(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
Kirby
Bale's Base
"Merry Christmas, Bale! And thank you!" Mr. Star said. He flies in with Kirby, Bandana Dee, and Ribbon. "We have some gifts for you!"
"Happy holidays!" said Ribbon.
Mr. Star then opens his gift. It's a model terrarium displaying Mr. Star and several Voidfish and stars. Kirby's gift is a model terrarium of his house
◊, plus a gift card with Kirby's face crudely drawn inside, Bandana Dee's gift is a plush toy of Meta Knight
◊, while Ribbon's is a replica of her Crystal.
Kirby and Bandana Dee checks out some of the food and drinks. Mr. Star sees Cardboard Bot nearby. He said to him "I believe i've never met you before?".
Star Angel Palace
Back at the palace, Mr. Star's staff is setting up some more gifts for some of the other Nominators, also arranged by Mr. Star and his friends. For 6k1, the presents are a model of the Star Angel Palace itself, a Kirby plush toy, a replica of Ribbon's crystal, several Undertale-themed figurines
, some star-shaped candies and sweets, and a gift card made by Mr. Star himself and with a few cute doodles by Kirby. The other nominators also get gift cards made by Mr. Star, as well as several star-shaped candies and sweets.
Bale Base
CORRECT. I supply Bale with some of my tech.
He says as he scatters what seems to be cardboard rubix-cubes across the ceiling.
...and some decor.
Edited by CardboardBot on Dec 25th 2022 at 4:16:23 PM
I'm helping!
Arena
"Wh- *achoo* - how am I even - *achoo* - I'm a doll - *achoo* - and a catgirl - *achoo* - this doesn't seem physically - *acHOO!!!*"Tempest Zone - Basement
She flops onto the ground. "Fuck, that hurt... Couldn't even outlast Dededoo... 'sthere an AI in this base to tally up my crimes and see if I got the crown?"
"There's, uh, Monobot?" Robin shrugs. "Wild Richard if you stretch. The PS5 if you really stretch. I wouldn't trust any of them."
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
Not an evil Thievul
Eye-Sicle's Lair/Durango-100
(Still feeling bad that Joaquin and the others aren't able to take part in the festivities, he calls them over his bracer.) Heya, kid. Merry Christmas.
Hey, Kenny! (Joaquin says.) Whoa, is it Christmas already?
In this "Earth Prime" place or whatever they called it. (Marian points out.)
Yall gettin' by okay still? (Heidi asks.)
As okay as we can, all things considered. (Veena says.) I'm sorry we can't be over there for whatever you guys are doing.
Hey, it's more important that yall are as safe as yall can possibly be. (Holly says.)
Yeah, but still...we gotta get yall somethin'. (Heidi says.) Anybody got any ideas?
(Kenny scratches his chin and turns to Ajax, who was among the older dragons from the Dragon Realms who came.) Hey, you, you got magic that could make things fer Joaquin and his pals more festive?
Hmm, I could use a snow spell of some kind to make it snow for them. (Ajax suggests.)
Ah, snow would be wonderful. (Greta says.)
Very well! Send me their way. (Ajax says.)
(Tay sends Ajax to Durango-100.)
GAH! DAMN!! (Knox is shocked when a dragon appears in the pub with them.)
Oh, apologies! I come in peace. (Ajax reassures him.)
Yeah, Papá, he's a friend of ours. He's gonna make things a little more festive around here. (Joaquin says.)
Just give me a moment... (Ajax waves his staff in circles for a few seconds, and then there is a "poof!" noise. Snow begins falling outside.)
What the hell?! It's snowing?! (Some of the giant Knoxes outside exclaim.)
Fascinating! (Colby says.)
Ah yes, especially since I got it right the first try! (Ajax says.) Now give me a moment to give you a Christmas tree.
(Spotting a cactus outside, Ajax takes aim at it and fires a spell at it with intent to turn it into a Christmas tree...but the spell misses the cactus and hits one of the giant Knox's belt buckles. The spell ricochets off the buckle, back into the pub, and hits Ajax before he can dodge it, turning him into a Christmas tree decorated in purple and green trimmings instead.)
(The 'Brijes stare in stunned shock for a moment.) Erm...well...he makes a lovely Christmas tree, I'll say that. (Greta says awkwardly.)
(After another short moment of awkward silence, Veena finally says:) Someone do something, we can't just leave him like that!
Hmm...let me see... (Colby picks up Ajax's staff (which had fallen to the floor with a clatter), mimics the motions Ajax had made before, and hits Ajax with it. Luckily, this turns Ajax back into a dragon.)
Oh, thank you for restoring me! I cannot believe I accidentally turned myself into a tree again. (Ajax says, wiping the pine needles off his tongue and shaking his head. He looks outside, where the very confused giant Knox is puzzledly looking at his belt.) Ah, reflective surfaces, the bane of every Magic Crafter's existence. Mine especially. Let me try again.
(Aiming more carefully this time, Ajax uses the spell again. This time the spell hits its mark and the cactus becomes a Christmas tree covered in Christmas lights and red, yellow, blue, and copper-colored ornaments.)
That's more like it! (Ajax says.)
Oh, it's beautiful! (Veena says...at the same time as some of her giant counterparts. They all quietly giggle at each other.)
It certainly makes our Old Durango look more lively. (One of the giant Colbies says.)
(Kenny's voice rings through Joaquin's bracer.) How'd things go, kid?
Great! Had one brief setback but now things are looking great here! (Joaquin says.)
Great to hear! We'll see about sendin' yall some gifts. Just give us a minute. (Heidi says.) Need us to bring you back, Ajax?
If it would not be a problem. (Ajax says. Before being taken back to Eye-Sicle's, he nods at the 'Brijes.) Have a wonderful holiday, you all!
Oh, this is positively wonderful! (Sticky says.) It really feels like Christmas out here now!
Yeah! (Joaquin says.)
(He suddenly notices that Knox has disappeared at some point between when Ajax arrived and left.) ...Uh oh, where'd Papá go?
Oh, I didn't notice he left. Let's go find him, Joaquin. (Veena says.)
Bale's Base
Heya, Lems. What's new? (Wanda greets Lemmy.)
Goodness me, Ori, I feel that it has been a while since we have seen you. (Cleo says.) Have you been doing well?
Hey there! Name's Ira! (Ira also introduces himself.) And over here is...
(Melody is busy stacking her plate high with cookies.) Heh, my sweet-toothed daughter Melody.
(Sidon observes Cardboard Bot's decor as well.) It's unconventional, but it looks very nice!
(Stanford starts dancing along to the music. He is reminded of how much he loves the Christmas season. He doesn't know what he would do if he could never celebrate this time of year the same way again.)
(While still in the middle of eating the chocolate Eye-Sicle receives...a crate of fresh fish.)
What the-...? (Eye-Sicle mutters. Despite this, he has to admit that the fish still smells pretty good.)
Mmhmm, eatin' good for the next couple of days. (He mutters before using his communicator to send the crate straight to the kitchen in his quarters.)
Looniverse
Yeah, they ain't far, just follow me! (Bugs says, diving into the hole.)
Woo! Get to do this again! (August says, cannonballing into the hole.)
(Everyone follows suit.)
(Soon everyone will pop out by the spaceship where the others are. Oscar immediately runs up to hug everybody.)
Ozzyyyy! Lookit you and Luchie! Walkin' on two legs. (June laughs as she gives Oscar the biggest hug she can manage.)
Yeah...I'm so glad we didn't have to wait too long before we saw you guys again. (Oscar says.)
