Daily Prompts - Day 3
With all your might.
When you love someone, you're willing to go farther for them than for anyone else.
Sometimes, you are willing to go farther for the one you love than for even yourself.
To love is to put their needs before yours.
It's to look out for their well-being, to be there for them when they need you.
It's sacrificing everything to make sure they're alright. To make sure they're taken care of.
It's to do everything in your power to make them happy.
Sometimes... it means dedication. Sometimes, it means patience.
It's travelling all over the world because they need your help, your company, your wisdom.
It's looking out for their well-being but respecting their choices.
It's going places you never went to before you met them; just so you can make them happy.
It's taking on a foe you thought you'd never take on, just because they're a threat:
As a ninja, sneaking into the tower had been easy... controlling his rage and waiting for the right time to strike? that was not.
When the time does come, he leaves the shadows, illuminated by the flashes of light of the fireworks show. Roundabout, taking note of his presence, turns around.
"Pitty, you just missed the jewels."
His voice is filled with delight, and his smile's like a snake's.
Shadow-san takes a deep breath. "I did not come here for the jewels."
To love someone... is to fight...
"I am here for Carmen."
With all your might.
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@fluffbruary Day 16
“Finally!” Zack called dramatically, collapsing on Ivy, who shook him off with a disgruntled warning not to bother the driver. “That one was hard!”
Carmen spun the box containing the La Peregrina Pearl in her hand. “Mmm, not particularly. For one of the most famous jewels in the world, security was sadly lacking.”
“Only for you, Red,” laughed Player onscreen. “I’d say a hundred guards plus the no-oxygen room, not to mention the thumbprint and iris scanner would be enough for anyone else. Be careful with that,” he added. “It bid for more than 11 million dollars, you know.”
Carmen clicked her tongue. “It’s a good thing Countess Cleo will not be getting her hands on it then.”
“She would certainly love this,” Shadowsan agreed. “We must be careful for a while. The only thing the Countess treasures more than her jewels and clothes is revenge.”
“They’ll never get us, Carm’s too good,” Ivy scoffed. “Bro, if you elbow me one more time, I’m tossing you off this ship.”
“Chill, Ives,” Zack drawled. “Player, any idea what our next mission is?”
Player had his thinking face on, clearly having switched the screen to go through the hard drive. “Honestly, it’s a wait-and-see game at this point. They’ve been trying to switch up their missions and agents recently.”
“Probably because they know boss will come and get them,” Zack said. “And her suuuuper awesome crew. Hi-yah!” He did a terrible imitation of a kung fu chop. “Sensei, when will my training continue?”
“When you’ve displayed any aptitude for the martial arts,” Shadowsan retorted dryly. “In the meantime – or for the rest of your life, seeing as that seems more likely – I would suggest remaining the get-away driver.”
“The get-away sailor this time,” Ivy commented. “And it’s me, and not him! Ha.”
“Want me to make you a little paper captain’s hat sis?” Zack chuckled.
“I’ll smash it over your head, bro.”
“It might be a good thing to have a break between this and the next caper,” Carmen was telling Player as Zack and Ivy continued their argument and Shadowsan continued to bemoan all the life choices that led him to witness it, “We could have some rest. And you could pay attention in school. And do your homework. And go to sleep on time, for once.”
“You sound like my mom,” Player complained, leaning back with his hands behind his head. The tension always in his voice when he guided them on missions – responsible for his team, his family – bled out as he enjoyed a conversation with his best friend. “Besides. I have absolutely no doubt that you’ll find a way to get into trouble even without any capers. I’ll need to stay up late anyway!”
“Don’t sound so happy about that,” Carmen chided. “Seriously, Player, you need to learn to take better care of yourself. Have you eaten today?”
Player waved a plate of noodles and fork mockingly at the camera.
“Something other than that breathtakingly unhealthy stuff?”
“The unhealthy stuff’s what’s tasty, boss,” Zack chimed in. “I don’t get how you don’t like junk food.”
“I grew up on VILE Island,” Carmen replied amusedly. “Not much time for junk there unless it’s valuable or evil.”
