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What do a few stolen books have to do with the end of life as we know it?
More than you would think.

Drow princess Alison Brownstone begins her senior year ready to finally graduate and start her new life, fully trained and ready to kick ass.

But still reeling from the attack last semester, and the absence of her best friend, Alison is desperate for some kind of distraction to make the days pass quicker.

And trouble in paradise with boyfriend Tanner makes it even more vital.

When books start disappearing, she can’t resist digging deeper. After all, no one should be able to penetrate the gnome’s magical protection.

But going down the rabbit hole leads to truths far more dangerous than petty theft.

Without Izzy by her side, can Alison defeat the greatest challenge she’s ever faced before more lives are lost?
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 TSONM 07/27  With Luke as a wolf, and Tanner with Alison, Christie walked with Emma and Aya. Christie could feel Scott lurking somewhere. There was a sense of him watching, but the bond had never been very good at locating him. It was something he used to control her, and she didn’t know of a way to turn it to her benefit. They stepped through the boundary at the edge of the school grounds, and the security it provided. They were on their own now. Something was very wrong. Luke’s  hackles rose when he heard an unfamiliar footstep and the sensation of being stalked coursed through him. Scott smiled. They were going exactly where he wanted them to, to the artifact and the sacrificial zone. Soon, he would be the wizard he should have been.
 They came to a dark clearing. A bush rustled behind them, and they turned around. Scott stood over six feet tall with broad, strong shoulders and thick heavy muscle. His torso was bare and lightly covered with grey and tan fur. Long, black claws tipped his curved fingers, and his thin, black lips pulled back to reveal long white teeth. His once soft brown eyes were now a dark amber that glistened with malice and fury. Alison looked at the thick layer of magic that surrounded Scott. It sat in plates much like armor and was dark silver in color. She tried to find any chinks or weaknesses. Unlike physical armor, it didn’t need gaps or such to allow for the wearer’s joint movements. Scott tried to attack Alison, and was met by the group’s magical production of bright light. It blinded him, threw them all off of their feet, and he crashed where Alison had been. Luke attacked him, and was thrown against a tree. Dorvu roared, trying tpo get down into the forest to help his friends, blowing a blast of freezing air that stopped him for a moment. There were cracks in the magical armor now. Luke again attacked, tearing at his leg, and was again thrown away, Scott already beginning to heal. The grop gain hit him with agonizing light, which tore through his protection. The group’s magic was weakening, and as Scott again approached Alison, she grabbed up a branch and drove it into an eye. He screamed, breaking their focus, and started toward the group again. Kathleen used her magic to again attack her, Alison adding a blow to the side of his head. Alison dropped the branch and called her magic. Scott dropped to his knees, his torso a bloody, ragged mess. Alison engulfed him in her Drow magic, snuffing out his life and making sure that he would never sacrifice anyone.
-Now they had to find the artifact, destroy it, and make the pendant to save her Mom. Christie described the artifact. They found the cellar, the artifact, and the pile of sacrifices alongside the altar. They destroyed the artifact with concentrated light, and the artifact destroyed the cellar with it’s energy, leaving a pit in the ground.
+Now they had to find the artifact, destroy it, and make the pendant to save her Mom. Christie described the artifact. They found the cellar, the artifact, and the pile of sacrifices alongside the altar. They destroyed the artifact with concentrated light, and the artifact destroyed the cellar with it’s energy, leaving a pit in the ground. (See Technology [[Dark Artifact]] for more facts.)
 TSONM 07/28  Alison tried to dig into the ground, to find the books that were buried, and aya remembered the spell the Librarians had taught her, on how to retrieve books. She gave a flick and a slow sweeping motion of her wand. To everyone’s delight, the books all flew toward Aya then stacked neatly at her feet.

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 TSONM 07/08  Hudson’s History of Magic Class. She quizzed them as to what they knew about Easter Island, and the stone statues, then told them the truth. After discussion, they all saw how quickly any disagreement could be turned into “Them against us.”
- TSONM 07/09 After a visit to the Library, and learning that the books had to do with Transfiguration, Alison and Tanner decided it was someone who had clearly wanted to change themselves, and that there could be more than one person involved.
+TSONM 07/09 After a visit to the Library, and learning that the books had to do with Transfiguration, Alison and Tanner decided it was someone who had clearly wanted to change themselves, and that there could be more than one person involved.
 Alison was going to try out for the school Musical this year, Wicked, and missed  Izzie being alongside of her.  Alison would try out for Elphaba, a good witch. Kathleen was trying for Glinda, and was awarded the role.  Christie tried out for the pivotal role of Madame Morrible, and got it.

