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Redesigned these guys once again!!! Full description under cut!!!

The TechToons are cartoony technicolor extraterrestrial robots who are built from and work as different forms of technology and electrical devices, as shown on their chests. They also have different superpowers and live in a modified island on Earth their factory crashed into with other aliens from their creator’s home planet and Earth objects mutated into living creatures by the alien ink the TechToons were made with.

Characters:

Click

Built From: Computer

Color: Teal

Gender: Male

A technician and the TechToon emperor. He is the most intelligent if not a bit lazy. Click has built half of the technology and vehicles of InkTech, and does mean well for the rest of the Toons. He can voluntarily make glitch-like light effects within his surroundings.

Medley

Built From: Music Player

Color: Purple

Gender: Female

The queen and an artist who likes all kinds of music. She’s clever and snarky, if not just a bit shy. She often spends her time drawing, painting, and sculpting many different projects admired by Toons all around. Medley also is the drummer of the punk rock/death metal/grindcore band TickToxic. She is able to change her voice and can make music play out of nowhere.

TickTock

Built From: Clock

Color: Navy Blue

Gender: Genderfluid (Any Pronouns)

The gloomy and rather cuckoo count who often sleeps during the day more than she does at night. He was built with Timepire DNA, and likes to write stories and poetry of any kind, though other times he’s rather abrasive. TickTock also is the electric guitarist and lead singer of the punk rock/death metal/grindcore band TickToxic. They can make any plants they touch wither and age, are a necromancer, and are able to turn into a full-fledged Timepire at night.

Pixel

Built From: Video Game Console

Color: Bright Green

Gender: Male

A rather bratty young toon and the Baron. He usually is okay to be with but is prone to throwing meaningless fits. Pixel also is the one to suggest rules for InkTech, but they’re often dismissed as ridiculous. Pixel also is the bassist of the punk rock/death metal/grindcore band TickToxic. He is able to imitate any video game character’s abilities and moves.

Strings

Built From: Electric Guitar

Color: Orange

Gender: Male

A songwriter jock who likes to act tough. He’s deeply into sports and metal, often rebelling, playing football or basketball, and being loud. Despite having a rebellious attitude, he and Queen Medley are in a relationship. He is able to make loud sound waves with his guitar strings.

Ring

Built From: Phone

Color: Turquoise

Gender: Female

The advisor of the royal four, she can only normally speak in beeps and rings. That being said, she’s rather helpful. Ring was also built with canine qualities, making her a ‘LycanToon’. She can communicate with others far and wide and can record and transfer others voices.

Bubble

Built From: Gumball Machine

Color: Red

Gender: Female

The cheerful and bubbly owner of a candy shop/restaurant/bakery hybrid. She is really emotional and will do anything for the others, especially her twin sister Burn. She can create gum bubbles of any size and any color and trap herself and others in the bigger ones. When Bubble gets angry, she lets Ink Serpent blood take over and becomes the ultra-violent Burst. But don’t worry, the other Toons think this is awesome, especially her sis.

Burn

Built From: Oven

Color: Pink

Gender: Female

A chef who lives with her twin sister Bubble in a candy shop/restaurant/bakery hybrid. She’s really sweet, nice, and protective, but rather brash and anger prone. She has the ability to shoot fire from the cannon that replaces her left arm and her hair can turn into fire when she’s angry enough.

SnapShot

Built From: Camera

Color: Yellow

Gender: Male

Curious and friendly explorer who wants to go everywhere. Like Flicker, he’s also a detective and is great at discovering evidence. SnapShot is also a huge fan of paleontology along with WishyWashy. He has the ability to bring something in a picture to reality and has perfect memory.

WishyWashy (New Toon!!!)

Built From: Washing machine

Color: Bright Blue

Gender: Male

As a ‘MerToon’, WishyWashy usually spends his time in the waters. He is pretty shy and timid, but also very happy-go-lucky and loves telling jokes and often gets easily distracted by other stuff. WishyWashy is also a huge fan of paleontology along with SnapShot. He can shoot water from his mouth and can create waves.

Flicker

Built From: Flashlight

Color: Silver

Gender: Female

The local detective of InkTech along with her friend SnapShot, she is very willing to look for adventure. That being said, she’s not really the brightest metaphorically. She can be able to locate missing things and make her light really bright.

Smarty

Built From: Calculator

Color: White

Gender: Male

InkTech’s local scientist. He’s often nervous and extremely stress prone (help him) and has studying random stuff in his mind 24/7. He has the ability to make geometry and math sketches in mid-air with his pen-tail.

Zap

Built From: Television Set

Color: Grey

Gender: Non Binary (It/Its/It’s Pronouns)

A mysterious Toon who rarely speaks and doesn’t do much. It is prone to devouring any amount of food around it and often creeps the others (except for Medley, TickTock, SnapShot, or Bubble) out. It can spawn at random places and manifest strange illusions.

