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why hello there, remember me?

So camp is starting soon and I'm very excited. I'm also maybe planning something when sparks fly related. And while you may not necessarily have to have read this fanfic, it'll give you context (also I want you to read this, so there).

This has all been a very long winded way of telling you I'm gonna be reposting this fic on to AO3 leading up to camp.

2 Chapters a day, let's do this

[yarn-dragon]

WHEN SPARKS FLY: A DCDUE FANFIC

Chapter 5

Peggy was not in a good mood, waking up to find the tunnels have been flooded will do that to a person. She stormed into the cafereria, where Athena was sitting reading a book. 

"Those DCD kids!" Peggy yelled. "I will murder all of them." 

"Please don't." Athena said, not looking up from her book. "What did they do this time?"

"Flooded the tunnels with swamp water!" She said, guestering to her soaking wet clothes. "Everything in there is soaked." She slumped beside her friend. Athena looked at her friend.

  "Let me finish this chapter, then we can go to my room and get you some dry clothes." Peggy nodded. "And why don't you come up with revenge that doesn't involve murdering an entire department." Peggy smiled

 "Why Athena, are you encouraging me?"

  "I'm simply trying to prevent a mass murder." She said, going back to her book. Just then two students entered, one of them in paint stained clothes, Peggy assumed that one was a DCD student. One nudged the other, who stifled a laugh. Peggy shot up, spraying Athena with water.

"You!" She yelled, walking over . "You did this?"

"Only cause you set the silo on fire!" The DCD student yelled. The entire cafeteria was watching them now. 

"We only did that cause you guys vandalized out mothman statue!"

"Only cause you switched our tea with boiled mountain dew!"

 "Ms. Smith! Mx. Woodworth!" The two turned around to see Professor Marez standing behind them. "Ms. Chams tells me you two are responsible for the recent shenanigans." Before they could say anything, the teacher held up a hand. "I don't want to hear it, my office, now. Both of you." The two followed the teacher down the hallway. A few students chuckled at the sight of the soaked Peggy. Peggy kept glaring at the DCD student, but they never looker her way.

[elliotofmakinstuff]

ok I know I mentioned the DCDUE fanfic i’m writing, as well as the Cassia+Adelaide fic. I just got an AO3 account, and I’ll be posting them there. I’ll update when I post it :)

[whensparksfly--a-dcdue-fanfic]

Hey! Remember when I said I something When Sparks Fly related? Well it's this

Yes! A fanfic featuring the When Sparks Fly cast at camp!

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Chapter 19

Everything was not fine. Peggy reread the text for the tenth time.

Jack: I know your secret. Meet me in the DLH library in 5 minutes.

Her mind was racing. Was Jack talking about what she thought they were? She didn't know of any other secrets she had.

 "Peggy. Good to see you." Jack smiled as they sat down across from her. “How are you?”

 “Skip the pleasantries Jack, what do you want?" 

  "I've noticed you've been getting pretty close to that DCD kid. Alex is their name, right?"

  "Yah. And?"

  "See, Jill has a crush on you. Has since last year. She never did work up the courage to ask you out. And now she's upset that you're dating someone else. And I can't stand to see her upset." 

  "What are you getting up?" Peggy asked, worried this was going in the direction she thought it was

  "You're a smart girl, I think you know." Jack leaned in, with a smile that was just a bit unnerving. "You're going to break up with Alex and start going out with Jill."

  "What? Absolutely not." Peggy said. "Jill is great, but I'm not breaking up with Alex.”

  "You will. Or I'll tell everyone about your parents." Peggy's stomach dropped.

  "How did you find out about that?"

  "I have my ways. It's just a mystery. And I love mysteries." Jack pulled a green book put from their jacket and slid it across the table. It was Hunting Cryptids, her parents book. "Something tells me people here won't be too happy to learn about your parents being cryptid killers."

  "No one would care." Peggy said. "We don't judge people for our parents here." 

