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the-firebird69 · 5 months

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The Omen • Main Theme/Ave Satani • Jerry Goldsmith

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My father sees me the movie and I'm kind of weak so I started eating beef and some milk and I became stronger and I was working out a little weight and I really needed to lift a lot of weight and I really needed to It helped a lot in the mission That's pretty strong already but I felt like I had my superpowers to a degree and I could lift up the front of small cars and they wouldn't have a chance if they started and I saw what he was saying in this preview going around killing people and not saying it. This idiot knew it was the max and the whole time but now he's fooled by them and his attitude is bad again and I don't think he's ever going to change he's a piece of crap. There's an important artifact in this movie there's many of them and a lot of symbolism and there's other people who are killing these trumpsters and people hate them but they're killing each other too and they're both to be hated and it's good it is what we need and the max are saying they want it to happen and they want my father and mother to be in control to try and control them to a degree but to defeat them while they're in control that's what they really want

Damien

There's something that we can get away with saying that others it has to be run over to her and she says them. We are loved and not hated at all and we are doing the job and get a good time and I'm actually the movie and you see me I'm a little girl that comes by to visit and they don't like us and they're trying to harm us because they think that we're going to be the President and vice President and we hear a voice say it's just Brian and his sister and it got a little worse and we say no and we saw them screwing around with people and to try to figure out who we are one day we saw the fair haired boy show up and that caused a problem and he's yelling and screaming at him who these people you left here and he said one of them was a child of your wife so I don't understand what the hell you're saying and you say they don't have any traits of ours and it's not true we have some and he went ballistic started saying if they're normal they're dead and things like that so bja left and said somebody has to cream this piece of s*** is it my face because he had a kid and as he's leaving I see PGA nod and he's not yet my father and mother and he's around the band and he can't see him few minutes later you hear this noise and Trump dropped to the ground and yeah he got shot that guy is a prick and yes it's Thor and Freya no okay so you know who it is and now she's saying it's good and we're manipulative who used to be in secret and boy these people going to get it what I'm saying is I'm supporting my husband and I'm going to be the vice president and those two don't have a good time because he's over the warlock watch over them and eventually foreigners come in

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You'll have your protection on for some time now and with us out of the way it will work and people might have a program you can't stand it but we're wrong but we like the best things up so we should be happy he says our program is getting completely messed up I do understand that it's a disaster

Trump

It is the max you keep blaming our son cuz you think you're going to get who the hell knows what they give you a black eye you can't figure it out and you're going to have to pay for it you're so damn stupid it hurts we're going to come at you now and take you down right now your people are being cleared out this roadblocks and they're pulling all of you out none of you are making it here and they're blocking off the east coast from your travel completely if you people are on the road to get pulled over I heard it too on the radio and we see it there's a ton of you getting grabs all over New England and you're getting pulled out and it is the max and they're going to hog wild on you you're not going to be in the New England you see the movies in New England is hardly any of you. There's a special knife set is used against Caesar and that's his granddaddy and you guys want to use it on him to force him on the office and he just loses the election and we don't want to say to who and someone else is marked and it's not Trump I don't want to see the guys face. And he goes on to do things after he's happy to be out of the office it's a nightmare he couldn't get any power back and this guy Trump had to go the whole time nobody was up to it except for this week little grandson who was very smart he's being tortured by him some seeing he said is obscene this whole scene is disgusting it was trying a whole lives this millions and millions of people by his standard and there's obscene so I'm going to make sure the knives don't go anywhere except for hitting Trump and a lot of people are into it it is going to be a special day today

Thor Freya

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thekingofwinterblog · 3 years

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Getter Robo Retospective - Getter Robo Part 1 -Ryoma Nagare

So, Iv’e been wanting to do an overall retrospective of the Getter Robo manga franchise for a while now, and since the Getter Robo Arc is nearing it’s finale as of the time of this writing, and will either give it a definite ending, or be the final nail in the coffin that the series will never be finished before Getter Robo falls into public domain, I thought now might as well be the time to do it.

As such, I’ll be doing an overall analysis over the entire collection of Ken Ishikawa’s Getter Robo manga series, it’s plots, themes, characters, and covers the various ideas this crazy and amazing sci-fi series covers.

Also, this retrospective will NOT cover the various anime adaptations, or the behind the scenes stuff that has gone on with Getter Robo over the years, such as Go Nagai being credited as the writer of the original manga despite only having come up with the overall concept and designs for it(the rest was by Ken Ishikawa), or the way that Ken went back and added in some extra chapters in the original two manga to explain some things and to tie the early manga more closely into what came after.

For the purposes of this retorspective, I will be focusing exclusively on the manga itself, and what it has to offer, without going into anything else.

And of course there is no place better to start, than the beginning.

So, what is the story of the original Getter Robo Manga?

Well, the overall plot of the original manga is about the conflict between two sides of a conflict, as laid out rather well in it’s prologue chapter.

The first is our protagonists, the Saotome Institute of Japan, who’s leader and namesake has invented the titular giant mecha, the Getter Robo.

Powered by a revolutionary newly discovered form of energy called “Getter Energy”, this enormous metal behemoth is a fighting machine unlike any other.

This war machine was originally supposed to be used for space exploration, but due to necessity, it has instead been reworked into a fighting machine.

It’s only weakness is that it requires 3 different living pilots to operate it to draw upon its full strength.

Opposing the Saotome Institute, is the forces of the Dinosaur Empire

An empire of humanoid Sentient Dinosaurs that long ago was forced to flee the Earth’s surface after it was bombarded with a strange kind of energy from space that was deadly to their kind, their only way to survive being to use their incredible technology to hide on the only place on Earth where the rays couldn’t reach them. The Earth’s very core.

Now, after millions of years underground, and the rays that forced them beneath the earth to begin with having seemingly ceased, they have finally returned to reclaim the earth’s surface for their own. At it’s disposal, it has incredible technology, and giant cyborg dinosaur monster in it’s quest to wipe out the newcomers, the human race, to achieve total dominance over the Earth.

If you think this premise sounds very generic, and you’ve seen it in some form or another in countless other Mecha series, you are not wrong. Ancient evil group attacking the protagonists, and only the new giant robot can stop it, probably the biggest stock plot in mecha overall, having been done in everything from Neon Genesis Evangelion to Megas XLR in some form or another. The set pieces and details are different, but the overall plot is the same.

However, where Getter Robo fits into this, is that it was one of the first giant robot manga there was, and many, many of the tropes and ideas it pioneered would be used and imitated by its successors.

In fact, I would argue that Getter is the second most influential mecha series in history, only second after it’s big cousin, Mazinger Z.

However, we are not here to detail how it influenced the manga industry, but how Getter holds up on it’s own, and in this regard, despite having a plot that has been overused time, and time again by it’s successors, this isn’t really that much of a problem for Getter Robo. Because like any good Mecha series, Getter’s biggest strength is it’s cast of characters.

Starting off in chapter 1, we are introduced to the first of the Robot’s giant pilots.

Ryoma Nagare.

Each of the pilots of Getter Robo is given an introductory mini-arc to set them up, and Ryoma’s is easily the best of the 3.

We are introduced to the main character of most of the franchise at a very unusual spot to open a main character, especially for a Shonen protagonist.

At the end of a revenge story.

To put it bluntly, Ryoma does not start off this series as a particularly likeable, nor good person, as his introductory scene is him crashing a perfectly legal martial arts tournament and beating the everloving shit out of it’s referee, it’s participants, and the judges who arranged it.

His reasons for doing all of this?

Revenge for his old man.

As it turns out, Ryoma had a massive beef with the arrangers for this contest, as his father, Ichigan Nagare was a pro karate champion back in the day, whose reputation was purposely destroyed by those arrangers.

Now he’s come to take revenge by utterly crushing their disciples on national television, to hammer in the point that his father’s martial arts was superior to theirs for all the world to see.

During this whole thing, we also get a very good look into how Ryoma thinks at this point in time.

When the arranger tries to appeal to the “Sacredness” of the Sport to get him to stand down, Ryoma laughs in his face, proclaiming that there is nothing sacred about combat at all. The only thing that matters is who emerges as the victor.

This is backed up by how he doesn’t show the least bit of compassion or honor to the first of the contestants he defeats, easily smashing him to the ground then gloating over him after having demonstrated the sheer difference in the combat prowess between the two of them.

He is very blunt about the fact that he believes that one should pursue strength for strenght’s sake alone, and never stop until you have crushed anyone who stands before you. Always train to get stronger, and always seek out those who can challenge you and beat them too.

Might makes right.

This is a REALLY good introduction for showcasing Ryoma as a character. How he thinks, his immense near superhuman strength, his ruthlessness, his pride in his own strength.

It also ties in directly into the themes of this series, as this kind of thinking is essentially Evolution itself boiled down to it’s bare core. The survival of the strongest. What is the point of Evolution after all, if not this? Those with the traits to survive and thrive will do so, while those who cannot, will be crushed by those who can, who in turn will pass down what made them successful to begin with.

Of course that is not what the actual message of this series is, but it is a concept that this series is rather blunt about, and it’s not a coincidence that the most prominent of all the main characters of this series began his journey while believing wholeheartedly into that ideal.

All in all this scene is just great, and it sets up Ryoma really well, as well as making it clear that this is a boy who has a lot of growing to do as a person.

And so, having achieved his life’s work that he’s trained for for years and years, Ryoma nagare quietly leaves the arena, leaving behind a dozen bruised, battered and broken men on the ground.

Of course this display of power has not gone unnoticed, as in the audience were two men from the Saotome Institute who came here hoping to find someone strong enough to pilot their giant robot.

As it happened, they just found one that fit the bill rather spectacularly.

Then in the next scene we are showcased Ryoma’s home.

Ryoma Nagare, a fighting genius that at the tender age of 16-17 smashed the greatest karate practitioners in Japan with ease while being outnumbered a dozen to one, lives in a ramshackle part of town, in a rundown old building that has broken windows, a leaking roof, and can at best be called a ramshackle cottage.

It’s a rather brutal contrast to the sight of the prestigious, well made and maintained karate tournament building we were just in.

Inside we find the sight of something else rather unusual for a Shonen protagonist. Having now achieved his goals, and avenged his father’s memory, Ryoma is slowly starting to come to the realization that this has all been one giant waste of time. He hasn’t actually earned anything on this journey. His father is dead, he’s still poor, and his only belongings is this shitty building and the clothes on his back.

As we learn here, Ryoma has spent his entire life being trained in martial arts, to insane degrees even for an adult man, much less for a child. All for the purpose of one day doing what he did today, and avenging his father’s memory.

This scene really hammers in the fact that for all his ridiculous strength, Ryoma is a child, and he has a child’s way of looking at things.

He thinks back fondly on being pitted against stray dogs in death matches, and he reveals here that in his mind, this was all about “Redeeming” martial arts somehow, as if this display would really change anything in the grand scheme of things within the sport.

It wasn’t of course. This was all about revenge. Everything Ryoma ever trained for was for this moment, this moment of what should have been absolute and total triumph as he achieved a truly spectacular victory and proved his father’s fighting style the best in all the land and he has proven that he himself is the strongest fighter in all Japan.

Instead he is coming to the realization that so many people that wasted their lives on vengeance have come to over the years. That it was all a giant waste of time.

Revenge is a suckers game.

Having achieved his goals, Ryoma has found them to be completely empty, and has nowhere to go. This is a really fascinating way to open up a character arc, as usually a character that learns the lesson that David Xanatos knew so well, happens either at the end, or somewhere later down their line. Ryoma however, learns it in the very first chapter, and now has to find something else to live for.

However, his soul searching is then interrupted by a few gentlemen from the Saotome institute.

Who immediately tries to kill him.

Now before I discuss the next part, I wanna praise this overall scene, because it really works great within the context of this chapter.

Ryoma has been introduced as a massive asshole, who firmly believes in the mantra of Might makes right, and he doesn’t feel any regret at having brutalized a dozen of innocent people, just the fact that he realizes that there was no real satisfaction to be had from it. Now the other shoe drops, and HE is attacked in his own home, completely unprovoked for reasons that frankly he has no personal involvement in on his own side. While this attack does have an in universe reason behind it, it main purpose is that it serves as a nice cathartic moment for the reader, as while he’s never going to legally punished for what just happened at the tournament, he is punished by the narrative for his actions, which is something i’ve seen far, far too many stories do over the years fail to do with asshole protagonists.

It also serves to put Ryoma’s current belief in Might Makes Right to the test. After all, aren’t these men doing exactly what he said that those who practice martial arts should do? Seek out those stronger than them, then crush them.

All of this makes it a shame that it is horribly undercut by the one, genuine stain on the original manga. Namely that one of the attackers is this guy.

And it’s at this moment you realise, oh yeah, this was made in 1970’s Japan. The unfortunate fact is that Mangaka of this period generally based their depiction of black people on early American comics(Which had plenty of this kind of artwork), and Ken Ishikawa was unfortunately not an exception to this rule.

