Ch. 5 - An Astranomical Encounter

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In the countryside circling the Interspace, a white stick with flowing blonde hair and a glowing halo hovering above her head walked down a stone path. Two peculiarly-shaped arm cuffs were fitted around her arms. They emitted a sort of mystical yellow glow.

As she passed a clump of bushes, she heard shouting and laughter not too far to her right. She turned to see two sticks- one pale blue, one rainbow-colored- dashing in her direction. Instinctively, she stepped back, summoning her sphere of assistance.

The two caught sight of her and slowed down, turning to walk in another direction.

"Forget the joke, Rainbow," the blue stick said, "C'mon, let's try to get to the next village before nightfall."

"Fine," the other stick, Rainbow, giggled, "It's just funny, that's all!"

As the blue stick passed by the white one, he muttered, "Why is the Second Coming's base so far away? If only we had a teleportation device or something like that..."

The white stick whirled around. "What did you say?"

The blue stick looked surprised. "What?"

"The Second Coming, are you looking for him?"

The blue stick's eyes lit up. "Do you know him?"

"Not quite. I'm just on my way to see him."

"Really? What a coincidence!" The blue stick held out a hand. "The name's Orbertune, but Orber works just fine. This here is Rainbow, my travel buddy."

"Hey," Rainbow greeted.

The white stick shook Orbertune's hand. "Astra. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

"Right then, new travel buddy," Orbertune said as they released hands, "Let's get to the next village before nightfall, shall we?"

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