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woneuntonzz · 6 months ago

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𝐌𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 || p.sh x reader

A story inspired by Pacific Rim

ꜱʏᴘɴᴏꜱɪꜱ: Park Seonghwa was one of the pilots of Dawn Facility's very first attempt at creating a monster killing machine, but with the lost of his co-pilot, he leaves the facility, grieving for thirteen years —after those thirteen years, he decides it's finally time to be the hero he promised his co-pilot he'll be. He's gonna save the world, but not without finding himself a new co-pilot. He finds her right away, and their connection flourished as quick as time.

contains: angst, fluff, cursing, death, grieving, comfort, mentions of blood, combat, extraterrestrials, expanded explanations (got carried away), giant man-powered robots, monsters

word count: 11.8k

[ an: should i make a series out of this? ]

⛦ ᴊᴏɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀɢʟɪꜱᴛ!

𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 .ᐟ -ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

20:10:21:56… 57… 58 —the clock ran to count the days till the end of the world. An apocalypse —predicted by art. What people thought could only exist in games and movies, or and books and illustrations, traveled along the gateways of the universe, rising from the Pacific Ocean to wreak havoc on Earth. Named terato, hell in the form of merciless, blood hungry beasts.

During the early days of the apocalypse, fighting off these monsters came easy, like fighting fire —water was right on the surface and all that needed to be done was right below your feet. Then suddenly it wasn’t. They grew smarter, stronger, and even bigger, swatting all military effort causing all governments to shut down.

On New Earth, there are no governments. Project: Dawn, what was once disapproved by hypocrites of high power, was initiated. Killing machines about the size of a city protected what was left of Earth. Each of them were engineered to withstand the strength, the claws, the teeth, and the newfound intelligence of these monsters. The people called them Goliaths. Some believed, but some resent, seeing Dawn as a hindrance to Earth’s progression to its next phase —they believed, Earth was bound to end, and God made it that way. But they could never resist the orders of Dawn, because like the government, they were all hypocrites who stand strong behind the walls but are the most vulnerable when faced with the instance of death. Nobody wanted to die, even if it was harder to stay alive than to get crushed or eaten.

Dawn’s purpose is solidified after the first few battles, Goliaths with crushed arms, decapitated heads, and wires and bolts hanging out of holes clawed by the beasts. The machinery and computers were not enough, and so the proposal for the Pilot Project was passed on to Dawn’s founder. It was approved, under immediate orders. Instead of relying on computers, the revamped Goliath would be operated by the human mind, with a pilot. A recruit was commenced, gathering worthy souls fit for combat. The very first Goliath under the Pilot Project —Helios— was operated by one pilot. The test drive put the test pilot in critical vegetative state. It corrupted his brain. They would consider it a failure until one man. He used to operate in the military. His mind was crushed by his trauma in the war of his past, and the dawn of the apocalypse, but his heart was able to battle the excruciating anguish. That’s what a Goliath does. It connects to the mind of its pilot, grasping every bit of the pilot’s mind, their memories, their life.

After Helios, there was Lux. The two were the biggest of all Goliaths, and they were the strongest too. The pilots of both would soon suffer brain cancer, killing them both in the long run. The single-pilot system proved to be fatal, even with the strongest soul. The constant connection of the Goliaths to the brain of its pilots turned out to be a toxic relationship. One brain on one Goliath can destroy the mind. And so, more pilots were recruited. And finally, the first double-pilot Goliath was created. Atlas was not as big as Helios, or Lux, but it was a destroyer, equipped with hightech, built-in weaponry. The third generation Goliaths, required younger pilots that are guaranteed to fight at least a century's worth of teratos, so time could be bought for Dawn to find the source.

Atlas’ pilots were the best and the strongest —physically and mentally— of all recruits at the evaluation. Choi San and Park Seonghwa. They were not recruited solely for being dependable in combat, they’re bond was strong as they were hailed from the place, though they wouldn’t meet until Dawn. They shared memories of the same place, and were especially empathetic towards each other. Atlas was the pinnacle of dawn, the first victory. Atlas was the first to kill a terato. Its corpse was brought into Dawn’s laboratories —each laboratory studying all the different segments of the beast. There was the head, the upper half of the body, and then lower half. Each team was divided into two, external studies, and internal. It was no puzzle to figure out that every beast that rose from the pacific were different from one another. There were mammal-like beasts, amphibians, and arachnids. Some even flew. All they had in common were scales. They were classified as a material. It was tough, but not tough enough. But the information was not enough. The beasts kept coming, and nobody knew from where.

Atlas’ next mission was to paralyze and deliver a beast to Dawn’s facilities. It was never guaranteed to work, but it was an experiment. A very risky experiment. A new beast, taking a form similar to that of a cobra, was their new target. They were undoubtedly successful with their mission. The beast was paralyzed, and transported to Dawn. Dawn’s Goliath operators were having a celebration. And after a few drunk sips, a dazed glance to the ceiling would contort to a face that feared the beast that crawled throughout the Dawn’s premises. The poison did not last long. The night Dawn was almost destroyed, was the night where they realized. They are only growing stronger and they will consume Earth as they please.

But it was also the night of Choi San’s death. It was the night Seonghwa left Goliath behind. After five years of serving Dawn, he was out of commission. He stayed behind the wall, with the rest of civilization during the revival of Dawn. He watched news coverage of its successful restoration, after two years. He was offered time and time again to return. Dawn ran out of pilots after that night. He rejected all of them, and for years, he worked like every citizen, gathering scraps, cleaning the bottom of the wall, and aiding rescues from outside the wall. He felt like his purpose in this world left him, like San. His family was killed long before Dawn. San was the closest he had to family. They were brothers at heart. It pains him that San had to sacrifice his own life to save the rest of Dawn’s people. Seonghwa could remember saying “Let’s save the world, Lieutenant Choi.” every time before every mission, but Lieutenant Choi died before they could even figure out how to defeat those creatures for good. To Seonghwa, losing Choi San was losing everything he had, and now he had nothing to lose.

That’s right, I have nothing to lose. —the thought crossed his mind just as a Dawn aircraft landed inside the wall. Seonghwa knew what they came for. Soon he found himself in a secluded area with Dawn’s Chief Commander.

“It’s been a while” the chief’s voice was authoritative —as always— yet somehow calm.

“It’s been thirteen years, sir.” Seonghwa faced the chief with utmost respect, a straight back, and his compliance.

“Park, you know what I’m here for.”

“And I know what awaits me behind those walls, sir.”

“What changed Park? Are the sorrows of the isolated civilization finally catching up to you?”

Seonghwa could no longer keep his head up, “Sir, for what it’s worth, I really have nothing to lose anymore. I would rather die in battle than of old age isolated from the reality of our world, Sir.”

An amused scoff sounded from the chief’s lips, and he’d subtly nod before responding to him. “It would be beautiful to see them out of this box and live their dreams —the world, wouldn’t it?”

“Yes, sir.” Seonghwa’s eyes had gone back to meet the chief’s, his tone sounding of relief.

“Well then, better get packed. We’ll be out of these walls within the next thirty minutes.”

“Yes sir!”

There was not much to pack, but he made sure to leave the grief in the walls. He knew that carrying them into a Goliath would affect his co-pilot. He wouldn’t want his suffering to be the weakness of the Goliath. He wouldn’t want to fail again.

On the flight to Dawn, Seonghwa watched the walls disappear as they went over them. It was like a breath of fresh air, even if it meant there were monsters that roamed the withered surface of the planet. He saw broken buildings, decaying over time, demolished houses, smashed roads, shoreless seas —it was never this bad before he had left Dawn. He figured, this must be the reason why they’re reinforcing walls, and why the clock was set. The world was ending in nine years, fourteen days, five hours, and forty minutes, according to the clock. Seonghwa felt like giving his soul away right at that moment just for the world to flourish with bright colors again.

“Take a look at that, that terato was venomous, we’re working on transporting it back to the labs. It was taken down by Pluto.”

“And I assume Pluto is a new arrival Goliath, Sir?”

“Pluto was stationed in the frontlines six years ago, Park.”

Seonghwa seemed to have forgotten that Dawn’s initiative was to expand, upgrade, and create more to end the war and terminate whoever or whatever started it.

Seonghwa exhales harshly at the sight of Dawn’s new base. Unlike then, the surface was miniscule, and he knew the rest of it would be underground, guarded with the same metals they used for the Goliaths. Once they’ve landed, Seonghwa was greeted with the sight of numerous gamma ray machines and a shield that was shut off with the lift of a single finger, the chief’s. The shield was back on as soon as they crossed the line that separated the base from the outside, then a woman came to approach the chief.

“Sir, Doctor Choi had called for your attention at the upper quarter laboratory. She says it’s urgent.” the woman’s voice was stern, and her sharp eyes pierced Seonghwa’s own pair, a cruel attempt to pin him down.

“Irene, this is Park Seonghwa. He was one of the first pilots of third gen Goliaths —Atlas.”

Hearing the Goliath’s name, the woman’s eyes widened a tad, breathing in the busy air that flowed throughout Dawn.

“Park, this is Irene. My daughter, and my secretary.”

Seonghwa bowed at her, the same way he would with the chief. She would return it to him, the glare on her face completely diminished.

“Come, Park. I’ll introduce you to the u-q.”

The chief laid a hand on Seonghwa’s back as he led him down to the laboratory along with the secretary. The elevator was some other kind of technology for within a second, they were already twenty feet underground. He felt no movement at all, as if they teleported.

When the doors drew open, they were greeted with an empty-looking space, with papers scattered all over tabletops and plastered on cork boards and other areas of the wall. It had a variety of content. Blueprints, x-rays, calculations, news articles, photos, documents —all containing a fragment of teratos. Seonghwa looked over to one of the tables as they ventured in. The words source and terannia stuck to him, reading it off as it was highlighted with red. Looking straight ahead, they stopped at a room being lit by the holographic screens and controls on the air, and a woman operating them. She sat there, and she appeared to be observing a phenomenon of sorts. It was a whirlpool, but painted with purple and red tones rather than the ocean’s colors.

The chief clears his throat then calls, “Doctor Choi.”

The woman stands up at an instant, bowing at a perfect ninety degrees.

“Chief.” she firmly responds, keeping her head down.

Once bringing herself up, her gaze fell on Seonghwa, eyes being lured by the foreign presence.

“Doctor Choi, this is—”

“Park Seonghwa.” she stared at him as she continuously nodded at a slow pace. “My brother’s co-pilot at Atlas.”

Her words struck Seonghwa’s heart, and he grips on the strap of his bag, tight.

“Park, this is Choi Y/n. I was thinking you might know her.”

Seonghwa was not able to move a single nerve, eyes still locked with the woman in front of him. “Yes, sir. But only by name.”

The chief averted his eyes from Seonghwa and brought them back to Y/n to ask her, “What am I here for Choi?”

“Oh, that—” with that, she breaks the contact she had with the man who stood next to the chief, moving back to controlling the holograms. She continued to speak as she configured the controls. “So for the past year, we’ve been scanning the pacific ocean for any signs, abnormalities with magnetic fields, current activity, or anything at all that’ll lead to us finding the source.” —after a few more swipes of her hand, an image of what looked like the opening of the whirlpool she was observing earlier was on display— “This, sir, is what I'd like to call, Terannia.” —she moved the image to the side with a swipe, and lifted a model with another— “It’s the terato gateway, and I believe it only opens when a terato is released. Now, sir, remember the terato heart I so desperately begged for?”

“Yes, Choi, I do.”

“Well sir, I’ve actually retrieved a live brain, so I interconnected those two together with the same technology we use for Goliaths and charged it at maximum at the psychreader, and it gave me ancient text —like those once people thought were from aliens, I mean they probably were—”

“Choi.”

“Apologies sir, anyways, I decoded it for three months, and found out that they’re engineering these monsters, designing their genes to be stronger, for their scales to be tougher, for them to develop their skills in combat. Each of those teratos serve as surveillance cameras for whatever creatures there are trying to destroy Earth.”

“So that means they’ve been studying the way Dawn operates?” Seonghwa’s sudden question caused a stagnation in Y/n’s breathing.

“Y-yes.”

“Is there a way for us to infiltrate their quarters?” this time the chief asked.

Y/n sighs, her tongue prodding in between her fang tooth and another. “I don’t know that yet, sir.”

“Very well then, call me back when you’ve figured it out.”

“And also sir, I found out that they plan to create a portal that’ll stay open, so, you know, they could destroy the world.”

Words were exchanged so casually, yet none of them were even remotely close to calm. The fate of the world is in Dawn’s grasp, and they hoped, no matter how heavy it weighed, they could carry it out and stop the forces that sought to dominate this planet.

Seonghwa’s eyes were on her the entire time, in awe with her knowledge, up until leaving, where they exchanged a gaze of wonder. They wondered about each other. They were both linked to the same person they valued the most in their life when he was still living. And Seonghwa wondered if she’ll be the one to fill the void San had left in his heart.

Moving away from the laboratories, Seonghwa was brought into the Goliath stations. His whole world stopped seeing those metal giants on display, four of them. His life before the walls stormed his mind. All the battles he shared with his co-pilot, and Atlas. The teratos they fought. The places where their battles occured. Then that tragic midnight. And then the last conversation he had with his co-pilot —his mind rewinds an image of San telling him, “If I die, would you take care of my sister if she’s found?” —Yes, was Seonghwa’s immediate answer. And it was a promise.

Seonghwa was introduced to an array of new operators that worked closely with the Goliaths. Then he was introduced to the fresh set of Goliaths at the frontlines, on the ready to be launched out of the base at the threat of danger. There was Judas, Dethra, Sayan, and,

“Reaper. That’s your Goliath, Park.”

Reaper was bigger than Judas, Dethra, and Sayan. Reaper was black all over, and its head where the pilots are to be situated had a faceplate made out of a crystal Seonghwa had never seen before. It shone yellow, but changed to ivory at a different angle.

“Now, Park, we’ll set you up for a test drive in three days. We’ll have you conduct an evaluation with our cadets, and there you can choose your co-pilot.”

Another co-pilot —Seonghwa said to himself, being brought back to the day he met San. It was a perfect match, two perfect puzzle pieces that complete each other. Seonghwa felt the connection as he sparred with San. Their respect for each other was equal as one, and they tied at that spar. San had the strength, the braun, and Seonghwa had a technique on par with the greatest of the great fighters that ever walked this Earth.

“Lieutenant Park, Irene will show you to your room. Make yourself at home.” with that, Irene walked forward,

“Yes, sir.” after Seonghwa bowed, he exchanged a nod with Irene, following her through the busy crowds of workers.

Arriving at the front door of his room, he bows at Irene for the last time that day as she hands him a keycard. “That keycard is for emergencies only. We use gene scanning for room security.”

“Gene sca…” Irene walks off, not giving him another second. “Gene scanning? how does that even work?” he mumbled to himself.

