POV Narrator:
With the graduation in Luna Nova, the worries of finishing the studies and becoming graduated witches had come to an end, but still one more worry was coming, the boss, the one they all wanted to defeat and put an end to the whole system that has been oppressing the opportunities of many witches throughout history, only this time they wouldn't play around, as they are preparing the best of the attack in Doras, with the mechas already getting almost ready in one piece.
POV Chariot:
I check my mobile phone messages, Laura tells me that the girls finally graduated in Luna Nova and that Akko made it, she just had a fierce battle against the members of The Council who showed up, who knew they wouldn't chicken out and showed up against us, well at least it's a relief that they managed to defeat them, now the focus will be more on the identity of the boss, I hope we can find out who she is.
"They formed today" I say to Croix who was fiddling with a little box with some keys.
"Oh how wonderful, soon Constanze will show up here then, the mechas she brought here have been a bit stalled" Croix said and I'm getting curious about the box she's been moving.
"What about this box? What are you doing with it?" I ask very curious.
"I'm going through the programming codes that Brooke sent me by message, she sent me commands that this mecha will make of more varied movements, this is just the box that I'll make one of them, I still have to translate the others" Meridies explains and I give a little kiss on her forehead, then I stand up.
"I'm going to the kitchen to prepare something for you to eat love, we have to celebrate their graduation and Constanze's coming" I say stroking my girlfriend's head.
"It would be a good love, but we have to be careful not to draw so much attention to ourselves" and I'm well aware of that, it'll just be a very calm and quiet celebration, I don't want to be too euphoric, after all we still have a journey ahead of us.
I leave the room of Croix's lab and go to the kitchen, I'll make some sandwiches for Croix, she'll love them, I'll make them for Sifla, she must be very hungry too, I'll make them both. When I arrive, I find Sifla in the living room playing Fortnite as usual and another head next to her which I approach and when I realize it was exactly Constanze.
"Constanze? Have you arrived yet? We can't even tell" I say confused and she nods her head in agreement.
"It hasn't been that long, Madame Du Nord, Constanze has just arrived, your friend doesn't really say anything, she's quite quiet" said Sifla.
"She is mute Sifla - I tell her it's all clear now and even the German girl agrees with her head.
"Now I understand, it makes more sense, we're going to play a little Fortnite with the split screen now" said the little girl and with that they started to play together.
I on the other hand go to the kitchen, now that Constanze is here it's a relief, I even get my mobile phone and send a message telling that the German girl arrived, now we can start more of the plan to defeat the boss, this will be interesting, I can't wait to see how this final adventure will turn out, I'm already getting some ground meat, now it's time to prepare a hamburger, I think it will be delicious, they will love my way of making it, I'm sure.
[Laura: How wonderful Chariot, have you checked to see if anyone has followed her? They'll discover your hiding place, I'm here in Glastonbury Square and they're all gathered here talking about their time in Luna Nova] 13:49
Our truth, I'd better take a look, I'll even check the surroundings, I use a pair of binoculars and for now there's nothing and nobody, until we're safe, because there's no way anyone can know we're in Doras, it's strange that they think that, anyway, I think we can continue here, we have two years until the next coming here by the students of Luna Nova, soon we'll have to hide.
I'll go to where Constanze is with Sifla, I think it's better to see if we're safe, it's not worth taking the risk, any slip and I'll go to jail with Croix, besides the plans to defeat the boss going down the drain.
"Constanze, did someone follow you on the way?" I ask her who denies it with her head.
"I looked too, and nothing, I went to have a good look, even though I trusted you, you said she would come now and luckily no one came but her" said Sifla and I can breathe relieved.
"Thank you, we can't take that risk, if someone finds out our plan we won't have the slightest chance to find out what really happened" I tell her very relieved.
[Me: I asked Constanze and Sifla, apart from looking outside, there was no one following her, we were lucky] 13:53
[Laura: Great, don't lose your focus there, this year is going to cause even more impact than it already has, you're going to have to put up with what's coming from here on out, it's going to be heavy, I say that because we have to find out where the boss is, who she is, we have to get Fluit An Neart back and a lot more stuff, This is just the beginning of the journey, now that the girls have graduated it's one less problem and risk, but still the second year girls are at risk, anyway, good luck Chariot, take good care of Sifla and Constanze, I trust you can accomplish the mission] 13:54
Well that I try to believe, it's something complicated to deal with, even more that this boss is powerful and intelligent, any slip could be our definitive defeat, we can't miss for any second. Anyway, time to get back to preparing the delicious hamburgers, I'll make the most delicious sandwiches that this place has ever seen, with all the love I can do, this here will be done with all the way.
