Another Dimension - Journey Into the Unknown

By Kathleen Bell

Life for Katy was dull, dull, dull. Nothing exciting ever seemed to happen to her. Little did she know that things were about to change, and her life was about to become more exciting that she could ever have imagined.

After discovering a strange object whilst digging in the garden, Katy finds herself able to travel to other worlds and dimensions, and even through time, but disaster seems to follow her everywhere she goes and she often finds herself in some dangerous situations.

Along the way, she befriends a fellow traveller, a boy called Lee, who quickly gains her trust, (and her heart) and helps her out of some sticky situations.

However, keeping their secret from friends and family and the most popular girl in school, Judy, (whose sole ambition seems to be making Katy's life miserable,) might not be so easy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 18, 2017
• ISBN: 9780244920753

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Another Dimension - Journey Into the Unknown

Another Dimension

Journey into the Unknown

by

Kathleen Bell

ISBN 978-0-244-92075-3

Copyright© 2017 Kathleen Bell

Published by Kathleen Bell

All rights reserved. Except for use in any review, the reproduction or utilisation of this work, in whole or in part, in any form is forbidden without written permission of the author. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination, or are used fictitiously and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

www.kathleenbellauthor.com

Cover art by Kathleen Bell

Acknowledgements

Thank you to God for making this possible. A very big thank you to everyone who purchased and read this book, it means so much to me and I really hope you enjoyed reading it. I also want to thank my husband Kevin, for all his support. As this book probably wouldn't have happened without him. Also a very big thank you to Tiffany who helped me learn how to do digital art so I could do my book covers, and who came to my rescue every time I got stuck. I would also like to thank Katy, for cheering me up when things were hard.

Dedication

For my wonderful husband Kevin

and my two beautiful daughters

Tiffany and Katy.

Chapter One

Katy ran through the woods as fast as her legs would carry her. The enormous predator had almost caught up with her and she struggled to catch her breath as she ran along the narrow footpath, the creature gaining on her with every step she took. She needed to outrun this hungry looking animal, but it wasn't looking good.

Less than half an hour ago, she had been safe and sound in her bedroom and now here she was running for her life.

It had all started just a couple of hours earlier …

Katy Bennett sat on her bed, flicking through her new diary, she couldn't help wishing she had a more interesting life to write about. She thought if she kept a diary she would look back through it one day and realise that her life wasn't as boring as she thought it was. So far, she hadn't had much to write about that was interesting.

A lock of chestnut brown hair fell across her face and she brushed it behind her ear with her hand. She had long straight hair down to her waist and was a pretty girl with emerald green eyes, the spitting image of her mother, only her mother's hair was shoulder length.

She looked round at her room and winced at the dirty pile of clothes lying on the floor, she really must pick those up soon. She also thought that maybe she should add some new posters to the walls, the old ones were looking a little tatty. She placed her diary on the bedside table to her right, then got off the bed to her left and walked over to turn on her TV which was on top of her chest of drawers beside her stereo, perhaps she would be inspired to try something new and exciting, that wasn't too dangerous of course, but before she had a chance to turn the TV on, she heard her Mum shouting her.

Katy!

Yes? she shouted back.

Can you give me a hand to plant some Begonias in the garden? I want to get them out of the way before dinner's ready.

I'll be right there. Katy sighed and pulled a face. I hate gardening, all those creepy crawlies and you always seem to get so dirty.

Outside, Katy knelt down on the ground near her Mum and proceeded to plant the begonia tubers in the flower bed. Begonias were her mothers favourite flowers.

It was a cool crisp day and a gentle breeze blew through the air causing Katy to shiver. The weather was typical for England at this time of year.

The house phone rang. You carry on while I answer the phone. her Mum said and walked into the house.

Katy sighed and carried on digging holes in the dirt with her trowel, planting tubers as she went. A robin flew down and landed on the fence nearby, then glided down onto the mud just a short distance away to peck at a worm that had been unearthed by the digging. Katy smiled, she liked birds. She stabbed the trowel back into the ground, but this time it hit something hard. What the …?

She dug a little more and pulled out a small metal box. She brushed off the dirt, opened it and found a strange looking object inside. As she held it in her hand she couldn't help wondering what it was. She heard the back door opening, her Mum was coming back. Hurriedly, she put the object back in the box and shoved the box into her pocket. She decided to have a proper look at the object later when she was alone. She looked up at her Mum and smiled, then continued digging and planting.

A little later, when the gardening was finished, Katy went up to her room and sat on her bed, crossing her legs. She pulled out the metal box she had found in the garden earlier and opened it up to have a proper look at the object inside.

The object was rectangular in shape, made of a gold coloured metal and had faded black writing. At the top were the words Planet and Dimension. Underneath each word were four numbered dials. Similar to the ones you would find on a briefcase. In the middle was the word Co-ordinates and underneath were eight more numbered dials, just like the other ones. Across the bottom were four buttons. Each button was labelled as follows:-Travel, Return, Home and Cancel. It was a little hard to read some of the writing because it had faded so much, but Katy was able to make out all the words.

