Something Strange

"Something Strange" is a [SEASON NUMBER] thread written on [IRL DATE].
==Summary==
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==Full Text==
There was a small piece of the Chief that felt bad for Rhenco, but she knew that Hel would deal with him as she saw fit. All that mattered to her at the moment was that she and her husband were safe from Red Card and that Rhenco would never harm her or her family ever again. Brandt, Sven, Dagny, and Kari were safe from the madman. However…something still nagged at her. 
She remembered something while she was strangling Rhenco…the purple flame that consumed her hand. She wasn’t sure what it was, but…it felt familiar as she looked at the hand that held Rhenco.
“Grey?” Brandt said. “Are you okay?”
She looked at the rebels, who were heading back to the village before turning back to Brandt. She gently took him by the hand afraid that the same thing would happen again and that she would hurt her husband, but when nothing happened, she grabbed him and dragged him away from the others hiding amongst the trees.
“Uhhh…sweetheart, I know we’re happy about Rhenco,” Brandt said, “but that could probably wait until we’re back in the privacy of our home.”
Grey looked at him with a deadpan look. “Not that,” she said. “That’s definitely later, but…no…no, something happened to me while I was holding Rhenco by his neck. Did you notice anything with my hand? I-I don’t know…I thought I saw some purple flame on my fingers…It burned Rhenco.”
Brandt thought back on the moment, and…he did see a flash of purple on Grey’s hand burning Rhenco. He thought maybe he was seeing things, but…his eyes widened. Was it real?
Grey breathed shakily as she clenched her hand into a fist and opened it…allowing a purple flame to emerge. “W-What…?” she asked.
“Okay, okay,” Brandt said closing her hand gently extinguishing the flame, “let’s not panic. We can figure it out.”
Jun 14, 2020
Suddenly The Changling’s astral form appeared before them. Their appearance was that of a female Night Fury half breed with short jet black hair, dark scales around their cheeks and hand, and well as sharp claws. “Yeah hi, not a whole lot to ‘figure out’ quote unquote. The chief now has access to magic.”
Jun 14, 2020
The Chief, her husband, and Shadow stared at the Changling’s form in complete shock. 
“I have access to what?” Grey asked with a dumbfounded expression on her face. 
“Well, that was easy,” Brandt said as Shadow sniffed Grey’s hands before turning back to the Changling. 
Jun 14, 2020
“Ma-gic.” They said slowly and somewhat patronizingly. “More specifically fire magic, even more specifically, plasma. Probably has somethin’ to do with your connection to the fury. They point to Shadow. “I’d also assume it’s the same for my appearance.” They seem very put out as they mention that last bit.
Jun 14, 2020
“Wait…when you possessed me, Changling…to get me here…” Grey said as the pieces came together, “like when the Warden possessed Greg…he had power over fire.”
“Wait…how did that happen again?” Brandt asked.
Jun 14, 2020
“Eyyy look at you ya figured it out.” They chuckled as they cup a hand around the side of their mouth and lean towards Grey. “A little slow on the uptake this one huh? But ya love him, what are ya gonna do?” They “whisper” still very much audible to Brandt. “So here’s the deal number 2. When a demon possesses a mortal it plants and itty bitty tiny lil seed of natural magic within them. If that mortal chooses to use it and train with it then, eyyy ya got yourself some powerful ass natural magic. If not it stays dormant so it’s not like anyone loses anything.”
Jun 14, 2020
Brandt rolled his eyes at the Changling, but he chose to ignore it while focusing on the fact that his wife now possessed some magic…from a demon…a demon who was currently dating their niece. 
“So…if I use it, it grows,” Grey mused, “but if I don’t, it fades…I guess…but I still have it.”
Jun 14, 2020
They clap and whistle. “Look at her go! Give the girl a prize! Oh wait I did, it’s fucking magic.” They sigh and rub their face tiredly. “Look, use it or don’t, I don’t really care. I just figured I should explain it since I’m the one who gave it to you.”
Jun 14, 2020
“But…do I need to learn how to use it?” Grey asked. “If I decide to use…I mean…”
Jun 14, 2020
They sigh as they run their hands over their face. “I mean, yeah? It’s like any other skill. What did you just wake up one morning and know how to be a chief? Anyways why you don’t you go ask your… Not, brother… Slash… Now not, sister. I don’t know man ask fucking Deo.” They say, getting flustered.
Jun 14, 2020
The Chief nodded as she stared at her hands. The idea of using magic was exciting somewhat. She could only imagine what Haddock would’ve said if he was alive and saw that she was given this, and he hated magic. What would the village think if they saw that their Chief was given powers? She would hope they would trust her not to abuse it in any way. 
“I’ll have to think about this,” Grey said looking at the demon and her husband and her Night Fury. “I mean…it’s great, and I appreciate you telling me, Changling. Thank you.”
Jun 14, 2020
“Alright cool great. Sooooo bye!” And like that they were gone.
Jun 14, 2020
“Okay, I need to talk to Deo,” Grey said quickly. “As soon as I do that, we can get back to the kids and my mom. I…I need to…”
“Hey, hey,” Brandt said gently grabbing her shoulders, “it’s okay. We’ll talk to Deo, and you can figure out where you want to go from here.”
