#THANKS TO THE PERSON THAT SUGGESTED MAGMA IT'S CUTE

[palskippah]

Hi! You saw preg Bowuigi, but may I present to you… preg Mareach ✨

The thought won't leave my mind after I mindlessly drew Mario asking Luigi how is it to be pregnant and then it escalated from there 😔

So! Here's some headcanons (that you can find too in the drawings) for this:

Edit! I deleted the suggestive-y ideas to make it more all viewers-friendly, sorry!

-Mario and Luigi's mamma and uncle are twins, so they have this 'twin gene', and it just so happens that Mario got twins first try and Luigi didn’t.

-Mario has thoughts when seeing his bro expecting, he develops a serious case of baby fever that he refuses to tell anyone about. Like he catches himself thinking about him and Peach expecting and her acting in the overly attentive way that Bowser does, or thinking of a tiny blonde baby with a button nose and blue-sky eyes. He feels a bit guilty about these thoughts.

-Luigi eventually pries the information out of Mario and tries to convince him to talk to Peach about it, that she’d be understanding even if she doesn’t like the idea. Mario’s stubborn and just doesn’t and feels bad for wanting a baby too just because his bro is going to have one.

-To Mario’s surprise (and relief) it’s Peach who mentions the idea of having children (he feels a bit embarrassed that she easily used the exact words he scolded himself for: “I want a baby”), so they shyly entertain the idea.  And they decide they'd like to be parents in the future.

-When Magma (that's the Bowuigi baby's name!) grows and gets to the toddler stage, Mario finally decides that they could start trying.

-(Corny and I pulled this from Deadpool 2 but) He gives the 'green light' to Peach as a sort of anniversary gift and she's so happy she jumps in place and holds him to her chest and rambles about what to name the baby and how they'd look and what they'll do together and– Mario jokingly reminds her that first she's gotta put a baby in him for that to happen.

-Luigi is really excited when Mario and Peach tell him that they’re expecting. He hugs them both and says he can’t wait to finally be an uncle, and that they’ll be great parents.

-Luigi spoils his bro the same way Mario did with him when he was expecting Magma, like baking him treats and his favorite foods whenever they’re at their house and overall being a very good bro.

-Soon Peach arranges a room to make a nursery and plans how it’ll be.

-When they discover it's twins she makes arrangements again to adapt it for two babies, assigning a color to each baby’s things, because she thinks that Mario and Luigi having their signature colors is adorable.

-When they’re back from the doctor after discovering they’ll have twins, they’re both happily thinking about two children. Peach of snuggly wrapped little babies with round noses and brunette hair, and Mario for some reason thinks of two blonde toddlers with matching hats and blue overalls.

-Mario's belly looks big soon and Peach is over the moon because he's so round and handsome.

-He's so shaped.

-Due to almost all of the Mushroom Kingdom citizens being small Mario often loses sight of them, especially when talking to toads. They love to stand close and right in front of him, even if Mario tells them to stand at his side so he can see them. Mario's pretty sure not even the toads can see him over his belly and yet they don't listen.

-Mario lives at Peach's castle but he and Luigi still kinda often stay at their own little house at the outskirts of Toad Town. Luigi sometimes goes by himself or brings some of his children. They like to have some kind of peace apart from their families and the royalness of it all. (Thinking about the fact that Bowser went on a vacation by himself as Junior said once in a game sjdks)

-Peach is very excited for the babies and she always asks for permission to caress his belly and to hold it and to kiss it. She talks a lot to the babies too, even at times holding very long one-sided conversations with them while Mario listens in with an absolutely besotted smile.

-Many nights, when Mario's sprawled on his side with his arms in weird positions and snoring away and Peach's at his back holding him, she mumbles on and on sweet words to her children and her boyfriend, and holds Mario closely.

-Ever since they know he's expecting, Peach randomly suggests baby names to Mario, who shakes his head or actually explains why he doesn't like them. She suggests one day a couple of names just for funsies and to her surprise Mario loves them.

-Peach leaves their bed very early to focus on her royal duties all morning, while Mario's asleep almost until midday surrounded by an insane amount of red and pink pillows.

-Peach eats red power up mushrooms to be able to easily carry Mario around when he gets too tired, that way she doesn't get tired either.

-Late on Mario gets the 'pregnancy brain', he forgets things and sometimes does stupid stuff. Once at their house he dropped a fork, and since it never crossed his mind to ask for help or pick another one from the kitchen cabinet, he ended up stuck in a crouch when trying to reach it, yelling for Luigi to come help him up.

-Donkey Kong and Mario are mean besties, and DK often teases Mario and vice versa. Like DK purposefully drops something and asks in a faux nice voice for Mario to pick it up for him, then does the laugh™ as Mario stares at him unamused.

-DK used to (gently) push Mario to sit in soft furniture and laugh at him for getting stuck. Mario would sulk and cross his arms over his belly until the stupid monkey dignified himself to help him up. Until DK did it one day that Mario had been particularly tired about the pregnancy, and besides the usual reaction he also got misty-eyed and his lower lip wobbled. DK freaked out and couldn't figure out how to console him as Mario silently cried. Peach almost obliterated DK on the spot when she caught them.

-Since then DK isn't as mean with Mario until the babies are born weeks later. Also, he's a bit terrified of Peach now.

-Magma, who's still a toddler, often asks her uncle-mama when the babies are going to come out of his belly so she can meet them.

-They have twin girls! They're identical when they're babies and kids but when they grow older they have more noticiable differences (like height, same as Mario and Luigi and their mom and uncle)

-They’re Nettarina and Mariella. Sadly I don’t care how silly the names are, I like them and so does Mario aksjdksajd

-Mario has strong genes so their babies look a lot more like him than Peach (who’s glad, because she wanted to have two mini Marios!), although he hoped they’d look more like her.

-Mario is already fat and he gets even fatter with the pregnancy.

-The girls (and Magma too) speak fluent italian and english.

And that’s what I have so far! I know i missed some characters that I could have mentioned like Daisy or Toad and others, but maybe I’ll think of them too for another post c:

I hope you liked them, and if you have any other ideas or headcanons feel free to share them, I’d love to know!

#super mario bros #mareach #Princess Peach #princess toadstool #Mario #mario mario #mpreg #fankids #my art #the expecting the baby stuff feels more sweet because none of them have children of their own apart from the nieces and nephews from- #-Luigi's side of the family akldlsadkd #MAREACH T4T!! #because who would name their baby Mario Mario #He chose that name because it'd be hilarious #also Peach named herself after her favorite fruit idc #Mario also means manly so there's that #I just love Mario he's so small and for what #THANKS TO THE PERSON THAT SUGGESTED MAGMA IT'S CUTE #AND THE NAME SERAFINA TOO THANK YOU! #<333 #Also the name's Magma Serafina bc I couldn't decide which #some people call them Magma and others Fini and other Sera... #She likes to have many names #Magma has she/they pronouns hehe #the girls look so inconsistent aksdaskdals #sorry I'll decide how to officially draw them at some point jsjs #btw Mariella's the green one and Nettarina's the pink one #I've drawn preg Luigi too but I can't find the motivation to color the drawings akdskad apologies :'y #I love the image of yoshi's island where the parents are holding baby Mario and baby Luigi only with their hands

[bellafragolina]

First, gotta ask as this has been bugging me. Is there any reason behind the strawberries?Second, gotta say I liked the Sonia head cannons thing I found looking through your master list. Can you do one a Sonia x Reader where you’re with her as a professor as well but she finds out you were once a scientist for let’s say Team Magma or any of the evil organizations? Thanks in advance.

Hey!

Actually, yeah! My blog title, "Bella Fragolina" is Italian for Pretty Little Strawberry! It's a cute term of endearment I've always enjoyed!

Also, hell yeah! We love character growth and revamping of the ways to become better people!

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Sonia admired your brains. You were an environmental scientist, a professor of geology and most all things related to the earth. You helped Sonia with her research by giving context through the land, what it would've looked like in the days of old, and how that would've effected what was happening back then

You also admired her smart, which helped in her liking of you very nicely. She was often compared to her grandmother, but you treated her as her own person with her own accomplishments. Hell, you had a copy of her book, and you wanted her to sign it! She was thrilled to, and from that moment forward, have a tingly warmth in her chest whenever she was around you

She wants to know you, and you're very open with her, about everything but your past. For some reason, you're hesitant to tell her about what you used to do before coming to Galar, almost afraid. Sonia doesn't want to push you, but she's terribly curious, and has a million questions. Whatever happened couldn't be that bad, could it?

She gets her answers when you sit her down one day. You start by admitting that you very much enjoy her company, and that you'd like to go further in your relationship, as much further as she would like to go. She nearly squeals and asks for a date, but then you continue, you tell her that there's something she needs to know about you before she makes her decision

You used to work for Team Magma. As a scientist of the earth, your help was invaluable to them, and at the time, young and reckless, you thought that making more of the earth for humanity to expand upon was a good idea. It would give more space to grow food, to build cities, to house Pokémon

But then you realized that Team Magma wanted to separate humanity from Pokémon, and we were to resort to evil measures to complete their goal. So you destroyed your research and fled to Galar. You were young, idealistic, and stupid, but it's no excuse for the damage you caused. You accepted it, and have been trying to work to make up for everything you've done, but there's still much to do.

You ask Sonia if this changes her view of you

Sonia is silent for a long while, taking you in now that she knows the full truth of you past. It's a sad one, and there's no doubt you've help do some not-so-nice things, but. . . Sonia can see how hard you're trying to repent, and you've always made her feel so special, so she takes your hand

"Why don't we discuss this past of yours more," she suggests, "on a date?"

You stammer, but nod. "O-okay!"

Yeah, she doesn't doubt that even if you were evil then, you've changed into one magnificent person now.

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Sonia, please <3 Also, I would date the shit out of Sonia and this reader. Tell me rock facts while I fall asleep babe. Thanks for the great idea, love!

Have a wonderful day!

