Maggie silently looked over the technician�s shoulder, checking the length of the viewing screen. Nothing. Not a whisper, not even a faint blip on the radar. Since the sudden attack by the Kromaggs, all Maggie�s military training was telling her, that was all in preparation for a main attack. The unit they had sent in, was little more than scouts, so the main full-blown attack, should be coming soon. The problem was, Maggie did not know when. She made her way around the control room, making sure that the compound was on full alert, incase there was another sudden attack, and this time with a much larger force.
The central doors slowly opened, revealing Rembrandt and Wade as they entered the room. Rembrandt was rubbing the upper part of his arm with his hand, easing the slight pain and discomfort from where the virus had recently been extracted from his bloodstream. The synthesising would begin immediately, in preparation for the break through, in locating the central access point, of the Dimensional Nexus.
�Just look at her." Smiled Rembrandt. "She�s right at home being in command.�
Maggie laughed and smiled back at him. �What can I say? I like taking charge.� She then made her way over to her friends. �Don�t suppose there's any news yet?�
�No, not yet.� Answered Wade. �They�re all still working hard. Only once or twice I�ve seen them come out of the room, and that�s only to get some delicate equipment and electronics.�
�Wow. They�ve been at it for hours. Better tell them to go and take some rest.� She slowly sighed. �I just wish that there was something more that we could do.�
Just then the doors to the control room opened once more, and Mallory strode in, smiling as he saw them. �There is something that we can do, well, for Quinn anyway��
�And what's that?� Asked Rembrandt.
�Whatever it is you can sure count me in.� Nodded Maggie.
"Sorry Maggie, but you've got to stay here and look after things." Mallory reminded her.
Wade turned to her. �Don't worry, we�ll be fine."
Sighing again, Maggie reluctantly nodded. �Ok, but whatever it is your going to do, just be careful, ok?�
�We will.� They all nodded.
�So Mallory.� Rembrandt asked, his curiousity getting the better of him. �What�s the mission?�...
Kromagg Prime, Kromagg Outpost�
Kronith paused as he reached the large double doors, making absolutely sure that he was presentable. Knocking loudly on its steel form, he waited for a response from that came from within, before heading deep inside. He soon entered into a large rectangular room that was spacious save for a few furnishings, and a large desk at the end of the room. Seated on this desk, was a row of important Kromagg personnel.
�What is your status, commander?� One of the Kromaggs asked as he approached.
�As you know, our spy in the human compound has informed us of Quinn Mallory�s arrival here on Kromagg Prime. He has also discovered amongst their party, Wade Welles, our escaped test subject, Rembrandt Brown, the man who carries the deadly virus in his bloodstream, and Colin Mallory, Quinn�s younger brother.�
A loud murmur erupted as the Kromaggs began whispering to one another before speaking. �This is indeed a critical time for the Kromagg Dynasty. The sliders have been a thorn in our side for far too long, and it now seems that they have finally made it here.�
�This will prove to be our destruction!� Shouted the Kromagg at the end of the desk.
"We should have killed Quinn when we had the chance!" Stated another.
�Silence!� An air of silence soon descended on all, as the most official of the Maggs spoke. �I take it that there�s more, Kronith?�
He indicated yes with a nod of his head. �The Mallory�s are in the process of trying to develop a way to pinpoint a place in space and time, where every vortex intersects with one another � a dimensional nexus � as they have put it.� He waited for the next round of whispers to die down. �If they manage to succeed, then I do not have to tell you of the implications. With Rembrandt Brown in their care, they could easily use the virus inside of him, and send it to this Nexus��
�� And the Kromagg Dynasty will be finished!� The official finished, turning to converse with the others. �Kronith, prepare the entire troops. At all costs, we can not let the Mallory's succeed! Prepare for a final assault on the human compound! One way or another, this will be our final battle..."
What if you could slide into a thousand different worlds?
