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dappercritter · 5 years

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You have been granted the oppurtunity to recast your favorite animated movie! The only catch is that each of the characters in said movie are animated characters from different shows/movies (X from show/movie is Bob, X from show/movie is Larry, ect.)

Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boi. You have no idea what you’ve just unleashed, my friend!

Once long ago, before the Cringe Ages, I loved recasting my favourite and sometimes least favourite movies with characters from my favourite shows. But then I started taking storytelling more seriously and sentimentally and… art-y, and I started acting as if I was above the stuff somehow. To this day, I still don’t know whether to blame the masses or my own hubris.

But now! Now, the floodgates of my childish, innocent mind are open once more! And I have just the idea: The Nightmare Before Christmas but with Villainous and Batman* characters! (With a few CN villains on the side.) So, I guess you could call it…

The Villainous Nightmare Before Batman!

(No, wait. Uhhhhh…)

The Dark Knight Before Villainous!

Ok, yeah, that should do.

Now you’re probably asking yourself, “Dapper Critter, what are you doing this? Sure, Batman meets Villainous could work, but why are you bringing The Nightmare Before Christmas into this? It’s not even Halloween or Christmas! What are you thinking?!” Well, first of all, Christmas and Halloween aren’t just holidays, they’re states-of-mind. Second, I think it’s time you guys learned something important: I’m a big ol’ lowkey goth baby, baby! If it’s spooky or gothic, I’ll soak it up like a sponge in sink full of soapy water. And nothing says gothic like the hero of a city literally called “Gotham,” a show with a grotesque monster hiding behind the guise of a well-dressed man, and the classic story of Jack Skellington himself! What’s more, all three of these hold a special place in my heart, as they all played a huge part in helping me develop and realize my interest in gothic culture. Lastly, I can see the worlds of these three stories coming together quite easily. Behold, this plot pitch I just made!

“Another Halloween has come and gone in CN City, and another cheerful Christmas is on its way. Black Hat, unofficial master of all that is dark and evil, is thoroughly disgusted that the multiverse will soon be returning to it’s obnoxiously cheerful and wholesome state. He morosely tears a hole through time and space to talk a walk through reality, miserable that he’s stuck living in such a wonderful place. That is until he stumbles upon the city of Gotham, where no matter what time of year it is, the streets are filled with misery and malicious mayhem. Delighted, he sets out to celebrate Christmas his own way: by taking a certain caped-crusader out of the picture and making Gotham his very own holiday vacation home! Little does he know, there’s one special girl who thinks he can celebrate right where he is, as well as a certain clown who’s got his own sinister Christmas party in mind…”

So now that I’ve convinced you, I think it’s time we got down to the actual recasting! Let’s begin, my darling children of the Hot Topic night…

Black Hat as Jack Skellington: This couldn’t have been easier—they’re both creepy gentlemen with excellent taste in fashion. Yes, I know Black Hat is a lot less nice than our dear Pumpkin King, but let’s just say this story takes the odd liberty here and there. Not to mention, Black Hat could easily match Jack’s enthusiasm, intelligence, style, and obsessive inquisitions. Plus, he could totally pull off an evil Santa suit. (Though to be honest, I’m not sure if his snarling, slimy, cockney-accented voice could match Danny Elfman’s melodious singing.)

Demencia as Sally: A devoted, mildly ghoulish, and totally cute fangirl who’s always pining after their darling idol, and who may or may not have been made in a lab? It’s like this fancast is writing itself! Demencia might be a bit more proactive—and scary—in the plot, but I can see her a lot Sally’s dilemma in her as she tries to get Black Hat to notice her and not to abandon them in pursuit of a crazy dream. (Well, that I’m filthy Lizardhat trash.)

Dr. Flug as Dr. Finklestein: Flug, being the only mad scientist who’s employed by Black Hat, as well as the only to survive this, seems like a good pick. Sure, he’s not in a wheelchair and, no, he’s not as creepy as the bugger, but he could still work as our horrid hero’s right-hand man. Plus, since a big part of his canon character is putting up with Demencia’s BS (tell my family that means “baloney-sandwich”), he’d also do great as the one trying to keep the free-spirited love interest under control. Only here, it would be because he’s trying to keep Dem out of trouble so she doesn’t make his boss mad and try to kill him, as opposed to… whatever Finklestein’s problem is. And of course, he can still be menacing if need be. (Just watch the Lost Cases of Townsville and The Tree House…)

5.0.5. as Zero: A cute animal sidekick is a cute animal sidekick, I always say! And 5.0.5. was basically designed to be the ultimate cutesy animal sidekick. Therefore, he can be basically do anything Zero did. Try to cheer up Black Hat? Check. Pull Black Hate’s sleigh? Why couldn’t he? Yeah, he can’t be a flying ghost dog with a glowing nose, but I could just throw bedsheet on him (it was just after Halloween after all) and maybe say he swallowed that anti-gravity device.

Batman as Santa Claus: For Santa Clause, I needed someone who could be the absolute good guy in a world filled with bad guys and weirdos, much like Santa was in the movie. Likewise, since Jack kidnapped Santa to take over Christmas, Black Hat would need to kidnap the guy in charge of Gotham in order to take it for himself. So, of course he’s going to go after it’s #1 protector. I can also see Batman being the voice of reason in this madcap story. Not to mention that he could pull off a Santa suit even better than Black Hat! (In fact…)

The Joker as Oogie Boogie: This one I had some trouble with. I kept asking myself stuff like, “who would be brave enough to usurp Black Hat?,” “who could match Oogie’s siz—er, presence?” or “who would want to kidnap Santa Claus?,” and “Who would be into gambling and crazy funhouse stuff?” And then it came to me: The Joker. I mean, he’s got charisma, a sense of menace, he’s a cutthroat who loves to play with his enemies, and almost always has a big ol’ amusement park deathtrap on hand. Sure, he wouldn’t have the creepy demise like Oogie, but he could get a good beating and traumatizing from Black Hat and/or Demencia (who’d really hate being a damsel in distress, I imagine).

