As far as Aryn and Esther missing being with each other, the scenario of Vivienne Shadrac the necromancer sending Esther and Aryn to the year 1972 for 3 days would be some together time for them.
And it would be a 3 day vacation away from Shomari.
Perhaps Esther and Aryn's first experience in the year 1972 is getting a ride at a lone rural highway from two young coyote brothers in a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda with the 427 horsepower Hemi engine, in lime green. The coyote brothers are wild drivers and the one driving gets the Hemi Barracuda up to 160 mph with Esther and Aryn in the car, as a Led Zeppelin song plays on the radio. Power line poles look like a picket fence whizzing by. Broken center line segments on the highway look like dots rapidly popping by. They speed past a 70 mph speed limit sign so quickly there wasn't the time to read it.
The 1970 Plymouth Barracuda was similar to the drawing in this link
BEASTofTURIN
BEASTofTURIN
made for me.
Sunset in Wyoming [Gift] by moyomongoose
https://www.yahoo.com/video/car-week-1970-plymouth-barr...
Like most muscle cars of that time era, there was not a lot of leg room on the back seat for Esther and Aryn.
The lone rural New Mexico highway was the one in this link.
Lone Highway by moyomongoose
Given the day and time Esther and Aryn are from, they've never even imagined it possible for something to be able to go 160 mph...At 160 mph, they were pretty scared.
And the Led Zeppelin song on the radio was unlike anything Esther and Aryn have ever heard before. The Eastlands in their ancient times never had music like that.
Aryn pleaded with Rex Coyote several times to slow the car down.
Rex, who was driving, replied, "This car is built for speed".
Jed added, "Don't worry. My brother and I are skilled drivers".
Esther finally begged Rex and Jed, "Please. Stop this horseless carriage and let us out".
Rex obliged Esther's request and brought the car to a stop on that lone highway. Jed opened the passenger's door, stepped out, and pulled the seat forward to let Esther and Aryn out of the car.
Once Jed got back in, Esther told him and Rex, "You two have got to be crazy".
Aryn added, "And that noise being made by that music device. How can anyone call that music?"
Jed told younger brother Rex, "We're outta here".
"Right", Rex replied, as he put the car in 1st gear, and quickly let up the clutch while flooring the accelerator.
The Plymouth Barracuda quickly sped away with it's rear tires spinning, screaming and smoking against the pavement.
"Those Bastards", Esther retorted as the car began to speed out of sight.
"It's okay, Esther", Aryn assured, "They're gone now".
It looked for a while the two fennics were to have a long walk before reaching a town.
However, it wasn't long before a lion couple arrived, then stopped, in a 1970 Lincoln Continental.
https://www.indieauto.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/19...
The wife let the passenger's side power window down, then asked, "You two want a lift?"
The husband added, "You two shouldn't have to be walking out here. I noticed you didn't try to hitchhike".
Aryn asked, "Hitchhike? What's that?"
Where Esther and Ayrn were from, hitchhiking wasn't a thing.
"You don't know?", the lion wife replied. "It's when you hold a thumb up requesting a ride".
"Oh never mind", the husband lion said to Esther and Aryn. "Hop in".
The Lincoln was a 4 door sedan, thus it was easy entry for Esther and Aryn to get in on the back seat. And there was lots of room, including leg room.
The lion couple got acquainted with Esther and Aryn as they were on their way. There was pleasant conversation, though Esther and Aryn didn't mention they were from and ancient time, and was visiting the 20th century for 3 days with the help of a necromancer. The husband lion kept the Lincoln within the 70 mph speed limit, and the Lincoln rode so smooth it felt like it was riding on air. The lion couple had an aftermarket 8-trac player mounted under the dash. The music on the 8-trac tapes was custom recorded music very similar to songs in the Wilco videos linked below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa2XnouRXKo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyO2EY38YcA
For Esther and Aryn, this ride was certainly more pleasurable.
The lion couple even offered them a place to stay at their house.
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And having a romantic sex together in a hotel room? \r\n\t\t\t\t\t
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They can.
They would also be amazed that you could flip a switch to light up a room. And amazed by running water and flushable toilets.
Soda, such as Coca-Cola, would be a new thing to them. There were vending machines in the corridor.
They'd notice someone smoking a cigarette and wonder what it is.
The air conditioning in the room would be a pleasant wonder to them.
When they turn on the TV for the first time, that would truly amaze them.
The Lion couple probably already showed them how to use a rotary dial phone...In 1972, push button phones existed, but were not yet common. Chances are, the hotel rooms still had rotary dial phones.
The ice maker in the veranda area was a blessing. They can have ice for water and beverages.
Coffee and doughnuts in the lobby were nice too. It was Esther and Aryn's first time drinking coffee.
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I almost forgot...They did.
Another thing about the swimming pool.
Esther and Aryn were about to go swimming nude. In the Eastlands centuries ago, nude was the normal way to go swimming, and Esther and Aryn were not aware of 20th century customs when it came to public swimming.
A member of the hotel staff stopped them just in time and told them they needed swimwear.
When Esther and Aryn asked what swimwear is, the staff member explained it to them. The staff member assumed Esther and Aryn was from a 3rd world country where the customs are different.
The staff member told Esther and Aryn about a dime store a block away from the hotel where they can purchase the swimwear they needed to use the pool.
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They did.
They did begin ordering things the restaurant didn't have on the menu until the waitress told them a menu has what's available.
They were use to how things were a little different centuries ago in the Eastlands.
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They later found out what the radio in the hotel room is.
Esther said, "This is like the music devices in the horseless carriages we got rides in".
