#Aricka x Ricky

[arickaandherfictionalothers]

The epic conclusion to their tale

(Aricka x Ricky Coogan)

(Aricka saves the day. As she should )

(Thank you Dori for the gif-! I hope you love our dialogue in this fic all fleshed out as well as we loved in when we first began it-!)

This was not how it was supposed to go. Aricka was supposed to be able to administer the cure to her friends, they would uprise against Skuggs, and they would be able to leave, and she would get to kiss Ricky finally.

But those two creepy eyeballs found her; snooping around trying to find a good spot for her backup plan, and she got caught.

Now, Aricka was tied to a chair; the same chair Ricky had sat in not too long ago, face masked with calm, trying really hard not to let anyone see how scared she is.

“Ricky will come for me - and you’ll be sorry.” She says, glaring at her captor- Elijah Skuggs himself. “Ricky HELP ME-!” She yelled, hoping he was in the near vicinity.

Elijah lets out a sinister chuckle, "I think you'll be the one who's sorry. See, now that I've got some more zygrot-24, I can finish my plan of turning that beast boy into the ultimate superfreak. And, y'know what, I think I might just turn you into a freak too. You care about them so much, you might as well join them."

“Even if you do, you won’t succeed in keeping us apart. I’ll still be me. I’ll just look different. And different isn’t taboo.” Internally; however; Aricka’s mind was screaming one thing- Ricky HURRY-!

“It will be, once I'm through. I forgot to mention that along with turning your little boyfriend into a superfreak, I plan on having him kill all the other freaks. They won't be any use to me anymore. And if you become a freak too... Well, you get the picture." He walks over to his machine and begins programming the zygrot-24.

Aricka’s face drains of color; she couldn’t let that happen to Ricky- she would rather die than let him be reduced to such a state.

Meanwhile, Ricky snuck into the lab, staying as quiet as possible. He cracks the door open, trying to see where Elijah is so he doesn’t get caught. His heart drops when he sees Aricka tied up.

"I'm gonna get you out of this, Aricka." he whispers to himself. He starts to slowly and carefully make his way over to her.

Aricka subtly reached for the vial of antidote tucked away in her pocket, knowing she would have to take it a soon as possible if she was affected by the machine.

Ricky finally reaches Aricka, tapping her shoulder to get her attention. Her eyes widen, full of hope and relief that he was there. He places his finger over his mouth, wordlessly telling her to keep quiet. He starts to saw at the straps with his claws.

"Don't worry," he says, barely above a whisper, but loud enough for Aricka to hear, "You'll be free in no time."

Aricka sags in relief as she sees him; heart racing as the reality set in-

“Hurry.” She whispered out of the corner of her mouth. “He- he wants me to become one of you guys- and then he wants you to kill all of us-,”

“I'm not gonna let that happen. I promise." He finished cutting one strap and moved on to the next.

Aricka flexes her hand and leans her head back against the chair. “How did you find me-?

“Well, uh..." Ricky blushes slightly, "according to Cow Boy, us freaks have telepathic bonds with our soulmates. Because of that, I was able to hear you call for me from the freak house."

Aricka stares at him for a moment before speaking “well- I could’ve seen it coming. “It would explain why I’m most protective of you-,”

Ricky chuckles, gazing lovingly at her "Yeah." he quickly snaps out of it to continue setting her free.

“Oh no-,” Aricka whimpered as she saw the man with the evil plan turn around- “Ricky-!”

Well, well, well," Elijah says, making Ricky stop in his tracks with a gasp, "The beast boy has come to save the day. Such a shame. You were so close." A wicked grin spreads across his face as he looks at the two of them, "Toad," he calls his assistant, "Take care of him, will ya?"

“NO-!” Aricka screams, jumping free from the seat and inserting the needle into Ricky’s thigh, believing with all her heart that it would work and it would save him. She pushed down the syringe and quickly pulled it back out once it was empty; whirling around and using the needle to stab Elijah. As soon as she’d stabbed him she brought her leg up to sharply kick Elijah in the chest, sending him careening backwards from her

Elijah pulls the syringe out of his arm. He glares at Aricka, "What did you do?!"

