(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
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Dance club
Noticing Wednesday alone, Lucian decided to approach him. Feeling confident enough, he hugged him tightly, knowing too well the look in his eyes.
"It... It's alright. I'm not a fighter either. In fact, I... I can't even bring myself to use moves. It's okay if you feel scared." he reassured.
Koopaling standoff
Out of all Koopalings, only Larry and Iggy waved back at Wanda (though Iggy's wave was way more exaggerated). Ludwig and Morton simply looked at them while Roy and Wendy ignored them.
"Look at that. I insulted the two idiots over there and those two other morons thought I was referring to them. Seriously, get a life, loser." Wendy cackled at Wanda and Jared, pointing at Kris and Susie.
"WHAT? LOOK, SOMEONE'S LEAVING WHILE WE ARE POSING! THAT'S RUDE!! GET BACK HERE YOU... BUG THING!" Larry angrily said at June leaving.
"Ugh. Now the kid's gonna throw a tantrum again." Roy growled.
"STOP MAKING FUN OF ME JUST BECAUSE I'M THE YOUNGEST YOU DAMN FATSO!!" Larry furiously roared.
"What are ya gonna do kid? Punch me with yar little fists?"
"For lord Bowser's sake... Would you two stop at once?" Ludwig sighed, face-palming in embarrassment. Fortunately, Morton took care of the situation by restraining Larry.
"LARRY STRONG. LARRY STOP FIGHTING ROY. FIGHT PUNY LITTLE PONIES INSTEAD." the giant gently (and loudly) said.
Larry grunted but conceded and calmed down by touching his mohawk.
"Do not worry about the Changeling. We have all the time we need to chase after her and the fools at the Dance Club." Ludwig sternly said as a big brother would. Larry took a deep breath and nodded while Iggy and Lemmy gave him a concerned look.
The Koopalings all shut up when Cleo spoke... Only to all burst into laughter afterward.
"What are ya gonna do about it if we're here to wreak havoc? Squash us with your butt, you fatass? I've lifted giant Goombas way heavier than ya!" Roy mocked Cleo.
"While I am pleased that at least you know how to properly greet people, dragon, what in the Dark lands do you think we're here for? Do you even know exactly who we are? I thought at least the white Yoshi would have told you..." Ludwig grunted.
"Cause mayhem of course, genius! Wadda ya think? We're bored back home! It's not because we're tributes we can't have fun!" Larry cackled.
"...What sort of mayhem?" Aaron cautiously asked to evaluate the threat. To his surprise, every Koopalings gave him a weird look.
"MORTON NOT KNOW? WEIRD QUESTION." Morton said.
"Are you asking that because of that ugly genocidal yellow flower of yours back at your last party? That's just insulting! We're not like you, stupid nominators! We know how to take care of our own family!" Wendy complained.
"Yeah. We're here to break stuff... Steal stuff... Beat people up. Maybe kidnapping people too. Oh, and of course taking over that damn town." Roy added.
"EXACTLY! We're going to rename Las Pegasus LAS KOOPASUS! We'll replace EVERY building, call EVERY KOOPAS available to inhabit it, and it'll be OURS!! Nyahahaha!" Iggy cackled.
"Ooooh! That means we can bring new friends home to play with! Do you hear that mister Joaquin and miss Veena? Your friends are coming with us!" Lemmy laughed.
"Of course. And since Twilight Sparkle is here... This is an opportunity I can't let slip away. Oh, it seems we choose the right place to do our little... symphony of mayhem." Ludwig said, evilly chuckling.
But then, every Koopaling noticed that Morton was staring at Psyche from afar for a very long time. An internal clock suddenly ringed inside his mind, recognizing her.
Oh no... Aaron thought, fearing the worst.
The big Koopaling jumped and landed near her, causing nearby houses to literally shake from the impact. But surprisingly, he didn't attack her.
"PUNY LITTLE PONY PSYCHE. FANFIC. LIKE K-POP. MORTON THINK K-POP KOOPA POP. LIKE PUNY LITTLE HUMANS WITH WEIRD EYES." he said, telling her what he knew of her.
"Wait... Wasn't she supposed to leave with Power and co.?" Larry asked, rubbing his head in confusion.
"Her loss. GET' ER MORTY!!" Roy roared, not caring at all if she didn't want to be part of the mess. But to his anger, Morton shook his head.
"PSYCHE FANFIC. SMALL BOWSER READ FANFIC. SOME FANFIC PSYCHE. SO SMALL BOWSER READ PSYCHE FANFIC. IF MORTON TAKE PSYCHE, FANFIC SCHOOL NOT WORK. SO WE LET HER GO." Morton growled, grabbing Psyche with his two hands and showing her to the others as if she was some kind of precious object.
"OH! That's bad news! It's so sad when lord Junior is not happy!" Lemmy exclaimed.
"And the brat can be annoying as hell..." Roy grunted.
"Right... Lord Junior's well-being comes before anything. I'll take care of that." Ludwig sighed, teleporting next to Psyche.
"Of course Morton would recognize you... Out of all of us, he is the most dedicated one to lord Bowser and lord Junior. His loyalty is to be commended." Ludwig sighed, waving his wand to summon a portal back to Panem while Morton let go of Psyche.
"Exceptionally you can use this to go back to Panem. But next time... You won't be so lucky, nominator Psychedelicate. Though if you can tell Power Stroke that her... beloved princess will be missing for a while for... professional reasons, this will be truly appreciated." he politely said, doing a small bow.
"KEEP WRITE FANFIC. SMALL BOWSER LIKE FANFIC OF YOU. IF STOP, MORTON COME FOR YOU." Morton added, raising his fist.
Edited by Scipion3 on Aug 14th 2021 at 4:23:06 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Prim, proper, and yet so socially awkward
Las Pegasus
Standoff
(Wanda feels so embarrassed that she assumed Wendy was talking about her that she visibly shrinks several inches.)
(Jared feels a bit silly as well; though being called a “boring human” is a feeling he knows all too well.)
(The normally calm and collected-looking Cleo looks absolutely furious when Roy insults her and her horns visibly start to glow. A few loose objects around the group start to lift off the ground.)
I’m sorry, Cleo. I know how these seven tick; it’s going to take more than simply asking them to leave to get them to stop causing trouble. (Tay says.)
(The others are startled when they see that Psyche is still here, generally thinking that she had intended to leave with Power and Ichi, and even more so when Morton grabs her.)
WHOAWHOAWHOA not cool! (Miss Ball exclaims. A beach ball appears at the end of her horn.)
Just a sec, girl, I don’t think they’re actually leaving with her. (Kay says. Ball stays on guard anyway.)
Look, lil buckaroo, I don’t have much room to talk since I’ve helped cause this kinda chaos before, too, but I don’t think any of the people here deserve this. (Veena says to Lemmy from within Lemmy’s ball. She figures that perhaps Lemmy can be reasoned with unlike the others.)
………
Dance Club
(Wednesday is a bit surprised when Lucian comes over to give him a hug, but doesn’t try to stop the Lycanroc from doing do. He’s more glad that there’s someone who understands where he is coming from.)
I’ve never been confident in my ability to fight, even when I was a thief. (Wednesday says.) I usually did all the stealthy stuff while the others did all the fighting….
Edited by kablammin45 on Aug 14th 2021 at 10:48:01 AM
"I shall not be foolish again, my dear Gwendolyn!"
Braids From S286 Not Included
Power's Home
"I assumed that her Fanfic School has a portal, but—"
"Why don't you just call your droids to have them teleport Psyche back home?" Miranda asks Ichi. "The intruder might've attacked her already!"
Las Pegasus
Dance Club
Mr. Ramon waves to Lucian when he enters the club while the kids continue dancing.
"My mobile suit can summon adjustable forcefields that repel most physical and elemental attacks!" says Mikey. "It can also punch through walls and I upgraded it to block magical attacks, too!"
"Man, I wish Ralphie-bot did that!" says Ralphie.
"Oh yeah, remember when you built him at R.U. Humerus's repair shop?" asks Carlos.