They figured out how to work the dials to get a radio station they wanted. The first song they tuned in to was, GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS FERRY 'CROSS THE MERSEY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os4_U3_L5nY
Esther said, "This is a lot better music than that mess that was playing in that green horseless carriage we first got a ride in".
Aryn added, "That one with those crazy wolf brothers. That was like demons were trying to sing music".
Esther and Aryn never saw coyotes in the Eastlands. He and Esther thought Jed and Rex were a smaller breed of wolves.
The next song on the radio was, Good Morning Starshine, by Oliver.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtH9PsR1oQk
Aryn remarked, "This still isn't like the music we're use to hearing in the Eastlands, but it is really nice".
"I like it", Esther agreed.
Songs that followed were;
Tuesday Afternoon by The Moody Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM8JjT-97i8
A World Of Our Own by Seekers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m7A_o7pTNI
Then there was a station break that had a Chevrolet car commercial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxGafDyX7A4
Esther said, "I can't figure out what they're talking about".
Aryn added, "It sounds like an advertisement by a shop that builds some of those horseless carriages".
After the station break, the next three songs were:
In The Misty Moonlight by George Morgan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecQ4tJDiyxI
Four Strong Winds by Bobby Bare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuoWYGrBEDY
Henry Mancini "Moon River"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYcSiHRPYKA
Another song on the radio in the hotel room I thought of...Climb Every Mountain
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nByNzmzCNPU&pp=ygUbY2...
The following songs are what Esther and Aryn are use to listening to in their day and time back in the Eastlands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmEAI_3e2ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1klIcr0d5E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFUkIAnE6dA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1chDLmvrqbg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XafIPEPW6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMXMUUyAUm4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bf1bFOf4Gg
However, they do like the 20th Century music like what they heard on the radio in the hotel room.
Two other songs Esther and Aryn heard on the radio:
No Other Love by Perry Como
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCzGo4imNxM
PERRY COMO - BALI HA'I 1949
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOaqSURo-E
Sleepy Lagoon by Harry James
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4kXZmEYu3Y
Esther and Aryn had occasionally noticed airplanes flying. The lion couple explained to them what airplanes are. In fact, the lion couple took Esther and Aryn to a place near an airport so they can get a chance to watch airplanes land and take off.
The lion couple also took Esther and Aryn to one of those commercial slot car tracks at a hobby shop. While they were there, they let Esther and Aryn rent slot cars and controllers, and have use of two of the lanes for an hour. The lion couple also rented slot cars and controllers and two lanes so the four of them can race slot cars together. Esther and Aryn considered that a real treat.
Later, they parked near the Southern Pacific Railroad so Esther and Aryn can get the opportunity to watch a couple of trains go by.
Another thing that was a treat for Esther and Aryn...The lion couple they were staying with during those 3 days in 1972 took them to Route 3 that runs between Duran and Encino. It's was a seldom traveled road with hardly any traffic on it. The lion couple gave Esther and Aryn the opportunity to drive that big 1970 Lincoln Continental.
After the husband lion, Leon, explained how all the controls work, Aryn was the first to give it a try. Aryn pressed the accelerator a little too far. When he realized he was chirping the rear tires, he hit the brakes. Aryn tried it again, chirping the rear tires, then hitting the brakes.
Aryn exclaimed, "This horseless carriage acts like it wants to run away on me".
After Aryn got the car stopped, Leon's wife, Florence, said to Aryn, "You're pressing the accelerator to hard".
Leon added, "This is a powerful car. You have to press the accelerator gradually at first".
"Okay", Aryn acknowledged as he gently pressed the accelerator, and getting that big Lincoln up to 25 mph.
Leon then said to Aryn, "You can press the accelerator just a little bit more now"
Aryn then got the Lincoln up to 30 mph, then 35 mph, then 40 mph.
"Wow. This is great", Aryn proclaimed. "But I'm having a hard time keeping it straight".
"It won't take long to get use to the feel of the steering wheel", Leon assured Aryn.
Once Aryn mastered keeping the car straight, he got it up to 50 mph.
"You're driving like a pro now", Florence congratulated Aryn.
"Oh, thank you", Aryn thanked Florence, then mentioned, "I really like the way this horseless carriage drives".
After about 10 miles of driving, Leon and Florence decided to let Esther have a go at it. After Aryn stopped the Lincoln, Leon got behind the wheel to turn the car around, then Esther got behind the wheel. At first, Esther barely touched the accelerator and barely got the car moving. .
"You can press the accelerator more than that", Florence assured Esther.
"I'm afraid of what it might do", Esther replied.
"You don't have to be scared of it", Leon further assured Esther.
Esther pressed the accelerator a little further, getting the Lincoln up to about 28 mph.
"I think I got it", Esther proclaimed.
Like Aryn did, Esther also had difficulty keeping that Lincoln straight at first. However, she soon got the feel of the wheel and was able to drive the car at 50 mph.
Esther mentioned, "I wish we had horseless carriages like this one in Shajarat".
Aryn added, "I doubt our roads in Shajarat are suited for horseless carriages. Especially one this big".
"Shajarat?", Leon pondered, who was sitting up front with Esther. "I've never heard of such a place".
"Nor have I", Florence added, who was on the back seat with Aryn.
"Where is this Shajarat?", Leon asked. "Where are you two from?"
"Aryn asked, "Esther?"
Esther replied to Aryn, "I think we should tell them".
"Tell us what?", Leon asked.
"You're not run aways, are you?", Florence asked, noticing Esther and Aryn are teenagers. "Please tell us you're not run aways".
"No. No. We're not run aways", Esther answered as she continued driving.
"I swear we're not", Aryn confirmed.
As Esther continued driving, she told Florence and Leon, "Aryn and I are from the Kingdom of Shajarat in the Eastlands".