He looks over at Ricky, who looks over himself. Half of his body was still green, there were still claws at the end of his hand. He touches his face, felling that he was still a freak. The antidote didn't work, "Oh no..." Ricky looks at Aricka, "Nothing happened."

Elijah cackles, "Looks like your antidote still needs a little work. You'll never figure out how to turn them all back!"

Neither of them knew: however: that Aricka had a backup just in case this happened. “The thing about horror movies…” she says. “The hero always has a backup plan in store. DORI, ORTIZ, NOW-!”she looks over at the boy she loved more than anything else. “Just trust me Ricky-!”

Ricky looks back, eyes full of trust and love. "Always."

Aricka braced herself- she wouldn’t be affected by the antidote; she’d already accidentally splashed herself with this version and she hasn’t had any side effects- and that was two days ago.

But she was still nervous.

“You’re just a big bully- and the thing about bullies is that they never win. Someone bigger and stronger always comes along to put them back in their place. And now it’s your turn.”

“NO!" Elijah yells.

Dori and Ortiz activate the sprinkler system that they helped Aricka set up with the antidote a few days ago. It rains down on everyone in the lab.

Aricka runs forward, bracing her hands on his shoulders and using the strengths she had left to shove him back towards the goo-

And falls backwards to the ground, hitting her head as she does.

Ricky’s heart dropped to his stomach. "Aricka!" Ricky rushes over to her. He kneels down, cradling her head, "Aricka? Are you okay?!"

No response, as our resident heroine was currently unconscious. “Aricka?! Oh no!" His free hand, his left hand, moves to cradle her cheek carefully, as though she was the most precious gem.

“Ricky; pick her up and get her out of here-! It’s too dangerous for her while unconscious. We can take care of it from here.” Ortiz yelled, swinging down from the rafters, Dori right behind him.

Both of them were restored to their human forms, but nobody had time to revel in the changes.

Ricky looks at Ortiz, then back to Aricka. He looks down at Aricka, and when he sees his hand he realizes that he's now back to normal. He smiles, proud that Aricka's hard work paid off, but he'll have to celebrate later. For now, taking Aricka to safety was his first priority. He does as Ortiz says and takes her to the freak house.

Ortiz strolls over to Elijah, “You thought your twisted plan would succeed but you didn’t plan on a most intelligent plan by way of a genius inventor who would break your curse-!”

"Exactly," Dori says, joining Ortiz under the antidote, "You've lost, Skuggs! Now no one'll have to suffer being a subject of your crazy experiments."

“Dori, I propose we take this evil lowlife somewhere he can’t hurt anyone else. What do you think?”

“I think that's a wonderful idea." They rest their arm on Ortiz's shoulder.

“Excellent- how about we tie him up in the same chair that once imprisoned each of us? And then you can call the police.”

