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LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#876: Sep 11th 2024 at 10:48:11 AM

Leo, Present Day (Brooklyn)

Leo startled and stepped back when Lute pointed her sword at him, holding his hands up in a placating manner and visibly sagging his shoulders in relief once she lowered it. "Well, there was something I wanted to ask you—two things now, actually. The shorter thing is, why'd you come back here? I'm not complaining, but, like, are you hoping the other guys you fought will come back? Dunno if that's gonna work, this part of the city doesn't have anybody in it 'cept you and me right now.

"Buuuuut my bigger question is—do you know where rockstar angel guy is? You know, yay big—" and even though Leo stood on his toes and stretched his arms as high as he could, it was highly unlikely his five-foot-two self could come close to the other angel's height "—summons background music, wings like this?" And here, he dropped to his feet and pulled out the feather he'd grabbed from the street. "I wanted to talk to him. Someone who can summon music at a whim? Definitely someone I wanna know!" He grinned.

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
Pentigan Fwomph from The Underverse Since: Apr, 2010
Fwomph
#877: Sep 11th 2024 at 4:53:47 PM

Last Night at Howie's Grocery

Grace feels, just a little, like her earlier punch might have been out of line; this guy's old (and unlike Athena, that's legitimate age and not just the solidified form of an immortal) and clearly not all that right if his big supervillain plot is petty larceny...

She's tempted to punch him again or pull the trigger but no, we've gotta take the smart option here. Grace just casually crumples the weapon in her hand. The faint overtures cut out to silence.

"Get the hell out of here."

This Morning, Grace's Apartment

It had been months, but waking up alone was still kinda hard. Oh don't get it twisted even when she had a roommate they had separate rooms but still the dearth of the noises of someone else being present was a reminder... Grace set about the morning routine: put on the radio to get some music in here that wasn't merely her own powers misfiring, hot water boiling ready for the instant coffee, two slices of toast in progress... Now she had time to ponder.

Last night was a rush. Okay maybe not a rush, her energy was pretty low and so were the stakes but there was kind of a spark to cowing a garishly-dressed villain (supervillain maybe? she wasn't sure what the distinction was on that front) that felt pretty good... Maybe she could take it up as a career? Become a superhero? How would she even start? Grace pondered these as she idly checked the news on her phone and well, how fortuitous, some kind of hero initiative was being started by that company that made her fridge. Cool, perfect place to start; one breakfast and a quick maps search later and Grace was beginning the walk to one of these Hyperion bulletin boards.

This Morning, Convocation Safehouse

Some would say someone like Emet-Selch needed no sleep, that his potency was too great to ever need the vulnerability of voluntary unconsciousness. That would of course be true, but it ignores the concept of personal choice, besides sleep was an excellent way to pass time and put to rest the events of the previous day. That previous day in question had been a fumbling string of failures, not on his own part of course but from losing the jewel to the situation at the dam... He needed something new, some tactic to conduct the great work that wouldn't simply be business as usual...

And yet nothing came to mind. Over its illustrious history the Convocation had attempted (and in many cases, written) every trick in the book to bring calamity and now it felt like the world had grown too sure of itself... But he couldn't stop, not now, not ever; not until the last Earth is reclaimed and once more a sole universe stands united...

Edited by Pentigan on Sep 12th 2024 at 7:51:54 PM

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
ZodanTheUnbounceable from Everywhere, Nowhere, Somewhere Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#878: Sep 11th 2024 at 7:17:49 PM

Brooklyn - Flashback (Asura)

Asura punches one of Adam's blasts away, grimacing as he notes the light burning his fist on contact.

"Bastard...tougher than he looks...huh?"

At Arcee's prompting, Asura looks back towards the island, spotting the portal.

"Mithra!"

Asura howls with rage, four additional arms erupting from his back as he grabs Arcee to swing on board.

"Go! If he follows, I'll handle him! We need to get to her now!"

Mewtwo's Island - Flashback (Yasha)

Yasha meets Skeletor's teleport spam with his own blistering speed, severing and kicking each column he passes at the skeletal sorcerer. Each shot the evil wizard throws at Yasha is dodged around, deflected or otherwise avoided, the pair not quite able to take each other down...until Skeletor seals the exits.

"What's this?!"

Yasha darts for where one of the doors used to be, as the ceiling crashes down on top of him...

When Mewtwo teleports up to retrieve her, Mithra seems more than a little panicked.

