Vassilissa has been taken by the villain and is now under their control. She is being trained in evil ways by Count Lee, Contessas Jan and Heather, and the witch Hetty. They are teaching her spells, potions, weapons, and how to scare and kill. Meanwhile, Vassilissa's family is still grieving her disappearance. A powerful witch has now discovered Hetty brewing a very potent potion for Queen Caroline using dangerous ingredients.
Sister Clara runs an orphanage but is facing financial difficulties that may force her to close it down. She receives a surprising phone call that leads to her and the children getting a new, much larger home complete with facilities to help care for the children. It is revealed that a mysterious benefactor, who is implied to be the ruler of the island, has provided this new home and funding to allow the orphanage to continue operating.
Sister Clara runs an orphanage but is facing financial difficulties that may force her to close it down. She receives a surprising phone call that leads to her and the children getting a new, much larger home complete with facilities to help care for the children. It is revealed that a mysterious benefactor, who is implied to be the ruler of the island, has provided this new home and funding to allow the orphanage to continue operating.
This document provides an overview of events in the lives of the Fantasy family and their neighbors. It describes Vassilissa being taken to the Hearts Mansion for training, including fighting lessons she dislikes from Dave. Meanwhile, the neighbors' children grow up and are accepted to a private school. The document ends with the Fantasy children developing their interests and talents in music, art, and academics.
All i want for christmas are my two front teethkgcowbelle
The three kids - Julia, Maggie, and their cousin James - wake up in the middle of the night and hear bells upstairs. They sneak up to investigate and find "Santa Claus" by the Christmas tree. Santa talks to each child, reminding Julia to be nicer to Maggie about her missing teeth and telling Maggie her new teeth will come in time if she's patient. He says James has been good but could eat his vegetables more.
Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Five - Part 3 (A)peasant007
The document provides an update from the author of the Devereaux Legacy story. It introduces several characters including Eden, an actress playing the Child Oracle, and Jason Larson, a difficult actor. During a scene, Jason fails to memorize his lines and criticizes Eden's character. The director and others defend Eden for being more professional than Jason.
Eli got drunk at his bachelor party the night before his wedding to De. He ended up kissing his ex-girlfriend Nancy. On the morning of the wedding, Eli was late and feeling guilty about what happened. De was worried that Eli wouldn't show up. Eli arrived just in time for the ceremony, but was still feeling guilty about kissing Nancy while drunk the night before.
Giac finds Kari at a tavern and they spend the evening together, rekindling their past romance. The next morning, he leaves her bed to return home. Alessandra convinces Giac to let their younger sisters Renata and Ghita move in with her, allowing Giac more freedom to see Kari without worrying for the girls' safety. Lucio continues pursuing a romantic relationship with Alessandra, though she insists they must forget the kiss they shared.
A boy named James has dinner with his mother Angela and her boyfriend Rick. James acts out during dinner by throwing peas and not wanting to eat. Later, Rick tries to entertain James by showing him Angela's engagement ring, but James has a meltdown, saying he already has a daddy. When Angela returns to pick up James, Rick lies about what happened. Angela mentions that James' father canceled their Christmas plans. Rick offers to give James a gift from his father to make up for it.
Sister Clara runs an orphanage but is facing financial difficulties that may force her to close it down. She receives a surprising phone call that leads to her and the children getting a new, much larger home complete with facilities to help care for the children. It is revealed that a mysterious benefactor, who is implied to be the ruler of the island, has provided this new home and funding to allow the orphanage to continue operating.
Sister Clara runs an orphanage but is facing financial difficulties that may force her to close it down. She receives a surprising phone call that leads to her and the children getting a new, much larger home complete with facilities to help care for the children. It is revealed that a mysterious benefactor, who is implied to be the ruler of the island, has provided this new home and funding to allow the orphanage to continue operating.
This document provides an overview of events in the lives of the Fantasy family and their neighbors. It describes Vassilissa being taken to the Hearts Mansion for training, including fighting lessons she dislikes from Dave. Meanwhile, the neighbors' children grow up and are accepted to a private school. The document ends with the Fantasy children developing their interests and talents in music, art, and academics.
All i want for christmas are my two front teethkgcowbelle
The three kids - Julia, Maggie, and their cousin James - wake up in the middle of the night and hear bells upstairs. They sneak up to investigate and find "Santa Claus" by the Christmas tree. Santa talks to each child, reminding Julia to be nicer to Maggie about her missing teeth and telling Maggie her new teeth will come in time if she's patient. He says James has been good but could eat his vegetables more.
Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Five - Part 3 (A)peasant007
The document provides an update from the author of the Devereaux Legacy story. It introduces several characters including Eden, an actress playing the Child Oracle, and Jason Larson, a difficult actor. During a scene, Jason fails to memorize his lines and criticizes Eden's character. The director and others defend Eden for being more professional than Jason.
Eli got drunk at his bachelor party the night before his wedding to De. He ended up kissing his ex-girlfriend Nancy. On the morning of the wedding, Eli was late and feeling guilty about what happened. De was worried that Eli wouldn't show up. Eli arrived just in time for the ceremony, but was still feeling guilty about kissing Nancy while drunk the night before.
Giac finds Kari at a tavern and they spend the evening together, rekindling their past romance. The next morning, he leaves her bed to return home. Alessandra convinces Giac to let their younger sisters Renata and Ghita move in with her, allowing Giac more freedom to see Kari without worrying for the girls' safety. Lucio continues pursuing a romantic relationship with Alessandra, though she insists they must forget the kiss they shared.
A boy named James has dinner with his mother Angela and her boyfriend Rick. James acts out during dinner by throwing peas and not wanting to eat. Later, Rick tries to entertain James by showing him Angela's engagement ring, but James has a meltdown, saying he already has a daddy. When Angela returns to pick up James, Rick lies about what happened. Angela mentions that James' father canceled their Christmas plans. Rick offers to give James a gift from his father to make up for it.
This chapter summarizes the end of college for the fifth generation of the Sanderson family, the births of the sixth and seventh generations, and the completion of remaining restrictions. It is revealed that the supposed apocalypse was fabricated by the narrator/creator and that Levi used an alien ray gun to erase his siblings' memories of this. The generation graduates and returns home to finish restrictions. Whitney Nanale joins the family and gives birth to the heir of the sixth generation, Eli Sanderson, while restrictions for Pet Showbiz, Paranormal, Intelligence and more are completed.
The document provides background on several characters in the story. It introduces Sister Clara, the matron of an orphanage on the Isle that is struggling financially and in disrepair. It describes some of the orphan children, including Johannine who goes by Jo. Mr. Ruleroftheworld arrives to adopt a child, and despite Jo's mischievous nature, chooses to adopt her. Meanwhile, Roland has fallen in love with Cecilia, the daughter of the Mayor, but his father Damian forbids the relationship and insists Roland and Arthur leave for college away from her family.
The document provides context for letters exchanged between characters Giacomo and Beatrice. It introduces that Giacomo has been secretly corresponding with Beatrice in hopes of convincing her to be his wife. Their letters have been posted online but not explicitly mentioned in previous chapters. The reader is encouraged to read the letters to understand the storyline.
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Four - Part 6peasant007
Sebastian confronts the author after learning the truth about his past. The author admits to unintentionally causing the death of Sebastian's first wife, Tristen, in an attempt to stabilize the unstable London Bridge neighborhood. The author then arranged for Sebastian to marry Kitty in her world to solve the issues in both worlds. Though Sebastian is angry about being manipulated, the author explains the difficulties of being a creator and their genuine care and investment in Sebastian's family and story.
