Little Fanfic Blurb, be prepared.
It was pouring down rain when Jay jolted awake on the Bounty. All around him, the rest of the team slept in their bunks peacefully while the storm raged outside. He hadn't been able to sleep through storms since Nya died. Jay pulled himself out of bed and sent a sorrowful glance towards her immaculately made bed and the trident that rested in it's place above it. He shook himself and walked towards the door to the upper deck.
Kai was supposed to be on duty at the helm, but for some reason, he wasn't on the deck or the bridge as Jay climbed up the ladder towards the wheel.
He walked right by the wheel and drifted towards the back of the bridge, reaching to check the course of the Bounty when he heard it. A voice. His voice.
He glanced around the large screen of the computer and froze when he saw the back of a blue clad figure walking away from him.
"Wow, look at that storm..."
He blinked twice and watched as the first figure stopped beside a second one which now stood at the helm, gently steering her ship the way that she had done for years. Nya.
"You know, there was an ancient tribe in Ninjago that worshiped a storm spirit named Wojira."
Jay couldn't move. He couldn't do anything as he watched the blue figure wrap an arm around the Nya who stood at the wheel. He remembered the moment so clearly, it couldn't have been as long ago as it seemed.
"They believed that Wojira protected them."
This was a dream. He was dreaming. Nya was dead at the hands of Kalmarr and the spirit that she had read about. He wanted to run, to get away from the figures and their carefree oblivious unknowing of the future. He had to get away from the couple who believed they still had their lives ahead of them.
"Wojira? That's silly."
Just like in the past, lightning cracked and thunder rattled the ship as soon as the blue figure scoffed and laughed at the phantom-Nya's suggestion. With the crack of thunder, Jay finally felt his feet move, but it was towards the couple, not away.
He fell into the rain and to the base of the wheel as the ship pitched with the crack of lighting. Just as the figures dissipated into the mist of the storm of lighting and water, he hit his knees. Jay sobbed into the storm as he lip-synced with the voice of his past that floated through the air even as his phantom self had disappeared, taking Nya with it.
"Not so silly anymore."
Had some angst hit me so if i had to think about this parallel so do you.
Not my image, obviously.
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This is a passage I wrote during Drop In and Write.
The prompt was a character who thinks they’re funny when they’re actually not.
I added to and edited it after the fact.
The piece:
The morning fog had dissipated by the time the carriage was pulled under the entrance to Hatfield.
From first impressions, it appeared to be a decently sized town. Not as big or bustling as a port city like Essex, but more… quaint.
Quaint was a good word to describe it.
“Look! A theatre!”
Kay said as he looked out the window.
On their left was a large, open air theatre with walls surrounding the main stage.
“I’ve never been to a theatre before.”
Kara said.
“What’s it like?”
“There’s lots of different performances, but they’re all rather fun to watch. I used to sneak in with Will and Xer all the time.”
Kay said, turning back to the troll girl and his teacher.
“Have you seen any plays, sensei?”
“A few, when I had the time to enjoy them.”
Hiroshi said, leaning back in his seat a little.
“They were mostly musicals, so they involved a lot of singing and choreographed dancing. Some of those writers really knew how to craft a good song.”
“Can you sing one for us?”
“Er… maybe later. I can’t really think of anything good right now.”
“Aw…”
“What about that song you used on the guardsmen two months ago?”
Kara asked.
“Oh, that? That was a children’s song from my homeland called Toryanse. I’ve always found those sorts of songs a little eerie, so it was appropriate to unnerve them.”
“Ohh. That makes sense.”
The conversation went on for a few more minutes before it died in favor of silently awaiting their arrival. Kay noted landmarks as they went.
Luckily, it wasn’t long before the carriage stopped at their destination.
Amaryllis and Erica hopped down from the driver’s seat and opened the doors for them.
The two younger members of the party were quick to put their glamour stones back on as they clambered out with their luggage.
Kay was a little wobbly as his feet touched the ground, but he caught himself before he could fall over.
“Whoa… ugh, I feel so stiff.”
“That’s what riding in a carriage for days will do to you.”
Amaryllis said.
“It’ll wear off soon.”
“So… where have you chosen to set us up?”
