(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
(Flashback)
SEGA!Alolan Vulpix: Alriiiight, gonna get myself a weapon! (Rushes into the Cornucopia at super-sonic speeds, only to become food)
SEGA!Alolan Vulpix's soul: I hate these games...
(Night 1(I think))
Female!CAC: Mrmmmmffff... (Head is ripped apart from the inside)
(End flashback)
CAC: (Sigh) I expected that Gender-Bent Alternate Universe version of me to be just as strong as me, but...
CAC: ...I need to go on. (Summons R. Mika into the Arena, and inputs Aslan's name as his reserve)
CAC: Peter, Lucy, Edmund, and Susan are gonna be pissed if Aslan makes it and he dies, but oh, well.
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Database Library, Basement
Ally tries to analyze how AGOTI managed to burn the Vaporeon with hellfire.
Since Water-type Pokémon are resistant to Fire-type moves, AGOTI had to use the same move REPEATEDLY just to terminate it.
The season then ends, and she emails the Science Center to have the Vaporeon revived and treated with Burn Heals. She then checks 6k1's upcoming tribute list and considers the risk factors in nominating one of the sirens.
Adagio Dazzle should be data cloned along with her old amulet because 6001 wants to study her performance with her original powers in the Arena. She and her group are presently trying to regain their hatred-inducing vocal powers after their amulets were destroyed, but 6001 would not want to risk them exploiting the Arena and threatening Canterlot High School again. If we are cleared for a reserve, data clone Aria Blaze so she can accompany Adagio, but do NOT inform them or Sonata Dusk about their nomination.
After sending the email, Ally sees Data Adagio materialize on her podium, but the Databot notices Seam returning after their data clone's run in S190. The Science Center emails her back, confirming that Seam wasn't cloned by their new nominator, the shopkeeper sold their cement gun that they wished up in that season, and their protective amulet is still intact.
Duly noted. Rouxls Kaard is also equipped with the same amulet as Seam, so I wish them optimal luck in the following season.
Whispering Pines
Swapper looks at Wile E. and the other Pokémon at the same time. He tries telling them by doing sign language that he swapped Wile E. and Knox with his powers, for demonstrating them right now isn't the best idea.
Flashback: The Science Center, Dr. Phoenix's Clinic, S192
"Spike" sat on the table as ordered and watched the season while Dr. Phoenix performed the checkup. He checked "his" eyes, ear flaps, heartbeat, and so on... typically how it would go at the doctor's. Phoenix saw that "Spike" weighed exactly like the real deal (but he didn't know it), then checked "his" wings, which to Dark Power, he was feeling for where her wings would be if she were a pegasus or an alicorn.
"So far so good..." said Phoenix. "Have you been exercising regularly?"
"Uh, yeah!" said "Spike", "I did my routine flying exercise this morning with Twilight!"
"Indeed we did," she said with confidence. Deep down, Dark 6k1 knew this was technically true because they did fly during Dark Power's training.
Phoenix then reached out his gloved hand towards "Spike's spikes". The "dragon" cringed and retracted "his" head a little, but "Twilight" told Phoenix to stop.
"He's still cranky from his bad 'spike' day, so please do it gently."
"I have to check their texture as well as look for parasites such as lice and ticks, but this won't hurt a bit and I'll be gentle as your sister said, is that alright?" he said to "him."
"Spike" nodded hesitantly. "Alright..."
"He" shuddered as Phoenix slowly ran his hand through "his" spikes. Dark Power wished it was Dark Ichi who did this, but she resisted the urge to stab the doctor for Dark 6k1's sake. She sighed in relief when Phoenix lifted his hand by the time the season ended, but he noticed that his glove got stained with the same "scales" from earlier.
"What kind of shampoo do you use?" he asked "Spike".
"Um... the same one I use every night?" "he" said with a slightly shaky voice.
"It's ScaleShine," said "Twilight", "the same dragon shampoo brand that he's been using since he grew his wings!"
"Hmm..." said Phoenix, "if this 'shampoo' is causing your 'scales' to shed different colors..." he said to "Spike" sternly, "then you might have a severe allergy to it. But just to be sure, I will take a sample of this and have the medtech laboratory analyze it."
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Dec 14th 2021 at 4:48:29 AM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Eye-Sicle's lair
Tributes' Quarters
Lucian couldn't help but chuckle a bit.
"Heh. Glad to know that. But now that you mention it... I think it would be nice to have a costume from you, anything really. I... don't think I ever wore one before."
Lair (Hallways)
Like June, Tokage was hardly convinced by "Stanford" saying he was taking a shower.
"I AGREE. STANFORD EVEN HAS A STRANGE ACCENT... WE MIGHT AS WELL TRY TO ENTER BY FORCE, I KNOW THAT MORTON'S BODY WOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR THAT."
Downstairs
"Boss? Do you think we should join the others to the pool?" Onox asked Scipion. The nominator looked at his lackey, huge bags under his eyes before burying his face on the ground.
"I want my banana baaaaaaaack...!" The Zoroark moaned, still having trouble to be in June's body.
"Oh... Guess that's a no then..." Onox grunted, scratching his head.
Outside
It didn't take long for the Koopalings to go to the explosion scene.
"The coyote's trails are going towards the lair and his bird "friend" somewhere else. Nothing from Swapper though..." Ludwig deduced.
"BWAHAHA!! Shouldn't we be a bit concerned about Will E. going towards the lair?" Iggy madly cackled.
"Nah. From what I've heard, he's a complete loser." Roy lazily grunted.
"We're here to catch Swapper, not help the idiots back at the lair!" Bowser Jr. added.
"Oooh... Maybe Lucian and Oscar's Metroid will be able to protect them! So we don't have to worry! Let's follow the other one!" Lemmy giggled.
Ludwig then noticed Larry bearing an angry expression.
"Okay, what now?"
"That Roadrunner guy... I just realized, but his hair... it's supposed to look like mine! That's stupid! Stupid copycat!" Larry spat, much to the other's annoyance.
Whispering Pines
Approaching the inn, Freyja heard something slamming into the wall from inside. She entered the building and found who she was looking for.
Well that was easy. she thought as she put the unconscious "Knox" on her shoulder. Without looking at anyone or bothering to explain, she walked up to Greta and Swapper.
The scarred Blaziken was quick and grabbed the experiment with her claw, doing her best to cover his eyes. She then looked down at the Machamp and was quick to recognize the hat.
"Greta, I assume... Where's your room? I want this to be private." she said, giving a fierce look at the others.
Edited by Scipion3 on Dec 13th 2021 at 8:37:21 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Not an evil Thievul
Lair (Chamber)
(Ball comes back to the chamber ahead of Eye-Sicle and hears rock music coming from within.) Huh...?
(She enters to find a Muppet rock band performing in the middle of the chamber (but it isn't Dr. Teeth's group). She does find them vaguely familiar, though.)
Whoa, what's with the music? (Ball shouts over the music.)
Impromptu concert from this season's reserves! (Moosey shouts.) Tried to get the jug band from this universe but there was a glitch and we got these guys instead!
We're gonna rock this season! Yeah!! (One of the band members shouts.)
(Flea seems to be enjoying the music while "Lizard" looks unimpressed. The green bean casserole is cowering in her casserole dish.)
What the-...? (Eye-Sicle asks as he finally comes back in. He motions for Ball to not say a word about their conversation outside.)
Whatever... (Ball mutters to herself.)
Lair (Stanford's Quarters)
Yeah, I'm gettin' a little worried. I'll figure out some way t' replace the door if we hafta! (June says. She clears the way for Tokage.)
Wouldn't be any problem for me to build a new one. (Darnell says.) ...Once this is all over, of course.
Lair (Tribute Quarters)
Really? Well, I can absolutely make you one. Free of charge, even. (Oscar says.) Anything in particular you were interested in? Or would you want me to surprise you?
Lair (Outside; Downstairs)
(Knox avoids the search parties and approaches the lair. "Nobody's around..." He thinks about using one of Wile E.'s many ACME gadgets to break in. " ...Nah, they'll figure out somethin' wrong immediately! Guess I just gotta do things the normal way...dammit...")
(Making a facial expression typical of Wile E., he goes up to the front door and tries to turn the knob. But it doesn't turn. "Turn, damn you!!" Knox growls as he puts both feet up against the door as he tries to turn the knob.)
(Kenny whispers something to Plessie.)
Kenny says that lying in a lounge chair by the pool at least would probably be more comfortable than lying there on the floor! (Plessie tells Onox and Scipion.) Kenny can carry you up there if you want.
(Just then, the doorknob begins rattling.) Someone here? (Holly asks.)
I dunno, I'll go see. (Heidi says, going over to the front door and throwing it open easily.) ...huh, that's weird... (She says before closing the door back.)
(A squished-flat Knox is plastered on the wall immediately beside the door. He emits a high-pitched but near-inaudible whine as he sloooowly slides down the wall.)
Whispering Pines
(Once Greta is downstairs, everyone is equally surprised by Swapper.)
(The native Pokémon aren't quite able to quite get what's going on before Freyja bursts in and interrogates Greta.)
(Figuring that something must be up and not wanting to cause a scene (nor for anyone else to get hurt, especially since there's at least one child in here right now), Greta nods.) Right this way... (She says, heading back up the hallway.)
Is no one gonna say what's goin' on here?! (Cortez asks no one in particular once they're out of earshot.)
Mama, what's the angry pretty Blaziken doin'? (Lucy asks Dinah innocently.)
I don't know, Lucy, but stay with us. (Dinah replies, worried that something bad is going on. Then she looks up to see Benji taking the form of Swapper.) ...Dear, now is kind of a bad time.
(Benji turns back into a Swampert.) Dang, I feel like I just took the form of somethin' I was never intended to take, just sayin'.
(Greta goes into her inn room and locks the door behind her once they are in.) Freyja, what's going on? I can tell you know exactly what's going on here. (Greta asks.)
Edited by kablammin45 on Dec 13th 2021 at 5:04:31 AM
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Eye-Sicle's lair
Tributes' Quarters
"Aaaw, thanks!" Lucian exclaimed, snuggling against Oscar. The "Thievul" thought a bit, waving his tail.