He would THANKFULLY not repeat anything like this later down the line(his depiction of black people is far more natural and realistic in later manga), but hot damn is it both uncomfortable and distracting to read the pages with this guy. And it’s a real shame too, because frankly, not only is the following fight scene very good as a narrative punishment for Ryoma, but it’s just a good fight scene in general.

Unlike the Tournament fight, which was mainly a beatdown to establish Ryoma’s ridiculous strength, this is an actual fight, which showcases Ishikawa’s ability to draw energetic, exciting fight scenes where action flows very naturally.

It also shows that for the kind of ridiculous strength Ryoma possess, he isn’t some superhuman, as early in the brawls he’s heavily wounded by the rather mundanity of taking a throwing knife to the shoulder. This is in general something that makes action if Getter Robo stand out from other shonen series too. When characters, or Robots for that matter, takes hits, they rarely shrug them off with no problem, instead taking real, genuine damage that doesn't just instantly go away. They might power through them, but that isn’t the same as them disappearing into the ether.

In any case, the battle ends up outside the house when Ryoma is thrown through the wall.

He’s then forced to do the classic, catch the blade between the palms of his hands trope, which is depicted much more believable than most cases I’ve seen, as despite succeeding, it still left him bleeding from those palms.

Ryoma then redirects the blade into the big guy who is attacking him from behind, killing him. I really love how the artwork sells that this is a desperate move on Ryoma’s part. He is genuinely fighting for his life here, and he’s pulling out every trick he has to to win despite his wounds.

He then follows that up by ripping the blade out, and throwing it at the knife thrower guy. I also like that after doing so, he immediately falls flat on his ass, in a rather realistic manner(he is fighting in the rain after all, so the ground is undoubtedly pretty slippery.), while also showcasing the force of the throw. My only main complaint is that for this one panel Ken forgot to include the wound and the knife on his shoulder, as I think it would really sell just how desperate Ryoma is here if we’re visually reminded in the moment that, oh yeah, he’s powering through and using the arm whose shoulder has a knife in it to to throw this thing.

Thankfully, that missed opportunity for visual grittiness is more than made up for by the next part.

Having now effectively won the battle(I think the swordsman broke his foot in the fall, at least that’s how it looks), Ryoma suddenly realises that, holy shit, he just killed someone. The contrast between here and how he looked as he challenged the tournament fighters couldn’t be more different. The cooky, arrogant youth is completely gone, and you're reminded that Ryoma is just a kid. A kid who just had to kill someone. The bravado is completely gone, leaving only a kid who is tired, confused, in pain, and probably pretty scared.

He is then approached by the man who just had 3 grown ass men jump and attack him, Dr. Saotome.

Wounded, and mentally exchausted as he is, he is in no position to argue as Saotome declares that Ryoma is what he’s been looking for, and as one of his men rips the knife out of his shoulder, Ryoma screams before losing consciousness from the pain. Afterwards he is dragged into a car, and bandaged up.

Then as they're driving, the’re attacked by a giant flying dinosaur that grabs unto the car and flies away with it, Ryoma and Saotome barely managing to get out in time, alongside one of Saotome’s unlucky goons who breaks his neck in the fall.

And so ends Chapter one of Getter Robo.

All in all, other than the horribly racist black guy, this is a really good first chapter, that sets up Ryoma Nagare really, really well, showcasing his way of thinking, his origin, and where he needs to grow, while also showcasing his ludicrous strength, and that he is fully capable of going balls to the wall to win a fight, which will be showcased many, many times in this series. It also ends on a reminder of the fact that oh yeah, this is a series about one side vs dinosaurs, as Ryoma gets his first introduction into the enemy he will be fighting time, and again in this manga. It also gives a distinct first impression of just how ruthless Saotome is, as he is perfectly willing to send 3 dangerous goons on a teenager just to test his prowess in battle, which is absolutely going to come into play in future chapters.

All in all, it’s a good start. Not an amazing beginning, but certainly a good introduction to our first main character.

#Getter robo #getter robo retrospective #ryoma nagare #character study #getter robo manga #dr. saotome

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irinapaleolog · 4 years

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The Rise of Skywalker Does a Terrible Disservice to the Women of Star Wars

Besides Reylo, one of the great marketing tools of the Star Wars sequel trilogy was its emphasis on girl power, as well its subversion of class dynamics. The films showed that women -- even poor, destitute women with no connections to powerful men -- could play the same role in the franchise as every cocky flyboy or adopted son of a moisture farmer. Unfortunately, and despite the press tour assurances from the cast and crew that Rey and her gal pals are here to lead a new generation of fans into the new world of gender equality, The Rise of Skywalker makes sure that none of the women of the franchise gets to live happily ever after nor establish any lasting romantic connection.

Instead, Episode IX leans heavily into the tired trope of the "strong female character" that has to resign from silly notions like love and family to live up to her full potential. Adding insult to injury, the film removes all agency from the women, and instead thrusts them onto a straight-and-narrow path of contrived choices foisted upon them by male characters or by the Force -- which, in J.J. Abrams' movie, acts not as the power that propels life in the universe, but like the mean Catherine de Bourgh of Pride and Prejudice.

Let's start with Leia Organa, whose call for help in The Last Jedi was ignored by the entire galaxy. However, Lando Calrissian, who has been hanging around on Pasaana doing who knows what, just has to say the word for an entire legacy fleet to appear out of nowhere. Then there's the handling of her Jedi training, which she gave up because she felt the Force might corrupt her unborn son -- a narrative choice that comes out of left field but that mirrors the real-world dilemma of women giving up promotions for fear that their careers might get in the way of parenting.

But we could argue that Leia's arc in Episode IX is clunky because Abrams had limited footage of the late Carrie Fisher. But what about the characters portrayed by living actresses?

There's Rose Tico, played by Kelly Marie Tran, who had a major role in The Last Jedi with an interesting arc of her own. Unfortunately, a vocal segment of Star Warsfans loathed the character and harassed the actress until she left social media. Things looked brighter when Abrams announced Tran would rejoin the cast in The Rise of Skywalker and that her role would be even better. She was billed as a general, an essential part of the Resistance; Tran went on a press tour and talked about the great feminine energy of the set. The comes The Rise of Skywalker, where Rose appears three times, speaks four lines, and is sidelined to the "really important job" of tech support, with her connection with Finn never addressed. In The Rise of Skywalker, Rose doesn't get romance, connections, friendship, a job, or a story of her own -- something that should please the most toxic fans.

Then there's Jannah, played by Naomi Ackie, another "strong female character." The twist this time is that, like Finn, she's a former Stormtrooper who mutinied and defied an order to kill a bunch of villagers. For a few seconds, her story is hopeful and fascinating, and teases the line from the trailer that "good people will fight if we lead them," that free will and the power of the individual are concepts that exist in Abrams' Star Wars.

How foolish of the audience to hold such hope. Jannah and Finn explain theyweren't the ones who decided to spare the innocent villagers; it was a feeling. The Force takes care of silly dramatic concepts like agency, choice and heroism. Jannah is not a good person because of her actions, but because the Force willedher to be one. The only funny thing about this depressing predeterministic twist is that it also works as an apt metaphor for the actions of the characters in The Rise of Skywalker, who do things not because they make sense, but because the script -- the Force -- says so. To add another nail to the coffin, The Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary hints at Lando being Jannah's father, yet another woman of Star Wars whose story doesn't matter unless she's related to a legacy male character.

Moving on, Keri Russell plays Zorii Bliss, a spice runner from Kijimi who essentially wears Leia's slave outfit, only with thermal underwear. Zorii's only purpose in the story is to provide a tragic background for Poe Dameron, as well as a potential love interest. She's also a glorified MacGuffin holder (twice!), and one of the many characters that Abrams fake-kills to ignite an emotional response from the viewer in a desperate effort to make Poe sympathetic. Zorii's role could have easily been filled by Rose, who was an actual tech whiz with a questionable past and a potential massive beef against Poe. After all, he's directly responsible for her sister's death.

Let's move on to Rey (Daisy Ridley), who is retconned from being a resilient orphan scavenger strong in the Force... to receiving her powers from a male bloodline. Now, to be perfectly clear, there's nothing wrong with overly dramatic space operas where everyone is related to a royal family, but this "reveal" goes against the premise of The Force Awakens and the heart of The Last Jedi, which proposes that anyone can be a hero.

There were no hints at all about this "twist" -- not in the movies, in the animated series or in the ancillary material, which makes it feel like a last-minute decision designed to appease those fans who accused Rey of being an overpowered Mary Sue, overlooking one of the most common Mary Sue tropes: their tendency to be secretly related to important canon characters.

Another Mary Sue trope exploited in The Rise of Skywalker, but that wasn't even touched in the previous two movies, is the female character sacrificing herself for the greater good, only to be saved at the last minute by a man, which is exactly what happens here. This double-whammy of "being powerful because of grandad" and "getting to live because of a man" is particularly egregious, and caters to no one, because of what happens right after Ben Solo sacrifices himself. We'll get to that in a moment.

Then there's the Force vision scene. Rey already had a trippy Force vision in The Last Jedi, a deep dive into an array of feminine symbology that she wasn't afraid to confront, from which she emerged heartbroken but stronger. In The Rise of Skywalker, this moment is undercut and shows Rey terrified of the darker, sexier, powerful version of herself, which is a hard pill to swallow. Rey explicitly says that she has nightmare visions where she and Kylo Ren are the evil Empress and Emperor of the Galaxy, linking the fulfillment of her desires to the galaxy's apocalypse. In Episode IX, romantic love is a flaw that the "strong female character" should overcome, but sex is pure evil.

Her visceral rejection of her dark side is also a 180 turn on her chill acceptance of her darkness in The Last Jedi. In the real world, women are taught from a young age to hide their negative feelings, to smile and live to be pleasant to everyone, to not be loud or angry or intense. That mentality only makes things easier for everyone in the world who is not a woman, and runs contrary to the quickly angered but enthusiastic scavenger of the previous two movies. However, by the end of The Rise of Skywalker, Rey has transformed into this Cool Girl version of Ideal Femininity/Strong Woman Character.

Ben Solo's death right after his redemption and first kiss should have been treated like a tragedy at least by Rey, and at least for one minute... but she does not react at all. The camera cuts from Ben's clothes folding as he disappears to Rey's neutral expression as she flies back to the Resistance. His death, and any emotional reaction that it might have caused in the protagonist, is not mentioned at all, which is baffling, to say the least. After a brief reunion with Finn and Poe, Rey immediately regresses on-screen to a lonely child on a desert planet, sliding down a Tatooine sand dune and negating her evolution for the last two movies, just so Abrams could throw in a homage to himself.

For the sake of argument, let's take Rey's reveal of her villainous ancestry at face value, and let's imagine that Disney had prepared this reveal from The Force Awakens: Her ending is still insulting, because it forces her to pay for the actions of her grandfather, despite having suffered as much as anyone from his evil ways. Palpatine's murderous pursuit of his son's family was what caused Rey to grow up heartbroken and abandoned on Jakku.

Rey longed for family and love her entire life; she jumped at the opportunity to establish a real connection with Han Solo, Maz Kanata, Finn, Leia, Luke and Kylo Ren, and in The Rise of Skywalker she looks longingly at the Pasaana children, clearly wanting a family of her own. Rey marveled at the green of Takodana in The Force Awakens and at the water of Ahch-To in The Last Jedi. Just like Anakin, she hated the desert. So why does the plot force her to go back to Tatooine to take on the Skywalker name, a planet where none of the Skywalkers, Organas or Solos were born; that Anakin and Luke longed to escape; where Shmi Skywalker was enslaved twice and then killed; and where Leia became Jabba's sex doll? Wouldn't it make more sense for her to head to verdant, watery Naboo, where both Palpatine and Padmé came from, the place where the latter wanted to raise her Skywalker twins?

But, no, Rey doesn't get to live where she would be logically happier, or where it makes sense; she goes where the fan service is stronger, and the twin suns of Tatooine were unparalleled -- until now. When an old woman asks Rey her family name, she answers "Skywalker," which doesn't hold up to close examination. Luke Skywalker refused to train her, Leia's name was Organa, Ben and Han were Solos, and she's standing on the Lars' buried homestead. And although it makes sense that she would lie about her true ancestry, denying the Palpatine name still reeks of burying her darker side, which worked really well for the Jedi Order.

Compare this ending of a lonely girl on a barren planet lying to strangers about her family name to the ending of The Return of the Jedi, where Luke, Han, and Leia are surrounded by life and celebration, and everyone is radiant with love and living family. Or compare it to the ending of The Last Jedi, where a Force-sensitive boy is looking up at shooting star. Or even the final scene of Revenge of the Sith, which takes place in the same spot after the fall of the Republic, the death of Padmé and the rise of Darth Vader -- but at least in that little spot there's love, family, life and hope.

Directed and co-written by J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Keri Russell, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, and Carrie Fisher, with Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant.

