HAPPY NEVER AFTER | MASS THREAD |

[NPC CHARLIE]

The lights of the LA skyline were beautiful, like little fireflies wizzing through the canopies of the enchanted forests of her future kingdom. Everything will be simpler when she has her kingdom, everything will be the way it should. There will be no clouds, no torment, no judgement. No 'God' to smite her from heaven. But she was happy he did, otherwise she wouldn't be who she is today. Her name was Amduscias, but she has dismissed who she was. Abiding by rules and being controlled wasn't who she was. She was the woman that would ride unicorns, brush her hair one hundred times and feed her bears. All she wanted was to live in a prosperious castle, surrounded by dead bodies and slaves - not to mention beautiful animals. But one thing was essential, the same question that all girls ask themselves from time to time. That big question mark that floats over there heads all the time. Who to spend there lives with, and for Goldilocks it is definitely a forever thing. And she had her mind set on one man, who definitely has fire. Parker Johnson.

As she walked down the street, people looking and staring at the vicious hell hounds attached to leads as Goldilocks made her way down the street in a blood stained and dirty appron-like dress, smiling uncontrollably in a wicked way. She knew just how to get to him. She had studied him a while now. The one barrier that sits between her and him is his family. Those four bazarre individuals that are with him all the time, not to mention his friends. She knew all she had to do it get them away from him, and she knew exactly how to do it. A local club was having a Halloween party, and she couldn't wait to throw a little bit of mischief in with them. People dressed up, throwing themselves about in a hormone induced atmosphere. They would never understand love, not like her. They wouldn't understand what it is like to want to be with someone, live your life out together with them with no requests in return. She wanted LA Fever to burn, and to be the shoulder for Parker when no one is there. So she had it all planned, and set. She nudged at a lead as one of the bears started growling at a pedestrian. "Hush now, I know your hungry. I promise you, you will have plenty to eat". She said, and the hounds healed as she looked to the club.

"Oh, this is so exciting. You ready to see your new daddy babies? The kingdom will be coming very soon". She said with a smile, and then looked over the club. "Mischief God, I command your power. The night of Samhain is upon us, let your essence slip through the void of this Hallow's Eve. Bring to me - the power. You heard me you son of a bitch, you owe me for this". She smirked as a light radiated over the club, and immediately she heard screaming, yelling and glass breaking. The smile on her face spread wider as she moved towards the entrance of the club, the doors swinging open with her mind as she walked into the club to look at her good work, and to spot her studly Prince Charming as she smiled, and witnessed the chaos brewing.

[Marina Anne Sinclaire]

THIS Halloween would be different. This time she was prepared. There would be no costume changes and she would come as an angel and a demure one at that. Not one of those tramptastic angels like they had at Victoria Secrets. THIS time she was in a Renaissance gown that she knew would be appreciated and was modest. It had hoop skirts and all the traditional additions. It had taken three servants to help her put it all together and she was still marvelling how anyone got dressed in the Renaissance without taking five hours.

She'd gone to L.A. Fever to see what there was to do for the night. Her eyes glanced about as she looked for Trenton and tried to move closer to people she knew. She wasn't going to hide away in her house this year. She was going to have fun and grumpy people be damned. Thats when the spell went off and she dropped to her knees with a feeling like someone was knifing her in the temple. Mentally crying out for Trenton and Logan in fear she closed her eyes as her body convulsed under the workings of the magic that had been cast. She thought she was going to die from the pain of it all but eventually it stopped. Taking long ragged breaths she felt the world spin and grabbed her compact. Her face was hurting something awful. Like she had the worlds worst tooth ache ever. Shaking her head she tried to clear it.

Heart beats; all different kinds surrounded her and she could smell such strange things. Colors were brighter, and she could tell who was sick or well. The smell of a thousand different scents almost made her want to vomit. Why was everything hurting her so much? Cracking an eyelid open she peeked at her reflection and saw fangs. Vampire fangs, on her. What the heavens had happened to her? Closing her eyes she felt something snap into place in her brain and she shuddered with convulsions once more. Mentally she screamed for Logan gasping in pain and then Trent knowing she needed help and feeling a deeper terror than she had ever known in her life.

