It is roughly at this moment that it becomes apparent that Tokiko, so calm, composed and in control on a battlefield, ever with a stinging remark to throw at the evildoer of the week, is... sorta dreadfully shy in social situations involving people she doesn't know. She mostly hangs around Sig for comfort and occasionally plunges her gaze into a book to avoid eye contact with strangers. She feels more out of place than in most ancient tombs filled with deadly perils.
Konngara, angry at herself for having succumbed to the Chairman's treacherous words, is drowning her wrath in ever-increasing amounts of ice cream. She is going to have to make penance for this later, but in her current emotional state, the insidious pleasures of the flesh are too tempting to pass up.
Tarboy is more or less incapable of eating anything nor conversing with anyone, making the whole point of a party mostly moot for him. Honestly, he's just enjoying seeing everyone else happy and knowing that, in part thanks to him, tyranny is finally gone from this world. His first successful quest. Hopefully not his last.
Then, suddenly, he remembers something. Shortly after Knuckles goes back to enjoy the party, he makes his way to Skippy and, without any beating around the bush, disgorges a few handfuls of shards from his liquid body into his hands. Half of them luminescent, the other half dark. Half singing, the other half buzzing discordantly. On the floor, he writes: "DO NOT NEED. TAKE. MIGHT FIND USE"
Sig sidles up next to Tokiko. "Heard there was gonna be a knighting ceremony or something. If you don't do well in crowds, you might wanna steel yourself. Don't worry, you can't possibly embarrass yourself more than these guys routinely embarrass each other for a living."
Skippy looks up at Tarboy, then down at the words. "I... see. Thanks, Tarboy. I really do appreciate it." He scoops up the shards of Galeem and Dharkon, then pockets them away in Hammerspace for later.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Disney Castle: Knighting
Mickey: "Alright, everyone! Will the heroes who faced the Chairman please step forth?"
They hop to attention and get in a line which conveniently goes in player order, save for Oswald and Yen Sid.
First up is Gary.
"Please kneel."
It takes the penguin a second to comply, but eventually, he does so. Mickey manifests Star Cluster and proceeds to tap the edge of the Keyblade against his shoulder, knighting him as in fantasy ceremonies.
"... Thank you." Gary rises up, steps aside, and returns to the party.
Then comes Bandana Doo, who of course says nothing, but after being knighted, raises a sign with a >;) on it.
Next is Orochi, who kneels before Mickey as a show of respect. "It was an honor."
Drawcia, despite feeling like the odd one out and looking like she doesn't want to be involved, still complies. Seems the whole "being good" thing feels weird to her.
Konngara calmly approaches Mickey and kneels. Seems like this sort of ceremony is nothing new to her.
"Thank you, for allowing this old lost ronin to feel part of a true noble quest again... even though I failed to see the final battle through to the end. I see more clearly than ever now that I must carry on improving myself."
Tarboy approaches Mickey and kneels. After the knighting, he stands up and roars. Not the pain and hatred-filled howls he usually emits - this is a roar of victory, that signals the successful end of a great battle.
Tokiko advances with some hesitation, but with the encouragements of Sig and after reminding herself that if she could challenge Marduk for ownership of the Tablet of Destinies and win, she can damn well take a few steps and say a few words to a crowd, she eventually makes it.
"My deepest thanks, though this wasn't really necessary. I didn't do this out of the kindness of my heart, after all. The existence of these Cogs felt personally offensive to my very essence, and I would simply not have been able to rest soundly knowing such disgusting things roam the worlds. Triplet Magic! Silent Image!"
With a wave of Tokiko's hand, three figures appear by her side. It's Miles, Nebula and Corona, smiling gently to the crowd.
"If you want to thank anyone, thank them. Without them, I probably wouldn't have been roped into all this to begin with. I know not where they are now, but on this day, we all carry their spirit with us." Galleom stomps up to Mickey, who has to jump up to reach his shoulder, but reaches it regardless.
Blade Wolf trots forward next, and sits like an obedient dog. Once it is over, he silently nods with gratitude for the recognition and returns to his guard patrol.
Mega Man kneels before Mickey. "We'll keep the worlds safe."
Mickey knights him. "I'm sure you will! Don't get too worked up about the finer details."
