Pit Stop (novel): Difference between revisions

| featuring= [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]]<br>[[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere]]<br>[[David Lowe]]<br>[[Willow (Pit Stop)|Willow]]<br>[[Wu (Pit Stop)|Wu]]<br>[[Professor Awesome#Kim and Jenny's neighbour|Professor Awesome]]<br>[[Prince Guy]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mordorak of the Nine Noses]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Morrie Greenberg]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Steven Lucas]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mr Hernandez]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Eric's mother]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Robot cat]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Glamdalf the Fabulous]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Angel (Pit Stop)|Unnamed Angel]]

On an ordinary morning, [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]] is the one to open the door when someone rings the doorbell of the apartment she shares with [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny Everywhere]], and is unsurprised to find that the visitor is none other than another incarnation of the Shifter, a Disney Princess-like Jenny going by the name of [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere]], complete with a raccoon sidekick. Genevieve explains that she has been journeying in a [[dream spinner]] to find [[Mordorak of the Nine Noses|a wizard]] who can turn her companion and romantic interest [[Prince Guy]] back into a human being following his transformation into a talking pig by a [[Witch of the Blue Hills|witch]] — but her dream spinner broke down on the way, leaving her stranded in this universe.

[[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]] and [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] head to the parking lot with [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere|Genevieve]] and the raccoon, whom she soon introduces as her lady-in-waiting [[Willow (Pit Stop)|Willow]]. They find the [[dream spinner]] being tended to by Willow's brother [[Wu (Pit Stop)|Wu]], and blocking the drive-way just as another friend of Jenny's and resident of the apartment building, [[David Lowe]], is driving in. After managing to park, David gives Kim a package he collected on her behalf at the butcher's and they both head inside while Wu explains to the two Jennies that he cannot repair the dream spinner himself and would need the help of “an artificer”. Without missing a beat, the local Jenny goes knock at the door of yet another one of her neighbours — teenage genius Eric, alias [[Professor Awesome#Kim and Jenny's neighbour|Professor Awesome]]!

After selecting the right tools, [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] and [[Professor Awesome#Kim and Jenny's neighbour|Eric]] head back to the parking lot to find [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]] back. Kim is curious as to why Eric isn't at school, and he and Jenny explain that he was sent home early for bringing dozens of live [[trilobite]]s to school for science class (having collected them from [[Universe (Pit Stop)|a parallel world]] with Jenny's own help). Examining the [[dream spinner]], Eric readily identifies the issue, proving more familiar with how [[dimensional shift engine]]s than even Jenny thought he was; he promises that he can fix it in fifteen minutes with a Dremel tool.

[[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]] and [[Professor Awesome#Kim and Jenny's neighbour|Professor Awesome]] successfully repair or replace the [[dream spinner]]'s mechanical parts, with [[Wu (Pit Stop)|Wu]]'s help (discussing the “multi-Shifter event” as they work); however, they are dumbfounded by the magical elements of the contraption. They get to discussing what wizards they could contact if necessary, but [[Willow (Pit Stop)|Willow]] soon reports that the runes are in working order already, meaning [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere|Genevieve]] and her party are all set. [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] cheerfully notes that she has a few hours free before she's set to see an [[Anorak Boys]] performance to review it.

The group share some of the pastrami sandwiches [[David Lowe|David]] brought back from [[Morrie Greenberg|Greenberg's]]. As they eat, David catches up with [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]], with her confirming that she is aware of Greenberg's crush on her, which she does not reciprocate, but has not stopped going to his shop. After Genevieve and the raccoons leave, [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] gives [[Professor Awesome#Kim and Jenny's neighbour|Professor Awesome]] the gold coin [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere|Genevieve]] left for him. Kim offers to help exchange it for proper money and then take him to the hardware store so he can spend it on some new equipment and parts, but before any of them (including David) can leave, the parking lot is the scene of a new supernatural event, heralding yet another Jenny Everywhere misadventure, in the form of an [[Angel (Pit Stop)|Angel]] materialising with much fracas.

* The only reliable wizard in the acquaintance of [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] and [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]] is a Mr [[Steven Lucas]], currently on vacation in [[Orlando]]. He claims that he “needs to ‘commune with the spheres,’ which means going to the [[Space Coast]] and astrally projecting into a satellite”, although Kim suspects it's just a cover story so he can go to [[Walt Disney World|Disney World]].

*This story features the same [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|modern-day Jenny]] as [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallax (short story)|Parallax]]'', ''[[Camera Shy (short story)|Camera Shy]]'' and ''[[Paying It Forward (novel)|Paying It Forward]]''. She is still roommates with [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]], as seen in ''Camera Shy''.