"Something's happening out there," James said, glancing through the small window in their cell. The others gathered around to see. Crystal knew what they would see. Every Wild Power and Wild Power back-up team, everything relating to destroying the Night World was gathered around the Night World council house. She had no conclusive idea on getting the fourth, so she had just decided that everyone's created Wild Powers and alike would gather for the last battle.
"I don't believe this." Ash actually sounded surprised.
"Is this what you wrote?" Poppy asked.
"Yep," Crystal said cheerfully.
"Then why aren't they actually doing - "
Mary-Lynnette's sentence was never complete. The room was obscured in a sudden flash of bright, swirling magical energies. Crystal had never felt anything like the sensation of Power surrounding her. When the power had gone and her vision had returned to normal, the Council House was gone. So were the council. So were the created Wild Powers, apart from the original ones from the book.
"We won!" Poppy said cheerfully.
"I'm surprised you didn't have the Night World kill us all," Ash snorted.
"Maybe I should have had them kill you," Crystal snapped. Why did he have to put a damper on everything?
"What's going on?" Iliana asked, looking confused. "Who are you?"
Crystal sighed heavily, letting it slide. "It's not worth explaining," she said with a sigh.
* * *
It was lunch period the next day. Crystal sat with the characters discussing what had happened. She'd written about the Night World being destroyed and everyone living happily with their soulmates.
"If you wrote everyone living with their soulmate hw come you didn't get one?" Elena asked, leaning against Stefan, who looked a little surprised. He glanced over Crystal's shoulder.
"Damon? What are you doing here?"
Tall, dark and incredibly sexy Damon Salvatore stood there, an amused expression on his handsome face. "I'm apparently here to sweep a Crystal Harman off her feet." He looked around. "So which one of you lovely ladies is Crystal Harman?"
"That would be me," Crystal said grinning from ear to ear. It was her story, why couldn't she have a little fun? She allowed Damon to pull her into his arms and kiss her long and deep. A wonderful white light was beginning to bloom between them, and fire danced along her nerves.
"I thought you liked sexy Shadow Men," Julian protested.
"I do," Crystal said. "I also like sexy Italian vampires too."
"You could have done a little better for yourself," Stefan muttered.
"Hey." Elena hit him lightly. "You're taken."
"That's not what I was saying!" Stefan protested.
"Oh come on, little brother," Damon said, "this witch is hot."
"How did you know I was a witch?" Crystal asked. "I didn't tell you."
"Lightly link thing," was all Damon said. Crystal just shrugged, not really caring. She had her soulmate.
"So Night World ended happily ever after," Jez said. "So did VD, and what's going on with this Forbidden Game thing?"
Jenny glanced over at Tom and Julian. Tom didn't look too pleased. Julian was smirking. "Thanks a lot," she muttered, glaring at Crystal.
"Can you make him not kill me?" Tom asked sourly.
"I'll think about it," Crystal said.
"What ever happened to that bitch you created?" Susan asked. "Tell me you killed her off."
Crystal flushed a little. "Uh I wrote that she sort of escaped." It would be impossible to banish all the darkness. She didn't think she could actually stand to live in a world where everything was happy and all lovey-dovey. It would be nice, just...not practical. Maybe there was almost a need for a little darkness.
"What's going to happen with me and Ash?" Mary-Lynnette asked.
"Write another book where girls don't kick me anymore," Ash suggested for a second time.
"Maybe," Crystal said, trying not to grin. "But I did write that you came back and you guys lived happily ever after."
"Happy ever after seems to be a big part of these books," Delos pointed out, almost dryly.
"What's wrong with happy ever after?" Maggie asked.
"That's the reason everyone likes the books, I guess," Crystal said. "It's a break from the norm."
"I would hardly call this little gathering here "the norm," " Damon said dryly, glancing around the group. He had a point, considering they were a group of three Wild Powers, witches, vampires, psychics and even a Shadow Man thrown in for good measure. "And maybe you can tell me why I suddenly feel as if the world would end without you in it?"