(July notices Marvin still trying to get loose.) Is that the guy who was giving you trouble? (She asks.)
Oh, yes. (Lyric says.)
(Bugs chuckles.) Silly helmet must be getting in the way or somethin'. Figured he woulda come down by now.
Land of Mysteries
(Seeing that Frost Bite has dropped his spear, Nina immediately pauses what she's doing and starts dragging it away as quickly as she can. She begins trying to bite it into pieces, using all of her remaining strength in an attempt to do so.)
(Meanwhile, Vincent roars in pain and drops Frost Bite. Once he realizes what happened, he immediately tries to slam his currently massive head down onto the ground where Frost Bite is.)
(Flea hasn't dared try to come out of hiding yet.)
(Shaggy isn't able to dodge in time this time and the Sheegoth lands directly on top of him!)
RAGGYYYYYY!! (Scooby howls. Fred and the others are extremely worried for Shaggy as well.)
(But then Shaggy, visibly mostly unharmed, appears right underneath the Sheegoth and lifts it over his head, glowing more intensely than before. Even his eyes are glowing now.)
BACK! OFF! MAN!! (Shaggy shouts before slamming the monster headfirst into the ground.)
Undersea Metropolis
Wonderful! Just pure joy! (Blazey is saying following the Neptunes' concert.)
Yeah, that was legitimately great. (Moosey says.) But now that we're done here, we gotta check back in with Vincent and the others somehow.
You got it! (Jabberjaw says, going over to the screen he used to join the video call earlier. He tries to message Velma, but there's no answer.) ...Gee, usually Velma responds straightaway.
Eek! What if they're in trouble?! (Mitzi yelps.)
Chill, Mitz, I'm sure they're fine. (Moosey says, completely unaware of the chaos currently going on in Scooby's world.)
Pirate-verse
(Amidst the vast ocean, filled with all manner of danger, a certain Razorback Terror lurks in the deep. The serpentine creature is almost the length of a football field and has sharp, steel-like plates running up and down its back. It is in search of another ship to deliberately wreck with the intention of devouring its occupants.)
Edited by kablammin45 on Dec 25th 2022 at 3:04:35 PM
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Scipion's lair
"Uh... Dharkstare is still alive, somehow." Scipion growled, watching the season. The Zoroark was still wearing his new crimson mantle.
Scipion was surprised to see Morgan with another box, this time from Ichi's.
"I hope this one's a troll." the Morgrem grunted as Scipion carefully opened the box, unsure if this was a trick.
"Uh. Meat for the holidays. That's... surprisingly nice." the Zoroark said before spotting a piece of paper. The Zoroark grabbed it and read it.
"Holy shit, he actually apologized for Onox! Shame the big guy isn't here." he said before smiling a bit.
"There's also a gift card from that stupid box thing." Morgan said.
"Ah yeah, Mr. Star... Didn't expect much from that moron anyway." Scipion said, before tasting the meat.
"I dunno if Ichi made those himself... But gotta admit, it's fucking good. Try it, Morgan."
"Urgh, fine. Don't expect me to send him flowers after that, though." Morgan conceded.
Bale's base
"Heh, it's fine! Well, Iggy got scared by that mean fox earlier, but he hasn't even come to our castle yet! So everything's fine!!" Lemmy exclaimed before stuffing some cookies into his mouth. Likewise, Ori nodded, silently telling everyone they were alright too. The spirit also waved at Ira and co.
"It's soooo bad Mr. Scipion didn't want to come. But since his Toxtricity friend is gone, he doesn't want to ruin the mood!!" Lemmy said, still bouncing on his snowball.
Looniverse
"Oh Lucian!! Oscar!!" Aaron laughed as he tightly hugged them. Lucian laughed too and hugged him and June back.
"Hey there guys!! Gosh, it feels so weird to see you two standing like that." Alex said, he and Tokage hugging them too.
"We're glad to see that you're okay."
"And we're so, so glad you could come..." Lucian said, still in Aaron's arms.
Alex then noticed Marvin.
"What happened to him?" he asked.
"He was mean. So I punched him." Onox growled.
"Sure... I ain't that surprised, coming from you." Alex grunted back. The two Pokémons stared at each other for a moment but didn't go further.
"Gosh... I know it's been only for a few hours, but it felt like days..." Aaron said, nuzzling with his brother before looking at Bugs.
"So... I guess we should go to that place of yours to celebrate, then."
Land of Mysteries
Given how solid the Mawkin spear was, just chomping it wasn't enough to break it.
Frost Bite's plan worked, and Vincent spit him out. The Chozo used Morph Ball again to dodge Vincent and noticed Nina trying to break his spear.
This infuriated the warrior to no end. A plant garbage like her, soiling the weapon he crafted himself centuries ago?? He was going to get her head.
It took only one leap for Frost Bite to land just behind Nina.
"I should have killed you sooner. No more games." he hissed, attempting to violently strike at her with his claws.
To everyone's shock, not only did Shaggy survive and lifted the Sheegoth with ease, but he also violently slammed its head against the ground.
The impact was strong enough to literally shatter the crystal on its back, showing some red, exposed flesh.
White Fangs sluggishly tried to get up. With its weak point now fully exposed, Shaggy was free to finish it off.
Pirate-verse
It wouldn't take long for the Razorback Terror to find what it was looking for. A lone wooden ship, sailing nearby, with a typical pirate flag.
When it would come closer, however, it would see it was... strangely empty. No pirates were aboard.
Wild Sea already took care of the bandits, having sent them to the bottom of the ocean with ease without a shred of mercy. The female Chozo was armorless, standing on the bow wave, hairs flying in the wind.
It didn't take her long to spot the Razorback Terror with her sharp eyes. Her grin widened in excitement.
"By the gods... What a beast!" she chirped.
The Mawkin summoned her bow and took aim as she observed the creature. It was big. Very big.
It didn't scare her one bit.
Wild Sea started strong, with a plasma arrow, an arrow hot as magma, enough to go through steel. Once she was ready, she fired at the Razorback Terror's mouth.
Edited by Scipion3 on Dec 25th 2022 at 9:28:21 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Kirby
Bale's Base
"By the way, you can call me Mr. Star!" Mr. Star said. He then floats while making his wings glow. "But don't be afraid."
Outside, Elfilin arrives, emerging from a vortex of his creation. "Is this the place?" he ponders. He knocks on Bale's door.
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Arena
Data Peridot was about to take a break from her round of COD when the Delibird suddenly attacks her and literally plays her like a fiddle.
"Hey! Ow! Stop using me like some random musical instrument you got as a gift!"
She's more annoyed than agonized thanks to her natural durability that all Gems have, and the Delibird gets bored and leaves her alone with nothing but a few bruises on her.
Peridot then vents the next day by prank calling the Ultimate Yoyo Fighter and framing Santa Homer for murder by filing a fake patent for Human Meta Knight and clone!Lucina later that night. But the day after that, Peridot trips and falls on her head, cracking her gemstone. Just like Amethyst, her body malfunctions, and despite lacking a Gem's natural ability to shapeshift, she somehow permanently transforms into a Peridot-sized version of the Database Library and loses her sentience.
Underground Bunker
As Ichi takes Power to the Teleportation Room to pick up his presents, she does a double take.
"Wait, 6k1 and Ally are coming?! I hope they don't take too long 'cuz I want this private time with you..."
She watches him prepare his gifts for the other nominators and takes the chocolate from Scipion.
"Maybe he's just obligated to be nice this holiday season, but oh well, it's the thought that counts."