“I like the sound of that. Give him a taste of his own medicine.” The two of them work together to tie an unconscious Elijah to the chair, and then they run to call the authorities and go check in their friends

~~~~~~~~Meanwhile~~~~~~~~

Aricka lay on the floor of the freak house, still as could be. Not moving an inch. Looking like a real live sleeping beauty.

“What happened to her?" the bearded lady asks, placing a pillow under Aricka's head.

"She got knocked out trying to save me from Elijah turning me into a superfreak," Ricky brushes a strand of hair away from her face, "He was going to turn her into a freak too. I'm glad he didn't get the chance to. Though, of course it wouldn't have changed my feelings for her if she did get turned." He didn’t take his eyes off of her still-sleeping form. She continued to breath; slowly and evenly.

"You two really are soulmates, huh?"

"Yeah, we are." Ricky smiles.

A soft groan escaped the girl laying on the ground, and her fingers twitch slightly as she begins to wake up. Ricky gasps. He holds onto her hand, "Aricka?"

“Mm..” blue eyes flutter open and she looks up to see- “Ricky- ow-!” She squeezes his hand as tight as she could, but in her current condition it wasn’t very much.

"Hey!" he brings her hand up to he lips, kissing her knuckles, "You had me so worried for a minute. Just take it easy for a bit, okay?"

“… my head- ow,” her lip trembles and she shuts her eyes again. “I think I’m potentially concussed-? Ow..”

Ortiz (followed by Dori) runs in then, “The cops are on their way, Sockhead and Cowboy are watching Skuggs.”

“Good. But I think we're gonna need an ambulance too. Aricka might have a concussion."

"Oh no!" Dori gasps, her and Ortiz rush to Aricka's side, "Make sure she stays awake, Ricky."

“Dori, Ortiz - okay?” Aricka asks, holding up a weak thumbs up. “Miss Bearded Lady ma’am, you should go- I made an antidote if you want it- it’s a shower version in the lab.”

“Yes, you must stay awake, Aricka. If you’re concussed then you might make it worse.”

The bearded lady nods. She looks back at the other freaks, "Alright. Everyone head to Elijah's lab. This may be our only chance to get back to our old selves." All the other freaks head to the lab, leaving Ricky, Dori, and Prtiz to tend to Aricka.

“Ricky help me sit up, I’ll lean against you if you want but I need to sit up. I’m concussed not dying.” Her words made him chuckle softly, simply replying,

“Okay. Here," he helps sit Aricka up, wrapping his arm around her shoulders to help support her, "Is that okay?"

Aricka nods, leaning her full weight against him- and then she realizes. “Ricky…?” She whispered.

She can’t even say it cause she’s scared if she does it’s a dream.

“Yeah?” Ricky leans in closer to hear her.

“You-,” she moved so she can see his face. “Oh- it worked-! The antidote-! Our idea worked-!”

"It did," he smiles, "Look. It worked for Dori and Ortiz too."

Aricka turns to look at her friends- “You guys-!” She exclaims. Her eyes well up with tears and she pressed her face back against Ricky. Relief was the most powerful thing she felt in that moment

She was SO worried it wouldn’t work. Ricky comfortingly rubs Aricka's arm, "See? I knew you wouldn't let us down." he kisses her temple.

“You saved us all, we all knew you would.” Dori says, smiling at their friend.

Aricka wipes her eyes. “He almost hurt you all- I was almost too late- all cause I got caught-!”

“Hey," Dori places their hand on her shoulder, "It's not your fault that that happened, okay? You were still able to save us in the end. You should be proud of yourself. I know we are."

Aricka looks between the three of them. She takes a deep breath. “Are you guys all okay? Like - the antidote didn’t hurt you or anything-?”

“It tickled slightly, but other than that I feel good as new,” Ortiz says

Aricka smiles; looking at him properly for the first time.

“Your eyes are- brown,” she whispered. “I couldn’t see them under all your hair,” she admitted. Ortiz nods and smiles,

“You have the most beautiful blue eyes, yourself,” he says.

And then she looks at Dori “Spider-Kid-!” She exclaimed. “I love your hair. It’s so fun!”

Dori laughs, "Thanks," they think to themself for a second, "Man, it feels good talking without those fangs being in the way."

And then Aricka looks at Ricky. She stares at him for the longest time, not saying a word. Her hand creeps up to touch the right side of his face, and she smiles at him sweetly. “Yep. Still the most handsome guy. Beast boy or not.” His hair was back to being curly and brown, trimmed right over his ears. His whole face was pink and smooth again, so was his arm and she assumed his back as well.

Ricky cradled her face in his own hand, drinking in every little detail of her face. He would spend the rest of his life indebted to the girl in his arms.

Ortiz smiles at Dori, saying to them, “they do look exquisite don’t they.”

"You're one to talk, dog boy," Dori says, "I think you look exquisite too."

