#and ratonhnhaké:ton would probably have an easier time

[teecupangel]

Was looking at Pokémon that are red cause of reasons, don’t ask it doesn’t make sense, and then had the thought: Desmond reborn as Charmander. And just imagining him growing up into a Charizard. Like, especially in an au where Desmond comes from a universe without Pokémon into this one, he’s just adjusting to “oh fuck I’m an animal?!” into “oh fuck I can breathe fire?!?!” and juuuuust when he’s getting over the concept and feeling of evolving, he becomes a Charizard and has a moment of “Wait…I have wings…I’M A DRAGON?!?!”

Meanwhile, Ezio/Altaïr/Ratonhnhake:ton (whoever you wanna put him with) just watch on in pure confusion as their partner Pokémon has a breakdown.

Okay, what if it was a First Gen Pokemon AU where Desmond is one of the three starter Pokemons in Monteriggioni, the first ‘town’ in the continent they are in and the headquarters of the Brotherhood.

They’re just called the Brotherhood, not the Assassin Brotherhood, and they’re rivals with the Order.

So three teenagers come to age and gets to pick their starter Pokemon before going on a journey across the continent to battle gym leaders and be legible to join the tournament held annually during the end of the year.

These young teenagers?

In Desmond’s eyes, they look exactly like Altaïr, Ezio and Ratonhnhaké:ton.

Oh.

And apparently he was now a lizard with a flaming tail.

What the fuck.

The last thing he remembers is emptiness that made him sleepy.

When he woke up, he was there, in the middle of a large circular scifi looking table with a blue turtle with a curly tail and some kind of animal with a large closed plant on its back and…

Holy shit.

What the hell is this place?

He could see his reflection from one of the nearby monitors and he was a red lizard with a flaming tail.

He began to flap his tail, accidentally smacking the turtle who let out an indignant “Squirtle!” and smacked him back with his own tail.

Desmond, still not used to his new center of balance, staggered and accidentally slammed against the plant animal on his other side who went “Bulba-saur!” and…

All three stared at the sudden all out brawl happening on the presentation table as Ezio asked, “Uuhhh, Tio…?”

“Such lively Pokemons.” Mario simply laughed it off, “Don’t worry. We’ll heal them once you picked your first Pokemons!”

“Are you telling us to pick now?” Ratonhnhaké:ton asked with a frown.

“Yes. And…” Mario grinned at them, “As your first duty as a Pokemon trainer, you three should stop them from fighting too.”

“You just don’t want to get between that fight yourself.” Altaïr dryly said.

Mario just laughed instead of denying it.

(You decide who gets Desmond. By this point, you guys know me enough to know which one I would pick hahahahaha)

[recreationalfanfics]

Before I go on my little AC rant I just wanted to say how awesome it is to see another native woman whose an assassin’s creed fan! I rarely see other native people on this app period, but seeing someone else whose an AC fan is just amazing! You’re my favorite writer and I just love everything you write!

Anyway, man I really wish they would have showed or said something about Shay vs Ratonhnhaké:ton after Ratonhnhaké:ton basically destroyed the templars! Your posts have me thinking about Haytham and Shay sharing a platonic darling who is also Ratonhnhaké:ton’s romantic darling. You were probably already stuck with Haytham/Shay before Ratonhnhaké:ton found you during his hunt for the templars. He thinks constantly about how much he wants you away from the templars and safe with them while Haytham is forced to consider shipping you off with Shay somewhere to be kept safe. After Haytham’s death Ratonhnhaké:ton takes you in, but you know that Shay is still out there and will come back eventually. So you’re just stuck waiting around until he does and it probably pushes you a bit more into Ratonhnhaké:ton’s arms because of it. Idk i just really wanted to see a Shay/Ratonhnhaké:ton throw down 😫🥲

OMG. HIIIIII♡ I LITERALLY NEARLY CRIED WHEN I SAW THIS BUT YEAH, SAME, Shay isn't my absolute favorite character (his concept was interesting and the execution was not it) AND YEAH, NO, I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COOL IF WE GOT A SHAY AND CONNOR SHOWDOWN BUT WE NEVER DID.

But also, that is such a delicious idea omg. Maybe you were taken in by Haytham after he killed your assassin parents or maybe you just knew the things that the Templars were doing were wrong but either way, it wasn't like you could do much. Haytham saw something in you, felt a whole in his heart heal a little when he was around you, and then a fatherly love for you. Since Shay is obviously a Templar at this time, he absolutely adored you as well and he became something of an uncle, morally he wasn't any better than Haytham, but you eased the harshness of time within him and softened his hardened heart. He'd often write to you or when he went to visit Haytham, he'd bring back a gift from wherever he visited because absolutely loved your precious little smile. Then Haytham took you away to the colonies and it pained Shay not knowing how long it would be before you'd be back but he'd still write letters.

You meet Ratonhnhaké:ton when he was working with his dad, he feels embarassed for this but he genuinely does feel shy around you. You're just so mesmerizing and you smile a little when Haytham has to elbow him to introduce himself to you and you introduce yourself to him. Haytham isn't blind, when you must make camp for the night, he sees the way Ratonhnhaké:ton looks at you and the way you look at him. Maybe it was because he wasn't raised in a stuffy Templar upbringing like you or maybe it was the way he spoke, his ideals and his thoughts, Haytham watched bitterly and with confliction because on one hand, he cared for Ratonhnhaké:ton in his own way but you...he could see the wheels turning in your head as Ratonhnhaké:ton spoke, how his lessons and teachings were going out your ear as you listened to Ratonhnhaké:ton. He calls it an early night and makes sure you two get into your own separate tents and keeps watch. Haytham knew he needed the boy yet but he can't risk you getting any ideas and trying to leave him when he worked so hard to give you the best life you could possibly ask for. He writes a letter to Shay saying that he should come and take you back on his ship for a while until this whole war is over. In the morning when you all stop by town for supplies, he sends it.

While he's doing that, you and Ratonhnhaké:ton just wandering the streets, talking and cracking some funny jokes here and there. It's when you ask him if Connor is his real name that things get interesting.

"Connor is just easier to remember for most people. My birth name is hard to pronounce for some."

"Try me."

When he says his name, you struggle with the pronunciation only a little but after some practice tries, you finally get it right: "Ratonhnhaké:ton...I like it. Would you mind if I continued to call you that?"

"I would appreciate it deeply."

The way you say his name (his TRUE one) sends goosebumps down his spine, when Haytham comes back from a few errands and you once more ride horseback, you smile to yourself as Ratonhnhaké:ton rides behind you, his gaze that of a lovesick puppy. Then his eyes shift over to his father and they darken ever so slightly as the corners of his lips turn to a frown. He likes being with you, he can't deny it. You're so kind and sweet, so unfazed at the sight of blood and killing due being figuratively shackled to Haytham's side but so doting when he receives the smallest of cuts. You both knew that you were no Templar and there was no question that the only thing keeping you one was his father.

When he kills Haytham, you aren't sure what to feel, so you stand and feel nothing. Ratonhnhaké:ton knows he made a mistake but he can not take it back now. Two orphans walk out hand in hand as you agree in your head and heart to go with Ratonhnhaké:ton wherever he goes. Ratonhnhaké:ton also does end up taking Haytham's journal and learning more about his father, how many times you tried to escape or how many times you cried for your real parents, how you finally became the compliant and dearly beloved apprentice/child for Haytham eventually. Then he reads about the latest entry of how Haytham caught onto Ratonhnhaké:tons feelings-which Connor finds rather embarrassing and nearly puts the journal down to stop there because he thought he was doing well in hiding it-but then his eyes see a familiar name, "Shay".

He knows of him from Achilles, he knows of him because of the amount of blood he has on his hands, and when he tells you about how Haytham sent the letter, you smile sadly.

"I figured...I can leave if you wish me too."

"Why would I want you to do that?"

"Ratonhnhaké:ton"- he feels a certain giddiness in his heart when you say his name- "I am not worth the trouble."

He responds with a simple: "Yes, you are, and more..."

When Shay reaches the colonies again, he knows that something happened to Haytham when he didn't return a few other letters he sent. The one thing that is on his mind when Haytham is confirmed dead was you.

What happened to you?

Where are you?

Who took you?

Shay will look all over the colonies for you and bring you back "home", you know that much. Ratonhnhaké:ton would be daring him to try and take you from him. After getting to know Ratonhnhaké:ton and living life away from the Templars,when Shay DOES find you, you're quick to try and run to Ratonhnhaké:ton. Shay grabs your wrist and pulls you into a hug which you would've loved if it still didn't feel so suffocating now you had gotten a taste of freedom. When he tries to drag you away, Ratonhnhaké:ton defiantly emerges and grabs your other wrist, causing Shay to look him up and down but more importantly, it's the robes that he's wearing that cause him to scowl.

