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skaikruswan · 2 years

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That meowpheus fic was amazing. Could you do one where he's sulking and everyone in the dreaming is trying to figure out why. Turns out that reader has gone on an excursion to map out fiddlers green. So once returned morpheus(or meowpheus your choice) is suddenly very clingy and wants so much PDA. Thanks love, keep up the great stories!

One should never ignore a cat or an Endless, or both

WC: 1,6 k Ao3

Relationship: Morpheus x reader

Notes: sulking Morpheus, fluff, PDA

Thanks, this was a great prompt! Dear readers, while you can read this as stand-alone, it is more of a soft sequel to this Meowpheus prompt. Enjoy! If you liked this, check out my other stories.

I chose this gif because that's how I imagine Dream to look like while sulking.

You’re standing inside Fiddler’s green, breathing in the crisp air, and can’t help but jump in excitement. This place is a marvel. You’ve always loved nature, but as life has it, you don’t always find the time to walk through forests, climb on mountains, or swim through the sea.

Fortunately for you, Fiddler’s green is the answer to all your dreams. The endless green glades and lush forests are practically begging you to explore them.

You’re ready, your backpack filled with everything you need. You know that you could dream yourself right into the heart of this wondrous place, find the best sites in the blink of an eye, but where would be the fun in that?

You’re going to map out this place, old-school. If one dream is not enough, you’ll simply continue in the next. Nothing and nobody is going to stop you.

Setting one foot in front of the other, you begin your adventure. The birdsong sounds like the finest music to you, and as you wander through into a beautiful meadow, you let out a squeal. You are living the dream.

Lord Morpheus controls the Dreaming, but what cannot be forgotten is that it is also a part of him. Lucienne remembers how the proud palace grew to become a desolate ruin, reflecting the damage their Lord’s absence had caused.

The library is brimming with life, and each tome and volume makes her heart soar. As its librarian, she feels a deep calm and serenity settle within her.

Even now as the palace shines anew and dreams and nightmares populate the realm again, Lucienne will always remember the horrible period during which she was the only who, despite being lonely and concerned, kept faith with their Lord. She will never take his presence for granted again. Even if his mood leaves to be desired.

The sky above them, usually a lovely blue, is now a myriad of grey shades, the color of an oncoming storm. But as she watches Lord Morpheus rebuke a nightmare for leaving their designated place, his expression thunderous, Lucienne wonders if the storm might be already here.

Lucienne hopes that you will return swiftly.

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Matthew is circling above the throne room, looking for a comfortable spot to land. He is definitely getting the hang of this raven-thing. What else can you do when you wake up with feathers and claws, and tasked to help and watch over the world’s moodiest immortal?

Matthew would rather glue his beak shut than tell him that in person. The boss has a lot of responsibilities and duties, so he can have a cranky moment or two. Now that the boss has reclaimed his power and things have settled down, Matthew actually enjoys his job; then again, anything beats going to literal hell.

Besides, the boss is not so bad. He tries to listen, to take other people into consideration. Meeting you has helped, and right now he and every soul – real or dreamy – wishes for your return. Matthew is glad that he can just take a break and fly into the waking world to escape the gloom that follows the King of dreams. More like king of sulking.

Just in that moment, the boss looks up, and his dark glare is enough to send Matthew soaring towards the sky. It’s settled: Matthew won’t come back until you have returned.

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The roaring of water is getting is getting louder, and you can’t wait. You’ve been following this small stream for what feels to be ages, and you feel it in your bones that it will pay off. The water is so refreshingly cool, it is a pleasure to drink, but you want to finally swim in it.

Your effort and perseverance are rewarded as the forest thins out, with only a few trees framing the wonderful waterfall and azure lake. The view is breathtaking, with birds flying over the thundering masses of water.

“This is the best!” you scream as you race towards the azure water, and for a moment you hear an old man’s chuckle inside your mind. As you come closer, you think you see a blur of black and gold at the edge of your vision.

“I am so happy that I got to do this alone.” Was that mean? Maybe just a little. Will you regret this? Hopefully not. But you had told Morpheus that you wanted, no, that you needed this to be a solo adventure.

You feel your clothes turn into a swimsuit as you run towards the lake, giggling all the way.

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Merv knows the palace in and out. As a janitor, he could walk through this place blindly, which is why it doesn’t bother him that the light seems to dim inside the palace.

What worries him is how dutiful dreams and nightmares he has known for ages suddenly start to quiver like mortal children.

The boss has returned, pacing around in front of his throne like a caged tiger, and boy, he looks like a nightmare himself, all dark and broody.

Merv hopes that your trip will be over soon.

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“I am back,” you call out, more softly than you initially wanted to. You still feel a little bad for dismissing Morpheus like that, especially since your trip was longer than anticipated.

“Hello?” The throne room is eerily quiet, and you scurry past some dreams. One of them almost looks like they wanted to give you a hug, but then opted for a bow. Odd.

It took some time, but you’ve become better at controlling yourself inside the Dreaming. Right now, you feel just the right mix between spent and serene, right when you stand on top of a mountain after a long hike.

You walk towards your room, not even bothering to close the door, and drop down on your bed. You’re going to stay here or a while. This bed is your favorite place right now.

“My love.” Despite your exhaustion, you roll around in your bed to see Morpheus leaning against the door frame. He’s giving you one of his precious, soft smiles, and you feel your heart flutter.

“I have missed you,” you admit quietly and watch as he advances towards your bed, the mattress dipping as he’s lying down next to you.

“I have missed you too.” He gently cards his hand through your hair, and you close your eyes, savoring the heavenly moment. This here feels like a dream within a dream, and you hope he continues forever. Way too soon he stops, and you look at him with an expectant pout.

“Your turn.” You start moving your fingers through his silky hair in return, a proud grin on your face as he starts to hum. Carefully, your movements become slower until they stop.

“We are not finished.” He turns his back to you, rolling his shoulders once, and you roll your eyes dramatically at him in fond chagrin. You glide your fingers down the shell of his ears, before applying the right amount of pressure to massage his neck. Your hands roam over his shoulders, idly drawing patterns. You press one quick kiss at the top of his spine, signaling him that you’ve finished.

Apparently, you’re not done, because Morpheus captures your hands with his, his eyes half-lidded as he blinks at you. A heartbeat later, a black cat with golden eyes has taken his place, rubbing its head against your palm.

“Well, you’re awfully needy today, Lord Meowpheus,” you tease, only for him to playfully nibble at your fingers. You giggle as you sit up, waiting for Morpheus to find a comfortable position on your lap. As you let your fingers glide through his soft fur, you listen to his low purr while telling him about all the be wonders you have seen on your journey. A flower crown is still adorning your head, a souvenir from an extraordinary adventure.

“I would like to accompany you on your next journey, if I may,” Morpheus asks, his voice deep and comforting like dark chocolate, and you scratch his favorite spot underneath his chin.

“Hmm, let me think about it.” You try to keep your face impassive, one hand holding your chin in thought. A minute passes as you hum contemplatively, then another. You feel sharp claws pinch your thighs, neither painful nor drawing blood, but enough to let you know about the cat’s displeasure. You let out a soft scoff and lean down to press a kiss between his ears, and Morpheus starts purring again.

“I would love it.” Now that you’ve explored Fiddler’s green, you can’t wait to experience it with Morpheus by your side.

“I am looking forward to it.” Morpheus moves, exposing his belly, and you continue your ministration in comfortable silence.