The Delightful Children from Down the Lane as Lock, Shock, and Barrel: At first, I thought of using other Batman villains or Shannon, Darrell, and Ernesto from OK K.O.!, but then I thought it would make more sense to have child villains from a CN show who could do bad things for slime-balls like Black Hat and Joker with pleasure. I instantly thought of these scheming, little monsters from Codename: Kids Next Door (an old favourite of mine). Although they’re usually talk and act in unison, they could have some comical bickering now and then. (After all, “Lenny is an idiot.”) Likewise, I can see Black Hat using Batman’s affinity for young people to get him while his guard’s down. They could make for great trick r’ treaters as well!

Lord Boxman as The Mayor: The mayor wasn’t a very important character, but he was definitely a memorable one, and the first character I thought of who could match his dual personality was Lord Boxman from OK K.O.! They both act like leaders but are really terrible at their jobs, suck up to better villains, and throw a whimpering tantrum like nobody else. (Also, I get to imagine Jim Cummings singing lines from The Nightmare Before Christmas songs, so that’s nice.)

Various CN Villains as The Citizens of Halloween Town: Like with The Mayor and the Trick R’ Treaters, I like to think that the various CN villains who cameoed in the Villainous Orientation series would show up as the denizens of the seedier side of CN City which—as you probably guessed—would be standing in for Halloween Town. Unfortunately, I do not have an encylcopediac knowledge of either Halloween Town residents, nor CN villains, so I’ll just list the ones I can remember and am the most proud of without offering any real justification.

Nohyas as Mr. Hyde: I couldn’t think of anyone besides Black Hat with a fancy hat or smaller versions of himself. Nohyas just so happens to have a suitable villain’s hat, and Handre (his hand puppet) could work in place of tiny clones living under his hats. (And yes, I like Mighty Magiswords. Deal with it.)

Zombozo as Clown with the Tear-Away Face: I don’t believe all creepy clowns look the same, but a ghoulish clown could easily stand in for another. Plus, I used to be a big Ben 10 fan, so I thought I ought to work something in.

Donny as Behemoth: This grass ogre from Adventure Time was more of an outright jerk than Behemoth, but he has a softer side so that would make him a great candidate for a resident gentle giant.

Loony Toons’ Dracula, Billy and Mandy’s Dracula, and Count Spankula as The Vampire Brothers: Do I really need to explain this one?

The Red Guy as Devil: I sure don’t need to elaborate on this one.

The Gangreen Gang as the Zombie Band: The Gangreens were basically based off edgy bands of the late 90’s, and thanks to Gorillaz, we know Ace can play the bass like a boss. Also, I can totally hear Ace saying, “Nice work, bone-daddy.”

Earl (AKA Dopey Black Hat) as Igor: Earl doesn’t get enough to do, inside or outside of Villainous canon.

The Beast as The Hanging Tree: Yeah, I know, I’m messed-up.

HIM as Harlequin Demon: Seriously, this one cast itself!

The Queen of the Black Puddle as Undersea Gal: I don’t watch Courage the Cowardly Dog much, but I remember seeing this villainess once before and I instantly thought she’d be a dead-ringer!

Morbidia and Gateaux as The Witches: Another natural casting derived from my soft spot for Mighty Magiswords. Although Gateaux is a male and a tall one at that, he’s perfect for being a huge suck-up. (I originally considered Miss Endive from Chowder and Duchess from Fosters’ Home for Imaginary Friends, but then I remembered that no matter what they dressed-up as, they’d be unlikeable.)

Monstrous Black Hat as The Monster Under the Bed: Like Earl and the other Black Hat clones, he doesn’t get enough love. (Though this may be a good thing, since he seems too nasty to receive or return it…)

Rob as The Melting Man: There aren’t a lot of CN villains who are melting, per se, but I figured this poor bad guy from Amazing World of Gumball and his unique media-mixed malformity could work.

Biowolf as The Wolfman: Because they’re both well designed wolfmen and I refuse to forget Generator Rex.

The Robins, Batgirl, and Alfred as the Elves: If Batman’s going to be Santa, then his support staff/family might as well be his helpers. Not to mention, they’d look great in cute little elf outfits happily working on Batman’s gadgets in preparation for the big Christmas crime wave.

The Justice League as The Army: Someone needs to show up to shoot-down Black Hat and his idea of Christmas at the end, and since he’s kidnapped Batman, I think it only makes sense that the Justice League would retaliate and come to clean up Black Hat’s mess. He’d also get a reminder that he isn’t just in Gotham City, he’s in the DC universe.

Unikitty as The Easter Bunny: I have my reasons. Them being, Unikitty is good at being sweet and innocent, the episode “Batkitty,” and her world is one of the few Black Hat has interacted with so far. I like to think that’s because he’s too repulsed by her cuteness to touch it. So imagine his reaction when the Delightful Children bring him to her by accident while she’s cosplaying as LEGO Batman or something.

And there you have it! I had a lot of fun making this recast. It was a great way to step out of my comfort zone and to have some fun. Not to mention, I had an excuse to listen to the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack early. I sincerely hope you like it as much as I do, @good-guy-is-alive!

Now I just need to make sure Black Hat himself doesn’t see this, or else he might find me and—

Oh no.

No, please, Mister Black Hat, sir, you don’t understand. I just was doing this for fun. I wasn’t trying to make you look—

OH NO.