Vassilissa is preparing for an important ceremony at a ball being held by Caroline. Caroline plans to use the ceremony to transform Vassilissa and grant her magic powers so they can take over the town. Vassilissa's family crashes the ball in an attempt to stop the ceremony. A fight breaks out between the family and Caroline's followers. Caroline threatens to have Vassilissa kill two prisoners to demonstrate her new powers. Their pleas are interrupted by the arrival of a powerful witch who demands Caroline leave the family alone.
As summer draws to a close in Tuscany, Serena does laundry outside under the shade of a tree while watching over her children and baby Giorgio. Donna Beatrice, Giorgio's mother, pays an unexpected visit to see her son. Serena's brother Stefano then arrives, having dislocated his shoulder in an accident. Serena and Stefano take him inside for treatment, leaving Beatrice alone with the children. She struggles to watch over them by herself.
Clara Robinson finds herself lost and stranded in the suburban town of Pleasantview after a taxi driver misdirects her. She meets Lilith Dreamer who warns her about the town gossip and to avoid Don Lotherio, the local womanizer. Despite the warning, Clara spends the night with Don but wakes to find him gone. She then faces the town gossip about her encounter with Don. Later, she meets Beau Broke, Lucy's fiancé, who comforts her and admits to having doubts about his upcoming marriage to Lucy.
This document provides an overview of events in the life of the Canova family in a generational legacy story. Canova becomes a teenager and explores relationships while his sister Cassatt discovers a passion for music. The siblings go to college where Cassatt pursues DJing and meets Niall. Issues arise as another sim becomes obsessed with Cassatt and Niall. The story continues to follow the siblings' lives and relationships.
Carrie goes to visit her friend Alice to get answers about strange behavior from other supernatural beings. Alice is busy with a man named Erik but talks to Carrie. It's revealed that Alice and Erik are representatives on the Supernatural Council, which governs supernatural races. Carrie is frustrated that everyone seems to be keeping secrets from her related to some threat. Alice refuses to provide details but introduces Carrie to other supernatural beings like a vampire named Vladimir. Alice insists the situation is being handled and Carrie shouldn't worry. Carrie remains uncertain but trusts Alice.
The chapter summarizes events involving the spare families and legacy families. For the spares, Cygnus and Elle become elders, their children become adults and move out. Aunt Arie visits Zircon and Nepheline to tell them she couldn't resurrect their parents. She offers for them to live with her but they refuse. For the legacy family, William checks in and warns the girls of a vampire threat. He implies the heir could be targeted to continue the vampire bloodline. Isis tells him to leave, worried for her daughters' safety.
Venus turns 18 and goes off to college, gaining independence from her overprotective mother Opal. Opal has sinister plans now that Venus is leaving, intending to fulfill a goal set by Venus' father Nathan years ago. Meanwhile, Tosha investigates whether Venus' birth was falsified and if she is actually still alive, following a prophecy. Through interviews with potential suspects who have means and motive, she discovers evidence pointing to Opal.
The document provides an update on generation nine of the author's Sims legacy. It introduces two new babies, Han Solo Bored and Anita Blake Bored, who will be the heirs. Drama ensues between Jill and Veronica, while the family continues aging up, having more babies, and dealing with ghosts and other Sims activities.
This document provides an excerpt from "The White Legacy: Generation Three, Chapter Four" which follows several sim families. It summarizes a meeting between Jenny and Keika where Jenny expresses frustration that Keika's "sisters" get to live in a nicer house across the street from where the simselves live. It then checks in on the spare Cygnus family, where Spar learns he is adopted, before moving to Par's family and the aftermath of his death, including Nepheline wanting revenge. The chapter ends with Dez and Isis discussing Callie's account of Par's death in the hot tub.
The sims in the author's spare household conspired against her by getting into more mischief than intended while she took a nap. This led to unexpected twins being born and other hijinks. Meanwhile, the author's main legacy family secretly took a vacation in the mountains without telling her first. During the kids' birthday party, their great-great-aunt came to collect on a deal to attend every birthday. The author remains exasperated by her sims' antics but finds the humor in it.
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Seven - Part 1peasant007
The document is a continuation of the Devereaux Legacy story. It describes Remington, a zombie, feeling useless and unhappy with his undead existence as he is shunned by both the living and other supernatural beings. He expresses a desire for his existence to end. He is then approached by a red-haired woman who seems interested in his unhappiness.
The White Legacy--Generation 4, College (Part 2)Keika20
Jade and Callie's younger sister Gizmo has been kidnapped by vampires. They suspect William, Jade's ex, was involved. They seek help from Sun, a vampire Jade befriended, who warns them the vampires want to infiltrate their legacy family. William confronts them and demands they meet the vampire Contessa that night. In a fight, Sun helps drive the vampires away. At home, Jade and Callie tell their father Dez what happened. Though a warlock, Dez is furious. They have two hours to plan a rescue for Gizmo before having to meet the Contessa. Sun offers a plan, but Callie thinks it's not very good.
Mitchell calls a meeting to discuss the evacuation plans for the Xenobia family and friends. They are leaving their home planet due to assassination attempts by the Delanthenian emperor. The family and others will be transported to a new home planet in groups over several days, escorted by ships from another planet that has offered assistance. Mitchell assigns which family members and friends will leave on each transport ship, with the first departing the next day and subsequent ships following each day after. Their goal is to get everyone safely situated before the emperor's forces possibly track them to their new location.
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Six - Part 6 (B)peasant007
Quinn is still unhappy in his marriage to Bella, who continues to antagonize his family. Bella tries using a love potion on Rhys to gain his favor, but it backfires when Eden enters the room instead. Later, the effects of the potion wear off for Rhys.
The chapter begins with Andi's birthday celebration. Isis expresses doubts about Andi but wishes her a happy birthday. It is then revealed that Jade is pregnant again, hoping for triplets or quadruplets. At Andi's party, Toro scares her. Later, Isis tells Jade that her time is almost up, but she does not die. Instead, she bonds with Hyde and locks the magic shed before supposedly dying. However, she is then seen alive in a snowstorm. Jade has a panic attack after Isis speaks with her but recovers with Sun's help. The chapter ends with Lyra's birth and family bonding, though Andi wants her mother to not be pregnant anymore
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Six - Part 7peasant007
The document recaps the events of the previous chapter of the Devereaux Legacy story. It summarizes that Bella had been using magic to manipulate Quinn, drugged Rhys unsuccessfully, and proposed to Erin. It then details that Bella accidentally killed herself and Quinn during a spell, and Quinn revealed to Zane on his deathbed that he was the one who killed Tina. At Quinn and Bella's funerals, Rhys punched Alexander for insinuating that Quinn purposefully caused the car accident.
The document contains two stories with management lessons. In the first story, a lazy lion is able to fix a broken watch and TV by having intelligent rabbits do the actual work inside his cave. The moral is that a manager's success comes from the work of subordinates, not the manager themselves. The second story features a rabbit writing absurd theses about rabbits eating other animals. However, the rabbit is able to show the animals his claims by introducing them to a lion supervisor, demonstrating that having the right supervisor's support matters more than the quality of one's own work.