"Yeah, but we had to dismantle him and sell him to R.U. because he obeyed my commands far too well..."
Carlos snickers at the mechanic's name, wondering how Sans and Papyrus would react.
"And sorry to hear that, Ral..." says Mikey, "programming a bot's like programming a computer: you have to word your commands carefully so that it'll execute them exactly the way you want it to!"
Arcade/Standoff
"Thanks, Lame-y...." says Susie when he returns his wallet to her.
"And you just wanna make new friends?" Ralsei asks him.
But before the others could speak up, the rest of the Koopalings show themselves and gloat about their plan to take over Las Pegasus.
"Hey! I have a lotta siblings, too!" says Pinkie. "well... only three but that's still a lot!"
"but who ya callin' 'dry bones copycats'?" asks Sans, his left eye glowing.
"WE MET ONE LAST HALLOWEEN, AND HE'S WEIRD BUT COOL!" says Papyrus. "BUT I'M STILL BETTER THAN HIM!"
Susie growls at Wendy while Kris internally cringes at Wanda and Jared thinking that they were the ones being insulted. Ralsei and Twilight just glare at the Koopalings' antics, but the latter teleports herself near Morton when he grabs Psyche.
"Put her down and send her home. Now."
Her horn glows while the rest all stand their guard in case they have to battle.
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
"Alright. Just lemme text 'em and they'll fire up the 'ol teleporter to send her home."
He does just that, meaning Psyche should be transported back to her school.
"She's prolly hella pissed with me for actin' late, but at least she oughta be safe now."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Aug 14th 2021 at 10:37:46 AM
Braids From S286 Not Included
Power's Home
"I hope so too," says Power. "Now before we say goodbye... anything else that happened in the Arena?"
Las Pegasus, Arcade/Standoff
Psyche then suddenly disappears from Morton's grasp if he didn't release her in time.
"I didn't do it!" says Twilight, "I was preparing a different spell!"
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Aug 15th 2021 at 2:38:37 AM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
"Lemme see... Tory just missed the podiums, but at least she racked up the most kills."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Dance club
"Honestly, I don't think I even could bring myself to be that stealthy. I would freak out. I'm more of the background guy." Lucian said to Wednesday, chuckling nervously. The Lycanroc widened his eyes in shock at Mikey's explanations.
"Wait. You can fight inside that thing? Isn't that a bit extreme?" he asked, not liking the idea to use technology for fights.
Koopaling standoff
Lemmy stared in awe at Miss Ball invocating a ball and giggled, invocating a small ball and trying to keep it in balance... on his nose.
Before Psyche could leave through Ludwig's portal, she disappeared. Morton simply rubbed his head as he already let her go, but Ludwig sighed and waved his wand, making it disappear.
"How rude of her... Oh well. But I am not mad princess... on the contrary. While I and my siblings agreed to let Psychedelicate go, I certainly won't let you, Twilight Sparkle. Even if you are the youngest alicorn in this country, you still possess great powers, I can feel that." he said, approaching her.
"Oh!! That's a good joke! It's better than Larry's ones!" Lemmy laughed to Susie, clapping his hands at her offensive pun while Iggy hysterically rolled on the floor. Larry grumbled and crossed his arms with an unhappy expression.
"BAD DINO INSULT SMALL LEMMY? NO INSULT! MORTON NOT HAPPY!!" Morton roared at her.
"You're a lucky one, pink horse... Not only do I have to deal with 6 siblings constantly, but I'm also the only female around. But as you can see, I never let that overshadowed me. Even my troops admire me." Wendy said to Pinkie with a proud face.
Veena then attempted to calm things down and Lemmy gave her a sympathetic look.
"Oh... I think I'm starting to understand. But don't worry! Even though we're taking over that town, I'm not going to hurt your friends! They'll have to be really evil for that!" Lemmy said.
"Yeah. Unlike you, we... kinda live for evil stuff. We love that. We've been doing mean things for most of our lives. Well... not too mean, but still mean. That's also part of our job. We serve an awesome bad king after all. You guys can't blame us." Larry shrugged at her.
"And unlike you goody-two-shoes, we ain't going to give up our way. Ya're just lucky Lems has been the only one of us ya had to deal with so far." Roy added.
"Oh really? So if I break yar bones, ya're going to pick yarself up? Ya should be able to survive with only yar head if ya're as cool as that minion." the bully said to Papyrus with a mocking grin.
Seeing his siblings' shenanigans, Ludwig raised his palm at Twilight, telling her to wait for a moment.
"Koopalings!" he called out. Every Koopalings turned towards him.
"Enough talk. We have a city to conquer. Go wherever you want, fight whoever you want but most importantly have fun."
"What are you going to do? Kidnap the princess? She's not Peach, you know." Wendy asked.
"While you are thinking of the present, I am thinking about the future. Twilight Sparkle may prove to be too much for you so I am handling her. I shall defeat her and give her powers to lord Bowser so that he may defeat Mario once and for all." Ludwig proudly announced. That was enough to convince the Pokémons trio and Pharynx to prepare themselves for a fight.
"Woooooww... So cool!" Larry gasped at him and Twilight, stars within his eyes.
"Though... Larry, you should go to the Dance Club first." Ludwig said.
"UUUH? W-WHY???" Larry complained.
"Bahaha!! Aaaw, he's gonna fight the powerless brats!" Roy mocked. He stopped laughing as soon as Ludwig glared at him.
"I don't want you to get hurt by facing opponents that would easily beat you. Besides, I believe the club has some of this... abomination you call modern music."
"Oh yeah! Well, at least it'll be the cooler area. I'm still gonna fight the rest of their friends like you, big bro." Larry said before turning to Iggy and Lemmy.
"Hey Lems! I'm gonna get more prisoners than you!" he cackled before jumping away towards the Dance Club.
"Heehee!! Good luck, Larry!!" Lemmy wished. Iggy suddenly burst into laughter.
"I know who I'm going to start with... THE CACTUS!!!" he shouted, pointing at Sticky.
"CACTUS SPIKEY. MORTON LIKE SPIKES." Morton "muttered" (wich was rather difficult because of how loud he was).
"Oh! Oh! If I remember well, they're Mister Joaquin and Miss Veena's friend! And you have an idea!" Lemmy exclaimed.
"I know exactly what I'm going to do with them, yes... Second, I'll take their bracer alongside the bison's one but FIRST!! I! I! IIII! IIIIIIIIIII!!!"
Iggy cackled once more like a mad scientist. Whatever he intended to do with Sticky, it was about to be complete Nightmare Fu-
"I'M GOING TO MAKE THEM TALK!!! BECAUSE PLANTS ARE BETTER WHEN THEY TALK AND WHOEVER MADE THOSE BRACERS IS DUMB ENOUGH TO NOT DO THAT!! WHAT A MORON!! I'M THE BEST EVIL GENIUS EVER!!!! BWAHAHAHAHEEHEEHEEHOHOHOHOOOOO!!!" he cackled, charging the spell while Lemmy was naively applauding him.
"So I guess we'll have to take care of the rest... What a pain." Wendy sighed, looking down at the other guests.
"We're just gonna have to beat them if they have enough guts to fight us. If not, I'm still gonna hit them for fun." Roy laughed.
"MORTON GO SEE FOOD. SMALL BOWSER LIKE FOOD." Morton growled.
Without warning, the black Koopaling retreated into his shell and charged at the heroes since they were on his way to the food court.
Edited by Scipion3 on Aug 14th 2021 at 9:07:01 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Light and Hope
Dave's Home Base
'''Background Music: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX - Musique pour la tristesse de Xion (Extended)
Dave says nothing, only nod off to what was said, still in shock. Until....
"You know, you've been awfully quiet."
The man is snapped out of his thoughts by his fiancee's words.
"Say something, David. Didn't you ask about your sister just before this?"
".... Right."
He turns to look at 6k1.
"Sis.... I know you've been wondering about what happened. Look, I'm.... I'm sorry. For not telling you myself that I was planning to leave. I know I should've, but in the haste, I felt it best to leave it to Hans, but.... in hindsight, of course something like that would happen. Another mark in my foolishness, it seems. But.... you do seem to have so much to tell."