"I warned you! My uncle Yasha isn't as rash as my father, but he's just as powerful! If you let me go now, they might not-"

She then looks up, noticing Adam's portal.

"...Or maybe there's no way to resolve all of this peacefully, is there...?"

She does not protest as Mewtwo teleports her to the bridge, where she merely watches the castle collapse atop her uncle...

...The debris shakes for a moment.

Seconds later, rapid flashes of blue streak across a section of the fallen structure, slicing through the rubble as if the stone and metal were but strands of silk.

Slashed to ribbons, the debris falls apart like a pane of shattered glass as Yasha walks out, his body glowing with blue mantra.

"I believe I told you all...you would receive only one warning."

While the collapsing castle certainly didn't leave Yasha unscathed, judging from the various cuts, dents and scuffs adorning his metallic form, he looks more prepared than ever to continue the fight.

"Now...is everyone finished with their warm-up? I believe we will not be alone for long."

Yasha adopts a fighting stance, glancing up at the portal forming above them.

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darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#879: Sep 11th 2024 at 8:24:31 PM

Howie's Grocery

"Grrrrrr..." the King growls, continuing to glare at Grace for a solid ten seconds before he finally screeches, "You haven't seen the last of The Condiment King! I'll be back! Mark my words, you— you impudent hussy!"

And with that, he dashes straight back out the door, into the waiting driver's seat of what looks very much like an *scar-M*yer W*enermobile (illegally parked in the fire lane, of course), then guns the accelerator and rolls on outta the scene.

"Wow!" says the stupefied cashier, who only moments before had been worried about having his face melted off. "You just— Wow! You're amazing! Can— Can I shake your hand?! You don't have to pay for those groceries; they're on the house! Of course! Wow!"


The Hat Trick Diner (Where The Prices Are Like Magic!)

"Ohhh, got it," Rinka nodded sagely. "It sure sounds like you had an interesting day! Well, I'll go check on your salad, anyway! Be right back!"

Seconds later, she strode back out of the kitchen with what was indeed a very large bowl of salad, along with a tray with boats of various kinds of dressing, carefully setting each before her cyborg friend.

"You didn't say what kind of dressing you wanted, so I just got you one of each!" she explained, then happily outlined what each kind was.

"So, Subaru, lest we run out of things to talk about, is this the sort of thing you usually eat for breakfast?" Rinka asked, taking a seat opposite her. "Are there any foods or drinks that you can get back on your homeworld that you miss while you're in this world?"


Mewtwo's Island

   "What?! He can survive an entire castle collapsing on top of him?! That's— That's not fair!"    Skeletor whined as their enemy emerged from the rubble.    "Fine! If that's the way it's going to be, it's time we played dirty!"   

With a brief wave of his staff, the skull-faced man summoned six massive floating skulls, three on the left of the bridge and three on the right. Without pausing, he stowed the staff at his back, hauled Mithra up by her arm and pulled her back against himself, drawing his sword from his belt and pressing the blade just so against the deific girl's neck.

   "Don't move, Uncle Yasha, or the girl dies!"    Skeletor sneered.    "Just stand there and be blown to smithereens, Myahahahahahaha!"   

As he cackled evilly, the sockets and the mouths of the floating skulls flashed green, firing a sextet of lasers aimed directly at the opposing demigod! Of course, there was room enough for the villain's allies to get in their own ranged attacks as well, should they choose!

Edited by darksidevoid on Sep 11th 2024 at 11:35:40 AM

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#880: Sep 12th 2024 at 5:43:02 AM

Subaru (where magic is like prices — quantifiable and maths-related) — the Hat Trick Diner, with Rinka

Subaru smiled at Rinka and thanked her. She dug into her food with gusto, talking between bites. "It depends on the day, mostly," she said. "I need a lot of energy and a well-balanced diet is important for your general health and fitness. Today's proteins day, for example." She grinned, taking a break from hoovering in the salad. "Mid's food isn't that special, and anyway I don't really care about... I don't know, gourmet food? It's something I need to go about with my life." She smiled. "Mind you, I like the food here." She tapped the table. "It's filling, none too costly, and generally nice to eat."

