The Magnificent

Walternate Universe – MAGS-94  
 
The portal opened in the mezzanine of an empty old style theater  
From there I could hear someone working over by the stage floor  
As I walked down the isle between the seats I could see my brace blinking  
My parallel self here was the likes of something I’d never seen before  
 
“Hold it right there!” I heard his voice echoing across the ceiling  
I had a feeling this alternate of mine was going to blow my mind  
He was floating in mid-air about twenty feet over my head revealing  
No wires, no harness, no cables, no visible strings of any kind  
 
He was Walter the Magnificent, a magician, the grand illusionist  
Harnessing some kind of force like he was a powerful magnate  
“How is that possible?” I asked bewildered as he lowered to the ground  
Hugging me with a smile “it’s a secret” he said “but with magnets”  
 
“Magnets?” I said as he opened his suit aligned with special devices  
“I can float, I can fly, I can make things hover over and then disappear  
The theater is also aligned with hidden special devices” he said  
“I’ve made millions and millions over the course of my show career”  
 
“I got a message from Alpha saying that I needed to come here”  
“Yes, me too” he said “and Beta sent me more information as well…  
It seems we have some work to do my old friend” he added  
“But first let’s eat, catch up, I’m sure we both have stories to tell”  
 
He’d been a jumper right about the time he turned eighteen  
Saw the wonders from other universes that simply felt like magic  
He learned a lot from the jumper program throughout those years  
But I could see in his eyes that he had been through something tragic  
 
“Stay for tonight’s show, I’m sure you’ll have a great time”  
Afterwards, I have something very special to give to you”  
Later that night the theater was packed, a sold out show  
I got to sit in the front row with the best possible view  
 
After the show once everyone left I met him in his dressing room  
He gave me a box that had a neatly folded black suit with blue trim  
“It’s similar to mine, but if they’re sending you somewhere risky  
Wear it” and so I did and he added “it may save your life and limbs”  
 
Our braces started relaying some messages from Alpha-1  
“It looks like they’re locating the source” he said as a portal appeared  
“But they still don’t have an exact location” I said looking at my brace  
“We’ll be in touch” he said but then the pull from portal felt weird…  
 
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