She hopes that Morgan didn't taint it with peanuts or strawberries, however.
Belissima's Realm
As the festivities go on, Trial digs into the gift pile, finds another memory pillow, and rests his head on it. He then feels it warm up with the same hug that his wife gives him every night and smiles, though it's barely visible under his mustache.
"Awww, that's so sweet!" says Miranda.
"But while these matching pillows are perfect gifts on paper (no punny dad joke intended for her clone), aren't these couple's pillows?"
"Do they have to be?" His sister makes a sly grin. "These can replicate a best friend's cuddle as well!"
"You make a fair argument," Trial teases her. "Let's tell Heart that we've found the perfect gift for them!"
He and Miranda find her sleeping at the bottom of the pile and gently prod her awake. She giggles at what they've just found, and they search for some wrapping paper and pack the pillows in the same box. They then search for a portal to deliver the gift to the bunker and carefully put it in, which will appear with the rest of the gifts that Ichi and Power would receive.
The Science Center
"So... what else did you do this morning?" asks Asgore.
"Oh..." says Asriel, "6k1 arranged a meeting with me and CAC about... my nightmare last night..."
He tells them how it went, but adds, "But even after watching him last season, I'm not sure if he really changed..."
Asgore sighs and gently claps his hand on his son's shoulder.
"I know that Christmas is a time for forgiveness..."
"But we completely understand why you feel this way about him." Toriel hugs him.
"But at least we commend you in reassessing your decisions. Even I still need to keep my impulses in check." Asgore laughs nervously.
"But that's another important value you need when you'll be next in running the kingdom," says Toriel.
"Still, we shall be keeping an eye out for him if he intentionally hurts you, physically or emotionally."
"Of course, dear."
"Agreed." 6k1 nods firmly.
"And on a lighter note about CAC," says Frisk, "I unintentionally encouraged him to come out to the other noms."
"Really?" asks Toriel.
"What do you mean?" adds Asgore.
"All I did was tell him that there was nothing wrong with being himself since he's a shapeshifter, but then I thought he'd just be presenting in his default form last season."
6k1 breaks a sweat at them, but conveniently, she gets a call from Sophie that she's bringing in more gifts for her and her assistants.
"Excuse me, but can we go to the entrance for a moment?" she asks her parents.
We have received an influx of Christmas gifts from our fellow nominators, says Ally.
"Yay, gifts!" Mimi hops around 6k1's feet with Dupe, who yips along with her.
"Alright," says Toriel, "I'd love to hear what you've got!"
"Okay, we'll be back real quick!"
6k1 and her assistants then leave the Station, and Asgore and Toriel exchange confused glances.
"What has gotten into her?"
"I don't know for sure, but she was nervous around CAC on her podium in particular."
"Maybe she was just stressed over other recent events, not just him. That's how our daughter is, Tori."
"I know, but you know what, Gorey? When Frisk and I first met, I wasn't sure of what pronouns to use for them..."
Asriel taps Toriel's arm. "Excuse me Mom, but Bale invited Sis to his Christmas party. May I go with her, pleeeaaase?"
On the way to the entrance, 6k1 checks her phone and cringes at Data Peridot's death. She then picks up the gifts and sits on the waiting chair to open them one by one.
"Huh, I think this is the first time that Ichi gave me a Christmas gift! Thanks!"
She excuses herself to the changing room to exchange her labcoat for the Ravenclaw hoodie, and when she returns, she sees Ally fitting the Yoda robes on Mimi and Dupe enjoying his fruity snacks.
"Awww, our little Baby Yoda's all grown up!" says 6k1.
Technically, his name is Grogu, says Ally.
She giggles. "I know, but I remember when Ichi gave Mimi that costume when she was little!"
"Awww, tell Uncle Ichi I like it!" says the Starble.
6k1 takes a picture of her and sends it to him with the caption, then opens Mr. Star and co.'s gifts. She squees at the figurines of her Underground friends but scrutinizes the Kirby plush.
"This is like the third one he and his friends ever gave to me as a gift!"
"Whu', r'lly?!" asks Mimi, her face stuffed with Mr. Star's Christmas candies.
She is correct, says Ally. If my calculations are accurate, 6001 received one for her 23rd Earth Prime birthday and the Christmas after that.
6k1 sighs. "Oh well, it's the thought that counts..."
She wonders if this was Mr. Star's way of compensating for not showing up for the Nom Games for the 5th time in a row in this timeline, but shrugs and orders her last-minute gifts. She sends Ichi a DVD/Blu-Ray collection of his favorite holovids; CAC a Tails figurine along with a note telling him that she hopes that they'll do better next Nom Games; Eye-Sicle a vinyl set of Looney Tunes cartoons; Bale some kaiju action figures; Scipion a punching bag; Mr. Star an Amiibo set of his favorite Nintendo tributes besides Kirby, and also a reminder regarding the Kirby plushes; the Tempests (or at least Sylvi) a posable catgirl figurine and a note that she's not mad at them for killing her and CAC last season (since it's all part of the game); and the other nominators who have since retreated/retired gifts pertaining to their interests.
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Dec 25th 2022 at 6:22:49 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
CAC: (Receives the gifts) Aww! Thanks, 6k1! (Hugs the Tails figurine tight) I hope we do better, indeed!
(Meanwhile, in the Arena, Kulmbach's Alolan Ninetales is about to be crushed by Galacta Knight's attack)
Alolan Ninetales: (Stupid Jigglypuff-like thing...) [Dies]
Edited by CosmosAndChaos on Dec 25th 2022 at 9:11:27 AM
He eats some of his chocolate.
"Hmm. This is pretty good. It might be the spirit of the holidays talking, but now that I think about it, maybe making peace with Scipion and Onox wouldn't be the worst idea, if only to avoid needless bad blood and corrosive resentment in future Nominator Games. Pity they haven't cut Morgan outta their lives, though, cuz it seems like they'd both be way better off without someone as toxic as him."
He pets Power's mane.
"I'm sure their visit'll be quick, Pow-Pow. Anywho, time for your main presents."
He gives her a ponified Santa suit along with ponified versions of Frisk
◊, Asriel, and Hypergod Asriel's outfits.
◊
"Merry Christmas, ya adorably lil nerd pone."
He collects his other gifts as they come in.
"Ooh, noice. Thanks, Six."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Dec 25th 2022 at 6:38:17 AM
Dagded Dujardin
Dark Bale Arc
Part 3: The Intense Fighting
Bale greeted Ori back, after the latter had gotten on his shoulder.
Bale: Hey there Ori and-
Before he could even react, Lemmy began to jump around and annoyed some of Bale's guests with his presence. Though MD saw his actions as funny.
Pearl: Tell that little guy to watch his step.
MG: He almost stepped on my tail.
MD: Let him be, he's funny!
Bale then got 6K1's, Ichi's and Mr. Star's gifts and was pleasantly surprised.
Bale: These are all nice, now speaking of Meta Knight. Let's see how he and Lucina are doing in the Arena.
He then saw them being killed off rather quickly by the false notice and sighed before almost punching himself until Lucina stopped him.
Lucina: Do not punch yourself. That doesn't helps.
Bale: Sorry, I had made a promise.
Lucina then looked around in her sweater looking to take her mind off all the bad things that had happened this year, but felt something bad was going on while she relaxed. As she ignored that train of thought, the rest of the party went on, Bale attended the door once again when Elfilin knocked and welcomed him in.
Bale: Hi there, come in!
He then saw that it was almost Christmastime, Xochi gave the announcement.
