#mmbn hc land

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Mini crack

Roll: how do you always know when Lan is up to something?

Mega: my gremlin senses! It's how I know when that gremlin is being a gremlin

Roll: what about Patch? He can kinda be a gremlin too once in a while

Mega: I'm sure my gremlin senses works on Patch too. He's just not as often a gremlin like Lan is

Roll: are you sure? I think your gremlin senses is Lan exclusive

Mega: nah, I think my gremlin senses works on both of them

Turns out Roll was right, his gremlin senses works only on Lan XD

Mega: Technically, if we go by the fact identical twins share the same DNA, Patch is technically half of me too. So my gremlin senses should work on him like with Lan!

Mayl, walking through the front door: I can't believe you tried scaling the wall into your classroom just to keep yourself from being late!

Patch: But I made it!

Mayl: Doesn't matter, it's highly dangerous! Who gave you that idea anyway?

Patch: Uncle Dex. He was talking about the time Dad did the same thing when he was late for school

Mayl, sighing: I'm not surprised...

Roll: *gives Mega a look*

Mega: ...Mayl's DNA is clearly muddying the transmission of the gremlin senses

Roll: Sure, honey

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition

[decibelcoatl]

So, uh...teenage Lan headcanon that he's always admired Mayl since he was a kid, but never really saw her as anything more than his best friend, even despite Mayl's numerous attempts to get him to take a hint that she has feelings for him.

But once they're in high school, Lan starts seeing her in a slightly different angle, and his brain suddenly cannot think past "OMG pretty girl", and it makes him go red in the face, and he suddenly has the near-uncontrollable urge to SCREAM and CRY and THROW UP because how dare his best friend, his CHILDHOOD FRIEND, shut him down like that (not in the break-up way, but in the way he likes her as more than a friend and he just can't STAND IT because that's all his brain can think of when he sees her!!)

And when Mayl sees him red in the face, she thinks he might have caught a fever or something, which he straight up denies because it's not a fever, I like you but you also give me butterflies in my stomach when you're around me and I hate it when that happens, but also...

All he can do is hide his face in his varsity jacket (which he's not supposed to wear due to dress code but chooses to do so anyway because fuck that itchy-ass uniform coat, man), but everyone can tell! They can tell he is finally starting to develop a massive crush on the girl who supported him the most during his elementary school years, and it's so goddamn embarrassing! Girls gossip about it, guys cheer about it.

Yet, here is their hero. The ruffian kid who saved the world six times over, who reformed Wily by convincing him that he could be a good person again, and he doesn't know how to process a goddamn crush like a normal teenager would! Cannot understand why his heart wants to burst out of his ribcage, nor why these butterflies keep swarming his stomach!

MegaMan eventually takes it upon himself to just come up with something that Mayl would like. Give her a gift, or take her out on a date. But no! Lan has to tell her NOW, he needs to get these feelings out there, and he needs to get it off his chest! It's now or never, and hell, he'll be perfectly fine if Mayl doesn't return his feelings. So, he finally gathers up the courage to fess up to her. And, much to his relief, not only does she return the love he's been feeling for her, she also admits that she loves him...more than he could ever imagine.

And to him, that's more than enough for him.

#cyber rambles #oops I went on a tangent #oh well #Lan Hikari #Mayl Sakurai #Maylan #Mega Man Battle Network #I am once again knock knock knockin' on Maylan's door #long post #mmbn hc land

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Dad!Lan and Patch HC

Lan was still finishing up his schooling after Patch was born so he tended to pull a lot of all-nighters.

Because of this he was often awake to take care of baby Patch when he cried and fussed during the night.

Mayl often found them the next morning with Lan asleep on the couch and Patch sleeping on top of him.

Because he subconsciously associated long nights with his dad, whenever Patch can’t sleep his first instinct is to go to Lan. Even if he was already asleep, Lan would always wake up and wouldn’t hesitate to stay up with his son until he fell asleep.

#personal #mmbn hc land #megaman battle network #lan hikari #patch hikari #i was in the mood for dad!lan fluff

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Mini crack

Mega: s-so you've more or less planned out your future. That's great...

Lan: wow, I thought you would be happy that I thought so far ahead

Mega: I am, but I didn't expect you to get engaged right out of high school

Lan: *shrugs* it feels right

Mega: anyway, you're not getting married at 18 right? You're going to have a long engagement?

Lan: I don't want to get married as a teenager

Mega: oh thank God!

Lan: I was thinking we get married when we're 20

Mega: *falls over*

Lan: At least it's not 18

Mega: You really don't waste a lot of time... What if Mayl decides to go to a school farther away though?

Lan: I think we can work it out. Commuting would be a challenge, but if we both decide to stay in the same city, we'll get an apartment together

Mega: Rent is expensive Lan...

Lan: Don't worry, I'll make it work. I'm starting to save up some zenny now for later

Mega: Coming from the kid who kept wasting all his battlechips at the chip trader...

Lan: I WAS A DUMB KID BACK THEN! YOU'LL NEVER LET ME LIVE IT DOWN, WILL YOU?!

Mega: Nope

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition #one of my favorite fan HCs for why lan and megaman reset to 0 every game is because lan wastes all his chips at the chip trader #originally lan and mayl would get married at 19 but i think 20 is better #mostly because i think you can drink legally at 20 in japan and weddings there apparently are custom to have alcohol??? #i wish i knew how old patch was in the epilogue so i could coordinate his birth better...

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Wandering Spirit

*blows a kiss* For my Crack Anons <3

Been working on this for a couple of weeks now. The Pokemon AUs really inspired me, so I wrote how Lan came into contact with Mega as a Yamask

If you’re new here: This fic is inspired by the MMBN Pokemon AU initially conceived by an Anon suggesting the idea that when Hub died his soul turned into a Yamask. Since then, some more nice Anons have come to me with more prompts for the AU

Hope you enjoy!

