"No matter how many times I see this, I'll never be able to get used to its existence."
"Heh! I told you my brother was an amazing man! Sister caught the biggest and baddest fish possible! I have a feeling our descendants will be singing her praises for many generations to come."
The voices of the two men echoed through the chamber just beyond the shimmering portal, filling the space with banter.
Poppy stumbled through first. Her red hair bounced as she looked up, eyes darting around in frenzied hope.
Natalie followed close behind. As soon as her feet touched solid ground, she rose with graceful urgency, her gaze scanning the room with laser focus.
She was searching.
Hunting.
Longing.
"…Blossom?" she whispered, her voice cracking.
But instead of the daughter she craved to see, her eyes met an unexpected sight.
Three men stood before her.