Then suddenly, the room right in front of him opened its door, and peeking out was Choi Y/n who answered his question, “Your gene blueprint is saved in the system once you’ve walked through the gates of Dawn. But it would take a whole day for me to explain everything, so—”

“Y/n —is it okay if I called you that?”

Y/n suppressed a laugh, “Yeah, it’s my name, Lieutenant Park.”

“Just wanted to be sure, Doctor.” Seonghwa then opened the door, walking in, but not without maintaining eye contact with the other who was still peeking from her door.

As he settled in for the night, he can’t help but wonder how she ended up working for Dawn. San had told him that she had a passion for science, but he never expected her to be a professional in the field —or to lead the whole laboratory itself. She’s the lead proponent of the team, proposing orders for observatory missions to debunk the whole anomaly that is the teratos and its kind as a whole. Nobody really knew what they sought from Earth, but she led everyone on a quest to figure out just why, and what is creating these monsters.

“I’ll look out for her. I promise.”

The next day was like any other for everyone else, and for Seonghwa, it was a whole new process of adapting. Dawn wasn’t foreign to him, but after thirteen years behind those walls, the unfamiliar faces, the optimized technology, it was almost overwhelming. He hung around the training facility, inspecting the cadets. They were skilled, they had the fighting spirit, but no one in particular really stood out to him. Though, he could see his young self in them, determined to make it to the frontlines. Seonghwa was only twenty years of age when he was commissioned, and San was nineteen, and he was twenty-three when he passed. Seonghwa had just turned twenty-five before that night. And now, here he is thirteen years later, watching young fighters spar, what he used to be before the frontlines.

“They seem tough, don’t they?” Seonghwa’s posture had become straight and steady, bowing to the deputy chief who had appeared beside him. “Some of them are reckless, driven by pure vengeance.”

“That’s never a good thing, sir.”

“Indeed. Vengeance —wrath can turn a man into a monster, but a mindless one. What’s the use of all the strength if you’re as easy as a mouse to trap?”

Seonghwa, unsure of what to say, nods his head very subtly, making the other man chuckle.

“You, Lieutenant Park, have the brains to win any fight. You’re a real fighter, a survivor, a hero. Thirteen years ago was not the pilots’ fault, you know that. It was the defective poison.”

The deputy chief was telling the truth. The problem was never the pilots. As a matter of fact, it was never anyone’s fault. They knew the teratos evolve each time one comes out of the pacific, more powerful than the rest defeated. Seonghwa always thought fairly, and he believed the brains behind that poison were simply not given much to work with but old terato corpses.

“You should drop the formalities with me, Seonghwa, after all, you’ve lived longer than me, and you have more experience in the frontlines.”

“But, sir, you’re my commander.”

“It’s Yunho from now on. You have my utmost respect, Seonghwa.”

The two would then exchange a bow, then a firm handshake. Together, they watched over the training, pointing out any excellent plays, foul blows, flaws. It even got to a point where the deputy chief would tell his story, and why he was in Dawn. It was mostly because of his father who was closely tied to Dawn’s founder, and was the pilot of Lux. Yunho had a dream of being like his father, he wanted to pilot a Goliath. He was so fascinated by them, until his fascination turned into a passion. He became a lead proponent at the frontlines as a technician who structured the weaponry of Goliaths —that was during the time Seonghwa had gone into the walls. Yunho had only been promoted recently as deputy as he was the next in the line. When his father caught cancer, he was promoted as deputy too.

After a long conversion, the two would notice that the grunts, thuds, and heavy footsteps had stopped. There was no one but the two of them left in that room. Yunho decided that it was time for the trainees to be introduced to Seonghwa, and maybe, they might see him as a source of inspiration, and drive them to work harder to get chosen as his co-pilot. Yunho took him to the barracks, where all the young trainees are. It was quite the walk, but on the way, they’d stumble upon Y/n who appeared inside the elevator from a higher level. They stepped in, it seemed as though the woman never noticed.

That was until she uttered, “Where are you two headed?”

Yunho answers her in the same manner, “The barracks. You?”

“The barracks.”

“Is there anything you need from them or?...”

“Not really. I’m going because you’re going.”

They would continue to quietly laugh at each other. It was all so casual that it took Seonghwa by surprise.

“I’m guessing you’ve met Choi.” Yunho brings his head to his right —to Seonghwa.

“Yes. I have.” Seonghwa tested the waters by only subtly dropping the formalities.

“We’re really close friends. We were brought into Dawn at the same time. We worked really closely together back then.” Yunho says.

Seonghwa looked at Y/n’s reflection through the walls of the elevator, if only the reflection wasn't all blurry and distorted, he could see that she was looking at him too. They shared an inclination, subconsciously acting with the means of staying close to each other. They both wanted to hear from each other. Mostly they were curious of who San was in each other’s lives, and partly they both felt at peace in each other’s presence, almost feeling obligated to be together, to protect one another in some way —like San had left them for each other.

Arriving at the barracks, the young men and women would form two parallel lines, facing each other.

“Cadets, with me here is Lieutenant Park. He’s one of the first pilots of Atlas, now if you know your world history, you would’ve figured out by now that—” Yunho firmly places two hands on Seonghwa’s shoulders, “This guy is a big deal.”

Seonghwa’s eyes would dilated slightly, and he’d hear a quiet giggle to his left, Doctor Choi, just watching them.

Yunho continued his disclosure. “And he is currently on a search for a co-pilot. Try-outs are tomorrow kids, and remember, this is a chance for you to finally get out there and contribute to the frontlines, keep the planet safe, or maybe even save the world.” his eyes went over each and every cadet, seeing how their eyes lit up at the opportunity, he wore a subtle smirk, “Till then, have a good night’s sleep and prepare for tomorrow. We’ll leave you now.”

They bow in chorus as the three leave the room. As they walked through the hall, Seonghwa felt a smaller figure press onto his side a bit.

“Jung Yunho loves to pretend to be all tough and intimidating. It gives him an ego boost, but he’s a good guy.” he looked over beside him and saw Y/n’s little grin. And when he looked straight ahead, Yunho had already gone on his own, leaving the two. “So, Lieutenant, are you gonna be busy too?”

They finally face each other, Seonghwa’s head tilted down slightly to meet her eyes.

Then she spoke again, just a little quieter than before. “Or will you join me in my lab?”

Seonghwa couldn’t help the chuckle from escaping his lips, he hums an approving melody, eyes sneaking a glance on her lips. “Yeah? Why'd you want to take me there?”

“Well…” her hand reached for the single strand of his long hair that went astray and rested against his cheek, and she moved it away, her finger softly brushing against his skin. One small touch had evoked urges he’d never even dared to think about “Your hair, ever thought of giving it a trim? before you save the world and all.”

They could feel their own breaths as they laughed, faces only a footstep away from touching. As their zeal calms, Seonghwa offers her his hand, she takes it, pulling him into the elevator and down to her laboratory. He walks in, soon joining her as she sits down on her work table. And that is where he saw it —a photograph of the Choi siblings, San, and a young Y/n. Seonghwa could still remember, every time before going into a mission, San would unfold a copy of the same photograph he kept in his pants pockets, and in his battle suit. He remembers San telling him “I’ll save the world for my sister, I do hope they’re in the walls, so we can still be together. Soon.” when San’s death was still a fresh memory, thinking about that very moment made him cry. San only had one wish in this world —besides saving it— and it was for her sister to work within the fields of science, achieve her dreams, and be happy. Seonghwa distinctly remembers San’s protectiveness, for even if his sister wasn’t around, he’d talk about beating a boy up for making her sister cry. And now that not-so-little girl was with Seonghwa.

“Seonghwa?” he was awakened from his thoughts hearing Y/n’s mellow voice.

“Y/n.”

“My brother, I miss him all the time too. I know you do.” her hands, with nothing else to meddle with, would reach for the photographs, her fingers running over the image of her late brother.

“He always talked about you, you know.” he moves his lonely hand close to hers, their backs touching. “If only he could see the wonderful woman you’ve grown to be.”

Soon their hands found home in each other, feeling at ease once they felt the warmth.

“What’d he tell you?” her voice turned small.

“Everything. How you loved your family cat more than him, your dream of being a scientist, your favorite food, he wouldn’t stop talking about you.” his thumb drew circles on her skin. “And he really wanted to see you.”

Y/n looked at their entwined hands, and she’d see a huge scar that went from the upper half of the back of his hand, to the end of his forearm. “I was rescued, but, by a subsidiary of Dawn. I was held in that facility, and raised by a Theoretical Physicist. Traveling from there to Dawn’s h-q was tough back then, so,” she traced the scar with a gentle finger, “I never got to see my brother for the last time.”

Seonghwa could see the tears swelling in her eyes, the reflection of the hologram screens making her eyes shine blue. He brought her hand back in his, bringing himself closer to her until their knees touched. He leans in, bringing his face close to hers. He looks right into her soul, watching a teardrop pop and escape from the corner of her eye. He catches it with his thumb, with the same hand he cupped one side of her face as the other held her hand. He traced every line on her face with his eyes, until he reached her lips. “You have such pretty eyes. So lovely.”

Her giggles were like music to his ears. “My eyes are up here, Lieutenant.”

“I know. I always see them.”

That night, they headed back to their rooms, but would be distant from each other. As if they weren’t all up in each other, losing track of time. The others that were settled next to their rooms could still hear the clanking of the metal as they opened and closed their doors. Even if it was a little shorter, their sleep was a lot more pleasant than everyone else’s.

Tomorrow was a big day for the cadets. They woke up hours before the sun shone, preparing for the evaluation process. Seonghwa himself will spar with each trainee, so he made sure to prepare himself as well, just enough so he could kindle his adrenaline. Making his way into the training facility, everyone went silent, his presence adding to the weight of the atmosphere. With a few more ticks of the clock, the cadets were all lined up to spar with Seonghwa who stood tall amid the practice ring.

The first cadet who approached, carried himself with a small stature. But to everyone’s surprise, the boy turns himself, swiftly moving down to the floor, the back of his feet kicking Seonghwa off the floor. Unfortunately for that trainee, Seonghwa reacts quickly, flipping himself backwards, his hands touching the cold, chalked floor. He lands on both feet, keeping his eyes on his opponent who strikes him as soon as he lands. He catches the boy’s fist, pulling it past his head, catching the boy’s body with knee. And with that, he wins the first spar, like he’s playing a video game. And this game progressed with every level, but it would only get tiring for Seonghwa, in lieu of finding it difficult. He felt no connection with any of them, even if the last one caught him off guard and almost beat him for that reason, it has seemed as though that trainee resented him for winning that spar. The session was concluded with no success. The chief watched the entire session, Yunho was there too, and Y/n. They knew what the problem was. Seonghwa, for a while, felt like he was being difficult, but he was assured that finding his other half to pilot Reaper was no easy task. A strong connection is crucial for a Goliath to be fully functional and face no difficulties. Seonghwa failed to to feel that connection with any of those he sparred with —the first time he sparred with his old co-pilot, no matter how long they went on to spar, no one would win and they would just laugh about it, and they could read each other like books.

Seonghwa would stay in that room, and he just sat on the half-steps, leaning back and propping himself up with his elbows touching a higher level of the floor. He stares on the practice ring floor, thinking deeply about what he’ll do to find a partner before an emergency strikes —he didn’t have to worry about the test drive, all they had to ensure was that Seonghwa was still in condition to pilot a Goliath. For even if he could defeat a hundred men in a spar, he might collapse once he’s had his brain interconnected with the Goliath’s system. He sighs heavily, but then would inhale sharply when he felt a firm object poking on the small of his back. He looked up behind him, and saw Y/n holding a sparring stick.

“Why are you still here Doctor?” he asked calmly.

He watches her figure move and sits next to him, then she holds a stick producing a sound that echoed throughout the room as she set it down in between them.

“You okay?”

Seonghwa had no trouble meeting her eyes again, and he’d pick up the stick, toying with it a little before he replied, “Yunho was right. They could be violent, but lack technique, and control. What's a fighter with all that strength and no brain?”

Y/n nods, she saw it with her own eyes earlier during the session, how lacking the trainees were when it came to counterattacks. “Well, they’re young, and they grew up with the apocalypse. As children it had been in their minds —to get rid of those heartless monsters. Their trauma from childhood sparks unspeakable rage, unlike us who were already living adulthood when the apocalypse struck.”

“Wasn’t it your highschool graduation?”

“Was?”

“When you got separated from your family.”

“Oh, yeah. I was supposed to take neuroscience. I did end up studying it though, it’s just that, I have no diploma. Kind of surprising that the chief trusted me and hired me, and promoted me as lead proponent. I don’t have credentials to prove my intellect.”

“Which is exactly what makes you so outstanding. You’re amazing, and you’ve figured out what the enemy's plan is. And soon you’d give us direction on how to end this apocalypse.”

Seonghwa was caught off guard —for the second time that day— as Y/n’s hand grabbed one end of the stick, holding it firmly in place.

“Y/n?”

She maneuvers the stick, spinning as she brings herself up, putting her weight on the stick and forcing it into Seonghwa’s chest horizontally. Just before the stick could touch his chest however, he’d bring both his hands to hold onto the stick to resist the force.

“Don’t start something you can’t finish, Doctor.” Seonghwa utters with a heavy breath.

Y/n laughs, “Save the one liners, Lieutenant, it seems that you’re struggling right now.”

Seonghwa pulled his body up, finally finding room to move. He stands up, attempting to kick her feet off the floor, but she jumps over the swipe of his leg. That bought him time to turn around and move behind her, bringing the other end of the stick to her neck from behind and keeping her arms locked. “That’s one to one Doctor.”

The scientist sighs, jumping off the ground, a foot landing on Seonghwa’s thigh. She swiftly turns herself around to face him, her other leg lifting up in the air backwards as she lounges herself into him, pinning him down, his chest making contact with the floor. Her legs restricted him from moving his own, he could feel her weight on the back of his thighs, and on his upper back being pinned down with the stick that also locked both his hands in place.

“Lieutenant? you okay down there?”

He chuckled, with much apparent challenge. “Tell me, Doctor, how does one get out of this situation?”

Once he felt her head at close distance to his, he forced his head back, striking her right on her forehead. She winces, and he takes the opportunity to reverse their positions, but the stick would be displaced somewhere in the room, and they’d be facing each other, with Seonghwa on top of the other. He had both her wrists pinned on the ground, but his grasp was loose. They stayed there for a while, diving deep into each other’s gaze.

“I didn’t know you could fight.” she could feel the warmth of his breath on her face as he whispered to her.

“I never really got trained before Dawn. You know how it is. They train as many people as possible just in case they run out of pilots.”

“Then, can you be my co-pilot?” Y/n sat up as soon as he started to speak.

“I don’t think the chief would allow that.” Seonghwa settles himself next to her, wrapping an arm around her waist.