“Coach Brunt set a very specific diet for Carmen growing up,” Shadowsan nodded. “I remember Dr. Bellum contributed – most probably why you were allowed any sweets at all.”
“Weird to think of that huge Coach being a mom,” Ivy commented.
“Carm doesn’t need any moms,” Zack snickered. “She’s got Player.”
“Player’s clearly the mom friend,” Carmen agreed.
Player made an outraged noise. “I’m the mom friend? Red, remind me who was just nagging me about bedtime and food like I’m in preschool?”
“Red, did you just get knifed? Where did she get you? Are you sitting down? Did you take the knife out? How much is it bleeding? Do you know how to clean it? You know the rate of people dying of knife wounds in Canada is 0.49 in a hundred thousand people? And you’re like that with someone who’s been trained all her life to deal with things like knife wounds,” Carmen imitated Player’s concerned fussing teasingly.
“You got stabbed!” Player cried indignantly. “That’s different!”
“You’re like that every time someone’s hurt, Player,” Ivy said. “Also, I don’t get how the stats help.”
“Yeah, what’s with that? D’you reckon knowing how many people die of that particular thing will help us recover from it?" Zack asked, puzzled.
Player flushed. Carmen knew perfectly well he ranted without thinking when he panicked, and that solid hard statistics was his favourite thing to recite. “It’s better than your typical habits, Zack,” she saved him from answering.
“Anything’s better than lil’ bro eating his feelings,” Ivy mocked.
“Ow, that hurts, Ives,” Zack said, sniffing exaggeratedly. “More than VILE’s ego after boss kicked their ass for the thousandth time, I’m sure.”
“Nothing could sting more than that,” Shadowsan smirked, for once joining in on the joking.
“Not to mention the rubbing of salt in the wound when we make the return of the goods public and donate the money to charity,” Carmen added lazily, putting her legs up on the couch, keeping an eye on the surroundings. The boat was still rather in the open, and she didn’t need Devineaux and ACME interfering with a successful caper.
“Speaking of which, we need to decide on whom you’re going to be giving the Pearl to, Red,” Player said, stretching his hands forward and typing. “On this one you’ve liberated. . . . Drumroll, please. . .” Zack and Ivy obliged. “Eight-hundred thousand euros from VILE!”
“Woohoo!” Zack and Ivy cheered, and even Shadowsan cracked a smile. Zack began beatboxing, and Ivy began to sing. “The best thief - in the world? Yeah, it’s Carmen Sandiego. Where in the world is – Carmen Sandiego? Where - will she go next – no one ever—”
“So, any ideas?” Player asked over the music and Shadowsan’s annoyed grumblings.
“Jules, obviously, for the Pearl,” Carmen said, leaning closer to the monitor in order to see her friend better. “And just pick a few non-profits from the list, Player. Though preferably an orphanage, for this loot.” Her face darkened and she turned away.
“Hey. Not your fault, Red. You can’t save everyone,” Player consoled gently, referring to the orphan who had gotten killed by VILE simply for being a bystander.
“No, but it would be nice to save someone,” she replied with unusual bitterness.
“You do. You save loads of people,” Player said insistently. “Think of how many people this money will help. Think of how many trees whose oxygen you’ve saved by making sure Tigress won’t be speaking for a week at least!”
That got a smile. “Fair enough.”
Player watched her carefully, even as he quickly arranged for the wire transfers. She seemed okay, but he’d have to keep an eye out. “I’ll book a flight to wherever Juuuules is,” Player extended the name teasingly. “You do realize you’re the only who calls her that?”
“It suits her,” Carmen said nonchalantly.
“Yeah, and you’ve got a crush,” Player said delightedly. “Black Sheep’s got a crush! Carmen’s got a crush!”
Carmen reached out and tapped the screen, mock threateningly. “Quit it, Player, or I’ll tell Zack all about your antics at the gaming tournament at age eight.”
Player mimed zipping his mouth. “Shut up. Got it.” He couldn’t resist another jab though. “You know you always drop whatever you’re doing to go see her, even on capers?”
