Background & Generation One

Background

Luna Bee is the offspring of Polaris Bee (pictured above), founder of the OG Bee Legacy. Polaris is an alien agent sent from the Hegemony of Alcyone to procure metals, gems, and rocks as part of a research mission. She revolts, as heroines in dystopias tend to do, and settles down in Lucky Palms. She has triplets with a human named Luke Loveday. Her triplets are Solaris (a boy), Elysia (a girl), and Luna.Out of the three, Luna looks the most Alcyonian.

 Polaris leads a life full of action, intrigue, and some personal drama. She eventually leaves Luke and reconnects with her lost love Crux (also an alien). During this time, Polaris and her family are hunted by members of the Alcyonian government (Commander Eridanus and his lackey/paramour Andromeda, the Sexecutioner). In a climactic tragedy, Luna is kidnapped by the Commander et al.. While her parents, Crux, and family friend/fellow alien Lyra are able to save Luna, Luna witnesses the apparent death of Crux. Despite the trauma she endures, Luna strikes up a romance with Quentin Parker, a boy she meets at school.

The Bees move to Sunset Valley. Their new idyllic life is quickly interrupted when it is revealed that supernatural creatures--as well as Crux--are being held by a mysterious government agency headed by none other than Quentin Parker's father, Lawrence Parker.

Gen. One: Luna Bee and Quentin Parker

Luna Bee and Quentin Parker move to Aurora Skies to escape their dysfunctional families. Quentin pledges that they will have a boring life (1.1). Soon after moving in, Luna catches the kitchen on fire (the most exciting thing to happen to date!).  She also becomes homesick, and decides to write her mom. In return, her mom threatens to visit her in Aurora Skies (1.2).

Quentin easily finds work as a house musician for the local theatre. Meanwhile, Luna decides to try her hand at writing. She quickly publishes her first novel, a sci-fi adventure entitled The Collective. Quentin is initially not supportive, but soon apologizes and swears to stand by Luna's decision to become a writer (1.3) .

Soon after The Collective is published, Luna notices she's been followed around town. Quentin scares away her stalker, but unbeknownst to the couple, he follows them to their house and witnesses an intimate moment (1.4).

 The strange stalker turns out to be Crimson Byrd, a fellow Alyconian who suffers from serious self esteem issues. His twin sister, Clover, advises him that he might run into Luna again and the two meet at Bjorn Cafe (1.5).  Crimson explains that he followed her because he was excited to see another alien. He gives some generic descriptions of life on Alcyone, his homeworld, and offers to help Luna write her next book. He also meets Quentin, who responds to him coldly (1.6).

Despite his bad first impression, Crimson becomes friends with Luna and Quentin. He does prove to be a bit of a know-it-all, and argues with Luna about the existence of telepaths. As if on cue, her telepathic sister Elysia comes to Aurora Skies, attempting to escape a criminal charge for fraud. Elysia and Crimson immediately dislike each other (1.7). Elysia, Clover, Luna, and Quentin all bond and become friends. Quentin and Clover play together in a band called Pizza Mouth, and they perform at the House of Ragnarock and Roll (aka the HORR Bar). While Clover has no problems fitting in with the group, Crimson finds himself left out (1.8).

 After Elysia picks a fight with Luna and Quentin, Quentin proposes to Luna (much to the dismay of Crimson). Quentin, Clover, Luna, and Elysia celebrate. That night, Luna has an unsettling nightmare (1.8). After Luna's engagement, Elysia finds a place in Aurora Skies to live. Clover offers to throw a bachelorette party for Luna, and she accepts. While the night starts off innocently enough, Clover drugs Elysia and Luna, rendering them unconscious (1.9).

Clover calls her brother and invites him to the bar, promising a good time. When Elysia awakes, she finds that her and Luna are bound and sitting in chairs on the HoRR Bar's stage. Clover assaults Elysia and tells her how much she dislikes the way Elysia treated Crimson. In her rage, she accidentally knocks Elysia unconscious again. When Luna awakes, Clover reveals that she is the daughter of Andromeda, aka the Sexicutioner, a villainous figure who kidnapped Luna when she was a teenager. Luna's mother Polaris had killed Andromeda, and Clover is seeking revenge. Clover's father is Commander Eridanus, who was also behind Luna's kidnapping. Before Clover can exact revenge, Crimson arrives at the bar. He tries to talk her down, but Clover stabs him in the stomach with a knife (1.10).