NO!

NOOOOOOOOOOjglkajgflkjdshGH;LJF’W abfklghlfuGFARGTADS!!!#%RQ#@!

…

*Since DC changes their Batman shows like people change their socks, we’ll just say that this is your standard DCAU/Bruce Timmverse Batman.

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burndownthehousetonight · 7 years

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((This is something I’ve been thinking about doing with story driven threads of RPs. If there are NSFW parts that can be skipped over, I will post a SFW version so more people will be willing to read it! If you’d like the NSFW version of this @jack-rabbot RP, you can find it here!))

Complicated technology was still in it's early and most expensive stages, reserved mostly for the rich. Simpler technologies still existed with the commonfolk. Clocks, motors, plumbing and some electricity, but technology just wasn't there yet. The few specialists who worked with those technologies were always pushing the envelope, testing what they'd already done and perfecting it. But transportation was still being developed, and the best designed vehicles were kept secret from the public... or closely examined, carefully build in secret, and distributed to a few specific royals, all by a certain two tailed fox.

So when the commonfolk saw some kind of automobile speeding down the streets, everyone paid attention. Especially with the royal Yezek family crest on the front of the vehicle and Queen Aleena and her children looking out the windows.

"Your Majesty, something appears to have come up." The wolf had been waiting outside the meeting hall for a while, impatient to speak to the king. "The royal family of Mobotropolis arrived in the automobile. They want to speak to you immediately, they've been escorted to the throne room."

Jack didn’t bother with most of the technology that was being developed in secret. The most he had was the limbs that kept him up and walking. The rabbit was doing his best to keep up his look of being stern with keeping the marriage between him and princess Sally either on hold or cancelling it all together if he could ,but unfortunately it was all a facade. He was quite nervous of what this investigation would bring to light if anything was found at all, who had committed the crime and why? Was it someone close to Jack’s family? Was it a plan to coup? An act of revenge maybe, a plot from a different kingdom to swoop in and take control when the royal family was slain?

Jack had no clue and with each passing day he was slowly becoming more and more nervous of himself breaking the facade he had been trying to hold onto. After the latest meeting Jack saw the waiting wolf and listened to what he had to say. Manic’s family? What were they here for? Jack nodded as he walked with the wolf to the throne room. “Have they said why they wanted to speak with meh?” "They said it's top secret," the wolf informed him, "and that it's necessary for the safety of both your kingdoms." The entrance to the throne room normally had one or two guards, depending on the time of day. Not so much with the royal family there, bumping that number all the way up to six guards. Two of Jacks, four from the royal family. The nodded for the king, silently and ominously opening the door for the king, and no one else. The wolf was held back, so much so he wasn't allowed to look into the throne room. The queen made her stance clear. She sat firmly in the king's rightful throne, her gaze quietly judging the young king as her three children stood to her side and said nothing. Sonia and Sonic looked mildly uncomfortable being there. Manic did not. His arms were crossed, his head held low... was he trembling a little? The sight of the king gave him another jolt of fear, visible in the way he wobbled. Silently, the queen stood up and stepped forward. "Hello, your Majesty." She said, her eyes half lidded and belying anger. "Step forward, we have a lot to talk about." But the king was stopped short of the raised platform the thrones were on, and one of Aleena's thin fingers pas pointed at the ground. "Kneel." Top secret? The safety of both kingdoms? What had happened that could cause such problems? As Jack thought, him and his guard got to the throne room and with only him allowed to enter the room, the rabbit entered the throne room alone to see to the visiting royal family. He had been wearing more regal clothes since his facade had started as that helped keep his image. The clothes he chose for today was a black suit with thin white stripes with a black cape behind him, this was one of his most formal of attires and seemed to get him the most respect from his peers at least he hoped that was the case. He was slightly put off with the fact that the visiting queen was sitting on his father’s throne when she had no right to it, although he was worried about Manic as he saw his lover stand there in his current state. The other two royal children didn’t give him confidence.

Jack listened to the queen and while her look did slightly unnerve him he did his best to stay composed. It was when he was stopped and the queen spoke again did he feel more then just put off with her actions of late, kneel? Did she seriously ask him the king to kneel before her while in his kingdom, while his throne room while sitting on a throne that does not belong to her? Jack was not one to be quick to anger but like everyone he had limits, he kept himself for Manic’s sake before speaking.

“With all due respect Queen Aleena, ah believe proper protocol dictates that it is the visiting royals that must bow to king not the other way around. Ah assume yeh'r trip must’ve been tiring, ah hope mah father’s throne was comfortable for yeh but ah must politely ask yeh refrain from sitting on a throne that does not belong to yeh. Now may ah ask what is this top secret that threatens our kingdoms?” Jack asked doing his best to stay civil for Manic while also slightly showing his distaste for the queen’s choice of words and actions so far. "Interesting." Aleena pretended to be in thought, not backing down from her firm stance on the pedestal the thrones sat on. "Your throne is private property? I should've assumed. Royalty should be given some kind of privacy and respect. After all," She glared down at Jack, her height over him only increased by her position. "It would be horrible for any king to disrespect another monarch's wishes." She stepped forward. "You understand that homosexuality is widely hated in most every kingdom. Every romance through my court has to go through me to make sure it wouldn't stir any international incidents, and you've stepped far beyond that. I understand you've been seeing Manic for two months now? Sneaking out after dark and doing whatever you do?" Another step, so she was uncomfortably close to the rabbit. "You've risked ruining both of our royal families with this little affair, and with how things are going now, I'm afraid keeping this secret isn't an option." The same angle, the same motion. Aleena pointed at the ground in the same way she had before. "So when I say kneel, I don't mean kneel for me. Kneel for the two countries and countless lives that are risking losing everything for what you've done." Jack felt like she was insulting him as she spoke while standing over the throne. “Well ah doubt yeh wouldn’t be too happy if ah was to visit yeh'r kingdom and then tell yeh to kneel while sitting on yeh'r throne.” The rabbit replied as he then listened to what she had to say. When she mention the taboo in question jack started to get nervous and knew why Manic was looking as he was, she found out? Ruining the royal families? There wasn’t any family left for Jack to ruin so there was only him to bear the burden, but he felt she didn’t really care as this would mostly affect her status as ruler as it would him.