Xochi: It's almost Christmas time, everyone get ready.
I'm helping!
Tempest Zone — the smol room
Linkshell noises. Why the smol one has a Final Fantasy XIV ringtone when she doesn't play that game, she'll never tell you. She checks her texts... "Ooh, party. ... Man, stuff like this'd work way better if we had more than just the one magic battery. But what other artifacts do we even have that we can hack at...?"
"I've got yoyos you could borrow," the Ultimate Yoyo Fighter says. "Heck, in a pinch my body probably counts as a magical artifact."
"Hm, I'd rather not be attached to a person if I can avoid it — beyond the normal amount, obviously, har har. But we might as well give you the capacity, in case something comes up later. But for now, Christmas party!" She quickly sends a text to the Tempest Zone groupchat to see who else wants to attend the party.
Bale's Base (about an hour later)
A portal opens in whatever front-entrance-y area Bale thinks portals should open in and emits a knock. Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
Not an evil Thievul
Eye-Sicle's Lair
Next season, guys! (Kay says.)
(Tay pulls in the next tribute. It's none other than Phoebe!)
OH!! (Phoebe exclaims, dropping the potion she had been working on.) ...Oh, heavens, you scared me!
Sorry, ma'am. (Kay says. She doesn't recognize the Gorebyss at all even though she has interacted with the Pokémon quite a bit.) You just came up on the list, that's all.
Ah, for the Hunger Games thing June and the others have sometimes mentioned? (Phoebe asks.)
Yeah-...wait, you know June? (Kay asks.)
Oh yes! She and her friends are such wonderful Pokémon...they helped me overcome my fears of showing my face around town again! (Phoebe beams.)
(She looks around.) Your room here is decorated quite nicely.
That's 'cause it's CHRISTMAAAAAASSSSS!!! (Cricket says, stuffing his face with cookies.)
Oh, lovely! I've heard talk of it. (Phoebe says.)
(The potion Phoebe dropped causes a vines to run up the wall and create sprigs of mistletoe all across the ceiling...one of which sprouts right above Kenny and Heidi.)
Well...this ended up going well with what you all already have set up, doesn't it? (Phoebe remarks with a chuckle.)
Erm...don't look now, Kenny but... (Heidi motions up to the mistletoe that sprouted right above the two of them.)
(Kenny notices it as well.) Oh...heh heh... (He is visibly blushing through his fur.)
...Well, what are yall waitin' for? (Holly asks.)
(Kenny and Heidi lean in and finally kiss for the first time. There is the sound of an explosion and the power flashes as they do so.)
You ain't a bad kisser, Kenny. (Heidi says after they stop.)
Was gonna say the same thing 'bout you. I felt like the world stopped movin' fer a moment. (Kenny chuckles.) ...Was that explosion real or was that just us?
Oh no, no no, that was me. (Vinnie says, peeking around the corner with Bolty the Electrode. Both their faces are covered in soot.) I sorta plugged too many of these Christmas lights into one outlet at once and overloaded it. Eh, sorry 'bout that. Carry on with whatever you were doing.
(Kenny and Heidi laugh, and the laughter begins to spread around the room.)
Bale's Base
That is...very understandable. (Cleo says to Lemmy, knowing how the Zoroark is.)
(Melody notices Ori.) Oh my goodness, what are you? (Melody says, running over to them.)
I believe I have heard them be referred to a forest spirit of some kind, if I heard correctly. (Cleo says.)
Whoa, that's soooo neat. (Melody says.)
(Eye-Siclen looks at the records.) Huh…I remember these. (He chuckles.) Wonder if that record player I put up still works.
(Eye-Sicle looks at his communicator to see who was nominated this season. He does a double take at what he sees.)
What the-...?! (He shows everyone his communicator.)
(There is a large crowd of tributes, all of whom were notable for something recently (David is among them), and among them is a very pissed-off looking Miss Ball.)
Oh, poor Miss Ball, she got pulled into the season. (Wanda says.)
Nuh uh, that isn't Ball. That's a face only I would make. That's my stupid clone!! (Eye-Sicle says, guffawing.) Hell yeah! I didn't hafta become Ball again!! It's a Christmas miracle!
Well...it's unfortunate for your clone, though. (Sidon says.)
(Eye-Sicle simply grunts in response.)
Hey, you guys heard him, let's get whoever's outside in here and ready! (Ira says.)
Looniverse
You got it, Doc! Just follow me! (Bugs says, diving back into the hole.)
Welp, you heard him! Let's go! (June says, hopping in.)
(The hole will let out at a farm set up for a small Christmas party. There's actually snow on the ground here, and the farmhouse and barn are strung with lights. Festive music is coming from the barn.)
Land of Mysteries
(Nina yelps and defensively retreats into her own pot, rolling back and forth as she tries to avoid the swipes, but she cannot avoid them and is hit.)
Vinnyyyyyy... (Nina calls out to her brother weakly before losing consciousness.)
(Upon seeing Nina lying in front of Frost Bite with gashes in her head and her tongue limply hanging out of her mouth, Vincent thunders over toward Nina and cradles her in his leafy arms before looking at Frost Bite. Despite having no visible eyes, one can just feel the fury emanating off the enchanted Fire Piranha Plant as intense flames start to flicker from his mouth.) ...normally I would abstain from such undignified, cliché language, but...you...you will pay for this! (He growls at Frost Bite.)
(Flea, still hiding in the bush, suddenly gets an idea. Remembering what one of the main purposes of his particular species of Goomba is and attempting to take advantage of Frost Bite's current distraction, he springs out of the bush he was hiding in and lands on Frost Bite's back. He tries to find an opening on the suit a tiny Goomba like him could squeeze into. If he manages to find an opening and squeezes into it before Frost Bite can catch him, Flea will start biting and pulling on any wire or button inside that he can find. Frost Bite's ability to jump may also be inhibited (but considering how agile a Chozo is, that likely will not be by much).)
Like, sorry, man! You messed with me and my friends! (Shaggy says.)
(Shaggy then rushes forward with his foot out in front of him in a kick aimed at the Sheegoth.)
Pirate-verse
(The monster roars in a mixture of confusion and rage, having never seen anything like Wild Sea before nor whatever weapon it is she is carrying. After writhing in pain from how hot the arrow was, it immediately tries to split the boat in half with its backplates.)
Edited by kablammin45 on Dec 26th 2022 at 3:30:29 PM
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Scipion's lair
"Another gift?? Geez, I never received that much before!" Scipion exclaimed at Morgan bringing back a big package.
"That one's from 6k1, unfortunately." Morgan said. Scipion opened it and stared at what was inside for a moment.
"...A bag? A punching bag? Really?"
"Honestly, that might be my favorite gift." Morgan said with a smirk.
"Favorite? No way. That's just a-" Scipion said, only to scream upon seeing Dharkstare dying.
"WHAT THE HELL??!! THAT STUPID EYEBALL THING DIDN'T EVEN HURT ITSELF??? WHAT THE SHIT??? GAAAAAAHHH!!!" the Zoroark screamed, furiously punching and kicking the punching bag in frustration.
"Point taken." Morgan cackled.
Bale's base
Ori simply shrugged at MG and Pearl. Not that they didn't understand them, but reasoning with Lemmy was... downright impossible.
Speaking of which, Lemmy greeted Tempest System and Elfilin by playfully pulling his tongue at them.
"Aaaw, you're late!! But that's okay, we still have plenty of fun, here!!" he cackled as he grabbed part of his snowball to make ten smaller snowballs to juggle with.
