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Smoothie Sims, Inc. proudly presents

A Villainous ApocalypseRecap (Episodes 13-21)

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Hey, Selina. You wanted to see me?

Selina Morgan looke d up and sm iled at her newest colleague. Saffron, yes. I wanted to check in with you a nd see how

youre doing.

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Saffron Bohemian grinned. Well, she said, Vaughn is a shameless flirt and Cherryhs a bit too obsessed with pink, butI like them both fine anyway, and you and Stephen have been great. This is a nice place, too.

Im glad to hear it. So, you remembe r the fu ll disclosure policy I mentioned when you agreed to join the team, right?

Yeah.

That means you get to know everything the four of us k now. Id like to bring you up to speed on everything thathappened be fore you moved in.

Sure.

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Selina got up and gestured to the computer. Have a seat and log in to the system. Stephen gave you your usernameand password, yes?

Yeah, he did.

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Good. She leaned over Saffrons shoulder and pointed to the topmost message. Ive kept all the emails pertinent tothe situation in an archive, which Ive forwarded to you. From now on, anything sent to Stephen and me will be

automa tically forwarded to you a long with Cherryh and Vaughn. If you have any questions about anything you run

across, let me know.

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Saffron nodded. Ill take a minute to look through these now, if you don t mind.

By all means. Oh, and one other thing, dont ever use this email to talk to anyone except the four of us, Spencer, Lex,

and Gordon. You ll need a nother account for regular use.

No problem, said Saffron. I have an SPMail account.

Great. We ll, enjoy. Selina ga ve he r a brief sm ile and left her to it.

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Saffron opened the message and retrieved the folder, surprised at the small number of files. She had expectedhundreds, considering the amount of time they covered. I guess it wont take me that much time after all, she mused,

open ing the first.

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To: Stephen and Selina Morgan [[email protected]]

From: Marina Smoothie [[email protected]]

Subject: What youve missedAll four of Ivys children have now graduated from college. Harry has been chosen as the heir, and he married Narissas old friend, Mya

Garrett.

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He and Jon are the only ones still at the main house. Lex became a Rock God some time ago and moved out to be with his high school

girlfriend, and Bella has also recently lifted her own restriction by becoming Chief of Staff. Her wedding, and Harrys, happened just today.

Im still concerned about what Raikov might be planning, but it doesnt seem like he suspects anything and I dont see an immediate need to

act, so you two concentrate on settling in for now and Ill keep you updated on things as they happen.

~Marina

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Subject: CrisisBellas ex-fiancee, Carlos Norris, recently broke into her home and attacked her. Luckily, Ashley and Andrew arrived home from work in

time to prevent the worst of it.

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I had hoped that we wouldnt need to worry about him anymore, as its been a while since he last acted out, but obviously, I was wrong. We

dont know where he is right now, but Lex and Gordon are trying to find him. Ive attached a picture to this email--if you two see him, please

do your best to detain him and let me know immediately.

Ill let you know about any further developments as they happen.

~Marina

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Subject: Crisis p art 2Follow-up : Andrew has been arrested on charges of assault using an occult object. Apparently he used a Mr. Mickles doll to defend Bella

from Carlos, and the General heard about it and had him taken into custody. Spencer has the doll and we are currently working on a plan.

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Carlos is still at large. He tried to break into the Pitts residence again tonight, and Lex and Gordon were able to stop him but had to let him

go. They are unable to arrest him because he hasnt actually broken any military codes.

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It might be time to take more proactive measures. Can you locate where he is currently living? If not, Ill do it as soon as I have Andrew out

of there.

~Marina

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To: Marina Smoothie [[email protected]]

From: Stephen and Selina Morgan [[email protected]]

Subject: [no subject]Taken care of. Carlos wont be harassing Bella again.

Selina

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Subject: Career liftsJons taken care of the mob situation. Yes, really. You can stop laughing now.

Harry just became a Cult Leader, as well, so occult objects are now legal to own and use, and we wont have a repeat of the Andrew crisis,

thank goodness.

Nothing else outstanding to report. Ill get back to y ou on kid profiles.

~Marina

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From: Spencer Langley [[email protected]]

Subject: Bad newsSelina,

Ivy and Kieran have both passed away. Im really sorry. Please let me know if you need anything.

