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Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 9: Living with Perpetual Consequences */ Wikia left out the best part of Ch. 9. The Crux of it all

2021-06-05T16:10:40Z

Chapter 9: Living with Perpetual Consequences: Wikia left out the best part of Ch. 9. The Crux of it all

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			''Fire. Fireball. Flames. Fire. Gases. Noxious Fumes. Fire. Incineration.''

			''Oh, Peragrine. Foolish, silly, stupid Peragrine. Youâve gone and died.''

			''Itâs a good thing Iâm here to save you. Again.''

			''But thisâ¦ This is the last time.''

			''Peragrine. Iâm sorry we didnât get to talk more. These past few days, Iâve tried to keep up with youâ¦ But to be honest, Iâve been catching up with your past.''

			''Youâve had a very eventful life. I expect thatâs not going to change, and youâll keep being the center of danger.''

			''I wish I could continue to be there to see it. But if youâre going to continue, I canât stay. Itâs one or the other.''

			''Oh, here you come. All well. Iâve thought about this. Iâm not going to let you remember me. It would cause you too much grief.''

			''I know youâve lost people before. Youâve killed people before. Youâre no stranger to death. Butâ¦''

			''I love you, Peragrine Wanderthistle. I donât want to harm you any more than youâve harmed yourself.''

			''But you have to promise me you wonât be so risky.''

			''...You canât promise me that. You wonât remember me.''

			''I just have to hope that the Creator will protect you, when I cannot.''

			''. . . .''

			''A body floats into view. It is Peragrine. He slowly opens his eyes, and looks at me.''

			''âHello Peragrine,â I say. He doesnât recognize me. Not at first. That makes sense. He only saw me on three different days out of his life. And on one, I didnât look like I do now. But after a momentâ¦ it comes to him, and I am happy he remembers.''

			''âBeth?â''

			''Bethany Richardson. Thatâs me. âYes, Peragrine. Itâs me.â''

			''âButâ¦ How? HOW?!â''

			''âThe Gem,â I explain. âWhen I released my energy into the Gem, the gem exploded, and all the energy that exploded rushed back into you. That means my energy as well. It kind of got caught up in your energy.â''

			''Peragrine stares openmouthed for a moment. I let him. We have a moment. A moment beforeâ¦ Before I have no more moments.''

			''âPeragrine, you have died.â''

			''Peragrine blinks. He doesnât understand.''

			''âThere was an explosion. The mine was filled with gas from being trapped underground for so long. You lit it, and it blew up. Youâre dead. But Iâm your second chance.â''

			''Peragrine seemed to understand now, but he still has questions.''

			''âBut, youâve been in my head this whole time? Why didnât you say anything???â''

			''I shake my head. âIâm not powerful enough for that. Iâm only a small part of your energy now. You and I can only talk now because Iâm all thatâs left of you.â''

			''âAllâ¦ thatâs left?â''

			''I nod.''

			''âBut soon, I wonât be here anymore. Iâm bringing you back to life. You have a second chance!â''

			''Peragrine pauses. He catches on so fast!''

			''âYouâre â¦. Leaving.â''

			''I nod. âAnd youâre staying.â''

			''Peragrine thinks. âThis whole timeâ¦ Youâve just been watching?â''

			''âAndâ¦â I blush. I canât help it. âYes. Watching. I guess Iâve also been watching your memories.â''

			''âMyâ¦ Memories?â''

			''âI didnât mean to pry!â I exclaim. Shoot, I didnât mean to talk about this. Iâm off script. We don't have time to go into all of this.''

			''Peragrine is getting more confused. I donât want him confused. I want him to understand. Even though he wonât remember. I donât care. I have to say it!''

			''âPeragrine Wanderthistle, I love you. Do what my mother told you. Listen to what she said! What Mrs. Silverstine said! I know youâve made failures already! This one being the biggest yet!''

			'''''But you have to have faith! You have to believe this is all part of His Plan! That your role to play is just a lot more involved than others! You canât give up! Yes, you have responsibility, itâs true! But more than that, you couldnât stand by and watch if you tried!!!'''''

			'''''I KNOW YOU, PERAGRINE WANDERTHISTLE! I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN YOU KNOW YOURSELF NOW.'''''

			'''''YOU ARE A HERO. A LEGEND. YOU CANNOT DIE, UNLESS IT IS THE CREATORâS WILL. THE POWER INSIDE OF YOU BOILS OVER. IT CANNOT BE BOTTLED UP.'''''

