Time Travel – willowdot21

#writephoto: Tour Bus.

Hi again this week this episode comes with a warning of adult content. Nothing gratuitous but it’s relative to the story we started last week.

The ambulances had arrived silently and Morgarna was pleased to see that her request for both crews to be female had been respected.
The paramedics approached both of the girls and gently pursuaded them to get into the back of the vehicles, the girls refused to be separated so much to Morgarna’s relief the crews took both girls into the same ambulance.
The police arrived all blues an two but at least no sirens. The paramedics and police had chat and a couple of detectives followed the ambulances back towards the hospital.

Two senior officers approached Morgarna as she walked back toward the house after seeing the girls off.
“You can’t go in there miss, miss, can I have your name…miss!” The younger officer raised his voice, as the other man reached out and touched Morgarna’s arm.
“Excuse me, please”
Morgarna bristled, as she turned around comming face to face with the detectives she fixed them both with her eyes.
Doing so she put everything she had discovered and seen into their minds carefully leaving out exactly how to get down to the tunnel, cells and pit. She would trigger that information in about 24 hrs. Also telling them that she was going downstairs into the tunnels beneath the house and that they did not need to follow her yet.
With a wave of her hand she left them standing outside the house taking in all the information she had given them.
The s.o.c.o. team were busy working through the house, none of them noticed the woman in black pass through their mist and disappear down the stairs to the basement. Sealing doors behind her.

Morgarna entered the cell where the man was still laying prostrate on the cold floor….he was quiet now but he’d obviously been struggling because his wrists were cut and bleeding and the trousers around his ankles too were stained with blood where he’d been fighting against the wires Morgarna had tied him up with.
“Well it stinks in here” she said as she approached him, “Oh! look you’ve messed yourself “
Struggling to turn his head he hissed back, “What do you expect I have been here hours and I am bleeding, release my wrists!”
“Beg” replied Morgarna.
“Who are you, you’ve broken my arm at least…. What are you?”
“I’ve answered that earlier, I’m your worst nightmare.”
Morgarna got her a knife out of her bag and bent down to the evil smelling creep and whispered “The police are upstairs but it’s going to take them at least 24 hours to find you ….so let’s make you comfortable.”
A wicked look crossed her face and her old magic ways filled her mind as she looked upon the pathetic specimen in front of her.
He was shaking now, in pain, cold and exposed he tried to lash out at her but he only hurt himself more. He started to shout abuse at her and spit .
“Now” hissed Morgarna “struggle if you like but you’ll only hurt yourself more” as she lit a cigarette and blew smoke in his eyes she waved the knife at his manhood and smiled…
“Perhaps I could remove those balls… you’re not going to need them in prison are you?….Make as much noise as you like they won’t hear you as you have said to your victims no one can hear you this place is sealed and soundproof. “
Fear engulf the man on the floor as he squirm and closed his eyes and waited for the pain.

Just as Morgan had hold of her prize and the knife poised about to cut the Anomaly appeared!
“No shit, not now.. Really WTF!”
The Anomaly had arrived and Morgarna had to jump she had no option! Making sure she had a good hand full she jumped reluctantly just letting go as she heard him screaming loud enough… leaving him bruised but whole.

Just as Morgan had hold of her prize and the knife poised about to cut the A
Anomaly appeared!
“No shit not now….. Really WTF! “
The Anomaly had arrived and Morgarna had to jump she had no option! Making sure she had a hand full she jumped reluctantly just letting go as she heard him screaming… leaving him bruised but whole.

Morgarna landed with the knife still in hand, back in the lab…
A startled Merlin stepped quickly out of her way and opened his mouth.
“Your bath is ready and we have Chinese on its way babes”
Morgarna flew over and holding Merlin by the throat said “Don’t babes me arsehole ” with a massive shove she sent him flying as she marched off to her bathroom, shouting, no warning, no information no nothing….no F##king more!!!! “
As she reached her bathroom door Gail was there and handed her a triple Bacrdi and coke which Morgarna took as she slammed the door behind her!

The next morning at breakfast, Merlin was very quiet as Morgarna entered the kitchen Gail and Roseanna both looked round to greet her.”Okay I have calmed down a tad and even you’re safe Merlin” adding under her breath “for now”
“We need to debrief now. ” Merlin said in-between mouthfuls of toast.
“Okay” Morgarna replied shooting all the information over to Merlin at such speed his head jerked backwards! He looked her in the eye, a look that said I have limits don’t push me too far!
Roseanna handed Morgarna a plate of pancakes and said “I have visited the girls weekly, two years into the future and even though they still have problems they are coping well. Their families have been amazing. They still remember you Morgarna they call you the black angel, they still see you in their dreams.”
“Really they still see me? and you can travel into the future now with your lucid dreams?”
“Yes Merlin has upgraded me?” Roseanna ended with a smile.
“Hum! ” Morgarna said lighting a cigarette and pouring a coffee. “He would anything so he doesn’t have to do anything to get his hands dirty!”
Merlin opened his mouth to protest, all three women looked at him and he shut up!
“And that shit what’s the story with the perve? “
“Well babes , as you made sure they won’t find him until tomorrow evening he’s in a bad way but he’ll survive. Rosanna has checked in on him twice and he’s a mess just like his captives were but he’ll survive, unlike most of them. There’s a trial and he goes to prison for the rest of his life…. he’ll end up in a mental asylum and meets a sticky end in ten years time. He’ll really suffer Morgarna!”
“How many young girls died at his hands…” Morgarna asked.
“Twenty …” Replied Merlin.
“Why didn’t we go in before Why?”
Merlin poured himself a coffee and said ” We can’t know about things until they show up …. Those are the rules!”

