#Shiver Siblings Takeover

[desultory-novice]

I am giving Noir a crystal ball to show him the future! Well... His sister's future... He's so protective of her and on edge, so perhaps this will put his mind at ease.

(White haired Noir can have a normal crystal ball to see his future)

>"Perhaps this will put his mind at ease."

....It did just that.

[afandomroom]

Marion Fact File

Full Name: Marion Kibou Nettle Hometown: Willow Ridge, Northern Ninjago Birthday- June 13th

Age- Canon: 10 Search History: 13/14 Future: 18 (Blood) Family: Cas Nettle (Father, deceased), Amelia Nettle (Mother, deceased), Zekiel Nettle (Grandfather, deceased), Wren Nettle (Aunt, status unknown) (Found) Family: Asher Woodman (Older brother figure), Sage Brooks (Older sister figure), Morro Wu (Mentor/Father Figure) Hair: Red, chin length, occasionally pulled back into ponytail.

Marion was born in Willow Ridge, a northern village that received most of its income from lumberyards. His father kept his own elemental lineage a secret from everyone but his wife, as he was well aware of the “reputation” masters of fear had. The couple was unsure if their son, Marion, would inherit the element, but saved up money to start traveling if the element did manifest in him. Sadly, they would never live to see their son awaken his element, as tragedy struck their family when Marion was five. Their home caught fire, burning to the ground, bringing Cas and Amelia with it. The town didn’t have an orphanage, so two trusted volunteers were sent to bring the small child to the nearest one. One of these members was aware of the boy’s heritage, choosing to lock a pair of lightweight vengestone braces on his wrists to prevent his powers from awakening and to “protect” people. The vengestone was covered by Marion’s sleeves, so it wasn’t until after he’d been dropped off that anyone noticed the strange contraptions. A couple staff members did try to remove them, but found it impossible.  Thus, the poor boy was stuck with the power leeching objects, making him rather sickly growing up, stunting his height growth. Marion spent a couple years in the orphanage, always somewhere between being well liked for his sweet personality, and shunned for his weaker state and strange cuffs. One night, a group of peers pressured Marion into taking part in their “Daring Escape Plan”. Marion planned on returning after sometime away, but he didn’t know the way back, and didn’t yet know how to read maps and ask for directions. So, the young boy was stuck on the streets, sticking with his peers for a few months, before inevitably becoming separated. Whether they actually became separated or if his peers abandoned him, he never knew. Most street kids were unkind to him, because of his small figure, naïve personality, and the odd vengestone cuffs. However, it was his innocent nature and smaller size that earned him sympathy from adults. Unlike his future siblings, adults wouldn’t shout when they caught him pick pocketing. They wouldn’t chase him away when he got too close to restaurants, instead offering him food. He always disappeared before they could offer him a place to stay, however. Time skip a few years, Marion is trapped in Ninjago City during the SOG takeover. While he did try to keep out of trouble, his kind hearted nature convinced him to help an old lady being cornered by some goons. This, of course, ended up making him the target, instead of the elder. The SOG members chased the young boy through alleys, until cornering him. Before he could be captured, however, the three members were shot down by a young woman. This woman introduced herself as Sage, and she, along with her brother, provided Marion with a home.  Soon after the SOG and Oni attacks, the trio began to travel, searching for a way to remove the mysterious cuffs around Marion’s wrists. Almost immediately after the vengestone was removed, Marion’s powers awakened and began going haywire. He initially tried to hide himself from Sage and Asher, not wanting his older siblings to be harmed. However, they managed to convince him to let them help, promising to always be by his side. While they did do their best, Marion didn’t begin to make progress until the Master of Wind joined their group. Morro took Marion under his wing as his student, viewing him as a son. Marion’s Future- Under Morro’s tutelage, Marion becomes a ninja, and leads the newer generation team- the Shadow Squad. He also helps teach some of the younger students, three of which were assigned to his team. He wants to help people, and prove that his element can be used for good, and that his heritage is not evil, like many believe. He also makes sure to keep in contact with Morro, and his siblings. Season by Season: Season 1- - Marion is around 1 or 2 years old Season 2- - Marion is around 2 or 3 years old Season 3-   - Marion is around 4 or 5 - His home is burned to the ground, taking his parents with it - Not knowing of any living family members, Marion is sent to an orphanage and given his vengestone cuffs. Season 4- - Marion leaves the orphanage, beginning his life on the streets Season 5- - Marion was in Styx during the attack; luckily Cole managed to get the kid onto the rescue boat. - This begins Marion’s fascination with the ninja. Season 6- - Marion watched the ninja fighting the pirates from the streets of ninjago Season 7- - Marion distracts some vermillion warriors, so his fellow street kids can get away. Season 9 – - Marion throws tomatoes at SOG members to save Mystake - Marion is saved by Sage, and joins her family Season 10- Sage, Asher, and Marion hide in an underground bunker during the oni attack Season 11- Sage, Asher, and Marion were not in the city during Aspheera’s attack. Rather, they were trying to remove Marion’s vengestone cuffs. Marion spent most of the season struggling with his powers.   Season 12- Sage dragged the boys out of the city after hearing about video game kidnappings - Later that year, Sage meets Morro - Morro trains Marion