Where it�s the same year
And you�re the same person
But everything else is different
And what if you can�t find your way home�
Starring:
Jerry O� Connell as Quinn Mallory
Cleavent Derricks as Rembrandt Brown
Sabrina Lloyd as Wade Welles
Kari Wuhrer as Maggie Beckett
Robert Floyd as Mallory
And Tembi Locke as Diana Davis
Special Guest Stars:
Charlie O� Connell as Colin Mallory
Linda Henning as Amanda Mallory
John Walcut as Michael Mallory
� Sliders!
Colin moved himself forward to look over the schematics. "Hhmm..." Losing himself in thought, he then changed one of the figures slightly. "... I think that would work much better.�
�Agreed.� Nodded Diana, smiling. �I just can�t believe that we have come this far already!�
�That�s what you get when you leave throw a couple of genius�s together.� Laughed Michael.
�Now we�re so close.� Stated Amanda. �The schematics and accompanying theory is almost sound. We just need to put it into practice.�
Quinn nodded his head. �Ok, let�s go over what we�ve got. By utilizing a variation of Geiger�s research, we can begin to map out the dimensional pathways of different vortexes, and so find the exact point from which they intersect. This process will require a tremendous amount of power, that will keep the vortexes open, in order to stabilize a direct link into the Dimensional Nexus. Once we�ve released the virus in it�s gaseous state then it should � in theory, travel along thousands of interconnected pathways. There are an infinite number of parallel worlds, so we can�t hope to reach them all, but by the time the power runs out, we should have reached thousands."
"And the good part is that the residual virus remaining in the Dimensional Nexus, will be carried along with any future vortex that opens!� Smiled Diana. "Meaning that the virus can then continued to spread to other worlds."
�Well, when you put it like that it almost sounds impossible.� Sighed Colin.
�Have faith Colin. We can do this!� Said Quinn, positive. He then turned to his mother. "Ok, so what about the power?� He looked over the complex calculations. �Do we have all that we need on the compound?�
Amanda thought for a long moment. �We have several stand alone generators that can be used. Some of them are back-up reserves for the slide field, but since it has to be completely shut down in order for the scan to take place, then it's not much of a problem.�
�Except that it gives the Maggs plenty of time to call reinforcements from off world.� Colin stated, sighing once more. �But there is no other way. We have to take the chance, and prepare ourselves as best we can.�
�Ok, then let�s get started.� Said Michael. �Quinn, Colin, Diana � using the schematics that we've compiled, you need to put together the Dimensional Pathway Scanner that will be used to scan for the Nexus. I will procede to set up the generators, while Amanda will help Maggie with defence preparations.�
They all silently nodded in agreement. If all went according to plan, once and for all, the Kromaggs would finally be stopped...
�You guys prepared?� Asked Maggie, looking them over.
Mallory looked up, as he saw one of the technicians approach him, and hand to him some equipment: that included their old timer, one of the advanced timers, and three weapons in case of emergency. �Now we are.�
�The co-ordinates to the world that you specified have been transferred into the new one.� Stated the technician.
Thanking him, Mallory handed back the old timer to Maggie, and then turned to both Rembrandt and Wade. �Ready?�
�We�re ready.�
Turning, Mallory then activated the timer, and a stream of intense energy shot out. A distortion quickly ripped through the air in front of them, as a bright silver-green vortex began to form. It was almost silent, hardly making a sound, as a small wind began to pick up all around them. They waited for several moments for the gateway to fully form, before Mallory, Rembrandt, and Wade jumped into the gateway, disappearing in a flash of bright light.
�Be careful�� Whispered Maggie.
The journey through the vortex was as they had expected. Fast, but extremely smooth, not the rough rides of the past few years. Soon the exotic matter faded all around them, as a bright whitle light appeared up ahead. The world rushed up to meet them, as Mallory landed from the vortex first, lightly stepping onto the ground. Soon Wade appeared right behind him, and Rembrandt followed closely behind, narrowly missing a collision with her.