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#881: Sep 12th 2024 at 6:05:08 AM

Rivet: East Village Warehouse (Flashback)

"Nahhh, I'll be fine! You enjoy that couch-bed-thingy. I'll see if I can make a nest for myself before tomorrow night," Rivet assured, proceeding to acrobatically clamber up to the rafters by scrambling up the wall and hopping between the taller pieces of furniture she had placed. Considering she'd taken off her hoverboots by now, it was an impressive display. "But if you need anything, just shout! My quick-select's in my gloves, so I can't accidentally fire off a rocket launcher if someone wakes me up! Not to say that I would."

Somehow, that seemed doubtful. Regardless, Rivet didn't seem too uncomfortable even while up in the rafters, her fluffy tail curling around the beam beneath her to prevent her from falling. Within a minute or two, she was lightly snoring. She must have been just as exhausted as Scream.


Arcee: Brooklyn (Flashback)

"On it!" Arcee responded, peeling out into a wheelie in order to hop the railing and drive straight onto the water. Though wobbly at first due to her more limited speed, she pushed her motorcycle form to its limit, rocketing across the surface of the water like a speedboat towards the island where the portal had opened. Expecting resistance, her Energon blasters deployed, and she readied herself to transform as soon as they got close enough.

"Her life signature just changed position! What in the Pit is happening over there...?" she questioned, firing off a small volley of Energon blasts at the approaching island wall to make a path from the water up onto the land. "Don't know how useful I'm gonna be here, Asura! But do you trust me to get Mithra out of there if I can get to her...?"

bork
SushiKraken6414 Fool From The Depths from Somewhere...Nowhere....Wherever Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Fool From The Depths
#882: Sep 12th 2024 at 7:53:47 AM

Mewtwo, Mewtwo's Island

"I'm sorry, but this is not a world where things can be resolved by simply talking it out. Only bloodshed will bring an end to this." Mewtwo half sighed half growled as he teleported Mithra. For a moment, all seemed peaceful. And then...

...Yasha erupted from the ruins of the fortress, causing Mewtwo to groan and turn towards Skeletor.

"Alright, that's it! I make the plans from now on!" He hissed. "Follow my lead, we've got to-"

But he was interrupted by Skeletor making a move of his own, taking Mithra hostage, which was the exact opposite of what Mewtwo wanted.

"HAVE YOU GONE MAD?!?!" He shouted in outrage. "TAKE THE BLADE OFF HER THROAT, NOW!!!" He then very hastily, and somewhat more quietly, added: "Or you'll both damage our power source, and get us blown to smithereens!"

Just in case Skeletor didn't listen to what he said, he reached out and grabbed the skeletal overlord's sword arm with telekinesis, yanking it away from Mithra's neck. He then teleported directly over to Mithra, grabbed her by the shoulder, and teleporting her along with himself a good distance away from Skeletor, before then teleporting back to his previous position. And of course, he still hadn't forgotten about Yasha, quickly firing off a large barrage of Shadow Balls to try and deter the mantra-powered warrior, following it up with a much larger Shadow Ball that he charged for a few seconds before releasing it.

Something's Fishy Here...
kagescorpionakki Breath of the Sun from Long Ago Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Breath of the Sun
#883: Sep 12th 2024 at 8:45:21 AM

Mewtwo's Island

See, this is why I prefer my minions. They know when to shut up. Bowser found himself mildly annoyed by his team's squabbling, though he wasn't gonna mouth off to them and threaten their cohesion further, not while the enemy was still there.

"If she dies, skullhead can just use magic to bring her back. He's a skeleton, he oughta know how it works." Bowser remarked, rolling his eyes at Mewtwo's over-dramatic reaction.

Opening his great maw, Bowser unleashed a huge stream of flame to add to the onslaught, the inferno practically taking up the whole bridge.

What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
PresidentStalkeyes Eats moldy bread and flies into windows from United Kingdom of England-land Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Do you like me? (Yes ⎕ Definitely ⎕ Absolutely!!! ⎕)
Eats moldy bread and flies into windows
#884: Sep 12th 2024 at 11:28:58 AM

Under the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan [Day 1] (Water Under The Brooklyn Bridge)

'KRRR-TATATATATA-'

"Shit! Shit shit shit!"

Lizzie kicked the floor in frustration, sending another couple bits of old concrete into the water. In an attempt to distract herself from everything, she had been killing time waiting for her sister to show up with the sport of... 'ice ball shooting', fuck it, she couldn't think of a better name. Being frustrated with life will do that to you.

It consisted of using her Cryokinesis to form little chunks of ice from the grimy New York water, grabbing them with her Telekinetic hand, flinging them away and precision-shooting them with her PSI Blast.

