1st Spell [Text/Action]

[outofhershadow]

so hey, what's with the weird alien stuff
i mean i figured any kind of weird shadow world would be pretty wonky but this is a whole other story
with the lack of feathers and beak and the weird feet and all that
and it's a lot more colorful than i thought it'd be??
crazy

[She's going to stick to "shadow world" instead of "afterlife", because... mmm. That's not something she's willing to unpack just yet. She's still trying to deal with the fact that Magica sucked her back into her shadow; the whole hit point black with a murder-spell later is something she's just. Going to repress for now.

It's good, it's fine, she's used to trying to repress the horrific stuff that happens to her.]

is waking up in a weird place and then being booted to the curb and told to go on an adventure, like
a thing here
because it's a pretty weird thing
and trust me, i know a lot about weird things


[Action; New Bark Town]

[You know the great thing about texting like that?? You can pretend to be totally cool when you're really not actually. As soon as she sends that out and responds to a few comments, as soon as she can find a nice quiet place behind a nearby building, away from the sun or light or anything that can cast a shadow, Lena collapses against the closest wall, sliding down until she's seated and hands pressed to her mouth.

breathe, breathe, you have to breathe, you're not a shadow anymore--

It's not just the changes that are freaking her out. It's not losing her beak, her feathers, having nothing but the mop of pink-streaked pale blonde hair and smooth skin without anything covering it. She... she died, twice over, trying to fight back against her aunt and trying to protect these people who care about her for some reason and who she doesn't deserve. She was gone, she was nothing, so why... how...?

Lena never really thought she'd be out from under Magica's control. It was something she always hoped for, the thing she did countless horrible deeds for... but a part of her knew that she'd never really be free. But now here she is, away from Magica and Duckburg and everything and everyone she's ever known, and she doesn't know what to do.

She'd gotten her wish, in the most unconventional way possible... so why does it feel like she's about to be sick? Why can't she do anything other than fight back a wave of tears threatening to spill over any second now?]

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Action League Now!

[synchroswim]

<sub>[It's a strange-looking lilypad that finds Lena first, but it's... not quite sure what to do with this new scenario so instead of doing anything else it's just going to stare with large, unblinking eyes.

And then it blinks one, and then the other as it chirps a curious 'tad'.

This isn't his trainer! This isn't his trainer at all! This not-Trainer is upset about something, but what?]</sub>

--Hey! Get back here!

<sub>[BRAP. ABORT. ABORT MISSION. WADDLE AWAY--




Only it doesn't get very far before it gets scooped up by someone in a long, black coat.]</sub>

Don't wander off like that! Man, I'm really sorry about him, dude--

<sub>[Wait--

Oh.]</sub>

Uh... Miss? Are, uh... you okay? You're not looking too great.

[outofhershadow]

[At first, Lena doesn't notice the Lotad. She sort of realizes that there's a THING close to her making sound, but she's too overwhelmed by the frantic beating of her heart, and the effort she has to take to even breathe in a relatively normal pattern.

But the sound of feet, and a voice... that she notices, and all at once she just freezes. Because this is another person, and she can't let anyone else see this side of herself. So after a second, she takes one more deep, shaky breath, before looking up at Demyx with the most deadpan look she can muster in this current situation.]

I'm fine. What's it to you?

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[agent3]

dunno if its a shadow place but yeah
takin stuff thats normal from u is normal
n then goin on adventures is normal
the mom lady isnt a real mom

so r u sposed to be a bird?

[outofhershadow]

yeah, THAT i figured
she's nothing like my family

[HAHA GET IT, BECAUSE SHE'S ACTUALLY NICE UNLIKE THE HELL MAGICA PUT HER THROUGH]

of course i was a bird
what else would i be??

... okay I guess i could've been a beagle or something but yikes
would not want THAT

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[thegreenhornet]

It's a thing. Welcome to the club of those who are bitter about it.

[Britt, she's confused, not bitter. There's a difference]

[outofhershadow]

a club, huh
sounds like this happens a lot
greeeeeat

[Honestly, it's hard to say what she's feeling. Confusion, yeah. Bitterness, because she thought she found a way to tie at least one last thread of herself to Webby. Re... lief...? That she's even existing at all at this point... but also back to bitterness because she's so far away from everything she's ever known that what's the point of existing if she can't do it with the people who apparently want her around...]

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[badluckbabe]

It's not just a thing but it's pretty much THE thing.

The only thing bigger is making friends with the native monsters and having them duel each other for sport (Don't worry, they love it.).

What was that about feathers and a beak?

[outofhershadow]

... that actually sounds pretty rad, if i'm gunna be honest

Yeah, feathers. and a beak.
what part of that was confusing???

[islandshore]

Oh, so you were some kinda bird? Guess that's not so weird after the talking ponies.

Anyway, no, this isn't a shadow world. Some people say it's based on a video game.

