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!]
needsaparrot: (o rly?)

Re: Audience: Oh noes, where are the graduates going?

[personal profile] needsaparrot 2008-05-04 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Iron bullets," Xander answered grimly, being a little more familiar with what wounds who, after seven years.

Re: Audience: Oh noes, where are the graduates going?

[identity profile] mparkerceo.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Okay, getting those... for next time." Parker sighed, and folded her arms. "This is turning into a theme. Maybe they'll just mail the diplomas next year."
needsaparrot: (pointy)

Re: Audience: Oh noes, where are the graduates going?

[personal profile] needsaparrot 2008-05-05 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd go with a crossbow and iron-tipped arrows. Iron's not exactly the greatest material for a bullet, and you can do steel, but it's hard to get the alloy right." Or he could stop talking shop. "You know, you'd think they would. With the mailing. Worked for Sunnydale. More or less."

Re: Audience: Oh noes, where are the graduates going?

[identity profile] mparkerceo.livejournal.com 2008-05-07 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
"But you are Super-Weapons Guy. I still have the lipsticky-blade you gave me last year," Parker pointed out. "And ... I dunno, maybe they're afraid worse will happen." She sighed, and held out the popcorn. "You can throw some, if you want."
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Re: Audience: Oh noes, where are the graduates going?

[personal profile] needsaparrot 2008-05-07 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Eh. I guess it wouldn't be a Fandom Rite of Passage without an attack, right?" Xander reached for the popcorn. "...can I eat some, too?"

Re: Audience: Oh noes, where are the graduates going?

[identity profile] mparkerceo.livejournal.com 2008-05-08 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, sure. Might as well, right? 'Cause this looks like it's going to take a while."