#only to attack the winner once their back is turned XD

[thevalicemultiverse]

The group playing gang beasts be like:

Alice & Me: CAT FIGHT!!!

VD: Trying not to fall off the map and die

Smiler: Not doing anything (Legendary Strategy)

Cuddlepile

Alice: That's that fighting game where you play ridiculously floppy critters trying to throw each other off boats or into the paths of subways and suchlike, isn't it? I think your initial assessment of me, you, and Victor playing that is accurate, but I suspect Smiler would be wobbling around everywhere causing as much chaos as possible.

Smiler: Oh I don't know, I'd probably stop long enough to watch the cat fight. [grins] And then see if I could sneak attack the winner.

[ferahntics]

I’m back with more headcanons nobody asked for, and this time its the Doomers’ turn. Thank you to @startistdoodles for listening to a lot of these and for indulging me in this chaos, I’m having fun xD 💕

Now, there ARE spoilers for Deluxe below the cut - specifically, it spoils some of the bosses in Magolor’s Epilogue.

Doomers, specifically the elemental and EX ones, are usually rather solitary or they’re in smaller flocks when they’re grown, usually only with those they’re close with. As small chicks, they’re smothered together in a cozy nest which is normally made out of anything shiny, snatched by the Grand Doomer.

Speaking of which, like with lions that have one adult male that leads them, there is always one Grand / Crowned Doomer present in a certain radius of nearby Doomers, that’s looked at as ‘the big boss’. It takes charge in raising smaller Doomers until they reach a certain size or maturity before they leave to fend for themselves.

The way they are born is relatively unknown - I imagine it’s a series of a Grand / Crowned Doomer manifesting a portion of its strength to create a new one. When they are born, none of them have any kind of object or spheres in their mouths. That’s something that could be considered a ‘rite of passage’ for them. Once they’re able to obtain something either of great value, either price, rarity or purely sentimental on some occasion, it’s seen as a Doomer reaching some form of ‘adolescence’ which they carry like a badge of honor - a trophy. How they get these depends from Doomer to Doomer, usually from theft.

They’re not overly aggressive or territorial, unless the aforementioned object is in some kind of danger, being targeted by thieves or by their original owners trying to get it back. This is where they drop any kind of truce and become violent - attempting to take the object is like an insult to them, and an attack on something they essentially see as a part of them, a part of their identity. And that being threatened causes them to go berserk.

Rampaging Doomers are mostly the same, with a few differences. For one, they tend to be in slightly bigger groups - that being said, they are that much more aggressive and territorial, so fighting amongst one another is nothing unusual. They are much more mischievous as well, and have a habit of attacking or picking on the runt of the group.

As chicks, they play with one another a lot, but their games are very rough. So them getting banged up or even damaging each other, once again, is not rare.

They don’t target any special objects either, for them they’re seen as fully grown after a certain number of victories as they brawl with the others. However, some do go after an object but it’s more so for their own personal reasons, usually if the object is a form of memento or means something special to them. Yet this might be seen as a weakness by other Rampaging Doomers, so there is a chance they’ll be bigger targets, if only just so they provoke them by trying to snatch the item.

Both Sphere and Rampaging Doomers do have some form of ‘meeting’ with their entire local species and their respective Grand / Crowned Doomer, where they all gather together for a few days as a form of bonding with one another. During this period, the Sphere Doomers tend to play or groom each other - if they are especially fond of one another maybe even exchange something shiny - but usually bring some trinkets for their Grand Doomer.

Rampaging Doomers on the other hand, take it as a trial and a display of their strength, and participate in fights. These are never lethal and really just serve as a show of sorts, and whoever is the winner may receive a small blessing from the Crowned Doomer, perhaps a small portion of its power or the ‘unique’ object they have as a trophy.

And speaking of, Grand / Crowned Doomers are an ‘adult’ form of the Doomers. To reach this peak of strength revolves a large amount of power, which can be gained from fighting experience or, with Sphere Doomers, gathering rare objects and absorbing their energy (hence why so many target Magolor’s Energy Spheres.). Rampaging Doomers on the other hand primarily get it from fighting each other, or by fighting other creatures in their dimension.

[substituted-shinigami]

Just a Talk in the Park (RenRuki)

(Genre: Humor/Fluff, Rated: G+ (someone is gored, but it’s not described))

AO3

Part of the "We Can't All Be Winners" anthology series of oneshots.

Chapter Summary:

In which Renji tries to explain to his girlfriend why it’s perfectly reasonable for him to be lying there, run through and half dead, in a park, without calling her about it…and fails. xD Post TYBWA but doesn’t contain spoilers.

Chapter available below!

Renji slowly cracked open his eyes. He felt terrible.

Where am I? What happened? And how did I get this freaking hole in my chest?! …Oh right…the battle…Ugh, Renji groaned.

Suddenly, he felt a gentle pulsing over his chest, soothing his wound. Renji looked up, and saw Rukia kneeling beside him, her hands aglow with the calming coolness of the healing kidō.

"Rukia…" he said softly, a small smile spreading its way across his face. He lifted his hand to cup her cheek, but Rukia gently shrugged him off with her shoulder, keeping her hands on her work.

"Not now, you dork, I'm trying to concentrate," Rukia said affectionately, squinting at her handiwork on his wound, "Rest now, we can make out later."

"Is that a promise?" Renji chuckled, wiggling his eyebrows at her.

"Yes, but more to the point, what the heck happened?! Orihime and I had been at the movies for all of two hours when I got your text. Then we came to the park and found this mess!" Rukia said, doing her best to gesture without moving her hands. The park was covered in slime and hollow guts. Rukia was going to have to call in an extraction team to get it all up. "Why didn't you call me, you idiot?!"

"I didn't want to pull you away from your hang out day with Orihime." Renji said, lacing his fingers behind his head now, to get a little more comfortable, "I know you two don't get to see each other very often, so I didn't want to take you away from that. Besides, the radar said it was just one hollow, and I had Ichigo with me. So, I figured we'd be fine."

"Uh huh. And how'd that turn out for you?"

"Hey, we killed it, didn't we? No harm, no foul."

"It's no harm, no foul because Orihime is a healing goddess, Renji! You were gored once, and Ichigo was gored twice. That's three gorings in one day, Renji!" Renji made a face at her.

"Ichigo got gored twice? Darn brat always trying to beat me at my record…"

"Oh yes, because that's what's important here." Rukia said, rolling her eyes, and then continued more slowly, "You should have called me, y’know? One big hollow or eight, I want to be fighting beside you, not… not doing this…"

"I know… I'm sorry."

"And it was a slime hollow, Renji, you know I love those!"

Renji chuckled a little at that, "I know, I know, I'm sorry! And hey, we both know the only reason you even like those hollows is because you can just freeze their slime and skate around, while the rest of us go slipping and sliding and bumping into each other like a couple of rabbits on a frozen lake."

“It’s not my fault, you all never learned how to ice skate.” Rukia sniffed.

“Uh huh, because that’s what’s important here.” He said, echoing her. Rukia grinned at him mischievously.

"So, how did you get this hole in your chest, anyway?"

"Well, I was fighting the hollow…" Renji began.

Rukia rolled her eyes, "Yes, I deduced that much."

"And I had just dodged out of the way of an attack…"

"Clearly not very well considering all the scratches on you."

"Shut up. Anyway, I had just dodged out of the way of an attack, successfully by the way, when I saw this kid who had apparently been hiding behind the tree that was behind me."

"Oh,” Rukia said more quietly, “So you got stabbed saving the kid?"

"Oh, no, that went fine. Ichigo held the hollow off while I dropped him off somewhere safer. You should have seen it, we were super cool. Anyway, on the way back, I…uh… slipped on some slime and got stabbed by the hollow."

"Seriously, Renji?!?!" Rukia exclaimed. She had to fight to not throw her hands up in the air at this.

"Whatever, it could have happened to anyone. Besides, I kept fighting, with a hole in my chest I might add, and eventually we killed it. So I sent you a quick text, and then, and only then, did I collapse and lose consciousness. No idea what Ichigo did. Where is Ichigo by the way?"

Rukia pointed with her eyes, "Over there being healed by Orihime. She can heal you both, but I wanted to close you up before I moved you."

Renji turned his head slightly to take a look. Ichigo and Orihime were on the other side of the park, close enough to see their expressions, but not hear their conversation. They were looking at each other softly. Renji smirked.

"Heh, healing up her man, I see. I don't know why they don't just- Ow!" Apparently, while Rukia had no time to kiss him, she had plenty of time to slap him.

"Leave them alone, " Rukia said, going back to her healing, "You know they like to take things slow. Besides," she said, looking at him fondly, "It's not like we have any room to talk."

"Yeah…" Renji agreed, warmly returning her gaze, "Yeah, you got me there."

[stateofsport211]

US Open XD R2: Aldila Sutjiadi/Rohan Bopanna [8] def. Katerina Siniakova/John Peers 0-6, 7-6(5), [10-7] Match Stats

📸 Eurosport LV

K. Siniakova/J. Peers' dominance aged well once Dila/R. Bopanna dialed in, but the latter started turning it around thanks to the adjustments they made on their pace. This way, even though the unseeded pair scored 40 shot winners, which was 17 more than Dila/R. Bopanna, the former committed 16 unforced errors, 5 more than the eighth seed as they got steadily outhit toward the end of the match credits to the latter's point construction.

Interestingly, K. Siniakova/J. Peers had stronger first serves thanks to their first serve dominance, while this match became return-heavy in some critical moments. Despite only landing 58% of their first serves, they overwhelmingly won 85% of their first serve points, 14% more than Dila/R. Bopanna. Somehow, the former's second serve problems in the tie-breaker allowed the eighth seeds to step in, attacking back as they absorbed the rhythm and inject more pace in their follow-up shots.

In tomorrow's quarterfinals, Dila/R. Bopanna will face fourth seeds Barbora Krejcikova/Matthew Ebden, who previously defeated a talented pairing in Iva Jovic/Kaylan Bigun 6-2, 6-3 in a straightforward manner, as it also highlighted a contrast in experience. As the eighth seeds' second-round victory denied a B. Krejcikova v. K. Siniakova showdown, and instead, it brought R. Bopanna v. M. Ebden showdown as regular Tour doubles partners, this could be intriguing to see how their dynamics can be approached in this match, especially on their point construction in this field. It might not be easy, but who knows!

[thecatchat]

The Creation Of Quarry

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In the beginning, the world was an infinite dirt field. It stretched on forever in every direction and the sun never set but instead stayed in one spot in the sky. Everything was still and quiet.

Then something changed.

Two gods, a black and purple dragon and a masked humanish figure, came into existence. They would become known as The Ender Dragon and XD.

The Dragon turned the dirt they stepped on a ghostly white color. XD's ribbons brushed the ground which grew grass that spread out to the ground around it. The only place it couldn't grow on was the white ground created by the dragon, which remained bare.

Time went on and XD grew bored of the emptiness of the world. So, they created life called Villagers. They gave them houses and food and water and watched them grow. The Villagers grew in numbers and eventually, a new village was formed a ways away. Soon after, a third and fourth village came about. More and more villagers were born. More and more villages were made.

The Dragon did not go far from their spot of creation and spent most of their time curled up in a deep sleep. They only awoke to grow their circle of white dirt and to experiment with their powers. Over time, they grew in size along with their circle of white dirt.

One day, as The Dragon expanded their circle, they found a village in its path. They took offense to this and burned it to the ground, along with all the Villagers inside of it. They cried and screamed for XD to save them, but the prayers were answered too late. XD appeared before The Dragon after it had finished the destruction of the village and had continued the construction of its circle.

XD told The Dragon not to burn down its creations.

The Dragon told XD not to keep its creations so close to its home.

The Dragon went back to sleep. XD went back to watching over its creations.

The next time The Dragon awoke, two villages appeared in its path. They were both crushed into dust, along with the Villagers living in them. The Villagers screamed and cried for XD to save them, and this time they appeared while some of them were still alive. XD teleported the remaining Villagers out of harm and into a different village far away.

XD reminded The Dragon not to burn down its creations.

The Dragon told XD that they did not burn down its creations, it crushed them.

The Dragon went back to sleep. XD continued to watch over its creations.

As The Dragon slept, word spread from village to village about the winged monster from the survivers of the attack. Children were warned not to go out at night or they would be eaten by the monster looking for fresh meat. Adults scoffed at the tale and called it a child time story. The villages that could see white dirt in the distance. They prepared.

Bows and arrows. Swords and shields. The Villagers trained and prepared for the attack. XD found their plan amusing and gave them knowledge of enchantments and potions to help them.

The Dragon awoke and expanded their land as it always did. But this time, the Villagers were ready.

The battle was long and hard, but The Dragon, annoyed at the scrapes and wounds the enchantments caused, turned and went back to its home to heal and rest. The Villagers cheered and celebrated their victory and the village settled into a peaceful life. They still practiced their fighting skills and tought enchantments but it was used in tournaments and friendly fights. The villages were no longer preparing for a fight.

The fight came when The Dragon, healed and prepared for the battle, struck in the dead of night and decimated all of the villages that had raised a weapon against them and all of the villages that had been created in the path of their new boundaries.

XD arrived after the first three villages were destroyed and teleported the Villagers that hadn't been killed yet into different villages far away from The Dragons wrath.

XD and The Dragon did not say anything to each other.

They had nothing to say.

The Dragon went back to sleep. XD watched over their creations.

Again and again, The Dragon would awake and expand their home. The Villagers fought back. Sometimes The Dragon would turn tail to lick their wounds. Sometimes The Dragon would trudge through and destroy everything in their path. XD would teloport away the survivors.

Then, after many battles, someone somewhere had an idea. What if the Villagers didn't wait for the attack? What if they took the battle to The Dragon?

The idea took root and sprouted into a full on plan. The Villagers trained hard and with a renewed vigor. They did not plan on simply keeping The Dragon at bay.

They planned on killing The Dragon.

The Dragon awoke from their slumber with the sting of enchanted arrows sticking into their hide. They had been content to let the Villagers live their lives in between each attack. They even found a certain amusement in fighting them. But this was too far.

The Dragon destroyed the army in a fury filled rage. The Villagers did not stand a chance. When they were done, only scattered bones and armor were left to show that an army had even been there.

The Dragon did not go back to sleep.

Instead, they headed out on a war path to destroy every single village.

But XD had been watching over their creations. Their war crys and prayers for strength. They saw through their creations eyes as The Dragon fought back. They knew of the destruction to come. They had had enough of it.

The Dragon skid to a stop at their border as XD floated there, waiting for them. Two gods stared at each other. Both had hit a limit. Neither were willing to back down.

The Dragon let out a mighty roar and let out a burst of flames. The land around the border became scorched and lifeless as the dirt melted into clay and the fire gave the clay an array of colors.

Unafraid, XD approached The Dragons home of white dirt. They thought that The Dragon might be tired from their previous fight and did not expect the speed and ferocity that they were hit with. Knocked backwards, XD slid along the ground and mountains were formed behind them.

As XD got up from the unexpected attack, their cloak ripped as it got snagged on the mountain peaks. A part fell off and settled onto the ground behind it, creating the thick jungle.

The two gods circled each other slowly. XD's tattered cloak flaking and breaking apart as they moved. The peices landed and created the forest below. The Dragons fury was so cold that it froze the land around them permanently and created the tundra.

No one knows who made the first move, but the two titans took to the sky and battled ferociously. They knocked each other to the ground so many times and with so much force, they shaped the infinite land into a sphere and created the ocean.

The battle was long and hard for both of them. Neither one truly gaining the upper hand but both gained sever injuries. It wasn't until the final blows that a winner truly emerged.

The Dragon lashed out with their claws and chiped XD's mask. The blood stained peices fell into the new ocean and became islands. XD lashed out with an enchanted axe and landed the fatal blow to The Dragon. They crashed and skidded to a stop next to the only remaining land, creating the rest of the mountain range.

In their final moments as they bled out on the ground, The Dragon let out a final dying roar that scorched back the sea and created soul sand in its place. They curled up their body, stretched out their wings, and died. The Dragons body and blood seeped into the ground and became the Neather Kingdoms.

Once the battle was over, one thing became very clear: almost everything XD was fighting to protect was destroyed. The only surviving village was a small one, in the last remaining remnants of the infinite grasslands. Even then, the Villagers bore emotional scars from the near apocalypse that befell them.

Looking around, XD realized that the Villagers would not survive for long in this new world. So, with their last bits of strength, they bestowed a variety of gifts apon them.

Some were given wings to catch them when they fall or to soar above the land and see things others can only dream of. Some were given fur to keep them warm in the rain and snow or to help them hide in their surroundings. Some were given tails to use as an extra limb or to keep them balanced as they climbed. And many more gifts would be given in the future.

But before that could happen, XD needed to heal and rest. And so they fell into a deep sleep and could not watch over their creations.

When they awoke they were surprised to see the children of their creations wondering mindlessly. Their body's were whole but missing a vital piece, the soul. Their creations used to create a new soul naturally when they created a new body. So why wasn't it happening now?

XD created another Villager themselves and achieved the same result. A soulless being, this one with fur and wings. No matter how hard they tried they could not create a soul themselves. They felt lost and sad, all that fighting and now their wonderful creations no longer had souls, at least until XD remembered The Dragons dying breath.

As they inspected the sand they realized it contained every single soul The Dragon had ever killed. Countless souls without bodies yet unable to move on. XD had many bodies, all without souls.

It took some trial and error but eventually XD managed to link their creations with the soulsand. The souls of the past became reused in the present and eventually again in the future. It was after they figured this out that XD could actually focus on all of their creations and realize some of them had gifts that they did not give them. Those that had settled in The Dragons corpse.

Many had horns in a multitude of different shapes and sizes. Some had the ability to walk in lava like one would water. Some had the ability to create illustrations with only their mind. Some could heal people while others can kill, both by touch. And so many other things.

XD enjoyed watching these- not Villagers, they're gifts made them too different to be Villagers. People. XD enjoyed watching these People live out their lives and change. Building off the knowledge of not only those around them, but the knowledge held in their souls. It was then that XD decided to sit back and not intervein with the Peoples life's.

At least, for a little while.

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The End

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@inkytrinket-irii here it is! The full myth! Fun fact: I only had the outline, the title, and the first line of this before I started working on it after dinner one night (about 7 or 8 PM-ish) and worked basically non-stop until it was done at *checks time* 2:55 AM in the morning! I was on a roll! I also added and changed a lot of things (a lot of it wasn't even in the outline, the only part I had outlined was the fight) so feel free to let me know if you want to change anything about this!

Also, while I was making this, I was having trouble visualizing the fight so I made a map! I hope that's also okay! Here it is! Same as before, if you want to change anything about this, I am totally cool with it!

Also, when I'm finishing writing this, I haven't heard or seen any sign from you since your last post, so I hope you are doing well! I'm probably going to wait for you to be online before posting it, so that way it doesn't get lost in any of the other things I tag you in!

[spiderling-space]

After teasing Idia’s certain “guide to romance” booklet in Azul ficlet and headcanons, I knew it was Idia’s turn.

I changed one thing about your request. I hope this level of crack will be to your liking.

Italics indicate thoughts

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Idia Shroud

Until now, every time noobmaster69 challenged him, Idia always lost which was embarrassing for a gamer such as him but now he was prepared. Every time noobmaster69 wasn’t online, Idia played against random opponents and Ortho. He practiced for every possible fighting technique he could think of. The noob did not stand a chance against Idia anymore.

Ortho arrived as Idia sent the challenge request. “I know you will win brother!” Ortho cheered for him. Now everything was personal, he needed to win to be a good example gamer for his little brother. Noobmaster69 accepted his request and soon they started playing. Their matches would end when one player wins 5 times. Idia won the first 2 rounds, getting more confident by the minutes. “I knew you would do it, big brother. Only 3 more left!” Then everything started to spiral out of Idia’s control. The noob won 3 times in a row and followed by both Idia and him winning one more time. The score was now 4 to 3 and Idia was losing again, something he could not let it happen.

It did happen. Idia’s hair flared up, turning red. He wanted to shout at his screen and break his keyboard but Ortho was with him and he didn’t want his baby brother to see him that way. When Ortho asked if Idia wanted him to hack the guy’s computer, Idia almost agreed, yet he wouldn’t stoop low for a game. He wanted to win thanks to his gaming skills. Everything was calm until he received a message.

“Don’t be such a noob xD Maybe you will win next time ;))) I doubt it though :D”

That message caused his hair to turn red again. That guy was the most annoying person he ever encountered. Idia was frustrated but at least he had something to look forward following day, the board game club meeting which currently had a new member. (Y/N) was invited by Azul who knew Idia developed a crush on her after a couple interactions. He might have been a pro gamer in the online world and destroyed people behind the keyboard but when it came to face to face talking, he was a noob even though he didn’t want to admit it. His mangas didn’t help him to interact with a girl at all either.

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“Oh, Idia you came finally.” (Y/N) waved as Idia entered.

Speak words, you know some words. Idia hummed in response and took a seat across Azul and (Y/N). Today they were going to play a strategy game that Azul and Idia used to play alone so they had the experience. At least I can win somewhere. Idia thought gleefully whilst a wicked smile forming on his lips.

They played a couple rounds and the all-time winner of the week would be decided in the last round. Azul rolled the dice but the card he picked caused him to fail. Idia was sure he would practice his dice rolling again. Then Idia rolled the dice. I won! He was about to announce his winning only to be interrupted by (Y/N)’s cough. “Are you getting excited to lose, Idia?” Ah, she said my name again! Idia shook his head to collect his thoughts. What did she mean by it? “You see I guessed you would play just like this so I kept this as a last resort. Who would have known that it would work?” (Y/N) chuckled as she showed her cards to Idia and Azul. No no no! How did he lose again? It was her first time playing. This is not possible!

Idia was about to protest but she spoke first. “Don’t be such a noob, Idia. Maybe you will win next time.” She giggled then added, “I doubt it though.”

Huh?

That line…

NO WAY!

Idia.exe stopped working. Please try again later.

Idia’s mind was going haywire and trying to connect the dots. That is exactly what noobmaster said. But that is a guy, not a girl. But noobmaster never said anything about their gender.

“Does he always do this when he loses?” (Y/N) asked Azul.

Idia ignored her question to Azul and asked his own. “Are you noobmaster69?”

“Yes. How did you know? I only got that account a couple weeks ago.”

So I’ve been crushing on the girl who was wiping the floor with me when playing??? Idia was both thrilled and upset to find this out. On one hand, his crush was a vicious gamer but on the other hand, he called noobmaster so many not so friendly names. At least he never wrote those words but he accused noobmaster of cheating once. How will I take that back now? And she is still waiting for an answer. “I am the guy you’ve been beating in Street Wizard.” Idia admitted.

“Nice. Wanna play again? I might let you win this time if you want.” She teased him, causing Idia to blush furiously and his hair blowing up again. “At least you accept your defeat with honor.” She put a hand to his shoulder, kindling his heart. At this rate, I will die from a heart attack.

Idia secretly wanted to have a gamer girlfriend, imaging that they would play together. Now that it became real minus the dating part, he didn’t know what to do.

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*I meant digital distribution platform such as Steam, Uplay (f u ubisoft) and Origin

*Street Fighter reference

I wanted to change my name to noobmaster69 on PS but it was already taken shshhsh

[hazebxtch]

The Prettiest Eyes

Summary: Everything you knew was based off of primal rules of nature, the man who owned you was your Alpha and you, the Omega. 

Warnings: Dehumanizing pronouns (It/That), pretty gender neutral, there isn’t a pairing because I didn’t know who to do, descriptions of gore but mild, despite the Alpha/Omega titles not A/B/O, I think thats all

Word Count: 1,641

A/N: Sorry I literally fell off the face of the earth but life happened, I do have a lot of stories in drafts one might be posted on Wednesday if not Thursday. Also I left this one on a cliffhanger kind of so you can just make up your own ending. I’ll try to upload more and not disappear randomly xD. But thank you for sticking with me, enjoy!

They said that eyes are the windows to the soul. You could tell who a person was, what they are, and what they will be. The prettiest eyes belonged to the prettiest people. The ones with a pure soul and conscience, the ones who were confident and knew what they wanted.

So where did that leave you?

You were many things. You were tainted.

You were broken.

You were used.

You were scared.

But you knew what you wanted.

You wanted to be free. Away from the confines of the walls they built, away from the suffocating experiments, the people here were judging you and you knew it. Treated like a toy for their disposal, the only one who gave you an ounce of pity was left bloodied on the floor. Shot down from the very ones they tried to save you from.

Why was it like this? Why would they keep you? Didn't they see that it was hurting you? Shackled down like the monster you were. The black cloth that blackened your vision, but you could see. You could see the outlines of their bodies that surrounded you, some kind of weapon that summoned fire from its mouth. You could feel the metal of the muzzle on your mouth, rusted from old tears. You could hear the door of your confinement squeak open as you turned your head slightly, seeing a familiar body at the entrance.

The scent was there too, they always had that ashen scent with some smoky wood. The others all smelled the same to you, something strong and fuzzy like powder. The same powder that rested within their weapons, some smelled of a nice smell the company of a woman most likely with the flower scent. When was the last time you smelled a flower? Just before the accident perhaps.

Right before she was taken from you.

Stuck in thought of the only smell you loved being taken from you so violently, you didn’t notice the body from the door right in front of you. She said the scent was Vanilla and Cherry Blossoms, what was vanilla? She showed you the thing she called a Cherry Blossom, Sakura, it looked so pretty. She said the color was pink, how many things were pink?

The force of someone yanking your hair brought you out of your thoughts, in front of you was a white blob of sorts. That was his head. Had he been talking to you?

