{"id":547,"date":"2014-12-28T07:22:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-28T07:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelostmd.com\/?p=547"},"modified":"2015-07-15T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T13:00:19","slug":"ch-5-the-misadventures-of-luna-sparkles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelostmd.com\/?p=547","title":{"rendered":"Ch 5: The Misadventures of Luna Sparkles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"jessie\"<\/a>\u201cOh boy, today\u2019s the day! Today\u2019s the day I get to sell all of my wonderful totally real comics about my great fun times doing magic and fighting dragons when I totally went to my original boarding school for magical-type peoples, Woghearts!\u201d Mary was all smiles as she skipped towards her stand on the pitch, a large stack of comics in her arms. This is the day she\u2019d been looking forward to for ages\u2013 the school festival! Everyone from every grade, both the boys and girls schools, and all of their parents and friends would be here to see what the school had to offer and what each class had created, but more importantly to Mary Sue, she\u2019d finally be able to share her great adventures with a wide audience.<\/p>\n

For years, kids laughed at her and told her she\u2019d been making it all up. To them, she was just a crazed fan of a popular book series about wizards, but she knew better. She\u2019d actually BEEN to the wizarding school. She tried to explain that her powers had to be sealed so that fogels, that is, non-magical-type peoples, wouldn\u2019t be scared of her. But she had to explain her amazing adventures somehow! Mary may not have been allowed to use magic in the fogel world, but she didn\u2019t see any reason to make things up and lie to people. She wanted her classmates to know her for who she really was, even if that meant using every crayon she had left!<\/p>\n

Mary spread her comics on the table, lining up every booklet side by side, having only made a handful of copies of each one. For a dollar a pop, she figured her stories would fly off the table in a matter of minutes! With just an hour until the festival was underway, her spirits couldn\u2019t be higher. \u201cThis is the day I\u2019ve been waiting for!\u201d she said quietly to herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, and why have you been waiting for today, Mary Sue? Or should I say, \u2018Moonlight Sparkles\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s LUNA Sparkles! But what do YOU care, Cindy? Get lost!\u201d Mary snarled at the blonde bitch and her two cronies. Cindy knew not to use Mary\u2019s magic-name in the fogel world. Its magical properties could be devistating if she-who-probably-musn\u2019t-be-mentioned ever heard it. Cindy just scoffed and began flipping through one of Mary\u2019s hand-drawn comics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho the hell is Perry Hotter? And why\u2019s he making out with this blond guy?\u201d she said in disgust.<\/p>\n

Mary reached out over the table and tried to take the comic back but Cindy pulled away and showed the page to her two friends, who snickered. \u201cPerry was my best friend when I went to Woghearts, and that\u2019s his boyfriend Blako Dulfoy.\u201d Mary tried to grab it again, to no avail.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd just when DID you go to this \u2018Woghearts\u2019 school? We\u2019ve been in the same class since kindergarten.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026over the summer\u2026\u201d Mary looked down at her feet. She wasn\u2019t sure where this line of questioning was going but she didn\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally now. And why do you call yourself Luna Sparkles in your stories?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to have a unique name when I went to Woghearts because if she-who-probably-musn\u2019t-be-mentioned knew that I was the prophecised Special Snowflake that was destined to defeat her, she\u2019d kill me!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026so you have someone from the magic world out to kill you dangerous enough to require an alias, but here you are just telling everyone everything in these comics?\u201d Mary blushed and turned away. She\u2019d never put that together before and seemed to have backed herself into a corner she didn\u2019t want to admit. \u201cYou really believe this stuff, don\u2019t you? You really believe you\u2019re some\u2026 what\u2019d you call it, a \u2018Special Snowflake\u2019? You really shouldn\u2019t be peddling this Harry Potter<\/i> fanfiction of yours like this. We\u2019re taking these for your own good, Mary. You need to snap out of it and face reality!\u201d<\/p>\n

In an instant, Cindy and her two friends had grabbed all of the comics Mary\u2019d worked so hard on and dashed away, crushing her dreams. She didn\u2019t know what she\u2019d ever done to Cindy to deserve this. Were her stories harming anyone? So what if she thought they were real? Who were they to crush her imagination? Having lost all of her hope, Mary keeled over atop the table, burrying her face in her arms with a quiet sob.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, you ok there Mary?\u201d A sweet voice and a gentle hand on her shoulder made her raise her head to find her new friends Jessie and Ashley looking down on her with worried smiles.<\/p>\n