The document discusses how God is in charge and in control of everything. It provides several biblical examples to support this, including passages from Psalms, Job, Deuteronomy, and 1 Peter that affirm God as the creator and ruler over all. The document urges reading God's word and praying to him for instruction and direction, as many biblical figures like Solomon and Jesus did. While God is ultimately in control, he also allows for free will and gives clear guidelines for how to live within his boundaries.
This chapter summarizes the end of college for the fifth generation of the Sanderson family, the births of the sixth and seventh generations, and the completion of remaining restrictions. It is revealed that the supposed apocalypse was fabricated by the narrator/creator and that Levi used an alien ray gun to erase his siblings' memories of this. The generation graduates and returns home to finish restrictions. Whitney Nanale joins the family and gives birth to the heir of the sixth generation, Eli Sanderson, while restrictions for Pet Showbiz, Paranormal, Intelligence and more are completed.
The document provides background on several characters in the story. It introduces Sister Clara, the matron of an orphanage on the Isle that is struggling financially and in disrepair. It describes some of the orphan children, including Johannine who goes by Jo. Mr. Ruleroftheworld arrives to adopt a child, and despite Jo's mischievous nature, chooses to adopt her. Meanwhile, Roland has fallen in love with Cecilia, the daughter of the Mayor, but his father Damian forbids the relationship and insists Roland and Arthur leave for college away from her family.
The document provides context for letters exchanged between characters Giacomo and Beatrice. It introduces that Giacomo has been secretly corresponding with Beatrice in hopes of convincing her to be his wife. Their letters have been posted online but not explicitly mentioned in previous chapters. The reader is encouraged to read the letters to understand the storyline.
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Four - Part 6peasant007
Sebastian confronts the author after learning the truth about his past. The author admits to unintentionally causing the death of Sebastian's first wife, Tristen, in an attempt to stabilize the unstable London Bridge neighborhood. The author then arranged for Sebastian to marry Kitty in her world to solve the issues in both worlds. Though Sebastian is angry about being manipulated, the author explains the difficulties of being a creator and their genuine care and investment in Sebastian's family and story.
Vassilissa is preparing for an important ceremony at a ball being held by Caroline. Caroline plans to use the ceremony to transform Vassilissa and grant her magic powers so they can take over the town. Vassilissa's family crashes the ball in an attempt to stop the ceremony. A fight breaks out between the family and Caroline's followers. Caroline threatens to have Vassilissa kill two prisoners to demonstrate her new powers. Their pleas are interrupted by the arrival of a powerful witch who demands Caroline leave the family alone.
As summer draws to a close in Tuscany, Serena does laundry outside under the shade of a tree while watching over her children and baby Giorgio. Donna Beatrice, Giorgio's mother, pays an unexpected visit to see her son. Serena's brother Stefano then arrives, having dislocated his shoulder in an accident. Serena and Stefano take him inside for treatment, leaving Beatrice alone with the children. She struggles to watch over them by herself.
Clara Robinson finds herself lost and stranded in the suburban town of Pleasantview after a taxi driver misdirects her. She meets Lilith Dreamer who warns her about the town gossip and to avoid Don Lotherio, the local womanizer. Despite the warning, Clara spends the night with Don but wakes to find him gone. She then faces the town gossip about her encounter with Don. Later, she meets Beau Broke, Lucy's fiancé, who comforts her and admits to having doubts about his upcoming marriage to Lucy.
This document provides an overview of events in the life of the Canova family in a generational legacy story. Canova becomes a teenager and explores relationships while his sister Cassatt discovers a passion for music. The siblings go to college where Cassatt pursues DJing and meets Niall. Issues arise as another sim becomes obsessed with Cassatt and Niall. The story continues to follow the siblings' lives and relationships.
Carrie goes to visit her friend Alice to get answers about strange behavior from other supernatural beings. Alice is busy with a man named Erik but talks to Carrie. It's revealed that Alice and Erik are representatives on the Supernatural Council, which governs supernatural races. Carrie is frustrated that everyone seems to be keeping secrets from her related to some threat. Alice refuses to provide details but introduces Carrie to other supernatural beings like a vampire named Vladimir. Alice insists the situation is being handled and Carrie shouldn't worry. Carrie remains uncertain but trusts Alice.
The chapter summarizes events involving the spare families and legacy families. For the spares, Cygnus and Elle become elders, their children become adults and move out. Aunt Arie visits Zircon and Nepheline to tell them she couldn't resurrect their parents. She offers for them to live with her but they refuse. For the legacy family, William checks in and warns the girls of a vampire threat. He implies the heir could be targeted to continue the vampire bloodline. Isis tells him to leave, worried for her daughters' safety.
Venus turns 18 and goes off to college, gaining independence from her overprotective mother Opal. Opal has sinister plans now that Venus is leaving, intending to fulfill a goal set by Venus' father Nathan years ago. Meanwhile, Tosha investigates whether Venus' birth was falsified and if she is actually still alive, following a prophecy. Through interviews with potential suspects who have means and motive, she discovers evidence pointing to Opal.
The document provides an update on generation nine of the author's Sims legacy. It introduces two new babies, Han Solo Bored and Anita Blake Bored, who will be the heirs. Drama ensues between Jill and Veronica, while the family continues aging up, having more babies, and dealing with ghosts and other Sims activities.
This document provides an excerpt from "The White Legacy: Generation Three, Chapter Four" which follows several sim families. It summarizes a meeting between Jenny and Keika where Jenny expresses frustration that Keika's "sisters" get to live in a nicer house across the street from where the simselves live. It then checks in on the spare Cygnus family, where Spar learns he is adopted, before moving to Par's family and the aftermath of his death, including Nepheline wanting revenge. The chapter ends with Dez and Isis discussing Callie's account of Par's death in the hot tub.
The sims in the author's spare household conspired against her by getting into more mischief than intended while she took a nap. This led to unexpected twins being born and other hijinks. Meanwhile, the author's main legacy family secretly took a vacation in the mountains without telling her first. During the kids' birthday party, their great-great-aunt came to collect on a deal to attend every birthday. The author remains exasperated by her sims' antics but finds the humor in it.
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Seven - Part 1peasant007
The document is a continuation of the Devereaux Legacy story. It describes Remington, a zombie, feeling useless and unhappy with his undead existence as he is shunned by both the living and other supernatural beings. He expresses a desire for his existence to end. He is then approached by a red-haired woman who seems interested in his unhappiness.
The White Legacy--Generation 4, College (Part 2)Keika20
Jade and Callie's younger sister Gizmo has been kidnapped by vampires. They suspect William, Jade's ex, was involved. They seek help from Sun, a vampire Jade befriended, who warns them the vampires want to infiltrate their legacy family. William confronts them and demands they meet the vampire Contessa that night. In a fight, Sun helps drive the vampires away. At home, Jade and Callie tell their father Dez what happened. Though a warlock, Dez is furious. They have two hours to plan a rescue for Gizmo before having to meet the Contessa. Sun offers a plan, but Callie thinks it's not very good.
Mitchell calls a meeting to discuss the evacuation plans for the Xenobia family and friends. They are leaving their home planet due to assassination attempts by the Delanthenian emperor. The family and others will be transported to a new home planet in groups over several days, escorted by ships from another planet that has offered assistance. Mitchell assigns which family members and friends will leave on each transport ship, with the first departing the next day and subsequent ships following each day after. Their goal is to get everyone safely situated before the emperor's forces possibly track them to their new location.
