The light turns out to be a curious red crystal, nestling among the tangles of the grass and glowing faintly. You can't recall ever seeing anything quite like it before, let alone here in the yard. You wonder if it is some kind of fragment left over from that unexpected meteor shower a couple of days ago... but then again, it looks manufactured. Maybe it's just something that fell off a passing airliner or even got tossed over the fence by somebody walking along the street? Whatever it is, it looks pretty interesting and you pick it up to study.
It's a warm day, but the crystal is surprisingly cool to the touch. As you hold it in your palm the glow increases momentarily and then fades as though contact has caused it to react somehow. The three of you pass it between you for a while, taking turns to examine it, but none of you are left any the wiser as to its origin.
Jake studies it with a quizzical expression on his face. "Maybe it's some kind of jewel?"
Eric nods: "Yeah, it might actually be worth something. We could be rich!"
You laugh playfully. "Hey, if it's that valuable then I get to keep all the money! My yard; my jewel!"
You grab the crystal back from Jake and make to run off with it. In a flash the other two are on top of you, wrestling playfully, trying to snatch it from you. Caught in the middle of the struggle, the crystal gets squeezed between three sets of hands and a red glow suddenly expands to surround all of you. You feel a burst of heat, and some kind of energy seems to course through your entire body: it's intense enough to make you black out for a couple of seconds.
When you open your eyes a moment later, you are lying on the ground with a pounding headache. You're vaguely aware of your friends lying close by: obviously the same phenomenon affected all of you. You rub your eyes and look around - and then the reality of the situation sets in...
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