A week later Morgarna took a jump five years into the future, as she landed she found herself in the stairwell of big tour bus in a busy London street. She climbed the stairs and took a seat at the back of the bus.
Further up the bus she saw a large group people… among them she recognised the two girls she had rescued. One was a confident 21year old and the other a beautiful 17 year old. Both girls looked happy and relaxed with their families and if she was not mistaken their partners….
Just then both girls spotted Morgarna sitting at the back of the bus. Morgarna smiled and raised her hand….they both smiled back and mouthed “THANK YOU” Morgarna got up to go as the girls turned back to the group.
As she went down the stairs of the bus she felt her eyes and cheeks were wet…
She wiped her hand across her face…tears … really tears…. She hadn’t cried in eons! And then she jumped.

THIS IS PART OF K.L.CALEY’S #writephoto.Tour Bus.

#writephoto: Steam and Cellar.

Well I am running behind again with Morgarna and the gang! At the moment Morgarna is engaged in an adventure to fix a time and space rift that has accidentally been caused by a Lucided Dreamer called Roseanna. Roseanna is a new character who after a shaky start with Morgarna they have come to a friendly arrangement….. So they have discovered a huge rift the size of black, which was inadvertently caused by Roseanna. The only way to fix things is for Morgarna and Roseanna to work backwards though time and somehow sort the problem. … So here we go!

Morgarna stood on the platform and turned her collar to the cold, she was not totally convinced that Merlin had this one right . Mainly because she was stuck in the 1940’s wearing, she had to admit sensible and fairly well fitting tweeds and a rather neat hat that did nothing for her bouncey black hair. She had put her foot down , firmly about her shoes though and she was wearing black fleecy lined boots. It was freezing and getting dark and there was definitely rain in the air. …..Where was Merlin ….back at the house all cosy and comfortable. Quite why her journey had to start here up North in Pickering late in December was beyond her! Just as the first drops of freezing rain began to fall and Morgarna’s patience reached zero. In the distance a train whistle could be heard approaching the station. Morgarna put up her brolly lit a cigarette and took a swig from her flask of Bacrdi and coke.

As she stepped on to the train she met Roseanna exiting the toilet. “Hi” they both said as one.
“You cut that fine” Morgarna said looking around to see if anyone else was around. “You nearly missed the train”
” No I didn’t, it doesn’t work like that unlike you I don’t have to jump through space and time I can enter a dream at any point. So I was never in any danger of missing the train ” Morgarna was not impressed or entirely happy with Rosanna’s reply, she said “come on let’s get in the compartment and sit by the heater. “
They opened the sliding door to the compartment and entered. It was empty both of the bench seats opposite eachother were empty. They both took a window seat and felt the warmth from the tiny heater around their feet! They both sat back and looked at their reflections in the window…it was now completely dark outside so they pulled the blackout blind down.

The train moved off again and taking advantage of the fact that they had the compartment to themselves. Morgarna leaned across towards Roseanna and said.” So it all started here on this train ….”
“Yes as I told Merlin I wanted to experience an old fashioned train journey, so I read up on this line during the war.. I spent a lot of time getting it right not only reading but googling it too.”
Morgarna lit another cigarette and offered Roseanna one two… Roseanna waived it away .. “no thanks ” she smiled adding ” With Merlin’s help we have recreated the whole dream sequence up to where we jumped to the lab! Merlin has fitted me with a device so he knows when and where I will jump! That way he can send you the Anomaly and you can follow me.”Morgarna smiled, “Yes that was a very clever idea of his wasn’t it? I was concerned that I be spending half of my time on this trip trying to find you and not solving the spacial rift problem !”

After the ladies had been up to the buffet car and had a cup of tea and eaten the cornbeef sandwiches and victora sponge cake that Gail had packed up for them ….. Very authentic too, margarine instead of butter in the sandwiches and dried egg in the Victoria Sponge. They went back to the carriage and settled back into their seats.
Roseanna yawned, right Morgarna I am going to wake up very soon so are you ready to jump? … As Merlin said, wait until I disappear then the Anomaly will appear and you can jump!”

Morgarna looked around and found herself in a dark cellar bar with candles on some tables. The place was definitely a themed area of a rounded tunnel like bar, brick walls and stone tiled floors….as she was working out where she might be she heard a low rumbling thunder through the walls ….. immediately she new she was in an old disused tube tunnel. Looking at her watch Morgarna saw it was 5am in the morning …Well she thought that explains the lack of customers!
Looking across the bar she spotted Roseanna, asleep in an arm chair.
Merlin had warned Morgarna not to disturb Roseanna if she was still asleep after she jumped to join her. Apparently most times she’d be awake but occasionally she’d be asleep and on those occasions she’d be best left to wake on her own.
Morgarna walked across to the bar and helped herself to a large glass of Shiraz , lit a cigarette waived her hand disabling the smoke alarm as she did so.
Time to relax she thought ….there’s a lot to fix when Roseanna wakes up. As she sat at a nearby table another tube rumbled by on the other side of the wall.

Cellar

This is part of K.L.Caley’s #writephoto Cellar.

#writephoto: Seaside.

Morgarna and her new Bessie set off to sort the latest time rift problem….but can Morgarna rely on Roseanna?

It took the two tottering divas twenty minutes to wend their way down a series of bridges and and hidden stairs …”where is this leading Rosanna?” Asked a slightly tipsy Morgarna.
“Well” her companion replied,” at the bottom there is a huge time a spacial ride it looks about the size of a galaxy , larger than anything I’ve seen before.”
“Oh, right…big enough to drop into?” Grinned Morgarna,wide eyed.
“Definitely, hick ” answered Roseanna.
Morgarna stopped and held her hand up…”time to sober up babes” and with a wave of her hand Morgarna’s, eyes cleared as did her head , instantly she was as sober as a judge. “feeling better babes?” she asked Roseanna.
Morgarna was just about to carry on down the passage way when Rosanna said….. “Sorry Morgarna I have to catch you later ” Morgarna spun round just in time to see Roseanna disappear .
“What the F##k ?! ” Morgarna asked of ….well no one really.

