Author's Notes
Okay, first up: I know more people read the story than left reviews and that the one review I did get wasn't exactly full on useful information on how I could improve myself, no offence intended Abeatticus I'm pleased you liked it but as an artist I know I need feedback on 'Why you liked it' so that I can improve myself.
Secondly: Any future stories I write under a 'Meddlers' title will also be one-shots in which any number of my Voidian Knights characters will be meddling with the cannon time-line(please note: NOT NEGATING IT, Cannon Time-line still occurs just separately from Meddled Time-line) to achieve a certain result.
I'm likely to only have one 'Meddlers' story in any given category how ever each story might(if I can write them) receive one or more continuity stories, these will be considered the same story focused more on the characters from the world than on my own ones from beyond it and may feature snippets both before and after the 'meddling'; they are as I said 'Continuity Stories'.
Finally: Back in the 'General Productions' of my mind are plans and ideas on Meddling with Anime/Psychic Academy and Books/His Dark Materials and those people who are familiar with either will have some idea what(or rather who) such meddling might involve.
Any way enough of my jabber I give you a story of the Headache Continuity: Eyes.
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Eyes
Dragon, sometimes the most unpredictable of all the Knights, was feeling reminiscent after another successful mission, though it is safe to assume that an entity whose own body has forgotten what it originally looked like can't have a great memory themselves.
But Dragon is so much more than one entity, he is The Other, the Mirror and even in one of the last worlds he visited wholly: the Mimic. A reminiscent Dragon could viably think back to the happy memories of anyone in the Multiverse and in this instance found himself following, in mind and with a rewinded World Window, the memories of Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke.
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In what felt, to him at any rate, like the first ever music class Jess found himself gazing fondly, instead of his usual staring, at the teacher. He even found himself singing along with the whole class.
His gaze shifted and he shared a brief smile with his friend with a feeling of contentment. Something in him seemed to have changed though it would be some time before he'd have any idea what, he felt more alive, more there, more in touch with reality than ever before, this time his head stayed where it was as he looked out of the corner of his eye, not even realising he was doing it or what information this action would convey to those who saw it.
There! He thought after catching a flash of blond hair.
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Leslie smiled and felt an unnatural urge to be silent as feelings of contentment and safety flowed through her. Even she knew that Jess was somehow different today, though she, like him, could not yet comprehend the reason.
Nor could she then understand her own sense of victory, as if she had conquered some foe, rendered some threat harmless, or even made a new friend, whatever it was she felt that under his watching eyes she could do anything.
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"So even back then she had him hooked, she almost never had a chance to rill him in." Dragon said with a smile.
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The two of them were seated on Leslie's porch with PT at their feet.
"I saw it again today." Jess paused for a moment before responding.
"Oh, you mean that brown dog you said has been following you since..." He couldn't continue, they had both been profoundly affected by that day and even though they could no longer access the millions of years of knowledge that had been poured into their heads it was still there and affected them in some way almost daily, usually in small ways, both were faster and stronger than they were before and both artists were steadily improving in skill in their respective mediums.
Jess's main concern at the moment was his thoughts of this dog somehow being Leslie's postponed death haunting her, a fact that the canine like creature knew and so took pains to avoid drawing his attention.
Well until now that is.
"Jess." came Leslie's call after a few moments of silence.
Jess looked up to see PT circling a brown dog-like creature, for up close the creature's resemblance was soundly defeated by an open mind.
Jess shot to his feet only to have the creature lock eyes with him, instantly reconnecting him with the sensations of his brief contact with an Immortal from beyond even Terabithia. He sat down again, hard.
The creature spread bat-like wings and launched itself up to perch on the rail near them, though it appeared like a canine it definitely favoured the mannerisms of felines.
"I haven't much time, your Highness's," it spoke in a small, high masculine, voice almost like a young boy's might be. "It is getting harder to follow you outside of your kingdom, as such it was necessary to approach you." it gave an approximation of a bow before proudly addressing Leslie "My Lady, the one called Dragon Alterum sent me to guard the members of your court and to this day I have done so, but it becomes daily harder to go about unnoticed outside of Terabithia." another bow this time to Jess and it's tone became humble "My Liege, I am a dragon created from the soul of a Voidian Knight but have no name by which I could be summoned to offer aid, I would ask you to grant me a name that I might better serve you and your court."
Jess blinked and looked over at Leslie then began thinking quickly when the unnamed Terabithian Knight shifted nervously.
"Ah, how does Vorian Scaleshield sound?" he asked and nearly jumped when PT barked but sighed in relief as the newly named Vorian nodded his assent before leaping quickly for the tree cover.
"We'll see you in court tomorrow, won't we Sir Vorian?" Leslie called after the departing knight.
"Count on it My Lady" wafted back the reply.
A few moments after the rushed meeting Leslie's mother appeared and invited the royal Terabithian couple inside.
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"Do forgive me Vorian, I always forget to name those I make for living in the worlds." Dragon whispered, though no-one was there to hear him.
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Author's Notes... Again!?
Okay I'm going to leave it there for now as I haven't got anything else at the moment.
Watching through the movie again recently I noticed that the first music class after the two become friends holds a great deal of significance, to me at least, I mean it's so different from the music class scene before it where Jess stare is fixed on the teacher and his expression one of forced neutrality, in the later scene he willingly turns his gaze to Leslie and smiles before turning back to the teacher(I read it as with respect, as in if he didn't have to respect the teacher he would have just kept smiling at Leslie like an idiot.)
I would have included some notes on Vorian about here but I've forgotten exactly what I wanted to say about him, oh well.
Please all of you, even if you hated them, tell me what you think of them and, for the aspiring artist the all important, why you feel that way!
The One who is Many.