“You worthless dog, you weren’t listening to a thing I was saying, were you?” his voice heavy with venom, you didn’t speak, he would hurt you if you did. So you just shook your head. It was much better being honest with him than anything else.

“I see you’re being more honest lately, maybe all you needed was to see the consequences of your words, huh?” you didn't respond, he already knew the answer. He loved doing this. Seeing you crumble before him, seeing how worthless you realized you were. “Unchain the thing, we have a fight coming up!” he bellowed to the bodies surrounding the room. You bowed your head, lowering your body till you could feel the cold stone, rough against your head. The falling of the chains as the metal hit the ground only to be followed by a clicking sound to the restraint around your neck. That was when you knew it was okay to get up, rising from your knees with your head bowed.

You have been walking for a while, your room was the farthest from the only place you felt free. You knew you were almost there when they took off the restraint around your mouth, hearing the metal clasps loosen their grasp from the straps. They always gave you enough time to stretch your mouth so it didn’t hurt when you went into the ring. At least they were nice enough to do that, but if only your loyalty wasn’t beaten into you maybe you would be walking for different reasons aside from killing something. If only you had met her sooner, your life could be different, you wouldn’t see yourself as they saw you.

You wanted Mama.

She was so nice to you, she always stood up to the master when it came to you. She was the one who taught you words other than the ones based on your submission. Maybe if she didn’t challenge him she could still be alive, maybe if you just obeyed like the underdog you were. However, that is not what happened. Life was not fair, it was never fair, not when you had ugly eyes. You were an unlucky creature but lucky enough for your alpha to keep you alive.

You couldn’t see the lights flickering but you could hear people fighting from the place you were heading. Coming from your reverie you realized something was wrong, you strained your ears to hear farther but you couldn’t make out much. There was a lot of grunting, you could hear things being destroyed, maybe the wall that separated you from the bodies past the barrier. Before you could stop it, the more primal side of you growled loudly. You could feel the eyes on you, watching your every move as you stopped walking, crouching low to the ground you felt claws come from under your nails. “Omega,” his voice bellowed, a command resting at the tip of it. Was he going to make you stay? Was he going to tell you to go find the source?

That was when you heard shouting coming from behind you causing you to whip your head towards the source. Their footsteps were growing closer and closer, you were waiting for him to spit out a command, any command.

“Take care of them, Omega!” that was all you needed before you sped off on all fours. The patting hands turned to the clicking of claws, heavy breaths turned into snarls, the cloth around your eyes still tight on your head as your face elongated into a snout. You knocked down the first body you found, your claws digging into their flesh before being thrown off by another body. Your body rolled once or twice before your claws dug into the solid rock below you. Shaking your body off of any dirt you let out a low growl as you prepared to lunge at the pair.

You ran towards them, baring your teeth to dig into their flesh. The metallic taste was all too familiar, you tasted it every time you went out into the ring. For a while, you were bouncing from attacking one person to the other. Your claws piercing their flesh, your teeth bared down on them. They were faltering, but so were you. A few times, you opened weakness and they spilled your blood, never anything big but enough for it to hurt. You were recovering from another blow when you heard his voice.

“Omega, come to me!” your head snapped towards the direction of his voice before looking back at the two you were previously fighting. Without a second thought you rushed toward his voice, maybe he’ll reward you for being so obedient. Maybe this was a test, this has to be a test. However, the closer you got to your master, the more aware you were of the fallen bodies covered in that familiar mist of powder and flowers. If they have fallen then you know what was happening, and he wanted you to see. The Alpha is being challenged.

You weaved past some of the figures that tried to stop you, who was it that challenged your alpha, your master. Soon there you were, two bodies circling each other one was definitely him while the other scent was unknown to you. “Omega! Protect me!” he bellowed, why did he want your protection? He was being challenged, there is no protection in a challenge. With a short snarl everyone understood why you didn’t pounce into action, even the devil himself understood how this looked to you.

There was no protection when power was challenged. Everyone stilled as you circled around the pair, watching their movements from your limited view, snapping at the ones who grew a little too close to them. Your master never truly thought through his actions, thinking that he would have never been caught. Drilling into your head that you were the Omega, you listened to him, your Alpha. He taught you the most primal things of an animal, the Alpha could be challenged, whoever won this challenge was your new Alpha. No one dared to challenge him and if they did he always won. This was the day he finally lost, cowering beneath the one who showed him who the true top dogs were, the real Alphas. And in that moment, he knew he lost any and all influence he had over you

The leather of your dark skin dully shined under the lights, your claws tapping against the concrete as you walked towards the winner. Your teeth covered in blood from your previous targets now facing him, head hung low ready to pounce if the Hero said so. All in one moment he knows what your victims feel when faced with you, you were ready to bite, to gnaw and break his bones. “T-tell it to stop! T-they’ll listen to you, I swear I’ll tell you anything just tell that thing to back down” there was a long moment of silence as you crept closer, the saliva that dripped from your mouth landing onto his fine fabrics. You could snap his neck if they told you too, you had ugly eyes, it was your duty. He reminded you of that every moment he could when you were younger. The ugly ones spilt the blood, and you believe him.

“Omega…”

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How Far Would You Go For Love? Part 1

Hey everyone!! Today I got something different for you all. Not Star vs for once. That’s write, I branched out a little and wrote for another series I’m really into. My Hero Academia. I’ve been in love with this show for years and decided it would be fun to actually make something for this fun and entertaining show. So here I am! This story is gonna be for my fav ship in the show: Uraraka x Deku (I don’t know what the ship name is oops ^^;). I love these two dorks and their chemistry and I had to try my hand at writing them! This story is also in first person so I really am stepping out of my comfort zone for this one haha XD I really hope you enjoy! I had a lot of fun with it and I’m pretty proud of the results!! 

I shivered violently as the crisp, cold air sting my face and hands, any semblance of bare skin felt like it was being jabbed with a thousand sharp needles. I scooted closer into the warm body beside me, ignoring any feelings I had in favor of staying warm. I tried to ignore the way the form shifted awkwardly towards me, possibly trying to provide some sense of comfort, either for me or him or both. Thanks to the harsh wind in my ears and loud-pulsing heartbeat I barely heard Deku whisper to me, “It’ll be okay, Uraraka. We’ll find a way out of this.” I knew he was trying to make me feel better, to comfort me in my moment of terror but... well...

Comfort was hard to find when you were a hostage.

At the mental reminder of my situation I licked my lips and shifted uncomfortably, trying to ignore the coarse ropes rubbing up against my wrists or the sharp pain from the movement. My wrists had already been rubbed raw from my pointless struggling, my determination to escape stronger than the pain. 

Of course with every moment I became less and less sure escape was an option. 

 I'm sure Deku didn't feel that way but as always I was well aware just how big a gap there was between us. Deku was a born hero, he saved people without hesitation, and when I was with him I always felt like I could do anything. It’s why I looked up to him and wanted to be by his side. It’s why I strived to be as good a hero as he was someday.

... And it’s the reason I had fallen in love with him.

For a long time I had denied my true feelings for him, justifying them in my own mind to avoid having to face reality, telling myself I just thought he was cool and someone I admired and wanted to be like. But now, faced with the possibility of death or worse, helpless and alone in the hands of a psychotic villain, I no longer had the strength to fight it. If I denied my feelings for him anymore then I might die never coming to terms with them, to let that empty, gaping hole in my heart remain until the end. Because the truth was I had no idea how this all would end. Sure, I knew UA and the other heroes would do everything in their power to save us but-

No, no I can't think like that!I shook my head back and forth to try and rid it of the nasty, taunting thoughts. This isn't the end, it can't be. If I give up then this villain wins. I forced my brain to think straight, to be like Deku, and I took a moment to examine the situation at hand like he would. We were on the roof of some large building, probably abandoned, and although I hadn't gotten a good look over the side, judging by the amount of wind I was being constantly assaulted by we had to be at least 20 stories high. I shivered involuntarily again but forced my brain not to panic. 

Instead I tried to remember how we had ended up in this mess, hoping it would offer me a clue out of it.

 When Deku had first come to me with two special tickets to the grand opening of the All Might museum he had been beyond excited. I had seen him turn into the fanboy I knew and loved before but this was on a whole different level! He seemed almost over the moon at this. He was practically squealing when he told me in his typical Deku ramble how he had spent the previous night sending in what must have been hundreds of contest entries asking basic questions about All Might’s career and judging by the bags under his eyes he most likely hadn’t slept all night because of it. But all that work must have played off cause he was declared the winner.

And then he offered me the second ticket and I thought I might die right there on the spot. While the museum itself sounded cool and everything, it almost felt like Deku was asking me out on a date! Something I had dreamed would happen for months now. It took every ounce of strength I had not to turn into a blushing, flustered mess at the very idea of such a thing.  I tried not to get my hopes too high and overthink it, but I couldn't help but ask why he picked me out of our whole class, considering anyone would be thrilled to go to a place dedicated to our awesome teacher.

He had grown slightly embarrassed by my question and I could still remember the adorable shade of pink on his cheeks as he explained that I was one of the only people who didn't judge him for his fanboy love of heroes. I tried to tell him nobody cared except maybe Bakugo but  before I got the chance Deku had nervously muttered something along the lines of “It’s different with you. I can be myself around you.”  And if my heart was any fuller in that moment it probably would have exploded.

We both decided to keep our 'date' a secret, Deku worried about upsetting the others for not inviting them, while I was more concerned about the girls finding out. I loved them but they were born gossipers, especially Ashido. The last thing I wanted was the whole school finding out that me and Deku were going on a date. Especially since I don't think Deku meant it to be one.

That still didn't stop me from spending a good two hours picking out the perfect outfit though, while trying to ignore my jittery nerves. I kept telling myself that this wasn't a date. That this was just a get together between two friends, nothing more. But convincing my racing heart of this seemed to be an impossible task. All my hard work paid off in the end when Deku spotted me, blushing and muttering under his breath something about ‘me looking really nice’ and how ‘he wished he had changed out of his All Might t-shirt' but I quickly assured him he looked fine and considering where we were headed, would fit right in.

What happened next I remembered all too well. As if I was reliving the same horrible events all over again. 

I can’t believe how lucky I am! Here I am, next to my favorite person in the world, walking side by side with him on a date! Well not technically a date but still it was close enough for me. I can’t stop smiling I’m so happy! Or wait, am I smiling too much? Is Deku gonna think I’m weird cause of how much I’m smiling? I glanced over at my friend, only to find he was too distracted to notice my weird smiling. He was talking to himself or maybe to me, it was hard to tell sometimes, going on and on about something. Probably All Might related if I had to guess. His eyes usually only gleamed like that when talking about his hero. Even if I couldn’t always follow along, I loved listening to how passionate he was about stuff like this and it was hard not to get excited with him, his enthusiasm was contagious.

As I listened to Deku’s adorable rambles, I gave a quick glace up at the towering building coated in All Might’s signature colors of red, white, and blue, his name displayed above the front entrance in bright, flashy letters. 

“Hey look, Deku,” I said excitedly to him. “I think that’s the place up ahead.” I pointed it out to him and his green eyes seemed to be filled with starlight. His whole face was practically glowing, he looked like a kid at Christmas, then again for him this probably was like a second Christmas for him. Before I knew it I was smiling like an idiot right alongside him. Date or not, I was just so happy to be here with him. Today was gonna be great because I was gonna get to hang out with the coolest guy I knew. Without realizing it, my hand reached out for his and to my even greater shock and surprise he actually held it back! I felt my cheeks heating up in a blush while my heart was busy pounding away a mile a minute. I was floating on cloud nine! Nothing my quirk could do could possibly make me feel more like this, like I was walking on air, only Deku had that power over me and I loved it. 

Just before the two of us could enter into the museum, however, a sudden scream reached our ears. The voice was muted and distorted from distance but there was no denying the call for help, nor the fear in the man’s voice. One quick glance at Deku and I knew we were both on the same wavelength, our thoughts for a moment one. Of course, Deku being Deku, he ran into the alley without a second thought, but I was proud to be right on his heels, ready to prove myself as worthy heroes in training and maybe even Deku’s equal. 

We immediately came across the victim, a man crouched on the ground, clutching his chest as if he was in some kind of pain. My lessons kicked in as I did my best to survey the situation: the man was alone so it didn’t seem to be a villain attack, from what I could see he wasn’t bleeding out or in any critical state, although that could be shielded by his arm. I watched as Deku knelt next to him, putting a reassuring hand on his shoulder, asking the standard questions: ‘If he was alright?’, ‘What we could do to help?’, that kind of thing. But for some reason I felt an uneasy twist in my gut. Something wasn’t quite… right. 

Instead of answering his concerned questions, the man simply asked Deku if we were heroes. Something about the tone of his voice set me off, there was no sincerity there, only an underlying malice. But before I could voice these concerns, though, Deku had already replied with a cheerful smile. "Actually we're UA students."

The man smiled and I heard him whisper something dark under his breath, before his hands lashed out and grabbed onto Deku’s arm. 

I saw the look of confusion on Deku’s face before he realized the danger and started to pull away, lifting his leg to kick. The man, however, simply twisted Deku’s body around, holding his arm tightly against his back, the awkward angle looking incredibly painful. I watched as my friend squirmed and screamed in pain, demanding the villain release him. But the look in his eyes was what caught me off guard the most, they looked distinct and half-lidded as if he was struggling to stay conscious. 

“Let him go!” Wasting no more time, I threw myself into the battle, too, determined to free my friend from this villain’s wrath. Whatever he was doing to Deku, I needed to stop it now! I tried to touch him with my fingers, hoping to make him float so taking him out would be easier but he moved out of the way much quicker than I was expecting. He threw poor Deku to the side like he was a worthless ragdoll and for whatever reason, my crush was unable to catch himself as he landed hard on the paved ground, his head no doubt taking quite a bit of the fall, the impact making me cringe. I couldn’t help myself, my concern for my complain greater than my hero training as I turned and shouted, “Deku!” 

And that was the only opening the villain needed as he latched on strongly to my arm. 

The instant he did I felt my head grow fuzzy and everything began spinning in a nauseating circle. I was used to this feeling, thanks to my quirk, and did my best to try and pull away, but his grip was like a vice. Everything started to blur in a flash of colors and noises. I heard Deku scream my name, followed by a grunt, though I couldn’t tell if it was from him or the villain.

I knew we were running out of time to act, so I forced my brain to remember my training as I attempted a move to dislodge his hand from my arm, but thanks to my functionless mind, my movements were too sluggish and slow. I didn’t even have time to react as the man grabbed me by the hair and slammed me hard into the cement ground. My vision began to go black but just before the world faded away, I could hear Deku’s panic-filled scream call out to me, his voice slurred as he began to lose consciousness just like me.

And then there was nothing.

When I finally came to, I had a massive headache unlike anything I had ever felt before. My brain felt like it was on fire and I groaned in agony. I risked opening my eyes only to discover my uncomfortable position as this villain's hostage. I had lost track of how much time had passed since then but my guess was that it had been close to an hour or two.

I let out a slow breath to calm my racing heartbeat. I had to find a way to escape. I just had to! Before- before... well I didn't want to think about that. I had to focus on getting away at any cost. But I was unsure what to even do,I had already exhausted all the other escape attempts I could think of, the few that came to mind. Maybe Deku had an idea?

He probably did but it wasn't safe to ask him, not with the villain pacing back and forth in front of us. I looked over to said villain and noticed he wasn't paying either of us any mind. Which was nothing new, ever since we got here, this unknown villain hadn't shut up about his plans. He had rambled on and on about his goals, about how he would make the heroes pay, how it was thanks to heroes his life was ruined. I had nearly let out a sigh of annoyance the moment he started up his cliche monologue but caught myself at the last second. It felt like every villain I encountered had the same flawed view of hero society. They all wanted to see it destroyed and replaced with their own messed up world. Didn't these guys have anything better to do?

 Now though, he just looked agitated, wringing his hands together nervously as he continued his incessant pacing. I could hear him mumbling something under his breath. It was clear he was becoming unstable. And that boded poorly for me and Deku. I had suspected this person was suffering from some sort of mental illness (after all what sane person would kidnap two high schoolers) and it seemed my suspicions were confirmed. 

What terrified me is what he would do when the little sanity he had left snapped? What would become of me and Deku when he got bored of us? 

The thought turned my blood to ice and I fought back the growing tears of defeat. If this was the end for me and Deku then... 

I cast a longing look at my crush, his eyebrows furrowed and his mouth set in a flat line. There were a few new bruises on his body and I guessed he hadn’t be taken so easily like I had. He looked so unlike the Deku I knew, the one who I had seen not a few hours ago, giddy and full-of-life, and I could feel the tears nearly spilling over just looking at him. This whole ordeal must be affecting him terribly, too. I didn’t want to do this, not here and certainly not now, but I doubted I'd have another chance, so I drew in a shaky breath to try and steady my frayed nerves, gathering what little strength I had left to muster.

"Deku," I squeaked and instantly regretted that decision. Gosh my voice sounded awful, like I had been gargling nails and hadn't spoken in a year. Not to mention the noticeable shake in my tone even though I had tried so hard to fight it. 

It was no surprise then that Deku whipped his head around to face me, his eyes wide and full of concern (most likely for me). When our eyes met though, I felt a small bit of warmth settle inside my cold, tired body. It wasn't enough to completely halt the despair I felt creeping into my mind but it helped to give me a little strength and hope to fight that overwhelming feeling back.

I tried to summon the courage to tell my crush my true feelings, to ignore the darkness and terror we were trapped in and create a small moment of light and love to cling to. But what I wasn't expecting was for Deku to smile at me.

He actually smiled! And I knew that smile better than anyone, I had seen it enough times to know what it meant. He was trying to provide me comfort. In this dark, hopeless situation, Deku still had the courage to smile. It was forced and shaky, his eyes full of fear and the corners of his mouth quivered with the effort of holding it together but it was there! And I was once again reminded of the true strength my friend had and by proxy how little I had in comparison. Before I had a chance to speak he whispered in a shaky but determined tone, "Don't worry, Uraraka. I promise we'll get out of here. I won't let this be the end. I swear."

I had no words with which to reply with but I could feel the tears threatening to spill over. Without thinking I buried my head in the front of his jacket and sobbed. I knew how weak it made me look, that a hero shouldn't behave this way but I couldn't help it. Deku didn't deserve this. He didn't deserve me. Even though he was scared and worried, he still had the strength to try and help me. He was a true hero and it scared me to think that he might not live to prove that to everyone.

Deku didn't say anything to me while I sobbed brokenly. He just let me work it all out of my system. He didn't even fuss over the fact I was completely drenching his limited edition All might hoodie. Instead he just leaned his head on top of my own, the only comfort he could offer with his hands tied uselessly behind him. The gesture only made me sob harder. Because gosh he was too good for me! 

I probably could have stayed like that forever curled up on Deku’s chest, if my loud bawling hadn't unfortunately attracted the attention of our unnamed captor. "Hey shut up you damn brat, before I make you!" He hissed at me, the venom in his tone enough to make me choke on my tears, trying feebly to stop their flow. 

While I was busy with that, Deku shot the man a glare and I felt him curl around me even more in a protective manner. He looked like he wanted to say something but he held his tongue, his attention shifting back to me as he began muttering meaningless phrases in an attempt to comfort me. It took a bit of effort but I finally managed to quiet my sobbing till it was nothing more than small whimpers. 

This seemed to quell the villain (for now) as he went back to muttering to himself and I tried to take this as a small relief. I blinked a few times to clear them of tears and felt shame at the sight of my friends tear-stained hoodie, the whole front of which was soaked in my tears. Deku’s stare was burning into my skin but I kept my head lowered. I couldn't face him after my breakdown. What would he think of me? Here he was being brave and heroic while I broke down over the littlest of things. 

Before the tears could start up again I forced myself to meet Deku’s eye, my heart pounding painfully in my chest. As expected, his look was one of pained sympathy and my cheeks felt like fire from the blush that spread over my face in an instant. I was the first to break eye contact, staring sheepishly at the floor. "Sorry," I whispered, trying to resist the temptation to hide in Deku’s hoodie again. 

"Don't be," he replied with a small shake of his head. "I know this a lot to deal with. I don't blame you for crying." He tried to crack a smile, joking awkwardly, "Beside you've seen me cry plenty of times before."

It was true. I had seen Deku cry more times than I could count but I never saw that as a weakness. When he cried I knew he was just overcome with emotion and was expressing it freely. I respected that. That he wasn't afraid to express himself. So why was it, I felt so ashamed of doing it myself? It just made me feel weak. Like the barrier between him and me had become even wider. I didn't want him to comfort me, I wanted to be strong enough to protect him.

"How are you so calm right now?" I wondered aloud. 

Deku shrugged. "I'm not gonna lie, I'm scared. Really scared," he admitted honestly. A shaky breath before he continued. "But... I have to keep smiling. I have to believe we’ll be okay. That the other heroes will save us. Cause that's what All Might would do. He'd stay strong no matter how bad the odds are."

I couldn't help but admire Deku for a moment. He really was amazing. And if he could keep believing, then I had to do the same. No matter how bad things got. 

Both me and Deku jumped when our captor let out a loud, guttural howl. It sounded inhuman, filled with malice and insane energy. The sound alone was startling enough but the fact that it had happened seemingly at random put me on edge. Whatever sanity the villain had seemed to have finally shattered as he began loudly talking to himself, getting more and more agitated by the second. "They aren't coming. Why aren’t the heroes coming? They should be here. Maybe they forgot. No, no they couldn't have. They must not think I'm a threat. But I am! I need to show them, I-I need to... give them a reason to come. Yes that's it." 

With that the man slowly turned towards us with a long, creepy expression stretched across his face. The little comfort me and Deku’s conversation had brought me was shattered in an instant when I saw the look in the villain’s eyes. Those were the eyes of a corned animal. The eyes of a beast pushed to its breaking point. There was danger in them and I knew at once things were about to take a very, very bad turn. 

For a few tense seconds we just stared each other down, captor and captives waging a mental battle and I had no clue who was winning or losing. The air was so thick with dread I could almost feel it with each breath I took. There was no sound, only silence, but that seemed to have mesmerized the villain, like he was waiting for it to break. And I feared what would happen when that pin dropped and that silence was shattered. 

Then, with no warning, the moment was broken, the villain moving towards us in a flash, a crazed look still in his eye. I flinched instinctively, closing my eyes and waiting for the pain to start. There was no doubt in my mind I would be the target of his rage since I had been the biggest nuisance to him. He would be quick to dispose of me. 

But to my surprise it was Deku who cried out and my eyes snapped open in shock. The villain had a tight grip on Deku’s hair, his fingers laced painfully in his green curls, while the other hand fumbled to undo the knots around Deku’s wrists. But being Deku, he put up a resistance, squirming and making the job difficult for our unknown assailant. Meanwhile, I was forced to watch powerlessly with my own arms bonded uselessly behind my back. I shouted to the villain and kicked my feet but it did nothing to deter him. 

The villain growled in frustration, giving Deku a wild shake that made my stomach twist into knots. He leaned down to hiss in his ear, but I was able to make out the chilling words, "Stop fighting or the girl takes your place instead." 

I watched with horror as Deku calmed his resistance, allowing the man to finish his work still glaring daggers the whole time. No, no this was all my fault. I was being used against him! Deku, the one I loved was about to die to save me. This horrible villain had just twisted my sweet Deku’s heroic nature into something wrong and despicable. 

The villain eventually loosened the ropes enough that Deku was no longer pinned in place, but his hands were still tied tightly behind him, keeping him weak and helpless. I thought I might puke as I watched the man drag my friend away by his hair. By his freaking hair! I could hear the roots tearing but Deku, to his credit, suppressed any screams through gritted teeth. 

I continued to scream and thrash in my bounds, desperate to help my friend, to save the boy I loved from this nightmare. I could feel hot, sticky blood dripping from my wrists, every movement painful from where I had rubbed the skin raw struggling but still I fought. I refused to give up. Not until Deku was safe. "Let him go! Leave him alone!"

Deku didn't give up either, determination hidden behind the fog in his eyes as his body glowed green. I recognized the power of his quirk immediately, the air itself filled with electricity as he swung a leg towards the villain in his signature shoot style and I sucked in a breath, daring to hope this terror might finally end.

But Deku’s reflexes had been dulled thanks to whatever this villain's quirk was and his movement’s sloppy and formless, at least compared to the lightning fast attacks I was used to seeing from him. Our capture was able to easily snatch Deku’s leg before it made contact with his face, a new look of dark fury flashing in the man's crazed eyes. 

And then he began to twist Dekus ankle, my crush struggling to hold back his pained whimpers. He moved slowly, so slowly, and oh gosh I don’t think legs can bend that way! I was gonna be sick, I wanted to look away but it was as if I was under a spell, mesmerized by the horrible display, while my brain and mouth begged and screaming for it to end. But he just kept twisting,

 ...and twisting,

 ......and twisting,

Until...

Snap!

Deku’s blood curdling scream burned itself into my subconscious and I watched with teary eyed vision as my friend writhed on the ground, his foot twisted at an awkward angle, already red and swelling. My heart ached inside my chest. It hurt so damn much to see my crush and best friend hurting so much, while I was powerless to help him. I felt sick, my stomach in knots and my blood cold. Without realizing, I had stopped struggling, I lacked the strength to even raise my arms. It felt like my heart had just shattered along with the bones in Deku’s leg.

And then, while the two of us writhed in our own agony, the villain started to laugh. Actually laughed! 

And I saw red.

I was not an angry person, far from it, but that laugh, that sinisterly gleeful chuckle, made me feel for the first time ever true unyielding rage. And it scared me.

My struggles renewed stronger than ever, I didn't care if I ripped my arms off! I was stopping this! For a second I had a flicker of a thought, wondering if this was how Bakugo felt all the time.

