(The discussion thread is here
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Welcome to HGS: Another Side Another Story. It is a roleplay spinoff for the Hunger Games Simulator forum game, akin to both the RP's in the Roleplaying section as well as the ITTs in Forum Games. It tells the story of the Hunger Games in the Arena of Panem, the nominators who sent the tributes, the tributes themselves both in and out of the Arena or even other people relevant to the Games. In addition, it also tells their stories beyond the Arena.
You can jump right in with any character, like your nominator self, your tributes, etc. The structure of this RP will be open-world. Don't worry about not being skilled/experienced enough or being new to RP'ing. Finally, ASAS accepts any skill level or RP style. Other than these, there are some important rules to note, which are:
- No godmodding will be allowed or tolerated here. The offending player will be given punishment depending on the severity.
- Please communicate anything important you plan on another player with the said player first. Don't just execute it without their consent.
- Don't be rude to other players, both out and in-universe. This extends to RP offenses like railroading, guilt-tripping, coercing, or other forms of forcing them.
- This RP is related to the Hunger Games Simulation:Beyond the Possibilities forum game. Thus it will have events based from that game, including the tributes. This means if you want to RP as tributes, please nominate them officially on the thread first, with misses not being counted. This has to be done after an incident with a player who hasn't joined the game itself yet.
- Since this RP is Loose Canon in relation to the main HGS thread, the host's interpretation of events isn't necessarily 100% canon. Every player has the right to deviate from what the host says and go with their own interpretations. If multiple players have their tributes involved in the same event(s), please communicate with each other so that you're on the same page regarding how you see them.
- This RP chronicles the lives of the nominators and their tributes behind the scenes. While dark plots are acceptable, the overall tone of the RP should be light-hearted and comedic. This RP is not a Cosmic Horror Story or action story about defeating evil. It is a Slice of Life comedy with some adventure to it, first and foremost. Our previous RP, Convergence, is not representative of the intended tone, and the grimdark tone of that RP is one of the main reasons it was retooled.
- Nominators and tributes alike can transform into Pokemon whenever they enter a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon World (but they can bypass this with certain items/methods or shapeshifting) or via other means outside it such as a season event, Transformation Trinkets, or shapeshifting. The players are free to choose the Pokéforms that best suit their characters and even give them color schemes outside the standard and Shiny colors, but there is a hard rule for this. If you want your character's Pokéform to be a Legendary, Mythical, or Ultra Beast, please ask the RP mods for approval. Outside the Arena, these Pokéforms are still OP, but we want to give leeway for tributes who theoretically can have them such as deities.
- Other rules are covered in the RP guides: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13414403220A81433600&page=1#comment-1
Other guides to help you can be found below:
Here's my opening RP post:
Detective Gamechanger's Base
A sharp-dressed man in a green suit and yellow tie is standing by the entrance of the base. He is of average height and has whitish skin, though still a bit darker. He is Billy, one of the nominators and the organizer of the party.
Indeed, after the nominators' returned and settled their problems, they decide to have fun with a party. Billy also sent invites for all the other nominators out there, as well as basically anyone else, including tributes, non associated parties, interested nominators who haven't participate yet, or even those who just wants to hang out.
The place itself in the base is refurbished for party purposes. Fancy chairs and tables are set everywhere for people to relax, as well as put food and other objects for the latter. There's also various collections showcased, including those belonging to the Detective, like his classic cars. Various themes to the base are set too, including detective noir as GC would have preferred.
Billy is now awaiting for other guests to arrive. He is also ready to give them a pleasant surprise during the party pertaining to his nation.
Edited by Billy5545 on Aug 23rd 2023 at 12:18:55 AM
10,000 grams of pure caffeine
Basing from this, I'm pretty sure that at the very least, the Thunderdrum dragon will reach a pretty high spot. Libre thinks to himself. Then he gets a text message from Jace, reading: "Alright, my spiders have gathered info on our "tributes", from District 2. Here's the event log:"
A documentation of the Arena Events is attached to the message.
The Arena
Bloodbath
The dragon can be seen having a hard time trying to get up to fly away from the Cornucopia. First it hits a couple of rocks, then accidentally turns as flat as pastry dough whilst hitting a pond of water. It tries to run with it's short legs, but ends up capsizing itself, taking 30 minutes to upright it's body back before flying at a low altitude, hitting a tree and screaming at it till it's destroyed out of frustration.The toy instrument flops and bounces comically with it's springy tail towards Aokiji and Chef Boyardee, but immediately bounces away from them after the chef dies to Aokiji.
Day 1
The toy instrument just dangles from a tree branch, leaving it completely undetected during the hide-and-seek game due to the lack of noise generated by it.The dragon looks at the thin tree, then leaves, assuming that it's impossible for Plessie to hide inside such a narrow, small tree.
Night 1
The dragon self-flattens and capsizes again, but this time it's deliberate, an attempt to fake a kill that didn't actually happen.The toy instrument bounces and flops in frustration as it "argues" with Tabitha regarding the ways a dog should wear pants.
Day 2
The toy instrument "asks" Gato Amigo (despite just making a bunch of loud noises) if he can walk faster through a "valley of the shadow of death" that can be seen ahead of them. In reality the valley in question is just a mundane valley.The dragon sits down to question whatever the fuck kind of fate it's nominator (whoever they may be) has tempted, that has resulted in this.
Night 2
The dragon futily tries to scream at Riceball Cat, but gets constantly killed then revived, each moment preventing it from returning the favor upon Riceball Cat.Somehow the toy instrument manages to say "Oh there you are, Adam." after getting near him.
Day 3
The dragon tries to jump using it's Sonic Scream, but it gets shot mid-flight, completely turning flat like a deflated balloon afterwards. A spider observing by the tree picks up the dragon's body soon after and carries it to Jace's house.The toy instrument stops moving entirely after hearing Adam that he'll wreck it's originating district with an airstrike.
Confused and shocked at the situation, Libre texts to Jace: "How the fuck did that dragon got that unlucky and how is that thunder drum speaking?" Jace responds to Libre's text with: "Regarding the dragon, did you tempt fate today? And the thunder drum...I don't know myself." Libre ends up getting worked up over the thought that he just tempted fate, today, and that it resulted in a series of bad events for the dragon ending with it's death, forgetting entirely over the logistics of a talking inanimate object.
Edited by SomeLibre on Mar 16th 2021 at 10:10:45 PM
Cassie | he/they | But will it stop the pain forever? / I just can't be sure
Prim, proper, and yet so socially awkward
Season 149
Oh no, Lizzy! Not again...
(The Junes are dismayed when Liesl unknowingly curses Linda, the odd-looking security guard, and Kale with bad luck.)
Hey, uh, least it coulda been worse. Remember Maran and Cortez? (One June asks.)
Ohhh yeah. But those were 'cause Lizzy lost her temper! Wonder what they're up to now?
(Liesl, in the meantime, is randomly approached by Doomslayer, who tells her to prepare for Dr. Frankenstein's death.)
Forgive me for asking this, but are you touched in the head? (Liesl asks.)
(Then he clarifies that he means that they're going to be the cause of it.) O-Oh...
(Meanwhile, Plessie has left the convention and is idly playing around with some Zero Wing action figures they got at the CATSvention and gets discovered by the Upgradebot.)
(B-But they're action figures...)
(Later they end up in an accident with Firebrand and Cyberdramon and take a nasty fall. Miraculously, the three of them escape harm completely. Plessie beats a hasty retreat afterward, though, aware of how dangerous the other two have been this season.)
"I shall not be foolish again, my dear Gwendolyn!"
Braids From S286 Not Included
Lair Entrance
Susie clenches her fists while Ralsei goes "oh no..." when Onox tells them that Kris and Lucian were separated.
"I just hope they're doing okay..."
"H-How dare they split them apart!"
