From Little Flame to Raging Fire

I don't own anything but my OC's.

Read the author's note afterwards, please. It's important.

Prologue

You walk along the winding pathway. You had gone to this place not so long ago and you are happy that you have returned. You wait for the voice to begin another tale. Staring at all of the trees, you hear the familiar voice again. While it talks, you look at the doors once more.

T'was a long time ago, longer now then it seems,

In a place that, perhaps, you have seen in your dreams,

The first door has a red present on it, decorated with stars and it makes you think of fireworks.

The next, has a dark red heart on it and it makes you think of love and affection.

For the story that you are about to be told,

Is possibly centuries old,

The next, has a forest green shamrock on it, and you think of little green men with ginger beards.

The one after that is a large egg, decorated with pink, white, yellow and blue and makes you think of rabbits and chocolate.

Now, you've probably wondered where the sorcerer, Maverick, came from,

If you haven't, I'd say it's time you begun,

For this story will tell you how Maverick grew into the hero he is today,

The one after that is a carving of a turkey, and it makes you think of a certain sorcerer's love of food.

The next one, is one you recognize straight away. It is the door a certain king used to enter the land of winter, presents and joy.

And know Maverick's mighty yet fun tale,

Will make you smile and laugh without fail,

However, once, a calamity ever so great,

Occurred when the mighty Halloween clock struck eight.

And the next, is the door to the land where all things scary are. It is the door to the land, where Maverick, Jack and Cobweb live. You went there in the last tale and, as the door to this place opens, you know you are going there once more. A strong wind pulls you in, and the door slams shut behind you.

You fall into the darkness, which pulls you into a brand new story…

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Author's note:

Me + Mav: Yay! From Little Flame to Raging Fire has begun!

Me: Now, as excited for this story as I am, I'm also a little worried.

Mav: Aw, why J?

Me: Because this story has a few warnings to it. So, without further ado. *Ahem* This story is rated a T+ (or a heavy T, as I call it) because of violence (obviously), slight language, character death (again, obviously), innuendo (but that's not until Maverick's teenage years…Except with Marcus, Marcus is pretty bad…), a small mention of child abuse (I'll let you guess which one of them got abused), a couple of birth scenes, war, alcohol use and smoking. And, to any of you homophobic fans, there are a few gay/bisexual characters in this.

Mav: *Shrugs* Not all of my friends were heterosexual. Some were gay, some were bi.

Me: If any of these warnings disturb you (I especially want to know if anyone's homophobic), then tell me and I'll put a little warning at the start of a chapter with that content in it. And (this is something I need to say), if anyone is homophobic, do NOT leave a homophobic review. I mean it, guys. I won't warn you about any gay/bisexual characters that may appear in the chapters, but I will warn you if there's a kiss between two men or something like that (if you want me to, that is). I know I may be stressing this a bit, but I need to know. So, be sure to tell me. Ok? Ok.

Mav: *Thumbs up* Thanks, guys.

Me: This doesn't have anything to do with the rating, but I'll say this: Maverick doesn't appear in the first few chapters.

Mav: WHAT?

Me: I wanna explore Amanda's times in Halloween Town first. So, the first few chapters will focus on characters like Amanda, Montarg (He's counted as a main character in this), Marcus, Arachnid and…*Gasps* Maverick's dad, Xavier. Yep. He's here too. So, in this story, you'll learn more about characters like Maverick (obviously), Montarg (you'll learn quite a lot about Monty's childhood), Marcus (same with him), Amanda and the characters that have only recently been mentioned, like John Jones (I think a couple of you may both like and dislike John), Rodney (Love. Him) and Richard.

Mav: Sounds exciting, eh?

Me: So, we'll see you in the first chapter!

Me + Mav: Bye!