The Amulet

Mark was just your typical high school student. He was handsome, in a rugged way, tall, black hair, and brown eyes. He acted as if he did not have a care in the world, until one fateful night, his world changed forever. It is amazing how one night could have such a deep and lasting impact on the rest of his life.

That night, he came home after partying with guys, and got ready for bed, as usual. While he slept, a rat came slowly into his bedroom. The rat crawled up his bed, right up to his ear and whispered, "you have to get out of here". Mark heard the voice through his sleepy haze and tried to focus his eyes in the direction of the voice.

Startled he jumped up and stared at the rat "I must be dreaming". I assure you, you are not", the rat replied, just then the rat started to glow. The next thing Mark knew there was a man standing in front of him instead of a rat. The man could exude confidence and authority with just a glance.

"Look we have to get out of here, they will be coming for you any moment", the strange man said, "give me your hand", Mark looked at him with suspicion and confusion. "Who will be coming for me?" Mark demanded, but before there was answer to his question, the door blasted open, and in walked the most hideous creatures Mark had ever seen. They were huge, and ugly, they were half human and half animal.

The next thing Mark knew, the stranger grabbed his hand and before he knew what was going on, he was no longer in his apartment, but in a strange place. The vegetation and look was reminiscent of earth, but it was oh so different. Mark looked around in disbelief, slowly fixing his gaze on the stranger. "Alright, who are you, where am I, and what were those creatures, and what did they want?"

The stranger looked at Mark, then slowly thought of the words to explain. "My name is Philip, you are on Polaris, and those creatures were the creation of an evil sorcerer called Joel, they are searching for the amulet that is around your neck. He kidnapped the princess Adriana, along with my wife Serena; we have to stop him before it is too late.

"Whoa, this is your fight, not mine, if you need the amulet, here it is just get me back home", Philip looked at him in amazement "You are home, your father was a knight to the King and Queen before Joel murdered them and kidnapped the princess. Even if you weren’t from Polaris, now that Joel and his companions found a way to get to earth, it will only be a matter of time before they try to conquer that world too, so don’t say it isn’t your fight".

Mark listened carefully and tried to process the information "my father was a Polarian?" he asked, "Well actually he was a mortal from earth. He was a brilliant scientist who discovered that parallel universes do exist", Philip replied, "I know that 19 years have passed on earth for you, but the events I am describing happened just two days ago on our world. You were but a baby when I saw you last. Your father found a way to ensure Joel would never be able to use the amulet for his own sinister purposes, when he was killed, he managed to put the amulet around you, open a portal and push you in before Joel’s creatures found him and killed him. I tagged along to make sure you were alright"