Woosh

Built From: Desk Fan

Color: Sky Blue

Gender: Male

One of the Royal Guards of InkTech. He’s best friends with TickTock and Rip and sometimes has his head in the clouds. (sometimes literally) He can use his metallic wings to fly even out of the atmosphere and make clouds and wind out of just his wings.

Rip

Built From: Shredder

Color: Black

Gender: Male

A grumpy but otherwise friendly guy, often the only sane Toon, and another member of the royal guard. He’s best friends with TickTock and Woosh and sometimes eats paper. He can cut into anything with his claws or tail, no matter how strong.

Silk

Built From: Sewing Machine

Color: Lavender

Gender: Non Binary (They/Them/Their/They’re Pronouns)

A dressmaker who’s always willing to try new styles. Despite what one might think, they actually don’t care how they themselves or others look at all and always encourages one to be themselves. They have the ability to manifest different fabrics and clothes out of almost nothing.

Freezie

Built From: Slushie Machine

Color: Rainbow

Gender: Female

The coldest Toon, both literally and figuratively. For this icy rainbow-haired 'Toonicorn', revenge is a dish best served cold. That being said, she’s pretty sweet on the inside. She has the ability to create ice and snow from her mind.

Wisteria

Built From: Hydroponic machine

Color: Pale Green

Gender: Female

The resident botanist and gardener. This Toon is very soft spoken and caring but can also be quite clever, and very willing to protect wildlife. She can telekinetically grow any form of plant and can stretch the vines on her back as long as she needs to.

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high5nerd · 4 years

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Alone Together---Chap. Sixteen

Valentine's Day creeped up on me without any notice. I mean, it normally does and before I met Alice, it was a meaningless day that was only different for the mortal kind, not us spirits. Well, besides Cupid of course. Still, I didn't realize the purpose of it until Sadie asked me that Saturday morning if I had anything in mind for Alice.

"...What would I have in mind?" I asked, looking up at Sadie as she stood in front of the couch armrest.

She raised her brows, her mouth open in surprise. That expression sure did make her blue eyes bigger in a comical way. "You know Valentine's Day is today, right?"

"Yeah, so?" I turned back to the newspaper in my hands.

Sadie gently tugged the newspaper down from my vision, and I gave her a warning look. But her serious face outmatched mine this time. She was speechless as she crossed her arms, hell, she even tapped her foot to add seriousness to whatever the occasion was.

"Alright, clearly you're trying to act mature, so I'll play along." I shook my head as I folded up the newspaper, chuckling.

"Pitch, Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate true love! It's a day to celebrate everlasting love with the person that matters to you with flowers and chocolates and fancy dinners!" she said sternly, but soon a smile crossed her mouth at the gestures of affection she listed.

That made a heavy feeling like a rock drop into the pit of my stomach. I forgot how much this day meant to humans, and I completely forgot that Alice was one of them. It wasn't that I was forgetful, it was that I've grown so used to their presence around me I considered them like myself, never aging and unphased to the days that floated by. For so long I considered, why must Valentine's Day just be one day? If you love someone with all your heart to the point you cannot fathom the idea of them being out of your life, wouldn't every day be Valentine's Day?

Then again, once you've received chocolates and flowers every day, it'll get a little old.

"Well?" Sadie asked, a hint of desperation in her voice.

"I'm screwed," I moaned, burying my face into my hands, "I don't know what to do."

"What about flowers? Alice loves flowers. You just gotta get the right colors for the roses." Sadie suggested as she sat next to me. She looked pitying at me. I didn't quite like that. I hate it when people give me a piteous look.

I shook my head, "Too cliché. Not only that but flowers die, while love is undying. They'd just sit in a vase and do nothing afterwards."

"Chocolates, maybe?"

I made a face showing disapproval, "Not sure about that. She'd be expecting that, you know?"

"Yeah, chocolates are pretty common. So you're looking for something really special? Like, rare special?" she asked.

I slowly nodded, thinking through with what could possibly pass as a good idea. I'd give her anything she would ask for, but to be quite honest, I don't know what she wants. She's modest, and keeps her wishes to herself unless I ask her or when Sadie probes her for answers. Not only that but on Valentine's Day, you have to be inconspicuous with your gifts. There was only one wish that I knew Alice wanted, and it was something I could never, ever give her.

She wanted her parents back.

Exactly. I can't give her that. No magic, either good or wicked forms, could let her see her parents one last time. No spirit alive has that kind of power. The only thing we could do is allow her to watch her memories of her parents, but that would just make her hurt and lonely inside.

"Hey! I have an idea!" Sadie's bright voice snapped me from my melancholy state as she jumped forward to stand in front of me, eyes sparkling with excitement, "You like to dance, right?"

