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Naoto Shirogane had finally settled into a somewhat regular life. The murder case of the last year was over and done with, now finally behind her and all of the new friends she had made as a result. Now all she had to do was sit back and relax, enjoying a mostly normal school life. Oh sure she still helped out the police now and again, but in a town like this there weren't exactly a lot of things for the police force to do, certainly nothing so intense that they required additional assistance. Still, that worked out well enough since it meant Naoto got to enjoy spending time with the others.
Lately though she'd had a weird feeling, one she couldn't quite identify. It sort of felt like it had when the group had gone inside the TV world, but she knew she hadn't done that. Not one to let a mystery go Naoto had gone out alone to the TV department at Junes, it was a quiet day so she wouldn't be disturbed. She knew that maybe she should've told the others but she didn't want to risk involving them, not yet at least. As she approached the largest TV though it suddenly flickered to life, filling with static for a few brief moments, before it suddenly switched to showing a desert landscape, sand stretching as far as the eye could see. Was it some kind of nature documentary? No, couldn't be....the picture was showing 2 suns. Was it some kind of sci-fi show? But if it was why did Naoto feel so drawn to it? She never normally paid much attention to fiction, but this...
Without even realising Naoto found herself moving closer to the TV, slowly reaching towards it. As soon as her fingers made contact with the screen Naoto felt her hand passing through it, but something was different this time. Despite her efforts she couldn't pull her hand back...for a moment it was stuck, but then suddenly she was being pulled, some kind of force on the other side pulling her in! Naoto tried to pull her arm, but it was no good, with every passing second she was being pulled more and more inside of the TV. There wasn't even time to yell for help as the pull increased, and Naoto suddenly found herself being pulled entirely through the TV screen.
When she awoke Naoto groaned, reaching up to rub at her head through her hat. As she opened her eyes though she had to move her hand to shield them, the light was so bright, brighter than even the brightest day. And her other hand, she could feel...sand? Naoto squinted and blinked a few times, then gasped as she managed to take a look around. She was in the desert, the one she had seen on TV, two suns in the sky above. But unlike normally there was no TV around, nothing for her to get back. She was trapped here! Trapped in this desert that stretched as far as the eye could see!
Fortunately though it seemed she wasn't alone for long, a figure coming up over one of the dunes. "Oh thank god!" Naoto rushed towards the figure, but stopped as he suddenly raised what looked like a rifle towards her. "H-hold it! Wait!" Naoto raised her arms in surrender quickly. "L-look I...I don't know where I am and I need some help!" The figure responded in some strange language that she couldn't understand, but it moved closer with the gun still trained on her. It was weird, the gun, the clothes, they were like nothing she had ever seen before. A few moments later though the gun seemed like it might have been lowering, only to be flipped around, Naoto barely registering the strike to the head before she blacked out.
Upon waking Naoto found herself on a stone floor, odd noises filling the air, like a hundred different languages all being spoken at once. "Ungh...where...where am I....?" She rubbed her head, her blurred vision starting to clear. Wherever she was it wasn't as bright if nothing else.
Naoto Shirogane had finally settled into a somewhat regular life. The murder case of the last year was over and done with, now finally behind her and all of the new friends she had made as a result. Now all she had to do was sit back and relax, enjoying a mostly normal school life. Oh sure she still helped out the police now and again, but in a town like this there weren't exactly a lot of things for the police force to do, certainly nothing so intense that they required additional assistance. Still, that worked out well enough since it meant Naoto got to enjoy spending time with the others.
Lately though she'd had a weird feeling, one she couldn't quite identify. It sort of felt like it had when the group had gone inside the TV world, but she knew she hadn't done that. Not one to let a mystery go Naoto had gone out alone to the TV department at Junes, it was a quiet day so she wouldn't be disturbed. She knew that maybe she should've told the others but she didn't want to risk involving them, not yet at least. As she approached the largest TV though it suddenly flickered to life, filling with static for a few brief moments, before it suddenly switched to showing a desert landscape, sand stretching as far as the eye could see. Was it some kind of nature documentary? No, couldn't be....the picture was showing 2 suns. Was it some kind of sci-fi show? But if it was why did Naoto feel so drawn to it? She never normally paid much attention to fiction, but this...
Without even realising Naoto found herself moving closer to the TV, slowly reaching towards it. As soon as her fingers made contact with the screen Naoto felt her hand passing through it, but something was different this time. Despite her efforts she couldn't pull her hand back...for a moment it was stuck, but then suddenly she was being pulled, some kind of force on the other side pulling her in! Naoto tried to pull her arm, but it was no good, with every passing second she was being pulled more and more inside of the TV. There wasn't even time to yell for help as the pull increased, and Naoto suddenly found herself being pulled entirely through the TV screen.
When she awoke Naoto groaned, reaching up to rub at her head through her hat. As she opened her eyes though she had to move her hand to shield them, the light was so bright, brighter than even the brightest day. And her other hand, she could feel...sand? Naoto squinted and blinked a few times, then gasped as she managed to take a look around. She was in the desert, the one she had seen on TV, two suns in the sky above. But unlike normally there was no TV around, nothing for her to get back. She was trapped here! Trapped in this desert that stretched as far as the eye could see!
Fortunately though it seemed she wasn't alone for long, a figure coming up over one of the dunes. "Oh thank god!" Naoto rushed towards the figure, but stopped as he suddenly raised what looked like a rifle towards her. "H-hold it! Wait!" Naoto raised her arms in surrender quickly. "L-look I...I don't know where I am and I need some help!" The figure responded in some strange language that she couldn't understand, but it moved closer with the gun still trained on her. It was weird, the gun, the clothes, they were like nothing she had ever seen before. A few moments later though the gun seemed like it might have been lowering, only to be flipped around, Naoto barely registering the strike to the head before she blacked out.
Upon waking Naoto found herself on a stone floor, odd noises filling the air, like a hundred different languages all being spoken at once. "Ungh...where...where am I....?" She rubbed her head, her blurred vision starting to clear. Wherever she was it wasn't as bright if nothing else.