She could manage the first two steps no problem, but she'd always had a problem with managing her PSI Blast. It always came out in bursts, like a machine gun, which would always throw her off with mental recoil (how the hell does that even happen?) and knowing her luck would probably shoot down a seagull or a stealth fighter or something. It was like playing one of those claw machines, except on top of picking up the toy you then have to thread your arm through the slot and punch it in the face.

And the worst part was, she was the only Junior Agent who had this problem! Pooter makes it look so easy and he's like, a baby! Freaking gifted-ass wonder child saving everybody and making them all look bad, why wasn't he sent on this mission? Arachnos would have been straight-up destroyed before lunch!

"Grace."

Lizzie turned to face the newcomer to the scene, standing just behind the barrier separating the rocky bank from the road under the bridge. It was her sister, trying her hardest to look all disappointed and serious, with her arms folded and tapping her foot, but Lizzie could tell it was all an act. Or, like, mostly an act. It was actually kind of unnerving. She wasn't used to seeing her sister like this. Well, she was, but not so much nowadays. The last time she looked this anxious was when she afraid of getting kicked out for what went down with Pooter...

"Cathy. You're shaking..." she commented.

"Never mind that. We've got business to attend to," she said, already turning away. Lizzie hopped over the barrier, noticing she'd brought someone with them. Some kind of... orange rat mutant in badly-fitting overalls? Nice hair, though.

"Right... er, who's that?"

"This is Coco," Norma answered curtly, "she's a hacker. Tracked us from the museum and now she knows more than she should, so I figured we may as well make her useful. Coco, this is my sister, Grace. Be patient with her."

As the sisters walked to a shady area just behind them, with dumpsters and garbage around them and layers of roads above them, Lizzie felt something in her mind snap at Norma's words.

"Yeah, great. Good advice. I am kinda... yanno, really fucking testy right now. And you are too!"

Norma gave a sharp inhale, turning around. "Must we do this now? Need I remind you, it was your idea to steal the Crystal in the first place. The responsibility for this mess lies with you. I'm the one trying to fix it, as always, so if you'd like to help me do that-"

"Don't you fucking dare, Cathy," Lizzie felt an icy cloud in her vision as she stepped forward with a point, "if we left it behind and Arachnos got a hold of it, you'd be giving me even more shit! You and Agent F- Teacup! And you know it! So don't go treating me like the ultimate fuckup!"

"YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT?!" her sister finally, finally raised her voice, and God, it was actually a little satisfying for Lizzie to finally break her stupid air of calm. "YOU THINK I LIKE THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO RIGHT ANSWER, THAT WHATEVER WE DO, SOMETHING GOES WRONG FOR SOMEONE?! THAT I JUST- CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT IT BLOWING UP INTO A FUCKING INFERNO??!!"

Fortunately for both of the sisters - now leaning right in, close enough for Lizzie to feel her sister's fiery-hot breath on her face... Norma's phone started vibrating, cutting their pointless shouting match short. Norma stepped back, keeping her eye on Lizzie as she answered the call..

Edited by PresidentStalkeyes on Sep 12th 2024 at 7:30:26 PM

Those sell-by-dates won't stop me because I can't read!
Ore-O Unbroken Bond from Alrest (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#885: Sep 13th 2024 at 12:13:01 AM

Yesterday

V, New York Rooftops -> Mewtwo's Island: At a Crossroads

V scans the road to where Uzi ran off too, hellbent on killing her before she slips away, and her eyes narrow when she saw a manhole cover embedded into a truck and an open hole. She was just about to dive downwards to hunt her down when out of the corner of her eye, she saw a portal opening up above an island. She was about to dismiss it before she saw a silhouette of a Drone, "N... What are you doing?"

For the first time in a long while... V was at a loss. Usually, she takes a task, no questions asked, but now, she's stuck between two paths: pursue the Purple Thing or rush to N's aid?

The first option, she'd prevent a horror from assailing them and save N in the long run but run the risk of N dying of whatever's there. The second, she'd save N right now but run the risk of that horror coming back to haunt them. Given that Uzi made a show, inevitably those government stooges and that truck bot would follow her. She punched the ground and growled, "This is for your own good, N."

She flies down to the cover, rips the door off the sedan and scratches down a message for them, "FOLLOW HER" and an arrow pointing down the hole, yet if they do take the direction, V would be nowhere to be seen. She hoped they'd kill Cyn before she's back.