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Saviour : Chapter 21

"Why is it that every time you train with Vice Admiral you get injured so much?" Zack sighed as he put a band aid on Emilia's forehead. The child in-front of him had a bruise which now attained a blueish color and a bulge. "It never happens when Bogard-San trains you."

Emilia raised her hands and pressed on the band-aid and nervously laughed. "Garp-san has always been rough with his training. I used to run away from him when ever I got the chance back in Goa Kingdom."

"So.." Zack continued as he started putting his stuff back into the first aid box. "What was the training this time?"

Zack mentally prepared himself. Garp had always made up stupid training because he always felt left out when Bogard would train Emilia.

Just last week, the old man tied Emilia on a rope and threw her out of their marine ship.

"Gah?!" Zack shouted, panicking as Emilia, almost drowning , struggled to stay afloat since her arms were also tied up. "What are you doing Vice-Admiral?! Emilia will drown!"

"GAHAHA!" The old man crossed his arms and laughed proudly. "With this training Emilia will become one with the sea and become much stronger!"

"You do realize that doesn't make sense right?!"

"Huh...Are you doubting my training?" Garp stopped laughing and glared at Zack making him shiver under his gaze. "Guess you also need some training."

Garp also tied a rope around Zack and threw him off the ship and anyone who questioned his training method. And at the end of the day more than half of squad were in the sea, struggling to survive and fighting off any sea monsters.

"He blindfolded me and made me put of some ear plugs to cancel the sound. After that he beat me with my kendo stick." Emilia pouted. Although it might sound insane and impossible to counter back,she did think it might be helpful.

Without sight or hearing ability you start paying attention to every detail making you haki much stronger. But at the level she was in, all she got as a full on beating from the merciless Vice admiral.

Zack sighed. He goes too far sometimes but we cant go against him...

Just then something crossed his mind. "Emilia are you free during our break next week?" He smiled.

"You do know I am 10 turning 11 years right? How old are you?? 30?" Emilia said in a stoic tone. "And you call your self a marine..heh..."

Zack stilled for a moment before his face turned red in embarrassment at what Emilia was implying. "That's not what I meant! I'm not asking you on a date!!! Also I'm just 23!"

Emilia bringing her hands covering her mouth giggled. "I was joking" she then look at him in his eyes and smiled. "What is it?"

"I uh..." Zack scratched his hands at the back of his hands face blushing a bit. "I thought I would like you to meet my girlfriend"

Emilia eyes widened a bit.

"You know we have started dating for a while but I liked her from way before and ..." The man continued on.

"Why" Emilia's soft voice questioned making the guys stop his ramble.

"Why not?" Zack said as he smiled. "We've known each other for almost 2 years now Emilia and now I want the two people precious to me meet, that's all!"

This was the first time in a while,at least ever since she left Goa kingdom, her heart filled with joy giving her a giddy experience.

"No that not what my question meant. Why would anyone be dating you??" Emilia lied, just to tease him abit.

"I swear you're nice to everyone except me."

"That's because I feel comfortable enough to do that to you"

.....

"Emilia!" Garp called out looking at the girl who was simply looking at the sea with a dazed look. The weather was good and she didn't have anything to do.

Hearing her name being called out she turned around and faced Garp, slightly tilting her head.

"Starting tomorrow we will have a break of 3 days. I'm thinking of going to Goa Kingdom" Garp said as he put his hands in his pocket and walked towards the girl. "Do you want to come as well? You can meet the boys."

"No." Emilia simply said

"Eh...what did you say." His eyebrows knitted her asked. She didn't want to go with him...or meet the boys...? Was his precious granddaughter in her rebellious phase...?

"I've made plans with Zack so I'm going with him tomorrow." Emilia explained.

Zack who heard the conversation,gulped loudly.

Garp's face was blank for a few seconds before he shouted.

"ZACK!!! HOW DARE YOU STEAL MY PRECIOUS GRANDDAUGHTER AWAY FROM ME?!".

...

Emilia walked beside Zack. They were currently in marine ford headquarters and as some of you may know beside the Main offices at the center there are residential areas at the sides.They were currently headed there.

Emilia looked at Zack holding a bouquet in his hands,a small smile on his face, obviously looking forward to meet his lover. Emilia also noted that she didn't have to walk fast next to him unlike when she did when ever she was walking beside Garp or any of the other grown ups. Zack simply slowed his pace down so that's she could walk without rushing him self.

Soon they reached in front of a door of a small house. Inhaling deeply Zack knocked. This man was really out there getting nervous to see his own lover. This almost made Emilia want to tease him then and there.

Few seconds later the door creaked open. A woman with short blonde hair and green eyes appear her face showed a surprise expression at first and then a wide smile formed.

"Zack!" The woman laughed and opened her arms and jumped towards the man attempting to hug him.

"Wait Claire!!!"

"AH!!! THE BOUQUET!!!"

......

"Hehehe Sorry about that." Claire said, face a bit red,blushing. "And you are?"

"My name is Emilia. Ainsworth Emilia." Emilia replied as she sat down on the chair of their dining table. "Currently I'm waiting to get older so that I join the marine. Till then I will still be with the marine crew but I wont be able to do any official work." She explained assuming that Claire will soon ask what she was doing with the marine.

"Eh? Marine. Directly at the age of 13?"Claire gasped "How old are you right now?"

"I'll be turning 11 soon."

Claire eyes widened and the strayed to look at Zack asking for confirmation.

"Sorry the say this but she is right. That little girl doesn't act liked her age at all. Even her strength is like an elephant" Zack sighed "Must be from Garp's side of the family" he muttered as he picked his cup from the table and sipped on his tea.

Emilia eyes widened slightly... She forgot to tell him Garp and her aren't related by blood...

"You!" Claire raised her hands and smacked the back of Zack's head making his choke on his drink and Emilia winch at the sound of him getting hit. That must have hurt.

"What was that for?" Zack managed to say in between his cough,hands at the back of his head rubbing it to sooth the pain even abit.

"You should never compare a lady to an elephant,dear!" Claire shouted. "On top look at Emilia! There no denying that girl is really beautiful! Super cute!!" She pointed at Emilia.

Zack's eye twitched and look at Emilia only to get annoyed at her giving him a smug expression. This brat is enjoying this...

"Claire,I didn't notice that at all!" Zack said as he held Claire's hand. "That must be because no one is more beautiful than you" Zack said ,hoping his lover wont be angry at him anymore with this cheesy line. Emilia really tried her best to hold back her expression. She almost gagged in disgust at the show of affection in front of her.

Claire eyes widened and a blush formed on her face. "Oh you!! You make me blush!" Claire brought one hand on her face,smiling and the other hand slapped Zack making him fall from his chair.

"ACK!"

.....

Emilia watched Claire chop some vegetables. Right now Claire was making lunch for them. Zack had currently went out to buys some meat, Claire wanted in her beef stew.

"Do you want me to help,Claire san? " Emilia asked as she walked towards the blonde woman.

"Claire is fine." She corrected Emilia." And Emilia you're the guest. You can just sit down and relax. Besides I'm almost done chopping these up haha."

Emilia didn't move. It made her feel abit awkward, going away when someone was working also since back in Goa kingdom, it was Emilia who did most of the cooking,after all those boys were horrible at it.

"Emilia..." Claire said as she put her knife down and walked towards the sink to wash her hands. "Can..Can you tell me how Zack is at work?"

Emilia said nothing for a few seconds.

Claire laughed abit. "You see..." she started "He never really talks about these and always avoids talking about it... He isn't strong at all but he always wanted to be a marine. He accepted his weakness and so then studied really hard so he can get in as a navigator in the marine."

"But he probably still feels abit insecure by it." Claire's eyes dropped and smiled sadly. "But for me...Since I knowing how hard he always worked always made me proud of him..."

After that there was a brief silence.

"He is weak." Emilia said. Claire's eyes widened at the girl's bluntness. "Even I can also probably beat him. He panics every time we face an enemy..."

"But then he always makes sure to check up on me and make sure I am safe...He is the friendliest and kindest person in the crew. Even when I joined that crew, he was one of the first people who treated me as a person and not a burden since most thought of it that way as i am a child."

"He is also very knowledgeable" She continued. "He really taught me alot related to navigation. He is also one of the few people who I've opened up to."

"He gets frustrated when I make fun of him but then he never actually gets angry. That's the kind of person he is.Everyone on the ships likes him." Emilia smiled. "So I don't think you have to worry, Claire. And even if there is danger,I'll be sure to protect him."

Claire teared up and kneeled down to hug Emilia ,smiling "Thank you, Emilia".

If me and Zack will ever have a child, I want the child to be like you, Emilia.

"I'm Back!"

Zack shouted from the entrance and walked directly towards the kitchen. "Here Claire."

"Thank you ,darling." Claire said taking the grocery bag from Zack, kissing his cheeks and walking towards the kitchen.

"Emilia." Zack called out. "Follow me" he said and walked towards another room.

Confused but nevertheless Emilia followed Zack in a room. Zack opened the room. It was filled with boxes stacked one on top of another. Zack then crouched down and took out one of the boxes. A rectangular looking box which was quite long.

He blew on top of the box to make the dust go way and then opened it.

"What is it?" Emilia questioned curiously, trying to peek to see what was in the box.

"Here" Zack pulled out the item and handed it to Emilia.

"A sword..." Emilia was surprised.

"It was my grandfather's. He used this when he was also in the marine." Zack explained. "My dad didn't want to be a marine so this sword was directly given to me by my grandfather before he passed away."

"Is...Is it okay for me to have this?" Emilia asked gripping gently on the sword. "It must be precious to you..."

"It is." Zack smiled. "But I don't know how to use this nor do I think I can ever fight."

Zack brought his hands up and placed them on Emilia's head. "Besides it's always better to make use of things. Take good care of it,Emilia"

"I will."

"Also Emilia " Zack continued,making the girl look at it. He closed the previous one box and slid it to it's original place. "That sword has a name."

"A name..." Emilia whispered. This sword was a meitou.

"The name is Tenryu" He said. "Beautiful name,isn't it?" The question making Emilia nod.

Emilia was touched. For Zack to give something of such importance for him to her.

"But it looks like you'll have to grow more,for you to use it. Hahahaha" Zack laughed. "That sword is longer than you."

Maybe now was the moment to see if the sword got blunt or not. Emilia glared at Zack.

Just then Calire called out from the kitchen saying the lunch was ready. The food was delicious, The couple infront of Emilia were cheerful and kind. This made her feel as if she was back...back in her own world...

I miss them...

......

A/N: This chapter and few coming chapter will have alot of time skips and few more new characters which are not there in the canon One Piece will be introduced.

So I would like to apologize in advance if that may bore you.

Anyways Thank you for reading and Be Safe!

#one piece #one piece ace #one piece sabo #one piece imagines #one piece imagine #portgas d ace #ace #ace imagine #saviour #sabo #luffy

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rlkalahari17 · 4 years

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Spring

Psycho Pass Fanfiction

Pairing : Kougami Shinya/ Tsunemori Akane

Rating : T

The narrative took place in post canon world of Psycho Pass, while the story took place in post canon plot of Psycho Pass First Inspector, please enjoy if you have time to read.

Chapter 1: Stay

Spring, as far as I could remember, the season itself became an important time for my mother; every single of her story begins on the fateful rainy day she met him, my father. Times pasts along with a row of mountainous challenges, she told me, every time by his side, she had never known fear, she only knows the perfect place to restore her puzzles, and his scent was a perfect balance and her calming treatment.

But it was also Spring, when my mother told me, that it was the time his letter reached her, and he was gone, she’s sure she’ll never see or nuzzle in his aroma again as her cases continues on and on like an endless walk of race. The Long Walk, at that she understands why that book became his favorite, no his life. She walked on the same path, before she knew it, and many people saw her eyes full of nothing but determination, something that my uncle noticed there was another mix there. But she knew her feelings very well, than others, she isn’t mourning, instead she’s becoming what her admired man always told, a strong and mesmerizing detective.

Then another Spring came, as she fled to an unknown part of the world, her words were shaky as she draws the story with her narration, the outside world is in pain, and she couldn’t bear to watch, telling me she’s a monster who’s not frustrated at the limb of a killed mother in her windows with her dying child in her hands. And those who barely eats, and corpses at the side of the street like it was common trashes which spreads everywhere, she couldn’t make out any faces of happiness, like she always curved every time her meals served in her favorite café. I gave my mouth to tell her, but then she started earlier, as she said that her admired man had never said she was a monster, instead she always has a determination to help, but it wasn’t mean as a hero, she did it in her own way, and that man was also attracted to that. He’s convinced even more, when more double strikes on him, as well as her courage to go against everything that doesn’t go according to the law, and she believed in it, it’s not idealistic, but it’s a faith.

