#macey's thanksgiving day parade

[texasthrillbilly]

[bottlepiecemuses]

What Being In The Macey's Day Parade Means For Luffy?

Seriously, Oda for years has tried to make One Piece take hold in America and now it's being featured in a parade float when decades ago 4kids ruined it's reputation with it's awful dub. The work put to make it recognized in the USA really has paid off. And in my opinion Luffy would love Thanksgiving due to the fact it's a day about feasting which he would totally appreciate even though it's a total American thing. Heck, even with Naruto in it's heyday in America didn't get a Macey's Parade but now Luffy alongside Goku are in a parade together it really is a dream come true for Oda if he does watch it and sees how far he's come.

[irondadfics]

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

Here is a list of fics we’ve collected for Turkey Day!

An Unforeseen Guest - A Thanksgiving Story  by Chris_Kaabye

Peter has no idea how it happened, but the fact remains that he accidentally invited Tony Stark to Thanksgiving dinner.

Aunt May Forgets the Pie by panicatthecisco

It's Peter's first Thanksgiving since May found out he was Spiderman. As such, the only thing to do is invite Iron Man over for dinner. What could go wrong?

A Stark Family Thanksgiving by losingmymindtonight

Tony spends some time with the people who make him feel the most thankful.

A Spidey Thanksgiving by thwip_thwip10

Tony takes Peter to the Macey's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but things go a little...out of plan.

How Long Does it Take to Cook a Turkey in the Microwave? by aceschwarz222

After losing a bet with Ned and MJ, Peter Parker is tasked with asking the Avengers the most ridiculous question ever. And during the week of Thanksgiving, no less. Shockingly, they give Peter the most unexpected answers...

Sweet Potatoes & Stitches by whumphoarder

Peter tries to assist Tony in cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the Avengers, but his culinary skills are a little lacking, and his knife skills even more so. Thankfully, the team is there to help.

Thanksgiving by Emily_F6

Peter is sure that Tony wouldn't really want to come to his apartment for Thanksgiving. He invites him anyway.

The Best Thanksgiving Ever by niniblack

Thanksgiving, 2024. It’s a year post-blip and Tony Stark has invited all his family and friends over to his idyllic lake house for a perfect holiday. It’s gonna be great. Perfect. Absolutely nothing is going to go wrong. --- “No,” Happy says. He steps towards the turkey, hands raised as though to ward them both off. “You two are not blowing up another turkey.” Peter turns to him, eyes wide. “But… it’s for science.” Happy raises a finger at him. “No.” “Hap–” Tony tries. “No.”

A Pack of Petered Parkers by peppypear

“So, let me know if I have this right.” Tony said, setting down half of his burger. “Your dad, after having three sons, each with a different woman, had the bright idea to name them all Peter?”  He tried to imagine three Spider-Men swinging around the city: quipping at supervillains, charging headlong into trouble, being too trusting for their own good - Tony felt his blood pressure begin to climb. “Are they- are they like you?” “If you mean superpowered, then no.” Peter shrugged. “They’re kinda boring; Tobey’s been married for years, and Andy's married to his job. Not exciting enough to get us our own reality show.”   -- When Peter invites his mentor for Thanksgiving at May’s, Tony learns a Parker family secret. (canon AU set between Hoco and IW). Crack, fluff, and meta jokes

Of Fevers & Thankfulness by awesomesockes & whumphoarder

Peter comes down with mono just before Thanksgiving.

[ithebookhoarder]

Spending Thanksgiving with Matt 🍁 (Matt Murdock x F!Reader)

A/N: So I'm gonna confess right now that I'm from the UK and not American, but my flatmate is and she has been cooking up a Thanksgiving feast all day - so this is how I'm spending the holiday... writing safely on the couch, and staying out of the kitchen 😅 Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!

Warnings: Faint smutty references, references to alcohol, tooth-rotting fluff, I think that's it.

Masterlist

You and Matt have had a variety of Thanksgivings together, each one completely different, so you don’t really have any set traditions. 

It’s more about spending the day with the people you care about, even if for just an hour, so you can share your gratitude at having them in your life. Or that’s what you tell Matt when he tries to argue that he doesn’t see what’s so important about the holiday. 

