POV Narrator:
Monday 11 November 2019, Dublin, Ireland
In Luna Nova a new mission begins, to search for the six sounds of Fluit An Neart, as a way to bring the true form of Professor Pisces back to life, besides the shocking and huge revelation that Finnelan may be Diana's great grandmother, due to a past relationship with Isabella Cavendish that had been the moment that brought Anne's homophobia to naught because of a pregnancy she never believed. Away from there in Dublin was living Brooke after being kicked out of Luna Nova for the kidnapping that happened to her, things ended up getting worse for the girl who had to come out, but soon got the chance of a lifetime when she was taken to Ireland with that little push from Laura McLaren, she can have the chance to continue her hormonal transition, besides being away from her father who is extremely homophobic and also transphobic, she got a second chance to continue her life in Dublin with new horizons in view.
POV Brooke:
I wake up in the morning here at home, this room of mine, gee, it's everything I wanted most, it has a computer, bed, video games, everything, I don't even have to hide it, I just have it, I get up smiling, today is another day of school, I walk to my bathroom, doing my basic hygiene and even look at myself in the mirror smiling.
"Brooke... Today is another new day" I tell myself.
I start to turn on the bathtub and smiling I get hopeful of what's coming for today, I admit that I miss Luna Nova a little, it was nice to stay there with my friends and Mirage too, do that angry RPG, play videogames with them, even get along with Diana who was my supposed sister, today she knows who is her real sister and who is her mother, I'm proud that this discovery helped her.
The bathtub is already with the hot water, well it's time for me to bathe, I get in the shower of the bathtub after I put my hair up and wash my body feeling the hot water falling on my body, today will be my day, I'm sure.
After the bath...
Smelly and now refreshed to start the school day, already wearing the school uniform I walk down the corridors, I go down the stairs of Mrs Jordan's house, when I get to the kitchen she was awake and so was her daughter what I wave to both of them and see that on the table they had waffers ready.
"Good morning daughter, enjoy de waffers mum made for you" Mrs Jordan said.
"Thanks mum, I mean Mrs. Jordan... I still can't get used to it heh, you are so nice to me" I say scratching the back of my neck and sitting down to eat a waffer.
"Oh, you can call me whatever you like, I will always look after my daughters with great love and care, even though dey are not blood I know you are a daughter of mine of consideration, both you and Croix, when de next trans kid who comes to take shelter 'ere" April said and she is simply a lovely person, she is too good for this world.
"Enjoy mum's cooking, today is going to be another busy week for us, first term is soon over for me and I'll 'ave to study 'ard to graduate" Megan said and I nodded.
"The exams are coming up soon, I'm studying what I can to get through, it doesn't even seem like I'm doing the same year, the Victoria McLaren Witchcraft Academy expands on the content that Luna Nova has, I'm learning a lot newer stuff, it's really one of the best schools of all" I tell them eating the waffer and enjoying it, it really is one of the best things about it.
I keep eating and they keep nodding their heads, it's been a few months that I'm here, since February with Daryl's defeat, to think that it's already November, to think that soon I'll be graduating, even if I should be in the second year now, I know that I can have the chance to learn something new.
It makes me think about the girls in Luna Nova, how they must be there, how they must be managing to live together, that place is shit, the conservative teachers, the director who is as worse, really only having a patience like that to endure that place, not to mention how they sabotage the students, here in Dublin is much better, even more without the fear of Daryl here, she finally went to the base.
"Wow it is so nice to see my girls excited to go to class, I feel 'appy to 'ave to see 'ow grown up dey are already, I 'ope one day dey can achieve deir dreams" Ms Jordan said.
"I've already achieved mine, I always wanted to work at Saoirse Games and I'm managing to do that, I'm learning more in depth how to make games and with all the tools, thanks to you Ms Jordan, I can't wait to make my first games with you and Laura" I say all excited.
"Next year who knows, Laura 'as been quite busy, I think she is looking to retire from being a Gamedev, more dan fair to my friend, she 'as been through a lot, it was never 'er dream to be a Gamedev, although she was de best, I wasn't dat great without my best friend's 'elp, but I think now she wants de change, she 'as 'er daughter in hand, I am sure Laura will not rest now, de witches revolution could be a reality" Mrs Jordan said and I smiled even.