Hans, meanwhile, enters the room and check on the sleeping kids, before going ahead and nominating data clones of two people he had planned for a certain date in Earth Prime.
Las Pegasus
The two ponies follow Princess Twilight, until problem strikes in the form of the Koopalings.
"Dammit! And just when I thought things are going to be smooth...."
"you mean this is a common thing?!"
"I'm afraid so. I've found myself in chaos like this multiple times."
"Oh boy.... I'm not much of a fighter, so I'm going. Hope to see you soon, mate."
Daylight leaves. Starfall bids him and the others who are also leaving farewell. He himself, however, remain on standby in case things go ugly.
Hope: "Let's go. We'll be together." Lightning: "I only know... that soon, we'll be together."
Prim, proper, and yet so socially awkward
Las Pegasus
Standoff
(Joaquin is a little glad that Knox isn't here or else this situation probably WOULD escalate.)
(Luckily Psyche is teleported away in time, though Morton was clearly in the process of letting her go anyway.)
(Still, that doesn't solve the problem of the Koopalings wanting to wreak havoc, and now the new problems with them setting their sights on Twilight Sparkle and Iggy wanting to steal the 'Brijes' bracers.)
(Sticky suddenly looks very worried and hides behind Greta, though they still prepare to fire off spines.)
(Morton draws first blood and charges at the heroes. Ball wastes no time and chucks one of the beach balls in his direction. It'll burst and soak Morton in water if it connects.) You guys aren't running off with Twilight on MY watch! (Ball says, spawning two more beachballs from her horn.)
Yeah! What she said! (Jabberjaw says, trying desperately to figure out what exactly he can do in his current form.)
(Cleo also sends some of the objects she lifted up in the Koopalings' direction.)
Joaquin, we can't let them get our bracers. There's no telling what they could do with them. (Veena whispers to Joaquin.)
Just stick around me, I won't let them take 'em from you guys. (Joaquin says back to her.)
Dance Club
(Wednesday chuckles slightly as well. He is also equally fascinated by the extent of what Mikey's mech can do.) You guys' technology is fascinating.
(Just then, June's voice can be heard approaching:) Ozzyyyyy!
Edited by kablammin45 on Aug 15th 2021 at 8:11:15 AM
"I shall not be foolish again, my dear Gwendolyn!"
24 times around the sun.
District 3
A portal materialized, and out of it came out Map, still reeling from the recent happenings.
"Home sweet home, it felt like days since I've last seen you," Map said relieved, then made a rush for his house.
After Map made it home, he sat down and pulled out his tablet, looking for his next tributes.
"You know, maybe I can bring sometone that reminds me of home; the one before this one, I mean." Map decided, eventually finding a show from his birth nation.
"Ooh, this will be just perfect!" Map proclaimed excitedly, compiling the data and sending it to Dobu-2 like the previous times.
Big ol' Nintendo and mistery genre nerd. / Just call me Map for short. / Avatar made by me.
Braids From S286 Not Included
Dave's Home Base, Medical Wing
Yes, I asked Dave permission to have Mimi accidentally zap his characters. I'll let him decide how much they've been healed now that she's an adult... or if they suffered nasty side effects from the enhanced strength.
6k1 nods with a heavy heart, not noticing Claire's message that she nominated her tributes for her.
"I was so worried about where you've gone... e-especially after the last Nom Games..."
She was about to explain everything when Mimi suddenly grows to the size of the average pillow and zaps Dave and Fira with her healing beams, which are now twice as strong as the last time she had a growth spurt. Dupe jumps off the bed while Ally holds her down in case she goes on another rampage.
"Oops... S-Sorry about that... I just wanted to help..."
Power's Home
Power grins and hugs Ichi tight.
"Awww, congrats! I knew you'd eventually get a Mass Murderer!"
Miranda just smiles at them. She's not as aware of Ichi's streak as Power is, but she can tell that that made up for the... unexpected guest.
Las Pegasus
Dance Club
"So what?" Mikey says to Lucian, "I plan to test it in the Arena someday! Or rather, have my data clone test it..."
"Ah, right..." says Carlos, recalling what his brother had gone through in Seasons 52 and 73.
"And Ralphie-bot was just a cleaning bot," says Ralphie.
Mr. Ramon then sees June entering the club.
"What's the rush?" he asks.
Standoff
Twilight fires a magic blast at Ludwig while Pinkie blasts her party cannon at Morton, hoping to send him away from the food court. Sans and Papyrus likewise throw bones at Roy while Susie tries clobbering the nearest Koopaling. Ralsei stands by for healing but Kris notices Larry heading for the dance club. They warn their teammates that they'll chase him down to protect the kids.
"Okay, just be careful, alright?" says Ralsei.
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
He hugs Power back.
"And it only took forkin' ages to happen, but she struck first, struck hard, and showed no mercy."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Dance club
Before Lucian could ask what was going on, an unknown voice was heard.
"Get outta the way, loser!"
To Lucian's horror, Larry just burst through the entrance in his shell. Once he got back on his feet, he fired a magic fireball at one of the dancers, causing them to flee. Instinctively, Lucian held on to Wednesday for dear life.
The young Koopaling walked towards the drink the dancer was about to drink and sniffed it before tasting it.
"What's that? "Coca-cola"? That's so refreshing!" he exclaimed, drinking the whole thing. Grinning excitedly, he shook his head upon focusing on the background song.
"Man, that's some good music. At least ponies got some rhythms."
He tried to mimic the more experts dancer by spinning around... only to get dizzy and fall.
"Ouch..." he groaned, rubbing his butt.
But then he had to notice Lucian and Wednesday. Larry grinned evilly and pointed his wand at them.
"Nice! A Lycanroc! And I think Iggy showed me that the red guy's a Thievul! Too bad for you, I have the latest Pokémon game on my Switch! I'm a pro and know every one of your moves! You ain't going to beat me!" he cackled at the two Pokémons, enthusiastically waving his wand to attack them...
Only to stop in confusion when Lucian whimpered and clung on Wednesday even harder instead of fighting back.
"A-Aaaah... H-Help..."
"Errm... Dude? Hello? Are you going to skip your turn? You're supposed to be faster than the Thievul! Oh screw this... I hope he won't skip his too! ...Right?" he said, awaiting Wednesday's reaction
Koopaling standoff
"Wait... Mister Starfall? MISTER STARFALL!" Lemmy exclaimed upon finally seeing the unicorn. He immediately bounced on his horn.
"Yipee!! The rumors are true! You and Mister Dave are back and fine! I'm so happy!" he said, hugging his face before teleporting back.
"GASP!!!! DAVE???!!! Isn't that the guy who can STOP FREAKING TIME????? THAT'S BROKEN!!!! EVEN LUDWIG CAN'T DO THAT!!!!!!" Iggy dramatically shrieked. Ludwig heard them and grumbled before casually parrying the magic blast with his wand.
"Tssk... Idiots... As if time magic is a simple thing to master. Though I trust you already know that princess." he sighed.
Ludwig chuckled again and posed.
"It would be impolite to not offer you the choice to surrender your powers to me peacefully, especially since you are royalty. Thay way you should still be able to be with your precious friends. If not well... I will be forced to turn you into stone and leave you into the hands of sir Kamek so that he gives your alicorn magic to lord Bowser." he offered.
Aaron also noticed Larry jumping towards the Dance Club.
"Damnit... I'm sorry guys, but I have to protect Lucian. I'm going with June and Kris!" he said to his teammates before running after them.
Back with the others, Iggy stared at Veena trying to hide her bracer.
"Lems... I can't take it anymore... I need to see that bracer! NOW!" he exclaimed.
"But Iggy, I told you we're leaving her and mister Joaquin safe!" Lemmy argued.
"I just want to see how it look for now! Like close close VERY close looking!" Iggy promised.
"Oh... If that's just that I'm sure they won't mind!"
Iggy and Lemmy suddenly got their hands inside the magic ball and grabbed Veena's bracer before pulling it... and pulling it again. And again... Only to lose their balance and comically land on the ground shells first while the bracer didn't move at all.
