"I wonder how close we can get," thought Arella. She asked Butler One.

"I am not familiar with the radiation of the cloud, Miss Kayne, but this spaceship's hull would be an adequate protection anyway."

"Don't worry Arella. We're going to touch that cloud if we get the chance, and we'll be quite safe," said Ann.

"That's good."

"Steer towards the center of the cloud," said Ann.

"That is not necessary, Miss O’Malley," said Butler One.

"Why not?" asked Ann.

"Because the cloud is drawing us towards it."

"Is there any chance that we could get hurt?" asked Ann.

"None. There will be no impact," said Butler One.

"Then we'll just pass harmlessly through the cloud and end up floating in space again?"

"Correct."

"Unless it has a suction effect on the other side," said Ann.

"If it does, then we will keep bouncing back and forth forever. This cloud is like a big yoyo using us," said Arella.

"We could pull away. Wildstar would be stronger, wouldn't it?"

"Possibly not Miss O’Malley," said Butler One.

"We're going through it now," said Ann.

"It's just a mixture of yellow and white all around us," said Arella.

The sensational experience continued for two minutes, and then they emerged, but not in space.

"We seem to be over another planet," said Ann.

"Computations and observations indicate that the radiation cloud was in fact a warp. We have passed into another dimension," said Butler One.

"But there's almost nothing. Just a white sky everywhere," said Arella.

"I think you should stay up here, Butler One. I'd like to float Arella down to the surface."

"As you instruct, Miss O’Malley."

"Open departure cylinder."

The robot obeyed, and Arella and Ann took it in turns to leave the ship's rooms and stand on the deck above.

"Hey Ann, I can use these steps," said Arella.

"Steps! I can see a slippery dip going off the edge of Wildstar, but no steps."

"Well you use the slide, and I'll use the steps. I cannot see the slide," said Arella. She walked up the steps.

"You are walking on thin air," said Ann, "This place is crazy."

"I think it's wonderful sometimes," said Arella.

"Arella Kayne's thoughts are not making much sense, considering what she is saying," thought Ann as she slid down and down. The slide seemed to go below the surface of the planet, down and down, further and further, until suddenly she came to rest at the top of the imaginary staircase that Arella had somehow climbed.

"But you went down," said Arella.

"And you went up!" said Ann.

"This is an impossible adventure."

Suddenly Wendell was no longer in his travelling pouch. He was standing right in front of them, and was now the size of a nine year old boy from their own earth.

“This can’t be,” said Ann!

“I’m big, like you two!” said Wendell.
"But it's all here Arella. We cannot all be imagining it."
"Well I didn't see the slide, and you didn't see the steps."

"What's happening here, and where is here anyway?"

“I don’t know,” said Wendell, and put his arms around Ann, “I want to give you a cuddle before I get small again.”

“That’s IF you get small again,” said Ann.

"We can walk around, Ann; don't worry about Wildstar."

"How do you know?"

"I just do. Come for a walk with me."

"She seems to feel more comfortable here than I do," thought Ann.

"Yes I do," said Arella aloud.

"I did not say that. I thought it," said Ann.

"I know."

"So how did you know I was thinking it?"

"It seems that instead of dreaming the future here, I can read minds in this dimension," said Arella.

"Maybe the warp has changed your powers, or maybe it is one of the weird things about this dimension."

"There's Mark Logan!" said Arella.