Editing Left in the Dust 16.z

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{{infobox chapter
| work       = Pale
| book       = Left in the Dust
| number     = 16.z
| dateposted =22/1/22 
| link       = [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2022/01/22/left-in-the-dust-16-z/ {{PAGENAME}}]
| previous   = [[Left in the Dust 16.y]] 
| next       =[[Gone and Done it 17.1]] 
}}
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the twelth chapter of [[Left in the Dust]].

==Plot==
After three artists create similar images involving green, black and gold jewellery it leads to the creation of a bugge, an other that thrives on attention, next a guidance councillor slaps a student and it records and shown on TV. After she slaps two teenagers lighting fireworks she becomes an urban legend and vigilantes associated with her start appearing.

Opal and [[Basil Winters]] are informed about it and upon reaching the area find that the [[Turtle Queen]] had completely taken it over, the town is [[Knotted Place|Knotted]] and Others have been invited in as guards. She tries to escape the town by creating a website to sell her image but Basil manages to bind her.

Back in the present [[Crooked Rook]] and [[Bridge]] talks to the [[Turtle Queen]], asking her to join them. There also a girl with red numbers in her eyes and a pixelated cat.

Milly creates a warding circle to avoid being captured, then she calls out to her aunt [[Ursanne Legendre|Ursanne]] for help. She involks the duties she’s performed in order to protect her but Basil use the [[The Beorgmann|Beorgmann]] she released to counter her claim and [[Bridge]] manages to take her over.

[[Countdown Cassandra]] and the [[The Typetap Kitty|Typetap Kitty]] head off to find Ursanne, Ursanne asks Cassandra about her countdown, she tells her ones for the meeting in the living room the others for an event this afternoon.

[[America Tedd|America]] stop the Countdown Other but the [[The Typetap Kitty|Typetap Kitty]] jumps on her and crawls up her leg

Hennigar says that something is wrong and everyone suddenly realises they’re being attacked, at that moment the Turtle Queen walks in.

[[Sarah Driscoll]] spots [[Countdown Cassandra]] and Cassandra tells her that theirs always one that survives and to cover her ears and shut her mouth. Cassandra reaches the TV as the countdown reaches zero. Lightning strikes the house, creating confusion and shattering lightbulbs. Bugges and Fancies descend upon the assembled practitioners.

Cassandra sneaks away and stumbles across America who manages to bind her. Driscoll tries to warn everyone not to use their phones but someone does and the [[The Typetap Kitty|Typetap Kitty]] bites them through their phone allowing her to extend power through it.

Back in [[Toronto]] [[Grayson Hennigar]] and [[Abraham Musser]] are talking about the dissatisfaction of their allies, they wonder if arranged marriages could solve the problem.

The [[The Typetap Kitty|Typetap Kitty]] sucks the power out of Musser’s phone, it then leaves and finds Musser’s wife Carolyn cooking, after she’s finishes it jumps down and starts typing on her laptop.

[[Avery Kelly|Avery]], Rook and Bridge are together, Avery mentions she finds the situation morally uncomfortable.

[[Bridge]] says he’s going to bind the [[The Beorgmann|Beorgmann]], Avery offers one of her favours from [[Queen Sootsleeves|Sootsleeves]] to help. Their told that three of the children are claimed by a stronger entity and they were unable to take hold of them and they managed to escape.

[[Avery Kelly|Avery]] asks if they can let [[America Tedd|America]] go and [[Crooked Rook|Rook]] refuses. Rook tells her [[Anthem Tedd|Anthem]] only walked away from fighting them because he’d been gainsaid.

Bridge says that [[Charles Abrams|Charles]] is currently working on [[Abraham Musser|Musser’s]] lieutenant and that it might make the situation worse.

== Major Events ==

* [[Crooked Rook]] and [[Bridge]] release [[Basil Winters|Basil's]] Others
* They manages to capture many of Musser's allies
* The [[The Typetap Kitty|Typetap Kitty]] infiltrates [[Abraham Musser|Abraham's]] wifes computer
* [[Avery Kelly|Avery]] and [[Crooked Rook|Rook]] argue about the morality of the situation

==Characters==
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===Kennet Trio===

*[[Avery]]
*[[Snowdrop]]

===Musser's allies===

*[[Milly Legendre|Millicent Legendre]]
*[[America Tedd]]
*Opal Winters
* [[Sarah Driscoll]]
* [[Grayson Hennigar]]
* [[Abraham Musser]]
* [[Carolyn Musser]]
* [[Basil Winters]]
===Others===
*[[Bridge]]
*[[Crooked Rook]]
*[[Countdown Cassandra]]
*[[The Typetap Kitty|Typetap Kitty]]
*[[Turtle Queen]]
===Innocents===

* Lori Wyrick

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