Come Tumbling Down

> "I am what I am, and there's much about me that won't be changed with any amount of wishing or wanting. I'm sorry for that. I'd trade a great deal to share an afternoon in the hay with you, dust in the air and sweat on our skins and neither of us caring. But I'm afraid the experience would drive me mad. I am a creature of sterile environments. It's too late for me to change." -Jack Wolcott
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## World Information

### World[s]

* Earth
* The Moors

### Point of View Character[s]

* Jack Wolcott
* Christopher Flores
* Cora
* Kade Bronson
* Eleanor West (prologue)

## Blurb

When Jack left Eleanor West’s School for Wayward Children, she was carrying the body of her deliciously deranged sister—whom she had recently murdered in a fit of righteous justice—back to their home on the Moors.

But death in their adopted world isn’t always as permanent as it is here, and when Jack is herself carried back into the school, it becomes clear that something has happened to her. Something terrible. Something of which only the maddest of scientists could conceive. Something only her friends are equipped to help her overcome.

Eleanor West’s “No Quests” rule is about to be broken.

Again.

## Summary

A door appears in Christopher's room and Alexis exits it, carrying Jack, who is in Jill's body. Alexis is temporarily unable to speak and puts Jack on a table. Sumi communicates with Alexis through ASL.

Kade and Sumi alert Eleanor West on the circumstances and let her know/ seek permission to go on a quest. Jack, Alexis, Christopher, Cora, Kade and Sumi leave through the door. On the way to the windmill, Cora runs off to the Drowned Gods and Kade goes after her.

At the windmill, they find Dr. Bleak's headless body and Jack and Alexis preserve it for later resurrection whilst Sumi and Christopher get into some Moors appropriate clothing.

They leave the windmill without Alexis with 2 horses, Pony and Bones, to go to the Drowned Gods to either bargain for Cora back or help.

Meanwhile, Kade fails at catching Cora and watches as she falls into the Drowned Gods' territory. The rest later find Kade. On the way, whilst crossing a bridge, Kade falls so that the rest can cross.

They reach, Jack talks with Gideon and later the Drowned Gods through Cora. They manage to get an army as well as Cora and Kade back in exchange for Jack staying in the Moors. They depart for the village directly, see a storm brewing and go into the Master's house through persuading Mary to let them in. They go up to the parapets, where Jill is.

The Master arrives and some of them fight him back whilst Christopher plays his flute so that some skeletons start making their way to them, Jack and Jill have a conversation. The skeletons get there and hold Jill, letting Jack break her glasses to conduct lightning, letting the twins switch bodies. Jack pushes Jill off the parapets and they all head down to the halls where Gideon's army has won. The Master gives Jack the head of Dr. Bleak.

The group returns to the windmill where Jack and Alexis open a door back to Earth and Sumi, Christopher, Cora and Kade leave. Jack and Alexis resurrect Dr. Bleak.

## Characters

* Jack Wolcott
* Alexis Chopper
* Christopher
* Kade
* Sumi
* Cora
* Jill Wolcott
* Gideon

*More to be added*

## Worlds

* Earth
* The Moors

## Gallery

Alexis carrying Jack through the portal to Eleanor West'sJack's horsesJack looking in the mirrorJack confronting Jill at the castleLarge print cover
## References

1. ↑ https://www.tor.com/2019/04/29/revealing-come-tumbling-down-a-new-wayward-children-novella-from-seanan-mcguire/