Chapter Fifteen: Turn the Projector On
by Liz
Fighting fractions by moonlight
Challenging teachers by daylight
Reading Shakespeare at midnight
She is the one named Sailor Pi
She would never forget a math operation
Or the rules of heat condensation
Pi is the symbol for a new generation
She is the one named Sailor Pi
She is the one named Sailor Pi
She is the one
Sailor Pi!
It was as though Mark had been sucked into thin air. Bizzie and Kenny both knew that Mark did not teleport deliberately but had been pulled through hyperspace by an unknown force.
"I wonder if that was Benny, the evil landlord," Bizzie commented after they had assesed the situation.
"I wonder if that was a good or a bad thing," Kenny replied.
"Hey, look!" Bizzie looked down to see a glowing yellow object. 
"It's Hanni's banana!" Kenny bent down and picked it up. He held it with both hands and marveled at its florescent glow. "I wonder if this is what Hanni was looking for."
"Nah, I saw Mark grab it out of her purse a few days ago. He must have dropped it as he was being captured." Now Bizzie was staring at the banana as well. She touched it ever so lightly, just feeling its energy. As Kenny did the same, his hand touched Bizzie's ever so slightly. Just then, they both jumped back and dropped the banana -but for different reasons. "Oww!" Kenny cried out in pain, "Bizzie, how long is your pinky?"
"Almost an inch now...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scratch you."
"I know, it doesn't hurt that much now." Bizzie picked up the banana and focused her myopic eyes on it curiously. She could almost make out an image...
"Well, this is a fine mess we've gotten ourselves into." Arpiana's Brittish accent amused Hanni, but not quite enough to lift her spirits. They had been living off of Hanni's secret stash of edible bananas for nearly three days.
"Don't give up hope, I'm sure someone will find us."
"If only I could teleport again! Whoever has imprisoned us in this cell stole my powers."
"Did someone say...teleport?" From the dark corner of their jail cell came a familiar voice which could only belong to one person.
"Marky!" Hanni cried.
"Don't you ever call me Marky," Mark said, brushing himself off. "I knew this girl who--"
"Where did you come from?" Arpiana interrupted.
"Well, I think you mean WHEN did I come from. I am Time, and I am everywhere."
"I don't believe you," Arpiana replied, "There is only one guardian of time and his name is-"
"I'm afraid you have mistaken me. I do not guard time, I travel through it."
"Mark, is there something you didn't tell me?" Hanni asked him.
"I am the all powerful, the almighty runnaway ex-roommate who can't pay his-"
"MARK!"
"WHAT?!"
"I don't think you realize that I have the solution to get us out of here." Mark got an extremely aggitated look on his face as he stomped over to Hanni.
"We aren't discussing whether you can get us out, HANNI, we are discussing how I am the all powerful, the almighty runnaway-"
"Mark, I think you ought to let Hanni speak," Arpiana defended.
"Very well then," Mark said, stepping back, "Speak!"
"If I can locate my powerful glowing banana I can send it a message which can be received by whomever holds it. I know you stole my banana, Mark, but I also see that you don't have it."
"Yes, that's correct."
"So, who has it?"
"The last place I've been was the playground eating lunch with Bizzie and Kenny."
"Great," said Hanni, "Now all we have to do is figure out what to send them."
"That's already been taken care of," Mark proudly informed her.
"What do you mean, taken care of?" Arpiana asked.
"I mean, THIS!" Mark revealed the video camera which he had secretly hidden under his coat. "I never go anywhere without it. Do you think you can project the image of what's on the film to the banana, Hanni?"
"I can try."
"I don't believe you," Arpiana said, "There's no such thing as those kinds of abilities.
"You're a Tomorrow Person!"
"NO!" she said forcefully, kicking Hanni, "I am an ordinary kid with extraordinary powers-"
"Come on," said Mark, "Concentrate, Hanni." Hanni sat down and thought of her special banana very hard. "All right then, turn the projector on! First shot, Arpiana..."
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