Middlesex County Collage

[Tammy (Twi)]

MCC: The Transition Period

The Begining

So this was not the first time I have ended up at this place. This was the fourth time I have come to the Middlesex County College. The first time was fine it was the second time that left me in confusion and disary just like my life did not need any more problems. They had to add in more problems. So if you want to read this just remember that life is never normal for any one. You will never know when a curve ball will be thrown your way so keep your eye on that ball.

So my name is Tammy Shinka and people know me as that shy girl who love to day dream and goof off but things change just as people do. But this may not be what you would think would happen to me. But it did so here we go lets free fall into my life.

Things Change

It started when the presentation was over. We all wanted to walk around the campus to get a feel for it. But I ended up lost. I was on the third floor and looking for the way to the ground floor. That was when I heard a voice behind me, as I turned I felt a hand grab my arms and almost screamed but a hand was over my mouth. The woman spoke slowly and in a military like tone the kind that makes you want to look away as you shiver. "Come child you are the one I have been waiting to wonder off. You won't escape me. You will be one of us or die," She said it with a tone that will make you listen with out saying a word other wise. As I followed I found myself outside and being forced to run along a trail around the collage grounds.

As I fell I was left behind I got to my feet dealing with the slight pain. I began to run the other way heading for the school. Not long and I heard voices behind me as well as them heading for me. I got inside and ran up the stairs to get to the top floor. I ran through the halls and around a area where you could look down at the other floors I could see the woman after me on the first floor. She yelled up at me to get back to her. I shook my head scared and ran the area went on for a while where I could jump to the ground floor if I would not break my legs other wise. I heard them behind me now and felt something rip my shirt at my shoulder blades open. Pain had shot through my body at the same time. I looked over my shoulder thinking the woman had took a knife and cut me. But that was not the case. A pair of black wings that in different light seemed the same color of my hair or iridescent purple like a raven's feathers. I screamed but then seeing how close the people were after me were I ran and prayed my new wings would save me as I jumped over the rail. I fell and felt like it was at a hundred mile a hour but my wings worked I flew about five feet above the ground floor and through the main hall which let me fit my wings reaching the wall sides. I put my legs out to catch me and began running again my wings folded away into my back and I put the light jacket that was around my waist on as I ran heading out the doors heading for the bus that was to take us back to school.

I just made it I got on the bus and when they asked where I was I just said I had jogged around the school and ran when I saw what time it was to get back to the bus. I said sorry and sat breathing hard in a three seater on the bus to rest my friend looking at me a bit confused as to why I looked pale. I was sweating wildly and they had no idea what had happened to me and they may never know.

[Tammy (Twi)]

MCC: Past Perfomances

We Are Going Back?!

I had gotten home fine that day if you want to call having almost a heart attack from running away from a psycho woman that wants you as a military tool and not knowing why till wings pop out of your back while running away for you life. Alright so I have to say it snapped things into reality for me. Life is more messed up then I thought. Not only do I have dreams about bad things happening to people or myself before it happens I have WINGS! I mean where did they come from?! Sure I have had back pain all my life and felt the sky was the one place I should be. But Wings? How did I get them I might not know until the next time I run into that woman.

So you think my life is not messed up mom and dad? Well think again. Your little princess just found out about a little something you don't even know is wrong with me. Why I never had dreams about this happening to me? No clue. But it is over with right? The dreams of bad things I can deal with. It is like dehjavo or seeing the future right thats not that bad is it?

Feeling that I was asleep and just waking up after finding out I have wings is not I am sure. So what am I going to do about it? Well I am so not gonna try cutting my wings off like Angel from that X-Men movie or let any one see I have them to put me in Area 51 to test on me. So what will I do? Try not to go back to that collage. But what if it was a one time thing? Will I be safe to go back a fourth time? Nothing happened the first time I went for the Vex Robotics Challenge. Although that was in a very crowded place where that person would have had to have had taken me while I was going to the rest room or something. The second time only happened because I got lost on a walk around the campus. The most recent time I went for Teen Arts nothing happened while I was alone for some time but I was other wise with a friend the whole time. What will happen this time then? This fourth visit? Will she be there again will she have more help? Will other people around me visiting the collage be helping her? Yeah, I know I am asking pointless questions only going can answer.

I am going. It won't happen as long as I don't get lost. I have been here before and now I have a map and a friend with me. But what I did not know was what will happen.

[Tammy (Twi)]

MCC: Misleading Magic

To The Middlesex College

Well nothing bad yet right? Everything seems to be going well I walked out with my friend Megan and out onto the bus as we were rushed out of the school as the teachers told us that there would be a lock down drill with the Police coming in to do a hostage situation practice like last year. I have done that and it was scary the first time. I just looked back and prayed that my brother would be fine and not freak. As I boarded the bus I made sure Megan sat close. The last time I went here was no more then two weeks ago for the Teen Arts Festival. So I prayed after we arrived it would be a normal trip and not like the second time I was here.

Not long it seemed that we had arrived after talking about things with Megan my BF4L. We got off and headed inside I looked around as though for the rest of the group also looking to make sure that woman was not here again. I followed my class to the lunch room and being the first ones here we went and ate. As the other schools came and got food I made sure not to look as tense as my class mate who was going to speak today who was not eating and listening to music to calm himself down. Me I had to eat who knew if I would need the energy later or not. So far it was normal and fine. We were soon leaving to go hear the speeches.

