Here's what happened to GT!
*GT is tied to a chair in a dark room. A spotlight appears on him. He has a potato sack on his head. A mysterious figure rips the bag off his head.*
GT: *squints in from the spotlight*
GT: Wher-Where am I?
Mysterious Voice: YOU ARE IN MY LAIR!
GT: *squeals in terror and almost topples over with chair*
GT: *looks down*
GT: I think you made me pee my pants.
Mysterious Voice: I did not need to know that.
Mysterious Voice: *clears throat* As I was saying…
Mysterious Voice: YOU ARE IN MY LAIR! THE TORTURE CHAMBER OF…
*Another spotlight appears, illuminating a black office chair. The chair swivels revealing a girl petting a black dachshund like an evil mastermind would pet a cat.*
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *grins evilly* Me.
GT: *looks relieved* Oh, it's just you.
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *glares viciously* Oh yeah and it's not like I'm a crazy fangirl that is slowly going insane because of the coronavirus that has nothing better to do than torture you. *smiles innocently* Right?
GT: *gulps loudly*
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *continues to pet dog* So where shall we begin?
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *produces a very long piece of paper that unravels and wraps around the circumference of the earth two times*
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: This is our schedule of 'Ways to To Torture GT'! The first thing on our list is 'Washing Hands', because we need to make sure that you are clean.
GT: Oh, I guess that doesn't sound so bad.
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *grins maniacally* Oh look! *points at paper* There's more! It says that you have to do it with soap and sandpaper for an hour straight! While yodeling!
GT: What in the world?!
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: Oh and if you refuse, my dog will attack you. Right, Missy?
Missy: *yawns lazily* Can I have more food?
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: No. You're old and I don't want you getting fat.
Missy: What's 'fat'? I wanna get fat!
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: No.
GT: That dog can talk?
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *turns back to GT* She can in here!
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *cheerfully* Okay! Let's get started!
-One Hour Later-
GT: i DoNT hAvE aNy hAnDS!
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: Too bad for you.
GT: WHERE IS STINA WHEN I NEED HER?
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: HA! This entire place is Stina proof! You can't leave unless I let you!
GT: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: MUAHAHAHA
GT: Well then, can you let me go?
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *chokes on mallowmelt and blue food* That's a funny joke! You can't go until we finish everything on the list!
GT: Awwwww come on!
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: Nope. Let's do the next thing! It's…*looks at list* Ooooh! We get to have a poker game!
GT: That doesn't sound so bad! I'm actually good at poker.
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: Clearly you're forgetting that it's supposed to be torture. You get to do it while sitting on a bed of needles and listening to nails on a chalkboard through headphones! And we are going to do it for three hours!
GT: WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *looks up from list* Cause I want you to. Duh. That's how this works.
*IStillHopeForSophex appears*
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *strangled gasp* HOW-HOW DID YOU GET HERE?
IStillHopeForSophex: *jazz hands* Magic!
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *looks unimpressed*
IStillHopeForSophex: You left the back door unlocked.
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *glares at Missy* You were supposed to lock it!
Missy: I'm a very small dog. I can't reach it. Also I didn't want to.
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *turns to IStillHopeForSophex* What are you doing here? DON"T TAKE GT AWAY! WE WERE HAVING FUUUUN!
GT: We?! I DON'T HAVE HANDS ANYMORE! AND I WAS GOING TO GET NEEDLES STUCK IN MY BUTT!
IStillHopeForSophex: Trust me, I want to see that, but we have reached the word limit.
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! *sobs*
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *sniffles* Very well.
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *looks at GT* *says in uncanny and evil undertone* I hope to see you again very soon.
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: *turns to IStillHopeForSophex* *says happily* I'm still gonna be your stalker! Have a nice life!
IStillHopeForSophex: Uhhh...ok. You too?
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: tHAnKs!
IStillHopeForSophex: *quickly light leaps away with GT*
IStillHopeForSophex: Are you okay?
GT: NO.
IStillHopeForSophex: Well then, she did her job well!
