(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
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Database Library, Basement
"Alright then, goodnight!" says 6k1, and Asgore ends the video call.
Ally then comes back to tell her that the teleporting tome has been returned to its proper shelf. 6k1 tells her that she's also done with her call, and the Databot also reminds her that the next season will begin soon. 6k1 gets up, takes a bath, and retreats to her sleeping quarters to watch it, where after Chester and AJ bully James K. Polk into suicide while running away from Thundercracker, AJ tries flash-stepping near Skywarp, only for the latter to open a window and send him flying into the Forcefield.
"Too bad I can't data clone his organic backup clone that's still growing in his secret lab..." says 6k1.
She continues watching Chester, who dances with a steel chair and then plays a reality-warping card game with the other tributes, only for Nel to put the Cone of Shame on him the next day for losing.
6k1 then catches up with her missed messages and notices that Ally handled Bale's warnings on her behalf about the new villains he encountered on his mission today. The DM texts him:
Ally already downloaded the data about them for me, thanks. Also, in case you missed it last S269, I can finally tell you why I was 'busy' the whole day...
She sends him the picture of her rings, captioned: Took me 26 Earth Prime years, but I finally realized and accepted that I'm a-spec. You don't know the half of it.
She also sends the pic to Mr. Star and Magolor, apologizing to them for being defensive about her research earlier today. She'd also send it to Eye-Sicle and Stanford again in case they missed it on their group chat, but she figures that they'll eventually catch up anyway when they can. As for NTC and Letooce, she feels that she'll tell them some other time, even if they've likely already seen her AU self in that MGT that fateful season.
Underground Bunker
After the call, Power looks at the field up ahead tells Ichi, "Alright, looks like the dinos have dispersed. Let's get back with the others unless there's something else non-season-related you have to check on."
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Apr 30th 2023 at 1:32:28 AM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Kirby
The Crashed Ship
Ai's dialogue is in italic.
"Oh, we never properly introduced ourselves! I'm Ribbon!" said Ribbon.
"I'm Kirby, poyo!" said Kirby.
The woman said "My name is Nozomi. The boy's name is Keitaro."
Just then, the boy, Keitaro, walks out, now with a little girl
◊ in tow.
"The girl's name is Ai!"
Ai takes one look at Kirby.
"So fluffy!" she exclaims when she sees Kirby. She then hugs him.
"Whoa, girl!"
Bandana Dee then returns.
"We got a whole family!" said Bandana Dee. "Well, nice to meet you, kids! And while the others are trying to fix your stuff, i could introduce you to our friends."
"Sure. We could learn more about this place!"
The Spacepod
Elfilin waits in the Spacepod, until he sees the humans being led by Kirby to the Spacepod. Elfilin, now unusually terrified, hides himself in one of the rooms.
The family then arrives.
"This is our ship!"
"We live here, and travel to other places as well." said Ribbon.
"So exciting!" said Ai.
Elfilin observes the new people with curiosity and fear.
Star Angel Palace
Mr. Star meanwhile gets 6k1's picture.
Well, congratulations!
"Lead on, Pow-Pow."
Scampton
The Museum
Haze and Junkil were watching the Hunger Games on Haze's TV, with both of them flinching when Bob Velzeb ended up getting eaten
Oooh… that hurt to watch, honestly.
TELL ME ABOUT IT. BUT IT'S STILL CHAOS, CHAOS! AND I LIKE MYSELF SOME CHAOS! MR. FUNKY GLASSES, YOU HAVE GOOD TASTE, TASTE!
…It appears that Zelda had good taste, too. Actually, that makes me wonder, what would Bob Velzeb taste like? I mean, his diet consists mostly of sweets and human flesh, so…
I wouldn't bother if I were you. People seem to disregard just how many calories are in a human body, especially one with as high a weight as that one, combined with his diet… I'd only use it as a last resort. Hell's Chef was working on some type of stew, neatly cleaving fish in half with his giant knife.
…Okay. Noted. (Also, fish? I hate fish, but I guess beggars can't be choosers, especially when your cook is someone like him…)
Edited by Mrperson2006 on Apr 29th 2023 at 10:34:02 AM
ALL ABOARD THE BIG SHOT EXPRESS!!!!!