"Wow... Ya're that weak??" Roy growled. Iggy suddenly shrieked, placing his hands on his cheeks in shock.
"OH NO!! It's not a matter of strength! The bracer should have at least move by 1 millimeter! BUT! It didn't! I just realized that for some reason, the bracer won't come off of her wrists, no matter how hard we pull!! It's gonna be the same thing for the rest of them!" he explained, getting up alongside his brother.
"Oooh... Did you know that?" Lemmy cheerfully asked his "friends", backflipping again.
"GAH! I only have one option left... to study and dissect the bracer even if the 'Brijes can't take it off..." Iggy said, cackling evilly while rubbing his hands.
"But not now. I have to update my family-friendly anesthesia table. I know I'm really crazy, but I can't stand blood or test subjects screaming. Even I have standards." he added with a more serious look, adjusting his glasses.
"Oh well... Time for plan A... MAKING THE CACTUS TALK!!! AND I'LL ONLY NEED MY MAGIC WAND FOR THAT!!" he cackled as he and Lemmy (still on Joaquin and Veena's ball) jumped towards Sticky and Greta. Iggy quickly threw the talking spell in the form of a magical green fireball towards Sticky. Even though it was faster than his other siblings' spells, it could still be dodged.
"We have to find a way to save Joaquin and Veena. I'm helping the 'Brijes." Tokage said, rushing to their aid.
Miss Ball's beach ball successfully came into contact with Morton's shell, soaking him with water. That slowed him down, allowing Pinkie's projectiles to hit him.
Eventually, Morton stopped spinning around and got on his feet, giving up on the food court for now. However, the brute was completely fine.
"MORTON NOT CONCENTRATE IF STUPID BAD GUY SHOOT. MORTON MAKE SHOOT STOP." he grunted, jumping very high before attempting to literally crush his attackers. Pharynx growled, turned into his favorite battle form
◊ and flew as fast as he could to protect Pinkie, Miss Ball, and Jared from the impact Morton was going to make.
"Right... She's a talking seal... Her water balloons are not impressive. I'll take that one once we're done here. She's going straight to my personal aquarium." Wendy said, yawning at Miss Ball's attacks.
"Wends? We've got some stuff going in our direction. Can defend myself but pretty sure ya won't be able to punch them back." Roy pointed out, not really caring about Cleo's attack.
"Oh right. The fat dragon. You're taking care of that, right? She sounds way too annoying to me with her "smart talk" and all." Wendy sighed, waving her wand. Rings suddenly appeared around the various objects before destroying them.
"Ya bet. Gonna take care of her right after I'm done disassembling the two skeleton losers."
With that said, Roy charged elbow first at Papyrus and Sans, easily tanking their bones.
"Take that lazy bone!" he roared at Papyrus, attempting to punch him in the head. Meanwhile, Wendy ran past Susie, dodging her moves with smug grace since she saw the "ugly dino" as a waste of time, before approaching Ralsei.
"Let me guess? You're the little boring smart healer guy who thinks just because he's cute he won't get hurt? Do you seriously believe we won't try to incapacitate you first? We're not idiots!" she said with a vicious smile, ready to attack him.
"It's not because you're a girl that I'm not going to take you down, bald turtle. No one touches the White Mage and since Aaron is busy with Lucian and Tokage the 'Brijes, I'll take care of that job." Alex growled, getting in front of Ralsei.
"Pfft... Ah, ah, ah. If you think you're the first one to mock my baldness, you're wrong, you... you..." Wendy sarcastically said at Alex before inspecting her further and widening his eyes.
"Ermm... Ral, what is she doing?" Alex muttered to the goat as she kept staring at him.
Edited by Scipion3 on Aug 15th 2021 at 11:49:50 AM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Prim, proper, and yet so socially awkward
Las Pegasus
Stand-off
(Joaquin and Veena audibly protest when Iggy and Lemmy grapple for Veena's bracer...only for it to not come off.)
Wha-? You gotta do something a certain way to get it off or something? (Joaquin asks Veena.)
No, it usually comes right off. I don't know why it's stuck to me either! (Veena says, just as puzzled as the others.)
(Greta and Sticky try to budge their bracers as well. No dice. Then Iggy and Lemmy start bouncing toward Greta and Sticky themselves.)
Look out! (Veena shouts.)
(Sticky rolls out of the spell's way just in time while Greta tries to grab Joaquin and Veena's ball.)
(Jared sees red when Wendy expresses a desire to have his adopted sister imprisoned in her personal aquarium. He reaches into his vest with his snout and grabs his scanner in his mouth.) Oh no, you aren't! (He says.)
Maybe she'd be more interested in the ones that explode. (Ball snarks to Jared, creating another beach ball from her horn that's quickly flashing and holding it in place.)
Idun, look out! (Jared says. They both quickly run toward Pharnyx. Ball drops the exploding ball, leaving it out in the open as it explosively bursts like a balloon.)
(Cleo is still quite angry at Roy calling her fat (and continuing to do so). She attempts to lift Papyrus up and out of Roy's way as he charges at him. Wanda tries to put a barrier between Roy and Sans as well.)
Hey, stinky! (Kay calls to Roy, firing three eggs in a row in his direction as Cleo and Wanda do so.)
(Left with nothing else to do to help, Jabberjaw tails Aaron over to the Dance Club.)
Dance Club
(June gets worried when a blue-haired blur breezes past her, acts rowdily a bit before starting to pester Lucian and Wednesday.) Oh no, Ozzy!
(Indeed, Wednesday is worried, especially since the Koopaling apparently knows every move a Thievul can make thanks to...whatever this device called a Switch is. He spots June a ways behind Larry near the entrance.)
(June is close enough to have heard what Larry said and thinks to herself: "Hey, Ozzy isn't actually a Thievul right now..." She waves to Wednesday to get his attention, then morphs into a double of Wednesday himself and kicks with her hind legs.)
(Wednesday picks up on this, turns around (looking for a moment as though he's going to leave), then kicks at Larry's wand as directed to him by June with all his might, trying to knock the thing out of the Koopaling's grasp.)
"I shall not be foolish again, my dear Gwendolyn!"
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Power's Home
"Yeah! Here's hoping that you'll get a Podium Finisher as well! And again, I'm glad you're learning to be patient and just take this with stride! Hope we can do this again, but this time without any party pooper!"
Power waves goodbye to Ichi and she and Miranda see him off. Once he has gone home, too, they enter the house, and Power takes a bath and changes to her Skywalker suit
◊, just when her crystal ball glows.
"Hey, Power!" says Paper, "did you see how we— oh! Lemme guess... another costume from Ichi?"
"Heehee, yep! It was a thank-you gift for taking him out to the carnival today!"
"Awww!"
"And speaking of carnivals..." says Blue, "how was it? Was it just like Beach City Funland?"
"'Cause we're thinking of going out again to celebrate our newest graduates!" adds Yellow.
Power snickers. "I tell ya that it's got tons more rides and fun stuff than that, but..." she frowns, "someone crashed it, just like Scipion's party."
Yellow facepalms and sighs.
Las Pegasus
Dance Club
Suddenly, Larry barges in and fires a fireball at the Walkerville ponies.
"Outta the way, kids!" Mr. Ramon shouts as he flies off and tries kicking him, too.
The foals promptly head for the nearest table just when Kris arrives. They order them to hide under it while they stand their guard with their mallet. DJ P0N-3 just watches the battle and changes the song to one that Larry's familiar with.
Standoff
"Time magic's a difficult, if not a dangerous spell, indeed," Twilight says to Ludwig, "and as much as this would disadvantage me so... I'm giving up my powers just for this battle."
"NO, DON'T!" everyone shouts at her.
"I remember when Tirek gave me the same offer, and I'm gonna make this choice again, because magic isn't my only strength!"
"Are you sure about that?" asks Ralsei.
But before anyone else could react, Pinkie, Sans, and Papyrus duck as soon as Pharynx blocks Morton's jump while Susie and Ralsei jump out of the way of Miss Ball's exploding beach ball. Roy then tries charging at Papyrus, but Cleo lifts him in the air while Wanda summons a barrier between them.
