Friday, 8 June 2018, Glastonbury, England
Six months have passed since the end of the winter holidays, things were calming down after the events, mainly involving the three sealed witches, who were forgetting the traumas involving the five days of imprisonment in the hands of Margaret Ford that ended up escaping, fleeing to a place that until then is somewhat unknown, along with the body of Diana III that she kept with her to perform even more experiments, everything with the intention of bringing that person back to life, who had so far recovered even the speech, in the last moments when she saved the trio, besides the mysterious danger of the cultists being with a plan to destroy Luna Nova.
New witches also joined the whole group, Barbara Parker, she got interested in magic after the end of the winter holidays, little by little learning more about it, and also Hannah England who was kind of following her roommate's interest, at the beginning still very hesitant about learning spells, but it didn't take long for her to get the hang of it. While on the other hand those who had been there longer were having more complex classes of magic control, without focusing on Claiomh Solais until then, kind of leaving it in the background, since there was still a lot to do before starting the quest for the seven words and the power of the Gran Triskellion.
With the passing of these months, the summer holidays started, everyone was already getting anxious, the girls from Luna Nova were returning from school, in what was already the penultimate year before graduation, since they would still have one more year of school. When they arrived there they had a little party all ready, the whole place was decorated, with Ursula and Croix there waving to everyone.
" Finally on holiday! I couldn't stand the classroom anymore " said Atsuko stretching herself.
" Next year we will finish, or go to college, have you stopped to think what you will do after you graduate Akko? " Yanson asks.
" I want to do festivals, next year I have decided to focus on theatre, I want to be able to do performances all over the world, I want to show how fucked up it is " said the dreamy Kagari.
" Still at it Akko? We still have a way to go to make this presentation thing of yours a reality," said Sucy.
" It doesn't hurt to dream, even if it takes decades, I still want the world to understand, even in a fictional way, that this is all really cool, especially the children, so this can kind of help," Atsuko said.
" Ah Akko only you can be such a dreamer.
After this they go to each corner of Luna Nova, Manbavaran goes after the food, Yanson goes to talk to Barbara, while the Japanese girl kind of sees Amanda there talking to the girls about something else, which she also adds to the conversation.
" And then the championship will still roll on? " Did you ask O'Neill?
" Sure, I bet you must have trained a lot in that time, I just want to see if you still impress, the last one we saw an explosion of publicity, even some brands want to contact us and talk to you, we have already left everything in order " said Meridies.
" The skateboarding championship? I didn't even remember that anymore... So much time I spent dedicating to our classes " Said the crimson"eyed one scratching the back of her neck.
" I don't even see you on the track lately Akko, neither of you, have you given up skateboarding? " asks the American.
" It's not that I gave up, I still like it, it's just that I don't see it as my future anymore, I saw something bigger, something I intend to do, in the end it was all an idolization I had of Shiny Chariot, I wanted to be a skater because she was my idol, but today, I kind of want to be something unique, I want to meet something that represents me " Akko said.
"Ah I still want to be a skater, so get ready I trained rigorously, that track has some things that help training, I found out your secret Akko, now it makes sense you have all that jump "Said the one with salmon colored hair.
" It will only be at the end of next month girls, you have plenty of time to enjoy it, this summer there will still be plenty of things " Callistis said.
Then the couple kind of took off and from there Amanda and Kagari were kind of chatting amongst themselves, on kind of mundane matters, as time went on they were discussing the future, since O'Neill herself had already graduated, she was only intending to graduate from high school to pursue a career in skateboarding, looking forward to what's to come, also kind of laughing a bit at how the Japanese girl was too much of a dreamer.
Some time later...
Just walking through the gate Diana, Laura, Hellene and Bernadette arrive, they came kind of without any car, just holding some bags, in a strange way they suddenly appeared and that without taking a few hours, as it usually happens since it was a car trip of more than 700km.
At the time Marianne gets all excited, running towards her girlfriend, where the two end up meeting for a kiss, making her older sister's eyes kind of give a slight round for getting candle to the younger one, which is soon noticed by Akko, who notices her hair a little bigger.
" Diana! " Said Atsuko running up to her friend.
The two met in an embrace even making her sort of let go of the bags they were holding, with the Japanese girl simply crying with emotion on the shoulders of Cavendish who was getting a bit flushed with it all, including the mothers kept laughing.
