The only constant was gone, the menacing tick tock of the ancient clock vanished…instead night encompassed the house, and outside sapphire blackness surrounded the pair as they stared in disbelief.
Before them a fissure ruptured, a rent in time, sparkling and mysterious, and the stars beyond winked at them.
“What are we waiting for?”
54 Words
This is for the 55 Word Challenge. Choose a picture and write a story using no more than 55 words. See Jezri’s Nightmares for more great entries…
The Last Krystallos 
oooh I love it! I wonder where it leads…
Me too! I'd be stepping through in a shot!
Beautiful imagery!