Prologue (Haddie Baker)

Haddie Baker paced from the kitchen to the living room and back. She hadn’t been sleeping well these past two nights. A sense of dread filled her. She’d tried calling her granddaughter, Morgan, five times in the past two days. Shy Morgan might be, but Haddie knew she was responsible. She ought to have called back by now.

Haddie reached out for the phone then snatched her hand away. If Morgan needed her, truly needed her, then she would call. Her cell phone would be off anyway. She was a good girl, knew not to waste the battery or minutes.

Haddie could only afford the bare minimum of cell plans. She was going to have to sell the farm soon and move into town. That was a task she dreaded, knowing full well what the developers who bought the farm would do. They would split it into 500 pieces and build large houses on tiny pots of land. They wouldn’t respect Devil’s Flat either.

Haddie Baker looked out the window toward that flat rocky structure that jutted above the woods. For a moment her eyes went dark as she saw a vivid image of a young man fighting a demon amidst a dark storm. She blinked and Devil’s Flat seemed it’s normal self, the sun reflecting red and gold as it began its heavenly decent.

RING

The sound of the phone made Haddie jump.

RING

She felt frozen in place; her unease handicapping her.

RING

Oh Lord, Haddie prayed, please let it be my granddaughter.

RING

“Hello?”

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Author guidance for This story

This is the story of Morgan, Mike, and Gloria whose fates became entwined upon the Protagonize Bus. They have descended from the bus to forage forward on their own along with Ash, who has been given his own parallel story, Last of the Line (see link below).

Readers Beware: In order to gain the full story we (Spook, Anna, Moon and I) recommend you read Faerie Bound and Last of the Line together. So to help you out I have put together a connections list (see below).

Connections List: Start with Faerie Bound and read until you hit the first chapter listed on the left (In this case it's just the first chapter). Once you've read that chapter click on the link to the right (separated by =} ). Then read until you've read the chapter on the left (again in the first case it's just the first chapter). Once you've done that then click the link on the right, so forth and so on. Please contact me if you have any questions. Note: FB = Faerie Bound and LotL = Last of the Line. The number that follows is the chapter number.

FB 1 Faerie Bound =} LotL 1 Last of the Line
LotL 1 Last of the Line =} FB 2: Heading Home
FB 5 Making Connections =} LotL 2 Blade of Fire
LotL 2 Blade of Fire =} FB 6 Filling the Gaps
FB 6 Filling the Gaps =} LotL 3 Blood and Water
LotL 3 Blood and Water =} FB 7 Devil's Flat
FB 7 Devil's Flat =} LotL 4 A Different Sort of Fight
LotL 4 A Different Sort of Fight =} FB 8 Serena's Death
FB 12 Leaving the Flat =} LotL 5 Between One Door and Another
LotL 5 Between One Door and Another =} FB 13 Life Line
FB 18 Dream Interrupted =} LotL 6 First Awakening
LotL 7 Mind the Bruises =} FB 19 Breath it in
FB 23 Talking is Hard =} LotL 8 Making Inquiries
LotL 8 Making Inquiries =} FB 24 Going Soft
FB 31 Watery Kisses =} LotL 9 Recovery is a Slow Process
LotL Recovery is a Slow Process =} FB 32 Elemental Respect
FB 35 Waking Appology =} LotL 10 Plotting and Planning
LotL 10 Plotting and Planning =} FB 36 Steady Hand Break
FB 36 Steady Hand Break =} LotL 11 The Unavoidable Decision
LotL 11 The Unavoidable Decision =} FB 37 A Duck for Sarah Morgan
FB 40 Deamon Pillow =} LotL 12 Damned Crutches!
LotL 12 Damned Crutches! =} FB 41 Men are Boys
FB 44 Creepy Pete =} LotL 13 And Yet More Bruises
LotL 13 And Yet More Bruises =} FB 45 Girl Talk
FB 46 Cornered by Petey =} LotL 14 Issues with Petey
LotL 14 Issues with Petey =} FB 45 An Anger Intervention
FB 54 In Trouble =} LotL 15 Love is a Complicated Business
LotL 15 Love is a Complicated Business =} FB 55 Lecture!
(Note: FB 55 is a little out of place please forgive our enthusiasm. We got a little ahead of ourselves)
FB 59 Repressed Anger =} LotL 16 The "Badness" Returns
LotL 16 The "Badness" Returns =} FB 58 The Truth Will Out
FB 59 Allies =} LotL 17 It Follows Me Like the Plague
LotL 17 It Follows Me Like the Plague =} FB 62 Logic Over Heart
FB 65 Elven Resurrection =} LotL 18 Fight or Flight
LotL 18 Fight or Flight =} FB 66 Morgan's Anguish
FB 67 Salty Salvation =} LotL 19 Broken Soul
LotL 19 Broken Soul =} FB 68 Heartache and Hope
The lyrics for the song Morgan sings' to Ash can be found at Heartbreak and Hope - sung with alternate verse 3
FB 68 Heartache and Hope =} LotL 20 Distant Fires
LotL 20 Distant Fires =} FB 69 Families
FB 75 Introduction =} LotL 21 Voices
LotL 21 Voices =} FB 76 Betrothal
FB 76 Betrothal =} LotL 22 Hiding in the Shadows
LotL 22 Hiding in the Shadows =} FB 77 From Air to Water
FB 80 Making the Cake =} LotL 23 Eyes in the Dark
LotL 23 Eyes in the Dark =} FB 81 Objections
FB 84 Ain't No Way =} LotL 24 Escape Plans
LotL 24 Escape Plans =} FB 85 I Will be Strong
FB 86 Can History Repeat Itself =} LotL 25 Supplies for the Journey
LotL 26 Voyage =} FB 87 A Dream Without Earth
FB 127 Let the Race Begin =} LotL 27 Back to the mainland
LotL 30 Breaching the Defenses =} FB 128 Elemental Symphony
FB 145 Kidnapped =} LotL 31 A Cry in the Dark
LotL 31 A Cry in the Dark =} FB 146 The First Appeal
FB 146 The First Appeal =} LotL 32 Changed
LotL 33 Fleeing the Dream =} FB 145 The Revelations of Dreams

We hope you enjoy the reading for we are enjoying the writing!

AUTHORS ONLY: Well I had to keep our spoiler link in here after my revision of the guidance didn't I? *Elo grins* This IS an Author Discussion , which contains all manners of plot spoilers, character information and the like. FB & LotL Spoiler Thread

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updated Sep 1 '11 by Elorithryn