I blinked, unsure where this was coming from. "Well, I guess."

"And you're kind of a fancy person too, right?" Sadie asked, folding her arms in pride.

I rolled my eyes before nodding. She wasn't exactly right, but she isn't one to know the definition of sophistication or regality. Sadie was literally jumping on the balls of her feet with whatever she had in mind to help me.

"How about a dance with her?!" Sadie burst, "Cause when she was eighteen she really, really loved fairytale stuff and in June the senior prom was coming up and-!"

"Whoa, whoa, Sadie," I laughed, gently pressing my hands on her shoulders so she could calm down and stop jumping, "Slow down, alright? What are you getting at?"

"Alice…" Sadie took a breath before saying clearly, "couldn't go to prom at her high school because she couldn't afford a dress, and her date bailed on her. It was her dream and she used to dream about going back in time and just going alone."

"So...just have a dance with her, but only us?" I asked. I honestly didn't know what 'prom' was, but I assumed it was a giant dance party with the entire student body in formal wear.

"Yeah, like a date, but prom, because she missed it."

Impressive. This girl is certainly creative. I think she noticed the impressed expression I wore as I was thinking, because she grinned again and began jumping up and down, this time quicker before I could tell her to stop before she drilled a hole in the floor.

"I could do that...that would be worthwhile. With just us, soft music...under the stars…" I had to admit I was smiling at the thought.

"Hey! Loverboy!" Sadie snapped her fingers in front of my eyes, making me both stop and raise a brow at her word choice, "Come on! We have no time to lose!"

Alice was due back to the house around five thirty or six, and by then the stars would be out. Luckily for us, the weathermen predicted a warm night, around forty to fifty degrees, so it wouldn't be as cold as usual. Sadie led me to Alice's bedroom by the hand, eagerly running down the hallway to get to some location she needed to go to. I'm telling you, running in a robe isn't easy, especially when you're bending over to reach the height of a ten year old who's pulling you at lightning speed.

"Before Mommy and Daddy died, they left us savings that we got as Christmas presents. Gramma also gave us money to go into an emergency card. Since Alice had a lot of scholarships from her college, she also put money in the emergency card."

Sadie yanked open a drawer in the desk east of Alice's bed and pulled out a rectangular card with a head of an ancient Greek soldier on the front, with bold numbers imprinted into it sharply. It had a shiny look to it. I knew it wasn't currency, because I've seen what the American dollar and coin looks like, so this must be some sort of card that can be used like it, in a way.

"This is definitely an emergency." Sadie said, grinning widely.

Apparently it was a credit card, something people use to pay with if they don't have enough cash in their wallet but enough in their bank. At least that's how Sadie told me when we walked towards the center of town. I knew it had to be more complicated than that, but for now her information would have to do.

"First, we gotta buy stuff for decoration. You have anything in mind?" she asked as we perused through aisles of a massive store. I noticed Sadie's childlike behavior when she peered down the aisle of candy and toys, but also a sense of maturity in not begging to go down there and keep walking, unlike what other children do.

"...paper lanterns?" I suggested, completely unsure if where I was going was going to be completely expensive.

Wouldn't Alice get upset with our spending? I know this money was meant as a gift to splurge on but for special 'emergency' occasions like Christmas and other holidays and dire events like accidents, but something like this made me worried. I didn't want Sadie getting in trouble if Alice didn't want us spending money on something that we'd never use again.

Then again, it was in fact Valentine's Day. It was meant for Alice, too. Maybe this once this could be excusable.

We ended up leaving that store with a good amount of yellow paper lanterns that were reusable, along with pink and red rock candy for Sadie. She insisted that since it was her idea she should at least get some for being creative. Who was I to argue? Though the sound of her drilling her teeth into hard candy made me cringe. Kids these days, with their choice of unhealthy junk food. No one would catch me dead chomping away at hard candy like that.

"Now we gotta get you a suit," Sadie said, stopping in front of a store that simply said Men's Warehouse, "A really fancy one, too!" She smiled as she licked a rock candy stick before throwing it into a nearby trash barrel.

"How are we supposed to get one when they can't see-?" I started as we entered the building, but was cut off by one of the store clerks.

"Well, hello!" the man knelt down to Sadie with a broad smile, "And what brings you and your father by today?"

"Father?!" I blurted, stunned. I was shocked at the title along with the fact that this person can see me. He could be fifty or sixty years old!

Freak.

"He's actually my sister's boyfriend. He needs a suit," she leaned in and said softly, "he forgot today was Valentine's Day."

"I did not! I just-!" I started, but the man smiled and stood up.

"Well, lucky for you we still have an array of choices. Go ahead and take a look, the specials are all in the back," the man took a look at my robe and smirked back up at me, "Though uh, we don't carry cloaks and robes here. Sad to say."