			'''''Itâs always been thereâ¦''''' ''All of your life. That witch, that Sorceressâ¦ She simply activated whatâs been there all this time. You are the Hero, Peragrine. Youâre my Hero. You have the power to be many peopleâs heroes.''

			''And this land sorely needs heroes. The Knights once had a Mage of their own. He was a strange person. Not a heroic one. He didnât inspire others like the rest of the knights. But he was '''POWERFUL'''. The rumors said he once stood toe to toe with the evil Traitor, Vladek the Red. Rumors also said he died, but '''thatâs not the point!'''''

			''I know you could be an '''even greater mage''' than him. You have the '''power'''. You have the '''heart'''.Â The only thing you need is the '''skill''', and thatâs the easiest thing of the three to get.''

			''Iâm no mage myself. I canât help you with that. Nor do I know of a secret place or a hidden master. Youâll have to find that yourself. But I can give you that chance.''

			'''''I just wanted to say goodbye.â'''''

			''Peragrine is staring at me. But I canât tell much more than that. I have tears in my eyes. I move towards him and touch his face. Yes. Heâs crying. His cheeks are wet.''

			''He reaches out and pulls me in. He hugs me tightly. '''âDonât go.â''' he whispers hoarsely. He still hasnât gotten used to that new voice of his. But he will. It will boom fantastic spells that astound little children. In a few years, after this war.''

			''I '''must''' go, so that he has that future. I donât tell him that. Instead, I simply push his shoulders back. Just enough so I can kiss him.''

			''Ha. He didnât expect that.''

			''But he knows now. He knows I love him.''

			''Now to make him forget. I wipe the mop of prisoner style hair out of his face, and with it, this memory. His eyes glaze over. I think it workedâ¦?''

			''Goodbye, Peragrine. Maybe I- Yesâ¦ I '''will''' see you again, In the Great Beyond.''

			''And with that, I give all thatâs left of me to him. To Peragrine Silverstine Wanderthistle.''

			''Oops. Was that from his future? Ah, well. Being dead makes time very confusing.''

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	Peragrine came to. He found himself on all fours, tears streaming off his nose and into the dusty ground. Hiccuping with emotion, he shakily pushes himself up onto his knees.		Peragrine came to. He found himself on all fours, tears streaming off his nose and into the dusty ground. Hiccuping with emotion, he shakily pushes himself up onto his knees.

Stirling Silverstine: /* Epilouge: To Return To Track */

2021-01-25T08:02:40Z

Epilouge: To Return To Track

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	He was here. They'd made it. Now, all they needed was the perfect plan...		He was here. They'd made it. Now, all they needed was the perfect plan...


	~~'''<u>''End Act III of To Find Friends.''</u>'''~~
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			'''<u>''End Act III''</u>'''

			'''''<u>And End The Search To Find Friends.</u>'''''

			<u>'''''In Finding Friends, many more Dooms are brought forth, and the story grows.'''''</u>

	'''''Continued in [[Scattered Ashes, Volume Two - Being the Second Installment in the MMOS KOTOS Series\|Scattered Ashes: Volume II]]'''''		'''''Continued in [[Scattered Ashes, Volume Two - Being the Second Installment in the MMOS KOTOS Series\|Scattered Ashes: Volume II]]'''''

Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 10: Out of Iron Crick / Complete. Also an Epilouge. Mic Drop* THIS BAYBEE'S FINISHED PEOPLE! YEET!!!

2021-01-25T07:55:42Z

Chapter 10: Out of Iron Crick: Complete. Also an Epilouge. *Mic Drop* THIS BAYBEE'S FINISHED PEOPLE! YEET!!!

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Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 9: Living with Perpetual Consequences */ Finished Chapter 9 with Perry's reaction to ze news, and the final peice to the Tavern Puzzle... for now.

2021-01-06T14:33:58Z

Chapter 9: Living with Perpetual Consequences: Finished Chapter 9 with Perry's reaction to ze news, and the final peice to the Tavern Puzzle... for now.

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			Peragrine came to. He found himself on all fours, tears streaming off his nose and into the dusty ground. Hiccuping with emotion, he shakily pushes himself up onto his knees.

			âOhhhhh.â

			Peragrine closed his eyes. He took a few deep, shuddering breaths.Â In his mindâs eye, he sees her.

