Hey, everyone, I've decided I will now be starting a new story, a series of one-shots. Each one shot was be directed by a tarot card, specifically the Major Arcana cards. I will be doing the cards in order, starting with the Fool, or number zero. The next card is the Magician. I'll get it up quick. Please read and review. Enjoy.
The Fool
The end of one journey is the start of another. His father had said that several times throughout his childhood and he still believed it, still lived by it. Even when things were at the absolute worst for him, he was still willing to believe that he'd survive. He was never one to give up. Giving up and failing was worst then trying to the very end and failing.
His father, the great magician Lionel Shrike, believed it till the very end. It may not have worked out to well, but he never let anything defeat him. Even when publicly humiliated he would never say his career was over.
So when his father died, Dylan vowed to get vengeance for what they had done. He lived a hard life for years, barely managing to live, yet he persevered and planned. Nothing could prevent him from evening the scales of justice even when the odds were horribly stacked against him at first. So when he got his first chance, he began to even them.
Over years he created a personae for himself. No one would know the true him. Everyone he worked with day in and day out would see an arrogant, slightly clueless, reckless detective from New York who had nothing to his name when he started his training with the FBI. If anyone had truly known they'd probably think he was insane. And they may have been right.
Now, now it was all over. His plan had gone perfectly to plan in to grand scheme of things. France's Credit Republican's reputation was ruin, as was Tressler financially. And Thaddeus Bradley, the man who started it all into action because of his own selfishness, was behind bars, like he should have been twenty years ago. He had spent almost his entire life planning for this, waiting for this. And in the midst of it all, he never paused to consider what he would do once it was over. He had no more plans, no elaborate plot of revenge to create.
His plan was done, and it went all according to plan. Well, almost. There was the matter of a certain French Interpol Agent. Alma Dray.
She was one factor he never saw coming. The one point he never planned for. She was smart, clever, determined, resourceful, brave, and unyielding. She would not let anyone stop her from doing what she needed to do, and no one could stand in her way. Yet, she was also loyal, kind, and faithful. She was willing to put up with him when he was being the very worst to her. She cared for him when anyone else would probably leave New Orleans and head to New York without him. She was extraordinarily patient with him. Even after having to pin him down at a bar, she would sit down with him and explain what she found out about the Eye to him.
It may have been her optimistic and curious yet fierce attitude he loved best about her. She was very down to earth about case work, yet she got so excited about a simple card trick he had mastered by five years of age. She wanted to learn all she could about magic and its history. She even adored the work of his father, especially his trick with the card in the tree in Central Park. She had even managed to figure it out in less than a day, much faster than anyone else I know would have. Most likely because no one would have cared for the trick and would gave up in less than an hour. She was fascinated by it.
And then there was his Horsemen. J. Daniel Atlas, a control-freak illusionist. Henley Reeves, a strong, independent escape artist. Merritt, the loner, companion-desiring mentalist. And lastly Jack Wilder, a young, determined sleight illusionist. They are four lone acts that came together as a true team. They were all willing to put faith in something they didn't understand and work together to do amazing things. They're now a team that can't be split apart. From four separate magicians to four friends willing to stand side by side, as well as stand by him. They're not so much the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as the Four Horsemen of the Scales of Justice.
His journey to avenge his father may have been over, but perhaps that was a bad thing. It only meant that he was now starting a new journey. And on this one, he knew he wouldn't be walking alone.
And that is it for the Fool's card. Some more in-depth view of Dylan Rhodes. For me he is just a great, natural character to write. Don't worry, all the Horsemen, along Alma Dray, and perhaps the FBI agents (Fuller, Evans, Cowan) will be featured. The Horsemen are all guaranteed a one-shot of their own as they all have their own card (Lovers, High Priestess, Hermit, Death) though they'll be in more than just those. Dray will also get her own. I hope you all like this idea. I plan to get the Magician up within the week. Please review. Later.