Once Upon a Time in Enchancia Chapter 19: The Diary, a sofia the first fanfic

Once Upon a Time in Enchancia

Welcome to Chapter 19 of "Once Upon a Time in Enchancia".

Chapter 19: The Diary

From the archives of Hexley Hall

It was the year 1836. A sixteen-year-old student by the name of Vanessa Ophelia Roskella had a desire to embrace the dark powers. Such a desire was outlawed by Hexley Hall, so Vanessa went ahead with her desire in secret. Whenever she had time off from school, she flew on her broom to dark places she had heard rumors of. These dark places contained shops which sold illegal items connected to dark magic.

On one of her trips, Vanessa came across a ring which she admired. The price for the ring was high, but since Vanessa came from a wealthy family, and she had wealth herself, she was easily able to buy the ring. Once back at Hexley Hall, Vanessa discovered the ring had the ability to give her powerful dark abilities. Vanessa changed her name to Vor, and started a reign of terror that spread across the globe.

A few months later, Vor found out about the Kingdom of Angelor, inhabited by a race of people known as Huangels (half human and half angel). A male Huangel named Hideaki Reed stood up to Vor. Unfortunately, Vor violently killed Hideaki in front of his parents. The people of Angelor were so outraged by Vor's act that they hunted Vor down, and attacked her. As Vor lay dying, she vowed she would return someday.

May 11, 1868

It was a Monday morning at Hexley Hall. As the students stood out front of the school, Headmistress Lovegood addressed them.

"We have an incident inside school this morning," Lovegood announced. "I ask all of you to wait out here until it is cleared up. Meanwhile, there are Protectors among you. I ask those Protectors to follow me."

Sofia, Lucinda, Dorrie, Candice, Abby, Timothy, and Sam followed Lovegood as Faith stepped forward.

"I'm a Protector as well," Faith announced as she produced her Enchantlet. "My mother, Queen Scarlett, trained me. She has also trained two others, and they are now full Protectors."

Faith motioned eleven-year-old Calista, and nine-year-old Marie over. Calista and Marie proudly produced their Enchantlets.

"Very well," Lovegood acknowledged as the group walked into Hexley Hall.

"It's nice to have the three of you among us," Sofia said to Faith, Calista, and Marie. "I might have known that Scarlett would have trained you, Faith. But Calista and Marie as well?"

"Mom saw great potential in both Calista and Marie," Faith explained. "Calista is very gifted, magically, as is Marie."

The group approached a hallway inside Hexley Hall where eighteen-year-old Amy was waiting.

"Ah! Good!" Amy said in relief. "All the local Protectors are here!"

"We come to serve," Sofia said as she nodded to Amy. "And it's good to have you here as a Protector as well."

Amy then looked at Faith, Calista, and Marie.

"Scarlett trained Faith, Calista, and Marie to be Protectors, too," Sofia told Amy.

"Well then, welcome aboard," Amy smiled at Faith, Calista, and Marie.

"If I may have your attention, please," Lovegood said to the group as she walked up. "The staff discovered this written on the wall this morning."

Everybody looked at the wall to see written upon it "I have returned from 1836."

"Who has returned?" Sofia asked, puzzled.

"An evil student from 1836 - Vanessa Ophelia Roskella," Lovegood answered.

"Vanessa Ophelia Roskella," Lucinda said out loud to herself. "Oh my God! That spells … Vor!"

"Exactly," Lovegood acknowledged.

"But I defeated Vor a few years ago," Sofia pointed out. "She's gone for good."

"This would be an earlier version of Vor, from where she first got her start," Lovegood announced as she told the group the back story.

"But if this Vanessa person is dead, then how can she be back now?" Dorrie asked.

"I'm afraid I have a theory on that," Lovegood shuddered. "When Vanessa killed Hideaki Reed, it would have been a violent murder, enough to split off a piece of Vanessa's soul, and allow her ..."

"... to create a Horcrux," Candice finished.

"You know about Horcruxes?" Lovegood asked Candice, taken off guard.