Love,

Grampa Spencer

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Subject: Okay, so kidsRight, so Harry and My a have three kids and no plans to have any more. Thatll mean four lifts this generation, and I assume whoever is heir

(my guess right now would be Azula) will have two kids who will finish the job.

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Azula is the oldest, a Popularity Sim. Shes befriended most of her cousins and several schoolmates, and will be a huge connection-building

asset in the future, which is why I have her pegged as the best potential heir, but well see how that goes.

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Elle is the middle child. Shes about to become a teenager, and if she does not pick Knowledge as her aspiration, I will be very surprised.

Shes very quiet and insecure with most people.

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Billy, the youngest, is almost not old enough to assess at the moment. Harry and Mya tell me that hes a very friendly litt le boy, though, and

his best friends are Jons kids. Family or Popularity , maybe.

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Speaking of Jons kids! I havent told you about his little intergalactic trip. Shortly after Ivy died, he was abducted, and brought back

blueprints of the alien technology we used to have before it was all lost in the power plant explosion. He also brought back a little alien

present, naturally.

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All in all, there are fourteen children total this generation: the three main house kids, seven first cousins, and four second cousins (two of

which are your own grandchildren, Phillip and Barbara. Remind me to snag pictures of them to send along later. Theyre great kids, youll be

very proud of them.)

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Left: Phillip and Barbara Morgan

Middle, top row: Edith Pitts; Riku, Cid, and Kirby Fox; Elle and Billy Fitzhugh

Middle, bottom row: Michael Ho lm; Calandra and Delane y Pitts; Azula Fitzhugh

Right: Robin and Woodpecker Vetinari

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Also, M ya has finally lifted her own career (Athletic) and plans to celebrate by opening a family business to help kickstart the economy.

Thats all for now! I hope youre both well.

~Marina

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Subject: An apology

Really quickly, before I get to the real reason for this email--Myas first business, Sierra Spa, has done really well. Shes about to open the

second, a flower shop called Azulas Azaleas. I expect this one to go equally well if not better, since shes got Harry, Azula, and the family

Servo Gabriel helping her out and theyre all fantastic with customer relations.

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Elles now old enough to help out so shell be with them as well. Billy is st ill too young but Im not t erribly worried about him since theyve

made arrangements for him to spend afternoons at Jons and they generally close up before he has to go to bed, so hell still see them all. In

other words, things are going well for the main family so theres no need to worry about them at the moment.

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Moving on to the more pressing business, first of all, I owe the both of you an apology. I was wrong to make you leave without saying

goodbye to Gordon. Hes been a mess ever since he found out you were gone, and even though hes trying for the sake of his wife and kids,

things really havent gotten much better for him. I am very sorry about this and I think I underestimated how well he would cope and his

ability to keep a secret.

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So heres what Im proposing: I know your cover band does seasonal concerts in Sim City. I dont want y ou two to come into Sierra Plains if

you dont have to, but it occurs to me that Sim City is less than half an hour away and would be an ideal place for a meet-up.

Would you do me the favor of having Cherryh invite Lex to your next concert? Make sure he stays around long enough afterward to talk to

you. Most likely, hell bring either Rhi or Gordon along with him. If he doesnt bring Gordon, arrange to meet up with them both at a laterdate. My idea is this: Lex and Gordon are both closer to the main family than I am at this p oint, and they will likely be able to bring you

more pertinent news, faster, than I will be. Plus, given the number of people in the extended family who go into Law Enforcement these

days, its probably a good idea for the two of you to be secretly involved with the police force. Once Lex and Gordon get older, they can

pass the job on to younger members of the family who also join the force.

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This will also give you the opportunity to reunite with Gordon. I wouldnt mind if he introduced his family to y ou, either, but t he rest of the

terms st ill stand--do not, under any circumstances, tell them that I am the Creator. In fact, when you make my request to them, dont

mention me at all. I guess you could say that there is a Creator when you try to explain Selinas immortality, but dont tell them who it is.

Once youve seen them, please write and tell me how it went.

Again, Im very, very sorry about all of this. I care deeply about all of you and if Id known that this would happen, I would have let you

speak with Gordon from the beginning.

