A/N: Just an explanation of it all.
The Lore
The roles of the midnighters have always been known as the repetitive five -you're either a Seer, Mindcaster, Polymath, Acrobat, or very helpful Flamebringer. This fact, however, was never really the case at all. The truth was far more complicated.
The lore, as Connor had read it, contained a much more complex description, and for a reason. There were many possibilities hidden between the lines, amazing discoveries that he was able to find. The last Seer to record any information, didn't seem to mention any other roles than the usual five. Connor was proven otherwise though.
Apparently, there were several other roles, though he had only knew of two. From what was gathered, little was recorded of such abilities -probably because of the strong importance they held and how rare they ever seemed to sprout within the area of Bixby. If anything, it seemed moreso a secret in the lore than an actual miracle for Midnighters in general. He had yet to determine a more logical form of reasoning than that.
Connor was aware of the Midnight hour long before the others. At the beginning of it all, there had been only him, Ashley, Rachel, and John. Not having a Mindcaster at the time, it had become a difficult challenge to track everyone down, despite the small size of the town.
While Ashley and John displayed the usual traits -Ashley being a Polymath and John being a Flamebringer (though hopeless as ever)- Rachel took quite an amount of time to exploit any sort of unusual characteristics. Actually, nothing had become quite apparant until everyone began noticing either how Midnight seemed to drag on for what seemed like three times the normal hour or half as much.
Rachel was lengthening and diminishing the time of Midnight.
Not too long afterwards, Ashley had proved to have another ability as well, a very unusual trait not contained within the recent lore.
What Connor had learned from the beginning, was that stainless steal was to be used against Darklings . . . untouched. Ashley, however, proved this theory wrong when she unknowingly launched an overused hubcap at a Darkling, evaporating it on contact.
Aside from cleansing the metal, Ashley was also able to reshape it -an absolutely helpful trait. The Polymath had always seemed to hold a small role, but because of the second ability, Ashley was instantly boosted in Midnighter status. However, the group still lacked two of the original five.
This changed when Trinity and Alison arrived.
While Trinity was a neighboring resident of Bixby before her arrival, Alison had moved all the way from Colorado. Ironically, Alison Sanders was related to Ashley Sanders, and the move from Colorado to Oklahoma was merely due to family. And as if this wasn't strange enough, Alison had suceeded in scaring the hell out of herself when she realized the sudden change at Midnight. This was to be expected from the drama queen. She was a Mindcaster though, and that's what they needed.
After that, they were able to use Alison to track Trinity down, the last undiscovered Midnighter within Bixby. And as fate would have it --she was an Acrobat.
You could only guess how lucky they truly were.
Preview of the first "actual" chapter:
"He's . . . special, if you know what I mean," Alison whispered. Her tone was waringly off and suspicious of what she had just recently said. She could taste something off about him though -something she knew Connor had yet to inform them about.
Everyone's attention perked up at the mention of this and soon everyone was staring at the new guy.
"You've gotta' be kidding me."