Susie was about to charge straight into the lair when Undyne grabs her in the arm.
"Hold up, don't go running in there without discussing it with us first!"
"Says the one who charges headfirst into battle!" Alphys elbows Undyne, who facepalms.
"But he's right," says Big Mac, pointing to Nick.
"We need to stick together to successfully rescue your friends," Glimmer says to Susie and Aaron. "That being said, I can be a bit impulsive at times, so please tell me if I'm acting up, okay?"
"We will!" says Ralsei.
"Anything else before we start raiding the lair?" Undyne asks Billy's rescue team.
Alphys gets some earpieces from her pockets and hands them out to the others.
"Unfortunately, I only made enough for our team and yours, Ralsei, so Aaron, James, don't stray too far from us, okay?"
Inside Scipion's Lair
Kris struggles to get up and wordlessly stares at Morgan. They're worried about Susie, but she can still do this with everyone else on her side... right? They try calling her one more time, but their phone's battery died.
Eye-Sicle's Lair
The Pearls tell June that they're ready to find the other clones.
The Database Library, Basement
Mimi's fur stands on its ends as she tries to understand 6k1's discussion. She also cringes at her attempt to be frank with her about the subject, but follows along anyway.
"What I'm trying to say is... these feelings are normal."
"Really?"
"Yes, because it's part of your natural instinct to, um... start a family with your future partner."
Mimi's eyes shrink. "Wait, what?!"
6k1 laughs nervously. "Well... you don't have to do it right now since you're still young, but this is one of the many things to consider once you become an adult."
She was about to continue when Plessie and Isabelle decide to "sleep together", just before the screen goes black. When it goes back on, Riceball Cat is seen running away screaming for Brain Bleach.
Mimi's face turns just as red as Arcturus's. "Wh-Wh-What did they do?!"
6k1 hyperventilates. "Uhhhhhhh... don't worry about that happening to you and Arcturus, since the Gamemakers will prevent that from happening next season."
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Mar 16th 2021 at 8:17:55 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Deep within underground complex
Scipion cackled seeing Firebrand going on a killing spree, even going as far as killing rocks. Unfortunately for the Zoroark, Kale put an end to Firebrand after the Red Arremer defeated her.
"Well shit... Well, I guess I'll have to wait for the nom games." he grunted.
"I... Uh... I have a question." Lucian hesitantly said. Scipion shrugged and waved at him to go on.
"W-What exactly are we searching for?"
"A good place for our final battle. I'm going to make things right this time around."
"A-And... What will happen next?"
"Hehe... Well, you'll be locked up and be able to see my fight with Aaron. If he'll win, which won't happen, I'll let you two go. If he fails, I capture him and I have fun with him." Scipion said, looking at his claws with a bloodthirsty look.
"W-What about me? A-Are you going to hurt me?" Lucian fearfully asked, gulping.
"Well... I have yet to see if I torture you with Aaron or if I just let you go. You are just a bait after all. And well... I've already hurt you enough, don't you agree?" Scipion said, a mischievous smile on his face as he pointed at Lucian's chest.
The Lycanroc curiously looked at his chest and yelled in horror upon seeing a huge hole inside it. Scipion burst into laughter as Lucian panicked and backed down against the wall.
"Oh god!!! Oh god!!! What is that?! What is that?! I shouldn't... O-Oh..."
Lucian realized that this hole was nothing but an illusion, as he put his paw on it. Scipion was rolling on the floor, having the time of his life.
"T-This isn't funny at all... I-I could have a heart attack." Lucian whispered, frowning.
"I-It was funny to me! I know that you're sensitive, but I can't help myself. You look kinda cute when you freak out." Scipion cackled, patting Lucian's head
"C-Can we just go on please?" Lucian asked, lowering his ears.
"Fine, fine!"
Scipion's lair
"Understood." Aaron said to Alphys. James nodded at her as well.
Once they were done the team entered the cave.
The team walked for several minutes through visibly empty caves.
"That's fucking weird... Why is there no one in here?" Alex grunted, he and the other Pokémons staying on guard.
"Clyde mentioned this was a large underground complex. Finding Lucian and Kris won't be easy, even without opponents." Nick sighed.
"Aaron? Can you use your Aura to guide us?" James asked the Lucario. He nodded, closed his eyes, and focused, a slight blue aura emanating from him.
"I can only feel Scipion's presence somewhere as well as Lucian's one... But somehow nothing about Kris and Morgan... And I can't help but shake the feeling we are watched." he sadly sighed. In truth, he was unable to sense Morgan and Kris because of the Dark Star's interference.
"Nothing? Shit..." Tokage swore.
"Okay, so Kris is definitively in trouble with Morgan."
"And this is no reason to panic! Remember. Stay calm and focused." James sternly ordered.
"Took the words away from me..." Arthur quietly muttered, slightly amused to see his leader so serious.
Edited by Scipion3 on Mar 16th 2021 at 1:56:01 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
An eagle
Eye-sicle's Lair
"Thanks for the encouragement, Yellow." Billy says in response to her words. He then asks Jared, who said about Eye-sicle's current condition to him, "how did he get into a fight with his tributes, and what is his curse like?" As he is asking it, inside his mind, he realizes that perhaps it has something to do with his attitude. After all, Dave mentioned his impression of the nominator to him few Earth Prime months ago, and there's some parts that don't seem to be flattering about the person.
Meanwhile, Billy's tributes finally witness the clones. Spongebob is the first to speak as he shouts, "wow, there are more than one of you?" he says to June. He then continues, "I remember when I was cloned, and also that Patrick double. Anyway, let's catch 'em, guys!"
Spongebob then suddenly gets out a jellyfish net as he chases after a clone. Patrick also follows as he reveals a jellyfish net while shouting, "don't forget me, buddy!" Squidward then expresses his usual annoyance as the duo are chasing the clones, "what an annoying duo. Anyway, who wants to hear my clarinet?"
Squidward then gets his clarinet out of his pocket and starts playing it. It turns out that he is still rather mediocre at it, so his music doesn't sound good.
"Ugh, I swear this is the worst music I've ever heard." Angelina says to her group as Sigma responds, "I also have the same agreement. I can detect extreme degrees of disharmony to the universal order in this music."
Meanwhile, Kat looks annoyed, while Yaya doesn't seem to mind. In fact, she even enjoys it a bit as she says, "I don't think this is too bad." Then again, she did make unappetizing cookies before. Finally Claus says their opinion, "this music is amazing, Squidward. I can sense such huge creative energy pouring from you into this masterpiece. The harmony and the structure complement each other perfectly according to my analysis. Finally, I can also feel your fiery passion, such that your song is exciting us all! After all, passion is part of the heart of music and an integral part to it." This causes Angelina, Kat, and Sigma to shoot a weird look at Claus.
"Anyway, should we assist them? My job is a transporter anyway, so we should transport those clones!" Angelina declares. The other members of her group then agree as they also chase after the clones, trying to use their gravitational power in a small manner to drag the clones toward them.
As Billy waits for the response, he starts to think about his talk with Arcturus prior to his and his pet's departure for June's party, ignoring the distraction of Squidward's clarinet performance and the clone chase. It happened in the empty hour at the Mansion before the previous season was over, when Billy had George and Kayla explain the Pokémon world to his rescue team as he had to excuse himself for the talk.
Billy's Mansion
Billy went into an empty, private room alongside Arcturus. He then dissuaded his pet's fear by saying, "do not worry, Arcturus. This room is soundproofed, so no one would be able to listen to us."
"I guess I'll believe in this, Billy... Arcturus, who looked like this
◊, said in a nervous tone with a not so-confident expression. However, he realized this as he continued, "sorry Billy, it's just that I feel a bit nervous. That's all."
"Do not worry. Anyway, about your behaviors in the park, I am guessing that you make those while around Mimi, right?"