�We�re here.� Smiled Mallory. �Slidology World��
Wade nodded her head as she began to look around. �Now all we need to do is find Mrs Mallory��
Several hours later, Kromagg Prime�
�Ok, Quinn � give it a try now!� Shouted Michael.
Quinn nodded his head, as he once again powered up the newly built machine. The lights and flashes of the control panel quickly began to appear, signalling that it was booting up. �Ok, it�s powered up. Colin, try the transformers once more.�
Colin headed over to the transformer, flipping a switch that began to convert the power from the compound�s stand alone generators, and channelled them into the Dimensional Pathway Scanner. �Great! It�s working now!�
Quinn checked the control panel�s screen. �Ok, looks like everything is set. You guys ready to lower the slide field?�
�We�re ready.� Answered Maggie. Turning to the technician, she indicated that they were ready, and he proceeded to enter a series of commands that would disable the field.
�The slide field is now disabled.� He informed.
Quinn typed in the commands into the Dimensional Pathway Scanner, and then looked up to see the result, seeing the stream of energy shoot out from the machine, and open up a small silver-blue dimensional distortion, into the air right in front of it. A thin red beam soon pulsed out afterwards, and headed into the small vortex.
�All systems stable.� Noted Diana. �The scan is in progress.�
Colin cheked the circuitry, before turning to face his parents. �How long before the Kromaggs realise that the slide field is down?�
�Half an hour � an hour tops, maybe.� Answered Amanda.
�That�s too long.� They all turned to Maggie as she spoke. �We�ve got movement from the Kromagg compound!�
Quinn, Diana, Colin, Amanda, and Michael, ran towards the view screen, and to where Maggie was looking. �Ah oh�� Said Quinn. �Gliders, ground troops, heavy machinery � it�s a full scale assault!�
He turned to the others. �But that was way too quick for them to know that the field was down!�
�Maybe they don�t know yet.� Thought Michael. �From the size of the force, it looks like the vast majority of the Kromagg compound. So they haven�t got any reinforcements yet.�
�Then they somehow know that something here is up.� Suggested Colin.
�Are the defences powered up and in place?� Asked Quinn, turning back to Maggie.
Maggie nodded sharply. �All troops are standing by, and the defence weapons are at the ready. We�ll hold them off for as long as possible.�
�Hey�� Diana suddenly realised. �Where are the others?�
�They�re � safe.� Maggie saw their puzzled looks. �They just needed to take care of something. But they'll be fine, and will be back, as soon as they�re done.�
They all then turned their attention back to the approaching Kromagg Unit, the approaching battle was about to begin�
Kromagg Prime, Kromagg Outpost...
�Commander Kronith!� Kronith turned as a Kromagg communications officer approached him. �We have a communiqu� from our spy in the human compound.�
Nodding his head, Kronith went over to the officer and picked up the communicator. �What have you to report?�
�I have great news�� The technician�s whispered in a low voice. �As the Mallory�s begin their scans to find the Dimensional Nexus, they have had to lower the slide field!�
Kronith�s eyes began to light up. �The field � is down?� He grinned as he heard the word 'yes'. "You have done very well. Once the Kromagg Dynasty has retaken our world, you will be heavily rewarded.�
�Thank you, Kronith.� His voice soon faded from hearing.
As the transmission ended, Kronith turned back to the officer. �Prepare a transmission back to base. Tell our superiors that the slide field is down � and reinforcements can immediately be called for!�
The officer quickly nodded his head, and after saluting, he moved to carry out the orders. Kronith continued to smile, showing his white, pointed teeth. Soon Kromagg Prime would be theirs again, and the humans would be totally crushed�
Slidology World�
Mallory, Wade, and Rembrandt, ran out of the secluded alleyway, and out into the street, as a stream of screaming people ran after them. They dodged their way in and out of the crowd, being dragged, touched, and pulled this way and that, heading for the waiting cab that was to take them to their destination. Diving in, the group quickly slammed the doors shut behind them.
�Go!� Replied Mallory.