As I fought valiantly against my bonds I watched as the villain slowly pulled open his coat and a glint of silver metal caught my eye. 

My heart froze and I could see from the corner of my eye the fear in Deku’s eyes as the gun was pulled free from its holster. The man seemed amused by our fear, a cruel, wicked smile splitting open his lips revealing a layer of crooked teeth. The villain soaked in the power he held, taking his dear sweet time as he cocked the deadly weapon. 

The click caused tremors through my body, the realization that all of this was actually happening hit me hard. There was a real weapon before me and right now it was loaded and ready to kill. 

The barrel was soon aimed and level with Deku’s head and despite how brave and strong he was I heard a tiny whimper escape his throat.

And I lost all sense of self control.

I pulled violently against the thick ropes, blocking out the pain completely as I twisted my arms as much as I could in any attempt to get free. I didn't have time to waste, in a matter of seconds Deku would be dead. Finally I heard a loud snap behind me and I had no idea if that was the ropes or my wrists themselves, all I knew was that I was free.

 I scrambled to my feet, running at the villain as fast as my sore legs could carry me. I didn't hesitate, I didn't think, I was reacting on protective instincts right now, my only goal to keep Deku alive. I slammed hard into the man's back, jabbing my elbow into the center of his spine, just like I had been taught. I knew this wouldn't be enough to knock him down, his stature was much greater than mine, so I reached out for the gun hand, my fingers just barely managing to brush skin, but that was enough for my quirk to do the job. 

The shift in weight was enough to knock us both off our feet. On the way down I heard a loud bang next to my ear, causing it to ring loudly. The ground was much harder than I expected, my body skidding painfully across the rough terrain. I could feel skin being scraped off, the pain sending jolts to my stunned brain. When I came to a stop my whole body was radiating pain, I could feel every gash and bleeding cut as they throbbed in agony. 

 But I quickly shoved all of this to the side, focusing my attention back on my hurt friend. Deku looked shaken up, his leg still twisted at an unnatural angle but other than that was no worse for wear. I could see a tiny indention in the ground next to his head and realized the bullet must have missed him by mere inches. 

But at least it did miss.

Deku’s eyes were wide in what I could only assume was shock and fear, his gaze locked on me and me alone. I had never been happier to see those green irises in my life, the relief that he was still alive and breathing far greater than anything my battered body could complain about. Deku was still alive, that was all that mattered. 

He was safe and I could rest.

 But just before I could collapse and sleep for a hundred years, I heard a familiar voice yell to me, the tone dark, twisted, and most of all angry. "You bitch!" 

I glanced up to see a new terrible sight. The villain was still alive and he had his gun. Thanks to my quirk he was currently suspended in the air, his body doing slow turns. I must have hit him harder than I thought because he was dangling over the side of the building, a long, deadly drop waiting just below his feet. 

The look in his eyes... that was the look of a killer and I knew at once I had made a terrible mistake. 

"You're gonna regret that," he hissed at me, venom dripping from every syllable. He once more raised the gun and I flinched, expecting to be staring down the loaded barrel. But instead, he pointed the gun at Deku and fear clenched my chest. 

"I'm gonna make you hurt," the monster said, grinning at my pain. He knew where I was vulnerable, we both could see it and one of us was too late. 

I tried to stand, maybe I could shield Deku or push him out of the way somehow but my body refused. It was failing me at the worst possible second. 

I saw the terror in Deku’s eyes as they jumped from the gun to me and then back to the gun. 

"Your boyfriend is dead, ya hear me!"

My brain scrambled for an idea, searching tirelessly through my limited options for some way out of this mess.

But I didn't have one.

Nothing would work.

It was over.

My heart squeezed painfully in my chest as Deku tried to reason with the villain, trying to delay his death. "Please, you don't wanna do this."

I saw the man's finger slowly pressing against the trigger and I knew I was out of time.

Out of options.

Only one thing would save Deku now.

My hands moved on their own, my fingers pressing together as a strangled cry escaped my throat. "Release!"

And then the villain vanished.

Disappearing over the side of the building.

His echoed screams reached my ears, every second growing softer.

Softer.

Softer...

And then they just stopped.

The abrupt silence caught me off guard. After the rush of terror and adrenaline that had been so present a moment ago, the peaceful atmosphere that remained felt strangely out of place. A cool breeze tickled my sweaty face, blowing my hair and ripped clothes all over the place. 

Was it really over?

It had all happened so fast that my brain took a moment to process it all. All I could do was stare at the spot the villain had just been, before he -before I-

My hands flew to my mouth as I choked back a sob.

No.

No I didn't.

I-I couldn't have.

That was impossible.

But I had.

I had just killed someone. 

A feeling of guilt unlike anything I ever felt before hit me at once as the reality of my situation sunk in. I had just broken one of the only rules a hero had to follow. I was a murderer. My breaths had become shuddery and shaky as I fought back the tears that threatened to spill.

In a desperate attempt for comfort I looked to Deku, hoping he could somehow make this whole, nightmarish situation better. But the face I was greeted with was anything but soothing. Deku was staring at me with wide, pained eyes, his body tense as he regarded me and he flinched when I turned his way. Almost like he was afraid of me. The normally bright green of his eyes that I loved to look into had darkened greatly. I could see the judgement in his eyes, I could feel the disappointment from where I was. Deku saw me for what I had become, a killer, someone unworthy of being a hero. Someone unworthy of Deku.

I felt sick, bile rising at the back of my throat and I whimpered struggling to hold it back. But I could no longer fight off the tears, Deku's dark expression had been my breaking point. The tears flowed freely down my cheeks, burning my skin. 

I sobbed pitifully, burying my face in my hands as pain and guilt racked my body. How could I do that? How would I ever be able to face my classmates again after what I had done? How could I call myself a hero? 

 Warm arms wrapped around my torso and I tensed in surprise, looking over with tear-stained vision to see Deku. Deku was hugging me. I had wanted that for so, so long and now I couldn't even enjoy it. I didn't deserve to enjoy it. His eyes were full of sympathy and I could see tears forming in his own vision, but that just made the pain worse.

I didn't deserve to be forgiven. Not by him, someone who was already a greater hero than I could ever hope to be.

"Its okay, Uraraka," he whispered, tightening his hold as my sobs only grew. "It's not your fault, it'll be alright."

Not my fault? Was he blind? No. Leave it to Deku to sugar coat reality, to see the light in the endless darkness. He somehow didn't believe it was my fault when it so clearly was. 

"I'm so sorry," he muttered and I felt something wet drip on my shoulder. 

He was apologizing. Why? I was the one who killed that guy. This was my fault, not his. 

I couldn't stop crying, no matter how much I tried to silence my pitiful sobbing, I couldn't. My body and mind had taken all it could handle and it needed to feel no matter how much I wanted to suppress this. 

I couldn't escape this. This feeling was my burden to bear now.

The cold wind swept over my body, chilling me to the bone. For a long time, I just sat there, weeping in Deku’s arms as he spoke soft words of comfort to me, holding me as if I might break. As if I deserved forgiveness. But I didn't. I had saved Deku from death but at the cost of my own morals. 

And the part that scared me the most was that I didn't regret it.

Despite the heaviness on my heart and soul, the guilt that was seeking to crush me and pull me under, at the end of the day it didn't matter. Deku was alive. He was safe. 

And nothing else mattered but that.

Part 2 coming... whenever I can finish it ^^;

[dragongirl642]

Bumblebee x reader x Swindle

Author note: Reader is gender neutral (which is getting easier the more I do...yay) so come one come all.

There are two endings, depending on who you choose.

Third Person:

(Y/n) (l/n) was a perfectly average, normal person. At only (y/a) years old they liked enjoying the simpler things in life; hot cocoa and a blanket on a chilly winter afternoon, a towel and time at the beach on a scorching summers day or sitting on a window seat reading a book as the rain falls outside.

However, now was not one of those nice moments.

 Your pov:

For one it was pouring with rain, ‘my new jacket’s getting soaked…not only that but a murderous robot is chasing me’.

I run as fast as I can, pumping my arms just how I’ve seen the Olympians do. This really is my big debut. I grabbed a lamp-post as I ran past to swing quickly round the street corner down a narrow slipway. I kept going even as the sound of the jet roared past the opening of the too narrow slipway. Good thing I kept running for I soon heard the sound of giant footsteps as the being struggled to push its way after me.

I shot out the other end of the slipway and sprinted for the looming towers of junk before me. I rounded a couple of corners in the junkyard and practically dove under the rusted corpse of a car. ‘Well, at least I’m out of the rain’.

The floor shook with the vibrations caused by that thing as it called out in a mocking voice.

“Come out, Come out little organic. Come bow before the soon-to-be ruler of this world.”

I gasped as the car was lifted off me and thrown back. The jet-robot standing above me. My eyes widened as I saw the bottom of its foot descend towards me. I was so scared, I couldn’t even close my eyes as my death became a suddenly not-so-distant reality.

“SCHZRK”

The sound of ‘is that laser fire’ came from above me and the foot rapidly left my vision as the robot was blasted bag by a zigzagging stream of light.

“Get away from the girl Starscream!” a voice yelled just as giant feet passed over you once more. A red and blue robot holding an axe attacked the jet robot along with a green bulky robot, a gold and black robot and a yellow robot.  

The yellow robot called out taunts as he shot the streams of light at the robot again. “Yeah Screamer, back off!”

The jet, ‘or Starscream as he seems to be called’, fell back over the upturned car he had thrown off me.

“Curse you Autobots!”

With wide eyes I watched as Starscream scrambled to his feet and with a backflip, transformed into a jet and took off; leaving all the other robots to turn to look at me.

“Hehe…uh thank you for saving me but I’ll be going now.”

Spinning on my heel, I take off running. No destination in mind, just anywhere but here. A giant, yellow hand grabs me, lifting me into the air.

“Waaahhhh!” I struggle to get out of the robots grip. I’m turned to face the red and blue robot.

“Please remain calm, we wish you no harm.” The green one cut in, “in fact we just saved your life”.

I stopped struggling but my heart and mind were racing. I wracked my brains, trying to think of a way out this mess. I started seeing dark spots, I started holding my breath I was that scared. I took a deep breath to try and calm down, not noticing the Autobot’s worried looks as the sudden influx of oxygen causes me to pass out.

 ---------------------------Timeskip to the autobot base---------------------------

 I awoke to large chocolate brown eyes looking into my own (e/c) ones. I screamed, waving my arms I pushed the figure away and fell off of a sofa onto a hard, concrete floor.  I sat up, rubbing my side as I cautiously looked around. My eyes falling on a young girl, looking quite startled at my outburst.

“Uh…sorry for screaming in your face.” I apologised thoroughly embarrassed with my actions. She just stares at me before breaking into a broad smile.

“That’s ok…nice to meet you…I’m Sari.” She holds out her hand and I give it a little shake.

I stand up and brush myself off. Just as I was about to ask where I was this little girl launches into a full-blown speech about how I was rescued by the Autobots and the Decepticons and how I should be so grateful that they had been there to save me from Starscream. I mostly shut down but some things got through.

‘Ratchet? Optimus? Weird names…and who calls their kid Bulkhead? Even better…who calls their kid Bumblebee?’

The floor shifted below me; vibrations, in the pattern of footsteps, jolting me out of my reverie. ‘OH NO! NOT MORE ROBOTS!’

I looked around frantically for a place to hide. There was a TV with some cabinets just beyond the sofa…and some lockers against the wall. I had to protect us both…hiding seemed like the best option.

I picked up the girl, abruptly cutting off her speech and leapt the sofa. Adjusting her in my arms, I ignored her protests and sprinted for the wall. I opened the locker dove inside and shut us both in.

“Sari?” A really nice voice with a definitely robotic timbre sounded in the room. The girl in my arms squirmed and was about to yell out when I clapped my hand over her mouth; making shooshing motions frantically.

“Sari you there? Wait the other girl’s gone too. Sari come out! No hiding! Sari!” The voice showed panic. The girl in my arms squirmed even more fiercely, kicking the locker door, her pigtails getting in my mouth.  

My heart leapt into my mouth as the door to the locker was wrenched right of its hinges.

Bright blue ‘eyes?…uh optics?’ stared in. They looked into my eyes and although I was petrified, I also felt this calm; the childish light within these blue orbs piercing my very soul.

The girl wiggled out of my loosening arms and bolted from the locker.

“Are you crazy lady!...you almost squished me” She yelled. I snapped out of my trance and looked between her and the robot.

I slowly stepped out of the locker as the robot backed up and stood, grinning broadly.

“I’m sorry…uh Sari was it? Who’s your friend?”

The girl perked up all, all grudges lost; and began excitedly introducing me to her friend Bumblebee.

 ------------------------Timeskip for excitable Sari-------------------

 So I’ve met the Autobots…they’re not going to kill me so I feel slightly safer. Sari was a nice kid, ‘If she can survive being with these Autobots, then so can I.’ Being here every day for the past 3 weeks has helped as well. (It’s the summer holiday so if you’re a student…I got you covered).

The only one I would really watch out for is Ratchet, ‘a.k.a grumpy bot’, and Prowl, ‘since I never know what he’s thinking’.

Optimus was overbearingly good, Bulkhead was kind and Bumblebee was just overall cute. ‘Wait did I say cute…I meant hyperactive and loud and playful and adorable and…losing my train of thought again’.

Right now, I was sitting on the couch in the Autobot’s, base of sorts. Sari on my left and Bumblebee on my right. The two were playing a videogame and I was cheering them on.

“Player 1 wins!”

“Ahh Bee no fair” Sari groans, while I grin and pick up the controller.

“I play winner!” I call.

Sari sits up her failure forgotten…“kick his can (y/n).”

I turn towards the screen, annoyed as I see Bee’s character is already winning. I mash buttons in a bid to regain the ground I’ve lost.

‘The only way I could win now is if Bee got distracted…’ an evil thought creeps into my mind.

“Cute aft Bee,” I say catching the young bot off-guard, he splutters and looks at me wide-eyed; completely forgetting the game…which I win.

“Player 2 wins!”

I look at Bumblebee triumphantly, “Looks like I win then.”

He frowns, faceplate scrunched up in annoyance, “No fair (y/n) you distracted me.”

I just shrug, “ah, c’est la vie.”

“Who wants to go for a race?” Sari’s comment instantly perking up Bumblebee.

I had recently acquired an Urbana 500 (get the reference XD) in black with red accents, ‘I had considered getting yellow but I was sure bumblebee, and definitely Sari, would notice the coincidence.’

I bounced off the sofa and began running to a door. “The last one out’s a rotten egg!”

Just as I planned Bumblebee bounded over my head and through the door, ‘I wonder how long it’ll take him to figure out he’s gone the wrong way?’ I chuckled as I promptly turned a 180 and jogged for the real exit. Sari laughing herself as she jogged alongside me.

We jogged into the bright sunshine, I lifted a hand to shield my eyes as I leaned against the door of my car. Soon enough Bumblebee came sprinting out the opening, “Oh man does this make me the rotten egg…uh Sari, what’s a rotten egg?”

She just motioned him down and told him the answer.

“Eww, Sari…I don’t wanna be a rotten egg.” Was the disgusted reply.

“Calm down Bee, just race (y/n)…I’ll referee.” Was the nonchalant Sari’s reply.

I got in my car while Bee transformed.

The engine started with a purr and Bee gave a competitive rev.

Sari Scrabbled atop a nearby dumpster and stood on top of it. “Okay, first to get the junkyard and back wins!” she called.

I smirked competitively and glanced to my side to look at Bee, he was practically vibrating with excitement.

“Hey Bee, what do I get if I win?”

“I don’t know what do you want?” came his reply, “Better yet, if I win (y/n), you have to…go on a date with me!”

He called over his wish just as Sari yelled: “Go!” Bee roared forward, I stalled a second, shocked by his request; before shooting forward myself.

‘Sneaky bot just used my own trick on me; He can’t have been serious…could he?’

We raced around corners; soon were speeding down empty back roads and deserted streets, trying to one-up the other.

We turned a corner into the junkyard, there were two paths; Bee went right and I went left. I gunned the engine, zooming forward and round a corner at breakneck speed.

I could see where our two paths connected again and headed for the exit as one path. I pushed the accelerator all the way down, hoping to get in front of Bee.

“SUCCESS!”

I was now in front of Bumblebee, ‘That means I’m winning J…now to really annoy him.’  I slowly pressed the brake, if I slowed it would force Bee to slow as well, ‘And we all know Bee loves to go fast.’

But something was wrong, “MY BRAKE’S NOT WORKING…BUMBLEBEE HELP!!!”

I kept the car going straight but a bend was coming up, I turned the wheel but the car just began to spin. A wall of junk loomed over me. Only for the car to drastically slow; I looked out my window to see Bee holding on to my car, stopping it completely.

I opened the door and stumbled out, Bee looking at me worriedly; “Are you okay (y/n)?”

I nodded shakily, my brain trying to unscramble the fact that I almost died…again.

“Uhh…(y/n), you sure you okay? Let’s call off the race, we’ll have Ratchet check you back at base.”

I smiled faintly up at the bot, ‘But this behaviour is strange for Bee, he would never call off a race, and to want to bother Ratchet…for me? Could that earlier statement have been a real request and not a joke? What is up with him?’

While I unscrambled my thoughts and Bee worried none of us noticed a Decepticon come strolling along.

“Well well well, what have we got here…a little Autobot and”, the voice stalled for a second, “its pet.”

An unknown voice spoke from behind Bee, a purple and gold/brown (I’m not sure what his second colour is called, being slightly colour blind does not help…anyone know?) Decepticon strolled up. Before my mind caught up I just blurted out, “Who are you?”

He just smirked and proclaimed “Why Swindle’s the name, trading’s the game...would you like to peruse my wares or have you got something to sell?”

Bumblebee stepped in front of me protectively so I couldn’t see anything around his foot. “You’ll leave her alone Swindle!”

“I never turn down a potential customer, so what will it be Autobot?...I have a nice voxian ray shield, or, for a one time offer...one beating completely free of charge.”

“As if Con!”

Knowing what was coming I sprinted into my car for cover. I ducked down in the backseat and covered my ears, eyes closed, but that wasn’t enough to drown out the loud sounds of fighting outside.

When silence descended, I peaked my head up. Seeing the yellow of bumblebee’s foot just outside the door I open the car door and step out. “So Bee, you sent that Con packing then?” Hearing no reply I look up, my eyes widen to see an unconscious Bumblebee being held up by the Decepticon Swindle.

“Guess again (y/n)!”

‘How does he…?’

Smirking the Con threw him to the floor, the smallest grunt of pain escaping Bee. “Nice folks the Nebulans...they sell some nice weaponry too.”

I ran to Bee, all the while yelling at Swindle “You fragging pile of scrap, what did you do to Bee?”

The Con just smirked at me, “Oh he’s just in stasis and he’ll wake up in a couple of cycles with one pit-spawned processor ache…which reminds me.”

I was snatched up into purple servos and carried off.

“Hey put me down!”

No reply, but Swindle transformed around me, with a small cry off surprise I found myself in the driver’s seat of an armoured Humvee; held tight to the seat by my seatbelt. I raised a foot to kick the dash when a surge of electricity knocked me out cold.

 ----------------Timeskip in darkness----------------------------

 I woke up on a soft, comfy surface; I was also very warm. A rumbling sound could be heard and whatever I was on seemed to be vibrating. I opened my eyes to see I was still held captive within Swindle's vehicle mode. ‘My seatbelt’s gone.’ I stirred, reaching for the door handle. ‘Maybe he’s asleep.’

“Ah ah ah, no escaping for you.”

He transformed again, I was thrown about in the air to land on the Con’s outstretched palm. “Thought you might like to stay warm while you were in stasis…I’ve heard how fragile you organics are.”

I looked up in confusion, “I thought all you Cons didn’t care about humans.”

This made the bot pause a second, he soon recovered and countered with, “We don’t, I just need you in good condition for a sale I’m hoping to make. Plus I’m only a Decepticon second, I’m a business-bot first.” He was wearing a self-satisfied grin as he gave his answer.

I rolled my eyes, ‘now his behaviour makes sense.’

Swindle carried me over to a huge table, ‘obviously not made for humans’, and put me down on its pitted surface. He pressed a button on the underside of the table and what looked like a glass edge emerged from the sides, ‘they’re either a safety measure to stop me falling off the table or see-through prison bars.’

I glared at Swindle’s back evilly, then turned my attention to my prison; ‘I’ve got to find a way out of here.’

I looked around. The room was obviously part of some sort of cybertronian ship, everything was gigantic; to me at least. Three large doors led out; where to, is unknown. ‘Anywhere but here would be great.’ Mentally rolling my eyes I turned my attention to a way to the floor. ‘Baby steps (y/n), baby steps.’ The pitted surface of the table actually held more dips and holes then I had first registered. I casually strolled, ‘real not suspicious like’, over to one of the, to me, gaping, chasms in the table.

I looked down, the hole actually led down into a dark tunnel; with the amount of light I have, I can distinctly see it curving to the left. The walls of the tunnel, in turn, have many dips and curves so if this leads nowhere I could still climb out.

With a glance over my shoulder to make sure Swindle was occupied, I slid down into the tunnel.

I slid around the slight bend and straight down the gently sloping tunnel; just as it began to level out and I thought I was going to stop sliding, I was heading feet first down another tunnel that had opened up below me, going straight down. With a startled gasp I hurled down. I was so shocked I couldn’t even scream, my life flashed before my eyes. This tunnel then began to curve, my back making contact with the, now extraordinarily smooth, surface. It levelled off completely. An end to this mad ride could be seen ahead in the form of light. ‘An opening! What if it’s a sheer drop?’ My thoughts were less than pleasant as I rocketed into the light.

I was blinded and sliding along a flat surface at great speed. I forced my eyes open and almost screamed at the sight before me, I was on the floor, HEADING STRAIGHT FOR SWINDLE’S FOOT!

I pressed with my right foot and hand to try and turn myself. It worked…barely, I just missed Swindles pede and instead slid straight into the wall.

‘Oh for the love of…’ My side slammed into the wall, pain flared along my side. ‘Did I hear a crack? I’m not sure.’

“Are you o…!”, again Swindle caught himself, “Well now…that wasn’t very clever of you.”

Swindle’s voice sounding from above, his annoyed tone easily betraying his mood. He gave an irritated huff and bent down, picking me up off the floor. My tiny human form cradled in his servos, he walked out through a door into another room.

This looked to be some sort of medical bay, I recognised a few of the tools from Ratchet’s toolbox.

In a corner of the room, another table was situated with, what looked like, a cybertronian version of an open dollhouse.

I was placed down beside the house; cradling my arm. The whirs of Swindle transforming sounds behind me but I ignored him; instead opting to run inside the dollhouse to keep as far away from the con as I could.

The open half rooms had doors which led into another layer of rooms…‘ones the con can’t just reach into’.

The door closest to me was slightly ajar, I sped through it and shut it tight behind me. Plunged into a darkness I stood, tensely waiting for any sound from beyond the door. My breathing echoed in the quiet and I strived to hold my breath. I slowly inched along the wall to my left, hoping for another way out. My hand passed over a small square pad in the wall which glowed for a moment.

A click came from behind me and the room was flooded with light. A gasp leaving me as I shielded my eyes from the assault.

When my eyes had adjusted I turned to look at the room I was trapped in. I saw an odd arrangement of human furniture. A desk, a bed, a fridge and a chair. What caught my eye the most, was the small pinboard on the wall leaning against the wall on the desk…covered in pictures of me.

I walked over and studied them. I was just staring, really worriedly, at the photos of me out shopping, or at the park, or with Bumblebee…but bumblebee had been cut out of the photo. ‘Well…this explains how he knew my name.’

A couple of the photos had cybertronian writing on them. I couldn’t read it but something suspiciously like a heart was drawn on one of them.

“What are you doing!?” Swindle’s voice, though a lot less robotic, sounded behind me.

I spun around, eyes wide to see a human around my age, but in a purple suit with a gold/brown shirt with a black tie. He had black hair and shockingly bright, violet eyes. He looked at me with anger, ‘and fear?’, in his eyes.

“Let me ask you again. What…are…you…doing?”

I looked in shock at this human version of Swindle. “Wha…how…I’m…uh” I stuttered.

He stomped over, grabbed my arm and practically dragged me from the room. I stared at him as I was led from the room, my arm protesting as we moved. He was blushing heavily…and then it hit me.

I yanked my arm out of Swindle’s grip, although it really hurt, and confronted him. “There isn’t any deal is there.”

It was more of a statement than a question and he knew it.

He shuffled his feet, refusing to look me in the eyes, “No…there isn’t…not for you. I saw you with Bumblebee and I felt…”

I looked at him in shock. However, this soon morphed into anger.

I then proceeded to rant at the ashamed con, cutting him off. “So you kidnap me and hurt my friend all for some stupid crush!”

He forced himself to meet my eyes and yelled at me, this time cutting me off, “There’s no deal for you because you’re priceless! I would never sell you to the Decepticons. I admit that was what I first thought when I first saw you with that Autobot. But…you were laughing and beautiful and the sun just gleamed in your hair and I felt this feeling in my spark. I knew I had finally found someone I would never trade.”

My heart jumped at that but instead I scoffed; looking to the side I said, “The Autobots told me you’d sell your own mother for…” I stopped. When I looked back I saw bright tears gleaming in Swindles eyes. I only caught a glimpse of one rolling down his cheek before he promptly dissolved into pixels and vanished. I stared at the spot he had just been only to look to the edge of the table when I heard the familiar transforming sounds. Swindle stood looking down at me; he raised one servo and rested it on the table, his optics focused on spot just behind me, deep in thought. Eventually, his pain filled optics met my eyes and I tensely waited for his next move.

