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MD - Chapter 134: The preview

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The restaurant was the same as always: Sunset Grille, a local classic just a few blocks from Palisades High School. A modest but warm place, its walls were decorated with signed jerseys, trophies of uncertain origin, old photos of players, and newspaper clippings celebrating local sports achievements.

The owner, Mike, knew them well by now. He was a Palisades fan not just because of proximity or his love for football, but also because his son went t...

MD - Chapter 133: Pressure? I like it

Friday, December 1st — 2009

Palisades Training Field — 3:47 PM

The football team was in their final practice before the regional semifinal against Moose Ridge.

Today’s practice was shorter, more tactical than physical.

At exactly 7:00 PM, the Palisades home stadium would be lit up, packed with cheers, parents, students, and eyes focused on the players on the field. Especially on Andrew, since he was the star. 2025-06-05 16:01:14 +0000 UTC View Post

WD - Chapter 255: Luke and Nyra's Entry

The wind sliced at perfect angles against Luke’s telekinetic shield.

He was traveling at a relatively low speed for his current level, barely two hundred kilometers per hour. He floated three hundred meters above the ground, with Nyra, the Wendigo, suspended in a gravitational field beside him.

The Wendigo was curled in a fetal position, wrapped in a black cloak that had once belonged to Morticia Addams. Her eyes were tightly shut, as if the outside world was too bright, and eve...

MD - Chapter 132: Existentialist crisis

Monday, November 27 – 2009

Almost a month had passed since Halloween, when the Dunphy haunted house created a new urban legend.

In football, several things had happened. First, the regular season had ended.

As scheduled, Palisades’ final game was against Moose Ridge School. Both teams were undefeated at 8–0.

Palisades played away, but as Andrew had predicted, they won. Not a blowout, but not a close game either. It was a win that proved ...

WD - Chapter 254: It's a trap

"You may kill him now."

The abominable servant took a step toward Donovan.

But the old Marlowe patriarch, drenched in blood, his face bruised and his eyes blazing with fury, did something unexpected.

His body began to burn from the inside. His veins glowed with a supernatural red, his skin cracked like stone under pressure. He was burning… from within.

"Father, no!" his children cried out, still immobilized.

With his final will, Donovan unleashed a psychic expl...

MD - Chapter 131: End of Halloween

The second group of victims, as Claire liked to call them, entered the house.

Three kids stepped through the entrance. The first, a boy around ten years old, tall for his age, with brown skin and a confident, slightly defiant expression.

Next to him was his six-year-old sister, also brown-skinned, with curls and a shy smile. Bringing up the rear was another boy, the same age as the first, freckled, shorter, and with a face that looked ready to mock everything.

Jay once again...

MD - Chapter 130: Halloween IV

“Let’s go,” said the girl confidently. “We can do this.”

The girl and the boy stepped into the second room with confidence. However, as the door shut behind them, their previous certainty began to waver.

The second room, once the Dunphys’ calm and cozy living room, was now unrecognizable. Red lighting, coming from small hidden lamps in strategic corners, bathed the walls in a hellish hue. Shadows stretched into grotesque, elongated shapes, as if the walls themselves we...

WD - Chapter 253: Luke's reputation

Inside the Marlowe estate, the tension was thick.

Mr. Marlowe was breathing heavily. A deep gash on the left side of his abdomen soaked his shirt with blood, barely allowing him to stay upright. Beside him, his wife trembled, her face pale, a shaky hand clutching her son's arm.

The son, in his early twenties, had a face swollen from beatings, split lips, and eyes burning with restrained fury. He held his younger sister close with one arm: the girl, more injured than the others, ha...

MD - Chapter 129: Halloween III

The first room was ready. Though not entirely...

At that moment, Cam approached Claire holding a skull-shaped glass filled with juice and said in a tragic tone, “Claire… I don’t know if I’m in the mood to do this.”

Claire narrowed her eyes and replied with the patience of someone who already knew exactly where this was going, “And why not, Cam? What happened that was so terrible you can’t bring yourself to say it… and yet you won’t stop talking about it?”

WD - Chapter 252: Relief mission

A raven, its feathers black as the abyss, pecked frantically and insistently at the glass. This was no ordinary raven.

Wednesday crossed the room, opened the window, and let the messenger in. The bird landed on her desk, a letter tied to its leg, sealed with the Council's emblem.

Enid stepped up behind her as Wednesday broke the seal with a single finger. The raven watched them in silence, as if it knew the message it carried was no ordinary one.

