Dana told Tina that the next week of training would teach her how to change bodies in less than 10 seconds instead of a minute, as it had now. It was psychologically draining because she had to concentrate so hard, having no time to relax before she had to change back. Shane and Alice had to do the same but they were with Dana’s friends: Lara and Tasha. Shane had bad luck because she was put with Tasha who was the hardest of all. The last day, Tina was, to her own surprise, sad to leave Dana who had become a good friend. They hugged each other tight and Dana gave her a bracelet with little, bright colored stones telling her that if something was wrong, she could take one of those stones and throw them in water. Then Dana would appear so she could help her. Tina smiled and thanked her friend. They said goodbye and together with Shane and Alice, Tina walked home. For the first time, they were all silent around each other. They were too tired and sad to say something.

Three days later…

The Earth…

Bette walked out of her room and her Dad called her to the kitchen. She sat down and looked at her Father.

“Sweetest, I have to tell you something.” He told her.

Bette nodded. “Yes, Father?”

“I have found some men that seem suitable for you.” He told Bette.

The brown-haired woman sighed and held her head down. She wanted to cry.

Melvin continued. “I have found three men. Their names are Amana, Cyril and Talus. They all come from a good family and I talked to them. They are polite and civilized. They have a bright looking future, which include making good money to support your future family. I am sure they will treat your right. I’m going to let you meet them all and you can see whom you like the most. Every man will get 15 minutes to charm you.” He told her.

“When?” Was Bette’s short reaction.

“Tonight, 5PM.” Melvin answered. Bette got tears in her eyes.

“I’m going to the woods, excuse me.” She said and stood up.

She ran out of the house with tears in her eyes. She ran as fast as possible, her lounges felt like they were going to explode but she didn’t care. Tears were streaming down her face and her chest was going up and down, always sucking more air in. She arrived in the woods and kept on running, jumping over roots of trees. She didn’t see one and fell down, on her knees and hands. She felt even more miserable. She sat back only on her knees. She whipped her hands clean on her dress and then covered her face with them. She didn’t want to get married, she didn’t want to meet those guys and then choose someone after 45 minutes. She wanted to fall in love, met her princess charming and get married but she knew then she would never have the kids she wanted. She kept crying, feeling helpless.

Tina just landed on the planet Earth. She had flashed herself over here. That she had learned from Dana to, how to move from one planet to another. Everything depended on concentration Dana had thought her. She morphed into a human and dressed in her clothes she had brought. Her plan was to talk to some humans, trying to find out what they thought of their Emperor and the plans he was making about invading Vidar. She walked through the forest. It was chilly here. She looked around. There were so many colors, more than on Vidar where everything was blue or purple. She stepped on a stone and yelped. Damn, that hurt. She cursed herself for not bringing shoes. Maybe she could find some in a city. Oh, no, she had no human money. The problem with flashing was that you couldn’t flash much with you. She already reached the max with the clothes she brought. Maybe she would find a sweet person around here that wanted to help her. She walked a little further, watching out that she didn’t hurt herself and still in wonderment of how beautiful this planet was.

When she thought she would never find someone around here, she heard soft sobs. She frowned, trying to concentrate on the sound and find out where it was coming from. She walked to the right and suddenly saw a young woman sitting on her knees, looking like a human ball. She felt so bad for her, not even knowing why she was crying. Her dark brown curly hair was hanging over her face. It was long and shone in the sunshine that had found it’s way through the leaves and her shoulders were shaking slightly. Tina walked closer, trying not to startle the woman. 

To Be Continued…