Two days later, the HORR Bar is cordoned off as a crime scene, and Quentin is being questioned by police as a witness. He describes how he arrived at the bar later that night looking for Luna, and he found Crimson and Clover lying on the first floor of the bar. Meanwhile, Luna receives good news from a kind doctor: she's pregnant (1.11).

Elysia, meanwhile, is waiting in a hospital room for Crimson to wake up. When he wakes up, he remembers how the fateful night ended: he pulled the knife out of his stomach, stabbed his sister, and then she pushed him off a balcony. She fell alongside him, and died of her stab wound. Elysia tries to comfort Crimson to no avail, until she uses her telepathy to share a calming thought with him. It was much more touching than it sounds in this summary, I swear (1.11).

Quentin and Luna get married on the beach. Shortly after, they have twins: Lydia and Luke (1.12). Meanwhile, Elysia and Crimson's relationship becomes romantic (who didn't see that coming?). Luna finds out she's pregnant. She has a girl, Lark (1.13).

The twins grow up quickly, but Lark seems to lag in her development. The Bees move to a new home, and Luna starts having regular dinners with Crimson, Elysia, and their son, Lowell, who is only slightly older than Lark. One night after one such dinner, Quentin hears someone in Lark's room. When he investigates, he finds a strange man lingering over Lark's crib. In a moment of instinct, Quentin knocks out the man (go Quentin!) (1.14).

The man turns out to be Mercury, who has a past with the Bee family (if interested, see chapters 1.8, 1.25, 1.26, 1.27, 2.2, and 2.3 of the OG Bee Legacy). He was dating Luna's younger sister Nova before he disappeared. Mercury refuses to answer questions as to why he was attempting to kidnap Lark. Elysia attempts to read his mind, but when she touches his arm, she experiences a memory of him dying, then making a deal with a strange fae to regain his life. His deal requires him to always repay debt. The fae is able to interact with Elysia even though it's a memory; Elysia turns this frightening experience into an opportunity: she recalls Mercury saying, "I owe you one" to Luna, and calls in a debt on her sister's behalf. Luna decides that in exchange for her debt, she wants Mercury's obedience. This allows her to free him from the fae's grasp. This all sounds strange, but it's pertinent, I swear (1.15).

In the aftermath of the near-kidnapping of Lark, Quentin adopts a dog named Sheba. He promises Luna that Sheba will alert them to any intruders, though Luna is doubtful. Sheba and Lark quickly bond, and Sheba--a very astute dog--notices that Lark's stuffed fairy bear seems to be speaking to Lark, promising to bring Lark to her. Sheba disposes of the bear. That night, an intruder "breaks" into the Bee household by walking through walls, much like Mercury is/was able to. He attempts to kidnap Lark, but Sheba intervenes--it is revealed she's a hellhound capable of breathing fire (cool!). Lark ages up soon after, and Sheba is able to tell that she is no longer in danger of being kidnapped (1.16).

Polaris (Luna's mother), Luke Senior (Luna's father), and Crux (Luna's stepfather) all come to visit. Crux makes peace with both Quentin (who feels guilty about his father's involvement in Crux's incarceration in a government research facility) and Crimson (whose mother and father were the ones that got Crux captured in the first place). It's a very touching chapter, I assure you, but it was largely written for readers of my original legacy (1.17).

While Polaris is visiting, she becomes close to Lark. She tells her granddaughter about how she ended up in Simnation, and she doles out totally inappropriate advice. During her visit, it also becomes apparent that Lark is very different from her genius siblings (1.18).

Lark, despite her friendly nature and natural curiosity, is not as academically inclined as her siblings. This is a point of concern for Luna, who tries to push Lark into being more like her siblings. Lark is also extremely accident prone. Electronics seem to malfunction whenever she's near (1.19).

The twins soon age up. Lydia demonstrates a propensity for politics, while Luke is more interested in forensics and logic (well that isn't obvious at all). Soon after she becomes a teen, Lydia starts dating Kristofer Vinter. Luke is less lucky with love (1.20).