“Are we talking about Julia Argent?” Zack said bluntly.
“And Carmen being very obviously smitten with her?” Shadowsan added. Carmen glared at him in betrayal.
“No, we’re discussing how the lot of you are interfering traitors, who are blighting my very good day,” she drawled. Her eyes caught on another boat. “And speaking of blights. . .”
Player caught on, tapping a key, eyes sharpening. “Well that’s a vile blight on the landscape.”
“It is quite a landscape isn’t it?” Shadowsan said, getting up and readying himself. “A perfect spot for taking down more agents.”
“Awesome!” Zack said, tumbling to his feet. “Time for our training to continue, Sensei!”
“Not the time, bro!”
Carmen slipped the Pearl into her pocket, zipping it tightly shut, before taking a flying leap from her boat to the other one, taking two out with a roundhouse kick.
“Grunts!” Ivy called. “Couldn’t send any of the better agents, could you? Haven’t seen the goat for a while.” She blindly swung a club and somehow managed to take one down. “Ha! There’s one!”
Shadowsan efficiently thinned the crowd. “And mine’s six.”
Carmen ducked the blow from the sword, before using a maneuver Coach Brunt had once taught her and managing to knock the owner out with it. “And there’s the last.”
Zack pouted. “I didn’t get a single one.”
“Aw, Zack,” Player said in the intercom. “Don’t worry about it. I didn’t either.”
“Hear that, Zack? You’re being compared to a kid sitting a whole continent away.” Ivy laughed under her breath, swinging an arm around her brother’s shoulder as they climbed back on their own boat.
“I believe this calls for a toast.” Shadowsan proclaimed.
“So it does,” Carmen agreed. “Player. ACME?”
“On its way,” he said in satisfaction. “Good day’s work, team.”
“I think this calls for some alcohol,” Ivy said. “Tada! This one’s supposed to be the best around here. Get the glasses, I want to taste it.”
“Cool, sis,” Zack grinned, opening the cupboard to produce the glasses. “Good thing you’re not here Player.”
Player knew he shouldn’t take the bait. He knew.
“Why?” He said anyway.
“’Cause a little guy like you couldn’t drink, and then you’d be all left out!” Zack said melodramatically. “It’d be really sad.”
“Carmen!” Player said in agitation.
Carmen laughed, watching her family bicker.
“Far from VILE Island, is it not?” Shadowsan asked quietly, sipping from his own glass.
“Quite a bit,” she agreed, taking her own glass and holding it in a toast to her best friend who was still angrily ranting at Zack. “And I couldn’t be gladder for it.”
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my heart just melts thinking about carmen seeing her kid for the first time after the birth in the hospital w fem!reader and the team gathered around them (r names their daughter yelena)
This is really cute! Sorry this took so long. I decided to do a mix of headcanons and a small scenario/mini-fic(?) type of thing that I got the idea for by this request, and I hope you don’t mind but I also more expanded it to also include before and after this! Please don’t judge if I get anything wrong, as I’m not too knowledgeable on some of this stuff. Also, this does feature some canon divergence. If this isn’t what you what, please feel free to request again!
Carmen and her S/O having a kid (Romantic, Fem Reader)
Okay, first off, before the birth of your kid, the rest of Team Red will be constantly insisting you both take some time off from the villain chasing during the pregnancy, especially when the due date gets closer.
Zack and Ivy are put in charge of helping the both of you get the baby’s room ready. Zack absolutely is getting dinosaur toys for your kid. Doesn’t matter the gender. He will wait for the day that child is old enough for toys and give them to the kid. Ivy will pretend to find this silly, but don’t be fooled, she will start painting the room dino themed if given the opportunity.
Player frequently sends the both of you reliable parenting tips or websites he finds online. He feels a bit awkward with the situation, but he’s trying his best to help and doing a pretty good job at it.
Shadowsan has already been deemed the official babysitter for when the child is born, as he’s arguably one of the most reliable of Team Red for that, though that’s not to say Zack and Ivy aren’t capable of also taking good care of a kid. As the due date gets closer, Shadowsan is… experiencing. He’s not ready to be a granddadowsan. Just give him time to process the situation, it may be a reminder of his old age, but he’ll happily welcome your bundle of joy to the world nonetheless.