"Yes... I also feel something unusual inside my heart..."
Billy then knelt down into Arcturus' level as he said, "I already understand what that feeling is."
W-what is it...?"
"This is something called love."
"So you're saying that I...?"
"Do not worry. This is a natural feeling that everyone has at some point in their life."
"Also, it also makes sense for a teenager like you. It seems your species also have a surge of hormones like humans around that period of life, so this feeling of attraction would come to you recently."
"Uh, so what should I do...?" Arcturus said in a slightly unsure tone. While he had some of his fears relieved by Billy, he did not know about his future or what should he do now.
"Of course, you can have kids later when you are an adult. Before that however, it is fine to be attracted to her. Just be careful with it."
"Ah, OK. I understand now!" Arcturus finally said confidently as Billy produced a small smile. He then stood back as Arcturus asked one final question for the session, "how about in the Arena? You said that you planned to nominate me as one of the reserves after all."
"Do not worry, for the Gamemakers will be more alert to those kind of events during the Nominator Game."
PMD World
Patchouli receives the Revive Mint. She then feels reinvigorated as she quietly says, "thanks for the help."
The rescue team then received Alphys' earpieces as Sandy says, "Do we have additional healing or strengthening items with us? I think our chance will be better if we have some."
Meanwhile, Tsubakura says, still showing confidence despite the fact that their Pokémon form is possibly weaker than their original, "I've handled several incidents back in Mugenri successfully. I won't stand back just because those troublemakers are pretty strong. Besides, I know that we have gone through some tough battles when resolving some incidents."
"I'm not sure about your statement, Tsubakura. As a Pokémon, we seem to have some of our powers held back by our types and different movesets, so I'd say that you can't rely on your previous power alone."
"Hah, I've been in this kind of squirrel body before! I never seem to have a problem fighting with it!"
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).
Braids From S286 Not Included
Eye-Sicle's Lair
Once June has given them the go signal, the Pearls search the rest of the lair for the other clones. They also listen to Squidward's clarinet solo, but Yellow cringes at it.
"Will you cut that out?" she says to him. "It's distracting us from our search!"
"Fair point," says Blue, "but don't criticize him like that!"
"But how can he improve if we don't point out his mistakes?"
"By being honest and unbiased without being rude to him!"
"Hmph!"
The Database Library, Basement
Mimi sinks herself deeper in 6k1's arms and cuddles her, relieved about her feelings for Arcturus.
"But what should I do with them, Mom? I can't hold them in forever..."
6k1 shakes her head at Upgrade-bot beheading Data Gummy's corpse and putting his head on display, then puts away her phone, takes a few more deep breaths, and looks at her pet again.
"Before we get into that, I'll just say that even people of different races/species or of the same gender can fall in love, too, as it has no boundaries. Actually... as far as the boundaries of the Watchlist goes, but still. That's normal, too, but sadly, some cultures aren't approving of them."
Mimi frowns. "Aww..."
"But that doesn't mean they should be treated differently from other couples. You should love and accept them for the way they are, just like how you treat your friends and family."
The Starble nods in understanding.
"But what did Plessie and Isabelle do that Arena night?"
"Um... that's private, and that should be respected."
Scipion's Lair
Alphys puts a claw on her head and laughs nervously, for she just realized that she packed extra earpieces just in case, but they still weren't enough for everybody.
"Besides that last Revive Mint," Ralsei says to Sandy, "I still have one piece of Dark Candy left."
"I've a cup of Sea Tea if anyone needs a speed boost," says Undyne.
"A pack of Instant Noodles, which is better if eaten dry," adds Alphys.
"And some apples, fresh from the farm," adds Big Mac, pointing to his satchel.
"That's great!" says Ralsei, "and how are you doing in your Pokéforms?"
"Hella great if you ask me! Did you see how I pulled off that Waterfall?"
"Of course I did, Dyney! I-I'm still not confident with my Electric attacks, but I can charge my phone with them!"
"That's pretty neat!" says Glimmer. "I'm still trying to get the hang of my new yet similar powers and covering up my weaknesses, though..."
Big Mac just nods, as he's the most adjusted among the four.
And now that everyone's ready, they all venture deep into the lair. Glimmer shines a light with her staff while Alphys gets her phone and shows everyone her Mission Control app.
"I'll be tracking you with this, but will stay as far away from our enemies as possible."
She points to her earpiece and taps it.
"Just tap on this if you need me, okay?"
"Okay!" says everyone but Susie, who's scratching her ear hole and looking at the tunnel ahead of her.
God, this thing's starting to get itchy... she thinks.
Aaron then uses his aura to try finding Kris and Lucian, but he only manages to detect the latter's location.
"I know I'm contradicting what Glimmer just said earlier," says Undyne, "but we should split up."
"Split up?!" says Susie. "I'll go find Kris right now, bye everyone!"
"Wait, no—"
But the dinosaur is already gone. Undyne facepalms while Glimmer sighs and tries casting her location spell, but the Dark Star's magic interferes with it.
"Uggghhh..." Ralsei groans. "Now what are we gonna do?"
"I'll go test our comm. devices right away!" says Alphys.
She taps on it and calls Susie while tracking her with her app.
"Hey, can you hear me?! We're all concerned about you, but if you wish to find Kris on your own, fine, but please be careful down there, okay?"
But Alphys hears nothing but static, and Susie's image disappears from the app.
"Oh no..."
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Mar 21st 2021 at 5:40:58 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Scipion's lair
"We have still some items on us. It's mostly Oran Berry or Reviver seeds, but we don't have a lot of these." Tokage said to Sandy, pointing at the small bag Aaron was carrying.
Inside the lair, the teams looked in awe at Alphys's phone.
"That's really convenient. And hey, if you don't run from enemies fast enough, I believe I could help." Nick said to her. Undyne then suggested that they split up to cover more ground. But before the Pokémons could voice their opinion, Susie immediately left them and ran away from the group.
"SUSIE!! WAIT!!" Aaron pleaded. But it was too late and his call fell into deaf ears.
"Oh no... S-Susie..." he sighed. His worries grew bigger when not even Alphys could reach her.
"For Arceus's sake, is she insane?? Couldn't she just stick around with us?" James exclaimed in frustration.
"To be fair, she's acting weird ever since Kris was taken away." Tokage muttered, shaking his head.
"Heh don't worry, Aaron, she'll manage. She's strong. And it's not like Scips and Morgan actually call reinforcements so she'll be juuuuust fi-"
A loud, guttural roar interrupted Alex. The ground shook as something come out of the ground behind them. A gigantic green reptile with three red eyes towered at the heroes and snarled.
"What is that?" James shrieked.
"Definitively not a Pokémon." Arthur grunted.
"It's freaking huge! Even bigger than any Pokémons I have ever seen! How did that monster get here?"
"I've seen him during the Legion's battle. I think it... or rather he's one of Scipion's tributes. His name is Kraid." Tokage explained, backing down.
"Ah yeah... Forgot he tends to nominate that kind of uglies. And of course, he wasn't turned into a Pokémon..." Alex said, disgusted by the space pirate.
"According to what I've read about him, his weak point is in the mouth... But only Arthur could try to reach him."
"If that's the kind of tribute we have to face, then Susie is definitively in trouble!! We must find her at once! We don't have time to fight this monster!" Aaron exclaimed, panicking about Susie's safety.
"I'm not one to run away when it comes to fighting... But for once, I'm on board with you, Aaron." Alex said, intimidated by Kraid's size.
"To be fair, he seems quite slow. We don't have to fight him, but we may outrun this behemoth." James added.
"So we run?"
"We run!" Aaron shouted as Kraid started to throw big spikes from his belly.
Morgan's room
Eventually, because of the Dark Star's magic, Susie was unknowing to her moved to another place inside the Underground Complex. She entered a room with black rocks all around her.
