h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*Notices the boy*

Oy! You! Bugger off!

...*thinks, poor boy...*
...*no bing one to wait around to be saved...Pandora motions to Myst to dig in the soft soil on the side of the pool...*
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*her skirts flying, Vip comes bounding over to the poolside. Making great care not to fall in, she starts to search the surrounding grass.*

Pandora! Myst! Are you still there? tell me I'm not too late!

...*takes out her scuba diving note pad...saved all this time...just
'incase'...writes...*
DO NOT TOUCH THE WATER!

LOOK FOR WOLFBANE!

TOSS WOLFBANE INTO POOL!

WE WILL THEN BE RELEASED!

....*runs out of room to write more...*
<Myst & Pan await VIP's rescue>

Wolfbane! Okay, my darlings, I will do my best!

*on her knees, she searches and searches, until finally...*

I have it!

*saving half, just in case, Vip tosses the wolfbane into the pond...*

*a very odd transformation now takes place before the eyes of Vip*

*the water seems to turn inside out, shaped as a sphere, with Pandora, Mystrunner and the young man now on the outside, squeezed between the water sphere and the pool*

*the sphere starts slowly rising, and the sunshine creates a prisma-like effect, sending multi-coloured rainbows in every direction of the garden*

*when the sphere has risen completely out of the pool the people slide off it, landing on the soft grass with a *

Pandora! Myst! Are you okay?

And you, young sir, I don't believe we're had the pleasure.

*extends her hand to the unknown boy*

[Young and, might I add, very handsome young man]: *bows and kisses Vip on the hand* Milady - thank you for saving us!

*turns around and offers his hand to Pandora to help her up*

*turns to Mystrunner*

*turns back to Vip*

Such intelligence! Such composure! Such beauty!

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to save my princess from the other pool...

*gestures at thin air, where a framed mirror seems to appear*

*the landscape on the other side looks exactly like the garden, only mirrored*

*the young man steps through the mirror, and it vanishes, into thin air*

*Vip suddenly realises that she is staring, so shakes herself down, regains her composure and turns to the others*

Gosh! Wasn't that exciting!

Ga-gu-gr...I, we, wha,...I think I need a lil' lay-me-down.
...*Myst & VIP become a blur as Pandora falls...in a most lady-like
manner...sideways as she faints....hair & dress sopping wet...*

*the sphere, that has been wibbling quite worryingly for some time now, causing the rainbows to shatter and disappear, finally gives in to the gravity and drops into the pool, thereby thoroughly splashing everyone who hasn't managed to get up on their feet yet*

*Myst sweeps forward, and catches Pandora before she hits the ground.*

(With concern radiating from his eyes) You all right?

Oh Myst, thank you forLOOK OUT FOR THAT WAVE!!!
...*the water from the pool crashes down... now soaking VIP &
choking Pandora who is coughing and gagging in Myst's arms...
in a most lady-like manner...*

*Wipes the hair out of her eyes, and helps her to her feet.*

...*still holding onto Myst...reaches for VIP...they both pull her to her feet...after a short group hug...they stand in silence...*
...*whispers...*what a long strange trip this has been...

*shakes her head*

Blimey. And we're all wet! Oh well, no matter. Shall we build a fire and keep warm?

(is that allowed?)

...*kicking a circle in the mud & placing rocks around it...they then gather dry grasses & withered branches...*toastie

...*kicking a circle in the mud & placing rocks around it...they then gather dry grasses & withered branches...*toastie

Oooh, much better.

*curls up in front of the fire*

So, what was it like in there? Could you see me properly?

*Mystrunner heres a noise from the undergrowth, as the others turn around to see what he is looking out an old and somewhat disheveled man emerges picking twigs out of his unkempt beard, he is leaning heavily on a branch-come-walking stick he has in his right hand. Curled up resting on his left arm is a small ginger and white kitten*
"mew"


Is it okay for me to join in like this?