Sabrina looked up and saw a girl's face looking worriedly at her. "I'm Sabrina," she said. "Who are you?" The person said, "My name is Misty." Another girl pushed her way into view. "Annie, this is Sabrina," said Misty. "I think she just came through a portal." Sabrina rubbed her head. It hurt. She looked at the girls with very wide eyes. "What just happened? What's a portal? Where am I?" Annie answered, "Calm down, calm down. You probably went through a portal, which is like a magical thing that transports you somewhere else. You're in the forest." "Which forest?" Misty shrugged. "We don't really know. Why are you wearing a tunic?" Sabrina sat up on her elbows and looked at her clothes. "That's what everyone wears... except most girls, who wear dresses." Misty's eyes steadily grew until they looked like they were going to explode. "Um, one second." She pulled Annie away and to a tree. Sabrina could barely hear them. "Annie, I think she's from the past! I mean the tunic and shoes and everything. " Annie's voice came next. "I think so, I mean she doesn't seem to know what my flashlight is, I caught her looking at it, and I really agree with you." Then their whispers got quieter until Sabrina couldn't hear. Then they came back. "Sabrina, what year was it when you came here?" Sabrina gave it some thought. "I don't really know... 1461? Yes, I was born 4 years before the war that lasted a hundred years ended." Annie and Misty shared startled looks. "Sabrina- you're from the past. This is 2011."
Sabrina looked startled. Then she shook her head. "This... can't be..." She put her head in her hands. Her head was spinning. She rationalized that she had never liked her time anyway. The village boys threw rocks at her, and the women had avoided her altogether. The men just acted as if she wasn't there. So it was good that she was here... was it? She decided to tell Misty and Annie all of what had happened. When she finished, Misty and Annie were astonished again. "You...saw the portal? The only way you can do that is to have made it! Or... but no, it can't be... the only other way to see it is if you have psychic powers." Sabrina asked after a long pause, "Is this a joke?" "No, Sabi. We have powers too." Misty drew something in the ground and an apple appeared in her hand. She took a bite. "Not bad. You see, Sabi, magic is real. You must have psychic." Sabrina didn't know what to think of the nickname. She decided she liked it. "So... what does Annie do?" Annie shrugged. "I'm ice," she answered. "We should probably camp for the night. It's starting to get dark, and I think Sabi's had enough to think about today. We'll tell her the rest tomorrow."
Sabrina stretched. Sleeping on the ground was a thing she had to do a lot, but that didn't stop the cramps. She waited for the other two to get up by meditating. She had picked it up from a monk who had traveled through the village and taken a liking to her. His name was Francis. When Misty and Annie finally got up she could hear them talking, and she opened her eyes. "You're awake already? Wow," said Annie. "Um, Misty, Annie? What's 'the rest' of the story?" Misty and Annie looked at each other. "Er... Sabi? We're... kinda... wanted by the most powerful man in the world..." Sabrina shrugged. "So what?" They stared. "'So what' what? We're in danger every second of the day! By staying with us you'd be endangered too!" Sabrina cocked her head slightly. "Once I was wanted by the Guard for not living with parents while underage. They caught me, but somehow the next morning the bars of the prison were smoldering and open. That's when people started avoiding me. They thought I was some sort of dark witch." Misty and Annie were taken aback. "Oh... Well then, are you coming with us? You'll have to help us find food and shelter and stuff." A smile played across Sabrina's face. "Do you have a bow?" Misty smiled mischievously. "That can easily be remedied."
Sabrina looked startled. Then she shook her head. "This... can't be..." She put her head in her hands. Her head was spinning. She rationalized that she had never liked her time anyway. The village boys threw rocks at her, and the women had avoided her altogether. The men just acted as if she wasn't there. So it was good that she was here... was it? She decided to tell Misty and Annie all of what had happened. When she finished, Misty and Annie were astonished again. "You...saw the portal? The only way you can do that is to have made it! Or... but no, it can't be... the only other way to see it is if you have psychic powers." Sabrina asked after a long pause, "Is this a joke?" "No, Sabi. We have powers too." Misty drew something in the ground and an apple appeared in her hand. She took a bite. "Not bad. You see, Sabi, magic is real. You must have psychic." Sabrina didn't know what to think of the nickname. She decided she liked it. "So... what does Annie do?" Annie shrugged. "I'm ice," she answered. "We should probably camp for the night. It's starting to get dark, and I think Sabi's had enough to think about today. We'll tell her the rest tomorrow."
Sabrina stretched. Sleeping on the ground was a thing she had to do a lot, but that didn't stop the cramps. She waited for the other two to get up by meditating. She had picked it up from a monk who had traveled through the village and taken a liking to her. His name was Francis. When Misty and Annie finally got up she could hear them talking, and she opened her eyes. "You're awake already? Wow," said Annie. "Um, Misty, Annie? What's 'the rest' of the story?" Misty and Annie looked at each other. "Er... Sabi? We're... kinda... wanted by the most powerful man in the world..." Sabrina shrugged. "So what?" They stared. "'So what' what? We're in danger every second of the day! By staying with us you'd be endangered too!" Sabrina cocked her head slightly. "Once I was wanted by the Guard for not living with parents while underage. They caught me, but somehow the next morning the bars of the prison were smoldering and open. That's when people started avoiding me. They thought I was some sort of dark witch." Misty and Annie were taken aback. "Oh... Well then, are you coming with us? You'll have to help us find food and shelter and stuff." A smile played across Sabrina's face. "Do you have a bow?" Misty smiled mischievously. "That can easily be remedied."