			â''Bethany.â''

			She wore a light blue dress, much like how heâd first seen her at her house. When heâd crash landed in her fatherâs field. However, floating as she was in his mind, she wasnât wearing shoes, and Peragrine noted her cute little bare feet.

			Of course, her feet didnât hold his attention. Not since sheâd been talking to him. Heâd been looking at her face, like heâd been taught. â''Always look a woman in the face. Thatâs how you-â'' Well, nevermind why. Thatâs what heâd learned, and it always worked anyway.

			She was beautiful. He couldnât believe heâd never noticed it before. Her eyes were a soft pastel blue that seemed to turn purple right next to her pupils. Which is probably why she was wearing that lovely matching dress. Her hair was a warm gold color that framed her soft round face and cascaded just past her slim shoulders. Her nose was like how his used to be, before he broke it. Tiny, and button-like. Her skin was fair, but with a healthy tan, from being a farmerâs daughter.

			And speaking of living on a farmâ¦ Her hands were perfect. Capable hands. Dainty, without being delicate. Someone who knew how to handle a tool, but usually did not.

			And why should she? Why should she have to do anything?Â

			Why would she save him?Â Why ''did'' she?

			â ''âPeragrine Wanderthistle, I love you.â â''

			''âBethanyâ¦ Richardsonâ¦â'' Peragrine thought. ''âI love you, too.â''

			And Peragrine wept.

			And as he wept, a soft nicker made him aware of the worldâs continuing. A moment later, and a big, warm tongue was licking his face.

			Surprised, Peragrine weakly fended of the tongue, and the associated furry face ofâ¦

			âBetsy! Oh, hey girl.â He wiped a muddy sleeve across his wet face, making it much worse. He chuckled at his miscalculation as Betsy redoubled her licking efforts.

			âItâs good to see you, girl.â

			'''''âMaster Wanderthistle, Iâm so-â'''''

			''âItâs ok, Cyndii. It answers a lot of questions.â''

			'''''âBut she meant it to be hidden, and-â'''''

			Peragrine chuckled again. â''Honesty is the best policy, Cyndii.â'' He sighed as he rubbed Betsyâs jawline. âEven when it hurts. Especially then.â

			There was a moment of quiet as Peragrine checked Betsy for any injuries. Surprisingly, other than some evidence of crashing through bushes, she and all her gear appeared none the worse for wear.

			'''''âSo then why did you and Mr. Tain avoid telling me about my Mother?â'''''

			Peragrine sighed. ''âHonestly?â''

			Peragrine didnât need to see how Cyndii distorted his own face into a scathing stare to note her distaste for the unintended pun.

			''âHeh. Um, we were just a <u>little</u> afraid of you. We weren't sure how you would take the direct news of'' â Youâre Momâs not here, and it might be our fault; weâre not really sure, but please donât kill us. â â Peragrine paused. ''âI guess we could have used a little more bravery to go with our honesty.Â It would hurt you, yes, but we didnât know how powerful you were, and how much you would hurt us in turn.â''

			'''''âWhat changed?â'''''

			''âUhhh, you got in my head?â''

			''â'''Oh, right.â'''''

			'''''â'''Give me a sec, here. Iâve got to talk with Betsy.â''

			Peragrine gently got Betsyâs attention, and put their heads together, so he was staring her big, round horse-pupils down with his own green-with-black-dusted eyes.

			âHey, girl. Thanks for coming. Sorry about the scariness.â

			Betsy snorted, and pulled back a bit. Peragrine held his hands on her snout, but let her find her own way back till they were eye to eye again.Â âI was hoping you knew where Cooper was. Weâre leaving here as soon as we all get together again.â

			Betsy blinked her big eyes once. Her stare was wide, and questioning. She nickered softly.

			âOh. In that case, letâs go meet up with them.â

			Betsy shook her head happily, and turned to the side for Peragrine to mount.

			'''''âWhat was all that?â'''''

			''âOne of my natural abilities. I grew up on a farm. My Mum was practically psychic with animals. I got a bit of that. Betsy says Cooperâs with Tain. Or, he was trying to find Tain. 'Cooper with Tain'. Language tenses are a bit fuzzy for animals, I find.â''

			'''''âLanguage whats?â'''''

			''âNevermind.â''

			Peragrine patted Betsy once, and she began walking. Adjusting her heading back towards where heâd last seen Tain and Carson at the creekbed, Perry continued his conversation with Cyndii.