Swindle looked at me, exvented heavily and, honestly, I considered running when Swindle suddenly snatched me up in his servo. He swiftly walked out of the room and down a metal corridor. Silence descends as I’m carried to an unknown destination.

I open my mouth to ask where Swindle is taking me when….light blinds me. Swindle had opened a cybertronian size door that led outside. I rubbed my eyes; while they adjusted I was lowered to the floor. I landed on a soft cushion of crushed grass and looked up at Swindle; questions in my eyes.

The cybertronian purposely turned away from me and drew a communicator out of his hammerspace under his chest. He straightened his back and tapped on the symbol on its screen before a window popped up, showing an angry Bumblebee.

“What! Swindle…What have you done with (y/n)!” the irate Bee yelled down the link.

“Nothing you need to worry your head about Bumblebee…in fact they’re all yours. I’m sending you coordinates…meet me there if you want your pet back!” With a final self-assured smirk, the bot cut the link.

Once the screen went black, the bots entire demeanour changed again. He seemed to shrink, his servos clenched into fists and his optics were shinier than usual. Small half-hearted chuckles left his prone form and one servo then moved to rest over his chassis. Those were the only glimpses I saw before he promptly transformed into his alt-mode.

“Get in.”

I complied, not daring to disobey the now frankly unstable bot.

As I sat in the passenger seat, the seatbelt automatically tightening around me, I jerked as Swindle suddenly did a 180 and sped off. We zoomed around trees and through dense thickets; his alt-mode jerking and bouncing over roots, however his seatbelt kept me firmly in place, (almost protectively). Eventually, we emerged onto a road. Turning left we began a smoother ride towards wherever Swindle’s coordinates were.

Guilt racked my mind and I decided to at least try and soften the blow for the poor mech. “Swindle…” I trailed off, not really knowing what to say.

He stalled for a short moment then carried on as before.

“There’s nothing you could say (y/n)…I know you’re going to say I can’t buy love or force you to stay. It doesn’t matter now.”

I looked at my lap, hands folded; tense and overwhelmingly filled with self-loathing at the moment. But I looked up when I heard the sound of the dash opening in front of me.

A small black velvet box rested in the small compartment.

“If you care you’ll take it.”

 (Two endings here…skip down for Bumblebee’s)

 Swindle ending:

I stared at the box and went over what it could possibly be in my head. I snapped out of my reverie when a feeling of great sorrow, not mine, washed over me and I saw the compartment beginning to close. Without thinking my hand snatched out and grabbed the box; just in time, brushing the dash as it did so. Swindle almost imperceptibly shivered and I just held the box in my lap. I looked out the window to see us slowing and coming to a stop in…the junkyard. ‘How fitting.’

Bumblebee stood rigid in front of us and Swindle’s transformed. I fell into his servo and took a second to adjust.

The sound of Bee’s stingers powering up reached my ears. “Give (her/him) back Swindle!’

“Calm your gasket Autobot, here you go…they were useless to me anyway.”

Bumblebee looked shocked as Swindle calmly walked over and deposited me into his hurriedly transformed servo; however, Swindle’s callous words didn’t match his sorrowful tone and certainly didn’t hide the energon leaking from his optics. Without any further ado, Swindle transformed and sped off.

We both stared after the mech; Bee with shock and me with…something else.

While Bee was distracted I hurriedly stuffed the box in a pocket; the motion drawing Bumblebee’s attention.

“Are you alright (y/n)? Did he hurt you? Don’t worry I’ll get you to Ratchet!”

The worried bot transformed around me and took me back to the base.

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 Turns out I had fractured my arm and a rib; Ratchet had had Bumblebee take me to a human hospital to get patched up. After that, I had asked him to take me home, which he had reluctantly done. The concerned bot would only leave after I promised, four times, to call if I needed him. Though that didn’t stop him and Sari dropping round unannounced a few times.

It had been a few weeks now and I was sat on my bedroom’s window seat; cup of hot cocoa in hand, watching the rainfall.

Bumblebee had sent me many calls and requests to come to the base but I had always made some excuse. ‘Recovering or not wanting to be around giant robots when one had kidnapped me, being the main ones.’

I glanced at the box sat on my bed. With a sigh, I put down my drink and walked over to pick it up. I sat on my bed and debated with myself, once again, whether to open it or not. For the first time, curiosity won and I flicked the catch.

Lifting the lid I was confused to see a futuristic looking purple and gold/brown memory stick.

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 I had held out 2 days before finally deciding to see what was on the memory stick. In the meantime I had been wearing it on a string around my neck, (I don’t know why…so don’t ask me why).

Sitting at my computer; I plugged it in and decided to view its contents.

A load of images and videos/recordings were on it; there were hours of footage. They were labelled so that each image was paired with a video or extract of sound.

I opened the first image; another of me. ‘Well that’s not creepy at all, is it’ I thought sarcastically. On the other hand, the footage proved to be quite different.  

The first paired piece was a voice recording, I pressed play;

“I saw that human today with the Autobot. I wonder how much Megatron will pay for an Autobot’s pet?” Swindle’s voice sounded from my computer.

‘If he wanted me to like him he’s going about it the wrong way.’

However, I decided to sit and watch everything; ‘only way to find out why he gave it to me after all.’

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 I stayed up all night reviewing the contents on that memory stick. It had started out with Swindle acting like how you would expect Swindle to act. Deceitful, selfish, out to make a trade. However, the longer I had sat at that computer, the more flattering the pictures had gotten (less like photographing an item for ebay) and the less like a Decepticon Swindle had been acting. He started smiling more and talked less about deals and the profit he was going to make. By the end of it all, Swindle was practically making a video diary about how much he loves me.

In one of them, he spent an entire video discussing what sort of Valentine’s Day gift he would get me. In another, the pros and cons of asking me on a date in his

Holoform. One part stood out in particular, “I want to get to know them…what they like, dislike, whether they could ever…” Swindle trails of in the one video but I already knew he meant to say ‘love me back’.

The last video had even been a personal message to me; Swindle listed all his flaws and what he thought were his good points, then asked for my forgiveness and one chance.

It was both scary and…extraordinarily flattering.

But I had to admit, by the end of it all I had this warm, fuzzy feeling in my chest.

‘No I can’t…’

I closed down the folder and yanked the memory stick out. I looked at my clenched fist then stormed over to my window and yanked it open; prepared to fling the device out my open window. Only to freeze in shock at the sight of a familiar Humvee parked just across the road.

I ducked down below my window. Taking a deep breath I shot up and pulled my window shut, drew the blinds and rolled away from the window. Rib protesting only slightly.

Heart pounding I crawled out my study room; once out of view of the window, I leapt to my feet and fled downstairs. I crept up to a front window and peeked outside.

After about 6 seconds the Humvee suddenly roared to life and zipped off down the road. I stared after its retreating form for a further minute before deciding it wasn’t coming back.

“Maybe it wasn’t Swindle…Yeah, dream on (y/n).” I mumbled furiously, arguing with myself over whether to call Bee or not.

I eventually decided not to call the bot; ‘it would only worry him.’ Instead, I opted for putting the memory stick back on its string and carrying on as if I had never watched it.

‘Ha…good luck with that (y/n)!’

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 I had been back to the base a couple of times. The Autobots and Sari were welcoming and, I must admit, it was nice to see them again. Bumblebee had been worrisome and clingy at first but he had calmed down now. He kept blaming himself for my kidnapping. ‘Poor bot.’

On the other hand, being back there felt…weird. Like something was missing. I hadn’t been spending as much time there as I used to.

On the plus side, I got my bandages removed for the final time yesterday.

When I had left the hospital, a suspicious looking Humvee had backed around a far corner; I had done my best to ignore it.

Right now I was cooking myself a little lunch of turkey salad and potato wedges (or whatever you want it to be). I set the timer and went to go watch a bit of TV before eating. Just as I sat down, my doorbell went off.

‘Is that Bee again?’

I quickly bounded to my front door; I opened it and then just as quickly slammed it shut again.

‘Oh gosh…Swindle’s outside!’

I ran a hand through my hair then opened the door again, albeit a little more tentatively; just my head peeking around the door.

There on my front porch stood Swindle’s Holoform, holding a huge bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates.

I opened the door wider and just stared at him in absolute confusion. “Uuuuuhhhhhhhhh?????”

His eyes glanced towards my chest and widened at the sight of the memory stick hanging around my neck.

I opened my mouth to speak when the ring of my timer went off. Both Swindle and I glanced back into my house.

“Um…here” and with that, he shoved the gifts into my arms and promptly fled towards his alt-mode.

I almost dropped the gifts but steadied myself. Almost unconsciously I wanted to call him back, the sound of screeching tyres prompting me to call out, “SWINDLE!”

But he was already gone.

I took an uncertain step backwards and slowly shut my door. I walked to my kitchen and placed the flowers and chocolates on the side. I turned off the oven and dished all my food onto a plate. I sat on the side and ate my lunch, all the while staring at the flowers Swindle had given me.

I had just finished washing up when my doorbell went off again.

I cautiously walked back to my front door and opened it to once again see Swindle on my doorstep. He was rocking back and forth on his feet before quickly straightening up on seeing me open the door.

“Well?”  I looked at the con expectantly, ‘honestly, I was growing tired of always worrying about his next move.’

He looked at me and gestured to the memory stick, “So you watched it.” It was more of a statement than a question and I knew it. My hand closed around the device and I nodded, almost sheepishly. Swindle nodded back then in one swift motion pulled me to him and kissed me. He drew back before I even knew what had happened.

His face a bright red and by the heat, I felt in my cheeks; I didn’t look any better. I frowned in confusion.

“That’s my…uh…goodbye, if you want me out of your life, I’ll be going now.” Swindle turned to leave, a crestfallen look on his face.

My hand shot out, grabbing his own in a tight grip.

“Swindle wait.”

Shock resonated in his eyes and I just smiled softly; whilst quickly releasing his wrist.

“Would you like to come inside…there are some things I think we need to talk about. About what’s on this”, I gestured to the memory stick, “and this”, I gestured between the both of us.

Swindle looked dumbstruck for a second before he straightened up. He ran a hand through his hair, threw me the most self-assured smile he could muster at that moment and nonchalantly replied, “whatever you say, sweetness.”

‘In all honesty, he looks like a total goof, sexy, but still a goof.’

I chuckled at his antics and stood to the side, gesturing the con inside.

He stepped, almost reverently, across my porch and I shut the door.

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 I was currently watching an action movie (or whatever you like) on TV with my boyfriend of 2 years, Swindle. The Autobots had been a bit alarmed when we told them, Bee, especially. ‘I’ll never forget his reaction’.

 (Flashback: 

I sat on Swindle’s shoulder plate, just outside the door of the Autobot base. It was about 3 months after he turned up on my doorstep and we had officially been going out for about two weeks. I pointed to the door and we entered. “Don’t look!” I told Swindle when I input the code to turn off the alarms. We headed further into the base and I heard Sari cheering in the background. We turned the corner and I glanced sideways to see Swindle grimacing, breaking into the cybertronian version of a cold sweat. I placed a hand on his cheek plate. “Relax.” He smiled but otherwise remained silent. He glanced forward again and his eyes widened. I looked forward again and was not surprised to see all the Autobots staring at us, weapons drawn and ready for battle. Bumblebee was the only one not in a battle stance; he was just staring at me in shock.

A tinge of guilt ran through me and I couldn’t meet his optics. Instead, I opted to look at Optimus instead. “Um…Optimus, we were wondering if we could talk to you.”

Swindle pitched in, “Please.”

I think it was that which shocked them even more than the fact that I was currently riding on a Decepticon’s shoulder; the fact that said Decepticon said please.

Ratchet walked into the Medbay and Optimus gestured us in after him. ‘Guess Ratchet wants to hear this too huh.’

Just as we were about to go through the door, Optimus stopped Swindle. “(Y/n) I would prefer it if you waited out here, we’d like to talk to Swindle alone.” Apprehension filled me but Swindle raised a servo to lower me to the ground.

“Don’t worry…I’ll be alright love.” I nodded and sent him a last encouraging smile before watching his spinal struts disappear through the door. Optimus following after.

I walked silently to the sofa and perched on the edge. The silence behind me means one thing. I sighed and turned around. Sari was glaring at me and Bumblebee was still staring at me. He seemed to gather himself a moment.

“(Y/n)…why did you bring…him, to the base?” I looked up at the yellow bot.

“Because…he’s my boyfriend.” Bumblebee froze, “come again.” I grew tired and huffed irritably. “You heard me.”

I swear I saw sparks fly from his helm before he suddenly shot up. Much to the surprise of all present. His optics narrowed and suddenly morphed to a startling shade of scarlet. “I’ll kill him”’ Prowl took the initiative and grabbed him before he could run into the Medbay. Bulkhead joined him and together they restrained the violently thrashing bot.

“Bumblebee…calm yourself.” Prowl’s ever wise advice. After a moment, his eyes returned to normal and he stopped thrashing. “I’m fine.” He shrugged out of their hold and stalked off to his berthroom.

I slumped and sighed when Sari’s voice piped up beside me. “It’s not fair to Bee you know…but, if he makes you happy.” And with those words, she sprinted out the room after Bumblebee. I waited in tense silence. Prowl stood in a corner, head bowed, watching the door to the Medbay.

After about half an hour, the door opened and out walked a grumbling Ratchet, a thoughtful Optimus and a beaming Swindle. He saw me and, if that was possible, smiled even wider. He bounced over, ‘not very Decepticon like’, and scooped me up. He cradled me to his chassis lovingly, “I can stay!” I smiled back in response to my love’s own overflowing joy. However, he froze when he caught sight of Bumblebee walking back into the room. He approached us and I saw Prowl shift almost imperceptibly; ready to leap forward if necessary.

He stopped in front of Swindle and addressed me, “(y/n) I’m sorry for earlier…but if it makes you happy, then I’m happy.” I smiled sadly at him, “Thank you Bee.”

He then looked up into Swindle’s optics and addressed him, “but if you ever hurt (her/him)…”

“I won’t!” Swindle cut in. They stared at each other in a silent standoff, before Bumblebee gave him a sad smile, “Look after (y/n).”

He then turned his back on us, “Sari…I don’t feel like a rematch…how about a drive instead?”

I watched him go, Sari sending me one last look before I leaned into Swindle’s chassis; feeling both sad for Bumblebee but also grateful for my boyfriend’s existence. Optimus then looked at us both sternly. “You still have to prove yourself, Swindle.”

“Don’t worry Optimus…I will.” Flashback end)

 They all learnt to trust him after he proved he had no sinister plot for me. He became an “honest” business bot and dropped all dealings with the Decepticons. He’d removed his Decepticon brand but he hadn’t gone so far as to get an Autobot one yet.

Peace had finally settled between the two factions; “not good for business but good for us” as Swindle would frequently say.

Next week was Valentine’s Day and he had promised me a special surprise, as well as a trip to Cybertron. I couldn’t wait.

 ----------------------Timeskip to Valentine’s Day-------------------------

 Today had been amazing. I’d spent the day riding around on Swindle’s shoulder, seeing the sights of Cybertron. He had made a quick drop into his new business branch; Swindle Co. ‘I fragging laughed so hard when I heard that name I don’t know why…I just found it hilarious.’

Finally, we went back to his ship and set a course for Earth. We made the jump through a space bridge and Swindle set the autopilot to orbit the Earth. I looked at him in confusion, until he carried me over to a window. I looked in awe at the blue jewel beneath us.

Just when I thought the day couldn’t get any better, Swindle abruptly transformed around me. I landed in the passenger seat and his Holoform appeared in the driver’s seat. Violet eyes sparkling and hair in disarray.

“Swindle how many times are you going to surprise me with that?”

He chuckled then gestured to the dash as it opened to reveal a small black velvet box.

I picked it up, while Swindle desperately tried to fix his hair.

I giggled, “Now doesn’t this seem familiar.”

He smiled and said, “Open it.”

Curiously I flicked the catch and lifted the lid; I almost dropped the box in shock.

On a small velvet bed lay a gold ring, inlaid with black diamond around an amethyst.

Shock ran through my core as Swindle took one of my hands in his.

“(Y/n) you are the love of my life, will you be my Sparkmate and…marry me?”

The answer was obvious.

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“YES!”

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Blue optics reflected the light of the sun as the yellow mech sat outside the Autobot base. He sighed and watched a certain human and former Decepticon go running out of the base; him transforming and her getting in before the pair zoomed off.

“Stay happy (y/n).” The mumbled words finally leaving his lip-plates, along with a feeling of relief.

He got up and walked inside, no longer feeling the urge to watch the human. He walked into the main room and a certain techno-organic looked over and smiled, “Hey Bee, wanna play a video game!”

The young girl’s shining eyes meeting his optics and a surge of happiness ran through him at the sight of his friend. “Of course…Sari!”

     Bumblebee ending:

I stared at the box and went over what it could possibly be in my head. I snapped out of my reverie when a feeling of great sorrow, not mine, washed over me and I saw the compartment beginning to close. I considered taking it, but then an image of Bumblebee swept through my mind; without my own conscious though Bee’s name whispered from my lips. ‘Why did he…?’ I watched the compartment close and guiltily stared at the dash.

That sorrowful feeling intensified but it was mixed with…something else.

I sat, tense and silent in the passenger seat of Swindle’s alt-mode. Eventually, Swindle slowed.

I looked out the window to see us slowing and coming to a stop in…the junkyard. ‘How fitting.’

Bumblebee stood rigid in front of us and Swindle’s transformed. I fell into his servo and had just a second to adjust before his digits held me up.

The sound of Bee’s stingers powering up reached my ears. “Give (her/him) back Swindle!’

Swindle closed his optics and exvented heavily. Small unstable chuckles began to emit from his liplates and both Bee and I stared at the con in shock and borderline fear.

“You know what Autobot…I actually loved (y/n)”, the cons eyes opened to reveal that they were no longer their usual shade of violet, but instead a terrifying shade blood red, “but you took that from me.”

Bee took a hesitant step back in shock but then charged when Swindle's grip tightened around my human form; holding me immobile.

Swindle sidestepped and kicked the bot down.

“If I can’t have (y/n)…you won’t either!”

I whimpered in pain as Swindle’s servo began to close around my body. My arm and ribs cracking and flaring up. Black spots danced in front of my eyes as I struggled to get oxygen. It didn’t stop me catching the small look of guilt on Swindle’s faceplate and the small swirl of violet returning to his optics. Only for me to suddenly be released and go soaring through the air; Bumblebee had employed a roundhouse kick, taking Swindle’s legs out from under him and sending me flying. I enjoyed a brief moment of weightlessness before gravity once again took hold.

Both pain and relief flooded my body as two yellow servos snatched me from the air. The world tumbled and rolled as Bumblebee flipped away from Swindle. Finally, the world settled and I found myself on Bee’s left servo while his right was in stinger mode and pointed at Swindle.

Swindle picked himself up of the ground and looked dead at Bee with hatred in his optics. However, this actually vanished completely, when I promptly collapsed in Bee’s servo. I looked down at my side to see blood and lots of it.

Swindle’s optics fully returned to their violet colour and he gave a gasping sob. He just managed to choke out, “I’m so sorry (y/n)”, before transforming and zooming off.

The light dimmed on the edges of my vision, as the last thing I saw were Bumblebee’s concerned optics.

“Don’t worry (y/n)…I’ll get you to Ratchet…hold…on…”

My world faded to black.

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 #Beep…Beep…Beep#

I awoke; harsh, white light flooding my vision. I winced. The beeping in the background sped up marginally before settling again. As my eyes adjusted I started to get my bearing. I was obviously in some sort of hospital; the white light and decor, smell of antiseptic and medical equipment said it all, ‘especially the IV in my arm’.

I tried to move my arm only to have a small tinge of pain flash through me. I looked at my body to see my middle wrapped in bandages and a cast on my other arm. After analysing the damage to my body, I had another look around my room.  

There was someone else in the room with me. In a corner, asleep on a chair was a human around my age. He had chocolate brown skin and shockingly bright, spiky blond hair. He was wearing a black t-shirt, yellow trousers with black stripes down the side, a yellow and black jacket, black fingerless gloves and what looked like yellow and black skateboarding elbow and knee pads. Yellow goggles with black accents sat on top of his head, nestling among his blonde tresses. He was sat on the chair so that his head rested on his folded arms. Every so often he would give a little huff or these super cute little mini-snores. ‘Awwwww…wow (y/n) there’s a stranger in your room and the first thing you think is awwww.’

My head jerked up to the sound of the door opening. In walked a worried looking nurse, only for her face to break into a beaming smile.

“You’re finally awake!” She walked over and checked the screen on the machine next to me. “Looking good” She then addressed me directly, “Well honey, you’ve been in a coma for the past 12 days, your boyfriend over there brought you in and he hasn’t left your side since.” She gestured towards the sleeping male and I was too stunned by the news that I had been in a coma, to even try to correct her on the fact that I didn’t know him. “You’ll have to stay here till Friday while we check you for any lasting damage but I’m sure you’ll be discharged just fine.’

By the time I had gathered my senses and opened my mouth to speak, she had already left. I stared at the closed door in bewilderment before turning to the sleeping male; who was waking up. He gave a small groan, stretched then opened his eyes to reveal, practically glowing, bright blue eyes.

He stared dumbfounded at me for a second, before leaping to his feet with a broad grin on his face. I jerked back in shock as he rushed over and engulfed me in a careful, hug. “(Y/n) you’re awake!”

I froze, ‘that sounded like…’

I disengaged myself from the male, “Bumblebee?”

He nodded vigorously, grinning the whole time. “Yep…this is my Holoform.”

He then turned deadly serious, “I was so scared when Swindle took you if you died...I would have found that con and ripped him apart till no one would even recognise the pile of scrap that was left.” His eyes flashed a dark scarlet when he said that last part.

‘Okay…officially freaking out inside about the eye colour thing.’

Then Bee’s face turned sorrowful, optics returning to normal. “And then do you know what I would do (y/n)?” I looked at him in confusion, “I would go offline.”

“WHAT! WHY?”

He looked at me, blue orbs boring a hole straight into my soul. “Because I never want to be without you, you make me feel…happy.” Then he grinned mischievously, “and you still owe me a date.”

I threw him an ‘are you kidding me’ look and he laughed. Eventually I joined in with his chuckles and he started ecstatically catching me up on all the latest Autobot news.

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 It had been a couple days since I had finally gotten my cast and bandages off. I was currently sitting on the sofa in the Autobot base with Sari fussing over me with a comb.

“Honestly Sari stop!” I was trying to escape the overexcited girl and her comb of doom.

“If you’re going on a date with Bumblebee you have to look perfect!”

I leapt the sofa and seeing my chance ran past a bemused Prowl calling out a loud, “Help me!”

I stopped fleeing in relief when I heard the annoyed whines of Sari as Prowl picked her up and trapped her in his two servos. I threw him a thumbs up and sprinted out the base to go meet Bee.

‘Yes…I had made sorta-friends with the ever stoic Prowl.’

I walked outside into dazzling sunshine to see Bumblebee’s alt mode parked up just beyond the door. His passenger side door opened and I climbed in.

“Get ready to have some serious fun!” Bee excitedly called before zipping off down the road.

‘Of course, Bee took me to an arcade.’ We played everything from Pacman to shoot-em-up games; we were there till 6 before bee told me he had something else for me and dragged me back to his alt-mode. He took me to a restaurant.

As we walked inside I looked around I awe at the fancy décor and the huge crystal chandelier hanging high above us. When I turned back to Bee I was pleasantly surprised to see his Holoform’s clothes had changed from his usual attire to a black and yellow tuxedo.

I chuckled but the confusion was evident in my voice when I asked, “Bee?”

He didn’t respond and instead said something to the maître-de. We were led up a grand staircase and round many tables of the restaurant until we were led out onto a balcony. A table set for two was the centrepiece of the open space, offset with two pedestals covered in roses.

The maître-de left us both alone and I leaned against the balcony railing; Bee joining my side.

“Bee this is incredible, I never knew you could pull off being a gentleman.”

Bumblebee laughed at that and took one of my hands in his. “(Y/n), will you go out with me…be, as you humans say…my (boyfriend/girlfriend)?”

I was once again rendered mute by shock, ‘he was serious before!’ A warm feeling spread throughout my chests and my heart started racing at about 100 miles per second. Struggling to find my voice I decided to answer with my actions. I leaned forward and swiftly kissed Bumblebee. He melted into my touch and when we pulled away I could see, and feel, that we were both blushing heavily.

“Yes, Bee…I would.”

The young Autobot began grinning like a love-struck fool and I chuckled and gently guided him to sit down. No sooner had we both sat down then a waiter appeared, seemingly from nowhere; “Here are the menus.” He disappeared as quickly as he came.

I opened my menu and sneaked a glance at Bumblebee who was staring at his menu, confusion evident on his face.

“Do you want me to help you choose?”

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 I was currently lying on top of my boyfriend of 2 years. Bumblebee was asleep in his berth room and I was dangling a feather over his faceplate. ‘Prowl had helped me get on top of his berth. Every so often he would mumble, twitch or try to escape the ticklish menace.

“He’s so cute it’s hilarious.”

“Cute am I.” I looked into his now open optics. A blush forming on my face.

‘Shoot…did I say that out loud?’

“I think you’re pretty cute too.” I nuzzled into Bee’s chassis and he placed a servo over my small form. All of a sudden he shifted and I had a two-second warning before I was flung in the air. He transformed around me and I landed on the soft seats of Bee’s alt-mode.

“Hey (y/n)?”

