Chapter 3:
*DISCLAIMER: For now, the only character I own is Symphony. So don't sue. And this chapter might be a little short, so I apologize. :)
It was late. Very late. Marcia Overstrand knew she should be in bed, getting her rest as she had to pick up a new pair of shoes tomorrow and she didn't want anyone to see her all tired. But she had Seen a Disturbance just outside of the Castle in the Forest. She knew she shouldn't be fretting over this, as there were Disturbances all the time in the Forest, but this one was different. She had been watching it for some time now, and it had started out quite large, and was growing even bigger.
Marcia had first noticed the Disturbance right after the incident involving the Darke Domain, but she didn't want to believe it. The Castle needed nothing to worry about for a while, and a Darke Disturbance was definitely one of them.
She could tell it was Darke by the fact that she couldn't exactly See what it was doing; she could just sense it's presence. It must be using a block, which was a sign that this was no Darke wannabe. This was the real thing.
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Marcia had woken up at her usual time, attempted to have breakfast at her normal time but was delayed due to having to assist Catchpole break up an aggressive argument between the stove and the new coffee pot. (She had finally gotten rid of the old one only to have the new one create even more trouble.) She had done a Ten Second Clean to get rid of the coffee stains on her robe, and made her way back to the Great Hall. She did a quick mental check on the Disturbance.
It was gone.
No longer was it in the Forest.
She heard a clamour from the door to the Great Hall. In stumbled Septimus, Jenna, and a girl.
"Marcia!" Septimus called. Marcia turned all the way around to see him waving. "This is Symphony!" He called again.
No longer was the Disturbance in the Forest.
No. It was here.