With that, Grey immediately grabbed Brandt’s hand, and they took off through the forest with Shadow in tow to look for Deoiridh. 
Jun 14, 2020
Deo set up a new fire after the red rain. She honestly was shook up about the business with Rhenco and she just needed a minute to just… Decompress.
Jun 14, 2020
“Deo! Deo!” Grey said as she and Brandt looked around waiting for the teenager. “Deo, where are you?” 
Jun 14, 2020
She sighed. She didn’t really want to deal with Grey right now. She loved her but God she was in no mood. “Over ‘ere.” She called tiredly.
Jun 14, 2020
Grey sighed as she ran over to her brother’s reincarnation. “Deo, I’m sorry to disturb you,” she said, “but…I need to talk to you.” 
“Maybe you should show her?” Brandt suggested as Shadow crooned in agreement. 
Grey took a deep breath and closed her hand into a fist only to open it again…revealing a purple flame in front of Deo while trying to keep it from out of sight of the other villagers. “I think you’re not the only one with fire powers before,” she said quietly.
Jun 14, 2020
She looks at the fire and nods. “Daemon magic then, aye?” She gives her a weird look. “What are ye hidin’ it fer?”
Jun 14, 2020
Grey widened her eyes. Her fears quickly rolled off her tongue. “Because…there’s a whole village that I’m in charge of and a Rebellion your past life’s daughter and I lead that would probably not like the idea of a Chief having magic? Or…what if I accidentally lose control over it or–?”
The longer she talked…the more nervous and frightened she got at the thought of her people turning against her. 
“Grey, Grey, you got to relax,” Brandt said as he wrapped an arm around her. “No one will think that.”
Jun 14, 2020
She cocked her head. "Well, first off stop that. Fear'll just make it worse. Take deep breaths. Secondly, why would they care? Like, ah-..." She caught herself. "Greg, was yer number two fer years, til he died and he had magic out the arse. Yer their actual chief an' have been so longer than he were yer number 2."
After taking a few deep breaths, Grey stopped when she realized that Deoiridh was right. Greg had fire powers from Nalaagura, and when she became Chief and named him as her second-in-command, everyone accepted his magical abilities, especially after she vouched for him. Even Brandt accepted him when he told him after meeting him for the first time. Surely, they could handle their Chief having the same abilities, and they knew her. Some of these villagers had watched her grow up. 
She sighed. “You’re both right,” she said. “Sorry, I was just…being silly…and scared. I just…don’t want to lose control…and hurt anyone, especially my kids or Brandt, you know? The Changling possessed me to get me to Rhenco, and I guess I just…got scared…I don’t know…”
Jun 14, 2020
She takes both of her hands and looks into her eyes. “Hey et’s okay. This shit’s tough. If ye don’t want et, ye don’t have teh use it. But if ye do want et that’s okay too, ah can help ye with et. The main thing is ye don’t fear that power. Ye respect it and the power it has but if ye fear et, et’s just a slipp'ry slope teh havin’ that fear control ye.”
Jun 14, 2020
“And we’ll all be here for you…no matter what you decide,” Brandt said gently. 
Shadow crooned as she nuzzled Grey’s cheek.
Grey smiled at her husband, her dragon, and her brother’s reincarnation. Deoiridh was wise for her age, and she knew it was because of Greg’s experience with the abilities. She had to wonder if Greg was ever scared of hurting someone with his abilities, and she was always amazed at how laid back he was about the whole thing. However, she knew that Deo had a point. She couldn’t fear it, she needed to respect it. If fear controlled it…well…that was not going to end well for anyone. 
“Okay…okay…” she said taking a deep breath calming herself, “if I decide to use it…or I guess…whether or not I decide to use because I will need to control it…would you…be willing to teach me?”
Jun 15, 2020
She nods. “‘Course ah would. But not tonight, prolly not tomorrow neither. Too goddamn tired to do jack shite.”
Jun 15, 2020
Grey chuckled. “Yes…it’s been a rough night,” she said nodding. “I think we can all use a little break. Maybe in a few days we can try it out?”
Jun 15, 2020
She nods and shrugs. “Yeah sure, whatever is fer ye chiefy.”
Jun 15, 2020
The Chief smiled as she reached forward and pulled Deoiridh into a hug. “Thank you, Deo,” she said with a smile on her face as Brandt and Shadow watched with smiles of their own.
Jun 15, 2020
She smiled and hugged her back. But on the inside she was thinking. ‘Okay, we’re huggin’ now. Just, deep breaths and et’ll be over soon.’
Jun 15, 2020
The Chief soon pulled away smiling at her. “Well, we should probably get to the Great Hall,” she said after a moment. “We should make sure everyone is okay.” Even though she wanted to make sure her people and the rebels were safe and sound, she wanted nothing more than to see Sven, Dagny, and Kari.
Category:BOTGD 2
Category:Events
Category:Act I
Category:Grey Bergman
Category:Brandt Felman
Category:The Changeling