AE SUMMER BAL

Chatterbox: Down to Earth

AE SUMMER BAL

AE SUMMER BALL

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HI! TIMELESS IS HOSTING THIS ENDEAVOR. SO IT'S SUMMER! HAMILTON GOT TO HAVE A WINTER BALL, SO WHY DON'T WE HAVE A SUMMER BALL! IT'S AT THE BEACH, AND BRING SWIM GEAR! NO BOTHERANCE WITH CHARRIE SHEETS OR CBERS. WE START NOW! 

submitted by Timeless, age 15, The Beach
(July 9, 2017 - 4:56 am)

I'm leaving..

if she's leaving I'm leaving!

aw Max that's so sweet... Maybe I should just go with you as friends..

ok. But I'm still open to dance with.

alright. And I'm still open for a date! 

 

submitted by Raven and Max
(August 5, 2017 - 3:23 pm)

OH MY GOODNESS I'M SO SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN POSTING ON THIS THING. I shall now attempt to catch up XD

Ariel! I'm so glad to see you again. Sorry I'm late. I've missed you. 

Oh, also, I have discovered a few things about my AEs. Apparently, Ronan has wings. (I'm kind of annoyed at him for that. Like, seriously? Seriously Ronan?)

Wings are cool. Bowties are cool. Rosemary is cool. Facts of life. 

Sigh. Anyways, Saphira has also developed the ability to transform her clothing into whatever she wants with a snap of her fingers. I think it's because of her part-dragon-y-ness, what with scales and what not. 

I wish I could've gotten something useful. Like the ability to transform my hands into blasters. That would be cool. 

Lol, just like RWBY. Everything's a gun!

 

Ronan~

I have come to the conclusion that dancing is not as absolutely terrifying as I believed. Dancing with Rose was actually really fun, and I was disappointed when someone called for the sandcastle competition. We ran over to join the large crowd of AEs who were already buzzing with excitement about the contest. I glanced at Rose. "What do you want to make?" She thought for a moment, then grinned.  "How about the most fandom-y sand castle EVER."  My eyes widen in excitement. "Yes! We can make Hogwarts and then add a Tardis!" Rose laughs. "And the enterprise" "And Iron Man" "And the Death Star" "And....... um...." I pause. "Are we gonna have enough time for this?" Rose gestures at the beach. "Not if we keep standing here talking about it! C'mon, let's build this thing." 

About an hour later, Rose and I have assembled a near perfect replica of Hogwarts, (including, but not limited to, an owlery, a dungeon, and Hagrid's cabin.) (gotta love the Oxford comma) and are just adding a mini Tardis when a judge calls time and we have to step away. The judges seemed quite pleased with our creation, and I gave Rose a high five. "Fandoms will always win on the Chatterbox!" She raised an imaginary glass to the sky. "Three cheers for fandoms!" I laughed, and then remembered how thirsty I was. "Wanna go grab something to drink?" Rose nodded and followed me to the punch bowl. As I poured a glass, (I could swear that the punch changed colors since I was here last), I heard a muffled thump. When I turned around, my jaw fell open in horror. Our sand castle was sitting in large, sandy chunks on the beach, utterly destroyed. 

 

Saphira~

I'm at the gym, taking out my anger on a poor, unsuspecting punching bag when I get the text. I pull my gloves off, wipe the sweat off my face with a sleeve, and pick up my phone. It's from Autumn, and the tiny glowing letters read, "AE Ball today! Ariel's there, thought you might be interested." My chest constricts rather painfully, and I suddenly feel annoyed at Autumn for not telling me sooner. I drop the phone on the floor, turn to the punching bag, and concentrate all my anger and frustration with this last month or so into my fist, pull my arm back, and hit the punching bag with everything in me. It explodes into a pile of sand, and I grin slightly before shoving my phone into my back pocket and running out through the front gym door. Spreading my wings, I launch into the sky and start heading towards the beach. Towards the ball. Towards Ariel. 

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Sorry for the kinda short posts! I have a lot to write, and am on a time limit. I'll try to get more in soon!