~Renee

#i like strawberries is it obvious? #sonia x reader #pokemon imagines #pokemon x reader

[andrewmoocow]

Steven Universe: The Fantastic Mutants Chapter 2: Right into the Danger Room (originally posted on April 17, 2020)

AN: Kept you waiting, huh? After originally deleting the Fantastic Four from the climax of last chapter due to not giving them any dialogue, this is where I now shall introduce the First Family to the story. Well then, let's finally hop to it!

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"Here we are Steven, the X-Men's personal training room." Pearl announced as the group exited the elevator, went through the hallways, and stepped into the famous Danger Room of the X-Men. Aside from the small control room above it housing X-Men ally Moira MacTaggert & Gold Team member Doug Ramsey aka Cypher, the area was a large white room decorated with turrets, holograms, and various other traps designed to test whoever trains in there. "So, the legendary Steven Universe in the flesh." Reed Richards announced his presence by appearing behind Steven with Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm behind him. "Wait, the Fantastic Four are here too?!" Steven exclaimed. "That's right little guy. The professor and Stretch here actually wanted to test you." the Thing stated patting a big orange hand on the stretchable scientist's shoulder. "We've already heard about how you helped those Chitauri and Thanos." "Charles is already sort of familiar with you Gems thanks to your mother." Sue added with a wink. "Which version of my mom are you talking about, Rose or Pink Diamond?" Steven asked, casually bringing up his mother's true identity to the four, which incited an awkward silence. "Okay then." Johnny muttered nervously. "Why don't we just get to fighting already to get our minds off that junk?" he asked. "Very glad you asked Johnny." Reed answered just as sheepish while gazing down at the Danger Room. "Eight Crystal Gems against twenty-four mutants, Johnny and Ben. Sounds like pretty bad odds for you." "We'll find a way around that." Garnet declared as she pounded her fists together. "Now then, shall we begin?" "Gladly." Wolverine smirked and he popped out his claws and the two teams of both eight & twenty-six were lowered down into the training room. Charles, Reed and Susan remained in the control room to monitor the Gems' abilities from afar. "Let the testing begin." Xavier declared. "Heads up X-Men!" Cyclops exclaimed firing his eye beams at Garnet, who swiftly blocked them with a cross of her arms. "Joke's on you, my future vision saw that coming." the fusion smirked before she went in for the kill, punching the mutant in the face. "So what can you do little one?" Colossus asked while towering over both Peridot and Lapis. "That depends. How heavy are you with that form?" Peridot replied with a grin as she lifted the metal man into the air with her ferrokinesis. "My word, I am floating!" Piotr cried in astonishment. "C'mon Lapis!" Peridot muttered to the water Gem. "Go and make him wet! He should rust, right?" "Oh uh, I don't think I can do that right now." Lapis said nervously before slowly shuffling away, inciting curiosity from the green Gem. "That's a little odd." Peridot observed while lowering Colossus to the ground. "Yes, you say she has water powers yet has not used them at all." Piotr added. "And by the way, I do not rust." Meanwhile, Pearl and Connie were clashing their blades with Wolverine and Laura's claws. "Likin' the new sword Connie." Logan complimented. "But what the hell happened to the old one?" "Oh, funny story actually." Connie stated while parrying Laura's foot claws. "Ruby and Sapphire had this wedding that we put together after we all learned Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond in disguise only for it to be crashed by the Diamonds and Blue Diamond broke the first one. Then we went to Homeworld where Bismuth eventually came to help us with a new one she made for me." "That's certainly a lot to take in." X-23 remarked while flipping backwards to avoid Connie's attacks before she locked the claws in her hands with Pearl's spear. "Yes, everything after that did take some getting used to." the white Gem stated. "Between repairing the beach house, making a place for all the Gems we uncorrupted to live in and still sort of recovering from becoming extensions of White Diamond, it's a lot to take in."