“Of course, you would have to keep up. I am a good, fast wanderer.” You can’t help but tease him again, feeling your lips quirk into a smirk. Meowpheus stands up suddenly, arching his back, an in a blink of an eye, Morpheus is lying next to you, rolled to one side, his head propped on his hand.

“I shall hurry then. If necessary, I will chase you.” His voice is deliciously low, and you see a flash of hunger in his fathomless eyes. You bite your lip, feeling a flush of heat at the memory of Meowpheus chasing mouse-you. That certainly had been an experience, to say the least.

“Challenge accepted.” What mouse can claim that she tamed a cat? As Morpheus leans down to press his lips and his body against yours, making every inch of you tingle with molten satisfaction, you realize that you might want to revise that statement.

#the sandman #morpheus x reader #dream of the endless #dream x reader #sandman x reader #my writing #my sandman fics #lord meowpheus

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katnissmellarkkk · 3 years

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Okayyyy here comes the next chapter ! Number .... lemme look. Okay, number six! 🥳🥳🥳

And yes, my thoughts as usual will be a messy, very Everlark-biased and full of typos. Letsss gooooo 🥰🥰🥰

Is this the first time Katniss and Peeta have been to their floor or is this just the most opportune time to explain and introduce the Tribute Center living quarters?

Also why are they called tributes anyway? That word suddenly seems weird to me after nine years... 🤔🤔🤔

“I've ridden the elevator a couple of times in the Justice Building back in District 12. Once to receive the medal for my father's death and then yesterday to say my final goodbyes to my friends and family” .... 😶😶 so only good memories and connotations to elevators then, huh?

“The walls of this elevator are made of crystal so that you can watch the people on the ground floor shrink to ants as you shoot up into the air.” My mind is just imagining the elevator in Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone’s Spider-Man movies 🤗.

“It's exhilarating and I'm tempted to ask Effie Trinket if we can ride it again, but somehow that seems childish” this is so cute and innocent omg. Katniss, like I said in my last chapter blog, still has some childlike innocence left in her 🥺🥺🥺. I’m a sad.

Also excuse the unnecessary extra gif use but 🤭🤭🤭

Oh wow, so Haymitch hasn’t been around since they were on the train? No wonder neither Katniss nor Peeta fled they could trust him for basically the entirety of the first book. 😐😐😐

You know it’s bad when Effie being around feels like a blessing to Katniss. Girl has more restraint than me, I’d have ripped off this woman’s janky wig by now without remorse. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

Effie acts like they’re her purebred show dogs. I know I know how is this news, that’s a blatant fact. The movies really softened her up tho for the general audience. And I bleed the movies and books together more than I should 😔😔😔

Well at least she’s made herself useful, trying to get Everlark sponsors ... even if it’s ultimately to benefit herself above anyone else .... 😤

Effie calling Twelve barbaric while she’s preparing them for the slaughter isn’t even ironic it’s like literally just brainless. Johanna probably had the nickname floating around for a lot of people before she officially knighted Katniss with it 😭

“Everyone has their reservations, naturally. You being from the coal district.” Is this how they refer to Twelve? So basically if a district makes a better item, it’s a more worthy one in the Capitol’s eyes? So essentially, if District Eight made like diamonds or pearls or whatever then it would be more worthy? So are the districts assigned their numbers (one, two, three, four, etc) based on their order of importance to the Capitol’s lifestyle? I always thought it was based on their distance in relation to the Capitol? Okay so I didn’t really pay much attention to these facts previously when I read these books ok look away I’m an idiot

Omg 😭😭😭😭 Effie is such an idiot. But the coal turns to pearls thing is my favorite line from her only because it serves as the cutest inside joke when Peeta makes a callback to it in Catching Fire and Finnick is just like “why are these two teenagers so stupid who did I ally with? 🥵😳🥵😳🥵”

“I wonder if the people she's been plugging us to all day either know or care.” After reading Songbirds and Snakes, I’m sure they don’t have a clue, boo. 😑😑😑😑 although not everyone was an idiot back then ... maybe Snow is putting lead in the drinking water?

“But don't worry, I'll get him to the table at gunpoint if necessary.” I know she’s trying to help and I know we say this kind of thing today, but considering this is two kids she’s well aware will be heading into a death match this is just bad wording I know surprise surprise 🙄🙄🙄😬😬😬😬

“Although lacking in many departments, Effie Trinket has a certain determination I have to admire.” Katniss really does see the best in people. What’s sad, y’all, is I think Katniss unconsciously really tries to like people and that’s why she has her guard up so high. Because the softer you are, the easier people will step all over you. Terrible phrasing here, Samantha, I’m so sorry to any of my readers ... okay now that sounded arrogant, implying I have readers 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤣😅🤣😅🤣😅

“My quarters are larger than our entire house back home.” Omg? I mean, yes, I knew this already obviously no duh but like also. Just the fact that three people live in a space smaller than a bedroom and bathroom arena is saddy sad sad. Also do they have indoor plumbing in the Seam or is their backyards just full of—okay, I’ll see myself out. 😶🤭😅🙃

“The shower alone has a panel with more than a hundred options you can choose regulating water temperature, pressure, soaps, shampoos, scents, oils, and massaging sponges.” I’m just imagining a Spongebob scene ngl.

I’m sorry there’s so many gifs this time around it’s probably taking us out of the reading headspace I’ll never do it again 😩😩😩😩 I talk like I have a class of people listening to me 🤭🤭🤭

“Instead of struggling with the knots in my wet hair, I merely place my hand on a box that sends a current through my scalp, untangling, parting, and drying my hair almost instantly” I need this someone invent this NOW my brush is yanking out my hair 😔😩

“I program the closet for an outfit to my taste.” ‘Yes, Alexa, I’d like a hunting jacket, some boots and a green shirt. Yes, it can be brown.’

“You need only whisper a type of food from a gigantic menu into a mouthpiece and it appears, hot and steamy, before you in less than a minute.” I like this idea because it means that Peeta could order hot choccy to comfort Katniss after her nightmares in Catching Fire from the comfort of her their own bed. 🤗🤗🤗 also I want this for myself. The bad people are giving my greedy self ideas look away everyone 😬

“I walk around the room eating goose liver and puffy bread until there's a knock on the door.” 🤢🤢🤢🤢 Of everything you could have chosen, child, this is what you decided on? Someone help my girl and her rotten tastebuds now.

“Effie's calling me to dinner. Good. I'm starving.” Baby, you were just eating. She’s so nutritionally messed up. 😔😔😔

Katniss trying wine 🥳🥳🥳 she’s so funny, trying to find a way to improve the taste 😅. She’ll make a good taste tester for her baker husband one day.

Hahahaha Katniss not liking the feeling and judging Haymitch for always being tipsy. Also this is sad because she ends up addicted to morphling later one which is far worse than a little wine.

I’m glad to know Baked Alaska survived the apocalypse 😅🥳

Katniss just constantly trying to decipher the recipe of every meal and how to recreate it reads cute on a surface level but it’s actually so tragic because everything to this girl is based around food. Like even more than is typically noticed. They really should have given a hint at this in the first movie. Good thing she marries a man who can always keep her full.

I’m just forever side-eyeing you, Gare Bear.

That’s Gary Ross for the confused kids in the back.

Why does Katniss yelling mid-sentence, “oh! I know you!” add to her innocence? 🥺 it’s because she was overwhelmed by all the food and new luxuries she’d never even been able to imagine ... and also this is pre her first games so she’s still got some childhood left in her 😩😔

I wonder how Lavinia felt seeing Katniss volunteer and knowing she’d be her Avox? I wonder if she, like Cinna, somehow volunteered to be her Avox?