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Six - Part 6 (B)peasant007
Quinn is still unhappy in his marriage to Bella, who continues to antagonize his family. Bella tries using a love potion on Rhys to gain his favor, but it backfires when Eden enters the room instead. Later, the effects of the potion wear off for Rhys.
The chapter begins with Andi's birthday celebration. Isis expresses doubts about Andi but wishes her a happy birthday. It is then revealed that Jade is pregnant again, hoping for triplets or quadruplets. At Andi's party, Toro scares her. Later, Isis tells Jade that her time is almost up, but she does not die. Instead, she bonds with Hyde and locks the magic shed before supposedly dying. However, she is then seen alive in a snowstorm. Jade has a panic attack after Isis speaks with her but recovers with Sun's help. The chapter ends with Lyra's birth and family bonding, though Andi wants her mother to not be pregnant anymore
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Six - Part 7peasant007
The document recaps the events of the previous chapter of the Devereaux Legacy story. It summarizes that Bella had been using magic to manipulate Quinn, drugged Rhys unsuccessfully, and proposed to Erin. It then details that Bella accidentally killed herself and Quinn during a spell, and Quinn revealed to Zane on his deathbed that he was the one who killed Tina. At Quinn and Bella's funerals, Rhys punched Alexander for insinuating that Quinn purposefully caused the car accident.
The document contains two stories with management lessons. In the first story, a lazy lion is able to fix a broken watch and TV by having intelligent rabbits do the actual work inside his cave. The moral is that a manager's success comes from the work of subordinates, not the manager themselves. The second story features a rabbit writing absurd theses about rabbits eating other animals. However, the rabbit is able to show the animals his claims by introducing them to a lion supervisor, demonstrating that having the right supervisor's support matters more than the quality of one's own work.
The document discusses how God is in charge and in control of everything. It provides several biblical examples to support this, including passages from Psalms, Job, Deuteronomy, and 1 Peter that affirm God as the creator and ruler over all. The document urges reading God's word and praying to him for instruction and direction, as many biblical figures like Solomon and Jesus did. While God is ultimately in control, he also allows for free will and gives clear guidelines for how to live within his boundaries.
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The document discusses the design thinking process which includes understanding the problem through research, observing users, defining insights and needs, ideating solutions, prototyping ideas, and testing prototypes with users. It provides details on techniques for each stage such as ethnographic research, needfinding to identify user needs, brainstorming to generate ideas, and developing low-fidelity prototypes to test concepts with users. The target audience is described as "geeks" and it aims to explain how design thinking applies a rigorous process and science to be creative within constraints.
Politicians use social media as a way to connect with constituents and promote their personal brand. While social media allows for greater transparency and connection, it also introduces challenges like information overload, work-life imbalance, and potential for spreading misinformation. The company aims to help politicians and other public figures establish an online presence and position themselves as reliable sources of information through social media branding and community building strategies.
This summary provides an overview of the key events and characters introduced in the document:
1) Zoey Legacina recently married Christian Corsillo at her wedding to carry on the Legacina family line. Christian is handsome but not very bright.
2) Their enemy Kirstial finds where the Legacina family lives and plans to kill Zoey that night to end the family line. However, she is chased off by a pack of supernatural wolves led by the talking wolf Balin.
3) The gypsy Audrey watches these events and uses her crystal ball to see the situation could lead to doom if Kirstial succeeds. She decides to contact someone for help resolving the
Cecily finds joy in visiting the newly opened British Museum of Natural History, but her vampire partner Bayes grows angry that she disobeyed him by going out in daylight. When Cecily returns home, Bayes strikes her as punishment. Later, at a gathering with other vampires, Bayes secures a large new blood order and must increase supplies from the Tricou family, putting pressure on their young grandson to become involved.
Susie is a young girl sick with leukemia who sees a donkey in the pattern of her bedroom wardrobe. At first her family thinks she is imagining it due to her illness, but over time the donkey takes on a more significant presence for Susie. On Christmas Eve, the donkey comes to life and asks Susie to go with him, taking her on his back through the wardrobe where she is reunited with her deceased grandfather, who helps her on her journey to the light.
Wesley Robinson arrives in Riverblossom Hills and is taken in by Leod McGreggor. Wesley befriends Leod's daughter Tamara and her boyfriend Xander. Wesley also meets and connects with Daisy Greenman, the daughter of a police detective. Despite just meeting, Daisy and Wesley grow closer and begin dating. However, their relationship is interrupted when two elderly women are murdered in Riverblossom Hills, straining the small community.
Charlotte finds missing pages from her great-grandmother's novel that provide context to the story. The pages describe how Calista accidentally kills her fiancé Ryker with a spell. Her witch friends think a demon trapped in Calista's house is responsible. To get Ryker back, Calista must go to the basement where she finds the demon Mason. He says she must make others suffer through curses or dark arts to gain her happiness back. He suggests targeting a Legacy family.
[1] The Fates have chosen Carrie Havar's life string for their new extended 10-generation game, pitting her family against Amber, Jennifer's immortal sister.
[2] Alice, responsible for the Havar family, worries that Carrie is ill-equipped to handle the Fates' game and Amber's attacks. She calls a meeting of the Supernatural Council for help.
[3] Cubone reassures Alice that the Council will intervene if Amber or the Fates go too far, and proposes a plan to ease Alice's worries about Carrie. Alice agrees to speak to others on the Council to help protect the Havar family.
A Piratical Legacy Chapter 29 Part 2 - Mortalitypurplebunnysarah
Orikes and Will have become elders after achieving mortality. Orikes feels odd about being pregnant again but gives birth to a son named Ianto. Most of the family gathers to celebrate Morgan and Kelly's birthday. Hugo reveals to Liv that he proposed to his girlfriend Lainey. Orikes and Will get ready to tell friends and family about their new stage of life. Orikes wonders if the simselves will continue questing for elixir now that mortality is achievable.
- Lavender has her heart broken after Hercules tells her about a date he has that evening while they were dancing together. She cries alone until Hex finds her and drives her home.
- Lavender talks to her family about it, who share stories of their own heartbreaks and mistakes in love to make her feel better. Her grandparents reassure her that finding true love often isn't straightforward.
- Hercules sends a message to his anonymous contact saying he hurt Lavender as asked, and demands to be told the truth about his past now.
This document summarizes parts of a longer story. It describes the adoption process of a baby boy named Kaiser by Thomas and Sarah. As Kaiser and Sarah's daughter Nala grow up, Kaiser feels different and develops romantic feelings for Nala, which causes tension. The document ends with Thomas revealing to his family the mysterious circumstances around finding Kaiser as a baby, and that the man who left him said he was destined to save the world.
The chapter summary provides updates on the Legacina family. Brody, Micah, and Persephone have all become teenagers, with Brody continuing his role as the knowledgeable sibling helping with schoolwork. The family ghosts of Taylor and Professor Kelly begin haunting the home. Brody calls a meeting to discuss choosing an heir from the third generation before they go to college, but Persephone persuades them to wait until college to make the decision.
The document provides an update on the lives of several characters in a fictional legacy story. Key events include: Xander had four alien babies; Rizzo and Zoe had three babies each; Cypress killed Archie and helped kill Xander; Coco became a vampire. Tess and Fair grew up, with Tess aspiring to eat grilled cheese and Fair wanting to be a media mogul. Bell and Whitney also grew up, with Bell wanting many dream dates. Anya the cat got pregnant. Cassidy continues visiting the Vetinari household despite family conflicts.
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1) Aristide starts her new life in a new land, given to her by Lauri. She builds a small house and furnishes it as she waits for Jack to return with news of Mitchellnikan.