Endless of Spring Rain, and her knees fell to the ground, she didn’t feel anything at all, at that time she had come to an understanding, she didn’t regret what she had done, and her hands holding to her chest, as she filled every inch of her heart, stronger than any feels she had ever experienced in her whole life. At that time, she finally found something, precious even more than her life, as she believes she could save so many people, she could save her friends, she could save her family, and she could save him. What she found was a track of the true society’s crime, and it lies beneath the ground, a place which become a giant cerebral network, and which the one itself that the society relies the law on, the System. And on that same beautiful day, she was untitled, as if she was just another folder of files long forgotten but kept in secret inside of a bunker, to shut itself, before being read by others, bars which kept her inside and far, but close on each of their eyes. She told me, only one thing that they didn’t know, that he believes in her, as he ran outside, in exchange of her place to resolve everything, until one day she could be proud sentencing it one day on her own feet.

When Sakura fell alone in another year of blooming Spring, she didn’t know what had urged her to take her steps quicker than usual, she wasn’t running, but it’s like a tap rhythm, quick enough, as if it was a gravitational pull, it’s not like she’s very relieved she was dismissed from her prison, instead she thought of facing them, but her sincerity to serve the law to people, and demonstrates justice is still strong. The doors felt like opening in a very slow pace, as if her birthday present wrapped in ribbon, at that time she had just remembered that was her birthday, she became grey as she thought it’ll be a lonely party, until she took a step outside, and gaze her head up, that was another feeling she had never expected to ever come in her life, telling me that she could cry any moment that day, but standing there, with his whole frame, his close presence, and she believed in her words once more when she had her last time call, he’s a very ordinary person, and all ever she could think when she saw him again. It is pulling her, but all she ever wanted to express whenever she saw him near, it was, “Welcome Home”.

That day was indeed April 1st and still having to confirm it, she thought he was a holo, as if he was a Fool’s Prank. He chuckled, and she was really annoyed with that, telling me, he’s the worst person to ever read her like a book. Never been telling me, but they did visit a nice small shop, at the boundaries of the city, she remembers her favorite aroma, telling me that she still orders or visits there often, a cheap restaurant, with varieties of Beef Meals, they weren’t fancy like any other restaurants, but the man did think the best place to serve her bored prison tongue. Telling her favorite toppings of each stray of the noodle, the warm and spicy miso had a nice curry taste on it, the best ramen she had ever devoured, telling me taking three bowls until it made the man felt broke. I gave her my laughter, she smiled, as she recalled his appetite was gone so he could only order one snap of big beef burger and request on eggs topping because he had his salary just yet that month.

Her gaze falling outside as she sipped her blend of fresh tropical, it’s like she follows the falling spring cherry blossoms. She sat at the table, as he organized the bill, paying on every single of their bites with his dimes. She said his words slipped when he suddenly put a paper on their table, those were another case’s files which were analyzed by the SAD at that time, even he told her in a cold tone as he sipped his own coke with an expressionless gaze, but his relaxed sharp features told her that he’s taking his time and having no worries on anything. Letting her know that these cases might be useful for her to warm up her detective instincts, of course she wouldn’t decline, and it’s her job. All the past cases, the Bifrost, Foxes, and Congressmen, it was all written there, she had known and take it easy to play the latter’s game. He laughed at all the unbelievable guesses she quickly gave, they didn’t really point directly to the culprits, just the greatest motives of each cases. It was all flowing easily, until she fell on the last piece of paper.

It’s written just today, the first fall of cherry blossoms in spring, it’s a free form of Enforcer’s living pavement, and she almost forgot to write down her confirmations once she received the file in her computer and printed it in her correction cell. Telling me that auntie is going to nag like rapping music in her head, and it did happen, but it was because of a different thing. The reason is when a slipping of a special instruction given to her, when the latter slipped it to her, another piece of important paper. To be honest, she’s actually confused why did she had to write it on paper, while she could just sent it digitally, then that other paper became the answer.

It has a nice aroma of mint and cherry blossom, a cold spring she thought, by the mixing scent she opened the enveloped message, reading to her heart’s content once she hold it with her two palms. Her eyes were enough of all the explanation, that’s what my mom told me, she’s still holding it, she didn’t know how it felt, but indeed it was an injustice. She get all of these rights, ordered to be free, and live all her life she wanted, when other people didn’t, when the man in front of her didn’t. His gaze was darken of course, she wasn’t the only one who’s furious, but it wasn’t about his psycho pass or anything about his hidden statutory, but she was pressured by these people, that he had yet known for sure.

She held her hands down on her thighs; they played her at best, gripping her brown trousers, as if clawing it suppressing her anger. His gaze at her was enough to make my mother noticed, then she held her head high up, and sentenced these words to him, “I didn’t need special arrangement of rights, trying to swept me away in an easy going life, I’m just going to live a life of a responsible had always been, believe in the law.” After that, she told me, when she looked at him, his gaze was sharp, telling me as if she was trapped there, telling me his eyes are steady blue, sky is the reflection of his, and she had the feeling of uneasiness, but she didn’t want to escape, instead she wanted to face him in a way closer. Then he cracked his voice open, made her jump a little from the silent moment between them.

“Be proud of every choice you make, your path has always been right,” she told me, that was his warmest or the correct adjective is the most sincere curve on his face she had ever took attention to, it only curled up another inside of her, she eventually replied his with hers, or even her best one after so long. Those letter words were not farewell, but another welcome, and she will be very glad and obliged if he allowed her to say those words that day.

“Then take a look at this before I prepared the car, wait here, I’ll pick you up,” He stood as he went away taking steps further to the parking lot, she told me that the view really dirtied her mind a lot ever since she got to finally had time focusing in his build for every millisecond of time, I told her not to tell any further than that. But then one thing she ever liked from his features were his eyes, they were most honest and easily to be read, and he had yet to realize that. Because she read them, as he walked away as well, something about him was being unsteady or alerted, something obviously annoyed him at the time. Knowing this my mom told me that she opened the file he gave to her and opened each pages of it, as she rested her chin on her palms. Confused and thinking if this’ll be a great mission she’ll face in the future as an enforcer, but with this collaboration.

She was surprised by the sound of a wheel screeching on the street, the black metallic plates reflected the sun lights, giving her a blind spot, as he opened a door for her, and she stood, walking pasts some dinner tables and accepting his help to take her seat in the car. He closed the door, telling me if he’s surprisingly a gentleman that day, but she shrugs it off as if it was a normal routine he had done, it’s his nature, when I obviously doubted it, it was a very sincere feeling instead. The road was a difficult silent, as she took a long time to think, she had scanned the whole documents as if getting big pieces, which leads to a very dangerous end of destination. Anything about it was enough, but she knows for sure, it was the chasing down of Peacebreaker, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs SAD was proposing a collaboration of Investigation Works with Ministry of Welfare and Health PSB, and hardly to believe the one who approves the proposal in the name of PSB was Homura Shizuka, the person who she had known to work with once she was in prison, a dangerous man she had talk to once, and she didn’t want to tell anything to the latter who sat on his driving seat at the time.

“This is going to be my first long case once becoming an enforcer.” She throws it as a joke, even though the latter didn’t glance at all, as he stiffens his shoulders at the time, she described that, his fingers kind of wrinkled on the steering wheel, this made him itching, and she knew what was that, as she gazes back to the city and the concrete streets, and keeping her curving amused smile on her face.

“You can smoke, it’s okay, I’d love to scent it after a long time,” He couldn’t help but gave a defeated sigh, as a pull of his side lips went up, as he stroked his jacket’s pouch and he grabbed his favorite brand, as well my mom’s taking a happy scent to, the Spinel gave a warm nostalgic feeling, she relaxed on her seat, another part of him that finally came in complete whenever he’s close to her.

“You took a breath on it a lot, just trying not to give you any further damage of health,” being considerate had always been the latter’s character, she’s obviously embarrassed at the thought he had known her bad habits, but she kept a defeated face, because just like him, she couldn’t help but to grab a stick out of it. She mutters her gratitude, enough to make him not to worry, it was burnt for a long time, and both of them didn’t mutter any single words, as anything of the silence was enough of a comfort to save how lost they were. She’s enjoying each second, but it wasn’t wasted, it’s a gift, memorizing each of what they do that day, but another itching curiousity crept her in as she still stared down at the piled up important future matters paper on her lap.

“Have you thought another troublesome problem than that?” his questions cracked the silence, her gaze stared at him blankly, winking of one and two, as if a questioned look and confusion, but she did feel that she had just forgotten something, she told me that she squealed almost giving a hilarious little jump of the man once she remembered her forgotten task, the new living quarter’s location and personal home territorial data. She then started to look around for the paper everywhere, but then she was a little panicked in her voice and still keeping her straight serious gaze, then she made lots of noises and muttering “Where is it?”, when she finally said those words, he suddenly gave her the paper in front of her face, he put down his hands as he switched the wheel into auto-drive, at that time she had just skipped a heartbeat and telling me the worst she had ever felt in her whole life.

“Have you decided where to stay?” That was what he asked, a question she’ll never forgotten in her whole entire life until now. She then gave herself a gaze back down, as if she tried to imagine the dorms of enforcer there, and starts to think she would like to stay in the latter’s former quarter, and having a nice memory of their early days there.

“I don’t know but I think I’m going to stay at yo—“

“Stay in my flat, I have spare of futon and blankets,” it was a silent or a shocking one, none of them were barely moving or even breathing any words. It was all kept inside, and my mom could only look at him in all confusion, frustration, questions but most of all uneasiness. And she couldn’t help but opened her words.

“How am I doing that?” he’s giving a hard look when he gazes down, and his gaze is low but still sharp, realizing she chose the wrong choice of words, as if questioning his boundaries on her, she never meant that, hoping he didn’t get it wrong, she’s just very confused, until he broke and intrude her thoughts.

“Didn’t you read? It was written there, in this corporation, any enforcers could be supervises and ordered by both Investigation Department of each Ministries, cooperating hand in hand to keep each other from any equivalent of fatal dangers, enforcers may work or stayed on different ministries for more effective accesses in future investigations, some enforcers might be moved or kept in some positions of each ministries according to what had the superiors and supervisors of ministries’ decisions, this regulation system was applied as long as the case of Peacebreaker’s Remnants are investigated.”

My mom stared at him, her face is still straight but her brown orbs were glimmering and shaky, her face is still straight and unwavering, but these words were enough to shock her, as she knew the boundaries of enforcers very well, it was like the feeling when suddenly you received an expand of rights, even though the society had cast you out. But of course those reasons were only to distract her, when the right stung in her heart was his undirected words at her. And yet she had the urge of wanting to hear it more from him.

“I’m your superior, and I ask you to stay with me, you know now, I’m the one who’s equal to an inspector status here.” He gazed at her, another sincere smile on his face, she didn’t tell me about her reaction, but I believe it was a complicated mixture of expressions she made, but one thing for sure, I can see that she couldn’t help but to smile every content of her heart and returning it.

And that day, in the most unbelievable Spring and Birthday in her whole life, my mother finally reunites and since then she continues their unfinished chapter together, and she was even more happy to finally utter these words in her chest, “You’ll never walk alone,” to my father.

A/N : It’s my first time writing, and I hope I got lots of advice from fellow readers, thank you so much for reading this in your spare time, I’m so excited :), and I’m working on the last chapter of this fic, so there are 6 chapters that will be updated soon, thank you for reading this in your spare time!

#shinkane #kougami shinya #akane tsunemori #kouaka #psycho pass #fanfiction #akane x kougami #psycho pass 3 #pairing #otp #my otp for life

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linyi-is-dreaming · 5 years

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The Secret Within The Secret - 03

Story: BTS Jimin x Y/N

Summary: From the outside, Y/N’s and Jimin’s relationship seem wonderful and special. But no one around them is noticing that both have a secret and no one is brave enough to tell the other one about it. Waiting and planning on how to do so, makes them pretend to have no secret from each other even though they do. Thoughts and theories circle their minds on regular basis on why the other one acts strangely. Eventually both realize that their relationship is breaking them apart because of the secrets. When Jimin band members know about his secret, they want to help him to tell her. But are they also able to help her to tell him what she is hiding?

CHAPTER 03

“You came to the right room.”, Jimin jokes with a big smile on his face as he sees Y/N in front of his hotel room door. She walks quickly into the room and places the suitcases in the middle of the room. As soon as the suitcases were placed, she puts her arms around his neck to pull him closer before she places some kisses on his lips.

“I missed you!”, Y/N confesses as she opens her eyes to look for his. When their eyes meet, he smiles at her for a second before he places some other kisses on her lips.

“Missed me this much within this a few hours, huh?”, he smirks. The way he said those words makes her laugh between the kisses. Since she talked everything off her soul, it feels like a fresh start in their relationship. Every promise he made after their conversation, he kept. Each single thing he said, he did. Jimin was never too late and if, he called her to let her know. Y/N stopped to mistrust him when she saw that there is nothing to worry about anymore. There was no reason to fight about anything anymore as he gave her no reason to doubt him at all. The longer their share kisses, the hungrier they get for each other. Without even noticing, their hands wander over each other bodies. “Should I make it up to you?”, he asks with a smirk on his face.