Facts: - The vengestone didn’t make him “sickly”, as in he got sick often. Rather, he simply seemed weaker than other kids. His stamina was never good, no matter how much he ran, his appetite wasn’t the best, and he didn’t grow very tall. - Was taught to use a bow by Sage, with Asher and Morro teaching him how to use a Katana - He loves brownies - Is really good at origami - Often makes origami for Morro, Sage, and Asher - Skylor once took him into her restaurant. - Oddly enough, he doesn’t know how to drive a car. - Has had a crush on his teammate, Zoe Rose Johnson, since they were 16 - Loves Star farer - Has a strong hatred/fear of vengestone. Just the thought of it makes him shiver. - Used to get bad nightmares from repressing his element - His best friend, Calvin, and Sage, helped him research his element. - Despite being the only elemental on the team, Marion is in charge of teaching the trainees combat rather than elemental control. - Is surprisingly good at dealing with annoying and arrogant people. Is also surprisingly good at ignoring comments on his element. - He eventually develops a severe arachnophobia - Has a tendency to quote famous heroes from movies and books during missions. His teammates are equally annoyed and amused.

- Knows sign language and morse code

[gigis-ff-blog]

last time here we go

so you all probably expected this by now. but I’m not uploading this fic series anymore. I just cant find the motivation and with the amount I was planning to write its just became intimidating. I’m also going into my junior year(11th year) of high school, and that’s already stressful. and I’m really disappointed in myself that I never finished even the first book. but if you guys wouldn’t mind I would love to share my ideas and concepts that were supposed to be present. I might work on them in the future though.

CHARACTER DIFFERENCES

so unlike the anime, Dedede and Escargoon were supposed to act as good guys. Dedede was supposed to turn evil after being manipulated by Nightmare, who was so afraid by Kirby that he absorbed to much power than he could handle, became corrupted, and corrupted a king just to get rid of them. NME was supposed to be like a friendly group and were just supposed to be people that others could hire and pay for goods and services. Adaline would have been the salesman’s adopted daughter also. 

Characters like Marx, Dark Matter Swordsman, Dark Meta knight, and other villains would have had redeeming arcs as subplots. Susie was also supposed to have a more compassionate personality, albeit still snarky and all about herself. Necrodeus and Nebula were also supposed to be the co rulers of the underworld at a certain point. Axe knight was supposed to be related to them.

The Galaxia would have also had a spirit form, kind of like FI from Zelda, but more tired and motherly. This would have been the same for the mirror Galaxia as well. Sirica and Joe would have appeared as siblings under Meta’s care. Meta would have also had very cheap disguises (like an old fisherman’s disguise.)

Void would have also been reborn as a baby orb.

PLOT DIFFERENCES

The plot of Meta Knight Returns would have taken place just before that of Amazing Mirror. Where Meta knight would have left for the amazing mirror in hopes of regaining his lost family.However he would have been foiled by Dark Meta Knight and would have been trapped in the mirror world. Dark would have stolen the Galaxia and went to the Halberd to try and take over dreamland. The Galaxia would have been stored in a secret place in the Halberd as Dark wouldn’t be able to wield it. Eventually, the crew and Kirby would find this out and collaborate in taking him and the ship down.

Canvas curse and Rainbow curse would have had Adaline and Bandanna team up with Kirby. the stories would also lead in to Adaline’s past and character development.

A subplot between Morpho Knight and Meta knight would happen within the events of Mass attack. This would lead to character reveals like Aqua Knight being revealed. The Galaxia wielders would have had a big role in this story and it would have been the first time Galacta was seen.

The backstory of Sectonia and Dark Meta would have been explained. Dark would have taught Sectonia how to wield a sword and would have befriended her. Sectonia would have accidentally found a corrupt power within the Mirror that would have changed her to the evil queen bee she was.

Susie, Kirby, and Galacta knight were supposed to be part of a subplot in the Planet Robobot story, which would set up her and Kirby’s backstory which would take place in another dimension. In this, Kirby was supposed to be made of the same matter Void was made of, Except Susie would care for Kirby and tell them stories about her Dad and how she was always told that she was amazing. A cataclysm that would lead to a big crack in Galacta’s seal would have caused them to try and escape as Susie knew about how dangerous Galacta was. They would have eventually escaped on a ship Susie made, eccept she would have been hit off of the ship and found by The Haltman Company. 

Another subplot I Robobot would be how the halberd crew and the clones were both trying to work together and free Meta and take back the Halberd from Haltman. Eventually, Susie would join in becoming disgusted by how corrupt her father and the company were becoming.

Team Kirby clash deluxe would have been in a parallel dream universe visited by Susie

Kirby Star allies would have had each group of Dream friends given their own story in the narrative, eventually leading to a big climactic meetup at the end. Flamberge would have teamed up with Morpho and a fight would break out with the three sisters after Fransisca was hurt about “Why are we even in this cult? For Him. He took our hearts and hurt Fran. He’s not the same.”

The ancients, the GSA, the four heroes, Void and Galacta knight, and Morpho knight would have all had a big story of their own describing a war against Matter, and a gigantic calamity. There would have also been mentions of a war with Floralia and the Underworld. Meta would have been a child and one of the four heroes in the war against matter and an adult during the calamity.The calamity is what would have actually been the death of Garlude and Joes father. The war against matter would have involved the GSA and Nightmare on the same side. Morpho knight would have been related to Meta in some way before their demise. Galacta was also going to become corrupt with to much matter, causing a calamity that would combine all forces against one big death orb. Galacta, Kirby, and Void would have all shared the same person. This section of the story would reveal this. A prophecy involving Kirby’s adventures would have also been mentioned.