  "You wanna test that theory?" Peggy didn't say anything. She really didn’t. Sure, they didn't judge people for their parents being corrupt politicians or sketchy businesspeople. Hell, a Turner went here and people were mostly fine with it. No one would care about hers, right? "You have until the end of the day. Or everyone will get a copy of this," Jack held up the book. "As a present." With that, Jack left. 

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Chapter 14

Alex checked their watch for the twenty seventh time in 5 minutes.

  "A watched pot never boils." Max said as he put his hands on his friend's shoulders. "Peggy said she'd pick you up at 6, it's only 5:57." Alex sighed.

 "I know, I'm just excited. And nervous. What if I make a fool of myself?"

  "You? Impossible." 

  "And I look fine?" Alex asked, looking down at their outfit. Black pants, a bright coloured striped button up and ankle boots they had borrowed from Max.

  "You look wonderful. I want my boots back after all this." Max said. 

  "Maybe." Alex said. Max muttered something that sounded like "Clothing thief." Then, louder this time. "What are you doing for this date anyway?"

   "Dolores for pie, then book club."

   "Wait, book club or Book club?" Max asked, stressing the word book the second time.

  "Um, is there a difference?"

  "Well, I'm not sure A New School has a normal book club for one thing."

  "What does that mean?!" Max laughed.

  "Oh, you'll find out. Is that Peggy?" Alex looked out the window to see Peggy walking up. She was all dressed in blue and looked really pretty. 

  "Yah." Alex sighed. "Okay, I can do this. It's just a date with a really pretty girl. I can do this."

  "Heck yeah you can! Max said, giving Alex a slight shove. "Have fun."

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Chapter 16

Alex just stood there, taking in the room. There were a number of small forges where small groups of people hammered metal. Others sat in small alcoves of blankets, laughing while they sharpened their blades. There was another room separated by the rest by a clear window where two people were dueling. Instrumental music played in the background and the whole room was dimly light. There was an entire wall of first aid kits. Swords. This was a swords club.

  "So, what do you think?" Peggy asked. 

  "This is so cool!" Alex said. "Why have I never heard about this?"

  "It's a word of mouth thing." Peggy said, smiling. "Come on." She pulled her towards one of the forge. A girl with a large mask was there, pulling a piece of red hot iron from the forge. "Athena!" The girl, Athena, took off her mask.

  "Peggy! Hey!" She turned Alex. "You're Alex right? I've heard so much about you. You want to make a sword?"

  "Um, yes!" Athena smiled.

  "I like you. Peggy, you know what to do?" Peggy nodded. "Have fun you two, please don't set anything on fire." Athena put her mask back down and went back to work. Alex turned to Peggy.

  “So, show me what to do!” 

Alex and Peggy sat in one of the alcoves. Peggy was showing them how to sharpen their newly made blade. 

 “Owe!’ Alex yelped, dropping the blade. 

  “You okay?” Peggy asked, taking Alex’s hand. 

  “Just a nick.” Peggy grabbed one of the first aid kits in the alcove. She pulled out a bottle of  rainbow band-aid.

  “Here.” She said, cleaning and covering the cut. “All better.” 

  “Peggy!” Alex looked over to see a girl heading over. She had black hair tied up in a bun and grey eyes. She wore a cream coat over a black tank top, a long skirt and about a thousand bracelets. “How’s it, who’s this?”

  “Jill, this is Alex. Alex, Jill.” Alex  waved.

  “Nice to meet you.” Jill turned back to Peggy. “I-I’ll see you later.” She said and left.

  “So.” Alex said as she left. An awkward silence was

  “Um, you wanna duel?” Peggy guestered to the dueling area, which was currently empty..

  “Yah!” Alex said, getting up and pulling Peggy to her feet. 

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Chapter 17

“So, I’ve never actually dueled before.” Alex said as they got into the dueling chamber. The room was well padded. “Is there a protocol or something?”

