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The banquet hall of the Parrodipolis Wooster Hotel.
The function being held there that night was a fundraiser for Senator Ronald Beeslyhuxtoy's run for the Presidency. Everyone at the function were seating at round tables covered with white linen & were having a nice meal. There was person who was there that didn't belong there. She didn't belong to that City, Continent, Planet, Universe or Dimension. She landed there by accident after being pushed into murky water of a Louisiana swamp which just happened to be a nexus of realities.
Jane Tarzania sat quietly in the back of the room, she was hoping to not be noticed since this world's Jane was up on stage with her husband & their two kids. She couldn't help staring at the woman. It was her but not her. Sure, the woman was older by at least half a decade or more & had some visible signs of aging. But, that woman up there was her. Jane's mind that start to wondering if this what her life might've turned out like if she hadn't broken up with Ronnie.
As she listened as Ronnie running mate, who she was kind of surprised wasn't Chad (she didn't even see him there), talk glowing about all the thing this dimensions' Ronnie had done Jane got a tap on the shoulder. Jane looked up & saw someone she didn't thing she'd ever see again: Mr. Spooky. She wasn't sure if it was her version come to rescue her or the local version, he was wearing a campaign button on his right lapel. She then knew after he spoke.
"It's time to leave here, Miss Tarzania. We don't belong here."
Jane got up & followed the man in the grey three piece suit. They walked out of the banquet hall, down the hallway. Jane though they might of been exiting the Hotel when he then opened the door to the Coat Check area. He held the door open for Jane & ushered her in.
Jane walked into the room & then came flying out of the water. She landed on the same spit of land she had left previously. A few feet away from here was Chad, he was all curled up around his accordion. He was also swaying back & forth a bit. A few feet away from him was Mr. Spooky. He had his suit jacket off, near it was his umbrella. The sleeves of his white shirt were rolled up above his elbows. He was pacing back & forth looking for something in the water.
Jane looked around for the others but they weren't there.
"Mr. Spooky?" Jane asked as she got up off the ground. He waved a hand at her as to quite her.
Jane spoke again "Mr. Spooky?"
He turned in her direction but before she could speak he raised his right index finger to his mouth. She didn't ask again then went & sat down to wait.
After a few minutes of pacing, Mr. Spooky knelt down & plunged his arm into the water. After some searching around he pulled up someone. She was not wet, Jane noticed she wasn't wet either. The person who was pulled out appeared to be hyperventilating. She was also bleeding a bit & clothes were ripped in places.
Jane got up & walked over to Catherine to comfort her. They sat down across from Chad. Mr. Spooky went back to his searching.
"Your.. Your alive." Catherine said after he began to breath normally.
"Yes. Why wouldn't I be?" Jane said a bit puzzled. "Am I dead where you went?"
"Not exactly."
Jane wasn't sure how to react to that comment.
"I went to a world the Internet has long foretold of: The Zombie Apocalypse had come to pass. Ok. Sure, it was cool & all. Now I like Zombies as much as the next Girl but I prefer mine on screen or on the printed page not chasing after me. Plus, it's all a bit weirder when you know the Zombies personally."
"Like who?"
"Well... I meet most of who we have in present company, myself included. I do now know what I'd look like as a Zombie & that I'd have a craving for my Brains and/or fleshy bits."
"Was I there?" Jane asked, slightly scared at what the answer might be.
"Yes. You & Ronnie were the first people I saw. I will say this even after death you & Ronnie are still together. He also made you closer then you had ever been before."
It was vague but Jane decided to leave it at that.
"Sidenote: Zombie Little Cat is creepily cute." Catherine pulled down her left sock & on her ankle was tiny bite marks. " He to wanted to make me that day's special. Most of the people I met wanted that. I think it was just because I might of been the only fresh thing for miles. So... "Catherine said changing the subject "Where'd you go?"
"Ronnie was running to become President."
"Maybe the 2 worlds are the same & one caused the other." Catherine said with a sly grin.
Jane smiled. Then, she wondered what world Chad went to.
