I just got done talking to everybody about Fortuna. I'm still freaked out... but at least my laptop has some battery and Wi-Fi. Journaling always calms me down.

This cavern @Nobody has is pretty sweet. I thought that we'd run out of room, but it seems to stretch as wide as needed. I've seen the water spirit that controls all this a few times, but she's as easy to see as Nobody most the time. No wonder those two get along. Scilph is here too, carrying a tear-soaked and tight-lipped Eralonia. Morris has yet to return. I dragged Gretel down here with me. Atlantica... *wipes a synthetic robot tear* ... I couldn't get in our bedroom to bring her here. It's been magically sealed shut. Pardon my language, but screw Fortuna. *tries not to think of Attie* There's a lot of other students here. Not all the teachers wanted to evacuate, and some of the students were skeptical (and incredibly rude) but we've managed to store a majority of the school's population underground. Mattie... or should I say Fortuna... will be very shocked to discover a semi-deserted school.

Back to the important stuff, I brought all my research on Fortuna Atrox down here. This is a really sad story. I might as well write it down here in case the papers get lost or wet. I'm thankful for this refuge, but everything gets soaked here. Apparently, as Fortuna Atrox progressed through Psyhigh ranks her dimension creation capabilities heightened astonishingly fast. By her third year here, she was able to create a huge, detailed dimension all by herself and turn it in as her reality bending final project. Fortuna decided she would make the dimension based off a dream her and her friends shared. "Wouldn't it be great if there was a diner where all the food was free? And it was as big as the entire universe, so that we could invite everyone in the world to have lunch together?" That's right; Forever Diner was a 17 year old girl's idea of a perfect place. Weird. Here's the sad part: when Fortuna turned in the project, her teacher -- a really hard grader -- only gave her a B+ on it. Fortuna, the Valedictorian she was, tried to get the grade up to an A in any way she could. In desperation, she tried to make it a permanent dimension instead of a temporary one. She'd never done that before, and didn't have any of the proper zoning rights, and ended up getting sucked into the restaurant. After she disappeared into Forever Diner, nobody could locate her or the new dimension she made. Eventually she was assumed dead and rescue missions were disbanded. But as we know, she was/is alive. And there are sightings of Fortuna Atrox at various ages (and various states of sanity) throughout recorded history. She was all over, but never really permanently anywhere. And as she got older, she spent less and less time in our dimension. I don't know how that could be... but I'm sure her "daughter" knows. If only Eralonia would let us know... nevermind. I shouldn't pry. The teachers are discussing how to handle this, so I'm going to play Nobody in a game of exploding scrabble. She's worried about @Walls. Hopefully we can take each other's minds off our unusual surroundings.

She did this she did this it's her fault I shouldn't be blamed no no no no please no--

That's a lie. I know so well that I did this.

I'm curled up by Scilph, who is stroking my back surprisingly lovingly, unlike her usual cat-hating manner. I sniffed. I am still wearing the colorful rainbow dress. Now scraped, torn, and dirtied by the debris, it is ugly. The beautiful ribbon on my left ear has lost the silver bell. I am cradling it to my chest. I can't think straight... there is too much noise, too much chatter. Everyone is confused, concerned, scared.

But not more than me. She has gone too far. Bringing people into this state is horrifying and disgusting. Little does everyone else know what's going on inside.

I knew Mother's story. I knew about the grade and the dimension and everything. She told me many times, with venom tainting her voice. I would purr softly and circle around in her lap. She would sigh and stroke me softly. Just like Scilph is now. No, no, more memories, bad memories. I shove them out of my mind. I never knew how evil she could be.

In her dimension, she was lonely. With no one to talk to, she was almost driven to the brink of insanity. She wanted a companion. All that she could work with were the shards of glass from broken cups. She tried and tried again to form them into humans... but they were too big. They collapsed in upon themselves. She decided to make something smaller. She wanted someone smart, someone kind, someone all-knowing... so she would know how she would live.

So she created me.

Somehow Mother turned the glass into flesh and bone and fur. She wanted someone pure, so she made my fur whiter than freshly fallen snow. She had cared for me and made me her... "Daughter". She gave me pet names, but never one true name. I stayed with her for over 1,000 years, telling her futures and receiving her so-called love. She told me stories, and laughed with me, and it was one of my happiest eras.