“But sweetheart-”

“Don’t sweetheart me, Matthew Murdock. I just want five minutes with you to eat some stupid Pumpkin Pie and pretend to be normal. Ok? Please? Else I’ll just have to come out on patrol with you so I can annoy you into coming home.” 

Needless to say, Matt gives in pretty quickly once you start begging. So, you both make the promise to honour that, even if it’s late or if the world seems intent of getting in the way. You will at least get to spend some time together, being grateful and taking a moment to celebrate what you’ve built together. 

That has led to some pretty interesting holidays together over the past few years. 

For instance, you’ve had one Thanksgiving where you’ve been sat in his office working on an important case, eating whatever take-out you’ve been able to find that was still open during the holiday. 

It was like so many other days you’d spent together but you make the best of it, with Foggy and Karen insisting you have the Macey’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on in the background on a laptop. 

You also take it in turns to go around and list the things you’re grateful for between chunks of research - and you all have a lot to be thankful for. 

Another Thanksgiving was spent at Foggy’s parents’, after they’d insisted on hosting you all at their shop. 

You spent the day eating more food than you could possibly imagine and enjoying the Nelson family chaos. 

Matt may have pretended not to be excited at the prospect of sharing the day with the Nelson clan, but you could see the way he lit up the entire time you were there. Hell, you thought he was about the explode with happiness when the youngest Nelsons decided to start clambering over him and telling them about school and their plans for Christmas that year.

Matt has always had a soft spot for children and you can’t wait to start a family of your own to spend the holiday with - something Foggy’s parents seemed to be encouraging too, considering how they clucked and fussed over their boys. 

In fact, they lectured both Foggy and Matt on how they didn’t seem to be eating enough and that they needed to settle down and get married sooner rather than later.

“She’s a keeper, Matthew,” Mrs Nelson had teased, not too subtly. “You boys should both put rings on these gorgeous women. What are you waiting for?”   

Thankfully, Matt and Foggy were saved from answering by the sounds of cursing coming from the kitchen as something began to smell a lot like it was burning. 

“Ah, a lecture from my loving mother. Now it’s a true Nelson holiday,” Foggy had groaned, reaching for the nearest un-opened beer. He had been quick to hand one to you, Karen, and Marci as well. “Cheers.” 

“Cheers,” you’d laughed, a chorus ringing out from the group of amazing human beings you now called yours. 

The following year you made sure to host them at your place. Yep, your place. As in both you and Matt had decided to move in together and now shared the apartment you called home. 

Somehow, by a divine miracle, Matt had managed to have the day off, not being caught in the middle of some crazy life or death situation that would steal him away. Instead, he had somehow taken on the role of sous-chef and was surprisingly talented at it. 

You blamed his blood-hound like senses for telling him what the perfect amount of certain ingredients was, or when something was ready in the oven. 

“You could use more sage in that - and oh, I think the pie is done.”

“Damn, Matt. You’ve been holding out on me. All this time I’ve been living with a gourmet chef and we’ve been living off take-out?”

Matt laughs, pressing a kiss to your lips by way of apology. “I’d hardly call myself gourmet, but I’ll take the compliment.” 

There is clearly no end to his talents.  

Speaking of talents, Matt soon tries to use his other talents as you’re both pressed together in the confines of the kitchen, weaving in and out of each other, hands brushing… hips bumping…  

It takes a lot of self-control on your part to remind him you had guests coming in a matter of minutes. 

“What can I say, sweetheart? I’m just trying to show you have grateful I am for you. That’s the point of the holiday, right?” he purrs, his devious smile all too tempting. 

“Well - as tempting as that is, and I swear if we hadn’t spent all morning preparing this dinner I would be dragging your ass over to bed - but you’re gonna have to save this show of gratitude for later, Matt.” 

“Now who’s not being festive?” 

You’re quick to swipe at him with the dish towel but he’s faster, saved by the knock at the door that announces your guests had finally arrived. He ducks past you, making for the door and hastily ushers everyone inside. 

What follows is probably the best Thanksgiving you’ve ever had and the group photo Foggy insists on taking at the end of the night is soon framed and put pride-of-place on your bedside table. 