“He will, trust me.”

Trust was something he could give so easily, and he hoped he had given him her trust. He’s only been around for three nights, and the bond was undeniable. They talk and touch like they’ve known each other since they’ve taken their first breath. Seonghwa’s image of her is an oasis. He’s never felt so lost and so alone behind those walls. Finding her is finding his true purpose in life.

Before all lights were out and the sun fell, Seonghwa took strides to the chief’s office. He started writing out in his mind, everything he should and should not say, and what could save him in case the chief felt like being stubborn. He planned on stopping in front of the door to prepare himself for the chief, but the door opened immediately as soon as he got there.

“Park. Do I owe you anything?”

“Oh, no, sir.” he clears his throat, stepping in and presenting his whole self to the chief. “I’ve found my co-pilot.”

The chief's brows perked up, “Is that so? I thought none of our trainees stuck well with you.”

“It’s Choi Y/n, sir.”

The chief’s smirk fades as he shakes his head. “Park, Doctor Choi is a key proponent of our research team —she leads a team of her own.”

“Sir—”

“I’d let her pilot if the situation calls for it. We are in no need of any extras, what we need is a co-pilot that’s as competent as you are.”

“Sir, Y/n is not incompetent. She defeated me in a spar. Our spar ran with great rhythm. Sir, getting into this, I never thought I’d ever find my match, there’s no other San in this world. But Y/n? We’ve been a match since I got here.”

The chief leans back on his chair, then he motions to Irene. She stood up from her desk, stepping towards Seonghwa. “Leave.”

He almost laughed from what he heard. “Are you serious?”

“Park, respect. Never forget.”

“Sir, I respect you and you’re work, but if you wish for me to be the best pilot I could be in combat, give me the partner that I know—”

“Out of my office. Now.” the chief’s voice filled the room.

It was the most deafening sound Seonghwa has ever heard. He was just thankful Y/n was not around to hear. It was painful, even for him, for the chief to belittle her like that, even if it was indirectly. He left that room with heavy steps. Once he heard the door shut from behind, he kept walking. He wasn’t completely conscious of where his feet were taking him. The next thing he knew, he stood in front of Reaper, his designated Goliath. Reaper was nothing like Atlas —Atlas had the appearance of a God that could move oceans and imprison demons with one sway of an arm— Reaper appeared to be a merciless assassin, dressed with the darkness of night, with eyes that pierce through one’s soul to seize it.

His thoughts ran with every second that passed, even then, he was still able to feel the presence of the man who had just followed him into the Goliath stations.

“What’s on your mind Seonghwa? haven’t found your partner yet?” the baritone voiced man asks.

“I have. But the chief won’t let her.”

“Oh, they’re a she? I mean, nothing new with that, but I didn’t expect you to be such a good flirt.”

“Very funny, Mingi.”

The two met when Seonghwa landed at Dawn. Mingi is the pilot of Goliath Judas —his co-pilot is his father. Truthfully, he and his father don’t make very harmonized decisions, but they can work naturally when peril strikes. Mingi is teased around by the other pilots, being referred to as “Lieutenant Daddy Issues”. Well he, of course, hated the nickname. It was a blatant insult to him as a son. It made him feel as if he wasn't doing enough for his father, the reason why they’d always quarrel. He felt as if his father would rather have anyone else as his son than him.

“So,” Mingi’s hand settles on Seonghwa’s shoulder. “Who’s the lucky girl?”

Seonghwa chuckled, his head hanging low as he replied, “Doctor Choi.”

“Oh? Oh, I get it now.” Mingi nodded, very slowly as he took a minute for himself to think. “Did you and San have some sort of pact?”

Seonghwa’s brows furrowed, while still laughing. “Well, not really a pact. I made a promise.”

Mingi just nods along to his words. Almost everyone knew who Seonghwa was, and his history working at Dawn as a pilot. Many found his work admirable, while others questioned why he’d leave —going as far as saying that he could’ve ended up as Dawn’s chief if he stayed. Ranks never mattered to Seonghwa. What’s important to him is playing a role in preserving the planet, hopeful for future generations that’ll lead Earth in the long run. The vision is still a blur, but now that he’s returned, he’s determined.

“You said the chief didn’t want Y/n to co-pilot?”

“Yeah, that’s what I said.”

Mingi’s foot became restless, tapping on the cold concrete floor. “Well, I don’t get that at all. Y/n had piloted a Goliath, I mean yeah, it was an emergency and we were all out of recruits, but Y/n did great out there you know.”

Seonghwa’s eyes widened at what he heard. There was very little lighting for such a small room, and his eyes were able to reflect all of them.

“Y/n co-piloted for Wooyoung twice —Sayan was the Goliath. Then Wooyoung’s current co-pilot got recruited from the walls. Jongho, he used to work construction. The two always play-fights but they’re basically brothers at this point.” Mingi stares at the Goliath Sayan for a while, and the memory of Wooyoung and Jongho’s first mission together playing in his head as he eyed the Goliath, “Anyways, the cadets aren’t ready to pilot. Their oldest has only been here for six months. Six months is a long period of time, but it’s not enough, clearly. If the chief forces you to take one of them, you might blow-up the entire h-q during the test-drive.”

Seonghwa couldn’t help but chortle a bit.

“Bet that wouldn’t happen with Y/n, now would it?”

“Of course it wouldn’t.”

“That’s the spirit.” Mingi sighs as if he’s the one being burdened by the chief’s undying rigor. “Let’s just pray that he'll have a change of heart.”

“Amen.”

Seonghwa took his time to get back to his room, he still hoped that the chief would consider his request. He was eager to prove to the chief just how incredible he’d be with Y/n. He had no room to care if he’s sounding somewhat pathetic, and certainly none to hope that someone will replace her —no matter how qualified they were. No one can. He’s affirmed to himself, it has to be her. It’s the work of fate, Seonghwa never thought he’d ever meet her, yet there she was. She showed up at a time where he’s willing to give himself away under any circumstances that called for it. Now, with her, he is set to keeping himself alive for as long as the gods would allow, just so he could keep an eye on her —to be with her.

His eyes were glued to the floor, then he’d hear a loud clunk, and a faint voice that called, “Y/n.”. He shot his head up, only to be met with the chief who rushed to the elevator, looking straight ahead without giving him even just a smidge of acknowledgement. Another clunk sounded —the sound of a door being locked— and it came from the room in front of his, Y/n’s. He wanted to knock on her door, to ask her why the chief was there and why she’s applying so much force to closing her door. He’d find himself standing in front of her door, his fist hovering close to her door. Suddenly, the door opens again, just slightly. She peeks out, eyes landing on his own immediately. She goes back in for a second before opening the door a little wider.

“Y/n.” Seonghwa called for her, gently and quietly.

“Seonghwa, you really didn’t have to push it. If the chief won’t allow it, we really have no choice.” her tone, her eyes —her whole face reflected despondency. “Trust me, Hwa, I really want to pilot with you. But I just can’t.”

His gaze leaves her figure and lands on the floor. “I’m sorry Y/n.” then another clank hit his ears, it was as loud as earlier, but it stung his heart.

Y/n stood behind that door, looking at him through the peephole. He stays there for a while, taking a glance up her door, like he knew she was still there watching him. He leaves and walks over to his own room, just right across from hers. He moves himself with so much exhaustion —disappointment. She pushed herself away from the door, allowing her body to fall onto the mattress of her bed. She closed her eyes, but there was no dream that awaited her. She’d be back in that nightmare. Terannia, the end of Dawn, the end of all life and Earth. These nightmares no longer felt like mere nightmares. They felt real, like visions of the future. She was afraid that maybe it’s the future that will loom if she’s chosen to fight for the frontlines. But Seonghwa chose her, and if she were to be true to herself, she’d fight to be his co-pilot because she chooses him too. He had nothing to be sorry for. She felt it too, a connection sparked between the two of them. At first, she would only admit to being interested in him, but after being left alone with him, she’d see the eventual truth.

She could no longer keep her eyes open, so she’d let her eyelids fall, drifting to sleep and back to those nightmares.

Seonghwa woke up before everyone else, cleaning himself up before quickly heading to the Goliath stations. There were not many people but mechanics, technicians, and engineers, conducting wellness checks for each Goliath. They were almost done, Seonghwa could tell that they'd been there all night judging from their yawns and sunken eyes. Seonghwa was firstly greeted by Dethra’s pilots, Lieutenant Kang Yeosang and his co-pilot —his older sister— Kang Seulgi. Soon he was urged to have breakfast by Reaper’s senior mechanic; Hongjoong. It wasn’t easy to refuse because a minute later, he was feasting on a plate of stacked pancakes and chicken, and an extra cup of coffee that Jongho didn’t like for being “too sweet”. Soon, Seonghwa was dressed in his battle suit. Its color matched Reaper. All black, with a few hints of silver.

The other pilots watched as Seonghwa walked to the tall metal structure with a lift to Reaper’s back and to the hatch where he’ll make his entry. He’d receive nothing but encouragement from them, right from day one, so no matter who his co-pilot would be, all he’d have to worry about is to execute the mission without fail. He didn’t know who would follow him into the cockpit. He could only hope it was someone he’s been introduced to before, someone he wouldn’t argue with. As the lift went up he saw the other pilots going up to the control room. Seonghwa took a deep breath of the metal that enclosed the lift. Once he’s reached the entryway, he glanced below him, trying to catch a chance to take a glimpse of his co-pilot. It was no use, of course, as he was about three thousand feet above the ground. Entering a Goliath for the first time in thirteen years brought him back to his very first test-drive with Atlas, with San. They stepped into the lift together, entered Atlas together, excitement and ambition surged through their nerves. But now, Seonghwa boards alone, well, that is until the second pilot pod is occupied. The test drive cannot be conducted without his co-pilot, and he knew someone was coming. Might be temporary, might be permanent, but he knew he had time to find someone he’d truly be compatible with before an actual mission or emergency. For now, he’d just have to settle with whoever the chief had assigned to pilot with him.

He connects his battle suit to the junction that connects his body to Reaper, securing himself. Reaper was activated, and Seonghwa’s battle suit would emit yellow light all over, streaks all around his body and his face plate finally appearing in the form of a hologram. It formed a thin outline below his chest, the sides of his arms, torso, and legs. But he just couldn’t connect to the neurolink just yet. He needed his co-pilot. Just as he was about to speak to the telecom, he heard the hatch open.

With a sigh, he watches from the corner of his eye as his co-pilot gets settled in. “We can switch places if you want. I didn’t know which side you’d want to take. The chief didn’t tell me anything about you.”

“I don’t think the chief would need to do that. And don’t worry about sides, I'm ambidextrous —besides this is only a test drive.”

A woman, a voice he’s familiar with, yet sounds so different, almost despotic. He looks over at her. “Doctor Choi?”

“It’s Lieutenant Choi when we’re in Reaper.”

“Lieutenant—”

“Pilots, please get ready and connect to the neurolink.” the chief speaks through the telecom.

Seonghwa grabs onto the headgear, setting his gaze to his co-pilot.

“Ready when you are, Park.”

“Let’s do this Choi. Ready.” they lower the gear to their heads at a gradual pace until it snaps into place.

Once it does, it pricks their brains a little. For a moment, memories of their lives play in each other’s heads, then memories of each other they’ve shared just recently. For mere seconds, Seonghwa would get transported back to a memory, the first test drive with Atlas. Y/n could see it too. Then a vision of thirteen years ago. That one tragic night. Before anything could come into play however, Seonghwa shook himself awake, choking back tears. He saw it all over again and it made him feel as if that incident was a fresh occurrence. He could almost hear San yelling his name, telling him to go and save himself. He could still see San locking himself in the facility with that monster, just to save everyone else.

“Seonghwa, you can get over this, you’re strong. Please fight it.”

It was painful for Y/n too, because she could see Seonghwa’s episode —she’s brought into it. At that moment, their minds were one and the same and would be the brain of their Goliath, Reaper. Seonghwa was still lost in his memory. Y/n could feel her heart sink, seeing her brother through Seonghwa. Nonetheless, she powers through. Finding herself in Seonghwa’s memory where he stood amidst the chaos in the facility. It was all just a memory, a vision, a hallucination, but she could feel every emotion that came rushing to him as he watched San enclose himself with the beast. Y/n knew she had to be strong for him, he was the witness to the very memory she walked on. She couldn’t even begin to imagine just how painful the actual moment was for him. Hearing the chief’s calling, she took fretful steps towards him, she brought her hands up to his face, holding it and fishing for his tear-drowned eyes.

“Seonghwa, please get us out of here.” she breaks into a sob, thinking about her brother. “I love you, Hwa.”

Back in the control room, everyone just watched and listened in silence. They could hear everything through the telecoms, and they could see the instability of Seonghwa’s neurofeedback.

“Did she just say I love you?” “So are they together? Seonghwa had only been here for three days.” —their fellow pilots questioned as they continued to listen in.

The chief trusts Seonghwa and he finds himself sighing his stresses away when Seonghwa snaps out of his episode. “I’m sorry.” they hear Seonghwa’s voice utter through the telecom, but they knew it wasn’t for any of them in the control room.

Y/n’s eyes never leave him as he takes a moment to breathe. “No need to be sorry, Hwa. I’ll always be here.”

After a count of seven minutes, the neurolink clears up, indicating that Seonghwa had managed to calm himself down.

“Both pods are stable. Please check the control panel.”

Seonghwa takes the lead, moving his hands to activate the controls. A hologram displays their vitals. He subtly shakes his head at the large spikes of his pulse and his unstable brain activity just minutes ago.

“We’re all clear.” Seonghwa spoke.

The test drive was successful for the most part. If Seonghwa was unable to control himself, he might end up unconsciously activating the weaponry and shooting straight into the control room. Once they’ve disconnected to the neurolink and the system was deactivated, Y/n walks over to him, wrapping her arms around his body.

“You’re gonna be okay, right?”

Seonghwa could feel a stinging in his chest, hearing the slight crack in her voice. He removes her helmet, his hand runs over her hair, then he brings her close to his chest gently with his hand at the back of her head.

“Of course I am. Especially when you’re with me.”

They went down the lift together, hands linked and all. The other pilots were already down to felicitate them with the success of their test drive. Some of them had talked about the possibilities that lie within the lines of Seonghwa’s past. If anything, they expected something like that to happen during their test drive. Even if that event was thirteen years ago, it was the root of Seonghwa’s anguish. He didn’t recover from it over the period of those thirteen years, isolating himself only trapped him in that memory. But now that he’s back, and he’s got someone to hold his heart, someone that’ll help him find the pieces of himself he’s lost in the past, and put them back together.