Crystal smiled. "Because we're soulmates. Soulmates are supposed to be perfect for each other. And one won't be happy without the other."
"What happens with the DV gang?" Bonnie asked, spotting Kaitlyn and Gabriel coming to join them.
"Well my plan was to get them both to read the Dark Visions books and get Kait and Gabriel back together," Crystal said, seeing them come. "Did it work?"
Kaitlyn smiled. "It did."
"I suppose I ought to thank you," Gabriel said, his words sounding slightly forced.
"Don't mention it," Crystal said with a grin.
"I have a request," Elena said.
"What?" Crystal asked suspiciously.
"Write *me* a nice story where I don't die," Elena said. Crystal felt a little embarrassed, Elena was obviously still peeved from what she'd learned on line.
"Hey, have you written any fics about us?" Mary-Lynnette asked.
Ash opened his mouth, but Crystal cut in before he could speak. "I'm working on one," she confessed. "And no, no one has kicked you so far."
"I also saw you were writing one about me," Meredith said, an eyebrow raised. "Something where I end up with a vampire."
"Hey, what's that one?" Bonnie asked, grinning. "That's gotta be interesting? Meredith with a vamp?"
"It's called Killing Time," Crystal admitted. "I sort of got lost with the plot."
"Well finish it," Meredith practically ordered. "I want to know what happens."
"Do I dare ask what you wrote about me and Julian?" Jenny asked, almost cautiously.
Crystal grinned. "I wrote one called Desires Unveiled where you're facing a psychopathic Shadow Mistress and you have to call Julian back to help you defeat her."
"What happens to me?" Tom asked suspiciously.
Crystal flushed a little. "Um, you die."
"Great," Tom muttered sullenly. "Has anyone ever written any fics where I *don't* die horribly?"
"I sincerely hope not," Julian added.
"Shut up," Jenny said.
Crystal thought a minute. "Yeah, actually. You might want to try Nicole Patterson's fic, Haunted by Shadows. Nothing happens to you in that, except you end up with Dee."
Dee looked surprised. "Really? What happens to me in yours?"
"You help Jenny and Julian kick the Shadow Mistress's ass."
Dee looked pleased. "Sounds fun."
"You got any fics about us?" Kaitlyn asked.
"I dread to think," Gabriel muttered.
"One or two," Crystal said, deciding not to go into the details of the plot on Disturbing Behaviour. She doubted Kaitlyn would be impressed to learn that she had become a vampire. But she and Gabriel had remained together.
"Have you written any ones about me and Damon?" Bonnie asked with a wicked grin.
"No way," Crystal said, moving closer to Damon. "He's mine."
"Learn to share," Bonnie said cheerfully.
Damon looked interested at that. Crystal glared at him. He just shrugged. "Any about me?" he asked.
"Most are in planning stage," Crystal admitted. She noticed Maggie open her mouth, and sighed. "Before all the rest of you start asking what's been written about you I suggest you just go look on the Net. Try Twilight Tales. That's got the best collection of fan fic I've found. Or, maybe lurk on one of the writing lists." She paused, then added, "Or fanfiction.net. You name it, they'll have fics for it."
"But no one will believe it's really us if we say," Morgead pointed out.
"Maybe that would be a good thing," Jez said dryly. "We wouldn't want to be mobbed by hoards of fans."
"Did you write anything about what's going to happen next?" Maggie asked.
"Won't you be sued for copy write?" Meredith put in dryly.
Crystal smiled sheepishly. "I wrote a little paragraph about that where LJ Smith and her publishers and lawyers and co don't get mad at me and don't sue."
"Oh so subtle," Meredith said.
"So what next?" Poppy asked.
Crystal shrugged. "Anything can happen. It's up to you guys. I don't write the future. I just wrote that everyone gets on with life."