"Why haven't we heard about it?", Leon asked, then said, "For that matter, Florence and I don't know anyone who has ever heard of Shajarat or the Eastlands".
Aryn added, "It's because that's been many centuries ago. We're from the past. Vivienne Shadrac granted Esther and I a 3 day stay in your day and time".
"What?!", Florence retorted.
"Vivienne Shadrac?", Leon pondered.
While still driving, Esther explained, "Vivienne Shadrac is a necromancer. She's a manned wolf, powerful in the magic arts, and has the power to manipulate time. She granted Aryn and I a 3 day stay here by a magic incantation".
"That might explain why you two keep calling cars horseless carriages", Leon surmised.
"And they didn't know what hitchhiking is when we picked them up yesterday", Florence said to Leon.
Esther and Aryn also explained how in the time they were from, that a war lord wolf, Shomari, and his army conquered Shajarat. Esther mentioned that she is a princess in that kingdom, and that Shomari had murdered her father, the king.
"Do you believe any of this?", Florence asked Leon.
Leon replied to Florence, "Sure sounds incredible. Although, witchcraft has been a reality since ancient times. And I for one wouldn't underestimate a witch".
"How can we know?", Florence asked Leon.
"Al Coyote knows Raymond Otter. Raymond is a biologist. He might be able to find out", Leon suggested.
"Who's Al Coyote?", Aryn asked.
"He's a scientist and design engineer who works for Horizon Innovations", Leon answered Aryn. "He use to work in Encino until the laboratory complex moved to Roswell".
"Leon and I have been friends of the Rhonson Coyote Family for nearly 20 years", Florence affirmed.
"I was just thinking", said Leon. "It's a known fact all living things have traces of DDT now days from past farming practices".
"Yes, Leon. You're on to something", Florence added. "If a biologist finds no traces of DDT in blood samples from Esther and Aryn, there would be no way they could be from this day and time".
"I'm curious as to what DDT is", Esther said.
"So am I", Aryn added.
Leon then explained to Esther and Aryn what DDT is, and why it's use is presently banned.
When they arrived back in Duran, Leon had Esther stop the car before arriving to the Southern Pacific Railroad crossing, which was shortly before Highway 54. Leon took back control of the Lincoln. Florence got in on the front seat with Leon. Esther got in on the back seat with Aryn. They were then on their way to see Al Rhonson Coyote at Horizon Innovations in Roswell. Though Al Coyote lives in Duran, it was still early in the day, thus he'd still at work.
When Leon and Florence got Esther and Aryn to Horizon Innovations in Roswell, they were allowed in being they and the scientists knew each other. Ordinarily, no one would be allowed on the facility without a security clearance.
Well, here we are", Leon said as he parked the Lincoln near the shop building where Al Coyote works.
When everyone got out and to the door of the building, Woodrow Raccoon had to let them in being the door was keypad activated.
"Hello there, Leon. Florence", Woodrow greeted them.
"Hello, Woodrow", Leon and Florence returned greeting.
"I take it you're here to see Al", Woodrow mentioned.
"We are", Florence replied.
"The two young ones...", Woodrow mentioned.
"This is Esther and Aryn", Florence replied, then said to Esther and Aryn, "And this is Woodrow Raccoon, a fellow scientist".
"Pleased to make your acquaintance", Woodrow said to Esther and Aryn.
Woodrow Raccoon asked Leon and Florence, "Are Esther and Aryn our new apprentices?
"No they're not. I didn't know you were expecting any new apprentices", Florence answered.
Woodrow then inquired, "Then, can the two youngsters be trusted here? You do know we work on classified projects here".
"I promise Esther and Aryn are not a security threat", Leon assured Woodrow.
About that time, Al Coyote showed up.
"Leon. Florence. Hi", Al greeted. "I take it these young ones the apprentices they're sending us".
After introducing Esther and Aryn to Al, Leon replied, "They're not apprentices. But we do have a situation to solve concerning them".
"What kind of situation?", Al asked.
Leon and Florence then explained how Esther and Aryn told them they were from a time and place many centuries ago.
"Certainly no one had the scientific know how to build a time travel machine in those days", Al pondered.
"Things were still pretty primitive by our standards back then", Woodrow added.
"A necromancer sent us here by magic incantation for three days", Esther affirmed.
"We don't know that the existence of witchcraft has ever been proven", said Woodrow.
"It's never been disproven either", Al added.
It was then agreed that Raymond Otter would be called over to conduct a test for the presents of DDT.
The biology lab Raymond Otter worked for was only a 15 minute drive away. When Raymond Otter arrived, he took blood samples from Esther and Aryn...Esther and Aryn didn't like the needles.
When Raymond Otter examined the blood samples, he exclaimed, "Amazing. It is truly amazing".
"What is it, Ray?", Al asked.
"Not a trace of DDT in either of them", Raymond Otter proclaimed.
"So Esther and Aryn are not from this day and time", Florence said.
"They'd have DDT traces in their blood like the rest of us do if they were", Raymond affirmed.
It was then confirmed that Esther and Aryn were telling the truth about being from the past.
Esther and Aryn had occasionally noticed airplanes flying. The lion couple explained to them what airplanes are. In fact, the lion couple took Esther and Aryn to a place near an airport so they can get a chance to watch airplanes land and take off.
The lion couple also took Esther and Aryn to one of those commercial slot car tracks at a hobby shop. While they were there, they let Esther and Aryn rent slot cars and controllers, and have use of two of the lanes for an hour. The lion couple also rented slot cars and controllers and two lanes so the four of them can race slot cars together. Esther and Aryn considered that a real treat.