"Did your world have a Spooky? I didn't meet a zombified version where I went & I didn't get a chance to ask if he was around either."
"I don't know. I did meet a Spooky there, he lead me to another closet & I showed up here. So, he might of been ours but I'm not sure."
"Closet, eh? I got an arm reaching out of no where to pull me to safety. I think I might of dropped my glasses during one of the many times I was running for my life."
"I'm sure your doctor would give you another pair."
"Like He'd believe that I lost them as I was being chased by the zombified version of myself in some alternate reality?"
"Depends on the Doctor." Mr. Spooky interjected before he knelt down to retrieve their last two members of the group.
He pulled Ronnie up out of the water & the group noticed that Ronnie was dressed differently. His clothes looked to be more in line with Mr. Spooky's attire then Ronnie normal get up. The suit he wore was red, a dark red, with some hints of yellow to it.
Ronnie turned towards Mr. Spooky, who was busy about rolling down his sleeves. Ronnie then said "What the heck do you think you were doing?"
"Rescuing you all from the scattered dimensions & possible futures so that we might continue on to find the item." Mr. Spooky said as he put back on his coat & picked up his umbrella.
"But, couldn't you have waited just a bit. I was just about to meet them."
"Meet who?" Jane asked.
Ronnie turned in her direction & his eyes light up, a smile spread across his face. He then said one word with some glee "Vampires!"
"Hmm." Catherine said. "I got to meet the undead, too. Just an FYI for you, Ronnie: It's never nice to crack open someone's head, it doesn't matter how well you know them & then eat their rotten, decaying brains that are spilling out on to the floor. It's just not good manners."
Ronnie shot an evil look at Catherine, it was a look she had become accustomed to. "What are you talking about?"
"Zombies." She said with a smile.
"Well, I was talking about the greatest people to ever walk the streets of... anywhere really. The place I went to was Parrodipolis, a version where everything was all Victorian & stuff. After a few days waiting around to be rescued I went about getting use to that world. I met that World's Jane & Chad, there was no Catherine to speak of."
Ronnie shot Catherine a hardy smile, she stuck her tongue back at him.
"After a few weeks there, I had set myself up in the right circles & began my search for Vampires."
"So, they existed there?" Jane asked.
"Yes." Ronnie said a bit shocked.
"They exist here too." Mr. Spooky said bluntly.
"I found a nice group of men who went around searching for things like that. It was so cool. It was like I was living out all the book I had ever read."
"So, wait a minute: How long were you there?" Jane asked.
"I'd say a few months."
Jane turned to Catherine & asked the same question. To which she replied "A few days. Maybe a week tops."
Then, Jane turned to Mr. Spooky. "How is it I'm somewhere for less then an hour where, Catherine is somewhere for a few days, Ronnie for a few Months & Chad for who knows how long when we all left around the same time?"
"Simple. Different dimensions run at different speeds. The nexus prepares you so that you'll be able to survive at that speed."
"It's like Vinyl with different playing speeds." Catherine interjected.
"Yes. Somewhat like that."
"What do you know about Records?" Ronnie asked.
"Hey. I may be younger then you but I know what good. Vinyl's Awesome!"
"Well, we must be off." Mr. Spooky said cutting off any reply Ronnie might of. "We have the Item to retrieve."
"I know I asked this before but what is it?" Catherine asked.
Mr. Spooky began to speak & Catherine joined in mockingly "All will be revealed in time."
Mr. Spooky then turned to Ronnie. "Mister Beeslyhuxtoy, do you still have your Hamster companion?"
"Yes. It was a bit odd for victorian Parrodipolis but people got use to it." Ronnie said as he reached his left hand in to his coat pocket to show that Little Cat was still with him.
"Splendid."
Mr. Spooky turned to Catherine & said "Miss Gillespie, will you please get Mister Swiss up off the ground."
Catherine nodded & helped Chad up off the ground. The group then start back off further into the swamp.
Just a few feet from where they were, two glowing red eyed peaked out from the murky water. Shortly there after the eyes retreated back under the water.
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TO BE CONTINUED....
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