 “Not really. Don’t kill your opponent, quippy one liners are highly encouraged.” Peggy says, holding up her blade. “Ready?” 

  “Yep!” Peggy and Alex circled each other for a moment. Peggy made the first strike and Alex raised their blade to block it. Alex pushed the sword aside easily. “Don’t go easy on me now DUE.”

  “Wouldn’t dream of it DCD.’ She said, holding out her sword. Alex raised their sword above their head. Peggy did the same and they collided with a clang. “It was so obvious what you were about to do there.” Peggy said, leaning in a little. 

  “Subtle isn’t my strength.” Alez said, pushing down on the blade. Peggy smiled and kicked at Alex’s knee. They jumped back. “Owe.”

  “You’ve been de-capped,” Peggy said, clearly proud of herself.

  “That’s a terrible pun.” Alex replied, pointing their sword out. Peggy tapped the tips of their blades together.

  “You have a point there.” Alex groaned. “You love my puns.”

  “Alas, you are correct.” Alex stabbed at Peggy, who spun out of the way. Peggy swiped at Alex’s foot with her own, throwing them off balance and causing them to fall. 

  “Do you yield?” Peggy asked, holding out her sword. 

  “I do indeed.” Peggy threw her sword to the side, Alex did the same. Peggy offered Alex her arm, which they used to pull her down. She screamed as she landed on top of Alex, faces an inch away from each other. Peggy blushed, Alex was sure their face was just as red.

  “So, what now?” 

  “You know, maybe it’s the adrenaline, but I’d very much like to kiss you right now.”

  “You read my mind.” Peggy leaned down and kissed her. They stayed like that for a few moments before there was a loud bang on the wall

  “Hey! No making out in the dueling room!” Someone yelled. Peggy pulled away and looked at the window. Jack, a DCM student known for summoning demons, was standing there.

 Peggy rolled her eyes.

  “Apologises Jack.” Peggy got off of Alex and offered a hand Alex took and let her pull them up. “Well, that was fun." Peggy laughed.

 "Yes, yes it was."

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Chapter 13

"Would you sit still?" Athena said. "I can't braid your hair if you keep moving."

  "Sorry, I'm nervous." Peggy said, not stopping playing with her charm bracelet.

  "You know what, here." Athena huffed. "Pet Hippomenes." She said, placed a cat on Peggy's lap.

  "I thought this was Aostargart." She said, stroking the cat. "You know, I bet you make up their na-ow!" She said as her friend yanked one of her braids.

  "Sorry." Athena said in an unsympathetic voice. "You must really like this Alex person, you weren't nearly this nervous when you dated Greg. Or Willa."

  "Well Alex is just so talented and good at pranks. They're the one who painted the statue you know. And they're so easy to talk to. They let me talk about deep sea creatures for like an hour."

  "Really." Athena said. "And have you mentioned your mothman vendetta yet?"

  "Yes! And Alex gets it."

"Sounds like a keeper." Athena paused in her braiding for a moment. "Do they know?"

  "Know what?" Peggy says, knowing exactly what Athena is talking about. She stops petting Hippomenes for a moment.

  "You know what." Peggy goes back to petting the cat on her lap. "Peggy."

  "I'm gonna tell them. Eventually. I'm just, waiting for the right moment." Athena sighed

  "I don't think there's ever a good time to tell someone your parents are cryptid exterminators. Just don't wait too long. We don't want an repeat of The Willa Incident." Peggy sighed at the mention of her ex girlfriend. She had dated Willa in the last year of high school. She had adored cryptids and had pulled away when she found out about her parents. Athena had tried to comfort her by telling her anyone who judged her for her parents was an idiot, but it was something Peggy was scared might happen again. "There, done." Athena said, bringing Peggy out of her head Peggy admired her friend's handwork in the mirror. Her black hair was in two french braids tied with teal bows.

  "I love it Athena." Peggy got up, placing Hippomenes on the floor. "Alright, I look okay?"