An ending was supposed to be written involving Galacta knight and the crumbling of the universe. This would be when they had broken free and started wreaking havoc. This would have painted an apocalyptic dreamland. Galacta would have killed off characters one by one GOT(I don’t watch or like this show) style with epic fights. They would have also consumed Kirby and Voids matters, including their souls. Galacta would have ripped holes in time and space and ruined everything till there was nothing left. Void and Kirby would have fused inside Galacta’s conscience and fought them there, Galacta’s soul would have been fought with Kirby and Voids combined soul. Eventually, all of them would become one and reverse time using the time ability and restore things to the second before the apocalypse started. From then everyone would live normal lives. Susie would also create a machine that would have brought back morpho knight from the dead to they could live a new and better life. 

Kirby café. It would have been a thing.

SAILOR DEE

Sailor dee was supposed to act as a main supporting character and secret Meta Knights spy, who would end up helping Kirby, despite being afraid of them in the beginning due to the GSA records Meta knight gave them.  Sailor’s backstory was supposed to reveal that they left their home and sailed away because they felt as if they were not wanted and forgettable once Bandanna started becoming closer to the kings court after his megaton punch world record break. this would lead to Sailor finding the Meta Knights. Sailor was supposed to get a more major character arc, becoming a more strong and confident person. Eventually Sailor would become the force that leads the Meta Knights when Meta is MIA. Sailor would have also been a Galaxia wielder. 

A feud during Amazing mirror would have led Sailor to go off and try to save the world themself, without Galaxia and the knights, who Sailor feels abandoned them. Sailor would get into a fight with Dark Meta, a fight where Silver Galaxia would create a blast that tried to save Sailor, but knocked them into another dimension with Marx, Dark Matter Swordsman, Nightmare, and Morpho. Together they would all work to make it out. They would all master different abilities. this plot would lead to the Morpho knight subplot in the Mass Attack story. Sailor would become Aqua Knight in the end.

ADALINE

Adaline’s backstory would begin as a lone magical waddle dee artist would travel to Shiver Star to test his artistic ability and reanimate the lost and forgotten life forms using soul matter paint. Adaline would be the waddle dee’s child and would grow up to watch her father figure create new sisters and even planets(patchland) out of magic. Eventually. The painter would become corrupt, and attempt to create a painting army to take over the galaxy. Vividria enlisted the help of NME to stop the galactic takeover before it started by separating paintings and sealing the painter inside the magic brush. The dude would have time to think in there. Adaline would then be taken in the Nightmare family’s care. They would also create a brother to her, Paint Roller. Vividria guards the artists moon.

MORPHO

morpho would have been Meta’s younger sibling. Both would try to escape the All Matter Castle after being hurt by Void after Void-a baby God ho had no idea what it was doing-was manipulated to hurt them. Meta made it out. Morpho didn’t. Morpho was killed and taken to the underworld. there they met Necrodeus, who gave them the role as a grim reaper. Necrodeus always felt sorry for Morpho. 

Morpho was trapped before they were killed. as Meta escaped he promised he would go back. However, Morpho was told in their final moments that Meta left them to save himself. This would spark their revenge.

After Morpho’s revenge failed, they would have had an emotional talk where they would basically hug and cry and clear things up before the light took morpho back. In the series end, they would be reborn with new memories in a new life around people that would love them.

HYNESS

Hyness would have started out as a normal part time cleric / part time nanny. He knew all of the sisters as he was their nanny. when families abandoned in blizzards, infernos took lives, and when all seamed gone. Hyness took them under their wing. But like literally anyone else at this point he became crazy with power. His dark powers left him after KSA and he felt guilty to the point of tears after he realized what he had done. He did everything he could to make it up to them.

VOID

Void would have been a baby God found by the ancients. Their power would be manipulated by other people until they were convinced that what they were doing was ok. The four heroes tried to reason with Void but to no avail.Once Void was sealed their manipulators were ended. Sir Arthur became the new leader and the era of control was over. Galacta Knight absorbed their power however and started the calamity…

GALACTA

Galacta was Kirby from a future time and history that had a cataclysmic event involving the fusion of Void and Kirby. Everything in the dimension was wiped out in this event. This dimension became “another dimension.” Galacta knight absorbed Void’s sealed matter and became overwhelmed with power. Galacta would be sealed tearfully by Meta as they both knew each other because they were both family to one another. Galacta would reawaken themself, and cause havoc throughout time and space. Galacta, Kirby, and Void would all fuse, fixing everything and ending off the series on the same hill Kirby crashed on.

THATS IT I HOPED YOU ENJOYED PLEASE COMENT AND REBLOG I SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS I LOVE YOU ALL AND WHO KNOWS I MIGHT WORK ON THESE AS SIMGULAR STORIES LATER. THIS IS MY FF BLOG NOW. THANK YOU LOVE YOU ALL IM SORRY THANK YOU!!!!!!!!111111!!!!

[shadowknux372]

Rory Koopa, The Boisterous Brawler

"I'll give you the first punch. 'Cause after that...you won't last five seconds! ♥"

When speaking of Rory Koopa, citizens of her territories and nearby areas make certain to speak in hushed tones and tread carefully with their vocabulary, lest their words somehow reach the ears of this dominant and powerful Koopa Princess and cause her to seek retribution for some purported slight against her. The third oldest of the royal Koopa children, Rory is the tallest and burliest of them all, standing even taller than her older sister Morgan, and packing her entire reptilian body with muscles that are toned daily to be at maximum strength. Despite her height and musculature, there are two features of her that strike against this image, and the wrong comments made about them will likely get a person injured. These features would be her hair and her shell color, pink and purple respectively, which few associate with the image of physical strength. Rumors persist, far away from Rory's ears, that a complex about this appearance is the reason for Rory's inclination towards physicality.