“Yamask: The Spirit Pokemon. These Pokemon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves in past ages. Each retains memories of its former life.”

He’s not sure how long he’s been wandering. Days? Weeks? Months? Years? He only knows the simplest things like how to find food and shelter from the elements. Most other pokemon avoid him, not wanting to anger him if they were to come too close to the mask he holds.

His mask…

He stops where he is to once again take a look at the mask in his possession, never daring to part with it. He feels an oncoming wave of tears as he looks at it and remembers…

He didn’t live a long life, barely enough time to fully live. He had an illness of the heart, an incurable one at that. Multiple doctors tried to save him, even doing risky and experimental surgeries, but it was useless. He was doomed the moment he had his first spell at only 6 months old.

His name is…or was…Hub Hikari, and he sadly died at the young age of 3 years old. Sometime—he’s not quite sure when—after his burial, his soul somehow rose from the grave and took shape into a Yamask. He’s been roaming the land since, searching for a new purpose in this new life.

He wishes he could reunite with his family, especially his twin Lan, but it feels like a fool’s dream. Once he realized he had been reborn, his first instinct was to go back home…but then he hesitated. He isn’t the same Hub anymore, he’s a pokemon now, a ghost pokemon at that! Ghost pokemon have a stigma attached to them as being sinister. He fears his family would never accept him…well, if they could tell it even is him that is.

So he abandons the dream of coming back home, deciding that starting fresh is probably for the best. Maybe one day he’ll be caught by a trainer, or maybe even a coordinator. He could participate in battles and contests. That could be fun, right?

He sighs again. Until that day comes, he’ll just continue to wander. This new life is turning out to be so lonely…

He suddenly stops where he’s at. It’s currently nighttime and usually at this time the forest he’s been inhabiting becomes quiet and tranquil, but not now. He senses that there’s a disturbance. His hearing picks up heartbreaking sobs and terrified cries of a child.

“Papa! Mama! Where are you!” he hears from the distance, “Please! Don’t leave me alone! Waaah!”

Even though it isn’t any of his business, his soul seems to be drawn to these wails. Why is that? He remembers his mother often praised his kindness and bravery, calling him a “noble soul.” Is that what this is? Is he just feeling a strong desire to help someone in need?

Not wanting to question it further, Hub follows the sounds the child is still emitting, winding his way through the trees and shrubbery. When the cries get louder, he knows he’s close and once he reaches a clearing he pauses, choosing to hide behind a tree and assess the situation rather than jump in unannounced.

Peering behind his hiding spot, Hub looks out into the clearing to see a child—probably no older than 5—curled into himself on the ground, his hands fisted and pressed into his face. Even though he can’t see his eyes, Hub knows the child has fat tears rolling down his chubby cheeks.

“Papa… Mama… Please, come find me… It’s so dark and scary.” The child says, quieter this time, his voice probably hoarse from all the wailing he had done for the last few minutes.

Hub’s heart goes out to the child, and he feels that tug at his soul again. He may not be able to find this boy’s parents, but he can at least keep him company until they do find him. His mind made up, Hub approaches the child.

Because of his lack of feet, he makes no sound to alert the child of his presence. So it’s no shock that once he lays a comforting (or what he hopes is comforting) hand on the child’s head did the boy startle in fright.

“Who’s there?!” the boy shouts, his wide brown eyes looking to his new shadowy companion.

Despite the darkness of the night, Hub has excellent vision—as all ghost pokemon do—so even if the little boy can’t see him, he can definitely identify every detail of the boy’s face. And what he sees makes his soul cry out and more tears fall from his eyes.

For the boy in front of him is none other than his dear brother—his twin, Lan Hikari.

Unable to speak in a human tongue, Hub produces sounds only a Yamask can make. He tries to convey to his twin who he is, how much he’s missed him, and how much he wishes to be accepted in this new form. He wants Lan to take him home.

But unfortunately for Hub, Lan can’t speak his new language. All his babbling has earned him is a terrified and confused expression on the child’s face.

“Wh-What do you want? G-Go away!” Lan commands, his 5-year-old body trembling as he speaks his words. “I’m warning you, my Papa used to be a strong trainer! He’ll fight you off if you hurt me!”

Hurt him? Hurt his brother? He would never—!

But Lan doesn’t know that…

Lan doesn’t know this is his deceased brother next to him…

The realization that he truly can’t be accepted by his twin weighs heavily on Hub. More tears fall from his eyes as he droops his body in depression. The action seems to have caught Lan’s attention.

“Huh? Are you crying? Why do you look so sad?”

Hub would answer if he could. Sadly, all he knows how to do is cry some more, his heart and soul shattering at finally reuniting with his little brother only to be rejected immediately.

“H-Hey! Don’t cry! I was just bluffing about my Papa! He’s just a pokemon researcher. He did take the gym challenge a long time ago, but he told me he wanted to study pokemon more than make them fight. Oh, geez, I’m sorry!”

Hub looks up and is surprised to see Lan looking sheepish, his tears dried up now and a hand behind his head. He finds it funny in a way, Lan having spent all this time lost and upset and now he’s comforting a pokemon who also became upset. They make quite the pair, it seems.

Seeing that his new companion has calmed down some, Lan decides to continue talking, “I’m sorry I yelled at you. Mama and I came to this town to visit Papa since he’s been busy with work. We decided to take a walk and I saw this really cool Nymble. I chased it into this forest and before I knew it…I got lost.”