"I... Hmmm... Well, I think you should try to surprise me." he happily answered.
While the "Baby" was still more or less calm, it felt someone unknown approaching the lair and it raised its head with a growl. While Metroids couldn't detect souls, they were able to recognize energies.
And it could swear it felt it back at SR388 from a strange creature with a hat that seemed to hate its two "fathers".
However, the energy felt weaker, less threatening... and strange, unlike anything it has ever felt.
It felt almost compelled to chase after the newcomer not to kill them, but just to see how they would try to escape it.
Keeping this in mind, the "Baby" lowered its head when Lucian asked him what was wrong and nuzzled with him, telling him it was alright.
"Sigh... Y-You know... I think I'm glad it didn't forget about us." Lucian sighed, relaxed.
Hallways
"Wow, really? Damn, I wish I was as strong as Tokage. That's my kind of stuff." Alex sighed as Tokage got ready. "Morton" punched the door... which was enough to send it flying to the other side of the room instantly.
"HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AWESOME!!" Alex exclaimed while Tokage looked at his hands in shock.
"YEAH... THAT'S DEFINITIVELY NOT MY STYLE." he sighed, dropping his act since everyone was sure that Stanford wasn't really Stanford at that point. He and Alex then looked at the empty bathtub, then hesitantly looked at Stanford.
"STANFORD... OR WHOEVER YOU ARE, ARE YOU OKAY?"
Downstairs
"Oh, right! Don't worry, I think I can carry my boss." Onox answered Plessie. Despite his small size, he grabbed Scipion's arm and dragged him towards the pool with relative ease.
"-Seriously this is fucking depressing! And she's not even as bulky as I am, can you believe that? I bet she's even less strong than I! I am soooo sick of-" Scipion kept complaining.
"...I hope he'll stop at some point." Onox sighed.
Whispering Pines
Freyja laid back on a wall and crossed her arms, sighing.
"More or less... Your leader knows more than me about this." she said to Greta, relaxing a tiny bit.
"You may have guessed it already, but "Knox" isn't the real one. The real deal switched bodies with someone else, hence why this one behave so weird."
Freyja then looked at Swapper, with visible annoyance.
"It's because of this brat that he managed to do so. Only he can switch Knox back to his original body, so I'm here to make sure he won't get away... or try messing with you or me." she hissed.
Freyja then studied more closely Greta.
"... By the way, Nyx also wanted to see how you were doing. We don't know what happened, but she witnessed your Thievul friend leaving and your hawkeye's disappearance."
Edited by Scipion3 on Dec 13th 2021 at 1:00:58 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Light and Hope
Woods
Dave nods along as the plan is laid out. "I'll stick with Swapper's trail, as well."
Eye-Sicle's Lair
In the lair, the company is asked if they want to go to the gym.
"Hmm.... why not?" Corrin says.
"Are you sure you're not saying that because you want to see my body?" Azura teases.
"I am not! You can't say things like that; there are children here!"
Azura giggles. "True, sorry. But I do want to join in as well, if that's alright."
"Can't get away from me for too long, my dear?" Corrin asks. His wife only smirks at that.
Peace Keepers Homeworld
The dragons point to a new direction for Wanda.
"I'll go on ahead. I don't know about you, but I have a feeling that we may or may not stumble upon Megatron sooner or later, and I'd rather be there than not."
"Then I'm going as well. It's not like I have much to do here, anyway."
"I'd like to stay behind for now. I could use some practice, even if I'm not one of the switched ones."
"That's fine. It's your choice, after all."
Meanwhile, at the Transformers' ship, Megatron lands in.
"Nothing of use, it seems. I've only encountered dragons."
"Dragons, Captain? I've heard of them, but I thought they were only mythological creatures."
"Clearly not."
"So, what now, Sir?"
".... We wait.... for the time being. I sense.... something, in this world, that is.... unique. Powerful, even. I do not know yet what it is, or if it's something that does exist. I shall be heading to my quarters to perhaps clear my mind. Once I have gained clarity, I will decide what to do next."
Hope: "Let's go. We'll be together." Lightning: "I only know... that soon, we'll be together."
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Database Library, Basement
After the announcement, Ally emails the Science Center again to data clone Aria. She watches her materialize on her podium with her old amulet, but the purplish-pink human rolls her eyes at Sonata not joining them this season. Ally was then about to react to Swatch joining their fellow Dark World shopkeepers but frowning at Rouxls when suddenly, roughly more than 208 current and former K-POP groups and soloists cram themselves on the same podium. Ally screams and clutches her head as she short-circuits.
I was anticipating the Christmas Horror Group and the Indonesian population being nominated... but if PSYCHEDELICATE nominated a Massive Group Tribute like them... then THIS NEW VARIABLE DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!
She nearly splits up into her components, but sits down and soft resets herself. Dupe and Mimi bolt into the office through the cat flap and gently tap her.
"Are you alright, sis?" Mimi asks Ally.
Affirmative, she says, I recently suffered an information overload from that unexpected Massive Group Tribute.
The Starble turns to the Arena feed and her fur stands on its ends.
Woods
Regardless if Jamie and Daffy followed her, 6k2 goes down Swapper's trail, but it stops near the pond. She and Lilo look around, but he's nowhere to be seen.
"Oh no, we lost him..." says the latter.
"But it seems he wasn't alone..." adds the former. She kneels down and examines the other footprints near Swapper's. They look similar to the other trail, but the coyote footprints are slightly bigger than Wile E.'s while the "roadrunner" footprints have more dirt displaced around them. 6k2 gets her phone and scans the latter with her Pokédex app and shows the results to the others.
"I think we found our culprits... a Blaziken and another coyote!"
Whispering Pines
Swapper yelps as Greta quickly takes him back to her room at Freyja's behest. He just nods at the latter as they need him alive for when Knox's heist is done, but he wonders what she's talking about regarding Greta's cohorts.
Flashback: The Science Center, Dr. Phoenix's Clinic, pre-S193
"Twilight" and "Spike"'s eyes quivered as Dr. Phoenix collected the "scales" in a small canister and started walking out the clinic.
"Crap, I forgot to clean you up before we left, Spike..." "Twilight" whispered, "and I thought the staff would just clean up after us..."
"Wh-What should we do?" he asked. "Wait until he's gone before we get into the research lab?"
"No, the secretary's expecting the medical certificate so we have to finish this checkup."
"But I wanna meet the DM alre—"
"Twilight" quickly shushed "him". "Let me handle this."
She walked up to Phoenix just before he could exit the door and said, "Excuse me, sir."
"What is it, Ms. Sparkle?"
"How long will it take for the medtech lab to analyze the sample?"
"Not that long at all, the machine will give out the results in just 15-30 seconds!"
"But did the staff check if it's working?"
"Of course, they did! They always check all the machinery twice!"
"Then I think they should be checked one more time, just to be sure."
"Hmm, alright then. I will tell them when I get there."
"But what about the checkup?"
"You know that this is important in determining if Spike has more than just a severe allergy, don't you?"
"I'm aware, but—" "Twilight" checked the clock again, "our turn for the experiment is coming up really soon, so can you please just call one of your assistants over to bring that sample to the lab and check the machines? That way, you can finish the checkup while waiting for the results."
Phoenix thought about this for a while. "I see your point, Ms. Sparkle. I'll call them right now."
He did so, and the assistant promptly came over and took the sample as requested. Dark 6k1 hoped that this would buy them enough time to get the certificate before the assistant comes back with the results.
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Dec 15th 2021 at 9:45:02 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Dagded Dujardin
Wood Trails
Unnerved by the mention of a lair filled with possible dangers, Daffy and Jamie gave their choice.
Jamie: The safer place with the thing least likely to get us killed. So we'll follow Lilo and Swapper. Plus I'm not much help like this.
He then tripped as he shapeshifted his foot way too big to lift it.
Jamie: Ow.
Daffy: Then count me in towards Swapper's path too, I'm kind of a coward.
Peace Keepers or Beast Makers
Bale was surprised at Megatron's mention.
Bale: Well, I'll follow that loose end, who's with me?
Amethyst: I'm going there.
Soldier: I'll stay somebody needs to kick some ass in training here.
MG: Count me in on staying to train.
Meta Knight: So will I, you guys get going.
"Bingo! If two species hate each other, they will wipe each other out on their own."
Not an evil Thievul
Peace Keepers
If that is everyone, then I suppose we will be going. (Cleo says, leading everyone continuing on toward Beast Makers back to Marco's balloon.)
(In the meantime, the folks staying behind start to think about training.)
Guess now would be a good time to try to learn how to use this, huh? (Ben says to Aaron, looking at Larry's racket.)
(Meanwhile, Jared looks at Conan's lance.) I feel like I should be ready to go jousting at a medieval-themed festival right now.
There will be no time for jousting right now, Jared! For now, to use my lance and shield! (Conan says.) Shouldn't be too hard. Just block with your shield and jab with your lance! Maximos?
(Maximos swings at Jared with his mallet. Jared miscalculates where the mallet swing is coming from in his rush to block it and gets hit right in the stomach, getting the wind knocked out of him.)
Gosh, you okay? I didn't think I hit you that hard. (Maximos asks as Jared doubles over, gripping his stomach.)
I think so. (Jared wheezes.) Still didn't hurt as bad as I think it would have if I were still a human.
That's because you currently have a tough dragon hide, Jared! (Conan says.)
True. I just hope I remember I'm not this durable once this mess is all over. (Jared says.)
I hope Cricket does, too. (Gramma says as Cricket punches a large rock with his bare hands (er, claws) not far away.)
("Sticky" swings their arm around, trying to figure out how the real Sticky fires their quills.)
Lair (Tribute Quarters)
Will do, pal. (Oscar says.)
(As he thinks about what costume to make for Lucian, he notices the Metroid tense up for a moment, as if detecting something. Fortunately, Lucian has calmed the creature back down before he can ask about it.)
I agree whole-heartedly. (Oscar says.) Otherwise...I can't bear to think what would have happened once it ended up here...
(He looks up at the creature.) ...Think it would be weird to give it a nickname?
Lair (Stanford's Quarters)
Oh my... (Both Azizi and Darnell say at the same time when Tokage sends the door flying.)