~Marina

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To: Marina Smoothie [[email protected]]

From: Stephen and Selina Morgan [[email protected]]

Subject: The meeting

Gordon ended up coming with Lex to the concert, so we were able to sit them down to talk with them right away.

Honestly, it went about as well as we expected it to. Better, in the respect that Lex and Gordon listened to what we had to say calmly,

agreed to your proposition without having to give it much thought, and didnt yell at us at any point.

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There were some unpleasant moments, especially with Gordon (though Lex did give us a bit of hell over the Carlos incident before he knew

wed ended it), but were hopeful we can overcome that with t ime.

So, I expect well be getting notifications from Lex or Gordon from now on? Well be sure to let you know if something happens on our end

or if we have any questions. Also, Stephen says to tell you hes forgiven you. Im not sure I have, but, wellyou understand.

Selina

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From: Lex Holm [[email protected]]

Subject: [no subject]

Hey, Aunt Lina. Thanks for lett ing us know how far y ouve been caught up on so we know where to pick up. Sorry its been a little while,

but heres the most recent news.

The Fall Class just left for college, which means all the kids this generation are there now. M y son tells me they get together quite a bit and

that all three of Harrys kids have met someone they could end up married to. We dont know which is the heir, though. I suspect Harry is

going to t ry to have a talk with them about that soon, butto be honest, I cant see that going down well.

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I guess no one told you about this, so let me explain. Myas got all five of her businesses now--the last three were a clothing boutique, a toy

shop, and an electronics store, and all five are pret ty successful.

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Im proud of her since shes my friend and all, but at the same time, its really hurt her kids. They spent a lot more of their time at the

businesses than they wanted to, and they didnt really have a whole lot of space to just be kids. Jon t old me that the night before he left for

SPU, Billy had a screaming match with Mya and ended up stay ing the night at Jons because he couldnt stand being at home anymore. Hes

not speaking to Mya at all.

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Azulas openly angry as well, and Ellewell, no one really knows how Ellie feels because she never talks about it, at least as far as Mikeys

told me. I completely understand why its rough for them, but its going to make the heirship matter difficult--if any of them felt like I did,

none of them are going to want it . And Harry seems completely oblivious to all of it. Theyre probably going to talk about it before Azula

graduates, and Ill update you again at that point.

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Also, just in case you havent heard, Aunt Ray and Uncle Spider passed away not long ago. They lived to be pretty old and they were

happy, though, so I hope you wont feel too badly about it. Everyone from our generation (except for Jons wife Suzy, but shell have her

birthday pretty shortly) has eldered now, as well.

I hope you and Uncle Stephen are doing well!

Love,

Lex

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Subject: An idea

Attachment: saffronbohemian.doc

Ive just had another idea I think might help you. It occurred to me that you might want someone who is friends with the current generation

to work more closely with you than either Lex or Gordon will be. Plus, it might benefit you to have someone on the team who is a fresher,

less suspicious face than Vaughn or Cherryh. I have the perfect candidate. Her name is Saffron Bohemian. Shes part of Azulas crowd, is

friendly with Elle, and her sister is dating Billy, so shes got connections to all three siblings and will be able to hang around no matter which

one is heir.

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Ive attached her pertinent stats and some information from her home universe that might be helpful to you in pitching the idea. Whatever

you do, its up to y ou, but since the idea came to me I thought I would suggest it .

~Marina

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Subject: Heir decision and a concern

Well, we have an heir. Its Elle.

I cant say Im surprised--itd be a cold day in hell if Azula or Billy agreed to do it. From what Ive heard, though, shes not very happ y

about it and basically felt p ressured into it for that reason.

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Shes had some extra troubles of her own, as well, since the night they decided heirship she had an argument with her long-term boyfriend,

Stuart Legacy, and broke up with him.

Between Mikey and Azulas boyfriend Dominic (whos been living with us), Ive heard a little news about whats happened since, but its

not as reliable as Id like. You might want to ask your new recruit about it and see if she knows more details.

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I do know that Ellie has a new boyfriend. His name is Tristan Smith. They apparently met through Azula, but only the once before Elle and

Stuart split. No one Ive talked to knows enough about him to give an opinion either way except Azula and she seems to think hes decent

enough, but Billy and Bellas daughter Edie seem to have concerns. I dont know. Well see what happens.