Though he laughed as if it was a joke, I sarcastically laughed before he turned his back and walked back over to the register, and I cursed at him under my breath. Sadie must've heard because her eyes went wide as gumballs, but then continued leading me towards the section the man pointed to.

As we walked down towards the back of the store near the dressing rooms, I leaned down and whispered, "They put them at the back because they know people will be too lazy to go back here, and see the expensive, good ones in the front."

"You want an expensive one?"

"No."

Sadie grabbed a grey looking blazer and put it in my arms to try on, "Then let's get dawdling!"

Alice just finished the daily editor's meeting by the time her shift was about to end. Nothing really changed since the last one, promising others to still be used to the steady flow of incoming reports and such. Once Alice was inside the building, her mind was focused on her work at full blast. She wasn't exactly a workaholic, but knowing that unlike her job at the bookstore, people liked having her around and she proved worthy of the editing staff.

She had two work friends there, Emma and Thomas, who were a married couple. Most of the colleagues there were married or beginning a family, and some were even elderly with so many anniversaries behind them they had laughing wrinkles imprinted into their skin to show the happy years they've had with their loved one. It kind of made Alice feel left out. She was the only one still in the dating phase.

...Maybe a part of her was wishing she was married. She wasn't sure.

Emma knew Alice would feel left out on Valentine's Day since everyone had something planned. Being her friend, she told Thomas to wait in the car for her so she could quickly talk to her. Going up the stairs was hard for her since she was six months pregnant, but she did it in the name of exercise. Besides, and Alice knew this as well, Emma was a kick ass strong woman that would not back down from a challenge, and a flight of stairs and a bulging womb wasn't going to stop her either.

She finally made it to Alice's small office, a smile on her face. But then her smile slightly fell as she saw Alice in her office, looking so dejected.

Alice stared out the window, holding one of her desk photos in her hands gently. She looked up at Emma's knocking on the side of the door and softly smiled.

"Hi, Emma." Alice greeted as she put the picture of her parents and sister back near her computer.

"Hey. Tom and I are going out to eat for dinner, and we're inviting you to come with us. Wanna join? It'll be at that Italian restaurant that just opened up down the road." she offered, rubbing her lower back.

Alice beamed but shook her head to politely decline, "I can't. I've got a baby sister and a boyfriend that need food."

"Can the guy cook?" Emma asked, watching Alice pack up her backpack with papers and her empty lunch bag.

Alice shrugged as she stood up, her winter coat over one shoulder. "I'm not sure. I mean, I don't remember making quiche, but I found it in the fridge one day."

Emma laughed at that as she walked beside Alice towards the door to leave the building. "Oh, man! Trust me Alice, if you've happened to find quiche in your fridge that you didn't make, he can definitely cook."

"Does Tom cook?" Alice asked as they stepped out into the evening air.

Emma nodded, "Probably more than he should. He has an entire collection of recipes he still has yet to try," she grinned at Alice, "You should try his croque-monsieur, it's pretty good."

"He likes...French food?" Alice raised a brow.

Emma knew Tom was into the French language, basically learning new cultures and languages, so it didn't come as surprising when he began making foreign foods with their gourmet kitchen. Thanks to her and Alice, Tom now likes Mexican food as well, but the poor bloke still couldn't speak fluent Spanish worth his life. At least Emma can, somewhat. Teaching him came at a price. Especially when he tried commenting on how cute a dog looked in the language but actually said 'but'. That definitely drew eyes at him, and Alice was there to witness that hilarious moment.

"Yeah, he's gotten me into it since we were dating. Hell, his cooking is the reason I got married!" Emma and Alice laughed at her joke, "But a croque-monsieur is basically a fancy term for a grilled ham and cheese. Don't tell Tom, cause he'll try to explain to you why it 'isn't' and how it 'has a different technique'."

"But it doesn't?" Alice smiled as she dug around her pocket for her car keys.

"Nope." Emma giggled, sidling up to the passenger seat of Tom's dark blue Volvo, with him happily sitting in it listening to music.

Tom noticed Alice standing near her car and rolled down his window, smiling kindly, "Hey Alice! You coming?"

"She's got dinner at home, love. It's just us this time," Emma said as she sat carefully in her seat, but then smiled up at Alice, "But you'll come next time we ask you out, right?"

"Sure." Alice nodded, giving a tiny smile to show gratitude for being thought of.

As Alice drove home, her high beams on due to the darkness despite it being near dinnertime, she thought about what Emma said about her marriage, her relationship with Tom. She was so happy, glowing with life and love. Alice wanted that. But with how things were now, she knew she could never see that happen. She had other worries and concerns in her way, like making sure Sadie was properly raised since no one else could, and she had her own responsibilities that distracted her from really enjoying life, besides being around Pitch.

