A/N: Hi there! So here's the rundown. This is a story idea I want to continue with, but I also want to go along with "Screwhead's Destiny" a crossover with LWA and Army of Darkness.
Now I want to do both of these, but not at the same time. So what I need to know is should I finish this first, or Screwhead's Destiny? I plan to complete both, but I want to know which you guys would like to see first. Let me know what you think in the reviews…
As for this story, I based it off of Christine; Both the Stephen King novel and John Carpenter film. My only hope is that I don't make it so similar that it just ends up becoming a copy of that story, which you should read, or watch…
WIthout any more comments from yours truly, enjoy the story, and leave a review if you can!
Chapter 1:
"Come on!" shouted Akko at her broom, jumping up and down. Why couldn't she do it? It seemed so simple! Yet she had only gotten so far. She gripped her broom, closed her eyes, and recited the spell:
"Tia Freyre!"
Still nothing.
"Grrrahhh!" Akko threw her room to the ground in frustration. She was so fed up with the stupid broom lessons! All they seemed to do for her was make her more of a laughing stock in front of the whole school on a weekly basis. Professor Nelson, the flying instructor flew alongside the pouting brunette. Akko looked up with hopeful eyes.
"How do you think I'm doing?" She asked, hoping for any words of comfort.
"Well, if you're tryin' for a shoutin' match, you'd have no problems winnin'," replied Nelson.
"I meant my broom riding!"
Oh! That, uh" Professor Nelson smiled awkwardly, and scratched behind her head, "You're, improving, I'll say that."
Akko slumped to the ground in defeat. Her roommates flew beside her.
"Don't worry Akko," comforted Lotte, "You'll get it soon!"
"Lotte, you've said every class period," muttered Sucy, "At this point, soon is a century away."
Akko stared at Sucy with eyes full of frustration. Even her own roommates would tease her about her flying capabilities. It was so unfair! She wasn't even from a magical family; how was she supposed to know how to ride a broom before attending school?
"Hey, don't worry about it!" said Lotte, "I mean it! I know that before this year is out, you will fly a broom!"
Akko smiled softly, Lotte was encouraging, but that wasn't enough to make Akko feel better. She looked towards the sky and saw witches on brooms all around her. She wanted to join them so badly! To prove that she could be a great witch just like Shiny Chariot! Yet for some unknown reason, she couldn't even get off the ground. Just then an obnoxious snickering caught Akko's ear. She turned and saw Hannah and Barbara, pointing and laughing at her.
"Hey Akko, having fun with your jumping exercises?" teased Hannah.
"Jumping?" jeered in Barbara, "I thought that she practicing for a screaming competition!"
Akko gritted her teeth at their statements. They always held Akko's magical capabilities against her, and always seized an opportunity to make fun of her for it. Their roommate, Diana, was almost an exception; but she would also criticize Akko's magic ability in her own Diana-ey way.
Suddenly, a rush of wind came in, causing Hannah and Barbara to nearly fall off their brooms. A familiar head of fiery colored hair landed near Akko and her friends, then turned to face the two tormentors.
"You shut up about my friends!" shouted Amanda. Hannah and Barbara had finally stopped spinning and were now looking upon Amanda with annoyed eyes.
"H-hey!" whined Hannah, "That was mean! We're telling the professor!"
"You say that like I care," smirked Amanda.
Hannah stared at Amanda with her mouth ajar. Barbara tapped her shoulder.
"Come on," she said, "Let's head to where Diana is, this one's not worth it." Hannah nodded and the two flew away in Diana's direction.
"Yeah, that's right!" shouted Amanda, "Go suck up to Diana some more ya leeches!" Amanda then turned to Akko and gave a reassuring smile.
"Don't listen those two," she said, "They're just a buncha suck-ups. Without Diana, they'd be half the witches they are now."
"T-thanks" muttered Akko, who felt put down from the comments made to her. Amanda walked over and put a hand on the brunette's shoulder.
"Cm'on," smiled Amanda, "are you really gonna give up just because of what thing 1 and thing 2 said? That ain't the Akko I know!" She made a fist, awaiting a bump from Akko.
A determined gleam showed in the brunette's eyes, she stood up and bumped Amanda's fist with her own.