"Finally... I was getting impatient, Susie." a familiar voice sighed.
Morgan was leaning on a wall, watching his fingers. Above him, was Kris, still locked up in the dark cage.
"Please, excuse me for dragging you here, out of the sudden. But seeing how... Impatient you were to get to me, I obliged. I hope you won't mind. Honestly, I would have expected you to run away from the group after an argument with the goat garbage, but I guess I can't predict everything." he said, shrugging.
"Oh and if you wonder how Kris's doing... They're fine." he cackled, snapping his fingers. The energical cage emitted several dark thunderbolts, striking Kris just to hurt them.
Edited by Scipion3 on Mar 16th 2021 at 8:55:22 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Prim, proper, and yet so socially awkward
Season 149
Lair (Inside)
(While trying to figure out where to go next, Liesl is caught completely off-guard by Koops spinning in his shell right toward her.)
What the-? (WHACK!)
(A funny little tune plays as Liesl jumps into the air and back down again.)
(The duplicate Junes spectating the Season back at the lair react with audible disappointment when Liesl gets taken down by Koops.)
Aww, poor Lizzy! Hope Eye-Sicle revives her quick! (One June says.)
(At this point the Junes disperse and begin tending to other matters at the party, liking getting the Pigeon some Tums.)
(Meanwhile, Stanford is still in tribute quarters with Gloria, with the TV playing the current season. Neither of them are really paying attention to it until Gloria looks up and notices that the screen has turned black.)
Uh, is something wrong with your TV? (Gloria asks suddenly, pointing to the suddenly blank screen.)
(Stanford notices.) I can't imagine there would be. The only reason why I think it would would be because-
AAAAAAAAAAAAARGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! (Eye-Sicle suddenly lets out a scream that rings through the entire lair.)
Uh...what was that? (Gloria asks.)
I...think we might be better off NOT knowing. (Stanford says after a moment, feeling a bit uncomfortable.) Nothing good could be causing Eye-Sicle, of all people, to scream like that, especially with the feed of the season having suddenly gone blank.
(After thinking about it for a moment, Gloria audibly cringes in disgust.)
(Soon enough, the screen comes back on, eventually showing Plessie in a conga line with Cyberdramon, Doomslayer, and Goro Wajima around a pizza, like nothing happened.)
Lair (Outside)
You ever heard of Bubble Bobble? (Jared explains.) He got somebody from that world and they turned him into a little bubble-breathing dragon right and left before anyone could do anything about it. He's trying to figure out a way to get back to normal before the Nominator games start.
(Jared instinctively covers his ears the moment Squidward's music starts.) Man, it really is as bad as it sounded on TV...
Eh, I don't think it's THAT bad. It sounds alright to me, anyway. (Kay says, shrugging.)
(The nearby June clones are startled upon seeing a giant laughing sponge and starfish running toward them and scatter, though they don't get very far before Angelina uses her gravity powers to draw them back toward the group.)
Hey, what's going on?? (One of the June clones asks.)
Sorry! Didn't mean t' scare ya! We just need t' gather back around inside the lair! (The original June says.)
Oh, why didn' cha say so? (The clones quit resisting the gravitational pull and come along quietly.)
(There are still more June clones along the lair and in the woods, though.)
Oh, hey, I can see some decorations out there in the woods. (Kay points into the woods close by, where there are some decorations in a spot separate from where Cleo and Kenny went.) Figure June's clones wouldn't be far from that.
"I shall not be foolish again, my dear Gwendolyn!"
10,000 grams of pure caffeine
Whilst ballooning with his web gun, Libre gets an Arena log update from Jace.
The Arena
Night 3
The thunder drum rattles wildly in the night near Guy (who is forced to play Atari E.T.), making horrendous mockeries of thunder noises. It rattles louder and faster the more tired Guy looks.Day 4
After some unspecified event that stopped it from moving, the thunder drum encounters another thunder drum that has the same pattern as itself. The duplicate wraps it's spring around the original, constricting it until it's crushed and shattered in half, rendering the original unusable.END OF EVENT LOG
As he finishes reading, the wind stops completely, leaving him in the ground (oddly enough unharmed) with his web glider. "Welp it looks like it's time to prep for Nom Games." Libre texts to Jace. After processing the fact that he just landed in a random field, he texts to Jace: "...can you get one of your spiders to pick up that thunder drum clone for me?". He takes off with his web gun afterwards, to go to Jace's house.
The Arena
A spider wrangles the wriggling thunder drum clone, and picks up what remains of the original thunder drum, carrying it to the Webking House.Webking House
After playing with the thunder drum clone for a bit, Libre finds a new message sent from Billy. He replies to him."Huh. I think I'll take that repair offer. Though I think I'd prefer a voicebox that can allow me to make funny synth noises, make Sonic Screams, and can damage by exploiting the resonant frequencies of objects, cuz I liked being able to do that. Though maybe I'll get it after the Nom Games are over."
By the terrace, a bobbit worm
emerges from the odd crack in the wall, and burrows towards Libre, dirtying the floor with dirt...and breaking a window. Surprised that his pet bobbit worm is here, Libre types out a short message to the bobbit worm on a note app, reading: "Bob, what are you doing here? I'm a clone! The original went back to Tropesburg!" Bobbit worm: Oh crap.
He types out another message to his bobbit worm, reading: "I guess you can be my reserve? I heard they got this "reserve" thing in the upcoming Nom Games. Then you can go back."
Bobbit worm: Nom Games?
He throws out an explanation on what the Nom Games are to his bobbit worm, whilst one of Jace's spiders fixes the window, and another takes an attempt at playing the Electone.
Edited by SomeLibre on Mar 16th 2021 at 10:28:28 PM
Cassie | he/they | But will it stop the pain forever? / I just can't be sure
Dagded Dujardin
The Git of Givin'
A few days after Mysterio had his talk, Bale was checking his tributes and cheered when he saw that the TF 2 Mercs managed to get third place.
Bale: Oh yeah baby, we're back in the BR business.
MG: Guess you'll hire them soonish or laterish right?
Bale: That's for later. For now I need to recheck my schedule and... Oh shit, today's 6K1's birthday!
MG: Today?! Quick time to wrap our gift!
Bale: Got it!
He then wrapped a carefully made portrait photo of the Nominators he considered fr, it had a caption in the frame saying: "Nominator Friends 4 Life".
Bale: It's... Kind of corny, I'll admit it.
Daffy: It is very much
MG: But you put effort and care into it and that's what matters the most, Bale.
MD: Yeah, it's like getting vanilla ice cream for breakfast. One might think it's disappointing but there's a sweet feasting part to it!
MG: Well, that is one way to see it. Now let her see it
Bale: Alright Xochi sent this gift to her location.
Xochi: Order received and processed.
With that the gift was sent to 6K1, it had a note saying:
Braids From S286 Not Included
Scipion's Lair
Undyne helps Ralsei up Big Mac and throws her spear at Kraid's mouth before running away with the others. Glimmer makes short teleport jumps to dodge the spikes while Alphys catches up with Nick.
"Wh-Wh-Whoa!" says the Heliolisk, "I can't believe these lizard feet are taking me faster than I could before!"
Meanwhile, Susie is suddenly teleported to Morgan's room, and she roars and shakes her fists at the Morgrem torturing Kris with electricity.
"You know what, moron? I managed to settle things with Ralsei, but in the end... it didn't really matter. NOW GIVE US BACK OUR LEADER!!!"
She tries charging her Electric Buster, but upon firing it, it was just a normal Rude Buster.
"Damnit! I can't believe it wore off after my last battle!"
Eye-Sicle's Lair
The Pearls head for the woods and tell Cleo and Kenny that they're here to help round up the remaining clones. They also hear Eye-Sicle screaming from inside the lair, but they shrug and continue their jobs.
