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duhragonball · 2 months

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I like to think that part of the appeal of Dragon Ball is the fact these random martial artists keep on taking on world-ending threats, because they are the only ones strong enough to do it. For that reason, do you think Dragon Ball would have gotten as good as it did if none of it's villains could blow up the world?

No, I don't think that would have affected the quality of Dragon Ball.

To be sure, blowing up the whole world is a cool way to raise the stakes. It's awesome how Vegeta tried to ragequit his invasion of Earth, and Goku had to stand his ground because the entire planet would have been destroyed if he didn't try to repel that world-ending Gallick Gun. It's also awesome that Frieza tried to destroy Namek because it was easier than fighting a Super Saiyan. It's awesome that Cell had a self-destruct feature, and the only way to foil it was to take him to a different planet with a smaller population. And of course, it's awesome that Majin Buu just went ahead and destroyed the Earth, and no one could stop him, and the story just kept on going anyway. Those are all big impressive story beats, and Dragon Ball might be poorer without them.

All that said, I don't think taking them out would make the story worse. The Red Ribbon Army arc was great, and the height of their power was that they could probably conquer the Earth with the right leadership and resources. The King Piccolo stuff was great, and the most he could do was to subjugate the Earth and perhaps wipe out its population.

I think it says a lot how the Piccolo Junior arc was such a classic, and yet the stakes were basically the same as the arc before it. Piccolo is back, and if Goku can't stop him then he'll just repeat what he did before. It works. The only real difference there is that Piccolo Junior was stronger and laser focused on eliminating Goku.

Radditz threatened to kill everyone on Earth and sell the empty planet to the highest bidder, which is cool because it goes beyond even what Piccolo had planned for it, which reinforced the notion of Piccolo and Goku teaming up to stop him.

Now you could stop right there, and continue the story with that same limit on "How bad could it get?" and things still work. Frieza planned to destroy Namek after making his wish, so that no one else could use the Dragon Balls, but he needn't have bothered, since killing Guru and the other Namekians would settle that just as easily. Cell's self-destruct could have just been some sort of biological agent that would kill everyone without damaging the planet itself. Kid Buu could have just fought Goku and Vegeta on Earth, though admittedly that's a tough call. You set this guy up as a planet-destroying monster, so it strains credibility that he's stuck on Earth for two days and never goes through with it.

Still, I think there's more to the story than just blowing up planets. Look at Super Hero, where all the major players are much, much stronger than the "planet busters" of Z, and yet it never comes up. Nobody in the story wants to destroy the Earth, so the fact that they can doesn't come into play. Cell Max seems to be nearly mindless, but he also knows how to fight pretty well, so he must have some rudimentary control over his power, which keeps him from wrecking the earth every time he goes berserk. I assume his self-destruct is designed the same way. It's contained to destroy whatever killed him, but it doesn't blow up the whole world because Dr. Hedo isn't as nihilistic as his grandfather was.

"The whole world might be destroyed!" is just a tool, one of many that Akira Toriyama had in his toolbox. The fact is, once he introduced that level of power, he couldn't really raise the stakes much higher. Villains like Buu or Zamasu could destroy every planet, but it basically amounts to the same thing, so Dragon Ball has been on that same level of stakes ever since Vegeta fought Goku for the first time 35 years ago. And if the stories have been all right over those past 35 years, then there really isn't a need to raise the stakes any higher, is there?

Likewise, if he had kept that notion off the table, and the worst Vegeta could do was to render the Earth uninhabitable or something, then we'd have 35 years of that being the worst anyone could do, and I don't think it would make that much of a difference.

To come at it from a different direction, I don't think "villains who can blow up the world" is what made Dragon Ball good. It was already good well before that came into play. And if Toriyama could tell a great story without that angle, then he's no worse off with or without it.

I was thinking the other day about how irritating it gets when fans argue over whether "O.G. Dragon Ball" is better or worse than "Z". They're the same story, after all. It's like arguing over which half of a movie is better. But it struck me that this is a big part of Toriyama's legacy. Dragon Ball is such a classic that fans talk about it like he made two classics and debate which one is the best. That's pretty damn impressive.

I think it proves that there's not some single "special ingredient" that makes the story work. Way back in the beginning, it was made clear that martial artists have a duty to use their special skills to help people, and that's been the through-line of Dragon Ball. Saving the entire planet from some world-busting menace is taking that idea to the extreme, but the idea still works, even if it's just Goku helping a sea turtle get back home, or tackling the Red Ribbon base to wish Upa's dad back to life.

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z0-ne · 9 months

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Omg hi😄 Honestly there's not a lot of dragon ball x reader and I haven't watched dragon ball for a while but now I'm back for it, so I'll just request this😌😔 So i don't know if you have watched Tokyo revengers but, let's just say that the reader has Takemichi Hanagaki ablitiy so she can time leap. And so the dragon ball characters find out about that and they find out about the other future timelines and how when she changes something in the past the future can also change and so what are their thoughts on this?

Btw if you haven't watched Tokyo revengers you can just ignore this!

Or you can search it up on Google and search up the time leaping power of takemichi

[I hope you don't mind, but I made this a slight headcanon! Short reactions for multiple characters, and I'll try to include every main characte in the dragon ball z series!]

WHAT IF...: What if (reader) could time travel just like Takemichi from Tokyo revengers? Includes: Future Trunks, Goku, Vegeta, Bulma, Krillin, and Piccolo!

FUTURE TRUNKS

Trunks knew after his parents, but only because you stole his time machine to keep going back to whichever date you found necessary and got caught.

He wasn't exactly happy about it at first though.

"You STOLE my time machine!?"

"Yes- but please just lemme explain-"

"YOU STOLE MY TIME MACHINE??!"

This whole argument was actually because he mentioned another stolen time machine, and thought it was yet another cell. Without thinking, you told him that you "burrowed" It.

It did not help that the time machine was broken when you "gave it back" "For a good reason!"

You actually did do it for a good reason. Thanks to the time machine, you found a temporary loophole in your ability, and you were able to save a lot more people.

"What reason is a good reason for stealing my time machine!? I need that thing!" "Well it's not like I'm really using it for bad stuff! It's only temporary! Plus your mom is making me one and its almost done! I just need this for right now!"

"(Name). Explain."

You could understand why he was upset, so you went ahead and told him what you needed it for, and even went as far as to explain your ability to him.

"Wait-You can time travel- And you still stole my time machine!?" "Damnit Trunks did you not hear me explain why!?"

"YOU ALMOST BROKE IT!"

It took a little while to get him to calm down and actually listen to you.

BULMA

Bulma was a lot more understanding than her son and husband even if telling her was actually done on accident.

You let it slip while you were asking her about the time machine and she asked you what it was for. Then you went on a rant about how you stole her sons machine for your own powers to work.

"You can time travel?" "Yep." There was a short pause before she put on her face cover and got back to building the time machine you had asked her for when you first got here.

"Neat." You were relieved to hear that she was so calm about the whole thing, but eventually she put the blow tourch down and lifted her face cover up to look at you again.

"Wait a sec- If you can time travel, why did you need Trunks's time machine and one of your own?" "Well- actually I need them because I found a loophole in my ability. If I use this time machine, I can go back to any time and then go back twelve years in the past as long as I'm with ___"

"So ____ is that person you were with earlier? I'm guessing that makes you both pretty important, to y'know. The planet." "Yep."

Then she went back to her work pretty quickly, and kept making conversation until she found out about everything she wanted to know about your powers.

"Alright, I'll finish this soon. Did you already tell the others?" " Well I mean- I accidentally kinda told Vegeta so I'm probably gonna have to talk to him about this in full detail later, but the other fighters? I didn't really plan on it."

"Well you're gonna have to tell Trunks soon Honey. He's paranoid about letting in another cell."

VEGETA

He was actually the first to know, and had a better reaction than his son.

You ran up to him while looking for Bulma, and asked him wehre she could've been earlier so you could ask her for the time machine that you stole from future Trunks.

"Hey Vegeta! Have you seen Bulma? I need her to build me a time machine!"

You spoke as fast as you flew over there when ____ mentioned the possibility of the loophole in your time travel, and even mentioned Bulma in the process so you rushed over without much thought of a cover up. "What- The woman is probably inside. Why? So you can play time hero with the boy?"

He mocked despite hardly being able to fully process a lot of what you said because of how quickly you were speaking, but you dismissed it and instead hugged him quickly.

His face flushed red from embarassment after you let him go and he snatched away.

"Thanks, you're a saint! And no! I found a loophole in my time travel ability that I'm...not..supposed to tell you about-"

"...What-" "Bye Veggie!" You ran as fast as you could as he was standing there stuck, long enough for you to make it to Bulma's lab and shut the door behind you.

"WHAT!?"

Once you explained it to him later and he called you a nuisance, but in his defense it just meant he would have another person to carry in fights.

GOKU

This was yet another accident.

You didn't want to tell him at the moment because of what happened with vegeta, but luckily for you it's goku. He reacted a little better than vegeta did.

"So why's Trunks so mad at you?" He questioned as he followed close behind you while you were running from Trunks, who's time machine you needed to "borrow" again.

"I needed his time machine!"

"Huh? For what? I thought we only had the cell issue?"

He was understandably confused, and asked the most questions.

In the heat of the moment, considering Trunks was far behind but it wouldn't take much for him to catch up if you got distracted and slowed down, you blurted out answers instead of thinking about them. "No, something else happens later that I've gotta stop!"

"But isn't that Trunks's job?"

Once again, you were trying to keep as far away from Trunks as you possibly could so you could make it to the island in time to get away with the time machine, "Trunks can't time travel like I can!"

"You can time travel?"

"NO"

Once explained in detail, Goku understood but asked a bit more questions than you expected especially without _____. Who of course, has way more information than you do.