It would eventually lead to a duel, one where the future of your life will be determined and nothing will change it. Shay would kill without hesitation but Ratonhnhaké:ton is more than willing to do anything he can to keep you with him.

[conhnhaketon]

Achilles: Better to be thought a Spaniard than a Native. And both are better still than I. Ratonhnhaké:ton: That is not true. Achilles: What's true and what is aren't always the same.

connor holds this very close to his heart when people are calling him by slurs in a derogatory manner. he usually tries to overlook any racism that is casually exhibited, and tries to only react if a situation is life threatening. it bothers him a lot, but he really does try to ignore it and remember what achilles tells him. there are times were he lets his anger get the better of him, but he quickly pulls himself together bc he can’t afford getting angry over some random person using a slur when there are lives at risk.

at some point throughout his journey, he would have addressed this, but his first priority is the freedom of people. he never gets around to that stage in his main verse because there are always bigger problems to take care of but when he was younger and he had realised the severity of those slurs, he would’ve intervened a lot and probably got into fights with irrelevant people but with time, he’d try and calm himself down, especially when they’re being directed @ other people bc getting a rise out of him by targeting someone else is easier than personally targeting him

but anyway... achilles’ words influence connor a lot, he wouldn’t have survived for this long if it wasn’t for achilles. he’s always been impulsive, but he was more impulsive when he was younger. achilles probably had 2 tell him to take several seats bc these white men were strong and he wouldn’t be able to win if he didn’t think things through... he really does ponder over everything achilles says, even if it isn’t right at that exact moment

[teecupangel]

How would the assassins react to meeting John Wick?

I was thinking if this should be a Modern Day AU or if it’s John Wick timetraveling kind of thing. Modern Day AU would probably be easier because if John Wick timetravel, he’d probably adopt a dog and live a simple life somewhere he knew would be peaceful (plus, the man deserves it)

So for this one, they meet John Wick during different times in his life.

Altaïr would consider him to be dangerous and would go down the rabbit hole trying to find him to check if he could be part of the Order. This ends up with him finding out about the Continental Hotel and that’s a whole other thing that he now has to deal with.

Ezio wants to recruit him because he saw his skills and thought “I can help him get better”. Every time their paths crossed, Ezio’s full on recruiter mode. Everybody else jokes that he has a guy crush. Ezio would agree. “I have fallen in love with him the moment he put a bullet between the eyes of my own target.”

Ratonhnhaké:ton has some kind of silent agreement with him if they cross path. You go your way and I go my way. He does consider him to be a good hit man (the Brotherhood does not like to call them ‘assassins’) but he also knows how annoying it would be to be focused on because of mistrust (Altaïr) or because they wanted your skills (Ezio).

Desmond actually met him when he was a bartender during one of John’s mission. He knew something was different about him and thought he might be an Assassin… but no. He wasn’t. Desmond honestly let out a sigh of relief when John said he was a contract killer, much to John’s amusement.

Edward crossed paths with him before John Wick became a contract killer. He was actually the first one to try and recruit him but John Wick turned him down. Ezio goes to him whenever he’s turned down and Edward just laughs. He and John did go drinking once and John told him he did wonder how his life would have been if he had agreed to Edward’s offer.

Arno is always polite around him and sometimes ask if they could team up. John always reject his offer though. Whenever he does, Arno would send his location to Ezio who would know immediately it’s John Wick related… because Arno can be quite petty XD

Jacob absolutely tried to recruit him and his way is more joking and a bit flirty. He would tell Evie that he was not flirting with the man. Evie would just raise an eyebrow at him then turn to John to apologize for her twin’s actions.

Bayek tried to recruit him once but stopped when he said no. The last time they met, he learned that John had given up his life as a contract killer to be with the woman he loves and Bayek wished for him the best. (we all know how that ended)

Basim and John first met when they were both just starting their careers in their respective ‘industries’. The next time they met, John noticed that something was different about Basim. Basim just laughs it off and tells him that he hadn’t changed. He just became who he truly was before.

[teecupangel]

Weird idea: Des gets dropped in the past, human or not, preferably with Altaïr (so he can be immortal and the problem can be passed on to Ezio and Ratonhnhaké:ton), and he can speak every single language past and future in the whole world perfectly, EXCEPT any that are linked to Arabic, Italian, or English.

(Linked meaning like, have common origins or descendants or have strong connections in any way that would allow a smart person, like Altaïr, to puzzle out what he’s saying. So like, he can only speak modern Korean, Gbaya languages, ancient Parahã, and those kinds of languages. Things Altaïr could never puzzle out with what he knows. He’d have to start from scratch.)

Cause like, it’s similar to the whole Desmond-just-straight-up-can’t-talk-for-such-and-such-reason, but it’s slightly more interesting. And plus it’d be funny if Desmond isn’t good at learning languages so he can speak all of these, but he has no basis whatsoever to learn Arabic, Italian, or English.

And as anyone who’s tried to learn a very different language will tell you, it’s way more complicated than you’d think.

(My fav would be if he’s even more limited and can only speak in whistle languages. Confusing people even more who haven’t ever even considered that a spoken language could use whistles)

I feel like the main point of this idea is to make Desmond suffer but I'm thinking Desmond wouldn't suffer all that much since we'll bring him to Altaïr who was raised in a time where a lot of different people with different languages mixed together in lands under their Brotherhood’s supervision.

I personally headcanon that Altaïr knows most languages used by the crusaders and the nearby lands as part of his whole ‘I’m an overachiever that would have probably had multiple PhD had I been born later in life” thing going on.

Of course, this doesn’t mean Altaïr would be fluent in all kinds of languages but, speaking from experience as a multilingual who isn’t fluent in all languages I can understand and speak to varying degrees of success, he would know what’s the most important ‘cheat’ he can use:

Context clues.

In this situation, Altaïr would try to understand Desmond’s language and they would start with the basics.

“I am Desmond.”

“You are Altaïr.”

“He is Malik.”

“She is Maria.”

From those three sentences, Altaïr would have a grasp of the words Desmond uses for “I”, “you” and if there is a difference between talking to a third person of differing gender.

And more importantly…

He gets a feel of what is the most common sentence structure.

He would tell Desmond to keep his sentences simple, even tell him to speak it as if he’s speaking to a child.

Altaïr has no shame of asking such a thing because this makes it easier for him to understand Desmond.

So they would start with common grammatical structures and then the most common words they would use or would see around them.

Of course, it’s not like Altaïr would understand all these in a span of a month or three. But he will definitely progress through it and they would have decades together considering how long Altaïr lived.

In this situation, learning Desmond’s language would become more or less common in the Brotherhood. Hell, they might even develop their own language which would be a mix of Desmond’s language and the main language used in Masyaf. Even even mix in a few words here and there from other languages that the Assassins used.

From there on, this fusion of a language would become the unofficial language of the Brotherhood (imagine that scene with the Parisian Council speak in Arabic would change to this language and Arno’s “???” expression because he hears some whistles but, at the same time, he kinda understands some of the words because he remembered his father used to speak the same language) and it’s one of the greatest secret of the Brotherhood.

… and it all started because Altaïr and Desmond liked to talk to one another about the most idiotic thing Abbas had done for the week and to complain about Malik working them to the bone XD

(This does mean that whenever someone speaks to Desmond, they do usually make use of most common and basic sentence structure.)

[teecupangel]

Rather specific and weird but, how do you think Altaïr, Ezio, Ratonhnhaké:ton, and Desmond would react to having chronic migraines? Totally not asking because my chronic migraines are kicking my ass right now. Totally.

I hope you feel better, nonny, and I’m sorry this is so late TTATT

Altaïr:

Altaïr had been living with the pain in his head that comes and goes regularly since he was a child.

He knows how to hide it and he has no plans to tell anyone about it.

Al Mualim knows of it and has told him repeatedly how important it was for nobody else to know.

It was a weakness that Altaïr cannot show to others.

So he pretends he’s fine.

Everything was fine.

He’s fine.

He must be fine.

Ezio:

Ezio’s sickness in the mind as the dottore would call it always worried his family. He tried to hide it at times, especially when he knows that Petruccio needed more care and attention that him. He was the older brother. The least he could do was make sure his youngest sibling would be cared for. He can endure the pain.

“You’re an idiot.” Claudia would always say as she drags Ezio to his room and force him to lay on his bed.

“I’m fine, Claudia.”

“I know. You’re helping me practice.”

Ezio had hated this ‘practice’ when he was a child. A practice to when I have my own child, Claudia would say.

It was embarrassing.

But hearing Claudia read out loud a book for children…

Feeling the warmth of his blanket…

The relaxing scent of tea that Claudia would sip from time to time…

The pain in his head was still prominent but… Ezio couldn’t help but relax nonetheless.

“Thank you, Claudia.”

“Shush, babies don’t talk.”