I mean ... talk about convenient placement that this specific girl was assigned to Katniss’ district—oh wait, y’all, I just caught myself. She’s from Twelve. She was assigned to Twelve’s tributes because she’s from there, duh. I’m such an airhead omg just call me Effie.

Don’t you actually dare.

“When I look back, the four adults are watching me like hawks.” Meanwhile, Peeta is just like 😬😬😬 eating his dinner.

Actually, ngl, this could be such a reach and it probably is but like maybe Peeta sensed a confrontation coming and, because of his implied upbringing, he naturally becomes silent or makes himself invisible when trouble starts looking like it’s gonna arise. 🥺🥺🥺 I don’t know why I say these things I’m just hurting my own feelings but ya know the drill. I thought it so I said it.

Why is Effie yelling at Katniss for saying she knows the Avox girl like omg overreaction much? And I know, the sky is blue 🙄🙄🙄 she’s prejudiced against basically everyone, I know, I know

Rip her wig off, Katty Deen 🤗🤗🤗

Oh I stupidly forgot that Avoxes are supposedly known by everyone to be traitors or criminals. So I suppose this isn’t Effie’s worst offense but I’m keeping a tally anyways

Katniss is blaming her stuttering on the wine but my girl just has social anxiety 😔😔😔

Peeta coming in with a save 😭😭😭 he’s already trying saving his girl 🤧

Alsoooo the unspoken friendship, the covering for the other and teaming up against the adults, is still riding high and going strong here 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 look away, y’all, the shipper comments are coming in strong

Also why is this the first real interaction with Peeta in this chapter yet? My baby needs more page-time 🤭🤭🤭

“Delly Cartwright is a pasty-faced, lumpy girl with yellowish hair who looks about as much like our server as a beetle does a butterfly.” Now why did Katniss just tear Delly to shreds for no reason at all 😭😭😭 this was a surprise assault on the poor girl 🙃🙃🙃🙃

“She may also be the friendliest person on the planet - she smiles constantly at everybody in school, even me.” Okay not to tie absolutely everything back to Peeta ... but to tie absolutely everything back to Peeta ... this description of poor, sweet Delly is actually indicative of Peeta’s character? Since Delly, we find out in Mockingjay, is Peeta’s childhood best friend, her personality being this sunny, kind, good-natured person tells us Peeta has always probably been somewhat like her and perhaps not as much like the other town kids Katniss implies to be stuck up or snooty. Maybe Katniss is just shady and deflects onto others 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️.

Also the fact that she gives this like ... mean description of Delly but saw Peeta as popular, even though surely Delly and Peeta spent time at school together, implies further that Katniss did indeed harbor a secret crush on Peeta even before the reaping. A very mild comparison of his on her though, of course 😅😅😅

“It must be the hair” “something about the eyes too” their piggybacking on the other’s comments really is just chiefs kiss 😘🤗🥰🤧 FYI I know the saying is chefs kiss but I made the typo once a long time ago and decided to add it forever to my brand 🤗🙃🥳

Also though this Everlark interaction is reminiscent of when two kids get caught by their teacher goofing off in class and covering for each other 🥰 only it’s a lot more deadly stakes

“A few of the other couples make a nice impression, but none of them can hold a candle to us.” She’s so modest 🤧🤧🤧 her narration here and during the Tribute Parade just has the vibes of ... well .... sorry in advance

Haymitch’s comment “Just the perfect touch of rebellion. Very nice” leads me to think he and Cinna and maybe Portia were always in cahoots about the rebellion even before Katniss and Peeta came along and well ... lit their match on fire 🥁🤗🤣🤭

Katniss is like “rebellion??? Rebellion where??? What’s that you old people speak of???” And yet, girlfriend goes out to the woods and hunts illegally every day of her life 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

“But when I remember the other couples, standing stiffly apart, never touching or acknowledging each other, as if their fellow tribute did not exist” too lazy too look it up but there’s a quote from Ballad about Lucy Gray and Jessup being distinguished by their visible friendship too that set them apart from the other tributes.

Either Suzanne thought of drawing a nice parallel showing what a failed Everlark attempt looks like, because I firmly stand by the fact that without their real feelings behind their act, even Katniss’ unconscious ones, they wouldn’t have pulled it off, or Suzzie just reused her own content. I prefer the former but I think it’s probably the latter 🤭🤭🤭

“Now go get some sleep while the grown-ups talk." I know Haymitch is being facetious here but this quote reminded me of the fact that the movies would have hit differently if they’d cast actual sixteen year olds in the roles.

“When we get to my door, he leans against the frame, not blocking my entrance exactly but insisting I pay attention to him.” This is such a flirty, high school boy pose, you cannot convince me otherwise 😭😭😭

Also I definitely feel like Peeta is getting more and more confident here because he’s oblivious to Katniss’ inner monologue as much as she is his actually we all are his sadly and he probably thinks she’s starting to like him 🤧🤧🤧

“So, Delly Cartwright. Imagine finding her lookalike here." 🤣 He honestly cracks me up idk why this line isn’t even special or that great. He’s just so ... subtly nosy / funny. Which brings me to that quote from Mockingjay where Katniss talks about his sense of humor because it’s one of the things she loves most about him 😭😭😭

But he’s like, “I can keep a secret, Katniss, tell me who that tongueless chick is to you 😬”

Katniss stop talking about debts, friends cover for the other all the time 🙄🙄 I know it’s in her character stop yelling at a fish for swimming that’s not a real phrase I know that too

Okay first of all, they’re about to share a secret 🥰🥰🥰🥰. My shipper goggles are on tight and obstructing my vision. I know this and am proud 😬🥳🤗

And secondly, “Maybe sharing a confidence will actually make him believe I see him as a friend.” Hey, butthead, you two are already friends. She doesn’t even recognize that the girl who constantly sits with her, talks to her, eats with her and trades with her is her friend either though, I’m shocked she calls Gale her friend

Does Peeta get to know Cinna too? I don’t think so but it’s mentioned now a couple times in this chapter alone that Peeta has interacted with Cinna. Katniss never interacts or has a conversation with Portia.... then again, is that even surprising? Katniss isn’t ... what you would call ... social. Hashtag relatable.

Awww, they’re communicating so effectively together 🥰😭🤧🥳

Also rooftops belong to Everlark only 😍😊😉 I mean, seriously, Katniss never goes up on a rooftop with anyone else. Besides Haymitch in the first movie but we ignore.

“Electricity in District 12 comes and goes, usually we only have it a few hours a day.” Earlier she said the Seam didn’t often have electricity, in particular, so either she’s not specifying her section of the district anymore or Suzanne is backtracking.

“But here there would be no shortage. Ever.” I’ve had two power outages recently so clearly the Capitol isn’t based on us currently today then 😐😐 I’m just joking ok

“I asked Cinna why they let us up here. Weren't they worried that some of the tributes might decide to jump right over the side?” .... boyfriend, where does your mind go sometimes? Peeta’s darker than we realize, y’all 🤭🤭🙃🙃

“He holds out his hand into seemingly empty space. There's a sharp zap and he jerks it back” between this and Catching Fire, Peeta is addicted to getting shocked by forcefields 🤧🤧🤧

“I wonder if we're supposed to be up here now, so late and alone.” If this was a romantic drama or comedy, that line would have meant something a lot more fun 😒��😬😉😏

“On the other side of the dome, they've built a garden with flower beds and potted trees.” Is this meant to resemble Snow’s grandmother’s garden???? Like he had them put a garden there to like ... put a piece of his Grandma’am in the games? Idk this made zero sense it was a stupid thought

Two people in a garden at night, with wind chimes, sounds romantic in any other context. 🥺🥺

Ummm does everyone in the entire district know Katniss and her father used to hunt together?