Mary brushed a tear from her eye with her sleeve and sniffed. \u201cH-hey guys, what\u2019s up? The right uniform looks good on ya, Jess.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a tinge of red coming to her cheeks, Jessie tried to brush it aside by getting back on topic. \u201cWhat happened, Mary? What\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s..\u201d *sniffle* \u201cIt\u2019s Cindy, she\u2026 she took my comics and ran off with them\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry Mary, we\u2019ll help you get them back! Right Ash?\u201d Jessie said with confidence.<\/p>\n

Grabbing her arm in a pose of strength, Ash agreed. \u201cRight! Let\u2019s get going! Where\u2019d they run off to?\u201d Ash was ready to kick some ass.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know\u2026 towards the woods, I think\u2026\u201d Jessie helped Mary up and with a nod of agreement, the three girls ran off towards the woods near the back of the school\u2019s grounds, but with no sign of Cindy or her cronies. The gang decided the best course of action would be to split up and search for clues, so they took off; Jessie in the direction of the girls\u2019 school, Ash in the direction of the boys\u2019, and Mary Sue towards the middle where, after several minutes of running through dark forest, she heard giggling.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Take THIS, she-who-probably-musn\u2019t-be-mentioned! Expellidermus!\u2019<\/i> she shouted, pointing her wand at the banshee\u2019s face.\u201d Cindy fell over in a fit of laughter. Mary watched from the shadows as Cindy and her two friends sat with their backs against an old stone well, reading the stolen comics and laughing aloud to each other. Jessie and Ash weren\u2019t anywhere nearby, so what was Mary to do? Run after Ash and Jessie and come back? Go find a teacher? No\u2026 They\u2019ve already made fun of Mary enough tonight, she wasn\u2019t about to give them the satisfaction of having the teachers laugh at her too! This was something she\u2019d have to do alone. Taking a deep breath, she found the courage to rush into the small clearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, give me back my books!\u201d She yelled, red in the face.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, there\u2019s our snowflake.\u201d Cindy said, looking up from her book and getting to her feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cGive them back!!\u201d Mary yelled again.<\/p>\n

\u201cOr what? You\u2019ll cast a spell on me?\u201d The trio laughed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo\u2026 I can\u2019t use magic in front of fogels!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWHAT did you call me?\u201d Cindy crossed her arms.<\/p>\n

\u201cA fogel! A non-magical-type person! I\u2019m not allowed to use magic in front of you unless it\u2019s an emergency!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I see. Does THIS count as an emergency?\u201d Cindy gathered the books as did her confidants, and together they held them all over the well. \u201cCan you use magic to save your precious books?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, please! Don\u2019t!!\u201d Mary ran at them in a panic and Cindy and crew dropped the books in the well. Mary collapsed where she was, tears streaming from her wide eyes. \u201cHow\u2026 how could you? Why would you do this to me? What have I ever done to you?\u201d she whispered through heavy breaths.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s for your own good, Mary. C\u2019mon girls, let\u2019s go.\u201d With a snap of her fingers, Cindy and the Snood Crew stalked away. Mary got to her shaky knees, and wobbled over the well. Her hard work and her dreams for the school festival, gone, fallen into a black pit of despair. Mary leaned over hoping to see anything in the well, any sign of where her books may be, when a stone loosed and she tumbled into the depth with a scream. Luckily, she landed on the soft mud below, but in the darkness she could only see that her books had been ruined by the mud.<\/p>\n

Mary began to panic, shouting up the well for help, but to no avail. Nobody was around in this area of the woods and she didn\u2019t have a phone. Her books were ruined, her clothes filthy, and now she was going to die down here. Alone. And why? For her silly fantasies? Maybe it WAS time she grew up and faced reality. She knew deep down that her stories were really just fanfiction. She didn\u2019t know who she was fooling with this endeavor. And now her imagination and unwillingness to grow up has gotten her killed. And there was nothing she could do about it.<\/p>\n