Wednesday’s eyes moved lin...

MD - Chapter 128: Halloween II

“Willa?!” exclaimed Haley, surprised and excited to see her. “I can’t believe you’re here! Why didn’t you tell me?!”

“Surprise,” Willa replied with a barely tilted smile, never breaking character.

Alex came down behind her sister, without a costume, holding a notebook and frowning.

“Whoa, great costume! I thought you didn’t like Halloween,” said Haley, stopping in front of Willa to examine her makeup closely.

“Your cousin convinced me,” Will...

MD - Chapter 127: Halloween I

Mitchell was driving in silence.

Cam rode in the passenger seat, occasionally glancing at Willa’s costume like a proud casting director.

In the back seat, Andrew and Willa sat together, only separated by Lily’s booster seat.

He had his Michael Myers mask resting on his lap; she was adjusting the collar of her costume while checking her reflection in the window.

“Just so you know,” said Andrew, turning slightly toward her, “Claire does this every year. It’s ...

WD - Chapter 251: Enid's response

[General Pov]

“Wednesday! You won’t believe what Thing did today,” Enid said through laughter, bouncing into the room with cheerful steps and slightly tousled hair. The Addams family’s hand was perched on her shoulder like a lifelong pet.

“I don’t care what Thing did,” Wednesday said, her voice as dry as ever.

Thing froze in place, clearly offended. Though used to his mistress by now, he just knocked on the table with his knuckles, like a silen...

MD - Chapter 126: Fear of clowns

[General POV]

"Don't thank me just yet. If everything goes well, you'll owe me one," said Willa with a smile.

And just as she said that, Cam walked into the living room, carrying Lily in his arms. She had a little pumpkin scarf tied around her neck like a cape. She looked absolutely adorable.

"I heard everything!" said Cam with his usual over-the-top enthusiasm. "It's going to be amazing having you spend Halloween with us, Willa!"

"Sure…" said Willa ...

MD - Chapter 125: Acting classes

[Willa's POV]

The sun was high in the sky, shining directly onto the bleachers at the Palisades field when I arrived. I was about thirty minutes early from the time Andrew and I had agreed on.

Not out of anxiety, or politeness. I just… had free time.

My mom wasn’t home, and my stepdad was locked in his office working on one of his “cinematic masterpieces.” So I preferred this instead.

I sat alone, off to the side of the bleachers. Dark jeans, b...

MD - Chapter 124: Trust

"Ta-da," said Mitchell, raising his arms in a sort of heroic pose.

Andrew exhaled through his nose.

He pressed his lips together and brought a hand to the bridge of his nose, as if trying to contain an emotional migraine.

As a superhero fan, someone who admired well-made cosplays even if he didn’t dress up himself, he had a deep respect for the art of detail. He loved seeing the costumes at Comic-Con. Watching how some fans replicated iconic armor, capes, or suits with nea...

WD - Chapter 250: Wednesday's conclusion

[Wednesday’s POV]

Journal Entry – March 25

It’s been ten days since the mission involving the deranged cultist who created the chimera by kidnapping normies and two outcasts.

The bite Enid suffered on her arm turned out to be more serious than I initially thought. She had a fever for three days and couldn’t get out of bed.

The chimera’s poison was slow and persistent. According to Nevermore’s head nurse, it interfe...

MD - Chapter 123: Cam's anger

7:14 a.m.

The smell of freshly brewed coffee filled the kitchen. The toaster worked at a steady pace, and the pan sizzled with unenthusiastic scrambled eggs. Everything seemed in order, except for one thing: Cameron.

Andrew noticed it instantly as he stepped through the hallway door, already for school, backpack slung over one shoulder, hair barely styled. He picked up on the silence from his father, who was cooking without a word. And that, when it came ...

MD - Chapter 122: Mitchell's Revenge

[Pritchett-Tucker House]

Tuesday, October 31 – 2009

Cameron woke up in the middle of the night. His eyes opened slowly and with difficulty, he shifted under the sheets, and when he saw the time on the digital clock on the nightstand, he paled.

“No, no… this isn’t good,” he whispered to himself in the darkness.

The clock read exactly 3:33 a.m. A cursed hour, especially since it was October 31st. Halloween night.

WD - Chapter 249: Mission with Enid

[Wednesday's POV]

The trip to the town took us about forty-five minutes. Not bad, we covered 200 kilometers.

The journey was silent, not out of discomfort, but for the sake of efficiency. We reached the outskirts of the town at around 11:16 PM.