Oh nevermind, Lavinia is not from District Twelve. My bad, guys. I should go up and edit my previous thoughts but that’s a lot of work. 😅😅😅

Katniss, stop being so hard on yourself. You and Gale were kids. 😣😣

Ummm, Katniss for a girl always complimenting Peeta’s storyteller, you’re pretty good at painting a picture yourself...

Peeta noticing she’s shivering 🥰🥺

He gives her ... his jacket 😭😭😭😭 such a romantic troupe Samantha, get over it there’s literally children dying

Oh wow, Lavinia was from the Capitol originally. Hmm, it is sus now that she got District Twelve this particular year.

But also 🤧🤧🤧 “he secures a button at my neck.”

His hands .... are .... often .... at her .... neck .... 😶😬 .... look away, y’all

Oh wow, Katniss is over here thinking, “who’d leave the Capitol if they were from here???” And Peeta’s like instantly, loudly, without hesitating, “well I would 🙋🏼‍♂️”

Hot take, y’all ready? Peeta was a bigger rebel than Katniss from the start. At least internally.

Awww, Peeta is so jealous 😭😭😭😭 and kind of nosy 🤭🤭🤭

Katniss : “me and Gale are not related” Peeta : “😬🙃😭😩😶”

“I'd set out to tell her I was sorry about dinner. [...] my apology runs much deeper. [...] I let the Capitol kill the boy and mutilate her without lifting a finger. Just like I was watching the Games.” I feel like this is actually a good comparison though, because of you grew up in a society where you have to watch kids die, your whole entire life you’ve watched it in a glorified television show, you would be really desensitized to it...

“You don't forget the face of the person who was your last hope.” Here she’s talking about Lavinia but it applies to Peeta too. Katniss was Lavinia’s last hope and she feels like she let her down but Peeta was her last hope once and he came through. And, as she said in chapter one, she’ll never forget him for it. And for other things too. Later on. 😏

Of course my last bullet point was focused on Everlark 🤣 is anyone surprised you shouldn’t be we all knew who this post was written by right? 😅

And once again, if too made through this marathon, congratulations 🥳🥳🥳🥳 maybe next chapter I’ll talk less not likely though so don’t count on it 😅

#thgagain #not even gonna reread this so it’s for sure littered with typos 🥳🥰😅🤭😬🙃😭🤗😏😶

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dumbkiri · 5 years

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Fate Changes Three

Parts: [1, 2, Here, 4, 5 ]

Summary: [Name] and Barbara’s lives are on the line. Batman has a difficult choice to make and while he abandons the only person that keeps Jason alive in memories, [Name] is content with his decision. This is her chance.

Pairing: Jason Todd x Female! Reader

Genre: Action, Slight Angst

Word Count: 3.1k // 7 pages

Warnings: Guns, Suicide, Blood, Death

"Because like you, Juliet, Romeo never died."

His words haunted her like her nightmares. His modified voice still echoing in her head. His Arkham symbol planted in her memories. Everything about him, threw her off her tracks. It was bothersome that she couldn't find out who he was. Then [Name] thought about the star-crossed lovers.

Romeo died in the story. What did the Arkham Knight mean that Romeo never died? Juliet was under the influence of a sleeping potion which gave Romeo the impression that she died. He mourns for her like a true lover and voluntarily drinks poison because he believed she was dead. Juliet not even a moment before wakes up from her sleep and finds Romeo dead. Juliet then stabs herself in the heart.

......

“Because like you, Juliet-”

Juliet, she was still alive. She was only sleeping.

“Romeo never died.”

Romeo was tricked.

“I fear too early, for my mind misgives-”

The Arkham Knight wasn’t going to let her kill herself.

“Some consequences, yet hanging in the stars-”

If Juliet had woken up earlier, she wouldn’t have allowed Romeo to drink the poison. Because she was alive.

“Shall bitterly begin.”

The roles...they switched.

......

"Where's Barbara?" [Name] asked sitting in the middle between two armed guards. Her eyes trained on the Arkham Knight sitting casually in the passenger seat. His fingers drumming to the song playing on the radio. She recognized the singer's voice: Frank Sinatra. The man who sang the famous song in her dreams.

"Hey," She addressed the Arkham Knight, "I asked you a question."

Her attitude earned a hit from the guard on her right. He slammed the butt of his gun on her chest. She reacted with a strangled gasp. Her wounds hadn't fully healed. She was surprised she was still alive.

"Barbara Gordon is in another car. Away from you." The guard on her left gave her an answer.

She nodded her head and weakly said, "Thanks."

Her head hung low and she was very exhausted. [Name] hated showing her weakness, but tonight was like no other night. Tonight she was going to experience fear and that scared her to no end. The rest of the car ride, [Name] had slept. The guards, of course, kept a close eye on her. Even the Knight would look over his shoulder to see what she was doing. Every time, he would see [Name] twitch in her sleep. It was either her fingers or her legs that often twitched. Sometimes she would flinch so hard that the guards would point their guns at her only to see that she was still sleeping.

"Man, Batgirl has some weird habits," The guy on her right said. He set his gun down and looked at his partner.

The left man replied back, "She flinched so much in only five minutes."

The Arkham Knight scoffed and turned the radio higher before saying, "She's having a nightmare." The two guards looked at each other and shrugged. The Knight knew more about Batgirl than they did. They weren't going to question his knowledge. They weren't that stupid.

[Name] heard what the Knight said and cringed. Only one person knew why she flinched in her sleep. Not even Batman, Alfred, Barbara or Tim knew.

……

“Jason, do you ever think that we could live outside of Gotham?” [Name] asked sitting in the backyard of Wayne Manor.

Jason was casually laying next to her with his arms behind his head. The blanket beneath them providing sanction from the damp green grass it was placed on. Jason’s blue eyes traveled from the stars to [Name]’s back then to the stars again. “Not really?” He said with an unsure tone in his voice. The teen didn’t quite understand what she was trying to say.

[Name] rested her chin on top of her palm and watched as the stars twinkled happily above them. Her [e.color] eyes reflecting the beautiful night sky. She bit her lip and finally got the courage to say what she wanted, “I think that in order for me to be happy, I need to live somewhere else. Gotham reminds me too much of-" She paused and rephrased her sentence, "Gotham isn’t a place for me to be.”

Jason sat up at her words, “You’re not serious, are you? Gotham is your home." He watched her as she stayed quiet. Jason continued with a nervous stare. His heart racing faster than when she confessed to him. "It’s where Bruce taught us how to fight. Where Alfred comforts us in the time we need it. It’s where you help me come back to Earth.” He was not happy with her at the moment and [Name] knew that.

“Jason,” She softly said, her eyes no longer on the night sky. Instead, they were staring straight into deep ocean blue eyes. She wanted him to understand why she wanted to move away from Gotham. “I need this. I need time away from Gotham. From crime fighting. Bruce offered to help me move to Metropolis. It’s not too far from here and I’ll still visit you guys. It’s not like-”

“You don’t get it, [Name]. I need you here with me.” Jason said and scooted closer to her. He placed his hands on her arms and brought her closer to him. “You...I like you, a lot. And you telling me that you want to move away from Gotham makes me feel like I did something wrong. Tell me, what did I do?”