Whatever the reasons, whatever the case, Rory Koopa is known for her muscles, and even more known for putting them to use at every opportunity. A braggart and a brawler at her core, Rory makes her living training and exercising her body to peak physical condition, before unloading her strength on something, be it a practice dummy or an actual opponent. Most of her life is spent simply in the pursuit of getting stronger, and as far as she seems to be concerned, that's all she needs to be, the rest taking care of itself, or being taken care of with just the right amount of force. Rory is no stranger to intimidation to get her way, though unlike her much younger sister Wendy, she's more than just a thug or a person who will simply take what she wants; instead, she just insures that she's never cheated or otherwise played for a fool via the honest promise of painful retribution. Generally not hard to get along with, provided she's given a wide berth, any insult towards her, any attempt at cheating her or otherwise tricking her is going to rise her ire, and those that have seen a truly angry Rory, one that fights in anger over her personal enjoyment of the sport, relate these tales to others with a shiver in their body and a tremor in their voice.

Making a living is far from difficult for her. Despite being a daughter of Queen Bowsa and thus royalty, Rory lives a very simple lifestyle, not even bothering with a large, glamorous abode to house herself in, merely opting for some place that can be properly decked out for training, and reinforced to resist damage should she start getting too rough with her training, or other leisure activities, such as a good round of sex she likely strong-armed someone into. Rory is most seen earning her money the best way she knows how: prize fighting. Rory is a well-known champion fighter all across Mushroom Kingdom territories and beyond, and much money is to be had from ticket sales when she makes an appearance, fighting fans the world over looking up to her despite her roughness in appearance and mannerisms (many say that famous Glitz Pit champion Rawk Hawk assumed her career in the hopes of one day matching Rory in power).

Uninterested in family affairs, Rory still keeps moderate contact with the family, and has participated in their group attempts at takeovers, The Great Airship Offensive, The Bid To Take Over Dinosaur Island, and a recent attempt at kidnapping Princess Peach being the most famous appearances in battle she has taken. During those plans, while many siblings altered techniques depending on the circumstances, location, and their part of the plan, Rory's "plan" remained constant: fight them and smash them. A surprisingly effective tactic, she held off many with her sheer power, which was enough to shake the ground with a powerful strike, making a foe uneven in their footing enough that she could get close and fell them, with an exuberant grin and a well-placed strike.

As with all her siblings, each of these plans eventually ended with defeat at the hands of the hero Mario. Having tried her best to hold off the hero, and failed despite her attempts, Rory finally knew what it was like to fight to the fullest, the rush of putting all her potential into a battle. Despite her loss, she holds a minimum amount of ill will towards the hero, unlike most of her siblings, unhappy for the loss, but now motivated even more to gain enough strength to fight at her full potential, and this time, succeed in bringing the hero down...

[mister-tom-a-dildo-lover]

Harrymort "Your light fades away"

Fandom: Harry Potter

Pairing: Harrymort

Tags: AU-CD Voldemort-Wins in th Year, Drama, Sane Voldemort?, Mysterious Necklace, pre-Harrymort

Harry fingered the necklace he’d been forced to wear for the past two years. Courtesy of Voldemort way back in the graveyard, Harry had been wearing a small necklace that was filled with an unknown light. He’d been instructed to never tell anyone about it. Though according to the Dark Lord, no one would be able to remove it anyway.

Two years was the time he’d been given before the light would die out, and that was when Voldemort would take over the castle. Harry didn’t actually think Voldemort would do it, but there he was, hiding behind a two way mirror as Death Eaters scattered across the building, shouting orders at one another.

Dumbledore was dead and Harry had no clue what he was to do. Draco was trying to kill him but then he couldn’t, so Snape did instead. But Dumbledore was already old and unwell because of the curse on his hand, according to Voldemort anyway. The man had been whispering in Harry’s head all term, particularly interested in Harry’s newfound knowledge of his past.

Harry winced as the Carrow siblings dragged a few students out from a classroom in front of him and threw them to the floor in the corridor.

“What should we do to you?” the woman asked. He forgot her name, but her face was familiar enough. Hideous as well. “Perhaps my favourite curse would put you in line,” she told the quivering teenagers.

Harry closed his eyes just as the last light in his necklace flickered twice and he felt something cold wrap around his body.

“Hello, Harry,” a voice whispered in his ear.

He froze, realising who it was. Voldemort.

“Hmm, it seems that the Carrows need to be refreshed on the plan.”

The mirror shattered then, and Voldemort forced them both to step out into the corridor. Harry couldn’t flee because Voldemort had wrapped both arms around him, keeping him as close as physically possible.

The Death Eaters backed away and both Carrow siblings looked frightened.

“Alecto, Amycus, did I not say that the students were to remain unharmed?” Voldemort asked, voice incredibly low and dangerous. It made Harry shiver.

“Y-yes my lord,” the woman murmured, head bowed low while her brother fell to his knees, silently pleading for mercy.

“Come, Harry. Your light fades away, and my takeover is almost complete.”

