Yukari tripped, stumbling off-track and into the open

(chapter originally by Misayaka on writing.com)

To Elizabeth, it was as simple a thing as having the ground beneath Yukari's feet shift ever so slightly out of place.

To Yukari, she chalked it up to the careless of her panicked state, taking hold at the worst possible time. Her toes brushed against the floor, and she realized with growing horror that her footing was off-balance. She flailed with her arms as she stumbled forward into the open air of the mall, and reached out with her hands, landing roughly against her palms and knees, having barely prevented any of her more sensitive features from touching the stone surface.

"Owww..."

Yukari whispered to herself in a pained gesture, slowly pushing herself up to sit on her folded, very sore legs, before staring around the mall in horror.

The worst possible thing was happening. She realized that...