[Name] smiled at him and felt that he was calming down. That he was willing to listen to her reasons. “Jason, you did nothing wrong. If you did, I would tell you. But you,” She removed one arm away from his grasp and used that hand to reach his head. She brushed her fingers through his hair and then traced his jawline, “You will always be my home, Romeo. Don’t you ever forget that.”

He sighed and rested his forehead on her shoulder, “When will you move?”She resumed combing her fingers through his hair. Her eyes went back to the stars, “I move next week.”

Jason picked his head up from her shoulder and pressed his lips on her cheek. He then spoke up, his voice frail and soft, “At least write to me, okay?”This earned a giggle from the [h.color] haired teen. She covered her mouth and gave him an incredulous look. “Write letters? What century are we in?” [Name] laughed and laughed while Jason crossed his arms over his chest.

He was currently pouting where he sat. “Writing letters is more personal than sending emails or messaging through technology, alright?”

[Name] couldn’t stop her laughing and Jason had about enough with her teasing. He grumbled under his breath and stood up off the ground. He began walking away, but [Name] grabbed his hand gently in hers. He turned back and saw her hair dancing with the light breeze. Her eyes reflecting the moonlight.

“Of course, I’ll write to you, Jaybird,” She promised.

Jason smiled and pulled her into his arms.

They sealed the promise with a sweet kiss.

……

"[Name]."

It was someone familiar calling out to her. She knew that soft voice. That caring voice.

"[Name], please, wake up."

She felt someone tap her foot and she flinched in her sleep. Her eyes begged for her to open up and she begrudgingly agreed. [Name] blinked her eyes open slowly and her focus was absolutely trashed. It took her at least a minute to see who was sitting in front of her. "B-barbara?" [Name] asked sitting up in her position which caused a groan to escape her lips.

"I wouldn't move too much if I were you. You put up quite a fight tonight. Not only that, but you been shot, survived a car crash and earned bruises from those military guys." Barbara let her head rest against the crate behind her. Her arms were also bound behind her back. She didn't look as bad as [Name] did, but it was evident that she endured just as much.

"Before you ask, the Arkham Knight stuffed us back here. It looks like a large storage room." [Name] nodded her head, "You can see more than I can." She blinked her eyes again and the darkness around her was starting to get lighter. Her eyes were adjusting.

"Barbara, do you have any idea of who could be the Arkham Knight?" Barbara shook her head, "No." Then she brought her green eyes to the beaten Batgirl in front of her. "Y-you have an idea, don't you?" "I am not sure," [Name] looked down at her legs, "he gives me these vibes. His actions...they remind me of him."

Barbara squinted her eyes, "What do you mean 'him'?"

[Name] sucked in a breath. It took her exactly two minutes to spit the sentence out. "They remind me of Jason."

Barbara shook her head. Denying [Name]'s words of truth. Jason was dead and her friend needed to get over that fact. "He died," Barbara reminded [Name].

[Name] involuntarily cringed at her words, "I know, just listen-"

"The Joker killed him. We all saw the tape. We all saw him murdered in cold blood." Barbara was once again, relentless with her words. "He died, [Name]. He died being Robin."

"I know!" [Name] yelled at her friend fighting back her tears. Why does everyone have to remind her that Jason was dead? "All I'm saying is that his actions were close to Jason's. I was hinting that maybe the Arkham Knight knew Jason. A childhood friend-" Not possible. "Or a classmate," Wrong. "Someone who knew him." Never.

You know what you're saying is wrong. You know deep inside that-

"How do we know it can be one of those options?"

"Because it's someone who has a large target on Batman. Someone who knows Batman himself possibly even his true identity." Barbara finished.

The door to the storage room opened. "I assume you two know Batman's true identity." Scarecrow popped out of nowhere scaring the girls for a quick second only for that fear to turn into anger. They weren’t going to answer an obvious question. Scarecrow knew for a fact that they knew who was under the mask. He walked closer to them and his feet stopped to stand in between them. Scarecrow looked at Barbara and then to [Name]. His sinister eyes boring into her fear stricken ones.

"Batman is here as we speak," Scarecrow informed them, "It's time for him to choose which Batgirl he wants to save."

"What do you mean?" [Name] asked the tall man. He gave her a smile; a creepy and sinister one. Then she looked at Barbara, but her green eyes were trained on the floor. The commander's daughter knew what was going to happen, but she was still drawing a blank. "You'll see, Batgirl."

The Arkham Knight walked in silently and picked up Barbara. He carried her over her shoulder and ordered his men to help [Name] up. They followed his order and lifted her off the floor. She gasped out loud and the Arkham Knight whisked his head in her direction. He watched as she hunched over in pain. Her face contorted and her arms wishing to hold herself together. Her face was decorated with more scratches and bruises. He wondered what her suit was hiding beneath. Broken bones? More bruises, but much more darker, yellow?

"Enough with the dramatics, Batgirl," Scarecrow chastised, "the real show has yet to begin." The Arkham Knight followed after his men. Barbara silent as ever and [Name] wincing every time his men lifted her off the floor. She was too tired and weak to fully stand, so they resorted to dragging her body to the cell she was going to be stuck in. Fear gas would soon be in her system screwing up her already screwed up mind.

……

[Name] was carelessly thrown into her bulletproof glass cell. Her body roughly colliding with the floor. Her neck aching in pulses that matched her heart rate. She coughed up and spat blood on the floor. In so much pain, she curled up into a ball and cried out from it all.

"Batgirl." She heard Batman call out to her and she weakly looked up from the floor. "Bat...man," She groaned and pushed herself off the floor only to stumble against the nightstand next to her. Something clinked against the floor and she brought her full attention to it. There mockingly laying in front of her was a loaded pistol.

She then looked in front of her to see her mentor. "Batman, I tried to stop them. But I ended up crashing into a tank and the car- we could have died on impact. I could have, but the Arkham Knight...he sav-"

"Save your breath, Batgirl," Scarecrow popped up on the screens behind her. The background dark and the light on him. "Batman, the task is grueling ahead of you. Standing before you is your current Batgirl, the one you held dear to your heart." [Name]'s heart raced. "And in the other cell is your former sidekick, Barbara Gordon." The Scarecrow chuckled. "You have one choice to make tonight. Save your current Batgirl or the crippled one. You have two minutes to decide. Every ten seconds you wait, a light dose of fear toxin will be injected in their system via the collar they wear."

[Name]'s hand flew to the collar around her neck. She didn't even know when they put this on her. Why couldn't she have felt it earlier? Her eyes were then directed to her right where she saw Barbara sitting down in her wheelchair. "Your time starts now." Scarecrow finished and [Name] ran up to the front of the cell. She placed her hands on the glass and called out to her mentor, "Batman, you have to save Barbara!" She felt a sharp prick at her neck and her vision slowly changed on her.

"No, no," Barbara yelled out holding her hands to her head. "Leave me alone!"

Batman looked between the girls. [Name] banged her hands on the glass to get his attention, "Listen to me, this may be the last time I get to speak to you," another dosage of fear toxin entered her system, "I don't blame you for anything. Not even Jason’s death for which you blame yourself. It wasn’t your fault that the Joker got to him before we could.”

She closed her eyes, so she won't see the horrors in front of her anymore. But that didn't stop the voices.

"You left me alone to die, now look where you ended up. Alone.” Jason taunted.

