[Quin]

Julie awoke to a hand on her shoulder and a kind, low voice saying, "You have nothing to fear, my child, we have been awaiting your appearance here."

Julie looked up, tried blinking her eyes a few times to focus, then looked again only to find herself surrounded by Jimmy Swagart, Pat Robertson, The Pope, and Tammy Faye Bakker. Suddenly a door opened and in ran several graemlins, laughing and giggling, why one was even reading from the bible.

"Those aren't my graemlins!" Julie exclaimed.

"No, my child, they aren't your graemlins. They are holy graemlins we wish you to take back with you," the Pope explained.

Julie noticed the still open door, glanced around quickly while smiling nervously then she bolted for the door...making it thru she began tumbling and tumbling and tumbling...finally coming to an abrupt stop outside of the black vortex. Physically and emotionally drained, Julie continued to lay there regathering her will to continue on when Dan and Walrus stumbled upon her.

"It's Julie!" Walrus exclaimed as they ran to her, turning her over.

"She's so, so pale," Dan added.

"Julie, Julie, wake up...it's us!! Dan and Walrus!"

Lazily, Julie opened her eyes to see her two sidekicks. Smiling slightly she said, "Have you found them...are they safe?"

Dan and Walrus glanced at each other.....

Quin