Illumination by ID Johnson

Author:ID Johnson [Johnson, ID]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2017-10-15T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Cadence’s hands were shaking as she carefully unzipped the backpack. “It’s go time, my friend,” she said as she took the plastic bag out of the backpack and carefully set it on the ground. She was hopeful that the bag would be empty when she put it away, but she reminded herself that she promised she wouldn’t pressure him into anything.

In the other compartment, she’d tucked away the container she’d selected, an empty bucket from one of Elliott’s favorite establishments—KFC. It had gotten a bit smooshed, but she reshaped it and took both items over away from the darkness cast from the plateau.

She located a place that seemed to be directly in the moonbeams and placed the bag inside the bucket, which only came about halfway up the sides of the bag so that most of the contents would be in the light. She had no idea if the whole thing had to somehow be illuminated, but she was willing to make some adjustments if she needed to.

Careful not to spill any, she used her superhuman strength to tear through the tape on the top of the bag so that she could unzip it. Tossing the tape aside, she backed up, completely unsure how long this might take—or if it would even work at all.

It took only seconds for her to get her answer. The air seemed to shift around her, as if there was a small pull in the direction of the moonbeams, and then she realized the air above the bucket was beginning to dance. She’d seen many startling things recently, but she couldn’t help but gasp in awe as tiny blue lights began to twinkle in the moonbeams, spinning and twirling, expanding, until they spanned an area about seven feet high and five feet across.

Cadence caught her breath, her hands flying to cover her mouth, as he came into focus. There he was—only a few feet away. She felt tears stinging her eyes, and as she struggled to find her voice, he stared through the portal at her, a look of confusion on his familiar face.

Finally, she managed to find her voice. “Elliott?” she cried, his name catching as she tried to push it out.

He tilted his head to the side and peered at her. After a second, recognition morphed his expression. It was as if he couldn’t quite place her at first. “Kid? Is that you?”

“Yes! It’s me, Cadence,” she replied. Instinctively, her hand shot forward, but she pulled it back, afraid that if she reached through the portal—if that was even possible—she might allow something to come through. “Can you see me?”

“I can see you,” he confirmed, breaking into a smile. “How the hell are you?”

She burst out into a ridiculous laugh, but she knew she was teetering on a loss of self-control. “I’m… okay,” she replied. “How… how are you?”

“Great!” he exclaimed. “Everything is just great. Wow! How am I seeing you? What’s going on?”

“Well,” she began, placing her hands on her hips, “I opened the blue moon portal like you suggested.

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