It felt so... real.

I don't know how, I don't remember when, but she went insane. She was throwing glasses on the floor, throwing chair, kicking the doors. I didn't know what to do. I weaved in and out through her legs, trying to calm her down.

She threw me out. Out of the diner. Out of the Dimension.

I fell into this dimension. I landed near Psyhigh, eight years before Scilph arrived and Morris took me in. I was thrilled to receive a name, and even more so to have what felt like a real family. Real friends.

I never wanted her to come back. I never wanted to see her again. I wanted to forget she existed.

I shivered. I haven't seen the water sprite yet. Hell, I haven't seen anything yet. I squeezed my eyes shut and started breathing difficultly as soon as we arrived. Scilph tried to calm me down, but it didn't work. Scilph is also becoming very stressed, and I heard her quietly sob a few times.

Dear Somebody,
I am frustrated beyond belief. After I raised the alarm and helped explain the situation to everyone (actually, Pacifica was the one who explain everything. I turned invisible. But still.) I ran toward my/Mattie's room with everything I needed to remove Fortuna from her. Or however de-possesion works. But I was stopped by Professor Belka! Even though I had a tin foil hat to block any subliminal messages, and salt, and everything mentioned in "De-possesion 101", AND most of the book memorized (the first step to de-possesion is to... Um... Take a....ummm..and...uh... *sigh* Never mind. I brought the book with me just in case anyway), he went off on a tangent about how it was "dangerous" and other things that I've forgotten. Half of it was in the grey squirrel dialect anyway. But long story short, he dragged me to The Room and wouldn't even let me finish scraping off all the paint off Walls! I'm 100% sure that and the blankets are why Walls is... Um... Not... Um... Awake. What if Fortuna does something to him?? Um... Not to mention the other students whose beds are probably covered with enchanted blankets even as we speak. If I can just de-possess Mattie....

Pacifica and I have been playing various board games for over an hour. She's pretty good, and even won at exploding scrabble (I'm not very good at scrabble. I always forget words and what letters I have. And explosions scare Claude.) but it's hard just sitting here doing nothing. Claude wants to leave too. Eralonia told him something and he's unsettled, although he won't say what it was she told him. I think I'm going to turn invisible and slip out when no ones p

Dear Somebody,
Claude bumped my hand and posted my journal before I finished! Anyway, as I was saying, I think I'm going to... I...umm... I've forgotten what I was going to do. Maybe I'll go swimming when Pacifica and finish our game. I can breath underwater when I'm invisible and it'll be quiet. It's awfully loud in The Room with everyone here. Maybe Cobalt (the water sprite) will give me some sprinkles. I wouldn't mind the taste so much now, I think. I've run out of my own.

Farewell for now,
Nobody

Aaaaaaava honey! Where did you go, dear? Aaaaaaaaaaava! Oh! Silly me, you're still in the closet, where I store all my other supplies! *opens closet door* *Ava falls out face-first* Ah. How... precious. Stand up darling, there you go. Did you hurt yourself? No? Good, good! Here, take a seat. Get nice and comfy. Now tell me how it all went! Did the students enjoy their quilts? We spent so long on them and put so much... love ...into them I'm blushing with excitement to hear how they all reacted!

*Ava is heard replying in a dazed voice*
What do you mean half the school is empty? Wh... Where did they all go?
*Ava mutters uneasily*

I SAID, WHERE ARE THEY?!?!? They... THEY CAN'T ESCAPE ME! I'VE WASTED TOO MUCH OF MY RESOURCES ON THIS PROJECT, THEY WON'T ESCAPE ME! I WILL FIND THEM! I WILL!

*Sound of chairs, "Matching by Mattie" books, and other items being thrown*
...
...Calm... Calm... Deep breaths... *sits down next to Ava* I'm sorry dear. I'm truly sorry. I didn't mean to lose my temper. It's just... *sigh* I've got big plans in motion. Half the school would be nice, but there are some students that need some special attention. And I have a WRETCHED feeling that those special, special darlings are going to be amongst those missing. Oh, I'm getting too old for this.