He then looks down, his soft brown eyes watering, “I tried to find my way back, but then it kept getting darker and I kept getting more lost. I told Mama I would be brave, but I’m scared now. I don’t know if I’ll see her or my Papa again!”

Hub startles when Lan starts sobbing again, his whimpers breaking the poor Yamask’s heart.

“I’m scared. I want to go home! I want my Mama, I want my Papa… I want my brother!”

Hub’s eyes widen at this admission. Lan remembers him? Even though he’s been dead for a couple of years, he and Lan hardly saw each other due to Hub always being in the hospital. He admits he was fearful Lan forgot all about him after his death.

“I want my brother, but he’s gone now! He’s gone and he’s not coming back! I can’t do anything on my own and I hate it!”

Not knowing what else to do, Hub takes his arms and wraps them around his twin. He tries to sooth the little boy as best as he can, trying to convey that his big brother is here now, he doesn’t have to cry anymore.

Even if he can’t get his feelings across, he at least can tell that the hug makes Lan feel better. He can feel it in his soul. Even if they’ve been apart, coming back to him feels like a bond is being mended. Maybe it’s because they are identical twins—born from the same egg, once the same person before being split in their mother’s womb. Nothing can break a bond between brothers. Nothing can break them apart now, Hub will make sure of it.

Lan sniffles, a watery laugh escaping his lips, “I don’t get it… You come out of nowhere, scare me, cry like a baby, and now you’re hugging me after I start crying too? You’re weird…”

Hub lets out a huff. Here he is trying to console this lost child (and his brother no less) and he gets called weird? Rude!

“…But I like you.” Lan finishes, his arms wrapping tightly around Hub’s shadowy body. Hub feels something warm in his chest.

The tender moment is sadly interrupted by the sound of a bush rustling. Lan lets go of his new friend to peer at it in curiosity while Hub stands by him, his guard up.

“Mama? Papa?” the little boy asks, his voice hopeful that his parents have finally found him.

Unfortunately, it isn’t the boys’ parents that greet them, but a wild Poochyena, teeth bared in malice and red eyes full of hate. Lan gasps in fright and backs away, hoping the distance would keep the hostile pokemon from attacking.

Hub rushes in front of Lan, his body poised in a way to indicate to his enemy that he should back off. The Poocyena sneers in Hub’s direction, producing a menacing growl to show dominance. His enemy doesn’t seem to want to communicate, so Hub has to take a guess and deduces that he and his twin have somehow trespassed onto the wild pokemon’s home turf.

Because of the type disadvantage, Hub will be in trouble if this leads to a fight, so he tries to calmly request that the Poochyena let him and Lan leave quietly. No one has to get hurt, and they won’t show their faces around this part of the forest again…

Much to Hub’s disappointment, however, the pup appears to be the arrogant type. His enemy conveys in harsh barks that he would rather fight and stake his claim than do peace. Without warning, the hostile pokemon pounces, using a Bite attack as he sinks his fangs into Hub’s tail and violently tosses him aside. Now that the bodyguard is no longer in the way, the Poochyena turns his red eyes to the defenseless Lan. Shaking in fear, the little boy manages to find his footing and stumbles further into the forest, trying to get away as his predator takes chase.

Despite the Bite greatly weakening him, Hub manages to bring himself back up. He feels a second wind as the desire to protect his brother spurs him on. He doesn’t care if there’s a type disadvantage, Lan’s in trouble! He just got him back, he’ll be damned if he’s taken from him again. Making haste, the Yamask ventures into the forest—the bond he regained by reuniting with his twin guiding him.

It doesn’t take long to find Lan and the Poochyena, as the wild pokemon corners the child against a pile of rocks next to a rushing river. Lan manages to climb a few of the rocks to distance himself, but it’s clear the pup could easily jump up to snag him with his teeth. Not knowing what else to do, Hub rushes at his opponent, pushing him far away from his brother.

“Yamask!” Lan cries out in shocked delight.

The Poochyena barely manages to avoid the rushing river, lifting himself up and sending a hateful glare at the Yamask. Retaliating, the wild pokemon goes for another Bite attack but this time Hub is prepared, using Protect to defend himself against the super effective move.

Annoyed by the defensive move, the Poochyena uses Howl, raising his attack stat. The Yamask begins to worry; he’s already heavily damaged from that first Bite, another one will definitely cause him to fall and his Protect hardly ever works twice in a row…

“Look out!” Lan yells, fear for his new friend evident. “Dodge, Yamask!”

As if he’s an actual pokemon fit for battle, Hub obeys Lan’s command and manages to dodge the Poochyena’s attack. Seeing an opening, he uses his Astonish attack, causing his opponent to flinch. The attack isn’t very effective, he knows, but if he can keep this up, he might just be able to grab Lan and flee.

The battle continues, Poochyena trying to use another Bite, but is foiled by Protect once again. Fed up by this strategy, Hub’s opponent decides to use Sand Attack, lowering his accuracy. Now that the Yamask is distracted by the sand in his eyes, the pup could use another Howl. Hub begins to sweat, knowing the next upcoming move. If another Bite attack lands, it’s all over. He has to act fast!

Lan gasps in worry and fright as he watches the Poochyena unleash the super effective move. He thinks that this is it for his new friend, but he manages to witness something at the last minute before the attack lands—the Yamask unleashing some kind of hazy mist. Lan is confused at first, as the Bite does hit and takes Yamask down, but it seems that he isn’t out of the fight just yet; just barely holding on, if not worse for wear…

The Poochyena growls in annoyance, knowing his opponent used Haze to bring their stats back to base, meaning his previous Howl was useless and the Yamask’s accuracy was brought back to normal. In an attempt to end the charade, he tries once again to Bite, but it’s useless…that blasted Yamask is able to perform another Protect!