She stared at the strange object not sure what to make of it. It had to be really old. She'd never seen anything like it before in her life. I should take a photograph for my new diary. It's the first time I've had anything interesting to write about for ages.

She grabbed her digital camera from her bag, took a picture of the object and then printed it out on her printer. She picked up her new diary from her bedside table and stuck the picture in it with a glue stick. She liked a diary to have pictures as well as writing, she thought it made for a better memory book.

Katy, dinner's ready! her Mum shouted.

Okay.

Hurriedly Katy put the object back in its box, then put the box and diary in her bag and ran downstairs for dinner. She could smell garlic bread and the home-made lasagne her Mum had prepared, wafting from the kitchen. She put her hand to her stomach as it rumbled, she was hungrier than she had realised.

In the dining room, everyone was just finishing their dinner. Katy's Dad looked across at her Mum as he put down his knife and fork. That was delicious, thank you.

You're welcome. she replied. Katy's Dad was quite handsome for his age and had short blonde hair, cut slightly longer on the top.

Katy faked a yawn. I'm really tired, she lied, stretching out her arms. I think I'll get an early night tonight.

Night night, Katy. said her younger sister Sarah. Who was only five, adorably cute and had shoulder length blonde hair and a cute button nose.

Good-night, everyone. said Katy getting up from the table, kissing her little sister and her parents on the cheek.

Good-night. replied her Mum and Dad.

As Katy left the room she walked swiftly down the hall and up the stairs to her room. It was already dark outside and the moon shone in the sky. She heard an owl hoot in the distance as she pulled her curtains shut.

She sat down on her bed and pulled the little metal box from her bag. She took out the object once again and began to fiddle with it, turning the dials and pressing the buttons.

Without warning, a beautiful shimmering, rippling opening appeared in her room. She looked up in wonder, raising her eyebrows as her mouth dropped open. What on earth ...?

A wall of sparkling water just stood there in front of her, she could see her bedroom wall through it, but because of the rippling, it was blurred. She wasn't really sure what to make of it, she just knew it wasn't normal.

She got up from her bed and pulled a ruler from her bag. Slowly she reached out with it to touch the rippling wall. The ruler seemed to disappear. She pulled it back quickly. It's like some kind of portal or something. I wonder what's on the other side.

Katy quickly put her camera and the strange object in her bag, then slung the bag over her head and across her body. She bit her lip as she stepped towards the portal. Hesitantly, she tapped it with her finger, and when it didn't hurt, she touched it with her hand, then pulled it back quickly. Her heart pounded hard in her chest, she really wasn't sure she was ready for this kind of excitement, but she desperately wanted to know what this thing was and what was on the other side. If she didn't like what she saw, she would just come straight back through she decided.

She knew there was only one way to find out. I really hope I don't regret this. She swallowed hard, licking her lips which had suddenly become dry, and took a deep breath, letting it out slowly, then Katy walked through the portal and disappeared.

Chapter Two

When Katy came through the other side of the portal, she found herself outside in a beautiful meadow on the edge of some woodland. Beyond the forest, great snowcapped mountains reached for the sky. Her jaw almost hit the ground, a breathtaking view met her eyes and she was completely speechless. This obviously wasn't going to be as bad as she had thought.

She gazed around, there were lots of wild flowers dotted among the long grass in the meadow and she found the scent of the grass and flowers heavenly. She could hear the distant bubbling of a stream on the breeze and lots of birdsong. The sound of insects buzzed all around her, though it seemed louder than she was used to. It was just like a warm spring day.

A gentle breeze blew through her hair, which now had a red streak through it and she watched for a moment as the long grass of the meadow swayed in the wind. So pretty. She sighed.

She looked down and noticed that her jeans and jumper had transformed. She was now wearing a red front-laced dress, a red hooded cape which billowed in the wind, and a white short-sleeved blouse. She found herself carrying a basket, covered with a cloth. Oh, how cute! she cried when she saw her outfit. I must get a picture of myself.

It wasn't that she was vain, she just loved photographs and hoped to be a professional photographer one day. Of course anything unusual or beautiful was definitely going to make her want to snap a picture.

She set her camera to timer and placed it on a large rock, then posed for a picture of herself. Then she picked up the camera and looked at her new surroundings. Where am I? What is this place? And how is it daylight all of a sudden?

Katy glanced at her watch. How could it possibly be three o'clock. She tapped her watch as though it wasn't working. I guess coming through that portal has affected it somehow.

Katy took a picture of the scenery, then turned around, suddenly realising that the portal had disappeared. The smile fell from her face. Oh no! Where'd the portal go? How am I gonna get back? And why didn't I leave a note? Mum and Dad'll be worried sick when they realise I'm gone.

A sinking feeling hit her stomach as she turned around slowly on the spot. She searched everywhere hoping the portal had just moved, but there was no sign of it anywhere. Then she spotted a signpost that pointed to Tiradonia. Perhaps she could find someone there to help her.

She tried her best to calm down, took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Well, I'm here now. I guess I could have a look around. I'll figure out how to get home later, - I hope.

She entered the forest, following the footpath that the signpost had shown her. Bluebells and toadstools dotted around brightened the edge of the footpath up a little, and the scent of pine needles was pleasant enough. The trees grew close