| Re: Virtual Reality Series Pinpin. All seven of them including Lewis and Joseph rushed towards the open door. One by one each one entered the shop; inside were long wide, oak shelves of artefacts and an oak wood counter. As Joseph entered last, she pulled the door closed and locked it. An opening with strips of beads running down it were moved aside, another girl in fiery red and ginger brown hair but with freckles this time. A younger boy than Lewis dressed in sandstone colours and dark hair like Riowner, almost looking like a younger version of him.
“Pinpon, Pequra. What’s going on?” Kayleigh asked but answer was a hard earthquake, it caused the shelves to chatter with the artefacts jumping around, some fell onto the floor. Everyone tried to keep their balance; then a rumble stampeded past the shop outside. “Is there a keep near here or was that something big?” Kayleigh asked again but Ozaskger had switched to Galax to give a reply.
“By the sound of that, don’t use ‘big’ to describe that.” Everyone looked at her, the rumbles and the earthquake had stopped. All of them were confused except Pinpin and the other younger kids with her. “Use massive to describe what just hit. Reason because of things outside is over the place.” She unlocked the shutters and pushed them out of the shop. Outside, fragments of wood were scattered all over the path. Sparker and David joined her and looked in shock for such damage on the oak doors and wooden shutters on the other side. David looked back at Pinpin for an answer.
“Do you know if this has happened before? Like some days ago?” He asked but someone else enters through the bead curtain; an old woman in a grey hood and darker gowns slowly walked towards them. Her wrinkled face showed a face of a grim look on her face. She saw Galax turn to her and was quite in a shock to see Galax in her marshy green. Ignoring her barely, she turned to David with her grim look again.
“That was Tornado Spacer, a long living twister that can survive in space. That’s how it got its name, but your friend looks familiar from my past and one like her inside the museum.” She spoke, walking past the others to unlock the door by Pinpin. The old woman opened the door wide, walked out and pointed to the smooth high tower at the end of the path. Joseph stepped outside to join her, while back inside Pinpon picked a thin wide box on the counter side. She pulled off the tiny lock and opened the lid to eight odd looking artefacts. At one end; a black pair of gloves lay on each other; the second was an orange-red watch and a hexagon disc. Third along was a small brown box which only Pequra’s hand could fit in; fourth and in the middle was heart shaped silver on a ring, in the centre was a blue crystal. Fifth was glow in dark shackles but was made of rubber; sixth was another hexagon disc but was red and crimson. Seventh along was a plastic case containing an Egyptian watch in sand colours and finally eighth was just a green marble. They all gazed in wonder at each one but by the colours they had, they kept their eye on a matching colour to their clothes. “Ah, so you are interested in what your friends have bought from me. They had been told to get them for you, by Queen Sparkerita from Tetris.” Each of them looked behind them to see the old lady smiling towards them. Galax was the only one that smiled back, the others weren’t told to trust people that want to give them something. What Pinpin might have been told on the letter might have been false, Pinpin and this old woman may be shape sifters and we’ve fallen into a trap. Sparker and David thought and acted cautiously about Pinpon and younger Pequra. Lewis held onto Kayleigh’s hand for comfort and then looked at Galax. He didn’t know about her sense of warning, to Galax her mind was clear that this old lady was friend and not foe.
“That’s great. Are the artefacts colour coded to tell who it belongs to?” Galax asked but Sparker and David looked at her in shock. She hasn’t noticed any suspicion, this woman can be a danger. Sparker thought but Galax turned to him with a suspicion that Sparker can’t trust her. “It’s alright, Sparker. There isn’t any evil around here in Taran anyway.” She turned back to the old wrinkled woman, she was quite devastated. She hasn’t lost her touch, but he might confuse her with his voice of a spectre. The old lady thought and smiled.
Outside Joseph was waiting for them, Lewis ran out to hug his teenager servant. Pinpin, Pinpon and Pequra stepped out first into the street. Shutters and doors were now opening, shops were reopening. David, Riowner and Kayleigh were next out of the shop. They watched villagers pick up the scattered fragments of wood off the ground for firewood. Sparker exited out alone, Galax was last one inside.
“She won’t be long, we’ll head for the museum and see why this village has it.” Sparker’s words showed he wasn’t certain in Taran for long. Galax finally reached the door until she froze stiff.
Finding out the past is useless, just return to the portal.
“He won’t stop leaving you unless you listen and do it, don’t led his voice confuse you. You need to find answers, not on a search for your home until you know exactly what your purpose is in this world. He wants you to come to him, not him coming for you. Fight on the side you are on now only, look in your heart when you are confused.” The lady behind her spoke, she knew Galax’s trouble. How does she know? Pinpin and the other two haven’t mentioned anything or the others. Who is she? Galax dimly glowed and switched to Ozaskger in her watery blue clothing. She joined Sparker’s side and all of them set off again towards the museum. The old woman stood at the door as they walked on, she smiled little and thought about something in her past[It was a connection with Galax’s past]. Good luck, Yasae. Stay away from the darkest worlds in your quest. She then entered her shop of artefacts and closed the door.
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