#dominion au

[amberstormblade]

Yes it's 3:30am but we can ignore that because I just finished writing a fanfic about a fanfic. Is that weird? Maybe? No clue! Anyways! This is inspired by @fluffy-papaya and @betweenlands 's Black Sheep, Come Home and everyone should go read that because it's amazing and makes me feral!

I might put this on AO3 too but for now it's just here!

i'm so sleepy, g'night folks! happy reading!

(Sorry for tagging you guys, I can undo that if you want)

The world seemed to shake as the dragon’s dying cries echoed through dimensions. A bolt of adrenaline shot through Rex as he realized what was about to happen. They had been inside the starter base as a sort of preparation as they hadn’t known when they would be visible again and didn’t want to risk instantly burning if previous experience was anything to go by. They’re a little nervous, it took a bit to adjust to everyone actually seeing them last time and even if they’ve been able to correct Legundo on where to look, it’s still something to get used to. 

Rex walked towards the center of the room. They took a deep breath and started looking at where their hands should be to try and see if anything had happened yet. Something had changed just, not how they had expected. It was like there was a crack in reality. A small, bright, jagged thing that was just floating there. They went to touch it but it moved with their hand, as if it was attached. Before they could even begin to comprehend what was going on, more cracks began to appear, spider-webbing their way up their arm.

“Okay… this- this is weird, yeah. It’s uh, it’s gonna be okay though. Because once it’s done, I’ll be visible again! So I guess I just… trust the process?” Rex was glad Legundo was in a separate dimension, that way he couldn’t hear their voice shaking. 

The cracks started to get brighter as they reached their neck. They started to burn. Rex’s breathing started to speed up as they felt like they were running a marathon in the desert. They could feel their throat as it seemed to close in on itself, could feel as their knees shook and gave way. They remember what Legs had said, that first time they had died. 

“Inevitable, heh.” The sudden raspiness of their voice catches them off-guard. Coughing does nothing to clear their throat. “Guess the timing was off? Inevitable, all the same.” The cracks have reached their chest now, seeming to gather around where their heart should be and spread out like veins. Rex struggles to stand back up, not really knowing where they would go, not really knowing what to do. They take one step towards the bed, two, they collapse again as the cracks reach their knees. It’s like their legs have been bound and any attempt to move them just causes more pain.

The burning is more intense now, not in the way of lava or fire, but in the way ice burns your hands from holding it too long. The cracks were draining any warmth that their body had held and it was like they were freezing over, at risk of shattering.

With a great deal of effort, they curl into a ball and just hug themself. Rex was glad Legundo was still in the End. Sure, it’d be nice to not be alone but they also don’t want him to see them like this. They wonder for a second if he’ll have a second funeral for them, mourn them a second time, but quickly dismiss the thought. They were lucky to get anything at all the first time, why would he bother to do the same thing twice? Maybe he won’t even realize they’ve died. Knowing how paranoid he is, Rex wouldn’t be surprised if he thought it was all part of some plan to get him. They might of laughed at the thought if it hadn’t been for the feeling that something was trying to crush them to death. The cracks writhing around their form seemed to be connecting, tightening to the point that they could no longer feel their limbs. They could still feel the tears falling down their face at least. Even if they had been able to move, they probably would have let them fall anyway. Not like anyone could see them. Quiet sobs slipped past their lips, as the burning cold sank in and the cracks grew brighter still. A part of them made a selfish wish. If this truly was the end, they didn’t want to be alone.

Maybe the Universe was kind, because a dull thud came from behind them. They would have recognized the sound anywhere. It was someone respawning at their bed or in this case, returning from the End. 

It was Legundo coming home.

“Rex, I’m back! You would not believe how-” His rather cheerful call was quickly cut off and they could feel as he rushed over to them. Quickly kneeling in front of them, Legundo reached out as if to touch them but hesitated at the last second. “Rex? What’s going on?” The worry in his tone was touching, in a way.

Rex tried to speak. Nothing came out at first, just a hoarse, rasping noise. Clearing their throat, they tried again. “...Don’t know. Started… after dragon. Hurts.” Broken sentences are all that can be managed but they get the point across. “Dying maybe… you alone?” They take a deep breath before, “sorry.” There was so much more they wanted to say, but their throat seemed to seal over again, leaving them wheezing for air.