...Heh heh, if Spyro were here he would have said "jinx!". (Azizi remarks.) Stanford? Are you well?
("Stanford" finally peeks around the corner of the bathroom.) I am fine! Guess you got me, huh? (They say, not bothering to hide their accent anymore.)
Yikes, who are ya? (June asks.)
I am Sticky! You know, the cactus? ("Stanford" says.)
Whoa, really? You can talk? (June asks.)
Sí! I mean, I always could, just not as a cactus... (Sticky says.)
Lair (Gym)
(The pool area in the gym actually has two very large pools...but one of them is currently occupied by the Wailord Wenda (who is still here due to her being forgotten in the confusion of everything else going on), leaving the one everyone is approaching the only option. There are still plenty of lounge chairs open (as well as the equipment in the gym itself).)
Oh, hello there. (Wenda says as everyone comes in.)
(Kenny gently places Scipion on one of the beach chairs.)
(Man, imagine the kinda cannonball I can make like this...) (Kenny wonders as he turns to face the pool after doing so. Eventually the temptation to do a cannonball becomes too great and he cannonballs right into the pool, making a huge splash.)
Dern!! (Heidi says.)
Lair (Outside)
(It's taking all of the still paper-thin Knox's strength to not blow away in the wind once he finally peels himself off the side of the Lair. Unable to figure out any other way, he sticks his thumb into his mouth and blows into it, which instantly re-inflates his body back to normal. "Damn, bein' this guy is weird...")
(He walks up to the door and sees that it's now open just a crack. Relieved, he pulls the door open and steps inside. The wind then blows the door back shut...directly onto his tail. He manages to keep from screaming, though a pained tear runs down his snout.)
Woods
Another coyote? (Kay asks.) Sounds like that guy with Joaquin's old friends if ya ask me. That's the only other coyote I can think of right now.
(Everyone can be able to hear a distant) BEEP BEEP! (It sounds like the Road Runner's still out there somewhere, but there's nothing he'd be able to tell the others anyway.)
(The Omnitrix is running out of charge again and Larry will soon go back to normal (or current normal, anyway) again.)
Whispering Pines
I should have known... (Greta says. She sits down on the bed and facepalms with one of her extra hands.)
(Greta looks miserable when Freyja mentions Colby.) Colby helped Oscar, that's Wednesday's real name, leave the fellow we've been working for, but our boss didn't approve of that and so...
(Greta pauses for a while, thinking about Colby's current state.) ...Colby isn't dead, per say, but he's...he's not currently in a state where he is still able to help us, either. I hope there is some way we can save Colby before any more of us, or heaven forbid, ALL of us meet the same fate he did. Especially Veena. I would never forgive myself if it happened to her.
(She looks down at Wile E. as he finally starts to stir awake, and then at poor Swapper.) I would say that I am dreading how recklessly Knox will act without Colby to keep him in check, but I suppose it's too late to say that at this point. At least he doesn't seem to have harmed Bonnie and Clyde's cousin too much.
Edited by kablammin45 on Dec 14th 2021 at 5:59:43 AM
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Peace Keepers
While Skyler followed Cleo (not without giving the others a strange grin), Aaron nodded at Ben.
"Right. I guess having a warm-up won't hurt anyone." the Lucario said, summoning an Aura bone before looking at Power and Ralsei too, ready to assist anyone in need.
Eye-Sicle's lair
Tribute's quarters
"I was thinking the same thing." Lucian said to Oscar, looking up at the Metroid too.
"Hmmmm... Maybe something like Squishy or Speedy? I'm not sure..." he suggested, thinking.
The "Baby" felt the intruder visibly struggling to enter the lair as he stayed around the door for a longer time than usual. This strange energy made it all the more curious as it waved its tail in excitement, like how a cat would chase a mouse.
Stanford's quarters
To Alex and Tokage's relieves, "Stanford" was Sticky, though they were surprised that he could talk.
"Man, it's too bad Joaquin and Veena left." Alex said.
"HOLD ON. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "ALWAYS COULD, JUST NOT AS A CACTUS"? YOU MEAN... YOU WEREN'T ALWAYS ONE?" Tokage asked.
Pool
Scipion barely reacted as Kenny put him on a beach chair.
"Boss... Maybe you should relax a bit?" Onox suggested, landing on the Zoroark's chest.
"How do you want me to relax? This is the worst, being stuck in a woman's body..."
"Well, at least no one's gonna punch you in the balls, right?" Onox said, remembering the time the evil Zoroark got violently kicked in his intimate parts by Freyja.
"...Uh. Well, that makes one good thing... Thanks for trying to cheer me up." Scipion said with a little smile.
Outside
It didn't take long for the Koopalings to give up on following the Road Runner since it led nowhere and they returned to the other group just as 6k1 explained who she detected.
"Hmph. So we may have a clue about the coyote... but what about the Blaziken?"
"Well, I think I know one! She's mean and with a scar in the eye! She even kicked Mr. Scipion in the banana part!" Lemmy exclaimed.
"...Banana part?" Ludwig asked, confused.
"HE MEANS THE DICK!! SHE KICKED THE MORON IN THE BALLS!!" Roy cackled, not giving a damn about Lilo hearing that before bursting into laughter.
"Right honey... But that clearly doesn't help us on where the guy is because the two culprits vanished. Gosh, you're all useless." Wendy complained at 6k1's group.
"YEAH!! And we also found something, losers! I think..." Bowser Jr. added.
"Weird coyote stop chase weird bird. Weird coyote take lair direction." Morton explained.
"Maybe he's asking for help to catch the Road Runner?" Larry suggested.
Just then, Iggy suddenly cackled as he pointed at the Omnitrix, causing the young Koopaling to groan as he realized he was soon about to turn back into Ben.
"Urgh... At least I won't have that stupid gadget in top of me."
"...Hold on." Ludwig said as he noticed Will E.'s trails stopping near Freyja and Knox's one.
"You said that Swapper may have been taken away by these two. And his main ability is to switch people's bodies, right?" Ludwig asked.
"Yeah? Whadda ya mean?" Roy asked, which caused his brother's frown to become bigger.
"I have a theory... Isn't it strange that this Will. E. guy decide suddenly to leave the Road Runner alone and go inside the lair out of the sudden?" Ludwig continued.
"GAAAAASP! You mean that Will E. was... SWITCHED! WITH!! KNOOOOOOOOOX TOINVADETHELAAAAAIR???" Iggy shrieked.
Whispering Pines
Freyja wordlessly listened to Greta, raising an eyebrow.
"Hmph. Figured out you would be more talkative than him... That explained why he looked pissed off." she said.
The scarred Blaziken paused for a moment, sighing and shaking her head.
"I'll be honest, both are stupid. I'm not surprised that Oscar tried to leave, the guy is weak and always afraid. And Colby? He's too compassionate for his own good, the exact opposite of Knox. I would say he deserved to be punished." she coldly spat.
"Still... I don't know why the Thievul left, or the exact reason Colby helped him. But if I understand correctly, he's suffering a fate worse than death, or at least close to it. Nyx told me there was something wrong with the guy and you suspect he might to the same thing to the rest of you. You're not Colby, but I would say you still know your stuff, kid. If your boss is this cruel, I guess I can somewhat understand why they acted the way they did..." the bounty huntress admitted, lowering her head a bit.
Edited by Scipion3 on Dec 14th 2021 at 12:06:13 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Database Library, Basement/The Arena
After recovering from the shock, Dupe and Mimi look at Ally again.
"Where's mom?" asks the latter.
Dupe mews with concern.
"He's asking where her clone went," she adds.
Ally updates them on 6k2's latest activity. Dupe's eyes shrink.
"Don't worry, big bro! Mom 2 will get your cousin back and switch Power and Ralsei back to normal!"
Mimi nuzzles Dupe, but he mews with worry and just hopes Swapper will be alright. His thoughts get interrupted when the season begins with everyone watching Gex and Aslan's PowerPoint presentation. After that, Seam limps out of their podium because they tripped on the castle stairs before their arrival. Rouxls also grabs a rapier and wishes for something "reale" in this "worlde" full of Armored Armadillo, while Swatch suddenly becomes bloodthirsty and turns into the Reaper.
The three assistants do a double take when Krel uses his transduction tech to turn Seam into a talking drink at their request. Meanwhile, Data Aria sings her siren song to provoke Vegeta and Bulma into fighting each other and snatches the bag from them. She then laughs at how the Villain School's turning a profit and leaving the Hero School in the dust while Data Adagio begrudgingly thanks the Spider-Men for rescuing her dog from a hot lake crater.
"I recently found Contralto lost in the woods and took her in," she says to them. "I may be a villain, but what else can I do here?"
Woods
"Wait a minute..." says 6k2, "Knox and Freyja were behind this?!"
"Oh yeah, Bonnie and Clyde told me about them before I sent them back to jail again," says Lilo.
"Oh no..." she shakes her head, "I don't see any other clues pointing to where Swapper was taken to, but we must go back to the lair to stop Knox!"
Whispering Pines
Swapper whimpers at Greta's story, reminded of how 627 was dehydrated back into his pod after Stitch defeated him. Even if 627 deserved it and was only created to teach Stitch a lesson in humility, Swapper doesn't want his other cousins to be dehydrated as punishment.
Peace Keepers Homeworld
Power's group waves goodbye to those going to Beast Makers, then begin their training.
"Alright Ral," says Power, "time to teach you how to teleport like me!"
"But I thought you'll teach me your art magic now!"
"That'll come later, after you teach me your healing and pacifying magic, FluffyGuard, and your scarf attack!"
"Ah, fair enough!"
Power leads Ralsei and Stitch to another part of the tent and gets her marker from her saddlebags before marking the floor with an X.
"Okay, listen up! To teleport, all you have to do's think of where you want to go and then transport yourself there with your magic! Just focus on the X right in front of you and try teleporting there!"
Ralsei looks at it and makes his/Power's horn glow. "Okay... what's next?"
"Now close your eyes as you disappear and keep your magic steady until you reappear on top of the X! It'll sting a little, but you'll get used to it!"
"What, really?"
"It's just like practicing your/my telekinesis earlier!"
"You can do it!" says Stitch.