"Maleficent had a reference to Horcruxes in her spell book," Candice explained. "The ability, through a violent murder, to put a piece of your soul into an object, therefore giving you a second chance at life should you die. It is the most evil of dark magic."

"Then you see why I'm worried?" Lovegood asked Candice.

"Yes," Candice acknowledged. "A great evil from the past has come home to roost."

"If I'm not mistaken, this message on the wall is written in blood," Amy pointed out.

"Not exactly," Boris said as he and Oxana stepped forward.

"Boris and I did a quick check of the writing," Oxana started. "It is some kind of magical ink, made to resemble blood."

"Obviously meant to invoke fear in those reading it," Boris pointed out. "Most disgusting. The work of an uncivilized person."

"Headmistress?" Candice asked Lovegood. "As I understand it, a Horcrux needs a living person in the here and now for the piece of the soul to control."

"Yes," Lovegood acknowledged. "We'll need to keep an eye on those here at Hexley Hall, and watch for any suspicious activity."

Everybody in the group nodded their heads in agreement.

Lunch hour

The writing on the wall had been cleaned up, and students had been allowed to go to classes as planned. It was now lunch hour at Hexley Hall. In Amy's apartment in the teachers wing of the school, Amy, Timothy, and Sam were sitting down eating lunch.

"I wanted us to be alone," Amy said to Timothy and Sam. "Since the three of us are Protectors of the Isle of Dreams, the three of us have the unique gift of being able to sense other people's dreams. I thought if we concentrated hard enough, we might be able to figure out who is being controlled by Vor's Horcrux."

"Good idea," Sam remarked. "Timothy is very powerful, dream wise. Perhaps if he concentrated, he could give us a clue."

"What do you say, little bro?" Amy asked Timothy. "You up to giving this a try?"

"I'll do anything to help protect the school," Timothy agreed.

"Good," Amy smiled. "You lay down on the couch, and concentrate. Sam and I will be standing next to you. If you pick up anything, let us know."

"I will," Timothy promised as he laid down on the couch, and concentrated.

As Timothy concentrated, a real time dream image formed in his mind. Timothy, in his mind, found himself in the Hexley Hall library. As he looked around the library, he saw Lisa sitting at a table reading a book. As he further concentrated, he noticed that Lisa seemed to be talking to the book … and the book was talking back to her.

"What is your bidding, my mistress Vor?" Lisa asked the book while in a trance-like state.

"Continue reading my diary," the teenage Vor directed. "The more you read, the more alive I'll become."

"Yes, my mistress Vor," Lisa complied, still in a trance.

As Lisa continued to read Vor's diary, Vor sensed that somebody was observing them. As Timothy watched in his mind, Vor raced into Timothy's mind.

"SHE IS MINE!" Vor barked at Timothy. "SHE IS MINE AND SHE WILL GIVE ME LIFE! NOW … BACK OFF!"

Timothy jumped off of Amy's couch as Vor severed Timothy's dream connection.

"What happened, little bro?" Amy asked Timothy in concern.

"It's Lisa," Timothy reported. "She's being controlled by Vor … through some kind of diary. She's in the Hexley Hall library."

"We have to get there immediately!" Amy yelled as she raced out of the apartment with Timothy and Sam following behind her.

The three reached the library with their wands drawn as they looked around.

"Timothy," Amy started, "do you know where in the library they were?"

"Yes," Timothy answered. "Follow me."

Amy and Sam followed Timothy up to the second level of the library. Timothy then walked up to a table.

"They were here," Timothy reported. "But, they're gone now."

"But they left something behind," Amy observed as she picked up a handwritten note.

"What does it say?" Sam wanted to know.

Amy read the note out loud to Sam and Timothy: "Lisa Elodie belongs to me. I'm taking her to a place where nobody will find her. Good luck finding us. Signed: Vor."

"We have to report this to Headmistress Lovegood," Amy said as she motioned Sam and Timothy to follow her.

Hexley Hall on alert

The students of Hexley Hall were either sent to their houses, or in the case of those living nearby, sent home. In the great hall, Headmistress Lovegood and the teachers of Hexley Hall gathered. With them were Amy, Sofia, Lucinda, Dorrie, Candice, Abby, Timothy, Sam, Faith, Calista, and Marie.