From his protective shield, Hub notices the wild pokemon’s frustration at the turn the battle has taken. The Poochyena must’ve used up all of the PP earlier in the day because instead of trying to continue to use Bite, it starts unleashing more Sand Attacks to lower Hub’s accuracy. It then starts making failed attempts at hitting him with Tackle, which has no effect at all. The lack of effect his efforts are making adds fuel to the Bite Pokemon’s anger. Meanwhile, the child above on the rocks gives a boastful laugh.

“Stupid Poochyena! You can’t use tackle on a ghost! Just give up already! Bleh!” Lan jeers, holding down an eyelid and sticking out his tongue toward the pup.

The boy’s comments didn’t please the Poochyena, as he now ignores the Yamask in favor of using his Tackle against the pile of rocks Lan is still perched on. The child yelps, feeling his safe haven shaking in protest.

“H-Hey! Stop!” he pleads, trying to keep his footing, though the rocks aren’t very sturdy. If he’s not careful, he’ll fall either into the river or into the Bite Pokemon’s gaping maw. “Yamask! Help!”

Hub panics at hearing the cries for help and uses what little energy he has left to try and push himself up. It’s difficult, he’s so tired, but he can’t give up! His brother needs him!

Hub groans, but finally rights himself. He slowly floats his way to his opponent, hoping what he does next pays off because there’s no more chances after this…

His opponent doesn’t see him approach and it’s the perfect chance to strike. Using what strength he has left, Hub rushes in front of the Poochyena and uses Astonish, effectively causing him to flinch. Then, with the enemy’s guard down, Hub shoves the wild pokemon hard, causing him to lose his footing and fall into the rushing river. The last thing Hub hears are whimpers and cries as the current takes Poochyena away.

With the battle finally over, Hub allows himself to relax, leading to him carelessly flop onto the hard ground. He barely registers the child scrambling down the rocks, calling out to him excitedly.

“You were so cool!” Lan gushes, rushing in front of him and beginning to gesture wildly. “The way you took that bully on felt like something a superhero would do! You were like WHAM! And he was all grrrr and rawr! But then you were all like BACK OFF! It was super awesome—no, better than super—it was MEGA AWESOME!”

Hub stares in awe as he watches Lan recount the battle in his own childish way. The absolute excitement and the fire in his eyes are a stark contrast from the crying child he first encountered. This seems to be the real Lan he’s witnessing right now…and the real Lan thinks he’s…mega awesome?

Still too weak to really register what is going on, he feels his brother pull him up from the ground. To Hub’s shock, Lan happily wraps his arms around the Yamask, his face sweetly nuzzling against his shadowy body.

“You saved me…” he says in a grateful and gentle tone, “Thank you.”

Hub feels a new wave of tears enter his eyes, but this time not in sadness. No, these are tears of joy. This. This is where he belongs, right by his twin’s side. Always.

Sadly, the tender moment has to end as the reunited brothers hear a couple of voices in the distance. One belonging to a man, the other a woman.

“Lan! Lan, where are you?”

“Lan! Lan, sweetie, please say something if you’re out there!”

Lan gasps, “Papa! Mama! They’ve finally found me!” He lets Hub go as he moves a few paces ahead. Screaming at the top of his little lungs, the 5-year-old calls out to his parents, “I’m here! I’m here Papa, Mama! I’m right here!”

Hub’s feelings of warmth and contentment are dashed away, and anxiety takes over once again as he realizes that the voices belong to his parents as well… Trembling slightly, he moves himself further away, afraid to be immediately noticed.

“Yuichiro, I hear him! He doesn’t sound far!” he hears his Mama say, before she cries out again, “We’re coming, Lan!”

“Stay where you are, son,” his Papa says next. “We’ll find you!”

“Okay!” Lan says, relief in his voice at finally being able to go back home with his family. Thinking his new friend would be happy for him as well, he turns to the Yamask…only to see the pokemon is trying to blend into the shadows.

“What’s the matter? Are you scared?” he asks, brows furrowed. “Don’t be scared, they’re nice people. I told you Papa is a researcher, he loves pokemon! He won’t hurt you, honest. Mama won’t either, even if she is scary when she’s angry,” he tries to play off the last line as a joke but it falls flat as he sees his new friend is still withdrawn.

Before he can try to coax him out any further, the sound of footsteps becomes more prominent and his parents rush into the clearing. His Mama reaches Lan first, immediately pulling him tightly against her.

“Oh, my baby! Don’t you ever scare me like that again, do you understand?” Mama says, embracing her son with all her might.

“I promise, Mama… I’m sorry.” Lan mumbles, not exactly enjoying the tight embrace but accepting it all the same.

“You certainly gave us a fright, son!” Papa says, ruffling the child’s hair affectionately, “Now that we found you, we can get out of this scary forest and into the nice, warm hotel.”

“Yeah,” Lan agrees, “I’m ready to go now.”

While the tender reunion happens before his eyes, Hub feels a strong ache in his being. Shifting his focus, he looks to the mask he holds onto, nostalgia coursing through him.

Home…

Something he hasn’t had in a long time…

He felt so happy being with Lan, and now he has to say goodbye again? Life really is cruel…

Before Hub can make his escape into the night, he suddenly hears his twin speak up.

“Oh, by the way, I made a new friend!”

His parents give him a curious look. “Oh?” Papa asks, intrigued, “What new friend?”

Lan manages to wrestle his way out of his mother’s arms and runs to where Hub still floats in hiding. Panic rises in the Yamask and he tries to hastily avoid what’s to come, but Lan is too quick, grabbing onto his arm and pulling him further into the moonlight.