-- "At home base is our golden boy Sammy "The Cannonball" Guthrie, as he gets ready for perhaps the biggest hit of the season!" Cannonball narrated to himself like a sports commentator while aiming himself at Bismuth, who was duking it out with both Ben and Johnny. "To say he's been preparing for this moment the entire year wouldn't be saying much, but by God he plans on making this the hit that'll change the way everyone sees his team for centuries to come!" "Hey Cannie, quit stalling!" Magma jeered as she made small talk with Nephrite. "Not even his fans will break his concentration!" Sam continued and then, he began to ignite his feet. "HERE COMES THE PITCH!" he yelled, blazing towards the blacksmith, the Torch and the Thing with rapid speed & a big grin on his face and then, knocked them all down like bowling pins. "AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!" "Sam you nino." Amara tutted to herself. "Is your relationship normally like this?" Nephrite asked the lava mutant. "Yeah, he's kinda like an annoying little brother to me." Magma replied. "So anyway, what can you do?" "Oh, you mean you want to see my weapon?" the former Centipeetle mother inquired. "Well, here g-" Before she could demonstrate, Cannonball was sent flying into a wall by a single punch from Garnet, right next to the two. "I'M OKAY!" he exclaimed. "NAILED IT!" Far from the others, Steven was backed into a corner by Blink and Warpath. "Gotta say kid, you're not too shabby." Clarice Ferguson nodded while flinging her crystal javelins at Steven's shield. "You still got a little to learn, but that's what the professor is for." "Oh yeah? Well try this!" Steven exclaimed, now turning his shield into a bubble to roll around in and raced off, knocking down Clarice and James along the way. "There is so much about Gems that we must learn." Warpath muttered. "Don't you agree Clarice?" "Hey Connie, over here!" Steven called out to his human friend. "Let's show everyone something really cool!" he offered. "Oh, you mean-" Connie began when Logan cut her off. "I'm sorry, what?" Wolverine asked as the girl raced to the bubble and high-fived each other, glowing brightly inside the sphere before it dispersed, and out of it came Stevonnie. "TA-DA!" "What the hell just happened?!" Cypher exclaimed in wonder. "Anyone else seeing this?" Moira asked the others, who were already monitoring the current events. "It seems they have merged into a singular being!" Reed analyzed through video footage of the fusion before speaking into an intercom. "Excuse me new fighter. Can you please tell everyone in the room who you are?" "We already know Richards." Garnet stated. "Meet Stevonnie, a fusion of well, Steven and Connie." she introduced the kids' fusion before they cut her off. "Let me take over Garnet." Stevonnie suggested. "In case you couldn't tell, a fusion combines multiple aspects of its fusees, like appearances for example." they explained. "And abilities too. Like so." To demonstrate, they summoned Steven's shield following by swinging Connie's sword about. "So in short, you're basically two cute kids standin' on top of each other to form a non-binary lookin' person?" the Thing remarked. "Whatta strange development!" "Fusion? Interesting." Lapis muttered to herself with her back turned to Peridot. "Uh, why would you say that Lapis? You know you've had bad experiences with fusion!" the green Gem asked. "Do you mind little one?! I'm trying to think!" the taller Gem shouted harshly, giving Peridot a fright. "Something just isn't right! Who are you?!" "We shall focus on your friend later child." Colossus stated as he picked Peridot up and walked away with her, leaving Lapis alone. "I assume you are very close?" he asked. "Indeed we are." Peridot remarked. "We've had our conflicts in the past, but overall we're very good friends or maybe something more. But still, she never called me little one before and hasn't acted like that since we were first getting to know each other." "You are correct. Something must be wrong." Piotr agreed. "I suggest we keep our heads down and see what happens." -- As for Stevonnie, they had just finished going a few rounds with both Cyclops and Jean before finding themselves getting tired out. "Okay, let's take five for a bit. I'm beat." they announced, officially splitting back into Steven and Connie. "You two work very well together." Scott remarked as he helped the kids up. "Are there any more fusions we should know about?" "Well, there's Ruby and Sapphire for example." Wolverine stated, cuing Garnet to split up into the married Gems. Ruby's headband was now a shiny orange color, she now wore brown pants and the top part of her torso was the same color. Sapphire's dress was currently covered by a light blue vest with navy lining underneath a white top with much pointier sleeves than before. "AAAWWW! Aren't you two just the cutest?!" Cannonball squealed at the sight of the two. "You're right, these funky little lesbians are just so small!" Kitty exclaimed. "Oh you're too kind." Sapphire giggled and blushed. "Anything else we should show you?" "Yeah, you got any more fusions?" Laura asked. Without any hesitation, Ruby, Sapphire & Steven merged into a new fusion that looked like a giant sun wearing sunglasses. "Sunstone is in the house baby!" Sunstone proudly announced, following up by offering everyone a high five. "How has everyone been doing lately?!" "T-this can't be real, can it?" Cyclops gasped at the friendly fusion. "Don't be so alarmed buddy." Sunstone exclaimed. "It's always nice to meet new people. But if those new people do anything to make you uncomfortable, that's NO GOOD!" "Why are you talking to the wall?" Beast asked Sunstone after they had given an important life lesson to seemingly nothing in particular. "No matter. Could you perhaps show us your abilities?" "With pleasure sir." Sunstone accepted the offer and made a pair of suction cups appear, using them to climb up the wall. "And another thing, don't forget to respect your elders!" they added. "Oh god, this new one is just like Wade." Wolverine face-palmed. "Who's Wade?" Bismuth asked, to which she was met with a terse "You don't wanna know bub!" -- Meanwhile in the mansion above, classes had finally got out and the students of the X-Men were ready to call it a day. "How come none of us have ever heard of these Gem creatures before?" Hisako Ichiki asked her friends. "Which one do you think is your favorite? I think mine's the big one with the rainbow hair." Megan Gwynn also inquired. "I find the little green one very funny." Sooraya Qadir answered. "And so cute to-" Suddenly, a loud knock came from a nearby closet. "Anyone else hear that?" Dust exclaimed. The knocking sounded again. "It's coming from over there!" The three mutant girls proceeded to investigate, opening the closet to find a blue-skinned woman tied up and gagged. "Is that one of them?" Armor shouted as she freed the girl from her restraints, and she only had one question. "Where's Peridot?" "Are you talking about the tiny one Sooraya said was her favorite?" Pixie wondered. "Last I checked, she went with our teachers to the Danger Room." Faster than the three mutants could see, Lapis zoomed off to the training room. "Please tell Peridot I find her hilarious!" Dust called after the water Gem, but her words barely reached her. -- "Okay, I do believe we've seen enough!" Xavier called to Sunstone from the viewing box. "Don't want anyone to get crushed if you fall!" "You got any pyrotechnic abilities Sunstone?!" Johnny exclaimed. "If you do, then I think we might have a little competition!" Sunstone was quick to correct the Human Torch however. "I do believe I haven't tried that out yet." they remarked, then they made the suction cups disappear from their hands and landed on the floor with extreme bravado. "Thank you, thank you very much!" "Ugh, showboat. You kinda remind me of another fireman." the Lapis Lazuli that Peridot believed might not be the one she remembers snarked. "Am I the only one who's noticing how different Lapis is?!" Peridot exclaimed. "I haven't seen you act like this since we first moved in together! What gives?" "I'm just not impressed, that's all." Lapis growled. "Something tells me we got a spy around here." Mr. Fantastic announced as he, Susan, Xavier, Moira and Doug entered the Danger Room. "Tell me Ms. Lazuli, what can you tell us about the disappearance of the ocean a while back?" "Oh well, they just vanished. That's all." Lapis answered while fidgeting with her hands. "I know a liar when I see one!" Ben growled. "And by my great aunt Petunia, you definitely look like a liar!" "That's because she is!" another Lapis exclaimed racing into the Danger Room and scowling at her double. "So, what thinks you can snatch me out of that elevator and take my place?!" she argued. "Who are you talking about? I am the real deal!" the other Lapis stated flamboyantly. "Loyal member of the Crystal Gems and this little Peridot's dearly beloved!" "Oh yeah, well which one of you likes this?" Steven declared before he began making fart noises with his mouth, causing the first Lapis to laugh and the second to smack her face in embarrassment. "What an absolute child." she groaned. "AHA!" Peridot cried. "Now we know who the real one is!" "I AM!" the pair of Lapises exclaimed in unison. "Oh please Mystique, you can use your powers better than this." Xavier tutted disdainfully. "It's almost like you're passing yourself off as incompetent to annoy us." "Of course it had to be you to expose me." the second Lapis growled as she began to change form. Unlike Gem shapeshifting, she didn't glow as her eyes turned an empty yellow, her hair was dyed red, scales appeared on her face & arms and Lapis's clothing was replaced with a white leotard that came with matching boots, gloves and a shawl kept together with a skull. She was no longer Lapis Lazuli, but instead her true identity as the shapeshifter Mystique. "Frankly, we knew this part of our plan wouldn't end well." "We?" Steven asked, but the X-Men knew exactly who she was talking about. "The Brotherhood!" Iceman shouted when the alarms sounded. "Oh hey, speak of the devil." he muttered bemusedly. "No offense Kurt." "No time to talk, we must go now!" Nightcrawler commanded while Mystique made a break for it. "You are exactly right Wagner." Scott declared. "X-Men, let's move out!" -- Where the proud front doors to Xavier's school once stood, now there was only a hole created by a massive man dressed in red, most notably a large helmet covering his entire head. "Okay ya walkin' talkin' rock candy, where are you?!" Cain Marko, better known as the Juggernaut, roared. "It's a good thing Mystique planted that hearing bug on herself just in case." his amphibious partner Toad added. "I just can't wait to see those pebbles for real!" "Hello boys." Mystique greeted her fellow mutants as she stepped out of the shadows. "I suppose you may have already gotten the news." she said. "Well I got worse news: they're after me." And Raven was right. The Crystal Gems came charging after the mutant and took up arms against the two new mutants. "And you two are?" Garnet asked. "Pardon me for being so rude." Juggernaut stated. "You can call me the Juggernaut, bitch!" he roared. "And we're all from the Brotherhood of Mutants, here for that brat with the shield!" "Let me guess, is this about my mom?" Steven asked, exasperated how most of his enemies come after him because of Rose Quartz. "No, we don't care about her! The master only wants you!" Mortimer hissed. "Now just come quietly and none of your rainbow friends will get hurt." "No dice Kermit!" Amethyst shouted. "Steven, keep yourself away from these guys and get everyone to safety! The OG-3 got this handled!" she ordered the boy. "Right!" Steven accepted. "X-Men, I need you to help me find the students!" As Steven led the mutants and the Fantastic Four away; Garnet, Amethyst & Pearl charged at Juggernaut, Toad & Mystique with weapons ready. "Do you wish to know the qualities of the mighty toad?!" Mortimer bragged as his long tongue tangled with Amethyst's whip. "Wait wait, I think I got this!" Amethyst exclaimed. "This can happen to them." Suddenly, Amethyst tossed Toynbee around by her whip, still tangled with his tongue, and smashed him into the ground multiple times. "Okay!" Mortimer declared, getting more desperate with each pound. "I surrender! Same thing that happens to everyone else! Make it stop! I'm gonna be sick!" "What business do you have coming here following us and replacing Lapis?" Pearl asked as her spear clashed against Mystique's knife. "We are simply in league with someone who wants that child's gemstone." Mystique replied. "He desires it for experimental purposes." "If you think you can take Steven from us, then you got another thing coming!" Pearl howled protectively. -- "Okay, that should be all the students." Cyclops announced while doing a headcount of the school's student body. "I swear, we should really increase defenses at some point and maybe build a stronger building." "But I on the other hand believe the school being damaged builds character." Colossus responded. "So what can we do now guys?" Steven asked his fellow mutants. "I mean, is there any way we can just reason with these villains and make them leave the place?" "Don't you go thinking some cutie pie words will just make us surrender pink brat!" a new mutant declared emerging from the dust & rubble. He looked very similar to Wolverine, but looked more feral with blank white eyes, crazy blonde hair and a red & brown costume. Beside him was a pale Japanese woman dressed in tight black leather that had an Oriental style to it. Also like Logan, they both had metal claws emerging from their hands. "Creed. Oyama." Logan snarled at Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike. "Looks like we almost got the whole Brotherhood here." Emma Frost implied. And just as she said so, a morbidly obese man in a blue singlet came rolling in using his fat body. "HOWDY TRAITOR!" the Blob shrieked. "And lookie here, we got us a good one!" "Why don't you just hand over the boy and no one will have to get hurt?" a pyrokinetic mutant offered while standing alongside another member of the Brotherhood in steel blue armor who was causing the school to slowly fall apart. "Naw just kidding to be honest, someone is probably gonna get hurt no matter which side they're on!" "Don't get too cocky John." the Brotherhood's earth-moving tactician Avalanche coldly reminded Pyro. "Now where could Tom be?" "Right here gang! And guess who I found?" the plant controlling Black Tom Cassidy announced while having assisted Juggernaut, Toad & Mystique in detaining Garnet, Amethyst & Pearl with his vines. "Seriously, who are you crazy people?!" Lapis exclaimed in fright at just how one man was able to defeat three powerful Gems. "They're the Brotherhood of Mutants, a group of extremists dedicated to more violent ways of mutant peace." Jubilee exposited. "And by the way, what do you want now?!" "They want Steven! I don't know why exactly, but they're working for someone who wants him for science junk!" Amethyst cried out. "That's not untrue runt." the Brotherhood's leader Magneto concurred while descending from the sky in a sphere of purple energy. "I do apologize for making this much of a scene but I implore you all, give us the child and you'll go free." "You shall do no such thing Erik." Xavier boldly rebuked the master of magnetism. "Just who are you in alliance with?" "Well, it should be someone quite familiar to some other guests of yours." Magneto answered while looking at Reed and company, who knew exactly who he was talking about. "Doom." Richards muttered in shock. -- As the invasion of the mansion went on, a man dressed in green robes and silver armor watched everything play out through a holographic screen in his castle in the nation of Latveria. Its literally iron-fisted ruler Victor von Doom slouched in his throne as he watched the Brotherhood of Mutants contend with the Crystal Gems and their new allies before he got up and walked towards the screen. With a devilish grin that couldn't be seen through his emotionless mask, he traced a circle around Steven and let out a menacing laugh. "Soon child, your gemstone shall belong to Doom." -- At long last, chapter two is done! Yeah, tons of things got in the way of its creation like my bad habit of unintentional procrastinating along with a certain virus that's been ruining everyone's fun lately. But on the bright side, I've been able to get this out long after the grand conclusion of Steven Universe Future, so I'd have a lot to work with for future stories. But for now, stay safe out there in these trying times and stay tuned.