*Walks over window and looks out*

Alright. We haven't failed yet my magnificently mindless drone. I didn't spend years expanding my powers to be stopped by a droll game of hide-and-seek. Let's see. You... you should go and continue passing out our gifts. Make sure that nobody Nobody didn't cause sweet little Walls any disturbance in his sleep. I'm going to continue moving my plan forward. *Ava, still speaking as if in a stupor, asks something* No, I can't find where those cowards are hiding. They've gone somewhere even my Forever Diner TV's can't see. But I know somebody who can find them. Somebody these students won't be able to turn away. Siblings who are so close are said to have a telepathic-like link you know. *gentle laugh*

When you're all done with your chores Ava honey, do put yourself back in the closet. I may not be home for a while tonight. I need to go wake Atlantica from her naptime.

Atlantica stumbled through the halls in a daze, a large smile sloppily stretched across her face. Her eyes didn't seem to focus of anything. She didn't stop to greet and/or hug anybody in the sparsely populated halls. She just kept staggering forward. Peering into classrooms, making sudden turns, and walking smack into walls.

She'd just keep going though. Atlantica was retracing Pacifica's steps. Soon, she would be able to find her sister and the other students. The exaggerated grin on her face faltered, and for a moment she tried to turn back. Tried to disobey Fortuna. But in the end Fortuna won, and Atlantica continued down the hallways. It was just too hard for this lone girl to fight... behind the screen is a process very difficult to escape. And maddening to try and comprehend.

I floated back down to my dorm. Scilph and Eralonia should be there, I thought. I've been battling so many demons inside for awhile, but I've come to my senses. Realizing that my fears were irrational, I brought my worries to a close. It felt wonderful. When I fazed through the door, there was no one there. Alright. Probably the hallway, then. I floated through. I noticed that Walls was painted a sickly pink. It was peeling. There were less people then normal around here... I only saw three or four people in the hallways, none of which I knew.

But then I saw Atlantica staggering down the hallway. I teleported over to her (I can only teleport short distances) and asked if she was alright. When she looked up, she had a dopey smile on her face. She also had trouble standing.

She faltered, then stood up, back on her search for seemingly nothing.

Something was wrong. Something was very very wrong and the force also took Scilph and Eralonia and Atlantica and Pacifica and Mattie and Gretel and Nobody and even Walls and I would never see them again and I would be left all alone in this cold, dark lonely world.

Again.

Dear Somebody,
I REMEMBER! AHA! *Claude rolls his eyes* Ok, so maybe I had some help remembering. But still.

Everyone in The Room is still asleep (or, at least, they were all still asleep when I left), even Cobalt who didn't entirely agree with my plan, and like Prof. Belka said it was "dangerous" and the like. I suppose they have a point. And I don't particularly want to face Fortuna on my own. Even if it frees Mattie. But with my new plan, I won't have to! Maybe. I think. I'm currently slipping unseen through the halls. Actually I've been wandering the halls for a while. I got kind of lost. I even thought I saw @*Atlantica* earlier, but... She wasn't running up to hug people, and she didn't call me Nicky, (I might have been invisible, but still), and her smile seemed...forced. She wasn't even skipping. I was kind of worried, but I didn't have much time to waste, so I just gave her a tin foil hat. If she's under the influence of subliminal messaging, it should help. And it might help with other things. I think. I hope she's ok. She was headed to the catacombs, so I sent Claude ahead to warn everybody. Wich might have been a mistake, because now I'm really lost. And almost out of sprinkles.

*turns a corner*

AHA! Never mind. There's Ava now. I think Mattie/Fortuna's control over her is mostly subliminal, so if I can slip this hat on her.... And then finish freeing Walls... Fortuna will lose
2 of her best assets.

