15th January 2023 Writings
Excerpt from: Legacy of Westchester
Attempts by the RMCP to hunt her down are for naught.
The magical community in Frederickton decides to reveal itself after much discussion. They offer their assistance to the New Brunswick Provincial Government. The Provincial Government decides to accept that assistance by the end of the year.
United States
More Mothmen are seen in West Virginia through the year. Attempts to discover their nests are unsuccessful.
The attempts by the FBI to catch her only serve to chase her into Canada.
A Coven in Maine is raided in November.
(The Magical Community in Salem, Massachusetts decides to remain in hiding…)
Mexico
The Government searches for magical artefacts in Mayan ruins…
Caribbean
Increased sightings of Merfolk occur around most islands, but especially around Jamaica and Saint Martin.
There are more reports of Mermaids along the coast of Northumbria through the year.
Attempted exploration of the World Tree occurs through the year.
Warsaw Pact
Through the year, the decay of the giant snake would cause pollution, especially in the Baltic Sea, where most of the fish die…
Also through the year, various groups of werewolves would go back into hiding.
In July, the Snake’s venom glands would burst, further poisoning a region of east Poland.
Greece
Various parts of the population continue to transform…
This would lead to the establishment of the Antiquities Investigation Service by the Government.
Maghreb
The Algerian Civil War continues.
Horn of Africa
The Eritrean Civil War continues.
Central Africa
The Congo Crisis continues.
Southern Africa
The Angolan War continues.
Asia Minor
The Soviets occupy more of Turkey.
China
The Chinese Civil War continues as warlords capture more territory from the CCP.
The number of registered Mages in New Zealand passes 1000 in mid March.
Words: 287
Excerpt from: The Messed Up Magazine Girls
It was an ordinary day at Middleton High School. Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable were walking between classes when Mr. Barken came up to them. “Ms. Possible! You’ll never guess who’s waiting on the phone to hear from you!”
“Um, a crazy fan?” Kim wondered.
“I don’t think so, Possible. It’s…” He paused realising that Ron was there. “Sorry, Stoppable, this can’t be divulged in public. I’m sworn to secrecy,” he said in annoyance.
“No problem,” Ron said. “I’ll see you later, KP!”
Kim found herself in the teacher’s lounge. “It is Kel, as in The Kel!” Barkin said.
Kim was suspicious. “The only Kel I know of is the editor of that stupid teen magazine.”
Words: 116
Excerpt from: An Aquatic Second Contact
She found an assistant and raft waiting.
“Please step onto the raft,” assistant said.
“Don’t worry. I can swim,” Mariner said as she took out a pair of goggles.
“You don’t need to,” the assistant objected.
“But I want to,” Mariner said as she put on the goggles. She then dived from the airlock into the water.
As soon she had dived into the water, the HUD in the goggles activated, providing Mariner with the route information to the meeting room. Having memorised the information, she deactivated the HUD and started breaststroking through the water, taking breaths every twenty seconds.
It didn’t take long, but it allowed Mariner to take a closer look, so to speak, at the people. She saw that they moved their tail flukes up and down as Matt and Kimolu would and she accidentally got an eyeful of obviously mammalian anatomy as she almost crashed into a short-haired lady as they tried to round the same corner. “Sorry,” she said as they both surfaced.
“That’s OK,” the lady said. “To be expected with visitors. Besides I was preoccupied.”
“Oh?”
“None of your business!” the lady said before submerging and swimming off.
“Of course,” Mariner said. She continued on her way.
“Mariner!” Freeman exclaimed, exasperated at her daughter’s contrary nature, “you didn’t need to swim!”
“I wanted to,” Mariner explained as she clambered onto the platform between the Captain and Ma’ah. “Besides, neither you nor Ransom ordered me not to.”
“Obviously,” Freeman said with a sigh. “In any case I asked you to come here because of what Captain Ma’ah has informed us of.”
“And what is that?” Mariner asked Ma’ah.
Mariner watched the video of Martok’s information twice. That a rogue house would do such a thing didn’t surprise her.
Words: 294
Excerpt from: Sixteenth Doctor Adventures
“So, I’ve been informed by the Doctor,” the nondescript person responded. “Initiate the defence plans.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Now, where have you taken Xavier?” the Doctor demanded.
“Somewhere, Doctor.”
“You’re not going to use him as a human shield!”
“Of course not, Doctor, but you’ll be busy looking for him as we fight UNIT!”
“Don’t I know that!” the Doctor groused as she left the office.
Meanwhile, Xavier struggled against his artificial captors.
Words: 72
Total: 669