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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"He didn't just mess with my head, you don't know what he did," Bel snapped.

"No, I don't," Parker admitted, calming down a little. "And maybe I don't want to know. Or shouldn't know. I know enough of what he did already, and I was there for round one. I can guess." She shook her head. "Fine. Whatever." She gritted her teeth. "It's not like he forgave you for getting taken over by the Source and being a bastard, so, yeah. Do whatever you want, Bel."

"That was different," Bel muttered sulkily.

Let it go, let it go, let it... "Different, how? From where I'm sitting, there's not a lot to choose from here."

"The Source is gone," Bel said. "Angelus is still part of Angel."

Parker opened her mouth, then shut it again, staring at him, thinking. "You knew that. You knew that as well as anyone, you were friends with Angelus first. This can't have been a shock to you, when he got loose."

"No," Bel said. "The shock was finding out what he really thinks of me."

"Angelus? Or Angel?"

"Same difference," Bel said.

"Hardly." Parker gave him an amused look. "Really, Bel. I thought you were smarter than this. I thought you got how important that soul of his was. And by extension, yours." She got to her feet, brushing down her skirt. "If you can't tell the difference, or don't want to know, maybe it's better you never do call him."

"He knows where to find me," Bel said stubbornly. "He doesn't want to talk to me."

"He didn't want to talk to me, either. Like I'd let that stop me." Parker studied him. "He hasn't called anyone. He doesn't think he deserves to. And he won't, ever. He'll just assume you didn't give a damn." She shrugged. "Your loss."

"Can we just go back to discussing Veronica and her impending bundle of joy?" Bel said bitterly.

"Sure. To answer your very first question: yes, she should be showing more by now," Parker said pleasantly. "I'll be sure and ask her how that's going when I talk to her later. Or maybe I'll ask Angel, he's probably getting all the details from Logan." She paused, gave him a very sweet smile. "I'm going to go congratulate Daisy now, okay? Always a thrill talking to you, Bel."

"Yeah, pleasure," Bel muttered, wandering off to go get his brood on.

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

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