"Mom," Gloria yelled. "Mom are you home?"
Gloria had been enjoying a quiet day at school when her cellphone began vibrating violently. She had not been able to check it in class so she simply had turned it off. When class finished Gloria checked her phone, alarmed when she saw several text messages from Lisa. What was really off putting was how the texts seemed to become more incomprehensible and they went on. It almost seemed like Lisa was losing the ability to type.
Not wanting to take any chances, Gloria told her friends she had an emergency at home and to cover for her. Naturally they said they would but getting home would be a bit of a problem.
Gloria hadn't learned Katie's teleportation spell yet. She didn't even have a car, meaning even if she aged herself up she wouldn't have a way to get here. Gloria instead decided to use the magic she had at her disposal. Snapping her fingers Gloria was able to freeze time. While the spell wouldnt get here home any quicker, it would buy her precious time. As a result Gloria froze time as she ran the 45 minutes to get home. While exhausted from the trip it meant that perhaps only 10 minutes had passed since her mom had sent the text message. As she now tried to catch her breath she anxiously looked around her home.
"Where is she," Gloria whispered. The house appeared empty, which wouldnt of alarmed Gloria if the door hadn't been unlocked. She was nervous now. Katie had mentioned something about another evil sorceress in the other timeline. While she didn't know the whole story she wondered if this sorceress, like Morgan LeFay before her, was targeting her family. As she cautiously now walked deeper into her home she feared the worse.
Gloria's eyes went wide as she listened to the sounds of baby babble. Lynne appeared to still be here, which worried Gloria even more. As she now ran towards the sound she gasped at the pair of matching infants on the floor.
"What in the hell," she whispered as she gazed at the two Auburn haired infants. "Mom?!? Is that you?"
Lisa had heard Gloria enter the house, much to her relief and embarrassment. Unfortunately for her she was too young to actually say anything. As she babbled up at her middle daughter she could see Gloria looking over the two infants in stunned silence.
"Okay wow," Gloria said flatly. "I was so not expecting this." Sitting down on the floor she now looked between the two infants, dumbfounded by the situation. "Wow I cant believe how similar you two look," she whispered. "I mean, you two could be twins." Gloria now rubbed her chin thoughtfully as she tried to figure out what to do.
As Gloria was trying to tell the difference between her sister and her mother, another presence gazed around the neighborhood. Fukushu had finally found a way to find Katie. The 8 tailed kitsune had heard what had become of his younger sister Yomi. The death of his baby sister had divided not only his family but the entire kitsune community. Some saw the actions of Lilith as justified as Yomi's actions had crossed the line. Fukushu was not one of those kitsune though.
Yes Yomi was wrong but the brutality in her murder and the fact she was tortured in front of their parents was a grave insult. Fukushu realized that trying to take out Lilith directly would be impossible. The demon witch was one of the most powerful and ancient of magical beings. Taking her on would be a fools errand. If he were to take revenge he would need to start small. He would need to remove her allies.
"So it is true," he muttered. "The girl Katherine was from another timeline. Interesting."
Fukushu had used very ancient and secretive magic to follow Katie. He had heard rumors about the existence of another timeline but he had been dismissive of these ideas. As he now stood cloaked in Gloria's neighborhood he realized those rumors were a reality. This timeline and this neighborhood smelled of Katie's magic. This is the place she called home.
"I can smell her magic," he muttered. "This is their home. I need to learn about my enemies before I strike them down. Yomi's death shall not go unavenged."
Fukushu now slowly began to survey the homes of Gloria and the others. He would gather and strike Liliths allies down. This would be the first step in his plan of revenge for the death of his sister