Not an evil Thievul
Season 274
Oh, that was foolish of me... (Opa-Opa says after running afoul of a giant spider in a maze, ending his run.) I wonder if Flicky is faring better than I am.
(Flicky, meanwhile, is playing pool and inexplicably spitting out rainbows.)
Belissima
Hmph, I suppose I can tidy things up within myself all by myself. I'll give you all a break this time. (Belissima says.)
(Belissima starts cleaning up the area.)
I sleepy... (Darren says.)
Yeah, we'll get you and your brother to bed soon, J.D. (Ivan Sr. says.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Database Library, Basement
Thanks, 6k1 simply replies to Mr. Star. She's not expecting Magolor to reply right away, but she hopes that he's just as accepting of her as Mr. Star is.
She also thinks of what the other nominators who are long gone or have retired would've thought about her (or would think if they just stopped going out on adventures but still continued nominating) if they saw that AU clone. She hopes that those who were genuinely kind to her would be accepting of her as well.
6k1's jaw then drops at Chester surviving a fall from the top of a building with a bomb in his mouth, courtesy of Dimitridon.
"Could this be the work of fairy godparents?" She wonders to herself.
Meanwhile, Ally gets a call from Timothy that Thundercracker stole a book that can summon jelly from the Magic Section of the Library.
Was it from the same shelf of that teleporting tome?
"Yes, Ally."
OK, please send some of the robot security guards over to track him down and demand him to return that summoning tome ASAP. Also, some of those tomes must be relocated to the Restricted Section because they are capable of summoning the most dangerous items in existence.
"Alright."
Belissima's Realm
"Thank you so much, Belissima," says the mother, "but you kids still need to take a bath!"
The foals still groan, not wanting their playtime to end.
"Okay, what about having a big bubble bath pool party in a giant tub?"
"YAY!!!" they all cheer.
Underground Bunker
Power crosses the field, past the dino footprints, to the other side of the island. There, she finds Star and Spice crooning Pepper to sleep and Moon staring out to the sea, waiting for a plesiosaur to swim up to the shore.
"What took you so long?" Star asks Power.
"I'm sorry sis, but 6k1 and her family called us to see that we're okay!"
"And?"
"Yes, we told them that we're alright, but Frisk and Azzy really wanted to tell us about their first day of school, too!"
"Good for them!" says Spice.
"But we were all waiting for you to show us the last few dinos for the night!" says Star.
"Yeah, really sorry for that," says Power, "I was hoping to show Pepper the T-rexes..."
"Prolly for the best, though," says Spice, "'specially after being chased by those raptors!"
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
"Excited to see the t-rexes, Lil Pep?"
Not an evil Thievul
Season 274/Belissima
...Well, that was something. (Kay says flatly after things suddenly take a very chaotic turn.)
Yeah, bet Eye-Sicle's not real happy. (Ball says.)
(By this point, Eye-Sicle just emits an exasperated groan upon checking in with the season.)
Yay! Yay! (Stef's kids also cheer.)
(Belissima rolls the tub brought down earlier back over to everyone.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
The Fourth-Placers' Revenge
The Arena, Season 274
Ashley Williams strode into the arena confidently, determined to make the Systems Alliance proud. She'd risen from a humble grunt with a disgraceful family history to the second human Spectre (at least, in the timelines where it wasn't Kaidan instead), and now she intended to rise to the podiums of the Hunger Games Simulation. Unfortunately, her ambitions were cut short by a sudden attack from HB-007, who struck her down in one blow. Later, Maleficent found her armour and tried wearing it in front of Nim Woo, but since it was designed for a human rather than a dragon, it wasn't very impressive.
Kaidan Alenko also became a target as soon as he entered the arena: Jeff the Killer recognised him as a serious threat with his biotic powers and technical skills, and decided to take him out before it was too late. However, Jeff's attack was easily deflected by Kaidan's biotic barrier, and he retaliated with a few well-aimed pistol shots, turning Jeff the Killer into Jeff the Killed.
On the first day, Kaidan spotted a headcrab feeding the local wildlife and gave it a stern talking-to about how it can make animals aggressive and spread disease. He then got challenged to a fight by Amame Doi, but seeing as she lacked his biotics or high-tech equipment, he didn't think it'd be fair. "Come back in half a cycle," he said. "You're 20,000 years too early to beat me!"