Ori jumped away from Bale's shoulder and landed near Melody, putting a hand on her lower belly, a way for the silent spirit to greet her.
With that said, they lowered their ears at Elfilin's sight. They knew he was no threat, but they still remembered what Giegue told him before when Scipion contacted them about what happened last night, in the dream world.
Scipion's briefing talked of a creature accompanying Blood Moon. They had long ears, bright colors, and the ability to control portals, not unlike Elfilin. That made Ori a bit worried.
Looniverse
Everyone hopped in, (Lucian hugging Oscar for good measures), before popping near a farm.
"Urgh... Snow." Tokage said, getting closer to Alex.
"Hey, what's wrong ma-Ah... Yeah, snow. You're Grass type." the Charmeleon said.
"Yeah... But it's not too cold, so it should be fine." Tokage said.
Lucian also glanced worriedly at Squishy grunting in pain, covering its green membrane where its nucleus were with its claws.
"Oh right... Squishy hates cold." the Lycanroc realized before looking at Aaron.
"Don't worry. It's not extra cold. Squishy will be fine. But yeah, we should go inside." the Lucario reassured.
"That farm sure looks cozzy." Alex remarked.
"Yeah..." Aaron sighed, resting his head on June's chest, earning a smile from Lucian.
Land of Mysteries
It was likely the size, but Frost Bite didn't see Flea jumping on his armor. The micro Goomba eventually found a small opening, in the armor's pauldron.
Once inside though, there was nothing for him to disrupt the technological suit. Instead, he would find himself directly on Frost Bite's shoulder, lost within his old feathers.
However, he would notice a very small hole around the shoulder. A wound, fresher than most of the Mawkin's scars, perhaps one he earned earlier before his mission.
Meanwhile, Frost Bite simply stared at Vincent swearing he would make him pay, Nina's blood all over his claws.
To him, that was the equivalent of a child throwing a tantrum.
Not answering, Frost Bite resumed his course, nimbly charging at him. All he needed was a swift hit at the Piranha Plant's belly.
His spear shined in blue as Frost Bite prepared to attack once close enough.
One good kick and White Fangs was sent flying in the air. The monster let out an agonized roar as it landed further away, likely some trees or rock piercing through its damaged flesh.
Then, silence.
The Sheegoth had been killed.
Pirate-verse
Wild Sea simply scoffed and only moved at the very last moment at the Razorback Terror moved in to destroy the ship.
She could tell the creature was intelligent. Much more than it seemed to be.
Even better.
Wild Sea landed back directly on the Razorback Terror, holding on with one claw to one of the backplates. For a moment, she tried to keep her grip on it while keeping her balance to not fall and expose herself to its mouth.
"Bad boy. I'll teach you a lesson." she said, firing a Plasma arrow again at the monster.
Edited by Scipion3 on Dec 26th 2022 at 7:00:23 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
CAC: Okay, time to go back to bringing Street Fighter fighters as my main tributes for now. (Summons C. Viper into the Arena and inputs Furifuritchi's name on his nominating app)
Edited by CosmosAndChaos on Dec 26th 2022 at 5:11:58 PM
Braids From S286 Not Included
Underground Bunker
"Here's hoping that you and Scips keep your distance next Nom Games," says Power as she opens her presents. Deep down, she expected something a little more than the usual costume set from Ichi, but it's the thought that counts.
She then changes to her Santa costume.
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"In Equestria, we believe in three reindeer called Aurora, Bori, and Alice instead of Santa, but you just reminded me of this Hearth's Warming fanfic about Apple Bloom writing to him about wanting a cutie mark. It's told entirely in hoofwritten notes!"
If only she brought her copy of the letter compilation here to show it to Ichi. Power then opens her gift from her family and gives one of the pillows to Ichi before resting her head on hers.
The Science Center
"Are you sure about this, my son?" Asgore asks Asriel. "Especially since you stayed behind from Ally's vacation?"
"Yes Dad," he says, "I wanna spend my last day before school with 6k1, and I promise that I won't ruin anything there!"
"Alright," says Toriel, "but you must be home before bedtime in the Underground, and call us immediately if there's an emergency, okay?"
"Okay!"
"And what about you, Frisk?" asks Asgore. "Would you like to join him and 6001?"
They shake their head. "No thanks, I'll spend my Christmas with you back home. Azzy deserves to spend more time with her."
"Alright then," says Toriel.
"We are going to miss you, Asriel," says Asgore, "but we hope that you have fun there!"
Just then, 6k1 and her assistants return to the Station, the DM just finished having Wormhole data cloned at his request since he's been trained by Lilo not to throw his enemies into his portals and leave them to die in parallel universes. However, Ally is sounding the alert signal.
URGENT: ASGORE AND ASRIEL DREEMURR HAVE BEEN NOMINATED AS PART OF A GROUP TRIBUTE FOR SEASON 252 AND MUST REPORT TO THE ARENA ASAP
Toriel cups her mouth while her husband and son gasp.
"WHAAAAAT?!"
"Just when I wanted to take a break..."
"And it has only been two seasons since my last one..."
6k1 looks at Ally and bites her lip. "Wh-Who else have had their holidays interrupted by this nominator?"
Fluttershy, Andy Davis, and Experiment 214 (Pix).
Mimi and Dupe huddle each other and whimper at the mention of their petsitter and cousin, respectively.
"But what about Sunshine? Was she Poké-napped, too?" Even if 6k1 knows the policy, she's still worried about her.
"Who?" ask Asgore and Toriel.
"My Wooloo... the same one who timewrecked the Black Eagles."
Ally scans her Databanks. Negative, she is safe in the Pokémon Storage System. The Trainer and Secret IDs of the Wooloo this season do NOT match with hers.
"Phew, thank goodness..." says 6k1. "And don't worry about her," she tells her parents, "the operation was a success, even if it was a really difficult battle."
Toriel hugs her. "We're so glad that you two are alright!"
"Hopefully, that will not happen again," says Asgore, "not for a long time, at least. But what about our participation this season? Does this nominator even know how much Asriel and I have been through?"
"Do you think that they nominated Fluttershy and Pix just because they're 'famous' for what they did in their past seasons?" asks Mimi.
Dupe mews and shrugs.
6k1 sighs and checks her phone, seeing what seems to be Eye-Sicle in Miss Ball's body yet again.
"Well, I know Eye-Sicle's kinda mean, but if he's supposed to be at Bale's party, then I can see why he's scowling on his podium right now..."
"But this isn't fair either way," says Toriel. "I'll see if I can try contacting this nominator to demand that they clone Asgore, Asriel, and those other tributes you've mentioned."
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
I'm helping!
Tempest Zone — Library
"... anyone checked our mailbox lately?" Terry idly muses."Why? Who'd be mailing us?" Arle asks.
"It is late December on the other side of the fourth wall, and we have interacted with other nominators since last year. They might've sent us... I dunno, a card."
"Perhaps." Siobhan shrugs. "If you're so curious, you can certainly check for yourself.
"He could, but now I'm curious, so I'm gonna."
Bale's Base
"Yes, well, we're here now, aren't we?" the smol one says with a grin as she looks around to see who's already there. "Terry and the Arles stayed home if Siobhan even counts as Dark Arle anymore these days, or ever really did but anyway they all say hi to everyone."Tempest Zone — Mail room
"Aw, kitty. This is clearly for Sylvi, but it's still cute." Arle gives the catgirl figurine a headpat. "And this note... huh, we killed them with that escape room? I assumed they escaped."Perhaps in future we should watch our deathtraps more closely. Individual events of the Game may have no true long-term consequence, but it seems silly to simply lose track of those we try killing."
