<meta name="LineWrap" content="true"><TITLE>SR_Bk1 0106</TITLE><A HREF="SR_Bk1-0107.txt">Next (Page 107)</A><BR><P><P>"Now Millicent," Granticaine said, "just where are you from and what method did you employ to get here?"<P><P>"Well, I'm from a place called Canada, and I got here from a spell I read in an old book in the school library."<P><P>"And girl," Granticaine said gently, "what exactly do you intend to do now that you're here?"<P><P>"I just, you know, I just wanted to join you on your journey. You know, be friends with you."<P><P>"Uh-huh," Granticaine said. "And just how are you planning on getting back?"<P><P>"I don't know," Millicent said brightly.<P><P>Daptin shook his head.<P><P>"Let me get this straight. You found a spell in a book, and read it--where--in a movie theater?"<P><P>"No--they were showing 'Cup's Club' at the library."<P><P>"The same library the book came from?" Fake asked.<P><P>"No--that was the school library. This was the main library."<P><P>"And where is this book?" Granticaine asked.<P><P>"I put it on the seat beside me," Millicent said. "I memorized the spell and recited it."<P><P>"Okay I can't take it anymore," Mallie said. "What happens in the movie?"<P><P>"What, the whole movie?" Millicent said.<P><P>"No! The part after this part," Mallie said.<P><P>"Well, you see, that's sort of why I chose this movie. This is real near the end. They kinda leave it open, you know, to like individual interpretation. We talked about it in class. You know, what people thought would happen and everything."<P><P>"Great," Mallie said.<P><P>"Do you want to go back, Millicent?" Granticaine asked.<P><P>"Um--I dunno. If I could live here with you guys I don't think I'd ever want to go back!"<P><P>"The spell," Classic of Logic said. "Do you remember it?"<P><P>"Yeah. Uh-huh," Millicent said.<P><P>"Is there a spell to reverse it?" Classic asked.<P><P>"I think there was, but I didn't really read it."<P><P>"Don't you think you should try and get back? You can always do the spell again, but you must have family who'll worry sick about you," Classic said.<P><P>"I guess. But you know--I didn't really think it would work. I never expected it to."<P><P>"So recite the spell!" Classic said.<P><P>"Um, okay. But it doesn't make any sense. And it was the one to go into the story, not to get out. But I'll try it anyway. Here goes... 'Little tiny owl, small as a thimble, smart as a whip, furry like a bat, and what do you think of that?' ...huh. I'm still here. Guess it doesn't work the other way around. I told you there was another one to get back."<P><P>"You're a long way from Kanda," Fake said.<P><P>"Canada!" Millicent said, stressing the pronunciation. <P><P>"Canada, whatever," Fake said.<P><P>Daptin lost his patience.<P><P>"Okay people, whatever. Millicent, congrats, you're now an honorary member of Cup's Club. Now can we all get a goddamn move-on? I for one really want to see what happens next in the adventures of Cup's Club, especially if it means us getting back to reality safe and sound."<P><P>"Okay," Coabler said. "Millicent, as leader of Cup's Club, I do grant you honorary membership. Now all of you, forward!"<P><P>"I'm really here," Millicent muttered, falling into step. "I can't believe it."<P><P>"We can't either," Daptin said wearily.<P><P>--------------------------<P>CHAPTER 26<P>--------------------------<P><P>"It's not in there. Power zoom 7 carat/Farrafly method. It's not there. I can't jing it! I can't jing it! Former, 14 Relora stance. Go. Go. Possibility phase delay! Go 16 toron. Drip in 5. It's too impossible! Forgetprev dothis," Injure Bodoni muttered to himself, a little furry lady on his shoulder, him oblivious to the group of people who'd entered his workshop about a minute earlier.<P><P>"Hey!" Emily yelled.<P><P>"Ah! Ah!" Injure screeched, holding his hands to his head in sudden shock, turning.<P><P>"Injure," Hate said. "How goes it?"<P><P>"Greetings," said the little creature on Injure's shoulder.<BR><A HREF="SR_Bk1-0107.txt">Next (Page 107)</A>