I looked at his newly appeared Holoform in the driver’s seat, frowning with slight annoyance at being tossed in the air like a ragdoll, “Yes Bumbleb…” I froze. My frown dropped. He was holding up a silver and gold plated ring with a yellow garnet offset by black diamonds set in it. Love was plainly shown in his eyes.

“What would you say to…marrying me?”

An enormous smile spread over my face. My answer was the same as the first time he asked me out.

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“YES, Bumblebee…yes!”

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A small black velvet box rested in the shaking servos of a weeping mech. In the darkness, the vivid violet of their optics faded in time with the cracking of their spark. Smears of rusts and energon marred their once bright purple and gold/brown finish. They didn’t know how long they had stayed this way…ignoring the outside world and letting events replay in their processor; like a waking nightmare.

Shuddering gasps left their prone body until with a sharp intake, they were still. Their optics closed and they remained immobile. Until…with a sudden motion, they clenched their servo, crushing the box and its contents. Insane laughter left their liplates as their optics opened to reveal a brilliant scarlet, all traces of the former mech…gone.

“I’ll destroy you…Bumblebee!”

    Author note:

So I hope you enjoyed this. I apologise now if characters are a bit OOC…it’s been a while since I watched any TFA.

The inspiration for the extra Swindle bit at the end of Bumblebee’s ending came from a harry potter fan quote. → Voldemort taught me, ‘that a life without love, isn’t a life worth living.’

[chockfullofsecrets]

Ya have any tickle headcanons for class b?

thank you for asking!

In the interest of quality content, I’m going to stick to the four Class 1-B members I’m most familiar with - Kendou, Tetsutetsu, Ibara, and Monoma :)

starting with the wonderful Kendou:

She used to have ticklish palms, but now that she uses them to smother explosions and stop fights they’re extremely callused and nowhere near as sensitive

The rest of her arms are still really bad though - her elbows and the inside of her biceps will get a pretty good reaction, but her underarms are absolutely her worst spot

Momo teases her every so often about leaving them exposed in her standard hero costume, not that she has the upper hand in that respect XD

Anyone who tries to get her there while her hands are enlarged will witness fistbanging extreme enough to crack concrete. However, she can’t muster enough coordination to turn off her quirk or bring her hands in to guard herself so most of the time she ends up with her arms sprawled out defenselessly as she laughs her head off

Kendou’s bangs flop into her face when she’s laughing and she complains about it and it’s adorable

She got a manicure/pedicure for the first time during her internship and d i e d

She’s not an enormous fan of being tickled in public (have to maintain some dignity as class president, after all) but she’ll mess around with her classmates and friends especially if they’re trying to cheer her up or destress before an exam

Kendou is a very kind and thoughtful person, which translates to her being the kind of ler who’s concerned about your well-being in the worst possible way - always asking how much something tickles or if you like being tickled in a particular spot and making sure you’re juuuust the right amount of overwhelmed

She’ll grab a person with an enlarged hand and start tickling with her other, regular-sized hand, moving her giant fingers as needed to expose weak spots

next up, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu (horikoshi why):

He is similar to Kirishima in many many ways, including ticklish spots

Joints tend to be the most sensitive (ankles, knees, etc.) but when he’s not in metal form you can get a laugh out of him by tickling almost anywhere

In metal form, his joints are the only weak points and if you get him distracted enough his shell will gradually weaken

The best way to tickle him is a really fast rubbing motion, like you’re trying to polish something. He’ll be guffawing in seconds.

However, his quirk is metal and not Kirishima’s rocklike material. This makes him really susceptible to electrical attacks

i.e. Kaminari kind-of-literally tasered him once and he couldn’t stop laughing for five whole minutes and also cracked his jaw guard

Tetsutetsu’s laugh is as loud and brash as the rest of him, and infectious as well - if you decide to tickle him, you’re probably going to be laughing just as hard

He’s immune to teasing because nothing embarrasses him it’s insane

If he grabs you with intent to tickle, it’s over and you’re going to die

He and Kirishima use tickle fights as a strength contest. So far there hasn’t been a clear winner.

the vine-tastic Shiozaki:

Her hair is covered in thorns and could lash out at any moment, tickle her at your own risk

Worth it though, her laugh is angelic and she’s serious enough that it’s rarely heard

Shiozaki’s waist and stomach are pretty ticklish (though not enough to get more than a light laugh from her) and if surprised she’ll curl up in a ball and try to use her vines to surround her

If given fair warning, she will try to keep her vines contained - she actually likes being tickled! She finds it relaxing, not being extremely ticklish, and therefore it goes along with her goal to spread wellness throughout the world

Speaking of spreading wellness - she is a terrifying ler

Will tease you mercilessly with zero expression

Vines everywhere. Pinning your arms. Snaking around your legs. Slipping under layers of clothing to wiggle against sensitive skin. Luckily, she does try to cut back on the thorns

Refuses to stop unless she determines it will give you more joy to be released

Shiozaki’s not evil, though - if someone is clearly embarrassed she’ll stop or surround them with vines to hide them from view. She’s also extremely skilled at light, tickly shoulder massages that are often requested by her classmates

and last (and least in my heart i’m sorry), Monoma:

He hates being tickled

Hates It

He is Refined and Elegant he is Above All This Kendou are you listening to him

If you dare to tickle him he has already copied your quirk and is going to use it against you just as soon as he can stop laughing

Unfortunately he cannot will himself free of having devastatingly ticklish ribs that Kendou is more than willing to take advantage of when he starts being annoying. Which is often.

His knees are also pretty bad too and Tetsutetsu sits next to him in class and sometimes he’ll squeeze them to shut Monoma up

Also unfortunately, his hate-hate relationship with tickling doesn’t stop him from mocking Class 1-A mercilessly whenever its members get into a tickle fight in hallways or cafeterias or gymnasiums

“Class 1-A is supposed to be so strong, but look how easily they’re defeating each other! It’s so pathetic! Imagine if the public knew!”

“Class 1-A obviously has no respect for the school they go to or the important positions they’ll inhabit upon graduation! They should all be punished, don’t you think?”

There’s more but Kendou’s usually knocked him out by this point

Is very, very reluctant to tickle people because he’s afraid they’re going to get him back

[bolddeducktionneverfails]

The Depths of "Gander": What's Going On Here?!

Whenever I’m asked what my favorite DuckTales episode is, I always immediately want to say “House of the Lucky Gander!”. Not just because it was a fun episode to watch, but it premiered during such a great time.

Disney XD was airing the first season out of order and that disrupted the flow between globe-trotting episodes and the Duckburg episodes. It also affected the amount of screen-time certain characters were given. Some viewers were convinced the show was beginning to focus too much on Webby and expressed their disappointment over the lack of Scrooge and Donald. In addition to this, there were also complaints about Launchpad's character being too dumbed down after “Terror of The Terra-firmians!” aired.

But when “Gander” premiered, it attended to these problems: This was a globe-trotting episode; something we haven’t seen since “Woo-oo!”. Both Scrooge and Donald were present, we got to see a Duck Family relative and we were suddenly let in a little on Launchpad's past! It was wonderful! Perhaps Disney Channel realized that the viewers were upset, because “The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!” was originally set to air on that date. There was a change in scheduling five days prior and because of this, Disney XD Canada, who’s schedule is supposed to mimic the U.S. version of the channel, ended up showing “Internship” anyway. The networks later flip-flopped the airings for the two episodes the following week. Heh, that was interesting.

...But, yeah! I was so shocked by Launchpad's side-quest! It left me with so many questions! Like “what was that all about?!” and “why didn't we get to see what happened?”. The more I thought about it, I began to wonder about the significance of Gladstone’s side of the story as well. I was hoping that we would get to see LP go on another side-quest some episodes later and get to see the action we missed out on! But the season ended without returning to this aspect.

Then about a year later, “The Depths of Cousin Fethry!” aired, and much to my delight, we got to see Launchpad go off on another secret adventure! Along with other similar elements to “Gander”! But, yet again, we didn't get to see what that adventure looked like. Everyone was so confused about this. Why did he go on another adventure we weren't allowed to see? What was the point of bringing this idea up a second time if it isn't going anywhere?

After comparing the two episodes and looking back at my theories, I think I know what the show-runners could be trying to do with these stories:

I think they're indirectly giving us information on Della's situation and how her return might play out.

⁽ᴵ ᵏⁿᵒʷ, ᴵ ᵏⁿᵒʷ, ᴳᶦᵖʰʸ ʷᵃˢⁿ'ᵗ ᶜᵒⁿᵛᵉʳᵗᶦⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᶜᵉⁿᵉˢ, ᴵ ʰᵃᵈ ᵗᵒ ᶠᶦⁿᵈ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ ᵉˡˢᵉ. ᴹᵃʸᵇᵉ ᴵ'ˡˡ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉ 'ᵉᵐ ˡᵃᵗᵉʳ.⁾

Both “Gander” and “Depths” follow the same formula:

The family goes on an adventure to see a Duck relative (more specifically, a Duck Cousin)

The featured relative is compared to one of the kids

Dewey wants to name something after himself

Launchpad goes on his own adventure involving someone he previously dated

We can use this as a base to help us determine what could happen in the future.

The Family Goes On An Adventure to See A Duck Relative

“Gander” opens up with the Sunchaser flying though a starry, night sky accompanied by a large, full moon. The family has just arrived to the distant land of Macaw to answer Gladstone’s call for help. Originally, they were on their way to go to the Temple of The Golden Cricket, the home of a legendary insect that emerges every fifty years, but it was decided to attend to this family matter along the way.

When they find Gladstone in the hotel, he appears to be fine and claims that he just wants to hang out with his family. This is a cover for bigger reasons because he knows the owner of the hotel, Toad Liu Hai, and his staff are lurking around; keeping Gladstone in check. Since the beginning of the episode, Scrooge looked down at Macaw because he believed it was full of empty distractions. He constantly tries to mosey the kids over to the hotel exit so they can get back to the main adventure, but Toad Liu Hai keeps obscuring their path and reeling them back in with food and entertainment.

Later on, it turns out that Toad Liu Hai is an immortal being who has trapped Gladstone within his domain solely for the purpose of feeding off of his good luck. Donald fusses at his cousin after this reveal: “We came out here to help you and you put the family in danger!” The two of them are forced to participate in a challenge where the winner is freed and the loser has to stay trapped forever. Gladstone, of course, strolls through the course with no problems while Donald struggles to keep up. Just before Donald can give up on winning, he finds a new found strength in Louie’s words of encouragement that helps him to plow through all the obstacles and past the finish line; all while Gladstone gets distracted by a twenty dollar bill like in the montage from earlier in the episode.

Toad Liu Hai is about to reclaim Gladstone as his prisoner, but Scrooge thinks quickly and deceives the vampire into thinking Donald was the luckier one for winning. Louie is very upset with Scrooge’s decision; someone he admired and trusted, just carelessly handed his uncle over to someone evil! But Louie soon saw that this was all according to plan; Donald’s luck was so awful, that Toad Liu Hai and his entire tourist trap disintegrated! Both of the Duck Cousins are saved! The family get back in the Sunchaser to visit the temple like they originally intended and Gladstone sails away on a yacht.

“Depths” opens up with Huey doing something seemingly trivial and nerdy. He’s determining the age of a tree trunk in Scrooge's office by observing its rings. Dewey, who was interrupted from his bath to watch his brother do this, is bothered. He was hoping to see something exciting; something worth dragging him out of the tub for. Soon after, the office receives a call from Cousin Fethry, who’s been living in Scrooge's underwater lab for the past four and a half years. It's an invitation to meet him in the deep, dark and distant waters of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. He's made an exciting discovery and wants to share it with his family. Scrooge and Donald encourage the boys to disregard Fethry's call because he has the tendency to exaggerate the urgency of his findings. Every time they visit him, the discovery ends up being something silly that wasn't worth the dangerous adventure. The boys aren't convinced and answer the call anyway.

They trick Launchpad into stealing the submarine by claiming Scrooge wants them to “test the equipment” and head over to the lab’s lighthouse where Fethry is waiting for them. When Huey and Dewey reach the top floor, they’re not met with their cousin, but a crudely put together decoy of him. Before they can worry about what happened, Fethry appears in front of them from the ceiling; totally fine. He greets the “Little Donalds” and descends the aquavator so they can begin their expedition. While they wait to reach the laboratory, Fethry gives them a tour of it though a miniature display of the lab’s multiple pods. One of which, includes “The Dream Room! Great for naps! Relaxation! Embracing the unending darkness... becoming one with the abyssssss…”

The trio stop by the Tully Observatory, where they’re suddenly attacked by mutated sea worms! Once they’re able to calm the creatures down by showing them affection, Fethry introduces the boys to his team of glowing krill. These tiny crustaceans will assist them in getting to his exciting discovery. Fethry and the boys head back to the aquavator, but not long after, something cuts the cord attached to it! The only way for them to get to the discovery now is for them to swim out to it. Fethry and his krill lead the kids through the hydrothermal vents that surround the laboratory pods. Little do they know, something, or someone, rather, is lurking…

The group make it safely to the Dream Room and Fethry gets ready to finally show Huey and Dewey the amazing thing he found. He hesitates a bit a first by offering them them food; to make his family feel at home and get comfortable, but the kids don’t care about any of those things, they want to see his discovery NOW! It turns out, Fethry called them all the way over from Duckburg...and took them all the way to the bottom of the ocean...just to see a bunch of rainbow krill. This reveal doesn't sit well with the boys at all, especially Huey: “We trusted you! Came all the way down here! We got attacked by a squid! I kissed a worm!” It was all a big waste of time, just like their uncles had warned them...Dewey orders his cousin to take them back to the lighthouse, when suddenly, a giant glowing monster appears in front of the pod window!  

The trio desperately swim out and make their way to the aquavator as the vents destroy the laboratory around them. Once they make it, Huey fusses at his older relative again, “You lured us down here to get devoured by a monster. Thanks!” Fethry is saddened by this accusation; that wasn't his intention at all. While the brothers devise a plan to ward off the monster, Fethry begins to notice something very familiar about the creature...it’s not a monster, it’s Mitzi! A long-lost member of his team! She was mutated by the hydrothermal vents! Fethry notices that she's trying to help them get to safety, but Dewey isn’t buying it and continues to blind her with the aquavator’s spotlight. The two cousins fight over the device and Huey is left wondering who to trust. Fethry is able to win him over by reminding him about a rule in the Junior Woodchucks Guidebook involving how you must be open to the unknown to discover the truth. To test Fethry’s claim about Mitzi, Huey switches on the speaker and begins to sing to her like he had seen his older relative do earlier with his team. Mitzi becomes still and glows in response. Fethry was telling the truth! Something that seemed extremely trivial at first, ended up helping them in the end. The giant krill safely brings the boys back to the lighthouse and swims away into the distance with her old friend.

So...how could all of this relate to Della’s situation?

The environments in both episodes were vast, dark and distant, much like the moon in space. The moon and a starry sky were the first things we were presented with in “Gander”. In “Depths”, Launchpad referred to the ocean as "the underwater sky" and Fethry later described it as “liquid space”.

Interestingly enough, in “Woo-oo!”, Donald says “This is the Spear of Selene all over again!” when they’re stuck in an underwater chamber. 

Gladstone needed the help of his family to escape the place he was confined to. Della’s stuck on the moon somehow and might need her family to help her. Fethry was secluded far away without interaction with his family and acts strangely because of his isolation. Della will likely act in a similar manner when she comes back.

One relative calls for help while the other relative calls to share a discovery. Scrooge looks down at something about the upcoming adventure for seemingly being a waste of time; Macaw was full of distractions and visiting Fethry always ends up being a “fool's errand wrapped up in a needlessly, dangerous adventure”. He was originally in the process of trying to do something else he thinks is worth his time, like heading to the Temple of the Golden Cricket or organizing his office.

Could Della try to contact Earth asking for help but her call is ignored at first? The mission control center hasn't received a message in years, (Where exactly is it? Was it part of The Money Bin?) he may not be quick to believe any transmission is coming through. What if he doesn’t heed her call because he’s too busy saving money in order to beat Flintheart in the bet they made at the end of “The Ballad of Duke Baloney!” so he can keep his company?

Will she be unable to relaunch the Spear after she repairs it because of an opposing force? Similarly to Donald’s situation with his houseboat?

Is Selene, another moon deity or creature keeping Della trapped on the moon for some reason? If it’s Selene, is this part of a cruel prank? “The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!” highlighted how Della loves to pull pranks and how Selene enjoyed them. The fact that the triplets discover Della’s blueprints for the Spear in the same episode could be implying part of Della’s situation may be Selene’s doing. It doesn’t make sense for Selene to have never seen Della in years when she’s been within her domain this whole time. Was the way she acted when Dewey and Webby entered her garden all an act?

There’s been a number of other situations involving possession and being imprisoned somewhere:

Scrooge imprisoned Magica in his Number One Dime, Magica created and possessed Lena to set herself free.

Doofus temporarily claimed Louie as his “friend present” and wouldn’t allow him to leave his mansion. (This situation seemed very similar to “Gander”; Louie even wears the suit he wore in that episode.)

Zeus trapped the family on Ithaquack and forced them to participate in a contest. He later gets a siren to possess Storkules and attack the McDuck Family.

The Ghost of Christmas Past traps Scrooge in the past because he was fed up over being neglected every year in favor of Scrooge spending Christmas with his family.

Could any of these cases help give us a better idea for why Della could be trapped?

The relative is thought to be in serious danger in the beginning of the episode but it turns out they're fine or at least they appear that way. Gladstone was just getting an intense massage and Fethry set up a decoy to ward off pirates.

Could Della have to pretend not to be in trouble so she won’t get caught trying to leave?

In “Depths”, Huey and Dewey say something similar to Donald’s statement in “Gander” about the relative getting them in danger.

Could Della’s rescue put them all in a greater danger?

Fethry just wanted to show his family his discovery about the multicolored krill, he didn’t mean for things to go wrong.

Did the krill represent Della wanting to show her boys the stars and ignoring how dangerous the journey was? Both just wanted to spend time with their family; Fethry stalled before he uncovered the pod window. He’s usually very alone and more than likely wanted company in the process. His adventures were how he bonded with his family, like Della in “Last Christmas!”. Looking for Santa seemed trivial to Donald but she just wanted to spend time with her brother by going on an adventure with him. Something similar could probably be said for her purpose of creating the Spear of Selene.

Could the hydrothermal vents represent the cosmic storm in some way? Did going through it give Della any abnormalities? Is that why she’s able to breath in space? I've seen comments here and there comparing her situation to The Fantastic Four. 

If not Della, did someone else experience a mutation? If Fethry, Huey and Dewey were swimming around these vents, could they have been affected in some way?

Someone’s trust in another person gets tested and words of encouragement are given. Louie gave a speech to Donald and felt betrayed by Scrooge giving his uncle up. Huey had to deal with Fethry’s claim about Mitzi. This is also similar to Donald having to trust Dewey with the death trap in the pilot.

Will the family have to trust Della about something working out? Or the other way around?

A big reveal takes place: Toad is an immortal being, Mitzi is a long-lost friend.

Could the reveal be an explanation to why she could never be found before? A bigger reason why she took the Spear?

Does Della reunite with an unexpected friend from her past?

Elements from the earlier half of the episode come back into play in the latter. Gladstone getting distracted by a twenty dollar bill and Fethry singing to the krill.

Something that was previously believed as trivial will have significance in saving the day? (This sounds reminiscent of Launchpad starting the burrito-based uprising in “The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!”)

Huey, Dewey and Launchpad stole the sub like Della took the the Spear.

Will a spacecraft be stolen in order to save Della? And could it be done behind Scrooge and/or Donald's back?

Whenever Launchpad is part of the main action of a story, Donald tends to get pushed back. When Donald's part of the main action of a story, Launchpad tends to get pushed back. (This also occurs when a Duck Cousin is in focus and whenever Storkules is present.) If Donald was involved in the main action of “Woo-oo!”'s Atlantis-half and if parts of that situation were meant to mirror what could happen with Della's rescue, can we expect a flip where Launchpad is in focus during the space adventure while Donald gets pushed back somehow? Is that what his absence from the news report in the Season 1 finale was alluding to?

Tʜɪs ɪs sᴏ ᴏᴅᴅ...ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ's ᴀ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ. Aɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇᴀᴠɪʟʏ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴀʟғ ᴏғ "Sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ Wᴀʀ". Wʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ?

At the end of the episode, one relative rides away on a yacht while the other rides away on a giant krill. 

The family rides back home reunited in a spacecraft? 

“The House of the Lucky Gander!” (home is on land), “The Depths of Cousin Fethry!” (deep in the sea)

Can we expect a title along the lines of “The Heights of Della Duck!”? (high in the sky?)

Since both “Gander” and “Depths” premiered in October, could we expect another episode that follows the formula to be aired in that month as well? Or did the Disney Channel move affect when “Depths” aired?

The Featured Relative is Compared to One of The Kids

When Louie begins to hang out with Gladstone in “Gander”, he remarks “I love this kid! He's like me, but shorter, with a cheaper haircut.” Both characters also wear green, are easy-going, savvy and lazy. In “Depths”, Dewey points out that both Fethry and Huey are eccentric nerds who follow the Junior Woodchuck guidebook and wear red caps that they never take off.

When thinking about which child could end up being compared to Della, I originally thought of Webby. While she isn't a blood relative, she's still treated as family and shares similar personality traits and interests with Della. If Webby took off her bow, she would even look similar to what Della used to look like when she was younger. I've been theorizing that Della will be pretty withdrawn after being isolated for so long. When she gets back, it could be like Webby's situation but sorta in reverse: Della doesn't want to explore anymore, she wants to stay in the mansion. She'll also feel out of place like Webby: her brother is more of a parent than she is and so much has changed since she left. I think the whole family will try to help her readjust, but Webby might be able to relate best to what she's feeling.

In spite of this, I'm starting to believe the next child to be featured in a “Gander” styled episode will be Dewey. There have already been comparisons between him and his mother. Scrooge, Donald and Selene are all reminded of Della's feisty demeanor and recklessness through Dewey's behavior. He was the one to discover the ripped painting in the garage and got the Della Mystery started. If a space trip is planned in the future, he would very likely be the main kid in focus.

I wanted to avoid suggesting him because according to the formula, the kid that gets compared to the relative ends up having the next season's main arc dedicated to them and Dewey already had that in the first season...but who's to say there won't be another episode to follow the formula next season with Webby? Both kids are like Della, so could there be two similarly structured episodes highlighting this?

Dewey Wants to Name Something After Himself

In “Gander”, Toad Liu Hai offers Dewey a jade tiger. Once Scrooge allows him to keep it, he names it Dewey Jr. In “Depths”, Dewey desperately wants to name a new species of sea-life after himself and constantly comes up with variations of his name like “Dewfish” and “The Dewnificent Krilldabeast”. If the family goes to space, maybe he'll want to name a star, some sort of alien creature or the vessel they're traveling in.

If the formula decides to stray a bit from this element, could we possibly expect something else involving his name? The kids were given nicknames in both episodes: Gladstone referred to Louie as “Lou” and Fethry collectively referred to Huey and Dewey as “Little Donalds”. Maybe Della jokingly refers to Dewey as “Bluey” because of his time travel adventure in “Last Christmas!”.

Launchpad Goes on His Own Adventure Involving Someone He Previously Dated

In “Gander”, Launchpad makes a rough, water landing with the Sunchaser, but he doesn't crash like he usually does. When the family disembark from the plane, LP reveals that he wasn't planning on entering the hotel with them. He motions towards a starry patch in the sky over the city and tries to explain to Scrooge that he has an old girlfriend, named Ziyi, who lives in the area. He wants to go check on her due to the problems she's been having with the local crime family. Scrooge ignores all of this and simply reminds Launchpad to be ready to resume the trip in one hour.

When the family comes back from the area where the hotel used to stand, Launchpad is seen holding the plane's plug door open, wearing Chinese armor. He's covered in several arrows with an eye patch over his right eye and a baby panda on his back. He had clearly come from some sort of scuffle while they were gone. While everyone doesn't seem to care and board the plane without a word, Dewey becomes concerned and asks him what happened. Instead of going into details, LP brushes it off as “tourist stuff”. When Dewey goes into the Sunchaser, Launchpad turns around to the city behind him and says “Goodbye...Ziyi. Wherever you are…” This more than likely implies that he wasn’t able to find her. There's a high chance she went missing due to the crime family.

In “Depths” Launchpad doesn't crash, but he lightly bumps Scrooge's submarine into the lighthouse. He hooks the sub to the railing and gets ready to join Huey and Dewey on the adventure, when all of a sudden, a familiar voice calls out to him: It's Oceanika! One of his many previous lovers. She is seen out in the open sea, on top of a rock; far away, but much closer than Ziyi.

When Launchpad returns to the lighthouse after yet another mysterious adventure, he crawls out of the water and on to the platform, wearing an Aquaman-esque get-up. He holds a trident in his left hand, a couple strands of seaweed are draped over his shoulders, a conch shell is hanging from his neck and three color-coded sea creatures are attached to him; a green eel, a red octopus and a blue starfish. While reuniting with Oceanika, he may have gotten caught up in a fight of some sort. He turns around to face the rock he had found her on earlier and begins to bid her farewell, until Dewey interrupts him: “Launchpad, what happened to you?” LP tenses up and claims that he “ran into an old friend...snorkeled around” and “saw some...sea stuff”. A longer explanation than last time, but still rather skimpy on the details.

What could this information possibly be suggesting about the future?

Launchpad doesn't crash. He makes a rough landing with the plane and a minor bump with sub.

Could Launchpad make an even softer landing with a spaceship? Maybe even a perfect landing?