The next day, he decided to share some survival tips with the Forknight, pointing out how desert sand is sterile if you don't have toilet paper. However, the Forknight only reacted in disgust. He then made friends with Raven since both of them had their own struggles related to their powers, and when she had to leave for an important errand, he sang an over-dramatic song about how much he missed her.
The day after that, Osamu approached Kaidan, wanting to know whether the bottle he'd found was whiskey or perfume. Kaidan drank the whole bottle immediately only to find that it was just perfume - thankfully a non-toxic one. He then signed on for Family Feud alongside Ashley's killer and Stan Marsh against Chuuya, Oscar, Milo, Bea, and the headcrab he reprimanded earlier, and despite their numberical disadvantage, his team won out in the end.
Come the fourth day, Kaidan came to realise that his more Renegade actions in the Arena were actually quite fun and satisfying, and he could see why some versions of Commander Shepard went down that route. He admitted to Zant that he was actually somewhat proud of being a villain in this season. Meanwhile, Amame had gotten herself Kaidan'd - he suspected that in practicing to fight him, she'd been sent to a biotic training camp where she'd killed an instructor, but he wasn't sure.
The fifth day, Zee came up to Kaidan and suggested they have pulled pork for lunch. Kaidan was skeptical, saying, "What's it pulled out of?", and suggested they have steamed ham instead. Unfortunately, this led them to become rivals, each believing their style of cooking was the best.
On the sixth day came the Feast, where Kaidan got his combo ruined when he ran into the Forknight's fork. He decided he'd had enough of this and biotically hurled the Forknight into the nearest pizza oven, cooking it alive. He wasn't going to let anything stand in the way of his mission now, and decided to buy some explosives to take out enemies. However, a mishap while handling caused one of the bombs to go off while he was holding it, demonstrating why it was Ashley and not him who got grenade powers.
NTC's Lab
It was the robotic assistant Majel who first received the arena results. "Both Ashley and Kaidan confirmed to have met their end in glorious battle," she said. This time, instead of their names being voiced, Cassandra and Nine-Tailed Cat heard "the Lieutenant-Commander and the Major". "Final standings of seventy-seventh place and fourth place with two kills, respectively."
"Fourth place! Our best one yet! We're moving up in the world, boss!" Cassandra's fluffy tail swished faster than ever. "We'll get into the Hall of Fame one of these days! Just you wait!"
"Indeed, indeed," said Nine-Tailed Cat. "We just need to learn from our failures and build upon our successes." He glanced over at the cloning chambers. "Speaking of which, are the Season 275 tributes ready?"
Cassandra nodded. "The Trueheart Twins are all set, boss!" she said. "I've gotta ask, though: Are you sure you want to send them separately rather than together again? Doesn't their twin-bond make them stronger or something?"
"Perhaps. We'll never know unless we try," replied Nine-Tailed Cat. "It's possible that one sibling's death will drive the other to greater heights. Plus, given their very different posthumous fates, with Setha becoming an Anointed while Basetha numbered among the Eternals, I thought it appropriate."
"Funny priorities, but if you say so!" said Cassandra. "In any case, can't argue with seeing my fellow desert canids in action!"
Nine-Tailed Cat chuckled. "I expected you'd approve," he said. "Anyway, let's get these initiates back to the Arena. Their second shot at glory is here."
I like cute things. You gotta deal with it.
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Database Library, Basement
"Well, that was fast..."
After Chester dies from the aftermath of Dimitridon's attack, and then comes back as a ghost and cries at his own grave, the season ends faster than 6k1 can say, "I better check my Upcoming Tribute List." She then proceeds to data clone the two Docs, and Doc the Ruby volunteers to use VR for the night, hoping she can do better than in her last season: S191.
Ally then briefly enters the room to tell 6k1 that the arrangements regarding the summoning spellbooks are done, and she also wishes her goodnight. Once the Databot leaves, 6k1 yawns and props her phone on her bedside. She's still keeping an eye out for any other notable tribute who might show up this season, and also for any other messages, but the interdimensional jet lag's setting in...
Underground Bunker
Pepper yawns as he looks at Ichi with droopy eyes. "Sweepy..."
"Yeah, sorry about that, Pow-Pow..." says Star.