“Mama, Papa, meet Mega!” he exclaims in a way only a child his age could convey. Hub’s eyes widen at the use of the nickname. It seems their parents share his shock as well.

“Mega?” Papa says as if trying the name out on his tongue. His reaction appears to be neutral, but Hub doesn’t think he can say the same for his mother, who has a rather apprehensive look on her pretty face.

“A… A Yamask? Honey, what—wait, you named it?!”

“Yep! He’s my new best friend now! Can I keep him?”

Mama blinks her eyes in pure disbelief. She turns her gaze to the pokemon, assessing his form. Hub tries not to draw into himself—he doesn’t like the feeling of being scrutinized like this by his mother. There’s a slight tinge of fear in her brown gaze and he’s deduced that she probably doesn’t trust him due to his being a ghost type. He knows she isn’t aware of who exactly he is, but the pain of not being accepted by her cuts him deeply. The only thing grounding him now is Lan’s hand still clutched tightly onto him.

“Oh, Lan… Honey, I know you love all pokemon, but you’re still too young to raise one. I think you should wait until you’re—”

“No!” Lan forcefully interjects, “I don’t care if I’m not old enough yet, I’m taking Mega home! He saved my life, so he deserves to have a good home in return!”

Mama and Papa are surprised by their son’s words. Saved his life? What exactly happened during the time they were searching for him?

As if sensing they wanted more elaboration, the young boy continues, “I was all alone and lost and…well…crying,” Lan blushes in shame at this admittance, “when Mega came out of nowhere and tried to keep me company. I was mean to him at first, but we made up, and that’s when this mean Poochyena comes in and chases me here to the river!

“I was up on those rocks over there,” he points to said pile behind them, “and thought it would be the end and I’d be eaten for sure! And that’s when Mega came through and battled the Poochyena to save me. He got hurt really badly, but he still didn’t give up and he protected me! He’s a hero, and that’s why he deserves to come home with us! It’d be rude to just leave him out here all alone!”

Their parents quietly listen to the story, understanding showing on their faces. Mama even seems to have relaxed a bit knowing the Yamask was actually kind, but Hub can still tell she was hesitant. Before she could voice anything though, Lan turns to his father.

“You’ll let him stay with us, won’t you Papa? Mega is a good pokemon, I promise!”

Yuichiro hums to himself, still observing the Yamask with an almost critical eye. His eyes seem to be more heavily focused on the mask Hub holds. To anyone else’s eyes, all Yamask carry the same mask, but from their point of view they see for what it really is—their true face, the face they had before their deaths. Obviously, Papa can’t see behind the veil but Hub holds onto a tiny bit of hope that maybe, just maybe, his father can read between the lines…

After a moment of silence passes over, Papa turns to his wife and gives her a carefree smile, “I think it’s a splendid idea!”

“What?” Mama asks, dumbfounded.

“Really, Papa? You’ll let Mega stay?” Lan asks, his eyes shining with happiness.

“Well, why not? You heard the boy, Haruka, this Yamask is a hero! And there’s nothing wrong with him having just one pokemon as a companion. Plenty of children have them. I think he’ll be a nice addition to the family.”

Hub stares at his Papa with awe. He can stay with Lan? He’ll get to go back home? This has to be a dream. Please, Arceus, don’t let it be a dream…

Haruka stares back and forth between her husband and son before settling on the Yamask again. Seeing the pokemon’s eyes shining with pure hope finally causes her disposition to crack.

“Oh, fine, I’m clearly outnumbered here! Yes, Lan, you may keep him.”

Lan let out a “Woohoo!” in triumph, his body jumping up and down in excitement, the momentum taking Hub—no, Mega—along with him.

“This is great! I can’t wait to show you off to my friends tomorrow when we get home! Come on, Mega, let’s go!” with that the 5-year-old rushes forward, dragging his newly acquired pokemon along.

“Wait, Lan! Don’t rush off on your own again! Wait for Mama and Papa!” Haruka calls out, heaving a tired sigh. “Honestly, that boy can be so reckless sometimes…”

Yuichiro chuckles next to her, “He is, but I think this will be good for him. Did you notice he seemed much happier?”

His wife nods, “You’re right, I haven’t seen him this excited in a long time… Ever since Hub passed he’s been so timid, not wanting to engage in as many activities as usual. Ghost pokemon aren’t my favorite, but maybe having a new companion will be good for him.”

“Yes, I believe so too,” Yuichiro agrees, a certain glint forming in his eyes. “It’s especially good since that pokemon is Hub.”

His wife nearly falls forward at those words. Blinking in shock, she turns to her husband, “E-Excuse me?! H-Hub? Dear, what are you talking about?”

Her husband grins, “You didn’t know? Yamask are Spirit Pokemon. They are born from the spirits of deceased people. I found it unusual how close the little guy was to Lan, and he had such a strong reaction to everything we said. My conclusion: that’s our son.”

Haruka still doesn’t seem convinced. After experiencing the heartbreak of losing her baby boy, it’s difficult to imagine he would come back to her reincarnated as a pokemon. “How can you say that for sure though?”

Yuichiro’s smile becomes sadder as he shrugs, “I can’t. I don’t have a way of knowing, just call it a gut feeling.”

Haruka hums in understanding. Hub’s death affected their little family pretty hard with Lan becoming withdrawn, Yuichiro throwing himself into his work to hide his pain, and Haruka putting all her efforts into making sure who she had left is well taken care of. Seeing the light return to her little boy’s eyes breathes some new life into her being. Even if her husband’s gut is wrong and the Yamask isn’t her dearly departed son…well, maybe it could still be the catharsis they need.