  "You're wearing my handwork, you look amazing." Peggy smiled. She was wearing a blue sweater that Athena had knit, blue jeans, and teal high tops. "Now go, have fun. I'll see you at the meeting. And don't murder anyone."

  "No promises." Peggy said, flying out of the room, pushing away her earlier thoughts. She would tell Alex. But not tonight.

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Chapter 8

Alex ran a brush through their pale purple hair. The colour wasn't as vibrant as it usually was, Alex made a mental note to re dye it that night.

"I've got a great-what are you doing?" Alex turned to see Max holding a box of baking supplies.

 "I'm going out." Alex said, putting the hair brush away.  "What are you doing?"

  "Well, I was gonna suggest we bake a bunch of cupcakes and feed the thing in the lake, but this looks much more interesting." He said, flopping into a near by chair. "Where are you going?"

  "Dolores'. I'm meeting someone to plan a prank."

  "Ooo, what's their name? Are they cute? Have I met them? What department are they in?"

  "Peggy, yes, you have but briefly and." Alex bit their lip. "DUE." Max gasped.

  "Your kidding. You're going on a date with the girl who's been pranking you. How adorable."

  "It's not a date." Alex said, then paused. "Oh gosh, is it a date?" 

  "Planning a prank with a DUE, definitely a date." Max said. Alex looked in the mirror. They had dressed pretty casual, just a white shirt, jeans, and a paint stained jean jacket.

"Oh gosh, am I dressed for a date? I've never been on one before. I should have touched up my hair. Maybe I should-"

"Breath Alex." Max said. "Your outfit is perfect, your hair wonderful, you're gonna knock that Peggy girl dead." Alex took a few breaths and looked in the mirror.  Yah, they did look good. "Who are you planning on pranking anyway?"

   "Your sister." Max laughed. "Don't tell her."

  "I would never. Do something extra diabolical for me. Now." He got up and pushed her towards the door. "Go, have fun." 

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Chapter 21

Peggy looked at her phone. She had been texting with Jill for the past few minutes, trying to figure how to ask her out. 

 "This is stupid." She said to her empty dorm. "Why am I doing this? So what if Jack tells everyone my parents are cryptid hunters? No one who really mattered would care." Then she remembered Willa, how upset she had been. The week after she found out, the last week they were still dating, she had barely spoken to her or even looked at her. Peggy didn't think she could take it if Alex looked at her that way.

Peggy: Hey, you wanna get dinner before Book Club?

Jill: Really?

Jill: Yes. Totally 

Jill: Meet at the Skyline Dinner at 6? 

Peggy: Sounds great

Peggy tossed her phone to the side and flopped back on her bed. She should get ready for tonight. She looked at the chair in her room, where the sweater she wore last week was. Gods, had it only been a week? Peggy sighed as she got up, digging through her closet for something to wear. She found the band shirt from their first date hanging up. She'd forgotten she hadn't given that back to Athena yet. Athena. Gods, what would she say about this? Probably what she had said when Willa and her broke up.

  “If she can’t see past your parents, then she’s not worth your time.” Her friend’s voice echoed in her head

  “Would Alex care?” She wondered aloud. “Probably not right? It’s not like my parents are trying to take over the world or anything. Just trying to kill every cryptid. No big deal right?” Peggy groaned and flopped back on her bed, looking up at the blank ceiling. She wondered what Alex was doing right now

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Chapter 10

"This is fine." Alex thought. "I'm standing very close to a very pretty girl tie dying shirts. This is fine." Alex looked at Peggy, who was trying loops in the shirts. Gosh she was pretty. "Yah, this is fine."

  "So, when'd you start spray painting?" Peggy asked.

  "Um, a few years ago. I've always loved painting, but you can only paint on canvas so many times before you get bored."

  "And the part where it's illegal?" Alex smiled

  "I do like the thrill of it, but mainly I like the challenge. Walls aren't always smooth and they can bend in weird positions." She ducked another shirt in the bin of tye dye. "What about you? Any hobbies?"