Muttering to herself about bad manners and unsocial behaviour, Morgarna checked where Roseanna had disappeared from…nothing , no spaceial or time or both rift…in fact nothing no reason for Roseanna to disappear. Most odd and bloody rude,oh! well I’d best get on before matters get worse.
The deeper she went the louder a faint (at first) whirring got accompanied by a high pitched pinging. As Morgarna reached the bottom of the last stair case it was so dark , she could not make out a hand in front of her and the temperature had dropped alarmingly. Remembering what Roseanna had sad about falling into traps(and wasps and maggots) she reached into her bag and pulled out a long coat and a torch. Inching her way along towards the noise, she could feel a pull which she recognised as a huge spaceial and time rift.
Then suddenly she saw what Roseanna had mentioned….a massive whirring black hole. She stopped and reaching into her bag pulled out a sturdy chain which she looped around here waist and attached to a rather handy hook on the wall.
Then stamping her feet she activated the the anti gravity option in her boots. Feeling secure she moved forward, one clanck of her anti grav Doc Martin’s at at time.
Yes indeed this was a huge rupture and even with all her gear activated she could feel the massive pull.

After a few minutes consideration of thought Morgarna, knew what to do. She lit a cigarette and took a couple of puffs.
Feeling more herself she took out her C.O.T.A.S. and rang Merlin.
“Hi Babes, How’s it going? ” Merlin asked…”what’s that racket in the background it sounds like the mother of all T&S rifts….am I right”
“Indeed you are, are you getting the video and the readings I am sending you right now, they are pretty impressive aren’t they?” Morgarna shouted down the C.O.T.A.S. as she was swaying in the pull of the rift.
“Yes babes they are and they are very interesting….Oh! Thank you Gail that looks delicious” Melin was almost drooling down the C.O.T.A.S .
Then Gail’s voice could be heard in the background, “Hi Morgarna I have been baking a picalli and cheese tart, I shall save you some”
Morgarna struggling to stay safe shouted…” You’d better had Gail that sounds amazing!” “Morgarna I am getting readings now this is the biggest rift we’ve ever come up against! It’s not a natural event it has been made by something or someone. So you need to be careful…. Morgarna are you listening?? Morgarna. … MORGARNA!! “

Morgarna was long gone the chain laid limp by the wall the end running with blood.
It was a sickening ride Morgarna was spinning and falling and totally out of control… In all the millennia of her experience she had never experienced anything like this …..she was actually sick.

Morgarna woke up feeling sick and bleeding… Not a good start she thought, she checked her bag and was relieved to find it was tightly closed. …she ran her hand over side and stopped the bleeding and the pain she then stood up and looked around.

Blackpool…. I’m in Blackpool…what the hell is going on here. Standing up she looked up the beach and saw the pier and the tower…the sun was out so she took off her coatran her hands over her clothes and was left wearing a light floral dress and normal Doc Martin’s…. She was just about to call Merlin when she heard her name !
Out of nowhere Roseanne stepped up to her.
“Right” Morgarna said you need to explain yourself! “

THIS IS PART OF K.L.CAKEY’S #WRITEPHOTO: SEASIDE.

#writephoto : Red.

Back in the present Morgarna and the crew settle in but as always there another adventure waiting. This is part of K.L. Caley’s#writephoto : Red.

Time passes as it does and the planet turns, creakily and full of aches from the damage we humans have caused but life goes on thanks to Morgarna, Merlin and Gail and their brave future selves. After a few days relaxing and checking out the future our three intrepid time travellers jump home to their present.

As they landed back in their garden Morgarna looked around and said, “Good work Merls looks like you’ve got us back not long after we left so all should be fine “
Gail was on her way over to her animal pens to check the livestock while Morgarna sat down on one of the garden chairs and lit a cigarette.
“You know Merls we need a live in housekeeper to look after everything here while we are away on long trips, you can’t always guaranty getting us back in a reasonable time…plus we will be leaving trails of alternative time lines full of dead chickens, sheep and pigs and a smelly house! “
Merlin, was walking up to the house called over his shoulder “consider it done babes” and it was!
Well, thought Morgarna, that easily done, he’s going soft in his old age.
As Merlin entered the house via the French windows he shouted over his shoulder…..”less of the old age and I am not going soft at all, it’s just a sensible idea …. unusual for you!”
Morgarna sniggered to herself and flicked her cigarette but into a nearby ashtray. Just as Gail returned saying that all her animals were okay and seem fine. “Would you like tea or coffee?” She asked Morgarna who replied , I rather have a Bacardi and coke, what’s the time babes I am hungry too”
Gail laughed and said “it four thirty, I’ll get dinner on what do you fancy? “

Later after dinner Gail was watching Strange New Worlds, on the T.V while Merlin and Morgarna were enjoying a bottle of Cabinet Savinge on the swing seat in the garden.
“Do you think we’ve solved the problem? ” Morgarna asked, “it is getting harder to fix planetary problems right now these mere mortals are just not interested in sorting their planet, they’d rather make money and war than protect their mother earth.”
Merlin put his glass down and looked Morgarna in the eye. ” I certainly hope so that was a merry dance we’ve just been lead through!”
Just then Gail appeared at the back door, “Hey guys the C.O.T.A.S. is going off!”
“Can you bring it down here Hun ” Morgarna asked.
Gail disappeared back into the house and then reappeared out of the french windows carrying the flashing C.O.T.A.S.

They were all in the lab, Merlin was using the laptop that Merlin 2 had given him in the future, I was amazing and didn’t need a screen as all Merlin had to do was lift his hand and a see through screen was on display in front of him. “How can this technology” work asked Gail , “it hasn’t been invented yet?”
“Simple Babes ” replied Morgarna, “it Magic … We are sorcerer’s aren’t we?”
Gail thought about it then smiled as she thought, yes indeed they are and I am so used to them that I forgot that!”