“Maybe with the surprise you had planned? I waited for you to tell me this damn surprise for weeks now. Why do you not want to tell me what you planned?” For a moment Jimin thought about how to get out of this situation, but thankfully a knock from the door distracts both of them from their conversation. “Well then, tell me later. I guess...”, Y/N sighs as she takes her suitcases to bring them into another room. Jimin’s eyes follow her body as she walks away until she was around the corner and out of his sight. When she is around the corner, he hears another knocking at the door. Jimin sighs as he starts to think about what he would preferably do if there would have been no disturbance.

“Just a second!”, he says loudly to make sure that the person on the other side of the door heard him. When he opens the door, two people stand in front of him with big mischievous smiles on their faces. To see his band members at his hotel room door surprises him, especially because he did not expect them to come to his room. He told them that Y/N will come to stay in his room and she would arrive sometime in the afternoon today. Therefore, he thought he would stay in his room alone with her. “What are you doing here?”, Jimin asks calmly even though he worries that something might go wrong when they are near her. The whole time he avoided to leave her alone with his band members just to be sure that no one is telling her anything about his plans. Hoseok does not answer Jimin’s question and pushes Jimin lightly to the side to get into his room. Jimin's body follows Hoseok as he continues to walk into the room. Before he can even say another word, Tae follows Hoseok into the hotel room. “Sure. Come in...”, Jimin mumbles unhappily.

“So, before she comes; when we go to Disney World, did you finally decide-”, Jimin intervenes Tae’s words as he pushes his hands against Tae’s mouth quickly. The movement by Jimin makes Tae take a step back as Jimin pushes really hard unexpectedly. The fear that she might have heard ‘Disney World’, makes Jimin nervous. Nervously he looks towards her direction. When he notices that she is not coming forward to ask questions about it, he turns back to Tae.

“Do not be so loud!”, Jimin scolds quietly.

“Let go of him! What has gotten into you?”, Hoseok questions. “You look stressed.”

“Y/N might hear it!”, Jimin whispers as he removes his hand from Tae’s mouth.

“Are you skyping with her?”, Hoseok whispers back.

“No. No, he does not.”, Y/N answers loudly and clear as she steps closer to them. Hoseok and Tae exchange some looks before they turn to Jimin.

“Please tell me you did not hear me say what I just said.”, Tae begs whilst he crosses his fingers.

“I did.”, she answers as she steps even closer. “We are going to Disney World?”, Y/N asks cheerfully.

“Thank you, Tae. Now she knows, good job.”, Jimin says annoyed.

“How was I supposed to know that she is already here, huh?”, Tae asks. Apologetically he looks at her. “I am sorry. No one told me that are already here. Hi by the way.”

“Hey.”, she greets him before she turns back to Jimin. “So, Disney World is my surprise?” Jimin looks angrily at Tae, almost as he would like to throw him out of the window. “Jimin? Is that the surprise you hid?”

“It is just-”, Jimin starts to say but Hoseok intervenes his words.

“Yes. It was really hard to get the management on his side to let him go to a theme park with you.”

“Really? That took you so long to plan?”

“Yeah. I had to get the okay to fly you here and to let you stay in the same hotel room as me from my management first.”, Jimin lies. “I hope you are not mad that you hear from your surprise like that.”

“No. I am so excited! You know how much I always wanted to go there!” It is obvious that Jimin’s shoulder must have become lighter as his expression changes. “When will we go there?”

“Tonight. I thought we will go later on.”

“Wait, are you telling me that I can finally see the Disney firework? That we are watching the firework together?”

“You sound like a child when you are this happy.”, he jokes.

“Just shut up.”, Y/N says as she hugs him. “Can we go already?”

“There is just a little thing I did not mention.”, Jimin says whilst they loosen the hug. Tae and Hoseok turn to him almost panicky, in fear he might tell her his plan. Hoseok cleans his throat loudly as he looks at Tae. “Look, the thing that you do not know is-”

“I do not think there is more, Jimin.”, Hoseok says with a fake smile on his face. “Y/N, there is nothing else. Right, Tae?” Tae nods as he would agree with him. “Nothing else. It is only Disney World.”

“You know there is more. Y/N-”

“Jimin. Stop talking.”, Tae begs with his mouth half closed. Jimin looks annoyed as he sighs at Tae before he turns back her.

“Y/N-”

“Dude!”

“Could you two just shut up for a second.”

“Your choice. Do not blame us afterwards.”, Hoseok says as he puts his hands up.

“What choice? Is there another surprise?”, Y/N intervenes. “Is there more? Disney is already the best surprise!”

“No. There is nothing else. Nothing else at all.”, Hoseok and Tae say at the same time. Confused she looks at them before she looks slowly away from them.

“Okay... I think you know more than I do... So, Jimin. What did you try to say?”, she asks as her eyes go back to Tae and Hoseok until she finishes her sentence.

“I wanted to say that the boys will be coming too, I hope it is alright.”

“Of course, it is.” Laughter escapes her lips as she looks at their faces. “I do not know what is going on, but whatever it is, it is entertaining.”

“Yeah, well I guess I got to go.”, Tae sighs relieved.

“Me too. We see you later!”, Hoseok notes as they leave their room. Just as Jimin is about to close the door, Hoseok turns back around as he snaps his finger. “Uh, before I forget, Namjoon asks for his USB back which he borrowed you.”

“Tell him that I will bring it back later.”

“I would rather bring it back now. Namjoon meant he needs to save something urgently.” Jimin nods as he walks to his stuff to pick up the USB.

“Is it okay if I leave you alone?”, he asks as he places his palm on her left cheek.

“Sure. I see you in a minute.” He presses a kiss on the opposite cheek which is not covered by his hand. “Love you.”

“Love you too.”, Jimin says as he walks to the door with a big smile on his face. Y/N sat down on the bed whilst her mind wonders about the weird behavior of Tae and Hoseok from before. As she is just about to drift off completely, she can hear a knocking on the door and someone saying repeatedly ‘Jimin’. Y/N becomes curious who it might be and opens the door.

“Oh.”, Jin says awkwardly. “Hello.”

“Hello to you too. What a nice person you are.”, she jokes.

“I expected Jimin to open the door if I am honest.”

“Surprise. It is me instead. Do you want to come in? He will be back any minute.” Jin nods as he walks pass her. As he passes her, she can smell the food that he hid in the bag. The smell is strong and she can feel her stomach is getting upset. She can feel the urge to puke becoming stronger each second.

“Do I smell beef?”, she asks whilst she tries to keep herself calm when she starts to feel her food coming up in her throat slowly.

“Yes. Are you a bloodhound?”, Jin jokes as he opens the bag. The strong smell fills up the room and that is when Y/N feels very sick.

“Excuse me.”, she says quickly as she runs to the bathroom. As soon as she is inside, she shuts the door with a loud bang.

“Are you okay?” Just as he finishes his question, he can hear her throwing up again. “Y/N? Do you feel sick? Did you catch the flu? It does not sound very well...”

“It is just the smell of your food.”, she screams through the door as she turns the water on to wash her face. “Just take a seat, I will be right with you!”

“I just bought the food, there is nothing wrong with it... Do you want me to bring it away?” He can hear the water running but no answer from her. When she opens the door, she sees that Jin is leaning against the door frame. “Are you alright? Do you feel better now?”

“Yeah, yeah. It is just when I smell some kind of specific food it makes me feel the need to throw up. Afterwards, it is fine.”, she explains.

“Sounds as you are pregnant.”, Jin jokes and starts to laugh until he sees that she does not laugh along with him. “It is just a joke.” The fake laugh of hers makes him wonder why she acts this weirdly. Y/N starts to look as she would become paler each second. “Wait. Are you? I mean, are you pregnant?”

“You are right. I am pregnant. I just found out this morning. Do not say any word to Jimin, please!”

“No, not another secret. You have got to tell him! I am done with keeping secrets.”

“I will. Just not tonight.”

“Will you tell him after you throw up before breakfast or whilst you order breakfast?”

“When the time is right, I will let him know.”

“Okay...” For a moment he looks at her suspicious.

“I will tell him.”

“Good. Congratulations by the way.”

“Thank you. I am so excited and that he will bring me to Disney World and... Oh, oh.”

“Oh, oh means what?”

“Can I even drive all the spinning things?”

“How far are you?”

“I do not know. I took five tests before I went to the airport.”

“Five?”

“I really wanted to be sure. I had three at first but then I had to buy two more from another store just be a hundred percent sure that the results are correct. But one of the tests showed five weeks, why?”

“You are crazy.” Jin starts to shake his head. “As far as I know, you can take those rides when you are less than three months pregnant. I am not sure though.”

“Well, less than three months sounds good.”, she says confidently as she walks out of the bathroom.

“I am not quite sure though...”

“You are mostly right.”

“Good for you but bad for me. I will have to tell the others.” Her eyes dart at him immediately. “I will tell them to shut up but I cannot keep it to myself. Believe me, it is making me nervous already to know another secret.”

“I will let him know, the latest tomorrow. I promise.”

“You will tell him tonight. After the firework or before you leave the theme park...”

“Do you want me to say something like ‘next year we can return with our child’ or what?”

“Sounds good. I like that.”

“You like what?”, Jimin asks as he comes back into the room. Both almost jump as they hear his voice behind them. “I am sorry. It took longer than what I expected.”, Jimin explains as he puts his arm around her waist to pull her closer.

“Jin brought food in the meantime.”

“I hope you also brought something for her too.”

“No one told me that she is already here.”, Jin says defensive.

“We will share. What are we having?” Jin unpacks the food on the table whilst Y/N tries to keep her stomach as calm as she can.

💌💌💌

“You did not stop to smile since we have arrived.”, Jimin comments happily as Y/N’s eyes search for their next activity. “I guess Jin lied to me.”

“Jin lied to you? What do you mean?”

“He meant you felt sick before I came back to the room.”

“That is not a lie, but I am doing great.”, she assures. “Let’s take a ride on this one!” She tries to drag Jimin to the next ride but Jimin refuses to walk with her.

“Not now.”

“What?” The disappointment is clear to hear in her words.. “But it looks like so much fun...”

“We can do it afterwards.” Jimin steps in front of her to block her view. “First, we must get to our spot. Otherwise we will not have a good view for the firework.”

“It feels like we had just arrived... Is it already so late?”

“I know, but let’s hurry.”, he answers before he kisses her lips. “Let’s get a great spot.” As they start to walk towards the planned destination, they see the other band members again. As they are walking to the destination, Y/N keeps on talking with Jungkook about the rides. When Jimin found the perfect spots for them to watch the firework, his friends move suddenly a few steps away from them.

“Do you really need to film it? Can you guys not enjoy anything without a camera?”, Y/N questions sarcastically as she notices that they are not as close as they just were before.

“You have a partner here, we do not. Let us memorize this moment the way we want to.”, Jungkook answers.

“I did not mean to attack you but do you not want to stay closer to us?” She expected any of them to answer, but she did not expect Jimin to turn her towards the firework by her shoulders as the firework is about to start. “What are you doing?” Jimin walks behind her with his arms around her waist.

“Making sure that you are watching the firework.”

“But why are they not staying closer to us?”

“Let them. It is fine.”, Jimin stutters.

“Why are you stuttering?”

“Huh?”

“Why are your stuttering?”

“Did I?”

“Yes, I would not ask you if you were not.”

“I did not even notice that.”

“Jim-”, her words are interrupted by the firework.

“Sssh. Just watch.”

💌💌💌

As the firework ends, Jimin’s arms are not around her anymore. Y/N does not notice that Jimin moved until the last firework disappears in the sky. “It was so beautiful!”

“That is true.”, he comments as he knees down on one knee next to her. She turns immediately to him as she wanted to thank him for this beautiful day but Y/N shuts herself down when she sees Jimin on his knee.

“What are you doing?”, Y/N stutters.

“Y/N, we might know each other for so long, but it feels like I know you longer than I actually do.”

“Jimin! What are you doing?”

“Y/N Y/L/N, I wanted to ask you something for a while now.”, he takes a break to clear his throat whilst he takes out the ring. Jimin opens the ring box and shows her the ring. “Will you marry me?” Her heart feels as it would speed up multiple times. Even though her lips move, there is no word coming out. “Sweetheart, this is the moment you should release from the pain of kneeing on the floor.”, Jimin jokes as he sees her struggle by his words. Y/N’s hand is moving up and down from her mouth to her stomach and back.

“Yes. Yes, I will. Oh my god, yes!”, she says as tears of joy find their escape. “Are you sure? Are you sure that you want to spend the rest of your life with me?”

“I am more than sure. You are so perfect to me. I do not want to miss it, even if it is only for a day.”, he assures as he puts the ring on her. “Fits you perfectly.” When Y/N sees the ring on her finger, she shows her hand to his friends.

“Guys. Look at that! Did you know?”

“Of course.”, Namjoon answers. “Congratulations.”

“Let me see how it looks on you.”, Tae says as he takes her hand to see. “Yep. Even prettier on your hand.”