Voldemort didn’t want to kill him for whatever reason. Harry had never learned why, though the man had been very insistent on still ‘having him’. He didn’t know what that meant, but it worried him.

Still, he didn’t want the students harmed. So maybe it wouldn’t be that bad.

“Don’t worry, my dear Keeper, no one will be hurt so long as they comply.”

That meant the Gryffindors would probably suffer a bit until they got the idea to shut up and stand still.

Meanwhile, Harry had to figure out just why Voldemort called him his ‘Keeper’ and why he wasn’t allowed to die.

[rodmilla-tremaine-blog]

Liars And Loopholes || Lyonsmaine

@takalyons

Summary: Following the start of the InterPride investigation, Taka seeks counsel from Milla on what to do next. 

[Dated June 5th]

TAKA:

There was no denying that Taka was shaken after his meeting with Copper. An investigation. A formal one, at that. Of course he’d been subjected to them in the past and all had been fine, but this was something so much bigger. His drug empire in London had been nothing compared to what he was doing in Swynlake, what he had done. If he was not careful, if they dug too deep, they’d find things that needed to stay hidden.

It didn’t matter that Taka was more than certain they would find nothing. He was nothing but meticulous in his work and in covering up his dirty deeds.

Still, it warranted a visit with Rodmilla Tremaine. They needed a plan for if things were to go south. If by some strange miracle, Copper and his platoon of bumbling idiots found something, they needed to be prepared. Because this was something Milla was intricately involved with as well. And he knew that she would not let anything happen to ruin her pristine image and the empire she had built for herself.

Making his way into the office he was quite familiar with, Taka cleared his throat to gather Milla’s attention. “I’d apologize for calling you at such short notice but it would seem we may have a problem.”

MILLA:

These days, Taka Lyons always had a problem.

That had been Milla’s first thought when she’d received his call, demanding a meeting as soon as possible. She had to cancel one of her conferences with another client for it, noting the distress in Taka’s voice though he had tried to smother it. By now, she could read them like a cheap magazine left on the sofa of a dentist’s office though. By now, when she got a call from Taka, she knew what to expect-- a man coming unraveled.

It had been a nuisance before, though part of Milla enjoyed the meetings. She was in control the entire time and always soothed Taka’s ire, whatever the latest drama.

But something had changed inside of Milla following her miscarriage. Something had--broken. When she got Taka’s phone call, a part of her shriveled up like a raisin. She wanted to tell him to stay away.

But she didn’t. She agreed to the meeting and as he came in, Milla smiled at him like she normally would despite having that shriveling feeling in her soul. She was already tired, so tired. Perhaps it was just exhaustion. Maybe she needed more caffeine.

“Don’t we always?” she quipped rather snarkily anyway, though with the smile. “Come then, Taka. What’s going on now?” She settled into her chair and motioned for him to fill the one opposite the desk.

TAKA:

Rodmilla’s snarky tone, while usually endearing and fun, now only grated on Taka’s nerves. There was no cause for it. Not now with everything that was going on. He needed her legal counsel, she needed to be aware because both of their livelihoods were at stake here. There was absolutely no time for snark and quips. It needed to be down to business right away. So he quickly took his seat in front of her desk, leaning forward as his brow furrowed deeply. How had he gotten himself into such a mess? He’d been so careful, had dotted his i’s and crossed his t’s in everything and yet.

“There’s an investigation,” he started slowly, pinching the bridge of his nose. For the first time he felt old. His age had crept up on him quickly and suddenly he was years older and he was tired. It no longer mattered that he kept his body in pristine shape or that he did all that he could to remain young and virile. But now, now things were falling apart and he felt as if he was falling apart. “Copper and his incompetent team are looking into InterPride’s finances. They’ve warrants for everything. My home. And I imagine they’ll be pulling you into the station to interrogate.”

Now the fatigue was replaced by the anger. The anger that someone would feel the need to have the sheriff delve into his company’s internal affairs. That his name would be besmirched because people did not agree with his tactics and ways of going about things. “I want to know who has done this. And what evidence they have that would warrant an in depth investigation.”

MILLA:

An investigation.

Milla’s eyes narrowed at the word but her insides remained still, cool, like she was nothing more than a statue. Her brain kicked into overdrive as it put together what little pieces she had at this moment. They were as follows:

Taka was being investigated because he was sloppy and something he did, or something one of his minions did, had been discovered.

The evidence must have been plucked from the offices of InterPride unless--

Milla did not know the whole story.

And that last point was the biggest, most important piece of them all. For Taka had lied to her once, hiding the truth of his plan to kill Mufasa and forcing her to clean up his mess. This feel exactly like that, Taka’s proverbial car gone off-road, skidding dangerously toward the cliff.

She would not go down with him.

Milla lifted her chin. “Never mind that,” she said to his question that she could not possibly answer. ‘If you want my help, Taka, you will tell me everything--everything-- that they might find. There’s no way this is connected with your mess from four years ago,” Milla said this with a flick of her hand. “No one has any reason to turn over those stones. So what have you done, Taka, since then? What have you done and what have you kept from me?”

TAKA:

The way Rodmilla was speaking to him reminded him of how his parents would scold him when he had gotten into trouble. And how fitting was that? Perhaps that was one of the reasons he had always been drawn to her. It had been too easy to manipulate her when he had plotted Mufasa’s death. But they were both older now. And much wiser than they had been back then.

Now Milla knew that he had been hiding things. And he was agitated that he had not thought to go to her first. If he had incorporated Milla, he likely wouldn't be in this predicament. How bittersweet hindsight was.