2) Aristide meets her neighbors and makes friends. She adopts two cats, Venus and Aries, to keep her company.
3) Lauri visits Aristide to welcome her. She explains the concept of jubilee and encourages Aristide to be happy in her newfound freedom as she waits for news of Mitchellnikan.
A Piratical Legacy Chapter 12 - Curse? What Curse?purplebunnysarah
The Fitzhugh family is under a curse that is causing mysterious deaths. Captain Jack Fitzhugh, the family ghost, insists the curse killed Ivy's latest lover. Meanwhile, grandson Bart encourages cousin Wedge not to anger their ghostly grandfather. Family member Alan has hired a detective to investigate the curse and deaths related to the counterfeit pearl syndicate.
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1. Welcome back to A Fairytale Legacy!
In the last installment, we saw the family go through major grief and sadness as word spread of Vassilissa’s disappearance. Scarlet most
definitely coped with her daughter’s disappearance worse than everyone else, which resulting in the sudden, unknown birth of her two twin
daughters, Jaqueline and Jillian, and the attack on her mother. After all of these events, Scarlet walked out, claiming she was the root of all evil
and needed to leave the family before more destruction occurred.
Meanwhile, Vassilissa entered the evil hands of the villain, unknown to her father who was grieving deeply…
2. Christopher pressed his hand against the wall. The regretful voice on the other end of the phone call delivered news that he had not been hoping
to hear, but nevertheless, was expecting. “I’m sorry, Mr. Fantasy, but we’ve searched for the past thirty-six hours and haven’t found anyone
resembling the girl. We’ll let you know if anything is found, but chances are it could take weeks, perhaps months… maybe even a year before you
find your daughter.”
Chris pressed the ‘END’ button without another word to the Police Officer.
3. There were no tears left to shed, no pillows left to shred, no antique vases or ceramic decorations to smash. Christopher had
only the wall to lean against and to lament.
Eventually, Christopher sat up a bit more, and heard his named called out. “Christopher! Christopher, it’s me, Robin! Come
help me with your daughters!”
4. “You know, I never quite imagined my daughters growing up in this way,” Chris said to his father-in-law, “but I guess we can’t go back now, can
we?”
“Oh, Chris, let’s just try and be happy for a few minutes,” Robin scolded, trying to cheer up Chris.
“Oh… fair enough. For the girls,” he mumbled. And they proceeded to throw their girls in the air
5. Needless to say, both Jillian and Jaqueline turned into very adorable, sweet little toddler girls.
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6. “Ughhh… Oh, my he—OOH!” Awaking from her long sleep, Jasmine fell to the floor in surprise, not having the faintest idea of what happened.
7. Regaining her balance, she stepped up and brushed the pillow she had slept on. “My goodness, what on earth happened?”
8. After a quick change of clothes, and a touch up in the mirror, Jasmine felt rejuvenated and refreshed.
9. “Hm…” she mumbled under her breath, as she thought about the scene that lay in front of her. “Two tables, cake… Oh my… I’ve missed the
twins birthday!” Her heart sank as she remembered that the twins were still people, and had to have their birthdays, regardless of the fact that
she had been knocked out for hours and hours.
10. She turned around and left the room, walking straight into her husband.
“Jasmine,” he whispered, “You’re… awake.”
“Yes.”
11. “Never scare me like that again, baby,” Robin said, pulling his wife into a close, romantic hug.
12. For the rest of the night, Jasmine got to see her granddaughters all grown up.
“I’m so sorry, Jaqueline,” Jasmine whispered apologetically.
“Goo!” It was as though Jaqueline had no idea what was going on with her family.
13. Scarlet and Vassilissa’s absence created a huge void in the house, but as with all deeply saddening family occurrences, life moves on.
There was much to do in the house, such as painting the portraits, tidying the house and getting ready to host the children’s first
playdate with their many cousins.
14. Vassilissa was to have been the heir, Jasmine thought to herself. She made it a task to train her granddaughters thoroughly in
walking, talking and potty training, and exposing them to everything possible, since one of them would be the heir in the future. She
treated them with love and kindness, much more than Vassilissa had received.
15. As she watched them play, she realized that it was indeed her greatest fear for them to feel like Vassilissa had felt. Surely she had left
because of her mother’s ignorance.
18. “Your majesty…” Hetty crooned, “we present to you the finest of all children, the most beautiful of all girls, she has the blood of the
Legacy within her veins… Vassilissa.”
“Sit, Vassilissa, let us address your… servants,” she said, putting an emphasis on her words.
19. Vassilissa grinned. She did feel beautiful, and loved. These people were adoring her, giving her such great treatment.
“Count Lee, Contessas Jan and Heather, and Hetty, Atrociously Evil Witch, you have new orders. Vassilissa here is going to have a ball
in a few weeks, and I’m quite afraid that she’s been infected by the evil of the Legacy. You must train her in all and every ways
possible, so that she may be ready for her ball.”
20. “See to it that she learns everything she needs to. I will depart tonight, for I am in need of a bloody snack. Train her well, or the
consequences will be deadly.”
21. “Ugh,” Heather grumbled once Caroline was out of the door and into the air. “This is ridiculous. Training a little brat!”
“Ha ha ha ha… this will be much more than ridiculous, Heather. Alas, your level of fun is quite low… imagine what we can do with a
free night and the little brat…”
“Free time!” Heather cheered. They all ran to the door, leaving Vassilissa behind.
22. “Hey, wait up, I wanna play too!”
But they all ignored her.
23. “Aw… I really wanted to have fun. They got me all dressed up fer nothing. No fair!”
She started to cry.
24. “Don’t cry, Vasssilissa. I’ll stay with you.”
“Oh, thank you Jan!”
“Don’t worry about it. They’re all mean vampires, aren’t they?”
“The worst! Heeheee! I’m just kidding. Heather and Lee are cool… but Dave scares me a bit. Hey, how come Miss Hearts didn’t tell
Dave to train me?”
25. “Dave… Dave’s kind of a retard. He’s rude, and annoying, and repulsive. I’ll tell you a little something. He and Vanessa– you know her,
the one with really long black hair? They’re lovers.”
“Oh, how cute!”
“Eh, not really, Vassilissa. They’re disgusting. The things they do… oh goodness, I shouldn’t even be saying anything.” She grimaced,
and then looked at the clock on the wall. “We need to start your training.”
26. “Oh come on…” Vassilissa whined. “We can have a little bit of fun, right? Watch me do a cartwheel!”
Jan looked at the girl with wide eyes. She’s a gem, she thought. Vassilissa’s smile filled her with joy, for reasons that she could not
name.
27. “What’s going on here?” Lee asked, striding in with Heather.
“Hmm… I think we need to start training Miss Vassy-pants here, don’tcha think, Lee? Jan?”
“What are you guys going to train me in, anyway?” Vassilissa curiously asked.
28. “She wants to know what she’s going to be trained in… HA! You’ll learn to be evil and scare people away with a single glance!”
29. “AAH!”
“You’ll learn to use a sword, and knives, and a bow and arrow! You’ll even learn to kill with your bare hands!”
30. “You’ll learn to appear out of nowhere, and disappear as quickly as you came!”
31. “You’ll wave your wand once, twice, thrice! You’ll make spells at the top of your head! You’ll brew nasty potions, the foulest of all,
and you’ll cause some chaos, big and small!”