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 TSONM 07/27  With Luke as a wolf, and Tanner with Alison, Christie walked with Emma and Aya. Christie could feel Scott lurking somewhere. There was a sense of him watching, but the bond had never been very good at locating him. It was something he used to control her, and she didn’t know of a way to turn it to her benefit. They stepped through the boundary at the edge of the school grounds, and the security it provided. They were on their own now. Something was very wrong. Luke’s  hackles rose when he heard an unfamiliar footstep and the sensation of being stalked coursed through him. Scott smiled. They were going exactly where he wanted them to, to the artifact and the sacrificial zone. Soon, he would be the wizard he should have been.
 They came to a dark clearing. A bush rustled behind them, and they turned around. Scott stood over six feet tall with broad, strong shoulders and thick heavy muscle. His torso was bare and lightly covered with grey and tan fur. Long, black claws tipped his curved fingers, and his thin, black lips pulled back to reveal long white teeth. His once soft brown eyes were now a dark amber that glistened with malice and fury. Alison looked at the thick layer of magic that surrounded Scott. It sat in plates much like armor and was dark silver in color. She tried to find any chinks or weaknesses. Unlike physical armor, it didn’t need gaps or such to allow for the wearer’s joint movements. Scott tried to attack Alison, and was met by the group’s magical production of bright light. It blinded him, threw them all off of their feet, and he crashed where Alison had been. Luke attacked him, and was thrown against a tree. Dorvu roared, trying tpo get down into the forest to help his friends, blowing a blast of freezing air that stopped him for a moment. There were cracks in the magical armor now. Luke again attacked, tearing at his leg, and was again thrown away, Scott already beginning to heal. The grop gain hit him with agonizing light, which tore through his protection. The group’s magic was weakening, and as Scott again approached Alison, she grabbed up a branch and drove it into an eye. He screamed, breaking their focus, and started toward the group again. Kathleen used her magic to again attack her, Alison adding a blow to the side of his head. Alison dropped the branch and called her magic. Scott dropped to his knees, his torso a bloody, ragged mess. Alison engulfed him in her Drow magic, snuffing out his life and making sure that he would never sacrifice anyone.
-Now they had to find the artifact, destroy it, and make the pendant to save her Mom. Christie described the artifact. They found the cellar, the artifact, and the pile of sacrifices alongside the altar. They destroyed the artifact with concentrated light, and the artifact destroyed the cellar with it’s energy, leaving a pit in the ground. They were sure Powell would be proud of them. They had gotten out alive!
+Now they had to find the artifact, destroy it, and make the pendant to save her Mom. Christie described the artifact. They found the cellar, the artifact, and the pile of sacrifices alongside the altar. They destroyed the artifact with concentrated light, and the artifact destroyed the cellar with it’s energy, leaving a pit in the ground.
 TSONM 07/28  Alison tried to dig into the ground, to find the books that were buried, and aya remembered the spell the Librarians had taught her, on how to retrieve books. She gave a flick and a slow sweeping motion of her wand. To everyone’s delight, the books all flew toward Aya then stacked neatly at her feet.

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 At breakfast the next morning, they reviewed the evening’s high points, and Aya offered Peter the chance to copy her homework that he had forgotten to do. The class was about “the different characteristics of short distance vs. long distance portals, and the roles they play within our world.” But they were all much more interested in the night before.
-TSONM 07/15 As they left a classroom, Alison heard a slick clicking sound as Christie went by her, and again saw the slight grey on her forehead. Alison felt the shimmer of the lie that  Christie told her, and decided to ignore it.  Then Alison heard whispers from a group of Juniors passing by.
+TSONM 07/15 '''MORE BOOKS MISSING'''  As they left a classroom, Alison heard a slick clicking sound as Christie went by her, and again saw the slight grey on her forehead. Alison felt the shimmer of the lie that  Christie told her, and decided to ignore it.  Then Alison heard whispers from a group of Juniors passing by.
 “Did you hear? More books went missing! Straight from Professor Powell’s own collection I heard!” It was true, and he was at a loss as to how they had done it. His office was heavily warded and locked when he wasn’t in it. His personal collection of books contained many tomes that were entirely unsuitable for students. He didn’t practice dark magic any more, but that didn’t mean that he had stopped studying it. His collection contained everything relating to dark magic, a little on portals, history, and the delicate art of transfiguration.  “The thief took three books. Each of which was on the topic of transfiguration. One was on the hypothetical concept of changing one magical type with another. It was merely a thought experiment. The other books tied into transfiguration too. The thief clearly planned on transfiguring something and potentially a person.” Mara burst in. They had taken two books from her collection, as well. “They were two books on the intricate make-up and nature of a person’s magic. They detailed the theories on how our magic is woven into our beings, and the effects it has upon us.” Alison asked to examine the areas, was granted permission, and found no trail leading out past the door.
 Alison, Kathleen, Aya, Emma and Christie went to the kemana, to show it to Christie for the first time, and to purchase gifts for friends for Christmas. They were looking for focusing bands to give to Ethan, to help him better control his magic. Kathleen finally found what she thought would be best, four slender, braided leather bracelets with small black gems joining them.