"Thanks," says Ralsei, "now here goes nothing..."
He does as instructed and vanishes, but he ends up teleporting near Aaron and Ben's tennis match instead, his new body slightly singed.
"Oops, sorry..."
Power and Stitch shake their heads.
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Dec 15th 2021 at 6:22:09 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Not an evil Thievul
Season 194
(The season starts, and neither the band nor the strange lizard stick around the Cornucopia and leave in different ways, the former literally rolling away and "Lizard" inexplicably flying.)
("Lizard" ends up talking Oliver's ear off after the Bloodbath.) ...and you know what? One of my ancestors was a prince! Of course, he never actually became a king, but still, I guess you could say I've got royal blood! I mean, not LITERALLY. Being a prince somewhere would be really cool, though, don't ya think?
(The Riverbottom Nightmare Band compete in a game with several other tributes, which Skycat Sovereign loses, much to his frustration. It probably doesn't help that the group ends up being a bit of a sore winner.)
(Later on, "Lizard" (a bit nonsensically) claims that Arkhan took everything away from him, much to Arkhan's confusion.)
...Yeah, uh, never mind, I've just always wanted to say that to someone, that's all. ("Lizard" says, hastily leaving.)
(He later hears about the Salty Spittoon and how someone got in by eating a bowl of nails for breakfast (without any milk). To the shock of those watching back at the Lair, he succeeds!) ...Eh, coulda used a little sugar.
Peace Keepers/Beast Makers
Oh, dude, you okay? (Ben asks, letting the Aura Sphere he and Aaron were hitting back and forth fly past him.)
(Beast Makers, of course, is an expansive bog in the middle of the Dragon Realms. It seems that they've cleaned up nicely here from the Gnorcs forcing a bunch of electrical machinery in it (but traces of it still remain).)
(Two of the older dragons here, Jed and Isaak, see the balloon approaching and go to meet everybody.)
Howdy, folks! How goes the search fer Wanda? (Jed asks as the balloon lands.)
We have not had much luck yet. (Cleo says.) Have you?
Neither have we, but we've got e'rrybody looking everywhere. (Isaak says.)
Lair (Downstairs)
(Realizing that there are still people downstairs, Knox tries to think of a way to communicate with Fira and the others still down here and remembers the signs Wile E. was using when he and Freyja found him. He reaches behind him, somehow finds a sign behind his back and holds it up.)
(It reads:) I need a break!! May I rest here a spell?
Lair (Gym/Pool)
(Okay, big feller, is swimmin' much different for ya than anybody else?) (Kenny asks Plessie as he sits in the water.)
Oh, like this! (Plessie gets down on their belly and makes motions with their arms and legs like how they would usually swim in their own body.) And you just steer with your tail! If I have anybody riding on my back, I just follow which direction they lean...though sometimes that's confusing 'cause they lean several different directions at once. Can't tell you how many times we've fallen down waterfalls 'cause they couldn't make up their minds!
Welp, good news is there ain't any waterfalls here. (Heidi says. She briefly looks at Holly before turning to Kenny.) You lookin' fer any passengers to try that out, Kenny?
(Sure, hop aboard, Heidi.) (Kenny says, swimming close to the edge of the pool so Heidi can climb on.) (Anybody else wanna hop aboard?)
Kenny asked if anybody else wants to hop aboard! (Plessie tells the others.)
("Dern, can't wait 'til people can understand me again..." Kenny thinks to himself.)
Lair (Tribute Quarters)
Uh...hmm...maybe Squishy? Speedy's the name (or is it nickname?) of that Popplio kid back home, so that might get confusing. (Oscar says.)
(He notices the Metroid looking around curiously.)
Lair (Stanford's Quarters)
Huh, but I thought Joaquin's curse brought you t' life! (June says.)
AY!! F-Forget I said that! I didn't mean to say that!! (Sticky yelps, starting to retreat backwards.)
Sticky, I don't think any of us will hate you if you tell us what's going on. (Darnell says.)
...You won't? (Sticky says.)
Nah, you can tell us! (June says.)
Woods
Yeesh, not in front of the kid! (Mitzi squeaks.)
(It's then that everyone puts the clues all together and realizes what's likely going on.)
Oh no, and Stanford is still back there! (Tay says.)
Well, we should get back there before he causes any trouble! On the double! (Vincent says, turning around.)
Whispering Pines
I still don't completely understand what our Stanford did to Colby either, but...yes. (Greta says. She looks at her bracer.) Colby has always been about making sure the rest of us are happy, and Oscar is no exception. Colby has acted recklessly before when trying to make sure of that, though.
(She sighs and continues.) I believe Oscar is far braver than you give him credit for. Did Nyx tell you how Oscar got rid of his bracer? He and his new friend Lucian journeyed to a planet called SR388 and faced all manner of horrors to get rid of that thing. Unspeakably terrifying monsters, molten lava, hostile robots...and they did it almost entirely by themselves and still lived to tell the tale. They even tamed a monster from that planet and that Scipion fellow respects them now because of it.
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Peace Keepers
"Wow!" Aaron exclaimed when Ralsei teleported right in between him and Ben, though his Aura Sphere luckily didn't hit anyone.
"Hey, it's alright. It's your first time teleporting. You can't just expect to master that ability on the first try." the Lucario reassured him, petting his friend.
Beast Makers
"Hmm... I admit I like this place... Especially the fog around. Too bad there's no snow. Or something white and red." Skyler murmured, looking around themselves. They noticed the Gnorcs machinery's remains and their smile widened.
"Oh... Those don't belong to you, don't they?" they asked Jed and Isaak.
Eye-Sicle's lair
Tribute's quarters
"Oh right, I remember him! He was the kid with who James had his reflection swapped with!" Lucian exclaimed, laughing as he remembered the shocked Inteleon's ridiculous poses back then.
"Alright. Squishy it is then." the "Thievul" continued, affectionately rubbing himself against Oscar.
Just then, Squishy left the bed with a grunt, which made Lucian nervous.
"H-Hey! What's wrong?" he asked, scared that it decided to attack the others.
The Metroid gurgled in response. Lucian noticed it didn't seem as angry and bloodthirsty as it was when it was at the beginning. Squishy showed its back to the two friends and bent its legs so that it was at their level.
"O-Oh... I... I think it wants us to climb on it. Maybe it wants to go outside?" Lucian said to Oscar, though he looked visibly anxious at the idea.
Stanford's quarters
"Yeah! I mean, you always looked like a nice guy!" Alex exclaimed.
"I AGREE. IF NECESSARY, WE WON'T SAY ANYTHING TO THE OTHER 'BRIJES." Tokage reassured.
Pool
"Hmmm... I think I'll go with them, boss. I mean... if you're alright." Onox said to Scipion as Kenny asked if people wanted to climb on his back.
"Yeah sure... It's not like I'm in mortal danger or anything. And I can't wait to see you idiots falling into the pool."
Not hearing the last sentence, Onox went towards the edge of the pool and jumped on Kenny.
Outside
"Pfft... Why are ya all losers panicking? We've got folks to deal with the idiot. We even got a Metroid dude." Roy grunted.
"Exactly. That's another problem. Because of that stupid coyote, it may be angry enough to kill everyone inside." Ludwig pointed out.
"Oh crap! Then let's go before-aaaaaw crap." Larry complained as he turned back into Ben.
Whispering Pines
Asides from Scipion's mention, Freyja seeing him as nothing but trash, the scarred Blaziken listened with interest to Greta's story.
"Lucian... You mean the Dusk Lycanroc who's friend with the leader of the Rescue Squad? I've heard that the kid has heart problems and is a real scaredy-cat."
Freyja let out a very small smile.
"If what you said is true, then these two kids have certainly more guts than neither of us thought."
Edited by Scipion3 on Dec 15th 2021 at 7:14:36 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
CAC: Aslan definitely doesn't need matches, being universe-level and all. But seriously, who was Mika talking to, anyway? I ain't mad she's dead, but I think she had gone insane in the Arena.
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Arena
Night 1
That night, Rouxls sets up his camp to make it look like his hip shop back home.
"At longe laste! A royal sleeping quarters that is SUITED for the DUKE OF PUZZLES! I shalt placeth my Royal Rapier somewhere secure, then lieth downe on my duke-sizede mattresse!"
He flops down on his bed right after he says that and falls asleep. He enters the dream realm and finds himself slowly being pulled towards what seems to be Swatch in a Reaper costume.
"OH... GOD... WHAT IN THE DARKE WORLDE IS HAPPENINGE TO MYSELF?!"
He wakes up and discovers that he's now bigger and bulkier, his body has pastel colors, his beak is in the way of his field of vision, and his hands are now wings.
"HAST I NOW TRANSFORMED INTO... SWATCH?!" he exclaims, but he quickly shuts his mouth upon hearing his voice sounding like a butler's.
"And why amst I now clothed in... THIS FANCY SUIT UNDERNEATHE THIS CLOAKE?!"
He looks around and just realized something.
"However... if I amst insideth the body of my fellow shopkeeper... then art they inside MINETH?!" he gasps. "I MUST ABSCONDE BACK TO MY QUARTERS POSTHASTE!"
Rouxls runs all the way back to his camp and exhales deeply when he sees that his body is still dormant, but he still fears the worst.
"SWATCH! ARISE FROM THINE SLUMBERE RIGHT THIS INSTANTE!" he shouts as he slaps "himself". Rouxls then suddenly wakes up in his own body while Swatch's eyes roll backwards as the bird monster then collapses next to him.
"HUZZAH! I AMST ROUXLS KAARD ONCE MORE! However... what hast happened to thou, fellow shopkeeper?"
Swatch slowly gets up and clutches their head. "I don't know how I got here..."
"Well... for some reasone that I lacketh the knowledge of, I wast in my slumbere when I suddenly wanderede inside thine minde!"
They look at him without changing their expression. "So you performed some kind of weird body swap in your sleep?"
"It ist the truthe," says Rouxls.
"We do not appreciate being possessed, especially in the middle of the night."
"But it wast but a mere accidente! I hereby apologize for any mishaps that hadth happened!"