Later, they parked near the Southern Pacific Railroad so Esther and Aryn can get the opportunity to watch a couple of trains go by.
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They really liked the ice-cream parlor.
Aryn even mentioned, "Esther and I had no idea what we've been missing out on until we came to this day and time".
Days later, when Shomari wanted to go to 1972 for nefarious purposes, Vivienne Shadrac took pleasure in knowing the trouble Shomari will go through for those 3 days.
Three days later, Esther and Aryn return with Polaroid photos of the modern things of the 20th Century. The lion couple they were staying with took the photos for them.
Shomari heard about the photos, then went straight to seek the necromancer. Once Shomari found her, he requested a 3 day visit to the 20th Century, but for nefarious purposes.
The necromancer warned Shomari, "You should reconsider your request. Such a day and time as the 20th Century would not end well for you".
Shomari wouldn't listen. He insisted on visiting the 20th Century.
The necromancer finally told Shomari, "Well, if you will not listen to my advice, you must find out for yourself".
The necromancer granted Shomari's request and sent him to the 20th Century for 3 days.
Shomari appeared in the year 1972 in the business district of Vaughn, New Mexico. And he was wearing nothing but that red battle skirt trimmed in gold he sometimes wears.
Shomari announced, "Everyone, listen! Pledge your loyalty to me, and we will have a glorious empire!"
Everyone began laughing at Shomari. Comments were coming from crowds of anthro-animals like, "He must have escaped from the lunatic circus", and, "He must be smoking some good shit", and, "Nice skirt you're wearing, clown".
A coyote threw a half full Styrofoam cup of coffee from across the street and struck Shomari on the shoulder with it.
"WHO THREW THAT?!", Shomari shouted as he ran across the street to find out who did it.
Everyone laughed even more at Shomari.
As Shomari dashed across the street, there was the sound of a car horn and the screeching of brakes.
Shomari was bumped by a car, a 1968 Dodge Coronet in metallic copper. Shomari was almost knocked off his feet, but was not injured.
"Hey, you nut job! Watch where you're going", the driver of the Dodge, a fox, retorted to Shomari.
Shomari slammed both fists down on the Dodge Coronet, denting the hood in.
A bear in a crowd on a sidewalk shouted to Shomari, "You're supposed to look both ways before crossing a street, you fruit cake".
Shomari then lunged into the crowd, assaulting everyone he could get his paws on.
"Somebody call the police! That nut has flipped his wig", someone shouted.
Several anthro-animals ran into a nearby drug store and to the lunch counter.
"Someone needs to call the police!", a lynx said to a pine martin behind the counter.
"There's a big nut out there, and he's gone violent", a ferret added.
"Rebecca Wolverine is already on the phone with the police now", the pine martin assured everyone.
Outside on the sidewalk, the crowd struggled to secure Shomari under control. Shomari then broke loose from the crowd and went running down the sidewalk with the crowd chasing after him.
An armadillo had just left a hardware store, and was getting into his brand new, 1972, Chevy Impala, in metallic forest green. As the armadillo shut the driver's door, Shomari fumbled with the passenger side door handle and figured out how to open the door.
"What do you think you're doing?", the armadillo retorted at Shomari as he got in and closed the door.
"Get this horseless carriage moving if you know what's good for you", Shomari warned the armadillo.
Fearing Shomari, the armadillo began to drive, and was soon heading out of town on Highway 385 towards Roswell.
As they rode along Highway 285, Shomari asked the armadillo, "What's that round thing you're holding on to, and what does it do?"
"That's the steering wheel", the armadillo nervously answered. "You turn it in the direction you want the car to go".
"What's that metal stick next to it?", Shomari asked.
"This. It's the gear selector", the armadillo said. "You pull it back and move it to where the orange pointer is on D to go forward, and on R to back up, and N or P to sit still".
"What are those things you keep putting your feet on?", Shomari asked.
"Those are petals", the armadillo said. "You step on the long skinny one to go. And you step on the wide one to apply the brakes and stop".
Shomari then instructed the armadillo, "I think I know enough now how to operate this thing. Stop this horseless carriage and get out".
The armadillo asked, "But but but, you're not going to steal my car are you?"
Shomari balled up a fist and held it to the armadillos face, then asked, "You have any objections to that?"
The armadillo replied, "Uh no. Of course not".
The armadillo stopped the car and got out as Shomari had told him to do. Shomari then slid across the bench seat to behind the wheel. He then put the gear selector in drive and stepped on the accelerator.
Being Shomari's first time driving a car, he found it difficult not to weave at 40 mph. Shomari soon got use to the feel of the wheel and was able to get up to 60 mph.
Back in Vaughn, 7 New Mexico State Police officers arrived along with 4 Guadalupe County Sheriff's deputies. Anthro-animals had reported Shomari had hijacked a green 1972 Chevy Impala owned by an armadillo, and was last seen headed south on Highway 285. The law enforcement officers then took off down Highway 285 in hot pursuit. They also radioed ahead for a road block and spike strips further down the highway.
Shomari soon noticed in the rear view mirror the 7 New Mexico State Police cars and the 4 Sheriff's deputies cars approaching from behind at high speed. Shomari then sped up stolen Chevy. Though the Chevy Impala was capable of going 120 mph, Shomari's lack of driving experience didn't allow him to exceed 90 mph without zig zagging all over the road. Shomari then noticed 6 New Mexico State Police cars blocking the highway ahead. Shomari brought the Chevy to a stop 50 feet from the road block as New Mexico State Police officers had their guns drawn. Shomari mistakingly thought he could ram one of the police cars out of the way. But when he tried it, he totaled both the Chevy and the police car he rammed, and bashed his snout against the steering wheel. One of the state police officers chasing from behind drove his patrol car against the rear of the Chevy to pin Shomari in from going anywhere.