" Ah Akko, it looks like you missed our little girl quite a bit, didn't you? She didn't stop talking about you the whole time either," Laura said.
" It was Akko there, Akko here, you talk a lot in call by discord, our lassie doesn't leave her room because of you, now let's take her out of the hole," said Bernadette.
" You never really change, do you Akko? So what do you think of my hair now? " said Cavendish, running her hands through her curls.
" It's beautiful, you're beautiful in general! I can't wait to finally see each other and do several things, especially here in Luna Nova, you even said you'll help me with the presentation of the great Shiny Akko " Kagari said.
" Of course I will, I just want to see how you do, it was already funny with your computer cameras, now in person it will be wonderful " said the Scottish lass patting her friend on the head.
" Hey! It's my future! You know I'm doing this to one day be what I seek as a career " Atsuko said.
" I know that, as much as you know that next year I got a contract to run a full season at the BRC, and even got a car to practice in, my mother Laura has been helping me a lot, she recognized my passion " said the excited girl with short hair.
" I'm still on the back foot so you'd better practice a lot, now that you've graduated from school I don't want to have to visit you in hospital Diana, I'd still prefer you to go on with anything that risks less," Bernadette said.
" Ah Bern, the security is very different today than it was in my time, she will make history, you have to see how well she drives, we have already picked up some trophies from some Rally competitions in other leagues, now let's see how she does in a professional league " McLaren said.
Then the mothers started arguing among themselves, which the daughters and Akko took advantage of to get the bags, taking them to a cart, where they would be taken to each other's room later.
From there Akko and Diana walked around the party, talking to the girls, in a more relaxed way, even Hannah and Barbara came over, being a little less annoying with the Japanese girl, because she had changed her way of acting.
In another place Hellene and Marianne were further apart, they kind of decided to climb a tree looking at the sky, a bit to talk about life.
" And so you already know what you're going to do from here Mari? I know you graduated from high school " Cavendish said.
" Things are confusing, but I've already chosen to start studying programming, I think I'll play the gamer part of me later on, who knows the metroidvania I'm making won't do well " Leclerc said.
" Look at the sprites you showed me, in terms of art you already have a lot of talent and it looks promising, the colours and animations are beautiful " said the redhead.
" And you love? Are you still going to skateboard? " Said the dark haired one.
" You know I do, I only have one more year of school and from here I'm going towards a 100% professional dedication, I'm already competing, but I still don't go in a league, they are only separate championships, I even got a sponsorship... This is really good, I get clothes, I get skateboards, besides that I make some cool montages and get more notoriety, now I am kind of assuming my roots as a McLaren, I am proud of my mother Bernadette, but I want to be more unique, so much that I am for Ireland this time, using the other last name " McLaren said.
" Anyway... Our future is already mapped out by the looks of it hehe, I missed you love... Your footprint especially " said the French girl.
" For someone who is not so close to these things you seem to be quite interested in my body hein " said the Irish woman teasingly.
" I confess that sometimes it gives me a good feeling, I feel more complete, it's not as if I like to do it all the time, or that I'm the person who loves most, but it's that for me the meaning is different, it's our love that intensifies " said the brown-eyed girl who was passing her hand over her girlfriend's face.
" Then let it not be on top of the tree hahaha, let's get down from here and eat something " Said the purple"eyed one holding out her hand to her girlfriend.
Both were kind of coming down from the tree, with all the care of the world, arriving down they were walking by Luna Nova, where McLaren's appetite was all voracious, eating everything she saw in front of her, while her girlfriend was eating more delicately, the two were getting a little full, until Amanda called them to talk and with a small ball in her mouth, Hellene went with her where the rest of the group was, kind of isolated from all the rest.
" Hey girls just out of curiosity here, how did you Cavendish come here so quickly, you never arrive on the same day as the holidays end " O'Neill asks.
" Broom, we literally came flying, it was great to have a feeling like that for the first time, flying at high speed " Diana replies.
" Not to mention, seeing everything from up there, the planes looking closer, of course we still had to disguise it, using an invisibility spell, so no one would notice four witches flying, but it was very good, it only took us two hours to arrive, it is a unique and liberating feeling " McLaren said.
" I agree, one day you too can fly around, it's really great, we only got this one because my mothers are experienced witches in hiding, we can't risk being in plain sight of non"magical people " Cavendish said.