"Apology accepted, worm, but please try to find out why that even happened, or else we will kick you out of our café." Swatch brandishes their new scythe. "Right now, I have some SOULs to collect."
Meanwhile, drink!Seam somehow crushes Armored Armadillo by falling on him, Data Adagio does a trick with her scythe, while Data Aria tries but fails to pick up a rock with her amulet's magic.
Day 2
The next day, Rouxls groans in his couch, still wondering about that one-way body swap with Swatch the other night, but the Spider-Men tell him to get off for confusing reality with fantasy. Seam, on the other hand, lethally sprays Jack Frost with a strange liquid for invading their camp, not believing that he came in peace. Adagio also finds an army of Iron Man's Armor and sics them on Captain Alex while Aria is transformed into a bubble by Skycat and gets popped, but Arkhan uses a magic bubble wand to revive her.
Peace Keepers Homeworld
Ralsei ducks just in time when the Aura Ball flies past him, then shakes the ashes off him and gets up.
"I'm okay!" he says, but he gasps and shivers when Aaron strokes the top of his/Power's mane.
I-Is this what Power feels whenever Ichi pets her? he thinks.
Power blushes at him, reminded of when Ichi cuddled her after their platonic love confession at his bunker.
So that's what I look like every time Ichi pets me... she thinks. Wonder how he'd react if I tell him about this...
Stitch tugs on her/Ralsei's robes and tells her to snap out of it. She laughs nervously.
"Before anyone here asks, I don't have feelings for Ral that way! He's too young for me!"
"And neither do I have feelings for her that way either!" he adds.
"It's just that..."
"We suddenly became..."
"Cuddlier for others after we switched..."
"But there's nothing wrong with that... right?"
"Heehee, yep!"
Stitch smiles at them, but says, "But we still have training!"
"Oh, right!" says Power. "But what Aaron said, Ral. You just need to focus a little harder to teleport where you need to!"
"Ah, got it!" he says.
"Now try teleporting to the X again!"
Stitch pumps his fist. "Go, Ralsei, go!"
He concentrates on the X and ignores the noise coming from the other rescuers. He closes his eyes and vanishes with his magic, and in the blink of an eye, he reappears right on top of the X.
"D-Did I make it?"
"Look what's beneath you!" Power smiles.
Ralsei does so, and he dances happily in place while Stitch claps.
"Well done!" says Power, "now let's practice doing teleport jumps to travel short distances!"
Whispering Pines
Swapper shudders but chirps at how Oscar and Lucian managed to survive a planet that's home to aliens more hostile than his cousins. Even if he only met them today, he takes Greta's word for it and nods in agreement at how brave and lucky they were.
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Dec 17th 2021 at 2:03:11 AM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Not an evil Thievul
Season 194
Hey, I did that, too. (The green bean casserole remarks when "Lizard" builds a ridiculous roller coaster and convinces Skycat Sovereign to ride it.)
Dude, c'mon, I spent all day on this! Yeah, I promise it's safe! You'll love it! ("Lizard" insists.)
(But afterward it's very clear that the strange Darkner should not be a roller coaster designer, because Skycat doesn't survive the ride.)
...Uh, gee, it sure LOOKED safe... ("Lizard" says afterward upon seeing Skycat's unmoving body in the cart afterward.)
(Meanwhile, the Nightmare Band somehow turns Adagio's power (...whatever that is) against her. Giving both at least one KO so far.)
("Lizard" later ends up facing off against Nefarian and attempts to sound badass.) Hey, uh, you wanna job that's so so fun? You'll...never wanna cry cause if you do, I'll...I'll remove your tongue!
("Lizard" makes a puzzled expression, in apparent disbelief at what he just said.) ...Okay, forget what I just said, that's messed up. REALLY messed up, actually. But, uh, watch your back anyway, dude. Crazy stuff happens out here. I would know.
("Lizard" later comes back to find a bunch of Kpop idols blowing up the soup he was going to come back to later.) HEY!! I was gonna eat that! You guys are rude!
(Ironically, the RNB is not involved when "Lizard" takes part in making a music video with Swatch, Seam, and a host of others, as they are all busy toking up with Oliver.)
(Evidently, Nefarian failed to heed "Lizard"'s warning, as he loses his arms (but not his tongue) in a fight with the RNB. Meanwhile, "Lizard" somehow plays a game of chess with three other people at once and ends up winning.) Checkmate! Wow, I've never won at chess before. Unless you count the time I played when I was a little kid, but I think the other person let me win anyway...
("Lizard" ends up not making it past an encounter with Bruce U, nor does Swatch.)
Whoa, hey, I could be in two places at once! ("Lizard" says, pointing at his other half before disappearing, leaving his empty raincoat and beanie behind.)
Whoa, the Muppet guys are playing dirty. (Ball comments when the RNB teams up with Winter Fae...only to then convince Diakko to blow her up.)
Peace Keepers
Hey, now you're getting the hang of it! (Ajax says.)
(Meanwhile, Cricket has hefted an entire boulder over his head and is just walking around with it.) Hey, guys, lookit me!
Hey, watch yourself, Cricket-
(Cricket trips and drops the boulder, which starts rolling away. Luckily, no one is in any immediate danger of getting rolled over by it, but it's rolling right for the canyon wall.)
Beast Makers
Nuh uh. It's a long story, but at least we've cleaned most of it up. (Isaak says.)
'Shaw, Isaak, you can tell 'em that Gnorc put that stuff there back then. (Jed says.) Dern guy tried to take over the entire realms, but Spyro here stopped him!
Hey, good on ya, Spyro. (Joaquin says.)
Goodness, I can't imagine that was easy. (Cleo says.)
(It looks like a plant is inexplicably moving and approaching Cleo from behind, but due to currently lacking her heightened senses, she doesn't notice it...)
Lair (Stanford's Quarters)
Well...okay... (Sticky clears their throat.) I am a REAL alebrije. Always have. When the 'Brijes opened the urn that gave them the Alebrije Touch, they also released ME.
What were ya doin' there? (June asks.)
I...kinda wasn't a good alebrije, so I was forced out of my own world and sealed in that urn in Durango. Stayed there for decades until Joaquin opened it up. (Sticky says.) I could have possessed one of them, but it would have killed them if I did, so when he released me, I went for the closest thing that didn't already have a soul in it...the little cactus Joaquin and Veena had with them.
When it was all over, they thought the Alebrije Touch had merely brought their cactus to life. I couldn't tell them who or what I really was, so I just rolled with it. And at this point I think they're going to be upset if I tell them the truth about myself... (Sticky says sadly.)
Lair (Tribute Quarters)
It sure looks like it. (Oscar says. He looks at Lucian for a moment before carefully moving from the bed to Squishy's back.) I hope it's not planning to hurt anybody.
Lair (Gym)
(Kenny allows Onox to climb on to his back as well.) (Anybody else?)
Whispering Pines
Indeed... (Greta nods.)
(Wile E. fully comes to and looks around in confusion. Greta gently grabs his wrist and presses a few buttons on his bracer, and he suddenly turns into a Midnight Lycanroc.)
Just so you don't look too out of place if we leave here for some reason, kumpel. (Greta tells him.) It'd probably be best if we don't take Swapper anywhere. Who knows what might happen if he got loose?
(Greta is startled when there is a sudden knock on the door.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Light and Hope
Eye-Sicle's Lair
Downstairs
As Fira is recounting a story to the kids, they are approached by what appears to be a coyote. He seems familiar, however.
"Do I know you?" she ponders aloud. "Can I help you?" she asks.
Gym
The New Vallite couple follow along to a swimming pool.
"So, this is the pool... Reminds me of the hot springs we have at our castle, don't you think?" Corrin asks.
"Except it's less hot and more swim."
"Well, shall we?"
"And wet our clothes, Corrin? My my, you aren't feeling frisky, are you?" Azura teases.
Corrin blushes at that. "You're no fair, Azura, you know that?" he says.
"Hee hee hee, I'm only kidding, my dear. I'm sure our friends can help us when they get back."
"Alright, then."
And with that, the two hops on Kenny.
Woods
The team soon realizes that their culprit are likely to be closer than they think.
"Shit. Oh no. No, no, no, no, no. I'm definitely going back right now. I have a fiancee and kids to think about, and I refuse to take any chances."
Peace Keepers Homeworld
Starfall follows around as Ralsei attempts to teleport; he fails at first, but manages to do it on the second attempt.
"That's more like it! Remember this: like Power said, the key to teleportation is clarity. You must have a clear understanding of the destination of the object or being you are sending; ergo, where they, or you, are going. Otherwise, worse mishaps than earlier can happen," he notes to Ralsei.
Beast Makers Homeworld
The new Homeworld is a foggy swamp.
"Aw, great. I never did have a good experience with foggy swamps. No offense," Mallory says.
To Hans and Mallory's chagrin, they have no luck on Wanda here. The former is about to ask about the possibility of the dragons here seeing Megatron, when he notices something approaching Cleo from behind her.
"Watch out!" he shouts.
Edited by dave_the_assassin on Dec 17th 2021 at 2:12:18 AM
Hope: "Let's go. We'll be together." Lightning: "I only know... that soon, we'll be together."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Peace Keepers
"Nicely done!" Aaron exclaimed, clapping at Ralsei upon the latter succeeding in his teleportation.
Beast Makers
"Ah, now we're talking... Gnorc, you said? What does he look like?" Skyler asked, their interest peaking up.
They noticed a plant approaching Cleo but didn't warn her, curious of how she would deal with this.
Eye-Sicle's lair
Tribute's quarters-> Downstairs
Encouraged by Oscar, Lucian got behind his friend and gripped him for dear life.
"I hope so too..." he muttered, his grip tightening when Squishy looked at them one last time to make sure they were okay while trying to process what they were saying. It then got up and left the room towards the stairs.
"Remember. I'm right behind you. Don't be scared, o-okay? T-Tell me if you feel sick and I'll help." the "Thiveul" whispered to Oscar.
Squishy got near the stairs... and jumped instead of taking them normally.
"WOOOOOOO-Oof!" Lucian yelped, only for the Metroid to safely land downstairs, accustomed to big jumps.
The creature then looked at "Will E.", definitively recognizing him as the weird energy it felt. Lucian immediately started to fear for Fira, the kids, and "Will E." safety when he realized something odd.