"I really hope for this witches' revolution, I hope it can be real, I'm sure the world can change for the better if it happens" I say excitedly.
"If it's de way we imagined it, for sure it will, we 'ave already written books about it, it will change de world in a way dat we won't even allow de current system to continue to take advantage of humanity, dat's why it's a big shock and why dey try to bar any attempt of change" April said and I know how it is.
After eating I get up from the table, thank Mrs. Jordan and with my backpack on my back I go out, get my broom and go towards the school, I'm barely waiting to arrive there, I see that Holly also appears on my side what I wave to her and we go on flying, until we arrive at the school, I'm on the first year of High School and she about to finish Middle School, both learning magic, we were soon separating, since the school building is between each one of the years, I wave to her.
"'Ave a good day at school Brooke, see you at break time" Holly said.
"I say the same Holly, even, if you want to come over and play after school I'm free, I'm taking a break from gamedev classes today" I tell her who just nods her head in agreement she's so nice, reminds me a lot of her sister Hellene, both are very lovely persons.
I walk towards the part of the school with the lockers and leave my backpack there, getting the books for today's classes, as it is Monday morning I am sure that today's class is Herbology, so I already take the books and notebooks, besides my wand, the rest I keep in my locker and soon I am welcomed by my colleague I made around here, Gabriela who has just arrived.
"Oh Brookie, good morning" Gab said.
"Good morning Gabs, how was your weekend?" I ask her.
"Ah it was the same as always, staying at home doing nothing, my parents left and I was alone, no boyfriend, no girlfriend, it sucks not having any fun, even if I had they would pick on me, I'm already in the first year and they still act with me as if I was in elementary school, it makes me envious of their freedom, your mother is much nicer, she lets you have freedom, if I was trans like you my father would never let me take hormones or express myself as I am" Gab said and I just shake my head.
"And my father won't let me, I was lucky to be adopted by Mrs Jordan, I would have ended up on the street if it wasn't for her, when I was kicked out of Luna Nova" I tell her.
"I dreamed of studying there, I just couldn't because my parents don't have the money for the expensive tuition and accommodation, it would be much more freedom too, they obviously wouldn't risk me being out of their sight" said my friend.
"It's not worth it, it's expensive and much stricter than you think, we used to play video games there, there's no electricity in Luna Nova, we use magic all the time, and the rules are much stricter, look at the way they approached me just for being kidnapped, I was simply flunked and didn't get a second chance, they are an elitist school" I say walking to the room.
"I still think there's a lot of cool stuff there, it's the oldest school in the world, the one with the most history, and a degree from Luna Nova must be very prestigious, I'm sorry I missed it" she said and I just shrugged, sitting down on the chair.
"Yeah I don't care, I got in there to escape my father and my mother's killer, in the end it turned out the way it did, well at least I'm fulfilling my dream, I'm happy about it, but at the same time furious about the expulsion, it was tremendously unfair" I tell her.
"I agree with you, they should have thought of your side, you didn't do anything wrong, it was a kidnapping, you could have died, these witches don't have an ounce of humanity" said Gabs and so we started paying attention to the class.
Professor Gary entered the room, I love him, as well as me he is also trans, always entering with his bracelet with the colours of the flag and waving to me who waves back, he is my favourite teacher, although he is a little crazy from time to time, he stops in the middle of the room, snaps his fingers, and the plants take him by the arm and he starts to stand over the table.
"So my children, how was your weekend? You must have had a lot of fun, but now we are going to start another week studying these wonderful things that are the plants, those that help us and are so important for the involvement and the environment" he said.
"Oh professor, are we finally going to talk about how to move the plants to hold us like you do?" asks one of the girls.
I love how Professor Gary just hangs upside down from the plant and takes it to the girl, staring at her like he's crazy, he's too funny, this whole eccentric and exotic way of him, it's irate, he just nods his head and goes on explaining.
"Oh, I see someone wants to learn herbal manipulation, but no harm done, today is the day we are going to learn the basics of it, but you still won't get those huge branches and roots, come on, I will give you each a sprout so that you can work on it, do it with care and treat the plant with love, love nature and she will respond back with love" He said, snapping his fingers and making the sprouts appear in front of us.