Ratonhnhaké:ton:

Everyone in the village knew that Ratonhnhaké:ton would have this ‘episodes’ every so often. They always seemed to realize it even when Ratonhnhaké:ton is trying to hide it and tell him to go home and rest or, if Ratonhnhaké:ton is being a bit too stubborn, they’ll let him do something for the village that he could do at his own pace. Nothing dangerous. They’d always check up on him every so often and Ratonhnhaké:ton would try to finish it. But his mother would always come to him before he could and they would go home. His mother would tuck him after they ate and hum some kind of song as she held her son.

When he became an Assassin, he tried to hide it. It was easy to hide it among the people who didn’t know him.

But Achilles always knew.

“You’ll only be a danger to everyone and yourself. Rest and return when you’re better.”

Achilles tried to keep his distance.

But Ratonhnhaké:ton still heard the concern in his tone.

He always watched as Achilles walked away after saying his peace even though the sound of his cane tapping against the wooden floor made the pain in his head hurt a little bit more.

Rest.

Yes.

Ratonhnhaké:ton supposed he should take a rest.

He didn’t want Achilles to come back and hit him on the head with his cane later after all.

Not that it ever happened.

It was an empty threat and they both knew it.

Desmond:

Desmond is slave to capitalism. He has no choice but to keep on working even though he has a migraine. It’s absolute hell but Desmond has grown used to this.

Even back on the Farm, he would still continue to train when he was having a migraine. Nothing has truly changed.

Hell, this is an improvement.

The worst he could do was drop some kind of glass or bottle instead of falling or getting hurt himself.

It’ll be fine.

He’ll be fine.

(He does not realize that the lighting and the music of his job is worsening his migraines, he just thinks he need to power through it)

He would probably check online for medicines that can help make his migraines ‘easier’ or remember the medicine his parents used to give him (and yeah, if it needs a prescription, Desmond’s gonna steal it)

[teecupangel]

Has anyone suggested Desmond as the same species as red XIII from FF7 for the Desmond as an animal/creature subgenre yet

Of course, Desmond gets to be called Red XVII.

Okay, but in all seriousness, considering Red XIII’s real name Nanaki, if Desmond is ever going to get a different name for this one, it would probably be Jyuna or Hina as a reference to Subject 17 (Jyu = 10/ Hi = 1, Na = nana = 7)

For this one, I’m guessing he’s still in AC world? (although it would be fun to play with the idea that he’s one of the small children running with Red XIII in the og ending)

He’d probably be thought of as some kind of exotic feline creature until they see the flames on the end of his tail.

From there, he’d be considered some kind of mythical creature of some kind, maybe he even becomes an example of how shisa truly do exist?

In terms of appearance, I like to think he looks a lot like Red XIII with a scar on the right side of his lips and having darker red fur on his right front leg. He also has the same tattoo on his left front leg and maybe mane decorations very similar to Ratonhnhaké:ton’s?

Both of his front legs are armed with hidden blades that act more like a hidden spur that he can use to attack. The flame of his tail is also the color of the sun.

Wherever he ends up in, he’d most definitely be considered more on the side of a dangerous feline.

But you know the best part?

He can talk.

Which means he can actually converse with his ancestor.

This opens the floodgates because this means he will have an easier time to change history.

… if he wanted to.

…

It’s Desmond.

Of course, he’d want to change his ancestors’ fate at the very least.

[teecupangel]

Hi Teacup, I love the asks and answers. It's a nice treat to read especially when I feel depressed.

So I have been having an idea bug me for a while now and that is Desmond fully going to die, but at the last second two more people join him. He passes out from the ordeal but he sees the Templar Cross. It's not Abestrgo, but Templars of old. The thought is everyone brings back the assassins of old, so why not Templars and make them the good guys. I typically have Haythem Kenway, Shay Cormac, Ulberto, Cesere Borgia, Robert De Sable, and Kjotve the Cruel. I also add in Father Maffei, (he is the monk who was the tutor of the Medic children) and Rodrigo Borgia for flavor. So between Assassins Creed 3 and Valhalla Desmond is just chilling with these Templars just as friends. Oh Edward Kenway is there for added drama. Yes I have added in Daniel Cross and Lucy Stillman but that will be up to you.

Anyway look forward to the shinaginges that unfold.

I’m so happy to know these asks and answers are able to give you a little pick me up whenever you need it <3

I feel like around the time of Black Flag, he’d still be a little wary of his Templar ‘companions’, especially with Cesare Borgia and Uberto Alberti.

Like, Haytham Kenway would probably be the one he finds easiest to talk to because… it’s Haytham Kenway. He might have some choice words for how he acted around Ratonhnhaké:ton but he was familiar and Desmond knew him most of all.

He’d also be chill with Shay Cormac because he doesn’t actually know him via the Animus.

Father Maffei is on his shit list though because he’s the one who led the guards who captured the Auditores.

Surprisingly, he’d be okay with Robert de Sablé for some reason. Maybe it’s a ‘residue’ of Maria Thorpe’s genetic memories, maybe it’s because his actions didn’t affect Altaïr as severe as the others, maybe it’s because he’s quite polite even after learning Desmond was an Assassin.

He wouldn’t see eye to eye with Kjotve as well since he is… well, he enjoyed death and destruction.

It’s only at the end of Black Flag’s storyline that he starts to be okay around them because they’re all dead and the afterlife has a way of soothing the rough edges brought by mortality.

It’s easier to talk to Cross than Lucy though for Desmond because Lucy betrayed him while Cross was just… his enemy from the start.

Sure, he did bad things but that felt more like stories to Desmond since he wasn’t there.

And there was something in the afterlife that made it easy to just… let go of things.

By the time Edward Kenway appeared, Desmond and the others are very chill with each other but they ignore everyone’s past (well… they don’t talk about topics that would remind people while they wanted to kill each other).

Having Edward make things the brittle peace crack in a lot of ways, most especially on the side of the Kenway family drama.

Desmond wouldn’t even be sure if he should be part of any of that since they’re father and son but he will. Since he’s the only Assassin in this little patch of afterlife and he has remnants of Ratonhnhaké:ton’s Bleed, he and Edward would gravitate towards one another.

Edward would be the one questioning why Desmond would be okay with all of them. Sure, some of them, maybe but at least three of the people with them orchestrated the death of Ezio’s father and brothers.

That’s when the doubt would set in…

Did Desmond form bonds with them naturally?

Or was there something in this place that was soothing them to the point of them losing something intricately them?

[teecupangel]

What if the Desmond gets turned into an immortal animal and sent back in time trope happens but because of Isu bullshit it happens thrice once for each main ancestor

like Desmond pops into being around young Altair and is like this might as well happen so he stays with Altair for the rest of his life and travels around for a bit before thinking it's probably time to go see Ezio and he arrives in time to see another animal that he somehow knows is also him pop out of nowhere and they would be doing the Spiderman pointing meme if either if them had fingers

So they think this is weird but just go along with it for years and years until they go visit Ratonhnhaké:ton when it happens again

If you wanna be thematic maybe the desmonds ate an eagle a wolf and a bear but I thinks it's funnier if they were all the same type of animal

The Desmonds can speak to each other but no other animal or human

Honestly, I think having Desmond be an eagle, a wolf and a bear would be thematic. In that idea, I think Altaïr should have eagle!Desmond, Ezio should have wolf!Desmond and Ratonhnhaké:ton would get bear!Desmond. 

We’re giving them the following so that Altaïr’s eagle!Desmond would have an easy time traveling around before visiting Ezio. Altaïr would find eagle!Desmond as a child, maybe after training, and tries to pet him because he seemed docile. Desmond lets it happen because it’s Altaïr and Altaïr starts bringing him a bit of his food to feed him which Desmond eats because raw food felt weird even though they’re surprisingly delicious. Desmond stays with Altaïr, being known as Altaïr’s eagle who doesn’t mind getting petted. Unless you’re Abbas. Abbas only gets pecked. In one memorable incident, Desmond almost managed to peck his eye out when he was insulting Altaïr and… yeeaaahhh… everyone agrees he’s a smart bird. 

Wolf!Desmond is given to Ezio because, this way, he could be mistaken as a dog when he’s just a pup and also because Ezio had ‘dealings’ with the Followers of Romulus in Rome and I think it would be funny if Ezio was kicking their ass with an actual wolf. Give them a bit of ‘maybe we’re being punished?’ vibes before they die. XD Okay, but in all seriousness, we’re giving Desmond to Ezio as a child. To be more exact, he’s a wolf pup Petruccio found during the rare times he was strong enough to take a walk outside for a bit. He looked like a dirty little thing but Petruccio was so happy that Desmond allowed him to pet him and followed him home that his parents couldn’t say no to his request. (Up to you if Desmond being with Petruccio leads to him being able to save them or even just Petruccio or we’re going for the ‘they still get arrested and executed and Ezio keeps apologizing to Desmond for being unable to save them as he cries’ route)

Now, Ratonhnhaké:ton getting the bear is a matter of convenience. For one, it would be easier for a wolf to sneak into the cargo of a ship than a freaking bear. Another idea though would be if Ratonhnhaké:ton found the bear cub after the burning of his village, when he was at his lowest and grieving the death of his mother. Just imagine Ratonhnhaké:ton hugging the bear cub who he believes also lost his mother as he cries.