Quietly sobbing against the cold stone with her knees drawn in close, she didn\u2019t notice a faint blue glow coming from within the cave that was once a flowing waterway. A faint glow that grew stronger and stronger until it approached. In it was a silhouette of a person that could hardly be made out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy are you crying?\u201d the figure called in what seemed like barely more than a whisper. Mary slowly looked up, not believing what she was seeing, and let out a piercing scream.<\/p>\n

\u201cS-stay away from me, ghost! Don\u2019t take me yet!! I know I\u2019m going to die down here but not yet, not yet!\u201d She backed away from the misty figure but was trapped against the stone wall with nowhere to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not here to harm you, I\u2019m here to help, my dear.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cH-help? How so?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can grant you any wish your heart desires.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026any wish?\u201d Mary thought, her head swimming with options. Should she wish for a ladder to escape? To have her books fixed? Or perhaps a way to get back at Cindy? As she thought back to Cindy and looked down at her muddy, tattered work, she knew exactly what to wish for. \u201cAlright\u2026\u201d she said with a large sinister grin. \u201cI wish\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014<\/p>\n

\u201cJess, the scream came from over here!\u201d Ash yelled as she ran to the small clearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think she fell down the well? Twice in one day, go figure.\u201d Ash said, running over. \u201cMary, are you down there? I\u2019ll go get some rope!\u201d she called, but before she could start running towards the gym, the well exploded in a shower of dirt and rubble. Jessie ran to Ash to see if she was alright and together they witnessed a strange sight\u2013 Mary, wearing a long purple robe, eyes alight with flame, laughing maniacly as she ascended above the well, floating ten feet in the air.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the hell\u2026? Mary, is that you?!\u201d Jessie called.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I shall no longer go by my given name! I am no longer the same simple girl as Mary Sue\u2026 I am Luna Sparkles, the greatest witch to have ever existed! And now I shall wreak my vengeance on all who have mocked me!!\u201d With a cackle and a flick of sparks from her wand, a giant white fireball flew out towards the school, disintegrating all the trees in its wake. The skirts of the two scared girls on the ground were singed at the hem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the hell was that?! Mary, wait!!\u201d Jessie called, getting to her feet. Together, she and Ash followed the sorceress as she floated through the path she made, making her way to the school pitch where crowds began to scream.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, peasants, fear me!! I AM LUNA SPARKLES!!\u201d Another wave of the wand and a wall of flames shooting far into the air began to spread out around the school property, trapping everyone inside. Including the ones she was looking for. There, a few rows over, she spotted her first victim, one of Cindy\u2019s goons. \u201cTHERE!\u201d Luna used her magic unicorn horn wand to draw the girl in like a tractor beam, but in her screaming feeble attempts to escape, her friends below held onto her hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat won\u2019t help you! You\u2019ll never escape from me!!\u201d With a wave of her other hand, Luna spawned a group of fierce, hungry lions to surround the girls, causing them to let go of their friend. She was on her own floating helplessly. Her screaming turned to panic as Luna held her in mid air, kicking wildly above her friends. Luna drew in closer.<\/p>\n

\u201cW-what do you want with me?! I didn\u2019t do anything to your stupid comics!\u201d She spat in her face. Luna didn\u2019t flinch. She just grinned wider and raised her wand.<\/p>\n

\u201cExpellidermus.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

In an instant, the girl\u2019s skin was ripped from her body, her blood raining down on her mortified friends. The girl was in such pain she couldn\u2019t even scream. Luna, her face splattered with blood, slammed the girl down on top of her friends and with a nod, the lions finally pounced on their meal.<\/p>\n

\u201cHoly shit!\u201d Jessie and Ash screamed in unison. They couldn\u2019t believe the sight before their eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to stop her!\u201d Jessie panicked.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut how?! She\u2019s pure magic! She\u2019ll just kill us, too!\u201d Ash replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has to be a way to stop her! I don\u2019t know how, but I know where to start!\u201d Jessie grabbed Ash by the wrist and began running back towards the gaping hole in the treeline of the woods.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you have an idea? Where are we going?!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBack to the well, of course! If the spirit could turn me into a girl and Mary into a homoicidal magical-type maniac, maybe it can help us stop her!\u201d<\/p>\n