Rembrandt continued to chuckle, lost in a fit of laughter. �Aha ha ha! I think I lost something back there!�
Wade laughed also. �I�m surprised we escaped that crowd with our lives!�
As the car pulled away from the screaming fans, Mallory sighed as he tried to catch his breath. �Now that was not pleasant.�
Rembrandt continued to laugh. �That�s what you get when you�re a superstar.�
�I knew you would enjoy it!�
�Come on, you know you did too. The thrill of running from a screaming mob, the chase, knowing that just one step wrong, and you�re dragged into a heap of screaming women!�
Mallory suddenly grinned. �Hmm� well, when you put it like that�� He made a move to open the door.
�Hey!� Smiled Wade.
Mallory burst out laughing. �I�m kidding!� He smiled, looking out of the window. �Well, according to what we�ve found out, after we left this world Claire and her goons were sent to jail, while Mum, er, Mrs Mallory became an icon in herself, and is living really well here.�
Rembrandt nodded, smiling. �I�m glad that she is safe. We�ve got a lot to tell her. About getting Quinn back, finding Colin, and finally getting to Kromagg Prime.�
�Not to mention the fact the earth prime is now free��
They each fell silent, waiting until they had arrived towards the edge of town. They soon came to a stop outside a large and spacious house, that looked more like a grand mansion.
�Wow!� Gasped Wade in awe. �This is where Mrs Mallory lives?!�
�I guess she can have anything that she wants here.� Smiled Mallory, echoing her expression.
The group got out of the cab, turning to pay the driver, but he refused right out. �You're kidding me?! It was my pleasure being able to unite the sliders with Mrs Mallory! Safe journey!� With that he turned and drove away from sight.
Quickly moving off of the street and out of sight, the group headed towards the building, and rang the doorbell. It was not long before the door opened wide, and a butler in a black suit answered. �Can I help�� He suddenly froze in shock. �Y-you � you are the Sliders!� The group just stared at him. �Please! Please come in, come in!� As they entered thmain hall, he ran into an adjacent room. �I will inform Mrs Mallory of your presence right away!�
Wade continued to stare in awe at the interior of the building as the waited in the hall, while Mallory was already touching the ornaments that lined the wall, and Rembrandt peered into the various doors that seemed to be everywhere.
�Quinn? Rembrandt?� Mrs Mallory called, running towards them.
�Mum!� Mallory rushed forward, embracing her in a tight hug.
�I�m glad that you are all safe!�
�And that you're safe too. I knew that you would be ok, but still�� He took a step back. �Just seeing you makes it all so real.�
She nodded and turned to face the others, her smile beginning to fade. �So I see that��
�Quinn is fine.� Smiled Wade. �We managed to separate them.�
�You � did�� Her eyes lit up expectantly.
�He�s back on Kromagg Prime. They�re close to finding a way to stopping the Kromaggs.�
Mrs Mallory paused, trying to process all the information at once. �They are?�
�Yeah.� Answered Rembrandt. �His brother Colin and the other Mallory�s.�
She slowly smiled once more. �I�m glad that he finally made it there.�
�� He misses you.� Mrs Mallory turned as Mallory spoke. �He hasn�t forgotten you, has just been caught up in trying to get us all safely to Kromagg Prime.� Turning, Mallory activated the timer. �I know that you want to see him again too��
Tears welled up in her eyes, and she slowly nodded her head. Mallory reached out his hand, and she took i, waiting for the vortex to fully form, before they stepped through together. Wade and Rembrandt followed soon after...
Kromagg Prime�
Maggie and Quinn suddenly looked up, as a silver-green vortexopened up ahead of them. They rose the weapons that they were holding out in front of them, and prepared to face the worse. Two flashes of light in quick succession soon appeared, and two people stepped forward.
�� Mum!� Exclaimed Quinn.
�Quinn!�
Mrs Mallory rushed up to her son, both embracing into a tight hug. They stood there like that for a long time, finally looking up as Wade and Rembrandt then appeared from the vortex, and it finally began to close. A sudden trembling blast hit the compound, sending them all to their feet.