“Thank you.” Her body still does not calm down and all of her emotions are through the roof as she tries to become calm unsuccessfully. For whatever reason her eyes move to Jin who gives her a sign, a sign she does not understand right away. “Oh, yeah. There is one thing I need to tell you. An important thing.” Jimin looks up at her as he starts to wonder what she meant to say. “There is a surprise for you too.”

“Finally.”, Jin says a little too loud for everyone to hear. “Do not look at me! I said nothing...”, he scolds the others.

“What do you know?”, Jimin questions as he sees the others freeze. “Wait, do they know? Do they know something I do not, Y/N?” Y/N’s mouth form a little apologetic smile.

“Well, I wanted to tell you later...”

“What do you mean with later?”

“Well, I wanted to tell you later. I guess, I should tell you later...”

“No! Now.”

“You realize that I will do what you did to me when you mistrusted me? I will ask you a dozen questions if you do not tell me what they already know.”

“Yep. I kind of thought you might want to get back to me for the many questions.”

“So, just say it.”

“Do not forget the sentence with next year!”, Jin tells Y/N.

“I do it my way. Be quiet.”

“In case you do not notice that, I am getting nervous over here.”, Jimin says sarcastically to get her attention.

“Okay. I only know since this morning but I noticed some symptoms already but I just wanted to be sure before I say anything at all.”

“Okay...”

“Are you ready?” Her voice sounds so careful that it makes Jimin look nervously at his friends who only stand there with a grin on their face.

“Can I even be ready for whatever it is?” Y/N starts to laugh.

“Uhm, I am not sure.”

“Do not play with me. Just say it.”

“Please, just tell him. This poor guy is already nervous as hell.”, Tae commands as he has enough of waiting for her to tell him. Slowly she takes his hands in hers a moment before she looks up at him.

“Just say it. I think I am ready for whatever you are about to hit me with.”

“You do not look ready to me...”

“For the love of god, tell me.”

“Okay. Do not panic.”

“Panic? What did you do?”

“Me? Hey! You were a part of it!”

“We? What did I do?”

“Yes, we. Jimin, I am pregnant.” Jimin says nothing as his eyes look once into her eyes.

“You are what?”, Jimin asks as he leans in. “Say it one more time. I think I misunderstood something.”

“Pregnant. I am pregnant.”

“You should have told me this later.”, Jimin says as he touches his face.

“You wanted me to tell you this you now. Why did you change your mind to later?”

“If we were in the room, I could have ordered alcohol.”

“Honey, I cannot drink alcohol as long as I am pregnant.”

“Not for you. For me. I do not even know how to feel...”

“I guess that is normal... I was shocked as well... We can figure out how to feel about it later, you do not have to do it now. Do you feel excited at least?”

“Excited? I could hug the world right now. I mean, you want to become my wife and we have a little you and me growing in you. I mean, what else could I wish for?”

“Do you think we can finally gratulate them or should we just walk away and leave them alone?”, Jungkook asks Yoongi.

“Congratulations once again!”, Hoseok screams in joy.

“Now that we know who will be the first father within Bangtan, I wonder who will be next...”, Namjoon wonders. “At least, we know you do not have the flu.”

“That is true.”, Jimin speaks as he pulls her closer for a hug. “But until then, you can play the uncle role and whoever does best, has my blessing to be next.”

“Only then? Then we already know that it will be either Tae or Hoseok...”, Jungkook jokes. His joke has not been taking well by the others as Jin and Yoongi look lightly mad at him.

“What are you trying to say?”, Yoongi asks.

“Well, you are definitely not that well with kids yet in comparison with them.”

“Watch out. Otherwise you will not even see the light of the day tomorrow.” Jungkook starts to laugh as Yoongi is playing angry.

“What about a godfather?”, Tae asks. “I think I have a chance to become one.”

“I guess we need to talk about it.”, Jimin answers. “With we, I mean without you six.”

“Maybe not.”, Y/N adds. “If we want to dress the baby with trendy clothes from a young age, we know who could dress it trendy clothes. If the baby wants to become a great dancer, we know who could teach it a different dance style than Jimin could. If the baby wants to become smart and open to languages, we know who could help our baby. If the baby wants to become a good cook and wise, we know who would be calm enough to help our baby. If we want it to become athletic, we know who could become its trainer. If it should become a creative person, we know who could do that. Of course, only if we cannot help it.”

“You put us in categories?”, Hoseok wonders. “That is rude.”

“Not exactly.”, she explains. “I think it would be for the best if we would not choose a godfather, I would rather want all of you to be an active part in our baby’s life as you all have something else which will make our child see that life is not black or white. To show our baby that it does not have to become this or that. I hope it will take on a little of all of you and more from me and its father.”

“I agree. If it learns from all of us, I think it can benefit the most.”, Jimin says agreeingly.

“We are finally done with secrets?”, Namjoon asks as he looks at everyone before his eyes land on Jimin and Y/N. “Any other secret we do not know about yet?”

“Are we?”, Jimin asks Y/N with a smile that shows that he has a new plan on his mind.

“No. As it seems as all of you are so happy about this arrival, I think we should tell nobody the gender until birth.”

“Are you kidding me?”, Tae questions as he cannot believe his ears.

“Why another secret?”, Hosek asks in disbelief.

“You knew his secret, which no one told me about. You knew my secret which you did not tell Jimin. It is only fair if we have a secret that you six do not know about.”

“Come on!”, Namjoon yells as he sees both of them walking away from them. “Why do you not just tell us?” Y/N and Jimin start to chuckle as their look at each other.

“That is going to be fun!”, Jimin says as he places a kiss on top of her head.

“We should make the room like green or any color that does not show the gender.”, Y/N suggests as they start to walk away.

“Deal.”

“Uhm, guys? We are not done talking!”, Namjoon yells as Jimin continues to walk away with Y/N.

“Oh, this is going to be so much fun.”

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ao3feed-destiel · 6 years

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Promises and Faith

Read it on AO3 here!https://ift.tt/2RLrcmh

by Little_vesuvius

A rewrite of the missing year (and Season 6 of Supernatural) to explore what might have happened that year had Castiel not tried so hard to keep Dean out of the war in Heaven and, instead, decided to remain by his side.

Or: Sam made Castiel promise, to swear an oath to leave him in Hell and take care of Dean when Sam was gone, if Cas survived. Bound by this promise, things begin to unravel as Heaven begins to go to war, Hell starts rising again, and a true monster-not a child of Eve-sets its eyes on Dean.

Begins during the year between Season 5 and 6, canonically; given that Dean takes a year to 'retire' and then gets back into hunting. Inspired in large part by how Castiel was retconned in Season 6, and uses the characterization of Castiel from seasons 4 and 5 to explore what could have been done in Season 6 and beyond after the apocalypse.

The Title is a work in progress. If anyone has any better suggestions, by all means I will use them!

Words: 2164, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Team Free Will, Redux

Fandoms: Supernatural

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: M/M, Multi, Other

Characters: Dean Winchester, Ben Braeden, Castiel, OFC, OMC, Sam Winchester, Bobby Singer

Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, OC/OC

Additional Tags: Dean is the Righteous Man, Righteous Doesn't Mean Nice, Eventually Includes NCIS, Post-Season 5, Soulless Sam Winchester, POV Third Person Limited, Demons, Fills That Missing Year, Angst with a Happy Ending, not a case fic, Warrior Castiel, Covers the War in Heaven, and beyond, Assumes Lisa Braeden lives in Virginia, pov original characters, Bobby SInger - Freeform, Original Character POVs, Dean Lies About His Name, Consistently, For the Nth time, Ben is Dean's son, Extremely Slow Burn, like glacial, Castiel doesn't understand human emotion, Dean's mark is more than just a handprint, Very Protective Castiel, Protector Castiel/Caretaker Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester Is A Good Dad, Castiel Is a Good Parent, Castiel is Awkward, Cas tries, so does Dean, Lisa's family is involved, Lisa is given a Back story, Bisexual Dean Winchester, BAMF Dean Winchester, BAMF Castiel (Supernatural), Angel Nerfing doesn't happen, Humans are stronger than we all think, Dean Winchester Can Kick Your Ass, Dean Winchester is Protective of Castiel, Deals with some military culture, Cas fixed his public records so he looks like an ex-marine, Because that about covers how lethal he is, Dean v. a normal human means Dean wins, Warning: Deals with PTSD, Warning: Dean is a sarcastic man, POV Soulless Sam Winchester, but only for a little bit, Seriously most of this fic is Dean and Cas PoV, Later Crossovers, With normal Earth things, because reasons, The Archangel Raphael Hates Castiel, Warning: deals with memory erasure, Warning: near-demon Dean after torture in Hell, Angelic Grace, New Ways for Angels to restore their Grace, Like really Gabriel should have lost his, and didn't, And so here I have a better explanation, Castiel Has Missing Memories, Later Deals with Gender fluidity and nephilim, Eventual resurrections, Castiel got beefed up after dying again, He's about as strong as Zachariah was at full power, Warning: Don't Mess with the Winchesters, death is a girl, Death Still Likes Dean, also dean is so fed up with heaven, soulmate bonds manipulated, Healing from broken soulbonds, the Grigori are not nice, Dean kept Zachariah's blade, Humans Have Power Too, Like Actual Supernatural-Resistance Power not just Ingenuity, Because I like playing with canons, Warning for Mentions of Sexual Assault, No explicit assault, Demons Are Assholes, Crowley is the Exception that Proves the Rule, Not Canon Compliant, canon adjacent, adopted family, Castiel and Dean Winchester Have a Profound Bond, Profound Bond really means Cas has a crush, How Do I Tag, Angels Are Not Nerfed, I Don't Nerf Things, Generally, Unless I can't make their powers make sense, I Guess Major If You Count Lisa Braeden As Major, I don't, Anti Dean/Lisa as a romantic Couple, Lisa Is a Wild Oats Woman, Lisa Is Dean's Friend, Dean Needs More Friends, OMC - Dylan Watson, OFC - Gene Simmons, Warning: Demonic possession, Warning: Half-Demons Are Really Terrifying, Minor Character Death, Dean Gets Therapy, so does ben, Therapy For Hunters Is A thing, Because Dean Really Needs It, And He's Not Sleeping, Mechanic Dean Winchester, I'm Not Sure How Many Tags This Fic Will Have, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Aldritch (?) Can't Spell His Name, Gwen Campbell - Freeform, Minor Campbell Characters, Samuel Campbell - Freeform

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ninjakitty15 · 3 years

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Chapter 21: Pound Me the Witch Drums (Loki x OFC Pairing)

"This might be the best Falloween yet," I mused as we watched the parade commence down the cobblestone streets, witches of all shapes and colors dancing around.

"What makes you say that?" asked Loki curiously.

"Just a feeling."

"What are you going to do about the other necromancers?"

"Find the top dog and make them my bitch."

"That's my girl," he purred, tilting my chin up to kiss me. "Did it hurt, when your arm went skeletal?"

"That's the reason why it went that way, I told you, holding onto a soul is manhandling a nuclear reactor, that much intense concentrated burning power would fry the one holding it instantly, going skeletal makes it so its a lot less painful for me since there's no nerves there to tell me that's one hot potato. I probably wouldn't survive ripping out yours though, I'm betting, skeletal or not." I rested a hand on his chest, drawn to the power and the beat of his heart before he took said hand and kissed that too.

"You are so much more powerful than you let on."

"People let their guard down easier when they think I'm not up to snuff, makes it easier for me to kick their ass. What did you think when you first met me?"

"From what I was told of Hydra, they're only after powerful and dangerous things, and there you were in their grasp, bound and muzzled so you had to be at least one of those things they hunt so fervently. That alone had my interest at least a little, one solitary woman sitting in the middle of a cell with nothing but a black cloak on and very little else to go on. There's no records of what you were before they caught you and we found nothing on who you are to them, what their intentions were, they covered their tracks thoroughly when it came to why you were there. And then there's the fact that you had no fear whatsoever upon looking at me, you talked to me as if we had known each other before we even met, with such ease and humor. Tony did that when we met but he was also just stalling me so he could prepare to attack after. But you didn't do anything but talk, almost if you knew, as if you were waiting for me all along."

I smiled and shrugged at his assessment. "I could tell whatever reason you were there, it wasn't the reason Hydra was there, you weren't there to continue what they started, that much was clear. You weren't there to kill me, not like you could anyway, not here to experiment, you didn't have that mad scientist vibe I got from pretty much every other person that walked to my cell since I was put there. You seemed curious but not dangerous, not to me anyway, and what did I have to lose?"

"Clever girl."

I grinned. "I am what I am."

"And you are mine."

"Not too long ago, I was you."

"How long are you going to keep making jokes on that?"

I shrugged and smirked. "Till it stops being funny I guess. You gotta work on those dead jokes if we pull that stunt again."

"I thought I played you flawlessly then considering I got them to all focus on me while you pulled a classic surprise attack only I could do so well."