Thank you ArrowOfTheMoonlark! You did a great job of capturing GT's personality(and mine for that matter). Just for the future, there isn't a word limit.
Me: Let's get you fixed up(restores GT's hands)
GT: Thank you.
Me: No problem. You know, this is the most extreme torture you've ever been given, don't you think?
GT: Well, remember when A very obsessed fangirl tried to eat me?
Me: Good point.
GT: So, now what?
Me: I mean, I think you've pretty much absolved your crime of disrespecting shrek-
GT: Finally!
Me: NOT!
GT: Darn.
Me: Yeah, we gotta complete your adventures and go down that list of torturers.
GT: There's no getting out of this, is there?
Me: Nope!
Have a lot of stuff to say! But first, comments!
ArrowOfTheMoonlark: I could see why it would be hard to decide between Diana and Tiana. Maybe one day I'll release the information I found that made me ship it, but I'm going to wait a bit before that. You did a great job with GT!
Elizabethornton: Yep, there is no such thing as too much fanfiction. (Looks at Percy Jackson and Harry Potter fanfictions) Actually, there are probably some fanfictions that shouldn't exist. You have now officially joined the repeat commenter club!
Abubble124: I won't stop writing! EVER.
thereisaredeemer(comment 1): (gasps) SOMEONE ELSE FOUND A TYPO! When I go back and review my old chapters, I always find typos I missed(I found a better spellcheck for the more recent ones). Only you and Mythicalis4real have found them. Thanks! I fixed it. I'm glad you liked it. It has been 147 days, or 4 months and 26 days(not including today), since Legacy first went on sale. Wow, it's been a while.
thereisaredeemer(comment 2): Me: (reads this comment) Are they a clone of Mythicalis4real?
GT: That's unlikely.
Yeah, I made a lot of mistakes in the first couple chapters, like forgetting to include information such as them rebuilding the gates. I don't mind at all, it's very helpful when you correct me. The fast pace- yeah, I'm talking about that in my rant below. It's a good observation.
A very obsessed fangirl: More plot stuff is always better. Is Dex okay? Well, yes. Or is he? Okay, I'll stop now.
So, thereisaredeemer brought up a good point, and I intend to expand on it.
When I first wrote wanderling, it was my first time writing fanfiction. It wasn't my first time writing a story but it was the first time I tried. Heck, I didn't even have a notion of a plot. I had a set of predefined ships, and made them painstakingly obvious. Over time, I grew as a writer, and there are a lot of things about the first chapters I would have done differently. They were way too fast paced, I put the ships in crudely(and I wouldn't have even had pre-defined ships in the first place), and, I'm sorry Sofitz shippers, Sofitz would not have happened that fast. It would have taken a significant while longer, and she would have a lot more emotional conflict agreeing to it. So, from this point now on, things are slowing down. It's going to be more like the books. The only reason why I would speed things up again would be if I didn't finish this in time for the deadline. So wanderling won't be perfect, but I'll try my best. And my future works will be better.
Now, on with the story!
Thirteen
It took Sophie a moment to process this. The others had immediate reactions.
Tam's entire face seemed to darken momentarily, Fitz looked completely shocked, Linh looked confused, Marella was twitching, and Jensi seemed to be the only one who was fine with the whole thing. Sophie really didn't know how to feel, or how to describe her feeling, but it definitely couldn't be defined as "happy". Then the moment passed. Everyone (except Jensi), seemed to plaster on a fake smile before speaking again. Jensi was the first to speak. "Congratulations! I'm really happy for you guys!"
Everyone else immediately snapped out of it and gave them their well-wishes. But except for Jensi's reaction, not one of them seemed genuine, and Biana knew it. She and Dex quickly walked out, having to go tell Alden and Della the news.
As soon as they left the room, Jensi immediately turned on them. "Okay, what was that? What's going on? Am I the only one here who's happy for them?"
No one else responded, unwilling to give their individual reasons. Sophie didn't know why she wasn't happy for them. Why wouldn't she be? Two of her good friends, getting together. What was wrong with that?
