Post by StoryGirl83 on Jun 21, 2010 9:46:42 GMT -5
Chapter Eleven – The Other Dimension
With a Lieutenant
Darryl was seated at his desk looking at the reports in front of him. The only thing that popped out at him was the fact that not one parent had reported the child missing, not to the police. Two parents had actually had to be notified that their sons were missing. A knock on the door pulled his attention away from the reports. “Enter.”
The door opened and a lieutenant poked his head in. “Commander, there is a family here. I don’t think it’s about the missing kid case, but they asked specifically to see you.”
“Send them in,” Darryl instructed him. “I’m expecting some people who might have some info on the case.”
The lieutenant nodded and pushed the door open all the way. He stepped into the room to let them by.
Prue entered first with Pat behind her.
After them was Alanna and Janice.
Hank entered with a notepad in hand. He was writing, but he stopped as he entered the room and studied Darryl.
Darryl tried not to show the thoughts going through his head as Andy entered behind Hank.
Vicki entered without any notice from anyone. Her eyes grew wide as she looked around the room. She didn’t even seem to notice Darryl or the lieutenant.
“Thank you, Lieutenant.”
The lieutenant left the room quickly, having other things to work on.
As soon as the door shut behind him, Darryl rose from his seat. He walked over to Andy and pulled him into a hug, patting his back before letting him go. “I can’t believe you’re standing in front of me.”
Andy grinned back at him. “Quite frankly, neither can I. It’s good to see you, Darryl, very good to see you.”
“So can you guys actually help me with this, or is this just a very nice reunion?” Darryl asked, willing to go with either one.
“Shh!” Vicki demanded. “I need to listen.”
Darryl frowned and looked at her.
Andy smiled. “That is my younger daughter, Victoria Penelope Trudeau. She’s usually more polite than that.”
“Daddy, she’s trying to tell me something,” Vicki informed him. “Do you want her to tell you instead?”
Andy frowned. “Who’s trying to tell you something, Vicki?”
“The girl by the window,” Vicki announced. “Don’t you see her?”
“No one’s there, Vicki,” Pat tried telling her.
Vicki glared at her. “That’s not very nice. She’s there all right.” She walked closer to the window and reached out her hand. “It’s all right. My sister . . . actually I’m not sure why she said that.” Then, her hand hit the wall and she jumped back. “Oh! Oh! Not good.”
“Vicki?” Prue looked at her daughter, questioningly. “What’s wrong?”
“My hand. . .” Vicki gulped. She blinked and looked straight ahead of her with narrowing eyes. “Mom, I think . . .”
“Do you see a ghost?”
Vicki shook her head. “Remember, I told you I had seen Alanna and Janice in my dreams?”
Prue nodded. “We thought maybe you had a prophetic dream.”
“Am I dreaming?”
Prue frowned. “No, Sweetie. You’re awake.”
Vicki looked at the wall, seeing something no one else saw. “Who are you?”
“Vicki, no one’s there,” Prue told her softly.
“You’re wrong, Mom,” Vicki announced. She turned and looked at Darryl. “Her name is Marissa Edison. She says you have a file on her.”
Darryl frowned and started flipping through the files. Soon enough he came across one with the right name. “Here she is. Marissa Edison, fifteen. You’re saying she’s here? What is she, invisible?”
Vicki shook her head. “Actually, she can’t see you, only me. She says that this whole building seems empty.”
“Then, how did she know about the report?”
“She can see objects and stuff, just not people,” Vicki informed him. “She knows people are here, because she’s seen stuff moving all over the place.” Vicki looked at her parents. “I think I have my powers back. I still don’t know what they are, but I think they’re back.” She pointed at the wall. “I guess none of you can see her, but that girl is there. She’s alive. And I think we need to call Aunt Piper.