Haruka leans her body onto Yuichiro’s, which he happily responds with a hearty embrace. Little by little, they both can feel their family being healed.

“Mama! Papa! What’s taking so long? Me and Mega want to leave this place, come on!”

The parents share a chuckle at the impatient tone of their youngest. Holding hands, they move themselves along. “Coming Lan!”

As they catch up, they notice that Lan was practically carrying the Yamask, still very weak from his battle. Letting go of his wife’s hand, Yuichiro bends down and offers his arms.

“I can carry him if you’re too tired, son.”

Haruka nods, “And I’ll carry you. That way I know for sure you won’t leave my sight!”

The little boy seems to hesitate—after all, he wants to show his appreciation to his new friend by taking care of him—but the weariness of the evening catches up to him and he nods in consent. Gently, he places Mega in Yuichiro’s arms, who then picks him up in a firm hold. Once he knows Mega is safe, Lan allows his Mama to pick him up, resting his head on her shoulder as exhaustion takes over.

Mega watches his twin, relief washing over him that he’s now safe. He then glances to his Papa, who smiles softly to him.

“Hi, Hub.” He whispers so as not to let Lan hear. Mega’s eyes water and before he can stop himself, he wraps his arms around his father’s neck. Yuichiro hugs him back. “Welcome home.”

Home.

He’s finally home.

This will be the start of the Hikari family’s newest chapter.

Notes:

I have never written a pokemon fanfic before so I took a lot of liberties with this…

Hub is meant to be level 5 here, so his moveset is Astonish, Protect, and Haze

The Poochyena knowing bite should make it at level 10 but I wanted to give Hub a fighting chance, so I changed the rules a bit and made this little guy learn bite earlier than he should have. Let’s say he’s probably around level 6 or 7

 IF THE ANIME CAN MAKE A FUCKING PIKACHU BEAT AN ONYX I CAN MAKE A POOCHYENA LEARN BITE AT LEVEL 6 FIGHT ME

I ignored all base stats for Yamask and Poochyena as the Lord intended. Poochyena is probably faster than Yamask, but I needed Hub to be faster for their fight so I gave him a speed boost

 I was gonna make Mega special and give him a hidden ability but Yamask doesn’t have one. Initially I thought “wandering spirit” was a hidden ability and gave it to him in the first draft, but no, that’s the ability for a Galarian Yamask. GOSH DANG IT GAMEFREAK!

Despite the above, I went ahead and titled the fic “Wandering Spirit” because it fits so gosh darn well!

In MMBN Hub dies at age 1, but I wanted Lan to remember his brother so in this universe Hub was able to live a little longer, dying at age 3

 Yamask’s mask is supposed to resemble the face of the person it used to be. Since his identity still remains a secret to Lan, Hub’s mask looks like what you see in the pokemon franchise to everyone else. To Hub, though, what he sees is his actual face

I almost cried like a bitch writing that ending, I love the Hikari family so much don’t touch me!

#read to the end for notes #my writing #fanfiction #mmbn hc land #crack edition #mmbn x pokemon au #this is going to be the official tag for the pokemon crack when i eventually sit down and organize all of it OTL #also i don't think i'll post this to my fanfic accounts #since the only people who will truly appreciate it are here on tumblr #so this is officially a tumblr exclusive fic

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One of lan’s most devious pranks

Doing all his homework for the next three months and get mega to panic about him not doing his homework only to turn it in down to the last minute and get bsck a decent score

I can see him doing this because Megaman made a comment Lan wouldn’t do anything like that and Lan did it to be spiteful

#grr1d #responses #mmbn hc land

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Mini crack

Mega: so uhm Lan, about Mayl

Lan: oh? She told me today her dad wants her to study abroad in Netopia

Mega: you know!?

Lan: well yeah? I'm her boyfriend, we talk about stuff like this

Mega: and you're not freaked out!?

Lan: huh? Why would I be freaked out?

Mega: it's Netopia! It's extremely far away

Lan: I'm still not getting where you're coming from

Mega: seriously!? You're so dense at times

Lan: hey!

Lan: I’m not dense!

Mega: You’re acting nonchalant about your girlfriend going to school miles away and don’t understand why you shouldn’t freak out?!

Lan: She’s not even going though???

Mega: She’s not?

Lan: No!

Mega: How do you know that?!

Lan: BECAUSE WE TALK TO EACH OTHER

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition

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Mini crack

This is happening while Mega and Roll are freaking out

Lan: so your dad wants you to study in Netopia?

Mayl: yeah, but I don't think it's for me.

Lan: how come?

Mayl: I know my dad is from there and I have family there, but it's so far away from here. From my home, friends and well *blush*

Lan: *smirk* me?

Mayl: yeah. They have good schools in Netopia, but I don't think it's the right school for me honestly

Lan: I get it. If I were in your shoes I would think the same thing

Mayl: oh? It's not because every time you go to Netopia something weird happens?

Lan: I swear, if I stay there longer than a week a new evil organization pops up!

Mayl: Maybe if you do stay there longer than a week, it would end up being normal

Lan, ticking off his fingers: Mugged, attempted murder, staged kidnapping, real kidnapping, food poisoning, spiked drinks, and constant jet lag… Let’s face it, Netopia is not for me

Mayl, giggling: Yeah, university here is more doable for someone accident prone like you

Lan: Not accident prone, danger magnet. And you better be careful, little lady. If you hang around a guy like me, chances are you’ll attract danger as well

Mayl: I can handle it. As you say, “challenge accepted!”

She kisses him

Meanwhile Mega and Roll are still freaking out about their NetOp’s future

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition #maylan #most of what lan mentions is canon #others are noodle incidents

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Mini crack

Mega: hey Roll, did you figure out where Mayl wants to study?