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
"If we do, I'll try not to take jabs at people he cares about again. Unless the Games make me, in which case, amends'll be easy to make."
He accepts Power's gift and scratches her behind the ears.
"Remind me to read it sometime, Pow-Pow Claus. Heh, wonder if Bori's related to Buri, Odin's ancestor."
He responds to the pic 6k1 had sent of Mimi dressed as Yoda.
Wonder if she'll ever become as wise as Yoda, I do.
Dagded Dujardin
Dark Bale Arc
Part 3: The Intense Fighting
Bale's base now had another guest in the form of Sylvi who came in later than the rest. He told Xochi to open the door and greet her once he checked who had come
Xochi: Oh, greetings there Nominat Sylvi, come in.
As she did, Bale prepared the next part of the celebration which was to sent gifts to his friends and the guests, as well as the the dinner as Christmas time was dawning, as he prepared his assistants were discussing what to do next as well with the guests, as Diny approached Ori, MG approached Sylvi with curiosity, while the Gems decided to converse with Eye-Sicle's crew all while Lucina kept to herself.
Diny: Hey Ori, haven't heard of you in a while, how are you doing?
MG: Hey Sylvi, nice to meet ya personally. What did you think of last season?
Garnet: You're new, what are your names?
Amethyst: You guys look like a fun bunch, how are you doing?
Darrgon then spoke to Bale, worried as he'd felt trouble elsewhere in Panem.
Darrgon: Bale, these celebrations might be pleasant but I fear that Dark Bale might be making his move as we speak.
Bale: That's bad but we can't leave right now. Let's just sort our party out then take care of that.
Darrgon: I do not feel like that's the best course of action but, if it's what you want then so be it.
Suddenly everyone heard giant footsteps as Bale's base had another guest in the form of Godzilla, who had seemingly come out of nowhere.
Diny: Hey it's Godzilla! But who invited him?
MD: I did, he deserves to have fun as well, I heard he was quite grumpy about something that happened in his world lately.
Bale: At least shrink him or something.
Xochi: I can take care.
Godzilla was then talked to by Xochi and the kaiju listened as he was shrunk to size and now entered to help himself to some food and rest in Bale's room, taking over his bed to his dissatisfaction.
Bale: Wait, that's my- Err, nevermind. ugh.
Lucina and his other guests all just shrugged and went on with their enjoyment of the party before Bale finally gave out his gifts.
Bale: I got gifts for everybody. Now deliver them Xochi.
Xochi used his system to deliver gifts to those Nominators not present and the guests in the place. 6K1 received a diorama depicting her and her family, Ichi received a working lightsaber and a Clone Trooper blaster; Mr. Star received a Kirby action figure, Eye-Sicle and his crew had a collection of sweaters which had their faces on them, Lemmy got a playset of bouncing balls with star patterns, Ori got a comfy small bed, Sylvi had a laptop, Cardboard received a bunch of Madness Combat articulated figures, Elfilin had a cute cape with a heart on it, Kirby received a Maxim Tomato-shaped cake, Ribbon a painting of herself and Kirby, Bandana Waddle Dee a collection of spears of various materials.
Bale: And that's everyone, now let's get ready for Christmas night. Then we can continue the events as usual.
He then prepared the gifts for his crew, which he had waited until the end to avoid looking as if he'd have bias for his side. Beforehand he made sure to put up some new activities for the folks: Such as a small movie theater to watch any movie of choice, playing cards on a table, ice skating rig, dancing and singing karaoke on a stage, a console station with any games of choice for either single or multiplay, and last playing silly games of their choice as Xochi made several platforms appear each with the respective game as the room expanded fitting Bale's base without issue.
Xochi: Multiple activities are up, those interested, go forward to the platform with the game of your choice.
On Dark Bale's base, he monitored the progress of Deviot's and Bluebird's plan and was surprised to see it go smoothly as multitudes of people received the gifts unaware of their true nature, each gift changed to what the person desired as a disguise ensuring they wouldn't be aware.
Dark Bale: Impressive for a bunch of losers.
Mr. Mind: Their competence is owed to learning from mistakes.
Zetsu: I do wonder if Bale himself will get one of said gifts and get affected, could probably throw a wrench in that plan.
Yapool: Then we fix it as usual.
Sly: I've been feeling elsewhere a big event with a Mother Spheresaurus might be happening.
Yapool: It's too far away to affect us, maybe that Earth is going to be devoured at last hehe.
BCK: What I'd give for it.
Great Leader: Agreed.
A few mooks were then performing daily repair and maintenance duties, while Pythor and Zahab were in another room studying a few things for Pythor's ultimate plan.
Pythor: There's been a bunch of dangerous robots but none like this one: Serpentera.
Zahab: Reminds me of the Sky God Daizyujin, perhaps a mere mechanical imitation?
Pythor: It says here that it is capable of destroying planets, hmmm, I might something really big and numerous for my endgame. And then those who made fun of me will pay.
Zahab: I'll look forward to it.
Edited by VengefulBale on Dec 27th 2022 at 6:48:11 AM
"Bingo! If two species hate each other, they will wipe each other out on their own."
Bale's Base
As Cardboard held the figures, he noticed how they changed from era to era of Madness Combat. The Sheriff Era, the Sunless Era, and finally, the Hellish Era.
Neat! Didn't know you had shapeshifting objects that could turn into whatever the owner wanted.
Cardboard inspected the figurines.
Maybe I should try that out for decorations...
Edited by CardboardBot on Jan 4th 2023 at 10:24:54 PM
Not an evil Thievul
Bale's Base
Man, I never thought I'd befriend a real spirit. This is unironically pretty neat! (Melody says to Ori.)
Very well, thank you. (Cleo says to the Gems.) I do not believe you've met my good friend Ira and his daughter Melody yet?
Hey there! (Ira says.)
Actually, I don't think any of us have met you, either. (Wanda says to Sylvi.) Name's Wanda. She's Cleo, and he's Sidon.
And my name is Stanford. (Stanford says.) I cannot recall if we've met already, but if we haven't, then it's a pleasure to meet you. Eye-Sicle is by the drinks.
(Then who should show up outside but none other than Godzilla himself.)
Goodness, what a massive creature. I am glad he appears to be on our side. (Sidon remarks before the kaiju is shrunk down to fit in the base.)
(Then everyone receives Christmas sweaters.)
All right! Thanks! Souvenir from another universe! (Melody says, immediately putting hers on.)
Well, it certainly isn't traditional Zora wear, and I also hope it doesn't come off as narcissistic to wear a sweater bearing my own face on it, but I must say, it should keep me quite warm in the colder parts of Hyrule. Thank you! (Sidon says after putting his on.)
Goodness, and it is just my size, despite how large I am... (Cleo says after putting hers on as well.)
Yeah, these rock! And they're cozy, too. Thanks, guys! (Wanda says.)
Indeed! These are wonderful! (Stanford agrees.) I suppose we'll send the ones for those who aren't here back to the lair in a moment. For now, I suppose we shall take part in the activities you have set up.
(Stanford, Ira, and Cleo head to the movie area while Melody, Wanda, and Sidon head for the ice rink. Eye-Sicle remains by the snacks for now.)
So, what do you guys have on your magical screen box? (Ira asks.)
Whaddya do here? (Melody asks after she, Wanda, and Sidon get to the rink.)
Oh yeah, you're from a tropical island, right? So you've never had ponds or stuff freeze over. (Wanda asks.)