  "Does pranking count?" She said with a laugh. "Other than that? I really like deep sea creatures. I own a large collection of books on the subject and know all sorts of facts about them."

  "Really? Tell me one"

   "Well, there's a fish that produces its own antifreeze to keep the blood flowing. And there's this fish called a barreleye that has a see-through head. Oo, and" Peggy kept talking as the two took the freshly dyed shirts outside and hung the shirts up on the closeline. When they were done, Peggy looked from the hanging shirts to a group of Destruction kids and back again. "Um, the destruction kids aren't gonna burn these, are they?"

  "Paul!" Alex yelled at a blonde boy carrying a box of fireworks. "Don't touch these shirts!"

  "No promises!" He yelled back. Alex turned back to Peggy.

  "It'll be fine. These shirts need to dry, you want something to drink?" Peggy shrugged.

  "As long as it's not boiled mountain dew." Alex laughed and led Peggy to the kitchen. Peggy ast down at the table as Alex went over to the tea cupboard

  "We've got jasmine, earl grey, some apple blend, dark chocolate orange?" Alex said. "What'd you want?"

  "Um, do you have coffee? I don't really like tea." Alex gasped in fake pain.

  "Oh. You wound me." Peggy laughed. "But we should have some back here." Alex said, digging around the cabinet until they found a dented bag in the back. "So, why don't you like tea?" Alex asked as they dug around in another cabinet for mugs. 

  "It just tastes wei-is that a mothman mug?" Peggy asked as Alex put two mugs in front of her.

  "Yah, the ceramic students are very talet-everything okay?" Alex asked. Peggy seemed to be staring daggers at the mug.

  "I have, opions on mothman."

  "Do you not like mothman?" Alex asked as they went searching for the coffee pot. "Isn't that like, a requirement of being in the DUE?"

  "I don't not like mothman. I just think people don't pay enough attention to the number of equally cool underwater cryptids."

  "Like Nessie." 

  "Nessie, Ogopogo, Bunyip. There are so many cool aquatic cryptids that don't get nearly enough attention."

  "Really." Alex said as they wrestled with the coffee maker. They had never actually made coffee before, but if Peggy wanted coffee, Alex was gonna make it.

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Chapter 20

"Whatcha drawing?" Max asked, leaning over Alex's shoulder. 

  "Mural ideas." Alex said, not looking up from h

their sketchbook. 

  "Ooo, where you painting it? The walls are kinda full" Max gestured to the barn walls, which are covered in all types of art. 

  "It's a ceiling mural. For Peggy."

  "You're painting a mural for Peggy!"

  "Yah." Alex looked up at Max, who's wearing a fake hurt look. "What?"

  "You've never painted anything for me. Me! You're very best friend."

  "I did that fibonacci painting for your birthday a year ago."

  "But never a mural." He flopped dramatically into a chair. "Oh, I'm being replaced aren't I?"

  "No one could ever replace you Max." Alex said. Just then their phone went off. Alex picked it up.

  "See, you're re-hey!" Max yelped as Alex chucked a pillow at his head. 

  "Calm down drama queen." Alex said, looking at their phone. 

 Peggy: Um so

Peggy: I don't need you to paint a mural 

Alex: Oh. Okay

Alex: We still meeting for pie before Book Club😉?

Peggy: No

Alex: Oh. Okay

Alex: Is everything alright?

Peggy: I don't

Peggy: I don't think this is working

Alex: What do you mean?

Peggy: I want to break up

 "What?" Alex said, staring at their  phone.

  "Trouble in paradise?" Max said, looking over from the chair.

  "Peggy wants to break up."

  "What? I thought everything was going well? You're painting her a mural!" 

  "So did I." Alex muttered.

Alex: Why?

Peggy: This just, isn't working.

Alex tossed their phone into another chair and grabbed another pillow. They buried their head into it.