For an alternate take of Desmond being the same animal: we can go for cats.

Seeing stray cats wouldn’t be that weird and they’re usually smaller than dogs so they can easily slip in and out of places. They’re also sprinters so Desmond has a high chance of getting away.

Now.

The funny thing would be if Desmond is just a pure white cat for all three of his reincarnation. If you want to screw Desmond up a bit more, his right front paw is either black or is completely furless.

The only thing that would differentiate them is the collar.

Altaïr’s Desmond has a plain red ribbon that came from Altaïr’s sash.

Ezio’s Desmond has one of Claudia’s old ribbons with lace at the end and a small bell (that Desmond doesn’t like because it makes stealthing harder than it should be).

Ratonhnhaké:ton’s Desmond has a plain leather collar that Ratonhnhaké:ton had hunted and made himself.

[teecupangel]

I'm sorry but I saw the "You know worms are harmless right" post and... Tapeworms. The least harmless of worms. Killing one templar at a time. I imagine that was not an afterlife Desmond imagined

I was thinking of how this would work. Would Desmond just chill in a Templar’s body until that Templar finally dies?

Then what?

Does he get magically transported into another Templar?

Or does he have to leave the dead Templar’s body and find a way to move into a new Templar’s body?

It would probably be easier for him if he shrinks down every time he leaves a body so it would be easy for him to slip inside a new one.

Since tapeworms take time (a long time) to actually do enough harm to be fatal (until Desmond gets the hang of it and starts aiming for the really vulnerable parts like the brain), I suggest that his host would be someone who would become a problem to his ancestor later on.

For Altaïr, it has to be Abbas. Unless, of course, he gets to Al Mualim much, much earlier. But Abbas would be a safer bet and Desmond could be a nuisance for a very, very long time.

For Ezio, Cesare is definitely right there, that’s for sure, but Cesare was young when Brotherhood happened so Ezio would probably take him down before Desmond could kill him from the inside. Rodrigo seems a better choice but kinda mean since he was starting to change during Brotherhood. So… a Pazzi. Francesco Pazzi. Yeah, he’d work XD

For Ratonhnhaké:ton, the most common choice would be Charles Lee, of course. It would be funny if it was Haytham though. Like, Desmond doesn’t necessarily want to kill Haytham. But make him regret his life for a long time? Yeah, Desmond has enough daddy issues to push it to Haytham XD

By the way, at some point of thinking about how this idea could work, my brain just gave up on me and went “Just make him a chest buster! That would be faster!”

[teecupangel]

From @thedragonqueen1998

Oooo, if Des ends up in a coma, when he rejects Clays idea of coming with him, he can suggest the facility to give Clay his own body. Maybe using one of the power sources? And yeeeess, Dadmond! 💜

Ah, of course. Instead of using it to save the world, Desmond would use a power source to bring Clay back to life. That sounds like something Desmond would do if he didn’t know how important the power source was supposed to be.

If you want to make this an angst point, Desmond absolutely didn’t know that they needed a power source later on and now both Desmond and Clay have to live with the guilt that they might not be able to save the world if they can’t find another power source.

Leading to…

From @pyruskieth

I love the Idea of Dadmond with Altaïr. The use of the power source could also send them on some kind of wild goose chase later, because they would still need them for the grand temple, right? Maybe Abstergo would know something about it, or would even use one to power one of their more energy-demanding facilities. I just cackled at the idea of these three 'resurrected' assassins being absolutely sus about Lucy, especially the kind of looks Baby!Ezio and Baby!Connor would give her (if they too retained her memories). But I honestly could imagine Lucy being slowly influenced while Altaïr trains with her (and Desmond). Maybe not instantly but gradually, and at some point she would have to make the decision if she wants to support and fight with the assassins or if she still believes in Abstergo/the Templars. But I do wonder about the communication, because even if Altaïr knows some English from his previous life, it would still be vastly different from modern day English, the same with Ezio. Connor would probably have the least problems.

Hopefully Abstergo does have a power source or, at the very least, they know where to find out. Otherwise, their best bet is to use the map Altaïr saw when he first touched the Apple and hope that they uncover one or find where one was sent to after being discovered.

Baby!Ezio and Baby!Ratonhnhaké:ton have definitely remembered their past lives and Ratonhnhaké:ton is absolutely “???” over what the hell is happening while Ezio thinks that this is some kind of weird ‘your job is not over yet, prophet’ thing that he has going on (worse, they’re two babies that everyone thinks are just babies so they have the ‘privilege’ to see and hear Desmond and Altaïr’s growing feelings for one another in the very, very first row)

Yeeeesssss. Lucy will start to feel conflicted because the main reason why she joined the Templars is because she believes they’re the ones who can save the world but it’s hard to remember that when Altaïr is there, teaching her and Desmond, seeing her potential and nurturing it. It starts getting to her because, every time she wants to tell the truth, she is reminded that she’s already betrayed them. Hell, she had helped in pushing Clay to his death… she was a traitor and she knows Altaïr was from a time where traitors were dealt swift death. It wasn’t even the notion of dying that she feared but the face her mentor would make once he learned the truth.

Oh, that’s one of the reasons why it’s easier for Altaïr to get close to Desmond. Desmond is the only one that understands him completely, the others… Well… they all learn early on that speech to text and machine translation are not that good in the year 2012. (It does not help that Altaïr has… well… he speaks Arabic that even the text to speech AND the machine translator have a hard time doing their job)

Hey, it's me again :D

I have this plot idea or whatever it is called stuck in my head for some days now (not rlly connected tho to the HZD hc). It's kinda like an reincarnation/time travel fix it? Maybe? Sort of? And it could be AltDes, bc I love them together. You can use it tho if you like and/or if it tickles your fancy

Like Desmond grows up constantly being lonely, physically and emotionally. We know William and he prioritized Desmonds training over everything else. He runs away from the farm, doesn't trust other people bc he always has to watch his back so that his father & etc. won't find him(I honestly can't remember if he in game knew that The Farm was run by assassins and that the Templars exist).

Fast forward to like round about AC Brotherhood maybe? Also I am not entirely sure about Lucy, if she still was a template by the time Desmond stabbed her or if Juno (if I remember correctly) just didn't want her to interfere with her plan. Maybe Desmond has started to kind of consider her and the others as kind-of-friends-he-is-not-entirely-sure, but he is still wary of them, keeping them at a certain distance.

Either through coincidence, luck, the apple, Map, other Isu-bs or information from the assassin network, they find an old Isu-facility. Though accident, Desmond activates the facility and he and the others learn either by a until then dormant Isu-consciousness or through other means what this facility does.

They learn that it is a fabrication facility, to be exact, a human fabrication facility. The Isu started this project back when the humans began to rebel against them and it was supposed to 'replace' those who fled and rebelled against them. It was never finished and the only one of its kind. It was supposed to store 'souls' from deceased humans, so they can be 'reused' in new bodies, bc artificially constructing a soul is very difficult and heavily recourse, time and energy consuming. But the Isu couldn't ever get it to work properly, so it can only store 'Souls' who have some kind of Isu-'DNA'-Marker inside of them and the way how they are stored is like, they get pulled from the body and be dormant until 'reused' or they would just disperse. They are only able to be stored in their state of death, so technically they have all their 'memories' of their past life and the plan was for the memories to be wiped just before transferring them into a new body (which would be constructed in the facility, or at least that was the plan).

Maybe bc of a combination of his bleed, his current situation (mentally deteriorating; his lack of real emotional connection(at least that he is aware of) and wishing for someone to just be there for him, accepting him etc; the knowledge that the others kind of just do their job) and maybe a little bit of the feeling of impending doom he by accident starts the facility and either bc he doesn't register it or isn't sure what happened, he leaves and comes back maybe around two days later. He finds a tank/pod or whatever with a body inside of it(fully grown out but doesn't see the face). Now maybe he smashes the glass and gets the body out of there, it opens on its own or the one inside of the pod tries to break free(maybe succeeding). Either way, he gets the body out of the tank/pod and looks at the face and recognizes Altaïr. A reason why him could be because in the moment where Desmond accidentally started the facility, he has bled Altaïr (or as him), or thought about him in some other way and the facility is controlled via thoughts(but it can only be operated by someone who has at least a certain percentage of Isu-DNA, like in this case Desmond).

One path could be that Altaïr's souls wasn't wiped of his memories, bc the Isu couldn't fully implement this function or some kind of error occured or due to structural damage this part of the facility is too damaged to Funktion properly, so he still has all his memories from his previous life until his death. Or another idea would be that his memories would be partially wiped, bc of the same reasons but their effect would be a little different.