Squishy didn't look as angry as it was the first time it got here. It didn't feel murderous, per its "daddies"'s instructions.
It even looked... excited, given how fast it was waving its tail. Squishy decided that the strange hairy creature in front of it will make a fine hunting practice.
The beast cheerfully chirped as it lowered itself, preparing to bounce on Knox.
Stanford's quarters
Tokage and Alex listened carefully to Sticky's story.
"So you're a real alebrije? Like, for real? Wow... I wonder what your true form looks like." Alex admitted.
"HOLD UP... YOU MEAN THAT YOU ARE THE REASON THE 'BRIJES TURN INTO ALEBRIJES AT NIGHT? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT..." Tokage sighed in awe.
"Yeah but... is that really a curse? I mean, you gave the other 'Brijes awesome powers." Alex said.
"YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T A GOOD ALEBRIJE AND THAT YOU'RE SCARED OF YOUR FRIENDS REACTION IF THEY LEARN THE TRUTH. BUT YOU SAID YOURSELF YOU COULD HAVE POSSESSED ONE OF THEM WHEN THEY FREED YOU AND DIDN'T." Tokage pointed out.
"Yeah. And it's not like you caused them or us much trouble. Knox on the other hand..."
"WHAT WE MEAN TO SAY IS THAT I'M SURE AT LEAST JOAQUIN, VEENA AND GRETA WON'T HATE YOU FOR THE TRUTH, I THINK WE KNOW THEM WELL BY NOW." Tokage reassured.
Outside
"Yeah, what ya're gonna do? Ya're crippled bud." Roy said to Dave.
"Okay that's rude. Even for me." Wendy grunted to Roy.
"Hey, I wasn't mocking the punk this time! 'Was just pointin' the obvious." the "Birdo" sighed, rolling his eyes.
"Then you know what time it is! It's time... TO RUUUUUUUU-HOW IS MORTON FASTER THAN ME THATMAKESNOSENSE!!!!" Iggy exclaimed only to shriek as Morton immediately ran back to the lair, carrying Bowser Jr.
"Well at least he understands the emergency of the situation." Ludwig said.
"Pffft... Too bad I had to turn back into a human the moment we're about to punch somebody." Larry complained as the group moved.
Whispering Pines
Freyja barely reacted when someone knocked on the door.
"Keep the two idiots in line. I take care of this." Freyja dryly ordered Greta. The scarred Blaziken brutally opened the door with a clearly annoyed look.
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"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
CAC: Aslan, come on now, get the podium finish. You're my last hope for the upcoming Battle Royale.
Not an evil Thievul
Peace Keepers
BANG!!! (goes the boulder against the canyon wall, knocking some rocks down from it.)
Whoops... (Cricket says.)
(Luckily, most of the rolling rocks aren't going toward everybody...but a couple are. Jared finds a large rock rolling toward him and attempts to deflect it with Conan's shield, and manages to do it expertly, knocking the rock into a pond.)
Well done, Jared! (Conan says.)
(The other boulder is going right in Ralsei's direction.)
Uh, now might be a good time to teleport again!! (Ben shouts at Ralsei.)
Beast Makers
Well, Gnorc, he- (Isaak starts to say before shouting at Cleo as well.) Cleo, watch yerself!!
(Cleo whirls around to see a monstrous plant bigger than her lunging at her.) AUGH!! (She immediately fires lightning from her claws, and at the same time Spyro fires a fireball at it. Their combined efforts fry the plant.)
Oh my goodness, what was that? (Veena asks, worried.)
A dragon-eating plant! (Spyro says.) Ugh, I hate those things...
A dragon-eating plant? Then it was coming for me with intent to...oh dear. (Cleo exclaims.)
Yep, especially since you don't got a dragonfly like Sparx with ya. (Jed says.) If it had gotten you right then, we might not have been able to save ya.
(Cleo seems shaken up by this and leans against Veena, sparks flying around her as she tries to calm herself back down. Luckily, she avoids an outburst this time.) D-Dear me...we must stick together while we're here.
Hey, it's safer in the middle of the swamp where we all live. C'mon, jest follow us over there. (Jed says.)
(Jed and Isaak begin leading everybody to the middle of the homeworld.)
Lair
Gym
That's as many people I can usually take! Now just swim like I told you, Kenny! (Plessie says.)
(Sure thing.)
(Kenny gets rolling. He seems to get the hang of swimming as Plessie pretty fast.)
And we gotta lean to tell you to turn, right? (Heidi asks, leaning to the left as Kenny approaches the edge of the pool.)
Downstairs
(Squishy and its passengers bounce down the stairs. Oscar feels dizzy.)
(Knox doesn't have the chance to "speak" further to Fira before Squishy rides down with Oscar and Lucian in tow. He becomes fixated on the Metroid and, remembering what happened on SR388, suddenly turns completely white, melts into a puddle, before coming back together again and making a beeline up the stairs.)
Whoops...I don't think Squishy meant to scare him. (Oscar says, not currently having any reason to think this wasn't the real Wile E. Coyote.)
(As he flees up the stairs (unknowingly toward Stanford's quarters), Knox isn't sure whether to ask what on earth he himself just did or how in the world "those two damn puppies" got a Metroid to bodyguard them.)
Stanford's Quarters
Oh, I wish I could show you all right now. I'm a pretty gorgeous species of alebrije. (Sticky says.)
(They sigh.) I hope you guys are right. Everybody else does like having the power I sorta ended up giving them. (Sticky says.) Yeah! If anything I made life so much easier and fun for them! I'm gonna go tell 'em right now!
(Sticky walks past everyone into the hallway.)
Erm, Sticky, Joaquin and Veena aren't- (Darnell starts to say.)
(But Sticky runs right into "Wile E." as he is running up the hallway.) Oh, 'scuse me, sir! I gotta see-AAH!
(The by-now very agitated Knox immediately puts who he thinks is Stanford under his arm in a headlock. With no weapons to use, he simply grabs Stanford's cloning remote out of his lab coat pocket and aims it at the others, thinking it's a weapon.)
Huh? Hey, wh-What are you doin'?! Watch what ya do with that thing!! (June exclaims.)
Woods
(Kay grimaces again as she hears her own voice talking in ways she wouldn't.) Let's just hurry up and stop Knox before he causes any trouble, alright...?
(Mitzi ends up running right past Iggy as they all start back toward the lair, likely inadvertently making Iggy feel worse.)
Whispering Pines
(Greta directs Wile E. to lay down on the bed and act like he's napping while she tries to figure out what to do with Swapper.)
(Who should be on the other side of the door but the Bugtrio (the REAL Bugtrio this time).)
Greetings, citizen! We heard there was some sort of disturbance here a few minutes ago. Is there anything you can tell us about...it? (Henry asks, trailing off when he sees Swapper before Greta can completely hide him. Tenn's eyes go wide for a moment before facepalming)
...Ma'am, that person...those people? (Shelley asks in a hushed voice.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Arena
Night 2
That night, Rouxls accepts a candy apple from Ms. Keisha, but reels in disgust when he bites into it.
"WHOETH THE FUCKETH GIVETH THINE ONIONE?!" he shouts at her.
Not that far away from him, Winter Fae, who lost her limbs to Odette, uses her magic to drop Seam off a cliff. The cat Darkner screams as they fall, but luckily, Oliver catches them at the bottom in his hand. Seam thanks him as he puts them on a table before leaving while Swatch snipes Deerclops with their scythe and collects its soul.
Meanwhile, Data Aria runs into Vegeta and Bulma again and rolls her eyes at their lack of them.
"Oh, Celestia..." she smirks at them, "you two must be called 'Trash' 'cuz your eyeballs prolly were thrown into the garbage can!" She glances aside at Akko and Diana and adds, "and you two look like total bitches, I might as well call you that from now on!"
She doesn't notice the RMB stealing Data Adagio's amulet and singing into it, provoking the latter into fighting with her dog. The band then steals Adagio's scythe while she's distracted and slice her with it while Contralto runs away.
Day 3
The next day, Rouxls finds Serious Drip and the Fallen Morgan Duo hanging off a cliff, but they lose their grip before he could drag them out of it.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" he shouts as he watches them fall.
Meanwhile, the godly Party Players ask Swatch about their plans after the season.
"I will retire from my job as Reaper and go back to being owner of the café back home."
As for Seam, they try blessing the RMB with a good luck spell, but their magic goes wrong in their new form and curses them with bad luck instead.
Night 3
Aria, still unaware of her leader's death, does stand-up comedy. She rolls her eyes at Vegeta and Bulma attending it and demanding her to translate them to Spanish.
"You want me to sing for you in Spanish instead, Trash?" she groans.
Meanwhile, Swatch argues with all 277.7 million Indonesians on who should clean all their camps.
"I am just one butler," says Swatch sternly, "I don't have all night to clean all of yours!"
They swing the blunt end of their scythe around to push the Indonesians into fire, but they all stop, drop, and roll to put it out.
"Fine, you all clean your camps of those ashes yourselves, because I need a break right now!"
As for Seam, what Jesselton Cookie does to them is obscured on TV, but it offends their nominator greatly. Rouxls also showcases his puzzles to the Party Players, but their party gets crashed by Rinzler, who says, "Let's see how much blood's in ya," before dismembering them.
Day 4
The next day, Seam sees Vegeta and Bulma blindly wandering around near the powered-up Swag Palpatine and warns him of the couple's plot to kill the latter. Swatch, on the other hand, looks for more SOULs but curses Rouxls' death under their breath, to which Aslan remarks, "classic Swatch." Meanwhile, Aria has an "unforgettable luncheon" with Bruce U, but sees smoke coming from the oven, but he claims that's it's steam instead.
Night 4
Swatch picks up Seam and takes them to the band that Aria recently gathered after realizing that Adagio was long gone. The two Darkners look at Lizard and wonder if he's another one, but before they could ask, Aria begins recording her music video and starts singing her siren song. As the green mist surrounds the band and tempts them into arguing with each other, Swatch tucks Seam in their cloak, covers their own ears, and sneaks away.
I'd hate to turn on my fellow shopkeeper over this... they think.