33. “You’ll even learn to make the one you love feel the same without a try!”
34. “Do you see all of these things you can learn, Vassilissa?”
“Wow! I can’t wait!”
“Crap,” Heather mumbled. “I thought she would be scared senseless… Okay then!” she said louder. “Who’s gonna teach you
first?”
35. “I will,” Hetty announced, grabbing a book from under her gown. “Read pages two to forty-three dear, and call my name
when you’re done, ‘kay?”
“Oh… sure…” Vassilissa said, frowning at the weird symbols and inscriptions written in text smaller than fleas.
36. “Hehehehe… that little girl is so dense, she’ll be reading that book for days! Now, back to you, my pretty little concoction… a
drop of blood… unicorn horn… all these ingredients, my goodness!”
37. “No matter! This potion will be truly fitting for Queen Caroline! MUAHAHAHAHA!”
38. “I should hope so, Hetty,” a voice said.
“Who goes th– OH!”
A witch dressed in shining crimson robes lined with gold floated down to her feet. Hetty almost choked out of fear– this
woman was one who she had read about in fairytales and legends, and– if this was the real thing– then Hetty was in great
danger.
39. “Peace, your highness. It is my honor to have you in my small lair. Please, sit down, your ladyship, while I gather some food
or drink to appease you. Would you like—?”
“Don’t waste my time with flattery, Hetty. I know that you’ve been brewing something, and I wish to see it.”
40. “Read me the recipe, now,” she demanded.
“Yes, of course, your ladyship,” Hetty said, running to her book. “Mind you, this recipe is rather sketchy and it is a
compilation of several others. I have direct orders from Que– I mean, from Caroline, my… er, the woman who owns this
house to make it as strong as possible.”
“Don’t stutter at me. Read the ingredients for me.”
41. “Skin of Vampire, Scorpion Venom, Alien Blood, Alien Eyes, Leaves of Plantsim, Tail of Llama… Teeth of Witch, both Good
and Evil… the horn of a Unicorn…”
“Strong magicks...” the witch mumbled, smelling the potion. “I could feel it far from this world… this is truly a magnificent
potion…”
42. “Heavens me, Hetty! It still lacks!”
“My many apologies, your ladyship, but you see, Caroline had wanted me to keep this potion top secret and that is why it
has been taking me so long to brew it…” Hetty was sweating furiously.
43. “I want it finished, Hetty.”
“Of course, your ladyship.”
“Immediately. Or you will be quite sorry. This potion is of great value to me, and whatever you are using, you are forbidden
to do so before my return.”
44. “Your ladyship?”
The witch snapped her fingers and raised her arm into the air. “You will have it done by my next arrival. The hourglass
behind you should be a sufficient timer.”
“But… your ladyship!”
But it was too late. The witch floated back into the air, leaving Hetty bewildered.
45. She had completely forgotten about the young girl who had finished her reading, and was now fearful for her very dear life.
47. Jan poked her head into an empty room, only to find a naked Dave and near-naked Vanessa kissing furiously.
“Vanessa! You filthy…!”
48. “JAN! I’m a little busy here! GET OUT!”
“Vanessa, you have broken vampire code. You are making love with… with a werewolf! Do you realize what you’ve done!”
“I’m making love to my husband! Is there anything wrong with that?!”
49. “Your… your husband?” Jan gasped. This was extreme. It was against vampire code to have marital or sexual relations with
other supernatural breeds, especially werewolves.
“Yes, my husband, you foolish whelp!”
“VANESSA! HOW COULD YOU?” Jan slapped her with all of her might.
50. They began attacking each other. Jan tried clawing at her face, but Vanessa was very strong.
“Oh god, look at this!” Dave said, feeling provoked and allured. He stared at both of the women’s bodies enchantedly.
51. They didn’t notice, and continued to fight. “Let go of me!” Vanessa cried.
“Silence yourself!”
“I’m stronger than, you, Jan! I’ll rip your head into pieces!”
52. “Don’t try too hard Vanessa. You may be very strong and powerful, but I am far older and stronger than you. You will not
dare to trifle with me or Heather and Lee again. You understand?”
“I…”
“Leave.”
54. “Dave, that is perverted!”
“Don’t talk like that. Come over here, and gimme a kiss.” Dave grabbed her by her waist and pulled her close the him. He
closed his eyes and brought his face closer to hers.
55. “You disgusting freak! Get off of me!” Jan pushed him away.
“Hey! All I wanted was a kiss! Can I help that I need some love? You were the one who interrupted me and Vanessa, and we
didn’t even have our clothes off yet!”
“You’re gross. I don’t know what Vanessa sees in you. This is why we have bans from making… urgh.”
56. “Listen,” he growled, taking her arms. “Vanessa’s cute, but you’re much better than she is. Vanessa can only give me so
much. I want you and me to have some fun, right now.”
“I won’t! Let go of me or I’ll scream!”
“Go ahead. No one will hear you once your neck is broken. I’m stronger than both you and Vanessa, and if you don’t give me
what I want, I’ll kill you.”
57. “No!”
“HEY! DO IT NOW!”
“Stop it! I’ll call from help! I’ll tell Caroline! I won’t let you do this to me!” Jan tried to sound fierce, but it only came out as
frightened.
58. “Do as I say. You’re not going anywhere,” Dave said, putting an arm around her that blocked her from going anywhere.
“Please, Dave, don’t do this…” Jan started to cry. “This is wrong… you can’t do this… please, leave me be!”
“Take off your clothes… now!”
59. Jan sobbed, but she did as she was told. There was no use putting up a fight– Dave would kill her.
“That’s right, Jan... Give me what I want.”
Jan felt dirty, and disgusting. She felt like a traitor. She felt like Vanessa. And most of all, she felt afraid.
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60. “Come on, birthday boy! You’ve got to drink your milk if you wanna grow!”
The green baby stared at him, giggling the way babies do.
61. “Come on. Let’s get you changed so we can have a fun birthday party.”
Michael stared at his son Malcolm. He felt truly blessed to be holding his son, even if he was a little bit green and strange
next to other babies.
62. As courtesy of Malcolm’s “grandmother,” the Professor, a huge crowd of simselves came to his party.
“Happy Birthday Mal!”
64. … and down came a very cute and jolly baby. Who did have quite a fondness for eating dog food.
“Yummy!”
65. “*cough* Ugh, this sickness is killing me,” Judy mumbled, as she cleaned her mouth. She had started vomiting again, which
made her believe that she was once again pregnant.
67. “I’m right here, Judy.”
“Oh, there you are. You startled me… How have you been, Ivy?”
“Oh, I’m good. Life’s been pretty good for us, I guess. We moved into our new apartment last night. It’s huge.”
“I assumed you’re going to be putting some use to all of that space, aren’t you?”
68. “Oh… haha, I get it. Well… actually… that’s what I wanted to tell you.”
“Tell me.”
“I… I’m afraid to have children, Judy. Not for my sake or for my body, but… well, for Jack… you know he is a Romance sim,
and I’m not sure how he’ll take to more kids. I think he regrets having Gracie around.”
69. “Oh Ivy, don’t be afraid. Jack loves Gracie, and he loves you I’m sure. He only regrets having her because he feels like he
made a mistake in having her so quickly.”
“Judy, you really are the perfect mother though. I can never love a child as much as you probably can…”
“Hush, Ivy, you’ll be a wonderful mother. Look at me! I’m pregnant for my second time, and I’m scared as heck!”
