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Chapter Seventeen: Realm Zone - 1967 (Post Re-Animation)

            Everything appeared fuzzy to Sean after the "re-animation" he and Michelle went through, courtesy of Brandy's invention. The process of moving between dimensions was no different from how it was done with Bunsen Honeydew's version. However, there were some side effects, such as disorientation – one thing he had not experienced from the Magic Gateway. It took some time before things eventually started to come into focus and, before he saw it clearly, he realized that he was surrounded by lush trees. Unfortunately, these were not regular forest trees. They were jungle trees.

            "Are you alright, lil' brother?"

            Michelle walked right up as he lied on the ground, his head still slightly spinning. "Yeah...I'm fine." She tried to help him back to his feet, but he protested, feeling it was not such a good idea in his current state. Instead, he just sat up and took slow, concentrated breaths.

            "Are you two all right there?"

            Sean heard Brandy's voice address them, yet he did not see her anywhere near them. The weirdest thing was how clear it sounded, as if she actually stood right beside them. "Where are you?" He addressed the unseen Brandy.

            "I'm still back in the other dimension. The headbands that teleported you two have built-in communicators, so I can contact you from the other side. Clever, eh?"

            "Well, that makes one thing!" Sean angrily exclaimed. "You sent us to the wrong place!"

            "What?! That's impossible – I double-checked my input status and the 'Realm Zone' reads 1937."

            "Well, check again, because from what I'm seeing, this is not Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It looks more like...The Jungle Book!"

            "Oh, no. The frequency on the machine must still be off. Don't worry – I'll have it fixed in no time. You two just hang loose."

            Sean heard a click sound before everything went quiet again, at least until Michelle spoke up. "The Jungle Book? Isn't there a tiger in this one?"

            Fear suddenly crept up on Sean upon the reminder Michelle gave. "Um...yes...Shere Khan...also known as the 'resident villain' of this story."

            "Oh." Michelle uttered, sounding worried herself. "What should we do?"

            "Stick together. The last thing we need is for one of us to..."

            "Hello!"

            Sean and Michelle jumped in total surprise as an Indian python named Kaa dropped down from above and dangled his head directly in front of them. The moment he appeared, Sean knew they were in trouble, being aware of the villainous nature of this particular character.