"We must search every inch of the school," Lovegood directed. "Lisa Elodie is in great danger. She's being controlled by Vor's Horcrux. That Horcrux will also, given time, drain the life out of Lisa, and allow Vor to be reborn."

As the teachers left, Lovegood turned to Amy, Sofia, Lucinda, Dorrie, Candice, Abby, Timothy, Sam, Faith, Calista, and Marie. "I'm glad to have eleven Protectors here."

"You mean twelve Protectors," a girl's voice called out.

Everybody looked to see fifteen-year-old Amber standing there.

"I received a message from Orion and Vega," Amber reported. "They told me what was going on. I arranged for a flying carriage, left Ever Realm Academy, and got here as quick as I could. I thought you could use another Protector."

"It will be good having you here," Sofia smiled.

"The twelve of us will join the search," Amy informed Lovegood. "We'll leave no stone unturned."

"Make that fourteen," a woman's voice came from behind them.

Everybody turned around to see two women, Elizabeth Pearson and Htebazile Pearson, standing there.

"Lady Elizabeth, Lady Htebazile," Dorrie smiled. "It's good to see you."

"I didn't know the two of you were Protectors," Candice said to Elizabeth and Htebazile.

"Queen Scarlett recruited us a long time ago," Elizabeth explained. "We've best start looking for Vor and Lisa."

"Good hunting," Lovegood wished the group. "I'll be in my office."

As everybody searched the school, Vor and Lisa were nearby.

"Use your wand to conjure up some creatures for the searchers to fight," Vor commanded Lisa.

"Yes, my mistress Vor," Lisa obeyed in a trance. Lisa then raised her wand, and said "motroll multipliem."

Inside Hexley Hall, a large group of mountain trolls appeared out of thin air in front of the searchers.

"Mountain trolls!" a male teacher shouted. "Defensive positions!"

The mountain trolls started swinging their clubs, and the searchers started firing their wands at the mountain trolls. It was soon a full fledged battle with both sides fully engaged. Sofia stepped back to observe the situation.

"This has to be Vor's work," Sofia thought to herself. "We're making her nervous".

Sofia suddenly left the battle, followed by Faith.

"Where are you going?" Faith asked Sofia.

"This is a diversion," Sofia explained. "Vor wants us busy. I can use this as an opportunity to locate Vor while she thinks we're all busy."

"Sounds like a plan," Faith smiled. "I'm coming with you."

"Okay," Sofia agreed as she and Faith ran down the hall.

"Where are Princess Sofia and Princess Faith going?" Oxana asked Boris, puzzled.

"They must be on to something," Boris theorized. "Follow them."

A cave … and a surprise

Once outside of Hexley Hall, Sofia brought out her Which Way Bow.

"Which Way Bow," Sofia started, "show me where Vor and Lisa are."

Sofia shot off an arrow from her Which Way Bow. The arrow led away from Hexley Hall. As Sofia and Faith followed the arrow, it led them down a hill, and to the entrance of a huge cave.

"It looks like they're in here," Sofia said as she and Faith brought out their wands, and proceeded into the cave. In a short while, Sofia and Faith found themselves in a huge cavern. Laying on the floor of the cavern was Lisa who was unconscious.

"Lisa!" Sofia and Faith exclaimed in shock.

At that moment, sixteen-year-old Vanessa walked up.

"She's almost gone," Vanessa stated. "In a short while, she'll be dead, and I will live again."

"Not on my watch!" Sofia spat.

"Ah, yes," Vanessa said with a wicked smile. "You would be the bothersome Princess Sofia. I found out about you from Lisa's mind."

Vanessa then turned toward Faith. "I don't know you."

"I'm Princess Faith of Cinnibar," Faith introduced herself.

"So, Queen Scarlett got herself a brat!" Vanessa said in a mocking tone. "I never cared for Queen Scarlett."

Flashback:

It was 1836. As Vanessa rampaged across the globe, she found herself in Cinnibar at one point facing Scarlett.

