3 A Strange Energy

When did my sister become a ghost? Are we in Luigi's Mansion? Is she a Boo?

"No, we are not. I refuse. No, nope, nein, Fuck that!"

Oh don't do that to the crops…

"I mean, if my eyes were just playing tricks on me and those people up in the trees the past 5 years weren't shinobi, then we're in some sort of Japanese region where weeaboos actively migrate to"

Oh yay, I actually got a laugh out of her rage, pat pat

It still took a few minutes of crop Destruction for her to calm down

'I'm gonna have to clean that up…'

She finally sat down once again, and rubbed her eyes tiredly

"What kind of shit show have we gotten ourselves into?"

Oh you have no idea girlie

"I mean, there's still no solid guarantee we are where I said we are. Where the hell would we even be?"

One hand went in a vague direction into the forest

"Konoha"

The other went to the desert not even half a mile from this spot

"Suna"

I will admit she had a valid point, but so did-

"Also, where the fuck is there a desert in Japan? Unless we're with an immigrant family in Africa, I highly doubt were still on earth"

Oh shit, you're right…

"There's really only one test we can do to definitively answer where we are"

Her eyes opened wide. It time ms she knows what I'm implying

"How would we even go about doing it though? Unless it was filler, I don't recall it ever being shown in the anime"

Jeez, this girl is observant..

Ah well, time to whip out some headcanon theories~

"Well, since you're already sitting, get in a comfortable position"

She looks confused but does what I say

"Now close your eyes and try to clear your mind"

Sara nods and follows my directions

I walk around, avoiding stepping on the crops, and put my hands on her back

Obviously, she's uncomfortable with that move seeing as how she tensed up immediately

"Ah- Sorry about that. I'm still not used to bodily contact. Continue…"

I guess her past was a bit Shiftry if she's this afraid of touching someone

Whatever, I ignore it and continue, getting in the same position as her

My theory is that by being in contact with each other, it will start to circulate our energies, giving double the chances of succeeding

I close my eyes and start giving directions

"Start by mentally feeling your body. Look for any changes or additions you never noticed before"

No response so I assume she's doing so

I follow with her, searching my torso mainly for anything different

It goes on for a long time. Sometimes I feel I've discovered something but it ends up being nothing. Sometimes I don't try and a warm sensation envelops me

It's a different feeling

At around the 5 hour mark, the sun is over the west, ready to fall

"New directions"

Sara perks up immediately. I could tell she was about to fall asleep

"Just meditate. Don't try and find anything. If you feel warm, let it overtake you"

A head tilt accompanied by a small nod. She's confused but willing to follow along. Good

Again, I follow along. No thinking or searching, just following what my body sends me

Eventually, I only see a void. A void reminiscent of the place I would go before I came back

It was familiar

My mind explores the area. It's black everywhere. I wander for what seems like days, before catching a glimpse of light and hear a small voice

"Not ready…"

I awaken, drenched in sweat and feeling like I just bathed in a hot spring with Bubble jets

Sara is still in front of me, exploring her own mind

Looking up, the sun is still up in the sky, getting ready to fall under the sand dunes of Wind country

That whole time took almost two hours. I explored for days…

"Weird…"

Sara doesn't acknowledge my mumbling. Is she in her own little void as well?

I snap back to the reason why we did this experiment and try to trickle some of that strange energy through my body

It comes out like Mud, flowing slowly and thickly down my tiny pathways but eventually rests in my right arm

Walking up to a tree off in the distance, I give it a light punch

*CRRRK*

"Oh, holy shit"

The tree Splintered and cracked, making room for a brand new crater for my fist

I walk around to the other side of the tree and almost fall down in shock

A hole the size of a basketball - looking like someone planted a roll of firecrackers and let em rip

Splinters were flung off in a 45 degree radius, lodged and stuck in the ground and other trees

I looked at my fist. Only a small imprint of the bark that was rapidly healing was the only proof that it ever happened

"What the fuck?"