A while later when the food was ready...
Each one of the sandwiches were ready, I make a point of leaving the table tidy, besides putting a considerable part in the middle with small fried potatoes in the Air Fryer with a sauce of their choice, this is going to be delicious, I add some melted cheese on top and also Bacon, now yes, today we celebrate clogging our veins, besides a little bit of soda, lucky that Sifla always helps us to open the Ley's lines to buy food and Laura manages to come here to replace the supplies.
"The food is ready! Come and eat!" I call the girls.
Then I go to the laboratory and see that Croix was still staring at the various screens full of numbers and letters that I did not understand at all, on a black background with green letters, I feel as if I am in the Matrix here.
"Hey chosen one, time to eat" I call out to Croix who puts his headphones down.
"Hello? Did you call me love? Is the food ready?" she asks and I nod.
"Come on Neo, time to take the red pill" I say laughing.
"Did you know that red pill is actually oestradiol and that Matrix is a metaphor for trans people?" She said getting up and staying hugged with me.
"I didn't know baby, you seem to know more about these things than I do, besides you never took pills, you always used injections" I tell her and she scratches the back of her neck.
"Actually I had to use pills when I graduated, to get the shape that I have now in my body, it was also to prepare my body for the surgery that would come, but anyway, it's true about Matrix, the directors are two trans women, amazingly enough, now let's go I want to try the food you can make" said Croix all geeky as always, I honestly don't understand so much about this stuff, I only saw Matrix with her when we were younger because it had some really good action scenes.
And we arrive in the kitchen, there were already Sifla and Constanze waiting for us, Croix being kind to me as always pulls out a chair for me to sit down and with that I even thank her, then she sits down and now we are reunited.
"I was waiting for you, Constanze was going to eat everything if you didn't come" said Sifla.
"No need to wait, they could have already eaten, now let's go, these potatoes are delicious" I said to little Sifla.
"Wow Chariot, the potato mountain looks really nice I have to admit, it makes you hate to eat it, the
sandwiches too, you really did it with a lot of love" she said and I smiled.
And with that I'm already taking the first bites, it's been a while since I've made a hamburger, I even had to see a tutorial on the internet to try, I hope I've got it right, when I put it in my mouth I realize that yes, the taste is much better than those that you get in Fast Food, even the point that was put on the plate, this here is a perfection in taste, everything here is well placed.
"Hmmmmmm, Chariot, it's wonderful here love, you've outdone yourself on this one" said the smiling Croix.
"Thank you, I always make them with love, the potatoes were the ones Laura brought for us, the ones that are super chunky" I tell her.
"And now what are you going to do from now on?" asks Sifla and we just smile.
"From now on the focus is to finish the Mechas, in a little while we will have to fight the boss and put an end to this, anyway, it has already been very useful that you managed to open Ley's lines for Laura to come here to bring more food" I tell her.
"We will put the finishing touches and we will also need magic, but a fuel that really makes these things work, not only the power of the relics of Lilith's triskellion, but also magic, I don't want to use the potential magic of children, nor negative emotions, they would leave the mecha uncontrolled" Croix said.
"Well we can find some fuel somehow, can't we also steal the wizarding stone from Luna Nova" I say to Meridies who is left scratching her chin.
"Sorcerer stones, are you talking about the one we have here at home? I know where you can get them and where they are made, I remember my mother even left a letter in the book about it, when we finish eating, I'll show you, it might be important" Said the little Sifla.
"What do you mean Sifla? You knew about this and didn't even tell us" I say confused and scratching my chin.
"You never asked, but I know where it is, I don't remember very well because it's been a while since I read the book, what always interested me about it was the message from my mother" How cute, well now things can get interesting.
Well, we already have a good source of power for that, anyway we have to know where it is and not to risk too much, or else things will be very tense, since they will always be trying to find our tracks, well anyway, the Mechas with the magic will be wonderful, I can imagine that the boss would not wait for something like that, an attack so massive that will be able to cancel the enormous magic power that she has.
After eating and following Sifla to where the book is...
We arrived, we will have a long adventure ahead and it will be very complicated, but we can make it, there was some dust that made me sneeze, I even put my arm in front, they will catch Covid, we can't run the risk of that happening after all, well then let's go, I open the first page and I see her mother's message.