...What would life be like if she was married to Pitch?

Alice turned her blinker on at the stop sign and took a left, her mind both focused on the slippery road and on her thoughts. It made her both excited and nervous at the idea of being married to him. Nervous because at any second she could lose him since the bond between them is forbidden, and also nervous that since he is a king in technical terms, she'd be given more responsibilities a normal wife wouldn't have. Would she dwell in the darkness of the Earth's core like he does? Would her entire lifestyle become dark, and she'd have to sacrifice life on the surface to life in the darkness?

Worse...what if Pitch had another dominating, tyrannical streak to take over the world's belief and all the other spirits would perish? She would have to be by his side no matter what she thought of the matter.

But she knew those thoughts were irrational. She saw Pitch slowly change, and from the bottom of her heart she knew he would never force her to side with someone and be that domineering person the Guardians say he was before.

What would Pitch think of the matter of marriage? Would he agree with committing to that, despite being immortal?

Now that she thought about it, it couldn't work. Even if she did get married to him, he would outlive her. He'd still look thirty or late twenty something, while she would age onward towards her grave. That made a shiver run down her spine and her mouth pull into a frown. She knew that would both hurt her and Pitch, knowing that she would die and he would continue to live on.

Would he move on from that? After she passed on and many years later, would he fall in love with someone else yet keep her in his mind?

Alice had to put those thoughts at bay. If she were less serious about the subject, or maybe if Pitch was mortal, she'd be daydreaming about what the wedding would be like and what song she would walk down the aisle to, or what color the bridesmaid dresses would be.

Maybe black.

Alice smiled at that little joke in her head as she parked the car and shut it off. The weather was still slightly warmish, but she kept her coat on anyway. Just as she unlocked the front door and trudged into the front room, she was met with Sadie right smack dab in the center of the room, staring at her seriously.

"Sadie? Where's-" She started, but Sadie cut her off with a suspicious question.

"Do you still fit in your prom dress?" she blurted, keeping her straight face on.

Alice raised a suspicious brow, and saw her little sister fidget a bit before regaining her composure. Alice dropped her backpack on the floor near the door and hung up her coat, thinking.

"Um, I think I do? Why?"

"I need a picture of you in it for art class. We're doing this picture thing where we have something looking out of place, and I wanna get a picture of you in your prom dress out in the snow."

Alice smiled at that, and Sadie did too, but for different reasons. While Alice smiled in admiration for taking her classes seriously, Sadie grinned because she knew Alice would not decline. Of course she would help her baby sister! Alice led her to the attic and brought down the long box containing her dress, bringing it to her room.

"I'm surprised you're not waiting until Sunday like you usually do. I'm glad you're on the ball." Alice said, shedding out of her clothes and pulling on the lavender dress.

Sadie liked Alice's prom dress, too. Surprisingly, it still fit her. The dress hugged her waist but flowed outwards like the elven dresses from Lord of the Rings, touching the floor like a ghost. Tiny little crystals lined the waist and the deep v-neck, spreading into a fleur-de-lis in the middle of her stomach.

"It's a little tight, but I can manage." Alice said, looking at herself from behind in the mirror. She forgot how much the dress exposed her back.

"Put your hair down," Sadie commanded, "That ponytail looks ridiculous with the dress."

"So you're a fashionista now, huh?" Alice laughed, pulling out her white hair tie and letting her dark auburn tresses fall to her shoulders. "I'm going to need to dye my hair soon," she noticed, touching her hair gently as she peered into the mirror, "It's getting too dark again."

She turned to Sadie and and raised her hands in a form of saying ta-da! Sadie could tell she wasn't used to being in the dress, and by the crinkle in her brow it told her that she was remembering how her prom night was never meant to be. Or that she wasn't a very big dress enthusiast.

Welp! It's about to happen now!

Sadie led Alice out of her bedroom and towards the sliding glass door, quickly opening it. Alice stepped out, watching her feet as to not trip on the hem of her dress against the threshold of the door.

But then she looked up…

I stood in the middle of a homemade, polished dance floor, looking extremely handsome-as usual- in a black suit and a red tie, neatly pressed and formal. I shyly smiled at her, unsure of what to do or even what to say. The shocked face she wore clearly told me that Sadie succeeded in surprising her older sister.

Paper lanterns hung around on strings in a square formation, encircling the little dance floor. Off to the side was a table with a picnic blanket draped over it with an old CD player belting out Alice's favorite collection of soft guitar and flute songs. Beside it was a bottle of red wine and two beautiful wine glasses, glimmering from the light of the moon and the lanterns.

Alice didn't realize she was smiling broadly until her cheeks started hurting. I grinned back, my eyebrows raising in concern at seeking her cheeks shine with tears.

