Night fell over the island of manhattan like a cool, indigo blanket with little hole punched in it, allowing tiny pricks of light to shine through. As the sun set below the horizon, Elisa Maza stood on the utmost turrent of Castle Wyvern, her hand resting gently on the mighty bicept of her sleeping love. She smiled, happy because she knew how much he loved her, and how absolutely perfect their lives had become. She could not imagine anythign that could possibly make things any less perfect, becaue they loved each other so deeply and so truely.

The sun set, and her love awokened with a mighty roar, flexing his rock hard musles as he shed his stone skin. Elisa laughed and ran up to him. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately and said “Oh, my love! My Goliath!!! I love you so much!!” “Yes, my beautiful Elisa” he said with his powerful rumbling voice “i love you more than life itself. You and I are one, now and forever, and our life together in this castle in more perfect that I could have ever have hoped for.”

She threw back her head, beautiful silky blueblack hair streaming in the evening wind, and started to laugh again dlightedly. But then suddenly there was a blinding flash of light, and a bolt of searing hot energy came down from the heavens like a bolt of lightening, strikign the heart of the city and melting concrete and stone with its heat. The sky turned blood red, and an dark swirling portal appeared over the courtyard of castle wyvern, and goliath narrowed his eyes and pulled his beloved closer. “What sorcery is this?” he said. “I don’t know, but I’m going to find out” said Brooklyn, who was now awake also, his eyes glowing wite as he survayed the scene below. “me too!!” said Broadway and Lexington in chorus, and the trio flew down into the courtyard with goliath and elisa and close behind.

The portal swirled manasingly, and all of a sudden a tiny figure dropped down onto the grass and the portal dissappearred. She was 5 feet tall and very thin, with a sea of auburn curls and brite green eyes. Her lips where ruby red, her skin as pale as the moonlight, and her curves voluptuous despite her tiny size. She was absolutely gorgeous, and the trio’s jaws hit the ground as they stared at her. “woah, what a babe!” brooklyn said, earning a nasty look from angela who had come down also.

“Hi, mah name’s Marie Wildgoose, but you canna call me Marie” she said with a seductive toss of her head. “Ah suppose this be castle Wyvern, aye? Mother said tha portal woulda take me here, and that I woulda meet ah group o gargoyles...” she spoke with a warm scottish brogue, and at this point leaned forward toward the trio and smiled steamily. “But she didna tell me how adoreable you all woulda be!”

The trio melted into goo, much to angela’s annoyance. And goliath looked on with more that a little lust in his eyes, much to elisa’s annoyance. “Come on, snap out of it!!” they both yelled, and all of the guys looked up ashamedly. “Sorry angie” the trio said, still watching the voluptous Marie out of the corners of their eyes. “I am sorry, my elisa” GOliath rumbled. he looked up. “Why are you here? Do you know where the bolt of fire from the heavens came from?”

She bowed her head, her pouty lips trembling slightly and tears welling at the corners of her lovely eyes. “I be the last survivin member of Clan Sudbury. My parents, Demona an Puck, and the rest of my clan lived in the ol gristmill for decades. But when the other humans found out the miller was taking care of us, they burned the mill to the ground during the day and killed the rest of my clan. I survived only because I don’t turn to stone during the day.”

“Wait a second,” said brooklyn “if that bitch Demona is your mother, that would make you...” “Half Gargoyle!” she finished, and with that she swept aside the cloak that had been over her shoulders, revealing a set of wings that were velvety purple on the outside and pale rosebud pink on the inside. “But i’m also half fae, because of my father...” she pushed aside her shining locks, revealing pointed ears much like pucks. “and half-human because my father was also Owen Burnet.”

“wow, cool!!” said lex, hopping up and down excitedly. “does that mean you can fly? and use magic? and stay awake all day?” “Well, it isn’t THAT exciting” she said modestly, blushing a little. “I think its very exciting” brooklyn purred, taking a step closer. Angela fumed silently, looking daggers at Marie.

