Turn-Turn: The World Traveler

The Adventures of Turn-Turn and Gram-Gram in….

The Bejeweled Scepter

Author's Note: This is the first official Turn-Turn story I have ever written. I used to tell my grandma about her adventures all the time on my way to school but never got around to writing them down. I hope you will enjoy the first written account of the great World Traveler.

A woman sits near a fireplace inside the lounge area of the World Archives, the largest library in all of existence. It contains the sum of all the universe's knowledge, stored upon mahogany shelves of hardcover books. Her delicate fingers grasp onto a cup full of black tea as she puts it up to her lips for a quick sip. Setting it back down, she turns the chair around.

Turn-Turn: Oh, it seems an unpleasant little wanderer has found their way into my domain. (The woman wears an outfit befitting that of a scholar adorned with a green hat, bearing the symbol of a sewing needle going through the Earth, a piece of thread protruding from it. She adjusts her glasses and crosses her legs.) Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tierney Baxter, but I would prefer you address me as Turn-Turn.

The woman stands up and walks over to the bookshelves, moving through them as if a cameraman is following her. As she moves, we see that the library is filled with more than just books. Secured in display cases of enchanted glass are various artifacts and objects. 

Turn-Turn: Simply put, I am an Archivist, a collector of ancient artifacts and manuscripts. A darn good one in my day. But before I even got here, I was known as the greatest adventurer that ever lived. Of course, I feel as though that title belongs to someone else…

Finally, the woman stops in the main area of the Archives, a golden sign hovering over with the words "Central Command." The floor is made of black and white marble tiles like that of a chessboard, and the furniture is made from black mahogany compared to the auburn color in the rest of the library. The main attraction, however, lies in the middle of the room: a large statue of an older woman sitting on a rock chair with a young child in her lap, reading from a book. The inscription underneath reads: "Turn-Turn and Gram-Gram, the family that travels together sticks together."

Turn-Turn: (somberly with a hint of nostalgia) No, that title belongs to my dear grandmother, Gram-Gram. Without her, I would not be where I am now. I still remember our first adventure….

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(Many years ago….)

"'We have to get off of the temple right away! Everyone, follow me!' With the professor in front, the group of adventurers makes their escape, but on their way out, they encounter a roadblock with three different pathways. "Which way do we go," asked Duke the Assistant…" 

A ten-year old Turn-Turn sits on the carpet floor of the living room of her family holding onto a stuffed teddy bear. In front of her is a rocking chair where her grandmother, Greta Baxter, reads her a bedtime story. Greta is a woman of at least 40 or 50 years of age, wearing a midnight blue sleeping gown. The hands that held onto the book are decorated with calluses, not all from cleaning. 

No, Greta is a different kind of woman. The type of woman Turn-Turn wanted to become. Once a great adventurer of her one, Greta Baxter made incredible contributions to the world of archeology with her discovery of the great Astral Clocktower, the retrieval of the Life Pendant, and most importantly the capture of the most notorious group of smugglers, the Blackfire Club led by the infamous Dr. Avery Thryster (pronounced TH-rye-Stir).

However, one day, Greta decided to settle down and take care of her Eldest daughter's child, Tierney, who she affectionately called "Turn-Turn." In return, the child called Greta "Gram-Gram." They were virtually inseparable.