That day, the chief realized just how important Y/n is to Seonghwa. The connection was nothing but real, and it was powerful. If the chief chose to send someone else in, Dawn might’ve faced a serious accident that’ll damage the system, and Seonghwa would be back in the walls. Y/n was Seonghwa’s key to healing his trauma. The chief believed that no one would be able to sedate him, no one but her. The chief spent his whole night thinking about it. He knew that it wouldn’t be easy for Seonghwa after thirteen years of being out of commission considering the loss he suffered for it. He thought about the link Y/n and Seonghwa shared, Choi San. Seonghwa knew about Y/n because San always had stories about her, and Y/n knew Seonghwa through the stories of others, and through the chief himself. Seonghwa was the man her brother trusted the most, the man he treated like his own brother, the man he gave his life for. When Y/n heard that Seonghwa was being retrieved from the walls, she started thinking of all the questions she wanted to ask, she wanted to know if her brother was still the happy, loving, and emotional boy she grew up with. It only made sense for Y/n and Seonghwa to share this powerful link.

Later that night, sounds of metal clanking would be heard at the halls of the dignitary rooms. Lieutenant Park and his co-pilot had gone to rest, but they would both be going through one door. Seonghwa’s back rested on the headboard of his bed, and his hands held Y/n’s waist. She straddled his hips, laying her weight on his thighs. He had his face buried at the side of her neck, planting soft kisses, making her giggle.

She pulls on his hair, very gently, as a means to move him away from her neck. “Hwa, we really should go to sleep.”

He lifts his head up, allowing himself to melt into her gaze. He pulls her closer by her waist, pressing his lips onto hers.

“I wonder what my brother would say, seeing me on top of you like this.” she had his locks wrapped around her fingers.

“We’re not up to any trouble, are we?” he says as he pulls her in even more, their chests pressing into each other.

“Sure, Lieutenant Park.”

The two fell asleep in each other’s arms, holding each other in place so closely, like a soft blow of the wind could take either of them away form each other. Their soft snores and groans would become a lullabye to them, sleeping soundly against each other’s bodies.

They would remain close to each other, at most times, Seonghwa would be in the training facility, leading the sessions. The cadets would see him as a role model, knowing his history as being one of the first pilots that didn’t die from brain cancer. They admired his wits when it came to combat. “Fighting is not just about strength.” —he’d remind them every time. The teratos continue to develop to a significant level of intelligence throughout the years, and the only way to beat them is to outsmart them. And there are no specifics when it comes to acumen in battle, it’s no secret that one has to have experienced numerous battles to devise a counterattack with very little time. But Seonghwa would tell them, a kid that can fight can beat a warrior that won five hundred wars. Experience does not equal greatness, at least not in all cases. It depends on the fighter. What one must possess is determination, speed, and critical thinking. “If all options lead to a sacrifice, always choose the one that will harm you the most. And never do it for the sake of your ego and having your name written all over the news, do it because it is your duty and obligation. Remember, we save millions of lives, not one, not our own, not just our friends, not just our families.”

Y/n would join training from time to time, but she’s often busy studying the excessive seismic waves that travel consistently throughout the pacific. Its focus is Terannia. The entities open their portal at one spot, and they could only keep it open to release a few teratos at a time. These beasts seem to have an objective of their own now. One had been spotted in Taiwan, and was headed to a Dawn subsidiary. That’s why Goliath Sayan was off to Taiwan that day. Then another one approaching the north, to the main headquarters. But then there was one more in the south, then one off to Australia. The monsters were keeping each Goliath to themselves. They were able to keep count of just how many Goliaths there were that’s being actively operated.

Reaper would be the one to take on the monster approaching the headquarters. According to the radar team, that terato is the most challenging of the bunch, and according to Hongjoong, Reaper is the Goliath for the job. And so, Lieutenant Park and Lieutenant Choi were up for their first mission. The whole headquarters was busy preparing all four Goliaths, Sayan and Judas already being flown to their designated battles. Dethra was off as well, and all that’s left is Reaper. Its pilots are already settled in, waiting for the ships to fly them to the north to converge with the beast.

“You ready Lieutenant?” Seonghwa asks his co-pilot before their Goliath was dropped on the ocean.

“Only if you are, Lieutenant.”

Once being dropped, the monster rose from under the water. It was a quick paced combat, thankfully, their cognition was at its best condition. The monster was reckless, using its tail to attempt crushing the Goliath. There was some evident damage, but Reaper was able to power through, grabbing the end of its tail, and the other arm would eject a sword that pierced through the monster’s jaw. Reaper threw the beast off of its body, laying it on the ground. The monster manages to kick Reaper off the ocean ground. The pilots winced in chorus, but they got up regardless of the pain and finishes of the terato at once.

“Sayan is in critical condition. North team, head to Taiwan, now!”

It was a busy thirty-six hours for Dawn. They almost lost Sayan, and Judas. Judas was not able to receive back-up, fortunately, Mingi woke up from passing out because of the toxic gas being emitted by the terato, Judas’ faceplate was broken, which was why the gas got in. The downside was, Mingi’s dad is currently fighting for his life at the infirmary. Wooyoung and Jongho were severely injured. Jongho was still able to speak and sit up, but Wooyoung was completely out, unable to utter anything but a groan.

Y/n and Seonghwa suffered minor injuries —alike Dethra’s pilots. All they needed was a few painkillers and bandages, their muscles were completely fine. Reaper’s pilots felt the same lingering pain around their torso from when the terato had tried to crush them with its tail.

“It hurts like shit. But we’re heroes. Heroes don’t surrender to pain!” Seonghwa laughs at Y/n’s exclamation, wrapping an arm around her waist as they walk to the cafeteria.

“It’ll go away after…” Seonghwa hisses, shaking his head once before he adds, “After three days or so, or maybe a week.” he whispers the last part, yet she was still able to hear.

“A week?”

“I was only joking sweetheart. I can make it go away if you’d like that.”

“Yeah? and how would you be able to do that?”

“How about you leave your door unlocked tonight sweetheart? sounds good?”

He chuckles and holds her closer to him when she hums an affirmation. Later that night, he did just that. He lays on his side, just slightly, allowing Y/n to lay herself on him as he massages her waist with his hands.

“How about you? doesn’t it hurt for you?” Seonghwa’s heart flutters at the heat of Y/n’s breath as she whispers to him.

“It does, but it doesn’t really bother me.”

“Really?” she looked up at him, and he could see his own reflection in her eyes, even with the very little amount of light.

He stares at her with awe, moving one hand to her jaw as he places a kiss on her forehead. “Don’t worry about me sweetheart.”

Slumber dawned on them, and they’d be in deep sleep despite their sore muscles and aching torsos. They’d stay in that position, and the next morning they’d get caught leaving Y/n’s room by Yeosang who swore he “didn’t see anything”. They just laughed it out. Everyone in the headquarters by then should’ve already figured out that they “have something going on”, so both of them had no problem displaying their care and affection towards each other even with people around. It was no question why they work so well together in combat.

While the terato attacks have minimized, Y/n made herself busy in her lab. She had acquired another live terato brain. She figured, if she connected her consciousness with it, she’d be able to look into their world and what it is they have in store for Earth. She devises a plan, but she had to be extra safe. So she takes Seonghwa with her to her psychreader. She plans to connect the monster’s brain to her own. She knew it would be risky and might cause neurological injury to her —immensely affecting her stability as a pilot. But she had to. She needed to see into the mind of a terato. She’s convinced there’s more to a terato’s mind besides violence and bloodthirst.

“Are you sure it’s safe?” Seonghwa’s eyes were furrowed, expressing his worries with his face and his intonation.

“We’re about to find out.”

“Y/n.”

“Hwa, unplug it if you think I’m dying, okay?”

“Y/n, maybe you should consult with the others before you do this.”

She stops for a while, taking some time to think about what Seonghwa had just said. “Yeah, maybe I should. But we don’t have much time. Please understand, Hwa.”

Seonghwa’s expression softens, sighing to himself. “I don’t understand Y/n, but I'll support you no matter what.”

Y/n nods once, setting up the equipment. She settles herself next to the psychreader machine, breathing in heavily as she turns up the power and holds the headgear —that she created a few moments prior— above her head, “Ready.” she wears the gear, and signals Seonghwa to press the start button. The currents struck her nerves almost immediately, but she closed her eyes and clenched her teeth. For a second, there was only complete darkness, then a bright flash of light. The visions started to surge into her sentience. She saw a world that was red and violet, with thunders and growls of monsters and creatures beyond the imagination of the human mind. She sees a civilization, a whole species of extraterrestrials. Then a planet somewhere far from the solar system. She saw portals, and texts in a language unknown to Earth, then an image of Earth being swallowed by the dark—

“Y/n! Wake up, please!” she breathes in and out heavily. She had traveled into the mind of their enemy, into their home planet. It was a sight for horrors, but it is vital information for Dawn.

With her fingers, she feels for the blood that came out of her nose. Seonghwa would come rushing to replace her fingers with a washcloth, making sure the blood doesn’t get anywhere else. He looked into her eyes and couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

“Y/n, your eyes…”

“Hwa, I know what they want, they—” she gulps, panting a bit more before she requests, “Can I get some water?”

She receives it just a minute later, “You can rest for a while sweetheart, it can wait.”

“Yes, but—” she downs the glass of water within a minute, some liquid getting onto her shirt, forming a small, wet patch just above her chest. “I have to tell you.”

She stands up, stumbling a bit as she goes to her corkboard where she had tied the evidence together, without much of a conclusion for it all. But now, she finally figured it out.

“Terannia is a planet beyond our solar system. They want ours to feed on the life it has to offer. They —they…” she breathed out heavily, propping herself up with both hands as she tried to get rid of the headache that came battering on her.

“Y/n, can you at least sit down?” Seonghwa says as he turns her around, bringing a hand to her face and gently grazing his thumb over her cheek.

She nods, letting him take her to the sofa.

“Continue, doctor.”

Y/n closed her eyes, then continued, “They want to take Earth’s place in the solar system so they can foster life. They want to build a paradise and they’re willing to kill off an entire planet to make it come true. They plan on keeping the portal open to let out every single terato they have so that they could consume Earth and its whole. Their planet is being run by some alien species, the teratos are their warriors, kind of like pets in some way. And the brain we acquire from the ones we’ve killed? it’s only their secondary brain. They share one core brain back on their home planet and through the core brain they can access every memory, every battle the secondary brains were subjected to, and that’s how they’re able to upgrade the teratos every time.”

Seonghwa moves himself closer to her after seeing the tremors of her hands. He grabs both hands with his own pair, easing the tremors away with his touch. “Is there a way for us to get into that portal?”

“Yes, but, there are teratos guarding the portal here on Earth and back on their planet. Even if we get past their guards in the Pacific, we might get crushed the moment we pass through that portal.”

“Then, how do you suggest we stop those monsters for good?”

Y/n stares into his eyes for a while before her eyes shifted somewhere on the floor. Using everything she was able to pick up from interconnecting her own brain with the terato’s, she was able to formulate a rough plan.

“Well, I know you’re thinking about infiltrating them before they do that to us —that would be the best move for us to make, get in, drop a nuclear bomb and get out, but we’d have to be extra careful. If there’s five of us, some could focus on killing off the guards roaming the pacific while one or two get into the portal. Whatever awaits on the other side, we’d have to be prepared for a large strike, remember they share a core brain, which means they would know when we’re going through that portal.”

“Unless, we kill those guards and mush their brains up.”

“I…” Y/n was flabbergasted, hearing such words from such a sweet man, “...think that would work, yes.”

“Then let’s call for the chief, right now.”

“Wait, wait. What if he thinks I’m being ridiculous?”

Seonghwa held her face in his hands. “He won’t think that, trust me sweetheart. I’m your witness, I’ll back you up. Trust me.”

She brings her hand up to her face and places it on top of his hand, “I trust you, Hwa.”

He places a kiss on her forehead, then on her lips. He guides her to stand up, getting lost in each other’s gaze.

“Then let’s save the world, Lieutenant Choi.”

a/n: this was why i haven't updated my woosan smau :D

#ateez #ateez fanfic #ateez angst #ateez fluff #ateez au #ateez x reader #ateez scenarios #ateez imagines #ateez fic #ateez seonghwa #park seonghwa

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What can we learn by examining only the first and final shot of a film? This video plays the opening and closing shots of 55 films side-by-side. Some of the opening shots are strikingly similar to the final shots, while others are vastly different--both serving a purpose in communicating various themes. Some show progress, some show decline, and some are simply impactful images used to begin and end a film. View Part 2 here: vimeo.com/140600860 MUSIC: "Any Other Name" by Thomas Newman Films used (in order of appearance): The Tree of Life 00:00 The Master 00:09 Brokeback Mountain 00:15 No Country for Old Men 00:23 Her 00:27 Blue Valentine 00:30 Birdman 00:34 Black Swan 00:41 Gone Girl 00:47 Kill Bill Vol. 2 00:53 Punch-Drunk Love 00:59 Silver Linings Playbook 01:06 Taxi Driver 01:11 Shutter Island 01:20 Children of Men 01:27 We Need to Talk About Kevin 01:33 Funny Games (2007) 01:41 Fight Club 01:47 12 Years a Slave 01:54 There Will be Blood 01:59 The Godfather Part II 02:05 Shame 02:10 Never Let Me Go 02:17 The Road 02:21 Hunger 02:27 Raging Bull 02:31 Cabaret 02:36 Before Sunrise 02:42 Nebraska 02:47 Frank 02:54 Cast Away 03:01 Somewhere 03:06 Melancholia 03:11 Morvern Callar 03:18 Take this Waltz 03:21 Buried 03:25 Lord of War 03:32 Cape Fear 03:38 12 Monkeys 03:45 The World According to Garp 03:50 Saving Private Ryan 03:57 Poetry 04:02 Solaris (1972) 04:05 Dr. Strangelove 04:11 The Astronaut Farmer 04:16 The Piano 04:21 Inception 04:26 Boyhood 04:31 Whiplash 04:37 Cloud Atlas 04:43 Under the Skin 04:47 2001: A Space Odyssey 04:51 Gravity 04:57 The Searchers 05:03 The Usual Suspects 05:23

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ok, movie's over. what can i say, i've arrived with very low expectations and at least they were matched. it's a werid movie. it's like watching the summary of a movie instead of the movie itself. the characters have no connection between eachother. lilith and roland dont speak more than twice (it's implied that roland and fem!general knoxx were in a relationship). they dont bond. nobody bonds on screen and if they did off-screen we're not shown how or why they should. the movie expects you to know they're going to be "found family" because that's its genre so the characters will care no matter the lack of reasons to trust each other or the world they live in. nor the established characters' background.

the movie also doesnt seem to know its audience, because surely it's not for the fans of the games. it's a movie for 10/13 years old (all violence is pg13) who dont kinda get the basis of a plot. but at the same time the humor references adult content. ie roland saying "this was a terrible orgy" or something like that i dont remember verbatim. this movie is THAT forgettable.

