"OK, is everyone here?" the GW asked.
"Everyone except Vanessa. Y'know, the Vampy Watcher," replied the IF Watcher.
"What are you talking about, hon?" a silky voice drawled. And with a flash of lightning, she was there, in the living
flesh. Wait, no, non-living flesh.
The Genie Watcher rolled her eyes. "Fashionably late as usual."
"No, just waiting for the sun to set" the Vampire explained, gesturing towards the window.
"Well, let's get started," the Were-Watcher offered.
"Would you like to star us off, Cori?" the Watcher of Witches asked.
"Well, the Genies are doing fine, though, Serena," she said, looking towards the Witch. "Y'know that music group, The Genies?"
"Yes," the Watcher replied.
"Apparently they're in an argument about who's more magical. You know the Watcher Code. Wanna try and get them to settle it this time next
week?"
"Yes," Selena sighed. "How're the Crisises?"
"Doing fine, generation 3 out of 5. They could use more social interaction, considering they live on the top of a hill."
"May I go?" asked a frost-bitten blue ghost.
" 'Course Alexandra," the GW said.
"Well, ghost count is normal in everywhere except Sunset Valley. Meteorite. Also, Cori, I have some bad news," she paused. " Willard Wright
has lost his grip on your world. And he unfortunately, we can't do anything for him. At least to get him back to you. My husband and I have
been trying."
"No... Not now..." Cori whispered, tears stinging her eyes. "Please excuse me," she said before she started running down the hall.
"Well, I finally get to sit down," the Vampire laughed. "Tim?" she asked the Fairy Watcher. "The vampires are experiencing a plasma fruit
shortage. Would the fairies help with that?"
"We
would. But some warlock cursed our best grower and main educator of young fairies. We're busy enough trying to fill the void."
he said, his face falling for a quick second. Then, his smile came back. "But I think all the occults will gladly help fill the void. Right, guys?"
He said, glancing around the room.
After the meeting, as all the watchers filed off the couch, the Fairy stopped the Witch. "Serena! That was my daughter! How in the name of all
that is good in simkind could you let that guy do that to Chrysalis!" he yelled.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, he's a rouge warlock. I have no power over him. He did what he did, and I had no say," Serena defended.
"Then reverse it! Give. Me. Back. My. True Daughter. Not some cursed one! The one I raised! NOW!" He screamed at her.
"It's too powerful. Consider yourself lucky I sent my great-great-great-great grandson Timothy to help her," she spat back at him. Then, she raced back to her room.
"I think someone needs some help," said someone from behind Tim.
He whirled around. "Oh, it's just you."
"Go. You're not the only one who has a very loved one just out of their reach. Go," Vanessa commanded.
"Now, if you'll excuse me, the sun is rising." And with a flash of lightning, she turned into a bat and flew upstairs.
"Knock, Knock," Tim asked.
"Come in," replied an unsteady voice
"Ok, you have three more seconds to deny my entry."
No reply.
"3."
Still nothing.
"2"
"Just come in already!"
"How you feeling?" Tim asked.
"What's the point of being a Watcher when you can't even save the people you care about?" Cori asked, sprawled across sideways on the
bed, her head hanging down.
"But you are. Both Genies and the Crisis-paradoxes-Jeans alike would be lost without you," he paused, thinking. "The Genies would probably
uprise against sims and ultimately fail, never being freed without you. The Crisises and the Paradoxes would be on their own. And the
chance that Charlotte would be abled to see her mom would be none if you weren't their Watcher. Sara wouldn't have met Cole and Joey
wouldn't exist. Now that I think about it, if it weren't for your watcher-hood, Sara wouldn't exist either."
"True, true." Cori gave a tiny smile.
"Now get up and do something!" Tim laughed as he shoved Cori off the dream-pod.
"Hey! You'll pay for that!" Cori joyfully yelled at him from her spot on the floor against the side of the bed.
"Oh yeah? How so?" he playfully taunted as he looked down at her, lying on his stomach.
"This is how!" Cori yelled as she grabbed his hand and pulled him off the bed.
"Ouch! I'm gonna get you for that!" Tim launched himself at Cori. After a bit of fighting, he managed to hold her down. Not very tightly,
but she didn't make any attempt to escape. "So, are you gonna go back to your home after this? It's only one reality hop and a
couple blacks away."
"Nah, too many memories. I think I'll stay here. I'm guessing you'll go back to the fairy realm?"
"Yeah. At least you can stay and clean up after us," he teased.
"It's simple and you know that."
"Hey, you gonna go on an ice-cream eating binge or something?"
"I thought about it, but no. Besides, I think I found a new crush already."
"Really, who?"
She gave him a kiss on the cheek. " I know it's a little early after Willard. But ever since Charlotte and Jordon got together, I started to
rethink having a relationship with a ghost. And a little later, I heard about Chrysalis. So, I ended up thinking about you a lot. At first in
sympathy, then. Well, yeah."