When they arrived at the clearing, Jessie didn\u2019t hesitate when jumping down the hole in the ground left from Mary\u2019s explosion. Ash was skeptical, but followed suit, and within moments the two girls were greeted by a familiar blue silhouette.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy, if it isn\u2019t the girl from earlier. What is it you desire now?\u201d the voice eerily whispered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell for starters, I wish you\u2019d turn me back into a boy!\u201d Jessie yelled. Ash was confused as to why Jessie was taking that lie so far, but didn\u2019t think to question her conviction.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot do that. One wish per person. Besides, you\u2019ve always been a girl, have you not? You just had a little growth that I cleared up for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt WASN\u2019T little!\u201d Jessie yelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cCalm down, Jessie! What we need now is a way to stop Mary! Can you help us stop her before she kills everyone?\u201d Ash pleaded to the spirit.<\/p>\n

\u201cHmm\u2026 we need to fight fire with fire, or in this case, magic! I\u2019ve got it, why not wish to have the spirit turn you into someone from her comics? Someone she\u2019ll have to listen to!\u201d Jessie dug at the muddy pages trying to see anyone that fit the bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike her teacher or something? How would that work?\u201d Ash asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike this!\u201d Jessie returned from the pile of books and held out a sheet in front of her. Ash looked it over and a smile crept over her face.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis just may work\u2026 Spirit! I wish to become the headmaster of Woghearts, Alice Hottermore!\u201d Ash yelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you wish.\u201d The spirit raised its blue arms and enveloped Ash in a blinding light.<\/p>\n

\u2014<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere oh where can little Cindy be? She has no chance to hide from me!\u201d Luna cackled as she flew above the sea of screams, randomly turning people into dogs, trees, and blades of grass. Lions roamed free, feeding on whomever they fancied. Fire ate its way through booths on the pitch. Luna inhaled the screams of anguish with great pleasure. However, her prey was nowhere to be found. It wasn\u2019t until she made it to the carnival area of the field that she heard a familiar voice coming from the exit of the spook house.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think that she really believes she\u2019s a witch or something? It\u2019s completely ridiculous.\u201d Cindy walked down the steps of the spook house with her friend, completely unaware of the danger surrounding them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHeh, yeah, maybe\u2026 do you hear those screams? They seem pretty loud.\u201d The other girl asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably just the roller coaster. Hey, what if we made our OWN comic to teach Mary a lesson! We could make it about her and her comics, making fun of them the whole time! It\u2019ll be great!\u201d Cindy laughed.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah! We could even throw in that \u2018Perry Hotter\u2019 character and make him some stupid emo goth vampire kid or something!\u201d The two girls laughed at their totally original idea but were stopped dead in their tracks when Luna Sparkles let herself be known.<\/p>\n

Floating above the two girls, Luna shouted, \u201cTHOSE ARE MY ORIGINAL CHARACTERS! DO NOT STEAL!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, what are you doing now Mary? What\u2019s with the getup, is this that \u2018cosplay\u2019 thing you nerds are doing these days?\u201d Rhoda\u2019s comment got a laugh out of Cindy but not so much as a twitch out of Luna. Just a swift flick of her wand. That instant, Rhoda dropped her bag.<\/p>\n

\u201cRhoda? What\u2019s wrong? Speak to me, Rhoda!!\u201d Cindy grabbed her friend by the shoulders, but it was already too late. Rhoda\u2019s eyes had rolled into the back of her head and her body twitched violently. Blood then began seeping out of her nose and eyes, the shaking getting faster and faster until with a sickening crack like a melon being split, Rhoda\u2019s head exploded in a splatter of blood and brains all over Cindy\u2019s shocked face.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see Cindy, I AM Luna Sparkles, and you WILL suffer for the pain you\u2019ve put me through!\u201d Luna\u2019s sadistic grin returned from the pleasure of seeing Cindy\u2019s reaction to her friend\u2019s sudden demise. Nothing felt more just in all the world. Nothing at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cY-you\u2019re a monster! Get away from me!\u201d Cindy yelled. She ran as fast as she could trying to get away, but it was futile. Luna followed slowly after her as she ran into the house of mirrors. Cindy ducked around corners thinking she\u2019d be able to hide, but around every turn she saw the laughing reflection of her worst nightmares.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t run from me,\u201d the reflection said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you going to do to me?! It was just a stupid comic! It wasn\u2019t even that good!\u201d Cindy yelled back.<\/p>\n

