Disclaimer: It all belongs to Frank Herbert and Camilla Sandman. Arrakis
and Official Fanfiction University belongs to them, not me.
"What the hell?!" Mara screamed as she was violently tossed from her bed. She soon discovered she was not the only one as confused. She looked around while groggily rubbing her head, expecting to find her friends Roxy and Sara. They had spent the night at Mara's place and used her computer to post tons of hastily written Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Dune fanfics online. She remembered fragments of the early morning hours that, in reality, weren't so long ago. She vaguely remembered Sara being visited by some cracker in a suit who kept referring to himself as One, Roxy opening the window to find an owl that had a letter for her, and both the letter and the loony-toon suit saying something about a fanfiction academy at Hogwarts and Middle-earth. In her drowsy, 6 in the morning state she could vaguely think how glad she was she wasn't them, stuck in some university in another world, off at some place you could barely survive because you were being attacked by all the characters you screwed up in books like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Dune.
And then, in a rare moment when she actually thought something intelligent at this time of day, it her. The fragments ran more smoothly now. At about one in the morning, One came in to her room, the owl started knocking on her window, and the small microfilm appeared for her. She was off to the Official Fanfiction University of Arrakis Mara realized in horror.
"Hey," a voice from above her said before helping her to her feet, "My name's Meghan Ellis, but everyone just calls me Meg. Yours?"
"Mara Gentry. I betting we're screwed, what do you think?"
"Tut, tut, tut. Such foul language," came a voice from behind them. They turned to find a tall, slender woman with red hair at chin-length standing in the doorway in a sleek-cut business suit, that although in some ways matched the slick black walls all around them, it oddly enough clashed as well since it seemed out-dated compared to the futuristic setting.
"My name is Juno. I'm in charge here at OFUA, that's Official Fanfiction University of Arrakis for some of you dunderheads," she said as she stepped into the room, making her slim high-heels clank against the hard floor, and Mara only knew how hard. "I usually don't do much as far as student relations," Mara swore there was a twinkle in her eye as she said this, "but if there is anything involving the other universities, I will handle it. Muad'Dib has informed me that he has perceived we may have need of a cross-over class, so we will have one this year. Lucky you," she said with a smirk. She turned sharply on her heel and walked out without saying a word.
They all followed, most of them still in their pajamas although a few of them seemed to have stayed up all night and fallen asleep in jeans and t- shirts. They walked out into a weak sun that promised sweltering heat by mid-day and small winds that were strong enough to kick up the sand around the small futuristic, of course, landing pad. From there they walked down the wide pathway of sand that led to a series of large majestic buildings. Juno stopped at the top of the seemingly endless steps to the doorway of one of the buildings. She walked over to the doors and made a show of opening the two large doors that were the entrance.
"Here is your dormitories and mess halls; the lecture halls are over there, there and there," she said pointing to the buildings behind, to the left, and to the right of the group of students. "Welcome to OFUA. We hope you enjoy your stay here," she paused, no doubt for effect, and smirked, "Or at least we will." She walked into the large entrance hall making staccato clanking noising with her shoes against the polished marble floor.
As the group ventured inside, Meg whispered to Mara, who she was still walking with, "No, I don't think we're screwed, I know we are."
"What the hell?!" Mara screamed as she was violently tossed from her bed. She soon discovered she was not the only one as confused. She looked around while groggily rubbing her head, expecting to find her friends Roxy and Sara. They had spent the night at Mara's place and used her computer to post tons of hastily written Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Dune fanfics online. She remembered fragments of the early morning hours that, in reality, weren't so long ago. She vaguely remembered Sara being visited by some cracker in a suit who kept referring to himself as One, Roxy opening the window to find an owl that had a letter for her, and both the letter and the loony-toon suit saying something about a fanfiction academy at Hogwarts and Middle-earth. In her drowsy, 6 in the morning state she could vaguely think how glad she was she wasn't them, stuck in some university in another world, off at some place you could barely survive because you were being attacked by all the characters you screwed up in books like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Dune.
And then, in a rare moment when she actually thought something intelligent at this time of day, it her. The fragments ran more smoothly now. At about one in the morning, One came in to her room, the owl started knocking on her window, and the small microfilm appeared for her. She was off to the Official Fanfiction University of Arrakis Mara realized in horror.
"Hey," a voice from above her said before helping her to her feet, "My name's Meghan Ellis, but everyone just calls me Meg. Yours?"
"Mara Gentry. I betting we're screwed, what do you think?"
"Tut, tut, tut. Such foul language," came a voice from behind them. They turned to find a tall, slender woman with red hair at chin-length standing in the doorway in a sleek-cut business suit, that although in some ways matched the slick black walls all around them, it oddly enough clashed as well since it seemed out-dated compared to the futuristic setting.
"My name is Juno. I'm in charge here at OFUA, that's Official Fanfiction University of Arrakis for some of you dunderheads," she said as she stepped into the room, making her slim high-heels clank against the hard floor, and Mara only knew how hard. "I usually don't do much as far as student relations," Mara swore there was a twinkle in her eye as she said this, "but if there is anything involving the other universities, I will handle it. Muad'Dib has informed me that he has perceived we may have need of a cross-over class, so we will have one this year. Lucky you," she said with a smirk. She turned sharply on her heel and walked out without saying a word.
They all followed, most of them still in their pajamas although a few of them seemed to have stayed up all night and fallen asleep in jeans and t- shirts. They walked out into a weak sun that promised sweltering heat by mid-day and small winds that were strong enough to kick up the sand around the small futuristic, of course, landing pad. From there they walked down the wide pathway of sand that led to a series of large majestic buildings. Juno stopped at the top of the seemingly endless steps to the doorway of one of the buildings. She walked over to the doors and made a show of opening the two large doors that were the entrance.
"Here is your dormitories and mess halls; the lecture halls are over there, there and there," she said pointing to the buildings behind, to the left, and to the right of the group of students. "Welcome to OFUA. We hope you enjoy your stay here," she paused, no doubt for effect, and smirked, "Or at least we will." She walked into the large entrance hall making staccato clanking noising with her shoes against the polished marble floor.
As the group ventured inside, Meg whispered to Mara, who she was still walking with, "No, I don't think we're screwed, I know we are."