PICCOLO

Well of course he knew, he's the only one you would trust to keep a secret. However you didn't even tell him, _____ did!

It was a shock considering they chastised you for letting just about everyone on the team know. However its reliving that Piccolo knows, as the only one who actually took the time to sit and listen to the benefits and non-benefits of the ability.

"you and ______ Should stick close to each other, if we loose either one of you it could mean trouble" He says in his usual stern tone, and honestly you get it. It'd be troublesome to loose the only two good time travelers who can help without getting into some time trouble.

He understands you're a good fighter but you're also an asset and now a liability, so no matter how much he's in your corner you know he won't hesitate to make you stay behind if he feels its too dangerous for you to go with the rest of them.

KRILLIN

"I can time travel." You just decided it was about time to let him know. You guys were alone, and you got sick of him hinting at you and _____ dating.

"H-Huh?" He asked, his confusion clear as he blinks as if that's somehow gonna fix his hearing or maybe he'll blink the confusion out his head who knows.

"I can time travel with ______. That's why we're always together, we have to be" your tone sounds a bit neutral, and you answered him a bit too fast but you wanted to get your point across as you knelt down to lift a pile of rubble to look for a dragon ball. "We aren't dating, we can time travel we just cant without the other and a few more rules."

"S-so this whole time you guys could-"

"Time travel. yes Krillin." You answer him with a sigh as you stand up and walk over to check somewhere else to find the dragon ball, hopefully you can find it soon so you guys can head back.

"Oh man, this whole time I thought you guys were a thing! Or at least you and Trunks" He mumbles the last part.

"What?"

#x reader #dragon ball z #dbz x reader #anime #x y/n #x you #gender neutral reader

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orangepterodactyl · 8 months

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ok i know i said i'd take a break before watching dragon ball gt, but i miiiiiight've taken a quick watch of the first episode just to see what it's like, and already i have questions

how were the black star dragon balls made before the nameless namekian split? didn't he only become guardian after splitting into kami and piccolo?

what's stopping goku from using the earth's dragon balls to wish himself to be older again?

regarding the black star dragon balls, i'm fully aware about them being created as a convenient plot device to get goku into space, but the earth exploding after making a wish is kinda dumb. i'm a lil more ok with it since king kai explained that stuff about negative energy, which ties into the later shadow dragons arc, but shouldn't that also mean the negative energy should scale with the selflessness of the wish? pilaf wishing for goku to be a kid again (even if by accident) is pretty selfish to me, so i don't think a lot of negative energy would have been created

as for the balls dispersing across the universe after a wish is made, hm, yeah, given the balls' origin this is pretty silly.

if i had to reimplement the black star dragon balls, i'd have them be the namekians' very first attempt at making dragon balls, where instead of holding on to negative energy, they just disperse it all immediately before flying off across the universe, the negative energy causing namek's disastrous climate shift.

the nameless namekian's ship was meant to both ensure his survival and to fly across the galaxy and collect the dragon balls again, but it was ultimately decided they were too dangerous to use again, so after collecting them all he just locked them away. the namekians later created a second set, scaling back their power and modifying how they work, resulting in the namekian dragon balls. kami later did something similar with earth's dragon balls.

as for why kami's never mentioned the black star dragon balls, he purposefully kept them secret because he knew the z-fighters would be tempted to use them in dire situations, and he didn't want to risk a repeat of what happened to namek all those years ago. the negative energy stuff was never brought up either because, while kami and the kais knew that the earth's dragon balls absorbed negative energy, they didn't think they had a limit to how much they could absorb. they were never meant to be used so frequently, and thus they didn't think to test for this kind of thing

and for why goku would go planet hopping to find the balls, the black star dragon balls are still fully capable of absorbing negative energy, so the plan is to gather them, bring them back to earth, and use them to absorb the negative energy they generated (probably from a more selfless wish) from the earth before it corrupts the planet and blows up. the earth's dragon balls can't be used for this because a set of dragon balls can only absorb the negative energy that specific set created

#dragon ball #dragon ball gt #fanfiction?#ty for reading my db fanfiction. now if you excuse me i will go back on break and watch machikado mazoku

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dogt-eeth · 1 year

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WOY HUMAN AU!!

It's basically all the same, except the main cast is Human Adjacent (the watchdogs are Fauns, zbornaks are like centaurs) Wander and Hater are the only real humans. Hater has his evil magics, so he's only a little bit human and A Lot something else, Wander is fully human and he's the only kind in the whole Galaxy.

The main story divergence, outside of the minor changes so that the characters work w their new forms, takes place After season 3. It's also Mostly abt Commander Peepers & the Watchdogs. It's also less abt them being different shapes and more what I think a new, angsty season 3 could b abt

WOY spoilers under the cut

Dominator is Gone, for now, so there's a race with all the Galaxy's villains to fill the void left in her wake. After breaking up a few dogfights, Hater and Wander convince the other villains to team up to help clean the Galaxy instead. Hater and Wander grow closer and closer, as Hater begins to find that he actually LIKES to help people.

SO, with all the main villains mostly good, and Hater on the way to complete Good Guy Reform, we need another, NEW big bad to fill up the antagonist role.

Commander Peepers.

At first he's fine, helping them clean the Galaxy. It's a nice break from all the horror and what-not from Dominator almost destroying them all. He's content enough. It can't last forever though, and he's eager to get back into the planet conquering game, especially now that the planets are all new and uncharted! The one problem? Whenever he tells Lord Hater, Hater brushes him off. At first he assumes Hater is still tired. That's fine, Peepers tells himself.

Things begin to add up though.

Hater begins to spend less and less time on the Skullship; time he's spending hanging out with that Wandering Weirdo. Peepers pretends like he doesn't notice how Hater comes home late at night with flower crowns tucked into his pockets or the scent of campfire on his cloak, but after getting blown off repeatedly he can only hold out for so long.

Peepers blows up at Hater one night. It's a lot of pent up aggression on both sides. Hater is upset that Peepers is so un-accepting. Peepers though has been Betrayed, by his longest and best friend, his Leader, and he's Pissed. He begins to realize that it mustve been Hater who has been holding him back this whole time. That the Hater Empire- no, the Watchdog Empire- would have been able to have conquered the whole system, the whole Galaxy by now, if only Peepers let go of the one person holding him back.

He kicks Hater out of the Skullship during the fight. Hater didn't care about the Watchdogs, didn't understand them, not in the way Peepers did, and it was easy to command his army to get rid of Hater. They leave him stranded on a planet, and Peepers flies to the other side of the Galaxy, as far from Hater as possible.

For a while, probably a good few months, a year perhaps, it's Lord Peepers and the Watchdogs conquering planets upon planets. Without Hater, Peepers is competent, aggressive, and merciless. They find Westley somewhere along the way, and Peepers, furious that Westley did the same thing as Hater, locks him up in the dungeons for a while before re-employing him once they begin to get low on man-power.

Westley and Andy team up to call out to Wander for help. With Peepers in charge, and as angry as he is, life as a Watchdog is painful and exhausting. They send out signals occasionally, that can be traced to the location of the Skullship. Eventually Wander finds a phone and is able to contact Westley, and they work to cross paths.

Meanwhile, Peepers gets madder and madder. He can't get over what happened with Wander and Hater, and in his rage he grows more and more sporadic and cruel. He tears things apart and breaks things constantly in fits of rage. He's building a plan in his room, to get revenge on all who he feels wronged him.

Westley works as a spy, making Peepers "open up" by being the only one who pays attention to his mad rants and sitting with Peepers when he's tired enough to explain his plans. Westley relays all that to Sylvia, Wander, and Hater, who are doing their best to help those on conquered planets all while staying Under the Radar.

One day, though, they slip up. Wander can't resist helping someone or Hater gets into a fight with one of the Watchdogs left to keep order on the planet. Either way, Peepers begins tracking them. The typical shenanigans ensue, Wander and co sneaking onto the Skullship, bothering Peepers, running away.

It all makes Peepers Furious, though. One time he overhears Wander and the rebel Watchdogs conspiring against him, and that's the final straw for him. He pretends he doesn't know that most of the Watchdogs are planning to turn against him and continues with his invasion as usual. This time, however, he follows the Watchdogs. Typically he just drops off a few and leaves. This time, however, he's tailing them the whole time, walking easy and measured. He hasn't seen the sun in a while, and it takes a moment for him to adjust.

The rebellion is surprised, but Wander, Hater, and Sylvia stand their ground. Peepers walks up to them, and Wander steps forward, much to the chagrin of his friends. Peepers is covered in medals and hidden weapons, it's extremely dangerous to get too close. Wander waved them off though. They stand and talk, or Wander talks at Peepers, and Peepers stands still enough for Wander to let his guard down and get close.

Peepers LUNGES. He doesn't even bother to take out a hidden knife, his claws are enough. He punches Wander, pushes him into the ground. Peepers is smiling, manically, and raises his hand for the final strike- there's a crackle of energy, and Peepers flies back, away from Wander.

Hater had shot at him. Peepers coughs, reaches towards his very burnt chest. He really didn't expect that to happen, but he gathers his resolve. Peepers takes a moment to stand, lets Hater's final betrayal sink in. The crowd is hushed, watching him struggle to stand. Peepers manages, gets up, turns stiffly. He begins to walk back on shaky legs. Peepers gets a few steps, then promptly collapses.

From there, the Watchdogs take over. Westley orders them to take Peepers in, getting him immediate care. Wander and Sylvia and Hater begin living on the ship for a while, waiting for Peepers to wake up again. After he does, Hater and Peepers begin to work on fixing their relationship (very VERY slowly, Peepers is really mad for a While). Wander and Peepers talk together, too, and Wander helps him with Physical Therapy. Eventually they all make up and fix the planets Peepers conquered, but it takes a While.