�What�s going on?� Screamed Wade.
�The Maggs are attacking!� Answered Maggie. Her words were echoed with the sound of several vortexes opening up into the distance. �They are calling for reinforcements from off world! The slide field had to be lowered in order to complete the scans!�
Diana checked the control panel. �We�ve almost got the entire co-ordinates for the Dimensional Nexus, but it's still going to take some time to complete!�
Mrs Mallory looked up as her double and her husband, entered the room.
�We�re glad that you are safe.� Smiled Michael. Another explosion then hit the compound. �But there�s no time to talk right now.� They turned and ran over to the consoles. �How�s the situation?�
�The manual defence lasers are not working for some reason.� Answered Quinn. �Colin is trying to locate the problem right now...�
Colin hurried down the long corridor, searching for the electrical panel that was connected to the defence lasers. He soon rounded a corner, turning to look up, and catching a glimpse of a technician standing beside it, pulling out wires to destroy the circuitry. �Hey!�
The technician looked up, and turned to make a run for it. Colin reached for his weapon to stun the man, but it hit the wall harmlessly, and he continued escaping down the corridor. The sound of a vortex opening filled the area, and as Colin ran to catch up with him, he found that he had already disappeared into the gateway...
�Quinn?�
Quinn turned to his communicator. �Go ahead, Colin.�
�One of the technicians was messing with the weapon�s circuitry. He must have been a Kromagg collaborator!�
�... Can you fix it?�
�I�ll try. Colin out.�
Maggie suddenly called out to them.�Five more gliders have appeared through newly opened wormholes!�
�The outer perimeter has been breached!� Shouted Diana, checking the display. �Troops are going in to intercept!�
Quinn ran over to the control panel, while Rembrandt, Wade, and Mallory helped the others to set up the canisters which contained the synthesised virus. �Almost there.� He said. �Just a few more minutes and we�ll get the last of the co-ordinates.�
The lights in the base soon began to flicker, and the power blacked out for a second.
�We�re running low on power!� Noted Amanda. �I don�t think it will hold out until the process is complete!�
Wade looked up. �Then we need to get more power.� She turned to Quinn. �What about connecting the transformers to power cables from another world?�
Quinn thought for a moment. �I think you're onto something Wade. The cables themselves wouldn�t be able to reach through the vortex but if we just connect them to the outer rim of the gateway, the power should travel along the exotic matter, and out onto the other side. The transformers can easily be configured to collect and configure that power.�
�Then what are we waiting for?�
�You�ll need help with the connectors.� Said Diana. �I�ll configure the transformer on this end.� A sudden thought then crossed her mind. �Kevin � Dr Kevin Lang � on the world that helped us to separate Quinn from Mallor. I'm sure that he�d be more than willing to hel, and provide us with enough power needed to finish the process!�
�I�ll stay here and help Maggie.� Said Mallory.
�Right.�
Michael stepped forward. �I�ll transfer the co-ordinates from your timer into one of our own.� Mallory nodded and handed over the timer that he still carried. Michael quickly went to complete the transfer...
The silver-green vortex burst open, and Quinn and Wade landed onto the parallel earth. The vast futuristic city loomed ahead of them, and they saw the strange platform that could transport physical matter. They headed for the structure that Diana has explained to them, knowing that their arrival would have already been detected, and watched in awe as Dr Kevin Lang appeared.
�Lang.� Said Wade.
�Wade Welles, Quinn Mallory, it is great to see you two again.� He looked around. �Is Diana with you?�
�Not right now, it�s an emergency.�
Lang saw their expression and nodded. �Follow me. You can explain everything on the way...�
Kromagg Prime, Human Compound...
Diana looked up as a vortex began to appear directly in front of her. The transformer had been configured, and she moved the conductor cables towards the outer rim of the vortex. The vortex sudden ruptured and tripled in size, as electric particles flowed through the exotic matter of the gateway, and then out into the conductors. The sudden surge of energy almost short-circuited the transformers, but they managed to hold steady. The power converted and travelled into the Dimensional Pathway Scanner.
Colin soon came into view, running into the room. �I�ve patched it up as best I could.�
�Right.� Maggie nodded to Mallory, and they ran towards the manual weapons room.
�Almost�� Amanda checked the display. �Almost � there! We�ve got it! The Dimensional Nexus! I'm stabilising a direct pathway to it now!� The red beam faded, and the intensity of the vortex changed suddenly, causing it to grow in size.
Rembrandt moved to lift up a canister. �This is � this is for what you did to Earth Prime � and to both Wade and I!� He threw the canister into the vortex.
Colin walked forward. �This is � for all the pain that you�ve caused.� He threw another one in.
Amanda and Michael approached the vortex. �This is � for making us lose so many years with our sons � for not seeing them grow up and become the great men that they are today.� She threw the one she was holding into the vortex.
�And this is for everyone that you have ever hurt, forced to breed with, and killed!� Michael said silently, throwing the one he held in. Nodding to the technicians that were standing by, they stepped forward and threw the remaining canisters into the vortex. He then turned to Diana. �All set.�
�Ok � here goes!� Diana typed in a set of commands into the console, and a bright red pulse suddenly shot out from the machine, entering the gateway. It travelled along the exotic matter of the wormhole, out toward the single point in space-time, the Dimensional Nexus, where all pathways interconnected. The pulse then hit the canisters � and they exploded. The explosion triggered a massive modified slide wave, that rippled through the gateway.
Distortions began to rip through the dimensional fabric of parallel earths, and with it the slide wave propelled the virus onto their worlds. The virus quickly spread, out into every dimension, the power from Dr Lang�s power grid, keeping it going.
Colin then looked up as he pointed out to the window. Distortions began to appear on Kromagg Prime, and the virus was being pumped out into the atmosphere. The Kromagg soldiers on the ground suddenly looked up as they saw the wormholes, and soon began to shake. The howling wind from the vortexes were blowing the gas towards them, and soon they began to drop to the ground, dying.
�You guys did it!� Shouted Mallory, as Maggie and himself returned to the control room. �The Maggs are history!�
�It�s finally over...�
Three weeks later...
�Dear Journal:
It has been almost three weeks since the fall of the Kromaggs. There have been huge celebrations and much rejoicing as the humans finally get their world back. Kromagg Prime is theirs once more. Though now that name is just not fitting. Preparations have been underway to get this world back into some semblance of normality, but it will take a long time. The dead have to be buried, a new start has to be made, and then eventually � eventually they will be able to move on.
And now it�s our turn. Our time to make that transition. I have been trying not to think about it, spending as much time as I can with all my friends, but now the hardest decision is going to have to be made. And I already have an idea of how it might to turn out.
I think that only Rembrandt and I will return to Earth Prime. I know that Quinn will want to stay here, with his real parents and Colin. Maggie has always said that her place is with him, by his side, so she�ll stay also. Diana and Mallory will probably stay here a little while longer, in the hopes of finding the co-ordinates to their world, and then they will return home. As for Mrs Mallory � I am not sure what she will do. She could return home to Earth Prime � or maybe she might return to the Slidology World.
I just don�t know right now. It hurts to think that we are going to part � but at the same time it is a joy to know that our journey is finally over. But, I-I don�t want to leave my friends. We�ve been through so much and come so far. They�re all more than just friends � they�re family�
Wade.�
Wade closed her journal and looked over at Quinn. As he saw her gaze he smiled, and she slowly sighed. It was time. �Everyone�� All eyes then turned to her. �Its time to say goodbye.� She saw their pained expressions. �It�s time to return to Earth Prime, and find out if my family are still alive and ok.�
Rembrandt sighed. �Me too. And by now, it should have recovered alot from when we drove the Maggs out.�
Quinn slowly nodded. He then stood up and made his way over to the other side of the table. Wade then walked over to him, and the two friends hugged each other, tight. �I�m gonna miss you, Wade��
�I�m gonna miss you too Quinn! Don�t ever forget me, ok?� She said, crying.