“Hey- hey! It’s gonna be alright! I uh…” He trails off, digging through his things. Legundo pulls out a healing potion, probably one he had gotten from the End, and uncorks it. His hand hovers over Rex again. “I’m gonna touch you now, okay? I can see where your face should be pretty well so I think I can help you drink this. Just, bear with me, okay?” He lays his hand on Rex, flinching back for a second as though he had been shocked. Shaking out his hand, he puts their head on his lap. He cups their jaw oh so gently, as if afraid he might break them. Using his thumb, he traces their lips, carefully parting them. Lifting the bottle, he pours a small amount in their mouth and waits. It’s a struggle, but they swallow it. The sweet taste of watermelon lingers on their tongue as they breathe a little easier. Another mouthful has Rex sucking in their first proper breath since this began.

“...hey, ‘Gundo I- I don’t know how long I have. This didn’t happen last time. I think… I think I might be-”

“Don’t.” He cuts them off. His hand that had slipped from their jaw to their shoulder tightened slightly. “You’re not dying. You said you were going to protect me? You can’t do that if you’re not here. So- So no. You’re not leaving me alone again Rex so you’re going to get better! Okay?” His voice is thick with tears as he pulls them into a deep, bone-crushing hug. Instead of feelling restrictive, however, it felt freeing. It felt like home. A promise between two lonely people that they weren’t going to be alone again, not if they could do anything about it.

Straining to move their arms against the numbness that had overtaken them, Rex returned the hug. The cracks covering their form seemed to reach a crescendo as they flared brighter than the sun. The two just held tighter to each other as Rex cried out in pain. A sort of crackling sound could be heard for a seconds and then, just as suddenly as it all had started, the light and noise stopped.

Rex could still feel Legundo’s arms around them but couldn’t bring themself to open their eyes until, “Oh, you’re colorful.” They were still close enough that the whispered statement seemed to tickle his ear as Legundo leaned back from him slightly.

Painstakingly slowly, Rex opened their eyes. They looked down to see their familiar blue and yellow jacket. They looked up to see Legundo looking directly at them. Their face faintly reflected in his glasses. “Yeah,” They breathed, afraid that speaking too loudly would ruin the moment somehow, make everything suddenly revert. But no. 

There were no disappearing acts that would be happening today. In the next few days they would probably fall back into their familiar routines of secrets and cryptic actions. They would have tense moments and heated exchanges. But, they would also remember this moment. They would share a look followed by a fond smile. They would both find excuses to exist closer to each other, soaking in the contact that they craved but didn’t dare ask for. They would allow themselves a second of vulnerability, because that’s what helped them sleep at night. Someone always by their side to keep the nightmares at bay.

Moments like these aren’t easily forgotten. They both rest easy that night, knowing no matter what, they’ll always remember what it feels like when someone cares.

[ultravioart]

Dominion au suit concept + party outfits

[illjustpretend]

DE AQUÍ NO SALES

[ace1diots]

"You've always been the new you. You want this to be true."

NO TEXT VERSION UNDER THE CUT!!!!!!

[stressed-sock]

the dead come talking by roe kapara

art for @betweenlands' crafting dead au and @moxijunk's tak au respectively!!

part 3/6 of my art for the @mcyt-jukebox-bonanza!

ghostless version here :D

[catgrub]

every interest of mine must inevitably get the trek au treatment

[betweenlands]

hey guys. if the Ghost's Vault wins this poll then we'll give y'all an exclusive teaser/miniupdate for the upcoming parts of bsch.

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[silverthelovebug]

Yasammy Week ~ Day 7: Free Day/Hybrids

“I wonder what they did with our legs and all that?”

“Ew, Sammy, I don’t even want to think about it.”

“What about the heads of the dinos we’re stuck onto?”

“Sammy.”

“C’mon, you love theme park tragedies !!!”

@yasammyweek

Shameless Hybrid AU plug, I know, but like it’s my favorite thing in the world to draw/hj. Don’t even ask me how they’re gonna get back to the mainland, because I don’t know either ,,

AAAAHH !! Yasammy week flew by so fast !!! It was so fun seeing everybody’s submissions, fics, and art :3 Happy to have participated this year !!!