That's all I got for now, and obviously less detail than usual (sleepy dead brain). There's a lot of small stuff w Watchdogs too, giving them more personality and interactions, but I don't feel like writing it all soooo

#wander over yonder #woy #twigz talkz #long post #lots of reading sorry abt that #rob cantors Im Gonna Win is the soundtrack of this au #ive got the animatic in my brain i just have to draw it out

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bleachanimefan1 · 1 year

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Dragon Ball Legend Part 19

Frieza's Terrifying Transformation,

Frieza smirked as he began to build more energy. Then everyone saw Frieza body stretch, growing a little taller. Then Frieza's armor began to crack, and it shot out everywhere almost hitting everyone. Dende yelped as a sharp piece landed near him. Vegeta gritted his teeth as he wiped off the blood from the scratch on his cheek. "Is that all? You grew two inches and got rid of your armor. You call that a transformation?"

"Oh Vegeta, it pains me to see you behaving this way. What a waste. I have favored you so much. Why couldn't you just have continued to obey me?" Frieza asked.

"Obey? I only pretended to obey you, idiot! I've been waiting patiently for any chances I get to destroy you once and for all!" Vegeta shouted at him.

"Yes. You're just like your father. A good king. You probably don't even remember him very well, do you Vegeta?" Frieza smirked.

"What are you saying?!" Vegeta demanded. Frieza chuckled.

"You remember? You were there safely tucked away on my ship while your father was making his ill-fated plans. He planned a rebellion to get you back but failed. So I killed him, along with everyone on the planet. I really wanted you to enjoy the fireworks, Vegeta. They were to die for." Frieza laughed. Vegeta snorted.

"How absurd. You were afraid of the Saiyans so you destroyed their entire race along with the whole planet and yet you left the strongest one alive. You fool! This is one mistake that you're going to pay dearly for!" Frieza twitched angrily and glared back at Vegeta.

"Why you insolent tree monkey! I've had enough of this! You're the one who's going to pay! Talk! All you are is a bunch of talk. Allow me to show you something that not even your father hasn't seen in his lifetime!" He shouted, furiously.

"What?!" Vegeta exclaimed, shocked. Then Frieza yelled as he started to build up his energy again!

"I don't believe it. Absolute madness!" Vegeta stammered.

"It was nice knowing you Krillin and Ocarin." Gohan replied.

"So long Gohan." Krillin said.

"We are not going to die here. We can't!" Ocarin shouted as she looked at Frieza gritting her teeth. How can he have so much power!? This guy is a freak! Frieza began to grow even more taller, his body getting more bulkier and his horns even longer. As he finished, Frieza looked back at everyone else. No one moved a muscle as they stared back at him at his unsettling appearance.

"Well, this is it. I hope you're not disappointed." Frieza smirked. "My, my, what's the matter with you little insects? You seemed frightened. Vegeta, your speechless." Then Frieza's tail shot out from the ground, hiding underneath it. Necke quickly moved and It was heading directly towards Dende!

"Dende, watch out!" Ocarin cried out. Dende screamed barely managing to dodge Frieza's tail in time and it crashed into the cliff's behind everyone. Frieza pulled his tail back to him.

"It retracts!" Krillin exclaimed shocked. Ocarin glared, angrily at Frieza. Her body and hair began to flicker turning blue and white before returning back to normal.

"You bastard!" She shouted. Frieza stared at her silently in shock for a moment before he smirked.

"Oh, now this is surprising. You want to go first?" He taunted at Ocarin. Ocarin growled at him but didn't move from her spot. Frieza turned to Vegeta. "By the way, Vegeta, didn't I forget to mention that while I'm in this form, my fighting power is at least over a million?" Everyone's eyes widen in shock.

"What?! No way!" Vegeta sputtered.

"O-One million?!" Gohan stammered nervously.

"Allow me to demonstrate." Frieza began to gather more energy and the wind began to pick up, spinning wildly. Before anyone could react, Frieza created a whirlwind blowing everyone off their feet. Everyone was scattered and separated from each other as they were violent tossed into the air. The wind tore the plateau apart, completely demolishing it. Ocarin saw Necke close to her struggling to fly and she quickly grabbed him. Soon, the attack stopped. Ocarin looked down at Necke in her arms.

"Are you okay?" She asked. Necke nodded.

"Yes. I'm fine." He replied. Ocarin smiled then started to look around, trying to find Krillin, Gohan and Dende or Vegeta, even though she didn't like him very much. But they needed all the help they could get at the moment.

"Krillin! Ocarin! Where are you?!" She heard Gohan cry out and saw him a few feet in the air further away from her.

"Over here, Gohan!" Ocarin called out to him. Gohan smiled before he spotted Krillin with Dende and Vegeta floating next to them. Krillin had a scratch on his head.

"Are you okay!?" Gohan asked, worried. Krillin smiled.

"I'm fine. Just a scratch. No problem." He assured Gohan and Ocarin.

"What's with the long faces?" Everyone quickly looked down at Frieza, seeing him standing on last remains of the island. He smirked maliciously looking at each one of them. "Cheer up! It's a beautiful day to die! Don't you agree, Vegeta? Now all we have to do is decide which one of you gets to die first." Ocarin, Krillin, Gohan and Vegeta braced themselves, getting ready for whatever Frieza had planned. Dende and Necke cried out as they hid their face, scared to look at Frieza.

Before anyone could react, Frieza quickly darted a fast speed heading towards his target.

"Ocarin!" Gohan screamed out to her in alarm.

Damn it! Ocarin quickly closed her eyes as Frieza darted straight towards her. She gripped Necke tightly in her arms and just before Frieza was an inch closer, Ocarin quickly vanished within thin air, along with Necke. Frieza's eyes widen in shock as he stopped dead in his tracks.

"What?!"

Ocarin appeared behind him a few distance away, teleporting next to Gohan. He let out a startled yell when she suddenly appeared beside him. Ocarin panted as she tried to catch her breath, slowly regaining back her energy, to keep herself stable in midair.

"Ocarin?" Necke asked, worried.

"I'm fine." She assured Necke. Then her eyes widened when she saw Frieza make his move again.

"KRILLIN! MOVE!" She screamed out to him. At the last second, Krillin quickly tossed Dende away from him and Frieza collided into the Z fighter, impaling Krillin on his horn. Ocarin and Gohan and Dende and Necke gasped in horror.

"Krillin, no!" Gohan cried out.

#Dragon Ball Z #Dragon Ball Z OC #Fanfiction #Read more #Gohan #namekian #Namekian saga #Dende #krillin #vegeta #frieza saga

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darthkvznblogs · 1 year

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Metroid, Alien, Predator, Halo and TMNT are canon in your fic

Dang, they are!? I didn't know! :P

Joking aside, Alien and Predator probably won't be included - I like them a lot, but their canon is messy and they might be a bit too gruesome for the Kverse. I have a good idea for them in another universe, but I doubt we'll see them here.

I was never a TMNT kid, but I like them well enough. The bigger problem for me is that it just feels more natural for them to crossover with DC instead of Marvel, so I think I'd prefer to put them in a universe like that (also New York is already kinda full of superheroes lol).

You have no idea how tempted I am to put Metroid and Halo in the Kverse, seriously. I've been asked about Halo before and it kinda seems like the consensus is that it's just not very feasible in this crossover, and to some extent I agree - the Forerunners and the Flood are just too bonkers, and it's not like I could do much with the UNSC. I do think I could get away with only using the Covenant's alien species, kinda like I've done with Mass Effect, but at that point it'd feel like it's more about filling out the galaxy than it is about including a new fandom. Regardless, if I do end up including it, it'll probably be similar to what I did with Shepard.

I think Metroid's a simpler beast - a big sticking point is the Chozo, but they could easily just be one of the galaxy's ancient civilizations that fell from grace, relegated to a fraction of their ancient power or even on the way to extinction in modern times. There's the Metroids, Parasite X, and Phazon to consider as major threats, of course, but unlike something like the Flood, they're also very localized, to the point that Samus could stop them all by blowing up a couple planets. The Federation could easily be replaced with the Nova Corps, and I wouldn't even need to change Samus or the Space Pirates at all - they'd just be a bounty hunter and a motley collection of aliens from the Terminus systems, respectively. I'll admit, my biggest hang-up here is that the Kverse could get real silly real fast if I end up including more videogame characters (especially Nintendo ones), but I also think I kinda passed that threshold a while ago xD. I dunno, I'll think about it.

#ask box #kryptonverse #i've actually never played a metroid game #but i fell in love with it when dread came out #even briefly considered replacing Shepard with Samus as the mystery third bounty hunter #interesting to imagine right?

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obnoxiousselfdiagnosedneurosis · 2 years

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Madara for the ask game

Send me a character and I'll tell you

First impression:

I first heard his name back while I was really into DBZ and powerscaling and vs battles mattered a lot more to me, and so I saw some people talk about how some guy called "Madara" from Naruto could beat Goku and win or whatever and I was like damn, Naruto characters can blow up planets now? I thought this was the ninja show?

Later on I bought UNS4 and was introduced to Madara for the first time in the game's cool opening sequence with his fight with Hashirama and my first thoughts were: "Oh okay he's really powerful and can do cool shit but the dudebros are lying to me" and "I like his voice and his manner of speech" (I was watching the dub bc I have character flaws I refuse to examine 👍🏽).

So really I just thought he was cool. Cool anime villain. Didn't think of him much beyond that.

Impression now:

Tragic mess of an old man who has all of the issues at once simultaneously and has 5 different layers of both emotional and physical walls to prevent himself from dealing with them in any manner. We would fuck because of it if he weren't lines or also gay. Love of my life and bane of my existence.

Favorite moment:

As much as I do think Madara's cool when he's going apeshit or throwing meteors on people my favourite moments with him happen to be when he's more... human. When he's not being the most powerful thing in the room just to be the most powerful thing in the room.