Nope, this is all new to me. (Melody says.)
(Wanda motions to the ice skates.) You just put on some skates and just skate around on them to your heart's content! Gotta make sure you keep your balance, though, so be careful.
(Melody picks up a pair of skates, then shakes her head and simply makes ice skate-like blades pop out of her feet instead.) Pfft, I don't need those shoes. (She says before confidently heading to the rink.)
Princess Wanda, I suppose you might do the same thing? (Sidon asks.)
Nah, I just turn into other people, I can't make blades pop out of my feet like that. (Wanda says. She takes off her boots and begins looking for skates that fit her.) Guess I better find some skates that fit.
Looniverse
Hey, it's nice and warm inside, just head inside! (Bugs says.)
(As the group approaches, they can see that none other than Porky Pig is at the barn entrance. It appears that this is his farm and he is hosting the party.)
Hey, Porky, you don't mind if these fellas crash your party, do ya? They're some pals of mine from outta town. (Bugs asks.)
(Porky is a little concerned when he sees Squishy just because it looks much more alien to this world than the Pokémon do, but nevertheless he nods his head.) Oh no, go r-r-ri-r-r-ri-r-r-r-erm, make yourselves comfortable. The party just started. (Porky says, opening the door to let everyone inside.)
(Oscar sincerely hopes Squishy doesn't cause any kind of trouble.)
(Inside, the barn has been cleaned up and spruced up for a small Christmas party, with tables set up for dining and various small sandwiches and snacks for eating. Various holiday tunes playing over the speakers and a nice fire is warming the place up. Some other toons are there as well, among them are other familiar Looney Tunes faces and a few people who look like animated caricatures of various contemporary Earth Prime celebrities.)
Ooh, nice atmosphere. (August says, looking around.)
Ooh, yeah! I love it! (June says.)
Land of Mysteries
(Vincent quickly curls up into a ball to protect his stomach as he starts rolling directly toward Frost Bite, hoping to bowl him over without being hurt by the spear.)
(Flea feels a bit silly upon discovering after crawling in that there is nothing in Frost Bite's armor that he is able to actually destroy and he has simply ended up on the Chozo's bare shoulder.) Rats!
(But there has to be some way for him to incapacitate Frost Bite. Flea notices the injury on the Chozo's shoulder. He feels that attacking him there would be playing extremely dirty and he is reluctant to do so, but he is scared that if he doesn't do something fast that Vincent, Nina, and Jones are all going to die.)
(Bereft of any other options, the small Goomba bites very close to the wound several times before starting to scamper in every direction he can think of or actually get to around Frost Bite's upper body, continuing to bite him all the way.)
(Shaggy stops glowing and lands on the ground. It's unclear whether it was the shock of what just happened or pure exhaustion, but upon landing, Shaggy immediately faints and faceplants on the grass.)
(The rest of the gang hurry down the tree, run past the dead Sheegoth, and over to Shaggy.)
...What just happened...? (Daphne wonders out loud as they run over.)
(Velma checks Shaggy's pulse.) Okay, Shaggy's pulse is normal...and so's his breathing. He just passed out after...whatever just happened. (Velma reports.)
After what happened, I don't think Shag's going to be waking up for a while. (Fred says.)
What happened to Raggy?? (Scooby asks in worry.)
I dunno, Scoob, but we're gonna find out. There's gotta be a reason why Shaggy...did THAT. That couldn't have just come from out of nowhere. (Velma says.)
(Everyone looks at the dead monster. It's quite obvious it was a REAL monster and not some hoax.)
I don't know how we're going to explain this to Tinker's gang when they get here. (Fred comments.)
Pirates-verse
(The Terror is struck again. It screeches in pain once again and begins writhing and doing somersaults in the water, trying to throw Wild Sea off its back.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Scipion's lair
Once done with his punching bag, Scipion prepared to nominate his next tribute. To his surprise, it was already done, a strange floating bird-like entity having appeared on the podium.
"Morgan? Did you nominate that thing?" the Zoroark asked.
"Erm... No, actually." Morgan said, tilting his head, much to Scipion's surprise.
"What do you mean, no?? Who did it, then??"
"Perhaps that ghost thing came by itself... I honestly don't know." ] Morgan said, shrugging.
Back on the podium, the mysterious Chozo ghost eerily looked around, ghostly bird sounds emanating from it.
Almost like they were looking for someone.
Bale's base
Ori chirped at Diny with a nod, telling the Hydreigon that they were doing just fine. They then moved their head, visibly asking about him in return.
"OH YEAH!! IT'S THAT BIG DRAGON GUY!!!" Lemmy happily exclaimed at Godzilla's sight, only for the kaiju to shrink in size.
"Aaaaw, you guys are no fun... Bah!! I'll just make a bigger ball for him to ride on!" the Koopaling said, backflipping on his snowball. Fortunately, before he could summon a snowball the actual size of Godzilla, Bale got the guest's gifts. The playset of balls was enough to, fortunately, distract Lemmy, while Ori studied his bed with curiosity.
"Yay!! Thanks, Mr. Bale!!" Lemmy said while Ori chirped at the nominator. The small Koopaling started to juggle with his balls for now, while Ori put the bed asides and accompanied Melody, Wanda, and Sidon toward the ice rink. The spirit, while certainly agile, decided to get a small pair of skates for their hooves. They looked a bit worried as Melody went over there without any shoes.
Looniverse
Likewise, Lucian looked at Squishy, a bit worried about the creature's reaction to everyone inside. The Metroid instinctively hissed at them, but fortunately, having fed on Onox's electricity calmed its hunger for now.
"Looks like they already prepared some food for us." Tokage said, pointing at some free tables.
"Not enough, if you ask me!" Alex said, putting his food bag on one of them. He and Onox couldn't help but lick their lips.
Naturally, Aaron and Lucian chose to get close to June and Oscar. Squishy wasn't too far, the Zeta Metroid sitting near the fireplace.
"Ah... You're so right, June. It feels lovely."
"Yeah..." Lucian sighed, rubbing himself against Aaron. The Lucario chuckled and gently rubbed his brother's head.
"I can tell you are already enjoying yourselves." Toakge giggled at the four canines.
Land of Mysteries
Frost Bite nimbly avoided Vincent by jumping above him, landing behind the Piranha Plant. The Chozo soldier prepared to attack from behind when he shrieked in pain, suddenly holding his shoulder, feeling Flea biting his most recent wound.
Frost Bite widened his eyes, both and in realization, and in absolute anger. With Flea nowhere to be seen, he was quick to deduce what was going on.
Furious, Frost Bite made his armor disappear, revealing his muscled, old body filled with scars to Vincent. It took him mere seconds to spot Flea on his chest.
The fact that such a small, dirty creature even dared to touch one of his wounds infuriated him to no end. It was more than horribly painful, it was humiliating. Enough to distract him. However...
"You miserable brat!!" he shouted at Flea as he attempted to grab and crush him firmly on the spot.
Pirate-verse/Dark Stanford's lair
"Gah!" Wild Sea gasped as she struggled to keep her grip on the Terror's back. As expected it had a lot of stamina. Spamming Plasma Arrows endlessly wouldn't work in the long term.
However, the beast was agitated enough for her to take advantage of it.
Wild Sea was eventually forced to let go and ended up underwater. She quickly sent a notification to Fecto Elfilis, who was still in Dark Stanford's lair, meditating.
Soon enough, the alien executed themselves and opened a starry portal toward Burenia's dark waters. Wild Sea then turned towards the Razorback Terror, knowing it was intelligent enough to understand emotions.