He smiled wryly at her, unapologetic because he did not apologize. Each move was calculated, measured. If there was a mistake it was because other people made them.

“I have been redirecting InterPride’s funds, some not all, to conduct a bit of an experiment. A series of experiments,” he started simply, looking to Milla. “Fey’s Gold. I am sure you’ve heard of it. That Bell fairy and Bonfamille had adverse reactions to it last year. I was simply researching it while producing it. Clopin and I had a deal. But he disappeared the moment one of his runners got locked up. I’m a businessman. I do not peddle like a common street rat. So I employed the help of another.”

He took a deep breath as he sat back in the chair, watching Milla carefully for any form of reaction. “It would appear there is a leak somewhere. Someone went to the police complaining, I assume, about our financial business and here we are. Me, needing your counsel once more.”

MILLA:

Drugs. Taka was no better than the common street rat peddler he insisted he wasn’t. He was a thug. A punk. An embarrassment.

When Milla had met him, she’d heard little rumours, but she ignored it because Taka had vision and ambition and talent. He knew how to play a room; he certainly knew how to play Mufasa. His classic takeover was too good to resist at the time because Milla wanted InterPride for a client and it made her think about Hamlet--so Shakespearian. Milla could admire a brain like that.

But all along, he’d really been a brute in gentleman’s clothing. She had to admit that she’d been fooled. For a long time, even. Recently she’d had her suspicions, her respect for Taka slipping as his paranoia mounted. She was comforted only by the fact that she could control him so easily.

At least she thought she could, but here he was, dabbling in such low-hanging fruit as drugs. And magic drugs (she wanted to shiver at the thought). Did he fancy himself some British Walter White? Did he want a drug empire?

Milla controlled her face, not letting any of this disgust bleed through. She simply kept her hands folded on her lap.

“You need a scapegoat,” she said curtly after a moment. She was not going to waste her time coddling Taka; this was a mess, and he knew it, and she knew it. “You must stop the investigation as quickly as you can so you have to give them something they want to see so they think they’ve found it all.”

TAKA:

If Taka had been expecting Milla’s cool reassurances, he was sorely disappointed when it never came. Instead he was given blunt and straightforward. Of course, the more rational part of him knew that there was no time for it. They had to get this figured out. The quicker the better. It would mean the investigation would close as quickly as he wanted it to and then, then he could go after whoever had given up the information.

“And what exactly should I offer up, hm? My paperwork is sound. Do you really think I would not have the best of the best working on that? Edward has a skill that I have cultivated since my discovery of him and his siblings.” His words were grated out, agitated as he was. He could not forge the papers, could not offer them the Adamson brat.

It hit him, then. What to do. A marginal error, one that was intentional that could have simply been missed. A bank account that led to someone expendable. To someone at his corporation. It was brilliant. He just needed to make it work.

“An employee. And a bank account in which to siphon some funds.” His mind was working, going through the vast lists of employees to figure out who was expendable enough. “If I were to frame this person, convince them to confess. It would be enough. Everything would be fine.” It would work. It would have to.

MILLA:

She resisted the urge to roll her eyes again. She was resisting a lot of things today. She wanted to sneer at Taka, wanted to lecture him like she did her girls, wanted to-- wanted to quit.

She really badly wanted to quit.

Because even if this plan went well and he managed to direct the attention of the investigation, it would just be another mess that Milla had gotten her hands in without wanting to. She had not signed on to kill Mufasa; she did not sign on to help Taka run his grandiose drug ring with terribly dangerous, irresponsible, childish magical drugs.

She wanted InterPride and InterPride’s capital and that was all. She could see the water rising. The proverbial scale tipping out of balance. The cost was going to outweigh her financial gain.

Taka was no longer a good business partner for her.

None of this she let show, just nodded along to Taka’s thinking-aloud, showing that she was listening. Inside, Milla’s gears were spinning. She was looking for her way out. No more of this, no more lies, no more games of cover-up, not for Milla. She was too tired.

Then, when Taka was done, Milla kept nodded and smiled-- just a little. Taka had seen that smile before. It was triumphant even in its understatement.

“See? You must make sure that it’s airtight, of course,” she said. “Whomever you use, they must be your most loyal of confidantes. Because you will need to condemn them and put as much distance between InterPride and this employee as possible. I can tell you right now I will not be representing such a client in a court of law. They should confess, simply as that. Take a plea bargain for reduced time.”

Taka nodded as her words sank in-- she could see some of the stress leave his shoulders-- and Milla smiled at him. She nearly reached over and pat his hand, but she resisted the urge, getting up instead as Taka did. She was eager for him to leave her office, and it looked like he was too-- and of course he was. He had important business to take care of.

“Good day, Taka,” she said with a little nod, watching the man sweep out. And with a sigh, she fell back into her chair.

It was time to find her own loophole.

[desultory-novice]

I wonder what a conversation between Noir and Marx would be like.

They share the same birthday, so I think they'd get along!

[desultory-novice]

Shiver Siblings Takeover - Complete

Bye everyone! We had a great time! It was okay, but yeah...

......Thanks...

Dess here: Thanks to everyone who let me dip my toes into roleplaying (?) this weekend by letting Apologies overrun the blog.

:cough: which seems to happen all the time anyway :cough cough:

Speaking of which, you can continue to send Apologies AU asks (because they're fun) but I'll probably a) not respond as quickly + b) try to bunch them up to avoid spamming everyone!