Police officers approached Shomari with guns drawn, with one of them shouting, "FREEZE! PUT YOUR PAWS WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM! SLOWLY EXIT THE CAR!"
Shomari didn't know exactly what the guns were. But he did figure those were some kind of weapon. Thus Shomari was arrested without further incident. Several police officers drove 1,500 feet in both directions to block traffic on Highway 285 until the situation was over.
None of the police officers trusted having Shomari riding in their patrol cars, thus they radioed dispatch to send a paddy wagon, which was a 1972 Chevy van with the cargo area reinforced as a holding cage.
Once they had gotten Shomari to the Guadalupe County Jail, they treated Shomari's injured snout at the jail infirmary.
Shomari proclaimed, "You don't realize who I am, do you? I'm the conqueror of the kingdoms of the Eastlands. A necromancer made it possible for me to visit here from centuries in the past".
One of the jail guards replied, "Surrrrre you are".
Another jail guard added, "Yea...And I'm Peter Pan".
It was then decided to call an ambulance to have Shomari placed in a straight jacket and hauled of to a mental hospital.
Shomari was kept in a padded room with the straight jacket left on for 6 hours before being assigned to a dorm. For the remainder of the 3 days, they had sessions scheduled have psychiatric professionals council Shomari. They also had him on some strong head meds.
On the last day, about 2 hours before Shomari would return to the ancient times of the Eastlands, they had another pyschiatrist, a weasel, council him.
Shomari insisted, "I am a mighty war lord. I am a conqueror of kingdoms".
The weasel replied, "Oh that's silly. Trust me. You're not. You're a sick wolf, and we're here to make you better...You don't want us to schedule you for a lobotomy, do you".
That triggered Shomari so bad, he punched the pyschiatrist and knocked him out cold.
Orderlies were immediately called in, most of them bears. It took 6 of them to get Shomari into a straight jacket, sedate him and get him back into the padded room.
Three hours later, a orderly did a wellness check on Shomari and discovered him missing. None of the staff could figure out how Shomari could be gone. Escape from that padded room in a straight jacket was supposed to be impossible.
Shomari appeared back in ancient times near the Fennic Royal Palace. He still had the straight jacket on him, but some of his soldiers figured out how to get it off of him. Shomari was still groggy from the sedation he received in the year 1972.
Several of Shomari's officers asked what was the 20th Century like.
Charon held up the straight jacket and asked, "What manner of unearthly garmet is this? Some new style in the future?"
Shomari simply replied, "I don't want to talk about it".
Days later, the necromancer met up with Shomari and reminded him, "Didn't I tell you a visit to the 20th Century wasn't going to end well for you? And you didn't listen to me. But I did tell you".
Vivienne didn't have to rescue Aryn or Esther. What she did have to do before she left home was to consult her crystal ball to find out where Aryn and Esther are.
The way the incantation worked was...Vivienne met Aryn at the Taruki military command post. Aryn and others had earlier escaped from Shomari and had volunteered to fight along side the Taruki soldiers against Shomari.
Vivienne told Aryn that she would send him and Esther into the year 1970 for 3 days. Vivienne informed Aryn what to expect in the future, and that the 3 day stay in the future was to be a belated 16th birthday gift for Esther. The Taruki soldiers thought Vivienne Shadrac was just a crazy old harmless female manned wolf, possibly there to panhandle.
Vivienne Shadrac waved an amulet made from a special gem over Aryn.
While waving the amulet over Aryn, Vivienne chanted, "Familiar spirits renowned and sublime. Behold a voyager to journey through time. Here is the one before you you see. Young Aryn Fennic is who he be. Familiar spirits bestow audience, July 10th, 1972, 9 o'clock in the morning. Familiar spirits bestow audience, a country that will someday be called United States of America, a state that will be called New Mexico. Along side a road, biway, highway that will be called Route 285, and 7 miles south of a place the locals will call Clines Corners. Familiar spirits also bestow audience to this requisite. Delay young Aryn's journey until I can send yet another. Princess Esther Fennic is that other. My requisition is for Aryn and Esther to accompany each other on this journey".
Aryn asked Vivienne Shadrac, "Is that it?".
"That's it", Vivienne assured Aryn. "When I cast the same incantation for Esther, her and you will appear in July of the year 1972, along a roadside in a very large and powerful country".
The Taruki soldiers thought Vivienne Shadrac was crazy. However, they did treat her with respect. After all, Vivienne wasn't harming anyone. And she certainly was not supporting Shomari's cause in any way.
Vivienne Shadrac eventually found harem wagon where she met up with Esther. Shomari wasn't present at the time, thus Vivienne didn't have to deal with him.
"Who are you?", Salina asked Vivienne as Vivienne entered the harem wagon.
"I'm here to see Princess Esther", Vivienne simply answered.
"I'm Princess Esther. What do you want with me?", Esther said as she stepped forward.
Vivienne Shadrac then explained her intentions, and told Esther of the delayed incantation she placed on Aryn so he'd be with her.
"It would be a three day vacation from Shomari", Esther agreed.
"This is a belated birthday gift from me to you", Vivienne said to Esther.
"Being that Aryn will be with me, I'll do it", Esther said to Vivienne.
Vivienne did think ahead and had brought along a proper dress for Esther to where.
"Before I send Aryn and you, you should change into this dress", Vivienne told Esther. "You can't journey to the future wearing that loin cloth".
The Solar Templar princess asked, "What do we tell Shomari when he sees Esther is not here?"
"If Shomari has any problem, just send him to me", Vivienne assured.
