Mad at Mouse Part 37

We were on the planet once known as Dune.

The wind still blew, the sound whistling through the abandoned city.

I don’t know what happened to the people, their records were dust in the wind as far as I could tell. The library had been full of the remnants of scrolls, but unlike on the other Worlds the weather had done its job and nothing was left legible.

My eyes flickered at Doofenschmirtz and Perry, it felt odd to be responsible for individuals.

I hadn’t considered the full implications of recruiting other people.

“You want to go home.” I started, Doofenschmirtz had been ignoring me for a while now, but he looked up at this.

“Yes. Of course.” His eyes flickered over me, and for once our eyes were level as he was sitting down while he worked. “Perry too.”

I sighed. “I can do that.” Rubbing at my head, “But it won’t be safe to leave the way we came, and I’m not feeling up to tearing open the fabric of the Universe today.”

Doofenschmirtz nodded, his eyes considering, “And what would you suggest?”

I tugged on my hair, it had faded to a sandy silver during the night, with streaks of pale blue. Not enough power to tear an opening, not enough power to even find an opening, but if I knew where one was...

“Find a doorway, and I will lead you home.”

Doofenschmirtz gave me his, let’s humour the crazy person look, and gestured to the door, “I’m assuming you don’t mean that.”

I smiled and shook my head. “There are secret doorways on every World. Places where reality wears thin and things can seep in.”

“Secret doorways...” Doofenschmirtz didn’t look anymore convinced, “Like magic doors?”

“Sometimes...” I offered my hand, “Come on, I’ll show you the bug factories, plenty of equipment there, even if it’s old.”

I hoped...

We were running out of time.

We couldn’t stay here.

I couldn’t do this by myself.

And Perry watched.