The next generation
One cold day in the village of upper weshire, dr. Bloor and his son sit in a deserted café.
"How goes the search"?
"Zelda said she had a lock but when we got there it had long gone."
"We must find it before term begins again. This vacation was a bust. I'm going back tomorrow."
"Yes father we're trying."
"Have you had Billy ask the resident animals if they've seen it?"
"Yes they've had they're memories erased."
"Ah…as is expected. Sigh at least there aren't any… ah, little distractions anymore" at this Manfred smirked.
"Yes we fixed him up alright."
Miles away at number nine Filbert Street, a family was mourning the passing of a dear friend…and uncle.
Paton Yewbeam passed 2 days before after an unusual bite on the arm that refused to heal. Charlie bone had a pretty good idea where his uncle was when the terrible beastie bit him. Yorath bit his last victim that day though. Paton finished him off. He was driving to sparkling castle to visit Ollie and Samuel when he saw an ever-changing figure in the distance. Then it just disappeared. Yorath Yewbeam, Yolanda's father, had figured out a way to keep his form. When it "disappeared" he simply turned into a fly. When Paton had come to the crossroads, Yorath attacked. He changed back into his beast and fiercely attacked Paton. Paton managed to stab him in his heart before being bitten. As is turns out because Yorath was outside his castle he was weaker than he anticipated. But his saliva was poisonous… Paton just managed to drive home before collapsing. Baffled doctors came and go but that was the end for poor Paton Yewbeam. People on both ides had been lost. Lucretia died 3 years before. She was patrolling the school at night when she slipped on a carefully and strategically placed banana peel. Needless to say there are WAY too many staircases in Bloor's academy, and that night Lucretia Yewbeam fell down a great many of them. Eustacia died about 2 years before that. No one really knows what happened. She went out for a drive and never came back. Grandma Grizelda bone finally gave up the house to Maisie Charlie's mum and him. After the loss of her sisters she went to go stay with Venetia in Darkly Wynd. She still made regular visits to tell Charlie to comb his hair and have a row with Maisie. Charlie, now 23, kissed his mum goodbye and was out the door. After the funeral he said he had some business to take care of in Mongolia. His mum learned not to ask too many questions but just pray her son would stay safe. Charlie bone's life didn't tone down after Bloor's. His life was still as high paced as before, but now that he was older he could more actively fight against the "other side."
A few streets over a boy with bright blonde hair was fussing over a certain cape.
"Why do I have to wear that!"
"Because, you're going to Bloor's all the kids have to wear them."
"Well can't I at least get a green cape?"
"No you're in music you'll be wearing this blue one. Now be good I'm late"
David sparkz' mother kissed him good-bye and was out the door. He'd be going to Bloor's on the first day of term. He'd heard about that school and hoped never to go there. He was 14, and 3 days before on his birthday, it was a sunny afternoon. When he ate too much ice cream after the party he got sick and within 5 minutes it was dark and stormy. That night due to the ice cream he had a bad dream. When he woke up his mother told him it had been the worst lightning storm in years. The next day dr. Bloor was at his door, and here he was today. Since he was home alone (his dad was already gone for work and his mom was late) he decided to try out his new powers. He went outside and sat on the bench in the back. They had a very nice house. Quite large for a house, with many rooms. David himself had 2, one for sleeping, and one for his computer playstation 2 and other things. The back though was a thing of beauty. His dad took pride in his gardening and every year their yard was by far the best on the street. The bench itself sat in the middle of a patch of begonias. He thought how happy he was 3 days ago on his birthday and suddenly it was sunny and warm. Then he thought "what if its not just thoughts?" so he imagined it rainy and stormy and sure enough, it began to rain. He quickly turned it back sunny and went inside.