Story: Ending Part 10
[[Continuity Note: It's the final countdown!!!]]
A month later, Jessica mentioned that she had news so the four of them gathered at the bottom of the Aldus back yard, at the food of a small grassy hill. They weren't sitting on a rug for once. Damien was resisting the urge to pull up individual blades of grass. Magic lessons, despite not making him want to use magic, had taught him a greater respect for the environment. It didn't stop him from wanting to be destructive, though.
"They're putting your plan into place, Alf," Jessica said as she leaned back on her elbows casually. "Each magic user is allowed to tell one person about magic. But just us in this area. It's sort of a test run for the rest of the planet. Since people here have to know about magic because they might develop magical powers, or already have them and not know what to do with them. Auntie Mary-Ann and Uncle Dex are trying to discover if anyone else has powers, but they're not having much success. But in a few weeks, we might be able to use magic in public around here."
"Does that mean I can tell my parents?" Damien asked excitedly, that thought still playing at the forefront of his mind all the time.
"Well, not technically," Jessica said, and Damien's face fell. "But since they're going to find out anyway, it's not going to matter."
"Okay," Damien says. "I'm going to tell them everything." He stood, ready to take off.
"And if anyone asks," Jessica added. "Pretend that I told them. I don't know of any nons to tell this to anyway."
"Thanks Jess," Damien said, using her nickname for perhaps the first time ever. He hugged her quickly before running off.
"Well I guess that's that, then," Alf said, as they watched the sun set over the forest.
"Yeah," Rock agreed. "That's it."
And instead of feeling bereft like Jessica thought they might, a remarkable feeling of peace descended upon them at that point. It was all going to be all right.
[[THE END!]]
posted by Cedric @ 9:55 pm
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