71. “Oh! That’s wonderful, Ivory! I’m so happy for you and Jack!”
The two of them hugged each other. Ever since the Bachelor challenge, they were both great friends, and Ivory was glad
that she had the opportunity to have gotten so close with her.
72. “What’s all the jollity and hugging about,” Jack and Michael asked, staring at the two ladies.
“We have some news,” Ivory said.
74. “Jack?” Ivory asked nervously. “I just wanna say—MMF!”
“Don’t say anything.” And they both kissed, rejoicing for the child that they were due to have.
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76. “Scarlet, please get off of that machine. The General is here, and he’s ready to hear our presentation.”
“Not finished.”
“Scarlet, please!”
77. “Okay, okay… I’m coming.”
“Scarlet, we need to talk to you quickly. You’ve been acting really… really strange. You left last night for hours, and you came
back really early in the morning… And we don’t think that what you’re doing with your research is healthy. You’ve been
pining in front of the screen for hours… we’re really concerned.”
79. “General Toyonaga, it is a privilege to have you here. Please, make yourself comfortable in the conference room.
“I’m glad that we’re finally going to see what Dr. Fantasy has been working on for so long.”
80. “General Toyonaga, and fellow researchers, it is quite an honor for me to be able to present our latest project to you,”
Scarlet spoke into the podium. “We have been diligently trying to find a subject worthy enough for military usage, and we’re
sure that with our prototype, you will be very convinced of seeing more of our research.”
81. “First, let me explain what we’ve been working on. For the past six months, we have been experimenting with a clone,
called OOL-12. OOL-12 is a unique alien clone with special abilities, who has been one of our major experiments. He is of
alien blood, but much different from what normal sims experience in abductions. I myself managed to retrieve a lot of
information from OOL-12, and we have discovered that his brain levels and functions are much, much higher than a normal
sim’s.”
82. “We have triggered his brain and intriguing, alien parts of it, and we’ve been able to build some incredible findings, which
can be find on the file on these computers. But without going into terms that are too complex, let me bring in OOL-12 to
demonstrate.”
83. “OOL-12 is involved in what we call ‘Operation Olympus,’ or as some others in our facility like to joke, ‘The Zeus Paradyme.’
Using specific voice commands, OOL-12 here is able to carry out many actions in highly skilled technique. He has been
taught to walk forwards and backwards, read and write, and even play musical instruments.”
84. “Like so. May I say that these skills are rather amazing, especially since he is only a three-week old clone. Now, you are
probably asking how this is beneficial to you, General? We have been trying to classify the parts of his brain, and we have
found that we can strengthen his physical stamina and power, allowing him to be extremely agile and have high military
intelligence. This will be very useful for military tactics.”
85. “Right now, OOL-12 is specialized in music. However, if you agree to fund us with a mere twelve million dollars, we will be
able to perform the surgeries needed to specialize him in physical traits, and then clone him several times for your benefit.
This is a very good project that will—”
90. “OOL-12! Stop this! Stop walking!”
The clone stared at the man for a brief second, and then…
91. “Security! What happened?”
“He *cough* he hit me so hard… *cough* I c-c-can’t breathe!” The guard continued to cough.
“We need to stop him!”
92. “OOL-12, stop this! Put that axe down!”
“AIEEEEEEEEE! Meehlitah Forkeshgoo!” The clone spoke in odd tongues, and threw the axe at a glass enclosed vial.
94. “OOL-12! Stop!”
The alien clone continued running. There was no use in trying to command him– the electric shock had modified his large
brain.
95. It raced into another room, and was close to eating a cake from the Laganaphyllis Simnovorii Plant, but one of the scientist
tackled him before it could kill itself.
96.
97.
98.
99. By the end of the day, both the clone and Scarlet were declared as threats to the facility.
100. They were put into hibernation machines, unconcious to the rest of the world.
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102. “OW! OW! OW!”
Labors were said to be easier as a woman had more and more children, but Judy felt pain much worse than when she had
Malcolm.
103. “Of course it was painful. It was a girl.”
Emilia Goodytwoshoes was born happily and healthily, and was soon fast asleep. Malcolm however, was doing his night
time exploring when he came across a new face.
“Who dis?”
104. “Mama, new baby in crib! New baby!” He reported the next morning.
“Yes, Malcolm, that’s your sister! Aren’t you happy that you have another sibling to play with?”
“Play! Play!”
“Alright, kiddo, let’s get you ready. Grandma’s coming soon for your birthday, and she’s going to grow up too.”
105. “Hi Mom. Thanks for coming.”
“Are you absolutely sure this is a good idea? Emilia’s only a day old. You don’t want her growing up too fast, do you?”
“I think it’s fitting… we need to get together as a family soon, and I can’t leave Emilia as a newborn with Judy for too long.
And yes… I think a day is too long, especially with the given circumstances.”
106. “Well then, let’s throw a party!”
Emilia and Malcolm both flew and twirled…
107. And down they came: two grown up children.
“Look dad! I have hands!”
“Funny kid. Go get changed so you can have cake,” Michael said. At the corner of his eye, he could see his father in his
armor, waiting for him.
108. Malcolm changed, ate his delicious cake, and then started playing with his grandparents’ gift to him– a violin. For the first
few minutes, he made loud, scratchy noises, but he managed to play a small tune for them.
109. “That’s a fine tune, Malcolm. Now, why don’t you go upstairs? I think your mother is waiting for you in your bedroom.”
“Okay. Goodnight Uncle Chris! Goodnight Grandpa! Goodnight Grandma!”
“Goodnight, boy,” Robin said. His voice sounded tired and hoarse.
110. “Thanks for having us, Michael. We appreciate it.”
“It’s not a problem at all. How is everything at the castle?”
“We’ve... We’ve lost hope.”
111. “What?”
“Vassilissa is nowhere to be found. The authorities have looked everywhere, and if a werewolf, Captain Heroine and her
troop can’t find her, I don’t think anyone can.”
“You can’t abandon hope, though. Vassilissa and Scarlet will come back.”
112. “Michael… I know that this is selfish to ask, but we need your help. We trust you, and we need your help in finding Scarlet.
Because I know that wherever she is, you know better than we do. And wherever she is, Vassi is too.”
“I… Chris, I’m really sorry, but I think that you should just… just leave it the way it is. Scarlet is going to come back. She’s
probably gone because she’s looking for Vassilissa. And even if… I have a family, and a business to run. I can’t abandon
them. Scarlet’s a grown woman, and she’s going to have to deal with what she caused. You just have to let her deal with
what she’s done.”
113. “Believe me, I know the preciousness and the value of a child. I love my children so much, and I know your pain. I would feel
exactly the same way if Malcolm or Emilia ran away.”
114. “We’re going to be entering busy times for the both of them. Malcolm and Emilia are both going to be in school before you
know it, and the headmaster is going to be here in a few days.”
115. “And Judy’s expecting. Jack and Ivory are expecting, too, and you’ve got two twin daughters you need to take care of Chris. I
would help you, and I promise you that in the near future, we are going to start coming by the castle more often, and we’ll
be much more tight-knit. But for now, I ask you– as a fellow Family Sim– pay attention to what you have instead of trying
too hard to get what you can’t.
“That was Scarlet’s biggest mistake.”
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116. ♪♫
Gracie played the song once more. This song was her favorite, by her favorite artist, Alicia Keys. She knew it now, and she
couldn’t wait to play it for her father and Ivory.
