[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

The other Leena looked around. Where had the second Leena gone?! She hesitantly waved, and decided to go home. She'd had a bit too much excitement today...

Leena sat down, a bit dizzy. "Woah... everything's... spinning..." She said, then fell backwards, in a faint.

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Reality ripples in and out and a cloaked figure appears. Magus looks around at the beach and notices the girl lying on the sand. "Hmm this is rather odd." he says and kneels down to shake the girl awake.

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Kid turns to see the strange man who is now standing over Leena. She blinks as a surprised look crosses her face. "Who the hell're ya, mate?" Surprise turns to anger as she quickly pulls out her dagger. "Yer with that furry bastard, I bet! Get away from her now!"

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Leena woke, finding her self being shaken. She vaguely heard Kid shouting but she couldn't understand the words. Her eyes opened slowly, looking up into the face of the person who was shaking her. She stared for a few seconds, then she scrambled away from Magus, and stood up unsteadily.

"Who are you?" she asked, staring.

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Magus turns, startled. "Furry one? Who are you and where is this?" He readies himself to use his magic. "Has Lavos sent me to another world?"

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Kid glares back at him. "Ya dunno him? Ya REALLY dunno him?" she asks, raising an eyebrow and leaning closer. "Yer a shady fella, just the type that would be workin' fer that furry bastard Lynx. I dun trust ya."

She takes a step back and scratches her head innocently while looking at him in a genuinely puzzled nature. "Lavos? Who the heck is that?" she wonders aloud.

[Opassa Beach, Home World]

He stared at her with wide, worried eyes. "Y-you didn't just say that we're going to break into V-v-viper M-manor, did you?" His eyes followed her as she walked to the water's edge. "You can't be serious. That's... crazy. Suicidal."

Suddenly, the world began to swirl around him. "Miss Kid....?"

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

When the world stopped spinning, they were still at the beach. But something seemed... odd.

"What happened again?" He was completely puzzled. "See anything? There's nothing to see except the beach... right?" He stared suspiciously at the locket in her hand. "Miss Kid... I'm really confused. What did that thing do?"

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Kid looks to Van for a split second. "I didn't mention we gotta break into Viper Manor, mate? Oh, bloody sorry 'bout that." she replies with a bit of a grin. "It'll be a sinch, tho. Don't ya worry!"

"As fer the strange occurances, I dunno fer sure what the hell happened." she adds. She then glares back over at Magus, her dagger held readily in her left hand. "I'd say this bugger requires a bit more of our attention then that right now, wouldn't you?"

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

"I'm not a Knight..." Karsh mutters. "I'm a Dragoon. Do I look like a horse-riding, sword-weilding, knight-in-shining-armor?"

Solt & Peppor:
[Fossil Valley, Alternate World]

In a moment, Peppor grabs the egg and picks it up, when suddenly the Dodo bird turns around. Peppor puts the egg down and whipes out his axe. The bird lunges at him, and he makes a quick slice. Another jab knockes Peppor, and the egg, off ledge. Peppor catches the egg with a sigh, and begins to stand up.

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Suddenly, out of the shadows, and odd figure appears. It floats out, large, green skinned, maybe five feet tall. A green tail behind it, with a gold ring around the tail. A bronze chesplate is worn by this creature. Atop it's head is a mohawk of brown hair. "I've been waiting for you," the green creature says. "I knew you search for her would lead you to El Nido."

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

A female frame followed Ozzie from the shadows, idly yawning and flipping its braid over one shoulder. The mystic placed on hand on its hip, glancing at Magus curiously, but not saying anything, merely standing behind Ozzie as a sort of a. . . backup. Flea wanted to ask questions, but didn't dare.

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Kid continues to take a defensive stance, placing herself just in front of Van and Leena. She notices a few new figures enter the beach. "Friends of yours?" she asks, her eyes locked on the figure of Magus.

"Bloody hell, at this rate we'll never get to Viper Manor. I sure hope we don't havta fight any of these odd new fellas." she thinks to herself, remaining as calm as possible.

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Magus looks over at his minions and shakes his head. Then he looks a this new girl, she seems...familiar somehow. "And what do you propose to do to me? I admit I know not this Lynx and yet you know nothing of Lavos. I must have somehow travelled out of time and space. Flea, Ozzie, Slash!! To me! We will travel with these..people until I can find out exactly where we are."