Desmond would form a emotional connection or attachment towards him, for example bc of his bleed, his loneliness. There is this little scene in my head, where Altaïr helps Desmond calm down, from either a heavy bleed episode or some kind of panic attack, where he ends up holding Desmond who clings to him like a life line. With the others he always tried to keep physical contact to a minimum, maybe bc it would make him extremely uncomfortable or it felt cold and emotionally distant, but Altaïrs touch in this moment is soft, warm, calming, which stands in stark contrast in comparison to everyone else. Desmond would then subconsciously seek his proximity again and again because Altaïrs presence would help him calm down and his bleed wouldn't be as strong.

How Altaïr would connect with Desmond I'm not really sure but ultimately he would try to help Desmond to the best of his ability and maybe through his knowledge with the apple and other Isu-artifacts or they find other ones and with some Isu-bs they prevent the eye from killing Desmond.

That would be the general gist in my head, but I have some other notes too:

The process of transferring a 'soul' from the 'storage' to the body could be either automated or manually. Maybe the 'soul' has to be pulled out of a basin or something like that and has to be put into the 'empty' body

The facility would only be able to construct one or maybe two bodies and transfer souls into them, before shutting down, either bc the power runs out or a cave in happens, rendering it completely unusable afterwards

Altaïr would probably try to take the others under his wing, kind of like in your 'Zero Eclipse' fic (bc tbh, I kind of really love this concept), after learning what happened to the assassins and how they are struggling. Additionally he definitely does not like William Miles for both his parenting skills and how he leads the assassins

And of course training them, or at least he would train Lucy and Desmond (bc hand to hand combat and close proximity :) )

That is all I have for now, what do you think of it?

Lots of love from me, take care and be safe

Okay, so my thoughts are all over the place XD

I feel like this Isu facility could be the ‘start’ of the resurrection myth in AC.

And we can even tie the facility to the ‘Mead’ that sets up the appearances of Sages of those who participated it.

The second facility that was meant to wipe out the memories could have been Yggdrassil that was stolen by Odin and modified to be used by his kin instead.

If you want to mess with Altaïr further, his body could take some getting used to. He was reborn in his prime after all and Desmond approximate that he might the same age he had been when Desmond had been watching his memories

(Of course, if you want to make Altaïr in his 60s, I’m all in because that man was quite the silver fox as well)

Altaïr believed that he’s trying to get used to his body because he remembered dying as a 90+ year old man.

That could just be the case or… if you wanna screw with him…

Maybe his body is more Isu than human and the strange Isu-human hybrid body that the facility creates is also one of the reasons why the facility was abandoned.

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Timeline-wise, we can go for Brotherhood and we have 2 options:

Option 1: instead of going to the Colosseum , they reached this facility instead because of some reason. We would have to think of a reason for this.

Option 2 is easier to implement. While they are running away from Rome after Vidic and his stooges came at the end of AC2, they had to go to a different path because they heard of a coded message that Templars are around the same route they were going to take. Lucy thinks something is wrong because she didn’t hear of this part of the plan.

Also… None of them knew who was the one that sent the coded message, all they know was that it was sent on Rebecca’s backup backup phone.

The detour leads them farther away from Monteriggioni and into another part of Italy where the facility was underground. They only hid in an abandoned mine because they heard some kind of chatter on a radio frequency they were listening into (turns out some locals were using it because one of their members’ son ran away from home) and Desmond felt something call for him there.

They were only meant to stay inside for the night then try to get to their next safe house (something Lucy insisted) but things go… haywire because of Desmond ‘accidentally’ turning on the device.

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The soul part being a basin could be something similar to my idea of the Afterlife project in the Desmond is Zagreus’ Sage idea.

In that idea, soul is pretty much the memories and consciousness of a person in digital form. This is similar to Clay’s digital avatar in Revelation, only that these souls are in stasis. Maybe Clay even used the same way to upload himself in the Animus.

The basin in the facility could be a ‘middle ground’ that downloads the data of a person from the Afterlife project that still exists somewhere in the world, forever recording every single death of humans (or, if you wanna lower the ‘size’, any being with Isu DNA)

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Lucy would probably try to hide the fact that she’s a Templar even while being trained by Altaïr. Altaïr is super sus of her but everyone keeps saying that she’s an ally and it doesn’t take Altaïr long to know that they wouldn’t believe him if he tells them that he believes she’s a spy.

Desmond might so he focused his attention on Desmond because Desmond never treated him like he needed to be handled with care as someone who had just woken up in this ‘new world’.

That’s how they start to grow closer. Both of them aiming for friendship but ending up in a more intimate relationship because of how easy it was for them to understand one another.

Even if Altaïr was born centuries before Desmond, Desmond’s upbringing on the Farm was too similar to his own in Masyaf that he knew the words Desmond wanted to hear.

The words he had hoped someone would tell him back then.

This could easily go for a ‘us versus the world’ setup if Altaïr isn’t able to connect with the rest of the team as well.

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I read ‘might be able to construct one or two bodies’ and I’m like: counteroffer, Desmond accidentally uses the device again and this time, two more pods start working. Unfortunately, the facility did not have enough resources for both sooooo…

Desmond is now the accidental father of two young babies who may or may not have the memories of Ezio and an unknown ancestor of his (since he doesn’t know Ratonhnhaké:ton is in this one)

Thank you! We're staying safe right now but here's hoping the terrible weather comes to pass soon.

[teecupangel]

(EDIT: this was meant to be a reply to @acgames' reblog but I screwed up which post to reblog. Sorry TTATT)

About Callum: It’s not really talked about I think since Arno only showed up during Callum’s Bleeding Effect-induced initiation:

Ooooohh, it never occurred to me that Altaïr meant Sef’s family when he said that. My first thought was Darim had a family too and they’re in Alexandria with Sef’s family because he’s taking care of them as well. But yeah, considering Darim also traveled to England and France to warn about the Mongols, it won’t be out of the question if he sired a child he did not know about.

So… I thought of two ideas that could make it work… mayyybbeee…

For both ideas, I agree with you that the father Noa talks about is a ‘stepfather’ who left either because he realized Noa wasn’t his kid or because he’s just an asshole in general.

First Idea (the more convoluted, yeah, probably not gonna happen idea):

Okay, so this one is because Noa has Japanese ancestry and this is something that I thought of because I did write a Ghost of Tsushima x Assassin’s Creed fic a while back. So the Mongolian Empire tried to invade Japan around the time that Darim would be in his 70s. The Mongols and the Brotherhood would have bad blood between them and we can even consider it to be personal between the Khans and the Ibn-La'Ahads considering Darim killed Genghis Khan himself so it won’t be surprising if an Ibn-La'Ahad (maybe Darim and/or one of Sef’s grandchild, perhaps a young man who has something to prove?) were to secretly go to Japan to help stop the invasion (as kind of like “this is the responsibility of my family” kind of deal). From there, either it’s a case of a couple falling in love in a wartorn country or a ‘oh god we might die tomorrow fuck it let’s bang’. Regardless, that would lead to the Ibn-La'Ahad ancestral line becoming part of a family (most probably a future Assassin/shinobi family line) in Japan. From there, it got transferred into Noa’s Korean ancestors during World War II, perhaps by a Japanese Assassin who was helping the Koreans or… the bad kind that I won’t write out loud. (This one would work with either Darim himself or a child/grandchild of Darim or Sef)

Now, the Kenway ancestral line would be a bit tricky, although there is an easy way out but I’ll leave that for last. An idea could be that one of Ratonhnhaké:ton’s descendant went to Korea during the ‘ending parts’ of World War II when Japan surrendered since there is a US Military Government in Korea after Japan’s surrender. Maybe they’re there hunting down Templars, maybe they’re there to survey the country’s current state and perhaps get information of any Assassins or Assassin allies in Korea that may still be alive. Regardless, the same case applies: either love or lust, a child was born from this Assassin and a Korean that either already has Ibn-La'Ahad bloodline (who may have been an Assassin too that assisted the American Assassin) or a civilian who would later marry into the family that has Ibn-La'Ahad bloodline. From there, we would have Noa’s ancestry. (With additional Korean and Japanese dna added in as generations are added)

Sidebar, this line could be hinting that his grandfather was/is an Assassin since it seems grandpa was also a ‘wanderlust’ which could be him traveling to other places for the Brotherhood (or I’m reaching…):

Which brings me to the other, easier but more ‘no, just… no’ idea on how to get Noa his Kenway ancestral line:

He’s not Desmond’s son. He’s Desmond’s half-brother, meaning he’s William Miles’ son. This would be a bit on the ugh side because this meant Bill cheated on his wife and Bill doesn’t really feel like the type to do that. But maybe, with a help of a lot of alcohol and a fraying relationship with his wife on the brink of snapping because of Desmond’s disappearance, he… had a one-night stand with Noa’s mom? Maybe if Noa’s mom is the ‘source’ of the Ibn-La'Ahad bloodline, she looked a bit like Desmond’s mom? Idk. All I know is the easiest way to get the Kenway line to Noa is either Bill or Desmond and Bill has more chances of going to Korea pre-AC1.

