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A sudden, bright yellow flash blinded her, and she swerved off the road and crashed into a tree. Reanne sighed. Of course, what else could go wrong? No airports anywhere nearby, so she’d had to drive there. Now barely within a mile and a half and she gets into a crash. Just her, alone, in the middle of the woods. Maybe if she could just call Preston….
No service. Lovely. Reanne chucked her phone at a tree across the dirt road. She didn’t need it anyway. The phone shattered, and she jumped back, surprised. The tree had screamed, a high-pitched screech.
“Oh, it’s just a phone. Heh, haven’t seen one of these in a while. What is it, ePhone 5?” A scruffy looking young man had walked out from behind the tree and picked up her broken phone, admiring it in a somewhat amused way. He had messy brown hair pulled back into a ponytail, in a white dress shirt and slacks, and the expression of someone who hadn’t seen reality in a long time. She cleared her throat, and he spun around, eyes wide.
“Oh, er, hi. Didn’t see you there. Uh, this yours?” he held up the mangled remains of her phone. She rolled her eyes.
“Yes, but I don’t need it. What I need is a way into town. You wouldn't happen to be a mechanic or something, would you?"
"No, not really. But I can fix your car for you, if you can help me out. Sound like a deal?” The man held out his hand. Hesitantly, she reached out and shook it. He grinned, a bit wider than should be normal. “Excellent! I’m ah… You can call me Tyrone.”
“I’m Reanne. Reanne Northwest.”
“A Northwest, eh? Didn’t know there more of you. Huh. Anyway, for now I’ll need a ride. A little place just outside of town, called the Mystery Shack. Think you could take me there?”
“Probably, but I’d need, you know, a car. ”
“Oh, I already fixed it. Wasn’t really that much damage.”
Reanne looked to the side, and lo and behold, her car was in perfect condition.
“What? But, what? How? You- You’ve been standing right here!” she spluttered, still gaping at the car. Tyrone winked at her and laughed.
“If I told you, you’d never believe me. Besides, a magician never reveals his secrets. So, how about that ride?”