"At least he already saw some T-rexes back in Belissima and played with them!" adds Spice.
"I'm glad he made new friends!" says Power, "but I meant to show him some wild ones..."
Belissima's Realm
The foals all jump into the tub and splash around, and the prankster's mother calls over the other parents to assist her in bathing them. Another unicorn mixes up a bubble potion and pours it in the tub, making it all sudsy. The foals all swim around and play with the bubbles, some of them shaped into other objects such as cubes, pyramids, and even the faces of themselves and their friends.
Meanwhile, Justice tells Les and Reba, "Guess we grown-ups should start preparin' ourselves for tomorrow, huh? I feel it's still gonna be a long day ahead..."
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Apr 30th 2023 at 5:10:15 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Not an evil Thievul
Season 275
(Opa-Opa and Flicky are safely sent back home.)
Jer, you ready to head back down? I'm tired. (Ball asks Jared.)
Yeah, I guess. (Jared says.) Uh, keep it up here.
Later, guys! (Kay says.)
(She pulls in the next tributes.)
Breee! You picked me again! (Mica says immediately after reappearing.)
(She noticeably has three other Aerodactyls of different shapes and sizes accompanying her this time.)
Where ARE we? (The strong-looking male one asks.)
...Oh Dialga, Mica wasn't dreaming! (The second female one says.)
Aw, I knew Mica's description was too detailed for it to not be a dream! (The third androgynous one says, playfully punching Mica in the shoulder. They point at Bubba and Isaak.) There's even huge Dragon-types like she said!
See? I told you guys! Now I just gotta introduce you to the Ditto that looks like a bottle of soda! (Mica says, looking around.) ...Hey, where's Chame-Cola, scree?
Think she's still in the Great Valley with Argus and Taki. (Kay says.) She'll probably turn up again soon.
(Kay looks at the control panel.) Oh, hey, which one of you is Lily? She's separate from the rest of you.
That'd be me. (A normal-looking Marshtomp pushes past the Aerodactyls.) Hey.
Ooh, then that means we're all gonna be together! (Mica says to the other Aerodactyls, wrapping all three of them up in a hug.)
Woo! (Ash says, high-fiving Mica and then Dale (who says nothing other than wordlessly nodding).)
...Oh boy. (Petunia groans.)
Gotcha. May the best Pokemon win then, huh? Or group of Pokemon, anyway. (Lily says.)
Belissima
Yeah, it's already been a long past couple of days for Les and I for sure. Not every day you turn into about fifteen "you"s, that's for sure. (Reba says.)
Or lose your nose. (Cleo says.)
Or end up as a headless version of one of your friends. (Wanda says. He snout wrinkles as she thinks about all the bizarre things that happened today.) ...You guys, today was freaking WEIRD, even by the standards of this place.
Indeed it was! I can only hope tomorrow will be far less strange than this day was. (Sidon says.)
Think we gotta stay disguised as these guys? (Eye-Sicle asks.) Appreciate having two normal eyes and all, but...
I am not sure when we might need to return to outside of Belissima. (Stanford says.) Perhaps it might be best for the two of us and possibly Tay to remain disguised for the time being.
(Tay nods.)
May I un-disguise myself, at least? (Stef asks.) I don't want to be too far from my family right now.
I think it's fine for you to do so, Stef. (Stanford says.) I understand completely, and there are many other parallel Stanfords down here to go up in your stead.
Thank you...but how do I un-disguise myself? (Stef asks.) I feel as though I've physically become this fellow, not just started wearing a costume that looks like him.
Hmm...if memory serves me...you must be injured to lose the costume, like any other item or suit from the Mushroom Kingdom. (Stanford says, wincing.)
Oh dear...well, if that's what it takes. (Stef says.) Poke me with one of your swords, please.
(Stanford hesitantly pokes Stef with one of his swords. There is the sound of a "power-down" noise as Stef returns to her normal self.)
Oh, thank goodness, thank you...I'd better go and help Jr. and J.D. get cleaned up. (Stef says, relieved to be her normal self again. She immediately goes over to her two boys. The boys cheer upon seeing their mother again and quickly climb into the tub.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Braids From S286 Not Included
Belissima's Realm
Justice flinches a little at Stef's disguise vanishing in just one hit.
