Characters: Nineteen and OTA Setting: A back alley and roof Summary: Nineteen arrives suddenly from Cleveland, and is standing in a strange city. Magic is used, and his astral childhood form appears. Rating: PG13/R (for possible violence) Warnings: Possible violence.
Nineteen shook his head as a wave of dizziness suddenly struck him, yet even as the disorientating feeling passed the man was left with confusion as he found himself standing in a dimly lit alley. As he focused on controlling his breathing, Nineteen scanned the area and sighed when he failed to recognize anything at all. One moment he was trailing a vampire through the chilly streets of downtown Cleveland, and now he stood amid streets unknown to him. His sword and guns were no longer at hand, even his talisman and wards seemed to have vanished too. Only the clothes on his back, and a new cell phone seemed to remain in the tall man's possession.
With a frown the man silently moved again, his eyes scanning the area once more as he desperately sought out a single landmark. In the end it was a fire escape that caught his attention, and Nineteen carefully scaled the old metal structure as he made his way to the roof. The view was spectacular but even as he appreciated the buildings and lights out in the distance, one thing became painfully clear...Nineteen was no longer in his city. Lost. Unarmed. Pissed off. Nineteen was many things, but at that very moment he fought to remain calm. Years of training had helped to quell the fear and as his breathing came under control once more, he slowly took a seat on the edge of the roof and closed his eyes to focus. His meditation pulled him from the waking world as his innate magic sprang to life once more, and in the blink of an eye the astral body manifested in the image of his younger self. With a slight smile on it's ghostly face, the astral image of a small boy appeared floating beside the sleeping body of Nineteen and quietly spoke .
"Time to see what awaits us..."
Pouring his will into his astral body the image of the young boy vanished from sight. Unaware that the ghostly visage was a beacon of magical energy, the boy began to walk down the streets of the city as it started to scout the area in hopes of finding answers.