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 TSONM 07/08  Hudson’s History of Magic Class. She quizzed them as to what they knew about Easter Island, and the stone statues, then told them the truth. After discussion, they all saw how quickly any disagreement could be turned into “Them against us.”
- TSONM 07/09 After a visit to the Library, and learning that the books had to do with Transfiguration, Alison and Tanner decided it was someone who had clearly wanted to change themselves, and that there could be more than one person involved.
+TSONM 07/09 After a visit to the Library, and learning that the books had to do with Transfiguration, Alison and Tanner decided it was someone who had clearly wanted to change themselves, and that there could be more than one person involved.
 Alison was going to try out for the school Musical this year, Wicked, and missed  Izzie being alongside of her.  Alison would try out for Elphaba, a good witch. Kathleen was trying for Glinda, and was awarded the role.  Christie tried out for the pivotal role of Madame Morrible, and got it.

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-TSONM 07/02 Alison looked for and met with her friends, Emma, Kathleen, Aya, saw Tanner, kissed him, and they went onto the grounds, toward the mansion.  Saw devastation from fight with dark magicals.  The renovations were mostly completed, but the building still bore the scars of the huge fight against the dark magicals. The east wing was bare and exposed where workers were busily plastering the new brick under Horace’s watchful eye. They knew the darks would return, not if, but WHEN, was the question. Tanner had been working on developing his magic skills.
+TSONM 07/01 '''THE NEW STUDENT''' As Alison was exiting the train station, returning from summer vacation, (now wearing her new magical glasses so she now has visual contact) she noticed a swirl of magic, containing thick, crimson lines, worried pink and anxious gray soul energy.    She looked around, and saw a young girl casting a spell. There was no malice in it, and it was totally illegal to do so in public. She had been looking for the School, and as she talked with Alison, her energy changed to  calm pale blue with flecks of gold excitement. She was a new student. Looking for TSONM, and Alison accompanied her there. They ordered lattes as the exited. No magic on the bus. No Izzie, but it had to be that way.
-Peter had also been working on some additional magic gadgets. A walking suitcase, filled with six silver and black swirled orbs. Vibrant blue and yellow magic clung to the edge of the orbs like a thin armor laying in even plates.  Peter reached in and picked up an orb before he closed his eyes and pressed his own royal purple magic into the orb. Alison watched raptly as the magical plates slid apart, and delicate blades slowly emerged. To Tanner’s eyes, it looked like a deadly translucent shuriken.  “They’ll slice through anything from dragon hide to actual armor. Emma had met a new boyfriend, a shifter, and had gotten a new rosewood wand.
 Mara meets with Professor Xander Powell, her former boyfriend, and Izzie’s great grandfather. Mara had pit Izzie, Leira and Correk again on the run, in the way of danger, and he was very disturbed over that.
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-TSONM 07/03 Everyone started the school year off with a game of Dodgeball, toclear out the cobwebs and get their mind focused. The teacher held onto the large, red rubber ball and pushed burgundy magic into it. Alison watched as the burgundy slowly swelled within the ball and formed a large star shape. The teacher struggled to hold onto it as she finished imbuing it with the last bits of magic. The ball turned from burgundy to navy, mocking them, as they tried for it. Alison was distracted by her new vision, by the solidness of her schoolmates, and missed the ball when it chose her.
+TSONM 07/03 '''CLEANING UP'''   Everyone started the school year off with a game of Dodgeball, to clear out the cobwebs and get their mind focused. The teacher held onto the large, red rubber ball and pushed burgundy magic into it. Alison watched as the burgundy slowly swelled within the ball and formed a large star shape. The teacher struggled to hold onto it as she finished imbuing it with the last bits of magic. The ball turned from burgundy to navy, mocking them, as they tried for it. Alison was distracted by her new vision, by the solidness of her schoolmates, and missed the ball when it chose her.
 TSNOM 07/04  Leo Decker, Head Librarian, and his helpers find that three books were gone, stolen, during the fight. They attempt to return them with their finding spells, and could not even sense them anywhere, as if they were In-Between. Two on Oriceran, and one on the history of elves.
 Alison went to the Library, and found a gnome standing guard at the doorway. Librarian Decker paced near the check-out desk with a dark expression on his face. His soul energy was full of livid reds, coppers, and oranges showing just how angry he was. Alison saw a clear seam of silver showing shame where he felt it was his fault. Alison and Christie searched the shelves, looking for clues, and found a few faint fingerprints and a few threads that a spell had been used, but no energy colors.
