get your words out { 2022 } challenge tracking

[iluvroadrunner6]

Directory:

PERSONAL GOALS:

• Yearly Goals IN PROGRESS
• Clear the Queue IN PROGRESS

OFFICIAL CHALLENGES:

• 1/16/22 Five Minutes Challenge COMPLETE
• 1/31/22 January Challenge: Tarot Prompts COMPLETE
• 2/22-23/22 Roll the Dice Challenge COMPLETE
• February 2022 Lovely Word Stroll IN PROGRESS
• March-June 2022 GYWO Yahtzee COMPLETE
• 3/11-17/22 March Small Challenge COMPLETE
• 5/11-12/22 May Small Challenge COMPLETE
• 5/15-21/22 7 Days, 7 Stories COMPLETE
• July 2022 Mid-Year Marathon INCOMPLETE
• 7/1/2022 February Challenge: Five and Ten COMPLETE
• 7/5/2022 March Challenge: SuperWordAlicious COMPLETE
• 7/10-12/22 Time Management Challenge COMPLETE
• 7/14/22 Simile but Different Challenge COMPLETE
• 7/21/22 Blind Prompts Challenge COMPLETE
• August 2022 Mid-Year Marathon INCOMPLETE
• 7/28/22 Stop, Drop, Write COMPLETE
• 7/29/22 Green with Graffiti Challenge COMPLETE
• 8/17/22 Christmas in July COMPLETE
• 8/30/22 August Challenge: The Dump COMPLETE
• 9/12-13/22 Two-Day Challenge COMPLETE
• 10/14-18/22 Nano Prep Challenge COMPLETE
• 11/13-14/22 Roll the Dice Challenge COMPLETE
• 12/12/22 Time Management Challenge COMPLETE
• 12/16/22 September Challenge COMPLETE
• 12/19/22 Challenge: Choose Your Title COMPLETE
• 12/20/22 November Challenge: Dated COMPLETE
• 12/21/22 December Challenge: Stop Watch COMPLETE

Word Count: 10,115

Comments

12/16/22 | september challenge | tvdverse | 610 | COMPLETE

[iluvroadrunner6]

“I need my dirt.”

Jed and Kaleb blink at the witch in front of them. For all the time that they spent with Hope, nothing prepared them for Freya Mikaelson, who says things like “I need my dirt” as though it’s just a casual part of the conversation. Jed eyes Hope’s aunt again, before he looks around the run down clock tower.

“Just—any dirt?”

Freya laughs before shaking her head and pointing to the jar sitting up on a shelf. “No. That dirt.”

Kaleb frowns more than Jed obediently goes to fetch it. “You just keep a jar of dirt around.”

“It’s dirt from the place I was born. Sometimes a witch can use it to draw power for certain spells.”

“So does that mean one day Hope’s going to walk around with a jar of New Orleans dirt?” Jed asks, studying the jar in his hands.

“Maybe, if she lives far from here for a while. Though given that she’s one of the most powerful creatures on the planet, she might not need such a simple thing to boost her power.”

“Aren’t you some kind of mega witch?”

“I was, once upon a time. But I don’t even come close to what Hope can do.”

“That says terrifying things about Hope, doesn’t it?”

Freya nods, before taking the jar of dirt from Jed. “Yes, it does.” She places the jar of dirt down on the table and spreads out the map in front of her. “Alright, so we think the monster is somewhere in this area of the city and we need to track it?”

Kaleb nods as he moves to stand next to her. “Yeah. Hope says location spells are hard to do without something of the creatures to work with.”

“Hence why we needed the dirt.” Freya smirks before looking over the map. “Fortunately for us, I know all the supernatural creatures in New Orleans. Werewolves, vampires, witches—they all have certain frequencies. Ideally, I’ll be able to pick out the frequency that doesn’t fit, and be able to follow it.”

“Great,” Kaleb nods. “Can you teach the other witches to do this? Help them build some kind of monster radar or something?”

Freya laughs. “I think most of the witches' parents would object to them taking lessons from me. Mikaelson isn’t exactly a source of comfort to most of them.”

“Fair,” Kaleb nods. “But still. There’s probably a lot they could learn from you.”

“And a lot they probably shouldn’t.” She waves her hands to light the candles in the room. “I’m perfectly fine with being a cautionary tale. The witches at the Salvatore School have lots of capable witches to teach them. Now. Shall we get back to business?”

Kaleb nods, and Jed leans over her shoulder to watch. As she closes her eyes and chants and her mind passing through until it finds the unfamiliar vibe in a sea of known ones. And soon, a red dot appears on the map, and Jed and Kaleb can watch as it winds through the streets of New Orleans. The boys leave to catch their quarry, and Freya returns to a quiet evening with her family.

At least until Hope sends her a text that reads: Why did Kaleb and Jed just hand me a jar of dirt “in case I needed it”?

She laughs and Keelin looks back at her with a sigh. “Were you messing with Hope’s friends again?”

Freya grins. “I can’t help it. They’re gullible.”

Keelin shakes her head. “You know, this is the reason Hope doesn’t introduce you to more of her friends.”

“Probably. But I just can’t resist.”