You ate until your sides hurt. You drank until the bottles ran dry. You laughed until tears poured from your eyes. 

By the time you and Matt actually do make it to bed that night you feel like you're floating.

"Thank you for today," he whispered, much to your surprise. You knew deep down he wasn't always the biggest fan of holidays, a lifetime of trauma and a never ending quest to protect his city had taken the sheen off of them long ago... or, it had, until he'd met you. Now, he could see the appeal of them. Of spending them celebrating with you.

You brought a light back into his life, as well as a reminder of what he was actually fighting for, and fighting to protect, every time he put on the mask.

"I love you... Happy Thanksgiving, sweetheart."

"Happy Thanksgiving, Matt."

[alohapromisesforever]

Happy Thanksgiving 2024!!

Aloha Promises Forever wishes each and everyone of its readers and their families and friends a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving 2024!! How do you spend your Thanksgiving Day? For my family, we do our very best to always catch the Macey’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This started when I was a small child and military dependent. We were living in the Philippines and I was maybe 3-4 years old is my…

[thebeyondcoolest]

Goku's 5 Year Anniversary at The Macey's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

#TheBeyondCoolest #DragonBallZ #DragonBallSuper #MacysThanksgivingDayParade

[saphirafoxgirlspost1]

*She told them about thanksgiving and all..including maceys thanksgiving day parade and special type of food*

(Open Rp) Alternate Love Story in "The Fox princess and the Monkey King"

Long Ago, In the Kingdom Of Sakutopia Ruled by The Kind and Compassionate Emperor Of the Celestial world Connected in Every beautiful Kingdoms.. including The Jade Palace.. but There's One Land that was Forbidden and the New parts of hell was Known as "The Shadowland" Home of the great Shishagami who is a ruler of this Barrens of Decay, No one dared to go there because the entrance was Guarded by the Great Orc who will Attack anyone that tried to go in or Going out. Then There was a Kingdom Nearing this Waste land was Known as the Dark Kingdom Home of the Demonic Bats and Decay itself.. His name is "Koumori" The Son of the Great Shishagami and He was Known as the "Bat King", He's been Watching The beautiful Kingdom with his crystal ball hating all the beauties and Living until he Spotted The Princess Of the Sakutopia Name "Saphira Lorraina Fox" The daughter Of the emperor himself, He began to Fell in love with that beauty and he wanted her as a Trophy wife, His queen. He decided to Plan to marry his Daughter and taking over the kingdom Turning the celestial Realm into Darkness and decay, Then the Next day The Bat King arrives at the palace as the Emperor Demands an explaination why the bat King enters the kingdom uninvited Himself, Then The Bat king Told The emperor that He wanted a hand In marriage to His daughter.. The Emperor was furious and Shouted," You will Never Marry My daughter! She Sees you that your Not worthy for her hand! Begone you Vile Demon! Your Not Welcome to my kingdom!" The Bat King was Seething in rage..and Then He said," Fine but mark My words Your Majesty, Your Daughter will be Mine Either she Likes it or not! She Will be My Queen!" Then The Bat King Vanished from the kingdom.. The emperor was Worried about Saphira's Safety and Now, She is in Danger and So, He began to sent His daughter to the Jade palace where the Jade Emperor will Protect her Until the Bat king is being dealt with.. Before Saphira Head to the golden Carriage, her Father Stopped and handed her a Jaded Box, he said," My dear Daughter,, if the bat King is coming after you and ambush you.. You must go to the Human world and go to the Peach Flower Mountain, remember I told you about the Monkey king?" "Yes Father, you told me all about it..including his Life, the peaches, everything else. Why?" She asked.. then her Father answers," There you will find him.. He'll protect you from The Bat king." Then he hugged His daughter goodbye with tears running down on his cheeks. When Saphira got into the Golden Carriage and took off heading Down to the Jade palace but suddenly The Army of the Demonic Bats Ambushed them.. Then the Coach knew this would happen, So he summon the Portal to the human world and went through it..as the Portal Closed, Saphira Change into her Human Form.