N and V, Brooklyn -> Mewtwo's Island: Shattered Skies

He tried to gather as much distance from Adam as possible before he saw a swarm of Exorcists heading for the island, thanks to Arcee pointing it out, "Holy biscuits..."

With Asura shouting his command, N gives a salute and takes off like a silver bullet, "I'll get her back! Promise!"

Just before he could get closer, a few missiles flew past him and over to the Exorcists. N turned behind him to see V flying at him, "V! Thank goodness you're here! We're about to save a man's daught-"

"Eyes forward, N!"

N looked ahead and dodged a stray attack (whether it be from the irate First Man, the furious Koopa King or anyone else), "Is Uzi back there?"

"No time for questions! Go be a hero!"

N looked down and dived down to the island to search for Mithra while V kept Adam's personal extermination squad busy. N soon saw a man with a skeleton's face hold a girl hostage and trained a gun on him, "Let her go, you skeletal fiend! At least, I think you're a skeleton!"

Uzi, NYC Sewers: Beneath the Depths

The Drone stumbled and struggled to keep a steady breath, looking at her hands as they shake. She looked at her reflection in the water and jumped back at what she saw: a pair of bat-like wings were protruding from her back and a tail with many eyes and a reptilian head looking at her with its mouth open.

Soon enough, the ninja would soon spot a robot-like girl, trudging through the sewers, scared for her life. Her breathing became more panicked and erratic before her vision grew fuzzy and her limbs gave out on her. She appears to have passed out. The oil and metal she consumed held    it    back, but who knows for how long...

Today

N and V, Beached Ship: Grounded

After a (presumably) long reprimand from Fowler and the silent treatment from V, N woke up and sees V, sleeping after a long night's sleep. He looked outside the cockpit and saw the beachgoers as well as the signs and barricades cordoning them off. He knew saving that girl would be the right call, even if it meant breaking concealment. It's what heroes do, right? Yet, whatever celebration was shot down when V wouldn't tell him about Uzi. Regardless of whether or not the info on her whereabouts came, V stayed in her room and has never left it since.

N looked back at the door. He knew V couldn't stay there forever, nor could she keep quiet about it. He knew she'd keep things a secret, but he never knew the reason why. He turned his attention outside again, staring in silence. Even after he heard the door open and heard her footsteps.

Uzi, The Lair: Wakey Wakey

Uzi's eyes would appear on her visor as she groans awake, her mind stirring as she sees what she woke up to. Right away, she can tell that's not the ship or is it anything government related, as far as she can tell. It appears to be an underground home, yet there's so many things that are different than the bunker she grew up in. She'd spot a tower of cardboard boxes in a corner and a television nearby. Whoever's inside would spot their guest raising up and nursing a headache, if robots can have them.

Edited by Ore-O on Sep 13th 2024 at 3:17:43 PM

"I treasure every day with you, darling." "No need to be so sappy, love." "You know that's how she is, Nia." - AU!Pyra, Nia, Mythra
Dezmo Since: Jan, 2011
#886: Sep 14th 2024 at 1:38:55 AM

Team Bandicoot-Day 1-West-Mayhem On the Rooftops

Crash and Tawna shared puzzled glances at the....demonic angel's(?) request to team up to take down a "heavenly authoritarian" of some sort. Yeah, probably shouldn't be a surprise that the guy who looks like he wandered out of a horror movie might not be on Heaven's good side.

"Yeeeeah, no. Sorry dude, but we're gonna have to pass on that offer," Tawna replies, shooting the angelic demon an incredulous look. Crash merely shrugs and gives the angel demon a genuinely apologetic look. Sorry Ange-demo-l-n guy!

"Deliberately earning Heaven's ire would be unwise" Aku Aku aggres, then adds, "The forces of Heaven have not operated so boldly upon this Earth for many centuries. For them to do so now...."

And here he takes a moment to observe Belial with a look thats....not critical, not really. Contemplative, certainly. Kind of worried, actually?

Finally, he says "Be careful out there, Nephil."

....huh.

Before Tawna and Crash can wonder what that means, one of the four turtles (rather emotionally) calls for a Timeout (you will note, of course, the capital T). Upon closer look, all these turtles-they're just kids-teenagers, around Coco's age from the sound of their voices. The one wearing a blue mask-the one who called for a time out-then mentions it's been a long day and asks everyone to introduce themselves.

