BAHAHAHAHA LAST CHAPTER I SAID "See you guys next week!" Yeah, and then I went on a six month hiatus... I crack myself up.
Okay, I'm super sorry that I disappeared more than Dex did. Since I've been active on my A. Fan account and writing Assassin on here (Go check it out!), I don't really have much of an excuse.
But without further ado- oh wait, I have to respond to reviews. Okay, with one further ado (is that grammatically correct?), we shall proceed to chapter four!
Sokeefe54355: YAY! ME TOO!
LilyoftheShips: I'm SORRYYY! BUT YES! Love the nickname!
Kittys3ction123: He deserves credit! We must protect the cinnamon roll!
Sofie Foster: That's fine!
Sunstorm232: I know! It was amazing, right? My copy didn't come till the Saturday after and I binge read it all day, despite having to go to a Bar Mitzvah. Lol. Thank you!
L: Kind of, but in book one, it seemed like it would probably be either Fitzphie or Dexphie. And yes! But I may include separate chapters for the short stories (Like the "Until she was ready for more" one.) Sorry! But thanks.
Cary: Of course he can't. We're all pterodactyls at heart! Yeah, you go fangirls! Thank you! BAHAHAHAHA SIX MONTH HIATUS!
Country-Fangirl: Agreed to both! Thanks!
Okay, now that that ado is out of the way (seriously, is this correct grammar?), we shall proceed to chapter four!
"Hello, everyone!" Sophie announced, sitting down in the designated book club leaders chair. "How are you guys?"
Tam, who was sitting in a corner far away from everyone else, yelled "SHOULDN'T WE BE DOING THIS ON ZOOM!?"
Sophie froze. "Wait, can elves get coronavirus?"
Dex nodded.
"Seriously, someone answer me!"
Everblaze (the book) rolled its eyes (don't ask how this is possible.) "Yes, of course elves can get coronavirus. Books cannot, but I'd rather you not die before you can finish the series. That'd be a rather disappointing twist to Unlocked."
The ultimate fangirl (because there's only one now) suddenly appeared. "Oh! That reminds me! At the beginning of the fanfiction, I stated that the universe froze after Flashback. Now that Legacy has been released (Six months ago), the events of that book have already played out and frozen after the cliffhanger- I won't specify because I know I have a reader who hasn't yet read it, and I don't want to spoil it for them.
All fanpeople who have not yet read Legacy thanked their queen A Very Obsessed Fangirl.
"All right, weird authors aside-" An explosion sounded. Sophie shrugged, used to the fourth wall break by now. "-We should stay safe from the disease, so how about we reconvene on Zoom?" Everyone nodded. "Dex, I need your help setting up the zoom meeting."
Dex's periwinkle eyes widened. "You- you need my help? Does that mean... I'm relevant!?" he gasped.
Sophie shrugged. "I guess."
"WHAT!? THIS IS BLASPHEMY!" exclaimed the book.
The ultimate fangirl reappeared. "Oh! While their setting that up, how about another ad break?"
The other fangirls nodded and began singing the Ballad of Bo and Ro.
The ultimate fangirl thought, which would come to the surprise of the crowd, who do not believe she has a brain. They may or may not be right, A. Fan is withholding judgement. While the crowd was in her mind, she decided she would advertise The Abyss Of Author-Hating, a collaborative fanfiction between her and IStillHopeForSophex. It is on his account. The story is about the adventures of the crowd, a crowd of... people(?) existing purely to insult A. Fan, and GT, a person similar to the crowd that insults IStillHopeForSophex. Both voices of doubt are thrown off a cliff, and craziness follows! "Go read The Abyss Of Author-Hating!" she exclaimed. "It is a collaborative fan-"
A fangirl cleared her throat. "Um, A. Fan, you already advertised it in the narration."
"Oh, I did? Okay. Well, the Zoom meeting should be ready by now, so let's return to the story! Ad break over!"
"All right, so, it's been a while," Sophie announced, sitting in her three-walled bedroom. A plate of mallowmelt was right next to her, the gooey heaven slowly disappearing into her mouth. Keefe's gaze hardened, obviously jealous. But was he jealous of Sophie for having mallowmelt, or mallowmelt for having Sophie's love? It is unclear.