She lifted up the hem of her skirt a bit and ran towards me, and I laughed at seeing she still wore her red casual shoes underneath. She collided into my chest, softly crying happily into my shoulder as my arms wrapped around her securely.

"Happy Valentine's Day, my darling Alice." I whispered, kissing her neck.

"I love you. I really, really love you." Alice repeated as she pulled back, smiling up at me.

I chuckled one last time before releasing her, and bowed to her. I extended a hand as I rose back up, smiling gently, "May I have this dance?"

Alice beamed again, and her hand was soon in mine, holding on tightly. Her body fit perfectly close to mine as I held her close and guided her to the music, allowing her to rest her head on my shoulder in peace. I looked over at where the porch was, and saw Sadie smiling happily at us.

I beamed and mouthed, 'Thank you.'

Sadie nodded, her dimples showing from her genuine smile.

I didn't know that the reason she had her hands behind her back was not because of confidence of her achievement, but that they were hiding an object from our view.

A letter.

Once the kitchen clock struck ten thirty at night, Sadie crept back outside stealthily as to not wake up her sister and the Boogeyman. Everything in the backyard was cleaned up, not a single trace of the little dance party was left behind. Only wonderful memories.

The moon shone brightly on the melting snow that lay in the branches of trees and on the soft ground, glimmering with brilliant white light. Stars twinkled in the sky, and Sadie watched them before going over to the banister of the porch and placing her hand on it. She wore her favorite pair of winter pajamas, white, yellow and blue polka dots with her black socks to keep her feet warm in the chilly night. Her hair was a little mussy from rolling around restlessly in her bed.

She wasn't sure if this was a good idea, leaving a note like this out in the open. But sometimes when Sandy makes his rounds she's usually asleep unless he comes early to play with her. She had no choice but to leave it outside, since the Sandman respected people's privacy in their own homes.

What if Alice or Pitch woke up before her, went outside and opened the letter? She knew Alice's response would be calm and collected, maybe even understandable, but Pitch...well, he's unpredictable.

Was Sandy still his enemy? She wasn't sure. Pitch could be a rather confusing man, and didn't necessarily voice his opinions on people unless someone was listening and he felt like gloating. His relationship with Sandy is getting better than before when they tried killing each other, but still...you never know.

Sadie placed the folded letter written in her own handwriting on the banister before whispering a soft, 'Happy Valentine's Day' before running back inside. The last thing she wanted was to be caught outside after she was previously sent to bed by her sister. Or worse, getting caught by her newfound crush.

Dear Sandy,

Happy Valentine's Day. I don't really have a gift for you, cause I don't have money. I don't know what boys like on Valentine's Day. If I did have money I'd give you a really big blanket to cuddle in or a yellow nightcap. Something sleep related since you enjoy it so much.

I really like you, Sandy. You mean a lot to me.

Love,

Sadie Xaviers

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the-yangst-blog · 7 years

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Strobe: An Adventure Time Fanfic - 001

Chapter 1: The Grey Areas

She was never used to seeing the shade of darkness. Every morning for the past few centuries were always met with sunburst. Sunlight accentuated the sugary walls of the castle she had built many years ago. Even then at night, dark never was the way to describe the atmosphere that surrounded her castle. Her kingdom looked like the moon smiling against the blanket of space.

This day, if it looked like one, would make a certain mark in her lifetime, however. Her deep chestnut eyes glared on the cookie-like clock on the wall. 11:00 am, it read, but if the skies had a voice, it would say otherwise. The candy royalty looked out her window, and back at the clock, and to the outdoors again. She did this about twenty times before finally sighing in defeat, as if accepting the reality that the sun just wasn’t up there where it had been in the past. In place of the sun however, was a mist of grey.

Realizing that she spun her head around for too many times already, she headed towards her full-body mirror to check out her form. She wanted to stay as proper and lady-like as she could, having to present herself to her people and convey a worry-free look. She didn’t want to scare off her citizens who had tendencies to implode from immense anxiety. She combed her long and wavy hair that gave off a scent of bubblegum, like her name. Her pink and rounded face was not as disheveled as she thought it would be. She knew she had the tendency to overthink, but she just curled her worries away into a sweet smile. The royalty looked down on her lengthy gown. It was a different shade of pink so as not to make others think she was nude. The thought of it made her laugh again and played with the golden, icing-like linings of her garment.

After grooming herself, the princess now turned on one of her own inventions. She didn’t bother naming the device, but she knew that once it had booted, it would display a map resembling the land she ruled along with icons that indicated the weather over each of the smaller kingdoms. She noticed that the same cloud-shaped icon marked all the kingdoms in the Land of Ooo. This was highly unlikely to happen, she thought. As one of the greatest scientists in all of Ooo, she knew she had to do something about this.