Scarlett glared as she stood at the doorway to her palace with folded arms as she looked at the sky darken as storm clouds gathered. Scarlett sighed heavily as the sky lit up with lightning as Vor appeared in front of her in a flash.

"Hello, Vanessa," Scarlett said, not even flinching.

"You will refer to me as Vor," Vanessa said with a glare.

"I'm the Queen. This is my kingdom. I'll refer to you however I want," Scarlett spat.

"Your arrogance will cost you dearly," Vanessa said as she pointed her ring at Scarlett, who just stood there, not even moving. "Avada Kedavra!"

The green beam of light hit Scarlett, who just stood there as the beam collided with her ... having absolutely no effect as Scarlett just shook her head in disappointment.

"Did you think it was going to be that easy?" Scarlett asked. "I'm immortal."

Vanessa looked at Scarlett in fury.

End of flashback, and back to the present.

"Queen Scarlett," Vanessa sneered at Faith. "So sure of herself. So arrogant. Well, I can be sure of myself, too. Do you have any idea who I am? I am a descendant of Stryker House founder Ronald Stryker."

"How is that possible?" Sofia questioned. "Your last name is Roskella."

"My mother remarried when I was a child," Vanessa responded. "I was born a Stryker."

"And this has what to do with the present situation?" Faith asked.

"I'm glad you asked, brat of Scarlett," Vanessa mocked. "Ronald Stryker left behind something big. Something very big. And I think it's time the two of you met it."

From further back in the cave, a huge snake slithered toward Sofia and Faith. It was a Basilisk. Vanessa said something in Parseltongue, and the Basilisk started lunging at Sofia and Faith.

"Run, Sofia!" Faith yelled as she and Sofia started running away from the Basilisk.

As Sofia and Faith ran from the Basilisk, the two tripped as the Basilisk closed in. Before the Basilisk could strike them, Boris and Oxana, as bats, flew up and clawed at the eyes of the Basilisk, blinding the Basilisk in the process.

"No!" Vanessa exclaimed. "My Basilisk may be blinded, but it can still sense you."

"Look after Lisa," Faith said to Boris and Oxana. "I'll go after the Basilisk."

"Let me go after the Basilisk," Sofia requested.

"I'm immortal," Faith pointed out. "The Basilisk's poison can't kill me."

"Okay," Sofia agreed. "I'll go after Vanessa."

Sofia raised her wand, and started firing on Vanessa as Vanessa ran for cover. Meanwhile, Faith clutched her Amulet of Cardiff and concentrated. In a few moments, Faith transformed into her Crimson Warrior persona, complete with a sword.

"Enough of this!" Vanessa shouted at Sofia. "If it's a war you want, it's a war you'll get!"

Vanessa, holding Lisa's wand, started firing a beam of magical energy at Sofia. Meanwhile, Sofia fired a beam of magical energy at Vanessa. Both beams hit each other, repulsing each other. The Basilisk, hearing the magical battle, started slithering over to Sofia and Vanessa.

"Hey! You!" Faith shouted at the Basilisk.

The Basilisk started slithering toward Faith, as Faith brought out her sword. Faith then swung her sword at the Basilisk who ducked at the sound of Faith's advancing sword. The Basilisk then lunged toward Faith, but hit its head on the side of the cave.

In the background, the wand battle between Sofia and Vanessa raged on. As the Basilisk started slithering toward them, Faith tapped the Basilisk with her sword.

"I'm not finished with you yet, bub!" Faith yelled.

The Basilisk turned back toward Faith, and lunged at Faith with its mouth fully open. Faith raised her sword, and stabbed the Basilisk in the roof of its mouth, but not before the Basilisk managed to bite Faith in the arm with one of its fangs. As this was happening, Sofia and Vanessa stopped battling to witness what was going on.

Faith pulled out her sword from the Basilisk's mouth, and the Basilisk reared backward, mortally wounded. After flailing around for a few moments, the Basilisk fell over, dead. Faith then pulled out the Basilisk's fang from her arm, with the poison from the Basilisk traveling through Faith's body. As the poison was working on Faith, she slowly walked over to Sofia and Vanessa.