[gabriel Hart]

Halloween, what a wonderful night. Gabriels second favorite holiday for it allowed the beasties at night to be themselves without fear of being exposed, empowered great magic, and more important gave women the opportunity to dress like sluts no matter what costume they chose without being ridiculed. Oh how he loved the holiday so. Gabriel also enjoyed it because it enabled him to wear as little cloths as possible. Gabriel was dressed as adam, as in adam and eve, thus the only thing he was wearing was underwear covered in leaves and that was it. Most of his body was exposed the way he liked it and standing in front of the door of one of the best clubs he had been to in the city he couldn't wait to start the holloween party which only could be started of course with the arrival of Gabriel. Gabriel walked into the club with a seductive grin on his face and within minutes began to feel strange. Right away his power and very nature twisted and became opposite to its natural form. The great demon of lust soon became a great demon of love. His personality lightened and became more heartfelt. Things were soon to go completely opposite to how Gabriel had planned that night.

He wasn't sure what was happening exactly but he soon felt that he didn't want to look for his eve or eve's or more appropriately liliths like he originally wanted to but instead wanted to really get to know someone and have a heartfelt relationship. He began to feel things he normally did not like to care for those around him, to want to help those he knew he could, and to feel love and share it with someone special. Gabriel looked around a bit confused but realized something was amiss right away. Gabriel who had been a lustful, selfish, devil was now a loving, selfless, saint. He had given up his destiny to become something great among his kind and rule to sleep around and party but now was a great natural leader and powerful force of good. Gabriel looked around at the chaos and knew things were out of control and he had to do something to help these people and stop this madness. He conjured a cellphone from hell knows where to his hand and dialed his brother Sedaiyus. Sedaiyus could tell almost immediately that there was something wrong with Gabriel based on his behavior but listened to Gabriel explain his situation. Sedaiyus pointed out that the culprit behind the act most likely was close by and that things like this were created to be watched and admired or watched for entertainment. He informed Gabriel that he couldn't be sure without being there but there might be more to the scene than just chaos and mischief. There might be an actual goal set and this was all purposely inflicted to obtain something or distract someone. Gabriel thanked Sedaiyus and hung up and made his was to a shadowy dark corner in the club where he too cover.

Gabriel closed his eyes and focused as hard as he could. He took a deep breath and released the air in his body and opened his eyes with a stern and determined look on his face. Gabriel projected himself in the center of the room and with him power radiated from him. His own influence radiated throughout the club, influence of serenity, love, and care trying to fight back the chaotic force that swept through the club. If he could only at least dull the severity of the effect and keep everyone calm and from killing eachother it would do until he could find a way to stop it all together or with luck someone else could help. He wasn't sure how long he could hold or how effective it would be but he was over three centuries old, a demon of love, and a force to be reckoned. Those that were around him would feel a calming and peaceful feeling ten fold for his body gave a natural aura off even without his direct influence. "What the hell is going on here?" Gabriel said trying to stay focused and keeping an eye out for a counter attack. He was a bit frustrated, Sedaiyus would have been able to determine what was going on no doubt, but Gabriel did not want his brother in harms way. He would have to depend on those already here. Could things get any worse for this hero and defender of love?

[vampireking]

Trenton walked into LA Fever a bit nervously. He was not sure if this was a good idea. The last Halloween party he had been at, he had turned into freakin' Bela Lugosi. Not that the guy was a bad actor, but for Pete's sake, he did not around stating that he wanted to suck people's blood! That was way too tacky and obvious. He often preferred stealth. He had only been in there for about a minute before he got the sense that something was wrong. He could not really tell anyone what had given him the feeling, but he had it. Then, before he knew what was happening, all of the emotions he only showed Marina or Diana came rushing to the surface.

He continued on his way until suddenly, he came upon Marina. She was on the floor, convulsing as if having some sort of attack.
"Bella, are you all right?" he queried in concern, kneeling next to her. Without even thinking about it, he put his hand on her forehead to check her temperature. It didn't feel different, maybe a little cooler than normal, though that would not have this kind of a reaction. Maybe something was blocking her airway? He went to check and as he did so, he became aware of pointed fangs in her mouth. A vampire. His beautiful Marina was a vampire.
"Bella, Bella. Who did this to you? Who turned you?" he demanded, trying to keep his panic down. He did not want this for her. She did not want this for herself.

He heard someone coming up behind them and he turned slightly, letting his fangs out slightly, letting out a warning growl in case it was someone looking to harm his girlfriend.

[Marina Anne Sinclaire]

She felt Trent enter the dance club as if a powerful force had radiated from him, when she felt his hands on her she whimpered and curled into him, "No one turned me. A spell went off and did this." she said as she hugged him tightly and curled into him for protection, "I don't know what happened." she said as she tried to stand, her gown catching the light as she took off the halo and fake wings. "I'm hungry, Trent. Really hungry..." she said softly as she looked up at him and seemed to almost be transfixed by how bright everything was.

