The fifty-first century: The Forest and beyond

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The Forest of Cheem. It was Jack's first stop in the fifty-first century. It was dark and cool, and Jack held the plant close as he made his way down the path. The Forest was alive in more than the usual sense, the leaves rustling without wind to move them.

Humans weren't precisely unwelcome, but they were certainly discouraged, not that that had ever kept Jack away from anywhere. It did, however, make him cautious, and he stopped near a towering tree, waiting for the Elder. "It's okay, plant. He'll be here soon, and then we'll see about finding you a permanent home."

( Welcome to Cheem )

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The Time Agency Hub - a day later

Jack was in a good mood. A very good mood, in fact, and he was whistling as he wandered through the empty hangar. The plant was safely tucked away on Cheem, he'd met a charming couple on his way back, with whom he'd spent a very entertaining evening, and it looked like Jason had covered up his little side-trip to the twenty-first century.

If Jack had known he wasn't alone in the hangar, he wouldn't have been so cheerful.

(  He was about to find out. )

[ooc: NFB, NFI, OOC cherished and given pie etc etc etc. Much love to sixstandingby for being an Alder Elder of Cheem!]