Quotes that will get you hooked on my new WIP novel. Pt. 1
My new WIP is a Percy Jackson style, middle-grade, fantasy story but with Arthurian legend! Here's some of my favorite (funny and serious) quotes.
The only ways to not pass inspection were being found with contraband or being found with a room that looked like a tornado had blown through it. Archie was now facing the latter. Typically Archie didnât care about failing the inspection but if he failed it this time it wouldnât just mean scrubbing the dorm toilets for a week (which he considered himself pretty darn good at.)
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âIt doesnât say drummer on here.â
âAn astute observation! Thatâs because Iâve already found one.â James smiled at him but Archie still wasnât getting it. Archie rolled his eyes.
âWell thanks, but I donât play anything but the drums. And trust me Iâve tried. You do not wanna hear my guitar skills, and I swear my singing would cause an avalanche.â
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âWeâve been friends for a while, and Iâd totally understand if you want it to stay that way butâŠuhmâŠâ Sammie pushed up their glasses, trying to get the words out, and for once in his life Archie wasnât oblivious.
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âOh look Archieâs here!â One of the girls giggled. Marley rolled her eyes.
âYou still cool to help me with my math homework tonight? I am totally stumped on it, man!â
Marley had never been more ready to leave. âYeah definitely.â
âOh come on, Archie can come too! You have all of tomorrow to finish your homework.â The same girl said.
Now Archie was eager to get away from them too.Â
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âIs that your imaginary girlfriend from America?â Marley leaned forward on the table, trying to sneak a peek at Archieâs phone.
âPartner,â Archie corrected. âAnd they are not imaginary.â
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The moment dragons and magic came up Archie turned into a child, wide-eyed and filled with wonder. Archie was almost bouncing with energy as they reached the street performer, Marley lagged behind looking like a tired mom.
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âEat myâŠsword?!â Archie realized he had no clue what he was in for. Heâd only ever fought monsters in video games, the best creature he killed were bugs. But obviously you couldnât just stomp on an elephant sized dragon, or hit it with a book. Well he could hit it with a book but it probably wouldnât do very good.
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The dragon thrashed its wings back, attempting to throw Archie from itself. Archie stabbed his sword in its back and held on for dear life. He came back down on the back of the dragon with such force that he was sure he would have scale-shaped bruises for weeks, but he managed to hold on. He yanked the sword out, straddling the creatureâs back. He began to crawl further.
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âYou called me something at the lake, Archie Pendragon. Thatâs- thatâs not my name.â Excalibur glowed in Archieâs hand, emanating a weak golden light. It hummed with magical energy. âAnd is this reallyâŠâ
âYes, young hero. I have entrusted this sacred weapon in your hands. You are its rightful owner now. Merlin will teach you, do not worry.â
âMerlin? Wouldnât he be dead?â
âAh,â She smiled. âYou have much to learn, young one. Something stirs in Camelot, a great evil is reawakening. I can feel my sisterâs presence. She is closer than we think.â
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But now Archie was walking through an actual Medieval kingdom, well that or he was dead. But he figured at least if he was dead he would have the sickest afterlife if it were anything like this.
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âExcalibur?â Archie drew the sword with pride. âYeah, I just happened to find it after I fought a dragon.â Archie smiled, leaning the blade back on his shoulder casually.
Okay, so he was bragging a little bit. But hey, he did just defeat a dragon. Not alone, and mostly because of luck. But still, after such a life-threatening experience he deserved to be a tad cocky.
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âThat leaves our last matter. Merlinâs apprentice.â
Archie fought the urge to raise his hand and volunteer. He wanted to jump up and down and say âMe! Me! I wanna learn magic!â but, he knew better than that. He already had the legendary Excalibur, he was not going to get greedy now.
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The first thing Marley did was slap Archie square in the face.
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âAw, you cared that I was gone!â Archie teased.
âÂĄPor supuesto! No, obviously you just died and I was okay with it! Of course I cared, youâre my best friend. And if you ever dare to suggest that I do not care-â
âOkay okay! Sorry-â Archie had only been trying to lighten her mood but Marley looked even more upset than before. So he decided to just shut up for the time being.
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Archie was happy to be dreaming about Sammie. Especially now that his dreams were so vivid.
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The next tapestry depicted a young boy pulling a sword from an anvil. The boy had golden blonde hair, and bore a remarkable resemblance to Archie. The boy was so scrawny, and it was crazy to think that he would become the great King Arthur.
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âNo,â Queen Guinevere studied the tapestry. âHer mother was hopelessly in love with Lancelot, he entertained the idea for a while. She was Lanettaâs mother, but Lancelot would not stay with her. A week after bearing her child, she died of heartbreak. After her mother died, Lancelot felt responsible for her care.â
âGreat guyâŠâ Archie muttered.
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For a while Marley hated them, and she tried to run away three times in the first year. Eventually she came to terms with her new life, pouring everything into her football. Then of course the moment she had finally gotten used to everything, it changed again.
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âHow long have you been training?â
âPretty much all my life. Once I was big enough to hold a sword, my father taught me how to swing it.â
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It was approximately five minutes before Archie decided to go in after her. For the most part he wasnât worried but heâd lost sight of Marley so quickly, god forbid if anything were to happen to her on his watch. Plus, after sheâd left, weird things began happening.Â
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âHere, put these on.â She said, pushing the armor into his arms. âThen meet me in the courtyard. Your training starts now.â
âBut itâs so early!â
Lanetta rolled her eyes, âYouâre never going to become a proper successor to King Arthur if you keep complaining like that.â
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âI need to see your skill now. Think of it like an evaluation.â She said, settling into her fighting stance.
âBut-â
âYou defeated a dragon did you not?â Lanetta raised a brow.
âWellâŠâ Archie sighed. âYeah, I guess I did.â He wasnât feeling so confident about that fact now.