Roll: it's bad, really bad!

Mega: huh? What do you mean?

Roll: her dad! Netopia!

Mega: what about Netopia?

Roll: HER DAD WANTS MAYL TO STUDY IN NETOPIA!!??

Mega: WHAT?! Netopia?!

Roll: Yes!

Mega: That’s so far!

Roll: I know!

Mega: Do you think they can handle a long distance relationship?

Roll: I don’t know, but most people can’t handle it. They break up after so many weeks or months apart!

Mega: Oh no, Lan is gonna be so sad when he hears about this…

Roll: Don’t worry, I’ll just try to convince Mayl to stay in the country! Even if it’s a few cities over, it’s at least more doable than Netopia

Mega: Good idea

Roll: Would Lan consider going abroad if Mayl does decide to go anyway?

Mega: Uhh probably not… Every time we go to Netopia something always happens so Lan’s become a little adverse to staying there longer than a week

Roll: That’s understandable

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition #a goofy hc i have is that it’s a running gag something wild happens to lan every time he goes to netopia

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(different anon, canonverse)

Roll: mega, have you tried reverse psychology on Lan?

Megaman: reverse-what now?

Roll: Reverse Psychology, it's where you suggest the opposite of what you want someone to do, and they'll do what you want to spite you.

Megaman: Roll,,, how do you?

Roll: i've done it when Mayl doesn't eat her beats, usually in statements like "okay, so maybe it'd be easier to confess to lan after all"

Megaman: Roll, you're scaring me

Roll: :3

Lan: Uuugh, do I have to do my homework? Can't I just skip it tonight?

Mega: You can't just skip it, you--wait...

Lan: Huh?

Mega: Uhh you're...right. You shouldn't do your homework!

Lan: ...Say that again?

Mega: You don't have to do your homework

Lan: ...

Lan gets up and goes to the phone in his room

Lan: Hey Dad, I need you to come home, it's an emergency....... Because Megaman just said I don't have to do my homework so I think he's broken

Mega: W-WAIT A MINUTE I'M NOT BROKEN IT'S JUST REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY!!!

Lan: Oh, wait, he said it was just reverse psychology. Actually, he might still be broken because that was terrible use of reverse psychology!

Mega: OI!

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition

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Mini crack

Mega in a copybot, slightly looking down on Lan (I am not very good at writing a southern accent, so sorry in advance)

Mega: Lan!! Remove all this cowboy stuff!!

Lan: fine...

Lan: Lan removes the cowboy attire and mustache

Mega: this is way be- wait a darn minute

Lan: hmmm? :)

Mega: why do I still have this darn accent!? Lan!! You said you would've removed the cowboy stuff

Lan: I did. The accent isn't just for cowboys :)

Mega: fix this now!!

Lan: nah! You should giddy up and deal with it for the day partner :)

Mega: how about I wrestle ya instead!

(Don’t worry fam, I gotchu)

Mega: That gotdang little brother of mine makes me madder than a wumpus cat in a rainstorm! I tell you what, I reckon’ I oughta whoop his hind end, that’s how ill he makes me!

Roll: …..

Mega: Whut?

Roll: Sorry, I’m just not used to all the slang…

Mega: ‘Pologies, I reckon’ Lan went in and made my accent ‘bit thicker. Bless his heart he’s saltier than a salt lick about this height difference, I tell you what. Fixin’ to give ‘im a stern talking to!

Roll: …Do you even know what you’re saying now?

Mega: Heavens to Betsy, no I don’t!

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition

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Mini crack

Lan: yay, the spring is here! Let's go out and hav- ACHOOO!!

Mega: Lan! Are you sick?

Lan: no, I just sneezed. I'm fine

Mega: if you say so

Lan: yes! Now let's - ACHOOO!!

Mega: are you sure you're fine? You might have developed an allergy for pollen?

Lan: no, I just sneezed again. No big de- ACHOOO!!

Mega: .....

Lan: I'm fine

Mega: *raises eyebrow*

Lan: I'm not lying!

Turns out Lan had hayfever, and that's why he kept on sneezing

Mayl: Hey Lan—oh you’re masking today? Are you feeling sick?

Lan: No, I’m fine—ACHOO!

Mega: He has hayfever

Mayl: Oh that’s not good. You alright?

Lan: Yes, I promise I’m fine, I just—ACHOO—CANNOT STOP SNEEZING!

Mega: Did you take your antihistamine Lan?

Lan: Uggggh no, it makes me tired

Mega: You have to take your medicine Lan

Lan: Don’t wanna

Mega: Lan

Lan: MegACHOO!

Mayl: Might want to take the pill. I don’t think you’ll stand a chance at a wrestling match if you keep sneezing like that

Lan: Oh please, don’t be ridicu—ACHOO!

That time Lan fell over

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition

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(different anon) (canonverse)

Gutsman: oho, you're approaching me?

Megaman: can't kick your butt without getting closer (roll in the distance: He means Ass!)

Gustman: then by all meana come as close as you like, Za Warudo!

protoman (very confused):,,, what's going on here

Glyde: i do not know.

Roll: do you two not know what jojo's is?

Glyde & Protoman:????

Me, who does not read/watch Jojo: Is this a Jojo ref???????

Glyde: No, I can't say I do...

Proto: *shakes head*

Roll: Well Glyde, I expected you not to know, but Protoman, I figured Chaud would watch anime

Proto: He doesn't

Roll: He doesn't watch anime?! What 12 year old boy doesn't watch anime?

Proto: Mr. Chaud

Roll: Oh no, that poor boy...

