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.

[~~Wait for the OCD, please!~~ OCD is up! Have fun!]

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It threw up a shield, blocking it, but not fast enough to catch it all. Some of it snuck around the edges and sent the fae flying into the wall.

"I hope that hurt," Isabel muttered as the rest of the net dissolved and she climbed to her feet.

It hissed and sprang to its feet, snarling out something in a language that wasn't English, but was definitely not at all complimentary as it sent icicles, razor sharp and glittering, flying for Isabel's stomach.

Wave of her hand managed to deflect most of the icicles. Unfortunately one of them still hit. The good news was, it didn't hit anything too vital. The bad news, it still hurt like a mother. "Bastard," she hissed.

The next TK push, fueled by pain and nerves sent a nearby folding chair straight at the creature at full speed.

So busy was it with laughing at Isabel, it didn't see the chair coming, and when it hit, the faerie screamed, high-pitched and echoing, the smell and sound of burning rising from the point of impact.

Isabel had seen enough horror movies to know to make sure the bad guy was really dead. That was why she waved her hand and attempted to slam the chair back down on the ugly thing.

The chair hit, solid and sure, and it screamed again before exploding in a wave of of foul smelling mud.

So now she was in pain, and covered in mud.

Could the day get any better?

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

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