DATE: Sunday, September 13th, 2009
BIRTHDAYS: Nikita
WEATHER: Yesterday was a chilly September day, so those who didn’t grow up in Michigan probably figured fall was here, right? Right? Wrong. Temperatures have shot up to 105 F. Record high for this time of year! Also anyone with any sort of sinus trouble probably wants to die from the quick and drastic shift in weather. Welcome to Michigan. If you don’t like the weather, it’ll probably be different tomorrow.
EVENTS: What the hell is going on in Scarlet Oak. No, seriously.
Everyone’s still reeling from yesterday’s demonic activity, and it turns out there was more.
Another child, this one identified as Airla Fells, has lost her life at the hands of demon legionaries. An as-yet unnamed man died trying to save her, and Fells’ younger sister, Briony, was discovered on the scene. It is assumed she was the demon’s next intended victim. Local law enforcement are beefing up, and report lines are active with demon sightings.
But wait, there’s more!
There’s a fifty hard stretch or so of sidewalk on N. Cliff Rd that has been quite noticeably altered. Instead of concrete, it now appears to be a sidewalk of swirls of colored light – gold, silver, blue, and violet. Many are braving the outdoors to get a look, or get their picture taking with the oddity. No one can seem to figure out how it was done. Must be magic.
This last bit doesn’t make the news, what with
demonic activity and children dying, but there were reports called in to the police station last night of
strange happenings at a Scarlet Oak park. Police arrived on the scene to investigate, but there wasn’t actually any lawbreaking. There just appeared to be a strangely dressed elderly couple playing catch with a ball of light.
No, seriously.
Elderly couple.
Ball of light. Anyone who works with SOPD may have heard the story secondhand, so here’s how it went down. At roughly 2:20 AM, a policeman showed up on the scene to investigate, but there were only two people at the park. An elderly couple dressed in funny, mismatched clothing – but nothing that would even be considered indecent. They were standing on opposite ends of the park, and playing catch with what appeared to be a glowing ball. The policeman asked what they were doing, and receive the very obvious answer of ‘playing.’ The elderly couple did not stop what they were doing, but did ask if they needed to stop or were breaking any laws. The policeman admitted that no, they were just fine – someone had seen the light was all, and wondered if things were okay. The elderly couple
giggled, and kept playing. The policeman watched for a little while, but ultimately ended up leaving. He drove by an hour later, and they were still at it.
Two hours later, block residents reported seeing a very bright light shoot into the sky, originating from the park. Police went back to the park, but the elderly couple were gone. Strangely, things did seem brighter in the park.
Quite literally. The grass and leaves were all… well, greener! It appears as if all things in the park had the saturation level amped a little, but there was nothing else to report. And that’s it.
What the police can’t know was that the elderly couple were fae. And they were indeed playing a little game. Their little ‘ball of light’ was a spell they’d channeled and passed back and forth all night until it was truly massive. And when they dropped the ball? Something very strange happened. The spell rebounded and found eight random targets in Scarlet Oak: Aetheria, Lilith, Reggie, BJ, Marisa, Lottie, Brendan and Maddie. Six elementals, two weres. Those eight are going to wake up this morning and ultimately find that they have
switched powers.
Here’s how it works. The spell targeted it random, and did so in pairs. The pairs are Aetheria and Lilith, Reggie and BJ, Marisa and Lotti, and Brendan and Maddie. Everyone targeted is going to have had a strange dream that in some way concerns their other half. For example, Aetheria might have a dream about a mother with three children, while Brendan might have a dream about a young woman with a fascination with vampires. They will see their other half’s face for only a moment, and the dream will be over. When they wake up, the elementals are going to have a different element. Everything’s going to
feel the same, but they’re going to be in for a big surprise when they go to use their powers. Marisa and Lotti are in for a bigger shock, as their animal forms have changed.
None of the eight are going to have any idea what happened or how to get their normal powers back, but they’re all going to feel compelled to find the person they dreamed about.
Well… alright then. React accordingly, I guess.