The Database Library, Basement
6k1 was about to continue her lecture when Ally, Asriel, and Dupe burst into the room and sing the birthday song.
Happy 24th anniversary of the day your biological mother gave birth to you! says Ally before giving her Bale's gift.
"And I made this greeting card just for you!" says Asriel, showing her the macaroni art of her. "I used to make these for my family back home!"
Dupe just mews and hugs her leg while Mimi cuddles her some more.
"It's your birthday already, Mom?"
"Heehee, yep!"
"I hope you have a great celebration in the Arena!"
"Aww, thanks!"
6k1 pets her, but gets a notification that the season has ended.
"Oh right, it's time for me to get ready, but I still have to finish my lecture with you and make a few more preparations..."
She also sees her crystal ball glowing in her pocket and gets it.
"Happy birthday to us, 6k1!" says Power. "I'll be dropping by Ichi's bunker to wish my best friend good luck, so can you please call Perri for me?"
"Thanks, and sure thing!"
Underground Bunker
After passing through the portal, Power knocks on the door. Once Ichi gets it, she asks him to kneel down so she can hug him. She also gives him a quick sketch of herself hugging and wishing him good luck in the Arena.
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Mar 18th 2021 at 3:17:40 AM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Scipion's lair
Kraid immediately stopped roaring and shut his mouth before Undyne's spear could hit him. He slowly followed the team, ready to stomp on them.
Even though the team outran Kraid, the monster was still a threat because of his belly's spikes. He also started to fire boulders from his mouth as well as his infamous projectile claws.
"HOW THE HELL DOES THAT NOT HURT HIM??? THAT LOOKS FUCKING PAINFUL!!" Alex screamed in disgust at the claws that Kraid easily regenerated.
But then, Aaron felt something wrong. Something else was following them. Something hidden. He gasped when Arthur suddenly rushed towards Alphys.
"You idiot!! Move!!" he yelled, ramming at her just before a tentacle could grab her.
Blue fireballs with eyes at their centers appeared before the group, revealing a ghostly squid. Phantoon, another Space Pirate commander. The monster opened its mouth, revealing the eye inside before disappearing.
"Ugh!! How hideous!!" James exclaimed, cringing.
"I won't lie... I miss Freddy and Clyde." Tokage grunted as Phantoon erratically summoned phantom eyes at the group.
"Aaron! Try to use your aura to locate that thing!" Nick exclaimed, dodging a fireball that appeared near him.
"I can't! Something is preventing me from using my aura correctly!" Aaron shouted, the Dark Star still messing up with his aura. Phantoon took this opportunity and became visible again. Opening its eye, it attempted to grab the Lucario. But, once again, Arthur was faster and counterattacked with an arrow right into the phantom's eye. Phantoon roared in pain and disappeared once more.
"Thank you, Arthur." Aaron thanked.
"Go." the Decidueye coldly said, preparing another arrow.
"W-What?"
"Undyne said it would be better if we split up. Right now, that strategy is better than ever. I'll keep these two busy. The rest of you go and find that dinosaur prick." he grunted.
"What? But Arthur, you cannot do this on your own!!" James exclaimed.
"That's why some of you idiots will stay with me to fight this damn phantom and the giant lizard. The rest of you, go now." Arthur commanded as Kraid caught up with the group and Phantoon materialized next to the giant's face, mouth closed.
"I'll stay with you. I believe I can help." Tokage said.
"Tokage..." Aaron muttered. The Grovyle smiled and briefly took his friend's hands.
"I'll be fine. Take care of Susie."
"We will." Aaron promised, lowering his hand.
"Please, be careful, Arthur." James wished, taking his lover's wing. Arthur slightly blushed and nodded, muttering some words of comfort to his leader. He exchanged a wink with Nick before screeching a battle cry and taking flight.
"Alright team, let's go!" Nick said to the rest of the group, leaving Arthur, Tokage, and those who wanted to fight by their sides against Kraid and Phantoon.
Morgan's room.
Morgan simply used a portal to deflect the move... Right back at Kris.
"Wow, you really have a terrible aim!" he mocked. He then started walking in circles, pretending to think.
"You settled things with him? Well, would you look at that! Your shitty brain can't really remember anything because you screwed up again. You fucking left your comrades!! I almost feel bad for Kris, having to deal with someone as brainless as you are." he continued before stopping and staring at her.
"You know, I'd like to introduce you to a friend of mine. I'm sure you two will love each other. You are so similar... Both big. Both mindless. Both brutal." Morgan said, grinning.
"But there are some differences though. Unlike you, she actually follow orders. And whenever she says, or in her case, roars that she's going to eat people's faces... She actually gets the job done."
As soon as Morgan finished, an Hyper Beam came out of nowhere at the two. Morgan dodged it by casually tilting his head.
Cerberus slowly flew into the room. The mad Pokémon snarled at Susie and stared at her with her three pairs of eyes.
Edited by Scipion3 on Mar 17th 2021 at 11:27:08 AM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
She/Her | inactive for now
Psyche's Fanfic School – Principal's Office
The season ends just as Psyche finishes the fanfics she was working on.
"Whew... just in time. That was convenient."
Turns out, she's written two fanfics over the course of the season she's missed out on. One of them is a cute Torigorey fic for 6k1. The other one is a slice-of-life fic for Power, set in Equestria, where she's having wholesome adventures with Crimson Gale and Starfall. Ichi also appears as a human and joins the party around halfway through the story.
She emails the fanfics to 6k1 and Power, respectively, and includes a note to each of them wishing them happy birthday and sending them her well wishes. For 6k1, she also wishes her good luck in the Nominator Games.
He hugs Power and accepts the sketch.
"Thanks, Pow-Pow. I'll try to keep from goin' off the deep end or murderin' Six/Psyche to death out there."
An eagle
Eye-sicle's Lair
Squidward briefly stops his performance as he feels annoyed, saying to Yellow and other audiences, "oh please, I'm just performing as best as I can. Clearly most of you can't appreciate fine arts."
Then referring to the clone chasers, Squidward continues, "I guess I'll just play a different music for the stupid chase some of you idiots are having." He then starts playing another piece, which is meant to be energetic, except it's just as mediocre as the previous one.
"Give me a break. That shit sucks even though I don't have much taste." Jolyne says in frustration as Giorno speaks, "I wonder if he would be able to kill people if he had a Stand with that kind of ability?"
Meanwhile, Jotaro and Josuke just stands there. The the former also says, "good grief, I would rather listen to my father's songs than hear the squid's clarinet."
"Anyway, I'll also catch those bizarre clones!" With that, Jolyne joins the other chasers.
Amiya then speaks to the Doctor, "Doctor, I wish I had brought my violin if his music is that bad to our ears." The Doctor just nods as the hooded figure makes a quip, "I agree."
"Anyway, we should also deal with the clone problem, Doctor!" After Amiya said it, the Doctor nods. With that, Amiya joins the chase.
The next to talk is Marisa, who says to Reimu, "I actually enjoy ze music of Squidward. Do ye like it?" Reimu responds with an exasperated look, "Ugh, I totally don't want to purify his clarinet, Marisa."
"I guess I'm already used to his nonsensical music thanks to my time in the Outside World, though this definitely isn't my preferred music." Sanae says. Suddenly, Cirno shouts, "Hey, I'm the strongest music player ever! I'm going t' seize the day by blizzard!"
Reimu and Marisa have a look of "uh-oh" as they realize what Cirno is going to do. In a snap, she flies and steals Squidward's clarinet, freezing it a bit, before running into the clone chasers. This makes Squidward angrily scream, "Hey! Return my clarinet, you idiot!" He then tries to chase Cirno, who is trying to play his clarinet while chasing the clones and declaring to them, "I'm going to freeze 'em like steak. I'll bring th' frigidness inside th' bones!"