Her hair is White as snow, Her eyes is Blue as a sapphire Sea and her skin is Pale as a moonlight.. While the carriage was taken her to the lovely area..it stopped by the docks and she comes out..and got in..and little does she know..she notice the beautiful Butterfly with a monkey face on the wings as she smiles, She knew that this Butterfly is rare to find it but little does she knows that this butterfly is the monkey king watching over her..When suddenly..She hears the bats screeching from the new portal..as she landed on sure and saw the mountains..and she began to run like hell..and saw the path to the top of the mountain.. Then She began grabbed her horse when it got out from the boat..she rides up there and made it to the cave.. she enters it..and sees the bolder is closed to be protected…The army of demon bats retreat after failing to enter the cave..The Bat king is Not Happy about it..So he Decided to Change into His Human form and Hides in the Big City waiting for her to Come to the city.. Meanwhile Saphira Saw the Ruines on the wall showing the life of the monkey King, every place turns gold as it shows it until she sees the monkey king and she said, "You there!" She sees him running and began to chase after him.. and when he stops and she said, "Wait I-" when she touched it..it went passed her.. and the gold faded as She gasp.. Then The Small Monkey face Butterfly appeared and She said, " I Should've Swore He was here.." Then Suddenly.. She sees the Monkey Face Butterfly Landed on the back of her hand and She looked at it and saw the golden eyes..and then The Butterfly said….

[true-bean]

A tiktok I watched vaguely mentioned the Macey’s thanksgiving day parade kiss ™ and now I’m legally obligated to listen to the entire prom soundtrack:/

[squeaken1]

Turned on the tv to this. Makes me happy! Happy Thanksgiving to my American followers!

[uacboo]

As many as a million spectators turn out for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Another 200,000 show up the night before to watch the enormous balloons inflate. Keeping New York City safe on an ordinary day is challenging enough; locking down a massive parade route is all the more so. But the New York Police Department has recently deployed a new secret weapon to counter body-worn bombs: A team of Labrador retrievers who have graduated from patent-pending “Vapor Wake” security training. These are good dogs.

Researchers developed Vapor Wake dog training at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, in part as a response to Richard Reid’s attempted shoe-bombing in 2001. For the last decade or so, Auburn has honed a process to breed and train labs that can detect faint whiffs of explosive particles in the thermal heat plumes humans create as they walk. Combining genetics with rigorous training, the dogs learn to identify different levels of explosive odor, so they can tell the difference between, say, a concealed firearm and multiple pounds of explosives. That level of discernment matters, especially in a situation like the Thanksgiving parade, where the Vapor Wake dogs will need to ignore the weapons law enforcement will be carrying.

Vapor Wake dogs are born at Auburn, receive environmental and socialization training for their first year, and then receive specific Vapor Wake training through VWK9 until they’re about 18 months old. Then they’re paired up with a handler for a seven-week joint behavioral training course. Finally, the dogs are ready to help save the world. Or in this case, one of the world’s biggest parades.

“We will have our typical counterterrorism overlay for both the balloon inflation and for the parade,” NYPD Chief of Patrol Terence Monahan said at a security press conference Monday. “You will see our Vapor Wake dogs and other canine dogs on both the balloons and during the route.��

The dogs work efficiently and calmly in large crowds, and can rapidly screen dozens of people at a time. And if they smell something, they follow the scent trail. Last year, the NYPD deployed eight Vapor Wake dogs for the parade. This year, they’ve upped the pups to 14, according to Paul Hammond, the president of VWK9, the Alabama-based company that works exclusively with Auburn on the commercial side of Vapor Wake.

Vapor Wake dogs don’t replace traditional bomb-sniffing dogs, which focus on assessing stationary objects like baggage and vehicles. Instead, Vapor Wake pups are trained to have their heads up, sniffing the air. One dog can sniff out someone wearing or carrying a bomb in a sea of tens of thousands of people.

“The reality is that the terrorist is always evolving and the new threat is the smaller device being body-worn and hidden and transited into an event,” Hammond says. “And these bombs are only emitting a small amount of explosive particles. So traditional bomb dogs really struggle to protect against a bomber in transit.”

