here.”
You nod, “Alright. What should we do than miss?” The cat gets lost in thought, just staring at you. Her malodorous fishy breath still wafting over you. Her eyes widen as she comes to a decision…
Does the cat lady use a time spell to send you three forward into the future where the shrinking affects have worn off? Or does she swap out your shrinking omen with another bad omen? Be careful! If you time travel to the future you may be sent too far, and end up getting trapped in Vampyre Lane until Halloween rolls around next year. At the same time, it takes a lot out of a mage to send three trick-or-treaters like you into the future… she might want a favor or two in return. Or you could swap your shrinking omen with a new bad omen, but will this one be worse? What does she decide on?   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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