Luna says "kbhw". I have no idea how to make kabobs, sorry. You'll just have to eat bacon in the time being.

*Hey, I'm not complaining about bacon.* 

submitted by Autumn & co, My computer
(August 5, 2017 - 6:23 pm)

Jamie, what are you wearing?

It's a fez. I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool.

Is it like the General's fez that's bigger on the inside?

No. mine is more like Cisco's Vibe Goggles. I put it on and I can see the future/present at random points in time.

I wish I had one of those! *adjusts bowtie*

Do you know what would be a cool magic item to have? A book that actually changed the words inside so it was a different book when you selected something on a Table of Contents.

That would be pretty cool...

 

Rosemary~

"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" I shouted as we rushed to the castle to survey the damage. The north tower of Hogwarts, where Tralawney held Divinnation, had smashed into Hagrid's hut.  The rest of it was in ruins, but it actually resembled a half-destroyed, half-ruined Hogwarts. The mini Tardis was still standng, which gave me an idea. I sculpted a tiny little man out of the still-wet sand and placed him near the wall of Hogwarts. Then I very carefully carved into the wall with my little finger 'NO MORE'. Ronan was watching in puzzlement, then his eyes widened with realization, and he began to sculpt tiny little Daleks and Death Eaters. I gave him the job of building all the little villains, while I worked on Hogwarts so it still looked roughly like a castle. 

** TWO HOURS LATER **

"Hogwarts falls no more?" the judge asked, eyebrows raised as he surveyed our new castle. 

"We would to resubmit this as our castle, because the other one got smashed," I explained.

"That is allowed, right?" Ronan asked.

"Well there are not rules against if that's what you mean."

"That's what we'd like to do, then," I said, matter-of-factly.

"Alright then. Just make sure it's there when we announce the winners," the judge said. He then proceeded to the next castle.

"That was close. I'm glad you thought of that. Did you notice the lake?" he asked, pointing to a small puddle of water by the ruined castle. I looked closer at the 'lake', and noticed there was a sand tentacle poking out of the water. You had to admire Ronan's little details. By the doors to the castle were a couple Death Eaters riding ATOP some Daleks like some weird kind of horse. I laughed. 

"My personal favorite is the Death Eaters riding the Daleks," I told him with a grin.

"I just added those for humor. I hope the judges noticed!" Ronan said, "I actually saw one of them stifle a laugh. Maybe that actually a bad thing... Who cares? It's just a freindly competition, isn't it?"

"I think we passed freindly competition stage when some Modron knocked our castle down. We need some way to guard the castle..." I trailed off. 

submitted by Gen. Waffleson & Co., age -457 to 15, Sneeeeeaky top.
(August 6, 2017 - 7:17 am)

I'm don't want to stay Max...

ok bye everyone! 

submitted by Raven and Max
(August 6, 2017 - 11:12 am)

Len -

I slip unnoticed among the shadows of huge hills. I can see AEs playing in the sand, building large, detailed, sand castles. Oh, how I wish I could be like them . . .

*Authors Note: I wanted to make him depressed-ish, and lonely-ish, kind of.* 

submitted by Len, age 17, Mirror's Mirror
(August 6, 2017 - 10:04 pm)

Foreword: Len has just turned into a girl, okay? 

Len ~

I see Roran. He's accompanied by another AE, I think her name is Key. I wish I could be here. Sometimes I think I should look at the stars and think about myself. But I don't want to. There's so much down here, and I just keep thinking. My CBer says I wish and think like I'm running out of time, but not really. I just ponder things that the average AE wouldn't understand.

Jealousy. That's the first thing that comes to my mind when I look at them. They're so happy, I guess. I really want a nice person, a friend, but my CBer also says that I'm insufferably unsocial, and I guess I am. I'm not shy, just, well, worried.

submitted by Len, age 17, Mirror's Mirror
(August 7, 2017 - 10:14 am)

Nymph~

"Oh."

I stare at Devin for a moment, frozen. Then the ice breaks. I place a hand on his head and crouch down to look him in the eyes. His fur is soft under my touch.