Ortiz shakes his head and smiles at them. “Sure; sure; Spider-love.”

Aricka places her other hand on the left side of Ricky’s face- feeling the soft smooth skin were just hours before there had been scales. She wouldn’t lie and say she wouldn’t miss it- but she was so glad Ricky was smiling again. He was much happier as a human than as a beast boy.

“My Ricky.” She whispered, echoing what she’d declared not that long ago.

Ricky places his hands over hers, "My Aricka." he whispers back. Whispering what his heart knew all along; what his head was too afraid to speak.

“.. still my beast boy?” She asks teasingly. He rolls his eyes but nevertheless he responds,

“Of course I am. Trust me, it feels AMAZING being human again."

She swiped her thumbs across his cheekbones, “sorry if this is weird but-,” she couldn’t find the words to explain it. She knew what Ricky had looked like before. But now it was like she was afraid to blink or even look away- she didn’t want to forget a single detail of his face.

“No, no,” Ricky whispered, as if unable to speak any louder. “I know exactly how you feel.” And it was true. The girl in his arms was solid, real, the very person who’d saved his life just hours before. “Aricka.. I-,”

“Yes, Ricky?” She says, almost breathless.

Throwing all caution to the wind; Ricky says, “I love you. I can’t be without you anymore. The last few weeks proved that we’re better together than apart. I need you. Be mine?”

Aricka’s eyes, full of love and adoration, spill over with tears. “Richard Devan Coogan, I would be delighted, honored and OVERJOYED to be yours.”

Ricky let out a breathless, “oh, YES-!” Before leaning forward to kiss her softly, gently; and of course, lovingly, for the first- but not the last- time.

Ortiz gives Dori a knowing Look. “A tale as old as time itself, isn’t it.”

“One that keeps on going. One that will never end,” Dori asserted.

And indeed, it truly hasn’t ended.

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I’d fight anyone for you

(Aricka x Ricky)

(After Ricky gets upset when someone insults him, Aricka comforts her best friend.)

(Best friend shoutout to Dori aka @yeehawselfshipping for being so amazing as always, for helping with Ricky’s dialogue and making me a gif just for this fic! You mean the world to me, I’m so blessed to know you.)

Aricka helped Ricky sit down, braced her hands on his arms. The night went from great to terrible in the time it takes to take a breath. Ricky was called something that hurt him. Resulting in him losing his temper and- well- accidentally beheading someone. But it wasn’t on purpose. He didn’t expect it to happen. And now they were dealing with the fallout.

“Ricky he was lying, just breathe, it’s okay. It’s me; it’s Aricka; just calm down, honey. It’s okay.” She soothes, rubbing her arms up and down his shoulders.

But Ricky wasn’t hearing it.

"IT'S NOT OKAY!" Ricky yells. He tries to steady his breathing, but he's too worked up at the moment, "He wasn't lying! I mean, LOOK AT ME!"

“Ricky he doesn’t MATTER-!” She exclaimed. “To the people who love you IT DOES NOT MATTER what you look like. I’ve told you that.” She grips his hands. “I keep telling you that. To me, you are perfect. I could care less what you look like. I’m more interested in your health, if you’re safe if you’re happy, not if you look like you stepped off the cover of a model magazine.” He was still struggling to grasp his control, but she kept speaking, “What if our roles were reversed? Hm? What if it was me in your place. Would you- would you let them treat me like they’re treating you? That’s why I’m upset. He called you something false and you’re upset about it and I can’t do ANYTHING about it. You need to take a step back and BREATHE, Ricky.” She touches his face, wiping some of the goo from his eyes. It stuck to her hands but she could care less.

Ricky tries to do as Aricka says. He takes longer, albeit shaky breaths. As his anger starts to fade, tears begin to well up in his eyes. He buries his face in his hands, falling to his knees. His breaths turning into sobs.

Aricka’s hands clench into fists briefly before wrapping her arms around him, sinking to her knees to hold him better. “It’s okay,” she whispered. The heat gone from her voice. “You’ve been put through something terrible and everything is upside down and I’m so sorry. I wish it was me in your place. You didn’t mean anything, I know you didn’t. I’m on your side Ricky. I’d fight anyone for you. Just take a minute and breath. It’s okay.”

Ricky rests his head on her shoulder, letting more tears fall before he speaks up again, "As much as I hate this," he takes a shaky breath before he can continue, "I'm glad it happened to me and not you. I don't know what I would've done if Elijah turned you into a freak instead."

