PREVIOUSLY, ON RIKA LIVEBLOGS POOH'S ADVENTURES OF THE PRINCESS AND THE TOGEPI!
Rika: And so, from the batshit insane mind that brought you so many liveblogs comes...
Pooh's Adventures of The Princess and the Togepi.
...bleh, to be honest, I don't even know who some of these characters are. I don't even think the Pooh's Adventures Wiki even has a page for that fic.
(...at the part where the pop-up message is revealed...)
...Carter, can you make it out?
(Carter walks over, reading the message...and he looks confused)
Carter: Oh...it says, "Should I kill her now?"...
(Rika then realizes who it is...)
Rika: ...oh, shit.
AND NOW, THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF RIKA LIVEBLOGS!
(Rika stands there, in fear of the ghost who just arrived...)
Rika: I'll do anything! Please don't hurt me...
???: ...what?
Rika: Look...I went through your past...I documented it. Please, if you plan to be here...please don't kill us...
???: (is incredibly baffled now) What? You honestly think that I would do that? After everything else I've been through?
Rika: ...
???: ...allow me to explain why I'm here. In the past, you had Catherine take part in reading some of the stories. Ever since she was elevated to the status of a Spirit Ranger-in-training, we noticed her past exploits.
Rika: Riiiiight.
(the mysterious man, Matthew Charles Grayson—or Matt for short—looks at the monitor after waving the pop-up away)
Matt: ...hm. Haven't found anything that may be a disturbance...
Rika: ...well, I'm pretty sure that, eventually, the fanfic will be one. But I'm getting too ahead of myself.
...so! Previously on the fanfic, nothing interesting happened, as per usual. And yes, I am tackling two chapters at a time.
(Matt floats over to Carter's side, and the latter can't help but notice...)
Carter: ...first off, you look almost exactly like me. Secondly...what was up with that pop-up?
Matt: To answer your question, for whatever reason, that's how I would need to be summoned whenever I sense something wrong...you see, I'm bonded to the Spirit Rangers after my sacrifice. And for whatever reason, with more and more people remembering my past...
(he frowns)
Carter: ...I'm so sorry.
Matt: I'll tell you my story some other time. Right now...we'll need to focus on this one in particular.
(Rika clicks the link, and she reads...)
Rika: So this chapter begins with a description of our hero, Winnie. And the narrator lets us know where Pooh lives.
- "Winnie the Pooh lives in the enchanting forest under the name of 'Mr. Sanders'."
Which, as anyone who ever watched the old Winnie the Pooh movies (and maybe the books? I dunno) knows, it's simply the name over that doorway in gold letters which he lived under of.
Carter: ...so, wait, Winnie is not preparing for a play?
Rika: For once, no. Nor would he also set up for the others to be cannon fodder. I would have to guess that his strength is already restored, but then again...
Then Winnie hears his clock, and he tries to think of what time it is. And we aren't talking about the specific time, no.
- "The bear knew that it's time for something. Of course, since he is a bear with very little brain, Pooh thought in the most thoughtful way that she could think."
Carter: "She"? Did Winnie...have a sex change or something?
Rika: I'll chalk that up to a typo.
So Winnie ends up doing some exercises...which, by the way, seems to be a way for him to improve his appetite. I'm not kidding. But you know what? This is a hell of a lot better than, say...preparing for a clusterfuck of a play. Because God knows that we don't need any of that anymore!
Carter: After the whole singing and exercising montage, Winnie finds that he only has a little bit of Hunny left. And he eats it, all the while still being called feminine pronouns sometimes.
Rika: Then there's a knock on the door. Who could it be? Why, none other than Christopher Robin! And he has a badass backstory, to boot! Seriously, check it out...
- "Now Christopher Robin is imaginative, playful, cute, handsome and heroic as well. He is a royal friend of his stuffed animal friends, but most of all Pooh Bear. He battled Heartless, monsters and villian including his his longtime archenemy Captain James 'Fat Cat' Davis or Fat Cat for short. A long ago Christopher Robin rescue his new girlfriend Jane Darling, The boy then battles Fat Cat in a duel and cuts off the tabby cat's left paw and feeds it to a huge Trannysaurs Rex named King T-Rex, who follows Fat Cat ever since, loving the taste of Fat Cat's paw."
