A forbidden game fan fiction featuring Julian and some new characters.
Takes place after the the kill.
In the dark, Julian could see the determination expression set on her face.
"I am not afraid of you."
They all met on the stairs. Cat literally ran into them, sending Valerian crashing to the ground. "Sorry," she breathed, helping the girl up. Then she actually looked at Valerian "No offense, but who are you?" Lindsay sighed. "Cat, Valerian. Valerian, Cat. I'll explain on the way. Let's go."
They all exited onto the library floor. Valerian gazed around in wonder. "Wow! Is this actually a library? It's beautiful?" "Is this girl for real?" Mumbled Cat. "I'm with you on that one." Answered Harry. "I mean, come on, the shadow men don't do loose ends." Cat looked at him quizzically. He explained. "I mean, they don't put anything in the game that doesn't need to be here. And yet we just happen across one of their victims who isn't one of our friends? At very least, its a decoy to make us take longer and use up all the time. At most, she's a spy and a saboteur." "I see your point. But there's no evidence, and she seems nice and... Why would she help them?" "Blaze." Harry answered simply. "Who?" "Her boyfriend. Apparently, he was taken by Talitha as her prize. Now, wouldn't you just do anything to get the love of your life back?"
A picture of Julian flashed across Cat's mind. She shoved it away, annoyed. She didn't like him. At least, that's what she kept telling herself. She shook her head to dissolve the image. "I dunno, Harry. Blame it on my lack of dates status. But I see your points. Look, you may just be being uber-paranoid, but let's just keep a close eye on her. First sign of anything suspicious, we deal with it. But till then, we let her come along. She may be useful, having had experience in a game before." "You do realize she lost, right? Just before we put all our faith into a strange girl we just happened to meet." "What you talking about?" Asked Valerian, bobbing up beside Cat. "Uh..." "Oh, I just love your shirt! Steampunk, right? That reminds me, I need to change!" Cat stood open-mouthed. "Uh, I don't think we have time to..." Valerian clicked her fingers, and her outfit dissolved into a cute little steampunk black dress with a blue blouse and a top hat.
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Valerian smiled at their shocked faces. "What, ain't ever seen faery magic before?" She flounced off towards the stairs. "Come on then, I assume we're on a time limit?" Lindsay nudged Cat. "I think we just found your sartorial soulmate."
I'm going away for a few days, so unless campsites have WiFi, no updates till I'm back. I'll try to write more though, I just won't be able to publish till I get back.
