http://fh-fae.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] fh-fae.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2008-05-03 01:05 pm
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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!]

Re: Uh, did we win?

[identity profile] stupid-toasters.livejournal.com 2008-05-03 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Congratulations!" Lee yelled back. "Not gonna stick around and be a teacher? Pass your vast knowledge around?"

Re: Uh, did we win?

[identity profile] cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com 2008-05-03 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nah," Anders replied. "I'm not the teacher type. That's as crazy as me being a Viper pilot or something."

Re: Uh, did we win?

[identity profile] stupid-toasters.livejournal.com 2008-05-03 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Maybe we'll just leave you in this hole, keep you like a pet," Lee teased. "Everyone can come feed the Anders!"

Re: Uh, did we win?

[identity profile] cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com 2008-05-03 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey!" Anders laughed. "I stand a better chance of making out of this hole on my own than you do. Gotta be the height."

Re: Uh, did we win?

[identity profile] stupid-toasters.livejournal.com 2008-05-03 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"Shut the frak up," Lee groused, glaring. "But, I'm not the one in hole in the first place. Must be the superior balance."

Re: Uh, did we win?

[identity profile] cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com 2008-05-03 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Or not being in the right place to have the fun," Anders retorted with a smirk.

Re: Uh, did we win?

[identity profile] stupid-toasters.livejournal.com 2008-05-03 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"See if I help you outta that hole, hotshot," Lee said and stuck his tongue out at Anders very maturely.

Re: Uh, did we win?

[identity profile] cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com 2008-05-03 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Anders responded in kind, and tucked his hands behind his head. "See if I need your help, short stuff," he called back, grinning juuuuuuuuust a little.

Re: Uh, did we win?

[identity profile] stupid-toasters.livejournal.com 2008-05-03 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"I got nicer arms," Lee argued. It was true, everyone said so. By everyone, he meant like two or three people.

Re: Uh, did we win?

[identity profile] cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com 2008-05-04 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, well," Anders shot back, "I'm . . . taller, still."

There wasn't a whole lot of ammo to use here.