" Now it makes sense. What about her? Did you find any sign where you live? Or did she really run away where you have no idea? " Asks the worried American.
" Margaret hasn't been on our radar since the events of the winter, neither in Scotland nor in England, which is quite strange because she was going to go after Cavendish genetics to bring up her breeding... Unless she's figured out another way, there's my aunt too, but she's stuck " The Scot said.
" Trapped? This story has always been confusing... Why was she arrested? Did your aunt do something wrong? " asks the curious Akko.
" We don't know the real story until now, our mothers say she tried to steal from the family and destroy them, but it doesn't make sense that she was locked up for more than 15 years, I think it was also something to do with my grandmother, it's very strange that I don't have any of them alive," said the redhead.
" grandpa Lawrence died in a helicopter accident when mum Bern was still a kid, grandma Clarie we don't know what happened, she died when mum Bern was already an adult and my aunt had already gone to juvie for causing her death, but that's not what got her in jail today, already my grandma Joanne and my grandpa Mark died two years before I was born in a car accident, we don't know the cause of death, so we even think my aunt might be connected, but still, it's not what put her 15 years behind bars, my mothers never said clearly what happened to my aunt and the family, me and Hellene were mere newborns " Explains the Scottish lass more clearly.
" Anyway let's put this dead mood aside and enjoy it, summer has started girls, today is the day to enjoy, to relax," said Marianne patting her girlfriend on the shoulder.
" That's it, you're right love, let's enjoy our moment of peace " Leclerc's girlfriend said.
So they were kind of separating themselves in the middle of all the party and celebration, spending more time having fun, each one in their own group, talking about what's going to come to the future, the pretensions and everything else, besides also of future romances, some girls were very anxious for the visit of the boys from Appleton, others not so much looking at the girls from Luna Nova. A
few minutes later Ursula and Croix
arrive, they climb on top of a pedestal, which ends up being a very important announcement where they all get together.
" All right girls I know this summer has been something you've been enjoying a lot, but I feel like today is also an important day for a secret I've been hiding all this time " Callistis said.
A cloth passes right in front of the blue haired girl, then reveals the long reddish hair that was flying with the wind, which was making some of the girls still confused by it all.
" We are going to start a new phase here in Luna Nova, the past is going to come back to the surface in a while, this past is already appearing now, we have to do this for the sake of our future as I know many of you are going to cross paths with a new reality... So yes, I was Chariot Du Nord all the time, I had to hide my identity all these years because of all the repercussions my career has become, I took this identity of mine as Ursula, because early on I had to take responsibility for this orphanage, take care of several of you, I do not regret my choice, I see that many of you are going to lead wonderful lives from now on, that you are graduating from schools, that you are going to colleges, having your first jobs and this is what fills me with pride, knowing that I could help you to earn your living and conquer one more step, I could be a mother even if I am not a blood mother to you all... And seeing that we are in our last years makes me sick to my stomach... That's why I come to announce that I was never Ursula, but Chariot " Said the Du Nord that was making everyone impressed to hear the witch's voice.
" We both did everything possible so that you could have a unique quality of life, that you could succeed, that you could be what you are, today we are freeing you from this burden of hiding your past, which will not be the first time, so I ask you to come to the auditorium in a month's time for the most important announcement of your lives and it does not involve anything about your school life, job, or anything else, but rather the secrets that this mystical place hides " Meridies complements.
" Some of you already know about it, soon it will be you, a hope of a new generation for a better future not only of Luna Nova, but as even you were part of what can one day be the future of humanity " Chariot said to all.
The girls were getting a bit confused with all that speech, but soon the Italian girl gives the signal that that was all, and with that they go talking to each other, where the two girls from the orphanage leave in a very strange situation, walking around Luna Nova and spreading themselves.
" I thought they were going to talk now," Amanda said.
" Me too, I even froze here... " Akko said.
" Look I just imagine that a month from now it will be a bigger shock than Chariot's revelation," Hellene said.
The girls sort of spread out, going to the green team's room, where they distanced themselves from the crowd and talked among themselves about this event in a more private way, away from the ears of the other girls who were becoming speechless with the revelation.
The summer has already started with a revelation that is thrown with everything towards the girls, Chariot reveals himself to the world, causing a huge impact that would end up revealing at one time or another, to shake things up even more, around Luna Nova, this could be the last summer of most of the girls around there.
See you, lesbian witches...