“You’d have fought to protect me like I am right now-,” she whispered, her hand in his hair, the other wrapped around his middle. “Cause it’s us. And we fight for each other. You’re my dearest friend Ricky, and I hate seeing you so upset. I wish I was any closer to finding an antidote.” She felt a sense of loathing as she realized the longer Ricky was like this the more despondent they both felt.

Aricka was about five minutes away from marching right up to Elijah and giving him a piece of her mind. Consequences be screwed. “Ricky..” she whispered. Unsure of what else to say. “We can’t give up.”

"I know," he sighs, "I know."

“… so what now?”

"I'm not sure. Guess we keep trying to figure out how to make an antidote? We can go back to the shed, talk with the others, and see if we can come up with anything."

“Okay.” She nods. Hugs him one more time. “I’m going to fix this. I keep my promises. It’s going to all be over soon.”

“I know you will.”

“Okay then. Let’s go find the others and get some sleep. You look exhausted- you need to sleep.”

"I am exhausted," he gives a weak chuckle, "After, y'know... what just happened."

“So we talk, we plan; I leave, you sleep. Four things.. simple enough. We can’t risk Elijah finding me this late in the game.”

Ricky sighs, "Okay."

“I’ll be here first thing in the morning. With a trial of my antidote.”

"Alright. And be careful working with that stuff, okay? I don't want anything happening to you while you're trying to save us."

“I always wear my protective gear. I’m safe. I’m even wearing safety goggles OVER my glasses.”

"That's good to hear."

“You’re worth the slight fuzziness the giggles give my vision.”

They share a laugh- the best sound she’d heard all day; Ricky laughing after what he just went through- and she helps him stand. “I’m here. Always.”

“I know you are. And believe me, you make this situation a lot easier to handle than if you weren’t here.” She takes his hand- the left hand- and they make their way to the freak house, where the others were waiting. They talk for a while; and soon Ortiz and Ricky were sneaking her out of the house to her car, making sure she was safe from prying eyes, then heading back for the night.

Tomorrow would be a day of challenges. They would need all the sleep they could get.

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When the dust settled

(Aricka x Ricky Coogan)

(Aricka frantically searches for Ricky not knowing that he’s just as frantically looking for her.)

(Thank you Dori for the dialogue for Ricky Ortiz and yourself-!!!!!!!)

(Credit: @yeehawselfshipping -!)

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It was over. Aricka had created an antidote that would turn the “freaks” back into humans. But now she couldn’t find the one who was the reason she had made it- and she was getting scared.

“Ricky-? RICKY-?!” She frantically scouts the room for him. “Has anyone seen Ricky?” She finds the former bearded lady and repeats her question, and they put an arm around her shoulder to hear over everyone else’s excited exclamations.

“Haven't seen him, kid," the former bearded lady says, "I'm s-"

Just then Ricky's voice comes into earshot, "Aricka?" he calls out, "Aricka? Where are you?"

Aricka whirls around, the sound of his voice one her very soul would recognize. “RICKY-!”

"ARICKA!" Ricky smiles with relief when he sees her. "Hey, over here!" he waves to help get her attention.

Aricka froze when she finally saw him, but her legs and brain got back with the program as she ran through the crowded room and threw herself at Ricky, before stepping back to assess for herself that her antidote had worked and it didn’t hurt him.

Ricky was doing the same; gazing deep into her eyes as if looking for something.

“Ricky..” She whispered. “You- oh you’re okay-!”

"Yeah, I'm okay," he cups her face with his hand, rubbing his thumb along her cheek, "All thanks to you." She closed her eyes and leaned into his touch, soaking in the sensation.

“I was so worried, I couldn’t find you. But- you- you’re okay. You’re safe-!” And she hugs him again, that kind of hug that you give when you return home after being away for a while. One of her arms were around his shoulders and the other around his waist, and she buried her face in the crook of his neck, soaking in the comfort and warmth of his hold.

Ricky holds her tighter. A comforting sigh escapes him as he rests his cheek on her temple. She still smelled like vanilla, still felt soft and warm. She felt like safety.

"Feels good to be back to my old self." he says, one of his arms around her shoulders and the other around her back, anchoring her to him.

Aricka giggles as she says, “I’m glad…I’m really glad. And about that one time I- well- you know..” she blushes. “I meant it.”

It. The kiss. Where she had thrown everything to the wind and kissed him, even though to him he’d felt like he didn’t deserve her even looking at him.

She’d loved him through it all. And he loved her.

"I know you did," he smiles, gazing lovingly at her, "I meant it too." He thinks for a moment, "Would you... maybe wanna try it again? Now that my mouth is back to normal?"