[thegorydamnreaper]

The Storm Knights - Diomedes au Raa and Ajax au Grimmus

This confrontation between the cousins has been on my list of things to draw since I first read Dark Age and I absolutely adore how it turned out! Hope you guys like them ♥️

[candysworld5]

// dark is the road where devils play //

Aaaaaaaa Yellow! Goodness I already have so many thoughts about him! How long are you going to last in this land :)

(thoughts especially towards my Wof Au but that’s nothing)

[amberstormblade]

Girl Help I became possessed and wrote over 1000 words for the Viking-Piglin AU I came up with the other day. I don't know how this happened and I'm slightly scared that it will happen again. Enjoy

Part Two

It all started off so simply. Joy was trying to make a potion that would allow her to speak with piglins. She was always needing Nether materials and it would be nice to have the ability to trade again since the villagers still hadn’t forgiven her for the incident that had taken place oh so long ago. It was hopefully in its final stages, she just needed some help testing it. That’s where Legundo, the server’s resident piglin hybrid, came in. She would drink the potion, ask him to say some things in his native tongue and see if it was properly translated. Then, she would say some things and he would let her know what language he heard them in. They both decided it would be best to test this at Joy’s house to keep any mishaps contained since her more customized potions could be a bit wild. It wasn’t until they were walking up the path that Legundo noticed something strange.

“Hey hey hey! Wait a second, did you see that?” Legundo asked as they approached. “Seems you have a bit of a haunted house!” There’s a laugh in his voice as they both stop and peek through the window at what was clearly Viking, rummaging through Joy’s rather unorganized potion collection. 

“Oh! Maybe he needs more fire resistance? The poor guy keeps running out. Maybe he’d be interested in testing my newest potion out with us! I’ll go ask and-”

“Wait!” Legundo stopped walking and put a hand on Joy’s shoulder. He gave her a mischievous grin. “Viking’s always scaring people by just showing up out of nowhere, right? I say we give him a taste of his own medicine! He’s got his back to us right now so as long as we stay quiet and take it slow… Oh yeah, this is gonna be great!”

The two nod at each other and carefully make their way to the door. Legundo took the lead as they snuck through into the sitting room area that had been taken over by Joy’s latest project. Surprisingly, Viking still hadn’t noticed them, too focused on all of the potions that had been haphazardly pushed to the side. Legundo took a deep breath as Joy did her best to stifle her giggling. 

Just as it looked like Viking was going to turn around, Legundo screamed, “BELL NOISES!” causing Viking to jump and let out a high pitched screech, almost seeming to phase out of the physical world for a second.

Legundo and Joy shared a laugh at Viking’s shriek. They were quick to stop when they heard the shattering of glass. The shimmering red cloud that had escaped the potion bottle was instantly drawn towards the phantom, mingling with his semi corporeal form. 

“Guys,” there’s a tremble in Viking’s voice, ”I don’t- Something doesn’t feel riGH- AH!” He’s suddenly clutching his chest as the potion properly takes hold. He grits his teeth, trying to keep from screaming as it suddenly feels like he’s burning from the inside out. His knees give out as tears begin streaming down his face, the only thing keeping him from bashing his head on the floor are the sudden arms around him. He’s not quite sure who caught him, but he doesn’t have it in him to care as he curls into them and screams. The noise tears its way out of his throat as he feels as his spine almost seems to twist. He vaguely thinks he hears someone mention milk and someone else say it’s too dangerous and the thought would almost be funny if his mouth hadn’t just been filled with blood as something forces its way out of his gums. There’s a weird sensation in his chest, like someone has pushed two observers together and set off a piston with them. If he wasn’t in a constant state of almost dead, he’d think it was a heartbeat and that it was dangerously high. His screams reach an impossible volume and the arms around him just hold tighter, seeming to not care how the hand that isn’t glued to his chest is practically clawing into theirs. Through the pain and confusion he thinks he can feel leather, a belt of sorts, thinks he can fit a face to the arms but then the agony crescendos and all he can think is that he’s dying again and he’d never get the answers he was looking for. He thinks someone tells him to breathe. He wants to laugh, say that he’s not needed to do that in a long time, has only been doing it lately to keep the others from freaking out more. His lungs are burning. That can’t be right though because he doesn’t have any, shouldn’t have any. In a haze he sees what he thinks is his hand but it’s not right, it’s a pale but no longer transparent with thicker, almost claw-like nails on the end and that’s not right. He’s not alive, not really so why isn’t he transparent anymore? The burning has stopped but he still feels warmer than he has since he died. That weird pounding is still going on in his chest as well. He sucks in a breath, and then another. Noise starts filtering back to him and he realizes he’d stopped screaming at some point. The chest he’s leaned against rumbles as the person speaks.