Well, does she have crushes on either of them?
As far as I know, no.
So why in the world are you feeling this way?
I actually don't know!
Strange. Maybe confronting Biana would help.
Maybe, but maybe we should give it some time. See if that helps.
Maybe.
Jensi looked furious. "Oh, so that's how it's going to be? Well, I'm leaving!" He left the room in a fury, slamming the door behind him.
Everyone else filed out, not sure what to say after that.
From what Sophie had heard from Edaline's screams of joy downstairs, it looked like she had just found out, and Alden and Della seemed euphoric about the news as well. Sophie could hear this because they were talking through the imparter, and not holding back on the volume. She sighed, and rolled over on her bed. If she couldn't figure out why she was feeling this way, maybe figuring out what the others felt would help reveal the reason.
Hold up, this seems like a decision we might regret.
Oh, really? I need answers. We go. Now.
I suppose there's no getting out of it.
No, I suppose not.
Sophie stood up, ran downstairs to the leapmaster, and leapt to Slurps and Burps. There was something there she was going to need.
She found Lex, Rex, and Bex outside of the store, hanging up posters featuring different potions. Bex noticed her, and ran up to her. "Sophie! What brings you here?"
"I'm in need of your services."
"Ah, I see. Follow me."
Bex led her to the back of the shop, in an aisle that was practically deserted. Lex and Rex walked around the entrance to the aisle, guarding it from any passerby who would need to buy some "Cowlick Chasers". Bex cleared her throat, and pulled out a piece of paper labeled "Inventory". Okay, what do you need? We're out of Boy-Be-Gone squirt guns, Grady already bought them all. "
"I need the current locations of some elves"
"It depends on the elf, but we most likely are tracking them. Who do you need?"
"Tam and Linh Song, Marella Redek, and Fitz Vacker."
"Gotcha. You know the price."
Sophie sighed and pulled out a good-sized piece of mallowmelt, and handed it to Bex.
"Thank you for your business! Please recommend Dizznee Depot to your friends and family. The competition in the black market here is fierce." She handed her a list.
"No problem."
Sophie looked at the first name on the list. Tam Song: Wanderling Woods, Cave 2.
She ran towards the leapmaster and leaped away.
As soon as she got there, she immediately made a beeline straight for the cave next to the main clearing. She found Tam inside there, bouncing rocks off the wall. Tam spotted her, and motioned for her to sit down. She sat beside him. "How did you know where to find me?"
"Long story."
"So, why are you here?"
Sophie took a deep breath. "I need to know why you didn't seem happy for Dex and Biana."
"Why do you need to know that?"
Sophie was at a loss for words. She hadn't really thought out how they might react when she asked them.
"Because it might help me understand what I'm feeling."
Tam chuckled. "Well, then my answer won't help you. Sorry."
Sophie pressed. "What is it?"
"Nothing that would concern you."
"Oh, I think it might."
"Seriously Sophie, it isn't something I want to share."
"I'm not leaving until you tell me."
"Well, then you'll be here for a while. Cut it out."
"No! What are you keeping from me? I need to know!"
"I told you once, and I'll tell you again. I'm not telling you!"
Sophie was getting mad. Why wasn't he telling her? "Then what? Are you just jealous that they're in a relationship and you're not?"
Her last statement echoed around the cave, reverberating in sound. Sophie put a hand up to her mouth, realizing what she just said.
"I'm so sorry Tam, I just blurted it out-"
"Really? Well, you really want to know? Fine. I had a crush on Biana, okay? Is that good enough for you?"
Sophie was shocked. "I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to-"
"Save the apologies. They're not going to cut it." Tam stated coldly. He started to walk out of the cave. "You can tell her. I don't care. This isn't you, Sophie. Not the Sophie that I bonded with at Exillium. Not the Sophie that I thought I knew." He left the cave, and seemingly faded into the grim scenery of the woods.
Sophie just stood in the cave, alone, the actions she had just done going though her mind. Tam was right. She had changed. And not for the better.
And on that note, pancakes!
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