So my fave moments are both times where he's confessing to Hashirama his guilt about not having been able to protect his siblings, and his wondering what that would mean of his abilities as a leader. Those are his most character defining moments, imo. And also makes me think of this post:

Idea for a story:

I have a few story/oneshot ideas in my drafts for him actually. Current one taking priority is an AU I'm writing in which Madara is possessing Sasuke, Yu-Gi-Oh style, and they are both trying to deal with in the best way they can.

Otherwise I have some oneshot drafts that are just headcanons in writing: one on Izuna and Madara's relationship dynamic, one on what happened when Madara's last sibling before Izuna died, one that's a reimagining of how the susano'o works (divorcing it from the mangekyou sharingan entirely) and how he came to master it, etc.

Unpopular opinion:

I think as the war arc progressed he became more of an annoying obstacle than a genuinely good villain. His introduction lived up to the hype but as for keeping it... you can only do "this guy's the most powerful thing ever and he's unstoppable" so many times before it gets annoying.

Ofc I have my own personal interpretation that makes me enjoy his character progression in the war arc (something something turning himself into smth less and less human as he abandons and paternalizes humanity, something something becoming almost a caricature of his reputation and thus a shell of his former self) but looking at it objectively... he peaked at the susano'o unveiling and after that he just became annoying skfjskhfkshfs. I'm not even gonna mention Juubi!Madara. I try to forget he exists most of the time.

Favorite relationship:

With Hashirama, obviously, since that's the one we get to see develop meaningfully. I'd be a lot more invested in his relationship with Izuna if Izuna just had more screentime. I mean I have headcanons on what their relationship might've looked like but headcanons aren't what's actually written in the manga.

Favorite headcanon:

This isn't a Madara-specific headcanon but I've been obsessed with the Uchiha as songbirds headcanon for 2 days. It's just perfect to me. Anyways this is what I think Madara's singing voice sounds like approximately

youtube

Just probably deeper-sounding than this. But definitely powerful, and with a good growl to it.

#Anon #Ask #thank u ❤️ I love him

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raynebowrayne · 1 month

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The earth is dying.

We probably didn't do it.

We probably won't be able to stop it.

We can stop it.

But we probably won't.

Everything we associate with global climate change is due to only one thing. The hole in the ozone layer.

We discovered it in the 1970s we heard all about it in the 80s and 90s but we stopped hearing about it in the new millenia. It doesn't even get a passing mention these days.

I want you to think of a soap bubble - like the kind you blow through a wand as a kid, a really big one.

Bigger.

The size of our ozone layer.

See all those swirls of color on the surface of the giant soap bubble? See how they're constantly in motion? That's our atmosphere. Those swirls of color are winds carrying moisture and chemicals and particulates all over the globe. Storms form when two large and powerful winds that are both heavy with moisture slam into each other in the atmosphere.

We found a giant hole in the soap bubble. Imagine blowing a soap bubble on a bubble wand very carefully so it doesn't blow off. Imagine blowing it really big. Bigger. Bigger - you get the picture? Now Imagine you stop blowing. What happens? The bubble shrinks, right?

So, what I'm saying is, we're spewing atmosphere into space. We have been for a long time. Thankfully, we're creating atmosphere at a pace that almost matches the speed at which we're spewing it. Almost. But not quite.

10,000 years ago the Sahara desert was lush and green and bursting with life.

25,000 years ago the American southwest was green and lush, too - Las Vegas back then was a lot like the Amazon rainforest is now.

We have to close the hole.

But the hole is the only thing stopping us from suffocating in all the pollution we're producing.

We're venting water into space. A small amount, yes. But water isn't a renewable resource. Not at the rate we're losing it.

We need to thicken the ozone layer to keep the planet from drying up but if we do that we and a lot of other species might die from pollution... we don't know how thick the ozone layer was before the hole formed... but it had to be thicker than it is.

We can create ozone - we can close the hole.

We can end the climate crisis and stabilize both the climate and the weather(for the most part). Imagine a world with no tornados, no hurricanes, no droughts, no blizzards... it's possible.

We have to end fossil fuels as an energy source. If we don't we will literally destroy the entire eco system and kill ourselves and millions of other species. The world will recover. It'll take a few million years - but it will recover. Our species won't be here to see it. Because if we don't end fossil fuels we'll choke the surface of the planet to death on pollution. Land, water - too polluted to grow most plants or support much life in the form of a very few species from which many new species will evolve by the time the ecosystem recovers from fossil fuel damage.

We can do it. We can end fossil fuels and begin healing the ozone layer. We can do it in the next 10 years with enough money invested in it.

It'd cost a few billion dollars to get started. Maybe 50 people on the planet could afford to pay for it out of their pocket and not really miss the cost of saving us all. Don't hold your breath waiting for one to step up.

How can one rich person save the world? By replacing fossil fuels with free energy. It's not a myth. It's entirely workable.

First you need a powerful magnet. I recommend a N52 or higher neodymium magnet. Make it 2 inches thick 4 inches tall and 8 inches long. It should be magnetized so that one of the 2x4 ends is positively and the other is negatively charged.

Take a ring of pure iron that is 5 inches tall, 1 - 2" thick, and has an inside diameter of about 10 inches and coat it in gold. Inside the inner portion of the ring you're going to place blocks of copper with a wire attachments on the ends, in place of traditional coils(I'll call these "coils" from here on out but they aren't really traditional coils). There should be 8 of these coils, and they should be 4 inches tall about an inch thick and 2 inches wide... it's not a bad idea to coat them in gold for longevity... they should be positioned so that they line up perfectly with the top and bottom of the 2x4 ends of the magnet and are about 1/2" from the top and bottom of the inside of the ring. They should be attached to the ring using a method to ensure maximum conductivity.

The magnet should have slightly rounded ends so that it fits inside this ring of coils and comes within a hair's breadth of touching them. It should be attached via a brace in the center of an axel so that it can spin perfectly centered inside the coils while not quite touching them. I'll call this metal ring, coil, and magnet on an axel device the "core" from here on out.

This axel with the magnet atrached to it should be driven by a 1 or 2 Kw e-bike type brushless electric motor.

The motor should be driven by a controller box, like an e-bike controller which should be powered by a 48v or higher lifepo4 battery with at least 100 to 200 amp hours capacity and a fairly fast charging speed.

By elevating the core and using a large gear on the axel we can use a small gear on the motor to give more torque and make it easier to prevent overheating the core or the motor.

The coils should be attached to wires that connect them to a voltage regulator/transformer that can regulate the wild electricity produced by the core and transform it into a 50 or 60ghz 120 or 240v feed...whatever matches the local power feed for the region its intended to be used in.

If my calculations are correct that whole set up: the core, the motor, the battery, the transformer box( I call all of that in one device my "generator") should produce enough electricity to run at least 1 to 5 houses, depending on their size and what not, without ever having a brown out moment. If tied to the grid all excess power can be shunted down the line and used for things like traffic signals and street lights. If every house has this as it's energy source and we scale this up a bit to match the needs of any building... any car, any ship, any train, any jet even... we can end fossil fuels.

To keep the battery charged the charger should be able to charge it at its maximum safe charge speed, which will make it so the battery can keep powering the motor while it charges. Side note: program the charger to only kick on when the battery reaches 10 - 25% capacity and kicks off at 100% to extend the life of the battery.(the charger plugs right into any outlet and should be left plugged in at all times.)

So why would it take billions? To set up the manufacturing centers and start producing these on a massive scale.

Sell them for 3 - 5x overhead until the cost of setting everything up is recouped then drop it to 2x overhead, flat, and you'd be a trillionaire before you died of old age if you're under 60 now - even if you split the profits with me.

The problem is that replacing fossil fuels only solves the choking to death on pollution issue, it doesn't solve the ozone issue.

That's the expensive part.

You'd need to use this generator to power ozone generators. You'd need to build a network of steel towers across a huge swath of Antarctica, right in the center where noting lives or roams. Imagine the Eiffel Tower, but instead of that iconic rotunda thing at the top, imagine a giant steel toilet brush made of rebar. Now pack those towers together in such a way that when you add massive amounts of electricity to those rebar bristles they spark off of each other - basically creating an ocean of lightning a hundred or more feet off the ground. Of course, each tower would require its own generator or bank of generators and it/they would need to be inside a structure (built between the base feet of the tower) that's not easily damaged by cold - fireproof helps, too.

Ozone is formed by electrical discharge in air. The only way to make enough to patch up the hole in the ozone layer and rethicken the ozone layer in time to prevent catastrophe is to create this massive field of lightning generating towers.

If you want to save the world build the generators, build the towers, end fossil fuels, generate ozone.

I've worked on this problem since I was a kid - over 30 years now. I don't have the money to build my generator. I have no choice but to give it away like this because I'll never have the money to build it. But we need it.

Our planet IS dying. We didn't cause it, I don't think, but we can fix it.

My generator, one rich person, and a whole lot of steel can save the planet.

If you've got the money, build it.

Save us.

Get even filthy-rich-er.

I'll answer any questions you have about any part of the device, just message me.

I'm giving up my life's work and every dream I ever had, right here and right now, in this post - in hopes that somehow, someday, someone will build the generator and the lightning field and save the world.