“That’s it, just like that. Keep breathing, you’re doing great.” A calm and gentle mantra, the tone almost unfamiliar when coming from Legundo. This close to him and the man almost seems to purr. They’ve started gently swaying, rocking side to side as the tears finally slow. “Hey bud, you seem to be coming back, that’s great.” His voice stays at an almost whisper and he starts rubbing circles on Viking’s back.

On first attempt to speak, all that comes out is a hoarse croak, leaving him coughing until Joy comes over with both a bottle of water and a clearly labeled healing potion. Viking alternates sips of each until he feels like trying again. “G-guys? What just happened-” a cough escapes his throat, making him wince. “What happened to me?” There’s still the weird movement in his chest but it’s slowed, he’s starting to think that it actually is a heartbeat but still doesn’t know why.

“That potion you dropped,” Joy starts, looking nervously around the room, “That was a highly experimental project I was working on. I was calling it a Nether Potion for now. It turns things into their Nether counterpart.” She nods at some crimson roots sitting in the corner. “Those used to be beetroots. It’s been two weeks since I dropped some of that potion on them and there’s been no sign of changing back. I never even thought about what it might do to a person but,” She pauses for a second, looking between him and Legundo, “It seems you two now have some things in common?” She cringes a bit at her attempt to make light of the situation.

“Wha-” before he could finish asking, Legundo cut him off.

“What she’s trying to say is that, you’re a piglin hybrid now. You’re alive again, Viking.”

[ultravioart]

Dominion au rough concepts for Peepers. After teaming up with Dominator, Peepers would get an upgraded uniform with an extra pointy lightning bolt and lava boots. Peepers' lightning bolt is replaced with a cracked heart.

[novanourart]

Medieval Jaster and Nour!

12th century AU idea in a 14th century style with a 13th century manuscript in the background, as you do. Gotta pretend you know nothing about history so people don't find out you're a time traveller.

Oh how I love the lovers doomed by politics & religion & war & families trope...

These were my inspirations (of various ages and places)!!

[ultravioart]

1) yes! she's the mastermind anime villain to woy's goofy looney tunage 2) FOR REAL?? That is hilarious I had no idea And LOL... yeah I am contemplating ideas bc I REALLY want Peepers to get a proper punk disguise... let him embrace the inner goth/punk nerd vibe instead of being a Spirit Halloween Prep lol. A black wig makes more sense for the cheerfit imo, but I bet it was decided as blonde because yellow fits Hater's theme and also Hater likes blondes LOL. I'm guessing the cheerfit must have been from a pile of stage costumes because I can totally see watchdogs dressed up as cheerleaders and doing cheer acts to cheer on Lord Hater: "H-A-T-E-R Who's the number one superstar? Lord! Lord Hater! Lord-Lord! Lord Hater, woo!"

For the au I imagined Peepers would use some fancy spytech contact lens to cover his iris to avoid retina scanner detection. The contact would also act as a physical mask, hiding his identity/making his iris look different and unrecognizable as "Peepers". A spy watchdog in "The It" used contacts as spy gear, so it seems like a fitting spy gadget for a mission like this. And since Peepers is wearing his 1/8th inch a day taller boots that Wander made lol, I think he may pass as a slightly petite watchdog instead of a very short "obviously Commander Peepers" watchdog. I also doubt Dominator would expect Mr. "Cartoon Napolean Complex" to ditch his tall helmet willingly, so seeing a watchdog in a wig that claims to have defected from the Hater empire is... sus. but not obviously Peepers at first glance. Or at least, I would assume so? More au stuff below:

(And I know Dominator basically gets caught by the WoY Space Cop "star force enforcement force" in the first episode of s3 based on Q&A, but I have no idea what SFEF look like beyond possibly being 3 characters, and maybe similar to Kid Cosmic's Earth Force Enforcement Force. So I'll just pretend that arc doesn't happen yet... lol... Let's just say she gets stranded on some deserted planet when her travel bubble pops instead.) In the Dominion au Peepers sets out to meet with Dominator before she fully rebuilds, so he has a chance to bribe her into agreeing to a team up. I imagined a really silly scene of CPeeps landing on the planet Dominator was stranded on to make contact with her. Dom's newly claimed area is a post-apocalyptic small town, nature overgrowing, but still desolate. --- Peepers walks out with his cheerfit disguise on (+ his helmet on), but as he sneaks towards her area of operations, he spots a large "DORKS WILL BE SHOT ON SIGHT" poster with pictures of Wander, Sylvia, Hater, and Peepers. Peepers slowly looks up at his helmet's GIANT lightning bolt, wondering if it may be a bit too obvious. ......................Nah! A tumbleweed rolls behind him, and he notices it gets stuck on a little dead tree, creating his perfect silhouette (Peepers+tall helmet). and not a millisecond later: BAM!!!!!!! the shrub gets SUDDENLY stopped to death, LASERED, and mass obliterated with a GIANT explosion from patrolling Dom bots, no pause, no chill, 100% maximum carnage. Peepers stares at the forming giant mushroom cloud as it rips. He gets all deflated taking off his helmet, and walks back to his ship, hopelessly muttering to himself: "Well there goes the last of my dignity..." --- lol Since Dom doesn't have her tech/backups anymore, she has to go off of her own memory to rebuild. Interplanetary communications are down but she managed to make electric powered Dom bots from scraps for protection and labor. They have basic salvaged scanners and laser weapons, but they run on batteries/janky engines and tend to be more unreliable than the previous Volcanium X powered Dombots. Her area is cleared of major vegetation to avoid allergies, as she is allergic to the flower that regrew the galaxy. Peepers presents himself to the bots, makes his pitch to Dominator through coms, and manages to get past the bot's crappy scanners/voice recognition, which identify him as a stranger. He then is escorted by the bots to meet Dom, who is busy repairing a ship. She is desperately trying to get it up and running again so she can get off planet and rebuild properly. She knows she can't use a watchdog as a hostage since lmafo the Hater empire literally does not care, but she is curious about what this weird defecting watchdog is all about. More TBD scenes happen and eventually Dom would agree to team up for the moment and after a bit they vibe enough that she gives Peepers a makeover, giving him the punk/goth outfit. (Mostly to rid of any bugs/spy coms, but when she finds none she's like :o oh this watchdog is for real for real stupid... maybe the story is legit.) The two could break into an abandoned shop to get Peepers a new look. Or maybe they fix the ship, fly to that city planet from "the night out", and rob a shop for valuables and clothes and have an evil bestie makeover montage with lots of stick ups and crime lol. I can image that city planet may be building back up by the time Peepers teams up with Dominator, and a seedy underbelly is always ripe for the Dominating. Still idk, I just REALLy want to keep that (stares at a giant explosion) scene with Peepers bc LOL it's very funny to me. That scene comes across better in animatic/comic format tho, i WILL draw it out one day.

you know what. i know dominator is 1) not one to fall for ur typical dumbass cartoony antics she is physically incapable of such and 2) she canonically stalked all of the other 4 mains for like a year or sometihng, SO SHE IS DEEPLY FAMILIAR.. WITH WHAT THOSE DORKS LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THEY SPEND THEIR TIME DOING WHEN THEY BREACH CONTAINMENT  but also. also. she’s a forgetful asF adhd kween who pretty much NEVER interacted with peepers (aside from that 1 time she bitchslapped him and he Died) so .  you know what. i think she honest to god would NOT recognize him in a decent disguise for at least… a good several minutes.. and then maybe if she DOEs  recognize him she’s just like idc i’m bored and this is myfavoritedorkybrandof entertaimnent…..  i will just go with this. also LMAO

[stressed-sock]

new money from the great gatsby musical

shower day by the amazing devil

part 6/6 of my art for the @mcyt-jukebox-bonanza!

[ofowlsdinosaursanddragons]

"The King and the Dragon of Light"

A fun little crossover idea based on a scene in comic book, Godzilla: Dominion.