She walked over to another one of her inventions. This one isn’t grand. It’s literally just a microphone that sent invisible signals of sound to every nook of her kingdom. She spoke with a voice as sweet as the way she was made up of.

“Citizens of the Candy Kingdom! As you may have noticed, a strange grey mist has clouded the skies. We may not see the sun today. Fear not my dear candy people! I, Princess Bubblegum, will do my best to correct this strange weather. Oh and uhm...Peppermint Butler could you please come to my room? Bring Prince Gumball with you too.”

Moments later, she heard a knock on her door. “Do come in!”, she shouted gracefully while she was looking at the results of her weather contraption. A sentient peppermint donning a deep blue tuxedo and a man who was almost the splitting image of the princess stepped together inside the room. “We’ve arrived, milady! What would you like me to do?”, Peppermint Butler asked his mistress. “Thanks for coming on such a short notice, you two. Pep, I need you to fetch the two noble knights. You, Gumball, I need to discuss something with you.”, the princess stated, now with a worried look on her face. The butler bowed to the princess and scurried away.

Prince Gumball is the princess’ cousin and science apprentice. He sports a short, fluffy, and tufted pink hair. He wore a pink regal coat with a similar color scheme as the princess’. He donned silky trousers that matched his upper garment. He spoke as gracefully as his cousin, albeit more hurriedly as if he was about to go on a rambling. “I know what you’re worried about. I was up all midnight because all of a sudden, I was craving for candy-rock-cream-dream tarts so... I made some and then I was certain that I took about hours and hours then I looked outside when I was finally done. Then I looked at the time then uhh I screamed for a minute then I made some research. Yes, research!”.

The princess, not catching most of what her cousin said, kept a palm on her face. Before he could ramble again, the princess spoke up “Gumball just please cut to the chase. Tell me what kind of vapour we have to contain this time. Do we have to start making another Vart-o-roomba and-”. Gumball curved his brows up, “Princess this isn’t just another diarrhea outbreak from the cloud kingdom!” The princess couldn’t help then but giggle at the memory of the disaster, “What is it then?”.

Gumball frowned now and so did the princess, realizing that this could be a whole lot more serious than she had imagined. “I’ve received reports in the early morning. Hunson Abadeer showed up in seemingly random kingdoms”, Gumball tried his best not to get off topic. “They said he started sucking souls again like he did a millennia ago when he didn’t have a control over the Pandemonium Crystal...but i-it’s different this time. It’s more than just playing with the souls now. He made sure to completely pulverize every kingdom and town he went through.” Gumball trailed off into a state of thinking. Similarly, Bubblegum began to think of the fate of her kingdom. She didn’t want it to end up like the others. “We have to work on something...a serum maybe? One that will keep his powers down for a while so we can talk to him. We can’t let Abadeer destroy the Land of Ooo.”

“Can’t we just punch him? Then strangle him to death?”, a chirpy but strong voice resounded through the room. “Then...then kick him to life! And then punch him again to ultra death!”, another equally cheery yet older voice accompanied the young man’s remarks.

“Sir Finn and Sir Jake are here, milady”, Peppermint Butler spoke softly and once again bowed away.

Sir Finn is a seventeen year old knight, clad in a lightweight leather armor in the shade of blue. His golden hair flowed to his shoulders and upon closer inspection, looked like he had the body of a scrawny squire, but this fooled every enemy he encountered. He was strong as the legends say, earning the title of The Noble Sky for once bringing down a storm leviathan with his bare hands. He was a human capable of displaying magnanimous strength that was not of his species.

The knight next to the young man was a magical dog, that’s how his species was described nowadays. The golden furred hound was Sir Finn’s best friend too, fitting for the age old cliche of dogs being a man’s best friend. He was half as tall as Finn, but he was about twice as old as the young boy. There wasn’t much that adorned him, except for a set of almost invisible pants spun by magic spiders. His armor, or silk trousers, defied logic somehow. It was thin and looked terribly brittle but the stories of the candy bards say it could withstand rock blasts from the mythical sand dragons. He didn’t carry any sort of weapon. That’s because he is the weapon, having the ability to shape-shift his flesh into anything he wants, provided that his form stayed the same yellow hue. Accompanying The Noble Sky, the dog was named The Noble Sun.

Princess Bubblegum giggled, “As much as I like that idea, no. We can’t really kill him. Literally, he’s deathless. Besides, Ooo needs him for being the only being powerful enough to control and guard the power of that crystal”.

“He’s mad nuts now though. It’s crazy out there!”, Finn mentioned, waving his arms up.

“Calm down you three. I know you’re all worried, but I have a plan. Gumball and I will be working on an injection gun. We’ll formulate a serum that will calm Abadeer down so we could talk to him and ask him what happened. We’ll be his doctors too and help him control the evil inside his necklace. While we’re in the lab, the two of you brave knights should follow Abadeer around and save the kingdoms he tries to destroy”.

