Misadventures in the Multiverse

Chapter 7: Next!

Clyde woke up in a hospital bed. Raleigh was sitting there asleep, head down on the bed. She is drooling a little. "Well, I guess it all worked out." He looks at her a little annoyed. She started to wake up slowly yawning. "Oh, Clyde you're finally awake." She raised her head looking at him with her normal smug face. "Whats with that face." He asks almost afraid to know. "I didn't know you liked me that much." She said teasing him. "You looked pretty worried yourself." He answered her with a straight face. "You lost a lot of blood you probably just imagined it." Ignoring her he kept pressing. "I'm pretty sure I wasn't."

Her smile vanished "Fine, fine, I was a little worried that I wouldn't have anyone to....." She paused putting a huge grin back on her face. "Show off how awesome I am." "Right," He said giving up. She stood up putting her hat, and coat on. "You should be good to go I already talked to the doctor. Oh, and that pervert guy left this for you." She left a card on the bed as she started to walk out of the room. "I'll meet you outside." She walks out into the hallway out of earshot. "Stay alive, and I might tell you the real reason one day.

Clyde looked at the card. It looked to be a business card with Loki's name printed on it. He turned it over to see a little note left for him. He read it aloud "Dear Clyde use this card if you ever need help. Loki-" He studied the card more not seeing a phone number or any clear way to contact him. "Um, OK then." He stands up putting it away looking for his clothes. They are neatly folded in the corner. Someone seemed to be nice enough to wash them, but they were still torn and slightly burned from his house being destroyed. "Man I need some new threads." He said changing into them anyway figuring he can ask Raleigh about it later. He joined her outside, as they both walked to the hanger their ship was being repaired. When they entered Raleigh stopped to admire her newly repaired ship. "It looks just like new." She was giddy like a little girl. The mechanic approaches them. "I can see you are happy with it. It's all good to go now." Raleigh answers "Thank you!" She faces her grabbing both of her hands with hers. "I really appreciate it." The mechanic girl answered. "No problem everything is in working order." Raleigh ran off inside. Clyde nodded at her. "Thanks, sorry about her." She doesn't say anything just smiled walking away while waving. He followed her into the ship. 

Dr. Corvus was in a dark room with a large screen grinning. "Yes she got away from us yet again, but its fine. I will simply work her into my other projects my lord. I think with the modifications I did to her she might be able to help us find him." He seemed to be talking to someone over the radio though he doesn't say anything. He presses a button on his console. 

Right around when he does that Raleigh Is hooking the wires to her head ready to take off she is excited to go to a new world. "I wanna go to a crazy world now." The hopper lifted into the air towards a portal as she thought about where she wanted to go. "Oh I know let's go to a gladiator world." Clyde just gives her a look wondering what the hell she means by that. They moved deeper between the worlds now with a set destination in mind. However, something is wrong the outlets embedded in her head started to spark. Raleigh started to twitch in a weird motion, as the ship shook out of control. "Hey um Raleigh you good?" Clyde asks not getting an answer. He pokes her face trying to get some sort of reaction. 

They enter the atmosphere of a new world the ship slowly starting to nose dive. "Raleigh!" Clyde yelled out in a panic looking for something to hold onto. Raleigh is still floating unresponsive. They are getting really close to the ground now. Raleigh seems to come to just in time guiding the ship up again. It's enough to save them but not enough to stop them from crashing to the ground. Raleigh falls to the ground ripping the wires from her head and rubbing it. "What the hell happened!" He said demanding an answer. "I... I don't know" She looks just as confused as him rubbing her head, eyes still glowing even though she was unplugged. She rises to her feet sticking one of the cords back in. "I don't know what's going on, but this is definitely not the world I was targeting."