Many comparisons have been made between submariners and astronauts. NASA Astronauts use the sea to help prepare themselves for space missions and the training required for managing a submarine is similar to that of a spacecraft. There are also situations in which test pilots become astronauts and depending on how far the show runners or willing to go with Launchpad's history, he may have already held that aviation position in the military. 

Since discovering the space-sea connection, I pondered a little about the possibility that Launchpad has already been through space before or at least went through some amount of training required for it, because seriously...how is he going to be this amazing at piloting a submarine, without prior experience? He can navigate it while sleeping and while being blindfolded, but he never crashes like he does with everything else he operates...

Launchpad doesn't join the first relative adventure, but he almost joins in the second one.

Will he join the main adventure the third time?

In his first adventure, LP wanted to check in on Ziyi because she might be in trouble. In the second adventure, Oceanika isn't in trouble they just want to see each other, but trouble might have arose in the process.

Will his third previous lover end up in trouble? Are they already in trouble?

LP returns from his adventures showing signs of being in a battle. The first time, he was shot at with arrows and wore an eye patch. The second time, he’s holding a trident and not as worn out by battle.

On his third adventure, will he have little to no damage at all?

LP returns from his adventures with a smaller creature or creatures attached to him. In the first adventure, the baby panda was in a basket on his back. In the second, the octopus and starfish were on his back and the eel was wrapped around his arm.

Will he have another group of smaller creatures with him in the third adventure? Will he carry Huey, Dewey and Louie back home with him? The colors and personalities of the triplets match the sea creatures: Eels are slippery, octopi are smart, a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶r̶f̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶b̶r̶a̶i̶n̶s̶. Ha, just kidding about that last one. Not about the fact that starfish are brainless, but Dewey is impulsive; he doesn't think before he acts. Other possible connections between him and the starfish are how it could represent his desires to be an astronaut-president as he claimed in “Internship”, how he wants to stand out from his brothers and how he resembles Della in personality the most. The starfish is even a shade of teal, like Della’s scarf.

Something else that could support the idea of the sea creatures representing HDL is that there's a pattern suggested with the colors too. Louie is missing where green should go. 

Tʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴋɪᴅs ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ “Gᴀɴᴅᴇʀ” sᴛʏʟᴇᴅ ᴇᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇs: Lᴏᴜɪᴇ ᴡᴀs ғɪʀsᴛ, Hᴜᴇʏ ᴡᴀs sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ, Dᴇᴡᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ. Tʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ LP ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ Dᴇᴡᴇʏ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ɪᴍᴘʟʏɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠɪʟʏ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ Dᴇᴡᴇʏ’s ᴇᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ.

Could Louie have been represented by the baby panda? He’s the “baby” of the trio and his voice actor plays Panda on We Bare Bears. DuckTales was still in development when that show premiered.

When Dewey asked LP what happened, he is given a description that mirrors what occurred on the relative adventure. At first, a short explanation was given. The second time it's a little longer.

Will we get a more detailed explanation the third time? Or will the situation speak for itself?

Going out to help Ziyi mirrored Gladstone’s call for help. Getting beat up at the end of his adventure mirrored Donald getting worn out by the obstacle course.

Was Ziyi possibly being held captive by the crime family like Gladstone was with Toad?

In “Gander”, Dewey, a child, took care of an adult animal, the jade tiger, while LP, an adult, took care of a child, the panda.

When Launchpad rose out of the water with a serious expression at the end of “Depths”, it kinda mirrors how Dewey looked when he was upset over Huey disrupting his bath in the beginning of the episode. Dewey was expressing how he wanted to see something exciting happen and Launchpad ends up coming from something exciting. (Kinda like how Huey licked the tree stump in the beginning of the episode and Fethry later licked the rust in the aquavator...ew.)

Going off to see someone special from his past mirrors Fethry reuniting with Mitzi. Fethry’s comment about sharing a rib-eye with Mitzi sounded reminiscent of a date too.

If Huey kissed a sea worm during the second main adventure (oof) while Launchpad’s adventures continue to be romantic based, could there be another kiss on the third adventure?

We don't see Ziyi because she's far away, we see Oceanika, but she's shown at a distance.

Will we see the third lover up close?

The intensity of LP’s adventures seem to increase while the intensity of the relative adventures seem to decrease:

LP’s adventure in “Gander” had less visible characters involved. LP didn’t participate with the family, Ziyi was missing and a short description is said. Then in “Depths”, he’s close to participating, we see his lover from afar, he gives a longer description to the kids and he comes back with more than one creature.

“Gander” had a more serious threat with more characters involved. “Depths” involved a lesser amount of characters with a lesser threat.

With each episode, the environments become even more space-like.

These three major elements seem to be leaning into each other and could eventually reach a point where they intersect and even out: 

Launchpad goes on a space adventure regarding a Duck Family relative he’s previously dated...?

Ha, if you’ve been following my blog long enough, you know this isn’t new from me, maybe you already sensed it while you were reading through, but seriously...first it was land... then there was sea...and with Della becoming a more prominent character this season, space will be soon. Launchpad’s adventures only occur when a Duck Cousin shows up and the basics always end up being similar to their situation. Ziyi (and Gladstone) could be reflecting Della’s past while Oceanika is reflecting her future; she was lost, but now she’s found.

Something that may be an indicator of these plot lines meeting in the future, is an upcoming Issue for IDW’s DuckTales comic series:

“It's a special 20-page story as we present "Money-Grubbing Hooligans from the Deep!" A tsunami is about to hit Duckburg, but a mysterious submarine may be the reason behind this unexpected occurrence. Find out how the occupant of the submarine is connected to Launchpad McQuack and if Uncle Scrooge's Money Bin will survive the watery onslaught!”

(Sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ 1) (Sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ 2)

While the comics are not necessarily set as canon, they will sometimes loosely parallel certain events from the show.  Like how the first two issues revolved around Donald looking for a job and how that element was present in the pilot episode. “Happy Happy Valley!”  seems to be inspired by “The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!”. The plot for “The Incredible Shrinking Webby!” sounds similar to “The Most Dangerous Game...Night!” where Gyro's shrink ray got out of hand.

I think Issue 18 could be borrowing certain elements from Della's return with some bits from "Depths" as well. 

Let's take a closer look at Cover B:

Hᴇʜ, Wᴇʙʙʏ's ᴀʟʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ "Wʜᴏ ɪs ᴛʜɪs?" ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ʟɪᴋᴇ Lᴀᴜɴᴄʜᴘᴀᴅ's ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪᴅs ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ. Pғғғғ.

We're presented with a night sky full of stars and the moon peeking behind a cloud. The submarine and its mysterious owner (who I'm very tempted to call “Subina”), are placed below the moon on the right hand side.

This new character seems to have combined traits from Oceanika and Della. While she’s from underwater, there's a bit of a space-ish vibe about her looks. She wears a teal dress that consists of a lighter shade and a darker shade like LP's hat, so like Della, she too shares his colors. Also, being the helmswoman of submarine technically makes her a pilot...a pilot who has something to do with Launchpad...in a story that gets released a day before Valentine's Day...

And like I've noted earlier, there’s a connection between the sea and outer-space. I believe that a sea theme was used to throw us off but indirectly give us information at the same time. (Like “Woo-oo!” And “Depths”.)

Aside from the mysterious submariner somewhat resembling Della, there's also mentions of her being the cause of a tsunami hitting Duckburg and the possibility of The Money Bin taking a beating from it. This could very well be in reference to the bet Scrooge agreed to with Glomgold. If Della needs to be saved during a time where Scrooge is trying his best to save money, he's going to have to make a choice between his family or his fortune. If he chooses family, he'll end up spending too much money and loose. The natural disaster could also be paralleling some other sort disaster about to happen in relation to the moon.

Before I close this out (Yes! You're reaching the end!), I wanted to mention something that might not support my claim, but I still wanted to discuss it:

At the end of “Last Christmas!”, we find out that Della brought her copy of the family photo from “Last Crash” with her. On the back of the photo are drawings of what look like baby ducks.

I noticed the doodle on the right looks an awful lot like a baby version of Gladstone. Because I mean, c'mon...just look at those thick eyebrows. The curly bang is very reminiscent of Gladstone's pre-reboot hairstyle too. The one on the left however, was very difficult to compare to an pre-existing character... I came across a comment about the possibility of it being a baby version of Fethry. (Maybe the cone shape on top isn't hair, but a pointed hat?) If this is intended to be Fethry and Gladstone, this might be further proof that their situations were meant to reflect Della's.

Another possible explanation for these drawings could be that Della drew Dewey and Louie from memory based on what she could retain from the news report. So maybe there's a sketch of what she remembered about Huey on the bottom half.

I believe it's going to be quite a while before we get a glimpse of what the third “Gander” styled episode will look like. The possible subject matter seems a lot more suited for a two-part finale and we're only six episodes in. Perhaps the beginning of the formula will span over some episodes prior to it, similarly to how “Castle” and “Last Crash” had elements that lead into “Shadow War”. Whether I'm truly on to something with my speculations or not, Della's return to Earth is an exciting subject, and I can't wait to see where it will go on the show.

That's a wrap, readers! Thank you for taking a dive with me on the S.S. Bold De-Ducktion!

TL;DR: We just might be in store for one heck of a family reunion.

[the-lupine-sojourner]

Takara Yamada’s Hero Academia Season 1 Episode 8 [Eijiro Kirishima/OC] [Female!Aizawa/Hizashi]

Guys, we are super close to the point I’ve been wanting to write in this series practically since I started writing this series! Next chapter features the beginning of what I am talking about through a thin veil. 

Anyway, I know I’ve said it a lot, but if anyone wants to send me an Ask with predictions about how the next few episodes will go, I would literally love it so much! 

Taglist: @dailyojiromashirao, @elite-guard-hardygal (Dude I can’t wait to write these next chapters! You know why! XD), and @fandoms-fandoms-everywhere99! These are all lovely, lovely people and I adore them. 

Anyway, the Masterlist, as usual, and now we go to the story!!

I really hope you all like this chapter!!

God Bless and Good Day!

~The Lupine Sojourner

But now, with Izuku previously being Quirkless (thus, probably a weakling in Katsuki’s eyes), but ‘suddenly getting a Quirk’ and then winning against Katsuki, to boot, it probably whacked the guy real hard.

I had to talk to him after class. This kid definitely had issues. A lot of them.

And Lord knows those people are the ones I can’t resist at least attempting to help.Let’s just hope I make it out alive.

The tension in the room could be cut with a knife.

Toshin-Oji chose to cut it with words. “Well, despite the results,” All Might begins, “the MVP of this exercise is young Iida!” He proclaims, and I see why instantly.

Throughout the entire fifteen minutes, Iida had remained squarely on the training, playing the role he was assigned with as much seriousness and determination as he would approach class.

However, no one else seems to get it and shocked murmurs ring the group. I chuckle. These guys were idiots…

“Shouldn’t it be one of the heroes, instead, since they’re the winners?” The girl with dark green hair asks, brow raised in confusion.

“Hmm, valid question!” All Might replies. “Why didn’t I chose one of those two? Who has a guess?” In the following silence, I raise my hand, but Momo begins right away.

“Sir, I can tell you why.” She says, hand raised, but eyes closed in thought. “Iida embraced this challenge. He was the only one who truly adapted to his assigned role.” She says, hand still raised. I nod in agreement, but let her speak. After all, she was putting it far more eloquently into words than I could. “I’ll explain; Bakugo’s judgement was clouded by a personal grudge against Midoriya. As you pointed out earlier, launching a large-scale attack indoors was a foolish move. It could have been disastrous.”

“It was disastrous.” I mumble under my breath, arms crossed over my chest as Momo continued, not having heard me.

“Similarly, Midoriya’s attack was also poorly thought out, considering the amount of damage he received. He rendered himself helpless; not smart.” I initially grit my teeth and prepare to defend Izuku, but then take a second to think and find that, yeah, she was right. Izuku, unable to think of anything else, launched a desperate, last-ditch effort to win, but what if it hadn’t worked? It would have been a quick win for the villains if the fight had had to continue. So I deflate and listen. “As for Uraraka, she let her guard down mid-battle, and her final attack was far too reckless, given the hypothetical stakes.” Wow. Gotta hand it to Momo; she really pays attention. Everyone is looking at her in awe as she keeps speaking without opening her eyes. “If she’d treated the weapon as if it were real, she never would have used such an imprecise move.” She finally opens her eyes to look at Tenya, who still looks shell-shocked at the praise of being MVP. “Iida was fully prepared for his opponent’s arrival. He had a strategy and never lost sight of his mission to protect the dummy weapon, even if he was foiled in the end.” Tenya leans back a little hand over his heart and goofy, overwhelmed smile on his face. “Technically, the hero team won, yes, but they took advantage of the fact that this was training. They didn’t respect the spirit of the trial” I pick my jaw up off the floor and give her a thumbs up.

“Right on, Momo!” I praise. “I had a less eloquent and in-depth version of the points you made in mind.” All Might is stunned by Momo’s analysis, as is everyone else, but he recovers quickly.

“Yes, well, you overlooked a few things; young Iida could have relaxed a but during the exercise, but otherwise you nailed it!” I chuckle as he gives her a thumbs up, as well.

“One should always start with the basics and devote themselves wholeheartedly to learning. That’s the only real way to become a top hero.” I decide I like Momo a lot, grinning at her even though she can’t see it. She had a logical, sound head on her shoulders and the drive needed to accomplish her dreams. She wasn’t above helping others along the way, either, unlike Katsuki, who literally blasted everyone and everything out of his way to get to where he wanted to go. 

Speaking of Katsuki, he’d been uncharacteristically silent during the whole speech Momo gave. In fact, beyond telling me to back off, he hadn’t said a word since Izuku collapsed and the training ended. Despite what he’d done, despite knowing his personality and the way he’d react if I tried to help him, I can’t help feeling a small bit worried about him.

“Now then,” All Might calls, bringing me back to reality. “time to blow this joint! Let’s move on to the next match! Think about everything you saw and discussed as you tackle this training for yourself.” He instructs and we all agree. However, I take another look at Katsuki and see that his eyes are wide. He’s not trembling, but something’s eating him alive, I can tell. I really wanted to talk to him, but have to pay attention to the drawing of the lots to see who’d go next. Toshin-Oji draws two balls again and holds them up for us to see. “These two teams will be the next to fight!” He cries. It’s team B as the heroes and team I as the villains. I look over and see the boy half-covered in ice look at the tall boy with six arms. They were the heroes.

A little ways away, Mashirao walks over to a floating pair of gloves. I blink, then remember that there’d been a girl in a school uniform completely invisible. They formed the villain team for this round. I notice for the first time that Mashirao wears a white karate gi and no shoes. Interesting. All Might tells the teams where to go, having a different building for every team so it would be fair. He even told us their names. Ice-boy was Shoto Todoroki, and I can’t help but draw the instant connection to Endeavor. Denki voices this connection and Shoto growls, but doesn’t say anything. Weird. His partner, six-armed boy, is Mezo Shoji. The invisible girl was Toru Hagakare. The teams nod and head out. I wonder how this will turn out.

The five minutes pass quick and soon enough, Shoto and Shoji are given the signal to advance. “Look alive, kids! Show us you’re the embodiment of good- -or, evil- -let’s go!” All Might declares and the hero team enters the building.

Mezo’s six arms fan out and- -whoa! He can make ears on the ends of his arms! That’s so cool! One of the ears turns into a mouth when Shoto walks over. They briefly discuss whatever intel Mezo gathered, then Shoto walks over to the wall, ice quickly leaping out and encasing the hall, creeping over the entire building! I note the discarded shoes and grimace.

“Holy crap!” I exclaim. “That’s insane! The entire area is completely frozen! The villains can’t even move!” I add, shivering at the sudden drop in temperature. The dude was good! Crazy good!

“He incapacitated them without compromising the weapon or his teammate! Take close note of his technique, students.” All Might instructs.

“Soon as I thaw out, I will.” I reply, shivering.

“He’s so strong!” Eijiro murmurs. I nod.

“Yeah. I couldn’t submerge the entire building in water even if I wanted to.” I note under my breath to him. He is about to say something when All Might accidentally cuts him off.

“The hero team wins!” He exclaims, and I look to see that Shoto has his hand on the weapon and the ice suddenly melts before Shoto turns to Mashirao, saying something to his opponent before walking back outside. Huh?! Wait...that means...

“He has two Quirks like me!” I gush. For some reason, that fact made me super happy.

“Yeah, but that guy’s kinda intimidating.” Denki says, leaning toward me a little.

“We...well, this guy got in through recommendations, so he must be good.” I reply. And to think...I would have had to compete with him and Momo if I’d gone through with the recommendation. Eesh. I wouldn’t have stood a chance!

“Moving on, time to gather ‘round and review the second match! After that, we’ll jet on over to our next battle.”

“Yessir!” We chorused. All Might then snaps his fingers. 

“I have an idea!” He cheers, then points at me. “Seeing as the other member of the hero team and the villains hardly saw any action, why not have the next match be a kind-of rematch, with Yamada taking young Todoroki’s place on the hero team against Ojiro and Hagakure? They’d be the next matchup, then we’d draw lots for the next round afterwards.” No one argues and I gulp. At least Shoto wasn’t fighting this time...but now I’d have to fight, no holds barred.

Oh, boy…

“Now,” All Might begins and I am snapped from my thoughts. “Obviously, there wasn’t much fighting, but a quick resolution is often preferable to a drawn-out fight.” He says. “Once again, the MVP is not one of the winners. It is young Hagakure! Can anyone guess why?” I raise my hand before Momo can give another speech.

“Sir, I think it’s because Toru had, like Tenya, developed a viable strategy to help her teammate and win the round. Though her team weren’t the victors, Hagakure used her Quirk to their advantage and wasn’t afraid to do what it took to ensure victory.” I say. All Might gives me a thumbs up.

“Very good, Yamada! Precisely my reasoning!” Toru’s gloves are up in what I think would be a gesture to hide her face were it visible. I give her a thumbs up and she shyly gives me one back.

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“So...I guess I don’t really have a strategy here.” Mezo confesses once our five minute planning session starts. I gulp and nod.

“Oh, don’t worry; I’ve barely any idea what I’m doing, either. Um...Not to be rude, but your Quirk is fairly obvious- -and really cool!- -so, ah, if it’s okay, let me briefly sum up my Quirks.” I feel a lot less flustered when Mezo nods encouragingly, “I got both my parents’ Quirks and can control Water and Earth, but am a lot better at Water.” Mezo nods.

“Interesting, but...I thought the Yamada Senseis were your parents.” I squirm a little and sigh. No use hiding it.

“Well, they’re my godparents.” I explain briefly. Mezo flinches, picking up the subtext easily.

“I’m sorry.” I smile and shrug. Really, it honestly...it honestly doesn’t hurt that much anymore. As sad as this is to say, I was so young when I lost my parents, I can hardly remember what they look like. It’s almost like the Yamadas are my biological parents.

“Don’t be. It happened a long time ago. Is it okay if I continue about my Quirks?” I ask politely. He nods.

“Of course.”

“There’s not much left. Mom- -Mrs. Yamada- -taught me a neat trick with my Earth Quirk; tracking. I can use the vibrations in the Earth to locate and track people when I concentrate, but not as well indoors. In other words, I’ll have to rely on you to get a clearer indication. Best I can do is general area and floor number.” Mezo nods.

“I can add to that, no problem.” I grin and stomp twice, sending out a wave of vibrations.

“I think they’re about two thirds of the way down the fourth floor away from us, so maybe we should go in on the third floor on this side to make sure we can surprise them.” I explain. Mezo nods again, but before he can reply verbally, All Might’s voice rings out for us to get moving, and an alarm sounds. I gulp. “Let’s go.” I mumble. I lead the way to the fire escape, a bit flustered and confused. How exactly had I ended up as team leader? Mezo is really nice, though, and I have a feeling he’d speak up if he didn’t like my ideas. As soon as we’re in, Mezo extends his arms and hones in on their location using his six ears. He then shifts them back to hands.

“Upper left end, and the invisible girl probably has her clothes off to sneak up on us.” I snort at the idea that Mashirao was paired with a naked girl he couldn’t see. I wonder how he’s taking it. I feel bad I didn’t watch their side of the match last time.

“Okay, so this will be simple. I have enough feedback from the vibration trick to at least tell where she is. As long as we know, we can react accordingly.” I pass a bathroom and gather water. Okay. Now I had a weapon. Good. I take a breath and keep moving. Every few steps, I’d check to see if I could get a better trace on Toru. So far, though, nothing. Then, I finally get a fairly clear sense of where she is. She was just around the corner. I grab my capture tape and grin. She didn’t know I knew where she was. Since she was so close, I could even tell her stance, leaning against the wall, waiting for us to pass her so she could do a sneak attack. I let us get level with her before grabbing her wrists suddenly, yanking them down and looping the capture tape around them.

“Hey, what?” She squeaks. “No fair! How’d you know?” I smile.

“Well, I have an Earth Quirk I can use to track you using vibrations. Sorry, Toru.” I explain. I hear a huff as I keep moving. We had to get past Mashirao next, then we could get to the weapon.

“I can handle Ojiro.” Mezo whispers, using his arm to form a mouth close to my ear. I barely refrain from flinching at the sudden voice in my ear and nod.

“Sounds good. I’ll focus on getting to the weapon and ending the round.”

“Right.” He agrees and we share a nod. Mashirao gets into a stance as I enter, quickly followed by Mezo. I grin and use the water to make a rod and prepare to vault over Mashirao.

“You two aren’t getting by me.” Mashirao says firmly. My grin turns into a smirk.

“We’ll see.” I then use the pole to launch at him, my feet connecting with his tail. I then extend the pole and push off it to apply more pressure to Mashirao’s tail, propelling myself over him and onto the ground inches from the weapon while Mezo seamlessly takes my place, restraining Mashirao easily in his six-armed embrace. I touch the weapon as I stand. “Sorry, Mashirao.” I murmur sheepishly. After all, he, once again, didn’t get to do much. He sighs.

“Don’t be sorry. We all did our best.” He says, but I can tell he’s upset.

“A resounding victory for the hero team!” All Might exclaims over the PA system.

“Maybe we can spare some time?” I propose. “I want to get a bit better at hand-to-hand combat and you seem to know your stuff.” Mashirao nods and I swear he’s blushing just a little.

“Oh, well, I guess. I’m not sure how much I can teach you, but I can try.” I grin.

“Great!” We exit the building and make our way back to the discussion room, lining up and facing the rest of our class. Eijiro gives me a thumbs up as All Might declares me the MVP and explains that I was the one to initiate planning and tells the class that my plan was solid, easily adaptable to the situation and worked well against the opponents’ Quirks. I blush and bite my lip. I had no idea what I was doing and just tried to think of a way to counter their abilities as best I could. Mezo was the one that restrained Mashirao and allowed me to grab the weapon. If Mashirao had been able to fight, I don’t know how it would have turned out.

Regardless, it was neat and the class seemed to agree so I let it slide. After all, in the months to come, we’d all have moments to shine.

The other battles seemed to go very quickly and soon enough we’re outside. All Might grins. “That’s a wrap!” He proclaims. “Super work! You really stepped up to the plate and we didn’t really have any major injuries except for Midoriya. You should be proud! Excellent first day of training all around!” All Might gives us a thumbs up. The green-haired girl raises her hand.

“It’s nice to hear some encouraging words after our homeroom class.” She says. Everyone shudders. I chuckle. They just had to get used to Mom’s ‘tough love’ personality. “Mrs. Yamada was kind of a buzz kill...no offense, Takara.” I laugh.

“It’s fine. You all just have to give her time to get used to you all. She’s really not that bad.” I reply, smiling. Denki raises a brow.

“You’ve also had your whole life with her.” He points out. I roll my eyes, but All Might continues before I can reply.

“I’m happy to bring such staggering positivity to my Alma Mater!” He cheers, then salutes. “That’s all for now, folks! I should go and check on young Midoriya’s progress! Now, watch how a pro exits; like he’s got somewhere to be!” He exclaims, sprinting down the exit tunnel and kicking up a fairly strong breeze in the process. I chuckle.

“That’s All Might for yah.” I muse.

“Yeah. That is a hero!” Denki murmurs in awe. Mashirao frowns.

“I’ll never be able to move that fast.” He moans. I shrug.

“All Might’s also been at this a long time. You’ll probably get way faster than you are now if you keep training.” He smiles.

“Yeah, You’re right!” I then walk towards the tunnel.

“I think I’ll join All Might after I get some food. I’m starving!” Eijiro jogs after me.

“Wait up! I’ll come, too!” I blink. I meant to go alone to talk to All Might about how he handled Izuku’s round of the exercise. Guess it’ll have to wait. I grin.

“Sure! I was gonna head to Lunch Rush then go to the infirmary after I change. Meet me outside the changing rooms, okay?” Eijiro nods.

“Okay!”

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“This lesson was intense, huh?” Eijiro muses, frowning into his curry with extra beef. I sigh chewing a bite of beef oden thoughtfully.

“Yeah. I get why it’s important to learn fighting early on, but that was...something else.”

“I hope Midoriya’s okay.” Eijiro mumbles. “He was pretty burnt and his arm was definitely broken.” I nod.

“I trust Recovery Girl to help him.” I reply. “I think he’ll be okay in no time!”

“Do you think your Mom is gonna teach a little more, or are we done?”

“I heard from Dad that Mom has something going on at her agency today, so we’re done.”

“Oh.” Silence falls between us and we finish our food. “Wanna go see Midoriya?” I didn’t want to see just how bad he was right now, so I shake my head.