"Not true, you aren't him," [Name] responded with heavy breathing. Her lungs working at a fast rate due to her panicking. She took a deep breath in and stumbled away from the cell to see Jason’s dead body lying helplessly on the floor. Batman was no longer the center of her attention because the fear toxin was clouding her vision.

The Joker’s laugh echoed in her head and she slapped her hands over her ears. But she could still hear his demented cackle; one of pure evil. Then she heard Jason screaming and yelling as Joker tortured him over and over. Her knees buckled and hit the floor with a pop.

"I c-can't," [Name] cried and looked behind her to see the gun laying on the floor. She crawled over to the weapon and felt the familiar cold kiss her fingers.

"What will you do, Batman? It seems both of them are willing to kill themselves." Scarecrow watched amused by what was happening.

Both Batgirls reached for their weapons. Batman wasn't going to let either one of them to pull the trigger. But he had to think fast. With a heavy heart, he gave [Name] one last good look at her. This is not how he wanted to remember her. She was always so bright. So loving. Yet [Name] gave him permission to save Barbara before her. So he worked on opening Barbara’s cell before the redhead could reach the gun on the nightstand.

……

[Name] wasn't going to deny that her heart ached when Batman chose Barbara over herself. Who was she kidding? Barbara will always hold a special place in Bruce Wayne's heart while [Name] wasn't even sure he saved a spot for her.

[Name]’s mind drifted to the pistol. Her fingers wrapped around the cold gun and she stared at it helplessly. She could end it all right here. Pull the trigger and let her brains splatter against the wall behind her. She could let her body fall limp into Death's arms and have him take her away to wherever God deemed her soul to rest. But suicide isn't welcomed in Heaven. Taking your life was an insult to God who gave you the ability to live. At least that's what the nuns at the orphanage told her.

"You can be with me."

[Name] flinched at how cool and calm Jason's voice was. She knew he was standing right behind her in his Robin costume. She knew the fear toxin was still being applied in her body. Running its course and digging a deeper hole, a place where should would fall in and never come back to the surface.Her fear was coming to life. But she had to look at him again. Just this once.

Slowly, she turned her body around and her eyes widened. Standing before her was Jason, but he looked better. He was wearing casual clothing which consisted of a red tee and jeans. The outfit she last saw him in.

"Don't you want to be with me, [Name]?"

BANG!

She jumped up at the sound of a gun going off and she went to turn around to see what Batman was doing, but Jason stopped her.

"You don't want to look over there, it's not pretty." He warned her and placed a hand under her chin to keep her eyes on him.

[Name] closed her eyes and her hand gripped tighter on the weapon. Batman didn't save Barbara in time and he won't save her either. Because she was going to be with Jason. No one was going to stop her anymore. No Batman. No Arkham Knight.

"All you have to do is pull the trigger. Then I can hold you in my arms forever." He cooed and removed his hand off her face.

[Name] opened her eyes and looked at the gun one last time. The metallic black color shining in a different light. The weight of it light as a feather. She cocked it and lifted the barrel toward her. It touched her chin and she smiled.

This was it.

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The Lost Princess Chapter 60

Warnings: i don’t need to tell you at this point. you already know

Rating: SFW

Ansem, Xemnas, Rumi, and the twins sat down at a table in the tower and the girls listened to what Xemnas and Ansem meant about “princess.”

“(Y/N)’s a princess?!” the girls asked.

“Yes. Xehanort found her when she was a baby and had raised her till she was about 5 years old,” Xemnas said.

“But how did he know that she was a princess?” Yui asked.

“We don’t know. But now, she’s in great danger. We need to save her quick before Xehanort does something horrible to her,” Ansem said.

“By horrible you mean...?” Roxy asked.

“Either killing her or having a Negaverse possess her,” Xemnas said. The girls looked at their fathers in shock.

“How are we gonna save her?” Rumi asked.

“We’ve were able to contact her brother, Vanitas--” Ansem said.

“Hold up. She has a brother? Anymore surprising facts you wanna tell us?” Roxy said.

“As I was saying, him and (Y/N) are trying to find a way out of where they’re being kept.”

“Do you know where that is?” Yui asked.

“Yes. Our home,” Xemnas said. The twins gasped in shock.

“No...” they said.

“Unfortunately, yes. We don’t know how we might get it back.” Everyone sat in silence for a minute until Yui spoke up.