Y'know what? Fair. Valid.

Tawna obliges. "Name's Tawna," she says, coolly, giving her grappling hook a good lazy swing one time for good measure.

"This goof is Crash." At this intro, Crash performs one of his signature spins, spining so fast as to become a blur of color, and then gives the group a pair of finger guns and a big ol' wink.

"And I am Aku Aku." Aku doesn't perform any action to punctuate his intro, but he kinda doesn't need to. He's a magic floating mask. What could he do to top that?

Then the bunny cyborg finally apologizes. Seems like she had been trying to intimidate the dem-angel-on, which...yeah, okay. Given that he JUST asked everyone here to fight the forces of heaven, he might've said something stupid enough to deserve the intimidation tactic.

"Well, we managed to avoid the blast, so it's alright in the end" Tawna said, face softening up at the apology. "Just be careful where you fire that wicked looking arm cannon in the future, okay? It's a big city-lots of innocent civilians who could get hurt if you're not careful."

Tawna then paused as she tried to parse what the Rabbot said next. "...can't say I recognize the term 'mobians'. Unless thats just a new term for Mutant that caught on while I wasn't looking. Aku?"

"I am also unfamiliar with the term. I AM however familiar with the Zone Cops-they are a trans-dimenional police force, who ensure the safety of the multiverse by preventing unregulated travel between the many dimensions."

While Tawna absorbing that statement with an impressed look, Crash wanders over to the unconscious gang leader. He stares contemplatively at her for a few moments, his finger on his chin and face slightly scrunched up in thought, before his face lights up as idea hits him. He digs his hand into his pocket and pulls out a fresh, fragrant wumpa fruit, then waves the fruit directly under the gang leader's nose.

Crash's though process here is essentially-the smell of sweet juicy wumpa is always enough to wakehim up whenever he's asleep, so maybe it'll wake her up too!

A naive sentiment, sure, but Crash's heart is in the right place.

LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#887: Sep 14th 2024 at 8:24:00 AM

Back to the Past (West)

Okay, so they had a few names. Better than nothing, at least. Leo snorted a bit at Aku Aku's warning about Heaven, waving a hand flippantly. "Yeah, no, I was there for that fight, the demon guy had like no problems. The rockstar angel guy was still awesome, though, anyone who can summon background music is. The angel lady with him...she might be trouble. Kinda psycho from what I saw. Just, uh, try not to tick her off and you'll be fine—"

"I saw those angels," Raph interrupted, glaring at Leo. "A few of 'em. They were all psycho." He paused. "Though...thinkin' back, one of 'em talked like Bronson had messed her up specifically, so maybe they had a reason t' be."

"Introductions?" Donnie cut in.

"Oh. Right." Leo cleared his throat and flashed everyone a grin. "I'm Leo."

Raph huffed and folded his arms. "Raph."

"Donnie."

"I-I'm Mikey." Said turtle stepped out from behind Leo to give the Bandicoots a shy wave.

They then fell silent as the newfound group of mutants plus Belial talked, giving them more information to absorb...and new additions of their own.

"If 'Mobian' is a term for mutant, we'd likely have heard it by now," Donnie said. "We've made a bit of a reputation fighting other mutants in New York—we're trying to figure out who's been mutating regular people into..well, animal-hybrids."

"Turning into bandicoots must've been rough," Mikey said, his voice completely sincere. "I'm sorry that happened to you."

"We wouldn't know anything about that," Leo said, casually examining his nails. "We were born turtles."

Well, that was probably a story and a half.

"So, uh, Zone Cops are good guys?" Raph asked, scratching his head. "Way she talked about 'em, they didn't sound like the good guys..."


Meanwhile, in the Future (The Lair)

While Leo had gone out for some fresh air (and probably got in trouble, as Leo was wont to do), the other turtles had decided that after the chaos of yesterday, they deserved some time off. Besides, they really needed to do patrol tonight after exhaustion led them to miss it last night, and this was the best way to save their energy. As such, they'd intended to spend the morning lounging around a little, Donnie tinkering with what looked to be a purple armband with a screen; a personal project of his, apparently.

The broadcast from Hyperion, however, stopped them dead in their tracks. They all blankly stared at the television.

Then, Raph whirled to glare at Donnie. "Oh, good JOB!"

"Wh— How was I supposed to know Hyperion was recording?!" Donnie snapped, face flushing red from embarrassment, anger, or both.