“It’s definitely Florence !” Merlin said .
“There’s something amiss and it’s causing a time shudder… A rather big one too! I am afraid Morgs babe you’re going to have to deal with it now rather than later! “
Morgarna lit a cigarette, much to Merlin’s annoyance. “Really, Merls we’ve only just got back?”
“Yup babes I am afraid so”.
As those last words left his lips the Anomaly arrived, Morgarna gritted her teeth , grabbed her bag and jumped!

Cigarette still in hand Morgarna landed in a narrow alleyway surrounded by white stone walls in front of her was a house with a red door under a balcony lined with pots!
There was no one around and by the sun and shadow ratio Morgarna could tell it was late afternoon early evening.

As Morgarna approached the door she could see it was shimmering and shuddering … As she watched a woman dressed in black ran up to the door as she opened it she let out a huge scream as she disappeared inside. Morgarna took a deep inhale on her cigarette then as she discarded it she followed the woman in to the house.

The Mountain and The Poetree: #writephoto.

We have a second visit to our double trouble team of time travelling heroes as they have to wrap up and I have to catch up.

Rich woke up standing about a mile from the secret research, standing with three strangers looking toward the mountain the dusty dry mountain trail leading up to the white topped peak, where he was part of the plague control team. His head hurt and he had no recollection of where he had been or how he had got there.
“Oh! Shit man my head hurts and who are you guys? ” Rich groaned and sat down with a thump.
Merlin, Morgarna and Gail looked at each other and Morgarna lit a cigarette!

After they had all been assembled in one place and one time at the airport in Wuhan the double team had put their plan in to action. The unsuspecting chance thief ( the time travellers nightmare, the unexpected) was put out of action and hospitalised, the Chinese custom guard had been alerted to Rich being a danger things slowed down.
In fact I mean literally slowed down Raven and Morgarna spread a spell that stopped time. Cormorant searched Rich’s bag and found the mixed viruses in the shower gel bottle. He gave it to Merlin2 who took it back a week in the past to the lab in the US and safely returned it to the safe area in the laboratory. Then jumped back to Wuhan.
Cormorant whispered in the Customs guard’s brain that the last five minutes had not happened. Then making sure everything was as it should be Cormorant, Raven and Wren took hold of Rich and Jumped!
Morgarna2, Merlin2 and Gail2 also after double checking called up their anomaly and jumped.
All of a sudden the huge quque at the customs desk burst back to life unaware that anything had happened.

Merlin2, Morgarna2 and Gail2 landed in the Chinese laboratory They split up and went in search of Dr Chi who had contacted Rich and spun him a line about how he was working on a vaccine to end all plagues and a cure for cancer. … Bogus of course, but he had managed to convince Rich to steal the two most deadly viruses and bring them over to him in Wuhan.

Dr Chi had been working very hard on such a cure but had lost his mind in the process. He decided he was instead going to erradiate all life on the planet instead ……
Our three time travelling hero’s took Dr Chi to a top security mental facility and booked him in for a long stay, after, of course, wiping his memory of his evil plan but not good knowledge he had garnered. After his release in about five years time he would be able to continue his groundbreaking work innocently.

Back in the US Cormorant , Morgarna and Gail were all sitting in Rich’s living room . The poor guy had fallen for the cure spiel from Dr Chi and had convinced himself that he was doing good.
After Raven had explained the truth and what had happened to Dr Chi Rich was absolutely horrified at how it had originally turned out . The theft of the viruses and their getting broken at the airport. The terrible plague that ensued and the eventual total eradication if of not only all life but also the planet itself. Rich was absolutely dumbstruck and apologetic he agreed to do what ever these three strangers had in mind.

Six months back in time: Raven and Cormorant had wiped Rich’s mind of everything that had happened and planted memories of a great weekend he’d spent with two mysterious women and a guy called Cormorant! It was Monday now and he was on his way back to work. There were no dark thoughts or worries of any kind on his mind as he waited for the bus to take him to the facility.

Raven and Wren stood by the hire car outside Rich’s house waiting for Cormorant to check it out, especially the cellar and the hidey hole in the brick work to make sure there was nothing there to harm the time line.
They saw Rich board the bus and greet everyone as if it was just a normal day, as it should be.
“Thats it, all is good in there and at the lab all safe we can drop the car off and jump.

After dropping the car off Raven, Cormorant and Wren called up the anomaly and jumped forward into the future to their house and their future selves!

As they landed in their future garden where Morgarna2, Merlin2 and Gail2 were waiting for them.
“Wren why have you got your hands over your eyes ” asked Morgarna 2.
“I am afraid to look incase it hasn’t worked” Wren squeaked.
Gail2 laughed “Open your eyes Wren”
She did and there was the house and the garden and beyond that ….no bubble, there was the rest of the street, the sound of traffic and children at play.
And the lovely smell of real baking, Gail2 had prepared a beautiful afternoon tea for them all.
“Okay” said Raven and Morgarna lighting up cigarettes… “Who’s for cake and debrief?”

After they had been through all the time lines Morgarna2 and Raven had opened a bottle of Shiraz, each, and Merlin2 and Cormorant were discussing software.
Gail2 and Wren decided to exchange recipes. As they walked back to the house Wren spotted one of the trees, looking very different. Hanging from it’s leaves were many pages of paper.

“What is all that about?” asked Wren.
“Ah! Yes ” smiled Gail2 that was my idea, I was so upset about nearly losing our world that I started touring schools and teaching children all about how we are killing our planet.
I get them to write poems and stories about how to save our world and each other. Now children from all over the world send me their stories, poems and paintings. I attach them to the tree and send regular photos to them to keep them updated.”
Wren smiled , “That is a lovely idea , what a great way to train young minds. “
“I think so” smiled Gail2.

THIS IS PART OF K.L.CALEY’S#writephoto.

#writephoto: Moat and Moors.

So this week we have a twofaone as we are still catching up with Morgarna and the gang! Without further ado let’s catch up with the gang as they continue their plan to save the world.