"Hey, I was- [removed because Legacy spoilers, but if you've read it, you'll know.]" Keefe said, giving himself a valid excuse.
Fitz nodded. "And I was depressed about [another Legacy spoiler. Again, if you've read it, you'll know.]"
"Well, yeah, you guys have good excuses," Linh said.
"The only person who doesn't is A. Fan," Biana added.
"True, true," Sophie agreed. "Anyway, A. Fan is too lazy to go get her copy of Everblaze, so we'll see how this goes!"
"Tsk, tsk, A. Fan. How rude," the book scolded.
A. Fan sighed, insulted by one of her favorite books. Nothing new, though, she was pretty sure she'd made Shannon Messenger call her a psychopath at least once.
"Everblaze was full of plot twists and stuff!" Sophie said. "How about we go around and say which plot point we think is most noteworthy? I'll call on you in order of who appears on my screen. If you want to reply to someone's answer, unmute your mic and use the raise hand icon."
"Woah, guys, look!" Keefe declared. "There's a feature to change your name!" Sophie saw the caption "LORD HUNKYHAIR GULONMASTER" replace Keefe's name under his picture.
"That's awesome!" Biana said. She changed her name to "Lady of the Sparkles."
Sophie then saw dimples appear in Deck's cheek. He began changing all of their names, using the Technopathy that for so long had made him seem useless. Fitz became "Wonderchandelier," while Sophie was "Queen of Oblviousness." Tam's name, appropriately, was changed to "Sir Salty Shadows." After deciding that Linh was undeserving of having her name changed, he changed his own to "TECHNO OVERLORD." Linh then decided on "princess purryfins."
"Okay, are you guys done with that?" Sophie asked. Reluctantly, they all nodded. "Good. Most noteworthy plot twist. Keefe, go."
"Um... my mom joining the Neverseen?"
"Right," Sophie said, unable to believe she forgot that. "Um, Deck."
"It's Dex!" he exploded.
"Yeah, whatever, Desk. Answer the question."
"...probably the ability circlet," he muttered. "But hey! You can't be mad at me for that if you can't remember who I am!"
"How did you get here again?" Sophie asked. Dex rolled his eyes. "Okay, um, Fitz."
"When we started cognate training, even though we didn't really know it yet! Remember? Good times, good times..." Fitz sighed, teal eyes sparkling.
"I seem to remember Foster blocking you the first time you entered her mind," Keefe retorted.
"Guys! No ship wars yet! We're only on Everblaze!" Sophie scolded.
The ultimate fangirl popped up in the zoom meeting. "Fun fact: That was when I started hardcore shipping Team Foster-Keefe! Woo! Before that, I just didn't really care all that much, even though I didn't really like Fitz."
"No one cares," Tam replied. "Also, don't you have a math class Zoom?"
"Shut up," she muttered, and left.
"Oookay... Tam, what is your contribution to the discussion?"
"I would say healing Fintan," he answered. "I can't believe the council did that! Mallowmelt, they're so stupid!"
"I know, right?" Sophie agreed. "Linh?"
"I agree with Tam."
"Cool. Biana?"
"Me Vanishing!" she announced, flickering in and out of sight. "Nah. That was cool, but my actual answer is probably Kenric's death. That was so sad!"
"Yeah, right after my friend read that part, she asked me why I had gotten her into such a terrible book series," the ultimate fangirl announced, reappearing.
"Go do your logarithms!" Tam yelled.
Sophie cleared her throat. "Okay, um, I think everyone's answered but me. I would say that time I decided it would be a bright idea to read the ogre king's mind! Ugh."
"Hey, you didn't ask me!" the book said.
Sophie rolled her eyes. "Fine, what do you think?"
"The cliffhanger!" the book announced. "When you decided you would go join the Black Swan!"
"Great!" Sophie announced. "This concludes today's meeting! We should see you soon(er) with Neverseen!"
Okay, so... long chapter! Hopefully that sort of makes up for the six month hiatus? I'm so sorry, I didn't even realize how long it had been until I went back and checked today. If I don't have Neverseen up in a month, feel free to come attack me as a mob. That is May 30th, the deadline is May 30th. I'll have it up by then. I hope you guys enjoyed!
And I'm working on a cover design for this book, so look for that next chapter!
As always, please review!
