DestinysPuppets

It started with an ad for jobs in the newspaper. He was some sort of scientist, I think, and he was offering to pay good money for an assistant who could follow the rules and do as told. I was a bit on the desperate side at that point, as my parents had cut off my college funds and I needed quick, easy cash. I sent him an application. Within the week he sent a response: a date and a location. The following Monday, I began. It wasn't hard, not at first. I took down notes, cleaned the equipment, and turned a blind eye when he stuck things in animals. In return, I was paid well and things began to look up. My grades, especially those in the sci

"Fuck!" This was the fifth time that Romana had pricked her finger with that damned needle and it had managed to draw blood. Again. She sighed, wiped her hand off on her nightgown, and picked the, now thread-less, needle back up. The young Italian had been working on this stupid scarf since January and now Spain's birthday was  tomorrow  and it still wasn't done. Buying the pretty silk scarf had been easy enough. Pick up a few dropped coins here, steal a few there, then throw a fit with Spain about being 'a big girl, now' who was able to shop on her own. The older woman had been hesitant at first, but never could resist "your chubby, litt

I did not trust him at first. Who would? Even the most stupid of fools knows that a wolf’s word could not be trusted. Yet here I was, astride a wolf’s back. I did not trust him, I was no idiot, but I hadn’t much of a choice. With Nanna dead and the huntsman delirious, the wolf was my fastest way to safety. The world has gone to hell. I don’t know what started it, but one day people began to fall dangerously ill. Nanna was one of them. Before we knew what the sickness did to people, Mother sent me with a basket of baked goods and medicines to take care of her mother. By the time I arrived at her house, she was alread

Pattycake Disciple, Psionic, now he's gone. You've lost to the Highbloods, the Condesce won. Give up, he's dead now, you're both gonna' die. Now smile for the crowd and dry your eyes. Twinkle Murder, murder, little troll. You are gonna' kill them all. Cutting, tearing, shredding skin, Make it like they've never been. Killer, killer, little troll. You are going to lose control. Jack Many trolls Both young and ol' Played a game called SGRUB. Now A1's done They've had their fun It's death by heiress Meenah. The old have failed So ends their tale It's time for some Alternia. Oh, how devine He's lost his mind Now Purple's on a rampage.

Rosy Chains around the Signless. Now Porrim is sonless. Insanity, slavery, They're all dead now. Rockaby Rockaby grubling In mama's arms. Because of her You'll come to no harm. But when mama dies, And your loved ones all gone, Down will come Kankri. Your time here is done. Mary Lord English had a little maid, little maid, little maid, Lord English had a little maid, who was under his control. And everything he said to her, said to her, said to her, Everything he said to her, she would have to do. But soon the Condesce killed her off, killed her off, killed her off, Soon the Condesce killed her off and usurped her control.

"Hush little Kankri, don't you fear. When you awake, I'll still be here. So it's time you closed your eyes And Mama will sing you a lullaby. Dry your face and go to sleep, You have no more cause to weep. I will protect you from every harm Even the pirates' mental charm. You will live to be great, I know. I can't wait to watch you grow. You are Mama's dear, sweet grub. Never forget that you I love. Darling boy, please smile for me. My love for you was meant to be. And know that even when you frown, You're still the sweetest grub in town." The Dolorosa grinned as the little grub in her arms drifted off to sleep. It was a lot of work rai

The first thing I noticed was her face. It wasn't a particularly pretty face. In fact, you could say it was quite ugly. Her nose appeared disproportional to the rest of her face, her lips were too thin and her eyebrows too thick. Her hair was really frizzy and stuck out, and, short as it was, framed her homely face. But her shoes were nice. They were little black flats. She came in and announced that I was to be her singing coach. She had heard I was good at teaching people to sing and sing well and said she was willing to be pay me any price I named. And that's how I met the girl in black flats. ~o~ She was blind. I found that out the d

Hush little Signless, don't you weep Mama will stay for a couple more sweeps. And if it turns out Mama must leave, You won't have much time to grieve. Because the Highbloods are almost here, To take everything that you hold dear. Soon your lover will go quite mad. But Mama won't have it nearly so bad. She'll be killed out of jealousy Because of her relationship with the Marquise. Best friend will last much longer than you, But even he won't make it through. But you won't get to see them die, So it's time you wipe your eyes. Stop your whimpering and say farewell. You were always meant to fail. The Handmaid grinned as the arrow was loos

Now we turn to England, whose shoes we shall for a moment place ourselves in. What? Why? What's so important about him? What's so impor . . . ? Well, he's England, isn't he? The bloody United Kingdom of such and such and so on. Said to be the biggest Empire in History at the height of his power! Oh, no, no way. You've gotta' be kidding, have you actually seen him? Physically or geographically? Now, what do you mean by that? Well, let's see, geographically he's a rather small nation isn't he? Just an island, really. Not even the whole island, he's got to share it. Not much there, kind of disappointing. And physically, he's not much better

Imagine for a moment, if you would, that you're Romano. Who? The other half of Italy. There's two of them? What for? I don't know. But just imagine, just for a moment, that you're Romano. Imagine you've a brother, younger than you. Cuter, too. Hey! Well, it's true. Everyone knows it, everyone thinks it. Really? Oh, yes. So you're Romano and you've a younger, cuter, all-around better-than-you brother. And you have a grandfather. A strong, successful grandfather that everyone knows and respects and fears. But he's going to die soon, so he takes your brother on a journey with him, to teach him loads of important stuff, like how to cook a