Was she blackmailing him? Was she honestly using one of her children and the feelings the two had for each other to blackmail the young king just so she could keep her power and save face? What else could he do? Unfortunately not much else accept to do as she told him, as he gritted his teeth he slowly kneeled in front of her while having a very high distaste of her, if it wasn’t for Manic and his siblings who had done so much for him this conversation wouldn’t even be happening as he would’ve had her escorted out by now. The boiling blend of fear and anger the queen could see in Jack told her she pushed her luck far enough. "We've had a doctor come in to talk with Manic about some issues he's had recently with gaining weight and nausea. And as it turns out... someone has impregnated him." She said, finally cutting to the chase. "Sonia finally spilled who he was seeing, and I have no reason to doubt her." The way the queen spun flung her dress, making the move to glare straight at the now shuddering prince all the more dramatic. "Unless you've been sleeping with Scourge in private again?" "I'm not!" Manic said quietly, anger only held back by crushing fear. "I haven't slept with him in years!" "And is there anyone else who could have been the father?" His silence spoke volumes. There was no one Manic wanted to implicate for this, and by the time he had figured out a good lie, Aleena was already facing the king again. "What do you have to say, your Majesty?" Jack kept his head down as Aleena spoke. It was only when she spoke of Manic and what happened to him did his head quickly look up to the royal family, Manic’s pregnant?! When could that have happened? Jack and Manic only engaged intimate acts three times, and all those times Jack thought Manic was on those pills that stopped him from being pregnant. Back then he was still new to stuff like that and had no idea how pregnancy worked. This sudden news was quickly breaking the facade he had bringing him back to the point he was almost when he first met Manic.

Jack watched and listened as the queen spoke to Manic and so on, it was only when Aleena turned and spoke to him again that the rabbit flinched himself before speaking. “I-it was meh, ah take full responsibility for what has happened. A-ah hope ah can make up for this and earn yeh'r forgiveness.” The rabbit said, sounding and feeling defeated and depressed. Manic was the one person who made him happy and the foolish rabbit pretty much ruined his life. Jack kept his head as he stayed on his hands and knees in front of the queen and waited for her verdict. Jack was defeated, she'd gotten her confession. That was all she needed, and her power games were over. "I don't want him to stop seeing anyone if it makes him happy," Aleena started, "regardless of gender. But there's no good option here. If the public finds out any of this - that he's trans, that he's gay, that he's eloped with another royal - they'll have our heads." Her arms were held to her side. "But you are the father. I'll give you and Manic three days to put a plan together for this child. If you can't decide on a plan, I'll handle this personally. Understood?" Jack’s ears were lowered quite a bit, almost reaching the ground as he knelt and kept his head down in shame. This was the worst he’d ever felt and it was his fault this had happened, he should’ve stopped himself that night it all started, then at least Manic wouldn’t be in this mess. Although saying that, what would’ve happened to the rabbit if their meeting had never happened? Jack listened to Queen Aleena and kept his mouth shut the whole time. When she told the rabbit what to do and how long he had to do he kept his head down as he spoke. “Y-yes Queen Aleena.” A-ah understand.“ His facade broken, he was back to his timid frightened self again, it was probably the most shameful he looked with him on his knees with his head so close to the ground. ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ Manic was sitting on Jack's bed, arms supporting him. His dress shirt was unbuttoned, showing off the baby bump. Before, it was possible to pass it off as weight gain. But the way it bumped out was unmistakable. "The doctor said she thinks I'm two months in," Manic said regretfully. "It must have been the night we met." When they were alone Jack was sitting on a chair opposite the bed as he looked at Manic. He was conflicted, he hated himself for what he did with Manic and he didn’t know what to do in this situation. "A-ah see, d-didn’t yeh say yeh was on pills to stop this happening?” Jack asked as he looked at Manic’s baby bump. The pills must’ve been faulty if this had happened. Manic's legs crossed in shame. "That kinda medical stuff's still kinda sketch. We don't really know what works yet, and... we can't really know 'til it's too late. Medicine never works on me, anyways." But his own emotions weren't his concern. "Angel, babe, she's just- she didn't realize what this meant, but goddamn. Don't let her scare you. Everyone fucked up here, you aren't alone. I should've... Should've stopped this that morning." He was already up, helping Jack out of the chair by his hands. "C'mon, let's go to the balcony, get some air. It'll help." He quickly did up his shirt buttons again, covering the bump enough to hide it's true nature. The midday summer air was warm and fresh, cool breezes relaxing them as they worried about absolutely everything. "I don't even know where to start," Manic said. "Mom said I'm too far in to terminate this, I've gotta take it to term. What the hell are we gonna do?" "A-ah see, it wasn’t yeh'r fault Manic.” Jack replied as he looked at Manic crossing his legs. If it wasn’t for everything that had happened and all the negative things that would’ve come from this, Jack might’ve been less worried. He might’ve even been happy to have a child with Manic, but unfortunately with things as they were, it just couldn’t happen. Jack continued to listen to Manic speak as he sat in his chair and looked down. He didn’t deserve to be called an angel, not after what he did and what he was putting Manic through now, he blamed himself fully and would take the blame for Manic as well. With Manic’s help he was soon out of his chair and walking to the balcony as he watched Manic button his shirt to cover his bump. Although the cool breeze helped a little, it didn’t help completely. Jack had no idea how to get through this he was still worrying about Manic. “A-ah don’t know Manic, as much as I don’t want to say it we can’t keep the child, maybe someone we can trust could take it when yeh’ve had it.” "I don't know who that'd be now," Manic said. "I mean... Really, I dunno how I'm gonna stop being seen for seven months. Like, I'm used to just disappearing for a while, but that's a hell of a long time even for me." He rested his chin on his hand and his elbow on the railing of the patio. "I don't know what this is gonna mean for us, either. I know it's fun, but like..." No, that negativity wasn't going to help. "I really do care about you, man. You're a great boyfriend. I don't wanna burden you with having to deal with changing diapers and listening to screaming..." He went silent. The thought had echoed around his mind several times before, but now that Jack knew their whole story, Manic wasn't sure if it was a good idea to suggest that route. Maybe it was best if he just glossed over their name. "Hey, if the baby can't stay at my place or yours... I think I know where it could hide out. I've disappeared there whenever someone's after me for whatever reason, but it's kinda far away." He turned back to the king, doing his best to grin and pointing at the castle grounds with his thumb. "If we take my hoverboard, we can get there before sundown. You up for a little ride?" Jack listened to Manic speak and was having trouble thinking of any more ideas himself. What could they do? Manic had to carry the child to term and then what? There was no way either of them could have the child in with them without questions being asked, and who could they trust to look after the child if they had to leave the child with someone? There was no one Jack knew who would take a child in a situation like this. Jack listened to Manic speak and was happy that Manic still cared about him despite what he had done to Manic.