[Apologies AU Links Below]

-Shiver Star- “Apologies”  “One Sneeze”   “Summer”   “A Walk in the Snow”   “The Swordsman”  “Wonderful Gift”  “Damnation”  “Salvation”  “Unstoppable”  “Brightest Star”

-Dream Land 2 “Sibling Reunion” “Big Brother Instincts” “Unsung Hero”  “The Perfect Vessel” “To Protect” “Matter Over Mind” “Last Will” “Ego”

[Bonus Illust] “Ugly Scarf”   [Bonus Illust] “That’s…Funny…”  [Bonus Illust] “Full Regalia” (DMS “Gijinka”)  [Bonus Illust] “Was I A Good Brother?” [Relevant] “Vestige” (script-only) [Bonus Text] Noir Facts!

[Dark Matter Painter AU]  “It wasn’t supposed to go this way…!”  “You’re a good knight!” “The Body Remembers”

[Shiver Siblings Takeover] (For one weekend, I let Adeleine and Noir "answer" any asks about them. White-Haired Noir shows up too. Somewhat non-canon, but surprisingly connected?!?)

Please Send Positive Thoughts to... Which Kirby Adventure... [w/ Sketch] If You Had a Wish-Granting Clock... Food and Warm Clothes Arrive... [w/ Sketch] A Crystal Ball to See the Future - Noir... [Comic] A Crystal Ball to See the Future - White Noir [Comic] Have You Been to the Forgotten Land... [Comic*] So Zan Roasted Your Sister Online... A Conversation (?) With Marx... [Comic] Thanks for the Fun Weekend... [w/ Sketch]

(*) This comic IS actually AU AU canon.

[desultory-novice]

Hey! Remember on Kirby Twitter Zan Partazanne Refers to Adeleine as the "Big Foreheaded Artist" And Ribbon as the "Gremlin Fairy". She even mocks their ability to hide behind Adeleine's portrait, saying hiding is "Typical for little girls"

So, with all that being said... How would Noir respond to that?

"...I heard you mocked my little sister online. And I'm taking that personally."

"I welcome any challenges, emo siscon."

"Can you even swing that spear without asking Papa Smurf first?"

"...!! At least I can lift my weapon with my own two hands."

"At least my hands don't need to be recharged every 4-6 hours."

"Ha! It will only take minutes to destroy you."

"Same amount of time it takes people to get your name right."

"...NOW it's personal."

-

I think they would have a polite conversation about courtesy on social media and being respectful of others' appearances.

[desultory-novice]

Which of Kirby's adventures do you two most wish you were there for?

Adeleine: "Rainbow Curse! The one where everything turned into clay! That looked sooo neat! I haven't experimented with the medium of clay much yet myself, so maybe I wouldn't have been much help...!"

"Although, wait, if I was there, wouldn't I have been made of clay too? If I used my brush, would clay have come out instead of paint?! I need to plan a trip to Seventopia some time to find out!"

Noir: ".......??!?!?!?? The what of WHAT?"

"Adeleine, what the hell is this person talking a..."

:: [Please Hold While We Swap Universes] ::

White-Haired Noir:

"Kirby's adventures? ...Don't tell my teacher or anyone but..."

"...When I heard Kirby talk about his adventures in The Amazing Mirror I can't help but wish I'd gotten to see the Mirror World. I know what Sir Meta Knight would say if I told him this, and...I've talked to Taranza a little so...I get the feeling it would have worked out about as well as my own experience with one of those artifacts but..."

"...I can't help wondering...how it all went in a different world."

"Did I...?" ...Did she still...?"

"No use speculating about it. Can't just swap our places..."

"Ribbon would be sad if she knew I was thinking this way again..."

[desultory-novice]

Adeleine, White-Haired Noir, did you ever visit the world where Elfilin came from after Kirby's adventure there? If so, how did it feel to be back there?

Adeleine: "Yeah, for a little bit. Kirby invited us to go there and meet his new friends! Kirby said it was called (or at least the Beast Pack called it) 'the Forgotten Land' but... it's weird. Because it looks like Earth! I mean, the same buildings. A lot of the same stuff."

"It's not the Earth I came from. At least, I HOPE it isn't. It would be nice if it had defrosted but everything's kinda broken there? Although, I guess the Beast Pack don't seem to mind."

(By the way, aren't Awoofies the cutest things? I was REALLY scared the first time I saw one and it started chasing me, but when it jumped up on me, it just licked my face! Good doggy!)

"It makes me think of home but... it doesn't make me miss home."

"Does that make sense?"

[Please Hold While We Swap Dimensions]

--

Noir: "Yeah... I've seen it.... It's so messed up...."

"...I don't mean the buildings. I mean, the whole planet. Everything that happened there. It's just... All the stories they told us of the New World and... it was just as ruined as old earth...?

What the hell...were they trying to accomplish if this is the result...?! Where ARE they...?! Where did they go?! Where are the people who made Adeleine and I suffer like that?! ID-F8....I mean... 'Eflilis' wasn't ANY of our faults! So why were we the ones who...?! ...Why...?"

"...Sorry. It's been... a rough day..."

-

[Bonus Comic: Noir's "Rough Day"] PS: While the takeover is just for fun, this comic IS considered Apologies AU (AU) canon and is suggested reading if you've been following this AU at all

[desultory-novice]

Two baskets full of warm food and new warm clothes are delivered. attached are two notes:

To Adeleine:

Here's a present for you and your brother!