#steven universe #x-men #fantastic four #fanfiction #crossover #steven universe the fantastic mutants #steven quartz universe #garnet #amethyst #pearl #connie maheswaran #peridot #lapis lazuli #bismuth #nephrite #lion steven universe #wolverine #professor x #cyclops #jean grey #beast #iceman #angel #rogue #gambit #storm #nightcrawler #jubilee #kitty pryde #mr fantastic

[f1g]

this a compilation of all of the moments in the dr.STONE manga that senku and gen share together! they're sorted in order by chapter, and they include descriptions and links to the panels. at the end, there's a section with some random fun facts/crumbs/observations that don't quite fit into the main list that are nice to know. many thanks to ukyoxchrome for helping assemble this list! now let us proceed under the cut to contemplate why exactly they are boyfriends and how cute they are... (as one would expect there are major manga spoilers throughout this whole post so read at your own risk)

Chapter 12 - gen first appears on the psychology book cover in a flashback! senku proceeds to stomp all over his quiz

Chapter 23 - gen introduced in the flesh when he arrives at ishigami village and asserts his status as resident cola man. senku recognizes him from way back when (omg) and calls his book trashy and we get these panels of gen being a sad ferret

Chapter 24 - senku calls gen a “capable fake magician”, gen is impressed by senku making a generator

Chapter 25 - in order to help senku with his generator for the first time gen works his psychology stuff to manipulate someone (kinrou and ginrou) into achieving one of senku’s goals

Chapter 26 - first big sengen moment. gen gets beaten up by magma, senku and gen have, uh, this moment i'll let the pictures speak for themselves. the tenderness... the intimacy. god

Chapter 38 - gen returns during the tournament, senku and gen team up so that chrome can burn magma

Chapter 40 - also a huge chapter for sengen. gen blushing and being tsundere while thinking about senku, some banter between them, and FINALLY colaman gets his cola oh my god look how happy he is

Chapter 46 - teaming up against hyouga and co look at their faces at the end ahh and also gen being cute and waving back while he returns to tsukasa

Chapter 47 - senku makes a katana, something gen suggested in chapter 24

Chapter 48 - gen officially defects to senku's side and at the end of the chapter there’s a cute drawing of gen and senku wielding katanas together

Chapter 51 - senku makes cotton candy, gen wants to taste it. also, a gay-coding moment where we are yet again reaffirmed that senku is not interested in girls

Chapter 53 - gen calls senku cool, and is impressed by senku’s light bulb. senku and gen stand by the christmas tree and gen realizes it’s christmas

Chapter 54 - gen invites senku to see the new year’s day first sunrise with everyone and asks senku how many days he has lived, which leads to the birthday party.

Chapter 55 - gen starts planning for the birthday party

Chapter 56 - gen's surprise birthday party! gen says he liked senku before he met him! gen uses “好き” which can be used in confessions in japanese!!!!! best chapter.

Chapter 57 - senku drags gen by his hood into the lab and gen doesn’t understand anything. senku tells gen he expected him to be smarter lol

Chapter 59 - gen remembering senku's birthday again and figuring out that they should go visit byakuya's grave

Chapter 60 - senku is looking through his telescope and he can literally sense that it’s gen at his door oh my he is so gay… then a total hell yeah motherfucker moment

Chapter 61 - senku and gen talk alone together for a bit until chrome busts in. senku says that gen’s lillian impression is good. epic brofist ensues

Chapter 63 - gen and senku communicate with each other via morse code. it is revealed in the volume 8 bonus content that senku taught it to gen himself TT_TT

Chapter 65 - gen escapes from ukyo and RUNS back to senku. just before, senku thinks “if gen doesn’t come back before then, it’s game over” he doesn’t even mention chrome or magma haha

Chapter 66 - popularity poll results are out, gen is in third place and senku is in first place, they appear in a color page together (with kohaku in second place). gen and senku make the phone call to convince nikki to join senku’s side, bantz ensue idk

Chapter 67 - senku and gen wear modern japanese school uniforms while nikki is yelling at them in this gag, very cute. Gen is surprised by senku wanting to build a car. also in one translation senku says “stan” and gen says “yikes”

Chapter 68 - gen notes how excited senku and his pals are over building a car several times

Chapter 70 - cover page has senku riding the tank and gen inside it. gen is impressed by the paper that senku made

Chapter 73 - gen and senku team up as lillian weinberg and sebastian the interpreter. gen calls senku “senku-kun” (the only time he has used an honorific that wasn’t “-chan” for someone)

Chapter 74 - gen cries because senku doesn’t know how to negotiate with people

Chapter 75 - senku and gen are in the tank together while they take over the cave of miracles

Chapter 76 - gen calls senku “hella prepared”

Chapter 77 - Senku and Gen try to make a weapon to defeat tsukasa. Gen touches snake shit for senku. (kat’s note: That is real love lol)

Chapter 82 - gen mirin senku’s medical adhesive making

Chapter 84 - ukyo talks to gen about his decision to defect from tsukasa, gen stares wistfully into the distance and says “senku, huh…”. really makes you think pic (kat’s note: HE LITERALLY SAID “SENKU” FOR NO REASON OH MY HE IS SO GAY) (macklemore’s note: in the pic it’s a little different as it’s a different translation but in the viz one he does in fact say “senku, huh...”)

Chapter 86 - gen and senku just, being on the absolute same wavelength here. effervescent

Chapter 87 - more scheming ft. ryusui, devilishness ensues. up there in the most iconic sengen moments

Chapter 88 - gen does his thing w the cards, more shenanigans. Wonderful

Chapter 92 - gen pretends that senku has made a camera so that they can get the extra revival fluid from minami

Chapter 93 - senku says “that mouth of yours is really too much, mentalist!!” lmao

Chapter 94 - senku tries to quiz gen on the discovery of the sagara oil field

Chapter 95 - gen mirin senku’s motorboat. senku and gen are both on the boat together. gen also interprets morse code again in this chapter

Chapter 97 - ukyo and gen have another little discussion about senku, gen stares wistfully into the distance yet again. what did they mean by this

Chapter 98 - senku finally makes paved roads for gen

Chapter 99 - senku and gen conspiring to get money from ryusui again

Chapter 100 - gen is the last one to go on the boat, senku calls out to him and tells him that they need his skills, gen goes up really close to him and says that he would rather stick with senku’s group because that would be the safest bet TT_TT

Chapter 101 - gen is curious about where senku is, he goes to where senku is (with ruri) and literally just falls asleep next to him. later on gen has a question about soyuz he calls for senku

Chapter 103 - senku chooses gen to go to treasure island with the team of 4

Chapter 104 - senku and gen get a color page together, and they work together to deduce that amaryllis is around

Chapter 105 - senku needs to use the tear gas contraption that is on Gen’s back. gen understands immediately and becomes senku’s table hfsdjkf

Chapter 106 - they realize the thing amaryllis is talking about is the petrification beam after she describes her flashback.

Chapter 110 - gen calls senku cute as a girl

Chapter 113 - gen has his moment in the spotlight, general banter between them, modern au thing with them in the chapter cover page

crumbs

now here are just some panels and observations that aren't critical in the development of their relationship but are nice to note regardless

Chapter 26 - senku noting that gen isn't quite dead yet and senku helping hoist gen up into the hut lol

Chapter 39 - in the viz translation gen calls senku “my dear senku” i just think that’s really cute

Chapter 45 - just this omg why is senku so pretty

Chapter 52 - senku says that gen is good at impressions (this is also foreshadowing for when gen impersonates lillian weinberg)

Chapter 56 - just a few more crumbs from this chapter

Chapter 58 - gen saying "tewwible" i think this is great

Chapter 60 - being cute together. i am addicted to that "long day, huh?" panel

Chapter 84 - in the cover page, you see senku with basically the entire cast in front of him, and gen is the only person behind him. really makes u think. gen really is senku’s right hand man huh :’’)

in general, gen is shows just being really impressed by senku’s stuff which isn’t really matched by any other named character

in conclusion sengen is cute and canon they are chaotic good bfs and are in love thank u for coming to my ted talk. the world needs more sengen content

[positive-stress]

top 10 albums of 2017!!!

10. diet cig - swear I’m good at this

idk how much there is to say about diet cig. they’re just so cute and fun and good. semi-angsty indie pop for semi-angsty millennials. I should save the words anyway because these are definitely just gonna get longer as this goes. thanks, diet cig! tummy ache

9. charan-po-rantan - mirage collage

a duo of sisters, older sister koharu plays accordion while younger sister momo sings and for some reason carries around a stuffed pig. idk. charan-po-rantan’s music is a blend of all kinds of world music, from klezmer to polka to cabaret to balkan brass, and it’s good as hell. they put out two fantastic albums this year, and this is the more... traditional one, I guess. we’ll get to the other one shortly. ikku yo!

8. björk - utopia

I don’t think it’s possible to describe this album without using the word “lush” so there’s, it’s out of the way and I don’t have to say it again. described by björk as the “tinder album” to follow up her breakup album vulnicura, this album is just... fucking beautiful. the flutes, man. the FLUTES!!! it’s a dense album and I have no idea where it’ll fall in my björk rankings once I’ve spent more time with it but I have a feeling this might be top 3 for me. utopia

7. seiko oomori - MUTEKI

I feel weird putting this in my top 10 because it’s not really an album but... god damn it I love it so much. with the exception of the first two tracks, the absolutely gorgeous “ryuusei heaven” and the catchy as hell “mix juice”, everything here is a re-recording, mostly on acoustic guitar, occasionally piano, of one of her older songs, going all the way back to her 2012 EP PINK. this album is basically pure fanservice but... it’s the best fanservice. a blend of greatest hits and deep cuts, that sweet tape hiss, those voice cracks, the one song where gets too into it and has a coughing attack. who else would release this? thank you based seiko. ryuusei heaven

6. charan po rantan - toritomenashi

oh hey! good to see you again. here’s the, uh, less musically consistent one. most of these songs could easily fit in with mirage collage but then you’ve got a couple with... loud synths? what? why? why am I listening to japanese electro polka? what is HAPPENING and why is it so GOOD? unfortunately none of those songs are on youtube so here’s an incredibly good jazzy song with tokyo ska paradise orchestra which showcases momo’s good as hell voice and also that fucking stuffed pig she’s always carrying around. otakebi

5. blanck mass - world eater

benjamin power of fuck buttons solo project blanck mass takes all of the raw, heavy noise of fuck buttons and channels it into a sound that is less drone, more dynamic. it can still be as much of an assault on your ears as ever (and I mean that in the best way) but it’s more, uh. for lack of a better word I’ll say “accessible”. this album rules. rhesus negative