Mrs. McLaren taught me all these months to use magic without a wand, it ends up being more malleable, and I manage to make the sprout grow a lot, even gesturing in a delicate way, making some drawings with the stem that was getting huge, and everybody looks at me with delight, even the teacher claps his hands and comes to me.
"Excellent Brooke Hunter, that's what I want to see, still no wand, you really are using a different way of using magic, the McLaren girls who usually do it that way, Hellene and Holly used to only use magic that way and were top of the class, but with a mother like that who wouldn't learn" He said upside down facing me.
"Lady McLaren who trained me like that, better to use my own magic" I tell the teacher.
"Ohhhhhhhh, that's very good, I even see that it's going your way of growing the plant stem, that's how I want to see, more innovation, here we don't stick to tradition, there is no right way to use magic, what exists is the way the witch best manages to do the spell efficiently, remember that always. This is not Luna Nova" said the teacher, who then stroked my head and I continued to practice manipulating the stems of the plant.
I love how he has always been treating me in a caring way, no doubt the best teacher and he is not the only one to say these things, all the others also have the same way of approaching us, they treat us as students and see potential in all of us, We are not just an investment machine that has to strictly follow the rules, I wonder how and why this school of witches does not receive the same clamour as Luna Nova, the students here are obviously better and with a much better coexistence, I wonder why, here there is electricity and is not as traditional as Luna Nova.
After the herbology lesson in the break...
Me, Gabs and Holly arrived at McLaren's house, we are going to stop here for lunch, Mrs. Joanne always makes the best lunch for us, I love how I am part of the family in such a short time, I entered there and I could smell the chicken passing by the corridors, as well as the rice, We arrived at the kitchen and Mrs. McLaren put all the pans on the table so that we could serve ourselves, a chicken like this is so beautiful to see, look at the size of the chicken, it makes our mouths water, we hugged it before eating and now it is time to eat.
"This is delicious" I say as I look at the chicken.
"I do it with love for my kids, you 'ave to be strong for whatever comes your way" Lady Joanne said.
"'Ey Brooke, I need after chat with you when I go to eat, it's iimportant" Laura said and I nodded.
"Look I am impressed that you always make such a good lunch every day Mrs McLaren" said Gabs.
"Grandma always does 'er best to please 'er family and treat us with love, dis is 'er ingredient, it is de best and most appetizing, it makes any food 100% tastier, by de way today de teacher gave me one more star, I managed to avoid a potion to cause de room the biggest disaster with my magic, she said dat I am de best student, she said that I am the same as my sister Hellene, and she wishes the best for big sis" Holly said and I miss her and our friends by a lot.
"It must be a lot of pressure, especially the third year girls, imagine having to deal with the pressure of having to graduate, especiallyAkko, the whole school seems to want her not to pass" That's so fucked up and I really hope she pass and make everyone on Luna Nova shut their fucking mouths.
"Ah so, I learned dat Akko 'as been overcoming 'erself, she won de broom relay, besides being de moonlight witch, dey had no way to disqualify 'er from de two opportunities dey had, it seems dey are trying to play de system against Akko, but she is managing to use de system in 'er favour, Diana told me she knows something about Finnelan dat is keeping 'er on track for now, it seems dat for Luna Nova things are going well" said Laura and I am impressed, that is overcoming.
We keep eating, I'm loving the chicken, it seems that the McLaren have a special seasoning with the food that seems to make you feel more invigorated and more willing, I was already a bit sleepy for waking up early today, but now I'm in a mood, it's like I have something more, not to mention that it gives a good feeling to
the body, it's strange, but very good, I love to eat here.
A short time later on the McLaren balcony, the serious conversation between Laura and Brookebegins...
Laura called me to go to the balcony, I arrive and I see her kind of leaning on the edge, where she is looking to the sky, I arrive beside her, I stay admiring the landscape, the autumn leaves falling from the trees, looking at that McLaren tree house right in front of us decorated by some fallen leaves, Mrs. McLaren points to it and I am being floated by magic until I get there, while she gives a push and lands in front of the house, where she sits on the edge and I sit beside her, the landscape from here is even more beautiful and open.
"So, Mrs McLaren, what's all the talk about?" I ask her.