"Amazing how fast the Basilisk's poison works," Vanessa mocked at Faith.

"Yes … isn't … it," Faith responded, becoming sick by the poison, and staggering in the process.

"You don't have long now," Vanessa smiled with an evil grin.

"Just … one … thing," Faith started, still staggering.

"What?!" Vanessa asked, annoyed.

Faith then threw up … all over Vanessa.

"Why you stinking brat!" Vanessa spat in disgust.

"That's better," Faith said, regaining her composure. "I'm immortal, but that poison was making me feel out of sorts. I had to get it out of my system."

"What kind of trick is this?!" Vanessa demanded to know.

Faith quickly grabbed the diary out of Lisa's unconscious hands, and quickly handed it and the Basilisk fang to Sofia.

"Want to do the honors?" Faith asked Sofia.

"Gladly," Sofia responded as she opened the diary, and stabbed the Basilisk fang into the pages of the diary.

"No!" Vanessa exclaimed in shock.

Since Vanessa was connected to the diary, she was quickly affected by the poison of the Basilisk fang. Vanessa started staggering backward, and points of light started shooting from Vanessa's body. Sofia stabbed the pages of the diary again with the fang, causing Vanessa to stagger ever more.

"I'll … get … you … for … this!" Vanessa weakly said as she staggered toward Sofia.

Sofia closed the diary, and stabbed the Basilisk fang into the cover of the diary. Vanessa started falling forward, and soon disappeared in a flash of light. Vanessa was dead. Lisa then suddenly woke up from her trance.

"I'm sorry," Lisa apologized to Sofia, Faith, Boris, and Oxana. "The diary had me under its control. I was forced to obey Vanessa against my will."

"It's all right, young one," Oxana gently said as she hugged Lisa. "It's over."

"We'll need to get Lisa to Hexley Hall and have her checked out," Boris suggested.

"I'll need to interview her," Faith said about Lisa. "I'll need to get a full report on what happened."

"I know you have a duty to Crimson Force," Sofia said to Faith. "But perhaps it can wait until after Lisa is checked out?"

"Of course," Faith agreed.

Back at Hexley Hall

Boris and Oxana arrived at Headmistress Lovegood's office, and entered.

"Lisa's been found, and she's safe," Boris reported. "She's being looked at now."

"Good," Lovegood said, relieved, as she wheeled out one-year-old Vampirina who was sitting in her stroller.

"How's my sweetkins?" Oxana smiled at Vampirina.

"She's a sweet child," Lovegood praised. "She was playing with my cat, Wilfred. The two of them got along like old friends."

"We'll have to get Vampirina a pet when she gets older," Oxana said to Boris.

"Sounds like a plan," Boris smiled.

At that moment, Elizabeth Pearson and Htebazile Pearson entered Lovegood's office, followed by Dorrie and Candice.

"The Mountain Trolls have been dealt with," Elizabeth reported. "They just suddenly … disappeared into thin air."

"Probably when Faith and I defeated Vanessa as Vor," Sofia theorized as she, too, walked into Lovegood's office. "This is what's left of her Horcrux."

"Thank God that's over," Lovegood sighed in relief as she took the Horcrux from Sofia.

"Faith is questioning Lisa about what happened, but it looks like Lisa was an innocent in all of this," Sofia said.

"Yes," Lovegood agreed. "It's a pity that such an evil thing had an effect on an innocent girl. I'll make sure Lisa gets all the help she needs to get over this."

As everybody left Lovegood's office, Dorrie and Candice stayed behind, and Dorrie shut the door.

"Ma'am," Dorrie started, "I was wondering if I might have that Horcrux? I know of a place where it can be safely stored, and will never pose a threat to the Ever Realm again."

"Then you have my blessing, Lady Dorrie," Lovegood smiled as she handed Dorrie the Horcrux.

"Thank you, ma'am," Dorrie gratefully said as she and Candice left Lovegood's office.

Once in the hallway, Candice turned to Dorrie.

"We're taking the Horcrux to Warehouse Ten?" Candice asked.