“but how can demona an puck be dead?” asked Elisa perplexedly. “I just saw owen a little bit ago, and demona tried to take over the world again last week...” “Oh, well that’s because I be from an alternate universe, lass..things be a wee bit different there.” said Marie in her low, sultry voice. “So i came here, to make sure that they would be all right in at least one reality, even if it canna be mine.” Another lone tear trickled down her cheek, which brooklyn tenderly wiped away. “ick, I think I’m gonna be sick,” grumbled angela.

“So what’s going on” goliath asked. “What sorcery is this?” Marie’s face darkened, her mouth set in a grim line. “My brother, Eiram...my twin...he did this. He hates our parents, and wants them dead inna every universe, not just ours.” Brooklyn held her tightly, burrying his beak in her auburn locks. “I’ll help you” he whispered fiercely. “I will do whatever I can...because I love you....”

Just them, all of a sudden, the bold of heat intensifyed, and the sky went from blood red to molten orange. There was the sound of two voices cackling, one high and young and the other deep adn rumbling, just like goliath’s. Suddenly, two figures swooped down towards the castle, both wearing red metal armor, and landed with a thud in the courtyard next to the clan.

“Thailog!!!” The clan cried in unisen. “Eiram!” Marie cried, her eyes glowing red. “What are ye doin with HIM?!?!? He’s just a filthy clone, not even a real gargoyle! not even a hybrid, like we are! Why would you ally with him insteada me and our parents?”

“Because I’m NOT a hybrid! I’m not even you’re brother!” he yelled. “I’m your CLONE!!!” “Nooooooooo!!!!!!” Marie screamed, and brooklyn hugged her tightly. “It canna be!!” “But why did you kill your own parents?” Elisa asked, always the detective.

“Because I told him too!” Oberon thundered. He had appeared over them in a flash of fairy light, and was now frowning down at the courtyard. “In this universe, puck is taking care of my grandson, but he was not serving any useful porpose in Marie’s universe, so I had Eiram kill him AND that pesky gargoyle woman. Both of them suffered as they should in at least one universe!”

“What sorcery is this?!” goliath roared.

“And now we’re going to kill all of you!!” Thailog roared identically to goliath. “Because all of you betreyed me, and all of you must SUFFER FOR THAT!!” “But your of my blodd!” Marie cried, pleading with Eiram from the comfort of Brooklyn’s arms. “How can you do this?” At that Eiram grinned evilly and raised his arm towards the molten orange sky.

“LIKE THIS!!” he bellowed, and all of the island of manhattan burst into flame.

“Wait just a second!” said a disembodeyed voice over the ruins of manhattan. “This isn’t what’s supposed to happen!” All of a sudden, then, Q appeared on the turrents of castle wyvern and shook his head. “This isn’t right at all!! My my..what HAVE my grandkids been up to?” He snapped his fingers, and just like that everything was bright and new and back to normal. The sky was once again indigo blue, and the streets busled with activity as all the humans went about their lives as if nothing had happened.

“Who are you?” everyone asked all at once, their eyes wide. Except for Marie, who looked as cool and calm as ever.

“I’m Q,” said Q with a jaunty grin. “And he’s also my father,” said owen burnett (whos also puck) as he came out into the courtyard. “What?!” Marie said. “You mean, he’s my grandfather?” “Yep, I am!!” said Q. “And I think I’ve got everything under control.” he pointed to Thailog and Eiram and Oberon, who all waved back as happy as can be. “I reformed them, so now they won’t try to kill you anymore. Wonderful, isn’t it?”

“oh, yes!! “ Marie cried, hugging him and owen and brookyn at the same time. “I only wish mother could be here...”

“But I am!” Demona said, stepping out of the shadows. “I’ve been watching all along...and I’ve decided that even if you’re not my daughter in this universe you’re still a wonderful and beautiful girl, and I want you to be my daughter anyway.”

“Mother!!” Marie cried, hugging her, too. “oh, I love you all so much!”

“We love you, too!” they all said together, even angela, who had decided she wasn’t so bad after all.

And so they lived happily even after on the sparkling island of manhattan, where life was perfect under the glittering indigo sky.

The End