-TSONM 07/05  Alison and Tanner go to the colorful kemana, to relax with each other. They decide to go to the Scroll shop (conducting a sale), then to pizza (best pizza for miles). The Shop was a special place for Alison, as she and Izzie had set up a secret mail correspondence account there. There was a message from Izzie.( She had fought, and fought well, had run with a pack of wolves, was doing well with her magic, was moving around a lot. Miss you. Hope all is well. ) It was a month old. She and Tanner penned a message, and the shopkeeper went in back to prepare it for delivery by the gargoyles. It made secret notes far easier than trying to use the main mail system.
+TSONM 07/05  '''RELAXING'''   Alison and Tanner go to the colorful kemana, to relax with each other. They decide to go to the Scroll shop (conducting a sale), then to pizza (best pizza for miles). The Shop was a special place for Alison, as she and Izzie had set up a secret mail correspondence account there. There was a message from Izzie.( She had fought, and fought well, had run with a pack of wolves, was doing well with her magic, was moving around a lot. Miss you. Hope all is well. ) It was a month old. She and Tanner penned a message, and the shopkeeper went in back to prepare it for delivery by the gargoyles. It made secret notes far easier than trying to use the main mail system.
 Classes started, the first one being Fowler, with plants (defensive potions being the topic – transparent defensive bubble - holly berries, ground oak, and sage).
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 Alison and Christie meet in a hallway the next day, Christie telling her that Dorvu had frosted the teacher’s windows and doors the night before. They discussed the book theft again, and Christie suggested it might have been a test run for something more serious. A good thought.
-TSONM 07/07. First Louper game of the year, Cardinals against the  Wichita Lions. Luke was team captain. Missed Izzie. Game started. Yukon Territory, They saw something gold glistening atop a snowy outcropping, with the Lions already rushing toward it, so they took off running.
+TSONM 07/07. '''FIRST LOUPER GAME OF THE YEAR'''First Louper game of the year, Cardinals against the  Wichita Lions. Luke was team captain. Missed Izzie. Game started. Yukon Territory, They saw something gold glistening atop a snowy outcropping, with the Lions already rushing toward it, so they took off running.
 Magical bear attacked them, disappeared with use of their magic. River, with stones to cross. Got over before trap got any of them. Climbing  East side of outcropping, cold, numb, but Ethan, with Shannon’s help, reached out and grabbed the disk. They’d won the first match of the year.
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 Alison was awarded Elphaba. Alison’s comments on her new glasses: When asked what the world looked like, she said, “A beautiful kaleidoscope of color. Everything has its own specific color. I often feel as though it’s everyone else that’s blind.”
-TSONM 07/10   Alison, Emma, Ethan and Luke sneak off, into town, and are met by the group of normal kids they had known before. The normal had tried to do something magical, had failed, and now needed help in repairing the damage they may have done. They had apparently gotten an artifact, a and had opened it. It turned out to be a malevolent spirit, and they needed Alison et al to make it disappear before it became too strong in the Earth world. They did so, but Alison was upset. Something about the the wisps of thinner magic that had formed around the edge of the cloud reminded her a little of the odd magic she’d seen in Christie’s magical aura. Any connection? Any connection to the missing books?
+TSONM 07/10  '''SNEAKING OUT'''  Alison, Emma, Ethan and Luke sneak off, into town, and are met by the group of normal kids they had known before. The normal had tried to do something magical, had failed, and now needed help in repairing the damage they may have done. They had apparently gotten an artifact, a and had opened it. It turned out to be a malevolent spirit, and they needed Alison et al to make it disappear before it became too strong in the Earth world. They did so, but Alison was upset. Something about the the wisps of thinner magic that had formed around the edge of the cloud reminded her a little of the odd magic she’d seen in Christie’s magical aura. Any connection? Any connection to the missing books?
-TSONM 07/11  New Professor at the s\School, Professor Heineken, on cars and magic, and that he was from San Francisco. Alison and Aya went for a midnight walk, like she and Izzie used to do.
+TSONM 07/11  New Professor at the School, Professor Heineken, on cars and magic, and that he was from San Francisco. Alison and Aya went for a midnight walk, like she and Izzie used to do.
 Alison has made up her mind that she wants to be a bounty hunter, like  James, to help both humans and magicals. Everyone deserved to feel safe and to know that there were people out there watching out for them. And Shay had helped over the summer. She said if I wanted to follow in Brownstone’s shoes, then I had to be prepared. You can’t always depend on your magic.”
 Aya wanted to do something to smooth out the inequalities put on people. (Shifters, magicals, normals). “I want to make the world a little better.”