The familiar white light hit my face like a laser beam at a rave. My last conscious thought was a desperate, "Oh, hell, not another time jump," and then my mind went completely blank.
When I opened my eyes, the air around me felt as if it had solidified, heavy enough to make breathing a struggle. Before me stood towering palace walls, stern Imperial Guards, and an indefinable, chilling aura of slaughter permeating the air. This place… this was definitely no playground!
My heart sank. The feeling was as bad as discovering I hadn't studied a single page before a final exam. Time-Space Shuttle Bead, oh, Time-Space Shuttle Bead, you’ve truly thrown me into the fire this time!
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