Hector and the Fairy Godbear

“That’s it!” yelled Mom. She forgot she wasn’t yelling. “You’re grounded. All of you. For two weeks!”

“No!” we cried.

I couldn’t be grounded. I needed to go outside! It wasn’t even my fault.

But Dad looked at Mom and said, “You’re really taking one for the team here, aren’t you?”

Mom blinked at him, and then she squinted.

Dad said, “Finals start on Monday. You’re locking the kids in here with us for two weeks during finals. I support you no matter what, but I give Scantron tests and you give essays.”

Mom stopped squinting as her eyes opened very wide. She turned a strange color of white and pink.

Dad turned to all of us. “Change of plan, kids. You’re banished on pain of death. No one is allowed inside between school and dinner for the next two weeks.”

No! I couldn’t be banished! If I had to stay outside, I’d die. It was cold. There could be bears.

Hector and the Fairy Godbear bit

“Do they have any weaknesses?” I asked the mystic ferret. “Are they scared of anything?”

“Yes,” said the mystic ferret. “They’re scared of being trapped in a burning house with a pack of hungry wolves while someone throws chainsaws at them.”

“Okay,” I said. “I have a plan.”

But everyone else said, “No.”

They didn’t even listen to my plan!

The Nine

So I’m now a chapter ahead, and I’m not sure if this idea will pan out. I’m trying a few different things.

The first, obviously, is holding off until I get something working. This is actually much more pleasant for me, because it lets me play with ideas for a bit without putting them down too early. It’s also how I do books.

The second is a change in feel, which I’m not sure how to describe. I’m just doing something different in the way I think going in.

The third was I reread the whole fic and rediscovered a whole bunch of really interesting little subplots. I normally go Setting > Characters > Plot, and previously I’d been skipping on the Setting and going straight to the Characters. That doesn’t work for me, and I’ve known this for a while. But I get impatient. I had been thinking, ooh, but if I just jump right into it, I’ll get done faster!

Have you seen my update history? ‘Faster’ ain’t happenin’.

Fourth, I checked out a copy of the Silmarillion (mine is inaccessible due to Covid issues), and I’m rereading it. I love this book. I love the gravity to it. I love the writing. I love the feel, the texture of the words. It doesn’t really have characters, but instead of bothering me, that intrigues me. It leaves all the characters there for me to create, manipulate, and watch. It’s like my own Minecraft.

Anyone who hates Minecraft has no joy in their soul. That is a wonderful game. I should reinstall Minecraft.

But similarly, I don’t play MC for Frank (or whatever his name is. I never cared). I don’t read the Silmarillion for Feanor.

Fhysay/Kahserach Boundary

The north coast of the goblin lands is an oceanic seacrust/seacrust subduction zone where the Fhysay crust is subducted under the Arsae crust. The obducting Arsae crust is pushed up, forming the goblinmounts themselves. This is a young and highly active boundary. The mountains aren’t tall compared to the neighboring Doon, but are extremely steep. Strong upthrust lifts them constantly, but strong weathering from the northern winds and storms cuts them down at the same time. The result is a rocky, barren mountain range with deep erosion cut valleys. There are relatively few signs of glaciation at lower altitudes and northern extrema, but at higher and more southerly peaks, glaciation is extremely common. Mountains that border the Shaggheritach are often horns, separated by U-shaped valleys unlike the Vs further north.

The Nine

I’m writing myself out of plot. I see it happening, and when I review other people, I see them doing it. Now I’m doing it too.

I always try to note that, that some corrections are easier said than done, etc. but it is weird to see myself doing something I point out in others. Ah well. C&C is one of the best ways to learn.

Polls

So last poll came out even between Morgoth and Sauron regarding their landscaping abilities.

In the interests of very serious affairs, the next poll is up.

The Nine needs more:

  • Dragons (100%, 1 Votes)
  • Romance (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Dragons (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Rings (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Murder (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Murderous Romantic Dragons (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 1

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The last one can be found here:

Who would be the better landscaper?

  • Sauron (50%, 1 Votes)
  • Morgoth (50%, 1 Votes)
  • Saruman (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 2

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Intro to Hector and the Fairy Godbear

Hi! I’m Hector. My parents call me the Hs because I’m Hector Harmon, and my names start with Hs. This is the story of my fairy godbear. I wanted a fairy godmother because I wanted to her to grant my wishes, but I didn’t get wishes because I got a fairy godbear and he didn’t grant wishes. He tried to eat me. And I said, ‘Mr. Bear, don’t eat me!’ But he didn’t listen, because he was a bear.

You just can’t talk to bears. They’re very frustrating.

Maps

Map of the Northlands

This is the northern half of the goblinlands. The Arsae and the goblinmounts, including Bloodharvest, are to the south and not included. The Doon plateau is the mountains on the west, and the Fhysay is the endless ocean to the north. The Dawn Sea or Thain Sea is the ocean to the east.