When Fate Plots and Portals Glitches

Pondering Impossibility's

"Holy crap, Jack he saw you!" Jamie said as he took deep breaths from running.

As ungraceful and as blunt as it was, it did sum up exactly what Jack felt at this crucial moment.

Monty looked back at Jack when he finally caught his breath "Is- is that even possible?! Can teens and grown-ups see spirits too?"

"He touched my staff."

Cupcake gave Jack a concerned look then glanced back at the rest of the group "umm, guys? I think Danny broke Jack."

The other children stared at Jack in his disoriented state and nodded.

Jack ran a hand through his platinum hair "He touched my staff"

Pippa looked at him worryingly "You said that twice now."

Caleb glanced at Jack then looked back at Claude "... Do you think we should do something?"

"Do I look like a doctor to you?"

Caleb glared at Claude "I think the correct profession is a therapist you doofus."

Jack, however, paid no attention to the group wondering about his sanity. He was too busy questioning his reality. Already his thoughts were spinning "He- he saw me. He touched my hand. He's my age and he saw me holy cow." Jack blinked "well, not actually my age. But physically my age." Jack paused for a moment and was finally aware of the other children around him, even to him his voice sounded like he was struck dumb "... do you think he's actually a teenager, or just a really old looking kid?"

Cupcake did a facepalm "Jack, I think it's time that you processed the simple fact that a teenager saw you and was able to make physical contact with you."

Jack stared blankly at her.

Cupcake huffed and bopped him on the top of his head. "REBOOT!"

Jack hissed in both annoyance and pain "Ow! Was that really necessary?!"

Caleb smirked "maybe not, but it was sure fun to watch."

Jack gave him a light glare, but a small smile betrayed him.

Jamie shook his head "ok, back to the 'Danny problem' before we go completely off topic" he turned to Jack "so, seriously, how common is it really for a teen to see a spirit."

Jack shook his head, still in mild disbelief "I've been alive for over three hundred years. And I've never had a teen or adult be able to see me."

Pippa blinked at that "wow. Ok, very rare then."

Jack shrugged with his grin widening as he began to rant when realization was finally dawning to him that a teen saw him. "I mean, I've heard from older spirits that adults and such have been able to see spirits. But only a few spirits had said something like that has ever happened to them."

Jack paused for a moment and furrowed his brows "but in all the stories I've heard, no teen or adult had been able to have physical contact with them. Or their most prized possession."

The kids gave each other a questioning look then Jamie raised a brow at Jack "Prized possessions?"

Jack nodded nonchalantly "If they have one, Mine is my staff."

Monty tilted his head "why is important that adults and teenagers have never been able to touch a spirit's most prized possession?"

Jack leaned towards them "because no mortal can touch a spirits prized possession."