Looking over at Gabriel she hid behind Trent, shaky in her new form as she tried to get used to it. "I don't know what happened. I was at the party and then something changed me into a vampire." she said softly as she looked at Gabriel, "Something is changing people into their opposite alignment or opposite of what they would usually be." she murmured as she looked at him and then at Trent as she shivered and her senses were reeling, "Its too bright and noisy in here, Trenton." she said gently.

Then she caught Gabriel's scent and started to move towards him, "You smell good enough to eat." she purred as her pheromones kicked in and she got that hungry look in her eyes. Slowly she moved, her body taking on a languid slow pace as she began to stalk him like a cat.

[vampireking]

Trenton could hardly believe his ears. A spell had gone off turning her into a vampire.
"Oh, lovely. That is...just...great," he muttered to himself. He did not know how to take care of that. Then, the girl said she was hungry. "I know, Bella, but this is not the place," he responded.

When she complained of the brightness, Trenton went to pick her up and turn her away from the lights.
"I am sorry that I do not have any sunglasses for you. Can you bear with me until I can get you out of here?" he queried.

Then, Marina turned and went after someone, saying that they smelled good enough to eat. Following her gaze, he saw a man and recoiled at the smell. It was a demon.
"No, no, no, no. Demon blood is bad for you," Trenton warned, reaching out to grab Marina. This is not going to end well, he thought to himself.

[gabriel Hart]

Gabriel noticed that his power was not as effective as he remembered it. No doubt from the change, Gabriel was not use to using his opposing abilities which though similar functioned differently and triggered differently than his original ones. Gabriel's focus shifted as he caught a glimpse of someone behind him. He halted his focus and turned spotting a women he could of swore he knew, not personally, but but out of some past event. It clicked finally, Sams sister, he had been following Sams actions over a decade ago as he was a possible big threat but it had been sometime since he had any need to follow the family anymore. Sam turned good, their father died, and Gabriel never took an interest into the affairs of Marina. Blasted spell. Gabriel looked over to Trenton, he knew enough about Trenton given his position among vampire. "Trenton, the names Gabriel, nice to be acquainted after hearing so much about you but thats not important right now I suppose. There is a very powerful spell going on here, if its effecting even my abilities it must be a great spell and its origin must be from a very powerful being. I have a feeling the one responsible is still here watching in amusement but I have no way of tracking them or their motive. Everyone seems to be shifting their nature to either their natural opposite or their desired opposites. We have to work together and stop this before more people get hurt or worse and to restore these people." Gabriel glared at Marina.

"Can you control her? She cannot hurt me despite what she thinks but it would be better if I didn't have to defend myself from her and worry about the rest of these people at the same time. Can your enhanced senses distinguish anything in this chaos? Perhaps someone with a calmer heartbeat than they should have, someone laughing, anything out of the ordinary.....I guess that would be harder to do since everything out of the ordinary right now." Gabriels eyes shifted around. He tried to take in the energys of those around him, the desires, lustful intents, physical connections, anything he normally would. He found however that he not only couldn't but didn't want to. Gabriel tried something else, he focused on Trenton and Marina. His affection and bond to her beyond just physical lust. It gave Gabriel strength as he suspected but he wasn't use to it. "Drat, this is going to be harder than I realized. This is how cupids must feel all the time, its quite wonderful." Gabriel shook his head and quickly replied "I meant annoying." Gabriel was losing more and more control over his natural self the longer he remained here. He couldn't leave, his desire to help these people, restore their relationships, lead these innocent people to safety so they may have the chance to experience the love they deserved was overwhelming. Gabriel should have been disgusted but he stood mindful and proud of his feelings. It was certainly not an expected trait to have for Gabriel and those who knew him well might laugh.

[vampireking]

Trenton turned to the demon speaking to him.
"Yeah, nice to meet you," he said in response to the man's introduction. Truthfully, he could not care less about this man. He just had to get Marina out of there. He then went to pull her away from the man. I hate Halloween, he thought to himself. At this point, he would rather it be Valentine's Day or something.

When Gabriel asked if Trenton could control Marina even though she could not hurt him and then went on to ask if he could sense anything out of the chaos, Trenton let out a small frustrated growl.
"I am trying to control her and although I am rather good at multi-tasking, right now I am trying to get my girlfriend out of here before she does something that I know she will regret later and I am not focusing on anything else," he snapped. Okay, calm down, Trenton. He is not the problem, the spell is, he thought. "My apologies. I did not mean to snap at you," he continued.