"WOWIE!" Papyrus shouts at Cleo, "YOU CAN LIFT THINGS WITH YOUR MIND JUST LIKE TWILIGHT?! I CAN DO THAT TO HUMANS BY MAKING THEIR SOULS BLUE, BUT I DUNNO IF THAT'LL WORK ON NONHUMANS OUTSIDE THE ARENA!"
He fires his gravitational spell at Roy while Sans teleports behind the latter and fires his Gaster Blaster at him. Meanwhile, Ralsei steps back when Alex defends him from Wendy, unsure of what to do next.
"Just trip her with your scarf, Toothpaste!" shouts Susie as she charges at Iggy to try hitting him with her mallet while Pinkie continues shooting her cannon at Morton.
Just as Ralsei reluctantly tries lassoing Wendy's foot, an announcement is made on the speakers.
"Attention, everycreature!" says Flim.
"Do not worry about those turtle-like creatures because our most special guests are already dealing with them!" adds Flam.
"We guarantee you that our other rides and places of interest here are safe!"
"But who else wouldn't wanna watch the fight of the century right here at Las Pegasus?!"
"That's why we're offering you tickets to this epic battle of pure chaos!"
"Gold Horseshoe Club members get the best seats!"
"No refunds! We promise you that this is top-notch entertainment!"
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Aug 16th 2021 at 11:05:49 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Dance club
Completely unaware of June, Larry got surprised by Wednesday kicking his wand off his hand.
"Oh right... You ain't a Thievul right now." he grunted with an annoyed look, grabbing his leg before smirking evilly. He noticed Mr. Ramon trying to kick him but he dodged and retaliated by firing a fireball from his mouth.
"You shouldn't have turn into a pony. You're easier to deal with. That was also a very stupid move. I don't need a wand to attack you!" he cackled at Wednesday.
Larry suddenly laughed it off before pulling both Lucian and Wednesday into a hug.
"Bah! I'm kidding! I'll harm the other losers, but I'm not gonna hurt my Pokémons!" he laughed, rubbing their heads like if they were his pets.
"Y-Y... Your Pokémons??" Lucian gasped.
"Yeah! I'm your trainer now. We're gonna fight battle together like a team. Don't worry! I'll treat you well! You can even talk so it's better!" Larry said.
"But we don't know how to fight!" Lucian protested, struggling to get off even though Larry didn't look as bad as he first thought.
"I'm gonna train you, genius. That's my job as your trainer. I already decided about your nicknames. I'm going to call you... Spike! Because you're a Rock-Type and you have spikes on you. Damn, you're so fluffy I think I could take a nap on you..." the Koopaling laughed, rubbing himself against Lucian.
"And you... I'm going to nickname you Arsene! I mean, you literally have some kind of tie stuff, a mask thing and you even have a cool mustache like a thief guy! That's so cool! But you gotta have to drop the lame pony form. And also you gotta get rid of that bracer. Iggy needs it." he said to Wednesday
Larry grabbed the bracer and tried to pull it off. It failed just like with Veena's one.
"W-What...?" Lucian muttered in shock.
"Well crap... Whatever." the kid grunted, taking back his wand. He still did a happy thumb-up at DJ PON-3 for switching to his song.
"Lucian!" Aaron called out as he burst in, much to Larry's annoyance.
"Ugh... Why are you stupid goody-two-shoes all ganging up on me? Is that because I'm the youngest?? That's forking unfair!!" he complained.
"Release Wednesday and Lucian now!" Aaron barked, summoning an aura ball.
"Fine. But you ain't going to get them. They're my Pokemons now." Larry laughed, letting go of them before firing a spell at Lucian. The Lycanroc wasn't fast enough and disappeared. Larry fired another one on Wednesday, which would also teleport the Thievul away if he got hit.
"Before I leave that club, I said to Lems I was going to have more prisoners than him. Ramon guys! I'm not hungry or anything but at least one of you guys're coming with me anyway!" Larry cackled with a pun, retreating inside his shell and spinning towards the other kids.
Koopaling standoff
Likewise, every Koopalings shouted "NO, COME ON!!" when Twilight shockingly chose the peaceful option, though it was more because it would have been an epic battle.
"...Really? That is a strange choice. A promise is a promise so you won't be kidnapped. If I defeat you, I will bring this power to my lord and then conquer that town for good. Obviously, if you beat me, you'll gain it back... But it's not like this is going to happen." Ludwig sighed, disappointed he couldn't really fight off against Equestria's leader at full strength.
Ludwig touched Twilight's horn with his wand and absorbed her magic. Unable to use it, the Koopaling simply stored it inside his wand for the time being.
Flim and Flam started to speak through the speakers... which immediately boosted him. Ludwig floated in the air, his wand shining dangerously.
"Indeed, everycreature. You are witnessing the battle of your lives! Though those commentators are wrong with one thing... We will take over that carnival after our inevitable victory! But grab your best seats because my piano is all pumped up and so are my siblings!" he proclaimed, being the show-off he was.
"LUDWIG STRONGEST! LUDWIG CRUSH TINY PUNY PRINCESS!" Morton roared as every Koopalings cheered for him.
Ludwig grinned and started to strike one classy pose after another in the air.
"Well then... Hmph! Ha! Pfft! Huh!"
Chuckling, Ludwig flew towards Twilight, firing 5 magic fireballs at the same time at her.
Sticky dodged just in time and Iggy ended with his head comically stuck beneath the cloudy floor. Just as he got it out, Susie charged at him with her mallet.
"GAAAAAAAAAHHH!!! FEMALE ROY IS ATTACKING ME! I AM DOOMED! DOOOOOOOMED!" Iggy screeched, faking his fear... only to dodge with a mad grin.
"Just kidding. Your stupid brute will never beat me! EAT THAT DINOBRAIN!!" he cackled, waving his wand and firing several chaotic spells at her.
Lemmy expertly kicked his ball in the air, preventing Greta from grabbing it. He then looked at his "friends" and gave them a concerned look.
"I think my ball is starting to become too small for you. I really don't want you to be dizzy!" he said.
"Heeheehee... I've already thought of that!!" Iggy cackled, pointing at something approaching the group.
It was a Koopa Clown Car. The mad Koopaling hopped inside, followed by his big small brother. Lemmy then undid the spell, freeing Joaquin and Veena from the ball while Iggy pressed on buttons, restraining them with seatbelts.
"Bwahaha!!! Like that you won't escape with your little wings!! It'll also protect you if we end up crashing since you don't have shells. Genius, am I right?" the tall Koopaling proudly exclaimed, grinning.
Just then, Lemmy rubbed his belly and started to cry.
"Iggy! I'm hungry! It's supposed to be snack time!" he complained, waving his little arms.
"GNAHAHAHAHA!!! THERE YOU GO!!" Iggy exclaimed, pressing on one button... Only for the Clown car to do a klaxon-like noise that was pretty much useless.
"Whoops! Wrong button, heehee..."
After pressing another one, the car created a small chocolate cake that Lemmy eagerly started to devour.
"Wanna some too? It's yum-yum-yummy!" he asked Joaquin and Veena, his mouth completely brown.
Just then, Lucian (and Wednesday if he got hit) was/were teleported right inside the car. The Lycanroc looked shocked, absent-minded for a moment.
Meanwhile, Morton landed on the explosive ball and got caught in the explosion while Pharynx got in front of Pinkie, Miss Ball, and Jared, protecting them from the blast. This time it damaged him as he grunted, but he was far from being done.
"SEAL TRICK MORTON. SEAL COPY SMALL LEMMY! BAD SEAL!" he angrily complained.
"OOOOOOHHHHH!!!! SHE'S JUST LIKE ME!!!!" the Koopaling cackled at Miss Ball. Getting a bit too excited, he summoned a giant ball bomb with a star on it from his hand and launched it at the heroes, with Iggy taunting the heroes by madly cackling at them.
Roy bumped with Wanda's barrier while Papyrus slowed him down with his gravity spell.