"No," Dorrie responded. "We're taking it to someplace higher."

"A place higher than Warehouse Ten?" Candice questioned. "Where?"

"You'll see," Dorrie smiled.

Candice's introduction to another warehouse

Dorrie and Candice used their Omnis to travel to Voyager City. In a little while, Dorrie and Candice wound up at a huge building on the edge of Voyager City. There was a huge door which led into the building.

"What is this place?" Candice asked in amazement.

"The Voyager Storage Facility," Dorrie explained. "Sort of the Voyager version of our Warehouse Ten. A place where paranormal items, as well as items of historical significance, are stored in a safe environment."

"Wow!" Candice exclaimed in awe.

Next to the huge door was an intercom-type system. Dorrie walked over and activated the system.

"This is Dorrie Cooper," Dorrie announced. "I'm with my sister, Candice. We have an artifact you'll want to add to your collection."

"Come in, ladies," a man's voice came over the intercom as the door opened in an upward manner.

"Follow me," Dorrie smiled at Candice.

Dorrie and Candice walked into the building, and soon made their way to a large office where a man and a woman in their 50s were waiting.

"Dorrie," the man smiled. "Nice seeing you again."

"And this must be Lady Candice," the woman happily said as she shook Candice's hand.

"Oh my God!" Candice said in recognition. "The two of you are ..."

"Pete Lattimer and Myka Bering," Dorrie explained, "formally of Warehouse 13. They're Voyagers, now."

"Well, this is an honor," Candice smiled.

"The honor is ours, Lady Candice," Myka smiled back.

"Just call me Candice," Candice requested. "I don't stand on formality."

"Candice it is, then," Myka acknowledged, pleased.

"What do you have for us?" Pete asked Dorrie.

"What's left of a Horcrux," Dorrie answered. "The diary of Vanessa Ophelia Roskella."

"Ah!" Pete acknowledged. "The teenage version of Vor. We'll put this in our Dark Vault. You were wise to bring it here. This is something you don't want laying around out in public."

"My thoughts exactly," Dorrie agreed.

"Would the two of you like a tour of the facility?" Myka asked Dorrie and Candice. "It's the least Pete and I can do for fellow warehouse agents."

"We'd like that," Dorrie accepted. "Thank you."

"I'll put this Horcrux in the Dark Vault, then I'll join the three of you," Pete said to Myka, Dorrie, and Candice.

Myka started showing Dorrie and Candice around the facility. At one point, they entered a large room with some cars.

"These are cars that played important roles in history," Myka explained as she, Dorrie, and Candice walked toward a dark blue Range Rover. "For example, this is the Torchwood Range Rover that was used by Captain Jack Harkness and his crew."

"Nice!" Candice said as she looked at the Range Rover.

"What is this?" Dorrie asked, pointing to a mangled pile of car parts that appeared to once belong to a silver car.

"Oh!" Myka smiled. "That's what's left of Doc Brown's DeLorean. Even though Marty McFly smashed it up at the end, we couldn't just leave the bits and pieces laying around. God forbid somebody might actually reverse engineer the Flux Capacitor."

Dorrie and Candice nodded their heads in agreement.

A while later, as Myka was wrapping up the tour of the facility, Pete joined Myka, Dorrie, and Candice.

"It took me longer than I figured to catalog the Horcrux," Pete explained to Dorrie and Candice. "I hope you had an enjoyable tour of our facility?"

"We did," Candice smiled on behalf of herself and Dorrie.

"Well, we've best be going," Dorrie said. "Candice and I have things to attend to in our time line."

"Of course," Myka acknowledged. "Please, both of you feel free to visit anytime you like."

"Thank you," Candice said gratefully. "We'd like that."

May 18, 1868

It was a Monday morning, and a week had passed since the events connected with Vanessa's diary. In Dunwitty, at the home of Miss Elodie and Lisa, Lisa was getting ready to go to school at Hexley Hall.

"How are you doing, my precious one?" Miss Elodie asked Lisa.

"I'm okay, but I'm worried," Lisa revealed. "I don't know if I'm ready to go back to Hexley Hall … after what I did."

