“Hurry!  Let’s run outside!” yelled Bea.

“Why?” said Purity.

“If we change our orientation, the spell will begin,” said Bea.  They both bolted out of their room, down the hall, past a puzzled step-brother and out the front door.

“He’ll follow us…” said Purity.

“Not if I make the door lock behind us,” said Bea.

All of a sudden they were standing outside, but they were NOT in their front yard.

“Where are we?” asked Purity.

“We are at the Kennedy Space Station.  They are preparing for the next Space Shuttle Discovery to launch into space,” said Bea.

“The next Discovery… just what year are we in Bea? asked Purity.

“Guess!” smirked Bea as the space shuttle director started the final countdown to launch.

“Hello my sweet sisters! It’s a great day for a space shuttle launch, isn’t it!”

The girls knew that voice.  They turned around and Prudence was standing behind them, her arms outstretched.  They flew into them.  It felt so good to be close to her again.  Her hands were so soft as she lovingly stroked the hair out of both of their faces.  She had to reach up to do this, however as both her younger sisters had exceeded her height of 5’3.

“So, you said we’d be in three places at once,” said Purity.  “Where else are we?” Bea and Prudy looked at each other for a moment.  Then they both pointed to the space shuttle climbing high into the sky.

“It’s going 3,000 miles an hour!” said Bea.

“And you thought I drove too fast!” remarked Purity.  They all laughed.

“But how do we get up there?” asked Bea.

“Just close your eyes – change your orientation again and you’ll be there in no time.

They all closed their eyes.  The next thing they knew, they were in the cockpit of the 2026 Space Shuttle Discovery. They were safely strapped into their seats and ready for launch. Bea looked out the window as the liftoff began…again. (Watch first two minutes only)

“I thought we watched the space shuttle launch already,” asked Purity.

“But I wanted to experience it firsthand,” said Bea.

When Purity looked at Prudy curiously, Prudence whispered…

“She’s the birthday girl.”

“How long will it take us to get to the international space station, Prudy?” asked Bea.

“Well, the last flight was about six hours.  So we’ll have lots of time to catch up!” replied Prudy.  “Keep holding on!  This part of the ride only lasts about ten minutes.”