Second Idea (the one I’m basing on… well… the percentage thing and… might be evidence that he is Desmond’s son???)

Okay, this is more in line with @artduringclasstime’s reply:

If we decide to keep going with the idea that he could be Desmond's son, we could say that Noa's mother was half Japanese half Korean - as suggested by that wedding photo of his grandfather - who got pregnant by Desmond at... some point... then married quickly upon discovering she was with child, and THAT deadbeat dad ran off on a milk run. Which stretches me to the limits of my suspension of disbelief, but w/e

Okay, so this would take into consideration the percentages of Noa’s ancestral line which read as follow:

Noa’s mom would be half-Japanese, half-Korean because those two compose 50%-sorta of his ancestral line.

This means that the other half, the 50%, is Desmond’s which… would probably work although the percentage of his bloodline seems a bit wonky to me. If we double the amount to approximate Desmond’s DNA, we’d have this:

Syrian 4% = 8%

British 16% = 32%

Italian 10% = 20%

Iroquois 19% = 38%

British and Iroquois take up more than half alone. British, we could understand, Desmond is Maria’s descendant so… ummm… good luck to us trying to make sense of Desmond’s own ancestral percentage??? (I would call bullshit on the percentage though since Edward is Welsh so, if this was truly accurate, it should have Welsh percentage as well)

Okay, I got sidetracked and I’m pretty sure that’s not how DNA works anyway BUT the main point is that the plot twist is that Noa’s Desmond’s son, and his mom married some other dude to ‘hide’ that she got pregnant from a one-night stand when she was in the US for vacation or maybe even a student exchange program.

This is even annoying though because, this means that Noa isn’t a Desmond-copy. He’s an Elijah-copy! And Elijah is so unutilized already that, goddamn, just fucking kidnap Elijah again if you want this kind of setup! Or, you know…

USE DESMOND’S SAMPLE 17 TO PLAY THESE MEMORIES SINCE 1725 MEANS SAMPLE 17 SHOULD HAVE THIS IN ITS GENES TOO.

Noa could have just been freaking Noob 2.0! There’s no need for him to be a descendant of anyone since the Animus can read DNA directly with no need for a descendant match with the user!

(And I’m about to start ranting so I’ll end it here)

Also from @artduringclasstime

Alternatively, I can absolutely believe that that is Ezio in that photo given the scar and the hair, but there is NO WAY IN HELL that that other guy is Altair. Look at him! He's paler than Ezio!!! And WHERE IS HIS HAIR? The 5 O'CLOCK SHADOW?! Compared to Revelations Altair, they barely look alike! So second theory: Noa's a descendant of Ezio and Ratonhnhake:ton, but NOT Altair, and that guy is instead some rando ancestor we don't know yet.

Oh, oh, oh. I have the excuse to upload this cursed image once more.

BEHOLD! Altaïr without his hood down according to an official Assassin’s Creed artbook:

I hate it. I still want to believe that’s not his real hairstyle. Unfortunately, AC Revelations does give… ‘evidence’ that the Levantine Brotherhood liked to keep their hair short:

(It looks like Darim is trying to do bluesteel and I cannot XD)

So yeah… skin tone aside (something that, unfortunately, does happen), that,s probably the artist’s attempt to draw Altaïr with his hood down. The missing scar and five o'clock shadow are either artist error or image quality error.

Thoughts ond the new web comic for ac black flag?

Someone in the Kenway bloodline is a whore and I hope the plot twist is it isn’t Edward but Haytham. XD

Okay, so in all seriousness, Edward Kenway is like the 2nd poster boy of Assassin’s Creed and it shows. Before this webtoon, there was also a manga called Assassin’s Creed Black Flag: Kakusei (usually translated as ‘Awakening’) and it is considered as noncanon (where the descendant is a half-Japanese student that's Edward's descendant from his mother's side) while the webtoon seemed to be considered to be canon.

So for the webtoon, I have dipped my feet in the high seas and all I could find was the Indonesian version for the 1st chapter so I can’t be sure of what’s happening but the main character is a descendant of Edward Kenway and this is set after Black Flag.

Which is a bit weird as the ending of Black Flag made it clear that Edward was returning to England with Jenny but it’s highly possible that Edward is in that time period where he’s looking for Isu related artifacts and temples for the Brotherhood (which included the temple in Alamut).

I always assumed that Edward had that adventure after Haytham was born as noted in AC wiki though but, because this webtoon is supposed to be canon and set after Black Flag, it's highly possible it must have taken the genetic memory of Edward Kenway from the main character and one of the plot points is that Edward would have a love interest in this one and the main character is a descendant of Edward and that love interest.

Because if they were using Desmond Miles' genetic memory, the Edward Kenway portions of the webtoon must happen between late 1722 - early 1725 (at most 8~10 months before December). In other words, before Haytham is conceived.

If they were using the main character's genes though, it's free game 'cause I won't be surprised if Edward cheated on someone like Tessa Kenway. (cheating is bad though so please don't)

Now, one could argue, “maybe they’re using Edward’s remains like what Layla did?” and yes, that’s a possibility. Just because the main character is a descendant does not mean Abstergo is using his actual genetic memory to access Edward’s memories. For all we know, he’s being used to get a high synchronization rating using the DNA from Edward's remains.

So I guess we’ll just have to see where this goes.

But the most important thing:

The fuck is this? Is that supposed to be Altaïr and Ezio???

Are you guys telling us he’s also the descendant of Altaïr and Ezio?! Because I call bullshit on that. This would mean that this dude would have had to have a similar genetic makeup to Desmond unless you’re going to say “oh, the Altaïr genes came from Darim not Sef, don’t worry”. One of the main points in AC is that Desmond is the only known descendant of Auditore AND Ibn-La'Ahad blood (until Elijah). If the main character has the same bloodline as Desmond, then dear god, Minerva’s gonna grab this innocent bystander and drag him to the Grand Temple to be sacrificed instead of Desmond.

Or is this another case of “we thought that Ezio was Altaïr’s descendant, oops!” that I’ve seen in two different official Japanese AC booklet???

Although...

So wild wild theory...

Absolutely not gonna happen...

The age of the main character is a bit of a mystery but if this is set in 2023 and he's around mid teens to at most 19, he could be another one of Desmond's kids. 20 is pushing it and anything beyond that though would be, uuuhhh, possible but you don't wanna think about that.

[thedragonqueen1998]

Ratonhnhaké:ton has a valid point, but sadly for him and Desmond, they can't really get answers at the moment. Desmond would probably worry about another birth happening. Oh! What if Desmond becomes pregnant with Clay? Either the obvious 'Clay adds his code to Desmond and accidently makes him pregnant with himself' or maybe the day Clay died? Oh, what about even earlier? So by the time Desmond is kidnapped, he knows he's pregnant and is just extremely grateful it is not very visible on him and his symptoms have either stopped or are very mild and easily explained away. Maybe he even had a free day from work(before the kidnapping) to privately freak the fuck out, because how many kids is he gonna give birth to this time!? Is it gonna be another set of triplets?? MORE!!?? At least the Internet says the 2nd birth is usually easier, so small mercies.

Desmond taking revenge on the whole 'are you Virgin Mary?' bit by calling them Jesus is hilarious! XD Ezio and Altaïr would 100% go "Yes?" whenever someone goes "Jesus Christ!"!

Love the gender fluid Desmond(he would absolutely slay in a cocktail dress!) and could be another thing for Desmond and the others to bond over. Rebecca is a fierce ally and Shaun doesn't give two fucks as long as he doesn't start talking about his vagina. Lucy is just too flabbergasted to really feel one way or another. XD

Though, just imagine the scene after the whole virgin birth comes out and Shaun just goes "So, you got a vagina then? You trans or something?"

Desmond feeling so awkard about this whole thing: "No, i don't have one.... there's a reason i try to avoid calling you guys my 'little shits'. It's kinda true in your case."

Ezio, Altaïr and Ratonhnhaké:ton would have it known, they deeply regret having ears at that revelation. XD

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That new tag actually is an idea/AU i've thought of lately. XD Where Desmond gives birth to Altaïr, Ezio and Ratonhnhaké:ton before being kidnapped. I've personally had him just suddenly become pregnant, no sex needed to lean more into the "Desmond is the Chosen One". XD Plus, we need more Dadmond tbh.

Virgin Birth.

Desmond had never even heard about it until he googled ‘Is it possible to get pregnant without having sex?’.

This is, according to Wikipedia, different from Immaculate Conception.