Thats it for now. Stay safe.

Love,

Lex

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From: Spencer Langley [[email protected]]

Subject: Marina will be out of town indefinitely starting today

I know this is rather sudden and I dont mean to alarm you, but we had a bit of a situation yesterday and today. M arina didnt even tell me

about it until it was mostly over.

To sum up: Azulas boyfriend Dominic and his two siblings are Marinas Sims from another neighborhood, whom she brought to Sierra

Plains so that they could stay t ogether in at least one mini-verse. M arina and Dominic ran into each other at Mikeys wedding, M arina

panicked

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and she ended up having to explain who she was to him and also to Harry and his kids.

Needless to say, it didnt go over well. Harry and the kids now know of Marinas involvement in sending Rhys to Sierra Plains to begin with,

and I dont imagine itll be long before the rest of the family hears as well (so youll probably get emails about it from Lex and Gordon, too).

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To make Dominic and his siblings feel more comfortable about staying in Sierra Plains, Marina offered to leave. Shes going out to Veronaville

tonight to help another Creator out with some problems there. I will be able to reach her if necessary, but if we can avoid it were not to call

her back, and she says she doesnt know when shell return.

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Honestly, Im not too worried about your group. Youve got Lex, Gordon, and Saffron to keep you updated, and when Lex and Gordon

retire theyll probably find you new informants themselves. Dominic, whos planning on going into Law Enforcement as soon as they have

an opening, will actually probably be an ideal candidate once hes calmed down a bit, and Id also suggest Billy since I think thats going to be

his lift. Regardless, I think you guys will be fine, and it looks like Azula, Elle, and Billy have an attack plan for career lifting this generation

so I wouldnt worry about them either.

All the same, let me know if you need anything. Im going to lay low myself for a while until the initial shock blows over, but Ill do my best

to help.

Love,

Grampa Spencer

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Subject: Elles wedding

Elle and Tristan got married today in a very small ceremony at home. I expect to see babies from them shortly. :)

Regarding career lifts, Azulas become The Law (as you may already have heard from Saffron), Tristan is currently in Politics, and Elle is

looking for either Law Enforcement or Slacker but hasnt found either yet. Billy will take whatever she doesnt, although he would prefer

Law Enforcement. Well see, I sup pose. Id be happy to have either one of them on the team.

Ill keep you updated as I hear more. For now, everythings going smoothly. Stay safe.

Love,

Lex

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Once she had finished the last archived email (dated the previous day), Saffron snorted and moved to log out of thesystem. Selina hadn t been k idding about ge tting her up to date, although she had already known most of the content

of the most recent emails. She also knew where Azula and Dominic currently were, though she planned to keep that

under wraps a s Azula ha d asked, unless Selina absolutely neede d to know for whatever reason.

Before she could sign out, a beep from the computer let her know that she had a new message. She clicked over to herinbox to read it.

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Subject: URGENT re: Azula

Spoke too soon in the last email. Ive been trying to leave you a message on your cell but your voicemail box is full so Im leaving one here

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Saffron quickly scanned the rest of the em ail, then bolted from her seat.

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Selina! Weve got a problem.

Selina and Stephen both turned to her. Whats the matter? Selina asked.

We got an urgent email from Lex, said Saffron. Azulas in trouble.

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Thats it for the recap, but the nex t episode is up NOW so you dont have to wait to find ou t what comes nex t! I hopeyou enjoy :)

Guest Sims

Saffron and Snow Bohem ian - The Bohemian Legacy

Dominic, Kahlen, and T rent Doran - The Boolpropian Round Robin Legacy

Stuart Legacy -A Victorian Legacy

Stephen Morgan and Vaughn Fitzhugh - The Morgan Legacy

Cherryh Nebula -A Planetary Apocalypse

Cameos/mentions: Gene Novella (The Novella Legacy), Claudius Caesar (The Ten Caesars), Evil Susan Agelenidae (TheScience of a Legacy), Spider Jerusalem, Cassidy, and Larch Vetinari (The Vetinari Dualegacy), Derrial Book W hedonberry

(Whedonberry), Aylee Devereaux (The Devereaux Legacy)

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