The End of Time: The Origins of the Pigs part 2

'The Ripper'

"It's simple. Just imagine yourself in the sky and you'll be there. But there are disadvantages. Your real body is passed out on the couch, and if you use your powers too many times, it starts to impact your health..."

Jack floated up, and, not seeing Jim or Jay there asked: "Why aren't my brothers here?"

"It seems that they have no powers. Now let's get in the truck." he then proceeded to go through the truck's wall! Jack did the same, and it was a chilling feeling, like going through a wall of slushy ice. The interior looked the same, except with Jay and Jim poking their unconscious bodies. "'The Traveler' pointed to the lump of lead on top of the crate. "Using what you've learned about flying, I want you to turn this lead into gold!" With hard concentration,  Jack turned about half the lead into gold, and watched Jim and Jay's shocked expressions.

And so they practiced. After a few attempts, he made the rubber rabbit come alive. Now all that was left was to create the portal.

"I need you to focus on both the location you want the portal to start at and the location you want the portal to lead to at the same time."

Jack concentrated so hard that everything outside of those two areas disappeared. And, if only for a second, there was a flicker of a portal! He was concentrating so hard that he did not hear the gunshot, or see Jay violently shake him! Then 'The Traveler' broke his trance:

"FLOAT DOWN TO YOUR BODY, QUICK!"

The wall of the truck seemed to bulge with each blast, and they knew it would break soon. Jack hastily floated down to his body.

"What HAPPENED?!" Jay asked Jack. 

"No time to explain!"

A portal opened at the other end of the truck, leading to their hometown.

"We need to take 'The Tra-" Jay started, interrupted by the wall exploding!

Running away to the side away from the blast, the triplets tried to lift 'The Traveler's body, but he was too heavy. "Run to the portal, quick!" Jim commanded, and Jack and Jay complied, still worried about 'The Traveler'. Then out of the blast hole came a Pig with a blonde beard, a shotgun, and a black hat and tie.

"Who are you!! Why are you here?!" Jay demanded.

"Call me 'The Ripper', and I'm here to see what color yer brains are."

Just in case you were curious, I found 'The Ripper' a theme song. Also, I'm not copying Attack On Titan's 'Kenny the Ripper'. I really liked this character, so I want to include him in this book as an homage.

Sorry that this chapter was a little long. The Story's moving into high gear now!