\u201cStupid as it may be, it was still my own, ORIGINAL story and you had no right to destroy it! You even wanted to make your own using MY characters!! For that you will suffer!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you going to kill me too?!\u201d Cindy cried.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, for you, I have a special form of torture in mind. Look in that mirror and tell me what you see.\u201d Luna pointed. Cindy cautiously looked at the mirror beside her and saw herself warped by the curved mirror to make her appear as if she weighed several hundred pounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nothing, it\u2019s just a stupid mirror!\u201d Cindy yelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see a girl striving for perfection and beauty with lucious golden lockes and perfect makeup, trying to hide how ugly she really is inside\u2026\u201d In an instant, Luna\u2019s reflections vanished in a poof of smoke leaving Cindy alone with hers, reflecting the giant form in every mirror. It was then she realized the curse Luna had placed upon her.<\/p>\n

One by one her fingers plumped like sausages, lining her skin with stretchmarks and weighing her arm down. The expansion followed to her palm and then up her arm. Cindy panicked at the sudden sights, screaming at what was to come. The burning sensation running up her arm mirrored to the other and before she could reach the exit, her legs collapsed and she rolled down the small flight of stairs to the grass below. Collecting herself and picking herself up, she found herself face to face with Luna holding a mirror right in front of her. A shiver ran down her spine as she watched herself in horror blowing up like a balloon. When the inflation reached her neck she began to choke on the rapidly-tightening collar of her top.<\/p>\n

\u201cP-please! Mary! I c.. I can\u2019t\u2026 breathe..!\u201d she gasped. Luna watched with her sadistic smile as Cindy began to turn blue in the face, but just as her vision blurred into grey nothingness on the brink of fainting, the collar popped under the pressure and Cindy took in a huge breath.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, we\u2019re not done yet. I won\u2019t kill you so easily. But look! Look at how beautiful perfect little Cindy looks now~!\u201d Luna said with a cackle. Cindy looked up into the mirror with heavy breaths and saw what had become of her\u2013 she was now inflated like a parade balloon, her jelly rolls rolling over into a valley of chins, all covered in grotesque blue stretch marks and warts all over.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust\u2026 kill me! Please! Just put me out of my misery!\u201d she sobbed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told you, we\u2019re not done yet!\u201d Luna raised her wand to attack but was suddenly hit by a green flash of light that knocked her twenty feet away.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou leave that poor beached whale alone!\u201d A voice shouted. Luna got to her knees, livid that someone had the gaul to attack her, but froze when she saw her assailant.<\/p>\n

\u201cY-you! It can\u2019t be! How?!\u201d she stuttered.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right, \u2019tis I! Alice Hottermore, your old headmaster at Woghearts!\u201d Ash bellowed, her magnificent beard and pink faux-hawk swaying in the breeze.<\/p>\n

\u201cB-but, you\u2019re she-who-probably-mustn\u2019t-be-spoken-of! That\u2019s MY original character, not yours! HOW DARE YOU ATTEMPT TO STEAL MY COMPLETELY ORIGINAL IDEA FOR YOURSELF!!\u201d Luna\u2019s fury was sent into a rage. She raised her wand and in an instant, a metal pike ball formed out of nothing in front of her and with another swing, the ball hurtled at Ash so fast she didn\u2019t have time to block, but luckily at the last moment an arrow flew from out of nowhere, hitting the pike ball off course and into an apple of the tilt-a-whirl behind them, where it exploded upon impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou really look ridiculous with that beard, y\u2019know.\u201d Jessie ran up to her friend carrying a compound bow with a large quiver strapped over her shoulder.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you look ridiculously cute<\/i> in your little green huntress outfit! I\u2019m so glad I was able to magic that up for you~!\u201d Ash teased, making Jessie blush a little. She agreed the hooded green dress was cute, but wasn\u2019t about to admit it. At least she wore white pants with knee-high boots underneath so she didn\u2019t have to worry about the short skirt. \u201cYou\u2019re like a cute little Robin Hood!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho are you?! How dare you interfere with a magical-type-person\u2019s duel?!\u201d Luna shouted, not recognizing Jessie in her green getup. After sharing a quick look of question with the bearded lady, Jessie decided to assume a false identity if she was going to play a super hero.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m, uh\u2026 Joan Arrowman! Badass archer and stopper of bad people and stuff! I\u2019m here to stop you from laying waste to this school, starting with saving that poor marine animal you conjured from the sea!\u201d Jessie nocked an arrow and took a stance with it aimed right for Luna\u2019s head.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019M NOT A DAMN WHALE, I\u2019M A HUMAN BEING!!\u201d Cindy shouted, trying to get to her knees but failing miserably. Ash and Jessie shared a look of shame at their mistake and they both apologized to the poor baby wha-er, girl.<\/p>\n