“Let’s get (Y/N) back. Let’s get everyone back,” she said.

~~~~

Sora and Rumi had arrived in an amusement park.

“Wow!” they said. They saw a lit ferris wheel and carousel in front of a tall roller coaster. A talking clown face hung on the archway above the entrance.

“That Pinocchio--he must have his poor father worried sick,” someone said. Sora and Rumi looked around.

“Still, that little fella's some miracle. Imagine... Mr. Geppetto's wooden puppet, brought to life by the Blue Fairy.” They spotted a familiar insect in a top hat and tails sitting on the steps ahead of them, his tiny umbrella resting in his lap.

“She made his wish for a son come true because he's given so much happiness to others. Now Pinocchio needs me to guide him and be his conscience, so maybe one day, he can be a real--” he laughed. “Well, now, let's not get ahead of ourselves, Jiminy.” He stood up. “First, you gotta go find Pinoke.”

“Hey, Jiminy! What's up?” Sora said. Jiminy hopped around to face Sora and Rumi.

“Hmm? Who are you? You shouldn't be here, kiddos,” he said.

“What? Are you okay, Jiminy?” Sora asked.

“Um, who is this?” Rumi asked.

“Oh. This is my friend Jiminy Cricket.”

“It’s very nice to meet you. I’m Rumi.”

“Nice to meet you Rumi. But I still don’t know you. The name Jiminy Cricket's already spread far and wide,” Jiminy said.

“Really, you feeling alright? It's me, Sora!”

“Sora, you say? Gosh, I don't think I recognize ya, but the name does have a familiar ring.”

“Umm... Oh, yeah!”

~Le Flashback~

“In the Sleeping Worlds, real time does not flow. Unless one restores the world by waking it from its slumber, it will stay locked in a dream forever. Thus, you may encounter familiar faces...but they are just figments of the dream. In actuality, they are sound asleep--trapped within a world that is also sleeping. What's more, whilst someone may no longer dwell in the real version of a world, dreams may paint a fuller picture, and restore what seems to be missing,” Yen Sid said.

~Flashback Over~

“The real Jiminy Cricket wasn't trapped in this world, so maybe...it's like the dream world's putting him back where he belongs,” Sora said.

“What's that? I can't hear ya,” Jiminy said.

“Right... It's very nice to meet you, Jiminy.”

“Well, sure. The feeling's mutual, Sora,” Jiminy chuckled.

“Oh yeah. So how come you said we need to get out of here?” Rumi said.

“You can't fool me. You still think we know each other. And you've just about got me thinkin' it, too. Hmm, but where was I? Oh, yes, this is a terrible place! Boys here are allowed to wreck things and loaf around and make jackamules of themselves! And poor, lost Pinocchio, he wandered in here on my watch.” Jiminy gasped. “That's right! That's where I musta heard your name, Sora--from my friend Pinoke!”

“He knows me? But how?” Sora asked.

~Another Flashback~

There was a wooden boy who was stuck inside a cage.

“Shame on you, Pinocchio, playin' hooky and...and goofin' off in a place like this!” Jiminy said.

“I'm sorry, Jiminy. I was going to school till I met somebody. Yeah! Uh, two big monsters, with big green eyes!” Pinocchio said. His nose grew a few inches.

“Oh, you don't say. And then what happened?” Jiminy said.

“They, uh, they tied me in a big sack!” Pinocchio said. His nose extended even further to the boy's dismay.

“Sounds like you were horsin' around,” Jiminy said.

“But I snuck off when they weren't lookin'.” His nose finally grew out of the cage, sprouting flowers and knocking Jiminy off his perch and onto it. “My nose! What's happened?”

“There! Ya see where those tall tales will get ya?” Jiminy said.

“But it's all true! Even the fella in the black clothes who said to play a trick on Sora.”

“What? Now who was he? I've had just enough of your fibbin'.” Jiminy looked down at Pinocchio’s nose. “Hold on... I guess that part was true. Tell me, Pinoke, did that man in black say anything else to ya?”

“Umm...he sure didn't,” Pinocchio said.

“Well, good.”

“Hey, look at that!” Pinocchio pointed to a blue star that flashed in the sky and floated down to them.

“That star again! The Blue Fairy!” Jiminy said. The star took the form of a beautiful woman with a blue dress and blonde hair. Two translucent wings were attached to her back and she held a wand with a star-shape at its point.

“Why, Pinocchio. What has happened to your nose?” she said.

“Oh. Um...” Pinocchio said.

“Perhaps you haven't been telling the truth, Pinocchio. Sir Jiminy?”

“Well, ya see, um, Your Honor, um, Miss Fairy...” Jiminy said nervously.

“Oh, please help me. I'm awful sorry,” Pinocchio said.

“You see, Pinocchio? A lie keeps growing and growing, until it's as plain as the nose on your face,” the Blue Fairy said.

“I'll never lie again--honest I won't.”

“I'll forgive you this once. But remember--a boy who won't be good might just as well be made of wood.”

“We'll be good! Won't we?” Pinocchio and Jiminy said as they looked at each other.

“Very well. But this is the last time I can help you,” the Blue Fairy said. She flashed her wand and Pinocchio's nose was returned to normal to his amazement.

~Flashback Over~

“That guy again,” Sora said.

“Forget them! If I don't find Pinoke, he'll turn into a donkey like the rest of the boys,” Jiminy said.

“Right. Then let me help you find him, Jiminy,” Sora said.

“Really? I'd be grateful. But how in the world do you know Pinocchio?”

“Oh, um...”

“Hey! Over there, I see him!” Rumi said. Pinocchio was running around near a giant 8-ball ride.

“Gosh! That is Pinoke!” Jiminy said.

“All aboard, Jiminy,” Sora said.

“Take it away!” Jiminy laughed. Rumi summoned Nyx and everyone hopped on. They caught up to Pinocchio, who was wearing a purple and green outfit.

“Pinocchio! There you are!” Jiminy said.

“Pinocchio, it's not safe for you here. Listen to Jiminy and go back to--” Rumi said. Pinocchio suddenly turned into a Jestabocky, having a group of Negaverse’s surrounding him.

“Oh my!” Jiminy said.

“Dream Eaters!” Sora said.

“And Negaverse’s!” Rumi said. Several more of them surrounded Sora and Rumi.

“Only one way to solve this problem,” Sora said. Him and Rumi defeated all of the Dream Eaters and Negaverses.

“Those Dream Eaters were pretending to be Pinocchio. So, then where's the real Pinoke?” Rumi asked.

“Sora! Rumi! Up there! Look at the top of that tower!” Jiminy said. Sora and Rumi looked where Jiminy was pointing to see Pinocchio.

“You're right. Come on, Jiminy!” Sora said. They ran off toward the rollercoaster to get better access to the tower and found Pinocchio at the top.

“Gee, Pinoke, how'd you manage to get up here?” Jiminy asked.

“C'mon, let's go home,” Rumi said. Pinocchio turned into another Jestabocky, which stuck its tongue out at them and disappeared.

“Another imposter,” Jiminy said. Sora and Rumi searched around from the vantage point of the tower.

“There! See him walking?” Rumi said.

“Well sure, if that's really him,” Jiminy said.

“Don't give up, Jiminy. Come on, let's go!” Sora said. They eventually found Pinocchio standing high above a large trampoline, surrounded by Komory Bats.

“Pinocchio!” they said.

“Jiminy! Help me, Jiminy!” Pinocchio said.

“Oh my stars above! We've gotta do something!” Jiminy said.

“Okay, we got it covered,” Rumi said. Sora and Rumi ran up the ramp to the trampoline and bounced on it high enough and retrieved Pinocchio, setting him down.

“Oh, Pinoke! Look at ya!” Jiminy said. Pinocchio had the ears and tail of a donkey.

“I think, for now, you two better get out of here,” Sora said. They left and Sora and Rumi defeated the Nightmares and Negaverses. Sora dispelled his Keyblade while Rumi dispelled her guardian and turned to leave, but was stopped by a corridor of darkness. The cloaked young man stepped out yet again.

“You again?” Rumi asked. A woman with black hair and red eyes followed the man. Rumi gasped in shock.

“Aunt Muki?!” she asked.

“This is impossible!” Sora said.

“My my, a hollow puppet that's managed to grow a heart. Just imagine that,” Muki said.

“Pinocchio isn't anything like you Nobodies. But if Pinocchio could be given one--shouldn't you be able to have a heart inside you, too?” Sora said. Muki gave out a breathy laugh.

“Maybe so. However--do not forget that you, yourself, are not so very different from us,” she said as she walked back into the corridor.

“How are we anything like a Nobody? That doesn't make any sense,” Sora said.

“I have no idea. But whatever the Negaverse is doing to my family, I need to stop it,” Rumi said. Her and Sora walked out of the circus tent.

“Well, I hope they got home safe,” Rumi said. The blue star flashed in the sky and floated down to Sora and Rumi, who shielded their eyes from the light. They were startled by the Blue Fairy's sudden appearance.

“You must be Sora. And you must be Rumi,” she said.

“Oh. Yes, ma'am. And you must be the Blue Fairy,” Rumi said. The Blue Fairy nodded.

“That's right. And I'm afraid that I have grave news. Good Geppetto went off to look for Pinocchio, and he was swallowed by a whale named Monstro,” she said.

“What? Have you told Pinocchio and Jiminy about it yet?” Sora asked.

“Yes, and when I told them Geppetto was still alive inside the whale, and at the bottom of the sea, those two little ones ran off at once. They're very determined to save him.”

“But that’s crazy! We have to find them!” Rumi said. Sora and Rumi ran off and the fairy vanished.

~~~~

Pinocchio and Jiminy were on a cliff by the sea.

“This Monstro--I've heard of him, Pinoke. He's a whale of a whale! Why, he swallows whole ships, alive! And besides, it's dangerous! Why I, uh--” Jiminy said.

“Goodbye, Jiminy,” Pinocchio said.

“Good-bye? I may be live bait down there, but I'm with ya.” He jumped into Pinocchio's hands and the boy walked off the cliff and fell down into the water. After Sora and Rumi trudged through the sea, they reached a wavy sea bed, where Pinocchio and Jiminy were running from something. Sora and Rumi looked past them to see Monstro the whale who opened his jaws angrily, roaring at them. It flew over Sora and Rumi, sending them spiraling through the water and knocked into the surrounding land. Pieces of rocky debris fell and closed off the entrance of the cave Sora and Rumi entered through. The current in Monstro's wake was intense, pulling Jiminy, Pinocchio, Rumi, and Sora through the water. Sora and Rumi gained their balance while Pinocchio and Jiminy swam frantically with Monstro in pursuit. The whale's open maw gained on them slowly.