"Dear daughter, when you read this book, know that I am well and alive, I am guarding it with my life so that it does not fall into the hands of the wrong people, I hope that one day you can understand and make it back to you, I wrote this before I left and hid it, for with this book you with the help of more other witches will use it as a way to bring about the witches' revolution and defeat the boss once and for all, it is a very powerful resource, so I ask that you truly trust the hand of the witches you will deliver"
"Your mother even predicted that we would get the book, how strange, well at least this can be a sign that we can be trusted" I said very confindently.
"She always knew everything, she knew you would show up, I always knew it too, I really hope you make it, because it is very important for all of us" said the little girl.
"Knowing where she is is already going to be very important and liberating, I can't wait to start the journey, I was getting bored of staying in here" said Croix.
"Better not love, we can't be so exposed like that, you forgot that we are still fugitives, if you find us it could be risky, we will have to trust the girls for that" I answer my girlfriend.
"Chariot is right, you have to stay here at least until they start the attack and change things, trust your friends, I am sure the girls are able to make it" Said the little girl, while Constanze remained quiet.
"Let's do it this way, I'll read the book and start outlining the plan, you two focus totally on the mecha, thus dividing the work we will be able to do in a more efficient way, with those who know more about it, and Sifla will be doing what she has always done" I sad to them.
"Look I get a little bored of not going out anymore, I miss when you used to get me into these adventures, but it is necessary so that we don't end up being arrested and captured, this I can understand a lot, now let's get to work" Meridies said.
And we all go separating in our respective functions, I go to the bedroom, where it's quieter and I can concentrate on reading the book, the pages are a little bit yellowed, but I don't care about that, well now it's good to relax, after filling my belly with potatoes and sandwich, I really think I ate too much for today, but nothing like a good snack to fill my stomach heh.
POV Croix:
Finally a work partner, I arrive at the lab stretching myself and then I see Constanze's robots coming in, it's very strange how they look like a Nintendo 64 and a Playstation 1 combined, with little legs, she is genius with these things and she goes to where her Mechas are, well I think I can imagine how she works.
"Good luck Constanze, I'll finish the programming here, I left your locks untouched as you ordered, you can leave them in good hands" I tell her who nods in agreement.
Silent as always she is focusing on what is hers, I'm taking the time to finish the programming here, I put my headphones on and I think I'm going to play the Matrix OST while I'm programming, just to cheer myself up a little, I'm looking at Brooke's messages and writing down the codes remade by her, I can imagine that this is going to be hard work, she is really better than me at this, it even surprises me and I had classes with the best, this girl is a complete Hacker I would say.
Far from there in Luna Nova, the consequences of The Council's invasion have already surfaced,with the students having to clean up the mess...
POV Hellene:
Dey who destroy Luna Nova, we who have to clean up de mess, having to fix de windows and glass with our own magic using a restoration spell, well at least de damage was possible to repair and all de broken windows are fixed, I really hope dat dis has not done more damage... Until one of de teachers comes running up to us.
"Lady Holbrook! Lady Holbrook! Pisces! Her aquarium also burst and she was nowhere to be found" said Miss Babcock.
"What? This is a disaster, how could this happen? Because we forgot her in her room" said de headmistress.
"We had to save it from the hands of The Council, it was an emergency move, we didn't expect Kagari to destroy the whole school, now she makes this surprise" said teacher Babcock.
"We can find 'er" I say turning my head.
"No, just don't think about it Miss McLaren, Miss Kagari already did that once and got us into a lot of trouble, you guys finish what you are doing and we will go after Professor Pisces," said the teacher with de blue hair.
"No, you don't need to, look, I have a better plan, let Pisces be free at once it was always her wish, let's get a replacement for that, teacher Bailey, she was already studying to take the post, we couldn't say goodbye to her, but it's the way" Wow the headmistress treats a life like dat, how awful.
"But what if Professor Pisces couldn't escape? What if she is lying around and now she has no chance to breathe?" I ask them.
"Well, they are accidents at work, they happen, we were not aware of them, anyway I'm going" I'm very suspicious of you Miranda, that's for sure.
I keep my face closed, but it's better to disguise de anger I feel inside me, dis woman really doesn't value
human life dat much, it's not worth getting carried away by 'er words, so I'd better just ignore 'er, if she is really de boss I can't let 'er know about my suspicions.
"Hellen, are you all right?" said Mari putting 'er hand on my shoulder.
"I am fine, just very perplexed with all dis way dey treated Professor Pisces, she is de only one who helped us in dis journey" I tell 'er.