Major police departments like New York and Chicago have already incorporated Vapor Wake dogs, as have railroad police forces like Amtrak and ViaRail in Canada. The dogs work at concert venues and sports stadiums, at Disney World and Disneyland, at megachurches, and even at Apple’s major events and product launches.

VWK9 exclusively uses Labradors for Vapor Wake because of their approachability. “The public perception of a Labrador is such that people don’t mind walking past them,” Hammond says. “What we don’t want is people making a ‘U’ around us trying to avoid the canine. At the same time, because these dogs are front of the house there’s a huge deterrent value. People will try to beat a metal detector or sneak things into luggage at airports, but when it comes to a dog they don’t try. They do not want to take on a canine’s sense of smell.”

Because the technique requires refined sniffing, VWK9 reevaluates and re-certifies every Vapor Wake dog every year, whether they are still part of the company’s contract business or are owned by other institutions. “No matter who you are, if you’ve got Vapor Wake dog, they have to be evaluated by us on a yearly basis,” Hammond says.

They may not have the brute power of the sand-filled dump trucks and heavy weapons teams that will also be out in force at the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, but Vapor Wake dogs provide a more elegant approach to anti-terrorism work and crowd security. It doesn’t hurt that they’re they cutest canines on the block—no disrespect to the Snoopy balloon.

Source: wired.com For @heartthesouth @thetigerfanlove and @thefullbronte

[octobite]

Don’t mind me, the Anastasia performance on the Maceys thanksgiving day parade has left me shook and in tears

[redbirdbella]

Be-Compromised Trick or Treat 2021 - Part one

My prompt was carnival but I thought it was parade i’m very sorry 😅 hope this is ok. Part two should be ready tomorrow its been a long day at work so i need to rest. 

Life returns to New York long before Clint Barton does. The hum-drum menial rhythm of everyday life slowly soaks through every battle scarred street in the big apple. Humanity undefeated Natasha muses when the news announces in its usual clipped concerned tone that the Maceys Thanksgiving day parade will once again go ahead in spite of it all. Life will go on with or without Clint Barton.

He’d liked the parade she remembers when she sees the headlines the next day. She sends him the article hoping to prompt him into something - anything. It doesn't work. Even as the rumor's swell that they’re incorporating the Battle of New York into the parade, as if almost dying at the hands of a crazed god is something to celebrate, he doesn't budge. He’s gone back to his roots, to the farm, to hiding. 

“What do think?” Steve starts as she reviews plans for Tony's Tower - Avengers HQ - whatever, “C’mon Natasha - don’t tell me you haven’t seen it? The parade”

“What about it?”

“The casting - of course Tony's involved. You know-” he starts adjusting his position in the doorway “the Avengers.”

“There will always be propaganda Steve”

Steve snorts “And your talking to a living piece of it. I thought you’d want to know. They’re making you military - some redhead actress off Broadway. Clint too.” 

“What he’s being played by some red head actress off Broadway”

Steve sighs “No, but he’s getting a heroes welcome. Thought he ought to know.”

“He knows” Natasha says decisively shuffling the papers back into order, “what are they doing for the Hulk”

“Oh that's a Tony special. He’s building a robot just for it and he’s playing himself, of course”

Natasha smiles letting a silence settle before leaning over and squeezing Steve's arm for it “I’ll make sure he knows”

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Episode Review- The Real Ghostbusters: I Am The City

Hmm.  We’ve got another ambiguous ending with this one.  Really hoping this isn’t going to be an ongoing thing.