The Hyena who is a horse rider said to Vivienne, "You're underestimating Shomari's temper".
"No I'm not", Vivienne assured her. "My magic is stronger than Shomari's brute strength. I can drop that big lug on the ground with chest pains making him think he's having a heart attack. I can inflict chronic dementia and hallucinations on him for a while. He'll think he's loosing his mind".
Vivienne Shadrac then waved the amulet over Esther, chanting the same incantation as she placed on Aryn.
The last phrases of Vivienne's chant was, "Familiar spirits renowned and sublime, send Princess Esther and Aryn through time. Send them, send them, send them now".
Esther vanished from the harem wagon. At the same instant, Aryn vanished from the Taruki military command post. Soldiers who witnessed Aryn dissappear were stunned in disbelief.
From out of nowhere, Esther and Aryn appeared near Highway 285, seven miles south of Clines Corners, New Mexico, on July 10th, 1972, at precisely 9:00 am mountain daylight time. Eventually, a motorist would come along and offer them a ride.
If they were still in the year 1972, sword practice would have to be in a place where a police officer would not be driving by and then stop and question Aryn and Esther as to what's going on.
Of course, Esther and Aryn could easily convince a police officer it's only sword practice.
The police officer, satisfied it was nothing to worry about, advised Esther and Aryn, "You should take that to where you can't be seen from the highway. A motorist panicked after she drove by and saw you two sword practicing. She stopped at a payphone and reported seeing two fennic foxes assaulting each other with boards".
Aryn replied, "She's ridiculous".
Esther added, "Yes. How silly of her".
The officer acknowledged, "I agree. But unfortunately, there are those out there who panic easily. And when they call something in, we have to investigate it".
Esther and Aryn then agreed to continue their sword practice out of sight of a highway.
On their way to a place out of view of the highway, Esther mentioned, "I couldn't imagine anyone being so paranoid over everything".
Aryn replied, "Yea. Tell me about it. If she was living in our day and time, I'd hate to see how bad she'd get unraveled when Shomari and his hoards of hoodlums showed up".
Away from the highway, their sword practice continued peacefully.
After all, sword practice was common only in the olden days...In the past few centuries, firearms practice became more common, and most times at a gun range in the 20th century.
Back in Esther and Aryn's time, although the Sha-eelans had fire powder, guns and rifles had not yet been invented.
In the mental hospital dorm, Shomari had to put up with all kinds of annoyances from the other patients.
A possum patient told Shomari, "I'm going home today. I'm going home today". The possum would then walk into walls and make strange noises".
A fox patent got Shomari's attention, then pointed at Shomari, then made the gesture of holding a steering wheel, then pointed at himself, then moved his finger in circles pointing at his head.
Shomari asked the fox, "What the Hell's that supposed to mean?".
The fox answered, "It means you drive me crazy", then repeated the gestures and said, "You... drive... me... crazy".
Shomari replied, "Oh shut up".
A bear patient came up to Shomari and asked him, "I can prove I'm crazy. Can you prove you're not?"
A weasel patient said to the bear, "That big stupid wolf can't prove he's not crazy. I heard he tried to tell everyone he's a conqueror of kingdoms".
"Oh that's a hot one", the bear laughed, then said to Shomari, "Did you actually tell everybody that? And to think I thought I was crazy".
Shomari felt like mopping the floor with everyone in the dorm. But he didn't dare try it. He didn't want any more electric shock treatments".
Shomari then noticed a Rottweiler patient was doing a poop on the floor of the dorm.
The bear advised Shomari, "Don't pay attention to him. If you do, he'll throw some of his shit at you".
The weasel added, "It's cool. Every time he does it, they send a janitor in here to clean it up. Everything's cool".
Shomari was wishing he had listened to Vivienne Shadrac, and not have come to the year 1972.
Day #2 of Shomari's 3 day stay in the year 1972:
It was lunch time. During meal times, each dorm goes to the dining hall one dorm at a time.
It was then time for the dorm Shomari was in to go have lunch. The patients were required to proceed in a single file line. Of course some of the patients would wise off remarks while walking in line.
A raccoon patient proclaimed, "We're a choo choo train. Chooooo-woooooo".
A Saint Bernard patient called out, "Hup two three four. Hup two three four. We're the looney tooney platoon".
A rat patient at the back end of the line sounded off, "Ack ack ack ack ack", followed by other patients laughing.
An orderly, a wolverine, told the patients, "Okay. That's enough peanut gallery remarks from you guys".
Shomari muttered under his breath, "It's about time".
The wolverine orderly then told Shomari, "Hey, Boo-boo. When I said enough peanut gallery remarks, I meant it".
Right about now Shomari was bubbling with anger.
In the dining hall, patients would pick up a stainless steel divider tray and silverware at the start of the serving line. As the patients moved along, servers would put servings of entries on their trays. The patients would then choose a seat at a long table, then go get a paper cup and water at water dispenser.
Shomari was already getting tired of the hospital food which was far less than best.
Shomari quickly stood up from his chair, picked up his stainless steel food tray and slammed it violently up side down on the table.
"HOW DO THEY EXPECT ME TO EAT THIS STINKIN' ASS SHIT!", Shomari hollered in the dining hall.
Immediately, 6 orderlies came in rolling a gurney. They forcefully strapped Shomari to the gurney, then wheeled him to the electric room for another round of electric shock treatments.
After they got Shomari back to the dorm, an orderly, a hyena, told Shomari, "You might think you can give us some static around here. But think again, hot shot. Any nut is easy to crack. We'll make you crack".
Shomari had too much wind knocked out of his sails from the electric shock treatments to retaliate against the orderly.