"Better not get so angry, friend. Anyway, we're finished at least, Akko graduated, The Council was defeated, there's only one last thing missing and you know what it is" She's right and I take a deep breath relieving myself.
I go back to sweeping de floor dat got dusty after all dis battle, at least Luna Nova is already repaired, danks to de magic, Akko was very good at defeating dem at once, our next target will be de boss and she will surely be destroyed once and for all.
After a long cleaning...
Whew, we're done 'ere, my body is hurting, working after fighting is something dat really leaves me destroyed, I don't know what dey wanted to do, but at least dey could leave me resting, I was one of de few who stood up to De Council's weirdo and resisted any of his attacks, I was de one who caught de most by far.
"Now we can go" I say relieved.
"We can go for good anyway" Annabel said.
We walked together to de bedroom, pretty tired, I want to get in de shower soon and get all dis dirt off my body, I'm tired, I almost lost my prosthesis, when we got to de bedroom, I see dat Annabel was packing 'er dings, dat's strange, I thought she was going to stay a little longer, well, I guess dat's de end.
"Are you leaving alreadyAnnabel?" I ask her.
"is time it's forever, I won't do the third year here, I'll go back to Switzerland where I can study in a more tolerable environment, besides Barbara is no longer here, which makes me lose any motivation to continue, if I have to stay 9 months away until I graduate I'd rather do it at home... Besides that this place has been a horror, the headmaster does nothing and lets the teachers run the place and make it even worse, anyway, I wish you strength, it was wonderful at least the time here, I had wonderful friends, but I won't sacrifice my mental sanity and other things by staying here" She said packing 'er bags and I can understand.
"All right Annabel, it has been wonderful being your colleague for these two years" I tell Créme.
"I say the same, I loved the various RPG matches we did, the stories we wrote, we will miss you" Mari said to 'er who goes smiling.
"This way I'm going to start crying all emotional" she said and we hugged her.
Annabel even cried a little, but let's let 'er 'ave de free time, dis is better, for sure, I'll miss 'er, it was wonderful de time we spent 'ere, I take advantage and I'm kind of looking at de mobile phone, seeing de pictures of de girls from de third year together makes me fall in tears, dinking dat I could be dere, dat soon it will be me, my little sister could be with dem, graduating, but now at least dey could take a picture with 'er dat was wonderful, I miss you Diana.
"Ohhhh Hellen, Annabel is leaving, but we can still talk to her" Marianne said.
"is not onlyAnnabel, it's de lassies from de third year, now without dem dis place will be pretty empty, we only have Mirage, Jeanne and Semmer now, since Annabel is leaving, I'll miss dis class we made friends, now we'll have a new ground to come" I answer Leclerc.
"Before going to the board I just have to say one thing to both of you, good luck with the three months alone, I imagine that with my absence you will make a lot of love here" Annabel said and I got a little blushed, Mari looked like a tomato.
"Annabel!" she said embarrassedly.
"How are we going to make love 'ere? I'm still going to be 17 and I don't want to be a mother so soon" I tell 'er, a bit confused, until I see Mari putting 'er hand on my mouth and Annabel laughing on top of dat.
"I can see who knows what it is but does it and who knows what it is and also does it" said Crème laughing and I don't understand a thing.
"Annabel that's not something to talk about, you'll corrupt Hellene that way" Leclerc said and I don't understand anything about dese dings, I only know dat Mama Laura says dat making love or sex is what she did to 'ave me and my sisters, I learned at school that's it too, why am I going to do something to be a mother so soon? It doesn't make sense.
"I know you're crazy to jump on Hellene I know, as a matter of fact, I know that your prosthesis has a vibrating function Hellene, how can you not know these things?" said Annabel.
"My mother says it's always good from time to time I stimulate dere because it helps to de-stress, when I was old enough to learn what was clear, and I barely use de prosthesis, I'm left-handed, the hand I use is the left and it really works to relieve a little, it's like I don't know, my mother says dat dis is a very intimate ding too, but I confess it's good to use de prosthesis when I pull it off my wrist and activate de vibration, I just don't understand what dis has to do with making love" Marianne is weird, she keeps biting 'er lips while listening to all dis, when she notices dat I saw her, she just hides with 'er face in a pillow.
"You're too naive Hellene, but soon you'll know how these things are connected" she said, stroking my hair.