It’s late at night at the Firehouse, and everyone is sound asleep.  Well, except for Egon, who’s busy tinkering around with some piece of machinery down in the garage area.  Out of nowhere, the entire city starts to shake, as if there’s an earthquake.  Needless to say, this wakes up the other Ghostbusters. Winston decides to slide down the firepole in what I gather was part of his attempt to check on Egon, though this strikes me as a pretty stupid move. Somehow, I don’t think sliding down a firepole is the safest thing to do during an earthquake.  Anyway, elsewhere in the city, a cop car ends up getting flipped over when a part of the street gets dislodged.  When the two officers try to radio for help, they spot smoke pouring out from a subway station, followed by a red orb shooting out into the sky.  One of the two officers just happened to have a camera on hand, and he snapped a picture of the red orb as it flew off.  The other officer, having noticed that the earthquake has stopped, instructs the cop with the camera to go see if he can flag someone down and get the film to the station while he stays with the squad car.  Meanwhile, the red orb ends up landing on a rooftop somewhere.  Upon landing, the orb takes up the shape of a large red-skinned humanoid figure with four eyes and a pair of horns.  The Red Man looks over at a glass dome-like structure on the roof, where a bunch of people can be seen dancing.  (Um…did these dancers not feel the earthquake?) After releasing a quick jet of fire from his mouth, the Red Man changes his shape to that of a well-dressed gentleman and walks over to join the people dancing.

The next day, the Ghostbusters are working on cleaning up the mess in the Firehouse that resulted from last night’s earthquake.  Egon informs the others that he checked the line recordings and determined that the psychic energy readings had went off the scale, indicating that what they experienced was not a normal earthquake.  (In hindsight, I’m wondering if any of them thought about checking the Pillar of New York from the episode Beneath These Streets, to make sure it was still being properly lubricated.) While Ray seems ecstatic about this protonic anomaly, Peter is more concerned about the possibility that they will get blamed for the earthquake.  (Maybe he’s still sore about almost getting arrested for the incident at the Macey’s Thanksgiving Parade in The Revenge of Murray the Mantis).  As if on cue, two cops then enter the Firehouse.  Though it turns out to be the same cops who saw the red orb. They show the Ghostbusters the picture they took of the red orb, which turns out to have captured the image of the Red Man.  And for some reason, Winston seems to think the Red Man looks like a hot dog with legs. (I fail to see the resemblance.) Peter promises the cops that they’ll be sure to catch the Red Man, but once they leave, Egon essentially scolds Peter for making such a promise, stating they don’t even know what they’re dealing with.  But Peter isn’t the least bit concerned, stating they can simply refer to Tobin’s Spirit Guide.

Over at the pier, there appears to be some sort of boat tour going on, with the apparent tour guide informing the tourists that they’re passing by the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2.  Out of seemingly nowhere, a second ferry boat appears and, despite the tour boat captain’s best efforts, the two ships collide with each other head on.  A dock worker, who had happened to be eating a sandwich from the shore, happened to see the whole thing happening, and he quickly gets to his feet.  In the blink of an eye, the dock worker reveals he was actually the Red Man in disguise.  The Red Man, deciding to fill the role of Superman, flies out and manages to lift the entire tour boat up and carries it to shore, thereby saving the passengers.  Not sure what happened to the people who were on that other ferry boat, but oh well.  It then cuts back to the Firehouse, where the Ghostbusters are watching the news report on how the Red Man saved the ship full of passengers.  Egon enters in the physical description of Red Man into Tobin’s Spirit Guide, which is now programed onto the computer, and is able to determine the Red Man is actually Marduk, the Babylonian god of the city.  Winston voices his annoyance over having to deal with another ancient god, but Ray points out that Marduk seems to be good, considering he did save all those people.  He goes on to suggest they simply try asking Marduk why he’s there.  Unfortunately, it might be more complicated than that, as Egon has come across a troublesome addition to Marduk’s entry.  It seems Marduk had an eternal adversary, a five-headed dragon named Tiamat.  And if Marduk is here in the city, it’s entirely possible Tiamat is not far behind.

It then cuts back to Central Park, where a mounted officer comes across a man sleeping on a bench.  And, as you might expect, the mounted officer doesn’t hesitate to wake the man up and instruct him to go elsewhere.  But as the mounted officer heads off, the homeless man transforms into a sailor, revealing himself as Marduk, and hitches a ride in a taxi.  And seconds later, it’s shown that Egon’s fears were well-founded as Tiamat also manifests in Central Park.