Luna took the moment of confusion to take action, however. A swish and flick of her wand threw sparks at her enemies, turning into balls of fire before they hit the ground where Jessie and Ash were standing, but both girls dodged in opposite directions before the flames hit.<\/p>\n

With a tuck and roll, Jessie returned fire with an arrow straight to Luna\u2019s head, but it was burnt to a crisp mid-air before it could get anywhere close. Luna threw her arms forward and with a grand whirling motion giant roots sprang from the ground beneath Jessie and tangled her up in a snare.<\/p>\n

Ash ducked the blast and made her way back to Jessie, but she couldn\u2019t think of a way to free her. Fire was out of the question because it might hurt her friend, but she couldn\u2019t think of anything else.<\/p>\n

\u201cHold on Jessie, we\u2019ll think of something!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHurry, she\u2019s coming! Watch out!!\u201d Ash turned around just in time to see Luna swish her wand and with a flick at the bare skin of her forearm, she chanted the words:<\/p>\n

\u201cSanguine Manducemus<\/i>!\u201d<\/p>\n

From the point of her wand, her veins in her arm became black as ink, the blackness spreading all throughout her body. Her eyes shrunken and smile gone, a red mist began surrounding her body. Ash gulped. Luna took her wand from her arm and with a swift flick, the mist shot out in thick streams towards the girls.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Jessie!\u201d Ash yelled as she ducked out of the way. Immobile, Jessie could only scream as she was hit head on with the blood needles, stinging every part of her body they hit.<\/p>\n

\u201cDamn!\u201d Luna shouted. Ash ran away shooting blasts of light at Luna, drawing her away from her trapped friend. She might not be able to free her, but she won\u2019t let her take a hit like that again.<\/p>\n

\u201cFight me<\/i>! I\u2019m the one you want!\u201d Ash yelled. Luna saw through the plan but followed nonetheless. Nothing would please her more in the world than destroying her totally not-fictional former mentor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy did you expell me from Woghearts! I was your top student! Even better than you, headmaster!\u201d Luna yelled while sending sparks. Ashley had no idea what she was talking about but decided to play along with the delusional sorceress.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou were the chosen one! I had to expell you to\u2026 to\u2026 protect you! That\u2019s it! It was for your own good!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was nothing of the sort! You were jealous of my power! I\u2019m afraid to break it to you, but the student has surpassed the master! Your time is up, Professor Hottermore!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDamn, if I could just break free of these roots!\u201d Jessie squirmed from side to side, but to no avail. Her face and clothes were covered in blood from Luna\u2019s last attack. How was she going to get out of this mess? How was she going to help Ash and defeat Luna Sparkles? The futility of her struggle made her yell out in frustration when out of nowhere a rose shot down from the sky landing right in front of the roots; the stem wedged into the ground like a knife.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the hell\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n

The rose began to glow a pink, spreading the light bigger and bigger until Jessie and the entire root structure were coated in a bubble of pink light. The roots began to shake little by little and before Jessie\u2019s eyes they distintigrated, dropping her to the ground flat on her butt.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy apologies, Arrowmanhime-chan.\u201d A voice called.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018hime\u2019 what?\u201d Jessie asked, looking up at her savior. He wore a white mask over his eyes and a black school uniform that seemed almost naval in appearance, right down to the stiff high collar. She wasn\u2019t sure what to make of this strange fellow as he held a rose to his face with his white-gloved hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am sorry I did not arrive in time, but I\u2019m glad I was able to help you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I know you from somewhere\u2026?\u201d Jessie said, rising to her feet. The boy seemed very familiar to her but she couldn\u2019t quite place it.<\/p>\n