To Noir:

Just because someone isn't Adeline, that doesn't mean they're your enemy.

Adeleine: "...Mmm! The clothes are warm too! It's like they're fresh from the laundry! Noir! Noir! Look! 'Ra~wr! I am the scarf beast! Nothing can stop me except the colors red and yellow!'"

Noir: "How did this even...?"

Adeleine: "The note says they're presents!"

Noir: "...Okay, this is messed up. Someone's messing with us. Again. Adeleine, look, don't try any of that on yet and don't touch the..."

Adeleine: "This note's addressed to you, Noir!"

- Just because someone isn't Adeleine, that doesn't mean they're your enemy. -

Noir: "..."

(...I wish it were that easy...)

.

[Please Hold While We Swap Universes]

.

:a boy wakes up in bed, shock white hair contrasting with large patches of mottled skin over his bandaged body:

Noir: "...?!"

Meta Knight: "You're awake..."

Noir: "What...happened...? ...?!? What did you and your freakish friends do to me you tin-plated blueberry?! Where's my sister?! Adeleine? Adeleine?! Wherever you are, if you can hear me, run!!"

Meta Knight: "You are in shock. It is only natural after what you have experienced. My name is Meta Knight. The king entrusted me with your care. As for your sister, I am afraid all traces of her matter has..."

:Seeing a silvery sword with a faint rainbow sheen at his bedside, Noir attempts to call for it. It doesn't move at his command:

:With some pain, he reaches out a clawed hand to grab it:

:He is immediately surprised by how light the blade is to hold. It is warm, too. Like clothes fresh from the laundry. His innocent shock fades quickly, a defensive, frightened rage taking its place:

Noir: "G-Give her back...! I-I'll kill every one of you, I swear!"

Meta Knight: "Ignoring the fact that you wouldn't make it outside the room..." "...I am also not your enemy."

-

This note's addressed to you, Noir! 

- Just because someone isn't Adeleine, that doesn't mean they're your enemy -

:the sword begins to shake in his hands:

Noir: "D-Don't..." "I... I can't...I..." "...It can't... it can't be this way..." "How am I...? Only she knew how to....!"

"Tell me... it's all a dream...? Please...? I don't..."

- Tell them, Noir. Tell someone. Before it nearly kills you again. -

:the once-upon-a-time swordsman's lips quiver as the first of sixteen years worth of tears begin to spill down his face:

Noir: "...I don't...know how to live on my own..."

Meta Knight: "Though it is ultimately up to you..." "...If you do not wish, you will never have to."

--

[Bonus - Scarf Beast Take Two]

[desultory-novice]

Giving the siblings all the hugs (in spirit) that I can

You two don’t deserve to have anything bad happen to you ever

But, speaking of nothing bad happening ever… if you managed to get your hands on a clock-like artifact that could grant you any one wish… what would you use it for? Would you wish for exactly that, or something else?

Adeleine: A clock that grants wishes?

Noir: Like THAT's real. Sounds like some monkey paw setup to me.

Adeleine: Noir, you don't want to wish for something? Even a little thing?

Noir: Adeleine, If it does grant a wish, isn't wishing for 'a little thing' almost as bad as wishing for nothing at all?

Adeleine: I don't know. What about wishing for it to be summer?

Noir: It is summer, silly.

Adeleine: I mean OLD summer! With green grass and warm sands! Oh, oh! We could go to the beach and wouldn't have to wear our coats!

Noir: I can take you there now without your coat but you'll be begging me to take you back!

Adeleine: Hmph! I'll just steal yours then! It's big and plenty warm!

Noir: Maybe I'll leave it behind. What're you gonna do then, icicle?

Adeleine: Then... I'll use YOUR wish to wish for an unending supply of winter coats, since you didn't want to ask for anything!

Noir: Touche.

Adeleine: But Noir... there's really nothing you'd wish for if you could?

Noir: Nope. Unlike some aspiring artists with their head firmly in the clouds, I've got everything I need right here.

Adeleine: Aww! Then I'll change mine. I have everything I need too!

Noir: You sure about that? Because I bet we could get a lot of bargaining power out of your endless coat supply...!

(Dad... Mom... I wish you two were still... No. Forget it...)

[desultory-novice]

If Adeleine and Noir's parents were watching them, like ghosts or angels, how do you think they would feel watching the entirety of the Apologies AU play out?

Could it be... We are witnessing it through THEIR eyes!?

Hmm. That would require a little more fleshing out of the nameless parents than I was intending to give them, but you all can adopt the siblings if you really want! You may send (thoughts of) food, warm clothes, and other gifts to the following address:

Attn: Noir & Adeleine Cubicle 2000, Shelter #95 3-5 March Street, Factory City Shiver Star, Milky Way Galaxy

(Not a real address.)

...Coincidentally, isn't it OC takeover week...?

A warning for all you weirdos out there. Send anything "funny" and we'll see how funny you find it when you lose your hands.

Noir...!! He doesn't mean it, everyone. We used to get some mean letters, but the last one was like a re~ally long time ago!

.........Yeah.

[desultory-novice]

Teenagers are KNOWN for severely roasting people. I see Zan learned that the hard way.

T'was his main weapon before acquiring his cursed sword.

(Honestly, writing that back and forth was one of the harder things I've ever had to write. I love snide, sassy characters who can dish it out verbally but that's not my personality at all so it's a struggle!)