  "Alex.' Max sat beside them and wrapped his arms around them. "I'm sorry."

  "It's fine." They muttered, shoving Max off. "I'm gonna go lie down for a bit." Max grabbed their hand as they headed over to the dorms.

  "I'm here if you need anything." He said, squeezing hard. 

  "Thanks."

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Alex and Peggy go to A New School in Averno, Virginia

Peggy is a DUE student who loves deep sea biology and planning pranks. Alex is a DCD student who loves spray painting and tea. When the two meet after becoming engaged in a prank war, sparks fly. And not just because Peggy set the silo on fire.

Now Finished!!!

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Chapter 18

About a week after The Book Club Kiss , Alex was in Peggy's room. They were lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Peggy stood beside them, watching them.

  “Any ideas?” Peggy asked after several minutes of silence.

  “Definitely.” Alex sat up. “Sketchbook." Peggy tossed the book Alex had asked her to hold. They opened it up to a blank page and started drawing. “I’m thinking anglerfish, jellyfish, lots of deep sea cryptids. Dark blues, forced perspective. Would you want some glow in the dark elements?”

  “Is that even a question?”

  “Just checking.” Alex smiles and closes the book. "I'll draw some sketches, show them to you. You can pick your favourite."

  "Sounds great!” They sat in silence for a moment. “So, do I have to pay you or anything?”

  “Oh um, no. On the house.” 

  “You sure?” Alex thought for a moment.

  “Tell you what, you take me on another date and we’ll call it even.” Peggy smiled.

  “Deal.” She stuck a hand out. “Shake on it?” They did and Alex used the hand to pull Peggy down beside her. “Hello.” Peggy said, taking Alex’s hand and pressing a kiss to the back of it.

  “Hello.” Alex tapped the cover of their sketchbook. “So, have you ever been to a DHS party?”

  “Nope, never could find a guide.”

  “Well, I was thin-” Alex was cut off by Peggy’s phone buzzing. “I thought I put that on silence. Sorry, keep talking.” Peggy pulled out her phone, she had a jellyfish phone case Alex noted. 

  “Well, I thought may- is everything okay?” Alex asked as Peggy’s eyes went wide. She looked up, a smile that was just a little too fake on her face.

  “Oh um, yah. I just, forgot I need to meet someone to pick up a, book.” Peggy said. “In 5 minutes.”

  "Oh. Okay. It's almost Tea Time anyway, I'll head out. I'll text you later?"

  "Yah, definitely." Peggy nodded a little too quickly.

  "You sure everything's alright?"

  "Yah. Everything's fine." 

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Chapter 24

Alex had been dossing in and out of consciousness for a bit. They had a pounding headache and everything hurt. What had that lake cryptid done?

“Alex?” Was that Peggy? Alex laid perfectly still. Maybe if they didn’t move, Peggy would leave. “Gods, you look terrible. I guess this is why we don’t feed the thing in the lake, huh?” Peggy let out a weak laugh. “I-I don’t know if you can hear me, but I-I was worried. When Max told me you were hurt, I-I didn’t know what to do. I-I love you Alex.”

  “Then why did you break up with me?” Alex thought. 

  “I didn’t want to.” Peggy said, as if she had read their mind. “But, Jack said if I didn’t they’d tell everyone about my parents. Which is stupid I know, cause anyone who cares that my parents are cr-cryptid hunters aren’t worth it but,” Alex hears the sound of Peggy sitting in a chair. “I had this girlfriend Willa and she didn’t take it well. She couldn’t even look at me near the end. I worried, I mean, I don’t think I could take losing you Alex.” She took their hand. “And you may hate me forever, but-”

  “I don't hate you.” Alex said softly, opening their eyes. 

 “Alex, y-you’re awake. D-did you hear all that?”

  “I did.” Peggy squeezed their hand. 

  "I'm so, so sorry."

  "Shut up and kiss me." Peggy laughed, a real one this time and kissed Alex.