Which was exactly what she planned to do. She had always wanted a more interesting life, and it sure looked like she'd gotten one. She had new friends, a new soulmate, it seemed as if life would never be dull again. She'd just go on living it, even it was a little bizarre.
THE END.
"I don't believe this." Ash actually sounded surprised.
"Is this what you wrote?" Poppy asked.
"Yep," Crystal said cheerfully.
"Then why aren't they actually doing - "
Mary-Lynnette's sentence was never complete. The room was obscured in a sudden flash of bright, swirling magical energies. Crystal had never felt anything like the sensation of Power surrounding her. When the power had gone and her vision had returned to normal, the Council House was gone. So were the council. So were the created Wild Powers, apart from the original ones from the book.
"We won!" Poppy said cheerfully.
"I'm surprised you didn't have the Night World kill us all," Ash snorted.
"Maybe I should have had them kill you," Crystal snapped. Why did he have to put a damper on everything?
"What's going on?" Iliana asked, looking confused. "Who are you?"
Crystal sighed heavily, letting it slide. "It's not worth explaining," she said with a sigh.
* * *
It was lunch period the next day. Crystal sat with the characters discussing what had happened. She'd written about the Night World being destroyed and everyone living happily with their soulmates.
"If you wrote everyone living with their soulmate hw come you didn't get one?" Elena asked, leaning against Stefan, who looked a little surprised. He glanced over Crystal's shoulder.
"Damon? What are you doing here?"
Tall, dark and incredibly sexy Damon Salvatore stood there, an amused expression on his handsome face. "I'm apparently here to sweep a Crystal Harman off her feet." He looked around. "So which one of you lovely ladies is Crystal Harman?"
"That would be me," Crystal said grinning from ear to ear. It was her story, why couldn't she have a little fun? She allowed Damon to pull her into his arms and kiss her long and deep. A wonderful white light was beginning to bloom between them, and fire danced along her nerves.
"I thought you liked sexy Shadow Men," Julian protested.
"I do," Crystal said. "I also like sexy Italian vampires too."
"You could have done a little better for yourself," Stefan muttered.
"Hey." Elena hit him lightly. "You're taken."
"That's not what I was saying!" Stefan protested.
"Oh come on, little brother," Damon said, "this witch is hot."
"How did you know I was a witch?" Crystal asked. "I didn't tell you."
"Lightly link thing," was all Damon said. Crystal just shrugged, not really caring. She had her soulmate.
"So Night World ended happily ever after," Jez said. "So did VD, and what's going on with this Forbidden Game thing?"
Jenny glanced over at Tom and Julian. Tom didn't look too pleased. Julian was smirking. "Thanks a lot," she muttered, glaring at Crystal.
"Can you make him not kill me?" Tom asked sourly.
"I'll think about it," Crystal said.
"What ever happened to that bitch you created?" Susan asked. "Tell me you killed her off."
Crystal flushed a little. "Uh I wrote that she sort of escaped." It would be impossible to banish all the darkness. She didn't think she could actually stand to live in a world where everything was happy and all lovey-dovey. It would be nice, just...not practical. Maybe there was almost a need for a little darkness.
"What's going to happen with me and Ash?" Mary-Lynnette asked.
"Write another book where girls don't kick me anymore," Ash suggested for a second time.
"Maybe," Crystal said, trying not to grin. "But I did write that you came back and you guys lived happily ever after."
"Happy ever after seems to be a big part of these books," Delos pointed out, almost dryly.
"What's wrong with happy ever after?" Maggie asked.
"That's the reason everyone likes the books, I guess," Crystal said. "It's a break from the norm."
"I would hardly call this little gathering here "the norm," " Damon said dryly, glancing around the group. He had a point, considering they were a group of three Wild Powers, witches, vampires, psychics and even a Shadow Man thrown in for good measure. "And maybe you can tell me why I suddenly feel as if the world would end without you in it?"
Crystal smiled. "Because we're soulmates. Soulmates are supposed to be perfect for each other. And one won't be happy without the other."
