She placed her hand over his own. Merrill, eyes closed, started to hum. And as Callie hummed, her own voice joined is. The strangest thing seemed to happen. Although there two tunes were different, the sound of their voices seemed to meld and join with each other. Two distinctly separate tunes became one whole sound. Something changed in the atmosphere around them. The heady, damp sensation of decay began to dissipate slightly. 

For the briefest of seconds, it seemed to Callie almost as if this ruined structure......it was calling to her. It was imploring her.

It has been too long young one. You are the key. We open only at your wish.

A loud click echoed around them. The little globe of light bobbed up and down, almost as if it was excited....almost as if the two of them were about to open the door to a different world.....a different reality. And for Callie in particular, that was exactly what was about to happen. With a small smile, Merrill reached down, opening it. In the light reflected from the Will o’the Wisp, the faint outline of scars could be seen traced across his slightly tanned skin.

”I could not open the locked door Callie, but you could,” Merrill’s voice was low, almost as if he didn’t want to disturb the sanctity of this place. ”But you could......you opened a door without a key.”

There could be no doubt. She was the one.

Merrill stepped forwards. ”......at least without a key that can be seen.”

The compartment beyond was in even more of a state of disrepair than the one they had left. At the front was what appeared to be some sort of desk.....and on that desk sat.......metal? Lots of metal, some with long, thin lines trailing down them onto the floor. This metal, there were large orange splotches on the surface where it looked like the metal had corroded. In front of the desk were two large chairs, on which two shadowy forms sat in front of, their forms slumped over the metal.

”Callie.....what you are about to see will change things, forever. But it is necessary for what is to come.”

Stepping forwards, he lay a hand on the shoulder on one of the forms. He looked back to her.

”Are you ready?”