We all filed into the auditorium and sat. I had my camera to record the speeches and take photos but when one boy came on to talk I forgot about all worries about that woman being at the collage. He had taken about one minute or so to get on stage and when he did he said how he did magic. That was what pulled me in more then just how he looked my age till he said he was only six teen. But the end of his speech was great. He made a dove appear and every girl I had to say must have been having butterflies like me. The next speech was our class mate's and I learned more about him but then my teacher played a recording of a girl who had gotten into a crash because of a drunk driver. She reminded me of my other friend Bailey who was one of my online friends. I cried at the thought of some one being hurt or killed by a drunk driver and recorded the speech for my teacher along with the kids reactions to it. As we left we had cookies and went to the room where we were to play games with kids with disabilities and who have IEP's to help them learn better. So so far nothing bad happened and I was having a fun day.

When we were done with the games we all went back to eat lunch and as things came to a end we saw the kid Nick that was the magician was doing tricks at another table. Many of us rushed over to see. But who knew this could have helped in me ending up in a unknown place? As he did some card tricks I laughed with the others and when he asked if any one had a ring I offered my grandmother's ring to him. He did a trick making it appear on other fingers then go from his palm to his finger before giving it back to me. He then asked for money from some one. As some one gave him a dollar. He said he was going to hypnotize someone while he did origami on the dollar. I guessed that he was going to be one of the three girls that was offering to be hypnotized but no. I watched and being so in-tranced by his fast hand work I had no idea why I felt so tired. Being next to him with in reach was something I thought nothing of. He was just a boy doing magic for everyone and speaking at the Dare To Dream conference. As he finished folding it he reached over with one hand the finished origami angel in his other hand.

All I remember was hearing him say sleep as he ran his gentle finger from the center of my head to the bridge of my nose. I must have been being hypnotized the whole time after I gave him my ring. I did not think I would go out like that not in a million years. Though I woke up to him being over me along with all the other kids like I just dozed off for a minute. I looked around a bit confused. Had I seen that woman before I went out laughing at me? I shook my head lightly and said, "I am fine." They had said I was out for twenty minutes and were trying to wake me. I heard my teacher call to me and Megan who was with me. We walked back to leave. Megan with her signed hand and me with my signed wallet. I looked around a bit and Megan asked if I was alright. I nodded and we got on the bus. Or at least that was what I thought was happening. It seemed like I went home and everything was fine. But when bed time came it felt like I was sleeping already.

[Tammy (Twi)]

MCC: Hypnosis Trickus

How'd I Get Here?

I began to wake up and as I did I began to notice something was wrong. I blinked, tring to see better but it was not working very well. I went to rub my eyes but my arms were tied down by something. I looked around and thats when I saw her. Julie was in the room with me taking notes on how I was reactiing to the being tied down thing. I tugged and tugged but the straps would not give.

I began to just give up but that was when she smiled. I cringed in pain my body seemed to be like it was on fire. I almost screamed but then I felt my body change. My black wings were changing from being fully bird like and black to more bat like with bird like wing shape. The feathers went from being black to a light blue the same color as the day sky. I then felt myself changing more into something not not human. This change was hurting more then the pain I have been through my whole life time so far. I passed out only hearing Julie laughing mockingly at me and my weak tolerence towards the pain.

I woke up hours later in my own room. I sat up too quickly and grew dizzy. I looked around after the feeling went away. I was in pain still and was unsure if that change from human to dragon was real or not. Things have not ben easy for me to tell reality from fiction lately. I sat on my bed my head pounding and body sore. Was the change real? If it was why am I here now? I stood up but when I looked at my sore feet I gasped they were dragon like. I moved carefully having trouble walking as my legs were different and not human in structure. I put socks on to try and cover my dragon like feet. But it did not work well. I took off the socks that now had holes where my clawed feet ripped holes. I took a large box like the one I had gotten a mask I ordered online came in. Maybe I could trick my mom into thinking they are digitgrade stilts. I grabbed my wooden broom shaft that I had sanded down one day to make a carved staff. I used this to help myself stay balanced.

I walked out into the living room fully dressed but feet bare. I had on my capri pants so my legs fit better in them then my normal pair of jeans. I told my mom I was going for a walk and would have my phone on me. I walked out the back door having trouble walking down the back steps. Once I got the hang of it I no longer needed the staff. I left it in my yard and walked to the gate leaving the yard. The bounus was that there was a Anthro Con going on in New York. I thought about going for some time. I took out my wallet and smiled I had enough money to get to New York and back home by bus. I walked to the bus stop and got on board. The great thing was they paid no mind to my legs. Did they really have no care about that? Or did they know about that Con? I put my mask on as I got off the bus in New York so it made my legs look like they could be fake. I smiled though it was hidden behind my mask. I walked along the streets heading for the hotel the con was being held in.

I knew that most people who go to the con stay at the hotel over night but I had to be home later so it did not matter. I paid for a name tag and registered my costume so I could do the contest later. I began to walk around the lobby looking over people's art work and other things the silver top I had on did not quite go with my pants but it worked. I walked around for a while until the conetest began. I waited my turn to be called up onto stage using my characters name. Ianalee. I walked up and as they played a song I requested I danced about making sure my legs did not move too realisticly as to keep the illusion of digitgrade stilts. Strangely enough I did not win first place but third is not bad for my first time. I left with a bit more money then I came with. Although as I began to leave some one came up behind me. I turned to see the person and opened my mouth to move my dragon mask's mouth. "Yes?" I asked the man infront of me. "Nice performance to day miss you did a great job on your costume. If only the legs were made like your mask." The man said. I backed up mouth open unsure. I ran off the man did not follow as I was faster then him. I got on the bus and took off my mask to head home. Today was weird yet fun while it lasted but will I have control over my new form and be able to hide it. I looked down at my legs that were tat of my new form that I had yet to use and see for myself. Julie was the only one at the moment to have seen me as a full dragon thus far.