Aricka shakes her head against his shoulder, giggling as she says, “I would kiss you no matter what you look like. That’s a promise.”

His heart thumped painfully in his chest as the implication that if he hadn’t wanted to be cured she’d still love him.

“Well then," Ricky pulls away from their embrace. A playful smirk now on his face as he looks at Aricka, "prove it."

Aricka looks away to hide her red face and it’s then that she sees Ortiz and Dori watching them. Her eyes widen and she mouths, “is this real-?!” Before turning back to Ricky. She raises and eyebrow. “Alright then.” She leans forward and kisses him, her hands on his shoulders: seeing as she was on tiptoes.

Ortiz and Dori gasp seeing their friends finally get together. Dori grabs Ortiz's hands, not looking away from their friends, "Oh my goodness, they did it!"

"It's about time!" Ortiz smiles.

Aricka slides her hands up to Ricky’s face, holding him like he was something to be cherished. To be loved. I love you, she thinks. I love you, I love you, I love you. I’ve loved you from the moment I met you. I’ll always love you. I’ll never stop loving you.

As if he was reading her mind-

"I love you, Aricka." Ricky smiles, placing his hands over Aricka's. He turns his face closer to one of her hands, placing a small kiss on her palm, sending a thrill of butterflies through her stomach. "You know that, right?"

Her name never sounded as good as it did when Ricky said it. She nods, a bit dizzy and exhilarated as she says, “and I love you every bit as much. No, more then that. I could fill a whole book with reasons why I love you.”

Ricky makes a soft noise in the back of his throat, “Wow. That’s a lot of reasons. I want to hear them all.” They both laugh and he pulls her in for another big hug.

She sighs and says, “Oh Rick. It’s finally over.”

“Yes,” he says, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “Yes it is, my love.”

Aricka felt a lump in her throat and she couldn’t speak; so she let her actions do all the talking as she leaned in for one more big kiss.

And they both lived….

Happily Ever After

(Happily ever after.)

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“I won’t let any of you down.”

(Aricka x Ricky Coogan)

Thanks for the gif Dori!!!!

*******Flashback**********

“Ricky; it’s me. It’s Aricka; I’ve been so worried about you. You just disappeared, nobody could find you.”

“Go away,” he said. Aricka crosses her arms and shifts her weight to her left side.

“Ricky, whatever this guy did to you; you know I’ll never judge you for. Please come into the light and let me see you. Make sure you’re okay and not hurt.”

Silence for a moment, and then Ricky steps out into the light just enough for her to see him.

A shocked gasp escaped her and she immediately crosses the room to be at his side. “What- who did this to you?” She touches his face, stares into his eyes. “We will fix this. I promise.”

He stares at her unblinking for a second; then he takes her hand with his right one. “I’ve got some people you’ll want to meet then.”

And then he leads her over to a group of individuals who became her dearest friends after this initial meeting….

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ricky leads her over to a few individuals and says, “I have someone I want to introduce you to. She’s- she can help.”

“Hi, I’m Aricka, I’m Ricky’s friend. It’s so nice to meet all of you. I’m hoping to help you all, if you like. But if not. I’d like to be friends.” Movement to her right caught her eye and she looks over to see-

“It is wonderful that you want to help all of us, Aricka. I am Ortiz the dog boy. I am the leader of the freaks. And this is my lovely girlfriend, Dori." Ortiz was taller than her, and as he said, he was a dog boy, and Dori was a six-armed spider/human mix, but Aricka simply couldn’t be afraid. They couldn’t help their situation any more than she could control the weather.

"Hi," Dori waves, "It's nice to meet you."

“Hi!” Aricka waves. “It’s nice to meet you, Ortiz. You too Dori.” She smiles warmly at both of them, hoping to convey her sincerity in her words. “Thanks for looking out for this one,” she says, gripping Ricky’s hands. “I was so worried about him. The words caused him to blush, but Aricka didn’t notice as she was focused on Dori.

"Ricky was worried about you too," Dori says, "Poor guy thought you wouldn't want to see him after what Skuggs did to him. But I knew that wouldn't matter to someone who really cares about him."

Aricka tsks fondly as she glances at Ricky, “don’t you know by now that I’m your friend because you have a charming personality, not because of your looks? I would never judge you for something like this.”

"Sorry," Ricky sighs, "I know you wouldn't. I just wasn't sure how you'd react to seeing..." he motions his hand over his face, "all this, so I didn't wanna take any chances."

She shakes her head sympathetically, “Well, I think you still look handsome. You just look a bit more phantom of the opera than Baywatch.”