"Atta' girl!" cheered Amanda, "Now go show Princess and her leeches what for!"
Akko grinned, her confidence in herself rediscovered she lept off the ground ready to begin again.
Today's gonna be the day, I can feel it! She told herself. She then got into position, broom between her legs and firmly gripped. Then she closed her eyes, and recited the spell:
"Tia Freyre!"
Akko opened her eyes and looked, her feet hadn't moved at all. Growling, she prepared to throw the broom to the ground before calming herself and going through her internal checklist. Grip broom firmly between legs, check. Recite flight spell, check. What was she still missing? She had followed the procedures correctly, or at least she thought she was. She looked back to the sky.
Sky, sky, sky… That's it!
An idea flew into her head. Maybe it wasn't how she was doing it, but where! She looked around her and saw Amanda just preparing to take off again. Akko ran to the fiery-haired witch.
"Amanda!"
Amanda looked over and saw Akko running towards her.
"What's up?"
"Think you can give me a lift?"
…
"You sure about this, Akko?" Amanda stared below them in worry.
Akko had some tendencies in the past, but this may have been taken it too far. It seemed like a simple idea. Akko would jump off Amanda's broom, fall onto her own, recite the spell as quick as she could, and she'd be flying in no time! The only part Amanda was worried about was that they were a bit ways up, and what goes up must come down…
Akko stood in position, ready to jump and ignoring Amanda's doubt.
"We won't know until we try!" shouted Akko. "Mark my words, I WILL fly a broom before this day is over!"
"Alright," sighed Amanda, "I can't guarantee I'll be able to catch you if things go south; but I'll do what I can. Whenever you're ready."
Akko nodded and grinned excitedly. She gripped her broom that she had carried up with them, and prepared to jump. Jump, high above the ground, really high, so high that she could barely see anyone on the ground.
Akko's grin slowly turned into a fearful frown as uncertainty filled her head, along with various other horrible ideas about what could go wrong.
"W-well" she gulped, "h-here I go…" She leaned forward towards the broom, before leaning back at the last minute.
"You wanna go back down?" asked Amanda.
"N-No!" stuttered Akko, "What's there to be afraid of? The broom will catch me!" Akko laughed nervously. What had she gotten herself into?
"C-could we maybe, lower ourselves just a little bit?"
"What are you two doing this time?" Came Diana's voice in an annoyed tone.
Diana's voice had surprised the already startled Akko, causing her to jump, right off Amanda's broom and fall to the ground, screaming all the way.
"AKKO!"
Akko flailed her arms around as she fell through the air.
Wait, what am I doing? She asked herself. She had fallen directly on the broom as planned. Now all she had to do was recite the spell!
"Tia Freyre!"
Akko still found herself falling to the ground. She stared at the broom in fear.
"WHAT?!"
She looked back to the ground, getting ever closer. Akko panicked and shouted.
"COME ON! PLEASE FLY, PLEASE FLY!" She begged. "TIA FREYRETIA FREYRETIA FREYRETIA FREYRETIA FREYRETIA FREYRE! PLEAAAAASSSSEEE!"
But it was no use, the ground was now feet away from Akko. She shut her eyes and prepared for the worst…
"Got you!"
Akko opened her eyes, she looked up and saw that her hand was gripped by a blonde with an irritated look, who showed no signs of letting go.
"D-Diana?"
Diana looked at Akko with disapproving eyes, as she slowly brought the brunette to the ground, setting her down. Akko fell on her butt and looked up at the frowning blonde.
"What were you thinking?" questioned Diana, "That if you just jumped from the air, you'd be able to fly automatically?"
"W-Well, kinda," said Akko quietly, fiddling with her fingers.
Diana sighed, "You'll never be able to fly like that, let alone get to the level everyone else is at."
Akko gaped, offended at the statement.
"You watch!" she shouted in anger at Diana, "I'll get a broom off the ground! And when I do, I'll fly circles around you!"
"Please," scoffed Diana, turning to Akko. "How can you expect to use a broom properly, if you can't even use your brain properly?" Akko stood, lost for words at the statement. Diana prepared to take off again.
