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Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

I'm calling this short story a "flight of fancy," since it's quite removed from anything that ever happened in the cartoon. It was spawned from a question I had about the series: Assuming that the six kids who found themselves in the Realm were the precise six individuals whose presence had purpose in the Realm, how is it that they knew each other, were friends, and lived in the same general area?

And while answering this question, I decided I'd throw in another to answer: Why does Bobby look so much like Hank? This fic satisfies that as well.

I'll admit, I'm not putting a tremendous effort into this fic. For example, chapter three was begun from scratch and posted in the span of about three hours. I've sacrificed detail for getting the point across. For fics that deviate from cannon, the writer has to be careful. You can't hold an audience with unfamiliar characters like this, but I decided I'd attempt it anyway.