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(This is a new story about Jacob, the story about Sarah's family has run its course)
But there was no other way. Jacob waved goodbye to his sister and stepped through the portal, which closed behind him. He seemed to be in the same place, but something was different. All the cars that had been parked along the street were gone, and it was starting rain even though the sky had been clear when he left.
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The first order of business was to find out what the date was. Knowing where the local news agency would be, he raced there, because if this was the wrong time, he only had 60 seconds to return back to his universe. With 0:13 left, he arrived, and took the first paper he could see. However, he didn't look at the date. He was too busy looking at the 'Heil Hitler' as the title. He wanted to take no risk, so he went to press the button on the portal to go home, but it wouldn't budge. The 60 seconds were up! He was stuck in a universe where Hitler may be in power in the 21st century.
~ Sometimes people change, but sometimes you just open your eyes & realise who they truly are ~
But then he remembered something. Adolf Hitler would be over 100 if he was still alive, so it would be a different person named Hitler, possibly not even related to Adolf. He read the article and that confirmed it--this was a man named Franz Hitler and he was no relation. The article was about his election as President of Germany.
(Just to clarify, I don't know what Germany's system of government is, but in this alternate universe, Germany has an elected President)
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Now satisfied, as the date was correct, he looked for a phone book so he could try find Rachel. To his delight, he found some names of people called Rachel. He wrote down their addresses and phone numbers, & went to find the first Rachel.
~ Sometimes people change, but sometimes you just open your eyes & realise who they truly are ~
When he got to her house, he saw that it was deserted. Nobody was living there--apparently this Rachel had moved after that phone book was printed. There was no way of finding her. He was about to move on to the next Rachel on the list when he noticed something on the porch.
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A key was sitting right in the middle. Wondering whether it was for this house, he picked it up and tried it out. It fit perfectly, as he slowly opened the door to have a peek inside. "Hello?!", he called. There was no reply. Slowly creeping inside, he could see that this was definitely his Rachel (he thought it was odd though that her stuff was still here). In Jacob's universe, Rachel's apartment (in this universe she has a house, but in his she has an apartment) had nearly identical furniture and items. Both Rachel's would likely have similar interests, so it seemed likely this was Rachel's house. As he approached the bedroom door, he thought he could hear a sound. Not a someone's going to hit you on the head from behind sound, but a muffled sound.
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As he drew closer, he recognized the sound--it was a dog whimpering. He opened the door and saw Buddy, Rachel's dog. Buddy, however, did not seem to recognize him. That was odd--in his universe, Buddy knew and liked Jacob. It began to seem like this might not be his Rachel after all, even though everything here was familiar. He knew there was one thing that could make him absolutely sure whether the Rachel in this universe knew him.
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Call her. "Hello" the women began. Jacob paused for a bit. This was the first time he had heard Rachel; his Rachel's voice. "Rachel, do you know this voice?", he asked. Rachel too paused. This was the first time she had heard Jacob's voice ever since got lost in this universe. When Father Martin thought Rachel was dead; the Rachel from Jacob's universe, she was not. She had been transported into a parallel universe as a result of messing around with time. That was why Buddy didn't recognise Jacob; he had never met him.
~ Sometimes people change, but sometimes you just open your eyes & realise who they truly are ~
But if this universe had it's own version of Buddy, then it would also have another Rachel. Was this woman on the phone his Rachel, or the Rachel from this universe? And what about the other Jacob from this universe? Where was he?
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Jacob and Rachel talked, before Rachel started talking about the seniver portal and Father Martin and how she got here. Jacob hung up in horror. What the hell is she talking about?
Jacob and Rachel talked, before Jacob started talking about coming here to find her, and asked how she survived the paradox of the seniver portal. Rachel hung up in horror. What the hell is he talking about?
~ Sometimes people change, but sometimes you just open your eyes & realise who they truly are ~
Rachel hung up, wondering why someone would pretend to be Jacob. Jacob was deaf and couldn't speak. There was no way that could be him. And that stuff about "seniver portals" and finding her--it made no sense.
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After a few hours, someone came through the door. Jacob looked to see who it was, and to his surprise it wasn't his Rachel. She had blonde hair and blue eyes; his Rachel had red hair, and brown eyes. But then yet again, he was surprised. "Jacob, what the hell are you doing here?" she signed to him. Jacob had to think long and hard about what she had just said. It has been a while since he had to use and read sign language. But he eventually worked it out. "...Rachel, is it you?", Jacob began. Rachel was stunned. How could he speak so fluently. She knew Jacob could partially speak thanks to therapy, but not this well. This isn't Jacob she thought to herself. But when she looked across to him, she shook off any doubts about him. That was definitely Jacob.
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But how could it be Jacob? She had just seen him a few hours ago, and he had told her he was going home for the day. Yet here he was, wearing different clothes but it was definitely him. But he could speak clearly and even hear her. He started to walk toward her, but Buddy jumped between them, growling at him. He was not going to let this stranger near her.
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"What did you do to your hair?" he asked. "...you can hear me?" she responded. "Yes" "Alright. Where did we first meet? "Here, now. This is the first time I've met you", he said. Just as Rachel was about to yell at Jacob, two figures came through the front door. The male had unlocked the door. Standing there was a Rachel with red hair and brown eyes, and a Jacob looking identical to the other one apart from the clothing.
~ Sometimes people change, but sometimes you just open your eyes & realise who they truly are ~
The blonde Rachel and the Jacob who had just come in looked at each other and there was immediate recognition. Even Buddy bounded over, his tail wagging, to this second Jacob. He signed something the blonde Rachel and she signed back. Meanwhile, red-haired Rachel (Rachel 1) and hearing Jacob (Jacob 1) were having a reunion of their own.
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Due to their being a lot of happy screaming and crying, I will not describe that part of the story. However, both couples understood exactly what was going on, and parted their ways. Now that Jacob and Rachel were back together, the story was coming to a quick finish, until Rachel told Jacob something. "When I first got sent here, I couldn't just sit around. I had to make a difference, even if this isn't our world. I work with a company called Blackclover Industries; we don't do industrial work at all though. We do all kinds of work, whether it's when we go undercover, perform rescues, do agent work, and so much more. C'mon, I'll show you the place."
~ Sometimes people change, but sometimes you just open your eyes & realise who they truly are ~
Jacob went with Rachel to a large office building. They entered what seemed like a normal office. Rachel used a keycard to enter the elevator, but once they were inside, she used a second keycard and inserted into a hidden slot on the side of the button panel. The elevator started to descend to a floor just below the basement level, a floor for which there was no elevator button.
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When the doors opened, there was a long dark tunnel. With the click of her fingers, Rachel turned some lights on in the tunnel. "Awesome isn't it?", she said. They walked for a few minutes until they reached another elevator. When they entered this one, it took them above again, and when the doors opened, Jacob couldn't believe what he was seeing.
~ Sometimes people change, but sometimes you just open your eyes & realise who they truly are ~
This room was full of people bulding electronic devices. Some of the things he was seeing in here were objects whose function he could not begin to guess. "This is the main purpose of Blackclover Industries. We build things that the general public will never see. People commission things from us and we make them. In fact, we were the ones who invented the seniver portals. And the one in your pocket can take you back to your own dimension." Her face grew sad. "But I can't go with you."
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"Why not?", Jacob asked, puzzled. "When I was sent here to this universe it kinda put a lock on me, like the multiverse didn't want me messing anything else up. I can't leave this universe, ever." Jacob took a second to think about this. He had to choose, between his sister and niece, or Rachel. However, once he realised he could return using the seniver portal whenever he wished, his choice was obvious. "I have to stay with you. I will stay with you."
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