“No. I think I want to talk to Katsuki instead. That boy needs to get his head screwed straight.” I reply. I had also changed my mind because I couldn’t talk to All Might the way I wanted to in front of Eijiro without giving away that not only was I the daughter of a Pro Couple, but have also formed a Niece-Uncle relationship with the world’s top hero, All Might, on top of that. Eijiro already thought I was far above him just by who my parents were. I didn’t want to see what damage I could do by telling him about Toshin-Oji. Eijiro looks at me like I’m insane. “I can handle him. Be back to the classroom in a few minutes, okay?” He sighs, and I happened to catch the hothead stalking toward the exit. Eijiro gives me a nervous ‘good luck’ thumbs up and continues down to the classroom. “Hey, Katsuki. Can we talk?” I ask. He glares at me.

“Shove off.” He growls. I roll my eyes and tug him into a side room, closing the door. “What the hell?!” He spits, threatening me with those small explosions. I huff.

“Look, you’re talented and perhaps I overreacted just a smidge when I confronted you. For that I apologize. But I don’t take back the anger or what I said about you throwing a tantrum.” Katsuki glares at me.

“You better back up, Yamada. We aren’t friends and I couldn’t care less about what you have to say, so get out of my way.” I glare at him, rolling my eyes and continuing to block the door.

“But you do care about losing to Izuku. He’s a talented kid. You’ve just been throwing him down so much you missed a lot about him.” I surmise. “I can’t tell you about his Quirk, because I don’t know the details and it’s not my place, but I can tell you that he’s smart as a whip and can turn what he learns into strategies almost in an instant. You were great at combat, but failed to think ahead. That’s the only way Izuku beat you. You had him on the ropes in terms of raw power, since Izuku can’t use his without paying a steep price, but Izuku was a lot better at thinking ahead.” Katsuki grabs my tie and hauls me face-to-face with his livid red eyes.

“You shut your damn mouth!” He growls. I glare at him.

“You want to be a pro, right? You’re not a pro yet, not by a long shot. So, you should shut your damn mouth and learn everything you can at this school. If you do that, if you really take in everything and apply it, you’ll be what you want to be.” I reply. Katsuki looks stunned, so I take the moment to walk away. He had a lot to think about. Besides, I wanted to pop back into the classroom and say bye before I go find dad and go home. 

I don’t hear or see Katsuki leave the room I’d tugged him into, being too far away.

That, and I saw Izuku heading into the classroom, arm in a sling and looking nervous and tired. I chuckle and jog to catch up, hearing Eijiro call out in greeting. “Man, I don’t know what you were saying during your match, but you were all fired up, huh?” Eijiro’s saying as I enter.

“Yeah. It was pretty intense.” I add and Izuku is increasingly nervous at all this attention.

“But you held your own against Bakugo!” The boy I now know as Hanta Sero from the training, with tape in his elbows he can shoot out as his Quirk, says. “He’s super strong!”

“You did a great job dodging!” Mina exclaims, part of the now group of people surrounding Izuku.

“You really turned up in the first match so none of us held back in our rounds, either.” Everyone nods. The boy with the suit or armor, Yuga Aoyama, speaks up next, leaning out a little from his desk.

“You were far from elegant, but I suppose- -”

“Your dodging was like ‘whoa’!” Mina interjects happily, bouncing in excitement. I chuckle. What’s with her and dodging?

“Hey, I’m Eijiro Kirishima. We’ve been going over training results while you were in recovery.” Eijiro says. Hanta nods.

“Hi, I’m Hanta Sero.”

“More importantly, I’m Yuga- -”

“I’m Mina Ashido and I just gotta say your dodging was awesome!” Mina interrupts again. I snort and laugh. Seriously, what’s with her and this fixation on dodging? The green-haired girl, Tsuyu Asui, or Su as she likes to be called, is next to introduce herself. (Her Quirk makes her as close to a frog as a human can be, which I think is kinda cool!)

The big guy, Rikido Sato, leans in next. “Hey. Sato.” He says simply, pointing to his chest. Izuku looks flustered, but kinda happy.

“H-hey, guys.” He says. Suddenly, that purple-ball-haired creep, who was somehow paired with Momo and spent the entire time drooling over her outfit, Mineta, lunges up to Izuku’s eyeline.

“And my name’s Mineta!” He exclaims. I scoot away from him and laugh with the others.

“Where the heck did you pop out of?” Eijiro asks. I then move a little further into the classroom and spot Fumikage Tokoyami, the boy with the bird head. He had a really unique Quirk: a shadowy thing that came out of his body and helped him fight. I think he calls it Dark Shadow.

“Too noisy.” He muses, nodding to the group. I chuckle.

“Yeah, but they’re fun to hang around.” I reply and smile at Mashirao, who was standing next to the girl next to me, Kyoka Jiro, with the plugs of earbuds coming off her ears to let her eavesdrop and hear really quiet sounds, who scoffs.

“We’ll see.” I roll my eyes, but Tenya suddenly runs over.

“Tokoyami, stop using that desk as a chair! Get off of it this instant!” He exclaims, gesturing wildly with his arms. I laugh.

“Tenya, c’mon. He’s not doing anything wrong.” I point out.

“Yeah. You really need to chill, dude.” Kyoka adds.

“You’re carrying a lot of tension.” Mashirao points out. Tenya sighs.

“No one understands…” He groans, then stand straight and starts gesturing again. “I simply cannot condone actions that disrespect these desks! Not when great men and women, our upperclassmen, once used them!” I can’t help but burst out laughing.

“Tenya, dude, what makes you think they didn’t use these desks as chairs?” I counter. By now, we’ve drawn the attention of the rest of the class that’s in the room. Tenya groans, but pushes his glasses up and sighs in resignation.

“I...hadn’t considered that. Thank you, Yamada.” I wave it aside.

“Hey, don’t sweat it. Look, call me Takara, kay? Only fair, since I call everyone by their first name.” I reply. This was the second time I had reminded him, but it was okay. Tenya sticks his hand out for a handshake. Good Lord, was he serious?!

“Fair enough!” He says and I, restraining laughter, shake his hand to confirm we were on first name terms. Fumikage sighs.

“You two are also noisy.” He groans. Just then, Denki and Ochaco enter from the other door, Denki asking Ochaco where she likes to eat as they pass the doorway.

“Anything sweet.” She replies politely, then spots Izuku and jogs over. “Hey, Deku!” She calls, smiling. “Why didn’t you heal your injuries?” She asks. Izuku blushes and stammers.

“We-well, it has to do with how much stamina I’m using.” He explains. I wince.

“Yikes.”

“Stamina?” Ochacho asks. I nod.

“Yeah. Your body needs energy to heal, right? I bet that’s how Recovery Girl’s Quirk works; using your body’s stamina to kick-start the healing process.” Izuku nods.

“Yeah!” He then looks at Katsuki’s empty desk. Huh. Where’d he- -crap. He just went home? Seriously?

“Um, Uraraka?” Izuku asks, point to the desk. “Where’s Kacchan?” She raises a brow.

“I don’t know. I haven’t seen him.” She replies with a shrug. I chuckle nervously.

“I talked to him a little. Just about tips for improving next time and how he should lay off and focus on learning everything he can. I didn’t mean to make him leave, but I guess- -hey! Izuku, wait! You shouldn’t be running with your arm!” I call as Izuku sprints down the hall. I take off after him. “Stop!” But he won’t. Realizing that it was probably best I didn’t talk to Katsuki yet again, I stay and just listen. If Izuku needs me, I’ll be right here.

“Kacchan! Wait up!” Izuku calls.

“What?!”

“I need to tell you something. Maybe then, you’ll understand what’s going on. I wasn’t hiding my Quirk from you. It was given to me by someone else recently.” I pale. Shit! What is Izuku doing?! “But I can’t tell you who I got it from, so don’t ask!” Izuku sighs. That was a very risky thing to say. Especially to someone who doesn’t like Katsuki. “Sounds crazy, I know; like something out of a comic book, only it’s real! The thing is, I don’t really have control over this power yet. I haven’t figured out how to make it my own, but I’m trying. That’s why I didn’t want to use it against you in the exercise, but in the end, it was the only way I had a chance of winning. I’ve still got a lot to learn, I know that. That’s why I’m here. You’ll see; I’ll work until I have full control of this borrowed Quirk, and I’ll finally beat you with my own power!” The silence lingers, filled with tension.

“How dumb do you think I am?!” Katsuki growls. “‘Borrowed power?! Don’t talk to me like I’m an idiot! I already got that lecture from that teacher’s brat!” I flinch. He didn’t take it the way I meant it! Crap! “You already made a fool outta me in that damn training exercise. So, did you come here to rub it in?! I lost, and to make matters worse it was to you! I came in first in the exam, but that’s not enough! When I was watching that ice guy, I realized I couldn’t beat him in a head-to-head fight!” The longer he’d talked, the angrier and more emotional Katsuki sounded. I might have to intervene if he gets violent. “Crap!” He screams. “I even agree with what those girls said, even that damn brat! My attack was so stupid and I wasn’t thinking! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!” I peek out to see Katsuki almost crying and Izuku standing there in shock. Katsuki then clenches his fist. “Enjoy that win, Deku! You won’t get another! I’m just getting started! Got that?! I’m gonna end up the number one hero, no matter what!” Katsuki then pivots and walks away, wiping his eyes. “You’ll never beat me again, you bastard. Don’t even try!” Izuku exhales and relaxes, but before I can leave my spot, All Might sprints past me, startling me.

“There you are!” He roars, running right for Katsuki. “Bakugo, I found you!” He then pants a little as he places his hands on Katsuki’s shoulders. “Just so you know, pride is an important attribute to have, but while you certainly have the ability to become a pro hero, there’s still plenty you have to learn!” I almost laugh. All Might was trying, but I doubt it’ll get through to Katsuki. After all, he took my advice as a lecture and didn’t take a single word to heart. Sure enough, Katsuki stiffens.

“Let go of me, All Might. Right now.” However, his voice was similar to the way he’d told me to ‘shove off’ when I barked at him in the monitoring room during the training exercise. He glares over his shoulder at All Might. “Save your speeches. I’ll be more famous than you and I’ll do it without your help.” All Might flinches, stunned. 

“Uh...right.” He murmurs, letting Bakugo walk away.

That kid wasn’t over what happened today. Not by a mile. But, I’d do what I could to help him out. Katsuki is one tough customer, but there’s a lot of potential there. He just has to stop wanting to blast and fight everything and getting pissed off at anything that goes wrong in his eyes. I guess I gotta add him to the list of people I’m trying to help. It seems like it gets longer every day, but that’s what comes with being a hero, right?

I readily accept the challenge!

[hitsugayarose]

Hi I was wondering if you could do a scenario were takayami, shinsuo, or tetsu (sepretly) get paired up with their s/o during the festival for a two vs two fight and their opponent think they can win easily but their wrong cuz the guys and their s/o are a beck of a power couple.

AN: For now i’m just going to do Tokoyami but feel free to request the other two at a later date and i would love to do them. The reason why i only picked one just so you know, is that a lot of the time i get carried away in my scenarios and if i did all three we would probably be looking at 10 pages. XD, also since you didn’d specify male or female i went with female but would be willing to re-wright for a male s/o.

As the first and second rounds of the tournament came to a close it was announced that this year instead of a one on one fight that it would be two on two. The result would be the final two pairs would have a tournament style fighting between the four of them. Tokoyami was a little hopeful that he would be paired with (Y/N) since she was his s/o she would know best how to fight with him, since they practice together quite often. Her quirk was darkness, she could produce a dome of darkness or light around a fixed area, or a single point. This could help him with Darkshadow as long as (Y/N) didn’t make it too dark Darkshadow shouldn’t take over. 

“Tokoyami.” You said walking over to him. He could tell you were a bit tired from the foot race and the horse race. 

“Hey my darling you ok? You need some water?” He took your hand and walked back with you to the prep room. 

“Yeah water sounds nice. I didn’t expect this to be easy but i also didn’t expect it to be so hard. Not after what happened at the USJ. But i guess that was just wishful thinking.” You intertwined your fingers with Tokoyami, enjoying the break from the fighting for the moment. 

“Who do you want to be paired up with?” He asked stroking your hand with his thumb.

“You would be the best choice, our quirks work well together too.” She agreed.

“And you can make me more powerful.” Darkshadow piped up.

“For as long as you stay sane yeah I can.” You patted Darkshadow’s head as you said this.

After lunch the students gathered into the arena again to be put into their groups. Izuku was with Tenya, Bakugo with Shoto, Shinsuo with Tetsu, much to yours and Tokoyami’s pleasure. (Y/N) and Tokoyami, flashed on the board as a set of partners. While the groups were given a few moments to prepare a strategy you and Tokoyami did nothing. You already knew what it was without words, your darkness and stealth combined with him and Darkshadow, couldn’t be beat. You would make sure of it. 

The first match was you and tokoyami against Shinsuo and Tetsu. Before the match Ojiro had warned you both not to talk to Shinsuo, that it had something to do with his Quirk. 

Taking a deep breath you both stepped out onto the fighting arena and shook hands with the other team. 

“You two might want to sit this one out.” Shinsuo says. “Just becasuse you are a couple doesn’t mean you can win against us.” 

Tokoyami gave a side glance at you, he knew you could be hot headed and run your mouth off sometimes when provoked.  But he just saw you shooting Shinsuo a smirk and you just shrugged and turned away, giving Tokoyami a ‘We’ll see’ glance. 

When the fight started (Y/N) created a dome around the arena. But the crowd could still be heard and so could Present Mic and Aizawa’s commentating. 

“Whoa looks like (Y/L/N) just covered the arena in a dark dome. Aizawa your students are weird. Ow hey watch the face!” Present Mic yelled.

“Then commentate like a normal person.”  Aizawa said calmly into the mic. 

Tokoyami could hear the chuckle from next to him at Mic’s words. Glancing to his side you gave a nod and off you two went. Shinsuo and Tetsu were having a hard time finding out where you two were, both you and Tokoyami could see them fumbling in the dark as their eyes adjusted.

Tokoyami let out Darkshadow who went strait for Shinsuo. He was also not pleased with the comment that Shinsuo made to (Y/N) and wished to make him regret it. (Y/n) who thought it would be best to take them out one at a time also went for Shinsuo, just when Darkshadow came upon him you pointed at Shinsuo and a bright light appeared before his eyes. 

“What the hell?” Shinsuo says rubbing his eyes as Darkshadow slams into him and sends him flying out of bounds. 

“That’s one! It looks like Shinsuo is out of bounds. What is happening in there?” Mic asked. 

“I don’t want to give away any strategy that the two of them may have come up with, that dome doesn’t block out sound. So when it’s over i’ll give you my best guess.” Aizawa said.

Back in the dome Tokoyami, Darkshadow and (Y/n) could see that Tetsu was starting to look for a way out. “Shinsuo were you really knocked out. Shit two on one now what do i do?”

(Y/N) got up behind Tetsu and taped on his shoulder, ducking from the swing that he attacked her with then she blinded him as well, his guard was down so you swept out his feet from under him and he fell into Darkshadow’s waiting hand. Darkshadow then threw him out of the arena and you dispelled the dome. 

“We have out Winners!” Midnight said raising your hand and Tokoyami’s hands in the air. “You both will move onto the next round.”

“That was fast. So Aizawa they are your students what happened in there?” Present Mic asked.

“First Shinsuo and Tetsu probably underestimated them because they are a couple. Tokoyami and (Y/N) fight together quite often pushing each other to grow stronger everyday. As a result they don’t need words to sync their movements. The biggest advantage is their quirks, they complement each other. While (Y/N)’s dome gives them cover, it also makes Tokoyami stronger. 

You and Tokoyami had left the arena wanting to talk about the next round. But before you did you made it a point to walk over to Shinsuo and give him a sweet smile before saying. “Just because he and i are together doesn’t mean i can’t or won’t kick anybody’s ass. Just think that was going easy on you. Hm.” and with a swish of your hair you were gone walking with Tokoyami holding his hand once again. “That was fun.” You said all smiles while walking back to the prep room. 

[ick25]

Rockman.EXE Episode 22 Review.

I have a bad feeling about this episode.

A VERY bad feeling.

We start the episode... with a clock?

Nope, this is Enzan and Blues’s probability of success.  A 97.4% chance of winning in their battle against Rockman.

Are you crazy?! If you do that the whole show will be over!

Enzan and Blues are training for their battle against Netto and Rockman, how can I tell?

A fake Rockman appears only for Blues to slice him, this was cutted out from the american dub, in case kids get confused over this, I guess. Anyway, this scene was played out of order to start the episode with Netto and Rockman’s next scene. 

After the title card we find Netto somewhere outside the dome watching the sunset (and some weird looking CGI seaguls) with Rockman.

This is followed by this adorable moment!

SO CUTE!!!!

But the beautiful moment is interrupted by their friends.

Masa, Miyuki, Saloma, Higure, Mariko, Tohru, Dekao and Meiru appear to cheer for Netto, as well as their respective Navis in the cyberworld for Rockman.

Nobody thinks it’s strange that Sharkman just happens to be there without Commander Beef around? Speaking of Navis without their operators, Yaito isn’t there either.

We cut back to Enzan and Blues leaving for the match, and we see that he was using a training machine inside his very own trailer.

As he leaves his trailer, he sees Yaito running towards him.

She then runs away, only for her to stop and turn around again.

What was that all about?! Just a scene with Yaito acting like a tsundere? This entire scene was cut out from the dub for some reason.

After this, Enzan still wonders about the 2.6% of losing as the scene fades to the tournament, with Midorikawa and Higure-san ready to begin the much anticipated final match.

There is a completety different atmosphere going on as the arena slowly reveals the two challengers rising from the floor.

Everyone awaits the final battle of the tournament, even the World Three operators have a moment to talk about it before the match.

Have we forgotten that you tried to KILL Netto before?! Why are you smiling?!!!

Not only the World Three operators, but Dr. Wily is looking foward to the battle so he can finally see which Navi has the Ultimate Program he so desires.

I’m curious to know what he will do once he finds it.

The match begins, both Navis are plugged in and Rockman starts the battle with a cutted shot of him firing his Rock Buster at the screen.

These shots of Rockman firing his Buster at the screen are always cutted from the american dub.

Blues avoids his shots and attacks with an Aqua Sword, only for Rockman to avoid it by jumping and landing on a pillar.

Blues attacks again with such force that he slices the pillar in half.

At the same time the pillar falls, Meiru and Dekao feel a tremor from their seats, implying that the force of the pillar falling has an effect on the real world. Naturally, this isn’t confirm, but as the battle continues, something seems wrong with the underwater structure of the dome.

The workers detect this, and while they try to find a solution, inside the cyberworld we see a new mysterious Navi waking up.

We return to the battle with Rockman jumping on the pillars so fast that I could barely catch him on screen, and he shoots at Blues who deflects them with his sword.

“They said you have a 2.6% chance of winning, but I doubt you’re that lucky”

Netto starts sending his Mini Bomb chips like a pro, overwhelming Blues with the explosions.

This is followed by Meiru telling Dekao that Netto’s slot in movements have become smoother after practicing for the Program Advance so many times.

After the smoke from the Mini Bombs clears out, Rockman sees that Blues isn’t there anymore, he turns around to see that Blues is behind him, all of this while Enzan talks about how lame Netto’s PET is.

Didn’t YOUR company developt the PET? Yours being red doesn’t make it any different.

Blues does the same swing from before, only this time his attack somehow turns into a giant tornado that moves towards Rockman.

“2.6 % my... WHAT?!”

I like how Rockman is panting after avoiding it.

“You’re not my mom! She doesn’t even care about me enough to be here!”

The battle continues, Enzan sends a Flame Sword to Blues, and Netto sends the Elec Sword to Rockman leading to an amazing sword fighting animation.

But the scene is followed by more underwater supporters breaking and the entire dome begins to fall apart.

NOW THEY STOP THE MATCH! WHERE WERE THEY WHEN THE DOME TURNED INTO A GIANT OVEN BACK IN EPISODE 13?!

The entire Mega-Float is sinking, how exactly? Yaito explains that to Masa-san.

Thanks, Yaito.

Everyone evacuates the tournament before and after commercials. Wow, that’s a lot of people.

Our trusty Net Agents make sure everyone runs away, but shouldn’t they be telling people to stay calm and evacuate in an orderly fashion or something like that? Are the people in Japan this disciplined?

Ha ha. XD

 But wait, if the World Three isn’t behind this, then who is?

Everyone seems to have made it to the mainland safely, because the bridges soon begin to go down.

The N-1 bridge is falling down, my fair lady.

So just like in the game, the final battle of the tournament had to be posponed. I guess we’ll never get to see who is stronger.

Damn it.

The anime differs from the game again, because Netto and Enzan are too stubborn to leave and save their lives! And it turns out that they are not the only ones who stayed behind.

Even in a death threatning situation you can’t shut up, can you Midorikawa?

Don’t encourage him! There is a difference between being brave, and being stupid!

Anyway, the battle continues with Rockman and Blues still sword fighting, with the same animation from before. Meiru, after learning that Netto is still there, decides she can only do one thing, cheer for him, with the others slowly joining in.

Since she sucks at operating she has to be good at cheering for the hero.

We get a new cool animation of Rockman and Blues still sword fighting, only this time making things intense by making Rockman having his cheek scratched, which was cutted from the dub.

Did Rockman try to cut his head off? That’s hardcore.

The intense sword fight ends when Blues manages to push Rockman into a pillar, but our blue heroe wont give up so easily.

They then begin to race eachother when suddenly, they transform into energy and start fighting as ligth orbs.

I can’t make this up. What does it even mean? Is it a way of making the battle seem even more intense?

One last collision from the two orbs creates a powerfull light that covers the whole arena, the light can even be seen from outside.

I still don’t know what’s going on. Can someone explain?

... THAT DOESN’T EXPLAIN ANYTHING!!!

Netto is ready to win for everyone, Enzan finally understands why Rockman and Netto are so strong, it’s because he is fighting for all of his friends who are cheering for him, will understanding this help him get the upper hand?

One last collision ends with Rockman flying towards a pillar for the second time.

The dome is still falling apart, even worst than before, a boulder falls next to Netto with a piece from it cutting his cheek.

SOMEBODY GET THESE KIDS OUT OF THERE! Don’t they realized they’re in danger?!

The time has come to make things even more intense by having a double Program Advance.

For some reason the program advances colission turns into a glowing sword fight that ends in a huge explosion.

After the smoke dissipates, we get a stand off between Blues and Rockman, one of them falls over and a countdown begins from out of nowhere.

The countdown was cut to five seconds in the dub.

You don’t need a dramatic reveal to see that the Navi that fell was Rockman.

But we get one anyway.

Rockman pants heavily on the ground (with a coloring error) and the match finally ends with Blues as the winner.

Netto jumps over the battle machine to go to his fallen partner and we get the second most adorable scene from this episode.

Awww.

And the moment is ruined by Masa and Higure crying as well.

Why was this last shot cutted? I honestly dont know.

Blues helps Rockman up as he tells him that he gave him a great battle.

*Sighs* However... Tragedy strikes.

Rockman senses an attack heading for them and quickly tackles Blues out of the way, with the attack piercing through his body. Complete silence from everyone as Rockman says one last thing before his data begins to dissapear.

Rockman is deleted, leaving Netto in shock.

The attacker then reveals itself before Blues as Pharohman.

Pharohman attemps to delete Blues as well by destroing the entire battle field, but Enzan manages to plug him out just in time.

The entire tournament has finished sinking into the ocean, and Dr. Wily, somehow, was able to keep watching the tournament after everyone had evacuated. Did the cameramen stayed behind too?

As Wily starts laughing, we see that everyone who stayed behind was rescued by some helicopters.

Including Masa who is carring Netto. Netto is still in shock as his PET confirms that Rockman has been deleted and he ends the episode screaming at the sky.

My thoughts?

WHYYYYYYYYYYYY???!!!!

This episode traumatized me, I couldn’t believe they killed off Rockman (even knowing he was gonna return later since he is the main character). The entire episode was stressfull, not knowing who was gonna win, and seeing the place litteraly falling apart around them, but the biggest shock of all was Rockman’s sudden deletion, especially in front of Netto. The way Rockman was deleted was harsh and so sudden, there was no time to react.

The dub cut the parts where Rockman and Netto get their cheeks scratched and also changed the order of the first two scenes. Since they cut out the part where Blues slices a fake Rockman and Yaito’s tsundere moment, they decided to merge the two clips, making it look like Enzan just had a talk with Blues before heading to the arena.

Rockman’s final words were also changed in the dub to keep the lip synking, instead of saying his operator’s name, he says “De-le-ted” as if it was something Navis automatically say before dissapearing.

Enough of this, let’s lighten the mood. Like I mentioned before, the N-1 Grand Prix finals in the third game had to be posponed, it was interrupted by a member of the World Three, who was also the producer of the tournament. He wanted to send a message to everyone by taking Enzan’s father hostage since IPC was the sponsor. During Enzan’s confrontation with the World Three operator, Netto breaks in and knocks the operator unconscious by throwing his PET at him. I am not kidding.

This part always makes me laugh. XD

[disneydreamlights]

So, every Christmas there'd be a "From Santa" Banner in the Moogle Shop. It would cost 0 Jewels to pull from the Banner, and you can only pull from it once a year.

I would honestly love something like that. It should have a guaranteed EX too. Maybe not a Kairi EX/Xion EX level EX but even KH3 Sora EX would be nice.

So, going over a Keyblade's cost would lock you from using Special and Nova Attacks, opening chests, collecting Keyblade Materials, and gaining EXP, Lux, and Guilt. Also, I was thinking, what if you got Party Coins every time someone borrowed your Shared Medal? Just to encourage people to share good Medals. Fusing Medals would transfer all EXP to the main Medal, with a 50% penalty if they're different types (not counting typeless Medals, which transfer all EXP regardless).

