Carlisle's Diary

A Whole New World

Dear Diary:                                                        April 19, 2014

While we got ourselves all ready for our journey to the other side, Rogue explained the basics. Time moved differently in that dimension. One hour here was one day there. So a 24 hour day here would be 24 days there. We obviously packed clothes even though it was still the same day or next day here when we got back. As we packed we were still thinking about everything that we had just learned about John and Maria and their wanting to die. It was just so extremely sad. But we or rather I know I understood it. I'm not so sure about the rest of our family. The Watchers having known about it for a very long time, have all come to terms with it and made their peace. After all, everyone deserves happiness, regardless of how they go about doing it; even if it means leaving this world for the afterlife.

After Irina came to Tanya and my father came to me, I realized that there was in fact a heaven so even we vampires who are good can go there. I was also told that when we meet Michael the Archangel; he will tell us more about how that works. John and Maria weren't coming with us. They were going back to Italy to make the final arrangements for their immortal euthanasia as they called it and Kim and Michelle were still on their honeymoon so it was going to be fewer Watchers than usual. But at least all of us non-Watchers would finally get to see what Ancient Greece was all about as well as this whole other side business.

So after we all had a sizable bag packed, Rogue and the rest of the Watchers who were coming with us came to our house and we all gathered in the backyard as she explained how things will work:

"Glad to see almost everyone is packed and ready. I will open a portal and all you have to do is walk into it. It'll be blue and white and very bright but don't worry, it won't hurt. It'll be very windy though. Once you step through the portal, you won't see much for a few seconds and then you'll pop out on the other side. You will feel what humans call jet lag as you've just moved between worlds. Even though you're vampires and wolves, you'll still feel it because you've never traveled to the other side before so prepare to feel a trifle pooped." She said with a wink as we all looked at each other and nodded.

We waited on Bella, Edward, and Nessie to get there from their cabin, Nessie was having problems picking out what to wear. Without Michelle there to help her she was a little stuck as she'd never been to the other side like Michelle had so clothing wise, we weren't at all sure. Rogue told us to just bring whatever made us comfortable and if something was needed, it would be provided there for us. We would all be staying at Cupid and Psyche's castle as that's where the Watchers usually stayed anyways when they went there. Finally, the last stragglers arrived and we were ready to make our journey. Before opening the portal, Rogue and the others changed into their fairy dresses and God-like looking clothing for the men. Rogue was also wearing her head piece. I guess it was a mandatory thing that she wears her crown on the other side.

With a wave of her hand in a circular motion, there was a clap of thunder and a blue and white light appeared. It looked like a three dimensional cloud going sideways. It was now or never. Rogue looked at us and smiled and proceeded to walk into the portal; she got smaller and smaller the further she went until she disappeared. Alexander followed suit and then it was my and Esme's turn. As we entered the portal holding hands, it was so bright we could hardly see anything around us and Rogue was right it was incredibly windy. Thankfully it was as if we were being moved forward without really walking; like one of those flat escalators you see in airports. The next thing we knew, it was as if we were spit out of the portal and landed in the woods.

The portal was still open behind us as the rest of our family and Watchers immerged. The last out of the portal was Amy who closed it behind her. She smiled as we all took in our new surroundings. Yes it was the woods but the air smelled differently. We followed Rogue for a bit until we were standing on the edge of a bluff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Everything looked different, the air even smelled ancient. We were there less than 10 minutes and it already felt like we were in a whole new world. Just then Rogue nodded toward the left and we saw a massive looking fortress of a castle standing on the bluff about a mile away. That must be Cupid's castle; she nodded with a smile once she read my thoughts.