"It's not all about you, Loki," I teased.

"You should know by now I'm a generous lover if nothing else," he purred, kissing me once more.

"Loki, you slippery little ladykiller," a different voice boomed from behind us, causing us both to spin around.

"I beg your pardon," demanded Loki, not quite getting the term.

"Hey, I was like this when he found me," I countered the joke.

Thor stood there, arms crossed, face smug with a playful glare shaking his head at us. "Tony's been trying to track you down for ages, where did you two go? Last place was the park in New York."

"We hit some obstacles and got snagged a few times but it's all good now," I assured the beef god.

"At this point, I don't know which one of you is the real troublemaker here, Tony assures me it's you, Nell, but he doesn't know my brother like I do."

"There a reason you're here, brother," Loki asked boredly.

"There's been sighting of undead raiding buildings we found out after were all Hydra bases, just making sure they're on our side and not coming for us next."

"It's ok to be scared, you know," I teased. "Tis the season to be spooky."

"So I've noticed here especially, everyone's dressed up as different beasts and professions, some naughtier than I remember. But those corpses attacking the agents, that's you, Nell?" Thor asked.

"You won't find many other necromancers that can raise that many zombies, much less spread them between bases, so yes, that's me. Tell the Avengers I said you're welcome and also never send a man to do a woman's work, we're tired of cleaning up your messes."

"That doesn't seem fair," he grumbled. "Very well, do try to stay out of serious trouble if you can, I won't let the others know where you are so you can enjoy the festivities." With that, he was gone.

"I think you hurt his feelings," joked Loki.

"He's a god, he'll survive."

"It's refreshing knowing someone that isn't that fond of him."

"What's so special about thunder anyway, all it is is the sound lightning makes during a storm, big deal, he's the god of storm sounds, how is that even a power really?"

"People could argue what's so special about mischief."

"It's playful, it's fun, it very rarely causes serious harm, it's youthful despite the god of it being ancient, almost childlike in itself but anyone can do it no matter the age. Have I told you what people used to do to houses that refused trick or treaters? They'd throw eggs or toilet paper at the house, very rarely causing any real damage but still got the point across. Life would be so boring without some mischief in the mix but no one would care if we didn't have thunder. It wasn't just because you were the first one to free me that I chose you, hun, I met Thor right after if I recall correctly, I regret nothing."

We continued to enjoy the parade before a few tiny humans known as kids walked over to us curiously. "Are you the god Loki?" one girl asked him hopefully.

"That I am," he replied proudly but stiffly.

"My mom worships you."

"Where is your parents now?"

"Probably wondering where these little maggots ran off to," I mused.

The girl suddenly grabbed his hand and pulled him along, her friends surrounding us as we were lead a woman dressed as a traditional black garbed witch also watching the parade. "Mom, guess who I found. See if he can get us a pony or a million bucks."

"I don't generally offer wishes," muttered Loki as he glanced down at the happy child then to the woman who we guessed was her mother who had the grace to look embarrassed.

"That requires the sacrifice of the firstborn daughter last I checked," I joked.

"And that's why no one would worship you," he teased back.

"That's not true either, you do."

He scowled but couldn't deny the truth of it. "Why do you worship me, mortal?"

"Because you've done more good than you know, I know you were part of the attack on NYC but in doing so you brought together the best of us to keep the world safe, and gods should be worshipped for all they've done, not just for what they're known for," she replied easily.

Without word or warning, Loki stepped forward, touched the woman's forehead, then spoke softly in what I had to assume was Norse incantations. "May your hearth always be warmly lit, may mischief always come in good forms, and the cold never bother you." He stepped away from her with a small smile.

She bowed her head to him, a hand over her heart then looked over to me. "The spirits follow you but you are not a registered psychic or at least not one known."

"I'm not a psychic at all, that's just a side effect of what I really am." I held out my hand to her in invitation.

"Your aura is both white and black but never grey, you used to be human but you're not now, you're something else entirely." She held my hand in both of hers and her eyes went back into her head for a moment before she gasped, her body going stiff. "The pawns have fled or died, one remains, the one that betrayed you. He grows strong and though you are always stronger, you must not hold back like you did before, no matter what happens." She let go, closing her eyes and seemingly returning to normal. When she opened her eyes, she stared at me in horror and fear, putting herself between me and her ever curious child and slowly backing away.

I watched her hurry away from me and shrugged it off, never really bothered by people finding out the truth or just being afraid of me, my last job was all about scaring people for money.

"What was all that about?" asked Loki, watching his new subjects slip away.

"Seems we'll find out who the person that sold me out was after all and you might get to see what I'm really capable of."

"You say that like it's a bad thing."

"It is...Loki, there's reasons I can't tell you everything about me, some of it is forbidden, some of it...it's just better you didn't find out."

"Why? What are you so afraid of?"

I stopped wandering the street and turned around to face him. "The real question here, is what are you afraid of?"

"You think you'll scare me off if I find out the whole truth about you?"

"It's only natural."

"I faced the goddess of death and the whole destruction of my realm and home without hesitation."

"It was never really your home and you let your brother handle her I'm told while you were more backstage stuff."

"Point is," he growled. "There is very little I'm afraid of, and you are not among the few on that list."

"Not yet."

"My love." He cupped the side of my face with one hand. "Whatever you are, whatever you become, whatever you do, you have me, you know this, I gave you my word. You could become the next Surtur or Hela incarnate or worse and you'd still have me."

"Why?" I demanded. "Why such blind faith in me?"

"Because that's what love is, isn't it? It's blind, foolish even at times, but more importantly it's putting your heart and faith in another person no matter what happens between them."

"And do I have your heart?"

He took my hand with his free one and held it against his chest firmly. "You're always so eager to feel it yourself, you should know already it was for a while." His eyes never left me as I was hypnotized yet again by the steady beating of his heart. "What more do you need of me?"

I knew I was being unreasonably insecure all things considered, I knew he was mine and he wouldn't leave unless there was no other choice as he hadn't left me yet and most of the problems we faced were because of me. "I only need you."

"Good. Now why the uncertainty this time? Last time it was because you were being betrayed and had certain doubts where one's loyalty lies."

"I usually relish in other people fearing me but then they feared what they only assumed and didn't truly know, she knew, your worshiper did, she saw what I really was and fled. It made me wonder what your reaction would be when you found out."

"You tease me about my old age yet forget I've been around thousands of years before meeting you, whatever you are, I can promise you I've seen worse."

"But have you loved worse?"

"Does Odin count?"

I blinked, not expecting that for some reason and the uncertainty started to fade. "Would you say so? I don't actually know anything beyond what I read in the myths and what you've told me."

"He was one of the few great beings that kept the Mad Titan at bay as well as my adoptive father and all the secrets he kept, he kept till the very last possible second, if there is anything I picked up from being raised by him, it's holding onto secrets like that. My point is, love, you're stuck with me."

"Gods forbid," I joked.

"Not this god," he argued before pulling me against him to kiss me passionately. "You have all of me for eternity, but can you say the same?"

"I'll probably last longer than you in the end so I'd say almost eternity," I mused.

"Is that so? I recall outlasting you several times at least in certain...circumstances."

I scoffed at this. "What makes you think that wasn't intentional to spare your ego?" I suddenly found myself in a side alley, pinned against a brick wall away from the gathering crowd for the parade.

"Because I know a liar when I see one," he purred in my ear. "But I'm more than willing to prove you wrong there as well."

I was about to make a witty comeback but a sharp gasp escaped my lips instead as he dove in hands first. My mind went fuzzy with pleasure as he worked his magic on me, whispering dirty, exciting things in my ear, my legs shortly turning to wet noodles against him that I had to grip onto his shoulders to keep myself up and bite my tongue to keep quiet in broad public. This was a new one for us, getting me off in public with no reciprocity, all the focus and pleasure was for me. Vaguely I could feel his eyes burning into me, glittering as he watched me unravel in his hands several times before he was sure I had more than enough. I was at a loss of words after that, still half dazed and fuzzy with the aftershocks, Loki watching in pure amusement before tilting my head up to steal a kiss from my already parted, swollen lips.

"You shouldn't be so worried I'd leave you when I've already bought us a place to ourselves, you know," he murmured, taking full advantage of my silence. "I've actually wanted you the moment you were set free after I found you in that cell, the fact you wanted me back set that in stone. It was never about what you're capable of, or what you are either, it was who you are and who you are to me."

"And what am I to you?" I managed to ask through the haze.

"It's simple, really, you're mine. Thought I made that clear in the bedroom many times before this. Not just pretty words, you know. Why would I leave someone I can't get enough of?"

"It's not all about sex?"

"It's not just that, that I want with you."

"Then what?"

"All you are, all you have to offer. Just as you have all of me. All's fair in love and fun stuff, isn't that what you said when we met?"

I scowled at him though couldn't help the smirk underneath it. "Well played."

"Master of tricks, remember."

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lookatthisdork · 7 years

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Opinion piece: DC House of Horror (2017)

First of all SPOILERS for DC House of Horror!

Second, this is only my OPINION. It might be unpopular. It might even be offensive. But I want to talk about this before going back to my normally scheduled “hey look at this cool stuff” and “it’s stupid AU time!” content.

I did not read the Green Arrow and Captain Marvel/Shazam stories since I’m not currently invested in those characters. *shrugs*

The rest are...meh. The whole series seems to have Keith Giffen credited with the plot ideas, but each story has a different script writer. So I have no idea who I’m criticizing in each of these blurbs. Probably Keith. I don’t know.

Bump in the Night (feat Superman; by Edward Lee)

I have admittedly little experience with horror movie conventions, but I’m pretty sure this was aiming for the opening of a monster movie. Creepy, dangerous alien falls from space, kills the locals before making its way to more populated areas. The poor schmuck that finds it first always dies quickly and painfully, which is what happened to Pa Kent here. Kind of a cheap death, but it fits the genre convention.

The dramatic irony of Martha Kent trying to call her husband and her refusing to leave the house when something strange is happening outside were pulled off pretty well. Overall, I think she reads as a spirited but ultimately doomed horror protagonist.

My problem with this is that the alien (”Clark/Baby Superman”) reads as a complete cardboard-cutout monster cliche. Why did he kill Pa and Ma Kent? No reason is even alluded to. He just kills them because they’re there.

(If I were writing this, I would have played up the naive-creepy-child factor. Have Clark accidentally kill Jonathan Kent since he’s a child who doesn’t know his own strength and has never seen a dead person before. If you want to keep the alien-vibe, have him not recognize that he killed a person. Imagine a kid using a magnifying glass on an ant, then replace the ant with Pa and Ma Kent. I like to think that would have been more memorable.)

Man’s World (feat Wonder Woman; by Mary Sangiovanni)

Well, they definitely have the aesthetic they were going for. The mixed chronology is actually not as confusing as I was expecting since the artists made good use of the colors and a wardrobe change to help guide the reader through the flashbacks. I actually felt creeped out by this one.

The only problem is...this doesn’t read like Diana AT ALL. Having Diana not speak English is a great way to keep her menacing, but it also destroys any ability for the audience to know what’s going on in her head. Without her words, we have only her actions, and...she’s just going around killing people? Who haven’t done anything?? (Except the last guy, but he’s one out of six on-page deaths.)

What is her motivation? Why is she doing these things? What happened to Wonder Woman, righteous warrior and defender of the innocent?

(This would have been excellent if it was a villain character instead of Diana, just saying.)

Crazy for You (feat Harley Quinn; by Bryan Smith and Brian Keene)

Is it a ghost? Or is it a hallucination? Both? I’m not sure, and I love that I’m not sure.

That said, I’m definitely not a Harley expert...does she read in-character? I don’t know, she feels flat to me. And something about cutting hard away from witnessing the murders. Unreliable narrator is in effect, I want more concrete details of the murders from Chuck’s point of view.

Last Laugh (feat Batman; by Nick Cutter)

Ha. Hahaha. This is the one I reblogged panels from yesterday.

Good things first: capitalizing on Batman-Joker parallels has been done since forever, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I think the opening and closing scenes are well-narrated and well-composed. The much smaller batcave and the gun are good hints that something’s very different about this universe. The Joker’s voice was pretty good, for the most part. I wouldn’t change much of anything in the first half of this.

The second half...hahaha.

My beef with this one isn’t that Jason was killed; it was that he was killed for shock value and as an undisguised reference to super-(in)famous Death in the Family. It does not add constructively to the narrative at all. Last Laugh is clearly a hard AU with only the barest resemblance to canon; leaning so hard on canon that you only have one panel (technically two panels) with Jason in your story means that I just get angry instead of mournfully distraught when Jason is killed. It’s cheap and unearned in my opinion.

More broadly, there’s mixed signals as to the nature of Bruce’s delusion. Is he going around beating/killing people dressed as Batman? Or does he do his murders specifically dressed as the Joker? The later red panels indicate the former while the zoom-in on his locker at the end implies the latter. This whole story would have been much stronger if the writer had picked one interpretation and stuck with it from beginning to end.