The phone rang. RIIING! RIIING!
118. “Gracie? Is that you?”
“... Vassilissa?”
“SHH! Don’t say my name out loud! Caroline says nobody is supposed to find out where I am.”
“Vee, where the heck are you? My birthday is in a few days, and the whole family has been looking all over the place for
you!”
“SHH! Don’t talk about that! I need to tell you something Gracie!”
“What?”
119. “I miss you a lot, and I want you to come over here to see me. But Caroline says that I have to wait until my ball, so I wanted
to know if you wanted to come over.”
“This is crazy! Why don’t you just come home?!”
“I’m not allowed to leave this place.”
“What place?! Where are you?”
“I can’t tell you, Gracie, but listen to me! You need to listen to me! I miss you a lot and I want to talk to you on the phone, so I
need you to be ready for phone calls early in the morning!”
“VEE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU NEED TO COME HOME!”
120. “SHH! Someone’s coming!”
Both of the girls held their breath, until Vassilissa gave the ‘OK’ to speak again.
“Vee, this is insane. Who’s Caroline? Where are you, and why can’t you call the police.”
“I’m with a vampire! Her name is Caroline, and she’s really nice. She’s like my mom. She and the other vampires are looking
after me and they’re teaching me magic! But you have to promise not to tell!”
“You’re psycho! There’s no such thing as vampires or magic!”
“Gracie, I’m telling you the truth! And I’ll prove it to you! Your mom is going to have babies tonight!”
“… how the heck did you know that?”
121. “Exactly! Caroline has a crystal ball and it lets you see things! And—”
“Okay, I believe you! But listen, if this is going to work, it has to be top secret! What time are you going to call me?”
“5 a.m. tomorrow morning!”
“That’s so early! And I have school, and—” she stopped.
“Gracie! Where are you?” Ivory’s voice called out.
“Don’t call back. Send me a letter, 43 Tolkien Lane, Apartment D! Gotta go, bye!” She said frantically, hanging up the phone.
122. “Gracie, who was that on the phone?”
“Nobody, just my friend Sasha from school.”
“Mm… I see. Well then, it’s getting late, and you have school tomorrow. Go talk to your father,” Ivory said.
She knows, thought Grace.
123. “Okay. Goodnight Ivory, and Goodnight babies!”
“Did you say babies?” Ivory asked.
“Uhm, no! I said baby! I’m going to bed, night!”
“Hm…” Ivory mumbled.
127. “Daddy! Ivy had a baby!”
“Oh my god… I’m a dad again!” Jack said smiling, as a tear came to his eye.
“It’s a girl… Carmen.” Ivory kissed the baby, but then felt another bump in her belly! “Hold this!”
129. But four babies that night. Jack and Ivory were the parents of four quadruplets: Wolfgang, Joseph, Carmen and Lyra.
130. It was a very stressful change for the both of them, what with the four times of smelly diapers and need to pay for four
times as much baby formula
132. But those few moments where they could have some quiet time were the best of all.
133. Especially when they could enjoy them together.
“You’re a great mom, Ivory.”
“Not so bad yourself, Jack.”
134. “I love you, Ivory. I love you so much. You’ve filled the sadness in my heart from losing someone who I loved, and you’ve
made my life shine again.”
“Oh Jack…”
“Marry me, Ivory.”
135. “Marry me right now,” he said, pulling on a jacket from the coat rack and grabbing a ring from its pocket. “You came into my
life when I thought I was the least happiest person in the world, but you pulled me out of the darkness. I love you, and I
promise to have you and to hold you forever. Just say the word, and I’m yours. Ivory, do you wish to be with me for the rest
of your days?”
“I do,” she said, through tears. “I do love you Jack, I do!”
137. “Well well well, if it isn’t my nerd brother on his nerd computer!” Ana chided.
“What do you want?” I asked. My sister knew how to turn my peace into madness within my own mind, with only a few
words.
138. “Hey Mikey, what is this stick that you carry around all the time… OOOH! Pretty colors!”
“Put it down, Ana, it’s not a toy that you just wave around.”
“Come on, I’m just having some fun!”
142. “… a zombie!”
“Oh… chaaaange meeeee baaaack… coooome onnnnn!” her voice droned. I was having a kick out of it.
143. “That’s not nice, you mean brother! Just wait ‘til I cast a spell on you again!”
“Ahaha. Enough jokes, Ana, we’ve got a lot of training to do with the simselves.”
144. “How about I just stay here and mess around with your stuff?”
“Ana, stop– ANA DON’T TOUCH THAT!”
145. “ANA?! WHAT THE HELL?”
“Hee! Sorry!”
“ANA, DO YOU REALIZE WHAT COULD HAPPEN!?”
146. She obviously didn’t, for all of a sudden, a figure in pink landed on the floor, interrupting the both of us.
147. “Uhm… I’ll just be going Mikey. You can deal with the random stranger on your own…”
“Screw you, Ana.”
148. “Oh… oh oh oh! People! Humans! People who can help me out! HAHAHA!”
The girl in pink started laughing like a lunatic.
“Yes, it’s a miracle! Please, help me out here!”
149. “Not to be rude or anything, but who are you?” I asked the lady in the pink.
“I’m Lucinda!”
Oh boy.
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150. At the castle, Robin and Jasmine were having a small talk with Chris, right before they went to bed, when they had a visitor.
Knock Knock! The door swung open before anyone could answer it.
151. A black haired vampire walked in.
“To what do I owe this very late pleasure, madam?” Robin asked curtly.
“I have information about the heiress of this house.”
152. “You tell me where my wife and my daughter are, now!” Christopher said, running to her as fast as he could.
“Put that dirty sausage down, before I rip you limb from limb.”
153. Jasmine pushed Christopher out of the way and dealt with the woman. “Tell me what’s going on.”
“Your granddaughter, Vassilissa, is being held hostage by the great and powerful Queen Caroline.” Jasmine gasped, but the
vampire continued. “She is alive, and safe, and Caroline wishes no harm at all. Her ladyship cordially invites you and your
family to a royal ball, when you may come and collect your granddaughter, in two weeks time.”
“How dare you. You think that a ball is a way to tell us that you have kidnapped our granddaughter?
154. “Nay, lady, we did not capture her. She willingly came to us. She was in tears the night she came, claiming that her mother
hated her and other nonsense. Rest assured, if you want her back, you will come to this ball. After that night, she, and the
rest of your family are of no use to us. Make any threat to harm us that night, and you will be very sorry you tried. This
dimension is going to be ruled by a better, more perfect leader, and we assure you that you will not get in the way.”
“You foolish girl. If you think you will be able to stop our family, the Fantasies, from wreaking punishment for what you have
done, then you are very wrong. We refuse to attend any ball.”
155. “You had better come to this ball. Vassilissa’s life depends on it. Good night.”
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156. That’s the end of Chapter Three, Part Seven!
How dangerous is Vanessa’s threat? What is Vassilissa learning? Who is the mysterious
witch in red? What is Hetty brewing? Will Ivory and Jack go insane from having to raise
quadruplets? Why is Lucinda at my doorstep? IS THE WORLD GOING TO END?
Well, no it’s not, but the rest of the questions and more will be answered in the next
chapter!
Thanks to all of the CC creators and storywriters who were so kind enough to lend me
your sims to use and abuse. You guys rock! Special thanks to Jamie/DocGirlP for
helping me figure out some of the plotty stuff for this chapter.
See you next time! Happy Simming!