As he listened to Manic speak his idea, Jack looked at his lover and wondered where they could go. "Yeh do? Where can we take it?” Jack asked before Manic pointed to the grounds and spoke again. Jack wasn’t sure of this, but if Manic thought it was a good idea then he’d go with it, as he nodded to Manic and packed a few things for them for the trip. ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ The outside of the foreign castle may have been behind an imposing wall, but that didn't mean the grounds themselves were imposing. Actually, the place felt warm and inviting with the few children running around in the evening air. A little orange wolf with sharp pointed teeth, a dark blue rat chasing the wolf close behind, and a little purple hedgehog with two tiny horns, none of them looking older than four years old and all wearing regal attire. Nannies of the king were standing around, letting the children play and have fun while making sure they weren't getting hurt. But they couldn't stop and watch. Manic took the lead and walked Jack into the massive castle, with royal purple decorations covering the stone floors and walls. The room was massive, full of warm lighting and elegantly carved doorways and decorations, but the tiny gargoyles scattered in the carvings gave the room an air like the prince and the king were being watched. Guards bowed at their entrance, as a fox with a black fringe greeted the two. "Hello, your highnesses," he said, not sounding like he cared in the slightest. "Why are you here?" Manic stepped forward. "We need to speak with king Scourge. Immediately." Jack wasn’t sure where he was and while he was a bit nervous seeing the imposing walls outside the castle, he couldn’t believe he was in the same place as he saw the grounds. He watched the children play as he and Manic walked into the castle. Jack wasn’t sure who owned this castle, as the only reason he was there was because of Manic saying this person might be able to help them at least take care of their child when Manic had it.

Jack looked around as the two walked through the castle and it felt a lot different then back home, he couldn’t help but feel a little nervous but as long as Manic was there and he trusted whoever they were seeing, then that was enough for Jack. Hopefully this should at least make things a bit easier for them. Jack stayed quiet as they reached the guards and the fox who, while he didn’t seem to care, still asked them what they were there for.

It was only until he heard the name that Jack found out why they were here, Scourge? He was the to help them? Jack wasn’t sure if this was a good idea but he stayed close and kept his mouth shut as he didn’t really have any other choice. "The king is in the throne room, practicing loudly." He said, already turning and walking. "This way." That harsh sound they heard as they approached the throne room was unmistakable. Not many technologies were available to the public, but some were quick to find a new use for it; music. The doors were opened and there was Scourge, practicing on an electric guitar and not looking like he was taking anything seriously. "Your loudness," the fox said, almost pushing the royals in and leaving through the door, "two royal visitors have arrived." The slam of the door was followed by the sound of Scourge's guitar plomping onto the cushion of the single throne in the room. These weren't a royal's clothes, these were the leather jackets worn by street punks, just made of fancier materials. "Knew you couldn't stay away forever," Scourge said, walking up to Manic with a dangerous yet charming grin. He wrapped one arm around Manic's shoulders, and pointed one finger casually at Jack as he spoke. "Why'd you come with, Jack?" He asked, not really knowing quite. "What, don't tell me Manic didn't come here just for me." Jack stayed close to Manic as they followed the fox to the throne room. The loud music was a bit much for the rabbit as his sensitive ears were ringing quite loudly as they got closer to the source of the noise. Was the fox honestly just pushing them in and leaving? As they were shoved in with the door slamming shut behind them, Jack was relieved when the music stopped and it was more quiet now as he watched Scourge walk up to them.