As for the first three chasers, Angelina simply concentrates on her staff to increase her pull. This time, she tries to increase the weight of the clones temporarily.
Seeing the whole scene, Billy doesn't respond at the wackiness. Instead, he listens to what Jared says with interest, before responding, "this is an interesting event, to say the least. I hope he can figure out a way though." He then realizes that in the current Earth Prime today, Power and 6k1 are having their birthdays now, so he announces it, "in the meantime, I heard that Power and Ms. 6k1 are having another birthday today, so happy birthday to them. I wish them luck in the upcoming Third Nominator Game." He then finally sends a happy birthday message to both.
PMD World
Sandy says, "so ya'll are prepared well. Don't worry, Billy also handed me some berries for our team."
She then uncurls her tail to reveal that there's about five, and gets shocked when she realizes there's three less. Then Tsubakura barges in, "did you remember about one of Greedent's behavior, do you?"
Fortunately, Tsubakura brings them one by one with their beak as they continue, "a Greedent tends to drop the berries from while carrying them with their tail, remember. You don't want to lose your items in this incident anyway, do you?"
Patchouli then says, "I should also mention that I brought some items to perform magic back in the Scarlet Devil Mansion, but I'm not sure if they can function within this world's rules."
Once the initial commotion is over, the group follow the rest. Some time later, they get shocked when Susie suddenly disappears. Then, they get attacked by two of Scipion's tributes, Ridley and Kraid. Tsubakura says, "so he's also sending in his own tributes for this incident? Heh, they don't look smart at all."
The team then gets ready to fight after Sandy says that she's willing to help the Fiery Blue Wings against the two tributes, with Tsubakura and Patchouli agreeing. They are now prepared, even though they have to fight in a different form with different powers against the enemy tributes' original forms.
Edited by Billy5545 on Mar 17th 2021 at 11:26:43 PM
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Database Library, Basement
6k1 returns to her office with her family to check her mail. Like last time, she received many birthday and well-wishes from her staff and tributes, but Psyche's stood out the most. She wistfully sighs as she reads the Torigorey fic and looks at Asriel for a moment. Maybe he could be the key to bringing them back together again...
As for Power's fic, it was redirected to 6k1, so she forwards it to Ichi so he can show it to her before he goes. She then notices that Pinkie's letter was quite different from the other tributes'.
Hey Sixty!
I'm taking Gummy to the Science Center 'cause I wanna let him remember his sacrifice to Yoshiko! Well, maaaybe not the part where Upgrade-bot put his head on display after that goodbye speech, but awww, how nice of him to give up his memories to save Yoshiko from snapping! Yeah, I know he'll forget who I am, but that just means I'll spend more time with him so he'll remember me again! And no, I want him to grow up like a normal alligator, so I won't have his super-sized form transferred to him!
Happy birthday, and don't cause too many timey-wimey shenanigans while celebrating it in the Arena!
- Pinkie Pie
6k1 also thanks Billy for the birthday greeting and forwards it to Ichi for Power.
Underground Bunker
Once Ichi has received the fic, Power asks him if she can read it. Once she does, she tears up a little at Starfall.
"Ich... my honorary bro's staying behind for his health, too, and... I just hope he's doing fine... Same with Dave, though 6k1 would be really happy if he shows up."
She also smiles at Billy's greeting for her.
Scipion's Lair
Glimmer shields the team from the boulders and spikes by casting Reflect and teleports away when the barrier breaks. Suddenly, Arthur pushes Alphys away from Phantoon and tells everyone to get away while he tries fighting it.
"Undyne, please help me down!" says Ralsei. "I'll go find Susie!"
"Are you sure about this?"
"Of course, I am!"
"I'll stay behind and watch over everyone in this battle!" says Alphys, while Undyne helps Ralsei get down from Big Mac.
"Good luck, everyone!" he says to the others before joining Aaron and James in the search.
Meanwhile, Susie screams several expletives and yanks her own hair when Morgan deflects her attack at Kris.
"Fuck..." she yells at Morgan as she breaks into tears, "I-I just... can't do this without them! I really tried listening to Ralsei, but right now, I feel relieved that I don't have to follow his orders anymore!"
Kris feels a huge sting in their chest. It seems that Susie's stubbornness has gotten over her head, and now they're just hoping that the others would snap her out of it...
Suddenly, a Hyper Beam is blasted across the room, and Susie jumps out in time. She's then confronted by Cerberus, and she slowly steps backwards when the Hydreigon snarls at her.
"R-Ralsei...?" She chatters her teeth while holding up her axe. "H-Help me..."
Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 1st 2021 at 9:29:38 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
"I hope they're doin' fine, too, Pow-Pow. Don't be afraid to write to them both, even if they're busy with whatever the fork they're up to RN."
He tousles Power's mane.
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Mar 17th 2021 at 11:20:58 AM
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Morgan's room
"...I see. That's interesting." Morgan sighed at Susie's breakdown.
"I almost understand you. My leader also left me once. But unlike you, I was able to get past that."
The Morgrem narrowed his eyes at Susie, giving her an intense yet serious look, not hearing her pleas for help.
"Then it's time you learn how to fight just like I did... Alone".
Cerberus roared and charged at Susie with pure rage.
Scipion's lair
As the group ran into another room filled with various small lakes, the cave itself shook from Cerberus's charge.
"What is that?"
"We should follow that noise. Susie is maybe fighting someone."
Suddenly the ground below Alex broke down and before he could react, a monstrous crustacean, Draygon grabbed him with its claws and dragged him underwater.
"Alex!!!" Aaron screamed. Fortunately, Nick was fast and plunged into the dark water. He saw Draygon holding Alex tightly, as the underwater pirate was drowning him. But it was too focused on its prey and ignored Nick who fired a Focus Blast at its belly. Draygon roared and let go of Alex, who grabbed Nick for his life. The Cinderace, starting to get out of breath, quickly swam away and jumped out of the water.
"Thank god!!" Aaron exclaimed, relieved to see that the fire of his friend's tail was doing fine.
"Are you okay?" Nick asked Alex.
"Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit... I swear I'll never make fun of your leader again." Alex whimpered, gripping tightly Nick's soaked fur.
"You do know that I will remember that, right?" James teased.
"I never imagined you would be such a good swimmer. You're a fire-type" Aaron said to Ncik while also trying to comfort Alex.
"And? That doesn't prevent me from learning how to swim. I do all sort of sports and water is definitively not going to stop me." Nick giggled.
"Alright. Let's escape before that fat monster charge again."
Before the group could move, a sinister, unnatural laugh echoed through the room. Ridley revealed himself, resting on a large rock and showing his wings.
"Well shit, it's that evil Charizard guy!" Alex shouted, letting go of Nick and pumped up upon seeing an actual dragon.
Ridley frowned at the remark and did a high-pitched roar before firing a Plasma beam at the group, who ducked.
Hearing the fight that was going on several rooms up ahead, Ridley grinned. He saw the ones before him as a waste of time. Roaring, the dragon took flight and flew above their heads, with Draygon doing the same underwater.
"Oh no... I think they're going to assist their alien comrades." Aaron said.
"Don't worry. I'll help the others in that case. Remember, Susie is alone out there."
"Are you sure you can handle it?" James asked his partner.
"Better to try than doing nothing. And hey! I'm sure Ralsei is in good hands with you two. You're not the leaders of your respective teams for nothing, right?" Nick said, winking.
"You know what? Screw that, I'll go with you, Nick. I won't let that ugly freak get away with almost drowning me! That and fighting an actual dragon sounds pretty badass." Alex said, having quickly recovered.
"Alright. Good luck." Aaron said, pumping his fist with Alex's one.
"Then it's settled." Nick laughed before running as fast as he could.
"Hey wait for me!"
Once they were alone, Aaron and James looked at each other.
"We should follow the noises. But I fear we might arrive too late. This place is so big and we may not be quick enough." Aaron said in a worried tone, looking anxiously at Ralsei.
