Close But Not Quite

[Tom Troughton]

[ModNote: Continued from Bad Vibes.]

*Julia appers outsied the Boarding School gates. She opens her eyes and looks around expecting to be in the libary but there are no books, no shelves no Raven And There's no sign of Tom.*

[DimensionGirl]

*Looks all around her and is a bit put out that she's still outside the school...and no Tom or Raven in sight*

"Tom, Tom...where are you? Have you gone inside? Please reply!"

*Silence*

"Hmm well I can't stand around here waiting for him when there's research to be done! I'll need to see if I can find a way inside...perhaps Raven has found one"

*Climbs over the gate with some difficulty and lands in a heap on the other side. She stands up, dusts herself off and hurries off to try and find a way in to the school*

[Tom Troughton]

*Julia then here's a faint fizzing noice followed by a disticat voice*

"Oh Bummble Bee's! Helllp gte me down!!!"

*Julia looks up and see's Tom suspend by his coat from a drain pipe on the school building.*

[DimensionGirl]

*Panicking a bit*

"Oh Tom...how did you manage to materialise up there? Hang on, don't you go anywhere...I'll think of something, oh yes I will..." *starts pacing a bit while thinking* "The only thing I can think of is to zap you free but...do you have some sort of float spell you could use? It's either that or that pile of raked leaves that are lying at the bottom".

[Tom Troughton]

"Oh Tom...how did you manage to materialise up there? Hang on, don't you go anywhere."

"Hang On! Don't Go Anywhere? Ar you trying to be Funny!!!!"

*Tom snaps. He lookes down at the leaves.*

"Oh My Guiddy Aunt!!"

[DimensionGirl]

"No of course I'm not trying to be funny...it's just a human figure of speech. Do you have a float spell? It's either landing on the leaves or...I could try and catch you!"

[PhoenixFlame]

[ModNote: Continued from Return of PhoenixFlame.]

*There is a flapping of wings and a phoenix soars into view, she looks like any other phoenix but her tail feathers are purple*
"I knew I heard something!"
*closely following the Phoenix is a slightly dishevelled woman*
"What on earth is going on here?" the woman asks DimensionGirl

[DimensionGirl]

*Surprised at the appearance of the phoenix and the woman, but at the same time relieved that someone else maybe able to help*

"Oh...my friend Tom Troughton got himself stuck on that drainpipe, he materialised in the wrong place and he's losing his grip...can you help? He...he might fall soon and I don't really know what to do!"

*Indicates Tom hanging onto the drainpipe*

[PhoenixFlame]

*Looks up and sees Tom suspended on the drainpipe*
"Goodness, how on earth did he get up there?" the woman says puzzled
*The phoenix looks at the woman in disbelief *
"Forget about that Phoenixflame, he looks like he's about to fall! Do something!"
"Oh yes," The woman murmurs
*The woman starts to murmur under her breath, there is a flash of light and a slide appears under Tom that leads to the ground onto the pile of leaves*
"Oh, that wasn't quite what I intended, I intended a magic carpet, but my magic seems to be a bit awry.."
*The phoenix rolls her eyes at the woman*
"I would suggest using the slide to get down, her magic sometimes vanishes after some time has passed!"

(OOC, hope this is OK!)

[Young Grimwold]

[OOC: Looks fine to me!

A magical traveller and his younger female companion, plus another woman and her unusual pet, all meeting at a strange school... been watching Doctor Who lately? ;D]

[Tom Troughton]

*Tom looks at the Phoniex some what confused and apprehencev. then shrugs his shoulders and lets go and hopes the magic slide holds.*

"OH MY GIDDY AUNTTTT"

*He cries as he slides down the slide at a faster speed then he would like and crashes into the pile of leaves dissapering into the pile. There is a few moments peace and then the sound of figiting and strugaling from the pile of leaves and leaves start flying about in all directions till tom stumbles out of the pile with leaves still hanging from his hair jacket and cloths.*

[PhoenixFlame]

*As Tom lands, the magic slide disappears with a soft pop*
"That was close!" the phoenix says shakily. "If you'd been on there when it disappeared, you'd have gone to the place where it was summoned from!"
*The woman looks worriedly at the phoenix*
"Morwena, my magic has been awfully, well, off recently, have you noticed?"
*the phoenix rolls her eyes, "well you managed to summon a slide instead of a magic carpet, I would say there is a slight problem, yes. But we can worry about this later"
*As the phoenix finishes she turns to Tom and Dimension Girl*
"I apologise for our lack of courtesy," the woman says, "I haven't even introduced ourselves. I am Phoenixflame, and this is my pet, Morwena."
*offers Tom a hand out of the leaves*

(OOC
LOL, I didn't even think of that! ;D )

[Tom Troughton]

*Is busy dusting himself off.*

"Hmmmm PhoniexFlame?? OH YES!! The Headmistress of The Boarding School delighted to meet you again my dear lady. We met when I came to help you evacuate one of the towers on the old school premissis after it was damaged in an explosion. Although with all the confusion ect you might not remember me."

*bows slightly*

"Tom Troughton, The Hobo Magician at your service my dear lady."

[DimensionGirl]

*To Phoenixflame and Morwena*

"Thank you so much for appearing when you did...if it hadn't been for your help, Tom might've had an accident of some sort... I mean I do have some power myself, but it's in no way as strong as yours!"

*Offers handshake*

"I'm Julia"

[King Hydrass]

*Some were in the distances there was a very faint hissing sound. That seemd to be getting a bit louder with every passings second.*