Day 5
While Aria Drives Like Crazy to avoid getting caught by a police chopper that's enforcing the speed limit and Seam tries brewing a potion, Jesselton asks Swatch for some cough syrup.
"At your service," they say as they promptly buy some from the nearby pharmacy and gives it to him.
Night 5
Seam drinks the potion using the straw on their head and turns back to normal, but the K-POP idols suddenly gang up on them and pry off their claws, making them yowl in pain. Meanwhile, Aria loses signal on her phone and sings to the Spider-Men to force them to fight each other to death, believing that it would restore it.
Day 6
While Seam runs away terrified from the armless, zombiefied Nefarian when he threatens them, Aria tries carrying Aslan on piggyback and flutter jumping across a ravine. She realizes this was a stupid idea and falls due to his weight, but Aslan kicks her down farther and leaps to the other side. Meanwhile, Swatch meets Lizard again and asks him how the music video was since they had to leave early, but before he could answer, Bruce U tears Lizard apart with his mobile suit and impales Swatch with its sword.
The Database Library, Basement
"So... what's gonna happen to Contralto?" asks Mimi.
She will be taken to the animal shelter and be put up for adoption, says Ally, because Adagio Dazzle was data cloned without her knowledge.
"And why was Mr. Sutton alternating between hosting styles?"
It is possible that he wanted to experiment since he once switched from one style to another halfway through.
Dupe then mews something to Mimi.
"He's wondering how Ralsei would react to that body swap when he goes home..."
Woods —> Eye-Sicle's Lair
"Yeah, let's get going!" says 6k2 as she pushes Lilo back to the lair as fast as she can, but making sure she doesn't push her too hard. She rushes into the door just after Knox entered, but stops at the sight of the Metroid carrying Oscar and Lucian on its back.
"What, it's still here?!" cries Lilo.
"Nevermind that for now... have you seen Knox?" 6k2 asks them.
Whispering Pines
Swapper curls up in Greta's arms when she turns Wile E. into a Midnight Lycanroc, then turns his heads towards the door as Freyja forces it open. He looks at the Bugtrio and does a double take, reminded of Bugby and Amnesio back home.
Peace Keepers Homeworld
Power marks a path with more X's, gradually spacing them out.
"Okay Ral, keep building your concentration and follow the path by telejumping!"
He nods to her and does his magic again. Slowly but surely, he blinks in and out as he moves from X to X, but suddenly, Cricket accidentally causes a rockslide.
"Watch out!" shouts Power.
Ralsei looks up and gulps as he quickly teleports out of the way while Stitch runs towards the rocks and punches them away. Power looks at her hands and clasps them, then tries channeling Ralsei's magic to cast FluffyGuard.
Okay... better not charge this too fast so that accident back at the lair won't happen again... she thinks, hope I can put the shields up in time...
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Dec 17th 2021 at 2:00:56 AM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Peace Keepers
Oh, of course... Aaron thought upon seeing rocks coming towards the group.
Noticing Power struggling, the Lucario assisted her by punching some of the rocks coming towards her, breaking them. Unfortunately, he couldn't stop all of them.
"Power, be careful!" Aaron warned.
Beast Makers
"You're all acting like it's a big deal. I've seen wild Pokémons eating other wild or civilized Pokémons, and it's not this terrible to watch. Really." Skyler calmly said as the group hurried to the center of the swamp.
"By the way... Nice dodge. And I liked the face you did." the creepy Zoroark chuckled to Cleo.
Eye-Sicle's lair
Pool
Testing his agility, Onox tried with more or less success to imitate Lemmy's usual whacky poses as Kenny approached the edge of the pool. Scipion watched with a bored expression.
Downstairs
Lucian stared with wide terrified eyes as "Wile E." melted in front of him and let out a whimper. Squishy growled in surprise. This was definitively a creature it had never seen before.
"O-Oh no... D-D-Did we...?" he fearfully asked Oscar, only for the coyote to grow back into normal and run upstairs.
Still processing what the hell he witnessed, Lucian witnessed 6k1 bursting into the room, followed by the Koopalings.
"Wait... K-Knox here? What do you mean?" Lucian asked, suddenly getting worried.
"Long story short pal, but the guy switched with a skinny coyote to invade the lair!" Larry explained. Lucian's heart suddenly sank as he realized what was going on.
"B-But... T-That weird coyote that just got upstairs... Tha-"
Lucian didn't have the time to finish as Squishy chirped and ran towards the stairs.
"Hey! Where are you going? Is Knox upstairs?" Larry asked as he was about to go upstairs too.
Squishy's answer was to shriek angrily at Larry and spit acid balls right in front of him. It wasn't going to let anyone disturb its fun. Lucian realized that Squishy was simply trying to hunt Knox for training, not killing him.
Regaining its happy mood, the Zeta Metroid chased back after Knox, as if nothing happen while Larry froze in place.
"...Guys. I don't think it wants us to follow it." Larry shakily muttered as the other Koopalings checked on him.
Stanford's quarters
Alex and Tokage barely had time to react either when Knox grabbed Sticky and pulled a cloning device at them.
"HEY! What's the big idea man??" Alex shouted, he and Tokage staying on their guards.
"STAY CALM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT REMOTE CAN DO." Tokage warned, not knowing its actual purpose.
Just then, Squishy showed up with its passengers. Ignoring the remote, it advanced towards Knox and prepared to catch him until...
"Stop scaring Knox!" Lucian finally found the guts to order. The Metroid froze in place and looked at his "daddies", surprised.
"...KNOX?" Tokage said, turning towards him. He and Alex growled in anger.
"Don't hurt him please!" Lucian begged, which surprised the two Pokémons.
"ARE YOU KIDDING? AARON TOLD US THE GUY WANTS TO TAKE STANFORD AWAY TO HIS BOSS! HE WANTED TO KILL YOU!!" Tokage exclaimed.
"Yeah! And he has Sticky!" Alex added, only to cup his mouth.
Lucian looked at "Stanford" in shock. To think, they didn't want him to be involved in this mess the first place...
Still, he quickly regained his bravado.
"E-Everyone calm down, please... I... I don't want anybody to get hurt... E-Even Knox. We can settle this peacefully." he shakily said, remembering what he said to the coyote before leaving SR388.
Whispering Pines
Freyja interiorly swore upon realizing this was a rescue team that was in front of her, not knowing that Greta knew them. To make things worse, she didn't know why, but the Flygon reminded her of a certain smug Inteleon.
Still, Freyja wasn't in the mood. She wasn't against a fight, but that would risk burning the inn with Greta and Swapper inside.
"The Machamp and I have this under control. End of the story." The harsh Blaziken hissed, clearly not wanting their involvement.
Edited by Scipion3 on Dec 16th 2021 at 11:08:19 AM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Not an evil Thievul
Upcoming BR
Well, that's that, I guess. (Miss Ball says as the season ends with no further podium placers.) Who do we need here now?
Um, I'm already here. (The green bean casserole says.)
We need the star again and that weird monster with the red shoes, that's who! (Eye-Sicle says.)
(Just then, a wastebasket in the room poofs back into the star, suggesting that it never left this whole time.)
Oh yeah, forgot he could do that now. (Moosey says.)
(Fortunately, they don't have to wait long for the Gromble either, as there is the sound of something moving within the pipes followed by the Gromble coming back into the chamber, Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm behind him.)
Well? I'm ready for this "Battle Royale" as you called it! (He says.)
Good luck, your Grombleness... (Ickis says, still wishing a little that HE could have been in the Battle Royale.)
Great, everybody's here! Let's get things ready! (Eye-Sicle says.)
(Although the RNB is already back in their own world, "Lizard" is still around and enters the chamber.) Whoa, that was something else, wasn't it? Did you guys see our music video? That was fun to make. Hate that I got cut up into little lizard pieces there toward the end, though.
Oh my gosh, can it, you damn mouthy reptile! (Eye-Sicle shouts.)
Sorry... ("Lizard" says meekly.)
Uh, any particular reason why she's acting kinda like the bear monster? (Krumm asks Moosey and Flea, gesturing to "Miss Ball".)
It's a LONG story, don't worry about it. (Moosey says.)
Peace Keepers
(At his current size and strength, Cricket is able to catch a rolling boulder bare-handed and toss it aside.) Yeah!! Didja see that?!
Good catch, Cricket! (Nancy says.)
Remember you won't be able to do stuff like that when we're all back to normal, Cricket! (Magnus reminds Cricket.)
Oh, uh, yeah.
(In the meantime, Ben switches Larry's racket back into wand form and with a quick wave ends up turning the last, not to mention largest, boulder into a large bubble.) Whoa! ...Uh...man, I'm usually better at coming up with witty comebacks than this.
Beast Makers
(Cleo shakes her head, realizing she must have looked ridiculous.)
(Fortunately, they all get to where the other Beast Maker dragons not currently looking for Wanda have gathered without incident. Anne and the Plantars are also here.)
...and you know, being on the run is hard enough already when you aren't being turned into somebody else- (Anne can be heard saying as they approach.) Oh, Jed and Isaak are back.
Did ya find out anything? (Hop Pop asks.)
Well, we do have Spyro and Cleo and a few of her friends now. (Jed says.)
Greetings, everyone. I am Cleo, whom Wanda has swapped bodies with. (Cleo says.) Have you found out where Wanda might be?
Uh...not yet, but some guys from Dream Makers are supposed to be coming this way to tell us something. (Sprig says.)
I hope it's good news. (Veena says, sitting down and rubbing her feet.) My goodness, Joaquin, I don't envy you for having legs. They're killing me at this point.
I'm already missin' having 'em. (Joaquin says, looking back at his currently limbless body.) Hope we get somewhere soon.
Lair
Lair (Downstairs)
Well, uh, yikes, I hope they'll have this under control up there, then. (Kay says, looking up the stairs.)
Lair (Upstairs)
(Once Squishy makes it up the stairs, Knox sees the Metroid and looks like he's about to faint until "Oscar" (actually Lucian) orders the Metroid to stand down.)
(And then Alex lets it slip that "Stanford" is actually Sticky. "What the hell....?" Knox thinks to himself, holding Sticky up to his face by the collar of their lab coat.)