"Glad I didn't take that Mystery Shroom," he says. "Guess that's why Changelings have a time limit to their shapeshiftin'. Havin' an identity crisis is common among 'em, so it makes sense for their disguise to wear off before they end up gettin' too much into character."
He can't imagine what could've happened if Chrysalis ended up thinking that she was Cadance during her infiltration of the wedding, all while the real one was trapped in the cavern much longer...
The Database Library, Basement
6k1 is about to go to bed when her phone rings. She gets it and yawns.
"It's getting late here... who is it?"
"It's me, Hiro. Remember when you asked me to send Baymax over to you as your travel buddy for your Underground vacation?"
"Of course, I remember! Wish I explored the whole place, but I had to leave early due to a villain attack. Don't worry, I wasn't caught in the crossfire 'cause someone warned me of it, but still."
"Well, glad you had fun while it lasted, at least!"
"Yeah! But why are you calling me this late? Is there anything you need from me?"
"Nope, just wanted to tell you that someone else nominated our whole team as one tribute this season, so we'll be using the Launch Room's VR system since we're all suited up!"
"Is that so? I remember nominating Baymax out of his armor for S20's Robot Season, so I hope he'll do better this time!"
She knows that he might end up doing worse regardless, but she remembers when he fell to his death on Day 2 because Santa Ultron couldn't catch him.
"But alright, best of luck to you all!"
"Thanks 6k1, and goodnight!"
Hiro ends the call, and the DM puts her phone and glasses aside and closes her eyes. She hopes that she'll wake up in time for the season tomorrow, but if it happens in her sleep, then she knows that Ally will just watch it for her.
6k1 then begins to dream...
Edited by TroperNo9001 on May 2nd 2023 at 2:32:28 AM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Belissima
"Ah, so you're back to normal." a voice said from behind Stanford and co, fittingly just as Fair Trial spoke of Changelings.
It was Kelby. He was looking a bit tired.
"It was a busy day for me, speaking with all of those Stanfords. But I think I'm done for the day. I suppose we simply have to watch out for the children now." he said, looking at the tub.
The "gecko" looked at Stef for a moment with a smile. However, Stef would spot Kelby's "normal eyes", turning into lifeless white for a split second.
A quiet remembrance that Blood Moon was watching her and Trial's every move and that he was within them. Thankfully, she and Power's father had managed to prevent the unstable Chozo from doing too much damage until Raven Beak and Dark Stanford would give him the fateful order.
But how long would it last?
Realm of the Alebrijes
"AEGH...!"
"GUUUUH...!!"
"HISSS!!!"
Fire Eyes was forced to back down against the wall, panting. He was exhausted. He looked before him and grunted in disgust.
He was surrounded by X parasites having taken up the form of goopy zombies
◊. One had three heads instead of one. Another had appendages from various alien creatures on its back. A third had legs far longer than they should be. When the twisted abominations were not repeating sentences in an incoherent way, they were gasping and choking up disgusting sounds.
Fire Eyes had already faced those nightmarish mockeries of his people alongside other monstrosities when Raven Beak had his tribe seal the X parasites inside Elun through whatever means necessary, sacrificing many of his brothers and sisters in arms in the process, including his commander. 30 years later, the traumatizing operation was still livid in his mind.
Just like in this nightmare. Except this time, Fire Eyes was all alone.
Roaring in anger, in pure Mawkin fashion, Fire Eyes swung his spear left and right, killing the slow zombies. But the more he destroyed, the more came back and swarmed him. Each time he destroyed a "Chozo", it reverted back into an X parasite before mutating back into a more twisted version of itself. Strangely, none of the creatures tried to infect him when they reverted back to their true selves.
As if they were playing with their prey.
"SOLID ROCK!! WILD SEA!! LIGHTNING CLAWS!! BLOOD MOON!! WHERE ARE YOU??" Fire Eyes screamed, fearing the worse.
"...Here..."
After slashing in half a Chozo zombie, Fire Eyes froze in shock at the voice. He then spotted him.
Blood Moon was with the zombies, hunched. His golden armor and beak were covered with blood, his eyes were completely white. His beak was wide open, like a wild animal.
Solid Rock, Lightning Claws, and Wild Sea's corpses were further away.
"Fire Eyes... Fire EYES..." Blood Moon said in a hoarse, painful way as he started to advance.
