“Well I kinda maybe sort of… got you thrown into a different dimension…” Vaishi laughed nervously. “What?!” Gem shouted. “Please don’t be mad, it was an accident!” “No, it’s… fine, it's fine.” Gem took a moment to calm herself down. “But… how?” “I’m not really sure…” Vaishi said sheepishly. “I was stressed and I didn’t really know what I was doing. I’m sorry.” “Oh… it’s okay. Can you get us back?” Gem felt guilty about her outburst a few moments earlier. “I can try…” Vaishi said uncertainty. She held her hands like she was holding a ball and slowly a spinning, glowing sphere started to appear. Her face was screwed up in concentration. The sphere grew larger and brighter. Suddenly, the orb flickered and faded into nothing. Vaishi let out a disappointed sigh and said “It’s no use. The magic in this universe is more evenly distributed between its inhabitants and the world around them. Also, the fact that there are two watchers in this universe doesn’t help…” “Wait! Two? Two people like your sister? Oh boy…” “Yes… but watchers aren’t inherently bad, they can choose to be good or evil, just like humans.” “I guess that makes sense.” “The two watchers in this universe are my brothers, Xornoth and Scott.” “Wait! Scott is a watcher?!” Gem was surprised as Scott existed in her universe too, and she was pretty sure watchers could only be in one universe at a time. “Yes. My brother chose to permanently be in his human form so he could be with the person he loved, The Codfather. But he still uses watcher magic. That can’t be avoided.” “That’s great and all, but if you don’t have enough magic to get us home, what now?” “Well now… now we’re stranded.”