Crank steps forward. "A master bard entertaining the people, a temporary dragon, and now officially a royal knight for a cartoon mouse who lives in a castle... Heh. If I told my elf mom about this she'd probably try to kill me." The moment he's been knighted, he walks up to the nearby stage and starts playing a song.
Bloody Bunny is next.
Mickey: "I just want to let you know I heard what happened to you. I'm sorry that had to happen to you."
She shakes her head as she is knighted. Mickey had nothing to do with that, no need to put the blame on himself.
Next, Sig.
Mickey: "I'm glad to see not every demon is a minion of darkness."
Sig: "That supposed to be a shot?"
Mickey: "N-no, of course not!"
This only leaves Skippy. As he steps forward, so too do Oswald and Yen Sid from the other direction.
Oswald clears his throat, and speaks his part like he practiced it off a script. "In honor of your leadership in the victorious war against the Chairman, Skippy Wildgrin."
Mickey: "We would like to bequeath to you a Keyblade of your very own, drawn forth from the heart of Toontown itself!" Mickey holds up a hand and materializes the Keyblade in question, which resembles a somewhat ridiculous amalgamation of all the Gag tracks in Toontown save for Drop.
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Yen Sid: "And along with that, to commemorate being chosen by the almighty χ-blade, the key to all, I shall bestow upon you the Mark of Mastery, officially declaring you a Keyblade Master, fit to pass down this power down to others you deem worthy."
Skippy tugs at his collar. "I, uh... I really don't know what to say to that."
Mickey shakes his head. "Then don't say anything. You've earned this, trust us."
"Okay... thanks, King Mickey."
Mickey hands the Keyblade over to Skippy, and there's a flash of light as it accepts him as its new master.
Skippy feels its edge and grip, giving it a few practice swings. "I think I'll call you... Laugh Track."
Mickey now turns and addresses the rest of the partygoers. "You're all welcome to return to the Arena or Toontown at your own discretion, but don't feel pressured to leave!"
"DIO is the ultimate being! The being of the future! Dare you not to rival me!"Shulk gets hit dead on by the punch, Yelling in pain as the strike connects, bone nearly cracking under the weight of the bandit's fist. He'd then quickly use light heal to patch up his wounds, before getting back on guard.
Light heal: As it says on the tin. Single target heal, nothing much to write home about.
There are 2 bandits left. One of thrm gets punched by Windu, knocking him out. The other one uses the ability "Steal" on card #5 and activating the trap, killing him.
"Well guys we did it. That was pretty easy. Let's keep moving."
Mero starts to walk forward, ahead there is a giant purple throne.
I'm finally a big boy!Luxord is exposed and momentarily surprised, as the other false cards return to his hand, but he swiftly cuts down the bandit with a full hand of all seven cards, swinging them like one of Kitana's fan-blades.
After the dust has settled, he reverts his cards to one again. "Alright. Let us press onward."
Edited by KiriK on Mar 3rd 2020 at 11:42:50 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."The Pale, near Red Road Pass
Thor wanders through the frigid plains of the Pale, snow crunching beneath his boots as he allows his thoughts to unreel.
"Not only will I require powerful allies in order to slay Katre and Troa, but we'll need an actual plan of attack beyond rushing them simultaneously..."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Mar 3rd 2020 at 11:00:07 AM
"Thor...", a powerful, booming voice suddenly rings through the area. One Thor should easily recognize as that of the Allfather, Odin
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"Thor... can you hear me, my son?"
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Thor will eventually be able to see Odin's silhouette in the far distance. However, his stance makes him look like he's limp, which would imply some seriously severe wounds, considering that this is Odin we're talking about.
"Thor... my son, you must flee... I..."
He then suddenly collapses into the snow.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Mar 3rd 2020 at 8:09:47 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Once he's close to Odin, Thor will be able to see that he's indeed badly wounded, and exhausted too.
As Odin coughs, Thor should be able to hear someone snicker darkly nearby. The voice sounds familiar, but Thor won't be able to put an immediate face to it.
"I wanted to see you and your brother working together in person... the thought... made me proud...", Odin weakly says, sounding like he's on the verge of dying.
"Don't... chase her..."
His mention of a 'her' likely eliminates Thanos as the suspect. But then, who could...?
"Thor?", Loki
suddenly asks as he comes running up to him, seeing him near someone wounded. He looks shocked when he sees that it's Odin.
"Father!? Thor, what happened!?"