James looked around and noticed an old cart mine on some railroad.
"Perhaps we may have a way to reach Susie on time." he said, pointing at the cart.
"Are you sure about this, James?" Aaron asked, raising his eyebrows.
"It looks like this cart leads to wherever those noises are from. It's better to try than nothing if you ask me. And you should know I am right, most of the time."
"That's what you say." Aaron grunted, crossing his arms. The cave shook a little more because of Cerberus.
"But you're right. Whatever opponent Susie is fighting, they must be tough. We must hurry."
"Then get inside, young men!" James proudly exclaimed.
Battle
"Don't let their monstrous appearances deceive you. They are the leaders of a dangerous alien organization. They are smart." Tokage warned Tsubakura. He and Arthur were still appreciating everyone else's help as they volunteered to fight at their side, save for James, Aaron, Ralsei, Nick, and Alex.
"Hey!"
The two grass Pokémons turned around in surprise upon seeing Nick and Alex running into the battlefield. They frowned upon seeing Ridley and Draygon following them.
"Why are you here?"
"Figured out you'll need some help." Nick laughed.
The dragon screeched, gathering his three comrades with even Draygon getting its head out of the water. Next to the pirates, a dark presence appeared.
"We meet again... Undyne, leader of the Underground's royal guard." a sinister voice, very similar to Undyne howled. In front of the group, a dark version of her normal self with an appearance similar to her Underfell-self, but with red, angry eyes materialized before them. Undyne would recognize the Dark Star's eyes.
"Undyne? That thing looks like you!" Alex remarked.
"Fool. I am the very incarnation of darkness. I am the Dark Star. But in this state, you can refer to me as... Dark Undyne. Your DNA has served me well, fish." Dark Undyne growled, showing her teeth.
"Why are you even here? Is this because you are the Fox of Death's tribute?" Tokage asked.
"I hardly care about the Zoroark or his acolytes' plan. However, some of you here have the potential to strengthen the dark power as Undyne did when I entered her body and copied her DNA. And frankly, it has been too long since I have not spread my darkness elsewhere than the Distortion World. As for the pirates... They simply relinquish on destruction, as I do." the evil doppelganger grunted, pointing her spear at them.
Oof. Good thing they considered Aaron, James, and Ralsei as a waste of time then. Scipion's tributes should really be more loyal to Morgan. Nick thought, relieved.
"Like hell, you're copying our DNA!!" Alex furiously screamed.
"I was not asking." Dark Undyne hissed. Before she could continue, she blocked an arrow coming from Arthur.
"Enough talk. Fight."
Phantoon immediately disappeared while Draygon plunged underwater. Kraid stayed behind, bombarding the team with projectiles. Ridley flew fast and chased after Tsubakara. As for Dark Undyne, she teleported and materialized near Alphys because she was monitoring the group, even though she wasn't fighting. She readied her spear.
Edited by Scipion3 on Mar 17th 2021 at 8:52:17 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Prim, proper, and yet so socially awkward
Between Seasons
Inside Lair
(Stanford and Gloria just look rather shell-shocked as the season ends.)
W...Wow, uh...that dino guy won, but he...she...it sure looked terrible. (Gloria says.)
Indeed... (Stanford says in a solemn tone.) I will definitely be cloning them for the next Battle Royale so they don't have to go through anything like that ever again.
But they're going to be scarred for life after this! How's that gonna help them? (Gloria asks.)
We DO have a way to wipe tributes memories of seasons if they so choose. (Stanford says.) I think this may be a requirement this time.
(Indeed, when they get back to the tribute summoning chamber, they find Plessie, scarred, bruised, and bandanna torn to shreds, and staring straight ahead in a near-catatonic state.)
Eye-Sicle...I've seen what all happened, and I ask that you please allow me to wipe their memory. (Stanford says.)
(Eye-Sicle grunts.) Yeah, fine, they went through absolute hell anyway, but under one condition: When the battle royale comes around again, no clones. I want the real deal out there again. If you can wipe their memory once, you can just do it again after that. Capiche?
But sir-
(Eye-Sicle clears his throat and pulls up the coordinates for Stanford's home town on the chamber controls. Stanford sighs.)
I hope Plessie will forgive me. (Stanford says.)
(Sometime later, Plessie is back to their normal self with no memory of their absolutely hellish season.) (Hey, where's the water in this place?) (The creature asks, looking around for some water to take a dip in.)
(Liesl is also back to normal.) That was....certainly an experience... (She says. She feels around her neck.) Why does my neck feel so funny?
Ya did great! And now you aren't afraid of gettin' in the water anymore, right? (The June clone present says.)
Well...I guess I've come to terms with it, at least. (Liesl says.) I would still rather you and your sisters not splash me, though.
(Stanford's communicator goes off. Stanford sees that it is a message from Henry.) Oh, good news, sir, Henry has been cleared to bring some of the Danjor Island spring water here. And just in the nick of time, too.
Well, what are we waiting for? Get them the blazes in here! (Eye-Sicle shouts.)
(There is a second notification noting that 6k1's and Power's birthdays are today as well. Stanford quickly shoots them a birthday greeting before getting to work getting the spring in here.)
Outside
Aw, great! Tell 'em we said happy birthday too! (June says.)
(The group ends up bumping into Cleo and Kenny. After the Pearls fill them in on how their search has gone so far, Cleo gives their own report.)
We have sent a few of June's clones back toward the lair, but we were told by them that at least one went over this way a ways away from there. (Cleo tells everyone.) We were just looking for her.
"I shall not be foolish again, my dear Gwendolyn!"
Macha
CAC: Well, time for a new form.
(CAC changes into a glasses-wearing Scorbunny)
(Dick and the others blink)
Scorbunny!CAC: Don't! Laugh! (Walks into portal)
One of the over 40 party members from Chrono Cross. And a canon mother to celebrate the upcoming Mother's Day(05/12).
Braids From S286 Not Included
Eye-Sicle's Lair
"So just a few more and we're done!"
"And tell 6k1 and Power that we also wish them a happy birthday!"
The Database Library, Basement
6k1 says thanks to Stanford and forwards his birthday greeting to Ichi again for Power, but just remembered a certain nominator. Shouldn't her brother be here already? And if so, would he bring Fira with him this time? Either way, she hopes that they're doing well, so she writes to them about her birthday, telling them to wish her luck this season.
She then puts on her Exoskeleton, checks her pauldron, necklace charms, and anti-mind control hairclip, and does a security and inventory check before preparing a can of identical-looking straws for her assistants.
"If I get chosen to bring a partner, the three of you will draw these straws at the same time. Whoever gets the shortest will be accompanying me to the Arena. Understood?"
"Understood!" Ally and Mimi say while Dupe nods and mews.
"And Mimi, even if you don't get chosen, we'll still have to finish my lecture before I go. Is that okay?"
Mimi nods.
Underground Bunker
Power smiles and hums at the gesture, and also grins at Stanford's birthday message.
"I'll write to Starfall about my birthday when I go home and open my presents, and 6k1 should be doing the same with Dave right about now. And before I go, I'll just remind you again: don't get too mad if you die early yet again, whether or not it's from the same mistakes those three fate tempters last season did."
Scipion's Lair
While Susie runs around Morgan's room and fires more Rude Busters at Cerberus, Ralsei searches the lair with Aaron, Alex, James, and Nick. He gasps when Draygon drags Alex underwater, but sighs in relief when Nick rescues him.
"It takes a lot of courage to conquer your fear!" he says to Nick. "That being said, I better work on my own fear of the dark..."
Suddenly, Ridley appears and fires a plasma beam at the group. Ralsei promptly ducks, then wishes Alex and Nick good luck before following Aaron and James to a mine cart.