"We're literally NINJAS! We're s'pposed to get out of places without bein' recorded! It's our JOB! Ya couldn't have paid more attention?! Or— or hacked the cameras or—"

"Hacking isn't as simple as the movies make it look, Raphael!"

"Ya think we can afford a public apology?!" Raph yelled, throwing his hands in the air. "We can't even let the world know we exist!"

"Okay, next time you can get shot at by Loaders, see how much critical thinking you can—!"

"Guys!" Mikey shouted, and both Raph and Donnie turned to look at him. Mikey visibly hesitated, then took a deep breath and spoke. "Guys, fighting with each other isn't going to solve anything, okay? We'll figure out how to handle this when Leo gets back."

"So you can agree with everything he says?" Donnie deadpanned.

"Aaaand since today is meant to be an off day!" Mikey hastily continued. "How about for now, we just...relax, order a pizza, and try not to worry so much?"

There was a brief silence, before Raph sighed, folded his arms, and huffed, "Fine."

"I'll pick no fights if he doesn't," Donnie said, earning him a dirty look from Raph.

"Okay! Great!" Mikey forced a somewhat awkward smile. "Soooo whose turn is it to place the order?"

"Mine," Raph said, already getting out his phone. "Alright, what're we lookin' for?"

"I suppose just pepperoni," Donnie said. "I doubt we can get a unique flavor all of us like."

"P-pepperoni works for me too!"

"Alright, alright...Leo would be grumblin' 'bout us bein' basic right now." Raph said that last part mostly to himself as he punched in the number, held the phone to his non-existent ear, and waited for someone to pick up.


Not long after Uzi woke up, a shape came into her vision; a large (by rat standards) humanoid rat in magenta robes. "Ah, you're awake," he said. "I would have made tea, but I am unsure if robots can drink it. Please excuse my sons, they can get quite...passionate."

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#888: Sep 14th 2024 at 9:10:49 AM

Bunnie, Rooftops (Day 1)

"Sorry hon, guess I'm not used to bein' someplace so plumb crowded. Even Mobotropolis wasn't so big!"

She glanced down at her arm, giving a sheepish grin. She didn't want to admit it but the Bandicoot had a point. Most days back home she didn't need to worry about collateral. Her cannon was pretty sick, but it didn't change what it represented.

"Figure so? Reckon it is pretty wicked. More ways than one..."

She shook her head. There was a lot she could have said, but it was better not to dwell on it.

"Thanks darlin', name's Bunnie..."

She held out her hand to shake, but there was something else about what she said. She'd been so caught up with apologies she'd barely noticed. Something about mutants...?

"Hold up a sec hon; what's all this here 'bout mutants? Maybe my brain's a touch fuzzy but mister Demon Yankee here's the only one who comes close! Since when did 'Mobian' become a dirty word?"

Edited by kkhohoho on Sep 14th 2024 at 11:12:37 AM

darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#889: Sep 14th 2024 at 10:52:16 AM

The Hat Trick Diner (Where The Prices Are Like Magic!)

"Oh! Well, I'm glad you enjoy it! I know some people say our food has too much grease—" Rinka abruptly cut herself off as her smile faded, gaze snapping to the side as the phone at the hostess' desk rang. "Ah. I'll be right back!"

Dashing over and picking up the phone, the albino young lady put on her best cheery voice. "Hat Trick Diner, what can I help you with today?"

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#890: Sep 14th 2024 at 10:56:01 AM

The Lair (Raph, Present Day)

"Uh, yeah, hey, can I get a large pepperoni pizza?"

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#891: Sep 14th 2024 at 11:01:06 AM

The Hat Trick Diner (Where The Prices Are Like Magic!)

"Of course!" Rinka replied, whipping out her notepad and scrawling down the order, then rattled off the total price for him, and added, "Would you like to pick it up, or have it delivered?"

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#892: Sep 14th 2024 at 11:06:01 AM

The Lair (Raph, Present Day)

"Delivery. East 68th, Lenox Hill, alleyway."

Beat.

"Before ya ask, we can get you the money. And the pizza. Don't ask questions ya don't want answers to."

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#893: Sep 14th 2024 at 11:09:35 AM

The Hat Trick Diner (Where The Prices Are Like Magic!)

"Uh... I... see..." Rinka trailed off for a moment, then cleared her throat. "Well, not my place to question the customer! So, our delivery person will meet you in the alleyway, and you'll pay them then, and they'll hand off the pizza. Do I have that right?"