A rabbit patient who was running around the dorm naked, asked Shomari, "What happened to you? Tried to conquer another kingdom?"
All the other patients laughed.
The hyena orderly pointed at the rabbit and told him, "That's enough out of you...And get your clothes on".
When supper time rolled around, Shomari's behavior was a lot better.
The wolverine orderly warned Shomari, "You better not pull another stunt like what you pulled during lunch. We can always take you to see Ole Sparky if you do".
The 3rd and final day of Shomari's 3 day stay in the year 1972:
The patients at the mental hospital woke up in the morning and got dressed as they normally do. While the patients in the dorm that Shomari was in were waiting for their dorm's turn to go have breakfast, some of the patients teased Shomari about his claim to fame of being a conqueror of kingdoms.
"Who ya gonna conquer today?", a raccoon patient called out to Shomari.
The Rottweiler patient said, "I'll shit on the floor and he can conquer that".
Everyone laughed.
The rabbit patient had not gotten dressed yet and was running around the dorm naked like he often does.
The rabbit pushed back on his penis sheath, poking his penis out of sheath and said, "Maybe he can conquer my dick".
That brought on even more laughter.
The bear, weasel and fox had a best sheet suspended between two beds to make a blanket fort. Then the three of them crawled under the blanket fort.
"Hey look...This is our kingdom", the bear called out to Shomari.
"Why don'tcha come conquer it", the weasel called out to Shomari.
Shomari was angry enough to just about explode. But he knew if he did, it would result in more electric shock treatments.
A grizzly bear orderly came by, unlocked the cage door to the dorm, and announced, "Dorm 4, line up for breakfast call".
As the patents were getting in line to march to the dining hall, the grizzly bear orderly told the rabbit, "Get your clothes on. You're not going to the dining hall naked".
So far, the march to the dining hall went without incident. No one was about to dare give a grizzly bear a hard time. Likewise, everyone also enjoyed breakfast without incident.
After everyone had finished breakfast, the grizzly bear requested to the wolverine orderly, "Billy Wolverine, I received a call on my radio I have to see the warden about a discipline problem with a patient. How about marching dorm 4 back to their dorm for me...Here is the key to the door".
"Will do. No problem, Max", Bill Wolverine agreed as he accepted the key.
"I appreciate it", Maxwell Grizzly Bear replied.
On the way back to the dorm, being that Maxwell Grizzly Bear was not in charge, a few of the patients began a teasing chant at Shomari.
To the rhythm of Nanny Nanny Boo Boo, they chanted, "We're con-quer-ing a king-dom. We're con-quer-ing a king-dom".
The rest of the patients then chimed in on the chant.
"Everyone knock off the shenanigans right now", Orderly Bill Wolverine warned.
The patients then stomped along with the chant, "We're con-quer-ing a king-dom. We're con-quer-ing a king-dom"...Except for Shomari of course.
"How would you all like to have a group disciplinary action against you?", Bill Wolverine further warned.
That was about the time Shomari snapped and flew into a rage. Shomari began beating up the other patients. Shomari slung the fox around and slammed him against the bear.
Bill Wolverine announced on his radio, "Code white, hallway six! Code white, hallway six! That big wolf has gone berserk! He's going off on everyone!"
Shomari rammed the rabbit's face into a wall and hollered, "CONQUER YOUR DICK, HUH?! HOW'D YOU LIKE TO CONQUER MINE?! IT'S BIGGER!"
Shomari then brutally pounded the Rottweiler and hollered, "CONQUER SHIT?! I'LL POUND THE SHIT OUTTA YOU ALRIGHT!"
Bill Wolverine continued on his radio, "Emergency situation! Emergency situation! Code white, hallway six! Get me some orderlies here!"
Other patients ran up and down the hallway as Shomari chased after them. Some patients ran down adjacent hallways to escape Shomari's wrath.
Eight orderlies arrived with a gurney. The eight of them had to struggle to get Shomari under control, but the finally got him subdued and strapped to the gurney. Then they wheeled Shomari to... guess where ...the electric room for another round of electric shock treatments.
The patients of dorm 4 were rounded up and marched back to be secured in their dorm.
After Shomari recovered from the electric shock treatments a few hours later, he was taken to have a session with a psychiatrist.
About 2 hours before Shomari would return to the ancient times of the Eastlands, they had a pyschiatrist, a weasel, council him.
Shomari insisted, "I am a mighty war lord. I am a conqueror of kingdoms".
The weasel replied, "Oh that's silly. Trust me. You're not. You're a sick wolf, and we're here to make you better...You don't want us to schedule you for a lobotomy, do you".
That triggered Shomari so bad, he punched the pyschiatrist and knocked him out cold.
Orderlies were immediately called in, most of them bears. It took 6 of them to get Shomari into a straight jacket, sedate him and get him into the padded room.
When the hospital warden, a cougar, heard about Shomari knocking the psychiatrist out, he ordered a lobotomy on Shomari which was to be performed the following morning.
Another psychiatrist, a pine martin, affirmed that Doctor Marcus Otter will be available at 8:45 am the following morning to come from Albuquerque to perform the surgery.
However, that lobotomy was not about to happen. Two hours later the time that Vivienne Shadrac had given Shomari to be in the year 1972 had expired.
Three hours later, an orderly did a wellness check on Shomari and discovered him missing. None of the staff could figure out how Shomari could be gone. Escape from that padded room in a straight jacket was supposed to be impossible.
Shomari appeared back in ancient times near the Fennic Royal Palace. He still had the straight jacket on him, but some of his soldiers figured out how to get it off of him. Shomari was still groggy from the sedation he received in the year 1972.
Several of Shomari's officers asked what was the 20th Century like.
