Mind Games

by Ironwood Ashes

New characters and old favorites in an original story, filling out some of the missing pieces from the original plot. What went on before Wanderer/Melanie arrived on the scene? Can Wanda's lessons help gain acceptance for the souls that join Jeb's group?

1. Disclaimer

DISCLAIMER: I will state this clearly at the beginning of the story instead of chapterly so as to avoid having to write tons of them later on:

This is a FANFICTION site (duh…says right on it…) and thus, I am NOT Stephanie Meyer, and I do not own The Host or any of its lovely, creative cannon characters. Life's a bitch. And then you die.

I will, however, claim bragging rights on providing a bit of back-story for some of the sorely neglected cannons. Anyone who's read the novel with a modest degree of interest will be able to tell which ones those are.

And I do own the following characters, who are completely my own invention: Emma West and family, Crystal Spirals, and Christopher Jones. More may be noted as the story advances.