Sometime later, we see the Ghostbusters have caused quite an extensive traffic jam.  Because this new device called a Divariable Universal that’s affixed to the roof of the Ecto-1 got jammed, and Egon insisted on stopping the Ecto-1 right in the middle of a busy intersection in order to fix it right then and there.  Because, as Ray points out, they don’t want to lose the signal.  (I guess the Divarible Universal is some kind of radar system.)  An angry motorist storms over to yell at the Ghostbusters for holding up traffic, but they get rid of him pretty quickly when he happens to look up to see that the Divariable Universal is pointing directly at him and, thinking it’s a weapon, he runs off.  Soon, Egon announces he’s fixed the device and is now detecting Marduk’s emanations. He instructs Winston to drive north. A task that’s easier said than done, with the Ecto-1 backing up into one car, damaging a fire hydrant, side-sweeping another car and briefly driving on the sidewalk.  And they didn’t even slow down to trade insurance information, breaking I don’t know how many traffic laws.  They can probably add speeding to the list as well, as Egon seems to be hanging onto the Divarable Universal for dear life, suggesting that’s the Ecto-1 is going very fast.   As they drive towards the location of Marduk’s signature, Egon notes he’s picking up a second reading.  Because Tiamat is currently terrorizing people over in Central Park.  But Peter insists they focus on one entity at a time.

The Ghostbusters track Marduk down to Grand Central Station.  There, they find they might have their work cut out for them in locating Marduk due to the high volume of people.  Egon instructs the others to set their PKE Meters onto the infinite setting, in order to block off any psychic background noise or local ghosts.  As they begin their search, Peter quickly finds Marduk, who is currently in the form of a sleepy security guard.  But when they try to approach Marduk, he quickly shifts shapes, becoming a nun. (In case you haven’t figured it out yet, Marduk is a shape-shifter.)  For a while, the Ghostbusters are led on a wild goose chase, trying to locate Marduk while Marduk changes his appearance each time.

Eventually, Peter and Winston manage to corner Marduk when they spot a man dressed up in a Santa outfit.  But with red shorts instead of full-sized pants for some reason.  It’s indicated by a line from Peter that it’s not remotely close to Christmastime, so it’s highly unusual to see anyone dressed up as Santa Claus at this time of year. (And don’t ask me why the episode decided to play When the Saints Come Marching In over the scene when the Ghostbusters finally manage to catch up to Marduk while Egon personally welcomes him to the city of New York.  Because that was a really random choice of music.)  Upon being informed by Peter that his current guise is out of season, Marduk adopts the form of a man in a trench coat.  Marduk tells the Ghostbusters that he’s here in New York simply because he’s visited hundreds of cities throughout the years, but NYC is by far his favorite.  Which is why he’s decided to settle down there and live a peaceful life.  He even offers to help fix the damage he made to the subway station on his arrival.  But Marduk grows angry when Egon mentions Tiamat.  Marduk insists he managed to shake off Tiamat in ancient China and that Tiamat will never find him there in NYC.  But Winson then gestures to the nearby window, where a green orb can be seen flying by.  Marduk instantly realizes the green orb is Tiamat, and he gives a snarl of rage as he sheds his disguise and takes up his true form. He announces his intention to fight with Tiamat, but Peter intervenes, telling him that they can’t fight without destroying the city.  Marduk takes offence to Peter’s interference, asking if he thinks they can stop him. (And, in what I imagine was meant as a homage to the movie, Marduk asks if they’re gods, with Winston putting his hand over Peter’s mouth.)  Winston assures Marduk they aren’t trying to get in his way, but are willing to help him take down Tiamat in order to keep the collateral damage down to a minimum.