Two hours later and Morgarna 2 and Wren boarded the plane and took their seats/ beds both with a clear view of Rich .
“I am amazed at the cheek of this bloke” Wren said to Morgarna 2 as they accepted their welcome glass of bucks fizz. ” He just put the two viles through security in a clear bag with his other bits they went straight through. No one gave the bag a second thought? “
Morgarna2 drained her glass and replied. “Yes he’d put both samples into one bottle with a shower gel label on it , it looked safe and normal didn’t it? “
“Yes I suppose so !” Wren grimased.

After dropping the other two off Cormorant and Raven returned the hire car and then found a quiet spot . Merlin got his mobile out and called up the anomaly, he put in the coordinates that Merlin2 had given him and then they jumped!

Landing in a tiny apartment Cormorant and Morgarna 2 looked around Merlin2 and Gail2 were there waiting for them and they did look pleased to see them.
“Hi how is it going? ” asked Cormorant.
Merlin2 poured everyone a coffee and Gail2 and Raven lit cigarettes and sat in the two easy chairs.
“We have been very busy” Gail2 started, “we’ve had to do a couple of jumps but we have got things worked out now!”
“Yes we jumped forward and saw Rich and his two tails arrive at the airport. They tried to snatch Rich’s hand luggage. But some guy took it before Morgarna could grab it and the lethal mix was dropped and broken. “
“What” said Cormorant, ” you mean the virus is out… “
“Fraid so” Gail2 said “that’s why we had to jump again and this time, we got there earlier. I looked around for the opportunist thief who grabbed Rich’s bag. ” Gail2 poured out two Bacardi and cokes and handed one to Raven.
“So did you catch him ” Raven asked lighting another cigarette.
“No ” replied Gail2 , ” I spotted him too late and we had the same outcome. By this time I was stressed, Merlin2 was getting annoyed and Raven was heading to the bar while I was panicking and telling everyone not to breath which was causing a huge panic! “
Cormorant choked on his coffee,”you don’t say, I bet it was. So what did you do?”
“Actually the anomaly appeared and we all jumped”
More choking from Cormorant, ” you mess up a second time, the virus is spreading and you all, four of you jump??”
“Yes” said Gail2 “we did, you were not there, you have no idea how stressful it was! We needed time out to get it right, time to end it! ”

“Okay, okay so you jumped what happened. ” Raven asked flapping her hand at Cormorant.
Merlin2 put his coffee down and said, ” it was weird really as none of us actually called the anomaly up. Anyway we jumped and we ended up in the middle of nowhere by the side of a blue moat surrounded by green grass and trees. It was a lovely day and it was so peaceful. We just sat there and discussed what to do next”

We sat by the moat and just thrashed out where we were going wrong . Finally we hit on a plan .
Gail2 suggested we went for a walk so we headed out on to the moors and past a leaning signpost and many fields of various green shades.

“Yes I thought we needed just to soak up the peace. And we came up with this perfect plan !” Said Gail 2.

So the plane from LAX landed at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on time. As it hit the tarmac Morgarna2 received a call on her mobile. Telepathically she informed Wren exactly what the plan for the next hour was.

De-planeing was simple, first class was first so they were though quickly no luggage to collect they kept very close to Rich.
As they approached customs Morgarna 2 smiled to see Merlin whispering in the Hǎiguān gōngzuò rényuán’s ear. This man is carrying dangerous viruses in his hand luggage.
Just then Wren and Morgarna2 spotted the guy who was all set to steal Rich’s bag. As he edged his way to the front of the queue for customs Morgarna waited untill he was along side of her, she reached out and punched him in the chest winding him so much so that he collapsed … Getting her mobile out Wren called 120 ( the number for the ambulance in China). The man was picked up quickly and taken off to Hospital.
Rich’s bag was searched and the viruses were discovered. … Cormorant removed the viruses from the Hǎiguān gōngzuò rényuán, then removed all knowledge of the incident from his mind. He then took hold of Rich and…… More next time.

PART OF K.L.CALEY’S#WRITEPHOTO MOAT AND MOORS.

#writephoto. Lighthouse.

Well I have been on a hiatus for a few weeks but it’s time to regroup and catch up! So the last time we had caught up with our time travelling fix it team they were busy trying to prevent the start of a second plague.

Merlin received a call from the future and on their return from Venice and Rome they landed in their garden but in a dystopian future, where their future selves were fighting a losing battle to save the world.

To save confusion the younger trip are calling themselves Raven, Cormorant and Wren and the trio from the future are calling themselves selves Morgarna2, Merlin2 and Gail2 to avid confusion when all together!

So far they have found out who and where things are being done but not quite when or where. Last time we were with them Morgarna 2 had Jumped over from China to with some information for the team in America. Gail had met Morgarna the sheep who had morphed back to herself. I would hasten to add no sheep were injured in that episode.

Gail and Morgarna 2 returned to where Morgarna and Merlin 1 were sitting outside Rich’s place. Morgarna 1 waved to them both, ” Over here quick, I have us surrounded by a wall of invisibility it’s sound proof too! ” Morgarna2 and Gail both heard Morgarna 1 telepathically, nodded and joined them.
“Right so there is no confusion ” Morgarna 1 said, “I shall go back to being called Raven okay? “
Everyone nodded.
“What’s been going on while I’ve been out sheep whispering asked Gail?”
Merlin cleared his throat and then said, ” Well I have been inside watching what our Rich is up to. He’s packed a bag, hand luggage and booked a one way ticket to China…. He’s going to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Hubei province. He’s flying first thing tomorrow morning. “
“So he’s going back to where the first outbreak of plague started back in December 2019” said Raven.
Gail and Morgarna 2 nodded.

Inside the house Rich sat at the table drinking scotch and reading some notes on his phone. He’d read the instructions at least six times and had committed all the directions and information to memory. Downing the last of his scotch Rich deleted all the information from his phone and the cloud and then took the SIM out of his phone and destroyed it, he the smashed up the phone and threw it and what was left of the SIM into the furnace in the basement.
On his way back up from the basement he stopped halfway up the stairs and removed a brick from the wall. He took out a plastic bag, it contained a burner phone. Carefully he put the brick back then he turned on the phone, set an alarm then carefully he turned off the lights locked the basement and checked the doors and went up to bed.

