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    Foreverafter: An Odd Adventure, Part One: Crash Landers
    Foreverafter: An Odd Adventure, Part One: Crash Landers
    Foreverafter: An Odd Adventure, Part One: Crash Landers
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    Foreverafter: An Odd Adventure, Part One: Crash Landers

    By K.J. Quint

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    Audrey (she prefers Odd) lives in a perpetual state of boredom. She tries to keep busy with small jobs around town and by listening to stories of adventure from a boy in the travelling circus—her only friend Kite. But Odd has always had one thought in her head: I want to go on my own adventure.
    It appears that Odd's wish finally comes true as a flying island appears over the town and whisks Audrey and Kite away to a far-off place, into a forest of the magical Nightlands where mystic creatures and magical folk roam. It’s up to Audrey and Kite to learn how to master the strange workings of this new world in order to find their way home.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAtthis Arts LLC
    Release dateAug 16, 2018
    ISBN9781945009044
    Foreverafter: An Odd Adventure, Part One: Crash Landers
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    K.J. Quint

    K.J. Quint believes everyone has a story to tell. Quint was born and raised in Woodbridge, Virginia, and has always had a passion for writing tales of adventure, and particularly: humor. Humor is his weapon to conquer life’s challenges. He loves a funny story, the sort you can get lost in. He views laughter as essential to life. Not just because something is funny, but just to express joy about life. We all go through trials and challenges, but laughter lets you enjoy life that much more. It gives you that wonderful, big feeling, you can only get through loving life, no matter what comes your way.

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      Book preview

      Foreverafter - K.J. Quint

      AnOddAdventure_Pt1_FC_FNL.jpgtitle_page

      A special thanks to the student editors at Roosevelt Elementary School, West Bloomfield School District, Michigan.

      Alexander L, Alyssa C, Arianna G, Ashni K, Cathy S, Connor J, Daryn K, Gabrielle R, Giselle C, Grace R, Hadia I, Katherine E, Mireia G, Peyton von B, Simran C, Yael M.

      Copyright © 2016 by K.J. Quint

      All rights reserved.

      Editorial Services by:

      Rita Beth Ebert

      Quill Pen Editorial, quillpeneditorial.com

      Published by Atthis Arts, LLC

      Detroit, Michigan

      www.atthisarts.com

      Cover design copyright © 2016 Jennifer Zemanek

      Seedlings Design Studio

      This is a work of fiction.

      ISBN: 978-1-945009-04-4

      Dedicated to my Grandfather: my first fan and my first editor. And to my friend Sean, who taught me the value of saying outright insane things—that’s where a lot of creativity lies. And lastly, to you the reader. You’re all supporting my dream right now.

      ch1

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Part Two: Guardians

      About the Author

      ch1

      A young man named Kite stood on an overturned crate, making a miniature stage in the cobblestone street that cut through the middle of town. He cleared his throat and fixed a banner to the wall behind him that read: Real Magic Show! It took a few minutes, but soon a crowd began to gather around him. He puffed out his chest and straightened the dusty cloak he draped over his shoulders and pulled out an umbrella to give his face some shade. He scanned the crowd, which he decided was a generous term. It was no more than ten or fifteen people stopping to look on, after all. His gaze lingered on the girl who stood at his side on the ground, who looked up at him through her messy sand-colored hair. All right, he thought. Showtime.

      Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! He shouted out. I’m happy to see that so many of you fine people would stop by to see my humble performance. Really, I’m touched! One of the people who stopped to watch turned and walked away. He tried to match the grin of the young lady at his side anyway.

      "Er, ahem! As many of you know me, my name is Kite, a frequent and charming visitor to your town. And this is my lovely assistant Miss Audrey Reece, or as most of you know her: Odd." He gestured to her, and she hopped up and waved in response.

      Now that the introductions are out of the way, I’ll give you what you all came to see! The marvel of human skill . . . He twisted his umbrella between his fingers and let it swish lightly in front of him and off the stage, revealing a short knife in his other hand . . . as well as a bit of magic. He fanned the single blade into many. The remaining crowd was silent.

      Oh, are we not impressed? How about . . . this! He dug through his pockets and produced a small orange feather. The crowd groaned in disappointment. Don’t you give me that noise! You don’t even know what I’m going to do with it yet! Kite gestured with the feather, wiggling the fluffy tip at the crowd accusingly and earning a chuckle.

      Odd took this time to wade through the crowd, asking for objects that they wouldn’t mind being used in the act, with the precaution that they would not be getting these items back. After she got a few things, she returned to the side of the crate.

      Thank you, Odd, Kite whispered as he took the items from her arms. "And thank you, to those of you who volunteered your possessions. As she informed you all, you won’t be getting these things back, but I assure you that you will not be disappointed with how I put them to use!"

      "First up, we have a dried gourd. Then we have a . . . bundle? Bale? Yes, a bale of clipped garden stalks. And lastly . . . he trailed off as he lifted the third object. It was a bag, the contents of which gave off a fetid stench and dripped a milky fluid from its moist bottom. Uh, let’s just call this a sack of rubbish. Thank you, whoever generously handed this over.

      Now that I have your assorted garbage, let’s see if I can’t get rid of it. He motioned for the crowd to stand back, and he made flashy movements to place the three items before him as he tried to hide the act of placing the orange feather on his tongue. The crowd began to murmur in confusion. Once again he saw Odd’s wild, wide grin, and his own lips started to curl into a crooked grin.

      He dove from his stage and turned on his heel to scoop up the gourd, bale, and sack and hurled them straight up. The crowd fixated on the items as they soared into the air, a few even shifting to avoid being hit from above. Kite whipped his arm, and the objects spun suspended in midair. Then, with a flash of orange, they exploded into a shock of flames that fell back to earth.

      It was over in an instant, the people’s collective gaze following the objects back to the stone street, but they were now just smoldering embers standing on the ends of Kite’s knives in the dirt. Silently, Kite stepped back onto his stage. He cleared his throat and gave the crowd a deep bow. He raised his head to see them all looking on in awe.

      "Ta-dah!" he said with a devilish grin, a lick of flame escaping his mouth. A roar of applause replaced the stunned silence as Kite stood and bowed again and again in different directions as he plucked his throwing knives from the street.

      "That’s all for today’s act everybody, I’m happy you all got to see a glimpse of what real magic is!" Odd yelled to the crowd as she herded Kite away from his new fans. Before they turned the corner he looked back one last time and blew a kiss to the people in a ring of smoke.

      Odd rubbed and pat Kite’s back as he painfully hacked and wheezed around the corner from the makeshift stage. The cloak that

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