Trenton refocused his attention on Marina. He had to get her out of here. This was no place for her. He heard Gabriel talking to himself about the power of the Cupids. He let out a small laugh when the demon stated that the feeling was wonderful and then corrected himself and said it was annoying.
"Face it, friend. I think you have a bit of humanity in you," he commented.

[Marina Anne Sinclaire]

Marina felt Trenton grab her and she curled into him, shaking, "I don't like feeling like this Trenton." she said softly as she turned away from Gabriel and tried to focus on other things, "I'm sorry I tried to think I could eat you, Gabriel. I don't mean to act like this." she peaked around and then winced as she felt someone in pain. Glancing to the side she saw a fairy get jumped by a vampire, blood dripping down her neck. Part of her was hungry VERY hungry but then she saw the blood and her stomach jerked sideways, "Oh my god that's blood! That is so disgusting." she said as her eyes started to loose focus and she felt her body go numb, fainting slightly in Trenton's arms before she rallied and looked elsewhere.

Slowly she began to uncurl from Trent as the urge to feed went away enough to function, she tried turning her senses to this room and closed her eyes, "Its no one in here. Everyone is panicked. I don't know why everyone here always gets affected by stuff. We should go outside and see if we can sense anything. Gabriel is right, Trent we should see if this is just temporary." she looked at Gabriel and smiled, "Being a cupid was wonderful. It was such a good and happy feeling snuggling and loving people."

Then a werewolf bumped her and she fell into Trent, her body shuddering as her empathy picked up on the evil from the creature and the magics twisted inside her. She began to shudder and convulse again, her body trembling as she felt power wash over her. She cried out in pain and twisted as her body reacted, her fangs retracted and she gasped as she looked about, slowly trying to get up as the room spun a bit more, "I think that helped a little. Not sure what it did though." she said as she looked around and her senses were just as keen. She began to feel as if she could move around a bit more. As she began to feel a bit freer she let her curiosity grow.

[gabriel Hart]

Gabriel grunted in disgust at both Trentons and Marina's comments about him feeling like a cupid and displaying his small humanity. "Lets not get ahead of ourselves here. I need to focus and I can't do that if I am vomiting from such horrible things I will have nightmares of like this. I will stay in here and try to help prevent as many people as I can from dying. I will help clear a path for you, when you get outside you will find an acquaintance of mine that will be more helpful than I am." Gabriel turned and looked towards the door. He focused hard and as his influence spread most of the individuals, monsters or not, seemed to be clearing a path for some reason, as if their was something towards the walls they were dying to reach but it kept moving. "It won't last long, hurry and go, too many lives are at stake here. I am already tired of this bloodshed, whoever has done this must pay, they ruined my favorite holiday and hurt these innocent people. I hope it was worth it because all excuses even for love will fall deaf on these ears tonight." Gabriel could already feel his care and affection towards these strangers growing with every second. He wanted to be sick like he said but he found it most disturbingly pleasant. This was indeed a cruel joke and god help the one responsible when Gabriel broke free from this curse.

Gabriel could sense Sedaiyus outside. Gabriel had told him not to come but Sedaiyus's curiosity was insatiable. Gabriel wasn't sure of the bond between him and his twin brother but he always seemed to know things he shouldn't have about the other even before they met. Regardless if anyone could solve this mystery it would him him. The poor sap was obsessed with puzzles and mysteries, it was his life, Gabriel always felt Sedaiyus needed to get out more and have a real life but didn't care enough to do much else besides poke and prod fun at Sedaiyus's life choices. Though Sedaiyus usually had a mouthful to say of Gabriels choices as well which created a unique playfulness outsiders might see as more hostile than it actually was. Gabriel added lastly "Can you do me a favor and make this quick. I swear to god if I sprout cupid wings and a bow I'll have to beat my own ass." Gabriel said with a grin.

[ayla Oceana Carlson]

Ayla couldn't help but laugh, as she passed Gabriel, Marina and Trenton and heard Gabriel's comment. "Wait, you want to kick your own ass? How are you planning on doing that?" She asked, slightly teasing. "Just.. kick and hope to get high enough, or..?" She placed her tray of drinks down and looked around, at the chaos of people freaking out, while she couldn't deny she felt weird as well. She just couldn't place why.