...seriously...I have nothing else to say about it. Okay, a couple of things. First..."Trannysaurs" Rex? Um...and secondly, is it me, or am I imagining King T-Rex to follow Fat Cat everywhere a la Captain Hook?
Meh, maybe it's just me. But still...
Carter: Winnie and Christopher say "hello", and the latter mentions that he has some good news. He's inviting him over to have some breakfast with his girlfriend, Jane—
Rika: ...even though that was already mentioned...
Carter: Anyway, with Jane, Boots, and Dora. Winnie thinks that he'll borrow some honey as he arrives to the house, and it ends decently, with Christopher calling his friend a "silly old bear".
Rika: And we get the Author's Notes, with Ben10magicain—yes, it's spelt that way—wondering what the news will be. And some notes about how he's using some plot elements from the Puss in Boots book adaptation and, of course, The Great Mouse Detective.
...I will admit one thing. This actually doesn't suck. I'm also guilty of hogging some elements from other works as well, but that doesn't always mean it's a bad thing.
(Matt closes his eyes...)
Matt: ...
Rika: ?
Matt: You said almost the exact same thing the last time you liveblogged one of the Prayer Warriors series, and not only did that suck, but it also trapped some of the Rangers and Sentai Warriors in your dimension, including Catherine.
Rika: ...pfft. I'm pretty sure this story wouldn't suck so hard, and it would never do the same thing again. After the entire shitfest that is the series you mentioned, Matt, I cannot possibly fathom anything worse than that.
Matt: If you say so.
Carter: O...kay...so let's move on with...
(click!)
Chapter 4: Bringing Our Friends Together
Rika: At Christopher's house, there's more than just Dora, Boots, and Jane. There's a handful more.
Carter: There's a few original characters, like Justin Nocturne and his girlfriend, Princess Eve, a boy named Pierre, and a girl named Princess Eve, who I will have to guess is either his girlfriend or sister. It's...not really made clear due to the typo.
Also, the titular Puss in Boots, who has a new name for some reason.
Matt: Actually, it's a reference to Toei Animation's mascot of the same name, with a basis of the original Puss in Boots tale. And Pero appeared in some old video game.
Carter: ...how'd you know that? (is mildly surprised)
Matt: ...Catherine travels a lot, she tells us what she's learned sometimes.
Rika: And we get descriptions for everyone. I mean it. Though we...actually get a wee bit of backstory of how Jane and Christopher hooked up.
Before that, we get this.
- "Jane is Christopher Robin's new girlfriend."
...yeah, didn't you tell us that already, like...three, four times, dude? Anyway, backstory.
- "She first met Christopher Robin on their way to the same class. They became fast friends and later cute couples and were so going on dates, and spending time in 100 acre Wood. Christopher Robin intruduct Jane to Pooh and his other friends (who were all too became friends as well) while Jane tells wonderful stories of Neverland and Peter Pan to them."
So...slow and steady. Also, we're told that they have yet to kiss. I'm hoping it wouldn't happen while there's something more important...
Carter: So Christopher tells his friends the good news: Ash has a message. The other friends join in, and it says that Misty, his girlfriend—
Rika: As if we didn't already know.
Carter: Anyway, they're going to be reunited, and they plan to invite their friends so they can spend some time together. Christopher has finished the invitations, and after some thinking, Winnie decides to help by sending them.
Rika: After the obligatory opening title, the rest of the chapter covers...a sequence of pretty much everyone receiving the invites. From Winnie's world to the world of Ben 10, from the Kingdom Hearts world to the world of something called Kilala Princess. I will admit...it's actually interesting.
...though what do you want to bet that this isn't the last we see with the whole "crossover worlds", and Winnie and his friends end up being fanfic versions of Lil Wayne, where they want to collaborate with everyone, everywhere?
Carter: ...who?
Rika/Matt (in unison): Exactly.
(...then a knock on the door...)
Rika: ???
(...a long-haired, red-clad young man staggers inside)
???: Karone? You in here? Where the fuck are you?
Matt: ...Andros, is that you?
With Andros joining the fray, will Rika and her allies survive the fanfic, or will it be too much for them to handle?
TO BE CONTINUED...