As the day broke Raven, Morgarna , and Gail closed down the protective bubble they’d spent the night in. As they finished Merlin drew up beside them in a hire car.
“Well what’s this Hun ” Raven asked smiling as she and Morgarna 2 lit up cigarettes “
Merlin winced at the sight of the two Morgarna’s and their cigarettes and ventured to say ” you can’t smoke in here it’s brand new and smoke free!”
Both Morgarnas winked and replied as one “and who’s going to stop us Merls ..eh? Not you babes! “
With that they both got in the car and Gail joined Morgarna 2 in the back of the car.

At 7am Rich came out of his house with a small suitcase and his record bag and got into a waiting taxi.
As the taxi turned the corner Merlin and the ladies slowly pulled out on to the road and followed it.
“Where are we off to ” asked Gail.
Raven finished her cigarette and threw it out of the window exhaled the smoke and replied.
“Well you and Morgarna 2 are going to follow Rich, lucky you we’ve got you seats behind and across from him in first-class so you can enjoy the flight. While Merlin…I mean Cormorant and I are going to jump to Wuhan and see how Merlin and Gail 2 are progressing. “
Gail was delighted at the thought of travelling first class, and Morgarna 2 was quite pleased at the thought that she certainly would not be landing inside a sheep this time.

The drive to the airport was quite uneventful but there was some amazing scenery. The road they were on took them away from the flat uninteresting area where Rich worked and lived and climbed high into hills before returning to flat lands leading to the sea. The the road wound along some cliffs as they followed the taxi along a coastal route. At one point they rounded a bend and had an amazing view of a lighthouse sticking out to sea at the end of a long concrete pier.

Lighthouse.

“Look at that” cried Gail, “isn’t it beautiful “
Then the airport came into view.

This is part of K.L.Caleys#writephoto: Lighthouse.

K.L.Caley’s #writephoto : Fort.

This week’s story is sensitive so I apologize in advance ….but I feel it is a relevant story… It will conclude next week.

For visually challenged writers, the image shows battlements, a strait of water, then a large fort

Deciding to stay paddling for a while she carried on alongside the prints in the sand until the paw pints turned up the beach away from the sea. Eventually Gail came to some battlements which formed part of a large fort overlooking a strait of water.
Gail followed the paw prints up the steps to the walkway and looked to see if there was any sign of the creature who had made them .
There was a door to the right and she could not resist, she pushed it open and went inside.

It was dark cold and damp inside after the heat of the afternoon. There was a damp musty feel to the place which made her shiver. Moving forward Gail began to hum …more and more of late she’d found a good hum always lifted the spirits.
There was a door ahead of her and she reached for the handle, as she did she felt a shudder as a young man in army combats ran straight through her and out of the door hot on his heels was a dog. The young man left the door ajar and so Gail followed him into the sun……. But it wasn’t sun it was snowing and it was night. Gail looked along the pathway edged by the fortifications and saw the young man just up ahead , he had a Labrador on a lead. Looking at his uniform Gail could see he was equipped for dessert combat and the dog had a stab proof vest on similar to the soldier’s body armour.
He turned in her direction and that was when he saw her!

“Hello” he said, “do you know where we are “
“Well not really but I was on a beach in England on a hot sunny afternoon when I followed what I assume was your dogs paw prints in the sand” Gail stopped to see if the young soldier had anything to say but he just stood still looking at her. “I followed the prints through from the otherside of that tunnel” she said pointing to the door behind them.
Suddenly he found his voice and he smiled at her. ” Well I was in Hellmand province we were travelling through a village when a man ran out into the road carrying an injured child.” He stopped and rubbed his side and then stroked the dog, “that’s so strange” he said.
“What is?” Asked Gail.
“Well, err, no let’s stick to the facts for now. We stopped and our interpreter Rashid jumped down to speak to the guy. I got this feeling that things were not right so I got out of the armoured car and walked up the road to see what was occurring!” … suddenly he sat down on the pathway and the dog nuzzled him. “Sam, here follows me everywhere, he’s a very clever dog his job is to sniff out explosives.”
Gail walked across and sat down next to the soldier. “So this is Sam” she said stroking the platinum Lab, who licked her and wagged his tail. “I am Gail ,so who are you?”
“I’m sorry where are my manners my name is Paul and I am so confused. I was in Hellmand and now I am here.”
Gail smiled and said “well if you continue your story we might work out what is happening to you.”
“Yes! I walked up the road towards the two men and the child in arms with Sam at my heels. As I got close Rashid signaled to me to stop. He turned towards me and signalled danger. Sam suddenly moved forward and I could tell he was sensing explosives . I signalled back to the others to withdraw then I shouted to Rashid and asked was there a problem. As the vehicles moved back Sam and I joined Rashid. I went forward and put my arms out to take the child. Just then Sam lay down at the man’s feet , I screamed at Rachid to run! “
Paul stopped and fought to catch his breath. Gail put a reassuring hand on his chest and gently asked him to carry on.
Paul shuddered then continued. ” All hell let loose, the man threw the child, which I could now see was a bundle of rags, to the ground and I saw the suicide vest he was wearing, he looked me in the eyes, Gail, and I knew we were dead. I felt Rachid run past me and I prayed that he could get far enough away from the blast to survive.”
Taking another deep breath Paul, continued. ” The man and I held eye contact for at least a minute I saw he had the trigger device in his hand I willed him not to active it …… One of the guys back at the convoy obviously had a clear shot and I felt the bullet whistle past me, too late because he’d triggered the the device and the whole world exploded. I remember flying and hearing Sam cry out too. Then we were falling fast then thud into black nothingness. I felt like I was lost in a blizzard “
Gail looked at Paul and Sam and she felt tears burning in her eyes.
Paul stood up and looked out to sea then he turned to Gail who was sitting with Sam’s head on her lap and said “I am dead aren’t I, and Sam too, we were blown to pieces weren’t we? Where are we and what happens next?”
Gail looked at Paul and said, ” I am not sure where we are but I am pretty sure that I am here to get you and Sam to where you are meant to be. “
Paul looked at Gail and said, I am scared, I am so grateful that you are here but I feel I have to stay here until I know what happened to Rashid and the others in the convoy .”