(I would go with a strong Batman/Joker divide where Batman is still the vigilante and the Joker is the only “one” doing the crimes. Have the blue and red panels read as Batman vs Joker for most of the first read-through, but also have them consistently show Delusion vs Truth for the second read-through. I would also have Joker’s call-outs be a little more ambiguous so the twist actually sneaks up on you as opposed to be super obvious from the first red panel on.

And goddamn, if you’re going to kill Jason, at least have him show up in the narrative beforehand as Robin in the Delusion panel and ordinary-child-Jason in the Truth panel. Have him walk in on something he shouldn’t have, which leads to his murder and Bruce’s subsequent final mental break. Hell, maybe even imply that Robin was never really a thing outside Bruce’s head to really hammer home the death of a child who did nothing wrong.

Work for the tragedy, is all I’m saying.)

Blackest Day (feat Hal Jordan and Justice League; by Brian Keene)

In my opinion, this is the strongest of the lot. Zombie Barry compromising the moon base - because he was looking for help and didn’t realize he was already doomed - is excellent. And terrifying, because Zombie Barry could start the apocalypse by himself, imagine how many people he could bite in a minute. Liked how Hal held onto hope all the way up until he felt himself changing, then decided to take a Last Stand rather than let himself become part of the problem.

Superman being off-planet was cheap. The timeline for the End of the World seems super contracted based on Constantine’s transmission and the way the moon base was wholly in the dark. Wonder Woman and J’onn died very easily. Would have liked more fighting off the zombies, but this was short enough that there wasn’t a lot of time for that.

Having the World actually End...I’m never a fan of complete annihilation by zombies. (And what about Themyscira? Atlantis? Is DC Earth really completely depopulated?)

(I’m just saying, post-zombie-apocalypse AU. I’d read it.)

Unmasked (feat Two Face; by Wrath James White...that’s a weird name)

I think this one’s the weakest of the ones I read. I may not be the most well-read when it comes to Havey/Two-Face, but ugh. Serial Killer Harvey is something I don’t need in an official AU. Not to mention that that is not how skinning a person works - connective tissue between the skin and the muscle would mean that peeling each face would take way more time than shown.

The Leviathan thing also takes up way too many panels and accomplishes nothing. NOTHING.

#meta #opinion #idle thoughts #dc house of horror #spoilers #in summary: meh #interesting ideas #middling to poor execution #superman #wonder woman #batman #joker #justice league #two-face #harley quinn

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jasminegalbraith1991 · 4 years

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aggimaginary · 5 years

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The Grinch 2: Happy New Year Chapter 9-The Grinch’s confessions and flashbacks

After 30 minutes of practicing for a new music video for her team, Aggie went out of her room to do a little stretching and rest her voice. She went downstairs to the kitchen to get a glass of water.

She was encountered by Max, who got off of his doggy bed and bounced high up on her chest.

"Hey, Max, I was going to get some water," Aggie said as she opened the refrigerator door, and saw a pitcher of water. "I hope Grinch won't mind that I can get some water." She found a glass, poured some water in it, and drank it to sooth her throat after a long practice for a music video. "I feel great! Hey, where's your master, Max?"

The dog pointed the door with his paw.

"Ugh, what is he doing outside?" grunted Aggie. She got out of the cave, and shut the door behind her, only to found the Grinch sitting at the edge of the land way. "Oh, there he is. I thought he's heading back to town again." Aggie smiled in relief. She walked towards the edge, and sat besides him, "Hey, bud."

The Grinch has his arms crossed while sitting on the edge and stared at the town of Whoville. At least he still has the mood to greet a friend, "Hi, Aggie."

"Whatcha doin' here?" When she asked, Aggie could caught a glance of what the Grinch was staring or watching at. "Wow, you can see the whole town from up here! It's so beautiful! No wonder you like living here!"

"Technically, I lived here in Mt. Crumpit to get away from the Whos," Grinch explained as he hung his head down. "Ever since no one adopted me and got away from the orphanage, I decided to live away from this town and stayed here in my cave. I don't want the town and the Whos to recall my past. That's why I want to be alone, to find some peace."

Aggie nodded slowly and silently, knowing how the Grinch felt, "You know, staying away won't solve your problem."

"I know. I should've done this before. When I admit to the Whos that I stole their Christmas stuff and returned them, I told them how I feel, and how sad I was when I'm alone. I guess confessing your feelings makes you a lot better, huh? I mean, sharing feelings to others can release those negative thoughts and makes you relieve."

"It's so true. When I confessed my sad feelings to my family and friends, I cried so hard that I felt my negative thoughts were flown away with my tears, and I feel so much better."

The Grinch and Aggie kept quiet and staring at the view of the town for a while with a cool breeze blew across their faces.

"So, uh..." the winged human broke the silent. "Is this why you came out here alone? Because if this is about the music I played, I'm sorry about that. I was practicing for a music video. My team and I are going to make a music video this January once I finished this mission."

"No, it's not that, and sorry I didn't have the chance to help you with your mission," the Grinch replied.

"That's okay. I think I already found my mission."

"You do?"

"Yeah, but first, I want to know. Why you're out here anyway?"

The Grinch then raised his head up. His cheeks turned red that if he told her what's going on, she'll proudly said she was right about him liking Donna Lou, "It's nothing, really. It's embarrassing."

"Come on. I know there's a reason why you're here. It's written all over your face. After all, we're friends now. You can tell me," Aggie elbowed his arm, but still, she got no responds. "If you won't tell me, I'll push you off the cliff!"

The Grinch scooted aside in fear, "Alright, alright, I'll talk! Just don't push me, okay? But it's not really a big deal."

"Everything's a big deal, Grinch. Now, tell me. What's troubling ya?"

He sighed in defeat, "You and Bricklebaum are right."

"About what?" Aggie asked.

The Grinch cringed a little, and murmured softly, hating to admit it, "I'm... in... love with..."

But Aggie can't hear him, "A little louder, please."

"I'M IN LOVE WITH DONNA LOU, OKAY?!"

Aggie want to squeal in delight at first, but she was frightened when the Grinch yelled at her.

His new friend backed away a little, quiet frightened when he yelled at her like that. When the Grinch saw how scared Aggie is, he calmed himself down and exhaled, "I'm sorry. I didn't to yell at you."

"That's okay. I know how people feel when they admit something that they denied it," Aggie said. "So..., what makes you say that you're falling in love with her? And when?"

"I think that was after Christmas, before you came here. I-I don't know my feelings for her for a short while. Almost everyone of you said I'm in love with her, but I don't because we're just friends, and I'm only helping her because Cindy-Lou wished her mother to be happy, and she's counting on me to do such a thing. But when I helped Donna since Day 1 and how she appreciated all my help, she seems so nice, kind and... beautiful," The Grinch started to describe Donna in his head. "When I see her for three mornings, she was still beautiful even if she worked hard preparing breakfast for his kids, very strong enough to take her responsibilities on her own, and she trusted me to watch her kids. I mean, no one has ever trust me on things before. It was unexpected. Then, when she almost kissed me yesterday, I suddenly developed that sudden feeling that I never felt before. I can't stop thinking about her or what you said. I think it's all true. "

While listening, Aggie just stared in silent and frozen, quite touch about the Grinch's story of his feelings. She can't even react quickly, "Wow. I can't believe you've told me that. Very interesting."

"It's like I know her before."

"Say what?"

"When I first met her, Donna was so familiar. She looks like that Who girl who intruded outside my cave more than 20 years ago..."

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25 years ago

The young Grinch stayed in his cave alone, sitting in front of the fireplace to keep himself warm from the cold blizzard outside.

Just then, someone or something tapped on his door. The Grinch was too lazy to check on the door and he was not in a mood for visitors. He tried to ignore it, but the tapping continued.

"Ugh, who could be here in this snowy blizzard?" He grunted as he got up from his chair, and went downstairs to take the door.

When he answered the door, there was no one outside as the snowy blizzard was getting windy, colder and stronger. Then, he noticed a red balloon above his head.

"What the—? A balloon?"

The Grinch grabbed the string of the balloon, and stared at it, wondering how the balloon flew all the way up here. Just then, he heard a whimpering sound that is not so far from his cave. When he walked a little further from his cave, he found a little Who girl behind one of his signs, shivering in coldness while hugging herself, trying to keep herself warm. Her coat and scarf weren't warm enough for her from this blizzard. She didn't even have a hood, causing her long blonde hair to cover by the snow. The Grinch wanted to leave the little girl since he doesn't have any business with her, but he couldn't stop hearing that whimpering shivering sound from the Who girl, and if he leave her there, she'll die. He knew he's not that kind of person of leaving a child to death as the Grinch slowly held the little girl in his arms, and took her in his cave.

The Grinch put the girl on his bed. He checked her temperature by touching her forehead. She was burning hot, like having a fever. She was really freezing out in the cold. He quickly want downstairs to boil hot water in a kettle on his fireplace, took out a basin and towel, and brought them back up in his room. Grinch placed the small tower with warm water on the girl's forehead, and covered her with his blanket. He also made hot soup for her to warm her insides. Even if the girl is still shivering and her eyes are close, she can feel a spoon of soup in front of her lips as she took a sip of it from the spoon. The Grinch kept feeding the girl with hot soup to cure her from fever. He realized he can't bring the little girl back to Whoville because of the storm. As he hate to admit it, the Grinch decided to let the little girl stayed here for the night, and he'll sleep downstairs on the couch.

The next morning, Grinch went upstairs to check on his "patient". The little girl is still sleeping. He checked her temperature, and it was normal now. Gladly, she didn't die, and she's healthy. He noticed that the storm is over, and the sun is rising. It's time to take the little Who girl home as he wrapped her with a big towel to keep her warm. He wrapped a scarf around his neck, and held a red balloon that he kept last night before going out of the door.

When he walked down the sloping land way from his cave, the Grinch can't even glance at the little girl for a moment. He just can't believe he's helping a Who. He may not regret it, but at least he can get rid of her from his territory. When he made it to town, and no one's watching him, the Grinch put the little girl on a bench, leaving her with his towel and tying the string of the balloon around her right wrist. The Grinch ran off out of town and back to Mt. Crumpit before anyone noticing him.

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Present day.

When he told Aggie about his story, the Grinch soon realized that the little Who girl he rescued was none other than Donna Lou Who.

"That was her all along," he gasped.

"Maybe meeting and knowing her more might be your destiny," Aggie said.

"I don't think that's my destiny, Aggie. I've been alone fore decades now. How can it be my destiny that it happened just now?" Grinch hung his head down sadly. He's been waiting for his destiny for so long, and he didn't believe on those things now.

Aggie placed her hand on the Grinch's shoulder, "You know what? Why don't we go inside and eat? It's getting cold anyway."

The Grinch nodded as the two went inside the cave.

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It's almost lunch time, but they decided to eat early as the Grinch only served left over roast beef that Donna offered to him after Christmas dinner. He even cut a slice for Max.

"Sorry about it. This is the only food I had for lunch," The Grinch said to Aggie.

"No problem," She replied. "In fact, I'm a meat-eater myself. I thought you Whos are vegetarians. In many worlds that I visited, people don't eat meat, like in Equestria! They are all ponies. They are all vegetarians, they don't eat meat. Even in Cars world where all creatures are vehicles; cars, planes, boats, and others. Even animals are cars. Clearly they are all made in metal, so they don't eat meat, so do I when I lived there." When Aggie cut the beef and took a slice, she suddenly changed the topic and cleared her throat. "Enough with this. Let's get back to your situation."

"You call that situation?" Grinch sliced his food.

"Yes. That's my mission."

"What mission?"

"This mission! This is the problem. You have feelings for Donna, but you're afraid to admit it, and now, you're even afraid to confess! Although it's more like a love problem than a friendship problem."

"So, this means you were sent here to help me confess my feelings for Donna Lou? Wow, sending you here for this is so ridiculous."

"Let's go straight to the point, shall we?! I have to finish this mission so I can go home with my family, and celebrating New Year with them! So, you have a problem with your new strange feelings and your destiny. And it's my job to help you with that."

"Listen, Aggie, it's not gonna work. I mean, Donna Lou and I just friends. Nothing's gonna happen between us," Grinch protested.

"A man like you and a woman like her cannot be just friends," Aggie took a bite of the beef. "There's more than that."

"I'm not a man that she expected, Aggie. I'm the Grinch who hates Christmas, being accompanied by none except his dog, and steals the whole town's Christmas."

"First, you used to hate Christmas and everyone who likes it, and you did return their Christmas stuff and they forgave you, including Donna. If you have feelings for her, you must confess!"

"But how can she be in love with someone like me?! What if she doesn't like me? I'm too different and too old for her!" The Grinch was so desperate, he can't tell his new friend the reason why he can't be in love with Donna Lou.

"Age, species, they didn't matter. You have to show her that she means to you, and you mean to her," Aggie told him.

"How can I do that?"

"Just leave it all to me... because I know exactly how do that."

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