Chapter 17: Magic

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Warning: This chapter contains description of things some viewers are sensitive about. This isn't like Chapter 5.

3rd Person P.O.V.

(???) Was there anything in the castle?

(Robot) Nothing valuable. The perimeter is empty.

(???) Good.

Elsewhere:

(Howard) What kind of magic can you do?

(Rose) Well, I can do the basics like multiplying, teleporting, decoy, flying, all of that stuff. Though, I need my wand to do that. The only magic I can do without it is to float. Much like right now.

She spins, her cape moving along her like a dress.

(Howard) Anything else you can do besides the basics?

(Rose) Well, I need my spell book to perform some other kinds of magic. But I have memorized the basics and one particular spell. I guess it's not really a spell but more like a power but I can't do it without my wand.

(Howard) What is it?

(Rose) Time travel.

(Howard) Whoa! You can time travel?

(Rose) Yes. I've traveled to the past and the future.

(Howard) Wait, are you in the past or future right now?

(Rose) I'm in the present, Howard.

(Howard) Then why didn't you travel to the future instead of waiting 500 years in your castle?

(Rose) Who says I didn't?

(Howard) What?

(Rose) I time travel all time back at my castle when I'm bored.

(Howard) How does it work?

(Rose) Well, it's rather simple but complex at the same time. It's really confusing at first but once you understand it, it's simple: When traveling to the past or future, a portal opens up to the certain time on the planet the user is currently one, which is me. Meaning, I can travel back in time a year ago and be in this house. Oh, and before you ask, those "time paradoxes" where messing with the past or future affects the present does not apply with my magic. And there won't be any clones of an individual of the time period, too. For example: if you were to come with me one year ago in the past, you won't find yourself in that timeline because you're automatically the "original" Howard the second you step into the time period.

(Howard) Would I forget everything here?

(Rose) Nope. None of your memories are tampered.

(Howard) How far can you go back in time?

(Rose) As far as the beginning of time.

(Howard) Whoa! So I can see the dinosaurs.

(Rose) And get eaten by one. You can die in a timeline. As well as I have to be there in order to send you back to your original timeline. I don't like leaving others in their improper timeline.

(Howard) Do I look the same in the timeline or do I change?

(Rose) You stay the same. Though, I can use my magic to age you if you want. Meaning I can make you younger or older. George used to ask for me to make him young every 20 years or so.

(Howard) Where is he?

(Rose) He's... he's dead. He gave up a long time ago.

(Howard) Can't you bring him back to this world through a timeline?

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