Back at the house an alarm was going off in the lab Merlin was in the library looking at star charts while Morgarna had just jump back from Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool… Looking a tad dusty.
“What’s that alarm for Merls isn’t it the one you fitted to Gail to let us know if she got into problems?”
Merlin was by her side immediately, ” it is lets see what the problem is.”

Morgarna landed at the fort and went through the tunnel out into the snow and the night. She found Gail, Paul and Sam looking out to sea.
“Morgarna” Gail was supprised to see her standing there. ” What are you doing here?”
“Merlin and I picked up your alarm… We all have one so who ever is back at the house can make sure we are okay.”
“I didn’t know that “
” Well it’s a good job we do your stress readings were off the scale my girl. Right cigarette anyone, and I have whiskey and lemonade. I have been back to Hellmand province 2007 and I found out exactly what happened. Paul , are you ready to hear the outcome? …….

THIS IS OF K.L.Caley’s #writephoto: Fort.

K.L.Caley’s #writephoto Flags and Footprints.

Well Morgarna, Merlin and Gail have had a very busy fortnight….not as busy as mine though so here we have a two fa one!

Well all had been quiet for a few days after their return Avril the chicken seemed to behaving normally apart from a huge appetite for feed! Merlin and Morgarna were keeping a close eye on the chicken for any abnormalities but so far she seemed to be very much a chicken, she had not grown anymore since their return and Gail absolutely loved her.
“Do you think it was just a blip finding that egg” Morgarna asked Merlin, they were sitting in the lab checking Avril’s DNA,
” Well” Merlin replied ” she looks like a chicken, eats like a chicken and has the DNA of chicken…. I’d say yes she’s a chicken “
Morgarna’s drained her coffee and lit a cigarette…” Well for now we’ll just have to accept she’s a chicken but we’ll just have to keep an eye on her! “
Merlin was about to answer when Gail poked her head around the open door.
” Can you two come out into the garden I have something to show you both!”

Merlin did not look too pleased but Morgarna couldn’t help but laugh, “What the, where did these come from? “
There were eight chickens and a cockerel running around in the garden, well to be fair in a huge wire fenced chicken run!
Gail was smiling ear to ear and holding Avril in her arms. “I have got these guy and girls as company for our girl ! “
“Did you not think to ask ” Merlin’s eyes flashed angry.
“Well I did but I knew what your reaction would be. Look I will be looking after them and we will get lots of eggs ….they won’t be any bother to you honestly! “
Merlin threw his arms up in the air and turned to walk back to the lab muttering as he went. ” You may as well get some pigs, sheep, a cow or two and a goat!”
Gail’s eyes lit up and she opened her mouth to speak but Morgarna winked and put her fingers to her lips and Gail took her meaning!

Later that afternoon Morgarna was sitting in the conservatory sipping a very nice Shiraz she helped herself to at the hotel . She was watching Gail introducing Avril to the new arrivals and was glad to see that they were actually all getting on quite well. She was just on her way to get a refill when she heard the C.O.T.A.S. ringing in the lab. She filled her glass and wondered in to see what was happening.

Merlin ended the conversation as Morgarna came in and put the C.O.T.A.S down on the top. “I’ve got a job for you Morgs it’s Leonardo he’s woken up in a Taverna in Tuscany right now! “
Lighting a cigarette Morgarna said “I bet he’s been fiddling with the time continum again, we should of confiscated his time machine! ”

“I know he’s such a pain but we need to get him back he’s right in the middle of painting the Mona Lisa and she get annoyed if she’s kept waiting.” Merlin looked at Morgarna with his pretty please eyes and she blew smoke in his face and grimaced ” Not much choice is there, will you keep a close eye on those chickens I don’t want Gail upset”
Merlin stifled his coughing and nodded in the affirmative! ” I’ve replenished your bag for you! ” He said handing it over.
Morgarna took it and thought to herself …I’ll just make sure everything is in there before I go he’s let me down before. When she was satisfied Morgarna threw her bag over shoulder and went off to say goodbye to Gail and Avril and the new chickens. Seconds later the anomaly arrived “Chow Bella look after those chickens” said Morgarna as she jumped.

Morgarna landed in an alleyway filled with tables and chairs, flags of many nations were fluttering above. A sign in front of her read Trattoria.

The alleyway was silent and empty, except for four people frozen in time, which was very strange because it was a beautiful evening and the place should of been absolutely buzzing.
Walking up to the Trattoria Morgarna opened the door and went inside. It was also totally deserted, no sound no people. Turning on her heels she went back out into the alley and headed up towards the main street. Reaching the corner she was knocked back by the noise and bustle , locals and tourists at the bars and restaurants everything was as it should be on a summer evening in San Gimignano , behind her silence and stillness.
Right she thought to herself let’s get this mess sorted. Taking her cigarettes and lighter out of her bag she lit one and returned to the Trattoria.

Leonardo was sitting in the kitchen drawing on the table and humming to himself. He looked up as Morgarna entered, “Oh! Bellisima how wonderful to see you , you’re looking very sexy!” He reached out to touch her hips but she slapped him back “Don’t you Bellisima me you rogue what are you up to now”
Tilting his head to one side and grinning he replied ” honestly I am not up to anything. I was trying out one of my inventions when everything went black , then the whole world flipped then turned sideways and I ended up here.”
“Okay but where are all the people that were here ….” Morgarna looked out of the window, then back to Leonardo, “exactly what were you doing when this happened. “
“Well I was trying to reverse time and see if I could shift it at all.”
Morgarna thought for a second then took her mobile and rang Merlin.