"You were under the control of a Horcrux," Miss Elodie gently said as she hugged Lisa. "You didn't have control of yourself. Everybody will understand."

"I hope so," Lisa said, unsure.

"Everything will be all right," Miss Elodie assured Lisa. "You'll see."

In a little while, Miss Elodie and Lisa, in a small horse drawn buggy, pulled up in front of Hexley Hall. There were students waiting out in front.

"I don't like the looks of this," Lisa said, worried, as fifteen-year-old Jade walked up.

"There you are," Jade happily said. "We've all been worried sick about you."

"You've been worried … about me?" Lisa asked, taken aback by Jade's cheerful attitude.

"You were affected by a Horcrux," Jade reassured Lisa. "It could have happened to anyone. We're sorry it happened to you. We're sick about it."

"Then … you want me back here?" Lisa asked.

"Of course we do," Jade happily responded, before turning to the students present. "We want Lisa back, don't we?"

"Of course we do," a girl student said in a reassuring voice.

"Hexley Hall wouldn't be the same without you," a boy student smiled.

"Go on," Miss Elodie whispered to Lisa. "Your friends are waiting for you."

Lisa climbed off of the small buggy, as those gathered clapped and cheered in Lisa's honor.

"Lisa's going to be okay," Jade assured Miss Elodie. "We're all family here."

As everybody happily gathered around Lisa, Miss Elodie smiled in joy at the warm reception that Lisa was getting. It was a wonderful way to start the day.

(End of Chapter 19).

Special note of interest

In writing this chapter, me and MisuteriTenshi / SailorWednesdayMercury discovered something that could throw readers off. In past stories, I noted that the founders of Hexley Hall were Kate Kennicot, Alex Pepperton, Ronald Stryker, and Virginia Waldrave. Alex is a name that can be used by both a man and a woman. To clear things up, in this case, Alex Pepperton is a man, with Alex being short for Alexander.

Behind the scenes

In this edition of "Behind the scenes", I thought I'd share with you a favorite Hexley Hall recipe.

Pumpkin Fritters:

(makes 1 ½ dozen)

1 egg
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups canned pumpkin
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon ginger
1 tablespoon margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
Confectioner's sugar

Beat egg, sugar, and salt until very light and fluffy.

Blend in pumpkin.

Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda together. Beat into egg mixture.

Add spices, margarine, and vanilla. Mix well.

Drop by tablespoonful onto well-greased hot griddle or fry in hot cooking oil a teaspoonful at a time.

Watch carefully – these scorch easily.

Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.

Hexley Hall students and staff report that pumpkin fritters taste best served with fish.

Author's notes

Avada Kedavra! is from "Harry Potter".

Basilisk is from "Harry Potter".

Boris Hauntley, Oxana Hauntley, and Vampirina Hauntley are younger versions of Boris, Oxana, and Vampirina from "Vampirina".

Captain Jack Harkness is from "Torchwood".

Doc Brown's DeLorean, and Marty McFly, are from "Back to the Future".

Elizabeth Pearson and Htebazile Pearson are characters created by epear96, and are used in this story with the permission of epear96. Elizabeth and Htebazile are originally from Chapters 6 and 7 of "Once Upon a Time in Enchancia". Htebazile is pronounced Teb-a-zee-lay.

Faith is an earlier version of Faith seen in the "Torchwood" episodes "Dead Man Walking" and "Fragments".

Having Elizabeth Pearson and Htebazile Pearson appear in this chapter as Protectors was based on a suggestion by epear96.

Having Faith interview Lisa was based in part on a suggestion by Ben10Man.

Having Timothy use his ability to locate Lisa Elodie in the Hexley Hall library was based on a suggestion by MisuteriTenshi / SailorWednesdayMercury.

Having Vanessa be a descendant of Ronald Stryker was the idea of MisuteriTenshi / SailorWednesdayMercury.

Hideaki Reed and the Kingdom of Angelor are from SailorWednesdayMercury's story "Sofia The Second Season 1 Episode 10: The Princess Chef", and are used here with the permission of MisuteriTenshi / SailorWednesdayMercury.