Hiroshi asked, his own glamour applied as Erica unhooked her horse from the carriage.
He turned around and looked up at the sign hanging from above the entrance to the tavern.
“The Hoary Boar?”
‘Heh, that almost rhymes’
He thought to himself amused.
“That’s right. I know the man who runs this place. He’s one of us.”
Amaryllis said, leading the group inside.
The interior of the tavern was like any other, aside from slightly different decor and hunting trophies on the wall. The most prominent of these trophies was a large boar’s head hung just above the front desk.
‘Hence the Hoary Boar.’
Kara glanced up and saw an award for a sort of performance atop the mantle.
“Garrett! Get out here and meet your guests!”
Amaryllis called.
A thud and a curse sounded from behind the wall before a large man came out from the back.
“Comin’, comin’!”
He was almost as large and burly as Beorn came up to the desk. He had the appearance of a woodsman with a friendly look about him.
“Amy! I thought I knew that sultry voice of yours. Who’re these fine folks?”
“They’re here to help me with a job. We just need lodgings for while we’re here.”
“Right, of course. Hope you can pay for all of ‘em.”
“You know I can.”
Garrett smiled knowingly.
“So, you all want to room together or keep the children and parents separate?”
It took a minute for the four to process what the innkeeper just said.
“Uh, no! I mean, we’d like a room together, yes, but they’re not- I’m not their mother.”
Erica stammered, blushing at the suggestion.
“I’m their teacher, and she and I are not married.”
Hiroshi further clarified, his cheeks dusted pink.
Part of him entertained the thought of the four of them being a family in that way.
“My apologies, sir! You just looked the part.”
He turned to the blonde.
“You want a room to yourself, Amy? The one you had last time is available.”
“That would be lovely, Garrett. Could you put them up close to mine?”
“Already figured that. That’ll be two silver for all of you.”
“Thank you, Garrett. May the Goddess bless you.”
“And you.”
After paying, the huldra woman led the four upstairs to their rooms. They were down the hall, the rooms right across from one another.
“Amy?”
Hiroshi asked.
“Yes, that’s my nickname. Some find my name hard to say. It doesn’t mean anything.”
“I see. So… he’s a Fae Runner too?”
“He is. He’s actually a Bearkind.”
“I figured. I’ve got a Bearkind under my employ as well. He’s our bartender.”
“I’ve met him. He really knows his alcohol.”
Erica interjected.
“Interesting.”
Suddenly, Kay started laughing to himself.
“What’s so funny?”
Kara asked.
“I was imagining what it would be like if you and I were actually siblings. With Miss Erica as our mother and sensei our father.”
“Oh?”
“I don’t think I’d be able to stand it.”
Kara huffed, cheeks puffed out as she shoved Kay out of her way.
The half elf just laughed at her reaction.
Erica smirked.
“Now, children, you mustn’t fight. We’re only here temporarily.”
She said in a motherly tone.
“Isn’t that right?”
Hiroshi smiled mischievously while Amaryllis just looked at what was happening with a raised eyebrow.
“Listen to your mother, you two.”
Kay tried to keep from laughing out loud as they all entered their rooms.
Kay’s mirth was contagious, as they all burst into a fit of giggles. Something about the thought of them all being a functional family unit striking them as funny.
They couldn’t look at each other as they set their bags down, as it would only send them into another giggle fit.
The room was a standard two-bed, one-bathroom scenario with a window on one wall and a hunting trophy hung up opposite the bed.
It was a stag, its impressive rack taking up much of the wall.
A dresser was set up underneath for them all to store their clothes.
They all managed to calm down once Amaryllis came in to check on them a few minutes later.
“What are you all laughing about?”
“Oh, nothing, nothing.”
Hiroshi cleared his throat, a mirthful look still on his face.
“Let’s get down to business, then. Are you going to tell us more about the job? I know we’re going to save your daughter, but there’s more to it. Isn’t there?”
Amaryllis sighed as she walked in and took a seat at the edge of the second bed.
“There is. You’ll need a way into the Academy, and I know a way. However…”
She paused, thinking over how she was going to say this.
“It appears there is something else we need to take care of before we can rescue my daughter.”
