Strange Magic: Mods/Various
Mod-Manny here. I’m garbage, so I decided to write a multi-chapter fanfic based on those ‘Mythical Mod’ pictures I drew. It will feature various S.I./Canon characters, because we here at kqi are all self-insert garbage. If you want to blacklist this story, you can bl the tag “;Strange-Magic.” I hope you guys enjoy this garbage ride.
- Mod-Manny
Prologue: The Adventure Begins
The witch sighed, reaching up to readjust her hat for what felt like the millionth time. "Guys, I think we lost Mary again."
"No shit," the fairy perched on her shoulder replied bitterly. "We haven't seen her in hours. I'm pretty sure she's dead."
"I don't think..." a soft voice came from somewhere around. Bat was hiding again, gone completely invisible to the other monster's eyes. Why she did that none of them knew, but they didn't really feel like questioning it anyway, so they just let her be.
"I'm just joking." Jeremy rolled his eyes, relaxing back to hang his legs over Paige's shoulder as his wings fluttered next to her ear. The witch shook her head a bit, turning to glare at the smaller creature.
"Well, don't. We don't know where she is, or what could have happened to her--did you see those giants earlier? What if one of them...?" She trailed off, not wanting to actually think about what could have happened to her friend. Mary was a sweet harpy, pretty trusting too. She tended to fly far distances--if she'd flown into the wrong territory, there was no telling what could have happened to her.
"I'm sure she's fine." Rosalin reassured her companion gently, placing a hand on the witch's unoccupied shoulder. The two exchanged an understanding glance, before Paige finally let out a sigh and looked away.
"Yeah, I'm just...worried, ya know?"
"We all are..." The snarky fairy quipped back, sounding a bit less vicious than he had a moment ago. "I might be making jokes, but I mean...c'mon. It's not like she's actually dead...right?"
There was shuffling nearby, drawing their attention momentarily. Two pointy ears poked out from beneath a floppy cloth hat, tilted down slightly in obvious anxiety, as Bat wrung her hands together. "I hope not."
Paige huffed, planting her hands on her hips. "Well, I think we should go look for her. It's just better than standing around here and speculating!"
An angry buzz whirled around her head for a moment, before a flash of red focused itself into the face of a very angry-looking fairy. "Whaddya want us to do about it, then? Search every corner of this place--oh, wait! We can't, because she can fly! The sky is a pretty big place to search, Paige!"
A retort hung on the edge of her tongue, filled with just as much venom, but before she could spill it a pair of hands had pushed them back, effectively knocking the fairy into a slight spin as he was shoved back. "Let's just split-up and look for her--then meet up back here!"
"Are you kidding? Meet up back here? What if we get lost looking for her?" Jeremy ran his hands through his hair, staring at Rosalin in disbelief. What was she even talking about? They could get killed that way!
"Trust me," the shapeshifter explained, keeping her palms up even as he crawled atop her fingertips, planting his face in his hands as he slumped down. "We'll find her faster this way than if we all just walked everywhere together."
"I..I'm really not good with directions." Bat tugged at her hat wearily, fear crawling across her features at the prospect of getting lost.
"You could come with one of us--" Paige offered, but the brownie very quickly shook her head. She was the eldest out of all of them--she could make it around and back on her own. It might have been a scary prospect, but she could do it...right?
"Suit yourself." The fairy quipped, fluttering closer to yank at her ear in an endearing way. Bat yelped gently and batted him away, but grinned nonetheless. Yeah, she'd be fine.
Cracking a smile of her own, the witch crossed her arms, feeling a bit more confident now that they had a plan. Granted it wasn't her own plan, but it was still something that could work. Probably. "Should we just split-up from here, then?"
"I guess so. You guys be careful, alright?" It was the most Bat had said in a while, but before anyone could offer any sort of response, she was gone again, completely invisible, save for the path of trampled grass that bent down under her path as she darted into the wilderness.
"Sure. Yeah, guys just. Be careful or something." Jeremy offered up a shrug, before taking off in the opposite direction, leaving a bright trail of discolored light behind him. He had no idea where he was going, but it didn't really matter. He could either find Mary, or...dunno, just look around. This was a pretty big place after all.
Paige watched the two smaller creatures depart in near shock. Well, that was fast. And had gone a lot smoother than she'd anticipated. Awkwardly, she cast a smile to her remaining friend. "I guess we gotta go, too, huh?"
Rosalin repeated the gesture Jeremy had left them with, only with a bit less sarcasm in her words. "I guess so. You, uh, just summon us or something if you need help, alright?"
"...Sure thing." An awkward tension filled the air, before Rosalin finally broke it by muttering a quick farewell as her body contorted into that of an animal. For a moment Paige leapt back from the shifting mass, only to relax when a dog unfurled from the mess of paws and teeth. It barked up at her, another goodbye she'd guessed, before turning and making a beeline down the hill they'd previously trekked up.
"Well...bye." The witch spoke to no one in particular, before turning her back on the moss-covered pile of rocks that marked their starting point, to head out on the adventure herself.
She just hoped Mary was alright.