there's a 5 minutes long fight scene with psychos that just never ends and doesnt add to the plot not to the action sequence because it wasnt a cool fight. it was just shooting and psychos dying like npcs.

the plot is questionable because i dont think the plot twist at the end works, when we find out oh it's lilith the siren and not tina, it doesnt make sense and it invalidates the plot of the movie up untill that moment. if tina doesnt have powers then why would atlas want her? and if opening the vault doesnt kill the siren (ugh) then tina never needed to be saved. also the whole sub-plot of lilith's mother?? 😖🤢 there's no need for that. it doesnt tell us anything of lilith's backstory (dead mom, we get it) nor to pandora, we dont know how lilith's mother knew tannis or moxxie. we find out nothing from those flashbacks. and i dont really know why AI, the writers believe that if there's a kid drawing something then it's a valuable hint for the truth. the fact that kid lilith drew a girl with fire wings doesnt implies she's the firehawk and if she knew since she was little then why would she let tina be the one opening the vault. if she got her powers after she came back to pandora then when did she got the powers? and also she's canonically not from pandora.

the others were also very forgettable. krieg is boring. roland doesnt do anything that matters and tina is just there. most of the time everyone is just there waiting for the next "plot" point to happen.

we enter the vault but there's meh inside. we get a glimpse of a monster who looks very tame compared to canon and then nothing else because the writers couldnt think of anything to replace the weapons with. like they fucking forgot about world building here. also the inside of the vault sucked. this movie felt so cheap. all scenes seem to be shot in-door. entering the vault should feel like entering a parallel dimention, it should feel epic.

i sincerely think the casting choices were made around cate blanchet, they hired her and found someone old enough to play a tannis who knew her mother, which didnt need to be, they could have been friends anyway. i feel like cate blanchet is in her charlize theron era and wants to join the action genre but started with the wrongest movie ever.

what else can i say? i liked marcus and how they added the bus and all. but i think it's a bit of an overkill to have a voice over expoisition of the world twice in 10 minutes. lilith at the beginning and marcus on the bus. pick one. and honestly marcus' seemed more organic.

the humor didnt work for me. i think i smiled once maybe twice, but never laugh. again i think the target audience its 10 years olds so maybe i just didnt get it.

i really cant be pissed with this movie because i dont think the people who wrote it ever played the game. i dont even think they wrote this movie thinking about borderlands. this is a generic movie that has some names in common with the games. doesnt match the vibes of the games, the humor, the locations.

if they really wanted to make a borderlands movie it should have matched the far west vibes of the games imo. it should have been 2 hours long and written by people who played the games and genuniely enjoyed them. they could have put orignial characters in there too with cameos from the canon characters and have an original story. it didnt need to be the mains from bl1 and if they wanted to have those characters then it should've been them and not some copies that share only names and looks. actually i belive that if those were other characters people would get to the end of the movie much less pissed at the butchering of canon.

on a nicer note, scooter and ellie show up for half a second at the end and that's nice

WAIT!! ALSO DONT WATCH THIS MOVIE IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FLASHING LIGHTS. THERE'S A FLASHING LIGHT SCENE AROUND MINUTE 57 THAT LASTS FOR AT LEAST 10 seconds

I'm watching borderland, first 10 minutes are ok. I'd say good if they wouldn't have suddenly start shooting each other without reason (lilith on promethea with just some guys who wanted to hire her). and then they decided to take the bold narrative strategy of SHOWING AND TELLING. we see lilith asking for information AND she's voice-overing that she's asking for information.

I'm watching this movie with great love for the franchise and with an open mind. Even tho i didn't like the trailer at all, but i want to give the movie a fair chance. So far the fact that they casted kate blanchet and kevin heart did seem a problem. Even tho roland is a serious guy. But it's only been 11 minutes so far.

#borderlands #it's been 85 years and i wont be back in the fandom bc the movie sparked nothing in me #we could've had angel's plot line #people would be ripping their hairs out (compliment)#we could've had zer0 #we could've had a vault monster #we could've had gortys 😭😭😭😭😭#athena

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***UPDATE: They set the video to private. It looks like they posted it by mistake and it wasn’t supposed to be released yet.***

Nick leaking their own stuff again…

We did learn three things though:

It EXISTS

They plan on releasing it at some point

The tracklist

That is, if what they were going to post was even the real thing. Avatar composer Jeremy Zuckerman didn’t even know this was happening, so either someone working on the YouTube channel had access to the files and was going to release them without realizing how big of a deal it would be, or whatever they were going to post wasn’t even the real thing. I guess we’ll find out… Eventually… Back to waiting.

Original post below:

🚨🚨🚨 This is not a drill: The official Avatar: The Last Airbender soundtrack is finally being released, premiering TOMORROW at 10am EST on the official Avatar YouTube channel

They’re pulling a Beyoncé. In less than 12 hours, the moment we have waited for for so long is finally arriving. The full, official ATLA soundtrack is coming. It’s premiering on the official Avatar YouTube channel at 10am EST, tomorrow, September 25th, 2020.

🚨 YOUTUBE PREMIERE LINK 🚨

The way YouTube premieres work is that at the premiere time, the video goes live for the first time, and there’s a live chat as it plays. After that, it becomes a normal YouTube video on the channel, meaning it will stay up and the soundtrack will be permanently available there.

Currently, it’s unclear if it will be released for purchase or streaming as well.

FULL TRACKLIST:

(Wow, it’s exciting to say that. And see these titles.)

0:00 - Main Opening Theme

1:49 - Intro

2:39 - The Avatar’s Love

3:55 - Agni Kai

5:28 - Agni Kai Interlude

6:20 - Kyoshi

9:37 - Avatar State

10:53 - Invading the Palace

13:57 - The Blue Spirit

15:00 - Divine Medium

17:44 - Tsungi Horn

19:13 - Four Seasons

19:47 - Princess Yue

20:38 - Ocean Spirit

21:52 - Azula’s Theme

23:26 - Panda Lily

24:03 - Swamp Fight

27:07 - Nomad Songs

28:45 - Zuko on the Mount

29:25 - Ba Sing Se

29:58 - Dai Li

31:19 - Lake Laogai

32:40 - Leaves from the Vine

33:42 - Invading the Palace #2

36:47 - Heart Chakra

37:58 - Whose Destiny

39:30 - Safe Return

39:51 - Book 3: Fire

41:53 - Scarf Dance

44:27 - Cave Jivin’

47:42 - The Beach

48:05 - Yangchen

49:53 - Fireside Feelings

51:11 - Zuko’s Struggle

54:10 - Reconciliation

55:16 - Danger

56:47 - The Avatar vs The Firelord

58:23 - Final Confrontation

59:51 - Aang’s Choice

1:03:27- A New Era

1:05:01 - Peace

1:10:23 - Avatar Aang

1:11:09 - End Credits

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For the headcanon ask game: 11, 12, 16, 35, 39, 40, 41, 46, 52, 57, 87, 93 & 95 for Dick Grayson, Jason Todd & Tim Drake (answer all of them for all three of them, pick and choose which ones you want to answer for who; it's totally up to you!)

Imma answer some with all if them and some with just one of them

11:What color would they spontaneouly dye their hair in the standard punk breakdown?

Tim would call his friends up in the middle of his breakdown bc he had a moment of clarity but he already put the bleach in his hair so now he’s asking for there advice (He forgot toner so now he has a very orangey blond and when he went to get bleach he also forgot to get a color so he ends up just leaving it blond cuz he’s to exhausted to go back to the store, tho he does get it touched up at a salon)

12: How many piercings do they have, which ones, and how often do they wear them?

Dick- He got his ears pierced and loved it so much he kept getting piercings all along his ears (he takes them out when going on parole so no one connects him to Dick and also so they don’t get ripped out or caught on anythinf during any fights)

Jason- He has an eyebrow piercing (He also takes it off before parole so if he gets a dent in his helmet near where the piercing is it doesn’t get pushed in)

Tim- He has an industrial piercing and he takes it out before patrol for the same reasons as Dick

16: How many languages do they speak and why did they learn them? (or some of them if the character knows more than 10)

Dick absolutely knows more then 10, he learned a lot of the basics in everything bc he grew up in a travailing circus and he becomes more fluent in them in his time with Bruce(some of these included German, Swedish, Portuguese, & Polish). Kori definitely teaches him Tamaranean as well.

35: What phobias? do they have? Do they try to hide it so people don’t laugh?

uhhm all i can think of is jason developing a really big clown phobia after he comes back bc of everything

39: What’s their pain tolerance like?

They all have a really high pain tolerance

40: What’s one of the dumbest things they’ve ever done?

Jason once tired to do a wheelie on a motorcycle at age 13 and lets just say that did not end well for him

41: What’s something they collect?

Dick collects sea shells from every beach he goes to

Jason loves collecting old copies of books

46: What kind of jewlery would they wear?

Tim has a lot of beaded or like yarn bracelets that he wears on a daily

52: What instruments can they play?

Dick can play to piano

Jason can play the violin

Tim can play the flute

57: Surprise! It’s their birthday, what kind of gifts do people get them?

Tim gets a lot of camera film, personalized photo frames, new skate broad wheels, gift cards to his favorite places, & a quilt his friends all teamed up to make

87: If they were in the ATLA universe, what would they bend based on their personality and lifestyle and NOT their magic?

Damn i really forgot everything i know about ATLA reading this but umm Dick can bend water bc he’s really flexible and when he’s leading he has back up plans so he has a flow of things

93: Do they need/wear glasses?

Jason has reading glasses

Tim needs glasses but never wears them

95: How does their anger show itself? Do they cry? hit things?

When Tims angry he has a tendency to try and hide it until it either goes away or bubbles over

#dick grayson #richard grayson #jason todd #tim drake #dc #ask game #headcannon asks #nightwing #red hood #red robin #inbox ♠︎

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The Atlas Empire

Why, When, What: The Atlas Foundation was properly formed by a Dragon who once advised Genghis Khan, and now seeks to do the same with his descendants. He chose the name after being tricked by a Genie he fought in the Atlas Mountains which left him trapped for 500 years, but granted him enhanced mystical powers and a vast library of lost knowledge. Every so often, he has to seek a replacement heir for the Foundation from the many descendants of Khan (literally, about 0.5% of the world's population - 16 Million People) and uses the current ruler to find the next. The Rulers change, but the Dragon remains constant. He is not a duplicitous advisory, but molds himself to fit the needs of each new heir. He just takes a very long view of things.

The Foundation Itself is sustained through many front organizations all under the "Atlas" logo. This ranges from Atlas Farms to Atlas Semiconductors. Some of these are fronts for superweapon development, while others are legitimate business enterprises. Examples include, but are not limited to:

Atlas Nursery: Which raised Triffids

Atlas Mortuary: which was building a Zombie Army.

Atlas Bio-Tech: This was expanding on In-Gen's research to re-create extinct fauna from their modern descendants.

Atlas Orphanage: This was raising a new generation of Psychic hive-mind children for world domination, in the vein of the Midwitch Incident colloquially known as the "Village of the Damned".

Atlas Records: About what you'd expect - mind control via pop music.

Atlas Vineyards: Truth Serum Wine. Actually, rather tasty.

Atlas Munitions: Weapons Development.

Atlas Farms: Actually, wasn't a front and was just a regular Dairy farm.

Atlas Comics: Seems legit, but operative Ken Hale insists it’s a front. In his words: "They only had superhero books, and all those had crossover stories, so you had to buy the whole line to get one story! Gotta be a racket."

Atlas Novelties: You ever wonder where costumed criminals get a lot of their gag-themed weaponry? Not all of them have the knack for inventing it themselves. Between this operation, and foreign powers funding effectively "Domestic Terrorists", it explains a lot of weirdness.

Atlas Academy of Martial Arts: Was training the finest in evil henchmen available outside the league of assassins.

Atlas Famous Cookies: Super Addictive cookies.

Atlas Auto: Auto Parts chop-Shops and weapons smugglers.

Atlas Mining: Guess where all those mind-controlled by Atlas Records go? Yup, mine workers.

The new heads of the Foundation under Jimmy Woo shut down most of these operations or converted them to more non-lethal or terrorist fighting purposes. It's not as easy as it sounds.

They as signatories of the Unseelie Accords.

Clout: Criminal (4), Financial (5), Governmental (5), Supernatural (4) (36) Quarters: Huge (5), Multiple Locations (10), Physical Security (4), Supernatural Security (2) Gear: Computers (5), Lab/Research (5), Medical Facilities (5), Workshop (5), Occult Archives (5), Training Facilities (3), Vehicles (Military/Exotic) (5), Weapons (Full Metal Jacket, Getting Medieval) (6) (11) Cost: 47 Points (60-18 from Clout)

Mr. Lao Date of Birth: Ancient Times Motivation: Give Advice, Steer Humanity Critter Type: Dragon (lung) Attributes: Str 20, Dex 10, Con 8, Int 5, Per 4, Will 4 Ability Scores: Muscle 36, Combat 18, Brains 20 Life Points: 165 Drama Points: 0-5 Special Abilities: Notice +4, Armor Value 30, Natural Weapons, Flight (Advanced), Increased Speed (Flight Only) +30mph, Hard to Kill 1, Increased Life Points +40, Supernatural Attack (Fire), Tail Stinger (Poison 6), Nerves of Steel, Size 1 , Attractiveness -6, Contacts (Supernatural 5, Governmental 5, Criminal 5, Financial 5), Magic 5, Age (Ancient) Name - Score - Damage - Notes Bite - 15 - 57 - Slash/Stab Claw - 16 - 49 - Slash/Stab Pounce - 18 - 50 - Slash/Stab Fire - 16 - 54 - Fire Tail - 15 - 18 - AP 2, Slash/stab + Poison Magic – 25 – Varies – By Spell Deflect – 25 – Varies – By Spell Mr. Lao is the Dragon mentioned previously. He is the Grand Vizier of sorts for the Atlas Empire. He remains while the leaders change. The deal being he gives them advice and extended life spans, so they expand the empire's interests as they see fit. At the end of the deal, once they find a proper replacement, he devours them.

He thinks Kublai Khan tasted the best.

Jimmy Woo a.k.a. Woo Yen Jet, Emperor of the Atlas Empire Date of Birth: 1930 Motivation: Do Good, even if it’s with Evil Critter Type: Human Attributes: Str 4, Dex 4, Con 4, Int 4, Per 4, Will 4 Ability Scores: Muscle 14, Combat 16, Brains 16 Life Points: 57 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Ex-FBI Agent, Daredevil, Attractiveness +3, Love (Tragic), Hard to Kill 5, Contact (Supernatural 3/5, Governmental 3/ 4, Criminal 3/4), Status (Heir/Master of the Atlas Empire), Resources (Middle Class/Rich), Honorable (Serious), Mild Cruelty, Tradition-Bound, Anachronistic (1950's mentality) Name - Score - Damage – Notes Pistol – 16 – 16 – Bullet Punch – 16 – 12 – Bash Kick – 15 – 14 – Bash Agent Jimmy Woo has had a long career in the services of UNIT. He's fought many bizarre adversaries. He worked under Nick Fury during his prime spy days and as he became the top agent within UNIT. Jimmy ran operations against Giant Monsters like Gorgo, and in one of his oddest cases, formed a super hero team in the 1950s. It was more a special agent task force than super hero team and only operated for about half a year, but it was the first one seen since McCarthy's trials ran most underground or forced them to disband. That it was under Hoover's FBI (even though Hoover hated it and used any excuse to take it down--and did so successfully) made it easier to swallow. That it operated in secret made it more so.