Proto: ???????? (What does this have to do with a fellow called Jojo though?)

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition

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Hikari Family crack

Patch: Mom, Dad. I'm home.

Lan: You're a little late, buddy. Mind telling us why?

Patch: Umm, well you see. I was-

Remix from his PET: He had a date with (insert one of Patch's female friends' name)

Patch: *blushing* REMIX!

Remix: What, it's true.

Patch: Not it's not. We just went to the park to hang out.

Mayl: That sounds like a date to me.

Patch: MOM! *completely red*

Lan: *chuckles* Why so embarrassed, Patch.

Patch: We're just friends.

Everyone else in the house looks at him with doubt.

Right now the plan is that when Patch gets older he and Chaud’s daughter start to date because the thought of Lan and Chaud being in-laws cracks me up so much. In the context of Patch’s adventure, Chaud’s daughter does find Patch cute but would rather die than admit it. Patch on the other hand doesn’t realize she has a crush on him and mostly just sees her as a rival.

Though he can have crushes on other girls in his class and maybe hang out or date a little bit, but he’s not quite interested in romance just yet

Patch: We’re just hanging out as friends! It’s not that deep!

Lan to Mayl: Remember when we used “hang out”?

Mayl: Lan…you did think we were hanging out

Lan: N-Not always! I considered Castillo our first date!

Mayl: Not at the time

Lan: BECAUSE I DIDN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW I LIKED YOU LIKE THAT!

Mayl: Suuuure

Lan: I wasn’t that dense!

Mega and Roll: Yes you were

Lan: NO COMMENTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY!

Patch: Can I go to my room now?

Mayl: No you need to tell me about your date!

Patch: Moooooom it wasn’t a date!!

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition

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Toddler crack

Patch: bye!

Mayl: have a nice day Patch

Lan: have fun on your trip

Remix: where Patch going?

Mega: Patch has a field trip with his school today. So they're gonna be a little later home today

Remix: Patch gone the whole day?

Roll: not the whole day, just longer than usual

Remix: wanna go too

Roll: you can't baby, you're still too little

Mega: but you can spend the whole day with mom and dad instead

Remix is making a face

Mega: *whispers* what's with that expression?

Roll: *whispers* I think, he's thinking it over

Remix: Nnnnmmm

Mega: Hmm?

Roll: I don’t think he wants to hang out with us

Mega: Eh?! He’s not supposed to be like this until he reaches his teen years! I’m not ready for him to not want anything to do with us yet!

Roll: Calm down, Mega, I think it’s mostly he just wants to be with Patch

Remix: Want to go on trip too…

Mega: Oh? You want a trip? We can go to the park—

Remix: Noooo! Want a trip!

Mega: *sigh* Remix, we just said—

Lan: Little guy wants to go on a field trip of his own?

Mega: Uh yeah, I guess…but you know it’s dangerous to take him anywhere other than ACDC Area. The viruses are too rough…

Lan: Hmmm, I think I have an idea. Let me make some calls

Later

Mega: Are you sure about this, Lan?

Roll: Yeah, it’s your day off…

Remix: Field trip! Field trip!

Lan: Relax, I’m just taking my family out on the town. Besides, Dad said he’d help watch over you guys while me and Mayl go shopping in the city so really, I’m not going into work

Mega: If you say so…

They enter SciLab and go to where the virus breeder is

Yuichiro: There’s my other grandson! You ready to meet some new playmates?

Remix: Yay! Play!

Yuichiro: That’s great! Go ahead and jack them in, Lan, I’ll take it from here

Lan: Cool. Mayl and I won’t be too far away if you need us. We’ll back before 3 pm!

Yuichiro: Have fun!

Roll: Say bye to your uncle and aunt, Remix

Remix: Bye bye!

Lan: See you, little buddy

Mayl: Have fun with the baby viruses! Make new friends!

Remix: Kay!

The Navi family goes into the virus breeder

Roll: I’m a little nervous

Mega: Don’t be, you know they’re very tame

Remix: Bunny!!

A bunny virus comes jumping up to them

Mega: You wanna play with the bunny?

Remix: Yes, yes!

Mega: Set him down, Roll, he’ll be fine. We’ll be right behind him

Roll: Okay…

Roll sets Remix down who runs to the bunny virus. The bunny virus jumps in excitement and the two start playing tag.

Roll: Aww, how cute!

Mega: Yeah, Lan was right, this might be a good trip after all

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition #remember the virus breeder? #that was a cute side quest in bn3

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MMBN/Fullmetal Alchemist crack:

Librarian: I'm sorry, but it doesn't look like we have any books under the name 'Higsby' in our system. If it was in the first branch, I'm afraid there's nothing we can do unless it got filed incorrectly somewhere over here.

Lan: *Gloom*

Hub: *Gloom*

Librarian: Um, are you alright?

Librarian 2: Hey! Maybe Ms. Mari could help them out!

Hub: Ms. Mari?

Librarian: She used to work at the first branch until she got fired for reading the books instead of working. She just might know something!

Lan: Awesome! C'mon, Hub! We've gotta go!

Hub: Lan! We're in a library! Keep your voice down.

Lan: So this is her place huh?

Hunter: I’ve knocked but no one has answered. Perhaps she’s not home?

Lan: The lights are on though… Let’s just try the knob!

Hub: Lan that’s breaking and entering

Lan: Oh come on, you know what they say, ask for forgiveness rather than permission!

Hub: That was meant for circumstances not related to going into someone’s home unannounced…

Manabe: Well, he was right, the door is unlocked, so we could—AH!

Lan: HOLY SHIT THAT’S A LOT OF BOOKS!

Hub: Language! But yeah that is a lot of books!

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition