The Paramount Dimension by Joseph Calev

Author:Joseph Calev [Calev, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-03T22:00:00+00:00

17

I held Sareya through her tears for some time. It seemed a crime that horrible events like these were preserved in this world to experience over and over again.

When I bid her farewell, it was time to strategize. Mordriss had mentioned the very same key that someone had bestowed on me. Though I still had no idea what it unlocked, it was now both my ticket into school and a liability. If Mordriss did return, I now possessed what he wanted most, and someone knew I had it.

I needed a vehicle for a trip two light years away. Annie had one, but would she let me borrow it? Most people built their own, but I had neither the know-how nor the time to do so. There was only one choice.

“Annie, may I borrow your ship?” I asked at dinner.

The poor woman nearly choked on her pasta. “My dear, I’d be happy to take you wherever you’d like, now that you can create your own wormhole.”

“I kind of need to go there myself.” My head was down. There was no hiding it. “I want to go to Oreca Gifted.”

She shook her head and chuckled. “There’s nothing to see, my dear. I already told you. It’s just a field. That’s all simple folk like us will ever see.”

“I need to speak with a professor there. His name is Algard.”

She was briefly motionless, then said, “I see.”

“Do you know him?”

She slowly shook her head. “No. Not personally, but he’s the school’s headmaster.”

Annie stood and resonated outside. I followed.

“Yes. You may borrow the ship. I’ve never heard of anyone getting inside without an invitation, but who knows.” She looked at me and smiled. “You’re already unusual.”

Annie handed me the credit card.

“The ship already knows where the school is. You can leave now, dear, but have it plot a course to arrive in the middle of the school day. Good luck.”

Annie watched while I constructed a wormhole, then verified that it was correct. With one half of the hole next to the house, and the other inside the ship, I had my ticket home. One side would travel with me, while the other would remain, though that wasn’t my primary concern. How exactly was I going to enter a school that didn’t want to be found?

When I entered the silvery flying Volkswagen, I suddenly realized that I had no idea how to fly this thing. There were no controls, nor was there a screen anywhere. Only a few chairs and a glistening white floor adorned the inside. Given that I was about to request enrollment in the most advanced school in the universe, it seemed more than a little embarrassing to ask for instructions.

“I need to fly to Oreca Gifted, arriving in the afternoon,” I said out loud.

Nothing happened.

I closed my eyes and felt the entire vehicle resonating to me. There were no wires, controls, or machinery on board. The craft itself was no more complicated than a cardboard box. It only looked a bit nicer.

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