Chapter 18 - Inside a Time Crystals

Serefina wasn't able to breathe. Her lungs felt like they were paralyzed somehow.

"Where...are...we?" she managed to choke out.

"I thought it was the time when I showed you my time crystal," a boy's voice said. That was probably Bryan?

Serefina's eyes opened. "Okay." she whispered trying keep herself steady. "Wait what?"

"Bryan I told you it was not a good idea," a girl's voice said. Kyle.

"We...are inside a TIME CRYSTAL!" Serefina yelled. And then she noticed where they were standing. On a pink glass floor.

She slipped on it and Bryan caught her by his hand in time, again. Serefina turned red. This was getting embarrassing. Then Kyle cleared her throat.

Serefina jerked away but Bryan still held her hand, "How about we prevent you from falling again?"

Serefina laughed awkwardly. "Sorry."

"It's fine. The first time I came here, I needed at least two people to stand up straight," Kyle said.

"Where's Ava?" Serefina asked glancing the direction where she was holding her hand during the teleportation.

"She went to see her parents to ask if they knew any other plans for backup just in case my big bro's secret Time wall doesn't work," Kyle explained.

"Wonder if that's going to happen," Bryan chuckled.

"How can you be sure?" Kyle grumbled.

"Wait and watch."

"Can anybody please tell me why are we standing inside a time crystal?" Serefina asked.

"Well, we always travel through the time crystal into our kingdom," Bryan said.

"I know but I have teleported to your kingdom with you and I wasn't standing here then." Serefina tried to remember every detail of what had happened the day before.

"I took you through the void," Bryan said.

"Which void?" Serefina asked.

"The void is for the beginners. It's used by people who can't take in intense feelings," Kyle explained.

"Intense feelings?"

"Yeah, like regret or grief for example."

"So why tell now?" Serefina glanced at Bryan. "It was just my third time."

"Third time?" Kyle raised an eyebrow. "I thought it was your second time."

Oh right. She hadn't told Kyle about Bryan and her going to Crintona.

"We'll discuss that later," Bryan saved her from answering. "We have a mission to accomplish."

He offered Kyle his hand. She rolled her eyes and took it. "Fine. But I need answers-"

Before Serefina could hear the rest Kyle's words, Bryan dragged them towards a wall and passed through it.

•••

They were standing in front the Timezium castle. Serefina had been inside but now she was outside of the biggest building-or castle she'd ever seen. Since they had teleported to a different rout to find tge Time tree. The castle was completely blue just like Elsa's ice castle. A giant white Christmas tree was grown in the middle. And this time Serefina did wore a coat. You never know when Bryan comes and teleports you away.

Then a thought a clicked. "Ava also lives in the Time crystal?" she asked.

"Yeah. As I said we are the neighbors to Time Crystalia. Just like that there are more kingdoms, far more than you're thinking," Bryan said.

"Okay. Where does she live?"

"She lives in Timora," Kyle said. "It's one of my favorite kingdoms. It's so colorful and-"

"Kyle, don't we have to do something important?" Bryan interrupted.

"Right. Let's go."

They started towards the castle and Kyle suddenly stopped them.

"Not now, Kyle!" Bryan said and this was the first time she saw him annoyed.

Kyle rushed towards a lady sitting on a bench just beside the castle's main entrance.

"Who is she?" Serefina asked.

"She is-well, come and look. You might know her," Bryan said and started towards the gate himself. She followed him.

But when she looked closer at the lady, she jerked away. It was Professor Natalie with her blonde braids. The professor who was their History teacher. The professor who'd helped Serefina find her locker on her first day of Clockwork Academy.