"You know what, guys?" he says as he hops into it, "maybe I do have the potential to be a good leader like you two, but I need to practice more if I wanna be like Kris..."
Meanwhile, Undyne, Glimmer, and Big Mac were fighting Kraid and Phantoon when Alex and Nick arrive with Draygon and Ridley in tow.
"Geez... even more of these guys?!" Undyne groans at Draygon and Ridley.
"I've had experience with fighting aliens, so let me help you!" says Glimmer.
"And thanks for comin' to our aid," says Big Mac to Alex and Nick.
Suddenly, the Dark Star shapeshifts into Dark Undyne and teleports near Alphys. She breaks a sweat and calls "Light" Undyne for help, and the Swampert promptly charges at her, only to brake and stare at her instead.
"God... I remember you from our fight in Snowdin..." Undyne mutters while Alphys shakes her head, remembering it, too.
"And... I could've sworn that I was also Scipion's tribute back in the OT, but my memory of that's hazy... But that doesn't make me less of 6k1's cuz I'll defeat you either way! NGAAHHHHH!!!"
While Undyne prepares to clash spears with her "Dark" counterpart, Glimmer dodges Kraid's projectiles and spams Dazzling Gleam at him while Big Mac prepares to Mega Kick Phantoon in the eye when it reappears.
"'Dunno if I can promise ya anything there, ya adorable, nerdy little pony, 'specially if another alternate me ain't around to pick up the slack. But I'll try."
He gives her mane another petting.
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Mar 17th 2021 at 6:25:34 AM
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Morgan's room
Cerberus was too angry to dodge Susie's Rude Buster and tanked them. She kept trying to attack her physically with attacks like Crunch, Dragon Rush, or Brutal Swing. From time to time, her secondary heads would fire powerful Dragon Breaths and Dark Pulses at her.
Morgan was watching the fight, like if he was in trance.
"You are this desperate... Perhaps if you fought like that earlier, you could have prevented all of this. Let me see it all before I end you for good."
Mine cart
"Don't worry Ralsei. I'm sure you will be a good leader one day. I mean, you're the sweetest person I have ever met alongside Lucian! You just have to give yourself more time. And I could try to help about your fear of dark one day." Aaron said to his friend, going right next to him.
"You certainly have good qualities, young man, but you clearly lack authority as well as confidence in yourself. And I understand that you are not a fighter, but perhaps it would be wise to learn one or two things about self-defense." James added, pushing the cart before hopping inside it, right behind the duo as the vehicle started to roll down the tracks.
"Don't be too harsh on him. I also struggled with my team at the beginning." Aaron argued, defending Ralsei.
"That does not surprise me. You two are far too soft for your own good. Most importantly, you lack charisma, as I do." James said, proudly adjusting his bow. Aaron gave him an annoyed look since they were trying to support Ralsei. James sighed cleared his throat.
"Of course, that does not mean I am perfect. No leader is perfect. Even today, I can still have problems with my teammates. And believe me, sometimes it can go really far! But of course, such things happen. It is important that you and your teammates learn from your mistakes to improve." he said in a softer tone.
"See? You don't have to beat yourself up about it!" Aaron said, chuckling with his older rival.
"Anyway, dear Ralsei. Once we have rescued your friends and Lucian, if you need my help or any advice, my door is always open." James said, grinning.
"Same here. Even though we're not from the same universe, you can count on me. That's what friends are for, right?" Aaron kindly laughed.
note: For the battle against Scipion's tributes, I'll wait for both 6k1 and Billy to respond before posting about it.
Edited by Scipion3 on Mar 17th 2021 at 11:57:24 AM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
10,000 grams of pure caffeine
Nom Game Time
Libre looks at the Database for all the nominators and reserves joining the Nom Games, and the most surprising thing for him isn't the sight of sapient Pokemon that can speak, it's the sight of friends he's previously seen before his cloning. There's Zanreo, Chey, Route, and Kafka (Man, I shouldn't have tried to make funny noises to him like that, must've been a shitty first impression). And it turns out, Billy (who he chatted a bit beforehand) once visited Tropesburg.He looks at the accepted reserve list, and sees his pet bobbit worm not in it. "Well Bob, it's time you go back to Tropesburg." is what he types onto a note app to his pet bobbit worm.
Bobbit worm: But can I spectate?
"No. It's a level of gruesome I don't think you can tolerate, Bob." He types in response.
The bobbit worm, dejected, goes through the odd crack in the terrace wall
to go back to Tropesburg.
Webking House
Outside
"Hey Tommy! I'm riding a dragon-" Tubbo yells as he hitches a ride on the Thunderdrum dragon, before she decides to shimmy Tubbo off of her. "OW! Come on! Why!?" He complains after falling off.Inside
"Tubbo I'm too busy messing around with this organ!" Tommy answers as he tries to figure out how to use the full capabilities of the antique Electone.A block of netherite can be seen by the corner behind two couches, with tons of spiderweb wrapping it. "Finally, that stinking netherite should stop." says Jace, looking a bit worn out after cleaning up the mess the netherite block left beforehand.
Edited by SomeLibre on Mar 18th 2021 at 8:08:04 PM
Cassie | he/they | But will it stop the pain forever? / I just can't be sure
Underground complex
Scipion rolled his eyes upon seeing Lucifer's defeat. More concerning, he frowned when Firebrand killed the other Zoroark out of all people.
"Yeah... I'm keeping an eye on you, Firebrand..." he growled.
Lair entrance
At first, Onox attempted to harm Ralsei by slowly moving his hand to punch him. Fortunately, the goat cast Pacify before he could touch him.
The spell wasn't enough to put him to sleep, but at least Onox stopped moving and stared at Ralsei and Susie with an empty expression.
"Grmph... You have a boss too..." he muttered.
"Yes, they have. Just like Scipion matters to you, they matter to them. And I have a friend who also needs us. That's why we are fighting your boss. Do you understand?" Aaron gently said. Onox stared at the group for a second, sat down, and nodded.
"Ok... You're not as bad as I thought. Kinda like the scared guy who helped the boss."
"You mean Lucian?"
"Yeah. Right now he's with the boss. The blue human's with Morgan." Onox sighed.
The group stared at the Toxtricity in shock at the news.
"Scipion separated them?? And Lucian is alone with him???" Aaron shouted, getting incredibly concerned about his friend's safety.
"More urgently, Morgan have Kris. And whatever Scipion is doing to Lucian, it must be nothing compared to that psychopath." Tokage said.
"But then, we have no time to waste! We must-" Aaron exclaimed, starting to panic.
"Aaron." James interrupted, putting a hand on Aaron's shoulder.
"Do not be mistaken, I understand your worries. However, since we have reinforcements with us, is it not safe to assume that Scipion and his remaining lackey did the same? Perhaps they also called their own villainous tributes against us."
"But Lucian and Kris may be in danger!" Alex protested.
"I agree with Alex... But maybe you are right James, we can't charge in recklessly." Tokage grunted.
"At that point, I suggest we all stick together and slowly make our way." Nick said. Aaron sighed. He knew James was right, even though he really wanted to save Lucian and Kris immediately.
"Very well, James." he said, before taking a deep breath.
"Well... Let's get in, unless you have some preparation to make."
Unknown to them, a familiar Morgrem was watching the group through a dark portal generated by a certain dark tribute.
"As I told you, your allies have proven to be useless." the Dark Star spat.
"Maybe... But now those little shits are more confident than ever. Wich will make this moment all the more satisfying..." Morgan muttered, stroking his chin.
"And are you certain about the foolish girl?"
"More than ever. Susie is stubborn. She will screw up and come to me... Because she's unable to do anything right without her dear, precious leader. Don't you agree, human?" Morgan cackled, looking at Kris. They were in a dark cage made by the Dark Star and had several cuts on them, indicating that Morgan didn't hesitate to torture them physically and mentally.
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."