“That’s clear and easy. We’ll do our best, Princess!”, Jake announced, nudging Finn. “ADVENTURE TIME!!!”, the two of them screamed as they waved goodbye and leaving behind the two royals.

“C’mon Gumball. It’s sleepless science time, I guess...”, Bubblegum spoke and dragged Gumball towards the laboratory.

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All new TechToon designs!!!

Full descriptions of all characters are under the cut!

Click Built From: Computer Color: Teal Gender: Male A technician and the TechToon emperor. He is the most intelligent if not a bit lazy. He can voluntarily make glitch-like light effects within his surroundings.

Medley Built From: Music Player Color: Purple Gender: Female The queen and an artist who likes all kinds of music. She’s clever and snarky, if not just a bit shy. She is able to change her voice and can make music play out of nowhere.

TickTock Built From: Clock Color: Blue Gender: Genderfluid (any pronouns) The gloomy and rather cuckoo count who often sleeps during the day more than she does at night. He often seeks affection and tries be pretty romantic at times, and likes to write stories and poetry of any kind. They can make any plants they touch wither and age and are a necromancer.

Pixel Built From: Video Game Console Color: Bright Green Gender: Male A rather bratty young toon and the Baron. He usually is okay to be with but is prone to throwing meaningless fits. He is able to imitate any video game character’s abilities and moves.

Ring Built From: Phone Color: Turquoise Gender: Female The advisor of the royal four, she can only normally speak in beeps and rings. That being said, she’s rather helpful. She can communicate with others far and wide and can record and transfer others voices.

Strings Built From: Electric Guitar Color: Orange Gender: Male A songwriter who likes to act tough. Despite having a rebellious attitude, he and Queen Medley are in a relationship. He is able to make loud sound waves with his guitar strings.

Bubble Built From: Gumball Machine Color: Red Gender: Female The cheerful and bubbly owner of a candy shop/restaurant/bakery hybrid. She is really emotional and will do anything for the others, especially her twin sister Burn. She can create gum bubbles of any size and any color and trap herself and others in the bigger ones.

Burn Built From: Oven Color: Pink Gender: Female A chef who lives with her twin sister Bubble in a candy shop/restaurant/bakery hybrid. She’s really sweet, nice, and protective, but rather brash and anger prone. She has the ability to shoot fire from the cannon that replaces her left arm and her hair can turn into fire when she’s angry enough.

Flicker Built From: Flashlight Color: Silver Gender: Female The local detective of InkTech along with her friend SnapShot, she is very willing to look for adventure. That being said, she’s not really the brightest metaphorically. She can be able to locate missing things and make her light really bright.

SnapShot Built From: Camera Color: Yellow Gender: Male Curious and friendly explorer who wants to go everywhere. Like Flicker, he’s also a detective and is great at discovering evidence. He has the ability to bring something in a picture to reality and has perfect memory.

Zap Built From: Television Set Color: Grey Gender: Non Binary A mysterious toon who rarely speaks and doesn’t do much. It is prone to devouring any amount of food around it and often creeps the others (except for Medley, TickTock, SnapShot, or Bubble) out. It can spawn at random places and manifest strange illusions.

Smarty Built From: Calculator Color: White Gender: Male InkTech’s local scientist. He’s often nervous and extremely stress prone (help him) and has studying random stuff in his mind 24/7. He has the ability to make geometry and math sketches in mid-air with his pen-tail.

Woosh Built From: Desk Fan Color:Sky Blue Gender: Male One of the Royal Guards of InkTech. He’s best friends with TickTock and Rip and sometimes has his head in the clouds. (sometimes literally) He can use his metallic wings to fly even out of the atmosphere and make clouds and wind out of just his wings.

Rip Built From: Shredder Color: Black Gender: Male A grumpy but otherwise friendly guy, often the only sane toon, and another member of the royal guard. He’s best friends with TickTock and Woosh and sometimes eats paper. He can cut into anything with his claws or tail, no matter how strong.

Silk Built From: Sewing Machine Color: Lavender Gender: Non Binary A dressmaker who’s always willing to try new styles. Despite what one might think, they actually don’t care how they themselves or others look at all and always encourages one to be themselves. They have the ability to manifest different fabrics and clothes out of almost nothing.

Freezie Built From: Slushie Machine Color: Rainbow Gender: Female The coldest toon, both literally and figuratively. That being said, she’s pretty sweet on the inside. She has the ability to create ice and snow from her mind.

Wisteria Built From: Hydroponic machine Color: Pale Green Gender: Female The resident botanist and gardener. This toon is very soft spoken and caring but can also be quite clever, and very willing to protect wildlife. She can telekinetically grow any form of plant and can stretch the vines on her back as long as she needs to.

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