Afterwards, he was relegated to largely desk work from the 1970s through the new millennium, eventually reaching the rank of Sub-Director when he got a whiff of his oldest enemy, the Yellow Claw, being back in operation. He assembled a team in secret and went to tackle it solo.

And nearly died along with the rest of his team, left comatose without higher brain function and badly burned by the attempt. That's when the wheels began to turn and Jimmy was restored to health as if he had physically and mentally been plucked from 1958. Made the case difficult to break down for certain, but he managed to piece it together with the help of his old team. He discovered that he was the heir to the Atlas Empire, and chose to run it rather than let it splinter like a hydra. As the new Khan, "Woo Yen Jet" reigns as the fair-handed leader of a once evil organization with occult powers and a benign public face.

Sounds vaguely familiar…

Ken Hale a.k.a. Gorilla Man Date of Birth: 1914 Motivation: Action and Adventure Critter Type: Cursed Human Attributes: Str 9, Dex 4, Con 6, Int 3, Per 5, Will 4 Ability Scores: Muscle 24, Combat 18, Brains 12 Life Points: 100 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Curse of the “Gorilla” Man, Ambidextrous, Honorable (Minimal), Age 1, Occultism +2, Acute Senses (Smell), Enhanced Senses, +4 Survival, Hard to Kill 10, Adversary (Several)

Name - Score - Damage - Notes Punch – 18 – 24 – Bash Big Ass Pistol – 18 – 24 - Bullet Assault Rifle – 18 – 21 – Bullet, Rapid Fire Hand Held Machine Gun – 18 – 17 – Bullet, rapid fire

Ken Hale was a big game hunter in the 1950s who wrestled a Gorilla-monster bare handed and killed it. He then inherited the "Gorilla-Man" curse from the poor sod he killed. He fought it for a chance at immortality, and he got it. As a Gorilla.

It's been 50+ years since then and he adjusted quite well to it. Being roped into Jimmy Woo's team of "G-Men" helped break him out of his funk, and operating with unit since the 1960s as a field agent has let him travel around the world and continue to enjoy people freaking out on seeing a talking Gorilla who can quad-wield automatic weaponry if you pick him up. When Jimmy went after the Yellow Claw again, he jumped at the chance. He was the first person to make him feel human since the curse was brought upon him.

Oh, and if you do manage to kill Ken, you'll turn into the next Gorilla Man. People try every now and again, but he either talks them out of it by warning them of the truth in the curse, or he gets a new trophy for his collection. He IS still a hunter after all.

M-11 The Human Robot Date of Birth: 1954 Motivation: Follow Orders, Programing, explore free will Critter Type: Killer Robot Attributes: Str 7, Dex 4, Con 10, Int 5, Per 4, Will 5 Ability Scores: Muscle 20, Combat 18, Brains 14 Life Points: 198 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Robot, Ambidextrous, Natural Weapons(Extendo-Arms, 100ft range), Supernatural Attack (Taser Hands, Death Ray), Armor Value 10, Regeneration (con per turn), Increased Lie Points +120, Iron Mind, Shield (AV 20, DC 40)

Name - Score - Damage – Notes Metal Fist – 18/17 – 23 – Bash Taser Burst – 18 – 10 – As Initiative Taser, SL Targets per hand Lighting Blast – 18 – 35 – Eletrical, SL targets per hand Death Ray – 18 – 55 – Plasma , SL targets per blast if they are close together Raise Shield – 18 – None – Energy field covers 1 yard per SL, AV 20, DC 40 The Menacer type 11 robot is an intentional experiment in making a human robot. Most robots like it from the 1950s were elaborate traps to catch data life forms. This one, however, was built to ensnare and hold a human soul, giving it true "Life". The Robot is rather inscrutable in its motives and is extremely intelligent, just not very vocal about it. Since the 1950s, it's been rebuilt with Yuggothian technology and is truly a menace to the modern world if it so chooses.

Aquaria Nautica Neptunia a.k.a. Namora Date of Birth: 1914 Motivation: Protect Undersea Kingdoms. Worship Dagon and Cthulhu. Critter Type: Deep One Attributes: Str 10/14, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 4, Per 5, Will 5 Ability Scores: Muscle 26/34, Combat 20, Brains 18, Life Points: 110/136 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Resources/Status (Atlantean Royalty, Sovereign of the Deep Ones), Telepathy 5 (Deep Ones and Cetaceans are the only ones worthy of contact), Vril Belt, Armor Value 5, Natural Toughness, Hard to Kill 10, Lecherous (-1), Adversary (Various), Supernatural Form (Definitely not Human), Charisma +5, Acute Senses (Touch), Combat Visions, Regeneration (Con per Hour), Honorable (Minimal), Contacts (Supernatural 5 – The Atlas Foundation) Name - Score - Damage - Notes Punch – 20 – 25/33 – Bash Kick – 19 – 27/35 – Bash Grapple – 22 – None – Impairments vary Break Neck – 22/30 – 46/64 – Survival Test needed

Namora is the cousin of Namor, the Submarriner, and king of the Deep Ones. She is a powerful warrior in her own right and along with her cousin, lead the Deep Ones against the Axis powers during the war. Afterwards, she kept mostly to herself, occasionally joining up with other adventurers like Nick Fury to hunt Nazis, but otherwise keeping to the regular business of being a Deep One.

She and her cousin raise an interesting question to the point of all of the Deep Ones being horrific monsters, worshiping Dagon and Cthulhu, waiting for humanity to die off and so on. They are honorable and reasonable people--though extremely passionate and known for fits of terrifying violence. Another interpretation of Deep One behavior can be likened to less jerky Elves. They have all the positive traits normally associated with the Elven races (advanced art and sciences, more in tune with the natural world and how it works and have an isolationist streak), but see the benefits of interacting with and interbreeding with humans. Namora herself is half human. Namora herself was slain by a political rival in the early 1970s, but revived by the actions of Jimmy Woo's Yithian associates in 2005.

Namorita Date of Birth: 1958 Motivation: Protect Undersea Kingdoms. Worship Dagon and Cthulhu. Critter Type: Deep One Attributes: Str 10, Dex 8, Con 8, Int 4, Per 5, Will 5 Ability Scores: Muscle 26, Combat 18, Brains 18, Life Points: 97 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Resources/Status (Princess of Atlantis), Telepathy 5 (Deep Ones and Ceteceans are the only ones worthy of contact), Vril Belt (+4 Strength, Armor Value 20, x3 Leaping/Running/swimming speed), Armor Value 5, Natural Toughness, Claws, Teeth, Hard to Kill 5, Lecherous (-2), Adversary (Various), Supernatural Form (Definitely not Human), Charisma +5, Acute Senses (Touch), Combat Visions, Regeneration (Con per Hour)

Name - Score - Damage - Notes Punch – 18 – 25 – Bash Kick – 17 – 27 – Bash Grapple – 20 – None – Impairments vary Break Neck – 20 – 46 – Survival Test needed

Namorita is Namora's daughter, a kind girl who idolized her uncle and mother for their wartime heroics on the surface and trained herself to be like them in that regard. When she reached her mature age, she went to the surface to try her hand at adventuring. Things were not as easy as they were in Namor's time, she did some solo work and teamed up with other heroic individuals to fight the more nebulous menaces of the wars on drugs and terror. She even found herself roped into a reality TV about "Superheroes" for a half-season before it folded. After that, she finally got to reunite with her mother after over 30 years.

Venus Date of Birth: Lost to Time Motivation: Spread Love and Joy Critter Type: Siren/Demigod Attributes: Str 8, Dex 8, Con 10, Int 3, Per 4, Will 7 Ability Scores: Muscle 22, Combat 16, Brains 16, Life Points: 400 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Young God, Increased Life Points +30, Hard to Kill 10, Mild Obsession (Spreading Love and Peace), Attractiveness +5, Supernatural Form (Unearthly Air: Mesmerize (Meet My Gaze), +5 Attractiveness, Dual Form), Mesmerize: Hear My Voice, Emotional Influence (Love & Peace), Pacifist (2 point version), Artist, Fear of Rejection, Regeneration (Con per Round),Armor Value 10, Empathy, Ancient, Amphibious, Increased Swim Speed +20, Shape Shifting (Minor), Increased Life Points +300, Magic 7, Hard to Kill 6, Innate Magic, The Seeming, Contacts (Olympus Group) 5 Name - Score - Damage – Notes Dodge – 16 – None – Defensive Action Mesmerize (Meet My Gaze) – 26 – None – Line of Command, Crowds Mesmerize (Hear My Voice) – 26 – None – Line of Command, Crowds Feel the Power of Love – 26 – None - Magic – 26 – Varies – By Spell Punch – 16 – 20 – Bash

Venus is a Siren, cursed to feel guilt for the pain she caused, it took her hundreds of years, but she eventually found the joy of life again and spent her remaining time spreading it, albeit partly as recompense. So many people mistook her for a goddess, she eventually took the name of one. She's wandered the world spreading love where ever she goes with her voice and cheerful demeanor. Nice, bubbly, and a little silly. She embodies not just Eros, but all aspects of love. Even providing comfort for the loss of it. Venus has done a lot of different jobs over the years, from production designer, to magazine head to teacher. In the 1980s, Ken told her about the troubles he saw in the African lands he was cursed in. She took it upon herself to end the warfare and strife in at least that part of the country. And she did. Supremely. Jimmy called her out of this role to join the team once again. Her eagerness to "find a bad guy" was intense, so she hopped along. After joining the Atlas Foundation, she was also drawn into the Olympus Group as a true inheritor of the role of Aphrodite. She is defined by love above all things. She loves purely and intensely. It's really something to experience.

Robert Grayson a.k.a. Marvel Boy, The Uranian Date of Birth: 1930 Motivation: Keep things calm Critter Type: Uranian Experiment Attributes: Str 4, Dex 3, Con 3, Int 6, Per 5, Will 5 Ability Scores: Muscle 14, Combat 14, Brains 18 Life Points: 53 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Super Science Devices (Telepathy Band (level 4)/Mind Control Device for Flying Saucer; Flying Saucer), Hard to Kill 5, Misfit, Space Suit (Armor Value 5, Vacuum Sealed), Misfit, Alien Atmosphere Adaptation (suffocates in earth's atmosphere) Name - Score - Damage – Notes Telepathy – 18 – None – Reads Mind Crush – 18 – None – Forces Knockout Mesmerize: Meet My Gaze - 20 – None – Holds Still Mesmerize: What do you See? – 18 – None – Creates Illusion

Bob's life is rather complicated, mired in inter-stellar treaties between a remnant colony of Ancients, the native L'gy'hx, and Mi-Go. Being raised with the ancients, enhanced by the Mi-Go, and accepted by the L'gy'hx, Bob presses on to help his friends in the Atlas Foundation, as they are the only family he has left. the L'gy'hx told him that he would not be accepted back should he return. He first appeared on earth as a hero dubbed "Marvel Boy" in the 50s but returned to space due to the interspecies intrigues and his neutral status as a native earthling being important in the dealings. Things went out of control, and he ended up with the L'gy'hx for years before Gorilla Man contacted him again to help Jimmy. That was the last he saw of his second home. It weighs on him sometimes, but he is glad to help his friends.

Derek Khanata Date of Birth: 1973 Motivation: Give Advice, steer humanity Critter Type: Dragon Attributes: Str 4, Dex 4, Con 4, Int 3, Per 4, Will 4 Ability Scores: Muscle 14, Combat 16, Brains 14 Life Points: 64 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Minority (Wakandan Native), Obligation (To Atlas, and to the King of Wakanda), Ex-CIA Agent, EX-UNIT Agent, Resources (Middle Class), Contact (Supernatural 3, Governmental 3, Criminal 2), Hard to Kill 4 Name - Score - Damage – Notes Punch – 16 – 12 – Bash Kick – 15 – 14 – Bash Big Pistol – 16 – 19 – Bullet Derek was an agent of UNIT when he was put on the Atlas case, and ended up joining Jimmy Woo's organization not long after a new administration released him from duty. He acts as a voice of modernity and reason in the group of aliens, robots, demons and beings out of time. Sometimes he feels in over his head, but then he looks at his paycheck and benefits his family receive and is somewhat allayed. He was dropped from UNIT for not reporting the full details of the Atlas Foundation to them (but he did report them to his King).

Delroy Garrett Jr. a.k.a. Triathalon, The 3-D Man (II) Date of Birth: 1978 Motivation: Heroics Critter Type: Dimensionally Altered Human Attributes: Str 8, Dex 8, Con 8, Int 3, Per 8, Will 4 Ability Scores: Muscle 20, Combat 18, Brains 12 Life Points: 98 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: 3-D Sight, Iron Mind, Minority (African American), Contacts (Governmental 3), Hard to Kill 8, Regeneration (Con per Hour), Increased Speed +20, Natural Armor 4, Acute Senses (All), Enhanced Senses, Hatred (Skrulls), Honorable (minimal), Athlete Name - Score - Damage – Notes Jab - 20 - 19 - Bash Punch – 18 – 21 – Bash Haymaker - 15 - 28 - Bash, goes last Sweep Kick - 17 - 12 - Bash, can trip Kick – 17 – 23 – Bash Spin Kick - 16 - 24 – Bash

Delroy is a man split between dimensions. This gave him attributes three times greater than that of an average human. He originally was an Olympic star, but as his dimensional nature began to manifest, he tested positive for drugs and had his medals stripped. He found himself drawn into a cult which amplified his dimensional nature, but eventually fell out with them after learning their true goals. The Atlas Foundation eventually contacted him and helped stabilize his dimensional nature, and bring peace to one demon realm with their help.

#Organization #Marvel #Agents of Atlas

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hopeaterart · 3 years ago

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RWBY HPTR AU: Timeline

More of my embarrassingly self-indulgent AU. It tackles the timeline of events happening before the show starts. For those for who it's the first time here: most of the antagonists in the show are students at Beacon here, hence why the 63 A.G.W. point is probably a bit confusing, as well as the presence of many, many OCs. Warning: Very Ozpin-centric, especially at the beginning, because I'm insane and constructed a whole backstory for this man. If you want me to add something to the timeline, or have questions about the AU, just ask. ^^

(REFERENCE: A.G.W. stands for After Great War.)