Ricky blushes at Aricka's compliment, "Thanks." he chuckles. He knew she loved Broadway a lot; and he’d been planning on taking her to see a fairly recent up and coming musical- Les Miserables- before all this happened.

Maybe there was still some hope after all.

“If you didn’t notice, I’m holding both your hands. Not just the one.” She was smiling at him the entire time; he had always been nice to her even if he’d been rude or cocky to others. She was of the firm belief that there was a prince of a man in Ricky; he just needed help finding him.

Ricky smiles, looking down at Aricka's hands gently holding his own. He rubs her hands with his thumbs, happy that Aricka wasn't afraid of his new look. He took the time to notice her hands were soft, and warm. And a lot smaller than his.

Ortiz leans over to Dori, "Those two are made for each other." he whispers.

"They sure are."

“Besides..” Aricka says, “I’m a fan of fairy tales, and right now, I’m reminded of my favorite one. And every fairy tale has a happy ending. Why shouldn’t this one?”

"You're right," Ricky says, "We've just gotta figure out how to get to the happy ending, now."

Aricka shrugs. “Well if we’re considering this a fairy tale… how did the curse happen?

Ricky sighs, thinking back to what happened to him, "The evil Elijah C. Skuggs did this to me. He used this slime called zygrot-24 on me and it turned me into this. It's changed everyone here into what they are now." he motions at his fellow freaks.

Aricka felt her heart break with every word spoken. “… if there’s a potion there’s an antidote most likely. I could get started working on something?”

"Please," he smiles. A hopeful glint in his eyes that he and his friends will soon be humans again, "If you can think of anything that could help us, that'd be great!"

“Well, I can’t promise anything, but I will give it 100%, like I always do.” She promised

“I know you won't let me down."

Aricka’s smile falters but it wasn’t noticeable as she nods. “You can count on me, Ricky. I won’t let you down. I won’t let any of you down.”

Ricky places his hand on her shoulder, "If there's anything we can do to help, let us know."

She smiles and puts her hand on top of his and squeezes. “You know I will.”

Or at least, she desperately hoped she would.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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2. Rock — What's something you and your f/o are proud of each other for?

3. Folk — What's something funny your f/o has done or said, or a moment that has made you laugh?

5. Jazz — What are some sweet or nice nicknames you and your f/o have for one another?

For the music themed asks for Ricky, Bill and Marko

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2. I’m proud of Ricky for always trying to be the best version of himself he can be each day. He’s come so far and I can’t wait to see where he goes ❤️

Edit cause I just saw the second part of the question: Ricky is proud of me just for not giving up and pushing myself every day.

3. Bill likes to quote Shakespeare badly to me to make me laugh and to hear me correct him, he knows what he’s doing each time-💕

5. Marko likes calling me shortie EVEN THOUGH I’m only 3 inches shorter than him. Pot calling kettle black. But a cute nickname he has for me is Bella (pretty); or he calls me Ariel cause I’m his little mermaid.

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Sebastian Stan f/os

Part 3 of 3

Deputy Lee Bodecker; The devil all the time

Aricka x Lee, love’s got me under arrest

Mickey; Monday

Aricka x Mickey; oh Mickey you’re so fine 😘

Nick Fowler; the 355

Aricka x Nick F, behind every villain is a woman pulling the trigger

Steve; Fresh

Aricka x Steve, eat you up I love you so

Max , sharper

Aricka x Max, modern day Bonnie and Clyde

Josh; Ricki and the flash

Aricka x Josh, I’d marry you with paper rings

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HSM families: The Bolton family

Troy Bolton; dad, papa, daddy

Aricka; mom, mama, mommy

Elton-John “EJ” Caswell-Bolton, 18

Richard “Ricky” Bowen-Bolton, 17

Ava Lauren Bolton, 13

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Tags: Aricka x Troy, start of something beautiful, the Bolton bunch

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Top Gun Original Character Profile Sheet

Tags: Ricki x Blake, Leia x Rogue, purest form of soul mates

Blake’s theme song:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Basic Information~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Full Name: Blake Cameron Davis

Reason/meaning: I wanted a name I would remember easily and funnily enough I remember Blake Cameron Davis pretty easily since his name is alphabetically ordered.

Nicknames: Bee, Bubs, Blondie, Charmer, Pretty Boy, Braveheart, warrior

Callsign: Rogue- based off Ricki Mitchell’s call sign of Leia- they both love Star Wars.

Birthday: January 18th, 1962

Birth place: Anaheim California