"Anyway, does anyone know what is going on? This is supposed to be like the best day of the year next to Christmas, Valentine's Day, New Year's day and eve, and a bunch of other holidays. Not the subject of chaos." She said, as she raised her eyebrows at the people she was talking to. She already realized this was a weird and pretty much awkward situation and her brain didn't really seem to cooperate, on what was going on here, especially since she wanted to set something on fire, which was extremly disturbing to think of. It was like everything she told herself she would never do. "Although I do get what you are talking about, I feel like burning this place down or whatever."

[Breanna Adele Johnson]

Breanna entered L.A. Fever tenatively as she moved her hood up a little. She'd come dressed as little red riding hood. She really didn't even feel like going out but after she had fed the kids all the candy they could stomach she just wanted to dance and have a soda. She didn't want to think or do anything that was too daring. She was still reeling from her mother's death. Exhaling softly she came up to the bar and saw a man in a leaf covered set of briefs and blushed. Setting her basket on the bar she looked at Ayla and waved. "A coke would be great, Ayla. Have you seen my brothers and sister?" she asked as she looked around. Then she felt a wave of something.

Shaking her head to clear it she took a deep sip of her coke and had the urge to pull energy from people for some reason. The guy sitting next to her passed out and she smirked, "Guess some folks can't handle their booze." Glancing around she saw a werewolf coming towards her, her eyes grew wide and she backed up against the edge of the bar. "Go away." she said with a quivery voice.

"No." the wolf said as he saddled up to her and she reached behind her as he smirked and leaned in to sniff her. Gripping something she swung it with force and took glee from watching the wolf howl in pain as he jerked away and she swung again, beheading it with the silver Ax. "Huntsman be damned." she muttered as she kicked the agonized creature and fell on him, draining him of his energy and the body dessicated and blew away. Rising she used some energy to clean the blood from her costume before sitting back down as if she hadn't just butchered someone, "So how are you doing, Ayla?" she asked casually as she sipped her cherry coke.

[ayla Oceana Carlson]

Ayla smiled at Breanna and nodded, as she got the tray back in her hands and gave Breanna a coke a moment later, since people were too busy with whatever was going on, to worry in the slightest about their drinks. "Hey Bree," she greeted her, before she looked around and shook her head, thoughtfully. "They should be around, although I don't know where they are exactly." She said, as she looked back at her.

When she saw what Breanna did, she looked away for a moment and caught sight of something burning up. She shook her head, as a feeling of happiness coarsed through her vains at seeing the chaos it caused. She hear Breanna's voice ring through to her and looked at her again. "I guess so." She said distantly, before looking at the werewolf and felt sorry for him. Although, not as sorry as she usually should. "Bree, you did dress up in a Red Riding Hood costume, wolves ought to come see what's up." She said, as she looked at her, but yelped when she saw what she did. "What the hell, Bree?"

[Breanna Adele Johnson]

"Well that's good. This place is getting kinda wild though." she commented as people started to fight and go after each other. "Halloween is so effed up." she muttered as she looked at her coke and then took out the werewolf that was hitting on her, "What, Ayla? He was freaking all up on me. You think I want to get it on with some drunk dog at a bar? Jeeze, live a little. I killed it and cleaned up my mess so where's the harm? You think Jax or Honey would have been nicer than I was?"

She snorted and went back to her coke, sipping it a bit as she lounged and watched as vampires menaced fae and all sorts of chaos ensued, she felt someone trying to reach around and grab her ass and she gripped the chicks fingers and squeezed, pulling energy from her as the woman gave a pained look, "Do I even know you, Lady? Did I give you permission to grope my ass? Hell no. I suggest you take your drink and you keep your hands to yourself or I might be forced to break one off and shove it up your lily white, and remarkably skinny ass."

The woman scampered off and Bree chewed on some ice, "Some people." she muttered as she looked at Ayla, raising an eyebrow as if to say "What of it?" she watched the fire break out and smirked, "Marshmallows sound good to me, what do you think?"

[vampireking]

Trenton tried to ignore everyone as he continued to lead Marina away. As he did so, he saw someone dressed as Little Red Riding Hood decimate her attacker.
"Nicely played," he told her as he passed by. Already, he could smell the affects of whatever Gabriel was doing. Presently, he heard the sounds of a vampire attacking and followed Marina's gaze. After the attack, Marina began to faint and Trenton quickly went to steady her.
"Easy, Bella. Focus on me," he whispered. The last thing he needed was her fainting or freaking out. I am beginning to loathe this holiday, he thought to himself. The next time he was asked to come to a party like this, he was responding with an emphatic 'No'. Nothing good ever came of any of them and Marina always ended up in the crossfire.