"What happens with the DV gang?" Bonnie asked, spotting Kaitlyn and Gabriel coming to join them.
"Well my plan was to get them both to read the Dark Visions books and get Kait and Gabriel back together," Crystal said, seeing them come. "Did it work?"
Kaitlyn smiled. "It did."
"I suppose I ought to thank you," Gabriel said, his words sounding slightly forced.
"Don't mention it," Crystal said with a grin.
"I have a request," Elena said.
"What?" Crystal asked suspiciously.
"Write *me* a nice story where I don't die," Elena said. Crystal felt a little embarrassed, Elena was obviously still peeved from what she'd learned on line.
"Hey, have you written any fics about us?" Mary-Lynnette asked.
Ash opened his mouth, but Crystal cut in before he could speak. "I'm working on one," she confessed. "And no, no one has kicked you so far."
"I also saw you were writing one about me," Meredith said, an eyebrow raised. "Something where I end up with a vampire."
"Hey, what's that one?" Bonnie asked, grinning. "That's gotta be interesting? Meredith with a vamp?"
"It's called Killing Time," Crystal admitted. "I sort of got lost with the plot."
"Well finish it," Meredith practically ordered. "I want to know what happens."
"Do I dare ask what you wrote about me and Julian?" Jenny asked, almost cautiously.
Crystal grinned. "I wrote one called Desires Unveiled where you're facing a psychopathic Shadow Mistress and you have to call Julian back to help you defeat her."
"What happens to me?" Tom asked suspiciously.
Crystal flushed a little. "Um, you die."
"Great," Tom muttered sullenly. "Has anyone ever written any fics where I *don't* die horribly?"
"I sincerely hope not," Julian added.
"Shut up," Jenny said.
Crystal thought a minute. "Yeah, actually. You might want to try Nicole Patterson's fic, Haunted by Shadows. Nothing happens to you in that, except you end up with Dee."
Dee looked surprised. "Really? What happens to me in yours?"
"You help Jenny and Julian kick the Shadow Mistress's ass."
Dee looked pleased. "Sounds fun."
"You got any fics about us?" Kaitlyn asked.
"I dread to think," Gabriel muttered.
"One or two," Crystal said, deciding not to go into the details of the plot on Disturbing Behaviour. She doubted Kaitlyn would be impressed to learn that she had become a vampire. But she and Gabriel had remained together.
"Have you written any ones about me and Damon?" Bonnie asked with a wicked grin.
"No way," Crystal said, moving closer to Damon. "He's mine."
"Learn to share," Bonnie said cheerfully.
Damon looked interested at that. Crystal glared at him. He just shrugged. "Any about me?" he asked.
"Most are in planning stage," Crystal admitted. She noticed Maggie open her mouth, and sighed. "Before all the rest of you start asking what's been written about you I suggest you just go look on the Net. Try Twilight Tales. That's got the best collection of fan fic I've found. Or, maybe lurk on one of the writing lists." She paused, then added, "Or fanfiction.net. You name it, they'll have fics for it."
"But no one will believe it's really us if we say," Morgead pointed out.
"Maybe that would be a good thing," Jez said dryly. "We wouldn't want to be mobbed by hoards of fans."
"Did you write anything about what's going to happen next?" Maggie asked.
"Won't you be sued for copy write?" Meredith put in dryly.
Crystal smiled sheepishly. "I wrote a little paragraph about that where LJ Smith and her publishers and lawyers and co don't get mad at me and don't sue."
"Oh so subtle," Meredith said.
"So what next?" Poppy asked.
Crystal shrugged. "Anything can happen. It's up to you guys. I don't write the future. I just wrote that everyone gets on with life."
Which was exactly what she planned to do. She had always wanted a more interesting life, and it sure looked like she'd gotten one. She had new friends, a new soulmate, it seemed as if life would never be dull again. She'd just go on living it, even it was a little bizarre.
THE END.