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Chapter Three             “Craig? Craig? Honey, please wake up.”             The voice was so soothing and gentle that Craig suspected it to be his mother. Had he overslept again and was late for school?             Wait. No. He can’t remember ever going to bed, the night before.             “Craig? Craig? Please be okay. I’m so sorry, sweetheart.”             The voice got a little clearer at the same time Craig’s senses did, and he realized that it wasn’t his mother. Slowly, he opened his eyes – the world around him a total blur. At the center of it all was a familiar shape in brown, peach, black, and olive green.             Rania.   ...

  Chapter Two             Waking up the next ‘morning’ in Eventide, Rania was amazed by how refreshed she felt. She slept sitting down the entire night; her posture locked in crossed arms and a drooping head. There were moments when the young, healthy body she inherited in her fifth regeneration would surprise her in strength, speed, and endurance. Being ‘Rania’ was truly a gift for the centuries-old Tinkerer of Gallifrey.             After a good long stretch in both her arms and legs, she looked towards the bed where Craig had slept…but Craig wasn’t in it.             “Craig?!” She jolted in alarm, remembering the Eventide plague. “Oh, no!”             Immediately, she jumped out of the chair and rushed out of the room. She hurried downstairs, hoping Seam...

Chapter One             Eventide. A utopian kingdom forever enchanted by endless twilight.             The cityscape was a consolidation of medieval and contemporary architecture, with condominiums structured along one side of the kingdom and tall, majestic castles along the borders. Automobiles and horsedrawn carriages brought denizens to and from their destinations. Lanterns strung between buildings and electric-powered streetlights illuminated the boulevards and alleys.             In one such alley, a white orb-shaped vessel materialized to the chorus of wheezes that would’ve been audible in quieter sceneries; however, with the busy Eventide ambiance, no one heard the sounds or even noticed the orb’s ethereal arrival.             From it emerged a little Afri...