Some people would see the benefits more than others but I’m all for this. Reward the person which is sharing the Ira EX with the rest of the party. XD

Event Quests: You'd automatically receive the first Quest in the chain when the event starts, and they'd work kind of like Story Quests in that you'd automatically receive the next quest in the chain upon completion of the previous. Unlike with Story Quests, you CAN have multiple Event Quests. The Quest Description would show how much time you have until the Quest Expires. Boosters would automatically activate once you collect them from the Event Quests.

Makes sense.

If you can clear a Tournament Round in one turn, you'd get the chance to skip multiple rounds and have a try at a later round. If you can clear the round, the tournament will continue from that point as normal, and collect the prizes for the rounds you skipped. If you can't, you'll be sent back to the round immediately after the one you DID beat, and have to work your way back to that point as normal, or skip past it if you do well enough.

So, and I think this is how it works in game, but every Round of the Tournament you clear would earn you a number of Coliseum Coins equal to the Tier, while clearing the Tier will earn you the number of the Tier times 10 Coliseum Coins. As for how to access the Coliseum Boards when they're not with the other Prize Boards? Well, let me explain how NPC's would work. By clicking on an NPC's Nameplate, you would pull up a menu. The choices are "Bio", "Talk", and a few context sensitive options.

"Talk" is greyed out unless you're standing close to the NPC. The context-sensitive options I mentioned are "Shop" (exclusive to the shop Moogle), "Coliseum Boards" (exclusive to Phil), "Coliseum Rank" (exclusive to Phil) and various quest-related options that aren't even presented to you unless you have the appropriate quest. They would typically be greyed out unless you were within talking distance. That's all there is to it, in all honesty.

Everything about this sounds fine. Just don’t let it screw up how I do the Coliseum given how I always do it by quitting if I can’t one turn the round with my current set up. Xp

Okay so, I changed my mind on one of the details regarding how Moogle of Glory would be unlocked. Instead of being based on Story Progress, it would be based on Level. So, once you reach a certain level, and enter the World Map, you'd be treated to the cutscene of Donald and Goofy crash landing in Daybreak Town. Exiting the Moogle Shop after seeing this would unlock the Moogle of Glory Keychain. Additionally, I'm forming plans for the anniversary events.

I’m excited to hear about anniversary events. owo

Okay but, I just came up with a unique mechanic. Basically, imagine if there was an icecream vendor in Daybreak Town, and if they gave you a different flavor of ice cream depending on what type your Share Medal is. Speed would get you Double Crunch (more damage to Magic Enemies), Power would earn you Rockin' Crunch (more damage to Speed Enemies), and Magic Type would earn you Royalberry (More damage to Power Enemies). I haven't figured out how much the Ice Cream would cost yet, however.

Aside from getting Ice Cream for yourself, the Icecream Vendor would, in order to encourage cooperation between different people, make it so you can buy Seasalt Ice Cream for your friends. Seasalt Ice Cream would slow the timer on your revive counter, giving your friends more time to revive you. Additionally, the recipient of the Ice Cream would have a 1/13 chance of getting a "Winner Stick" from the ice cream. You can redeem the Winner Stick for "prizes" from the Ice Cream Vendor.

The Prizes would Ice Cream themed Decorations, Avatar Parts, and Pet Accessories. Included in the pool of prizes would be the Sweetstack Keychain. Collect all the Prizes, and you'll instead get Munny and Skill Medals. The Ice Cream Vendor would be a Keykid who moves their shop every day. There might be two vendors, one who makes the ice cream and the other who hands out the prizes for Winner sticks. Buying Seasalt Ice Cream for your friends would earn you Union coins. The vendors might be twins.

I’d love if that was a thing to be honest, it would be really cute and would flesh out the X world that much more. owo

So uh, redundant Boosters wouldn't really be a thing. As soon as you get a Booster it would run for 30 days. So we wouldn't have a Booster [Donald], just another chance at getting Magic Boosters. That's way more efficient in terms of programming than creating a "new" item that is synonymous with one that already exists. If Donald Boosters were in the MMO AU, they'd boost Medals that depict Donald, just like Mickey Boosters boost Mickey Medals. End of story.

I don’t understand why there are so many magic boosters, I think they’re cute flavor but it’s still dumb. XD

As I try in vain to escape from the Ice Cream Twins, let me know share an idea for an event. The Balloon Letter Event. Starting from October 31st, there would be a Banner which, in every pull would give you a 4 star Boost Medal, the Balloon Letter and 9 Attack Medals. Fusing the Balloon Letter Medal to a 4 star or higher Medal would add an exact copy of that Medal to a special pool. Starting on December 1st, a new item would sometimes be found in chests or dropped by Heartless.

This Item would be the Balloon Letter, which would give you an exact copy of an attack Medal that has been fused with a Balloon Letter Medal. The Player would receive Union Coins whenever they fuse a Balloon Letter Medal to an attack Medal. The more valuable the Medal, the more Union Coins the Player would earn. The banner ends on Christmas and unopened letters would be replaced with 30 Jewels at the end of the year.

So basically a fully customizable medal pool...it’d be fun, but we all know players would honestly abuse that. There’d have to be a cap on what you could add to the pool, or maybe limit it to party members only. Otherwise everybody would just throw in EX medals.

The BBS version of Sweetstack would be Sweetstack's weakest form. The Ice Cream in the Keyblade would gain more toppings and vibrant colors as you level it up, so that it will actually be nice to look at instead of the somewhat dull, kinda dusty looking weapon from BBS. I haven't decided what color it's glow would be since it's such a colorful Keyblade. For that matter, I also haven't decided how Failed Rescue would get leveled up. I guess I could just have it's materials be everywhere.

Honestly that’d be a really cute change as it evolves. owo

So, I just did the math, and there are 11 Keychains obtained through Story Progress in the MMO AU, 6 from the Premium Keychain Banner, 2 through other means, and 10 unobtainable ones wielded by NPCs (Star Seeker, No Name, Sora's Kingdom Key, Aqua's Master Defender, Terra's End of the Earth, and the Foretellers' Keyblades). That makes a grand total of 29 Keyblades in the MMO. A number that will only get higher as more Proud Mode Keychains are unveiled in canon. I have WAY too much free time

That’s okay you have some really fun ideas. XD

Okay so, in order to get the Adamantite Ore Challenge series of quests, you'd have to go to an NPC who's wielding the appropriate Keyblade. Sunday and Sherry would be the only NPCs with Sweetstack, while only the Wayward Winds would have, well, Wayward Wind. No NPC would carry Failed Rescue though, that's a Player exclusive. So yeah, still not sure how those materials would be collected, unless I made it work like a Premium Keychain. That you get from story progress.

Ooooooooh, a Keyblade just for us. I like that.

Adamantite, Electrum, and Dark Matter would all be earned from Daily Challenges. Daily Challenges would be special quests that you have to speak with specific NPC's to earn, and would ALL have fail conditions. You can only attempt the Challenges once a day, and can't retake them once you beat them. Instead, you'd unlock harder challenges. They'd all reward Jewels alongside the material in question.

UNLIMITED JEWELS FROM THIS PLEASE I’M VERY SALTY ABOUT GULA I’M BEGGING YOU.

The Trial Lobby would play a 0.2 style remix of "Another Day", just to set the eerie mood, while the Trials themselves would have the RoD's standard theme. The Dark Corridor Trials would be the ONLY place in the MMO where Guilt can be found in chests. Except maybe the End of the World. Opening Chests would eat up Light Points instead of AP. Occasionally, you'd stumble upon a room that takes elements from one of the outside worlds. Trial Boards are basically Cross Boards in how they function.

Damn, guess we’re encouraged to do these a lot then.

I'm still trying to work out how High Score Challenges would work. So far, I've figured that at the start of the challenge you'd get a special item that would keep track of your score. You would be earn prizes as you pass certain thresholds, and would have your score tallied against everyone else at the end of the event. Beyond that, I'm not sure of the specifics. There would be a competitive aspect between the Unions, but I don't know if it would go by cumulative score or top Players.

I’d say cumulative scores personally, that way everybody can contribute a little bit.

So, I just checked the Wiki, turns out Rainbow Pupstars and Kitstars are a thing, so I CAN have those as the permanent Blind Boxes. YAY! Ahem, so the Nova Attack would automatically recharge with time, though dealing damage to enemies would make it recharge faster. I was contemplating having a Chat Phrase with an animation where you pet you interact with your Pet, because darn it, Toontown let you interact with your pet when it was running and it would just add more character to it.

Yeah, they’re JP only and YES PLEASE. LET ME PET MY PET.

So, what if on Christmas, Daybreak Town's over world theme became "What a Surprise" and the battle theme became "Happy Holidays"? And, during Halloween the music became "This is Halloween" and "Spooks of Halloween Town" respectively?

...Given how much we can change our music...why isn’t this a thing?

So, the End of Pain's materials (save for the Mythril, Orichalcum, and Adamantite) would ALL be found in the Dark Corridor Trials. They would be Dark Shard, Dark Stone, Dark Crystal, and Dark Gem. They'd basically just be purple Mythril in terms of design though. Each one would sell for 150 Munny. Same for the Sweetstack materials. The MOG materials actually wouldn't be sellable due to their only being enough to level up the Moogle O' Glory. I haven't decided for Wayward Wind yet

Is that how much the Mythril stuff sells for since tbh that’d make sense.

So, side quests that AREN'T Daily Challenges or Event Quests would be called Errands. Completing them would typically earn you things like Items, Support Medals, and Synthesis Materials. The quests that reward the Moogle O' Glory's materials would be Errands, for example. You might also sometimes earn Avatar Coins or Avatar Parts from them. They typically require either reaching a minimum level and/or progressing past a certain point in the story.

...More easy access materials like that would be a blessing tbh.

So, until the Wretched Witch battle, when you wrap up a plot arc, you'd receive a quest that requires you to defeat a specific Raid Boss. I mean, they have "Boss" in the freaking name, until Story Battles are implementation how else would you get a boss battle against a powerful Heartless? In case you're wondering, you'd have to fight a Purple Gummi Hound at the end of the Gummi arc.

...Why weren’t they used as actual bosses in the story, I mean they were implemented later but given Proud Mode that was done so poorly I don’t want to count it.

Okay so, this is an idea I had after the total Keychain tally so that's now one off: What if the Player was rewarded with Sweet Dreams for getting the Spirit's Rank/Tier/Level all the way up to 7? You know how that works in game, you equip Medals to the Pet to increase it's Rank/Tier/Level. I'm just not sure if that would be a nice bonus or annoying, particularly since this doesn't account for the materials you'd have to collect to level it up, nor the "Pay to Win" factor of the Medals needed.

I think it’d be fair. A pay to win exclusive Keyblade isn’t the worst thing I’ve ever seen, and it’d give some incentive to players to spend a little bit of jewels here and there as well as reward the lucky free to play players.

Wait, it turns out that the Dandelion I've been referring to as "Black Hair" actually has Green Hair. Oops. Well, lesson learned: always check the Wiki. Anyway, I was thinking that maybe NPC helpers would deal Neutral damage instead of Power, Speed, or Magic Damage. Either that or they'd receive a boost from the appropriate Boosters. Whoever triggered the NPC helper's attack would receive the Lux that helper's attack releases. Raid Bosses would be the best way to get Evolve Medals.

Every Player would have an invisible "Raid Counter" that goes up every time they defeat a Heartless. The boss summoned depends on the last Heartless the Player defeated before the Raid Boss spawned. Some Heartless (such as Shadows and Neoshadows) would have a "pack mindset", where the first Heartless of that species in the battle is assigned the role of leader, and all the Heartless of that species will attack whoever the leader chooses to attack.

I think Ven should still do damage in accordance with his medal, but otherwise, agreed that they should deal neutral damage.

...Honestly I like that method more, it’d allow Quest 57 to produce some more variety.

So, what if Seasalt Ice Cream were to instead provide the combined affects of the three other Ice Cream flavors? You know, just to make it a bit more useful, with the Winner Stick just being a little bonus. It would also probably keep the Seasalt Ice Cream from being a Scrappy Mechanic... I'm so sorry if you don't use TVTropes and therefor have no idea what I'm talking about.

I still think giving it its own ability in addition to the other three might have some use, but then again the count down timer annoys me because some people dealing one damage won’t even tap off to heal the one off so having an extended timer means those people don’t have to quit.

Okay so, you probably wouldn't want to let too many swarming Heartless to join a battle. Just because they'll all attack the same player, which is dangerous, even if they're all Shadows. You don't want to lose your Healer because everyone was ignoring the Shadows now, do you? Now, imagine facing a group of Neoshadows, with the knowledge that they'll all gang up on a single Player. That one Player WILL need to be revived if there are enough of them.

Damn, that’d actually sound pretty dangerous, but really hammer in the cooperative aspect of an MMO.

[aishiteruitsumo6]

Maji Kyun Hoshi Fes Live - 2017/05/13 - Day 1 Report

*Do NOT repost*

I can't do a full report because I'm too busy, sorry! ><, But here are the most of the things that happened (it's still long lol)

They all wore their character uniforms!

Shoutan did his hair like this for Monet!

Seeing Umechan in the uniform made me think that him and Teika really look alike XD

They showed the main parts of each character's episode in the anime before their solos started

They never sang their second solo songs, or the coupling OP and ED songs.

Umechan sang 2 songs since he's the only one with an insert song

Umechan was still a little awkward when performing XD

Onoyuu was so cute and cheerful! He came close, waving to us a lot!

Shoutan was at my side most of the time ^^

They had all the kirakira effects shown on the screen a lot

They all danced during their solos, apart from Umechan since his songs are ballads

I was super close to the stage so I could see that they had TVs on the stage which actually showed the next set list, corners and even the lyrics of the songs!

The casts all got along together so well and they seemed really close

They started with Magic-kyun! No.1☆ ! They danced

They got us to say "Maji Kyun!" Casts: Kyun! Kyun! Audience: Maji Kyuuun!!!

Kimi Ni Maji Kyun They pointed towards the audience as part of the choreography

Solos Teika, Aoi Kanato, Louis Monet, Rintarou After each pair they had a duo talk

Walk in The Lonely Night Teika's rose kirakira on screen Rose petals fell down

My World, Your World KENN danced with a huge calligraphy brush from the second verse!! He waved it as if he was writing Aoi’s calligraphy, they had screen effects for that

Talk KENN talked about the Teika's screen effects and then said he should stop referring to it as that since it's actually magic 😂 They talked about the brush, he said part of it was made from the actual material used to make real brushes. Umechan says it's heavier than it looks, KENN lifted it up and down like weights KENN gave it too Umechan and he acted like it was heavy, nearly dropping it 😂 He said KENN was amazing to be able to hold it Umechan said he loves ramen and he always wants to eat it when he gets hungry at night, which would be bad for his weight LOL He said he always thinks about going to the conbini to buy some but never ends up getting any Then he asked KENN didn’t he start/did dieting recently Umechan tried holding the brush again and nearly dropped it again End of talk KENN told Umechan to go first, as he turns to walk KENN attacked him with the brush! 😂 When they were leaving for real, KENN attacked him again and started to chase after him 😂😂😂

Step of Happiness! Feather kirakiras on screen He rotated round the stage while dancing Near the end of the song, Hatano stood in front of the screen, the screen showed huge angel wings He was raised up on a platform and the wings went up with him too

Rainbow Star They shot laser rainbow lights from the stage Eguchin doesn't know his lyrics, he kept looking down to the TV screen 😂

Talk They talked about Egu's dance and then he started doing a bit of the dance Hatano said he loves being in high places, and he got to be high up for his solo He said it was really high, but it If was Egu his head would probably be up on the roof 😂😂😂 He said Egu and Kanato are about the same height Egu talk about the wings too and that it was amazing, then Hatano said he really doesn't know since he can't see the effect behind him They corrected themselves as well saying it's magic They talked about sexy basketball XD XD They said they should do it but they want someone from the audience to help them?! 😳

The staff pushed out a trolley to them with a box and 2 huge plush basketballs LOL, plus one bottle of water

When the trolley reached them, instead of the reaching for the balls, Egu said let's drink some water first and took the bottle to drink 😂

The box had papers of the seat numbers written on them They chose 2 and they would shoot the ball to the person at that seat BUT, with magic They said they'll throw it to somewhere else first and use magic to get the ball to reach to the person (meaning they are getting the audience to pass the ball on to the next person until it reaches the winner 😂)

Hatano threw first, then Egu

Here's the direction the threw it in:

Pink - Hatano Green - Egu

Hatano says Egu defo won that one XD

Shiny Color Shoutan raised his hand to touch the air at various directions during the intro music, and the screen showed effects like water puddles as he touched the air His danceeeeee ✨✨✨ He sat on the stairs for part of the song

Sweets a la mode♪ Onoyuu did a really cute dance XD He was so adorable XD He thanked us for the yellow lights and said it was pretty Half way through the song bubbles were blown all over the stage!

Talk The first thing I noticed? SHOUTAN WALKED OUT WITH RIN-CHAN ON HIS SHOULDERRRRRR!! I was more excited than I would have been, because... I ALSO HAD RIN-CHAN ON MY SHOULDER AND WE HAD THE SAME ONE!! 😭🙏🏻 He had Rin-chan with him the throughout the live from then! Onoyuu said that he's embarrassed and exhausted by doing the cute dance and said he's not doing it tomorrow again 😂 Shoutan said his dance was cute and we also shouted saying it was cute Shoutan said Rin-chan is here but it's not real, it's a plushie so he won't react or move lol He asked Rin-chan if he's having fun and it was totally silent Shoutan: See, there's no reaction, I'm sorry Onoyuu said he'll ask instead and Shoutan should turn round and maybe say something *Onoyuu speaks to Rin-chan, Shoutan turns* Rin-chan: Jyu! SO CUTE!!（≧∇≦） Shoutan: Oh! Rin-chan so you can speak?! Even though it's a plushie XD

They mentioned about the sexy basketball corner that just happened and they said they don't have such a corner for their section 😂

Shoutan: Everyone are you having fun?!! Audience: YAYYY!! Shoutan: Everyone are you able to-?? *laughs* get hyped up?!?? He tripped up on his words and totally said the wrong thing than what he was intending to say XD *Everyone laughing and Me: Ganbare!!* Then we all cheered

Onoyuu: Everyone are you having fun?!! Audience: YAYYY!! Onoyuu: Everyone are you able to get hyped up?!??   Audience: LOL! YAYYY!!

Then they split us in half, Shoutan got my half to cheer *Yatta! XD* Onoyuu the other half LOL Onoyuu noticed a girl in his section holding 2 fans with "もね"  written on it XD

Onoyuu said that he's tired, he can't do it anymore and that he's quitting "mou yameru!!!" 😂 Shoutan said they should at least finish their line first and go

Onoyuu deliberately acted really badly and said his line as Rintarou, saying it's Hoshi Fes soon and they need to do their best Shoutan said his line badly too and then laughed

They spoke a bit more and then Shoutan did Rin-chan's "Jyu!" again, too cute!!

Scenes of Teika's ep about his conflict with his brothers and when he got depressed The fans around me was shouting Kouhana for her to save him XD

Kimi To Iu Hikari He was raised up from under the stage! And lowered down when the song was ending

Art Session!!!!!!! I think it was this song where confetti tape fell down Shoutan took one from the floor to look at it with Onoyuu then he dropped it after LOL And at the end he picked up a few and tried to throw it to the audience but failed, it fell straight down because it's too light 😂 Onoyuu was like, it's ok you tried XD

There was a corner called Maji Kyun Kyun Land (like Disney land lol) and they needed to say a Kyun serifu (line)

The trolley came back out with the box and water for them all Egu: Are?! Isn't that the thing we used for sexy basketball?!?! Umechan: This is the Kyun Kyun Box Egu: Oh, so this thing is called Kyun Kyun Box They all took water to drink They picked out parts they need to act from the Kyun Kyun box Shoutan was last to pick and he was grinning after seeing what he got XD Egu - Couple Team, Girlfriend Hatano - Couple Team, Boyfriend KENN - Nezumi onna (mouse girl) Umechan - Guide Shoutan and everyone else: I want to be guided!!! XD Onoyuu - Janitor Shoutan: I also got Nezumi onna lololol

And once Shoutan and KENN knew they were together they stood close together and and put their arms on each other's shoulders!!!! So cute!!! (my fav 2 in Maji Kyun so I was so happy XD)

So they all played their parts and acted out a scene

Egu linked arms with Hatano and slouched as he walked 😂 He called Hatano "Watapippi" 😂

Both Shoutan and KENN spoke in a cute voice XD KENN's cute voice was adorable!!! XD XD They pestered the couple The two of them were so cute together! At times, Shoutan would split from KENN, but after a while he always went back over next to his side

Hatano to Shoutan: You nezumi onna!! Shoutan: Ore otoko da yo (I'm a guy) 😂 KENN took one of the couple’s hands and started spinning each other round and round XD He was really near the edge of the stage when he stopped and nearly fell off! O__O We all shouted “Be careful!“ to him

Umechan came in to guide the couple to where they wanted to go

LOL all of them did so much but Onoyuu had no part yet and he was walking around with his hands folded, then he looked over to my area and we all shouted "Ganbatte!!" To him XD he nodded to us!

Then it was finally his part, he came in the couple's way sweeping/mopping the floor He ended up spilling the water/trash on Egu

Egu: No! My dress is all dirty now! 😭😭😭 Hatano: It ok! You've not been dirtied at all!!! While Hatano kept talking they all huddle closer to the couple XD Hatano said the Kyun serifu and Magical flower suddenly started playing XD and ofc the dance!

Kimi ni Maji Kyun! Maji Kyun! Fall in love~~ ♪ Rest of the chorus

Then the song stopped and end of Kyun Kyun Land XD

They talked about the song and the dance, they said there's more to the dance and they want us to dance with them!

All of them was at the end of the stage and then KENN is randomly by himself near the back and he kneeled down 😂

They said that KENN sensei will be teaching the dance and they were like where is he? Let's call him

Then KENN jumps up like he was shot up from under the stage XD He told them to be the audience and to sit and listen which they did XD

KENN demonstrates the Maji Kyun dance, and he said the part after that, the cast will point to the audience and then we should point back after them and all raise our hand up And back to the normal dance XD point again, raise Then for It’s a Magical Wooorld♪♪ part hold both hands close together, raise them up and spread them when you get near the top (image of a tree/plant growing) They all thanked KENN sensei and asked if we got it ok since there are a lot of difficult steps 😂

Magical Flower Dancing together was the best! For the first chorus, Shoutan faced my side and when he pointed, he pointed towards me for a split second MAJI DE MAJI KYUN SARETA!! 😳💗💓 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Talk KENN: Everyone did it perfectly! They said it's thank to KENN sensei XD

They pointed out about the TVs then Umechan deliberately read what was on screen really obviously 😂 Onoyuu also did the same XD

They each had a solo talk Egu Hatano Shoutan Onoyuu KENN Umechan

Shoutan mentioned the rain (it rained a lot) he said even though it's raining everyone still did their makeup and came here, he said we were all really pretty/cute XD Girls near me: The prettiest one here is you 😂

Onoyuu: As Shoutan already mentioned, everyone is really cute, but I'm the  cuter one (because of his dance) XD XD

Umechan thanked us for supporting a Maji Kyun. He said even though the anime has ended, he'd be happy if we could play the game lots and lots

Gomen, I don't remember all the talks 💦

They were all talking and Shoutan starts fake crying, they all ask him what's wrong Shoutan: I've had so much fun with everyone, I want to be with everyone for longer, but it's ending soon 😢

Everyone: Ehhhhh?!?!! They said that it's not ending that soon, they still have a song left or so Someone said Art Session!!!!!!! But didn't they sing it already? Lol

Dear my special They clapped to the song during chorus I think it was this song which flower petals fell down One petal landed on Shoutan's head but he never noticed XD it fell off after Two fell on Umechan's w

Encore Once they left we started cheering encore After a while a video played on screen

It was all the characters back stage! They had their jackets off and were all using the live towels XD The live visual posters was shown in the background XD They said otsukare to each other and that they've had an amazing Hoshi Fes with everyone Monet called to Rin-chan and he came out from the parka pocket!! Then they said, "Wait can you hear that?" "It's everyone's voices." "They're cheering encore for us." We all started shouting ENCORE!! again, but louder than before "Yes, I can here it." "Let's meet everyone again!" The characters are now in the live tshirt heading towards the stage

Please kiss my heart They were raised from under the stage all in the live tshirts Rin-chan was with Shoutan again! They thanked us for the encore

Talk Umechan: It's raining today right... actually, I'm a ame otoko (rain man) Shoutan looks away acting all innocent 😂 Onoyuu notices and asked him what's up and if he's one too Shoutan: Jitsu ha Shoutan mo~ ame otoko desu~ (Actually, Shoutan is also a rain main) Umechan: Oh the same Shoutan: I'm really sorry everyone ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´ω`ﾟ)ﾟ｡ Umechan asks who's a hare otoko (sunny man) KENN, Egu and Hatano raises their hands Then they asked Onoyuu which one he is Onoyuu: From time to time... I'm the arashi otoko (storm man) omg! 😂

They wanted everyone to call to them one more time

Cast: Kyun! Kyun! Audience: Maji Kyuuuuun!!

Kimi Ni Maji Kyun! They were all over the stage and waved to everyone They messed around and sometimes got close to each other XD

Last talk They said it'll be nice if they can hold another live and meet everyone again The cast started from the right side and worked all the way round waving saying goodbye to everyone At the end they all stood at the back in order, held hands and bowed to us

Cast without mics: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TODAY!!!!

They waved to us one last time and they huddled close together in a line and kinda waddled walked when they left the stage XD

The live lasted just over 2 hours

Tagging people who may be interested in reading this

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