That would have been heavy expectation to lay on a child. Perhaps it was best that she learn to live life – what better defense against the forces of evil. That, and a group of mages 😀
Sometimes world need something which is totally not fair to ask for from those involved. However, there was prophecy involved. Maybe it was one of those fate-backed prophecies which totally can’t fail just like black hole can’t suddenly fail to attract everything.
Rather than being strictly invisible (though Feddik does use that word), maybe it’s a sort of attention-deflection field. If you’re not specifically looking for Silverydale, it just…doesn’t strike you as important. Certainly not worth remembering once you turn your back on it.
A "Somebody Else’s Problem Field", Douglas Adams would say.
It’s not so much physically invisible -like Elwood City was way back when Lucas bumped into it…
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…but rather rendered insignificant like a Doctor Who Perception Filter or a Hitchhiker’s Guide SEP field. So people looking to get into it could find it where it’s supposed to be. But people stumbling across it will simply shrug and move on.
That would be a heavy burden indeed to lay on a child. Reminds me of the scene in Kevin Smith’s Dogma when the Metatron (Alan Rickman RIP), tells Bethany how heartbreaking revealing Christ’s heritage to him was:
Bethany: I don’t want this, it’s too big.
Metatron: That’s what Jesus said. Yes, I had to tell him. And you can imagine how that hurt the Father – not to be able to tell the Son Himself because one word from His lips would destroy the boy’s frail human form? So I was forced to deliver the news to a scared child who wanted nothing more than to play with other children. I had to tell this little boy that He was God’s only Son, and that it meant a life of persecution and eventual crucifixion at the hands of the very people He came to enlighten and redeem. He begged me to take it back, as if I could. He begged me to make it all not true. And I’ll let you in on something, Bethany, this is something I’ve never told anyone before… If I had the power, I would have.
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That would have been heavy expectation to lay on a child. Perhaps it was best that she learn to live life – what better defense against the forces of evil. That, and a group of mages 😀
Indeed. The world doesn’t need a mighty battle-wizard. They’ve got those, in spades, thanks to Vanessa and Eddy’s call to arms.
They DO need a hero, and heroes arise from unlikely places…
Sometimes world need something which is totally not fair to ask for from those involved. However, there was prophecy involved. Maybe it was one of those fate-backed prophecies which totally can’t fail just like black hole can’t suddenly fail to attract everything.
Wait a sec… If they were invisible to the outside, how did Flannet get in there?
Rather than being strictly invisible (though Feddik does use that word), maybe it’s a sort of attention-deflection field. If you’re not specifically looking for Silverydale, it just…doesn’t strike you as important. Certainly not worth remembering once you turn your back on it.
A "Somebody Else’s Problem Field", Douglas Adams would say.
Mucat’s got it.
I was going to say perception filter, somebody look for the TARDIS…
Reminds me of the spell of concealment on Dol Guldur in the Hobbit.
It’s not so much physically invisible -like Elwood City was way back when Lucas bumped into it…
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…but rather rendered insignificant like a Doctor Who Perception Filter or a Hitchhiker’s Guide SEP field. So people looking to get into it could find it where it’s supposed to be. But people stumbling across it will simply shrug and move on.
That’s some serious magic Feddick is wielding
That would be a heavy burden indeed to lay on a child. Reminds me of the scene in Kevin Smith’s Dogma when the Metatron (Alan Rickman RIP), tells Bethany how heartbreaking revealing Christ’s heritage to him was:
Bethany: I don’t want this, it’s too big.
Metatron: That’s what Jesus said. Yes, I had to tell him. And you can imagine how that hurt the Father – not to be able to tell the Son Himself because one word from His lips would destroy the boy’s frail human form? So I was forced to deliver the news to a scared child who wanted nothing more than to play with other children. I had to tell this little boy that He was God’s only Son, and that it meant a life of persecution and eventual crucifixion at the hands of the very people He came to enlighten and redeem. He begged me to take it back, as if I could. He begged me to make it all not true. And I’ll let you in on something, Bethany, this is something I’ve never told anyone before… If I had the power, I would have.
Eh, could have put that more succinctly. The quote didn’t even have the line I was specifically thinking of:
Metatron: It’s unfair. It’s unfair to ask a child to shoulder that responsibility…
This is one of my favorite movies for many reasons but that scene is one of them.
Prediction: Ranna will be defeated through the power of fruit.
Tomatoes are a fruit! That’s what we need to defeat Ranna, killer tomatoes! What do you mean killer tomatoes have already been done? Aw, damn!
A plum?
An avocado?
A beeg banana?
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A reely REELY BEEG banana!
It’s not going to be the banana that kills Ranna, it’s going to be from the reely REELY BEEG peel when she slips on it!
How is it possible that neither of you have seen Zorro The Gay Blade?
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Oh yes, Señor. I recognize it. It is the number two.
Oh, Rancourt, I could kiss you so hard right now.
Did you pick up on the fruit list?
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Poor Feddick. He couldn’t handle it, so that musta meant *nobody* could handle it.
What he doesn’t understand is that nobody’s ready. Ever. They learn on the go.
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What is unusual about this is that this time, the Chosen One is already around fifty and has a daughter.
…and she’s still not ready.
Ask any parent, and they will tell you the same thing: their child will never be ready, no matter how old they get, or how much training they receive
It’s not the child that needs to be ready (to face whatever needs to be faced), it’s the parent (to let go)
Knowing what you fight for is no substitute for knowing how to fight. But it's a good start.