\u201cUh, no! No you don\u2019t! I am a mysterious masked person whom you have never met before! My name is Seifuku Kamen\u2026 but you can call me\u2026 Uniform Mask!\u201d With a twirl of his cape, rose petals seemed to radiate from him. \u201cIt is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Miss.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUh\u2026 yeah, totally. So what\u2019s with the rose? How\u2019d you do that glowy thing?\u201d Jessie asked, not being taken in by his suave appearance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI too have magical-type powers bestowed upon me by the kami\u2026 and together I wish to defeat Luna Sparkles and return her to the wonderful girl she once was. I have an idea on how we might do that. Follow me!\u201d Seifuku Kamen took off towards the fray between magical-type girls with Jessie following suit. Whatever plan this mysterious boy had had better work.<\/p>\n

By the time they caught up, Ash had been pinned against a wall with fire blazing all around and a wand jabbed right at her throat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was you own doing, bearded one. Nothing will get in the way of my vengeance. It is time you met your end! Evana Kadabr\u2013<\/i> What?!\u201d Luna\u2019s spell was cut off by a rose shooting right past her face and sticking into the wall by its stem. \u201cWho\u2019s there?!\u201d She whirled around in a fury.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Tis I! Sekifuku Kamen! Mysterious master of magical-typeness and defender of mahou shoujos everywhere!\u201d The boy whisked his cape in the air, once again conjuring an image of rose petals dancing around him while he smiled with a gleam. Luna was caught off guard by this magically handsome stranger allowing Ash to slip away unnoticed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWh-what are you supposed to be? Just because you\u2019re handsome doesn\u2019t mean I won\u2019t kill you too!\u201d Luna shouted, fighting the blush that crept to her cheeks upon seeing him.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou won\u2019t be killing anyone else tonight! I will use my powers to return you to the cute, wonderfully imaginative girl I once admired!\u201d Luna was stunned by his words. Someone actually thinks she\u2019s cute? A hot guy admires her for her imagination?<\/p>\n

\u201cD..do you actually like my stories?\u201d Luna said, dropping her guard.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course! But I must defeat you for your own good!\u201d The boy threw open his cape once more and dashed off, throwing roses at Luna as he ran. Roses which burnt the moment they came in contact with her forcefield.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m afraid your flowers won\u2019t stop me, pretty boy!\u201d Luna yelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, but maybe this will! NOW!<\/i>\u201d Jessie shouted. Ash waved her wand and a blue bubble appeared around Luna, trapping her movements and levitating her off the ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cDamn you! I\u2019ll kill you when I get out of this stunning spell!!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t hold it for much longer! Take the shot!\u201d Ash yelled to her friend.<\/p>\n

\u2018I hope this works\u2026<\/i>\u2018 Jessie thought. Drawing a bloodsoaked arrow from her quiver she took aim for Luna.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat won\u2019t work, you fool! My forcefield will burn your arrow like the last one!\u201d Luna shouted, struggling to free herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe, but it\u2019s worth a shot!\u201d Jessie released the arrow. It shot as fast as it could towards the trapped sorceress and slowed in mid-air as it hit the forcefield.<\/p>\n

\u201cSee? You can\u2019t harm me!\u201d Luna laughed, but her smile soon faded when she saw that the arrow was pushing through her barrier in a shower of red light. \u201cH-how? That\u2019s not possible!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat arrow is coated in your blood! It can penetrate any barriers you put up!\u201d Seifuku Kamen shouted. With a green spark, the arrow finally pierced her bubble and hit her hand hard, knocking the wand loose. \u201cYou\u2019re powerless without your wand!\u201d he said, dashing in to grab it before the stun wore off and Luna dropped to the ground.<\/p>\n

Purple smoke covered the witch, changing her purple robes back to her normal school uniform. Luna Sparkles was finally defeated, now Mary Sue once again.<\/p>\n

\u201cW-what happened you guys? I deamt I was the unicorn wizard, fighting for justice against some crazy super heroes\u2026\u201d Mary rubbed her head, not sure what to make of the wreckage and fire around her. Buildings were crumbling, rides completely destroyed, and booths burnt down to the ground. For some reason though, all of the blood and body parts didn\u2019t phase her.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou went on a rampage to destoy those who wronged you but it\u2019s all over now, Mari-san\u201d Seifuku Kamen told her. Mary Sue couldn\u2019t help but be smitten with the hansome mysterious boy in the mask. His school uniform was like something she\u2019d never seen before; his charming demeanor and gorgeous smile enchanting every fiber of her being. Mary didn\u2019t know what to say when he handed her a single rose the color of her cheeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cTh-thank you, mysterious stranger\u2026 but I didn\u2019t catch your name,\u201d Mary shyly asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Seifuku Kamen, mysterious master of mysteries and bishounen looks!\u201d He said, striking a pose.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what language that is, but it sounds fascinating~\u201d Just as Mary was about to take a step forward, perhaps to hold her hero in an embrace, Ash and Jessie made their presence known with a perfectly synced awkward cough.<\/p>\n

