Song: Halloween Theme from the movie Halloween
Several years ago, I shared my story, about where I came from, and the things I did. But that story was...a lie. Well, not exactly a lie. I shortened and simplified a lot of things. I made them seem smaller and easier. I exaggerated the good things and I hid the bad ones away or brushed over them. When I think about why I did this, I guess it was because as a Guardian my story, and the stories of the other Guardian, are supposed to be heroic. We are supposed to swiftly find any solution after a theatrically appropriate amount of struggle. We are supposed to know the right thing to do, always and without fail. I wrote myself as that dauntless here, and in hindsight it sickens me that those words might have contributed to my current predicament.
In light of recent events, I don't think we can hide behind that mask anymore. What is recently passed events for me are what's waiting in the future for you. I hope that by sharing my story, the uncensored version this time, maybe what's happened to my family, what's eventually going to happen to me, can be averted.
I wish for you to understand that at the time of my writing this, I am quite old, though my face does not betray it. And after all these centuries, I have come to discuss certain things with an unfortunate degree of cynicism, stoicism, and wit. While I'm sure some of the things I will share will be shocking or disturbing to you, I urge you to read to the end. Maybe by the time you do, my next words won't be true.
I am Mimic, Guardian of Balance. I am going to tell about how I became the last Guardian.
A/N:
What do the Guardians look like to someone who does not understand them?
How does one build a Guardian from nothing, with no prior knowledge, and no preparation?
How does someone discover what it means to be a Guardian, alone, without having someone there to immediately tell them?
For there to be a time with the Guardians, there must be a time before the Guardians in a life. And make no mistake, this is a story about a life, in the world. The world is a big place. The Guardians are in that world too, and how they appear in that world grows and changes with the girl who is living it.
It's time to see the Guardians from a new perspective, a clueless one, one who is trying her best to sort it out. It may not all be enjoyable, but then again, life rarely is.
Either you are in for the ride, or you are not.