"You are already well adapted around 'ere, but I ask your 'elp to start a new project, a form of defense against de system, together we will 'ave to start the witches' revolution, but I am sure dat it will not be as peaceful as I imagine it to be, dat's why I am planning to do something for when de boss shows up" Mrs. McLaren said and I am already in shock.
"Like killing her?" I ask her.
"I wouldn't say kill, but remove 'er from power, we need power for dat, it won't be only by uniting and protesting dat we will overthrow her, come with me and I'll show you de plan that I came up with" Laura said.
I followed, we enter inside the tree house and I start to see several leaves, of different designs, one of them was exactly a fucking mecha, but that didn't look like a little thing, it reminds a lot the Gran Charion I had seen when Luna Nova for a short period allowed technology, but the structure and everything looks different, it has drawings with drills and spirals, it looks very interesting, I see the dimensions and it even scares me.
"It will not be only one, we will make a mega Mecha dat joins all in creating a single greater, dat works based on de magic of believing in ourselves, it will work with de power of de three relics of de triskellion of Lilith will be so powerful that de boss will tremble and surrender to us, is much greater dan de dragon" She said I noticed.
"And you want me to build this? I'm not so good with these things" I tell Laura and she just laughs.
"The construction I 'ave already left to Constanze, de Gran Charion is de main one and ds already been done, we will make eight more and will be de nine mecha of de nine witches, which will form de great and biggest Naonúr Cailleach Suit, togethert de nine will form de huge mecha of 150 meters high and a magical power enough to be able to beat de boss and show de world how magic and technology can do something impressive, De names of de nine I will leave to de girls, you will take care of what Constanze has a little difficulty, in the case of de programming, that is what you know, so you and she will be dialoguing and making the necessary improvements remotely, just send 'er de codes, also soon we will have Croix with us" said the McLaren.
"Croix? What do you mean? Isn't she in jail? Even more so for twenty years?" I ask her.
"As soon as summer arrives we will make an escape plan, she may 'ave committed what she did in de past, but we can't deny dat she is an essential ally for our fight, we need to make 'ave 'er by our side to assemble de mechas faster, dis will be our plan, we shouldn't stand still waiting for de words and de sounds to be discovered by Diana and Akko, nothing they will achieve if we don't work in collective helping dem, dat's why de nine witches worked so well, dey worked together, we will do dis and restore new times to magic" Explains Laura and I was really understanding, it's a good thing to release her soon, if she gets stuck it will slow us down.
I'm looking at the leaves and being impressed, the mechas are impressive, there is the Gran Charion project, but the others too, I could never imagine that I would have all this to compete with the boss, they really aren't kidding when it comes to causing the witches' revolution, and I am loving it, I am looking at the leaves, taking pictures with my mobile phone, so I can get the idea to create the programs to control the whole machine, wow this is going to be great, I have to program everything to run on the same type of programming, so they will combine to act together and cause the most damage.
"Well that's it for now Brooke, I know I can trust you on programming, not only for de machine revolution, but also in other areas, you know... I'll stop being gamedev, let's do one last game with me and den I'll focus on de revolution and creating a rebirth for BGP, all going together to start de new era of magic" Laura said and I understand.
"Really? So I will be in your place? Mrs McLaren I still don't have 10% of your knowledge and experience, you are the best, I even understand you retiring, but I will do my best" I tell her.
"Ah you can do it, I'm too old for this already and it was never my dream, my real dream is broom racing, so I even plan to make a last game being de grand finale of de Broom GP series, it will be de biggest and best game of all, not only will have a collection of all five games in de series, but also will have de last and final, as a letter to de fans, this one that will have a captivating and polished gameplay and dat you will already be part of de creation with us, who knows until 2022 de game will be released, It will be de first of de series with an open map also to 'ave a lobby before entering to compete in de races, as always without de need of a story, but with an atmosphere inspired by Forza Horizon and Need For Speed Pro Street, a festival of broomstick racing, where you are transported in some portals to start racing in several tracks, will have a location all inspired 'ere in Ireland by de way, I guarantee it will be my biggest project to say goodbye with gusto to my fans" Said Mrs. McLaren and I will surely love it.