And from the very first second, something felt wrong. The streets were completely empty. Too empty, even for such a late hour.

The atmosphere was strange. Every window in the houses had its curtains drawn. There...

MD - Chapter 121: Meeting 1 Million III

'What the hell!? Why is she a teenager!?' Andrew thought, confused.

He recognized her perfectly. But it didn’t make any sense.

Friends was from '94. In his previous world, Monica was over 25 when the series started. And now… here she was, in 2009, as a girl his age.

In this completely confusing universe where he had already experienced enough surprises, his new family were Cam and Mitch from Modern Family, his friends included Howard and Leonard from The Big Bang Theory,...

MD - Chapter 120: Meeting 1 Million II

The elevator closed gently with a soft beep, and the group was enveloped in a brief moment of silence.

There they all were: Andrew, Reggie, Archie, Steve, Kevin, Howard with the camera in hand, Cam and Mitchell up front, and Kevin's older brother in the back, serious, but curious about everything that was about to unfold.

Steve, arms crossed, broke the silence, “How about we go up one more floor? That way we can see from above if anyone’s by the fountain. We can scout the area...

WD - Chapter 248: Wednesday's Diary III

[Wednesday's POV]

Journal Entry - February 28

A month has passed. The war continues in silence. Its intensity has increased slightly, but there haven't been many changes.

After our conversation, Enid began to get closer to Yoko. Much closer.

Sleepovers, group study sessions. Activities I would never choose to get involved in, not even under threat.

But the result was surprisingly effective. I didn't think she'd ...

MD - Chapter 119: Meeting 1 Million I

Sunday, October 8, 2009

The day of Andrew’s meetup with his subscribers had finally arrived.

Andrew left home about forty-five minutes early. Naturally, his parents were driving him. The mall was about a approximately thirty-five minutes drive away.

Mitchell was driving, serious and silent, though in his head he had already gone through three possible emergency simulations and an improvised evacuation plan. Ranging from a collective hysteria outbr...

WD - Chapter 247: Wednesday's Diary II

[Wednesday's POV]

Journal Entry – January 28

The days go by, slow and repetitive, at least during daylight hours.

At Nevermore, classes proceed as usual: theory and practice. Essays on ancient outcast history, group projects, unfortunately. Though in that regard, I’ve found another use for Enid: I can partner with her and avoid socializing with any other idiot in this institution.

Eugene would be the other option,...

MD - Chapter 118: Pippa drunk

The party went on. Laughter, music, groups chatting.

Howard was still unsuccessfully trying to flirt, approaching any girl that breathed. His tactics fluctuated between adorably clumsy and clinically desperate. Incredibly, he hadn’t received a single slap that night.

At one point, Andrew went to the bathroom, and when he came out, he stumbled upon an unexpected scene.

There, in the backyard’s ping pong table, several half-filled plastic cups were arranged in a triangle. ...

MD - Chapter 117: Seize the moment

The party at Liam’s house was still going strong.

The night was just right: not too chaotic, not too calm to be boring.

There were people laughing, background music playing, groups chatting in different corners, and an overall lighthearted vibe that made everyone forget, at least for a while, the pressure of school or upcoming games.

Andrew and Pippa were having a great time, even though they weren’t exactly the biggest party lovers. They could talk without having to yel...

WD - Chapter 246: Wednesday's Diary I

[Wednesday’s POV]

January 12

I returned to Nevermore on Monday, feeling renewed.

After spending the entire weekend with Luke, most of my irritation and foul mood had faded.

I forgave him, even though he didn’t keep his promise, only because I saw the sadness in his eyes after losing Edgar.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been so lenient. The death of his great-great-grandfather affected him more than he admits....

MD - Chapter 116: Think

Liam’s parents’ house was spacious, two stories tall, located in a quiet residential neighborhood not far from the Dunphys’ home.

But the party wasn’t inside the house.

Everything was set up in the large backyard, accessible through a side gate that led straight from the street.

Liam, while relaxed and sociable, wasn’t stupid.

He knew exactly what could happen when loud music, guys his age, and illegally obtained beer mixed together.

His parents were ou...

MD - Chapter 115: The team works

Manual Arts vs. Palisades – Fourth Quarter – 00:42 on the clock

The scoreboard was brutal:

Manual Arts High School 7 – Palisades 65

Most coaches, under those circumstances, would do the obvious:

Hit the brakes. Send in the second team. A polite way of saying "that’s enough."

But David knew Andrew wasn’t the type to slow down.

Despite the score difference, despite the exhausted faces on the opposi...