Seconds later the anomaly arrived and grabbing Leonardo by his arm she jumped taking him with her … shouting “No Morgarna”
They landed back in his rooms , which were totally ram packed with confused people who as far as they knew had minutes before been sitting in the late afternoon sun enjoying food, drink and good company.
With a wave of her hand everyone in the place was suddenly asleep in a huge heap on the floor.
“Right Leonardo tell me, without touching anything exactly what you did!

Morgarna and Leonardo had jumped back to the house and they were sitting in the Lab with Gail and Merlin.
“So” Merlin said ” let me get this straight you time shifted sideways and took everyone , barr four people back to your studio? “
“Yes Merlin my friend that’s exactly what happened! Can you fix it?”
Merlin was not in a good mood and his eyes were burning into Leonardo.
“I have told you before don’t mess with things you don’t understand… I am running out of patience! You have your place in history, no one can take that from you! But if you carry on I will erase you completely myself! “
Leonardo looked like a sulky child but he did agree to behave and hand over his paperwork and time machine to Merlin. So Merlin and Leonardo went back to San Gimigarno, Merlin reversed the time flip, he wiped everyone’s mind, they all finished their evening believing they’d had the best night of their lives! The rest of the town went on totally unaware of what happened in the alley. Meanwhile Morgarna went back to Leonardo’s time and took all his writings and his time traveling mechine. So by midnight all was well everyone back where they should be and the flags gently fluttered.

Merlin and Morgarna were sitting in the garden watching the chickens, ” you know since the cockle arrived the girls, even Avril have been laying”
“No ” replied Morgarna did that start while I was away?”
Merlin nodded , ” yes indeed ”

“Where is Gail Merlin “
“I gave her the car she’s having a day at the beach.”

It was a beautiful day and Gail was happily walking along the beach , her feet in the cool clear water the sun shining down , she felt happy she felt at peace.
Then she saw paw prints in the sand and she decided to follow them …..

This is part of K.L.Caley’s#writephoto Flags and Footprints.

K.L.Caley’s#writephoto. Desk.

The red chess pieces encircled Morgarna and Gail, the electrical buzz was louder than ever and the pieces grew even larger as they circled around Morgarna and Gail. The two women’s hands were so tightly entwined that they were white from lack of blood!
“Louder Gail! ” Morgarna hissed “take your cue from me, we have to make this work!”
As they chanted louder so the red chess pieces encircled them glaring at them, the buzzing grew to a creshendo and the blue chess figures started to fly around their heads…..this was all truly scary and even Morgarna felt rather threatened!
“Louder, Gail we must defeat them ” Morgarna shouted feeling her powers were being drained and her concentration was slipping.
Gail thankfully was getting her second wind and as her voice rose she felt so much power within her. Her eyes shone and she felt so empowered.
“Hold on Morgarna,” she said telepathically ” I have this and I have power enough to share.” With those words just leaving her mind she pushed what she saw as a bright white light towards Morgarna.
Morgarna’s eyes shot open a renewed power shone out of her!

The noise and the buzzing were at their zenith and all the chess pieces were either encircling Gail and Morgarna or flying around randomly hitting off of walls and ceilings at ridiculous speeds
Suddenly the lights went out it was pitch black.The buzzing stopped and every chess piece, red or blue was stopped dead in its tracks .
Morgarna took a deep breath and with all her might shouted the exorcism rights commanding the polagiest to vacate this place. The buzzing started again, and the spinning started up again like a devilishly evil carousel. Morgarna and Gail raised their voices even more and as one they both lifted their left arms and pointed to a spot where the wall should of been.

Slowly a chink of light appeared.and grew until it was a door of golden light. Slowly and making much fuss a huge stream of darkness was leaving all the chess pieces and forming a single entity above their heads the screaming and the buzzing was deafening, the blackness was fighting to escape the golden light which was now reaching out and engulfing the dark dragging it towards the door.
The struggle seemed to last an eternity all the while the girls chanted louder and louder then suddenly with a huge BANG! the dark was dragged kicking and screaming through the door which slammed shut then opened a little!

Silence! Gail and Morgarna sat exhausted on the chess board surrounded by giant pieces laying at all angles. The buzzing had stopped and the lights were back on there was nothing moving…”peace” said Gail getting up and heading to the door, she just put her hand on the handle when Morgarna said, “not yet wait” reaching into her bag Morgarna pulled out Merlin’s E.R. standing up she scanned the room not forgetting the painting. The E.R. peeped loudly at the edge of the chess board Morgarna bent down and saw the blackness slithering towards her she looked across to Gail “are you wearing your locket or your crucifix today?”
“Both” replied Gail.
“Excellent give me the crucifix quick”
Gail handed Morgarna the chain and cross and she scooped up the blackness and flicked it through the door… She gave the room a final sweep the said to Gail, ” that’s it shut the door!
Gail did , as she took her crucifix back she noticed a blister on Morgan’s hand….”what’s that” she asked looking alarmed.
“Oh! that’s nothing really” smiled Morgarna I am slightly allergic to the crucifix. ” Winking as she spoke.

After they had tided up the cellar they went back upstairs to have a cigarette and a drink or two at the bar. They met some interesting guys who bought them both more drinks… Morgarna was just about to suggest they got a room when the Anomaly arrived and much to Morgarna’s annoyance they jumped.

Morgarna landed in what looked like a drawing room. It was late afternoon and the last rays of the day were streaming through the window. At one end of the room was an old fashioned mahogany writing desk and chairs. Papers were splayed on the desk and a jacket was slung over one of the chairs.
There was no sign of Gail she was on her own again! “What the …. Is that turd Merlin playing at now” she thought… another situation for her to sort, no warning, no information no back up…. suddenly Morgarna felt weary….. really she thought…as she sat down at the desk ….I don’t get weary. I need a cigarette!

THIS IS PART OF K.L.CALEY’S #writephoto: DESK.