I even hug Laura because I am sure it will be a very good project, after the hug we leave the tree house, I go to the room, play on the Switch with the girls before we go back to school, it is good that the break let us have two hours to refresh our minds before we go to class before, we can go home, it is much better than in Luna Nova, we are free to go wherever we want.
"So did everything go well with you?" Holly asks.
"Yes your mother just wanted to talk about something very important anyway" I answer her.
We are playing and Gabs gets all happy when she comes here, she is loving it, a pity she is not as free as us, I wish she would come to sleep over at Holly's, it's fun, I can't wait for winter to come, all the girls coming here to see us, Mirage mainly, she even comes once in a while on weekends, but getting to know Luna Nova.
"And Mirage? 'Ow are you guys doing?" Holly asks curiously.
"The dating is going great, she always gives me the greatest support, I even think she will come here this week, look, it's not for nothing, but I really want to pull her to study here with us, imagine how nice it will be, but Luna Nova is her dream, Mirage wants to be a great witch and dreams for the rebirth of the BGP, I am sure that in the future she can do it, she will be the fastest witch of all" I say confidently.
"Dat's if my sister doesn't make 'er eat dust, last year she beat everyone by a landslide and set a new level to surpass herself" McLaren said.
"Ah, but she didn't win this year, even so the others are training to overtake her and who knows how many others out there might not be at a similar level, there are many witches who are talented and amazing, but the system has been putting them down to be other things and not be able to fulfill their dreams" I say while we play Mario Kart.
"And as it 'as, de Shiny Chariot was a great example of all dis, 'ow cruel de world is, but we will change dat, Mama Laura is a great witch, de witch revolution will be a reality I trust 'er" Holly said.
Far from there in Appleton, there Louis was in his room doing his usual thing, until he wassurprised...
POV Louis:
There is nothing to do, I wonder how I will manage to do that mission, I can be caught, the dust is not even down from the next attack, they will try to do everything to find me, now what? I am soon startled by a black shadow falling in front of me.
"What? Who are you?" I ask until I notice it was the boss.
"You can't stall any longer, things are very tight, I need you to make the attacks soon or else I'll have to throw you out if you know what I mean" I swallow even my saliva, but I don't know why he wanted to shorten the time.
"But why? Didn't you say I had as much time as I wanted?" I ask the boss.
"Simple, an event has happened on my site, I cannot allow the system to be manipulated by the witches, you will or you won't act, do so and The Council will thank you, I cannot allow the system to be broken, do you understand me?" He said, coming right up beside me in a way that made me a little afraid.
"I'll try boss, but I don't want to go to jail, you know the risk it is, I just can't get contacts" I tell him.
"That's why I came here, you are still too incompetent to be a member of the council yet, you will have to do with my help these first ones, I will call a car to get you and you better be already dressed, we will do this mission on Friday night, the car will have the equipment you need, the cameras will be hacked, you just have to disable the security guards with a spray and do what I asked, it's simple Blackwell, any idiot can do a job like this, you have to be a member of The Council at the height, this way the threat will never reach the missing witch's parents" He then starts to disappear in the middle of the room, as always in several black butterflies, how scary, but what the hell.
I start walking to the mirror and look at myself kind of scared, why do this? I can't get accepted by The Council ever, I'm doing everything that's right, it's not my fault I'm compromised, now I'm going to miss a night of fun with my friends drinking to do this mission, but it's priority, as a real alpha male I go my own way, it's not other men dictating what I do.
"Come on Louis, these guys will feel what the power of The Council is, I will still cause chaos in this place" I say to myself in the mirror.
I will make it a point to be the alpha like Patrick Bateman, like Thomas Shelby, like every good alpha, I will show that I am independent, females that come will be a trophy, it even looks like I will be celibate, if you think that you are wrong, I will be so irresistible, I will not stop myself from enjoying my form to not get the chance to finally lose my virginity and prove myself as the most manly man.
POV Narrator:
Brooke's life has improved in a considerable way and the witch has been getting on well and overcoming all difficulties besides showing that she got the bigger reward, but she will still have a bigger mission that can change the witches' lives completely with Laura's new attempt to try a witches' revolution a little bit by force, which for sure can come up against this boss who is quite worried about the threats to the status quo that permeate around her.
See you, trans witch...