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Morgan laughed, getting out had been almost too easy. She had sent Toki on an errand that would keep him occupied a while and he was all to happy to go. Then she had simply slipped out, leaving a note just in case the Aoide returned before she did. The last she thing she needed was for him to worry. Toki worried to much already, the last thing she needed was for herself to be added to that list or for him to feel responsible if something happened to her.

She strolled down the street of the small town she ended up in after coming through the portal from Earth. It was mostly the same as she remembered, if a bit more tainted around the edges and less people as well. That made her sad, considering how lively the town had been when she was last here.

Paint, the akuti, was perched on her shoulder, happily chirping and fluttering his wings despite the drab-ness of the surroundings.

"It's too bad...Destruction's taint reaches so far now." Morgan muttered, reaching up to give the fluffy creature on her shoulder a gentle scritch as she continued on her way. She had no real purpose for being here, except for needing to get out of the Dragon's apartments having grown increasingly lonely without his presence. Besides, who could stand a bored Aoide for that long?

Ser looked around carefully. She was quite certain the ally she had ran down had lead to quite a different location. It seemed almost surreal, even if it wasn't the happiest looking of places.

She had walked around a bit but had ended up at the same bench about 4 times know. After having been out all night she was getting tired. She slung her brother's pack sack down onto the bench.

"Well I wanted to find Morgy So maybe this is a step in the right direction..." She noticed the hint of sadness in her voice and shook her head putting on a big smile. She tossed her arms over her head stretching. Wandering around for so long with out a plan maybe wasn't such a good ideal. "To bad its a little late to plan anything."

Ser sat down on the bench next to her bag. Her head hung looking at the ground. She could feel the tears bitting at her eyes. Why had Morgan left to... without even a word... she lend back looking at the sky before calling out, oblivious to the fact that other people were around, "Morgy where did you go!"

Morgan rounded another corner which only leading to another split of streets. If memory served this wasn't too far from the portal that had brought her here and part of her wondered if that portal remained even though she knew it was only one way. She shook her head, dismissing the thought. No sense in getting homesick now, when there was no way home.

She turned back the way she had come from. Perhaps it was time to go back, it was begining to bore her being here anyway.

'Morgy! Where did you go!?'

Out of instinct Morgan whirled around. Was she hearing things? She had to be! There was no way, only one person she knew called her 'Morgy'. Homesickness....had to be homesickness.

Ser was leaning back her head tilted fully back. Thats when she saw a girl who looked strangely like Morgan. See we didn't need to plan. Make sure it's.. Ser whipped around so she was kneeling on the bench the bow of her kimono tangling around her. Her almost skipped a beat there looking back at her was deffently Morgan. "Morgy" she yelled. She got up with some difficulty do to her bow; almost falling off the bench completely.

She straightened her oboe out so it was fully behind her and untangled. Once she dusted her self off from the embarrassment of being tangled up. she ran forward a few steps closing the gap between her and Morgy and jumping the last bit before clutching onto her dear friend in a full out glomp. "I found you Morgy!"

Morgan too busy convincing herself that she was hearing things to notice someone launch themself at her. The glomper knocked her to the ground, thankfully she only hit hard enough to knock the wind out of her and send Paint fluttering up chittering irritably.

Her eyes went wide as she stared up at the person who was latched onto her. It took her a moment to stutter out it, seeing as she nearly didn't believe who she saw. "S-S-Ser!?"

Ser got up. Once more having to fix her clothing. Ah the cost of a great dress. She bowed low. "Ser at your service." she stood up smiling. Everything was right once more she had morgy back. "Morgy where are we?" Ser said looking around at the dark town once more.

She spins around twice on the spot. "I thought i was carrying something..." she says holding her chin. Pack Sack. Ya i though i had it too. Ser looks up at the little butterfly mouse flying around chirping. "Oh how cute! she says pointing and the little thing flying around"

It took a moment for Morgan to collect herself and get to her feet. It was most definately Ser, no one else could replicate that attitude. She looked up toward Paint who was still fluttering around, chittering irritably. "Paint, it's alright...you can come down now." The winged guinea pig floated down lazily resettling himself on Morgan's shoulder before letting out another irritated chirp and falling silent.

"His name is Paint...I wouldn't advice petting him now though, he's a little testy when startled like that." She brushed off her pants as she watched Ser for a moment.

"How did you get here anyway?"

She looked around and point at a near by wall. "I think i came out of the wall." As she had turned to point she saw her pack sack on the bench. "Pack Sack there you are." She ran over hugging it and tossing it back onto her back.

"So what have you been doing in a place like this Morgy?" she said getting closer to Morgan staring a paint again. leaning in a little the temptation to pet the cute paint really tempting.

"The portal." Morgan muttered. So it was still there.