So a plan is developed, and the Ghostbusters make their way to Central Park.  With Egon in the Ecto-1, Ray flying the Ecto-2, Peter watching from atop a tree and Winston crouching down behind a wall, they watch as Marduk arrives to battle Tiamat.  Ray attempts to fire his Proton Pack at Tiamat, but this accomplishes nothing, with Tiamat breathing fire at the Ecto-2, forcing Ray to crash land in a nearby lake.  When Marduk arrives, he tries to fight Tiamat, but the dragon quickly tosses him aside.  So Peter jumps in, firing his own Proton Pack at Tiamat.  And then Winston shows up, riding on a horse for some reason.  He likewise fires his Proton Pack at Tiamat in order to get him to follow him.  Winston leads Tiamat to where the others are waiting by the Ecto-1.  And when Tiamat approaches, Peter, Winston and Ray all fire their Proton Packs in unison, while Egon likewise fired this canon-like device that seems to have replaced the Divariable Universal from earlier. (If the two devices were supposed to be one and the same, then someone on the animation team goofed because they painted the Divariable Universal red and this new canon thing grey.)  Within seconds, Tiamat vanishes from sight.   The Ghostbusters begin patting themselves on the back, concluding that that was the end of Tiamat.  They also figure that Marduk also is gone as well, with Egon stating that the two were most likely linked by Ecto-Symbiosis, and that one couldn’t exist without the other.  And so, the Ghostbusters pack up their gear to head off back to the Firehouse. But before leaving, Winston takes a moment to thank the horse he utilized.  However, as the Ecto-1 disappears around the corner, the horse transforms into a policeman, revealing that he was Marduk all along.  Marduk proceeds to walk off with a smile on his face.

Yeah, that ending was really convoluted and confusing.  What happened to Tiamat?  Did he just decide to essentially retreat, or was he destroyed?  If it was the latter, then it was stupidly easy to defeat him, especially since Tiamat was supposed to have the strength of a primal god. All it took was shooting off the Proton Packs and that canon thing Egon was using.  How much wallop does that canon thing have?  And what’s the deal with Marduk?  Is he living in the city under an assumed identity now, with nobody the wiser?  And why did he decide to take the form of a horse towards the end?  Think about it for a moment.  He was seemingly very eager to battle Tiamat initially.  But then Tiamat tosses him into the trees, and Marduk is all ‘welp, I guess I did my best.  Time to hide in the form of a horse and let those mortals take it from here.’ I suppose it’s possible he chose to assist them in the form of a horse, because it’s never indicated why Winston decided to mount a random horse during the fight against Tiamat in the first place. But if that’s the case, why take the form of a horse to begin with? This whole entire ending scene was a huge mess with way too many ‘wait, what?’ questions.  Really hoping the next episode has a better ending than this.

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[whumphoarder]

Know any good thanksgiving IronDad and SpiderSon fics?? ☺️

 Sweet Potatoes & Stitches by @whumphoarder :D

Peter tries to assist Tony in cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the Avengers, but his culinary skills are a little lacking, and his knife skills even more so. Thankfully, the team is there to help.

But for recs I’ve got:

Aunt May Forgets the Pie by panicatthecisco

It's Peter's first Thanksgiving since May found out he was Spiderman. As such, the only thing to do is invite Iron Man over for dinner. What could go wrong?

How Long Does it Take to Cook a Turkey in the Microwave? by aceschwarz222

After losing a bet with Ned and MJ, Peter Parker is tasked with asking the Avengers the most ridiculous question ever. And during the week of Thanksgiving, no less. Shockingly, they give Peter the most unexpected answers...

An Unforeseen Guest - A Thanksgiving Story by Chris_Kaabye

Peter has no idea how it happened, but the fact remains that he accidentally invited Tony Stark to Thanksgiving dinner.

A Stark Family Thanksgiving by @losingmymindtonight

Tony spends some time with the people who make him feel the most thankful.

A Spidey Thanksgiving by @thwip-thwip10

Tony takes Peter to the Macey's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but things go a little...out of plan.

You're Putting Up Decorations Because...? by xlittlemissashx

Inspired by all the people that people that put up Christmas decorations before December. A short and fluffy Rhodey x Tony piece, with all of the love and no hurt. Enjoy!

A Pack of Petered Parkers by peppypear

When Peter invites his mentor for Thanksgiving at May’s, Tony learns a Parker family secret. (canon AU set between Hoco and IW)

[airventsandductape]

watching the Macey's thanksgiving day parade my Nonnie still hasn't called me Its been 2 weeks since I first called her so i guess im not family

[techmosamson]

What do you do for Thanksgiving, Techmo? Do you visit your family?

“I outlived the entire lineage of my mother’s family line and I have no idea who my father was, so I stay at home in my underwear and eat pumpkin pie filling out of a can and watch the Macey’s Thanksgiving Day parade and football.”