\u201cAsh! Jessie! When did you get here?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been here,\u201d Ashley said tartly, stroking her glorious beard. \u201cDo you really not remember anything?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, not really. It\u2019s all so fuzzy and\u2013 JESSIE! What happened to you?! You\u2019re all covered in blood! Are you ok?!\u201d Mary said, finally noticing Jessie standing there in her bloodstained hunter gear.<\/p>\n

\u201cUh\u2026 time of the month?\u201d Jessie replied with a shrug and a smile. The gaggle of giggling girls enjoyed a hearty laugh at the joke, with Seifuku Kamen awkwardly turned away, unsure whether it was appropriate for him to laugh or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cH-help\u2026 me\u2026!\u201d A voice called. The voice was gruff and low, barely more than a growl. \u201cHelp..!\u201d<\/p>\n

The girls all turned to see a giant Cindy waddling toward them as fast as her tree-trunk like legs could carry her, her giant protruding gut sloshing with every earth-shaking step.<\/p>\n

\u201cBOOMER!!<\/i>\u201d Mary yelled, but it was too late. The second Cindy made it to the group her gut exploded, showering the four kids in a sickly yellow bile. \u201cDamn! Everyone, run for your lives!\u201d<\/p>\n

As if spawning from nothingness, a horde of zombies ran straight to the girls, but Ash\u2019s wand, Jessie\u2019s arrows, and Seifuku Kamen\u2019s magic roses weren\u2019t enough. The zombies ripped through their flesh, tearing them limb from limb in their quest for brains. In Mary\u2019s final moments, all she could hear was screaming, the squish and snap of flesh and sinew, and\u2026 a faint voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cMary\u2026 MARY!\u201d the voice called. Slowly the world around her faded away to nothingness and Jessie\u2019s face came into view. \u201cFinally, she\u2019s waking up!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mary yawned and looked around to find Ashley, Jessie, and a strangely-dressed male student hovering over her at her booth.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey everyone\u2026 what\u2019s all the ruckus? I was having a good dream\u2026 there were zombies and I was the unicorn wizard, and you were there\u2026 and you were there\u2026 and\u2026 hey, who are you?\u201d She said, stopping at the nerdy looking boy. He wore a strange black uniform with a high collar, a sort of uniform Mary thought very familiar, but she couldn\u2019t quite place where from.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2026\u201d the boy said, pushing up his glasses in such a way that they glinted in the light, obscuring his eyes, \u201cam Otakun. I like your work here. I was wondering if you\u2019d be interested in\u2026 swapping stories.\u201d He reached into his messenger bag and pulled out a small thick book that he opened backwards and presented to Mary. \u201cYou see.. I write doujinshi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mary\u2019s eyes widened with awe as she looked at the hand-drawn book and flipped pages. Some of the characters were familiar from those weird Japanese cartoons she watched on Saturdays, but they were all together making out with each other in strang situations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis\u2026 is beautiful\u2026 I\u2019d love to swap stories with you! I never imagined that someone with such talent would go to our school~!\u201d Mary was in pure ecstacy reading through the otaku\u2019s book. It was like everything she\u2019d ever wanted to do, but so much more.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh god, not this otaku crap\u2026 Let\u2019s go, they\u2019re going to be at this all night.\u201d Ash said rolling her eyes at the scene. The two girls began walking away, leaving the dorks to their fantasies and fanfiction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey really are perfect for each other, don\u2019t you think?\u201d Jessie teased. It was then that she caught sight of her father walking toward her down the aisle of booths. Grabbing Ash\u2019s wrist and pointing in the direction of her dad, the two girls decided to run in the opposite direction, towards the carnival rides. Perhaps there they could finally get away.<\/p>\n

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