"So, um, I guess this is your first lesson," I say. "You shapeshift based on emotion. Anger right now."

He squirms. I take my hand off his head.

"I guess that means you're, um, in your other form when you're happy and relaxed, so... You'll probably turn back when this gets resolved." I look down. He's gone.

"Devin?" I call, looking around. No answer. I shift into a merlin without a second thought and am suddenly drowned in my dress. Squirming out of it as a mouse, I take off in the form of a hummingbird and shift back into a hawk in the air, searching for Devin.

My initial rush of panic starts to subside, and I start to doubt my decision. Devin can take care of himself. He probably just needs a minute. Looking for him won't help. I flutter back to the ground, change to a lizard, skitter into my dress, and shift back into my amber-haired human form. I take a quick look at my outfit. It seems undamaged, luckily.

I pace a bit, then plunk down on my towel and press the heels of my hands to my eyes. After a minute, I open a third eye and look around. No Devin, but someone else's castle is ruined, too... I sit up. 

submitted by Viola?, age Secret, Secret
(August 7, 2017 - 10:24 am)

Len are you going with anyone? (Blushes)

Uh bye I'll leave you two alone.. 

submitted by Raven and Max
(August 7, 2017 - 11:17 am)

Uh . . . erm . . . no?

submitted by Len, age 17, Mirror's Mirror
(August 10, 2017 - 9:36 pm)

Dang nabbits... I'm bored as heck! This is some summer ball alright! Nothing EVER HAPPENS!! UUUHHGG! 

submitted by Key
(August 7, 2017 - 9:13 pm)

I don't see why I have to be here.

Oh, just deal with it.

*Mumbles something about annoying siblings*

*To Key* Oh, you're bored too? Maybe we should start a food fight!

 

submitted by TahkiCilantro&Secret
(August 8, 2017 - 7:23 am)

*doubtfull* we could do that...?

submitted by Key
(August 8, 2017 - 10:53 am)

Evil Devin~

I wonder what to do as Nymph's words drift into my head. I'm so busy thinking, that her words don't really register, and as soon as she looks away, I take off across the shoreline. I have no idea where I'm going. It's not like I have anywhere to go. And yet, I need t get away from here as fast as I can. I'm not sure why. It's like my feelings have taken control of me, and I don't know what to do with myself. Why can't I control myself? I wonder. I don't want to be seen as a wolf by everyone else at the ball, so I duck under a large pile of rocks by a small dock. I sit down, panting. While I rest, I think over everything that has happened. It must not take much for me shift, because though I was angry about the castle, I wasn't completely enraged. I try to calm myself. Maybe if I can relax, can go back to being a human. I squeeze my eyes shut and listen to the waves. They're calling my name. 

"Devin!" I open my eyes. That isn't the sound of waves, it's Nymph. I focus all of my energy into turning back. When I open my eyes, my arms are shaking with the effort. But then I realize that I have arms. Real human arms. I breathe a sigh of relief. My clothes are still here, luckily. I crawl out from behind the rocks, and look into the sky from where I heard the sound. Nothing.

I run down the beach in the direction that I came. Sadly, running as a human is a lot more tiring than running as a wolf, and I can't run as fast either. Finally, I reach our spot. 

"Devin! Where did you go?" Nymph asks when she sees me.

"I--um," I stutter, trying to come up with an explanation.

"You're a human again. Good." She interrupts. "C'mere, there's something you have to see." She leads me a few paces down the beach. "Look." She points to a crumbling pile of sand. I look at her. 

"We weren't the only ones." 

submitted by Leeli
(August 8, 2017 - 11:03 am)

Well, yes. All you need to do is take a cupcake, like this strawberry jam one, and throw it at somebody, then scream, "FOOD FIGHT!". *Hands Key cupcake* Of course, you could always just eat the cupcake.

submitted by Tahki, @Key
(August 10, 2017 - 5:25 pm)

*Thinks about throwing it...* But it is too pretty to waste....

 

 

submitted by Key
(August 11, 2017 - 2:50 pm)