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#894: Sep 14th 2024 at 11:12:29 AM

The Lair (Raph, Present Day)

"...yes," Raph said, after a pause that was a bit too long. "That is what will happen."

"Could you sound any more like a serial killer?" Donnie quietly snarked.

"Shut it," Raph muttered back.

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#895: Sep 14th 2024 at 11:20:16 AM

The Hat Trick Diner (Where The Prices Are Like Magic!)

"O...kay..." Rinka could almost feel a bead of sweat forming on her brow. "Well, it'll be about half an hour before it arrives, so you just sit tight, Sir~! Okay, thank you, goodbye~!" And with that, she slammed the phone back into the receiver, and headed back into the kitchen.

She emerged a few minutes later with three plates of burgers and complimentary fries, all for Subaru! Setting them down before her friend, she took a seat opposite the cyborg again, and leaned forward to whisper, "So that call just now was super creepy! He wants the pizza delivered to a nearby alleyway, and he sort of, I dunno, came off like a serial killer? And to top it off, I'm the one who has to deliver it, since it's just me and the kitchen staff on the clock right now!"

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#896: Sep 14th 2024 at 11:25:01 AM

Subaru (where magic is like prices — quantifiable and maths-related) — the Hat Trick Diner, with Rinka

Subaru thanked Rinka for the fries, then descended on the burgers and fries like a swarm of locusts. A burger and a half were gone by the time she stopped for a moment to look at Rinka. "If the delivery can wait a couple moments," she said, tapping the burger plate with a finger, "I can come with you, if you want. I'm not on shift and, besides, what's the point of being strong if you can't protect people from creeps?"

The cyborg gave Rinka an encouraging smile, then picked up the half-eaten burger.

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#897: Sep 14th 2024 at 11:55:37 AM

The Hat Trick Diner (Where The Prices Are Like Magic!) -> East 68th, Lenox Hill, Alleyway

"You'd do that for me?!" Rinka exclaimed, her worried look blossoming into a full smile. "Aw, you're the best, Subaru! Thanks! We have a little under half an hour before we need to leave for the delivery, so feel free to savor those burgers, haha!"

And so, after some more munching and chatting, Rinka picked up the boxed pizza from the kitchen about 25 minutes later and headed out with Subaru in tow...

As they reached the mouth of the alleyway, the albino woman paused to whisper to her friend, "You should probably wait here and watch, just in case. I'll shout if there's anything weird going on, okay?"

And with that, the waitress turned deliverywoman headed tentatively into the alley, gulping down her nervousness...

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#898: Sep 14th 2024 at 12:08:01 PM

The Alleyway (I've seen a lot of horror movies that start like this...)

Silence. Several seconds of pulse-pounding silence. The alleyway seemed empty, but anyone who lived in this world knew that wasn't a guarantee; someone could be invisible, or under an illusion, or waiting beneath the sewer grate, or waiting on the rooftops, or just very well-hidden in the shadows. Rinka would find herself waiting for the most nerve-wracking ten seconds of her life...

...before a blurred figure suddenly darted out from the shadows, grabbed the pizza, and vanished back into the shadows.

Rinka would only have a few seconds to process that before the shadowy figure darted past against, this time brushing against her. If she checked her pockets, she'd find nothing had been stolen...rather, there were now several dollars there. The exact cost of the pizza.

Had someone stolen the pizza? Or...had this been the customer, acquiring it in an incredibly roundabout way?

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#899: Sep 14th 2024 at 12:11:44 PM

Subaru — Hat Trick Diner —> Alleyway

Having finished her burgers and paid up, Subaru waited in the diner, talking with Mach Caliber about training to pass the time.

Once the pizza was ready, she followed Rinka to the alley.

"Right, I'll wait here and keep an eye out." She leaned on the alley wall, keeping watch on both the alley and the road.

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#900: Sep 14th 2024 at 12:19:36 PM

Lenox Hill, Alleyway

"WHOA, HEY!" Rinka shouted loudly as something darted from the shadows and ninja'd away the pizza she was holding, then brushed against her again, causing her to tense up. Quickly checking the pocket of her apron in case anything else had been stolen, she found... nothing out of place, except now she had cash worth the cost of the pizza?

Head on a swivel, and senses in overdrive from her adrenaline, she looked and listened around for any sign of where her mysterious assailant? Pizza thief? Customer? had gone.

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.

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