"No... This can't... This is not you...!" Fire Eyes muttered in horror, backing down. For a moment, he hesitated to strike.
When he did, he was too late, Blood Moon had pinned him against the wall. Fire Eyes did dig his spear in Blood Moon's goopy flesh, but he did not react.
It was as if Blood Moon was completely gone.
"It... HuRTS... FIRE EYES. FIRE EYES!!" Blood Moon mindlessly repeated, morphing into his mutated self, his gaping maw opening. Fire Eyes could only watch.
The corrupted Chozo screeched as he lunged at Fire Eyes, starting by piercing his remaining eye.
Fire Eyes awoke with a start, jumping away from his bed and immediately getting up as if he was attacked. He silently panted for a bit and frantically looked around., realizing this had been only a nightmare before sitting on the bed, grunting and holding his head with his claw.
"Damn it... Damn it all..." he cursed, greatly frustrated.
Edited by Scipion3 on May 1st 2023 at 8:28:22 PM
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Not an evil Thievul
Belissima
Yeah, guess I’m lucky I had a time limit on my own shapeshifting for the longest time. (Wanda says.) …Hope I don’t end up running into that same thing now that I’ve mastered it.
In my experience, Wanda, it helps to give yourself sort of a tell to remind you of who you really are. (Les says.) Of course, that we retain our usual abilities no matter the form we take is certainly one, though I’ve found that retaining my eye color works. Then I’ll know I’m myself just by looking in a mirror.
Hm, not a bad idea, Dad. Thanks. (Wanda says. She picks up an unattended mirror.) Always did like my purple eyes, anyway.
It is a lovely color. (Cleo says with a light chuckle, knowing her eyes are also purple.)
(Stef reluctantly nods at “Kelby”, very unnerved by his eyes going blank for a second. She moves closer to her boys.)
……………..
……………..
Realm of the Alebrijes
…You good? (Knox asks Fire Eyes. It seems that Fire Eyes jumping up woke Knox up.)
Edited by kablammin45 on May 1st 2023 at 12:50:31 PM
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Realm of the Alebrijes
Fire Eyes slowly looked at Knox with a tired expression.
"I would have said yes, but... I'm clearly not, am I?" he said in a sarcastic tone before sighing, shaking his head.
"It was the X... Back when we sealed them on ZDR after their outbreak... And... Blood Moon..." he muttered before groaning.
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Not an evil Thievul
Realm of the Alebrijes
(Knox groans.)
Yeah, Blood Moon showed me that place…kinda got a taste of what it mighta been like for you fellers when it happened when Brave Spear dropped by, too.
(Knox is a little surprised that he’s able to empathize with somebody over something.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Rockruff
Team Fruit Salad's Pit
Strawbrey watched Season 274 (upset when Spike Factory and Bloonchipper died before Day 1 was even over) and thought to herself which tributes to nominate next. Since Letooce was showering, she decided to play it safe and nominate two tributes from games Letooce likes, Mugman and PJ Berri.
When she got done with data cloning those two, she sat back down on the couch. As she did, Letooce came out from the bathroom, in her sleeping clothes. Strawbrey turned towards her.
"Hey Letooce. How are you feeling?"
"Fine. How was the season?"
"Both of the towers died early."
"Great."
"You know..." Strawbrey turned off the TV. "I think that's enough Hunger Games for one day."
"Yeah. It's been only one day since we became nominators, and yet already so much has happened. We finished our bot. We're now contacting the other nominators. I learned Katherine Howard hates my guts..."
"But hey, we made it through! It's so exciting to see what could be in store for us next!"
"Exciting? More like anxiety inducing."
"Letooce, it's gonna be okay. I know it's a lot right now, but we'll eventually get into the flow of things. You enjoy being a nominator so far, right?"
"Yeah, for the most part."
"So once we get to know the others more, it'll all be worth it."
"I know..."
Strawbrey walked to Letooce.
"Hey, I got an idea. Tomorrow, once we're finished fixing some bugs on our robot, maybe we can stop by that cat cafe we heard about in the group chat. It'll be chill, and we might make a new nominator friend!"
"Sure. Why not?"
"That's the spirit!" Strawbrey grinned, and Letooce gave a smile back. 'For now though, let's head to bed."
