A song was playing in the background and Tom listened to it with his eyes closed as he tried not to think about his obligations.
♪ ♫ ..So if you really love me, say yes
But if you don't dear, confess
And please don't tell me
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps .. ♪ ♫
He suddenly heard someone sing and got up from his chair. The voice came from across the room and it began to freak out. When he drew the curtains Sparkles was disguised and on a mobile device in the direction of his office. He thought he kept dreaming when he saw his cat meow and stand still on something that moved crashing against the furniture.
He rubbed his eyes several times to get out of his amazement and in the next instant, a hand touched his shoulder scaring him.
-Oh fuck! Mikhail, what the hell are you doing? You almost, scared me to death.
-Hehe I'm sorry it's very funny to see your cat on the roomba-
-That roomba or whatever, where did it come from? -
-Quiet Tommy the cat is safe I even think he's having fun haha- Pete appeared eating cookies
-My cat is not a toy. Sparkles...come here-
The attempt to call the cat failed and he only heard meows. Tom was giving up when a toy bird came out of nowhere and the cat started chasing it. The toy appeared to be controlled by someone causing Sparkles to jump on the couch.
-I adore that cat, hey Tom you want to play too, this is very funny-
Tom turned around and saw his brother Shel giggling like an idiot. He was dressed in strange clothes and looked sober.
-Shel! How come ... I sent people looking for you and no one could find you. Where have you been?-
-Hey?! This ... over there. By the way, I brought you gifts and let you know that I am going to stay until your problem is solved-
-You are lying, why suddenly you are so kind and helpful. You broke the arm of the captain and the lieutenant-
-Quiet Tom, there is something this idiot has to tell you before you yell at him again-
Everyone was looking at Shel waiting for his version. He pulled out a glass statuette of two kissing rabbits and tossed it to Tom.
-What does this thing mean? -
-Trist sends you the souvenir of his wedding and he may come back one of these days but only for a visit- Shel was still handling the toy bird
-Heh ... now you're a comedian. Incredible you disappear and appear with ... what are all these things? -
-Edaleen gave them to me, he said I could keep them. The radio, the microwave and the minibar ...-
-Tom, did you even hear what Shel said? -
-He's not going to change the situation by making jokes-
-Yes, you are an asshole. I'm going to say it one more time and hope you get the message. Trist is alive, he married a fairy godmother and now he lives in another world. He sends greetings to you and he hopes that you will not fall asleep again on the treaties that he corrected on Saturday-
Tom ended up fainting at the news and his friends had to help him. When he woke up, they had to make him understand that it was not a joke. Shel explained to him that Tristan came to look for him with the clock that was already unlocked, and upon reaching the other world he met other oracles, he was fascinated with beastmen who normally coexisted between humans and technology.
Tristan was very happy to have become the wand of the fairy who was now his wife. He was adopted by hares and even had a brother who was a dragon who also happened to be the husband of his sister-in-law. The time that his visit lasted, he was involved in a well-crafted lie to bail out his cousin and became addicted to electronic gadgets, the same gadgets that he brought as souvenirs.
He brought various toys to the cat, his friends, his brother and his sister-in-law. To follow his explanation of where he was in, he took a portable rechargeable DVD player out of his bag to show them the video of the wedding. Tom was frustrated to see that his cousin's wedding was more beautiful and emotional than his own.
-Damn bastard! Had I known where he was he ... Shel can you make him come back? Use your gift to communicate with him like last time, we need him here-
-About that, it won't be possible. Do you want me dead, it hurts to use that shit. He said that he prefers to stay with his wife there, he is happy and you have to get over it now. He also agreed to return within a year-
-He will come back! Are good news-
-But only because I asked him. He will come to introduce us to his son and nothing else- Shel looked at his nails with disdain
-What!!! Even that-
The surprise was enormous for them, they ended up finding out that they would be uncles very soon.
Shel kept recounting his mini adventure and showing off his new toys. They only had to wait a year for Tristan to see him again and in the meantime, they would prepare gifts for the baby.
**
-Like Sheldon came home!- Maler was furious.
-He left yesterday after the fight. We said goodbye and he went to the bathroom. They didn't see it? - Ross acted in front of Shel's stalkers
-We were so close. Why? Didn't he say that would stay a few days?
-Yes, but I don't know where I don't have his phone number. He comes and goes wherever he pleases. I was lucky to find him drunk at the bar one day, so I could ask him for this favor then he appeared yesterday like nothing in front of our office. He is not governed by the rules of this world-
-Why do you say that? Perhaps he is something else that we do not know-
-No, I just said what he always says when he's drunk, he's really funny. He makes it look important hehe-
Nobody expected this descent. They had already planned contracts and other meetings in order to convince Shel. Now Ross was telling them that he was like a ghost who came and went at will. There was no trace of him anywhere, he had no records or acquaintances and his disappearance in the bathroom made them speculate about his true identity.
**
The only trace of the Vorychenko family was on Dikson Island near the Arctic Circle. They were hermits very closed to the world. They had seldom gone abroad and made their living from fishing.
The Russians were one step away from them and they soon sent their best agents to investigate. Yuri and Kostya Petrov were tasked with finding the oracle's trace.
They arrived on Friday and headed to the Vorychenko home. It was a secluded building near the port and there was a knock on the door waiting for someone to come out. There were wolf children and sparrows playing the games, watching the officers curiously.
After much insistence, an owl woman opened them. She looked at them strangely and asked what they wanted. The officers asked if she knew Sheldon Vorychenko, the woman laughed.
-What did he do? Did it cause any disaster?
-Excuse me, it's nothing like that. We actually want to know where he is at the moment, it's an official matter-
The woman saw the IDs and let them pass. She offered them something warm to chat with. The woman's name was Masha Vorychenko and apparently she was related to Shel.
-I don't know where he is but they didn't come for that. What do you want to know about him? -
-We really want to know everything.-
-Well, they are not the first to come looking for it for the same reason, if that interests them-
-Maybe other agents have already passed through here. When?-
-Let's see, it was in May.-
The agents were perplexed. There was already a search for the oracle and no one noticed it. Before panicking, they decided to continue.
-It was recently. What kind of people was it that came for him, griffons, dragons ...-
-It was a white rabbit, but it was not recently, there you are wrong-
-But you said it was in May-
-I did, but 600 years ago-
-What did he just say !! -
-The rabbit came looking for Sheldon and his cousin Tristan, but the names that I mention at that time were not those, but they were Regulus and Antares, or that was what they told me-
-He came looking for two people? Why? What happened that made him come here-
Masha got up, went to get an old trunk and dragged them to the center.
-That answer is there-