Rose Garden: Rose of Grace

Chapter 7

 Grace's eyes shot open and she sat up. She pulled the stickers off her temples and took deep breaths. 'What the hell was that?!' She thought to herself.

A scientist walked into the room and ran over to her.

"Are you ok Grace?" He asked.

"What is going on. I want to go home. Now."

"Alright, we'll have you taken home. But it is safer to stay here. Until you have better control of your Dimension Walking."

"My what?" She shook her head. "No, I don't even want to know. Just take me home." She stood up and headed out of the room. The agents from before stood to the left and right of the door.

A man in a very nice, expensive suit walked up to her.

"I am agent Duncan. They believe it is best for me to be the one to stay with you Miss Mahariel. Seeing as, we just met."

"No. You killed that man. Stay away from me."

"Grace, I had to."

"No." Grace walked away. She didn't know where she was, or where she was really going. But she wanted to be away from this whole situation.

"Grace, wait." Agent Duncan followed her. "If you don't get control of your Dimension Walking, you could be in serious danger. Your family could lose you. Do you want that?"

Grace froze and looked at him.

"Are you threatening my family?"

"No, but because of your Dimension Walking they might be in trouble. Especially if an enemy has this ability. I'm trying to help you. I can't control what my Thedas self does like you can. I can just see what goes on. It's terrifying, I know, but you can change what happens Grace. You can save people's lives. You already lost Tamlen's, do you want to lose any more of their lives?"

Grace frowned.

"What do I have to do?"

"Train here, do some tests, practice control. It wouldn't hurt to meet some of the people here. No one has been able to control their Thedas selves. That's why you're so crucial."

Grace sighed.

"Fine. I'll do it. Only because I don't want to lose anymore family. In either 'dimension'."

"We'll start by giving you a tour. There is a whole city here." Agent Duncan started to lead her around. The building it's self was 4 stories tall, and 2 football fields long. There were flat escalators that stretched all the way across in both directions to cut the walking down. Behind the building was pure nature. Mountainous woods, a glistening lake and small huts and cottages. There was a river just behind the building that separated the building from the old time city. A stone bridge was build so people could travel back and forth.

Grace was amazed by the fact that as soon as they crossed the bridge, it was like they were in the other dimension. There was no technology and everyone dressed in the alternate world's fashion.

"Why is it like this?" Grace asked looking in the window of a marionette shop.

"Some people couldn't tell the difference of which dimension they were actually a part of, so the founders decided to create a town in which they wouldn't have to live too differently. Most people here are just merchants and city folk. Those who are mages in Thedas are in the research building's underground city."

"Wait, there is another city?" She asked looking at him.

"Yes, Thedas Delta and Thedas Beta. The one we are in now is Thedas Beta. This is where those who cannot decipher which dimension is real. We conduct light searches on the citizens here and monitor their conditions for any signs of progress. Thedas Delta is the building and underground city. There is all modern living and where those who do know the difference reside. We have all the research information there and conduct more thorough searches on the citizens there. So far we have Grey Wardens, Mages, Templars in separate wings to see if any traits transfer of lay dormant within them."