“And that is?”
“The way is being blocked by a monster, but we can’t access its lair until nightfall. The entrance is enchanted like that.”
The four looked at each other.
“Is there anything special we need to defeat it? What sort of monster is it?”
Erica asked.
“From what my intel has gathered, it’s a giant serpent creature. A sort of lesser dragon with two limbs.”
“A two-limbed dragon, huh? Sounds like either a Wyvern or Lyndwyrm. Shouldn’t be a problem either way.”
Hiroshi said, shrugging.
His apprentices were surprised at him, all except for Kara.
“He defeated the Elder Wood Dragon. Surely a Wyvern is no match for him.”
“Oh yeah…”
Kay remembered that detail.
“That might be true, but I won’t be the only one fighting it. You three are going to be doing that. I’ll be providing support.”
“What!?”
Erica exclaimed.
“What do you mean we’ll be fighting it!?”
“Didn’t you all fight a bunch of guys in that contest thing?”
Amaryllis asked.
“Yes, but they were human magic users! This is a dragon we’re talking about!”
Kara said.
“A lesser dragon. You’ll be fine. Just remember your training.”
Hiroshi said, trying to instill confidence in his young pupils.
“Yeah!”
Kay said, genuinely excited at the prospect despite his own nerves.
“Just imagine all the loot we can get off it!”
Erica still looked upset, but she had to admit he had a point.
“Still…”
Hiroshi stretched his arms above his head.
“Since we’ve got plenty of time until nightfall, I say we go explore the town for a bit. Get some supplies, maybe check out that theatre?”
“That sounds nice…”
Erica said, a little defeated. She perked up at the mention of exploring.
“I am getting rather hungry…”
Kara said, one hand on her stomach.
“I know this place near the theatre that serves really good meat skewers.”
Amaryllis said, her own stomach starting to bother her.
“I could eat.”
Kay said, already halfway to the door.
A few minutes later, Hiroshi was given the keys to their room and they exited the building.
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i need to get this out of my head before i continue clone^2 but danny being the first batkid. Like, standard procedure stuff: his parents and sister die, danny ends up with Vlad Masters. He drags him along to stereotypical galas and stuff; Danny is not having a good time.
He ends up going to one of the Wayne Galas being hosted ever since elusive Bruce Wayne has returned to Gotham. Vlad is crowing about having this opportunity as he's been wanting to sink his claws into the company for a long while now. Danny is too busy grieving to care what he wants.
And like most Galas, once Vlad is done showing him off to the other socialites and the like, he disappears. Off to a dark corner, or to one of the many balconies; doesn't matter. There he runs into said star of the show, Bruce who is still young, has been Batman for at least a year at this point, but still getting used to all these damn people and socializing. He's stepped off to hide for a few minutes before stepping back into the shark tank.
And he runs into a kid with circles under his eyes and a dull gleam in them. Familiar, like looking into a mirror.
Danny tries to excuse himself, he hasn't stopped crying since his parents died and it's been months. He rubs his eyes and stands up, and stumbles over a half-hearted apology to Mister Wayne. Some of Vlad's etiquette lessons kicking in.
Bruce is awkward, but he softens. "That's alright, lad," he says, pulling up some of that Brucie Wayne confidence, "I was just coming out here to get some fresh air."
There's a little pressing; Bruce asks who he's here with, Danny says, voice quiet and grief-stricken, that he's with his godfather Vlad Masters. Bruce asks him if he knows where he is, and Danny tells him he does. Bruce offers to leave, Danny tells him to do whatever he wants.
It ends with Bruce staying, standing off to the side with Danny in silence. Neither of them say a word, and Danny eventually leaves first in that same silence.
Bruce looks into Vlad Masters after everything is over, his interest piqued. He finds news about him taking in Danny Fenton: he looks into Danny Fenton. He finds news articles about his parents' deaths, their occupations, everything he can get his hands on.
At the next gala, he sees Danny again. And he looks the same as ever: quiet like a ghost, just as pale, and full of grief. Bruce sits in silence with him again for nearly ten minutes before he strikes a conversation.
"Do you like to do anything?"
Nothing. Just silence.