Charon held up the straight jacket and asked, "What manner of unearthly garmet with long sleeves is this? Some new style in the future?"
Shomari simply replied, "I don't want to talk about it".
Days later, the necromancer met up with Shomari and reminded him, "Didn't I tell you a visit to the 20th Century wasn't going to end well for you? And you didn't listen to me. But I did tell you".
Also...The cougar who is the warden of the mental hospital had to make another phone call to Doctor Marcus Otter to cancel the lobotomy appointment for Shomari. When the warden told Doctor Otter about Shomari being gone, Doctor Otter was surprised.
Doctor Marcus Otter exclaimed, "No way. There's no way anyone can escape out that room, and in a straight jacket...It's impossible".
The warden replied, "Six of my orderlies personally wrapped him up in a straight jacket, sedated him, and locked him up in that padded room. And when one of my orderlies did a wellness check a moment ago, he was not there".
"Wow", Doctor Otter exclaimed. "I don't know what we're dealing with. But from what you had told me about him, we've got an extremely dangerous nut out there on the loose".
The warden confirmed to Doctor Otter, "My assistant is on the other line right now with the State Police".
As the phone conversation continued between Doctor Otter and the hospital warden, Doctor Otter mentioned, "Hopefully, he didn't do something like get a ride, then kill the driver and take the car. The police might never find him if that happens".
The warden replied, "I shudder to even think of that possibility. After breakfast this morning, he broke 2 of Herbert Rottweiler's ribs. Jason Fox got a sprained shoulder when he got slammed against Bubba Bear. He broke Tommy Rabbit's jaw when he rammed his face into a wall. Tommy is still in the infirmary with his mouth sewed closed and eating his meals through a straw until his jaw heals. And there are a few more patients who were hurt this morning including one with a back injury".
Doctor Otter then said, "It's important the police find him before he hurts somebody else. He should have had a lobotomy a long time ago".
The warden said, "If I had known he's this violent, I would have had you perform a lobotomy on that son of bitch when he first arrived here".
Little did they know, Shomari had returned to his normal day and time many centuries ago. They would have the state police searching for an extremely dangerous crazy wolf who's lifetime was many centuries ago.
The day Shomari dissappeared from the mental hospital in 1972, the police conducted their search for Shomari into the night and on through the night.
The following morning, New Mexico State Police had put up wanted posters with Shomari's picture on them copied from the mug shot that was taken when he was at the jail.
The poster read;
"\tWANTED
$300 reward for information leading to the arrest and capture of this wolf.
Claims to go by the name, Shomari.
Do not approach this wolf. Do not attempt to apprehend.
He escaped from Whispering Pines Mental Hospital, and is considered extremely dangerous. He has already severely injured several anthro-animals.
If you see him, go to the nearest phone and call the police immediately.
The authorities were totally unaware the wolf they were searching for no longer exists in the year 1972. Shomari's lifetime was many centuries ago. The police were just chasing the dust of a legend in the wind.
A week later, they abandoned the search for Shomari. They were hoping he would later show up somewhere else, which of course he never did and never will.
Shomari better not dare try to convince Vivienne Shadrac into letting him revisit the year 1972.
After Shomari dissappeared from Whispering Pines Mental Hospital, and they assumed he had somehow escaped, Shomari became a wanted wolf with a $300 reward riding on him.
And Vivienne Shadrac would not hesitate to remind Shomari of that. Vivienne's crystal ball allows her to see into the future, and she saw how Shomari's visit in 1972 went.
Another update about Shomari in the year 1972.
After Shomari's disappearance from the mental hospital when he returned back to the olden days in the Eastlands, New Mexico authorities in 1972 closed the case a year later as a cold case.
With no further leads to go on, in 1973 they had presumed that Shomari had died.
In one manner of speaking the authorities in 1972 were only partially correct. Shomari and others who lived in his day and time were born, lived their lives, and died many centuries ago. Little did they know, the only reason they were partially correct was because by the 20th Century anyone who lived centuries ago would no longer be alive in the year 1972.
However...Where they missed the mark 100% entirely, was they had mistakenly assumed Shomari was born sometime in the 1940s, grew up in the 1940s and 1950s, and living as a young adult in the 1960s and into the beginning of the 1970s.
Their theory continues as Shomari developing mental issues possibly as far back as 1970, then Shomari somehow managing to escape from Whispering Pines Mental Hospital in 1972.
Being that Shomari was no longer heard from again, the authorities had assumed that Shomari had headed out across a desert, then died from heat and dehydration the following day.. They speculated that Shomari's remains would eventually be discovered out on a desert.
They were totally unaware that Shomari was visiting the year 1972 from a past day and time many centuries ago. And that Shomari had returned to the past when the 72 hour stay Vivienne Shadrac had granted him in 1972 had expired.
At the time Esther and Aryn returned from the year 1972, they both appeared in the harem wagon.
The girls knew of their trip to the future, though they were surprised to see Aryn also in the harem wagon.
They were amazed when Esther and Aryn showed the Polaroid photos front 1972 to then.
The Solar Templar princess asked while looking at some of the photos, "What are these?"
Esther and Aryn explained what they were, as well as what the images on them were.
Salina then told Aryn, as the other girls agreed, "You do know if Shomari ever catches you in here, he'd kill you".
Esther added, "Shomari shouldn't catch you here. I love you better alive than dead".
Esther and Aryn hugged and kissed, then Aryn made his way back to the Taruki military command post, and being careful not to get captured by Shomari's soldiers.
At a later time, Shomari found some of the photos Esther had where she had hidden them. That's when Shomari went to see Vivienne Shadrac to request going to the year 1972 for 3 days like Esther and Aryn did.