4. you’ll melt more! - youtopia

I first started listening to YMM! about two months ago after being vaguely aware of them for a while from ano’s collaboration with seiko oomori on kitixxxgaia (foreshadowing!) but I never really felt inclined to listen to them since, you know. idol music. gross! I just happened to come across a thing talking about their recent EP, disco psychedelica, and the album cover immediately caught my eye. what the hell, why is this idol group mimicking the cover of screamadelica by primal scream? it was too weird to not listen, and hey, it turns out that’s just YMM! in a nutshell. idol pop influenced by bands like primal scream, too weird to not listen. looking back in their discography I found a whole bunch of stuff with heavy new wave vibes, and sure enough almost immediately after I started listening to them they put out their TALKING HITS EP, this time with an album cover mimicking that of talking heads’ remain in light. (it’s not on youtopia but their song NEW WAVE STAR is very reminiscent of the great curve and I love it.) they also have collaborated with the lead dude from POLYSICS as well as mariko goto formerly of midori which if you know either of them, you should be interested. anyway tl;dr youtopia is their latest album, just out, gotta love it. a handful of tracks from those two EPs and a bunch of great new shit as well. YMM! are the fucking best. music san, yon bu de owacchimau yo ne

3. neil cicierega - mouth moods

this album was a huge hit on the online so it’s very likely you already know about it, and basically impossible that you don’t already know who neil cicierega is, so I’ll just cut to the chase. this is meme music, a mashup album full of IT’S BEENs and someBODYs and [tim allen grunt]s. it’s an album of legitimately great mashups, but it’s also a comedy album that has some moments that genuinely caught me off guard and made me laugh out loud. if you haven’t listened yet, I won’t spoil those moments, I’ll just urge you to check out mouth moods, because it really is the most 2017 album and it’s very near perfect. everything comes together so well, and there’s very often moments where I’d be listening to a song and look at the title and something would click and I’d realize the joke of the song goes even deeper than I’d originally thought. there are layers here. basically what I’m saying is, this album is like an onion. smooth

2. seiko oomori - kitixxxgaia

hey, we’re back to seiko! there’s a reason I say she’s my beyonce. in a lot of ways, this album is the biggest departure yet from her older folkier style of music (thank god she later put out MUTEKI, almost to reassure fans like me that she hasn’t forgotten). every song here is a banger. from the explosive “gutto kuru summer” (oh hey ano) to the slow and beautiful ballad “orion za” to the more straightforward j-poppy “IDOL SONG”, it’s all so fucking good, and it says a lot about seiko that I’d say this is one of my least favorite albums of hers. the star of the show though has to be the incredible “dogma magma” where seiko really shows off her most dramatic, art-poppiest side. leave it to her to put the thematic centerpiece of the album as the first track. thank god it’s all so good anyway. dogma magma

1. terror pigeon! - we will never run out of love!

terror pigeon has never been one to shy away from getting personal in his music, and this album is arguably his most personal yet. in the past his music has been mostly love songs in one way or another. songs about being in love, songs about loving your friends, songs about loving your life, whether you’re happy or sad, songs about feeling so full of love your heart could burst. as the title suggests, this is no exception, but in a lot of ways this is his darkest and saddest album yet. there is a sense of regret and loss throughout this album, but still a definite message to try to keep that feeling of love and positivity in your heart even when things are fucked up. there’s no better example of this than in the heartbreaking “arms”, where neil sings about losing a close friend: “I don't get it / I will never understand / how the good are taken from us / when I'm still only a half a man. / if there's no justice to it / and no bracing ever works / then how do I explode with love / despite all of this hurt?” if his previous releases were about the joy of love, this is a recognition of the realities of love. it doesn’t always last forever, and it can’t always protect you from pain. but even at the darkest moments, the love is still there. the final song on the album, “friends”, is one of the most heartfelt love songs I’ve ever heard, a love song dedicated not to the standard topic of romantic love but to friendship and the simple joy of hanging out with people who you care about and watching TV and eating pizza. a perfect end to a perfect album. chamber of secrets for 1 / more songs with keyboard solos

#music #best of 2017

[themanicmagician]

A Fish out of Water - Alphdyne Oneshot

Commission for @sapphire-sphinx! Thanks again for your support <3

Summary: A fish meets a lizard and falls head over heels in love. 

Undyne tromps through the garbage dump, her boots squelching in the muck. Last week she’d chased off some kids messing around on the trash piles. The mountains of refuse are precariously stacked; one wrong move could start a dangerous avalanche. Undyne had chased them all off with a warning, and she’s satisfied to see that they’d taken her to heart. There are no childish exclamations echoing in the caves, no patter of feet.

She’s about halfway through the entire dump. She could turn back now—it’s doubtful the kids would scamper further down—but she might as well make a sweep of the entire area now that she’s here. Her armor is going to need a thorough cleaning regardless.

Undyne rounds a corner. The edge of the garbage dump is on a downhill slope. The water sloshes stray bits of garbage further down, towards the Abyss below. No one knows where the Abyss leads. Some say it’s just a long drop to nothing, while others believe ancient aquatic monsters live in the deep dark, too large and too strange for the rest of monster society. Undyne doesn’t really care one way or the other. But if any of those punks crawled up to the dump and started causing trouble, she’d sure as hell knock ‘em back in.

There’s someone by the Abyss drop off. Undyne squints. A yellow monster? Stars, it better not be that kid that keeps following her around. He’s not even out of stripes yet!

“Hey, you shouldn’t be over there!” Undyne yells, sloshing through the water over to him.

It’s not the tyke, as she’d thought, but instead a full-grown lizard monster who’d been sitting, legs dangling over the precipice. She startles at Undyne’s approach, scrambling upright. Her outfit is soaked with water and sludge from the waist down.

“Oh! Um, I-I, um…” She clicks her claws together.

“What are you doing out here?” Undyne grips her by the arm, tugging her back from the Abyss. “You’re way too close to the edge, it’s dangerous.”

The lizard monster gapes at her. Her mouth tries to form words, but she just keeps stuttering strings of nonsense. Is she intimidated? Is that it?

Undyne removes her helmet, and shakes her hair out. She’s got to look more approachable now, right? Undyne tucks the helmet under one arm, and holds the other out.

“Let’s try again. I’m Undyne.”

“A-Alphys.” They shake hands. Alphys’ grip is wet and clammy. She doesn’t hold Undyne’s gaze for long, her eyes shifting restlessly around the dump. “We’ve, um, m-met before. I’m the R-Royal Scientist.”

“Oh…oh! That’s right, I saw you at Asgore’s party.”

Now it’s coming back to her. She normally avoids stuffy social gatherings like the plague. If she attends she has to wear scratchy clothes with too many ruffles, and suplexing people and/or objects is forbidden. It sucks! But she hadn’t been able to wiggle out of attending as she normally did, because Asgore had invited her personally, staring at her with those big dumb soulful eyes. During the party, Asgore introduced her to the new Royal Scientist. (Who had been the Royal Scientist before Alphys? Their name escapes her mind at the moment.) After Asgore’s introduction, Alphys had given Undyne a jerky nod and fumbled out an excuse to leave.

“So what’re you doing out here? It’s kind of far from the Lab, doc.”

Undyne watches the red blush creep up the scientist’s cheeks.

“I-I was just, um. Thinking! About….the Abyss!” Alphys gestures back to it. “It’s f-f-fascinating, isn’t it? So many t-th-theories on where it leads to!”

“And what do you think?” This is the last stop on her patrol; she’s free to kill some time with Alphys. Good thing, too—by the way she lights up at Undyne’s question, this might take a while.

Alphys adjusts her glasses. “W-Well, you know the standard theory that it leads to the same magma that’s below Hotland? Well, I think that…”

~*~

They talked for hours. Well, more like Alphys talked for hours, and Undyne interjected occasionally. But it had been nice. Once Alphys really got into it, it was like all her nervousness melted away. And, in the privacy of her own mind, Undyne can admit that seeing Alphys get so whipped up into a passionate rant is….cute. The way her eyes sparkle, her cheeks flush, her hands gesticulate wildly. It’s utterly adorable.

Before leaving the dump, they exchanged UnderNet IDs. Undyne can only guess at Alphys’ sleep schedule, because no matter what time Undyne messages her, day or night, Alphys is sure to respond within seconds. Alphys was the first to suggest a hangout, and introduced Undyne to the wonders of anime. Alphys had been so nervous to show it to her, which Undyne can’t understand—human history turns out to be really freakin’ awesome!

They settle into a routine. Saturdays are Undyne’s free days, so just about every Friday night they hang out. Typically Alphys comes over to her place, because Hotland is so, well. Hot. And she’d rather not cook herself half to death to see a friend.

Tonight is one such night. Undyne tidies around her house while she waits for Alphys to arrive. Her definition of tidying up is throwing all the stray clutter into the nearest closet. Papyrus would scream.

She’s full of nervous energy. She loves hanging out with Alphys, she’s so cool and funny, but with each visit she just seems to get more and more flustered around her.

“NGAH!! Keep it together, Undyne!” She scolds herself.

She checks the fridge, confirms for the third time that yes, she did get Alphys’ favorite soda. She’s prepared and ready.

Undyne fidgets, fiddling around in the kitchen until there’s a knock at the door. She’s here.

All at once, Undyne is struck by the thought that what she’s wearing isn’t adequate. She looks down at the black tank top and jeans. It’s her normal longue wear. It’s fine, right? The top showcases her impressive biceps and everything. She’s overthinking this. (Still, she vows to search the dump for any anime t-shirts. Alphys would love it.)

Undyne throws open the door. Alphys is waiting, five DVDs clutched in her claws. She’s wearing bright pink sweatpants, and a unicorn t-shirt. Kawaii style, as she calls it.

“Hey Alphy!” Undyne lets her in.

“H-Hello, Undyne.” She shows Undyne the covers of the DVDs she brought. Each one depicts a cute octopus girl in a large fishbowl. “Today I thought we could watch Octo-Hime! It’s about this half-octopus, half-girl, who wants to attend a human school, a-and wear a school uniform and everything.”

Human history could be really strange sometimes. She gets the big swords and all, but she’s never heard of a human with tentacles instead of legs. Maybe Octo-Hime was related to the human mages, or even a monster. Can a monster and a human even have a kid together?

After grabbing some snacks and their drinks—tea for her, soda for Alphys—they move upstairs. Undyne’s bedroom has a television in it, but not a couch, so they end up sitting together on her bed.