Jack wasn’t sure how to feel with how Scourge spoke and acted towards Manic, even though he knew they had been together a while ago he couldn’t help but feel a little protective of Manic as he watched Scourge wrap his arm around Manic. Now came the awkward and quite possibly risky part, Jack wasn’t sure how they were going to explain to Scourge the situation they were in. “U-um, well not exactly, we need yeh'r help king Scourge.” Jack said as he looked at the other king. "Yeah, this ain't a political thing or whatever." Manic stepped up next to Jack. They had a lot to explain. "I mean... Jack and me have kinda been together for a while. Uh..." Even Manic had to swallow out of anxiety. "He knocked me up. And I can't terminate it. I've gotta stay hidden from the public 'til it's born. I really need your help, man." The king looked on at the two, now noticing the vague bump in Manic's chest. "You sure it's Jack's kid?" He nodded. "I still don't know a lot about our relationship." He had to admit." I don't know if we're open or strict, or how we're gonna see each other when I'm trying to get this baby out, or-" And he sighed, stopping himself from prattling. "I've only been sleeping with him. I don't think he's got anyone else in his life, I don't want to cheat on him." Scourge nodded and thought, looking at Jack. He looked like he was silently looking Jack over, like he was appraising his body. It only lasted a few moments while Manic spoke, but his gaze was obvious. "That's a long stay. What are you gonna do with it when it's out? And how you planning on paying? Keeping someone for months ain't gonna be cheap for me." Jack kept quiet as Manic spoke, it was probably for the best if Manic was the one explaining to Scourge what happened between them and why they needed his help. As Manic went on Jack felt a little nervous as Scourge looked him over, he wasn’t sure if Scourge would help or not and he was kind of dreading of what might happen when they ask him to look after the child.

He hoped Manic would explain that part as well as he gulped quietly and spoke as well after Scourge said his piece. “A-ah’ll pay for Manic’s stay, how much do yeh want? Ah can send it over saying that it’s a gift of peace so there’s no hard feelings between our kingdoms from before.” Jack replied hoping that might help a little depending on Scourge’s price. "You're new to this king stuff, kid." Scourge himself wasn't a master of diplomacy, but he had years of experience still. "You wanna know something? Royal courts are assholes. All of 'em. They wanna fight with everyone who's sneezed the wrong way near their kingdom. And we've got more than that going on here. Those small fights after we got the Anarchy Beryl, you think they've forgotten those? Your court probably sees it as taking something that powerful from an 'evil ruler'. Mine see it as being robbed of some national treasure." He held one hand out to his side. "Point is, it's a chore, and a bunch of cash ain't gonna make things better. We'd want that Anarchy Beryl back before we'd make peace, and givin' out national treasures is just gonna piss off your people." There was an insecurity to Jack Scourge couldn't ignore. "I'll go easy on you, kid. Cause you're deep in shit and you know Manic." One of the rare moments of Scourge showing kindness. What would be an appropriate payment...? Money sure as hell sounded good, but Scourge was only kind to a certain point, and he was starting to get into a more greedy part of his mind. The king stepped up to Jack, maybe a bit too close, and lifted his chin with one finger. That jagged smile would be terrifying if he didn't know how to make it so charming. "Manic sure knows how to pick 'em. He said you could see other guys if you want, right?" A twist on his words, but something that was true when he was with Manic. "You ever wanna try out a different ride?" Jack felt a little down hearing Scourge’s words, it was true he was new to being king and had a lot of things to learn. After hearing what Scourge said he had no idea how he was going to pay Scourge for taking care of manic and possibly taking care of their child as well. “R-really? T-thank yeh so much king Scourge, w-what can ah do to repay yeh? A-ah’ll do anything.” The rabbit said pretty much walking himself into the situation that was about to unfold.

Jack watched and wondered as Scourge thought of how the rabbit could pay him. Jack was a little nervous but he hoped that he could pay Scourge not only for his own sake but for Manic as well. Then Scourge moved a little too close to the rabbit and Jack blushed a bit as he felt his chin being lifted by the other monarch. Jack blushed and listened to Scourge speak and when he finished his sentence Jack blushed even more, did Scourge actually ask Jack that? Did he want the rabbit to pay with his body? His face was quickly getting flustered as he looked up at the other king as he shyly spoke.

“A-ah see, I-if yeh want meh to pay like that t-then ah will, for Manic, j-just promise meh he’ll be okay while he’s here.” Jack replied, agreeing to pay scourge with sinful pleasure to make sure his beloved Manic was safe during his pregnancy. At least it was behind closed doors and only the three people in the room would know about this right? "He'll be treated real well, Kingy. Lemme show you." Scourge banged on the door three times. "Guards! Show 'em where he'll be staying, and bring Jack back. Alone." The walk through the castle certainly promised a cushy stay. This was more gothic inspired than the castle either of these two lived in, somewhat menacing like the king. But it was well maintained, clean, maids and butlers scurried about. And their trip accidentally gave Jack one more promise of good care. Visible through an open nursery door, a pink baby porcupine was sniffling in the arms of a nursemaid singing a lullaby and rocking her to calm her down. Large, well kept rooms. Helpful staff. And a promise of invisibility from the public eye. If it weren't for the cost, Manic would have been thrilled. "Hey, Jack... You don't gotta do this if you don't want to." Manic assured Jack. "I can go in there and pay for you... I mean, he's kinda a softie if you hit the right points, I can barter another deal out of him. You can sleep with whoever, but don't just sleep with him to pay for me, alright?" Golden eyes glared back at Jack's bright green. “T-thank yeh king Scourge.” Jack replied as the guards came to show the two where Manic would be staying. Jack bowed before Scourge before going with Manic. Jack looked around as they walked through the halls and while he was intimidated by the menacing look of the castle, he couldn’t help but admire the gothic themed architecture that filled the castle. Jack felt quite relived that Manic would be safe here, from the looks of the place he’d certainly be comfortable enough and to be out of the public eye was a bonus.