Desmond would like to reiterate that he was not the second coming of Virgin Mary.

… as far as he knew.

Not only that, he had been a virgin before he gave birth, having enough trust issues to fill a goddamn dam at the moment.

It wasn’t like he didn’t want to know how sex feels like.

It was more that he was still scared that his father or someone his father sent would come find him and take him away from this freedom.

He can’t go back.

He would never go back.

Especially now that he had three sons to think of.

They were born on December 21, 2005.

At least, that was what Desmond believed.

The morning of December 21, his stomach started hurting so badly he couldn’t leave his bed. The pain ebbed and flowed from paralyzing pain to almost unnoticeable, giving Desmond a chance to text that he wouldn’t make it to his shift because of ‘stomachaches’.

His boss assumed he had diarrhea and told him to stop eating weird cheap shit.

Desmond was pretty sure that wasn’t it but it wasn’t like he could go to a clinic and get this check out.

Clinics meant asking questions about who he was and his history.

Clinics left tracks that William Miles can find.

Desmond knew how the game is played.

And fuck that. Desmond wasn’t going to give up his goddamn freedom because of a stomachache.

It will come to pass.

Like every pain Desmond ever felt.

So he closed his eyes and took deep breaths. Inhaling deeply before slowly exhaling, timing his breathing to the ebb and flow of the pain.

By midday…

Desmond fell asleep.

He didn’t know if the breathing helped him fall asleep or if he had passed out from the exhaustion and pain.

When he woke up, the sun had started to set and…

The pain was gone.

His bed was a lost cause, covered in blood, but Desmond’s attention was focused on the three small forms lying on the bed between his legs.

His sons.

Three bloodied (and, Desmond was being honest, wrinkly newly born ugly) babies who were all staring at him as they make cooing sounds.

That was the day Desmond became a father.

And also the day he googled ‘Is it possible to get pregnant without having sex?’.

They were… low maintenance boys, Desmond supposed.

They only shout when they needed to get Desmond’s attention and they weren’t fussy over their drinks. They seemed a bit disgruntled every time Desmond had to change their diapers but they didn’t cry.

They rarely cry.

They only truly cry at times when they were asleep and Desmond believed that they would have nightmares during those times.

His boss was strangely alright with Desmond suddenly appearing with three babies, only looking at him with a frown as he told him that this should be his wake up call to use condoms.

Even his coworkers believed that the one day that Desmond said he was out because of ‘stomachache’ had been code for him freaking out because an ex had left him with three sons as a big fuck you or something.

The most support Desmond got from them though was letting the babies stay in the office.

He had to buy the collapsible playpen though but it was fine.

It gave him an excuse to get more shifts just to pay for his and his sons’ living expenses.

One of his coworkers asked why he didn’t just give them up for adoption. It was clear that he wasn’t ready for it.

And Desmond couldn’t explain it.

He wanted them.

They might have been a surprise but… they were his.

And…

Whenever he felt tired or felt like everything was becoming too much… just feeling them in his arms was enough.

It was enough.

.

.

Miles’ kids were strange boys.

They didn’t make any messes and they were polite… most of the time, anyway.

He knew it was bad to let Miles use his office to keep the kids. Hell, this bar was not a good place for kids and Miles should really just get a babysitter but he didn’t mind.

Miles was homeschooling them… in a way.

It wasn’t his place to give parenting advice anyway so he stayed out of whatever Miles planned for his kids. As long as they don’t hinder business, they could stay.

Altaïr was always on that second hand battered laptop that always made loud fan noises when it was turned on. They mostly kept it on because of it.

At first, he thought Altaïr was just playing in his laptop but… he was studying. Every tab he could see was either educational or… well… Wikipedia pages. Even the YouTube account Desmond shared with his sons were filled with educational videos, mostly something connected to history or engineering or technology.

Desmond liked to say that Altaïr was a genius and had been saving up to buy him a better laptop for the past year now.

Ezio, on the other hand, was more of a people’s person. He liked to talk to Desmond’s coworker before the start of their shift and he was a charming little bugger. Charming enough that many of Desmond’s coworkers started to give them food and juice boxes, saying they made too much or their parents or grandparents gave them too much food and there’s no more space in their fridge…

He was pretty sure that was Ezio’s plan from the very beginning. Build up a network of helpful adults.

Then there was Connor.

He had a different name that Desmond and his brothers use but it was hard to pronounce so he just let everyone else call him Connor.

He followed his father or one of his brothers most of the time, quiet by their side.

Observing.

He was the one who helped out the most, always following Desmond and helping him whenever they were doing their final clean up before closing for the day.

When he was with Ezio, he was always earnest with his questions, taking everything the adults tell him seriously.

When he was with Altaïr, he would lean close and read with him quietly. They would share the earbuds that they had with tape on the right wire because the casing had broken apart and watch videos quietly.

They were… nice kids.

Desmond was a good father dealt with a bad hand.

He supposed…

Buying Desmond a cheap laptop would be cheaper than raising his pay this Christmas.

Would save him more money in the long run, that’s for sure.

[teecupangel]

From @shenanakin (I can't seem to tag you :()

backing it up but i posit that Desmond has the God Curse but Clay has the curse of the cat

That would be funny because Clay (1982) is a Black Water Dog (although there’s no actual date for his birthday so he could fall for White Metal Rooster if his birthday is before the Chinese New Year) so giving him the cat curse would be like giving someone their rival’s problem.

Also, this would mean they all assume Desmond can’t turn into any kind of animal. With Clay as the one with the cat curse, this means that we have a setup for a ClayDes endgame where they find comfort with each other and their curse would be lifted once they realized their feelings for one another and accepted them.

Of course, in this scenario, this would mean both of them would be ostracized and Clay would probably be jealous of Desmond since people treat him nicer while he’s shunned away even when he shows how good he could be in certain areas.

On the other hand, Desmond is just so tired of the pitying looks and his father’s disapproving gaze. Not to mention, the whole Animus only made it clear to him just how different he was since he could still remember how it felt like to change into an animal whenever his ancestors were touched.

It was easier with Altaïr and Ratonhnhaké:ton because they prefer not to be touched. But Ezio… Ezio grew up with the warmth of a family whose touch would not turn him and that never went away, always thinking it was funny to turn into an animal instead if the person who touched him was someone he trusted.

For Desmond who always associated being touched as having to brace himself in disappointing someone…

Desmond always felt the desire to lean closer during those times, only to feel empty once he was out of the Animus.

No one saw it other than Clay who had the same feelings when he relived Ezio’s memories as well.

And that… is how the two of them begin to look at one another. Short wondering glances with eyes asking silently…

“Are you like me too?”

Hello, I'm here to drop a silly fic idea on you and run:

Are you familiar with the concept of Fruits Basket?

Okay now consider....what if Minerva went about her breeding program in *the most ridiculous possible way*

and anyone born with a certain percentage of Isu DNA turns into an animal when they embrace anyone who *doesn't* have sufficient Isu DNA.

ie the whole Auditore family has enough that Ezio is fine giving family affection

but the first time he chases a pretty girl and she surprises him from around the corner with a tackle-hug

suddenly he's looking up at her from a furry little body and she's running away screaming

child Ezio clumsily slinking his way back to the palazzo on four legs, looking up at his mother with mournful eyes

her scooping him up, "Oh my darling boy, I am so sorry you found out this way."

I read the manga when I was young and watched the earlier anime but I haven’t gotten to watching the new one. also. Wait. Come back. Don't just throw me Fruit Basket and leave. Do you not remember how angsty Fruit Basket can get???

Okay, so, in Fruit Basket, the animals were based on the Chinese Zodiac and there was the whole ‘continuously being reborn for an endless banquet’ curse thing going on but it seemed we’re not going for that vibe? Perhaps, it’s more like the ones with enough Isu DNA can turn into one of the animals in the Chinese Zodiac and it’s really just a roll of the dice (specifically a 12D).

I kinda like the idea of Ezio transforming into the least threatening of his siblings though. Like Federico gets to be an ox, Claudia gets to be a tiger and maybe Petruccio is like a horse or a snake then there’s Ezio being a fluffy sheep. XD

Also, Altaïr would make being the mouse to his stealthily advantage but I kinda wanna make him a white rabbit or a rooster?

Although, we can make it easier for us on what kind of animal they would transform to by actually using their Chinese Zodiac sign:

Altaïr: 1165 - Green Wood Monkey (1165 is the year of the Rooster but Altaïr’s birthday is on January 21, which is before the Chinese New Year, so technically he’s part of the 1164 Year as far as the Chinese Zodiac is concerned)

Ezio: 1459 - Yellow Earth Rabbit

Ratonhnhaké:ton: 1756 - Red Fire Rat

(Calculations from this site)

Then we get to Desmond.

If we take his birth year into consideration (1987), he would be a Red Fire Rabbit BUT may I suggest two alternatives instead?