"Uh? I'm blue? Give my pink color back ya freak!!" he roared at Papyrus. But he was fast enough to punch Kay's eggs and even grabbed one.
"Eat that, Subcon loser!" he cackled, throwing an egg right back at her, aiming straight for her mouth. But Sans teleported right behind him and fired his blaster at him. Roy retreated in his shell, but the blast damaged him a bit.
"Tch! I take back what I said. Dunno about your stupid bro, but that's a cool weapon ya got there... Mine is better though." he grunted, turning his wand into a cannon. Roy fired several Bullet Bills at Sans.
Noticing Lemmy's bomb and after witnessing Cleo's abilities, Morton decided that she had to go down first. The big Koopaling, sturdy enough to resit Pinkie's canon jumped behind Cleo, trying to paralyze her with the impact of his jump before attempting to lift her by the tail, not unlike Mario grabbed Bowser by the tail once.
As for Wendy... Things went completely wrong.
Wordlessly avoiding Ralsei's scarf, Wendy teleported around Alex, studying him closely. The Charmeleon obviously tried to punch or burn her, but he failed each time.
She then reappeared before him... smiling.
"Look at you... I called you ugly like the rest, but you're actually cute." Wendy gasped.
"Eermm... What? You-You're supposed to fight me. R-Right...?" Alex said, getting nervous as she seductively approached him.
"And look at this hat! That little fire on your tail! Those muscles! You look like a mindless brute like Roy, but you still have enough brain cells to not be that annoying."
"...What do you mean?" Alex asked, gulping
"I. Think. You. Are. Just. My. Type. Smooch!" Wendy laughed, winking before kissing him on the cheeks with his big lips. Alex froze in place and others commented on Wendy's sudden crush in the background.
"Are ya serious? That loser?"
"W-What in the world?"
"Oh. Well, that's unfortunate. I pity the Charmeleon."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!"
"R-Ral... I think we gotta flee..." Alex muttered, backing down. But Wendy was faster and grabbed his arms.
"HEY!! LET ME GO YOU DAMN WITCH!!!" he roared. Panicking, Alex fired a flamethrower at her face, but Wendy summoned a water field, shielding her face.
"Oooh, bad boy... You can't go anywhere." she said, her face very close to him. Alex completely lost it upon seeing that she had water powers.
"S-SOMEBODY HELP!!!" he screamed.
"Don't listen to him. The first idiot's who's trying to ruin my date, I'm going to throw them off the town." Wendy snarled at the heroes.
"What about the mission? We kinda need ya Wends!" Roy complained.
"My date first. Las Koopasus second." Wendy replied.
Wendy pulled a petrified Alex away from the battlefield, jumping away.
"Jabberjaw! I think you might actually be helpful against her!" Tokage called out to the shark, noticing she had water powers. The Grovyle then chased after Iggy and Lemmy by climbing on the roofs.
Edited by Scipion3 on Aug 16th 2021 at 6:26:34 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Prim, proper, and yet so socially awkward
Dance Club
(Wednesday doesn't have enough time to process what just happened (especially since he's concerned why his bracer is no longer coming off) and is teleported away as well.)
Ozzy!! Where'd they go?! (June asks Larry, worried.)
(But Larry starts heading for Carlos, Ralphie, and Mikey.)
Aaron, we gotta do somethin' fast! (June says to Aaron, running over to intervene and turning into her normal Zoroark self as she does so.)
Koopaling standoff
(Wanda rolls her eyes when Flim and Flam decide to monetize their tiff with the Koopalings.)
(Finally Joaquin and Veena are released from the ball...only to get locked up in Iggy's Koopa Clown Car.) I can't tell if this is worse than the ball or not. (Joaquin says.)
Say what you will about the ball, but at least we could still MOVE in it! (Veena says, trying to get loose.)
(Suddenly, Lucian and Wednesday appear right beside them, Wednesday looking just as puzzled as Lucian.) Oh, heya, guys. Uh...want some cake? (Joaquin asks, trying to lighten the mood.)
(But it doesn't take long before Lemmy chucks a much bigger ball bomb toward Jared, Pinkie, and Ball.) Uh, suggestions? SUGGESTIONS?! (Jared asks.)
(Seeing the ball bomb coming down toward them, Greta sets Sticky out of the way and attempts to shoulder charge the ball out of the way of anybody.)
(Kay's egg flies directly back into Kay's mouth. She quickly spits it back out and looks at Tay.) Hey, babe, 'bout time for the Kay-Tay special?
Not a moment too soon if you ask me. (Tay suddenly encases himself in a large Yoshi egg. Kay sticks the egg in her mouth and fires it toward Roy with all her might.)
(Wanda sticks another barrier in front of herself and Sans, but it's clear that her barriers aren't quite strong enough to block all of the Bullet Bills.) WHOA! Get down, Sans! (Wanda exclaims, ducking one of them.)
(Cleo attempts to stop the Bullet Bills herself, but as a result she leaves herself wide open for Morton to stun her with his shock wave and grab her by her tail.)
Huh? (Hearing Tokage as he was starting to slip away, Jabberjaw turns to see what's going on and sees Wendy dragging Alex away.)
HEY! Come back here with that guy! (Jabberjaw shouts, running toward Wendy as fast as his flukes will take him.)
"I shall not be foolish again, my dear Gwendolyn!"
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Power's Home
Power tells the Art School staff about her outing today, smiling.
"But I'm not gonna let that party crasher ruin it for me, as long as I enjoyed my day with my friends, especially Ichi!"
"Awww!" says Paper.
"I'm glad you had fun!" says Blue.
"But you would've enjoyed it more if it weren't for them, right?" asks Yellow.
"Well... I'll just take what I can get!"
The staff all nod in agreement.
"Anyway," says Paper, "this was our most productive season ever!"
She tells Power about her students last season.
"Yeah, I saw..." she says with wide eyes.
"And to be honest," says Blue, "Quinn was easier to handle..."
"But at least that eldritch student didn't land any of us in the Recovery Room this time!" adds Yellow.
"Thank Celestia for that!" says Power, "but still, you're getting better at handling those kinds of students! Look how far you've come!"
"Heehee, thanks!" says Paper, "and I'm not just calling you to tell you the good news!"
"It's finally time for us to share our story of the school tour," the Pearls say.
Las Pegasus
Dance Club
Mr. Ramon gets knocked back by Larry's fireball, but quickly gets up and fans the flames with his wings. He then flares them open and rears when Larry charges at the kids.
"GET THE SH...ECK OUTTA HERE, YOU BULLY!" he shouts as he chases him down.
Kris silently cringes at his self-censorship, then warns him and June to watch out before they try whacking Larry away with the mallet while the kids huddle each other under the table.
Standoff
"Las Koopasus?!" says Flim.
"This city is the sole property of the Flim Flam Brothers!" says Flam.
"But your battle's attracting a lot of tourists!"
"So we'll sponsor your future endeavors if you win!"
"10% of the money from our tickets will go to you, Koopalings!"
"And we'll let you take over a small portion of the city!"
Several other guests panic and leave, with some complaining about the scam, while the VIPs gather around and watch the battle anyway.
Meanwhile, Twilight bows her head when Ludwig absorbs her magic. She tries jumping away from his fireballs, but they all knock her off the battlefield.
Ralsei rushes to her and heals her.
"Why did you do that, Twilight?!"
She smiles at him reassuringly.
"Because I care more about my friends than my magic, and I trust them that they can finish the fight for me."
"But this is just the beginning!"
"I know..." Twilight chuckles, "but I have another plan. Can you please ask Susie to come over here?"
Ralsei turns to see his friend running away from Iggy, clutching her butt, and calls to her.
"Gah! What is it?! These brutes are just as annoying as Jevil!"
"Susie," says Twilight, "I want you to guard me while I think of something to stop them without my magic."
She sighs, still wanting to fight, but Susie stands near Twilight as ordered, her mallet at the ready.
"Okay, I'll be on the lookout for the others, alright?" says Ralsei.