Undyne pops the first DVD in and their marathon begins. After some initial puzzlement—“How does she breathe underwater without gills?”—Undyne finds herself wrapped up in this new chapter of human history.

Time passes. They’re ten episodes in, and their pile of snacks is halfway depleted. Alphys has sagged a bit, leaning against Undyne. Their bare arms press together.

Undyne wants to wrap her around her, and pull her in for a kiss. She could do it. She could. Alphys is sitting right there. She just have to lean over, and…

But what if she doesn’t like it? They’ve got a good thing—a great thing—going right now. She doesn’t want to mess that up.

“Look, look!” Alphys tugs on Undyne’s arm. “This is the best part!”

Undyne lets herself be content with the small brush of contact they have now.

~*~

Two days after the Octo-Hime marathon, her star pupil shows up for their training session.

“Greetings, Undyne!” Papyrus chirps, holding out yet another bone wrapped in a bow.

“Papyrus!”

Undyne catches him in a headlock, and gives him a friendly noogie.

“Nyeh, Undyne!” Papyrus squirms, but can’t break free of her hold.

“Take it, Pap! Take my friendship!!”

“Your friendship is too strong! And pointy!”

Undyne has mercy on Papyrus, finally letting him wriggle free.

“Come on in, punk.”

Undyne stores Papyrus’ gift with the others, and then it’s time to prep for their lesson.

Papyrus dons his apron. It originally said “Kiss the Cook”, but Papyrus has modified it to say “Kiss the Great Cook Papyrus”.

He hums, grabbing the pasta and tomatoes while Undyne sets a pot in the sink and turns on the faucet.

She stares down into the pot, watching it fill slowly. Her mind can’t help but drift to the same thing it’s been preoccupied with for days now.

Is it possible that Alphys likes her back? The only other people she mentions regularly are Asgore and that annoying robot. She definitely admires Asgore, but who wouldn’t? Fluffy though he may be, he’s still the king! And she gets the vibe that Mettaton is more like an old friend then anything else. Alphys goes out of her way for her. She makes her that chilly pink stuff to help her cool off when she reaches Hotland, and—

“Er, Undyne?” She startles. Papyrus is watching her, eye sockets narrowed. “I think you’ve got enough water.”

Undyne looks down at the pot, and bites back a curse. She really zoned out; the pot is overflowing, water spilling over the sides. She scrambles to turn off the tap, and then pours the excess water down the drain. She can feel Papyrus’ curious stare boring holes into her.

“S-So, how are the Snowdin puzzles? You should update me on them. Like right now.”

Undyne sets the pot on the burner and cranks up the heat beneath it until the flame is roaring. Papyrus folds his arms, not easily deterred.

“While normally I would enjoy discussing my various puzzle improvements, I have the most sneaking suspicion you are trying to distract me!”

She’s not getting out of this. Papyrus steers her to one of the dining room chairs, and he takes the other chair across from her.

“You’ve always told me that passion is the most essential spice for cooking! How do you think the spaghetti would turn out today if your heart wasn’t in it?” Papyrus scolds. “So tell the Great Papyrus what has you so off the rocker!”

“It’s…” Embarrassing. Dumb. She doesn’t want to say it! “You’ve got to keep this between just us, okay?”

“Cross my bones and hope to dust!”

“There’s…someone I hang out with a lot, and I think I might…like them, you know?”

She looks up from the table. Papyrus is gaping at her, and—wait, is he blushing?

“Undyne. While I am most flattered, I must decline your profession of affection. I do love you, but only in the most platonic of senses.” Papyrus puts a hand to his forehead. “Oh, how cruel I’ve been, to lead you on—”

“Papyrus, you goof!” Undyne slaps her hand on the table. “I’m not talking about you!”

“Oh. Alright.” Papyrus is visibly relieved. “Then who?”

“They’re, um.” Undyne gestures uselessly. She doesn’t want to flat out say the name, because then it’d be too real. “They’re short, really into science…”

Papyrus’ face scrunches up.

“Sans?”

“No! Stars, no.” Papyrus’ older brother is constantly gross, incessantly lazy. It’s hard to believe he and Papyrus are related, sometimes. On the list of people Undyne finds attractive, Sans would be dead last. In the negatives. Well, maybe a few notches above Jerry.

“I am quite relieved. Were you to love any skeleton, I would be the obvious choice.” Papyrus declares. “Sans is great at his best but he is not as great as the Great Papyrus. Obviously.”

“Uh, right.” Sometimes it’s better to just nod along with Papyrus instead of think too hard about what he says.

Papyrus reaches across the table, laying his hand overtop Undyne’s. His eyes shine.

“Undyne, you need not be afraid. The Great Papyrus shall support you!”

“Thanks, Pap.” She’s not good at all this emotional stuff. But she has to stop being a wuss and let it out. “Her name is…Alphys.” She admits, quietly.

“What was that?”

“Alphys,” She says, a little louder.

“Where is the passion, Undyne?!”

“Her name is Alphys!” Undyne leaps up on the table. “I’m in love with Alphys. She’s cute and smart and I just love her!”

Papyrus applauds. “Now you just have to tell her that!”

Undyne deflates, stepping down from the table.

“…I can’t.”

“Why not? Just copy what you just did, in front of her! And you’ll be sure to win your lady love.”

“She might not like me like that, Pap.”

“Nonsense!” Papyrus scoffs. “You just have to—”

“Wait.” Undyne sits up. Sniffs. “Does the air smell kind of…smoky?”

Papyrus gasps. “Undyne, the stove!”

“Shit!” Undyne darts back into the kitchen. The pot is starting to melt from the intensity of the flames beneath it. “Double shit.” She can’t let her house burn down again.

With Papyrus’ help she manages to quell the fire before it gets too out of hand. Once the house is spared the hungry flames, Papyrus tries again to convince her to confess, but Undyne remains obstinate. She’s not ready. Not yet.

~*~

“Undyne, Undyne!”

She’d been training in front of Papyrus’ house when said skeleton bursts out the door, waving her inside. “Alphys and Mettaton are on TV with the human!”

“What?!” Undyne dissipates the energy spear she’d been using and rushes inside, leaping onto the couch. Papyrus shuts the door, and perches on the couch next to her.

Sure enough, the human is on a MTT quiz show. Alphys is behind Mettaton, gesturing answers to the human behind the robot’s back.

“Is that allowed?” Papyrus frowns, hand straying to his cellphone to call in Alphys’ cheating.

Undyne swats his hand away. “Come on, give the human a fighting chance. These questions are ridiculous!”

Papyrus sniffs primly. “Not if you’ve kept up with his specials!”

Undyne rolls her eyes.

“Would you smooch a ghost?” Mettaton’s voice booms through the television set.

The human gives them a thumbs up.

Papyrus gasps, scandalized.

They continue to watch, rapt. Mettaton finally catches on that Alphys is helping, and throws out a punshing question:

“Who does Dr. Alphys have a crush on?”

Like always, four options flash up on the screen: Undyne, Asgore, the human, don’t know.

….Undyne?

It’s her name.

Papyrus squeals, shaking her by the shoulder. “Undyne, it’s you! It’s you!”

“No way, there’s no way,” Undyne murmurs.

Alphys is shaking her hands desperately at the human, eyes pleading with them to not guess. Undyne’s mouth is dry, her soul pounding hard in her chest.

And then the human selects Undyne’s name. The chime dings, indicating it was a correct answer.

Alphys hides her red face in her hands, cringing away from the camera.

“See, Alphys? I told you it was obvious.”

“Obvious?” Undyne sputters. It sure as hell wasn’t obvious to her!

Mettaton goes on and on about things Undyne had never known. Alphys name variables after her, writes stories of them sharing a domestic life together. Alphys looks like she wants to melt through the floor.

When the quiz show cuts to commercial, Papyrus rounds on her.

“The time is ripe for the picking! You must confess, Undyne!”

“Yeah, but—”

“No buts!” Papyrus looks at her, sternly. “You must seize this chance.”

“I don’t even—where do I even start?” She cards a hand through her hair, feeling overwhelmed.

“You are asking the right skeleton.” Papyrus pulls out a dating manual from somewhere, and flips through its well-worn pages, before settling on an earmarked page. “Even though you are aware of her affections, how you present your own is still important! You must still woo her with your romantic wiles.”

“Okay, I’ll bite. How do I woo her?”

“First, you must arrange a meeting, reel her in. You must write a letter that explains how ardently you admire and care for her!”

“A letter?” Undyne is skeptical. “I’m not any kind of poet.”

“You cannot suplex your way into Alphys’ heart! A letter is properly romantic.”

“Okay, okay.”

“Splendiferous!”

She can see the wisdom in Papyrus’ advice. Asking Alphys out over text would be taking the easy way out, and in-person, too awkward. A letter would get around both, and is, admittedly, kind of romantic.

Papyrus grabs her by the arm, tugging her over to the table. He zips upstairs and is back in a second, with a pen and paper in hand.

“With the Great Papyrus’ assistance, you will write the most heart-throbbing letter to ever exist! Anyone that so much as glances at it will be struck by its passion! Alphys will swoon into your arms after the first line!”

Papyrus’ enthusiasm helps chase away her remaining nerves.

Thinking of Alphys’ smile, she picks up the pen and starts to write.

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[mysidewriting]

Through the Storm

Note: I don't really feel like putting all the links on this post... Sorry!

"Soundtrack"

Chapter Fifteen

The three in the backseat had Moon drive for a solid twenty minutes before finally instructing her to turn off on some long, winding gravel road that supposedly lead to a house. Soft drops of rain bounced off the roof of the truck, filling the otherwise silent airspace of the cab. The skies dark and heavy with the moisture only added to the strange atmosphere of the day.

I couldn't even begin to comprehend how genuinely happy I was to see Moon sitting within arm’s reach of me. It was almost unbelievable after the two months away, I'd nearly forgotten how beautiful she was. I stole plenty of glances at her face as she drove wordlessly, watching her expression change with her thoughts. The ache to take her hand, to touch her at all, was so intense that I probably would have done it if there weren't five people sitting behind us to watch and comment on my actions. I want her alone, I need to get her alone for a while.