#free energy #electricity #save the world #end fossil fuels #rich people #elon musk #bill gates #engineering #save us

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the-firebird69 · 1 month

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Coming up kind of soon that stuff is not going to be possible and June 4th might be a little late

Thor Freya

The whole planet might blow up no the Moon but it might be absorbed and of course you'll be running the wrong way

Olympus

I didn't really know that but I've been laughing at you anyways Trump because a lot of people want to try that and they'll kill you and you're killing them and they kill you back and soon to be dust because nobody wants that s*** and when it's out there like it's going to be in moments your people are going to be gone

Zeus

We do understand you have a big mouth and you're probably tell people and we really need you to cuz your people are heinous they're trying to destroy the Earth from here all the time and we need to get rid of you and the empire was threatening it so they lost their toys

Hera soon they're going to lose the rest of them and they didn't do the major work necessary to keep detonations from occurring as you can imagine

So I have the main player here

Trump

You don't really what you have is a death sentence on you and really they're gaining power and you lost your power and you can't even tell you're so stupid. You encourage them you encourage my race they were forced to do it and you're in a blame and we need to shut you up and shut you down and you're such a w**** it's not even funny and you're stupid as hell your plan is not going to go forwards

That's the end of the line for you is Titan

Mac Daddy

You and yours have no right to make those decisions and his don't and he doesn't

Trump

We don't have to make those decisions stupid you're making them for us to get rid of yourself you're going to go up there and you're going to die and we don't have to do it it's already going to happen and we know about it and we don't have to sit down and judge you so you can try and weasel out of it I do want you dead and so does Mac but that's besides the fact that Tommy f is going to finish you off and you'll be gone because of that grudge match that you started on purpose to get ships and you haven't gotten one stone ship not one you're a pitiful loser I say again you are a massive loser and a p**** for picking on me thinking you get stuff when you don't you made it absolutely necessary for me and people and people are not doing that other than your clan and you and people you encourage it's amazing I could easily stop you from going to Titan without trying but right now homo it makes more sense and it's more effective to have the other homo hit you the homo and really she puts his dick through your head before this happens he f**** your head and I believe he ejaculates into your cranial cavity into your gray matter his little sperm start eating your brain. It's a little lesson okay you don't treat people like me like you are you will end up dead. So yeah we should judge you and we should tell people to stop your people and we have every right and anything that is living on this planet has a right to kill you and or your people because you want to do it to them and you announced it so yeah by natural law everyone has a right by the laws the government the United States of America and the world people have a right to stop you from killing them and because of the nature and severity of the crime they have a right to shoot you dead on sight every right that you can imagine is in their possession because of you and your confession and it let everybody to meetings of your people they know who got the messages and it's most of them and those people have a right to die

Zues Hera

I didn't say it like that and he says so what I don't go buy what you say and I don't follow your arguments I say what I'm saying and what I want to say and get out but you did afford that to come out and you made it come out and God bless you for being so f****** dumb.... I do get this that's a dumb thing to do what I'm doing and I keep doing it he doesn't care 2 months I'll be gone or a month whatever it is I should keep track of it he says because that's the day of my death he says so last day that I'll be alive at all and I'm going to be on display in westborough Massachusetts for people to see and to find the plan that I hatched and to kill off any other dumb a****** doing it. I am following that and looking for the max too we'll try and remove the skeletons and other documents that are there. So we're aware of this instance happening and we know you are and I say ridiculous flipping things but still we're trying to do that and people have the right to kill us is true it causes things to happen and he says not really at this time we're too small and I keep pushing it and the robot computers are not doing well so I'm starting to see something else everybody wants to fight with me so not really he says you start fights because you're an imbecile and very annoying, and he said that and it's true but I know is I'm fighting for my corner of the universe it says no people figured out where you're fighting for you're not threatening for stuff and you want to hit and all this stuff and they're going after you they have a right to kill you and you don't have a right to hassle me and harass me like you are now you have a right to die.. and it says that I get angry but who cares he says I'm supposed to and he filled me up full of hatred and he says who cares I needed to light someone up to get my army going and it worked and I used you cuz you're a stupid f***. And his arm is huge and I don't know that his army is huge and I don't know that and I went through the whole thing and I can't figure it out and people are going to blame me for something that may not have happened and he says ignorance is bliss and both sides can be ignorant and in this case my people just blame people for doing stuff that they that is popular belief true or not any ads thank you very much for helping to cover me up again so now if you and me and he says so what you're supposed to be you're going to get hit people hit fuming loser end of Earth people and he says that and it's true so I finished my day knowing I'll probably die like a kamikaze

Trump

Perfect we have the confession on tape

Mac Daddy

We're sending it out with the orders to eliminate your people Trump last night they went out there and died now I'm more going to die

Ben Arnold

Olympus print would you

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knowlessman · 1 year

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bnha s3e4-7

(watching OP) wonder when Top-Hat Rorschach shows up, what their deal is

'XD "oh, what's this, five people from Class A have to do the remedial homework when only one person from Class B does" says the person from Class B who has to do the remedial homework -- Ditto, I swear you had an actual personality back in the horse race -- "I'd like to know what his mental state is" pretty sure you're looking at it Mina

EMERGENCY MEETING -- I forget whether Mandalay's the pervert. If she isn't, her new nickname is Emergency Meeting. Yes I know Among Us was last relevant like ten months ago or something, shut up

dangit, Dancing Boy spawncamped Hat-n'-Clogs

oh, it's Bakuswole from the OP -- ("that's the guy who killed my parents") damn, show, not enough trauma going around already?

probably every time the show zooms in on Deku's knuckles from now on I'm gonna be thinking, "so when is that new gauntlet from Melissa gonna come in? did it get lost in the mail?"

(some dude, the Cenobite I think, found a hand) uhhhhh

hehehe Greninja sure does look like a guy combat flirting would work on, with that getup and that dumbass weapon -- wait no Froppy is Greninja, I forgot

(bakuswole asking about bakugeta) …huh. family resemblance then, possibly

(kota used Splash!) kota you dumbass -- huh. surprise title drop -- also tho. baka no hero ("idiot's hero"), you mean; you were sposed to run 'XD (p sure I have that right, p sure that's how possessives work?)

still can't get over how handface, like, doesn't have a damn costume and slendervoid is just so fucking fancy -- "I was thinking of it as an rpg when I should have been thinking of it as a tactics game" idk did you find the neoseeker guide, did you buy the right gameshark, did you try putting the cartridge in crooked you old fart -- this guy is like a televangelist among villains and for some reason he thinks in outdated video game terms. his boss even knows not to trust him with mooks now, he had to get these randos off craigslist himself (or did Slendy do it for him, I forget) and half of them are just gonna try to kill him when they realize he hates Stain. guy's a fucking loser. -- (handface holding up a picture of bakugo lecter) "in a society bound by rules, we're not the only ones being oppressed" …I'm not sure there's even been a single allegation so far of heroes abusing power or generally doing RL-cop shit (although I might've either missed it, forgotten it, or lost it in the translation). There's Endeavor's… whole deal, but do the villains in this (other than Dabi I guess) have anything behind their walls of monologue other than "society doesn't let us do murders whenever we want and that's bad"?

(eraser v dabi) this is some hard naruto shit here. dang, and he knows mud clone jutsu? how many quirks does dancing boy have? -- oh mud clone jutsu is deadpool's quirk then. : | why is deadpool here

"you're not a real hero!" maybe get a real weapon before throwing stones

"everyone! free to engage!" inb4 bakugo blows up the planet -- …("kacchan is the target") as I said, inb4 bakugo blows up the planet

dayum. tokoyami… everything's kicking off

"I'll save both of them" deku with the Bat-plan. smart guy -- "surrender yourself to dark shadow" deku you say the damnedest things to the damnedest people

lol @ bakugo's saitama face here

-- "our mission is to escort bakugo there" vegeta-chan's gonna haaate this ♪ -- "with this team, we could even take on All Might!" ah yes, the rare Good Team Comp

oh, knife girl -- sakura getting to do things!

"you're protecting bakugo? then where is he?" I thought bakugo was walking in the middle -- "bakugo doesn't belong to anyone" says the guy carrying him in a marble. …implicitly carrying him in a marble -- …oh. he got tokoyami too. dang

who is this guy todoroki's carrying, anyway? he gonna wake up at some point?

didn't take where rorschach was running to into account, didja, geniuses

"don't come after me, deku" goddammit sasuke

"fifteen students were in serious condition from the villains' attacks" camera pans over one girl on a stretcher whose t-shirt literally says "dead" wtf -- squints wait that's jiro, okay she should be fine then she just has really weird fashion sense

whenever deku's hanging out somewhere (in the hospital in this case) and you see the door open, the first faces you see are Worst Character and Worst-Character-in-Training. oh they let the whole class in this time, okay then -- pfft. kaminari's even wearing a t-shirt with an omega on it cuz that's the tier he's aiming for

tokoyami: "I'm sorry I caused you trouble" birdman, your classmates used you for your quirk (not for no reason but still), stop apologizing for having it

"all might saves everyone he can reach, I could have reached him" not with both of your broken arms trailing behind you

yaoyorozu is still the most competent character in the entire show by a handy margin. hell, she has to know how that fucking tracker works in order to even make it

we already knew captain america civil war was a bad movie but god damn, the conflict here and the sheer… actual writing behind it -- did civil war even have a plot besides "tony stark can't forgive a guy who was being mind-controlled"? I do not remember. I think in the comics it was a whole thing about whether supers should be registered and tracked and stuff?

…can't decide whether to stop for the night : | eh, we're between arcs so this's probably a good spot.

#knowless watches bnha

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buttterknifeee · 2 years

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Family Visit- Teen Titans x Aquagirl! Reader

Masterlist

Request: May I request a noncanonical episode where the titans meet Aquagirl's family?

Summary: You can't escape your strained relationship with your parents even through fanfic sorry

Word Count: 2274

A/N: first non-canon fic I've gotten! There's still more so I'll try to get those out b4 getting to episode inserts :)) Hope you like!

It was an average day as a Teen Titan for you. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and members of the HIVE decided to rob a bank at 7 in the morning.

You yawned, dodging a blast of energy from Jinx, ducking as Gizmo tried to mow you over mid-air; nothing new. That was until you heard a beep from your T-communicator.

Huh. That's weird. All of my teammates are here; who could this be from? You stop mid-fight and pull out the communicator.

"Hello?"

"Y/n!" You hear a voice on the communicator. It was your dad.

"OH hi dad!" You say, putting your hand on your hip.