			â''So, did you get to see my memories?â''

			There was a strange, worming itch of a sensation between Peragrineâs ears, as Cyndii replied. â'''''I can now. Now that thereâs no mental block.â''''' As the itch continued, Peragrineâs memories flashed across his vision in the form of stills. Memories of the Tavern. Of the two ghosts. Mrs Sage. The Witch, Silvia. Their conversationâ¦

			âThere, thatâs Sylvia!â Peragrine said, pointing at the strange visage heâd seen, before recalling that it was only a memory, and heâd just pointed Betsy in a different direction. A quick correction, and they were back on track.

			'''''âOh, thatâs my invisible friend!â''''' Cyndii exclaimed. â'''''I guess youâve met her already, even just briefly.â'''''

			''âSylviaâs your invisible friend? The one who taught you that witch spell, and all that other stuff about magic?â''

			'''''âYeah, thatâs right.â'''''

			''âMakes sense! I thought that was the case, after you told me that blood spell was a witch spell.â''

			'''''âI wish youâd listened to their conversation more.â'''''

			''â....Me too.â''

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			==== Chapter 10: Out of Iron Crick ====



	To Be Continued... '''''<u>Shortlyâ¢</u>'''''		To Be Continued... '''''<u>Shortlyâ¢</u>'''''

Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 9: Living with Perpetual Consequences */ Massive Chunk of Chapter 9. Chapter 10 is not finished being edited, ergo, I don't know if this is where chapter 9 ends or not. I make my Chapter breaks up on the fly. Either way, it's a good cliffhanger.

2021-01-04T05:12:37Z

Chapter 9: Living with Perpetual Consequences: Massive Chunk of Chapter 9. Chapter 10 is not finished being edited, ergo, I don't know if this is where chapter 9 ends or not. I make my Chapter breaks up on the fly. Either way, it's a good cliffhanger.

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Stirling Silverstine: Full Chapter 8 now up. A Most Vile Coal Mine

2020-12-30T05:53:51Z

Full Chapter 8 now up. *A Most Vile Coal Mine*

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Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 7: Perpetual Consequences. */ Full Chapter 7.

2020-12-24T01:16:51Z

Chapter 7: Perpetual Consequences.: Full Chapter 7.

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Stirling Silverstine: /* Act 3: Iron Crick */ Formatting

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Act 3: Iron Crick: Formatting

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	==== Chapter 7: Perpetual Consequences. ====Â		==== Chapter 7: Perpetual Consequences. ====

	~~====~~To Be Continued... '''''<u>Shortlyâ¢</u>'''''~~<br />~~		To Be Continued... '''''<u>Shortlyâ¢</u>'''''
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Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 6: Into Iron Crick */ Finished posting Chapter 6.

2020-12-21T06:42:24Z

Chapter 6: Into Iron Crick: Finished posting Chapter 6.

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Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 6: Into Iron Crick */ saving. This chapter is big and my computere is freaking out. Baby steps.

2020-12-21T06:10:50Z

Chapter 6: Into Iron Crick: saving. This chapter is big and my computere is freaking out. Baby steps.

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To Find Friends - Revision history

Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 9: Living with Perpetual Consequences */ Wikia left out the best part of Ch. 9. The Crux of it all

Stirling Silverstine: /* Epilouge: To Return To Track */

Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 10: Out of Iron Crick */ Complete. Also an Epilouge. *Mic Drop* THIS BAYBEE'S FINISHED PEOPLE! YEET!!!

Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 9: Living with Perpetual Consequences */ Finished Chapter 9 with Perry's reaction to ze news, and the final peice to the Tavern Puzzle... for now.

Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 9: Living with Perpetual Consequences */ Massive Chunk of Chapter 9. Chapter 10 is not finished being edited, ergo, I don't know if this is where chapter 9 ends or not. I make my Chapter breaks up on the fly. Either way, it's a good cliffhanger.

Stirling Silverstine: Full Chapter 8 now up. *A Most Vile Coal Mine*

Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 7: Perpetual Consequences. */ Full Chapter 7.

Stirling Silverstine: /* Act 3: Iron Crick */ Formatting

Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 6: Into Iron Crick */ Finished posting Chapter 6.

Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 6: Into Iron Crick */ saving. This chapter is big and my computere is freaking out. Baby steps.

Stirling Silverstine: /* Chapter 10: Out of Iron Crick / Complete. Also an Epilouge. Mic Drop* THIS BAYBEE'S FINISHED PEOPLE! YEET!!!

Stirling Silverstine: Full Chapter 8 now up. A Most Vile Coal Mine