�How could I ever?� He answered smiling, taking a step back from her. �Why the tears? This isn�t a goodbye, Wade. I�m going to slide and pay you a visit every week.�
Wade laughed through the tears. �Me too.�
�You can�t get rid of us that easily.� Smiled Maggie. �We�ll be seeing you guys a lot.�
Wade smiled, and then turned to hug Maggie. �Thanks, for everything.�
�Good luck, Wade. And I hope you find that your family's ok."
Rembrandt turned to Quinn. �Gonna miss you Q-ball. Things won�t be the same.�
�You too, Remmy." He paused, glancing over to his side. "And look out for Wade for me.�
�I will.�
Wade then looked up as Mallory came towards her. �Take care, Wade.�
She moved to hug him close. �Mallory � I hope you and Diana find your home soon.�
�We will.� Smiled Diana. �The Mallory�s are going to help us search for it. And with the Kromagg Database now in our possession, I�m sure they have it stored somewhere.� She then turned to Rembrandt. �Likewise, we will be paying you guys a visit, a lot � we�re not giving you a chance to forget us!�
Rembrandt smiled as he hugged her. �We�ll be looking forward to it!� He the shifted his gaze to Colin. �Well Farm Boy � you�ve come a long way since I first met you��
Colin smiled. �And you�ve grown on me too Rembrandt.� The two friends hugged.
Wade wiped the tears from her eyes. �It was great getting to know you a little Colin.� She said stepping forward, whispering into his ear. �Make sure Quinn asks her soon��
Colin nodded, winking. �I�ll make sure of it. You�ll be the first we invite.�
Wade then sighed, finally turned to Rembrandt, and then over to Mrs Mallory. �Mrs Mallory? Have you decided what you are going to do?�
She slowly nodded. �There is nothing back there for me now. And I have been through so much�� She turned and smiled lovingly at Quinn. �I think I will return to Slidology World. It is peaceful there.�
Quinn walked up to his mum and hugged her. �I will always think of you as my Mum��
�And I will always think of you as my son�� She tried to hold back the tears.
�I�ll take you home.� Smiled Mallory. �Looks like Diana and I have some time to spare until we find our home co-ordinates.�
�Safe journey Rembrandt, Wade.� Smiled Amanda, as she handed Rembrandt a timer.
�Thank you.� He then turned to Wade. �Well girl, are you ready to return home?�
Wade smiled. �I am.�
Pressing the button before him, Rembrandt activated the timer, and a silver-green vortex appeared. They stopped, hesitating for a while, as they turned toglance back at their friends. But they knew that they would see them again soon. Turning once more, they jumped into the gateway, and the vortex slowly closed shut behind them.
Mallory and Mrs Mallory then stepped forward, and opened up another vortex. �See you in a while, Diana.�
Diana nodded. �Goodbye Mrs Mallory.
Quinn waved goodbye to his mum, Maggie at his side.
Mallory nodded to Mrs Mallory, and together they disappeared into the vortex. As the vortex closed, all the noise died down and there was nothing but silence. As they were each lost in thoughts and past memories, Colin then walked forward, pulling Quinn, Maggie, Amanda, Michael, and himself, into a hug.
�So�� He said smiling, looking from Quinn to Maggie. �When�s the wedding?��
Kromagg Breeding Outpost 174�
He slowly opened his eyes, putting a hand to his head, as he tried to shake off the pain that he was feeling in his head. His appearance was somewhat human, but he had sharp pointed teeth, with deep set eyes, and ridges that lined his forehead. The trainee officer stood up and looked around the room, checking the pulses of the Kromaggs that littered the floor.
Dead. All of them.
Stepping through the open door, he noticed that other Humagg hybrids, were also getting back to their senses. �What happened?��
The End?