One more bonus was the nursery they walked past. This place was pretty much perfect for Manic to stay and have the child, seeing all this at least made the price he was going to pay not as bad as it was certainly going to be worth it. He listened to Manic speak and when his lover was finished Jack held Manic’s hands gently in his. “Manic, ah promised Scourge ah would pay his price, mah kingdom has done enough harm to his so at least he’s been willing to at least let that slide for us, ah’m not going back on this.” Jack said as he hugged Manic lovingly and held the prince close in his arms.

“Anyway, ah would pay any price for yeh Manic, ah mean this is the least ah can do for yeh since ah got yeh into this mess in the first place. Ah promise yeh mah heart and soul will always belong to yeh no matter what. If ah may ask yeh to manic, while ah’m with Scourge if yeh could think of how we’re going to tell yeh'r mother how we’re going to do this, okay?” After Jack finished speaking, he kissed Manic on the lips softly before pulling away. “Ah love yeh Manic, more then anything.” With that, he left Manic to do whatever he needed to do as he went with the guards to go back to Scourge and pay his price for keeping Manic safe. "I'll figure it out," Manic promised with a nervous smile. The guards split up. One lead Manic into the room he was to be staying in, while the other started Jack on the long walk back through the halls. There was no one for him to talk to this time around on the walk, leaving him to his thoughts. This place wasn't as sinister as it looked, right? The walk dragged on, and by the time he reached the throne room, it was as though hours had passed. "You majesty, your guest?" As soon as Jack was through, the door shut. In a moment, the door was locked behind him. No going back. Scourge had taken the time to get a little more dressy. He wore his crown, a small but hard to ignore sign of his power. He was draped in a finer dress shirt, and even had a fur-lined robe on his shoulders and draping over the throne. Even sitting casually with his legs crossed, he looked totally powerful. "Come a little closer, Jack." Scourge beckoned, waving one hand lazily to get him to move closer. Jack kept his eyes on Manic as they were spilt up as Manic was going to his room while was going back the long way back to the throne room to pay his debt. Since he had no one with him beside the guard who kept quiet the entire time they walked down the hall, Jack was indeed left to his nervous thoughts. While this place seemed frightening at first things seemed to be going well ever since they got there. Sure there was a price to pay for it but pretty much everything had a price to it these days, and honestly if all it took to keep Manic safe and sound for quite a long time with a child on the way was to pay Scourge with his body, then that was a price Jack was obviously willing to pay.

It seemed Scourge really cut Jack some slack on this it seemed to the rabbit. The other king could’ve asked for anything, riches, power, he could’ve tried and manipulated the rabbit to try and steal back his nation’s treasure, but for some reason all he wanted then and there was just Jack. It actually confused the rabbit a little, why of all things would Scourge ask for Jack as payment? Surely the other king was just being generous in a sleazy punk king kind of way, there was no way he honestly wanted Jack’s body that bad, right? Up until now Jack had always thought he was worthless, that he couldn’t do anything or be of any use for anything.

It was only until he met Manic did he have a slightly better view of himself, but not that much as the incident with Manic’s mother just reminded him what a clumsy worthless fool he was. But now Scourge, king of Moebius wanted the rabbit for himself and in doing so, Manic would be safe to carry their child without fear or worry. Once Jack was back in the throne room he flinched as the doors loudly slammed shut and locked behind him as he looked towards the king before him.

He did as he was told and made his way closer to Scourge and once reaching the king, the rabbit got on his hands and knees in front of Scourge and his throne before he spoke. “K-king Scourge, before we do this ah have to ask yeh something, why me? Out of everything yeh could’ve asked for payment yeh chose me, why? Yeh knew ah would pay pretty much anything for Manic’s sake, yeh pretty much had me in the palm of yeh'r hand and yeh chose one of the most worthless things to ask for, w-why? What am ah worth to yeh?” Jack asked doing his best not to break down while exposing his obvious fear and lack of self confidence or self worth as he looked up to the other monarch and waited for his answer. Scourge just grinned at Jack. He was even kneeling for him... This was the kind of power he wanted. "You couldn't give up that Anarchy Beryl if you wanted," Scourge told him. "What else'd I get outta you? Money? I got all the cash I need, I ain't getting your throne for this." Once again, there came a devious smile. "But you... I know a good partner when I see one. And you are fucking luscious. I knew at that bar I wanted to see what you were packing." Scourge uncrossed his legs and faced Jack directly. "Finding someone as cute as you's real hard to do," Scourge admitted, "ain't just talking looks, neither. That way you talk and walk and kneel-" He had to stop himself from droning on. "Guess I missed out on getting you all to myself, don't mean I can't take a nice juicy slice."

Fortunately or not for Jack, whatever happened behind those doors was going to stay behind closed doors.

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Jack was a little surprised to say the least as he wasn’t even fully aware of aftercare, except the little bit he did with Manic when they finished their nights together. Once the rabbit was cleaned and dressed in new clothes along with Scourge, he stayed close to the other king as he felt Scourge’s arm around his waist.

The rabbit blushed a little, did he say he’d let Manic stay for free? Then what was the point of paying him? Jack thought as he listened to the dominant king and blushed a little more as Scourge mentioned the next time they would be doing that together. Once his arm was off the rabbit’s waist and he showed Jack where Manic was, the shy rabbit blushed as he gently kissed Scourge’s cheek. “O-okay, t-thank yeh ever so much for taking Manic in, a-ah owe yeh so much.” Jack replied before quickly leaving after he had left a kiss on the dominant king.