Well, it's a very strange subject, I don't know what has so much to do with it, but when I dink of Mari I admit dat sometimes I feel like doing dis delicious ding of relieving myself, I just don't say it because it's too intimate.
Annabel soon finishes packing 'er bags, I dink I'll miss 'er, how sweet, I even start to get emotional and go straight to de hug, Mari too, I dink we got very emotional, den we hold hands and together we stare at each other.
"Goodbye girls, I hope we can talk more often by message, I will be looking forward to your visit at home, I assure you Switzerland is a wonderful place" she said and I can imagine it.
POV Annabel:
I leave the room wiping the tears looking at the door and just thinking about them, my best friends that I made here, I won't forget them and the good times we lived together here in Luna Nova.
I will be strong and hold back my emotions, I have to think about myself, I have already reached this point and I can't go backwards, my dream was to graduate here, but now I know that it is a dream that is not worth following, let's go. I reach the board and see that Mrs Holbrook was sitting there next to teacher Finnelan and teacher Babcock as usual.
"Miss Crème, to what do we owe your visit here? We were filling in the application form for the hiring of the new language teacher" said the headmistress.
"I want to leave, cancel my registration" I tell them.
"Oh, but why would you want to quit? You're at one of the best witchcraft academies in the whole world, not to mention it's an honour for a writer as renowned as you to be our student" said Mrs Holbrook.
"Renowned is pushing it too far Miranda, this is not the same Annabel who wrote the first volumes of Night Fall" said Professor Finnelan.
"Well I don't care what impression you have or not of me, I want to go back to my home, I want to study near there, your approach with the pandemic was terrible and unhealthy, your policies have only caused more harm than any progress, you are killing Luna Nova every day more and more sinking this place, I want to study in a place where I feel safe, a place that does not have a conservative bias like yours, I am tired of this, I will abandon two of my best friends because this place is destroying my sanity, I want to go away and finish my studies in Switzerland" I sad very clearly to them.
"You do realize that we don't give refunds to those who have paid for the three years scholarship, right? Because if you leave with one year to go we will still keep the rest" said Ms Babcock and I shrugged.
"Well, if that's the way you feel about this place, it only shows that you don't know how to value us, if you want to do that then do it, but you heard Samantha, I will get your documentation and authorize your transfer,
then you can go where you want to go" said the director.
"Thank you, I appreciate it" I tell them.
"How ungrateful, do you react like this to everything we teach? After so much progress, you only needed to stay another year and your classmates, how are they going to be?" Babcock said.
"Please Samantha, it's her decision, don't try to influence her into it" Finnelan said.
"What? You on her side?" Said the shocked Samantha.
"I just think that nothing will be good for these minds that think they are revolutionary to continue here, one less to bother us, you know that she is a colleague of McLaren and Leclerc, besides being friends with the controversial girls of the third year that graduated now, you already understand" she said and of course she would say something like that, it surprises me coming from someone who wants Hellene's attention.
"And here it is, just sign here and you can finally leave" said the director.
I sign the paper with all the happiness in the world and then she hands me an envelope with my transcript and everything, it was what I needed, then I'm leaving her room, already celebrating, finally I'm out of this shitty place, I'm free of this shit, I walk in the corridors.
I get my broom and go out by Ley's line, until I stop at Glastonbury's square where I already see that the third year girls left, only one or other was still there, kind of waiting for the parents to arrive, there was Barbara in a stool.
"Barbara!" I call out to her.
"Annabel!" She runs towards me and we meet in an embrace.
"I knew you would be here" I tell her.
"You told me you were going away silly, hey before you go to Switzerland, will you come to Wales with me?" She said looking at me with her eyes shining.
"If this is a proposal I accept" I say blushing.
"Dating? Ehh..." She gets all blushy.
"What's the matter Parker, are you embarrassed?" I tell her who then lifts me up by grabbing my waist.
"I accept, I accept and I accept, I'm going to be your girlfriend" she said all affectionately and then we kissed.
POV Narrator:
Croix and Chariot are already advancing a lot with their plan, with the help of Constanze and Sifla things can improve even more, since the German is returning the construction of her Mechas to full steam, while Sifla gave Chariot a book where she could find the location of the wizarding stones. In Luna Nova, Annabel was saying goodbye to the academy of witchcraft where she studied for two years, since she could no longer feel good studying in that place that every day made her lose her sanity more and more, leaving the purple team with only Hellene and Marianne left, who together will still live some adventures in this summer holiday, somehow trying to find the whereabouts of the boss.
See you, mecha witches...