Crystal Folly

Deeper Discussion of the Kloud Plane

The group had decided to sit in the plane's kitchen to discuss the Kloud Plane, an unknown and unexplored area for those that haven't been given the gift of going. Luna was preparing a small meal for each of them based off of their tastes, taking slightly longer than usual to cook everything.

"So wait," Taylor began, "you mean my brothers and I have some unknown magic inside of us? That's so cool!" Milo handed her the notebook that held the information on how to get there.

After a minute of watching her read them, Ender asked, "Are you hoping to run into someone there?" When given a nod as the answer, he replied, "The only other people that can be there are alternate versions of ourselves. We should definitely avoid getting on... our bad side." Luna had began passing them bowls and plates with the appropriate silverware before sitting down herself.

"As far as we know, there could be more than only four timelines," Milo added. "That's an entire possibility that I'm just not willing to bring into everything else that we've learned so far." By the time he said that, everyone else had begun eating.

After finishing his meal, Johann told Milo, "Then tell us everything you don't have in the book. I know you kept some secrets to yourself." Not much you can do with them anyways, he thought while Milo prepared.

Before he could get a word out, Arthur cut in, "According to Sarah, the Delta version of myself, there are two other timelines, Sigma and Gamma. Apparently nobody really knows much of anything about the Gamma versions. Also, Stella's a Klouden in Sigma."

"I'M A WHAT!?" Stella shouted, making everyone jump and cover their ears. "Sorry! I didn't mean to-".

"Its okay, Stella, I would've freaked out if I was a Snowstar in a different timeline," Ender calmly told her. Directing his words towards Arthur, he asked, "That's... not the case, right? Please tell me we're not Snowstars." After he hadn't said anything and looked towards the floor, they nearly fell out of their seats.

"Okay, before anyone else faints or freaks out or whatever, I think we should talk about the simpler things about the Plane," Sadie offered. "Six of us can go at any one time, so eventually we'd all see what it looks like," she noted after reading about limitations on how many people they could bring. Everyone agreed silently and finished their food before saying anything else.

About ten minutes after they cleaned up, they regrouped at the same location and continued the discussion. Ender had thought of a good point regarding Stella from the Sigma Timeline, which could potentially work. "So I think we can bring an alternate version of someone back to our timeline. It'd be nice to compare our differences without everyone else being there," he said. "If she's a Klouden, she can easily go back home."

"Maybe later, Enzy, we still have Xeno to deal with," Stella told him. "Sigma's part of the Plane is pretty far away, too, so we'd probably be better asking our Delta versions if they can help if things get too crazy." She sounded confident in the idea, but internally was worried about how they might react and their abilities.

"You do have a point, but yeah, I'll keep it in mind," Ender replied. "Arthur, you have anything to add?" He had noticed he took out a small pad and was writing something on it.

"What? No, I don't!" he stammered. Stella immediately knew what it was he was writing; a self-note to talk to Sonui after everything had settled.

"Listen, Arthur, I'm not against you and Sonui, I can clearly tell you two have a thing for each other," Stella was saying, "but at least let them know about it. And keep it hidden, a lot of ice dragons are after you for being related to the Prince." Arthur nearly fainted when he heard it. Everybody was shocked by his reaction. "Actually, better question, do you even know where Navomi is right now?