"Sounds like a good idea. We'll catch up on the Hunger Games in the morning."
"Goodnight Letooce!"
"Goodnight Strawberry."
"And if you're still awake, goodnight Limeis!"
"Goodnight." Limeis said from his room.
Letooce and Strawbrey hugged before going to their own rooms. As Strawbrey got into her sleeping clothes, Letooce grabbed her Piplup plush and lied down. She felt better than before, but she knew there was still the issue of her doppelganger, something she can't let Strawbrey know about, lest things become worse. She tried to reassure herself that her doppelganger won't harm her, and eventually, she, along with Strawbrey, went to sleep.
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Realm of the Alebrijes
"I see..." Fire Eyes said before sighing.
"It was not just Brave Spear... But everyone else that fell to the X. After what we already did to the Thoha tribe, seeing my companions them being devoured by those fiends and turned into..." he muttered before laying on the bed.
"Were it not for Raven Beak's obsession with the Metroids, none of this would have happened..."
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Not an evil Thievul
Realm of the Alebrijes
(Knox’s eyeless face contorts into a frown, thinking about Raven Beak.) Hey, look, I know we ain’t able to change the past at this point, but we’re gonna kick Raven Butt’s ass and he ain’t ever gonna pull crap like that again. You got it?
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Realm of the Alebrijes
Fire Eyes looked at his claws, as he formed fists with them.
"...Yes. You are right, Knox. Raven Beak must be stopped. For everyone's sake." Fire Eyes said, nodding with a determined look. He sighed.
"I simply hope there will be no more casualties. Like you. Or my friends. That is why I must recover my memory as soon as I can before something wrong happens." he said before looking at Knox.
"...Being with your son and the rest of the 'Brijes seemed to have changed you for the better, Knox." Fire Eyes remarked.
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
Braids From S286 Not Included
Belissima's Realm
Just then, "Kelby" shows up to check on Stef.
"Hey, good to see ya back," says Justice. "We were busy roundin' up that prankster over there after he threw all those pies at us."
Unlike Stef, he doesn't notice "Kelby"'s eyes flash for a second, but he still follows her to the tub, where the foals are now playing pirates.
"Yarrr!" says the pegasus. "Let's go sailin' over to that island to see if it's got any treasure!"
He stands on the edge of the tub, but Justice gently pushes him back inside, making a big splash on the others.
"Now careful there, kid! Don't want ya fallin' outta this tub and slippin'!"
6k1's Dream
6k1 finds herself holding Asriel's left hand as he holds Asgore's hand with his right. They all smile as they briskly walk out of the house and onto New Home, where Toriel's school stands tall. They see the other students and their parents gathering outside, and Asriel excitedly points to 6k1 the Magic Blue Bus landing in front of them as a rocket ship.
So this is exactly what Azzy described to me... 6k1 thinks.
Asriel tugs hard on her hand. "C'mon Sis! Let's go and meet Frisk!"
He drags her towards the rocket, with Asgore laughing to himself at the scene, and 6k1 tries not to fall as she holds tight and catches up with her brother. The rocket door opens, and several more students hurry out of it, with Frisk and Toriel being the last ones to alight. Asriel rushes to Frisk and hugs them.
"Hey sib, you're finally here! You excited for our first day of school?"
They nod.
"That's great! Let's go and meet our new classmates right away!"
He grabs their hand and pulls them towards the school entrance, and Toriel and 6k1 chuckle as they chase them there. They all stop at the door, which is separated by a giant golden ribbon, and Toriel orders everyone to gather around it, for she has an important announcement.
"Attention, students and families of the Underground! Welcome to New Home School! As your principal, it is an honor to make this dream of mine a reality, and it is our mission to take our students on an exciting lifelong journey in learning new skills, developing lasting friendships, strengthening their identity as Undergrounders, and applying the Eight Greatest Virtues in their lives!"
Everyone cheers, and Toriel smiles back at all the happy faces in the crowd.
"Now, can any of you tell me what those virtues are?"
Monster Kid jumps up and down. "Pick me! Pick me!"
Toriel points to them. "Yes! You! In the corner! Can you come up here and answer my question?"
They run towards her but trip, so Frisk helps them up and takes them to her. Monster Kid then says to the microphone, "Patience, Bravery, Integrity, Perseverance, Kindness, Justice, Mercy, and Determination!"