Following the hall and going left out of the door like Scourge said, Jack soon found himself reunited with his beloved Manic as Jack hugged him lovingly. “H-hello manic, how are yeh feeling?” "Doing good over here," Manic told him, sitting on the edge of the sofa. "This place is gonna be perfect." The guest room Manic was staying in wasn't a guest room at all. With how large it sprawled, it was essentially a guest house! A drawing room, a bedroom, a small kitchen, a full bathroom, even a balcony. The rooms were smaller than most in the castle, but if a pregnant person was supposed to move around in there by themselves, short distances were perfect. The living room was the only room Jack had seen yet, but it promise a lot for the other rooms. Instead of the harsh colors of the castle rooms he'd seen, this was warm and delicately colored. Cozy, even. Gothic furniture was replaced instead by soft Victorian curves. Less drama, less excessive details. A small temporary home. But what was most obvious were two things; a set of drums had been wheeled into the room, yet to be set up, and Manic had changed into what looked like a maternity shirt. "This castle... they're good to their guests," Manic said vaguely, concerned about how another guest was treated. His arm was around Jack in almost the same way Scourge's had been, but it somehow felt gentler. "He... he didn't hurt you, right? You gonna be okay, man?" “That’s great to hear, ah’m glad yeh’re okay Manic.” Jack replied as he moved closer to Manic and gently kissed his cheek. Jack had a little look around the room they were in and it seemed okay to him, it wasn’t like the rest of the castle but softer and less intimidating, Jack was happy that Manic was going to be fine in the guest area Scourge was letting him stay in. It was definitely worth what he payed even though the other king admitted there wasn’t any need for payment, Jack would’ve still paid whatever needed to be paid to make sure Manic was safe and happy.

Jack did notice the drums that were brought in and hoped Manic wouldn’t be pushing himself too much during his time there and he did notice Manic’s change of clothes, he’d probably be wearing those shirts for a good time while he’s there. Jack listened to Manic speak moved a little closer as Manic wrapped his arm around the rabbit, Jack shook his head as he spoke. “N-no, he didn’t hurt meh Manic, it was a bit rough but he was quite patient with meh and was quite gentle after we finished.” Jack replied as he nuzzled Manic, the rabbit would still be sore in the morning though after his time with Scourge. "Alright, just making sure you're okay, babe." Manic sat where he was, nuzzling the rabbit. "Guess if I'm living here, I've gotta meet all of Scourge's kids, right? And figure out how I'mma do my workouts and drumming and shit with this going on..." There was a lot they would have to figure out immediately. "Let's just relax, man, you've earned it. You sneak back out tonight, tell me family that... ..." “Ah’ll be fine thank yeh Manic.” Jack replied giving Manic soft loving kisses as they nuzzled up together. “More then likely, ah’m sure that’ll be fun to get to know them, just whatever yeh plan to do don’t push yeh self too much okay?” Jack spoke to Manic making sure his worry was noted. Jack nodded a little and rested with Manic and listened to what he wanted the rabbit to tell his family, when it was time to leave he kissed Mnic lovingly on the lips and after thanking Scourge once more, he left for home. ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ "...Prince Manic has met with an unfortunate accident," Queen Aleena announced. Jack was right there by her side, her assistant in executing Manic's cover up for his disappearance. "This wasn't the first time he's fallen off a horse, but never one running so fast, and King Jack was nice enough to get the best attention for him." It seemed the whole family was good actors, as Aleena was able to make it seem like this fake accident had truly touched her. "As such, my son shall be... going abroad for surgery and rehabilitation. We isn't expected to return for anywhere from six months to a year." The lie was in place, and after her announcements, she turned back to Jack. "I want you to make sure to visit him," Aleena told him, firmly but not cruelly. He seemed more humored, as if their previous meeting hadn't happened at all. "He loves having friends around." Once he returned he told Manic’s family what Manic told him to say, and once everything was ready the announcement and lie was made. Jack had to be a good actor for this to make it seem real, even if he wasn’t good at lying he didn’t have to speak much just say a few words when he was spoken too and let the queen say the rest. Once everything was and the queen spoke to him he gulped quietly and nodded. “Y-yes, ah will visit him, as many times as ah can.” Jack replied still a little nervous under the queen’s presence. "I hope you understand my hostility, it was a very... terrifying discovery." She said, as though that could excuse all of her actions. The news and the public would have a field day with this announcement, but at least they weren't going to have to awkwardly hide Manic in their castle. Even someone as strong as her could ooze concern, and Scourge was definitely the kind of person that could bring it out. "I'm glad you're visiting... be careful. And make sure Manic is absolutely safe whenever you're there. King Scourge is..." A pause to collect her thoughts passed. "...Unofficially, he's a horrible person. In many, many ways. A thief, an adulterer, an all around violent man. Frankly, if it weren't the most secure castle, I wouldn't let Manic stay there at all. Be very wary, you don't know what's going on in that castle." Jack stayed quiet and listened to her speak as she seemed to apologize for her earlier actions. At least Manic was safe now and the risk of this being found out was now slim to none at all hopefully, he nodded as she spoke of keeping Manic safe while he was visiting Scourge’s castle. Jack could understand that while Scourge wasn’t the most gentle of people or the most liked person, he couldn’t be as bad as she made him out to be right?

While Jack knew from personal experience that some of the things about Scourge was true, Jack wasn’t so sure about everything. If it was then Jack would’ve had to give up a lot more to make sure Manic was safe there, and Scourge wouldn’t have gone easy on the rabbit if he was as bad as the queen made him look. “O-okay, ah’ll make sure Manic’s safe whenever ah’m there, ah promise.” Jack replied as a sort of reassurance for the queen as he looked up at her. She just smiled and bowed her head gently, as was proper for a queen to do. "And you watch your back, too, King Jack." Her tone was severe yet concerned. "I've only met with the King a few times before. I don't know what's lurking in that castle, but I know there's something terrible there in wait..."

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