fandomhigh | Fandom High Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2008, Saturday Afternoon (Part II)

After the last diploma had been handed out, the graduates were sent back to their seats, and Principal Washburn returned to the podium, to give her final speech and end the ceremony.

It was then that the rumbling started.

Odds were, if you asked the average citizen of Fandom to describe the town, they would tell you about the school, and the shops, and the beach and preserve, and all the areas of the island that existed above ground. But what they wouldn't describe was the island's biggest secret - beneath the ground, hidden from all of the town's inhabitants, was a city of ancient machines, designed to keep Fandom connected to every dimension it has ever touched, allowing people to continue to come from all over to live and grow on the island.

Although the existence of the underground city has always been hidden from Fandom's citizens - a safety measure, to ensure that none of Fandom's more power-hungry students or teachers try to use the machines for harmful purposes - it has not been a secret to everyone. During the night, fae and faeries of all sizes and power had come to make their way underground, and seize control of Fandom's machines, determined to have the unparalleled dimensional access for themselves. Although they were followed, the Wild Hunt had never caught its prey, and while the people of the town were occupied with graduation, the faeries struck, beginning to activate the machines.

But what the faeries didn't realize was that not all of the machines controlled access to dimensions. One machine in particular, one of the first to be activated, controlled the access to the city from above ground. As the machine chugged along, a section of the island lowered a few feet underground, allowing access to the city, the machines, and the faeries.

Of course, it just so happened that this section of land was where the platforms had been laid before graduation, and where the graduates had all been seated. As the platforms sank, a clear bubble covered the area where they'd been, allowing the audience to watch, but preventing them from being able to interfere or help. It was up to the graduates to defend themselves, and get rid of the fae.

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"Ooh, a prince," the faerie mocked, and his eyes widened slightly at the fire, but he ducked around it, not looking like that had been too difficult at all.

It was enough to tell Zuko that the faerie could get hurt by the fire. This time he moved faster, using a more powerful flame as he kicked the air.

"Humans always think their weapons are so good," the faerie scoffed, moving faster this time, the edges of his cloak in danger of the flame. He waved his hand forward, sending a glittering handful of dust up at Zuko's face.

"What the..." Zuko's vision blurred and his eyes were stinging, tearing up. "What kind of lame attack is that?" He shouted.

He didn't trust himself to firebend without seeing, but he could still make out the shape of the faerie and he launched himself, feet first to kick at it.

It slid sideways out of the way, as graceful as a cat, and aimed a kick at the back of Zuko's knees. "One of mine, and therefore superior to yours."

He fell to the ground, landing squarely on his back and that was just damn clumsy. His eyes still hurt and quickly rolled to his stomach, bracing his hands on the ground as leverage as he kicked towards the faerie's feet, still without flame.

It fell, rolling as it hit the ground and throwing another handful of dust towards Zuko. It was so shocked that Zuko had made contact, its aim was hurried.

Zuko was already moving again, getting a mouthful instead of an eyeful of dust. He ignored it - though, it tasted nasty. He was back on his feet, punching a flame in the direction where the faerie was rolling to cut off its way.

"Now now," the faerie warned, rolling back and leaping to its feet, hands twisting as it worked a complicated spell, one that would turn Zuko inside out. Literally. "Is that any way for a prince to behave?"

"I'm banished," Zuko snapped and no way was he going to wait for the faerie to finish whatever it was doing. He jumped up, kicking at the faerie's hands and brought his arm down, aiming for its neck.

The kick broke the faerie's spell, and it threw itself backwards, taking the arm blow to his chest with a howl of frustration. What was this human thinking, being able to touch one of his kind?

He was thinking that kicking faerie ass was kind of fun.

Seeing the faerie move on the defense, Zuko conjured up a large flame. It burned bright with heat and he threw it at the faerie's.

The flame hit the faerie full in its chest and it was thrown back to end up sprawled on the ground. That...wasn't in the plan.

Zuko instantly closed the distance, ready to strike a final flame at the faerie if it attacked. "Figured out how good I am yet?"

"Passable," the faerie muttered, his fingers beginning to weave another complicated spell in the air.

He might not have been very bright.

Clearly not as Zuko kicked at the faerie's hands again and hit a flame right at its head.

Fandom High Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2008, Saturday Afternoon (Part II)

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