Both for my selfish reasons and to get some more questions answered, questions that the others didn't necessarily need to hear themselves. I couldn't believe I hadn't caught onto her being the night guard. I felt like a straight up idiot for it, she'd stood so close to me so many times, talked specifically to me so many times. Hell, she fucking bandaged me last night and I hadn't even thought to look behind those stupid glasses, I could have asked her something that would have tripped her up. So much stress would have been avoided if I had just figured out that the overly sweet and oddly unsupportive grunt was actually the girl that I was so stressed over. It was pretty damn obvious too, at least in retrospect.

The car rumbled to a stop and Moon's face spoke her mind, confused, lost. "This is it?" She asked, glancing back to Brendan and May who were piled on top of one another in the seat behind.

"Yup!" Brendan said with a grin, "Isn't it nice?"

Moon's head turned to look at the house in front of the car, still lost. "Yeah, it does. But I thought May had a hotel room?"

"I upgraded." The brown haired girl said with a giggle. "Thanks to the Hoenn champion. He should be here actually."

"Oh, that makes more sense." Moon nodded in response, her gaze resting on the steering wheel.

Brendan and May opened the door and started coaxing everyone out. Hau let out a loud obnoxious yawn that drew a soft laugh from my sister. I couldn't see them from where I sat but I could tell by the expression on Moon's face that the two were in some strange position. I wouldn’t put it past the two of them to also be piled on top of one another…

I couldn’t take my eyes off the fine, bloody line down Moon’s cheek. It seemed to glow against her olive skin, reminding me that she still wasn’t out of the woods yet. She was still in moderate danger considering what was in her system. "We should get that cut cleaned." I said at a volume only she could hear, her bright blue eyes turning to look at me. Wide and curious as always, like she was constantly absorbing every last detail about the world. "As soon as we get the chance."

She nodded as she unbuckled the seatbelt, her arms crossing and she rubbing at her bare, goosebump covered arms. "Yeah, it stings a bit now."

I stepped out of the car quick, shucking off the jacket I wore and handing it off to Moon as she got out of the car as well. She looked blankly to me, "Just until you can change into your own clothes. I won't force you to keep it for two years." I said with a smirk to her, heart skipping a few beats as her cheeks took on a slight pink shade. She pulled the jacket on and I flipped the hood over her head, laughing quietly to myself to see her drowning in the size of the clothing. "Are you still cold after all this time?" I joked.

She nodded, passing me a disappointed look. "It's like lugia shoved a piece of ice into my chest and I'll never be warm again because of it." She pantomimed the movement of shoving something into her chest as she said the words, bringing an audible laugh to my lips.

"The unconventional Aqua outfit only makes it worse, Moon." I replied as she smiled at me.

"I know!" Her arms swung out and her eyes grew wide with annoyance, "It's stupid but I didn't have any other choice. You have no idea how cold I've been!" She shouted, exasperated over the topic.

"Try wearing clothes that actually cover you're midriff before you blame a legendary for freezing you." I said with a smirk, coaxing her to follow the others who had moved ahead. It’s so wonderful to talk with you in person again, it’s been way too damn long since I’ve stood next to you.

Brendan and May were already pulling the front door open. Lillie and Hau waited patiently near the porch for us, Hau holding his hands over Lillie's head and her laughing and telling him it wasn't stopping her from getting soaked by the rain.

"I don't feel good about this sudden rain." Moon said, coming to a stop next to our friends. Her perplexed gaze traveled up to the sky to watch the rolling clouds.

"Why not?" Lillie questioned.

Moon hesitated for a moment before shrugging, "I'm sure it's not this, but that legendary that Aqua wanted to awaken causes huge storms. Just like lugia."

Gold, who was standing just inside the door, called us all in. Lillie and Hau rushed inside at the prompt, Hau shouting something along the lines of ‘that’s exciting’, then disappearing into the house. The statement brought a worried frown to Moon’s lips and I swore I heard her mutter something about ‘sitting ducks’ before stepping onto the porch. Gold snagged a hold of Moon’s arms as we were walking in, forcing her to stop in her tracks. I paused as well, hesitating just inside the foyer of the massive looking home. “I messaged Krys, she said lugia is acting up again so that's probably what this rain is." He told her.

"You got a hold of Krys?" A grin fell across her mouth. "How is she?"

Gold shrugged in response, "I haven't found out yet, but I think she's going to come out here with some other champions."

Other champions...? Moon's held tilted to the side, confused by the statement as well.

Gold released her arm and lightly pushed her the rest of the way inside, "Soon, soon." He said with a laugh. I followed after the two of them after pulling the door shut and assuring it was locked.

The interior of the house followed a very rustic, hardwood theme that resembled a loved cabin. The entranceway smelt like pine and was packed to the brim with cabin-esque decor. A grand staircase led up to a second level and two large living rooms branched off the foyer. Everything cozy, warm, and family centered. Some bits of it reminded me of Moon's mother's house and I wondered if she got the same vibe. Everyone trailed in after Brendan and May to a grandiose kitchen and dining room combination. An older man with styled silver hair and a dress suit sat at the head of a large wooden table, inviting everyone to take a seat as well. Lillie pulled me down between her and Moon before I had even noticed where everyone was seated.

"Sheesh, Lill." I complained with a grimace.

"Hush." She glared at me, Hau's muffled laughter from next to her aggravating me all the more. "You look like a rogue punk with the black eye, try to be nice." She urged.

Moon spoke up then, "It's okay, I look like an attempted murder victim." She gestured to the scratch on her cheek after tossing the oversized hood off her head.

"Someone did try to kill you." Hau said flatly.

"Multiple people, actually." I added. "And a few charizard."

She pulled a fake frown, “Thanks for reminding me." She rolled her eyes though it was obvious she was only messing around.

Hau and Lillie laughed and I placed a hand atop her head, lightly messing her hair until she grabbed my wrist and yanked my hand down. Sticking her tongue out in the process and forcing another grin to my lips. Arceus, she's just too cute.

Lillie shoved an elbow into my ribs and grabbed a handful of my shirt, yanking me down so her mouth was right by my ear. "When did you get to be so cheerful, huh?" She smirked as she let me go and I met her gaze.

I don't need to explain myself to you, of all people. Moon was sitting next to me, wrapped in my jacket, joking with me, and also not dead. The only current issue in my line of focus was the scratch on her cheek and that she'd either throw up whatever poison was in her body at some point soon, or she'd have to take another dose of that antidote she hated the taste of. Despite the dangers of Aqua, Magma, and whoever the woman that had been... I couldn't bring myself to be too worried or stressed of the bigger issues at the moment. I was distracted, too happy about seeing the deathly beautiful and adorable girl again to bother being focused on the negative. Hau did the same thing when he saw you, Lill.

I didn't have to form an answer to her question as Brendan had finally spoken up. Calling all four of us, plus Gold's attention to the man who had invited us in. A smooth, worldly grin rested on his lips as he said his proper greetings.

"Hello everyone, and hello to you specifically, Moon. It's nice to finally meet you." He said with a nod towards her.

"Hello." She said, voice dripping curiosity. "I'm sorry but, who are you?"

"No worries, I'm Steven Stone. The current Hoenn champion." He explained quickly, "I heard about all the attacks and asked these two to investigate those delinquent teams for information." He gestured to May and Brendan.

"Oh! Nice to meet you too then, Steven." Moon smiled sweetly. "I guess I can thank you for saving my life as well."

Steven chuckled at her words, "That was mostly Brendan, but I did suggest he head to Magma." His gaze swept between Hau, Lillie, and myself. "You three are her friends then?"

"Yes!" Lillie said cheerfully, putting the years of heavy-handed manners training to use as she introduced both Hau and me. "This is Hau, the grandson of an island kahuna back in Alola; this is Gladion, my brother and the current president of the Aether Foundation. I'm Lillie, no one special." She said with such a carefree and sweet smile that I doubted he'd even realized how lowly she had described herself.

"Not no one!" Moon said quickly, echoed by Hau saying something similar. "Lillie recently started on the path of a Pokémon trainer and also is helping to rehabilitate her sick mother." She continued. "Oh and also a big reason that the Alola region isn't in total ruins by now!"

"Moon." Lillie said awkwardly.

Steven let out a chiming laugh. "Don't sell yourself short, Lillie. Friends are always the best for truly describing yourself." The smile that rested across his face was one of the most genuine I'd seen in a while. "It's nice to meet all three of you, Hau, Gladion, and Lillie."

"You too!" Hau said cheerfully, "I love meeting other champions!"

Steven nodded kindly to him before pushing onto more important matters. Moon shifted in her chair, her knee bumping against me as she pulled her legs up into crisscross position on the seat. A look of discomfort sat on her face.

"Are you okay?" I whispered as Steven went on to tell everyone how exactly Aqua and Magma were planning to wreck the earth. I imagined he would end it with his plan to stop them, and what we could do to help... Things I didn’t mind hearing second handedly later on.

She nodded hesitantly in response, "I'm alright." Her hand drifting over her stomach made me doubt her words. It's the antidote... she's going to be sick soon. As horrid as puking would be for her, it would at least mean she was safe.

"Moon?" Both of us looked up to Steven at his call for her attention. "Gold told me you ran into a woman who stole the blue orb?"

"Yes, I did. She looked familiar but I don't know why..." Moon answered.

“What happened when you were looking for the Pokémon?” Brendan asked, unknowingly cutting off something Steven was about to say, though I was interested in Brendan’s words as well. It was rather obvious that something had happened that landed Moon on the wrong end of a poison blade.