Meanwhile, Pinkie moves out of the explosion range, then continues shooting Morton, but she realizes too late that she ran out of ammo. She looks at Kay shooting Tay at Roy, then at the Koopa Clown Car up above, and whips out her helmet from her mane and wears it before stuffing herself into her cannon.
"INCOMIIIING!!!" she shouts as she launches herself into the air, aiming to knock Iggy and Lemmy out of their car.
Meanwhile, Papyrus falls down when Morton stuns Cleo, but he nails the landing before increasing the gravity around Roy, trying to make him sink. Sans then teleports away from the Bullet Bills and jumps on them before slamming a big bone on Roy.
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Aaron roared in rage as he charged Larry, still holding his aura ball.
"With the other prisoners! I'll take good care of my two new brown awesome Pokemons! I promise! But I'll still take a human with me so that the others won't laugh at me!" Larry laughed at June, his shell getting faster.
Aaron suddenly stopped in his track. Getting angry won't solve anything. He had to calm down.
Taking a deep inspiration, he focused his aura and managed to predict where the fast Koopaling was going to go.
When the time was right, Aaron threw the aura ball at Larry, which successfully hit him. It was strong enough to disrupt the shell's course, prompting the mischievous kid to get out of it.
"Heh? What the shel-"
Larry couldn't finish his sentence as an absolutely livid Mr. Ramon rammed into him with so much strength he sent him flying towards a wall before bouncing back towards Kris. They also landed a powerful hit on the head with their mallet, causing Larry to cry as he landed right in front of June.
"June! Now!" Aaron shouted as Larry was struggling to get up, grunting in pain.
"Fair enough. I'll discuss the details later. For now... I have a princess to defeat, and guests to entertain." Ludwig said to Flim and Flam, doing yet another pose for the VIP guests.
"NOT ON MY WATCH! YOU ARE GOING DOWN, LUDWIG!" Pharynx roared, charging at him. Ludwig sighed, more annoyed than anything before teleporting here and there to dodge him.
"BIG BUG BAD! NO HARM LUDWIG! MORTON SQUASH BUG WITH BIG DRAGON!!!" Morton furiously roared at Pharynx. Much like Mario, he spun Cleo around before throwing her at him. Pharynx couldn't dodge and got squashed by her. Combined with him having scoured Las Pegasus for the entire day, and it was enough to knock him out.
"What a shame... But as I said. By themselves, Equestrians cannot beat us. Do you know what is stronger than friendship? Familly. Good job Morton..." Ludwig taunted Pharynx before chuckling to himself, proud of his quote while posing again for the public.
Ludwig landed and approached Twilight just as Susie tried to protect her.
"Hiding behind this... brute? Are you fools really trying to ruin this duel? Not only that, but you could have chosen someone better suited for the job. I have dealt with brainless idiots like her in the past." Ludwig grunted.
His confidence taking over, Ludwig sighed and dropped his wand.
"Well. I guess I shall play along with your little game. It won't be satisfying if I just go ahead and bombard you with spells, and I have a crowd to satisfy. I'm not Morton or Roy but I'll dispose of you without my magic, worm. And then I'll come for you, your majesty." he said.
Ludwig jumped towards Susie and attempted to kick her.
Not too far away, while Greta successfully threw the bomb away to explode alone, Roy was so focused on Sans he didn't notice Tay and Kay's double-attack. The egg hit Roy's face, making him fall and knocking his shades out of his face.
"GRAAAH!!"
Since he was visible from the back, no one could see what the brute actually looked like without his shades as he picked them up before turning towards them.
"They're not broken... But ya did it. Ya pissed me off, YAR DAMN PUNKS!!"
Roy roared, his anger giving him even more strength to resist Papyrus's spell. He destroyed the giant bone Sans threw at him by punching it before burrowing undercloud.
He reappeared right behind Wanda and Sans and fired Bull's-Eye Bill which would track them down. As for Morton, he noticed Papyrus near him and turned his wand into a giant spiky hammer, attempting to literally slam him.
"Pfah! Better not move at all than moving too much!" Iggy scoffed at Veena's remark.
"And it's good to breathe some fresh air!" Lemmy giggled.
Lucian's first instinct when he realized where he was was to hug Wednesday. He didn't panic as much as when he was captured by Scipion, but it was still a terrifying experience for him to be captured.
"Oooh! Larry managed to befriend two new faces! And this time they're all Pokemons! Hello! What's your name?" Lemmy cheerfully said, nuzzling with them.
"L... Lucian... A-And he's Wednesday." Lucian said, taken aback by how friendly Lemmy was. Veena and Joaquin seemed fine too which reassured him a bit.
"Bwahaha! Wednesday... That's a really funny name." Iggy giggled.
"Right! You're the very smart mister that got captured by mister Scipion! And you must be miss June's thief friend! I would like to see your costumes one day!"
"H-How did you know for Wednesday?" Lucian asked.
"His cutie mark of course! Also what mister Scipion told me about him!" Lemmy giggled.
"O-Oh... I... I think I'll take some cake too." Lucian nervously asked, giggling.
"BWAHAHAHAAAAA!!!" Iggy cackled as he pressed a button... But he pressed the wrong one again and this time, the car generated some rain, drenching the group.
"WHOOPS! That option exists because I once thought that my head had an actual pineapple leaf on it! I really should remove that..." Iggy apologized, quickly pressing another button, generating some wind to dry the group. He pressed the right one this time as the car made another cake and cut it in four with tongs, serving it to the prisoners.
Lucian just stared at his "prison", speechless and despite his fear. He tasted the cake and gasped upon seeing it was rather good.
"W-Whoah...! T-That thing has so many functionalities!" he exclaimed in awe.
"Hehehe!! This is the Koopa Clown Car v.3.89.702, made by yours truly! It took me a lot of time and several explosions to install a proper cooking system in it!" Iggy proudly cackled.
"W-Wow... I never built something so complicated..." Lucian said.
"Huh? You're an inventor too? Where are your glasses? Every inventor always have glasses to show the SUPERIORITY OF THEIR MIGHTY BRAINS!!" Iggy asked.
"I-I... u-uh... I don't have glasses." Lucian shyly said.
"Iggy! You don't always need glasses to be smart!" Lemmy added.
"Huh... I would have never guessed. And you... you're so... shy! You almost remind me of my younger years." Iggy sighed.
"Oh yeah! You were so timid! You also had hair very similar to mine! I'm happy you were able to grow more confident in yourself." Lemmy laughed, hugging his brother.
"Hehe... You helped me a lot, Lems. I love you so much." Iggy said in a normal voice for once, hugging his brother back. Lucian couldn't help but smile at his captors.
"Say, would you mind showing me our friends' true form? You told me what they are but we never saw them." Lemmy kindly asked. Iggy pressed another button as the car scanned Veena, Joaquin, and Wednesday, turning them back into their actual form as long as they were inside.
Seeing Wednesday as a Thievul reassured Lucian more while Lemmy gasped at them.
"Ohhh!! I like you all more!! And those hearts are sooo cute miss Veena! No wonder why mister Joaquin likes you so much!" Lemmy giggled.
"As for us, our next destination is the Dance Club! Gonna pick up Larry. I saw plenty of bad guys there. Ludwig's gonna kill us if something happens to the kid. No one, I say, no one wants to see Ludwig vvvvvvvvon Koopa angry!" Iggy said, piloting the Clown Car towards the Dance Club.
It was at this moment that Pinkie rammed into the clown car. Tokage also jumped as high as he could and even though he didn't reach the car, he managed to slash at it with his leaf blades.
The vehicle made a sad face before turning upside down in reaction to being hit with Iggy holding on to Lemmy, screaming while his brother giggled.
"WAAAAAAHHHH!!" Lucian screamed, holding on to Wednesday for dear life even though the seat belts did the job.
"WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!!!! DO THEY WANT TO KILL US????" Iggy screeched as the car got back to normal.
The mad Koopaling pressed a button and the car's mouth opened up, revealing a big canon before shooting at Tokage.
"I'll take care of the meanies! Go and save Larry!" Lemmy asked Iggy. The kind Koopaling still took the time to kiss his brother on the cheek and to nuzzle with every prisoner before jumping away from the car, creating a giant ball to stand on.