"Excellent work!" Toriel beams. "Looks like you've been studying ahead of time!"
"Yo, of course, Ms. Toriel! I'm just sooooo excited to transfer to this new school! But I'm a little nervous, too..."
"That's okay, Monster Kid! Everyone has their first day jitters, so to ease all of you into your second home, let us officially open this school and give you all a tour!"
Everyone cheers louder than ever as Toriel retrieves a giant pair of scissors from the Dimensional Box System and cuts the ribbon.
"Now everyone, form two lines according to your height and follow me! And yes, your families are invited to see what's inside, too!"
"Yay!!!" shouts Asriel as he lines up in front of Frisk and follows Toriel inside. He then looks back at 6k1 and says, "C'mon, Sis! What'cha waiting for? Let's gooooo!"
The DM follows him and looks around at the school's facilities — they're just like what the real Toriel showed her in the pics at dinner. But as she admires the inspirational posters lining the hallways, a creepy yet familiar voice rings in her head.
"Greetings, 'sister' ..."
Scipion gave me the approval to play as dream!Chara.
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
"Lil Pep? Running outta energy. It's more likely than you think."
Not an evil Thievul
Belissima
Arr! (Ivan Jr. says.) We hafta find an X!
X! (J.D. says.)
Realm of the Alebrijes
Yeah, I hear ya. (Knox says.)
Hm, guess it has, hasn't it? (Knox says.) Reckon I never really thought 'bout how much I needed 'em until all this happened. 'Specially Sonny. I owe a lot to Freyja, too. Hope she's doin' alright. If it weren't for her, I'd probably be dead or part 'a Blood Moon by now.
(He shudders at the mere thought of the latter. In his mind, it's one thing to just be killed by Blood Moon, but to then have Blood Moon use his physical appearance to trick others? Suddenly he understands just how devastated Zuma was when he realized that this is what happened to Rodriguez a lot better. What if Blood Moon had appeared to Joaquin and the others as Knox himself?)
(Once again, Knox is a little amazed at how he is understanding what others have been through so much better than he ever did before.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Léodagan, the Bloodthirsty
Belissima
"I'm glad to see that it was settled." "Kelby" said to Justice, going over the tube as well.
Hmph. I am right here. Blood Moon sarcastically thought to himself at the kids' remark about the X. Nonetheless, and a bit to his surprise, he started to go around the tub, making sure the kids were alright, even helping to clean them with patience the real Blood Moon lacked.
Kelby's original persona seemed to influence Blood Moon with time.
Realm of the Alebrijes
"I suppose so... It's in the most desperate times that one usually remind themselves of what truly matters. Still, I am happy for you. You should be proud of yourself." Fire Eyes said to the former bandit.
"You're married like me, you know monstrosity can take many forms."
The Nomination Period
Once the Battle Royale was over, Bale sighed as there were no results from it. He and his team had just come back from dealing with yet another of Dark Bale's schemes, this time one spearheaded by Bluebird who commanded a Spheresaurus as her beast of choice, thanks to the combined efforts of Kirby and himself as Darrgon, it was defeated and she was driven back, bringing her to just one more effort before her failure as Spheresaurus had failed to seriously challenge Bale too.
Bale: Well, yet another Royale without fanfare.
MD: Chillax, you've had a lot there, it's fair to not get much out of this royale.
Bale: Fair enough.
Darrgon: You will not learn a thing if you win all the time, Bale.
MG: Big guy's right, never stop nominating.
Bale: I believe ya.
Soldier: question, what will YOU nominate this time, sergeant?
Bale: Erm, I know. Two Kims... The Impossible and the Invincible!
MG: Nice way of coming up with a pair's name on the spot.
Bale: Let em' roll, Xochi!
Xochi: At once!
Soon both were nominated with data clones and as soon as the Season started, Kim the Invincinble got to murder someone by drowning them in literal blood, while Possible just stood around watching the chaos in glee. Then Kim the next day threatened 9-Volt for a baseball match.
Kim: Heh, that kid gave in quick, smart little fellow. Anyways now my aim skills are sharpened for whichever next warrior needs me to end their career permanently. The Hunt is afoot!
"Bingo! If two species hate each other, they will wipe each other out on their own."