<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/76/Rain_by_froggiechan.jpg)</div><br/>"Awesome, Val is back." she said, her face brightening, "That means better snacks in the fridge!"<br/><br/>She had a momentary distant look on her face as just the slightest draft indicated that the shadow closest to her was now a gateway elsewhere. And then the cat stepped in, vanishing except for her hand, extended to Barbara to give her an idea of where to go.<br/><br/>The pathway on the other side was infinite, covered in sand as pure as that of beaches. It took an eternity to walk the distance, but it was over before the brain, body, or in the case of Barbara her systems registered any time had passed.<br/><br/>From the darkest shadows in a nearby location to the other heroines, the two appeared, the dark furred cat looking quite pleased around, her red eyes trying to find her friend, as shadows still tried to settle in her, around her, on her, a very strange thing to say the least.