"How's Jump City? Are you doing well in school?" He asks. You wince, remembering the fact that you hadn't told anyone in your hometown that you were Aquagirl, including your parents.

"Uhhhh yeah! Things are going great!" You say, barely dodging Mammoth trying to barrel into you. Beast Boy turns into a lion and jumps onto him, so you go back to your call.

"What's going on over there?" Your dad asks. "I'm hearing a lot of noise on your side. Are you in a fight?"

"NO! Um, no I'm not." You stumble, sweat dripping down your face. "You know how school is! Always busy, people talking, and my service is bad here so that's probably why too!"

"Well, your mom is home today, so I think you should come down and visit!" You dad says.

"Today? I ,uh, have plans with my friends." You protest, looking over to your teammates, who are still fighting the HIVE.

"Bring your friends too then! Or I'll come up and visit you!" He says. You freeze, thinking about the giant T-shaped tower you live in.

"NO! I mean- I think I can come down today actually. I'll see you soon!" You say, flustered. You hear a click of the phone hanging up and you hang your head.

"Aquagirl, to your left!" You hear a Cyborg yell. You swiftly punch towards your left, hitting Jinx square in the nose. The rest of the HIVE members laid defeated on the ground. You look at your teammates, who were waiting for you to explain the phone call.

"It's gonna be a long day."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T TELL YOUR FAMILY ABOUT YOUR JOB??" Beast Boy yells. You were back at the tower, and you sat all your teammates down for a talk.

"How was I supposed to tell them?? 'Hey mom and dad I woke up with magical powers and now I'm a superhero with five other people you don't know and oh yeah! I live in a GIANT T-SHAPED TOWER.'" You argue, steam blowing from your ears.

"So how're we gonna visit them?" Cyborg asks.

"We just won't mention it!" You decide, hands on your hips.

“Yeah, easy, it's not like half of us aren’t fully human.” Raven remarks.

"So you will choose to be ingenuine?" Starfire asks. "On my planet that is looked down upon."

"On every planet that's looked down upon." Robin says, concerned. "Aquagirl, are you sure you don't wanna tell them? You can't hide who you are forever."

"You're one to talk, Mr. Mask-and-secret-identity-guy." You blurt, before sighing. "Listen guys, it's just for today. I'll figure it out later, ok?"

They all reluctantly nod and you smile.

"Ok, let's get you set up with disguises."

You scan the line of Titans, all dressed in casual wear. You yourself were wearing an outfit similar to a school uniform. You wore a collared shirt, a black pleated skirt, and white socks with black shoes. To you it screamed, hey mom and dad look how good of a student I am and definitely not a crime fighter!!!

"I think you guys look completely normal," You said, satisfied.

"Uh huh. Like this is totally normal." Beast Boy whined, wearing a pair of headphones to disguise his pointy ears.

"Yeah, and if anyone asks, you got into the green food dye." Robin jokes, a dark pair of sunglasses hiding his eyes.

"How will I be able to explain my non-earthly toned skin?" Starfire asks, sporting a bright pink dress.

"We'll just say that you tan a lot! And that Raven doesn't tan enough." You say. The pale girl just stares indifferent. You didn't have any clothing that fit Ravens style, so you settled on a Hello Kitty t-shirt over her black leotard.

"Aquagirl," Cyborg calls your attention. "You know I never wanted to wear this again." He points to his sweatshirt, the hood hiding his robotic eye. It’s what he wore when you first met him, back when he was ashamed to say that he was made out of metal.

"I know I just- I don't want them to find out just yet." You stutter. "They'd freak if they found out what I was doing."

"You're not them, A.G. You're special; they deserve to know that. " He said calmly. You looked at him.

"I know I-I just need this one day. I promise." You plead. He looked at you reluctantly then nodded. You smiled weakly.

"Ok team- Let's get this show on the road!"

You got to your house a few hours later. It's not like you actually traveled; you told your dad that you would get there at around noon by train, then had Raven teleport you guys there when the time came. You stood outside of the house; it looked the same, almost like you never left.

You breathed, adjusted your skirt, then knocked on the door. It opened almost immediately, revealing your dad. He looked the same, maybe slightly more wrinkly than the last time you saw him, and maybe you got taller from when you first joined the Titans.

"Y/N!" Your dad exclaims, pulling you into a hug in front of your friends. You stiffly hug back, aware of your friends being right next to you.

"Hi dad, where's mom?" You ask, breaking the hug.

"She's inside. Who's your friends?" He asks.

"This is uhhhhh…" You just realized that you never figured out fake names for your friends.

"Rob… Stacy… Rachel…uh…Ben…and… Vic!" You say, trying to hide the fact that sweat was visibly rolling down your face.

"Ok.. it's nice to meet you all." Your dad said, eyebrow raised. "Please, come inside."

You motioned for the other Titans to enter your house. Your house was right near the beach, so it had lots of windows and simple furniture, though the biggest shock to you was how clean it was.

Now that I think of it, the Titans are the first people in years to visit; I never even had my other friends come over, you realize, making your way over to the dining room table. Suddenly you hear a voice.

"Y/n?" Your turn to see your mom, coming out of her room.

"Hi mom," You go up to hug her before sitting back down, and she decides to sit next to you. You look at the other Titans from across the table as your mom begins to talk.

“So, who are all your friends?” She asked. Your dad interjects.

“She already told me hon. That's Ron, Tracy, Raquelle, Beck, and Vin.” You winced as he further butchered their names.

“So, how did you all meet?” your mother asked.

“We met.. At school obviously.” you say.

“Oh, yes! I was confused as to where my classes were located, and they assisted me.” Starfire adds. That fact was somewhat true, minus the school setting.

“She’s a foreign exchange student,” you nod, hoping that that explained her odd vernacular.

“I see. And you’re all roommates with one another?” she asks.

“Yes,” Robin says. “We share a dorm, but we all get our own rooms.”

“And what sort of electives do the rest of you take?” your mom continued to drill them.

“Computer science.”

“Astrology.”

“Literature.”

“Martial Arts.”

“Uh, lunch is an elective, right?”

“He’s in ceramics.” you say.

“And school is going well for you?”

“Of course! You know me; straight A’s as always.” you lie through your teeth.

“Not surprised. I heard Jump City’s pretty dangerous, there’s tons of villains there.” your mom changes the subject. “Do they even have superheroes there?” The room felt tenser than ever.

“Uh, yeah there are actually.” you say. “I heard they’re a bunch of teens too.”

“Oh yeah, leave protecting the city to a bunch of kids.” your mom complains. “No wonder I haven’t heard of them.”

“I'm sure they’re doing their best.” Cyborg says flatly, glaring at your mom. You look frantically at Cyborg, telling him to cut it out.

“So uh, aren’t you wondering what it’s like for us to live together?” you say to try to break the tension. “‘Cause it's pretty nice.”

“Of course. Has y/n been a satisfactory roommate?”

"Oh yeah, she's great," Beast Boy leans back on his chair, chowing down on food from your refrigerator. "Never had a better team- I mean roommate."

"I see," she says. "Why don't you all go hang out outside while I talk to y/n alone?"

They all stare at you and you stare back, your way of telling them, just go. I'll be fine.

They all reluctantly leave, leaving you with your parents. Immediately she starts criticizing them.

"Have you seen how tanned the tall girl is? Honey, tell her how tan the tall girl is." Your mom says. Your dad silently nods.

"And all those boys; terrible manners. Eating our food, talking back like that, and wearing sunglasses inside!"she scoffs. You hang your head.

"I don't see why you can't move back y/n. I don't think these people are good for you."

"Why do you care so much? You don't even know them!" You argue.

"I want to see you succeed. You're already doing so well in school." She defends.

"I can't do this. " You push out your chair. "I'm going outside to be with my friends."

You walk out the door and head to your friends, who were waiting for you patiently.

"What happened?" Robin asked, as you rejoined them.

"Well," You smile sadly. "Turns out they don't approve of you guys even when you're not superheroes. They think that I need to be surrounded by the perfect people to be perfect."

"Well, you're already perfect to us," Cyborg reassures, putting a hand on your shoulder. "If they can't accept that, they don't deserve you."

"Thanks Cyborg." You smile. "I think we should go home now."

"Hold it right there, pit-sniffers!" You hear a voice yell. It was Gizmo, back with the HIVE, more angrier than ever.

"Gizmo," Robin snarls. "How did you find us?"

"You didn't think we'd find out why you ditched us? We're not stupid, unlike you guys." Jinx laughed.

"Well if it's a fight you want," Cyborg said, removing his clothes to reveal his robot exterior. "It's a fight you're gonna get!"

The other Titans removed their clothes to reveal their costumes and charged into battle. You were about to do the same when an arm yanked you back. It was your parents.

"Y/N! Stay back!" Your mom yelled.

"No!" You yelled back, pulling your arm away.

"BUT-" she stopped as she noticed your friends, almost in uniform fighting. “What the-”

"Mom, you know how you said that there's a lot of villains in Jump City? The reason why they're stopped is because of my friends! My team! ME!" You yell, pointing to your team. Your parents stared at you in shock.

"What??? But how???"

"I got powers the day I left and I've been fighting crime ever since! I've been defeating bad guys! I've been missing school! And I'm sorry that I lied but that's who I am now!" Tears began to form in your eyes.

"Go," your dad says, putting a hand on your shoulder. You smile and run into the fight, your parents watching in awe. You rip off your shirt to reveal your uniform underneath.

"Titans! Fall back!" You yell. You stand in front of your opponents, excited to take you on. But what they failed to realize was that they were on the beach.

Your eyes glow blue as you raise your hands. Tendrils of water spike out from the ocean and into your command. You aim at Gizmo, the water seeping into his gear and causing it to go haywire. You blast one at Jinx, causing her to go crashing into the ground. You allowed one to seep into the ground, the sand pulling away at Mammoths feet, trapping him in a giant pit.