Edited by DevilPsyco on Mar 3rd 2020 at 8:20:45 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Thor kneels down beside Odin.
"Don't worry, Father... Once Heimdall brings us back to Asgard, we'll bring you to the healers as quickly as possible. And if Hela is the one responsible for this, then she will pay with her life."
The god of thunder briefly glances in the direction of the snickering, then turns to what appears to be his brother.
"I don't know, Loki... but I fear that Hela may have gone back on her word."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Mar 3rd 2020 at 11:32:25 AM
Loki looks down at Odin again for a moment, then back at Thor with a troubled and angered expression.
"I will contact Heimdall immediately and get Father to the healers. Go catch whoever's responsible for this! You're faster than I am. Once Father is in safe hands, I'll come back, and together, we'll make the culprit pay!"
"N... no, don't chase her... run away...", Odin says, trying his best to use his usual demanding tone, but it comes out too tired and pained to have that effect.
"We cannot let them get away with this!", Loki says to Odin as he starts to pick him up. He then looks at Thor as the snickering returns, but now sounding like it's farther away.
"Quickly, before they escape!", he says, desperation in his eyes and voice.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.WINDWARD RUINS
aaaaaAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
A badass green-haired man, clad in a stylish green kimono and with two cool sword at his side, make a very unfitting appearance by dropping out of the sky, landing on the ground with enough force to damage the ruins!
After a little while, he pulls himself out of the crater and spit snow and rock before cracking his neck.
Huh?
He look around him and discover Skyrim's snowy environment.
What the hell? I suck at directions but this is on another level.
...
Deut is standing on Whiterun, at the tip of its tallest building, on one leg, with a decently angered expression on her face, which might be bad news for evildoers in the victiny.
...
Niagara is quietly heading towards Anna and Jake's new place of a sort, accompanied by his daughter and Saizo, of all people. While Morgan looks happy, Saizo is keeping his distance, looking wary.
I'd tell this to everyone in the arena right now if I could, I'm just so happy!
You might just be doing that right now, with the volume of your voice. Says Saizo. Morgan doesn't seems bothered, and Niagara doesn't get offended as well.
You think your mother will smirk if she sees me? He jokes.
Oh she's gonna smile! I wish I could take pictures of moments when they happen because she and Laurent will be like, so happy!
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterThe farther Thor runs, the clearer and louder the snickering becomes. Eventually he'll be able to see someone in the far distance leap behind a snowed-over rock.
Once Thor reach it, he'll find...
Nothing, save for a single white feather in the snow.
Once this (likely) confuses him, he should be able to feel a sudden hand on his shoulder.
"Thor? Is that you?"
Now this voice may shake him, because his memory would tell him that, despite everything, this is none other than Frigga's
voice. His mother's voice.
The moment he turns around, he'll see her standing there. However, she's facing away from him, and her hand will no longer be on his shoulder.
Deut's eyes may fall not on any evildoers, but on a nearby Botar on the streets below, who she might've heard of as an ally of Pseudo Porky, the one who had partly made Katre's initial capture possible thanks to that gauntlet he lent them.
Botar looks like he just got done talking to someone.
Morgan, Niagara and Saizo will eventually see Jake
◊ on his lonesome near the house he and Anna are currently staying in. He's carrying logs of wood in his arms, likely either for a fire or for his smithy.
Deut notices him and drop from her spot !
Hello, Botar. Hrm, would it bother you if I proposed a meeting with... Pseudo?
She’s back to looking all polite.
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Jake! Hey Jake! You need to see this! she says, running happily. Niagara follows, preparing to help if Morgan surprises Jake badly enough to get him to drop the log.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter

Paintra is sitting in her studio/portrait somewhere off to the side, working on that request she promised Tokiko.
Crank stands there, just completely dumbfounded by the power and authority Ansem exudes. He moves to put a reassuring hand on Bloody Bunny's shoulder. She looks like she's about to brush him off... but then she doesn't, simply looking away and letting him.
Blade Wolf, not much of a party person, is patrolling atop the castle walls, keeping an eye out in case anything gets the idea to disrupt the festivities.
Galleom and Mega Man... sample the punch.
Sig hangs out somewhere in between Paintra and wherever Tokiko is, idly sipping on a glass of purple stuph and playing with the bugs that come to say hello.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."