34 A.G.W.: Ozborn Pinhead is born to con-artists living in the mountains of Vale.

45 A.G.W.: King Ozymandias Valenoa dies. On a side-note, Aura Lycoris is born.

46 A.G.W.: Ozymandias/Ozma reincarnates into Ozborn the moment he hits puberty. A few months later, Ozborn runs away from home to join a Collibet Monastery.

(REFERENCE: Collibet is branch of religion in the world of Remnant. It's followers' main belief is that life is to be enjoyed to it's fullest, and they have to help people enjoy it. Their worship is mainly centered on the God of Light.)

51 A.G.W.: Ozborn decides to enroll in Beacon for multiple reasons. He's placed in Team DSOO with Cadmium Duat, Zephyr Olympia, and Jade Sheng. He will become very close to Jade, almost like siblings. She's the one who coins the Ozpin nickname.

52 A.G.W.: Vytal festival happens in Haven. Ozborn ends up being finalist instead of his teammate through circumstances that went against his will, and ends up befriending fellow finalist from Shade Theodore Yellowstone, as well as a Faunus competitor from Haven called Leonardo Lionheart. Theodore is the winner.

53 A.G.W.: During a training mission that brought them to Solitas, Team DSOO ends up working with James Ironwood. Even if difficult to work with, Ozborn forms a tentative friendship with him, which they'll maintain through CCT communications. Ozborn also accidently ends up mentoring a first year named Glynda Goodwitch.

54 A.G.W.: Team STRQ enrolls in Beacon. Ozborn ends up being their mentor (intentionally this time) through a mentorship program at Beacon. Summer Rose is the winner of the Vytal Festival, having beaten Ironwood. After warning them that the truth isn't pretty, Ozborn comes clean about his cycle of reincarnation to Jade, STRQ, Glynda, Theodore, Lionheart and Ironwood, as well as Salem and her immortality. The only one unwilling to get involved is Taiyang Xiao Long, who can see that Ozborn absolutely does not want to be in this situation, thinks he's in way over his head and probably needs to take some distance from Huntsman business. Qrow and Raven are given their bird powers.

55 A.G.W.: Having taken Taiyang's opinion on the situation to heart, Ozborn decides to take a step back and go back in the Monastery he grew up in in order to become a Priest. Jade joins him in a show of support.

57 A.G.W.: Ozborn gets ordained, and he and Jade promptly go on a pilgrimage together with one very clear objective in mind: fuck Salem over. They find her at the end of the year, successfully lie to Salem about Ozborn's identity and fool her into thinking they want to join her side. On a side note, Gretchen Reinhart, Hazel Reinhart and Winter Schnee are all born.

58 A.G.W.: After getting out of Salem the secret to her immortality and the location of the God of Light's pool/former residence, Ozborn and Jade run away in the night in order for Ozborn to get similar immortality. Salem finds out about the betrayal, successfully kills Jade before Ozborn can go in the pool, and permanently cripples him with a magical attack that destroys his leg in a way that the pool's magic isn't able to completely fix. Ozborn still obtains immortality, permanently changing the game. He also sheds away the identity of Ozborn Pinhead, and renames himself after Jade's nickname for him.

59 A.G.W.: Ozpin comes back, and marries Taiyang, Raven Branwen and Summer Rose together. He also enrolls in Beacon as the Myth & Religion teacher.

60 A.G.W.: Desperate to get back at Ozpin after such an humiliating defeat, Salem takes a teenage Aura Lycoris under her wing.

62 A.G.W.: Aura starts the deep-undercover operation of gaining Ozpin's trust, starting by enrolling into Beacon.

63 A.G.W.: Yang Xiao Long, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladona, Jaune Arc, Pyrrha Nikos, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren, Arthur Watts, Tyrian Callows, Cinder Fall, Mercury Black, Emerald Sustrai, Roman Brunswick, Trivia Vanille, Ochre Wedjat, Raoul Arsenic, Wilhemia Key and Lys Rosenbed are all born. On a side-note, Ozpin and Qrow start a tentative romantic relationship at the end of the year.

65 A.G.W.: Ruby Rose is born.

66 A.G.W.: Aura graduates, and goes on a small pause in her mission in order to clean up some loose ends on Salem's part.

67 A.G.W.: Summer dies on a mission gone wrong (Unless/until we get something specific, Aura's partially responsible in my AU). Overwhelmed and disillusioned by the demise of the woman she loved, Raven abandons the rest of her family and goes back to the Branwen tribe. Both Taiyang and Qrow are left broken by this series of events, and Qrow ends up falling to alcoholism, leaving Ozpin to pick up the broken pieces of the inner circle. On a side note, both Oscar Pine and Whitley Schnee are born.

68 A.G.W.: Following a convoluted series of events that leaves Oscar orphaned for a total of maybe an hour before Ozpin adopts him, the wizard finally starts getting his shit back together, and starts formulating a plan to get back on his feet properly. On a side-note, Marcus Black steals his son's- Mercury- Semblance.

69 A.G.W.: Ozpin successfully becomes Beacon's headmaster, and promptly pulls strings to put Theodore, Lionheart and Ironwood in the same positions in their respective kingdoms. He also makes Glynda into his successor to the position. Meanwhile, Aura joins his staff as the Study Hall teacher/supervisor. Kuroyuri is destroyed by the Nuckelavee, orphaning Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie.

72 A.G.W.: Mountain Glenn is destroyed. Ozpin is able to save a few people at the last minute, including the Reinhart twins, thus inspiring Gretchen to become a Huntress. On a side note, James Ironwood becomes General, and thus Atlas' Chief of Armies, and gains a second seat on the Atlesian Council. The rest of the inner circle has mixed feelings about this, mostly negative.

73 A.G.W.: After a very long time of frustration at the Atlesian Council, Hagatha Greene snaps after a combination of her project being denied in favor of Pietro's, and being forced to work with an actual child (10 years old Arthur Watts). She's approached by Salem via Aura, and fakes her death. On a side note, the Brunswick farm is invaded by Apathy, forcing Roman to run away. He'll later stow himself away to Vale and rename himself Torchwick in order to cut ties with his past.

74 A.G.W.: Lionheart is forced to inform the Spring Maiden about what Salem can do. Overwhelmed, she runs away to the Branwen tribe. Lionheart himself latter approached by Greene, who more-or-less blackmails him into joining Salem. He calls Ozpin to know what he's supposed to do, and ends up becoming a double-agent. On a side-note, Gretchen signs up for Beacon, and Winter for Atlas in her first step to distance herself from her family.

76 A.G.W.: Gretchen is severely wounded on a training mission. Since her body was never found, it was assumed she died. Despite knowing that he'd probably be attacked on sight- and he was- Ozpin is able to provide Hazel with a bit of peace concerning the demise of his sister. Unknown to the both of them, Gretchen was actually found by Salem's circle and brought to her in order to get a new underling. On a side-note, the Spring Maiden dies and passes the power to Raven.

77 A.G.W.: Cinder and Arthur meet off-handedly while running away from Atlas for different reasons (Cinder is running from the Madame, Arthur from the military) due to sneaking on the same cargo ship. They separate after. Cinder ends up staying in Mistral, while Arthur wanders around Anima and ends up meeting Tyrian, who's part of a circus. Tyrian ends up following Arthur, who intends on getting to Vale as fast as possible. The two end up becoming fast friends after some initial frostiness. Trivia also runs away from home and meets Roman, and renames herself Neopolitan after the imaginary friend she had in her childhood.

78 A.G.W.: Cinder meets Emerald in the streets of Mistral, and the two bond over their dreams of becoming Huntresses. After Cinders remembers something Arthur told her about Beacon having a program for students like them, the two girls set off for Beacon.

79 A.G.W.: Marcus is hired to assassinate Ozpin, and fails in this task. Some time after, Cinder and Emerald, who recently got to Vale, cross path with Mercury, who's running away from his abusive father after a savage fight with him due to the man cutting off his legs. Marcus joins Salem after.

(AMBIGUOUS TIME PERIOD: Somewhere in the 70s, Aura found and started forming all the members of Team ORKL. I don't have a precise time period, but for those curious, the order she found them in was: Raoul, Lys, Ochre and Whilemia.)

80 A.G.W.: The story starts.

#rwby #rwby au #hptr au #timeline #worldbuilding #i am not tagging all the characters in this.#my au is basically half 'what if the villains were friends with the heroes' and half #salem: there is nothing ozma can do that I won't see coming #ozpin: VIBE CHECK *becomes immortal*

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canonicallyanxious · 4 years ago

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axolotlgirl & zombiewoman // A fatou/kieu my fanmix

This playlist is actually, like, ten smaller playlists combined into one giant playlist. basically what i did is i made a mini-playlist for each episode and kinda just kept adding to it as each episode was released. but i stand by it tbh. full tracklist under the cut!

i. new galaxies

ii. gay silence

iii. supernova

iv. you are fake

v. i’m not good enough

vi. weightless

vii. just forgot

viii. lightyears away

ix. the proposal

x. until eternity?

#druck #kieutou #kieu my vu #fatou jallow #fanmixes #playlists #forgive me i am Not a Graphic Designer #wanted to celebrate the end of the season and i'm not a fast enough writer to have a fic ready #so have this instead lol

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doodleybugg · 3 years ago

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oki i think this is the last one

1. What were your summers like as a kid? eh alright, i was forced to go to my grandma’s in bc and she hated me

2. Do you enjoy thrilling rides like rollercoasters? yep but they make me dizzy

3. Who was your childhood hero? my aunt

4. What is your favorite book? the lie tree by frances hardinge

5. What do you find most attractive about your crush? her eyesssss

6. What’s your favorite outfit? hm

7. Does seeing people in love make you happy? Sad? Annoyed? annoyed

8. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? no but i cuddle a pillow (it’s called maturity)

9. What CD did you play to death as a kid? harry potter 1 bc i kept falling asleep ughhh

10. Hike to a mountain top to watch the sunrise or drive out of town to stargaze? drive out of town to stargazeeee

11. What song has the most relatable song lyrics to you? Nine in the Afternoon by Panic! at the Disco (cause it's nine in the afternoon//your eyes are the size of the moon//you could cause you can so you do//we're feeling so good//just the way that we do//when it's nine in the afternoon) idk

12. Iced drinks or hot drinks? icedd but not too iced cuz they get too cold

13. Bright colors or neutral tones? neutral tones

14. Breakfast for dinner or pizza for breakfast? mmm cold pizza

15. Do you have a green thumb or a black thumb? idk what either of those mean sorry i’m dumb aaa

16. What’s your favorite feature of yours? none

17. Would you rather be a lawyer or a doctor? doctor

18. What type do you tend to go for physically? hm tall bitches

19. Power of invisibility or flight? flight!!

20. Would you rather wake up with your makeup magically done or your hair? makeup pLS

21. What’s the stupidest fight you’ve ever gotten into? someone said that ‘mariano was a bad character’

22. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen someone do in public? kiss, like ew

23. What’s your dream date? idk i guess watching a scary moviee

24. Do you tend to gravitate more toward using logic or intuition to make decisions? intuition

25. Do you like parties? sometimes

26. Did you enjoy high school? no ew

27. Who is the craziest person in your family and why? my older brother, anger issueeeesss

28. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? trick-or-treating

29. Can you describe your laugh? loud, squeaky, awkward

30. Instagram or Twitter? instagram

31. What’s a show that everyone loves that you didn’t? orange is the new black

32. What song is stuck in your head? they/them by atlas

33. Do you like exercising? yep

34. Do you scare easily? very

35. Who are your top 5 celebrity crushes? idk

36. If you could learn one language fluently what would it be? frenchh

37. Would you fly to the moon if given the opportunity? no no

38. What’s your favorite flower? dandelion

39. What non-sexual touch affects you the most? a hand on your thigh or knee when you’re sitting together??? uGHGHGHG

40. Do you enjoy cuddling? yesss

41. Do you like valentine’s day? nooo

42. Do you enjoy driving and are you a good driver? yes and no

43. What would you be most likely to become famous for? acting or singing

44. Do you have a favorite quote? ‘i solemnly swear that i’m up to no good’

45. Are you a romantic? yess

46. Do you have any tattoos or want to get one? i want a semi colon iykyk

47. Biggest pet peeve? people in general

48. Favorite personality trait about yourself? hm none

49. Sum up your type in three words. tall, mean, unbothered

50. Do you listen to Kpop and if so who is your bias and why? nopee

51. What’s the longest you’ve ever stayed awake? almost two weeks but i passed out with like 2 days before the mark ugh

52. Hot or cold weather? hott

53. Bouquet of flowers or box of chocolates? floweys

54. Can you do any good impressions? nope

55. What’s the best prank you’ve been witness to? none lol

56. Favorite dessert? ice cream!! there’s a circle-k near my house and if you put ice cream in a slurpee it’s so GOOd

57. Is there a vine or tik tok you quote often? hmm there’s too many lol

58. What tumblr blog always makes you smile? all of my mutuals i’m just too tired to tag aaa

59. What country that you haven’t been to do you want to visit most? ameriCa mainly california

60. Can you cook and do you enjoy it? yep and yep

61. What’s your guilty pleasure movie? harry potter 3

62. What’s your comfort movie? encanto (the amount of times i’ve watched it)

63. Is there a genre of music you don’t like? country

64. What’s an album that you think has no skips on it? taylor swift red

65. What’s your favorite thing to watch on youtube? encanto or harry potter tiktok compilations

66. Would you make the first move to ask someone out? nooope i suffer in silence

67. Do you often dream or have nightmares that you remember when you wake up? eh sometimes

68. What are you craving right now? ngl i want icecream now that i mentioned it

69. What turns you on? haH 69 sorry

70. What’s something you haven’t done that you think most people have? hm idk

71. What genre is your favorite playlist right now and what’s it called? my playlist is a mix of sad songggs lol but it’s called torn love letters and the faint smell of gasoline

72. Are you a sad or happy drunk? Chill or energetic drunk? sad, energetic drunk, chill and excited high

73. What time of day do you like best? hm idk

74. Do you tend to enjoy being babied or do you prefer to be the one taking care of someone else? baby me plsssss

75. What top three cities do you want to travel to? idk

76. What’s your favorite feature about your best friend? they’re nice, they’re pretty, they’re smart, they’re funny, most of all they don’t exist

77. Do you have any pets? What are their names? two cats, Evelyn and Addison

78. Back scratches or having your hair played with? back scratches pls don’t touch my hair lovve

79. Do you like surprises? no no

80. What’s your favorite picture of yourself? none

81. What books influenced you most as a child? harry potterr

82. Do you like kids? babies yea

83. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? (or other accessory if you don’t wear any) i’ve been wearing this bandaid so long it feels like part of me so

84. Any wild stories passed around in your family? nope none that i know of

85. Do you consider yourself an independent person? very no

86. What are you most comfortable sleeping in? my caT

87. What was your childhood dream? to grow up

88. What’s your fictional OTP? wolfstar or jegulus

89. What’s one thing you want to achieve this year? ugh life?? ig

90. What has been your favorite book you’ve read in the last 5 years? the lie tree

91. What was the first movie to make you cry? neverending story

92. What book world would you live in if given the opportunity? harrry potterrrrr

93. What’s your craziest work related story? i don’t have a jOb

94. What’s the best job you’ve had so far? none

95. Worst tinder or date experience? they asked me to give em head,,,,,,, i was 15

96. What’s the first thing you think of when you wake up most mornings? uhm idk

97. Are you more of a planner or a spontaneous adventurer? spontaneous

98. Do you think you see yourself the way other people see you? noooo

99. What’s the last show you binged? b99

100. What’s one of your fondest memories? hm

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wu-sisyphus-gang · 3 years ago

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Motion Sickness Chapter 57

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"Professor, can I ask you something?" I asked. Sort of ruining the point of the question but it still stood.

Oscar's eyes rolled slightly and he shuddered a little as Ozpin's spirit took him over while he sat in a desk chair. "Ms. Rose, of course you can. I hope to get that into you by now. Perhaps practice shall make perfect."

"Right."

I'd cornered him in his and Oscar's room in Atlas Academy. It was near ours. In the same wing, even. The ex-headmaster was the only person I'd seen with his own room, though.

"It's about Cinder Fall, the fact that she's two maidens."

"Yes?"

"Well now that she's both spring and fall and the power always goes to the last person on their mind when they die…"

"The last able candidate or someone random." The professor continued for me. He let me press on when I was ready.

"Right, doesn't that mean the spring and fall maidens are one now? Forever? The powers will be together now until…"

"Yes. Perhaps they will be. I have a bit of a plan in this regard. Won't you join me? Rather than sit out in the hall."

I walked in and closed the door behind me.

"Ms. Rose I intend to use my magic to split the powers of fall and spring once more."

"But I thought you'd exhausted your magic."

"For anything large, this is certainly true. I couldn't recreate the maidens nor any one of them. And perhaps gifting powers as I did your uncle and aunt would be too taxing as well. But for the purpose of splitting powers which already exist I believe I have strength enough."

He poured a glass of water in front of him on the desk from a pitcher. "Imagine this glass as the maiden vessel. In this case, Cinder Fall. Now imagine the water inside is the maiden powers."

He poured from the glass into another and slid it across the table to me. I giggled a little and took the glass. I sipped on it.

"Just as so, I believe I can separate the powers of the maidens easily without needing to recreate them. Then however, another question arises. What to do with those powers once Cinder no longer has them. Even the best case scenario has some issues that need to be ironed out."

"I'll do it," I told him. "I'll be fall or spring."

"Ah." He said. "And you think I'll ask you to? A touch arrogant don't you think?"

"Jaune brought it up. He said that you were grooming us, my team, for it."

"And perhaps I was," He conceded. "Jaune was fairly sharp, while he was with us."

"He was smarter than he ever gave himself credit for," I agreed.

"I would prefer to impress upon another of your teammates the powers, Ruby."

"Not me? Why? Is it because of Jaune?"

He raised a hand and I went silent. I took a drink from my glass of water.

"No, it isn't because of Jaune. It's because of your eyes."

"My powers?" I asked.

"Yes. Too many eggs in one basket, you see? If not two members of your team then perhaps Penny Polendina and one of team RWBY. That would play with Ironwood's plan to make Winter the winter maiden. She could work well with both the member of your team and Winter Schnee," he lectured.

"But not me."

"I would prefer not. No. While you are already a target of Salem, I would question adding to that by making you one of the maidens. It does not seem a sane plan."

"Speaking of plans, Professor, I've been meaning to ask. What is your plan to defeat Salem?"

"I intend to keep the relics from falling into her hands. And unite the world while I can."

"But that's not defeating her. That's you winning."

"Is there a difference?"

"I meant stopping her. She has to be stopped."

"Much like myself Salem is doomed to walk Remnant until the relics are united. There is no way to stop her as such."

"I don't understand."

"Much like me. She is immortal."

"So she would keep transferring, if we killed her."

"My girl," he paused and took a deep breath. "I promised not to lie to you. I also promised to tell you the whole truth."

"What does that mean?"

"It means that she is not immortal the way I am. She does not reincarnate. Instead, her body is nearly invincible. She’s capable of inhuman regeneration."

"What?" Oscar interrupted Ozpin before I could say something. "Why didn't you tell me?" He made them sound schizophrenic as he did.

"There has been much to go over. We've been preparing to split fall and spring once more," Ozpin said, voice almost pleading with Oscar. "You need to learn the magic required of you. Before Cinder Fall arrives once more."

"So you don't have a plan to win?" I asked. They turned back towards me.

"I have many plans to win. I have even more plans to not lose. But I have no plans of killing Salem. It is impossible, but that does not mean we have lost. That does not mean it is over for us."

"But she has the relic of knowledge," I protested.

"Does she? Then why were we assaulted by agents of her's looking for it? I think it's safe to say that wherever the relic is, Salem does not have it. At least not yet. And we are looking for Jaune Arc." Ozpin tapped his cane on the floor. "These are confusing times. I admit that they are dire, but we have not yet lost. Now, do you have any other questions for me?"

I shook my head.

"Very good. The plan is to keep the relics and maidens out of her hands until humanity is ready. That is my plan to win. We are not directionless. We move with purpose. And when Cinder Fall strikes again we will be ready to defeat her. As you have several times. All is not lost. Remember that."

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I found my teammates and I shared with them what I learned from Ozpin.

"Salem is… immortal?" Blake asked.

I nodded. I didn't know what to think.

"Then… it's hopeless," Yang murmured.

"Not per se," Weiss countered. "Ozpin's immortal too. And his plans get foiled all the time. Just look at Haven and Beacon."

"So what? She's foilable but unbeatable?" Yang asked.

"He said more. He said he was going to ask two of you to become the new spring and fall maidens," I told them.

"Jaune was right," Weiss breathed. "But not you? Ruby?"

"He said that because of my eyes that would be putting too many eggs in one basket. Those were his exact words," I replied. "He said he would ask me if the rest of you said no. He also brought up Penny as an option."

"And… what did you tell him, Ruby?" Blake asked.

"I told him I would do it, if he couldn't find another candidate."

"Ruby…" Blake growled.

"What? Fighting Salem is the right thing to do."

"You're hardly well, still getting over Jaune. You need to think this through," Weiss said.

Coming from her the words bit deep. She had the right to say that more than any of my other teammates. I looked away and wanted to pull my hood up. I sniffled once but I wasn't going to cry. I wasn't.

"But if she's immortal and she has the relic of knowledge doesn't that make us screwed?" Yang asked.

"That's what I said. He said we shouldn't be so sure that Salem knows where the relic is because of the girls that attacked us."

"Jaune's sisters. Maybe," Weiss said. "It's a good point. No one knows where Jaune is."

"Don't you two start that again." Yang looked between Weiss and I.

"Please," Blake agreed with Yang. "Jaune betrayed us. Just like Adam betrayed me. The sooner you accept that, the better off you'll be."

"It doesn't make any sense. By all accounts." Weiss's nostrils flared at my sister. "It's not our fault that things don't add up."

"Let's not devolve into Jaune-talk again." Yang held up both hands. "Which one of us is becoming a maiden."

"I'll do it," Weiss said. "The magic may be easiest to disguise as my semblance. At least more than the rest of you. Especially if my sister becomes the winter maiden. Both living huntress Schnees would have the same or similar powers."

"And Penny will take the other half?" Yang asked.

"Is that okay?" I wondered.

"It's probably what she was built for, all things considered," Blake said.

"Ozpin only groomed us but Ironwood had her made for this purpose," Weiss agreed. "It's probably why her project got greenlit. The maidens."

"Kinda scary when you put it like that." Yang worried her lip. "Being born for it."

"I'll talk to her about it," I said. "I'll make sure she's okay with it."

"Wait but Cinder has both spring and fall. Won't they transfer to the same person?" Blake asked.

"That's what I went to talk to him about. He said he was going to split the power with his magic. He wasn't really specific on the details," I informed them.

"That's magic for you," Yang reclined, putting both hands behind her head as she rested back on her bedding. "It's obscure and makes no sense. Hey Weiss could you replicate the powers of a maiden with enough dust if you had it?"

"Probably. Maybe Professor Goodwitch could too. It would take quite a bit of dust, though, that's just going off of what we saw Cinder do with her air magic. We're also not sure what all she's doing with dust or with her semblance. We don't even know what her power really is."

"Good enough. I suppose that it makes sense for you to take it then. It'll just look like your semblance but with dust," Yang returned.

"I keep forgetting that Cinder has a semblance on top of being two maidens," Blake said. "How are we going to stop her?"

"We could keep using Ruby's eyes. That seems to be working," Yang muttered.

"How does the power with your eyes even work, Ruby?" Blake asked.

"I'm not really sure. It seems to be all instinctual. What I've done with it," I reached up like I was going to touch my eyes and my hands hesitated near my brow.

"Like what you did to the dragon?" Weiss asked.

"Just like that. I don't really know how I'm doing it."

"But it worked at Haven. It drove Cinder back when I thought she was going to burn us all to a crisp," Yang said. "Emerald had to carry her out of there."

"Speaking of, Emerald's semblance is also very dangerous. The illusions." Blake waved a hand in front of her eyes. "She could get any one of us."

"And we don't know what Mercury can do either. Yang you fought him at the tournament. Was there anything that felt like his semblance," I asked.

"Not really. He was just good."

"Who fought him at Haven?" Blake asked.

"Jaune," Weiss and I said together.

"Ugh," Blake managed.

"And me, for a bit again," Yang said.

"At least Tyrian is dead," Weiss muttered out of the corner of her mouth. She leaned her head on her palm.

"At the cost of a new, more dangerous Roman Torchwick. Cloud Strife sounds like an actual fighter," Blake murmured. "And Neapolitan is out there with him right now. That's how he's staying at large."

"Who else is there? Hazel and those girls who attacked us in Argus?" I asked.

"I think that's it." Yang said. "I mean, aside from, you know, Jaune."

Blake threw her pillow at Yang’s head. "You brought him up this time."

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"Not that I'm bored," I sounded exasperated even to my own ears, "but why can't we just use an airship to take these supplies out to Amity."

“The components for Amity’s construction are far too heavy. All that weight would require precious dust we should be saving for the launch itself. And the Grimm that will come after,” Penny said with her usual enthusiasm.

“It just makes for a long, very long supply run.”

“At least the tundra is scenic.”

“Totally.”

I started to doze off. The truck was rumbling along just right for it. A dull melody that was putting me right to sleep.

“Ruby!” I startled awake at Penny’s voice. “I just wanted to say how excited I am to be working with you in a professional capacity. As friends!” She giggled a little.

It was a touch infectious and I laughed too. “Me too, Penny.”

“Relationships are so interesting. And varied.”

“Speaking of friends. Have you been able to make any new ones? Since, you know…” I trailed off.

“Now that I’m the official protector of Mantle I don’t really have a team any more. General Ironwood says I don’t have time for friends.”

“Oh uh… how do you feel about that?”

“I feel like I wish I could do both the things I need to do, and the things I want to do. Is that normal?”

I laughed a little. “That’s about as normal as it gets Penny."

We were quiet for a while.

"Ruby…" she trailed at the same time I said "Penny."

"You first," she said.

"Uh, okay. I talked to Ozpin the other day. We talked about making you one of the maidens. My team and I discussed how you were probably built with that in mind. I just wanted to make sure it was okay with you, though."

"I understand your worry, Ruby. But I am more than up for the task. Either spring or fall, I don't really mind."

"Well, okay if you're sure. What was it you were going to ask about?"

"I was going to ask how you were with your relationships, Ruby. You asked after mine after all. It seems like something a friend would do."

"Well what did you mean?" With Penny it was hard to be sure.

"Well you have had a boyfriend now. What was that like?"

"It was uh good." I wasn't quite sure what she was looking for.

"I've never had a boyfriend of my own. I've never talked to the General about it, either. Or my father."

"I wasn't very good at talking to my family about it either. Romantic stuff that is. It took me forever to tell Yang and by the time I did… well I didn't so much as tell her so much as she caught us."

"Caught you?"

"We were just kissing." I sounded a touch defensive. "I mean, it was going places if I had my say in it but we were just kissing when she walked in on us. She found out that way."

"Going places? Had you and Jaune been places before then?" If not for the emphasis I wasn't sure Penny would have understood what I meant. Instead she seemed to hunch down a little and her eyes were bright and curious.

"A handful of times." I confessed to her. Looking away from her eyes. I smiled a little. Crimson riding on my cheeks.

It felt good to talk about it though. Girl to girl.

"Ruby! That was scandalous of you. What happened next?" What was scandalous was Penny's attempt to dig for information.

I laughed. It was a touch funny in retrospect. Plus her blatant attempt to live vicariously through me was endearing. "Yang pulled him off of me and slammed him into a wall."

"So… he was on top of you, then." Penny gasped. Putting both hands over her mouth. "And your sister just ripped you apart."

I nodded. "I'd been trying to wrap my legs around him but...And Jaune just sort of stood there looking dazed. It wasn't because of being slammed into the wall. He's fairly robust. He was just sort of out of it because we'd been kissing. I might be a good kisser. You could, like, see it." I laughed.

"Ruby!" She gasped again. "Do you mean… his…?"

I nodded, laughing a little more. "Through the hem of his pants."

"Was he… was he large?" Penny phrased awkwardly, blushing whisper.

"I think so. Not so much until he was inside. If that makes any kind of sense. Then it seemed like he was huge but in a good way. A really awesome feel good kind of way."

"Ruby!" She gasped a third time. She was smiling and blushing. Her father had really gone all in on making her blush anatomically correct.

I laughed some more.

"Is everything alright up there?" My uncle called from the back.

"We're fine!" We said at the same time through giggling voices and thick blushes.

"Penny are you… are you built, down there?" I asked in a whisper.

"I'm designed to one day have children. If I so choose. With the right upgrades as pregnancy goes on. My father thought it was important."

"He told you?"

"Oh yes. He gave me the talk. He thought it was important that I have the freedom of expression that having children is. The eggs are from donors which were engineered. And I don't quite have a monthly cycle. But other than that things are roughly the same."

"You don't have a cycle? Brag about it, you queen."

"Ruby!" She giggled again. I did too.

"How roughly the same are we talking about here?" I laughed.

"Ru -by !" She broke into hysterics. She wiped a tear from her eye. "The same enough."

We laughed for a long time in muted giggles as the truck rumbled along.

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-WG

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