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William. I'll be
a good little witch for once. Just once, remember?"
    He grinned. "You'll try, you mean."
    "Isn't that the same?" Hilda hopped on her
broom.
    "I guess for you it is," the wizard grinned
as he mounted his broom again. "Now, let's go to the town and stay
out of sight. It's best if we go across the fields and stay away
from the road."
    William dimmed the light on his wand and made
it just light the ground in front of them. They set off, crossed
the road and flew over the fields, towards the bright blob in the
distance that was the town.

5. Terrorists

    "Holy Bejeebus."
    They had touched down behind one of the first
houses; in its shadow Hilda had shrunk their brooms and now they
walked into the main street. Walking was difficult, as the former
asphalt road had apparently been turned upside down.
    "I dare say that Zelda's been here," Hilda
remarked about the obvious.
    In places, remains of cars showed in the
debris. Most streetlights lay on the ground, as if a giant hand had
snapped them like matches. The street was silent in a way that was
different from the normal night silence. Usually, William knew,
there would be the occasional sound of a car driving, a radio or tv
blaring. But now there was nothing but silence.
    "I think you're right," William said as they
tried to make their way over the large lumps of road.
    "William, this is not going to work. We need
our brooms, or we'll spend all night getting through this
street."
    Now this was slightly exaggerated, but
William had to agree that their progress now was minimal. He
reached in his pocket, when somewhere a window on a higher floor of
a house opened.
    "Hey," a voice said in a loud whisper, "are
you two crazy? Get the hell off the street before she comes
back."
    The window, in which there was no light,
closed again quickly.
    Hilda reached in William's pocket, took out
the small brooms and returned them to their original shape. Before
William could act, she hopped on hers, flew up to the window and
knocked on it.
    "Oh God," William groaned.
    The window opened only a slit.
    "Hey. Who are you talking about?", Hilda
asked the invisible person in the house. "Dark haired woman, long
hair, black lips, overdone necklace and a wide black dress on a
broom?"
    "Yes. Do you know her?" The person inside the
house did not seem to notice Hilda's mode of transport.
    "Yes, I do. Thanks. Any idea where she
is?"
    The person inside the house noticed Hilda's
mode of transport. "Fuck, you're one of them?" The window was
slammed shut, but Hilda already had her wand in hand and kept the
window open.
    "Calm down. We're the good ones."
    William had lifted up to the window also.
"Yes, really. We're the good guys, believe us."
    A thud came from inside the room.
    "Sounds like someone fainted," William
remarked. "I suggest we go inside and wait for whoever it is to
wake up and tell us some more. No good in flying about without a
clue."
    "Sometimes you say the most sensible things,
William," Hilda grinned. She pushed the window open and they
slipped into the room. There they found a man, a bed and a few
chairs on the floor.
    -=-=-
    Charlie woke up. His first thoughts were of
the strange vision he'd seen just before the lights went out. Two
people on brooms, hanging outside his window. People like the
raving mad woman who had torn up the city. He reached for his head,
which still was in place. Somewhat of a reassurance. He did not
recall getting onto his bed, but he was there. Opening his eyes, a
curse escaped him. The two people he had seen were inside his
bedroom!
    "Oh, he's awake," said Hilda. "That's
good."
    Charlie wondered how that would be good, with
the two so closeby.
    "Good morning, young man," said William.
"Nice of you to join us."
    "How did you get in?", Charlie wanted to
know.
    "Through the window," William pointed. "And
now, if you can answer a few simple questions, we'll leave through
that again and you'll have your peace again."
    "But-" Charlie gave up. "Who are