Holá, Knox! I can talk now!! (Sticky says.)
(Unable to fathom what's going on between "Oscar" trying to protect him from Squishy and "Stanford" claiming to be Sticky, Knox shakes his head and (dropping the façade of being the REAL Wile E. Coyote at this point) bellows:) STOP MESSIN' WITH ME!! (and wildly fires the remote at the others, directly hitting June.)
No, don't!! (Oscar cries.)
(June looks at the resulting duplicate Scipion!June beside her.) Aw maaaaaan...! (The duplicate groans.)
...Uh, we probably shouldn't tell Scipion about this... (The original June says.)
SHEESE!! (The startled Knox screams, dropping both Sticky and the remote. He's just glad he didn't fire that at the Metroid (or Oscar and Lucian for that matter). Then a thought occurs to him. He picks the remote back up and points it at himself!)
Oh dear, stop him before he creates a dozen of himself! (Azizi exclaims.)
Lair (Gym)
(Heidi looks back to make sure everyone behind her is leaning to tell Kenny to turn.)
Whispering Pines
Wait a minute, they were on that planet with us. (Greta says to Freyja.)
Wh-...Oh! You're Oscar's friend! (Henry realizes, recognizing the Machamp's voice and hat.) I thought you would have been a Bouffalant or something if you came here.
Well, I'm certainly not unhappy that I ended up like this. (Greta says, flexing her two extra arms.) Having extra arms is always nice.
But wait, what's going on and who is that? (Shelley asks, pointing at Swapper.)
His name is Swapper and I wouldn't agitate him. (Greta says.) Knox used this fellow to switch bodies with someone.
Sw-Switch bodies? (Shelley asks, pointing at Wile E..) You mean he turned into them and the other way around?
(Greta nods.) It might be best if you three keep quiet about this for now. Some of the people here are already aware that Swapper is here and we don't want to cause any further trouble.
("That won't be a problem for me." Tenn remarks to herself.)
(Unluckily for them, Lucy, curious as ever, is eavesdropping from around the corner out of sight.)
(Back in the front room, Benji and Dinah notice that Lucy has been unusually still and quiet since the incident up front.)
Lucy? Honey, are you alright? You haven't finished your food. (Dinah asks.)
(Then they both look closer.)
...Uh, think Lucy left a Substitute while we weren't lookin', just sayin'. (Benji realizes.)
Oh no... (Dinah says, springing to her feet.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
CAC: Well, Aslan got a podium finish. Feliz natal, CAC!!!
Jimmy: Fe-what?
CAC: Feliz natal is Portuguese for Merry Christmas. Sorry, got so happy over the Christmas-themed tribute I sent getting a podium finish I spoke in my native language instead of English. I'm Brazilian. He, he. (Sweatdrops)
Jimmy: Okay.
Lair (Chamber)
(Both the cats are revived.)
(Well, that wasn't worth it one bit. I'm going back to bed.) (Garfield says, climbing back into his cat bed.)
(But Garfield, my cuteness carried me through up to that point! Isn't that great?) (Nermal asks, shaking Garfield.)
(Nermal suddenly pops out of the portal into Artisans, much to the confusion of the remaining dragons.)
Dang, Garfield should consider becoming a baseball pitcher. (Moosey remarks back in the lair.)
(Once both Garfield and Nermal are back in their own world, Moosey gets to work on getting the next tribute. She pulls in...a strange lizard-like creature she's never seen before, wearing a blue raincoat and beanie.)
Who are you? (Moosey asks.)
Oh, glad you asked! Most people call me "Lizard", which is funny cause I AM a lizard. What kind of lizard, I dunno, but I AM a lizard. But anyway, what's your name? (The creature says in a high, feminine voice.)
Uh, I go by Moosey and his name is Flea. (Moosey says.)
Funny, you guys don't look like a moose or a flea. Did you use to be a moose and a flea? Or are you guys what moose and fleas look like in your world? What's your world like? Is it cuckoo crazy? ("Lizard" asks.)
Uh, no-
Nah, I guess not. That's just you guys' nicknames and you guys are something completely different, right? I mean, my name's just a nickname, too. My dad gave it to me when I was a kid-
Dude, take a breath. I don't think you've taken one since we brought you in. (Moosey says.)
Oh, uh...sorry. ("Lizard" says, sheepishly taking a seat.)
Lair (Hallways)
(Ball catches up to Eye-Sicle.) Hey, ya big lug, what's with you? Did something happen when you went back home? (She asks him.)
(Eye-Sicle refuses to speak to her.)
I can't imagine people treated you badly since...you know, you look like me right now. (Ball says.)
Exactly... (Eye-Sicle grumbles.) They thought I was just you in a tux and treated me just great...didn't have anythin' nice to say about ME...
...I mean, you aren't exactly a hero. (Ball says.) Funny thing is, you've been acting like less of a jerk ever since you started with this.
Oh, you think this is about heroes and villains? You're lucky you were born a sea loin!. People back home like your kind. People back home are scared of bears unless they're Pooh or Yogi. (He grumbles.) You ever wonder what happened to me after the meteor hit our zoo?
I mean...I was eight. All I knew back then was "I can walk and talk and shoot beach balls from my flippers, yaaaaay!". (Ball says.) I didn't even know other animals were affected until a year or two later.
Well, while you were bein' adopted by Spivey's parents, I was bein' locked me away 'cause they deemed me "dangerous". (Eye-Sicle says.) And that was before I even used my damn eye! Course it was after I lost control of it that they loaded me up with tranquilizers. Until I got busted out a few months later, all I did was I sit there in my cell wonderin' what I had done wrong.
...Dude, I didn't have any idea. (Ball says.) That sucks. But why did you become a supervillain if you didn't want to be one in the first place?
(Eye-Sicle just shrugs.) Hey, if nobody liked me, I didn't figure I was obligated to like 'em back. (Eye-Sicle says.)
So why haven't you caused any real trouble here? You started out seeming like you were gonna cause just as much trouble here as you did at home but now...you've done more arguably heroic things here than you ever did back home. (Ball says.) Is it because people have been treating you nicer here from the get-go?
Don't you have anything better to do, Ball? (Eye-Sicle snaps.)
Sheesh, I was just wondering... (Ball says, turning and going.)
Yes, please don't come in right now! ("Stanford" says.)
(There's the sound of water turning on within.) I'm about to take a shower!
(In reality, Sticky has only turned on the water in the bathtub without intent to get in.)
Somethin's not seemin' right... (June says.)
Lair (Quarters)
Do you mean making a costume of you? (Oscar asks.) Well, I could absolutely make a Dusk Lycanroc costume...or a Thievul costume if that's what you meant instead.
Lair (Downstairs)
(With nothing else to do and Dave covered, Plessie (who has since recovered from his and Holly's collision), looks to Kenny.) Hey, you wanna learn how to swim? Like me, I mean?
(Kenny shrugs and stands up.) (If there ain't anythin' else for us to do back down here. You wanna go up to the gym?)
That's what I was thinking, yes! (Plessie says. He turns to the others.) You guys wanna go up, too?
To where?
The gym! That's where the pools are!
Pools, eh? Well, I'm game if everybody else is. (Holly says.)
Lair (Outside)
(Kay grimaces when she hears her own voice say that.) ...ahem, guess Vince, Mitz, and I 'll stick with you guys, 6k. (She says.)
Ooh, wonder if I could keep up with the Road Runner now! (Mitzi wonders out loud.)
Peace Keepers
Well, I am certainly going. (Cleo says.) Will anyone else go?
(Cricket opens his mouth.)
Oh no ya don't, Cricket, you ain't leavin' our sight 'til we have a way to change ya back to normal. (Gramma says.)
Aw... (Cricket says, audibly disappointed.)
Well, I don't need any training, so I'll keep going to Beast Makers. (Spyro says.)
I think we should go to Beast Makers, Joaquin. (Veena says.)
Sounds good to me! (Joaquin says.) Sooner we can get switched back the better!
("Sticky" signals for Joaquin and Veena to stay safe.)
You're gonna stay here, Sticky? Well, you stay safe, too! (Veena says.)
I should probably go to make sure these guys stay out of trouble. (Ajax says.)
Woods
(Knox wordlessly waves to Freyja as she heads off and turns his attention to heading toward Eye-Sicle's lair.)
("Might should take these plans here with me in case I can use 'em somehow." Knox thinks to himself. "Damn, this guy has a ton of plans...")
(He walks several steps ahead...and walks straight over the side of a cliff, but he doesn't fall down until he happens to look down to see the ground hundreds of feet below him, and by that point it's too far for him to walk back. He feels compelled to look to the side (as if at a camera) with a horrified expression before plummeting down.)
(He shakily emerges from the Wile E.-shaped hole in the ground he made when he landed. He's shocked (but VERY thankful) that he's only leaving the hole with his entire body stinging but otherwise still alive.)
How...the hell...did I survive THAT?! (Knox wheezes, wiping his tear-stained eyes. He was so sure he was dead.) I'd 've never survived a fall like that back home...this guy made of iron or somethin'?
(He shakes it off and keeps heading toward the lair.)
Whispering Pines
Oh, don't worry, kumpel, I'm not going to hurt you. (Greta says, carefully picking Swapper up and heading for her room's door.) Bonnie and Clyde didn't tell us about you. Why did Knox bring you here, and why is he acting so strange...? Did you do something to him?
(Everyone in the inn's front area (which currently includes Cortez and Judy at the front counter and Benji, Dinah, and Lucy in the dining area) is confused when a creature who is very obviously NOT a Pokémon (or at least one they've never seen before) rushes in from the inn room hallway.)
...Uh, can we help you? (Cortez asks.)
(Wile E. sees what look like two T. Rexes staring at him. He makes a beeline for the front door, only to slam face-first into the wall next to it and knock himself out.)
Mama, he missed the door... (Lucy comments.)
...What sorta Pokémon you s'pose that guy is, Tezzy? (Judy wonders out loud.)
Ya got me... (Cortez says.)
(Outside, few really pay Freyja any mind as she enters town due to her not looking too terribly different from any other Blaziken in this universe.)
Edited by kablammin45 on Dec 13th 2021 at 8:20:55 AM
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."