Faster than you can say "Wait, Slade's first name is SLADE???" You had defeated the HIVE. The team cheered and ran over to you. You laughed, hugging them. You saw your parents come over and immediately tensed up.

"Just breathe." You heard Cyborg whisper.

"Mom, Dad, these are my friends. Cyborg, Robin, Beast Boy, Raven, and Starfire. And I'm Aquagirl."

"Thank you for protecting us." Your mom said calmly. "Y/N- or Aquagirl I should say, I see now that your friends have helped you grow. I am proud of you."

You hugged your parents and sniffled.

"I'll make sure to visit more often." you promise, then turn to your friends.

"So, is it time to go home?" Raven asked.

"Well, we could go home…" Cyborg starts.

"Or we could grab some pizza!!!" Beast Boy exclaims.

"I know a place nearby." You mentioned.

"Sounds like a plan." Robin smiles.

"Let us go and celebrate, friends!" Starfire cheers.

You smile. Everyday you’re more thankful that you found the Titans as your friends.

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grey-the-goose-art · 3 years

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I never posted this doodle cos I didn't really like how it turned out but with all of these #lukanette feels flying around I thought "why not??"

This is from an au idea I had ages ago. I haven't done anything with it but here are the notes I had saved on my phone:

AU where Luka got the ladybug miraculous (he already has the pierced ears) and Marinette got the black cat miraculous. (Then later Adrien gets the turtle miraculous cos hes all about protecting his gal. )

In this au Luka returned home sooner from his study abroad. He was running late to school when he saw Fu fall and helped him get up. Adrien didnt make it far enough out of the mansion before being caught, so he never had the chance to run into him. Fu slipped Luka the miraculous and its later at home that Luka discovers the ladybug earrings and Tikki. Tikki and Luka get along really well and Luka is fairly mature for his age. The biggest problem they face in their relationship is that Luka and his family can't bake for beans. Once Luka learns what Tikki eats he panics a bit. He asks Juleka for help and she points him towards Marinettes family's bakery. It's practically love at first sight for both Luka and Tikki. Tikki adores Marinette right away and can't help but feel that Fu made a mistake when handing out the Miraculous. Luka and Tikki become regular customers and come by the bakery at least once a day. Luka is always hinting to Juleka that her friends (especially Marinette) should come hang out at their boat more often. Luka becomes Scarlet Beatle (he thinks the spelling is a nice nod towards his musical roots but really hes the only one who spells it that way)

Marinettes origin story is pretty similar to canon except now she has a sassy cat to boost her confidence and teach her to stand up for her convictions and screw the consequences. This is both a good and bad thing as Marinette now tends to get into more complicated and slightly ridiculous situations. Marinette still considers giving away the miraculous but Plagg tells her off and asks her whether or not she can really just sit by as everything around her is destroyed by hawkmoth. Marinette uses her destructive powers well but is much better at the planning and using the lucky charms than Scarlet Beatle. This drives Tikki a bit insane, Tikki loves Luka but shes super jealous that Plagg got Marinette.

Adrien is allowed to go to school after his almost escape and the gum incident still happens. Adrien feels awful and tries to apologize but Marinette has trouble believing him. After Adrien and Nino become friends, Adrien confides in him a bit about his current situation and how the gum incident really went down. Plagg happened to have been snooping in Adriens bag at the time and overheard. Plagg feels for the kid and non chalantly tells Marinette what's up. Marinette apologizes to Adrien and they become awkward almost friends. Adrien is constantly trying to prove himself and Marinette feels bad that she blew things out of proportion and tends to screw up around him.

This all changes when Marinette saves some of her classmates as Félin Noir. Before Marinette could escape to transform, alot of the students were cornered. Adrien jumped in to protect them and give them time to escape and ended up falling victim to the akuma. After the day was saved the classmates swarmed Scarlet Beatle to thank him and Adrien stayed off to the side looking glum. Félin came up and asked him what was wrong and Adrien said that he was basically useless and he couldnt even protect his friends. Félin gives him a peptalk and calls him a hero. She then runs off to detransform. Cue Adrien falling head over heels for the heroine. (He probably would have had a crush on Marinette had he not been convinced she hated him. At this point hes working so hard to be friends with her that the thought of having a romance with her hasn't crossed his mind.) Marinette detransforms in an alley and her and Plagg both agree that Adrien is a really good guy. Plagg then ruins the moment by suggesting that Marinette steal his phone. Marinette wants to get closer to Adrien but still has trouble talking to him in her civilian form. When shes out as Félin though Marinette doesnt have as much trouble talking to him and after saving him a couple times and having him protect her a time or two creates a pretty good relationship with him. She calls him kitten and they joke and pun back and forth. Marinette starts to develop a crush on him and Plagg becomes the biggest Adrienette shipper on the planet.

That however is where the love drama starts. Luka is in love with Marinette and Tikki is all for that Marinette train. Marinette is caught between liking her kind and supportive partner Scarlet Beatle and the protective sun child Adrien. Plagg is again all for that sweet Adrienette and will often sabotage Lukas (and consequently Tikkis) attempts at wooing Marinette. Meanwhile Adrien is head over heels for Felin.

Things get even more complicated later on. Hawkmoth has gotten more aggressive in his attacks and Fu determines that another miraculous holder is necessary. Fu was present for Felins hero speech and his hero senses went crazy for Adrien. Adrien is the first hero that Fu approaches directly. Fu becomes Adriens Chinese teacher so that they can meet in private and he starts teaching Adrien about the miraculous. Because of Adriens protective nature Fu entrusts Adrien with the turtle miraculous. Adrien joins the group and becomes the shield for team miraculous. Adrien and Scarlet Beatle get into it a bit though. Adrien feels that Scarlet isnt showing enough thought and care to Felin as Felin seems to take alot of the blows for him (similar to how chat noir does in canon) Adrien sticks pretty close to Felin and protects her. Being by his crush that much though causes Adrien to kind of clam up. He gets along well with the team but doesnt say a ton, especially at first.

Anyway that's all I've got (besides a couple of cruddy phone doodles) just figured I might as well post it somewhere 🤷‍♀️

#art #my art #fan art #miraculous ladybug #Marinette #lukanette #luka couffaine #adrien #doodles #ml #meh #au ideas #ill probably regret posting this later #oh well #hi tumblr #cruddy doodles

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kelkat9 · 2 years

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the moonlight bottle

Rose never envisioned herself as Alice even though her mum liked to use that anology, demanding that she finally wake up and live in the real world.

Rose denied it. Her life had been as real as it gets even if she often felt like she plunged into Wonderland two years earlier. The Doctor could certain fit the Mad Hatter. And maybe Jack had been the Cheshire cat given how he had disappeared from her life after the Game Station.

Queen Victoria certainly seemed like the Queen of Hearts. Off with her head or banished, it all ended the same.

Parties, adventures, markets, forests and planets with all manner of species whisked and twirled Rose in and out of all space and time. She thought it would never end. Until the queen's banishment became all too real.

She'd fallen in love with her mad hatter and losing him had been worse than chasing her white rabbit of a TARDIS. And in the end, chase is what she did.

Except there was one detail that proved the whole Alice anaology her mum liked to use. It traveled with her across the Void to the alternate universe and sat on her vanity taunting her.

The Moonlight Bottle.

She found it on the Sixth Moon of M'ltk the Dreamer. Odd name that. But the outdoor market had been amazing, full of incense, spices and trinkets of the sort she loved. She'd done one of her wander offs when she found a stall that had wind chimes made of silver leaves and crystal prisms. Chimes didn't tinkle like on Earth. Long soft notes drew out into a melody until Rose teared up.

"No one hears the same song," the woman in dark scarlet robes said, her cloak slipping to reveal wisps of long silver hair.

"It's beautiful," Rose admitted wiping her cheeks and hoping the woman woman wouldn't be offended at he reaction.

"They are something old from a place gone but not. Lost but found in a cycle it cannot escape."

Rose nodded her head thinking the Doctor would probably babble something rude about time, and how things are fixed or in flux. Rose was sort of glad he wasn't there to ruin the quiet moment. Instead she glanced at the table dotted with jars, bottles, scrolls of paper and interlinking metal rings.

"We cannot control our journey. But we can influence the outcome."

Rose looked at the woman standing next to her, an odd chill racing up her arms.

"Destiny calls and we answer whether or not we want to. Those who try and control it, mold it to their will, fail leaving destruction and chaos as their legacy. But not everyone falls. Some adapt, thrive and make sacrifices for the good of all."

"Yeah." Rose's head pounded under the woman's heavy stare. Her chest felt tight and she grew light headed.

"They destroyed us and yet we live, ever changing." She squeezed Rose's arm, cool fingers biting into her bicep. "We saw you and alll those you inspire. Powerful they think they are. Tiny they'll call you. But then they never met a wolf. Keep the bottle with you always. You'll understand when it's time."

Rose blinked as a tiny stoppered glass bottle, with a slight white glow seeping past the dark blow swirls was placed into her palm. The vendor wrapped Rose's fingers around the cool glass.

"He's looking for you."

She'd blinked before the Doctor swept beside her. The vendor, tent and all her goods were gone.

"All right?" He'd looked worried, already reaching or his sonic.

"Yeah, just turned around and enjoying landscape." Which was gorgeous with purple leaved bushes and trees. She'd pocketed the bottle without further thought as he dragged her off to show her tent with bits and bobs for the TARDIS insisting he needed her opinion. Although he had given her a few lingering looks which she should have picked up on as concern.

Now it was a year later and she was in another universe staring at that bottle which glowed a little brighter. Words appeared on the side. Bad Wolf. Followed by, Drink Me.

Deep down, she knew this was dangerous, possibly foolish, would cost her more than she may realize but would also send her home, to her white rabbit and mad hatter. She'd already said goodbyes to her mum, written a letter that nearly tore her to pieces inside.