Desmond does not transform at all and everyone assume that means he’s normal (which is a disappointment for Bill because being able to turn into an animal has become an honorable ‘achievement’ in the eyes of the Assassins and Templars) but this is inaccurate. It’s not that he can’t transform, it’s that he doesn’t have to because his curse isn’t the curse of one of the Zodiac animals but the curse of God. And his curse is the need for a connection with someone who can turn into an animal (which must be given to him freely), binding the two of them regardless of the distance of space and time between them.

He transforms into the cat, the animal ostracized and has only been rumored to have appeared once or twice in history. The cat is always locked up because they are seen as unnatural and is one of the main reason why Desmond ran away.

Or a combination of the two where Desmond’s curse is that of the Cat but the main idea is the Cat is the ‘first’ form of the God curse and, only by creating a connection with another animal (willingly) regardless of the distance in time and space could the cat evolve to being God.

[teecupangel]

The replies are connected to my previous tags:

#not gonna ask why you were looking for red pokemons XD #i will say that altaïr looks like the type to have a charmander starter #it might be because of the anime #but squirtle feels like that cool sunglasses dude that would fit ezio well #and ratonhnhaké:ton would probably have an easier time #connecting with a bulbasaur #but let’s be honest #all of the kanto starter pokemon would work for any of them #it would be funny if both bulbasaur and squirtle turn out to be reincarnated people too #but they can’t understand one another #i’m thinking squirtle is clay #bulbasaur is maybe layla?

From @mysticalbasementwitch

Yes squirtle clay and bulbasaur Layla

From @thedragonqueen1998

I know you'd pick Altaïr. XD But i'd personally go for Ezio, 'cause the whole Desmond's Prophet thing is way too good imo. ^^ It'd be funny if Altaïr tried to pick Charmander and it just runs and clings to Ezio. It looks so sad to have to choose between them, but it's sticking to Ezio. Though poor Desmond, having to choose between all his ancestors. Fate really hates him. XD

From @zero-saito

Poor Desmond!! lol it would be great if clay and Layla were there although clay only has a connection with Ezio and Layla is just lost in the wind.

“I think I just got rejected.”

That…

That was not what Malik was expecting Altaïr when he asked how his trip to Professor Mario went.

He definitely did not expect to see Altaïr crouching on the ground, his back against the gate to Malik’s house.

He honestly thought Altaïr would already leave their little town the moment he got his Pokemon, traveling their region to fill up his Pokedex as part of his deal with their grandfather.

“Complete the Pokedex of this region and I’ll support your dream to be a Pokemon researcher.”

Their grandfather wasn’t related to them by blood. He had taken orphans who lost their families in the war and gave them a place to live.

It wasn’t a bad place to grow up.

But Altaïr had always been a handful.

“You confessed to someone?” Malik asked, unable to stop the confusion from appearing from his face.

He couldn’t even believe that Altaïr would be interested in anyone, to be perfectly honest. The boy spent most of his time in the library reading or going to Professor Mario and asking about Pokemons.

Unless…

Malik frowned as he asked, “Is it the Auditore boy? Ezio?”

He remembered that Altaïr and Ezio had a rivalry going in school.

Academics.

Sports.

Extracurricular.

Those two competed in everything.

Was this meant to be some kind of ‘pigtail pulling-’

Seeing the murderous expression on Altaïr’s face, Malik realized his mistake, “Oh. You got rejected because of Ezio.”

Not surprising.

Ezio was popular with the girls and the boys. The asshole Abbas who lived in the same house as them had the most obvious crush on him too (although Abbas’ crush might have developed because of Altaïr’s rivalry with Ezio, who knows?).

“He took my Charmander away.” Altaïr growled.

Wait.

What.

As if to try and give Malik a hint of what Altaïr was talking about, a Squirtle stepped out of Altaïr’s shadows and patted his arm as he said, “Squirtle.”

Malik had never seen a Squirtle look at a human with a pitying but amused look before.

Of course Altaïr would end up with a Pokemon who found the suffering of humans enjoyable. This would probably be part of Altaïr’s planned ‘A Deep Dive to Pokemon Psychology’ thesis that the boy wanted to work on since he read stories about Pokemons saving humans that weren’t their trainers in the wild.

(The book being authored by Altaïr’s late father may or may not have had a hand in Altaïr’s interest in that subject)

“By rejected… did you mean that a Charmander rejected you and picked Ezio Auditore?” Malik blandly asked.

“He was going to pick me!” Altaïr shouted as he finally turned to glare at Malik, “But then that damned Auditore opened his arms and gave him that conman smile of his!”

The Squirtle looked at Malik with an expression that seemed to say both ‘he’s exaggerating’ and ‘isn’t he pathetic?’ and it reminded Malik of people thinking a Pokemon is adorable because it was so stupid.

That ‘conman’ smile of Ezio Auditore was what Altaïr called the boy’s charming smile that made girls squeal and boys awkwardly blush.

Malik had seen the smile before and knew of its power.

He did not want to hear about Altaïr’s tirade of it… again.

So he simply sighed and asked, “Do you want to stay for lunch?”

“No.” Altaïr stood and nodded at his Squirtle who jumped up and climbed his back to rest on his shoulder.

Why Altaïr didn’t just let the Squirtle rest on his Pokeball, Malik didn’t know and didn’t really want to ask.

“I was just here to ask that you tell grandfather I’m leaving.”

Liar.

Malik knew his sorta-brother long enough to know that he wanted to talk (and complain) to someone.

Malik wasn’t going to say that outloud though.

“Alright, you take care then and don’t forget to sent us messages when you leave or enter any city or settlements.” Malik reminded him.

“Of course.” Altaïr nodded and turned around to walk away, not even bothering to say goodbye or something.

Malik also didn’t say anything and just watched, frowning when the Squirtle turned around and gave him a look that seemed to say “I’ll look after this awkward idiot.”.

Rejected by a Charmander and now traveling with a strangely sadistic Squirtle…

Only Altaïr would have such a strange life.

“Eevee?”

Malik sighed and turned to walk back inside their house as he said, “It’s nothing, Kadar. Let’s go back inside.”

“Eevee!”

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.

On the other hand, Layla is having a great time because Ratonhnhaké:ton is a chill trainer and doesn’t mind if she spent a lot of time checking the grasses instead of following Ratonhnhaké:ton on the road.

Was looking at Pokémon that are red cause of reasons, don’t ask it doesn’t make sense, and then had the thought: Desmond reborn as Charmander. And just imagining him growing up into a Charizard. Like, especially in an au where Desmond comes from a universe without Pokémon into this one, he’s just adjusting to “oh fuck I’m an animal?!” into “oh fuck I can breathe fire?!?!” and juuuuust when he’s getting over the concept and feeling of evolving, he becomes a Charizard and has a moment of “Wait…I have wings…I’M A DRAGON?!?!”

Meanwhile, Ezio/Altaïr/Ratonhnhake:ton (whoever you wanna put him with) just watch on in pure confusion as their partner Pokémon has a breakdown.

Okay, what if it was a First Gen Pokemon AU where Desmond is one of the three starter Pokemons in Monteriggioni, the first ‘town’ in the continent they are in and the headquarters of the Brotherhood.

They’re just called the Brotherhood, not the Assassin Brotherhood, and they’re rivals with the Order.

So three teenagers come to age and gets to pick their starter Pokemon before going on a journey across the continent to battle gym leaders and be legible to join the tournament held annually during the end of the year.

These young teenagers?

In Desmond’s eyes, they look exactly like Altaïr, Ezio and Ratonhnhaké:ton.

Oh.

And apparently he was now a lizard with a flaming tail.

What the fuck.

The last thing he remembers is emptiness that made him sleepy.

When he woke up, he was there, in the middle of a large circular scifi looking table with a blue turtle with a curly tail and some kind of animal with a large closed plant on its back and…

Holy shit.

What the hell is this place?

He could see his reflection from one of the nearby monitors and he was a red lizard with a flaming tail.

He began to flap his tail, accidentally smacking the turtle who let out an indignant “Squirtle!” and smacked him back with his own tail.

Desmond, still not used to his new center of balance, staggered and accidentally slammed against the plant animal on his other side who went “Bulba-saur!” and…

All three stared at the sudden all out brawl happening on the presentation table as Ezio asked, “Uuhhh, Tio…?”

“Such lively Pokemons.” Mario simply laughed it off, “Don’t worry. We’ll heal them once you picked your first Pokemons!”

“Are you telling us to pick now?” Ratonhnhaké:ton asked with a frown.

“Yes. And…” Mario grinned at them, “As your first duty as a Pokemon trainer, you three should stop them from fighting too.”

“You just don’t want to get between that fight yourself.” Altaïr dryly said.

Mario just laughed instead of denying it.

(You decide who gets Desmond. By this point, you guys know me enough to know which one I would pick hahahahaha)