Dear Journal

Preface

BANG! CLANG!

"Mark, dear, stop shooting targets so I can listen to the radio," said the woman.

"I thought you wanted me to inherit the family business?!" yelled Mark from far away.

"Yes, as a member of the Levers, you need to inherit the business that the Levers been holding. But I guess you're just being sarcastic. Stop wasting 32. Winchester," said his father as he flipped his news paper. Mark's mother decided to increase the radio's volume.

"Dear, you might get deaf if you turn it that high" said Mark's Dad.

"Better than going deaf due to my son's shooting," she answered.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! CLANG!

"You seem to be getting rusty, must've been all of those mountain hiking-whatsit?" he said as he laughed.

"Today on CNN news on the new found land, here, we meet professor Klyn with some important news about the new Ridge Teleporter or RT–" the anchor woman was cut off by Klyn.

"Now, to cut to the chase, we may need to shut down the RT system until all the holes have been sewed," said Klyn.

"Sew what holes?" asked the news anchor woman.

"You see, teleportation using the RT, actually teleport the passenger into a universe that is really confusing to explain, but that universe has a zone that defies time, which anything in the zone is unaffected by time since it is frozen. Back to the point, we make cracks in order for instant teleportation, but if the crack is used too much, then the hole grown too big, thus the need to be sewn. Frequent sewing of the holes will cause it to lose more integrity, to the point where the hole can no longer be sewn."

"Mhm" said the news anchor woman.

"Now, we, the US Ridge force, and Galac troops, have been struggling to close these holes by putting patches, but there are to many, and it is possible that something bad might get in by exiting the portal. We have been getting a 55 casualty report this year and we don't know what killed them, and our response is to not do anything and continue normal protocols? If that thing that we can't even find gets out, it is going on a killing spree– " Klyn was cut off by a man.

"Now, that is my associate Jacklyn, now, we don't have to worry since it won't do any harm" said the man.

"And who are you?" asked the news anchor woman.

"Michel of the Ridge Teleportation, you see, our guards will ensure the safety of our fellow Americans that this being won't escape."

"But, Michel, that thing only killed 55 of our soldiers because they were armed, what do you think will happened if it were civil–" She was cut again by Michel.

"DON'T," he said, in a rasp and low voice. To Klyn's ears, she heard a bit of distortion.

"Now, can you give me a Jacklyn a minute – Hey, where are YOU, sorry, hoarse voice from all the yelling," said Michel.

"Can't believe it, our son left with his 'Adventurer stuff' and didn't even say goodbye," said Mark's father.

"He did?" asked Mark's mother.