Hideaki Reed, Marie Perkins, Samantha "Sam" Cook, and Timothy O'Toole are characters created by MisuteriTenshi / SailorWednesdayMercury, and are used in this story with the permission of MisuteriTenshi / SailorWednesdayMercury.

Horcrux is from "Harry Potter".

"I'm not finished with you yet, bub!" Faith yelled – this is based on the line "Hey, bub. I'm not finished with you yet" that Wolverine used in the movie "X-Men".

Maleficent, as mentioned in this chapter, is the Maleficent of old from "Sleeping Beauty". In regard to Maleficent, readers of my stories might recall that Maleficent of the Moors is mentioned in Chapter 2 of my story "A Royal Rift". To clear things up, we'll consider Maleficent from "Sleeping Beauty", and Maleficent of the Moors from "Maleficent", to be two separate characters. To further clear things up, Maleficent in "Dorrie" and "Dorrie: Book Two" is mostly the "Sleeping Beauty" version, but also has some elements of Maleficent from "Disney Descendants" added in (such as Maleficent with child).

Miss (Gayle) Lovegood (A.K.A. Headmistress Lovegood) is originally from my stories "Dorrie" and "Dorrie: Book Two", and is an ancestor of Luna Lovegood from "Harry Potter".

Motroll multipliem is a spell I created for this chapter.

Mountain trolls are from "Harry Potter".

Omni, and Voyagers, are from the "Voyagers!" TV series.

Parseltongue is from "Harry Potter".

Pete and Myka are older versions of Pete and Myka from "Warehouse 13", now recruited into Voyager service.

The flashback scene between Scarlett and Vanessa was based on an idea by Ben10Man (who also wrote the bulk of the dialog for that scene).

The dark blue Torchwood Range Rover is from "Torchwood".

The Scarlett Warrior (A.K.A. Scarlett) (A.K.A. Queen Scarlett) (A.K.A. Queen Scarlett Katherine Felchenerow) is a character created by Ben10Man, and is used in my stories with permission from Ben10Man.

Vor is from "Sofia the First".

Warehouse Ten is from my stories "Dorrie", "Dorrie: Book Two", "Changes", and "Enchancia Castle". It is a warehouse housing paranormal artifacts which existed before the current Warehouse 13 (as seen in the TV series "Warehouse 13").

"We'll have to get Vampirina a pet when she gets older," Oxana said to Boris. "Sounds like a plan," Boris smiled – this is a future reference to Wolfie in "Vampirina".

Disclaimer

Elizabeth Pearson, Htebazile Pearson, and the other original ideas from epear96 are the property of epear96, and are used in this story with the permission of epear96.

Hideaki Reed, Marie Perkins, Samantha "Sam" Cook, Timothy O'Toole, and the other original ideas from MisuteriTenshi / SailorWednesdayMercury are the property of MisuteriTenshi / SailorWednesdayMercury, and are used in this story with the permission of MisuteriTenshi / SailorWednesdayMercury.

"Harry Potter" and everything associated with it © J. K. Rowling, Bloomsbury Publishing, Arthur A. Levine Books, Little Brown, Heyday Films, 1492 Pictures, Patalex IV Productions, and Warner Brothers Pictures.

"Sofia the First" and everything associated with it © Craig Gerber, Jamie Mitchell, Disney Television Animation, Toiion Animation Studios, Team TO, and Disney-ABC Domestic Television.

The Scarlett Warrior and the other original ideas from Ben10Man are the property of Ben10Man, and are used in my stories with the permission of Ben10Man.

"Voyagers!" and everything associated with it © James D. Parriot Productions, Universal Television (MCA), and Scholastic Productions.

"Warehouse 13" and everything associated with it © Universal Cable Productions, NBC Universal Television Distribution, and SyFy.

I only own Abby Murphy, Candice Cosmarune-Cooper, Dorrie Cosmarune-Cooper, Headmistress Gayle Lovegood, Lisa Elodie, Wilfred, Crimson Force, and the Voyager Storage Facility.