When it’s time for the kid to be born, Zack is the one who drives you all, with the obvious exception of Player, to the hospital. Everyone is trying to not freak out on the way to the hospital and up until the point they can finally see the two of you and the small newborn girl.
There is no way to put this lightly. When Carmen gets to hold your kid for the first time, she genuinely starts crying out of the sheer joy and wave of emotions she’s feeling.
Yelena. That’s what you both tell the rest of your team that you decided to name her. They all were happy you both and your kid were happy and healthy, including Player, who you could get back to talking with once your other teammates were allowed to visit in the room after the birth, as they were left in charge of your ear pieces.
As time passes, things fall back into a form of normalcy. After a few months, you and Carmen are back to fighting crime, though you make sure at least one or two of the team can stay at the base or wherever you are currently staying to watch your kid, and that you yourselves are able to be there for them as often as possible. If you can help it, you avoid bringing Yelena on missions for her own safety, though there are times where too many of you need to go or it’d be too long apart that you do take her, though you all make sure she is far out of harm’s way, and she seems to often enjoy seeing the various sights and experiences!
It’s a strange way to go about living life, but no one in Team Red would trade it for the world.
(Plus an extra bit!)
One day, after a successful stopping of V.I.L.E.’s usual brand of mischief, you and Carmen come across something at the scene of the crime before you left…
You both stared down at the object in front of the both of you. It was a small box, wrapped up neatly with a little card attached. You stared at it for a moment, moving to reach towards it before Carmen stopped you. She carefully reached out to it herself and inspected it, being mindful in case it was a trap, but she lightly shook her head after doing so.
“It seems like it’s just an ordinary box, but the writing on the card gives us an idea of who this is from.” Carmen gently removed the card and handed it to you, allowing you to get a good look at it. In fancy writing was the words ‘From your old friends’ upon the card, though it didn’t seem there was anything else strange about it.
Memories bubbled to the surface of when Carmen had told you about her old life at V.I.L.E. Academy. Could these ‘old friends’ be her old classmates? You’ve obviously had quite a few run-ins with them during your time in Team Red, though those run-ins obviously contain more of fighting than having meaningful conversations with them. This however causes you to worry a bit, they obviously were not on good terms with Carmen, or anyone from Team Red for that matter, so what if this was still a trap?
Carmen seemed to pick up on your renewed unease over the card and the box, as she carefully began to open up the box to inspect what it contained once she was sure it was safe to do so.
“I’m going to check if there is a tracker in here. It could be that they want to trick us into taking this box into wherever our base is so that they can follow us.” She opened up the cardboard flaps of the box once she was finally done opening it and you both peered inside. To your shock, it wasn’t anything either of you were expecting.
Inside of the box was a bunch of toys, stuffed animals, and other various children’s items. There were coloring books and crayons neatly stacked together, and little teddy bears dressed up in outfits. You both stayed stunned as you took it all in, and Carmen slowly began to look over the contents of the box. Once again, nothing seemed awry.
“… Let’s have the others meet us over here to get another good look at all of this…” Carmen gently handled one of the bears with a soft look on her face. Even after loving her for so long, you couldn’t quite tell what that expression was on her face. Sad? Tired? Longing? … Lost? Maybe, in a strange way, some combination of all of those and more.
All you could do for Carmen in this moment was gently bring her in to hug her side. There was a silent thought, an unsaid thought, but it was a thought you both had. These were clearly gifts for Yelena, and maybe, for once, this wasn’t some trick V.I.L.E. had up there sleeve, and was merely just a gift. The question of ‘Why?’ was one that lingered the more you thought, and there’s a chance you may never know. For the moment however, you looked down at a small plush dolly you had grabbed from the box. It was simple in design, looking like a young girl in a pink-on-blue polka dot dress, and reminded you of those dolls that would be depicted as sitting at a young child’s tea party. Maybe, just maybe, for now, you could just appreciate the kind gesture of it all.
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