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future, Gunnar. I’d like you to tell me what’s really going on.”
    Gunnar turned. “If you overheard then you know as much as I do. All I can tell you is that the message came through loud and clear. You are to be in Milltown, Massachusetts on September sixteenth, 2021. And that’s where I plan to take you.”
    “What was all that about pre-ordained and my destiny then?”
    A rare smile came across the druid’s face. “How else could I describe it? I’m not privy to where these messages come from or even what they mean. I do my part to fulfill them and I don’t question the gods.”
    “The gods? What gods?”
    “Shall I call it a higher power, Fehin? I don’t know what gods sent this particular message.”
    “Loki?”
    Gunnar shook his head. “This did not come from Loki.”
    Loki and Odin were the only gods Fehin had come into contact with other than Freyja and her handmaidens. He knew the pantheon of Norse gods and a few Celtic gods and goddesses from what his mother had taught him, but other than that he was at a loss. “Are there gods where we’re going?”
    “The gods aren’t recognized as such. There’s only one god the people worship.”
    “Which one is it?”
    Gunnar shook his head. “You wouldn’t know him.”
    Fehin stared at the druid willing him to go on, but Gunnar had nothing more to say on the subject. “Maybe once we get there you can stick around for a while,” Fehin muttered. “I’m sure I’ll need you.”
    Gunnar stared into the dense fog that indicated the beginning of the timeline distortions. “That won’t be possible. I’ll try to fill you in on what you need to know while we travel but after I see you settled I must leave.”
    When the first time shift hit, Fehin lost his footing and fell heavily to the deck, bruising his knees. He’d been so caught up with his inner thoughts that he hadn’t prepared. He hung on and stayed where he was as the boat twisted and turned. By the time the boat settled again he was too enervated to even think. And so when Gunnar began to talk he heard the words as if from a distance.
    This world you are about to enter is filled with stimulation. There are lights and noise and people everywhere. I’ve already explained the various vehicles that rumble up and down the streets. You’ve seen them before but you may not remember. All of this will make it hard for you to concentrate. But concentrate you must for the classes you will be attending will be especially difficult since you have no knowledge to fall back on. You must rely on your intuition. If you take in what I have to offer, you’ll be better prepared. After a few weeks you’ll become accustomed to it all. But under no circumstances are you to reveal who you are and where you come from.
    Fehin listened to the druid’s droning voice as though hypnotized. He could feel the information pouring from the druid’s mind into his own, making him dizzy. He fell asleep to the sounds and didn’t wake up again until the boat had come to a stop. “Where are we?” he asked, sitting up and rubbing his eyes.
    “We’re in Boston Harbor.”
    “Did you talk all night?”
    The druid nodded and then moved toward the companionway.
    Fehin shook his head, trying to remember anything the druid had placed in his mind. He hoped he’d taken it in because when he looked outside, the sight of the busy chaotic harbor, the noise level and the disturbed thoughts he was picking up telepathically made him want to cover his ears and hide.

6
    The Otherworld, 2021
    “Wake up, sweet one.”
    Airy opened her eyes to see her father’s smiling clean-shaven face bending over her.
    “Today’s the day.”
    Airy groaned and rolled over, pulling the covers over her head. It was barely light out. But a moment later she heard her mother’s impatient voice calling up the stairs. “Harold, is she up? We need to be out of here in less than an hour to make the plane!”
    “Come on, Airy. This will be great. And you