“Oh, I found a grunt messing around with a sack of poke balls in one of those back storage rooms that Archie uses for spare machine parts.” Moon began, “I tried asking to see the bag, but the guy said he couldn’t give them to me for some reason… Then I tried to just take it and somehow his Pokémon must have heard me because one of the balls the guy was holding just burst open out of nowhere.” She tilted her head towards me as she spoke, referencing silvally as the Pokémon that jumped out. Good job, Silv. “Then the guy ran off and left the bag.” She laughed and glanced up to me, “Silvally is too scary for those big mean aqua grunts.” She cooed in a fake baby voice, making me laugh.

“Seriously.” Brendan said in a flat voice, “All that running around just to find out a grunt was messing with them? Dumb.”

“What about that woman?” Gold asked.

”She was outside of the storage room.” Moon said, “She had the orb in her hands and I knew something went wrong and silvally tried to attack her. She hit me before silvally could hit her and then… yeah that was about when you guys came in.”

“What about you, Brendan? You were supposed to get the orb… What happened?” Gold prodded.

The guy looked uncomfortable for a moment before saying anything. “I just messed up, basically. Alakazam put Archie to sleep with hypnosis but the minute I tried to take the orb from him he woke back up and fought me for it. The orb went rolling and that weird woman picked it up, yelling something about how stupid Archie was…?” He hesitated before moving on, “Archie was pretty embarrassed about it, I guess.”

Steven tapped a finger to his chin, humming in thought. "See I have an odd feeling that Aqua and Magma aren't behind the champion attacks."

"What really?!" Hau yelled, slamming his hands on the table. I watched as Lillie grabbed the hand closest to her and pulled it into her lap with a whispered 'hush' in his direction. A doe-eyed smile growing on the guy's face. Wow.

"Neither team claims to have sent the charizard, they both figure it was the opposing team." Steven explained, unfazed by Hau's outburst. "There is likely a third party out after the champions."

That struck my interest, "Really?"

Moon spoke up, "Gladion was researching the charizard." She passed me an encouraging grin, "You found some suspicious places here, didn't you?"

"I did, I found evidence leading back to two places here in Hoenn. I initially came here to investigate further." I said, "The first place was a hatchery where one of the charizard was born. The second was an electronics plant in Lilycove that may have manufactured the collars that were controlling the charizard."

Steven's eyebrows rose high on his head, "So we have two places to look into then! Thank you, Gladion. That really simplifies things."

I nodded, "I'm glad the research is going to use."

"There is a connection between that woman and Aqua and Magma though." Moon said.

"There is." Brendan added, "She kept saying something about underlings." Moon agreed to the statement, leaning further back in her seat as Brendan continued. "Archie acted like she was his boss. Which is strange considering Archie is the boss."

"That's why I'm thinking there's a third party behind all this, possibly using Aqua and Magma as puppets for something else entirely." Steven's words seemed to strike Moon stiff, though I admit I was a little taken aback at the idea as well. The 'flood the world' plan had been so over the top and extravagant that I would have never considered it a 'puppet plan'.

Moon had gone completely stone like, a look of fear passing over her face. A glance to Gold proved he seemed to be just as unsettled at the idea. With their lives on the line it only made sense for them to be uncomfortable. They'd had their answer to the attacks, though it spoke of their mortality, they had accepted and planned and had expectations of how things would unfold. This new idea completely skewed their thoughts. I placed a hand on Moon's knee, hoping to comfort her and break whatever thoughts were swarming through her mind. Anything to get that horrified look off her face. I swear to Arceus, I won't let anyone touch you, Moon.

"Then we have our work cut out for us." I said sternly to Steven, "We'll investigate those places I found and try to find out more about that woman that stole the orb. I imagine there will be a connection with the two."

"Absolutely." Steven curtly nodded. "Between the woman and the two teams, we'll be able to find something and hopefully put an end to all of their plans."

Steven had invited all the other champions to Hoenn and given them specific instructions on how to get to this 'safe house', as he called it. He didn't want to start looking into anything until after everyone else arrived and although I did see his point, I didn't want to wait around any longer. Magma and Aqua had been stressful enough and now this third party, another possibility of danger and death for me and all the other champions, was wearing my nerves thin. I wanted to take action, go look into the places that Gladion had talked about. Try to find the woman. Try to stop Magma and Aqua completely. Sitting around was going to drive me insane... I was excited to see Red and possibly Green and Krys again though. Plus now Hau, Lillie, and Gladion were here and there was plenty to catch up on with them from what I figured. I could maybe pass the anxiety filled waiting time by talking and spending time with everyone. I just had to keep the more stressful thoughts off my mind.... and with Gladion being the way he has been since he saw me, that could be pretty easy.

It would be easy to focus on my emotions if I chose to now. But I was still torn on whether or not it was a good time to be putting energy into something so... frivolous... when such crazy things were happening. As exciting as it was to think about relationships and love, my life was in danger. A lot of priority and focus rested in that. Not to mention the fact that I'm also a champion and almost always working on something with that.

May had pulled me away immediately after Steven dismissed us, saying she wanted to clean up the ugly cut on my face before she went insane. She apparently had a lot of experience with first aid and had actually worked at a few hospitals before going on to be a Pokémon trainer. She managed to make it look like I hadn't even been cut and I gawked at my reflection in the mirror as she finished with it.

"How did you do that?" I questioned in awe as she closed up her fancy medical supplies.

She shrugged, smiling pleasantly to me. "Lots of practice!"

"You should clean up Gladion's face then, I tried to do it back at Aqua but I guess I'm no good at it." I laughed, hoping she didn't notice the pink that had come across my cheeks as I brought him up. I could see it plain as day in the mirror...

She waved me off, "From what I can tell, you did all that can be done for his eye. I wouldn't be able to make it look any better at this point."

We went our separate ways after I thanked her, me rushing off to the pile of bags in the living room to grab my stuff and finally change into my own clothes as she looked for Brendan.

The storm outside had picked up pace drastically, the slight misting now a heavy downpour with winds that bent the tree tops towards the ground. I watched out the window for a few moments, letting my mind drift off as the rain splattered heavily against the glass pane. The chill that emitted off the window sent a shiver down my spine and I pulled the jacket Gladion had lent me tighter around my frame. Reveling in the warmth and scent it provided. Where did he run off too...?

"Moon!" Lillie's voice called, pulling my distant mind back to the present as she hugged me tightly.

"Hi!" I said, twisting to hug her back and matching her cheerful smile.

"Did I already say how happy I am to see you?" She said with a giggle, her green eyes sparkling with excitement. "Who would have thought we'd get to see each other again after you left Kanto."

"Right?" I laughed as well, "I thought I wouldn't see you for another few years."

We drifted off to the basement, each holding our own bags. Her and Hau had been down there already and claimed the bedrooms in one of the many branching hallways. I followed her into the room she had claimed as her own as we gushed over how fun those few weeks together in Kanto had been. Her light heartedness was so relieving to me. I guess they aren't mad at me for keeping them locked up.

Of course they would understand... why had I doubted them to begin with?

I dug through my bag, pulling out a pair of sweats and a t-shirt with full intention to dress as comfortable as possible. My stomach still ached and slight nausea was making it hard for me to be truly cheerful with Lillie. I was hoping a change of clothes would help me feel much better.

Each bedroom had a small connected private bathroom and I had Lillie pause in our reminiscing of our movie nights as I rushed in there to change and rinse my mouth out with water. It felt more than amazing to take off the tight, revealing Aqua outfit and switch it out for lazy clothes. Though I gagged as I rinsed the water through my mouth... is this that poison...? I should probably ask Gladion... he did say to tell him if I felt sick. I didn't want to have an actual trip to the hospital over a stupid poison laced blade...

Lillie wanted me to stay in the room with her that night and I told her maybe, admitting to not feeling well and that I may try to go to bed early if it persisted. She wasn't fazed by me turning it down at all. "I do need to talk to you though, in private."

"About what?" She'd become so serious so quickly.

She crossed her arms, resembling her brother greatly as she did, "What do you mean 'about what'? You know what about!"

I laughed as she did her signature pout at me sarcastically. "About Hau?"

She nodded and poked my arm, "And why you keep blushing whenever my brother is around." The smile that fell across her face was cunning.

My face was probably tomato red at her words and she burst out laughing as she noticed it. I covered my cheeks with my hands and stumbled out of the room while jokingly whining, "I have no idea what you're talking about!" Leave it to Lillie to catch onto every little thing. Doesn't help that I'm still in his jacket as well.

"You can't lie to me, Moon." She giggled, following after me as I headed towards the mostly empty rec room at the end of the hall. "It's so obvious."

"Is not." I complained with my own pout in her direction. I hope it's not, I don't exactly want everyone to know about it.

She clapped her hands, "It's so cute, and to think you tricked me into thinking you didn't like anyone before."

"What's going on?" I span fast, relieved to see Gold sitting in one of the couches instead of either Hau or Gladion.

"Nothing." I said, feeling my cheeks somehow grow warmer. Maybe it's better for it to not be Hau or Gladion, but I really don't want Gold to see or know about this either. For some reason I had this idea that the other champions would think less of me for being at all invested in anything to do with romantic stuff. No champion had a significant other, there just wasn't time for it. I was one of few girls to be a champion, and the youngest of all of them too. The last thing I wanted to be seen as was airheaded and flippant for being interested in a guy. Especially at a time like this.

Oh, on top of that, Gladion is the president of a huge conservation organization and doesn't even have the time to sleep normally! Why am I letting myself get wrapped up in this...?! Neither of us had the time for anything beyond just texting most of the time... and even before I had left on this trip, we'd barely talked. Nowhere near as much as we did now.

"We can talk about it more later, Moon." Lillie giggled. "I'm going to go find my brother and make him come down here."

Her laughter grew louder as I turned to her with wide eyes, a hand covering her mouth as she shook her head. Reading my mind and confirming that, no, she wouldn't tell him anything. That was basically a predetermined agreement, I imagined. I couldn't tell Hau anything and she couldn't tell Gladion anything. That seemed obvious enough.

Note: I shouldnt be updating already, buuut oh well. Hope you guys enjoy c:

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