Bruce isn't quite sure what to do: comfort is not his forte, and Danny doesn't know him. He's smart enough to know that. So he starts talking about other things; anything he can think of that Brucie Wayne might say, that also wasn't inappropriate for a kid to hear.
Danny says nothing the entire time, and is again the first to leave.
Bruce watches from a distance as he intercts with Vlad Masters; how Vlad Masters interacts with him. He doesn't like what he sees: Vlad Masters keeps a hand on Danny's shoulder like one would hold onto the collar of a dog. He parades him around like a trophy he won.
And there are moments, when someone gets too close or when someone tries to shake Danny's hand, of deep possessiveness that flints over Vlad Masters' eyes. Like a dragon guarding a horde.
He plays the act of doting godfather well: but Bruce knows a liar when he sees one. Like recognizes like.
Danny is dull-eyed and blank faced the entire time; he looks miserable.
So Bruce tries to host more parties; if only so that he can talk to Danny alone. Vlad seems all too happy to attend, toting Danny along like a ribbon, and on the dot every hour, Danny slips away to somewhere to hide. Bruce appears twenty minutes later.
"I was looking into your godfather's company," he says one night, trying to think of more things to say. Some nights all they do is sit in silence. "Some of my shareholders were thinking of partnering up--"
"Don't."
He stops. Danny hardly says a word to him, he doesn't even look at him -- he's sitting on the ground, his head in his knees. Like he's trying to hide from the world. But he's looking, blue eyes piercing up at Bruce.
Bruce tilts his head, practiced puppy-like. "Pardon?"
"Don't." Danny says, strongly. "Don't make any deals with Vlad."
It's the most words Danny's spoken to him, and there's a look in his eyes like a candle finding its spark. Something hard. Bruce presses further, "And why is that?"
The spark flutters, and flushes out. Danny blinks like he's coming out of a trance, and slumps back into himself. "Just don't."
Bruce stares at him, thoughtful, before looking away. "Alright. I won't."
And they fall back into silence.
Danny, when he leaves, turns to look at Bruce, "I mean it." He says; soft like he's telling a secret, "Don't make any deals with him. Don't be alone with him. Don't work with him."
He's scampered away before Bruce can question him further.
(He never planned on working with Vlad Masters and his company; he's done his research. He's seen the misfortune. But nothing ever leads back to him. There's no evidence of anything. But Danny knows something.)
At their next meeting, Danny starts the conversation. It's new, and it's welcomed. He says, cutting through their five minute quiet, that he likes stars. And he doesn't like that he can't see them in Gotham.
Bruce hums in interest, and Danny continues talking. It's as if floodgates had been opened, and as Bruce takes a sip of his wine, it tastes like victory.
("Tucker told me once--")
("Tucker?")
("Oh-- uh, one of my best friends. He's a tech geek. We haven't talked in a while.")
(Danny shut down in his grief -- his friends are worried, but can't reach him. When he goes back to the manor with Vlad, he fishes out his phone and sends them a message.)
(They are ecstatic to hear from him.)
It all culminates until one day, when Danny is leaving to go back inside, that Bruce speaks up. "You know," He says, leaning against the railing. "The manor has many rooms; plenty of space for a guest."
The implication there, hidden between the lines. And Danny is smart, he looks at Bruce with a sharp glean in his eyes, and he nods. "Good to know."
The next time they see each other, Danny has something in his hands. "Can you hold onto something for me?" He asks.
When Bruce agrees, Danny places a pearl into his palm. or, at least, it's something that looks like a pearl. Because it's cold to the touch; sinking into Bruce's white silk gloves with ease and shimmering like an opal. It moves a little as it settles into his hand, and the moves like its full of liquid.
Bruce has never seen anything like it before, but he does know this; it's not human. "What is it?" He asks, and Danny looks uncomfortable.
"I can't tell you that." He says, shifting on his foot like he's scared of someone seeing it. "But please be careful with it. Treat it like it's extremely fragile."
When Bruce gets home, he puts it in an empty ring box and hides the box in the cave. He tries researching into what it is. he can't find anything concrete.
Everything comes to a head one day when Danny appears at the manor's doorstep one evening, soaking wet in the rain, and bleeding from the side.
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