~~~~Physical Appearance and Characteristics~~~

Eye color: a deep, Caribbean blue

Hair color: blonde with streaks of brown

Hair length/style: chin length, soft wavy mullet (see above gif)

Height: 6’0”

Build: solid, muscular, lithe

Notable features: his puppy eyes, the dimples in his smile, the left side of his smile curls up, the moles on his cheeks, the perfect Cupid’s bow lips, strong athletic arms.

Jewelry/accessories: not sure if these count but he wears his dog tags everywhere.

Dominant hand: right handed

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mannerisms~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Speech style: low, husky, comforting, his voice sounds like what a dryer-warm blanket feels like.

Quirks: has one mole/birthmark on his cheek that’s bigger than the rest, chews his lower lip/inside of his cheek when nervous, allergic to shellfish, stutters when saying “I” or “W” words, breath always smells like cinnamon gum, very introverted unless interacting with Ricki, Pete, Nick, Tom or Ron, has a unique organizational structure, loves playing piano and guitar, has a special connection with animals, charms his way out of trouble every time.

Positive traits: a born leader, thoughtful, resilient, brave, cutest dimples ever, fast metabolism, a great RIO, trustworthy, loyal, hardworking, dedicated, observant, comforting, charming, respectful, polite, gentlemanly.

Negative traits: stubborn, can be easily angered, sometimes forgetful, can be apathetic at times, a bit of a perfectionist.

Accent: he doesn’t have much of one, being from California.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Background~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hometown: Anaheim California

Best memory: the first time Ricki ever fell asleep on his shoulder. It was after a long day of training and she’d been exhausted, and while the four of them- Goose; Pete: himself and Ricki- sat in Blake’s dorm she fell asleep with her head on his shoulder with both her arms wrapped around one of his.

Where does Blake currently live: depends on the AU, but he always is close to Ricki.

Where does Blake want to live?: Florida, or back in Anaheim, he can take Ricki to Disney any time she wants to.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Family~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Parents: Lori-Anne and Michael Davis:

Little sister: Michelle Nicole Davis

Best friend and depending on the AU, love interest: Aricka “Ricki/Leia” Mitchell

Friends: Pete “Maverick/Mav” Mitchell and Nick “Goose” Bradshaw; and the rest of the 1986 TopGun class.

Fankids: Nike Ophelia Davis

Gabriel Luther Davis

Nieces and nephews: Aricka “Lucky Charm/Lux/Mini-Mav” Mitchell and Jeremy “JJ/Jere-Bear/Iron Man,” Mitchell

Aurora, Piper and David Kazansky-Mitchell

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