"I live here now, Ser, and it seems you do too because there isn't a way home anymore." She shifted uneasily, not knowing how her friend would take the news assuming she noticed at all.

Ser looked up smiling. "Live here? Well looks like I have no choice. I'll stay too." She said smiling brightly. "I'm not leaving you again Morgy don't worry." she said standing straight saluting. "So where do you live? I don't plan on leaving your side. So i'll just stay with you" She said nodding to her self.

"It's a bit of a walk, even with the portals." Morgan sighed, Ser didn't seem to realise the gravity of the situation she was in now and that worried her somewhat. None the less she was happy to have a friend around and maybe Ser could occupy Toki. She laughed at the thought of that as she set off at a walk toward the first portal.

Ser walked side by side holding her head up with her hands that she rested behind her head. "OH Morgy Wait." She took the pack sack off and fished through a side pocket taking out a little bag before swing the pack back on. She tossed Morgy the little bag. "You left it my house last time you came over to try and teach me how to play again. And i brought some of your other stuff to with me. I didn't know if you had planed to leave or not so i was worried you may not have packed." She took smiled happily like she always did. She was with Morgy again nothing else mattered.

Morgan opened the bag just enough to peer inside. It was one of her dice sets. "I was wondering where those had gone." She clipped the bag onto her belt as they walked along. "I did have some of my things with me, but not much..." She sighed and ran her hands through the hair that was hanging over her shoulders.

She looked over at Morgan. She seemed sad. But wasn't this kinda her ream to go for an adventure in some magic land? "So Why don't you tell me about what you've been doing since you disappeared. Slain a dragon? Fell in love with a prince? Got stuck in a romantic triangle of tragic yet passionate love? You know the stuff all the Mangas and table top games are full of." She said with a grin poking Morgy in the side.

"I live with a dragon actually..." Morgan looked back toward her friend. "...I'm his lov-girlfriend." She smiled sheepishly. "And it is sort of a love triangle...but that's a long story." She giggled when she was poked. "You'll like him though, he's really sweet."

Ser turned around putting a hand out to stop Morgan. "Wait...you have a boy friend and yet you...." she shook her head rubbing her temples. before throwing her arms to her sides. "Morgan you have a boyfriend!"She turned around on her heels and started walking again. "When we get to your home I'm doing you makeup and hair so its more presentable bag jeans and just brushing your hair just won't cut it. But don't worry I packed my kit well have you done up in no time." She started to skip down the lane she was so excited to finally get to play with Morgy again.

"Dragons are regal don't you remember the ebberon campaigns we played. No wonder its a love triangle you're not even trying. Oh ya!" She said turning around and walking backwards. "I'll show you surprise number 1 after i met him. It will knock his socks off! There won't be a doubt in his mind who to pick after he sees it!" She said full of confidence the hint Morgan might be the one in love with two guys not even crossing her mind.

Suddenly Morgan wished she hadn't said anything at all. Makeup...messing with her hair and a suprise? She cringed mentally. Mentioning she had a boyfriend was just another excuse for Ser to treat her like a little girl does a doll. "I will respect his decision, no matter what it turns out to be." Even if he simply chooses to keep both of us. She didn't want to think of the alternative of Tian Yue choosing Universe over her right now.

"Of course i would expect nothing less. But if you really love him Morgy theres no harm in marketing what you've got. You could be really pretty Morgy just give me 30 minutes on you and you could have any guy you want. I mean is it really fair to let him pick someone with out showing him what you have to offer." She said with a grin but suddenly clamped both hands over her mouth hiding the evil smile. "Or have you shown him something else?"

Morgan blushed and laughed nervously. "Are you roundabout trying to ask me if he's seen me with my clothes off?" She fiddled idly with the tips of her hair. It certainly had been more than that, but she wouldn't mention the fact to Ser. Time to change the subject somewhat, hopefully Ser would just go along with it. " 'sides...the other he loves...my lord's feelings for him are far older." She chewed on her lip.

"All the more reason to put on the heat. They may have had to romance but you can win him over with passion." Ser said nodding to her self. "Morgy what do you mean your lord's? Hes not forcing you to do anything right?" She said concern for her friend all over her face.

"No, it's just a more formal way to refer to him." Morgan hadn't even realised she'd said it. "His name is Tian Yue, he's a god Ser." She wondered if Ser would believe it. "I'm his follower as well as his lover."

Ser nodded before turning around "Well i guess we all see the guy we love as a god Morgy. But just remeber it takes two to have a relationship" She closed her eyes Morgy hadn't changed at all but to have a lover she finally had a real excuse to doll her up. "Tian Yue. I guess thats a good name for a dragon. Tian and morgy, sitting in a tree...." she though to her self for a moment. "Yup deffently a good match."