“Pinocchio! Jiminy!” Sora and Rumi said. Monstro's great jaws clamped down on either side of them and Sora and Rumi swam toward the whale. A Chill Clawbster flew past them, swimming towards Monstro, who roars as the Dream Eater sent a beam of ice to Monstro, who slowed down considerably as it nears the surface. A couple Negaverses joined the Dream Eaters.

“Oh no!” Sora said. They continued to race toward them, finally catching up to a frozen Monstro caught in a sea of ice. The Chill Clawbster flew over the ice.

“We'll have to claw our way past, then rescue our friends!” Rumi said.

“Right!” Sora said. Sora and Rumi fought and defeated the Chill Clawbster, destroying the ice around Monstro. They encased Monstro in a bubble and used it to follow the Chill Clawbster as it tried to escape. The Nightmare and Negaverses attempted to attack it, but popped the bubble instead, giving Monstro the chance to swallow the Nightmare and Negaverses instead, knocking Sora and Rumi down into the water. Sora and Rumi resurfaced in time to see Monstro heave his giant mouth open, and screamed as it sneezed them away. Sora and Rumi woke up on land, having lost Monstro completely. They looked out at the water as the waves lapped against the shore.

“I get it now. After this, Pinocchio and Jiminy's world gets dragged into darkness, and they end up cast into the sea between worlds, along with Monstro. And then...they end up in Traverse Town, and the belly of the whale. That's when we meet for real. It's like Master Yen Sid said--We’re in the dream Pinocchio's world is dreaming. And that world will never be right again until it wakes from sleep,” Sora said. A keyhole appeared in the sky and Sora sealed it. Later, Riku and the twins arrived inside Monstro. They looked around Monstro's mouth, where several piles of wood rested.

“Pinocchio!” someone said. Riku and the twins noticed an elderly man aboard a wooden boat.

“Son! Where have you run off to?” the man asked.

“Isn't that...Geppetto? Then...this must be...” Riku said. Riku and the twins swam over to the boat and found Geppetto the clockmaker sitting on his bed, his head in his hands.

“What's the matter?” Yui asked. Geppetto was startled.

“Huh? Goodness, who are you?” he asked.

“Riku.”

“I’m Yui.”

“Name’s Roxy.”

“Oh, Riku, Yui, Roxy. You poor kiddos. Seems you were swallowed up by Monstro just like the rest of us. My name is Geppetto, and I'm looking for my son, Pinocchio.”

“Pinocchio's gone missing?” Riku asked.

“I'm afraid so. After all my searching, I found him here in the whale. But then he ran off again to who-knows-where.”

“That sounds kind of...familiar. Mister Geppetto, let us go look for your son.”

“You would do that? Thank you. Are you sure?”

“Yeah. Leave it to us!” Roxy said.

“Did ya say you were really going to help us find Pinocchio?” someone asked. Riku and the twins turned to see Jiminy Cricket on a nearby table.

“Jiminy?” Riku asked.

“Huh? That's right--name's Jiminy! Jiminy Cricket. But shucks, have we met?” Jiminy said.

“No--you know, never mind.”

“Hmm, if you say so. Anyway, Pinocchio comes first.”

“Right. Any idea where he went?” Roxy said.

“Well, I'm almost certain he wandered off with a stranger.”

“Can you describe him?” Yui asked.

“Hmm...I remember they were dressed in a black coat.” Riku and the twins gasped.

“A black coat? He's back again,” Riku said. He touched his heart and paused for a moment

“Thanks,” Roxy said. Riku and the twins walked away but Jiminy hopped onto Riku’s shoulder.

“Huh?” Riku asked.

“Well, I'm goin' with ya. Pinocchio's gonna need his conscience, and that's where I come in,” Jiminy said. Riku, the twins, and Jiminy searched through Monstro's insides to find Pinocchio walking with a hooded man and two hooded women.

“Pinocchio!” Jiminy said. Pinocchio turned around and saw them.

“Jiminy!” he said.

“Let him go now!” Yui said. The hooded one faced them and tapped Pinocchio forward. The boy was confused for a moment and looked up at the figure, then ran to Jiminy, who hopped to meet him.

“Thank goodness. Are you all right? Riku and I looked for ya everywhere,” Jiminy said.

“Uh-huh. I'm just fine. Sorry, Jiminy. I messed up real bad. You and Father must have been so worried about me,” Pinocchio said.

“Why, Pinocchio, I think ya just might be finally startin' to learn.” Riku and the twins walked over to the hooded figure.

“Who are you?” Riku asked. The figure removed his hood to reveal a doppelganger.

“Me?” Riku asked. A corridor of darkness appeared and the boy entered it. Riku and the twins ran to follow but it closed before they reached it, standing stunned.

“As I live and breathe...” Jiminy said.

“That was my...my dark side. I gave in to the darkness once. And ever since, it's chased me around in one form or another. The Seeker of Darkness who stole my body...a puppet replica of the shadows in my heart...and now, I'm facing me,” Riku said.

“Your dark side?”

“A Negaverse must’ve possessed Uncle Ansem to make you do that,” Roxy said.

“Gee, Riku, don't you have a Jiminy like I do? He's my conscience. He's taught me all kinds of important stuff. Maybe you just need somebody to show you what's right and wrong,” Pinocchio said.

“Sure. You can't shoulder all your problems alone, ya know. You must have somebody--a friend you can talk to?” Jiminy said.

“Yeah...actually, I do. That stupid grin they’re always wearing--he's the best teacher I could ever have,” Riku said.

“Sora and (Y/N)?” Yui asked.

“Yeah.”

“Gee whiz...I wish I had lots of good friends,” Pinocchio said.

“You will, Pinocchio. More than you can count,” Jiminy said. Monstro let out a wail.

“What now?” Riku asked. He and the twins looked to the entrance of another Chamber.

“Is something in there? Pinocchio, Jiminy, you should head back. We'll see what's shaking things up,” Roxy said.

“Okay!” Pinocchio and Jiminy said. The two left and Riku and the twins proceeded further in Monstro until they found a Char Clawbster, which had latched itself onto the whale's innards, having a few Negaverses next to it. As Riku and the twins entered, it shot out a blast to the entrance and Riku and the twins quickly skidded on the ground to dodge as the Char Clawbster jumped over him, the Negaverses following close behind. Riku summons his keyblade while the twins summoned Sapphite and their guns and the monsters turned to face them. Riku and the twins fought and defeated the Nightmare and Negaverses. Back in Monstro's Mouth, Geppetto laughed happily as Pinocchio ran into his arms. They hugged tightly as Riku and the twins watched.

“I thought I was only sent into the past on the Destiny Islands. So why does it seem like time was rewound in this world, too?” Riku said.

“Maybe it's like Master Yen Sid said--the world was freed from darkness, but has yet to wake from it. It's trapped in a never-ending dream,” Yui said. A keyhole appeared in the air and Riku sealed it.

~~~~

Vanitas woke up and saw that you and the Unversed sleeping next to him. He looked in front of him and saw Young Xehanort in front of him.

“The hell do you want now?” Vanitas asked.

“Just looking at my family. Is that a crime?” Y!Xehanort said.

“We’re not your family. Leave (Y/N) alone. Her light is stronger than you are.”

“We’ll just see about that.” Y!Xehanort disappeared through a Dark Corridor, leaving Vanitas alone with you. He brought you close to him and kissed your head.

“Don’t worry, sis. I won’t let him hurt you,” he said.

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