While she isn't good at many things, Lark demonstrates a talent for gardening. She tends the plants at the community garden. She is also "friends" with the sole inhabitants of the community garden, Mother Clucker and the other hens. She seeks advice from the before she becomes a teen. Right before she ages up, Lark wishes for more adventure in her life (1.21).

As a teen, Lark is good friends with her cousin, Lowell Bee, and a girl named Kyra Wrede. During a sleepover, Kyra--who believes strongly in astrology--suggests consulting a ouija board. During the seance, she asks their "spirit guide" for the name of the person who will change Lark's life, a question based on Lark's horoscope that day. The board's planchette spirals, then spells N-I-C. Lark is skeptical that it means anything. However, that night she starts having strange dreams about fairies and trio of men (1.22).

Lark attends the Summer Festival with Lowell and Kyra. She's becoming increasingly suspicious that there's something going on between the two, which makes her feel left out. While there, she bumps into a boy from school (literally). She discovers her phone is lost, and the person who found it texts Kyra to return the phone. It turns out it was the boy she bumped into. Weird. His name is Nikolas, though he sometimes goes by Nick. Also weird. The two teens hit it off, somewhat awkwardly (1.23).

Lark continues to have strange dreams. Specifically, she dreams she's playing giant-sized chess against a fairy. Soon, the trio of men from her earlier dream begin to show up more and more consistently. Lark asks her father to teach her how to play chess. She also goes out on what soon becomes a date with Nikolas. While on her date, she runs into Kyra and Lowell, also on a date, which hurts her precious widdle feewings. Nikolas and Lark have their first kiss (1.24).

Luna approaches Lark one night and asks her to meet with an unnamed friend. Lark agrees. The following day, Lark comes home from school to find the trio of men in her living room (bwaaaat?). The men are led by Bastian (the man with the leather coat and half a man bun), who is searching for his daughter. His daughter was taken by a fae when she was a toddler, and the men believe that lark might be the key to getting his daughter back. Mark (formerly known as Mercury, who you may recall from earlier chapters/parts of this summary) explains that it's only possible to get to the fae if one knows her name, because she lives in a magical realm only accessible through a specific ritual. Dom, the young man with the full man bun (who happens to be Bastian's son), prepares a memory ritual, which Bastian performs on Lark. It causes Lark to remember the fae's name: Atë (1.25).

Dom decides that the group will leave the following morning, before dawn. During this time, Lark gets to know Mark and Bastian a little better. She learns that Bastian's daughter is Dom's half-sister, conceived due to an extra-marital affair. Through the night, Lark also feels as if she's being called to the other realm where the fae is. In the morning, she leads the three men to a fairy circle (a ring of mushrooms). They ask for the fae's name for the ritual, but she refuses to give it. Dom casts a spell that forces her to say the name, then he wipes her memory and casts a sleep spell. Bastian and Dom perform the lackluster ritual and leave behind Mark and an unconscious Lark (1.26).

While unconscious, Lark dreams about Dom and Bastian. The dream itself is murky (you know, being a dream and all), but Lark can tell that Dom and Bastian are able to defeat the fae. However, Bastian's daughter decides to stay in the other realm (1.26).

Life returns to normal. Sheba has puppies. Lydia and Luke are excelling at school. Lark continues to see Nikolas regularly. One night, she invites him to her house. There, he meets Luke. Luke--seemingly in possession of knowledge about Nikolas--begins to grill Nikolas about how he met Lark. It's during this interrogation that Lark realizes that Nikolas stole her phone as a pretense for meeting her.  Lark breaks up with Nikolas. Shortly after that, Lydia and Luke grow up. Luke joins the police force, and Lydia enters politics (1.27).

Around the same time, Lark receives a letter from Dom. He thanks her for her help and apologizes for using magic on her without her permission. He also confirms that his sister decided to stay in the fae realm. Lark writes back, inviting him to Aurora Skies and asking him to come pick up some books he left behind (1.27). 

Luna finishes and publishes her twenty-fifth book, which is a fictionalized version of Bastian's quest to find his daughter. She wrote the book using conversations she had with him, as well as information she gleaned from Lark. Lark, meanwhile, rekindles her relationship with Nikolas, who promises to be honest with her in the future. Lark grows up soon after that. Quentin and Luna worry about what's going to happen to her next, but Quentin reassures Luna that Lark will have a normal life (1.28).

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