"Oh, and you're welcome." finished Diana before flying back into the air, leaving Akko seething with frustration. Amanda flew right beside Akko, staring angrily at Diana, before turning to Akko.
"You okay?"
"Hmmph!" pouted Akko as she crossed her arms, "...don't wanna talk about it."
…
Akko sighed as she finished her hot cocoa. It had been a Friday, which meant that the students could visit Blytonbury after classes as long as they were back before curfew. Akko and her team had decided to go to the magic cafe/shop. Lotte was looking at a newspaper, while Sucy was browsing the herbs and spices section. The shopkeep walked over to Akko's table and picked up the empty cup.
"You're gloomier than usual," he stated simply.
"I've, never been gloomy around here."
"My point exactly," retorted the shopkeep, "What's buggin' ya kid?"
"Oh, it's nothing." sighed Akko.
"She's upset because she still can't fly a broom," answered Sucy from afar, "Oh, and Diana told her off for trying."
Akko gave Sucy a death stare, which Sucy shrugged at.
"Someone had to say it," she said in response.
Akko sighed once more and put her head on the table in depression. She felt a hand on her shoulder, and she looked up to see Lotte reaching across the table to do so.
"Hey, don't fret about it Akko," comforted Lotte, "You'll get the hang of it! You watch, you'll be flying before you know it!"
"Yeah," muttered Akko, "right after the pigs start flying."
Lotte looked flustered, shocked that her comfort hadn't worked. She decided to try something else.
"Why don't we change the subject?" she suggested, "Like how about Nightfall? O-or mushrooms? Or-"
"Hey, those new brooms come in yet?"
Akko sighed louder at Amanda's voice. Amanda looked to Akko in confusion.
"What? All I said was I wanted to see the new bro-oooohhhhh." Amanda suddenly realized. "Sorry. Too soon?"
"No, you're fine." murmured Akko, "Don't let me stop you from looking at brooms."
"If that's the case," chimed in the shopkeep, "follow me, I show ya what just came in." Amanda followed the shopkeep to the corner where the brooms were kept, leaving a very depressed Akko at the table.
What am I going to do? She thought to herself, How can I be a great witch like Chariot if I can't even get off the ground? Chariot may not have been the best student in her time at Luna Nova, but even she could ride a broom. If Chariot could do it, why not Akko? Was Akko not meant to be a witch? Had Shiny Rod made a mistake? All these thoughts and more flooded Akko's mind before she stood up.
"I need to use the bathroom," she told Lotte, who nodded in response. Akko proceeded to walk to bathrooms, they were near where the brooms were kept, which was where Amanda and the shopkeep were discussing brooms. Akko looked over but suddenly did a double take. The shopkeep was currently holding a very interesting looking broom in his hand. Akko almost shoved Amanda aside to get a good look at it.
"What kinda broom is that?!"
The broom in question was almost completely covered in a slick black. The head was shaped like a spear, and the bristles on the bottom were a dark silver. Just below the spear-shaped head looked to be a set of initials, but Akko couldn't read them all the way.
"This?" responded the shopkeep, "this was a custom job that someone did a few years back. Sold it here when they didn't want it I guess. I ain't too sure, this baby's been here long before I took over the shop." He stared at it again, "It's just been collectin' dust in the back, thought I'd bring it out, figured someone would buy it eventually."
Akko ignored the shopkeep and just kept staring at the broom, the sight of it almost hypnotizing. Whoever designed it definitely knew how to make it look amazing with the way that the black went with the silver bristles was perfect. Simply put, it looked cool.
I bet I'd look cool on it. thought Akko. She imagined herself zooming through the sky, all her fellow classmates in awe at the mere sight of her. Maybe then, she'd be respected among her peers. Heck, maybe even from Diana!
"Eh, looks alright," said Amanda, bringing Akko out of her stupor "What else ya got?" The shopkeep proceeded to put the black broom back in the case.
"Wait!"
The shopkeep stopped, and both he and Amanda looked towards the brunette.
"Could I see it? Please?"
The shopkeep just shrugged and handed the broom to Akko. She felt it in her palms and examined it from top to bottom. As she did, she felt goosebumps all over her body, as if the broom was a power line, sending volts throughout Akko's body.