She smirked mockingly at the monster and waved at it to follow her, taunting it. She then swam inside the portal.
Back in Dark Stanford's lair, Fecto Elfilis returned to their meditation. Their thoughts were still mostly focused on Elfilin.
"When I find you, you will not escape me..." they grunted to themselves.
Edited by Scipion3 on Dec 27th 2022 at 9:15:08 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Kirby
Bale's Base
Elfilin then entered the base.
"Nice to meet you all. Oh, hello, Kirby!"
Elfilin then runs up to Kirby. Kirby then high-fives him.
Mr. Star and his friends then get Bale's gifts.
"Thank you, Bale!"
"Yay!"
Panem
A light snowfall is falling somewhere in Panem. Magolor stands on the plain, and looks up towards the cloudy skies.
Magolor then calls Bandana Waddle Dee via a phone-like device. Bandana Dee answers.
"Hey, Bandana Dee! What's up?"
"We're having a Christmas party at Bale's hideout! Wanna join?"
"No, but after that party, wanna join me on an adventure?"
"An adventure? Sounds fun! For what?"
"Remember that funky meteor shower? The one that affected those food after Mr. Star's party?"
"Oh, yeah, that!"
"I think we need to study these things further, and find out where they came and what they are. Wanna join?"
"Yeah, and later, i'll tell Kirby! But now, i want to gave fun at Bale's party."
"Have fun!"
Edited by Oggy123 on Dec 27th 2022 at 8:18:47 PM
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Science Center
While Toriel tries negotiating with the nominator regarding data cloning, Sophie enters the Station one more time to deliver Bale's present to 6k1.
"I'll go text him thanks," says the DM, "And take all those gifts to the Library basement."
"Okay."
Once Sophie leaves, 6k1 gets cleared for a reserve, and she calls the Tribute Research Lab to prepare Hoopa's Prison Bottle.
6001, says Ally, are you certain about nominating another one of your Pokémon without data cloning?
"But he's a Mythical!"
Even AFTER the incident with Sunshine? I have intended to ask you since this morning, especially regarding your Slakoth last Death Battle, but you were preoccupied with your meeting with CosmosAndChaos.
6k1 turns to her and pauses, then gives it a long, hard think, recalling Dr. Phoenix's advice the other day.
"It's gonna be hard for me to say this... but after what just happened recently... I'll data clone everyone from now on."
"What?!" Mimi's eyes bulge for a moment.
"But what those who'd like it there, like Undyne?" asks Asriel.
"You know that it's not gonna be the same experience as many seasons ago..." says Frisk.
"I know, but I've been using the Cloning Capsule for more than a hundred seasons now, and with the Simulator arriving sooner or later, I need to acclimate to the mandated cloning for everyone before then. As Dr. Phoenix said, even the fiercest warriors like Undyne are at risk of timewrecking,—" 6k1 makes a fist, "—and we want to mitigate the physical and emotional damage as much as possible. If she, for example, wants the thrill of actually being there, she can use the Capsule's VR system."
"I see!" says Asriel.
"I bet she'd love it since Alphys was the one who built it," adds Frisk.
"And this means no more interrupted meetings, parties, or other important events." Asgore smiles. "Unless another nominator picks us up before the Simulator is implemented."
"And speaking of them," says Toriel, "they finally gave you the go-ahead to clone those tributes of yours, 6k1."
"Ah, thank goodness!" says Asgore.
"So are we ready to go to the party now, sis?" asks Asriel.
"Yep! Just give me a moment..."
She calls the Lab again to get the Cloning Capsule to work while Dupe uncurls his antenna and fires his cloning ray at her. Just as 6k2 phases out of her body, Peridot comes in, finally free from the Christmas lights.
"Hey, what's going on here?" She does a double take at the two DMs. "Are you trying to make a band out of yourself, just like Steven?"
They laugh. "No, Peridot!" says 6k1. "Dupe cloned me so that I can take Ally to Ichi for her upgrades and attend Bale's party at the same time!"
"Whoa! I commend your efficiency!" Peridot claps. "So who's doing what?"
6k1 holds Asriel's hand. "I'll take him to Bale's base..."
"While I'll take Ally to the bunker!" 6k2 moves next to the Databot.
"And Bro and I will see our Uncle Ichi!" says Mimi as she and Dupe gather near Ally's feet.
"So... wanna come with us?" 6k1 asks Peridot.
"Sure thing, if only to make up for that illogical death last season! I'll just text the Crystal Gems and we'll get going!"
6k1 then calls Scientist Perri over to adjust the portals in the room: one leading to the Underground, another to Ichi's bunker, and one more to Bale's base. Everyone goes in front of their respective destinations and give each other well-wishes before stepping in.
Underground Bunker
Inside
Power laughs like Santa as Ichi once more aims for her tickle spot.
"I know you're just kidding, but that's as absurd as Blue Pearl somehow having the Spy as her father and SCP-2521 as her sibling! Don't tell her I said that, okay?"
She gets up from her pillow and changes to her Frisk outfit.
◊
"I may not be filled with liquid Determination like 6k1, but I can push through if I need to!"
Outside
6k2, Ally, Dupe, and Mimi exit the portal, and the DM's clone knocks on the door and calls Ichi on the phone.
"Sorry for the delay, there was a bit of a nomination mishap, but that has been resolved!"
Bale's Base
6k1, Asriel, and Peridot arrive at the base and greet everyone there, with the DM apologizing the exact same way as her clone. She spots Elfilin and thinks of asking him about his possible "parent", but puts that aside for now and focuses on relaxing.
Meanwhile, Asriel waves to those who he met as Flowey back at Scipion's party such as Eye-Sicle, Stanford, Wanda, and Cleo.
"Howdy... s-sorry for ruining your party the last time I met you... But don't worry! I'm okay now! I'm not gonna randomly turn back into him again!"
He shows them his golden bangle, which he put back on after his meeting with CAC.
Peridot, on the other hand, immediately spots the other Peridot and points at her like Spider-Man.
"Hey, other me! What are you and the other Crystal Gems doing here?"
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Jan 5th 2023 at 2:57:33 AM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
"Wouldn't expect anything less from ya, Pow-Pow. Heh, maybe you could show these outfits to the real Frisk and Asriel sometime. Maybe not the Hyperdeath God one, though, it could bring back bad memories."
He accepts the phone call.
"And I was thinking you might've stopped for Starbucks on the way, Six. C'mon in."
He remotely opens the door with the press of a button.
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Dec 27th 2022 at 11:36:40 AM
He gives Power headpats.
"If that's what ya wanna do, Pow-Pow, we can do just that. 'Sides, it'll save me the trouble of leaving an android here to upgrade Ally when Six comes a-knockin."
He receives the gift from Scipion.
"Huh. Never thought he'd give me, of all people, a gift after what happened. It's prolly too much to hope he's pulled a Grinch/Scrooge and changed his ways, but maybe he's not as nasty as I thought he was."
He arranges for a replica of Adora/She-Ra's sword to be sent to Bale, a Ravenclaw hoodie to 6k1, a supply of fresh bananas to Dupe, a Yoda
◊ costume to Mimi, a box of meat to Scipion with an apology note for Onox for including him in the pre-Nominator Games roast, a crate of fresh fish to Eye-Sicle, and gift cards related to everyone's respective interests to the other Nominators and their friends/associates.
"Don't worry, Pow-Pow, you'll get your main presents soon."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Dec 24th 2022 at 8:36:27 AM