Personally, though, I'm more interested in whatever you thought this place would be.

[outofhershadow]

talking ponies???
had a friend who met some of those once
watch out, they could secretly be water monsters trying to drag you underwater and drown you
and then eat you
never trust talking ponies

[She's not sure if Webby's story about the kelpies was better or worse than their incident with the unicorn in The Other Bin, but... geez. That sure sounded weird.]

iiii dunno it's like
when weird stuff like being taken to different worlds happens, it's always weird magic-y stuff that does it
and shadow portals are super popular in stuff like that, right??
so I kinda thought it was something like that

[BACKTRACKING??? HER???? no way]

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[icecastlemadonna]

It IS pretty strange, but yeah, that's what happens to pretty much everyone when they arrive. Going adventuring with Pokemon is a way of life here.

And, well...apparently when you're brought here, you're made to look like the locals. Which is why you won't have your feathers or beak.

[Yuuko's gotten used to the idea of there being different worlds out there, but she's never met anyone who used to have feathers before coming here.]

[outofhershadow]

geez, doesn't it get old for whoever's dragging us all here
I love messing with people as much as the next gal but that would probably get boring after like
the fifth or sixth person

that's stupid
i just wanna look like me
and this isn't me

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[starry_forehead]

Oh yeah that part's super normal. Pretty much everyone wakes up like that.

You had feathers and a beak in your universe? So yeah, this place is incredibly powerful in ways we still don't understand and it changes anyone that it brings here into humans. I still haven't figured out why but if you know about weird things you are definitely in the right place. This place is filled with mysteries.

Was your world a shadow world? Or was that a new thing?

[outofhershadow]

[Oh god the more she reads this the more she's hearing it in Huey's voice. Not sure if that's good or bad.]

why???
there was nothing wrong with how I looked before

nope, regular world with regular ol people
not like these weird featherless furless people i see around here

i was just
reading up on shadow world stuff
thought this might've been it for a sec

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[fuelthefire]

WHat kinds of weird things?

[outofhershadow]

[ohhhhh where to begin....]

well I met a group of underground mole-people once
they were pretty weird
i fought a shark made of money
i watched my best friend beat up a unicorn

you know, normal hangout stuff

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[keep_surviving]

trust me. u'll get used 2 it real quick.

u used 2 hve a beak?

...

cn u tlk now or does ur mouth feel weird whn it moves?

[outofhershadow]

talking is so weird
how do you guys do it
I mean geez now I know why the beagle boys sound so weird most of the time, everything is just
flappy

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[pkemeter]

Lack of feathers and beak?

[Suddenly EXTREMELY interested hello. He finally gets to interview someone about the phenomena in this dimension that many people have described to him before. Hope you don't being bombarded by overwhelming questions, Lena.]

Does this mean that in your home dimension you had these physical qualities? Fascinating. Do you know what birds are? Do you know what a human being is? Do you mind describing to me what your species looks like?

[outofhershadow]

[Look she's used to BIG RUSHES OF INFORMATION because having Webby as a best friend kind of makes you used to that, but yikes!]

no, I had claws and fangs and a big dumb dog face
what do you think???

i know what a bird is, i was one!!
THAT'S normal, not
whatever that human thing is
is that what I am now???

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[maybeitsmabelline]

Yeah pretty much!

Sometimes you end up in jail right away too for totally NOT stealing Skitties from a hoarder lady.

ORRRRRR

You can take the ferry to the other region!

But either way yep. You wake up and mom-a-tron lady goes SEE YOU!!!!

[outofhershadow]

geez you got caught stealing from an old lady?
harsh
was it worth it at least???

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[thenightsky]

Weird shadow world?

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[outofhershadow]

yeah, you know
like, in a lot of stories when you get sucked into other worlds or dimensions or stuff like that
it's usually like
shadowy stuff
not all bright and happy like this

Video

[ghoststanning]

[Hey Lena here’s someone who might have missed the point of your text, because he looks really excited.]

Wait a minute.

Are you telling me you aren’t human?

Video

[outofhershadow]

[OH GOD NOT ANOTHER ONE, AND THIS ONE CAN ACTUALLY SEE HOW WEIRDED OUT SHE LOOKS NOW... even though, right now, she looks pretty human.]

I wasn't, no, I was a duck. Are you gunna ask a bunch of creep-o questions too???

[... Okay so she's less weirded out and more bordering on annoyed right now. Can you blame her, though???]

[styxiedust]

[Welp, there it is again, some poor kid got launched into this world.]

It's not a shadow world, dear, not unless you run into some mischievous ghost that wants to give you a hard time.

As for colorful, yes, yes it is!

Sorry, I like pink.

As for "Mom" let's see--do you come from a world where there's video games? Because "Mom" is just an NPC.

[outofhershadow]

like the creepy gas ghost i got to start with??
yeah i'm totally ditching that thing as soon as i can

... wait
so are we inside a video game or something?