Farewell for now,
Nobody

It's time that I drop my facade. I'd like to believe I had you all fooled for a while. Do you know how long it took to possess one of you Psyhigh students? I've been trying to do this even before the EBIB Incident! But many of you have natural locks on your brains, or something special that keeps you safe from possession by mean old people. Mean old people like Fortuna Atrox. Luckily for me, I found this one. *looks thoughtfully into a mirror and studies Mattie's face* She's not very bright you know. Very weak mind. And her constant use of subliminal messages made her head like a giant satellite. It was easy for her to send out information, and easy to take it in. Not to mention, it's always easier to possess somebody who shares genetic information with you. *twirls a strand of limp hair absent mindedly*

I had a younger sister once. Her name was Jania. After I got sucked into Forever Diner, she cried and cried for days. She wasn't psychic, but she knew what had happened to me at my "mysterious school". One of the TV's liked to show me images of her. For the longest time, she tried to save me. She appealed to the Time Team, the Interdimensional League, the Demonic Powers Administration... but none of them would save me. I never gave up on Jania though. And she never gave up on me. We knew that eventually there would be a way to save me.

Then, she met my boyfriend. Matthew Darling. *a look of pure hatred is reflected in the mirror* They both forgot about me within the week. Some years later, they married and had a son. They named him Forrest, as a way of honoring me. *maniacal laughter* WHAT AN HONOR! My traitorous sister and heartless ex-boyfriend named their sickly progeny after me! How could I eeeveeeer thank them? *gives a sideways glance to the mirror* This stupid little girl... she even looks like Matthew. No wonder they named her after him. She'd been very helpful lately though. Ava was such an obedient little mite thanks to those subliminal messages. Too bad those tin foil hats set her and @*Atlantica* free. I'll have to rely on my other assets now, I believe. *turns around to look at a closet where @Nobody is locked inside* Tsk, tsk, tsk. You really put up a good struggle my dear. Without you, this whole school would be toppled by now.

I don't even care about enslaving the entire school anymore. I can see that plan is no longer possible. Thanks to you, of course. *kicks Nobody's closet* But that doesn't mean I won't carry out my main goal. Even as we speak, preparations for my project are on going. And I can assure you, if Ms. Hoffenburger was still alive I would DEFINITELY get an A on this assignment! *sad laugh* But first, I need to make sure my favorite being in the entire universe is safe. If something happened to her... I'd never forgive myself. I need to get my daughter back. With her gone... it's like there's an empty hole in my heart and soul! *dramatic pose* Oh Eralonia, I've been watching you grow. You can walk now! All by yourself! And your fashion sense is impeccable! You can't imagine how proud I am of you! So I'm going to find you and tell you in person. And I know just who to ask about your whereabouts.

Have a good time in the closet Nobody! I'm off to pay a visit to my daughter's good friend @Morris. I understand that he'll be THRILLED to see me. *maniacal laughter returns*

*thump thump* {GAH! H-hello?! P-please... I-I don't have much time..! I saw her, she--}

*static*

{--Mattie, Fortuna... sh-she intercepted her brain or something, Fortuna told me so!!... Sh-she asked me where Eralonia was, I wouldn't tell her... threatened me so much, she could b-b-banish me to any d-dimension she wanted, but I didn't care, I said I'd never--}

*loud 8-bit dial-up noises*

{Tried to-- tried to get it out of me, I-I've been stuck here for... for I don't know how long! K-kept asking me where they were, I--I wouldn't --wouldn't tell her, wouldn't rat y-you all out--... b-but then she showed me the TV screen--}

*LOUDER STATIC*

{Showed me where Sc-Scilph was breaking, dying, screaming in pain-- It felt like I was b-b-being killed all over again--! So I told her-- *sobbing noises* I told her everything I knew, b-but she kept th-the screen in my face and I f-f-felt the pain again like I was d-dying and it hurt it hurt so much and I couldn't b-b-breathe--!}

*LOUD, LONG ELECTRICAL WHINE*

{She never took it aw-way! I'm still stuck in this room and I can't get out-- I-I've tried s-so many times-- and the screen is still h-here *more weeping* but she's g-gone! I have to w-watch it over and over and the scr-screaming and the crying-- th-then I found my M-Miniature Emergency Journal in my coat p-pocket and she t-took the batteries out!! I d-don't have much time--}

*STATIC, ELECTRITY, CRYING*

{RUN! GET AWAY FROM THERE! SHE'S C-COMING AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT SH-SHE'S GOING TO DO! I-I'm trapped, I don't kn-know where, but I'll get out! SCILPH, ERALONIA, PLEA-}

[MEJ HAS RUN OUT OF BATTERY. POWER OFF--]

*beep*