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// Prologue 
// Story: The Incredible Happening of Golden Gates 
// by totallynotabrony 
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	The scene was like something from a disaster movie; a cheery, kid-centric one. Small infernos burned among the rubble, accented tastefully with colorful hues and the stunning decorations from the remains of a convention hosted in honor of a cartoon.

The elevator doors at the far end of the convention hall slid open, disgorging a herd of angry people to an accompaniment of muzak. 

They were all various states of dishevelment. Slime, dirt, and torn clothing were the norm. The people were the convention staff, and they were rightfully pissed that the event had already gone so horribly wrong.

Of course, it wasn’t directly their fault. Planning for a changeling invasion was not on a typical checklist when organizing a convention. Having fictional creatures from an animated show suddenly show up in real life was highly unusual, even for a colorful city like San Francisco.

As the easy-listening elevator music continued, the staff spread out, taking in the scattered debris, broken windows, and smoldering remains of what was supposed to be their pride and joy. The damage was incredible. There was no way they were getting the rental deposit back. However, as the team that put together this wondrous event, it was their duty to fix what had been destroyed. This unwelcome party crashing by these out-of-worldly hooligans wouldn’t go unanswered.

Sonya turned, facing the group. They were a varied and sorry lot, but all of them were dedicated to the cause. They stopped, staring at their leader. She grabbed the staff badge that hung around her neck and held it up. “Does everyone have their badges?”

They all responded in kind, holding their proof of authority and mildly above average competency up like a salute.

She nodded with satisfaction. “All right. I think we know what needs to be done here.”

“Kick ass!” someone called.

“With class!” another added.

Sonya nodded, a grin coming to her face. “Fair enough. Love, tolerance, and badass. Someone needs to take care of this and it might as well be us. I don’t care what staff department you are in, I don’t care what problems you’ve had so far today, I don’t even care what you think about Twilicorn so long as you go out there and kick those flankmunching sons of bucks outta here.

“If you need me, I’ll be in the lead.” Sonya turned and started forward, heading towards the fray. “Let’s do this!”