#[ on the bright side i've now added 'bovine but for sheep' to my google history ]

[spiriteddefense-blog]

☆ Wake-up Call; [drabble]

  When Maya woke up in a totally unfamiliar room in some shabby motel to the sound of someone clopping at her door, her first thought was, "Oh, come on, kidnapped again?!"

  After answering the door to a sheep of all things and reading the "welcome" letter clutched in its mouth, however, she quickly realized there was a lot more going on here. This soared right past "weird" and straight into "disturbing" territory, do not pass GO, do not collect 200 stardust. She was not going to write back to these sheep-obsessed creeps, nor was she going to explore the city. Instead, she sat herself down and wrote a letter to her sister, explaining the situation and asking for advice. She didn't like to rely on this trick unless she had a real emergency on her hands, but "kidnapped by crazy sheep stalkers" probably qualified.

  She got ready to channel Mia's spirit, arranging herself in the proper position and clearing her mind. But when she reached out through her powers, she felt... nothing. Not even the faintest of connections.

  "Wh-what?" she stuttered. "What's happening? What did you do to my powers?!"

  That last part was directed to the sheep, who unfortunately didn't reveal anything beyond a vaguely unimpressed look, even as she waved an accusatory finger in its face. Not her best moment, if she was being honest.

   Okay, so she couldn’t channel anyone for some reason, not even her dear and easily-reachable sister. That was bad. Like, really bad. But even without channeling Mia, she knew what her sister would tell her in this situation: she needed to put on a brave face, even if she was starting to feel scared. So, that’s what she did first. (It was more of a grimace, but she gave herself an A for effort.)

   Letting out a groan of frustration, Maya slapped both her cheeks and got to thinking up another plan. Maybe she should write back to the sheeple after all, try to get some information to work with? Seeing that as her best option for now, she set about looking for more paper.

Aries and Stella, What's the deal with this place? You know you left me in a room with an unlocked door, right? Some kidnappers you are!

I don't know what you want from me, but you're not going to get it! A lot of people will be looking for me once they realize I'm gone, important people who put criminals in jail for fun. A lousy kidnapper who can't even remember to lock the door behind them doesn't stand a chance!

Whatever you did to my spirit channeling, it's only a matter of time before I fix it. I’m going to find a way out of here before you can say “baaa”!

Thanks but no thanks, Maya Fey

  Maya read it over one last time and nodded, satisfied. Maybe she was exaggerating just a tad with her threats, but it was important to let these kinds of people know who boss was from square one! If they took the bait, she would hopefully find out more about them, whoever they were.

  Turning back to the sheep that still stood in her doorway, she sized it up, awkwardly shuffling from foot to foot.

  "Um," she started, “could you maybe, uh..."

  She stared at it just long enough to feel pretty stupid for trying to ask a sheep to deliver her mail, and the sheep stared back. Then, just when she was going to give up and go and find a mailbox or something, it yanked the letter right out of her hands and clopped off down the hall.

  Maya blinked after its retreating ovine figure, resigning herself in that moment to her sheep-filled fate.

  "Talk about a baaa-ad break..."