Morgan sighed, Ser didn't take her seriously. Her friend would find out soon enough when she actually got to meet him. She raked her hands through her hair, rounding the last corner and heading down an alley to the first portal.

"It'll feel the same as when you went through the first one...they'll be one more like this after it to get to where I'm staying." She peered over her shoulder at Ser before stepping into the portal.

Ser nodded and fallowed her friend. She would have to find out more about Tian Yue when she got to meet him. She looked around at yet another changed landscape. "So Morgy do you live alone with him?" She said taking pace beside Morgy resting her hands behind her head again. She was still really excited about having Morgy back but after being up all night she was really starting to get tried. Always being hyper and happy was starting to get hard.

Destruction's touch shown worse here than it had back in the town. Morgan cringed, it was far worse here than the first she time she had come this way with Crispin. Hopefully Ser wouldn't dwell on it as much as she had then...it'd nearly made her ill.

A little further down the street got them to the second portal. "Second verse same as the first." Such familiar words. She grinned and disapeared into the second portal.

Ser wrapped a hand around Morgy's between the two portals. She didn't wan't to get lost in a place like this. Not once she had already found Morgy. She fallowed closly behind through the next portal. The fact that she was never going home still crept around in the back of her mind. The truth of matters always did come back to her when she got to tried to hold them off. Morgan's silence wasn't helping her much. Maybe Morgan though of Ser as only a bother. Well she would have to prove her wrong...Somehow. "Morgan do you like Tian Yue or do you like it here?"

Morgan didn't answer until they were on the other side of the portal. "This place isn't bad, it just takes getting used to...and I love Tian Yue, Ser, very much." And Crispin...and Shaiming too...even though they're gone. She squeezed her friends hand. "Doesn't mean I care about you or my family any less....the situation is just different now."

She looked around again. "I'm so going to get lost Morgy. I have a hard time getting two streets over to your house..." She looked down at her feet. "I didn't mean that you don't care Morgy...Morgy are there more people then just you two here?" Maybe she could find something to fix her too. Morgan already seemed a lot happier then she used too. she smiled to her self. Maybe it would be easier to get her to dance know.

"I live in a temple, in my lo-Tian Yue's apartments. Lots of other gods live there too, but you won't see too many of them about often." Morgan kept her eyes on the path as they went along, choosing to take the road through the ruined town as it seemed the quickest way back to the 'Temple of Doom' as Ishum had put it.

Ser looked around. This place was the worst of the lands they had walked through. But there was almost beuaty to the havoc that surrounded. You could almost feel power in the air. Ser kinda felt same just being in this place. "Morgan why do you live with gods? I mean don't they usually not like mortals all that much? "

"Most of them seem to now, they need followers to survive...otherwise they just eventually disapear." Morgan understood that much just from listening. She hadn't asked more about the Fading, as most didn't remember or it'd done some significant mental damage to them.

Once they got to the end of town it opened up to a wider area, devoid of most everything, except for the large rather dark creepy looking temple a short distance off. But between them and it stood a decent walk and crossing the lava.

Ser pulled out one end of her head phones popping it into her ear some tunes might just wake her up. She turned it back on the song what if god was one of us playing into her ear. She laughed to her self at the corny irony. "Think they'll mind another mortal running about. Your a lot less of a pest then me at lest. So how come the gods live in a place like this any how? They going to destroy the everything or something so they need and big evil lair? Though for the whole evil end of the world look this place is awesome."

"The Pantheon is like this because Destruction rules." They started on the path toward the Pantheon itself. Soon enough Ser would begin to notice the ash and smell from the lava that was almost like a moat around the building, thankfully Morgan had largely managed to learn to ignore it.

"Smells like sulfur from science class. In a natural setting like that. Morgy the Pantheon in a volcano?" She looked out ahead of them and she could almost she a red river. A mote of lava how cool. "Well not many people can say they've been to a place like this. This is so cool." Ser was almost ecstatic it was just like they were on an adventure from the table top games Morgy had shown her.

"Nah...at least I don't think so." They crossed the path that lead to the main doors and she paused. "So, what do ya think?" Morgan grinned and clicked a tongue against her teeth, hopefully Destruction wasn't in the throne room, or it'd be a fun adventure to get upstairs.

Ser smiled brightly giving her friend puppy dog eyes. "Think? Morgy this is awesome. You so need to show me everything!" She held a hand to her mouth as a small yawn escaped her lips. "Though I could really use a nap. I was out all night looking for you before i found the portal here. Not that i was really looking for it." She fallowed Morgan inside carefully taking in the whole scene. "Why don't you show me your room we can have a sleep over!"

Morgan put a finger to her lips. "Quiet, Ser, we don't need to draw any attention down here." Because it certain wasn't attention either of them would want. She led Ser to the spiral staircase that went to the upper level where the apartments were. The only question that remainded was how to explain this to Tian Yue and Toki.