It even feels cool! thought Akko. She looked to where the initials had been, and now saw that they read in bold silver: RM
"Who's RM?" She asked
"No idea," replied the shopkeep, "Like I said, this thing's been here before even I took over." His eyes suddenly widened in realization "Oh yeah! There was a name on the case that it first came in! Lemme see…" he turned over the guitar-like case until he found it, and showed it and showed Akko.
"...The Black Comet?" questioned Amanda, looking alongside Akko. "What kinda name is that?"
"I think it's the name of the broom," answered the shopkeep.
"I want it," said Akko suddenly, "How much?"
The shopkeep and Amanda looked at Akko with puzzled faces.
"You, wanna buy a broom?" questioned Amanda.
"That's right," confirmed Akko, she turned back to the shopkeep "Now how much for it?"
"Akko, I know you feel bad about today, but I don't think-
"I don't care." interrupted Akko with an almost ominous tone, "I saw it, I wanted it, so I'm gonna buy it."
Amanda stared at Akko; surprised at the brunette's reaction. Akko usually had some strange ideas, but this was possibly the stupidest. Did she really think a certain broom was gonna make her fly? She knew better than this! Then again, this was Akko…
"Alright," sighed Amanda, "If that's whatcha wanna do Akko, but hold on to the receipt."
Akko handed the shopkeep The Black Comet, which he put back in the case.
"Let's go ring ya up," he stated simply. Akko followed him to the register, beaming as if Shiny Chariot had just asked her to be her sidekick.
…
"Akko," whined Lotte, "why would you buy a broom?"
"I told you before, I saw it and I wanted it "Akko stated simply, now walking with the broom case in hand.
"A fancy broom won't make you fly, Akko" chimed in Sucy, "If anything, you'll look like a bigger idiot than before."
Akko pretended she hadn't heard Sucy, and they kept walking towards the leyline terminal. Amanda then came running up, waving a small piece of paper in her hand.
"Akko!" she shouted, "you forgot your receipt."
"Oh, you can throw that out," responded Akko, "I don't think I'll be needing it any time soon."
Amanda frustrated, stood in front of Akko, stopping the brunette.
"Look," she stated, "I know you're upset about today, but this broom isn't gonna change anything! All your doing is just wasting your money! Now come on, let's go return this thing, and get you your money back-
"NO!" interrupted Akko, everyone around her stopped and stared. Akko then spoke up:
"I am upset about today, I am, and it's all because of Diana saying I'll never be able to fly!"
"Well," chimed in Sucy, "at least not like how you tried to…"
"But with the Black Comet," Akko went on, ignoring Sucy, "I think I gotta good chance now! A chance to be like Chariot! A chance to show everyone I'm not a failure! A chance to make them regret mocking me!"
Amanda Lotte and Sucy stared at Akko. She only got this riled up when someone spoke ill of magic or Chariot in front of her but over a broom? The only other time she had done that was over the Shooting Star, and even then it wasn't to the level it was now…
Giving up on convincing her friend, Amanda sighed.
"Fine," she grumbled "keep the damn broom, it's your funeral," Akko smirked.
"Don't worry," she said, "I got a good feeling about this…"
"Well, just in case" chimed in Lotte, "Why don't you ride back with me on my broom?"
Akko had wanted to test out the Black Comet on the way back, but it was getting late, and the sun was starting to fall.
Don't worry, we'll show them ALL what we can really do back at Luna Nova…
Akko looked around confused. Who had said that? It wasn't a voice she had recognized anywhere else. Maybe it was another student from school? She looked around, there was no one else but her friends in the area, so who else could be talking? And were they even talking to her?
"Akko! You comin'?"
Akko was snapped out of her stupor, and looked towards her friends, waiting on her to catch-up.
It's probably nothing she thought to herself. Maybe just someone joking around. That's all. Smiling, she ran up to her friends and continued walking towards the terminal. When they got there, Akko carried the Black Comet under her arm and gripped Lotte's broom with her hands. She wanted to test out the comet right then and there, but she decided to be patient.
It's like that person said, she told herself, I'll show them all what I can really do at Luna Nova...