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Kid looks over at the odd band of magic users. "No, I suppose yer not in with Lynx. If ya were then I woulda heard mention of yer names before. Magus, right?" she asks, slowly lowering her dagger. "We've got some business to take care of just north of here, yer all welcome to join us fer a bit."

Kid grins secretly. "This is almost too bloody good to be true! If these buggers come with us to Viper Manor then we won't have any problems savin' Serge. Looks like I'll be gettin' to confront Lynx after all!" she thinks to herself.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

"Well, ah...You said it was SIR Karsh..." Serge looks down.

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

"I, too, am here to search for a princess. Rumor has it she is in Viper Manor," Ozzie comments. "If you are going there, I wish to acompany you. It will be just like old times. Oh, and as for Lavos... in my years stuck in the bend of time, I have learned much, 'Prince Janus'." He smirks at the end, knowing the name that Magus never told him.

[Viper Manor, Alternate World]

"Sir is a title of respect," he laughs back, "something that you will never obtain."

[Magical Dreamers, Alternate World]

It was always the same.

She sat, slumped, at the dressing table, staring at herself in the mirror. Clad in her usual dancer's constume, she mindlessly drummed her fingertips against the polished wood, her other arm propping her head up.

The other contents of the room, namely everything except the dressing table, mirror and Miki herself, were scattered and messed, the way it always was. Right before a concert, everyone got all worked up, and then everyone forgot to be careful. So the rooms always got trashed by pre-show jitters. Of course, someone would clean the mess up sooner or later - just a matter of time.

It was always the same.

'Chill, Miki,' she told herself. 'Remember, you're always like this after a concert? Solemn, silent, brooding?'

The rest of the dancers, knowing better, had left her alone as usual. They were probably off somewhere, laughing and congratulating each other on another great show. She couldn't know for sure - she'd never accompanied them.

Nikki was nowhere to be found. She was worried about that.

Miki straightened herself and sighed, looking into the mirror again.

'What is wrong with me? I live a fairytale life. I dance, am famous, have men oogle and google all over me. Why do I hate this so much?'

The answer to that, she didn't know. But she did know something else.

It was always the same.

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Magus sputters in disbelief. "Maybe these aren't the minions he left behind." He shakes his head and shoots a meaningful glance at Ozzie. How much more dangerous was this crew now?

"Then let's not loiter, we should be on our way. This new place intrigues me, and Ozzie you must tell me more about this 'Bend of Time.'" He looks over at Kid as if to indicate he is ready to leave.

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

"The bend of time is a place where time merges and folds over itself... It exists in all times at once. From there, I've watched many time periods. And unlike in real time... You youthen while there. Haven't you noticed that my hair has returned? I haven't had hair since before you arrived! Now, let's get on our way to Viper Manor! We've got a Princess to find!" Ozzie shouts heroically... or demonically... or both. Suddenly, the air is filled by his old laugh of "GYAH HA HA HAH!"

[Termina, Alternate World]

Glenn looked up at the ship that held the wonderous preformers and day dreamed about Miki. He had wandered until he ended up by the docks.

He was a dragoon and one day might even be a deva like Dario was, but more importantly, he was a teenager and there was only one diva that held his attention. (Ok I know that the line was cheesy :) He stared up at one fo the portholes and wondered what a beautiful girl like Miki thought about from day to day.

Not looking where he was going, he accidentaly bumbed into a passer by. "Sorry." He apologized blushing, until he looked up and saw who he had bumped into.

[Opassa Beach, Alternate World]

Kid nods briefly as a reply to Magus. "Fer once, someone here that's ready to get their arse in gear! Let's get movin'." she gestures quickly towards Leena and Van. With that, Kid begins to lead the group out of the Opassa Beach area. "Next stop, Viper Manor. Serge, here we come!"

They proceed to make their way towards the Fossil Valley, which lies several miles north.

[Fossil Valley, Alternate World]

Ozzie floats behind them, laughing, and not telling him too much of his plans, untill suddenly he shouts out, "MAMA DINGO AND THREE BABIES AT FOUR O'CLOCK!"