"Heeheehee!! I can't let you hurt my brother!" he cackled at Pinkie and Tokage.
After stealing two seats and a table from the food court by firing dozens of wings at the people there with 0 care, Wendy finally let Alex go after she took him somewhere safer.
"Idiots should not be able to disturb us here." she said. Alex immediately tried to escape, only for Wendy to summon rings surrounding him.
"Running away? I didn't know you were this shy..." she said as she sat down and forced Alex to do the same.
"L-Listen! I don't like you okay? Just let me go!" Alex shouted at her.
"Huhuhu... I like males with fire. Both literally and figuratively. Don't fret... I'm going to teach you how to love that Koopaling." Wendy said, waving her wand as droplets started to drop here and there.
"S-Stop, please... I hate water... I-I'm hydrophobic! I-I can't stand it! I-I'll do anything!" Alex begged, struggling to get out of the rings.
"Oh... Afraid of water are we? That's too bad honey. Water is my domain. I think we'll have to fix that now." Wendy chuckled.
Alex's eyes widened in terror as the droplets turned into a waterfall. Suddenly, he and Wendy were inside a giant water bubble.
Being underwater was the one thing he was always going to freak out about.
The Charmeleon shut his eyes and jaw, desperate to hold his breath and feeling his fire die out.
Daddy! Daddy I'm dying! I don't want to die daddy! Help me, daddy! he thought.
"Oh... Ohoho, right... You can't breathe underwater and that fire of yours is dying out. Silly me... Don't worry, I'll fix that." Wendy said, able to breathe in water with ease.
Wendy touched Alex with her wand. Unable to hold his breath any longer, Alex gasped, expecting to drown. He widened his eyes in shock upon finding out he could breathe underwater. He looked behind him and saw his fire magically reappearing...
And it somehow made things worse. At that point, even Scipion having willingly tried to drown him where they first met seemed like heaven to him.
Alex screamed at the top of his lungs in complete terror, which could be heard all across Las Pegasus.
"Sigh... Honey, I didn't know you could sing. I knew you'll be my perfect match." Wendy muttered, unaware of Jabberjaw's arrival.
Edited by Scipion3 on Aug 16th 2021 at 12:07:31 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
24 times around the sun.
Dobu-2 Corp - Office
After responding to Map on the company's app, the young man heard his cellphone go off; he picked it up, and answered the call.
"Fukuro, how is the Professor's situation going?" questioned a calm masculine voice.
"He still wants us to make clones for him, it's getting kind of tiring," the young man, named Fukuro, said to the person he recognized as the CEO of Dobu-2 Corp.
"There's nothing wrong with wanting our services, the client is always right after all," said the CEO, who then told Fukuro "you're the one taking care of him, so try being more amicable," before cutting the call.
"There is nothing amicable about contributing to a death game..." whispered Fukuro as he was left to think about everything that happened today.
Big ol' Nintendo and mistery genre nerd. / Just call me Map for short. / Avatar made by me.
Prim, proper, and yet so socially awkward
Dance Club
Sorry 'bout this, kid! (June apologizes to Larry before she uses Night Daze point blank on him.)
Outside
Oh nooooooo!!! (Cleo shouts as she is thrown by Morton. She lands in a heap on the ground and afterwards is so dazed and dizzy that she is unable to focus hard enough to use her powers to help everyone else. She does realize she ended up on top of Pharnyx and rolls back off of him in a hurry.) Oh, Pharnyx, I apologize immensely! (She tries to wake him back up.)
(Tay bursts back out of his egg as Kay notices Roy jumping up behind Wanda and Sans.) Yo, watch yourselves! (Her warning is too late and the Bills are fired.)
AHH! YIKES!! (Wanda exclaims when she realizes that the Bulls-Eye Bill is following them. In an effort to save them both, Wanda shoves Sans out of the Bill's path, then (with a split-second hesitation) shrinks until she disappears inside her own hat (hoping that the Bill will simply pass over her).)
I-I mean it's not my REAL name- (Wednesday starts to say before the entire group in the Kar gets soaked.)
Golly, if I wanted to get soaked again, I'd just go back to the log flume... (Veena says.)
Say what you will about them, but at least these guys care for each other big-time. (Joaquin remarks.)
(Iggy then turns on a setting to force Joaquin, Veena, and Wednesday back into their own forms. Veena audibly sighs at losing her limbs.)
Well, the hearts weren't the only reason-
(Once again Joaquin is interrupted when the Clown Car rocks violently as Pinkie Pie collides with it. Veena tries to grab onto Joaquin's arm with one of the arms she currently no longer has while Wednesday holds on to Lucian as well.)
...I'd say they just want to get you guys to stand down, not-WHOA!! (Joaquin trails off when Iggy fires an enormous cannonball in Tokage's direction.)
(Miss Ball tosses another beach ball to redirect it away from Tokage, but she is in such a rush to throw it that there's a good chance the ball might miss it.)
(At the food court, Jabberjaw enters just in time to see the poor Charmeleon having a complete meltdown from being inside a giant water bubble.)
Yoikes! I don't think that guy's s'posed to be underwater! (He says (unaware that Wendy has made it so Alex can be in the water no problem).)
(The current-seapony clumsily waddles over to the bubble and reaches to pull Alex out of the bubble.)
Edited by kablammin45 on Aug 17th 2021 at 7:57:52 AM
"I shall not be foolish again, my dear Gwendolyn!"
10,000 grams of pure caffeine
Webking House
"Jace, Arle, Nene, we gotta go!" Libre yells.
"What's the matter?" Jace asks.
"...Moona and Lily got kidnapped and the spiders failed to stop the kidnappers."
"Okay, who would do such a thing!?" Arle asks in surprise.
"Tubbo told me through the phone that...Scratch and Grounder? Were the ones kidnapping them. Whatever, we gotta go!"
"Um...what about the rest?"
"The spiders atleast managed to get the ones who didn't get kidnapped out of the carnival, so they'll take the shift of dealing with tributes!"
OOC: all of my carnival chars are out of the carnival now
"Okay, what!? Apparently the Koopalings are attacking the carnival-"
Cassie | he/they | But will it stop the pain forever? / I just can't be sure
She/Her | inactive for now
Las Pegasus/Fanfic School
After being grabbed by Morton, Psyche is... completely frozen in fear. It seems like she's just... completely shut down. She's staring straight ahead, ignoring everything going on around her – even the portal summoned by Ludwig.
It's... very unusual. Perhaps this was mitigated by the fact that she was already feeling very overwhelmed.
She's still like that by the time Ichi's droids send her home. And sure enough, when she returns to the Fanfic School, she's immediately restored to her human form.
"Psyche...?" Ms. May calls, noticing her standing in the middle of the principal's office, still as frozen and unresponsive as before. "Are you... okay?"
No response.
Ms. May sighs. "Oh dear... something serious must've happened for her to be like this... I hope she wasn't too overwhelmed by the crowds..."
She turns on the TV and casts from her phone to play the instrumental version of dOra maar, hoping to soothe Psyche from whatever might be troubling her to this extent. It eventually works, with Psyche taking deep breaths, in and out, and focusing on the music.
"Yeah... I'm finally home..."
"You do not have to talk about it if you don't want to, Psyche," says Ms. May, "but I am very concerned about how that trio went for you."
"...right now I just want to talk to my brother," Psyche says quietly. "Via text message, I mean."
Ms. May nods. "Alright. I shall leave you be."
Psyche takes out her phone and texts Ichi, explaining to him what happened and that right now she's feeling very scared and confused, although she is feeling slightly better.
Hoo boy. 'Least those teenage mutant stupid turtles'll get what's comin' to 'em. Sorry for actin' late, BTW, I just thought ya always had your own way to get to from places. Here's somethin' to cheer ya up, though.
He sends a link to an article about BTS and John Cena.
Las Pegasus
It takes a few moments for Psyche to realise that she... doesn't know how to get herself home.
"Uhhhhhh... crap."
She trots around in circles, trying to think of a way to go home.