But now it was time to set childish things behind. As the stars vanished and worlds screamed and died, Rose Tyler would do what she needed to save as many as she could Maybe even her Mad Hatter.

She downed the the warm liquid that tasted of tea, spice and starlight. And with her heart pounding and blood singing a song not unlike the wind chimes she'd heard so long ago, the cannon didn't just hurl her into another universe. She latched onto the thrust, the propulsion, and channeled it to home. Where she stumbled into a time ship with the proverbial temporal doors open and a brown pin-striped suited Doctor and his ginger companion just returning fro a party.

"What?" he shouted before enveloping her in his arms. "Rose," his voice broke as she was snuggled against his chest, arms clamped around her.

"Well, this is familiar," his companion said.

"But how...I mean you can't."

Joy and a lightness bubbled through Rose as she burst into a smile.

"Apparently I can, Mr. Two Universes Would Collapse. Ha!" She rather enjoyed poking him in the chest. "But there's more. Something's happening to t he multi verse and then I've got this." She showed him the bottle which ironically flared Bad Wolf followed by circular Gallifreyan when he touched it.

"Where did you get that?" he asked a little harshly, holding it in his palm away from him.

"Ages ago when I was with you. I didn't understand what she said to me but I do now. We've got to do this together. All of us," she said looking at Donna before looking back at him. "I love you, more than anything. And that's why I'm here to make good on a promise to you, the TARDIS and maybe the multiverse." She cupped his face until his jaw relaxed and he leaned into her.

"You can't. Whatever this is...it can't be good and you--"

"Need you to trust me. You're not the only authority or defender of the multiverse. Might want to give me some credit after traveling the multiverse and meeting an odd vendor who I think we might see again. But we've got to solve what''s killing stars first. Might start by giving me some spock, yeah." She led him over to the console.

"I'm so not watching whatever that means."

Rose burst into giggles.

"Donna this is Rose. Rose Donna and we aren't...oh why do I even try?" the Doctor pocketed the dubious bottle and Rose joined him at the console, laying a hand on it until the central column glowed.

Alice was home. The Mad Hatter was even madder. And the White Queen was ginger. Maybe, just maybe, this could end with the very least, a happy for now...until the next universal crisis.

Thank you!

#Ten x Rose #prompt

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milkytheholy1 · 3 years

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Sitcom Reality: Part 3

A/N: Howdy! Sorry this was quite a wait, hopefully people will still want to read it! Enjoy!

Starwars masterlist. Ultimate masterlist.

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The door nudged open, Tech wobbling about on one leg while the other kneed the door to be able to accompany his body and the bags that covered it. Once through, he reorganised himself and threw on a fake smile, but the conversation that fluttered through the house seemed to be taking place from outside.

He shuffled into the kitchen, unceremoniously dropping some of the shopping bags onto the kitchen counter. Releasing a sigh, he turned to the double doors thrown open to the world, the cool breeze of nature rustling the legs of his trousers. He caught your fearful eyes, laughing nervously with a wide, fake smile adorning your lips. You moved around heavily in a feeble attempt to entertain your new guests, something you were never good at; unlike Wrecker.

You made eye contact with Tech, who notably took joy in your embarrassment but pushed it aside and nodded for you to come over. Miraculously, you made it into the house without alerting Monica and Ralph to your hesitancy.

"What took you so long, I've been stood there talking about car engines for over 40 minutes!" you growled at him, being wary to keep your voice down. Tech opened his mouth ready to defend himself but immediately got distracted, "Car engines, you say? Would they differ from the Maraduars, do you think? Actually, there is a high probability that they wouldn't fuel enough to power the Havock, especially when-"

"Would you quit it with the nerd talk for just a moment," you flailed your arms out at him, "We've got two people in our back garden who could blow our cover any minute now, if this 'BBQ' doesn't go well we'll fail our mission!" you stressed out.

"Fear not, for your saviour and amazing husband-" you couldn't retain the blush that flooded to your cheeks at the mere mention of being romantically tied to the man in front of you, "-have brought the necessary supplies for a perfect 'BBQ'." he stated with such confidence and ease. He waved his arms over to the four large bags piled haphazardly on the counter, definitely proud of himself.

You waltzed around the counter, lifting a finger ever so lightly under the plastic carrier. Gaping widely, you stared at the junk in front of you with an emotion you didn't think could exist, most certainly a new one that you had just developed. Tech stood beside you, still not understanding how everything he brought was practically useless.

"So, am I good or am I good?" he boasted, a cocky smirk marked on his lips. You had never seen him excrete such behaviour, maybe this Earth planet was changing Tech into a more confident man. You shook your head, realising you had gotten lost in the smooth brownness of his eyes, only amplified by his glasses.

Letting your quiet love for Tech go, you immediately went back to a panicked state of mind, "No this is not good, I know what a BBQ is now and it certainly didn't have any of this...stuff." You prodded some of the components Tech had managed to wrangle together, amongst the group was a hosepipe tube and some eggs.

"Wha- well how was I supposed to know what you wanted me to get, it's not as though I can read your mind like a Jedi! And without my datapad, I am unable to do significant research per my usual standards."

You flicked your head back up to the screen doors, noticing the subtle angsty movements of your guests. With daunting thoughts of failure, you pushed Tech out of the kitchen and towards the garden, "What are you doing?" he seethed, body resembling a plank of wood with how straight he was.

"You need to go entertain Monica and Ralph while I think of something to...cook."

"You? Cooking? I don't think I've ever heard those two things in the same sentence before." he chided, stopping you abruptly moments away from the back door. He turned around to see your irritated face, pout displaced amongst rosy cheeks, "I can cook, for your information, I just choose not to."

"I'm sure you can cook perfectly well, but results from your previous endeavours in the Havock's kitchen says otherwise."

"Will you just go already!" you huffed out, patting your hands against his chest, though the action was meant to seem harsh you didn't even send him stumbling. Tech sighed, plucking his glasses from his face to clean them with the ends of his shirt, "You do know I'm not one for entertaining, that role is much more suited for Wrecker or Omega."

He placed the circular lenses back on top of his nose with delicate hands, finally being able to see you without the fuzziness. Though when he did see your evil glare and folded arms he quickly changed his mind, "Though I have been known to tell some jokes from time to time."

He practically ran to the door to escape you. With that out of the way, you clasped your hands together and moved back into the kitchen to see what you could conjure up. You knew you had some meat in the freezer from your supply run earlier, but you had no clue how each would taste and therefore had no clue as to which would suit a BBQ.

As such, you just went for a concoction of everything. Searching through the bags that Tech had brought back, you saw the edge of what appeared to be a cooking book, thank you Tech you heaved, pulling the book out to display its pages.

With your limited knowledge, you hastily put together some food. With two trays in hand, you rushed outside to grab Tech's attention, "Oh finally the food, I'd thought you'd forgotten about that by now." Monica laughed, only teasing you.

"Haha, of course not, I just wanted to make sure everything was...perfect before we began cooking." you hurried out a reply, feeling the beads of sweat sliver down your back and along your spine. Monica waved a hand in dismissal, "Oh you are spoiling us, (Y/N)." she beamed.

You dropped a tray onto the small table that sat between the couple, full of fruit and veg to munch on while the main course was on its way. With a now free hand, you gripped Tech's forearm and dragged him to the grill. Placing the meat tray down, which contained all sorts of things ranging from burgers to sausages, you implied you wanted him to cook.

"What? Me? I've never spent a day in my entire existence in front of such a device." he stared gormless at the shining, red hood of the BBQ. You opened the lid, both staring at it equally confused, "It's not a device it's a..thing."

"A thing?"

"Yeah, a thing. Just..turn some dials and flip some switches or whatever it is you do when you fly the ship, it's probably the same thing."

Tech turned to give you a side-eye, acutely aware that he couldn't damage your cutesy couples image to the lingering neighbours behind you. "If that's all you think I do while I pilot my ship then you clearly do not know me, I don't just flip some switches and turn some dials, it takes a lot of intelligent decisions to fly a-"

"Yeah, yeah, just make this hot and cook the food...Please?" you begged, Tech, although offended, abided by his principles and helped you. Taking the tray from your hand he turned back to the devi- thing in front of him and set to work.

Rushing past your guests, Monica's hand outstretched to stop you in your tracks, "(Y/N) you have been racing around here since we came by, why doncha take a seat, let's chat and get to know each other properly." You wanted to push her generosity away but found yourself being lulled by her battering eyes and calming tones. Taking a seat beside the couple in one of the four lawn chairs, you turned to her with apprehension, "W-well what would you like to know?"

Monica bound her knees together, hands braced against them as she quickly wracked her brain for some questions, though she had plenty in mind. Her lips were painted in a dark purple, shining a violet shade in the summer sun, her black hair was curled and framed beside her head.

"Now I am just hankering to know what brought you two to our lovely little town?"

"Oh, er, well, we just came to visit a friend that lived here and we just couldn't seem to keep away." You lied, but her widening grin seemed to believe it, "And who was that friend, might I ask?"

"Yeah, Monica here knows everyone in town." Ralph pipped in, flicking his attention between the two gossiping women and the man turning numerous dials at the grill. Pointing a finger towards Tech over his shoulder, Ralph announced: "I think I'll go see how're your husband is gettin' on."

Jumping from your chair with wide eyes, you sounded out to stop him, "Oh no, that's okay Ralph. Erm, Tech is just new to the whole gas thing, he usually uses charcoal."

"Well, I can go show 'im the ropes."

"It's really okay, I'm sure he'll get the hang of it in just a minute." you squeezed out, begging him with your eyes to sit back down. Monica looked unamused, with a grimace on her face she pulled her husband to sit, "Would you give it a rest, Ralph. If Tech needs any help I'm sure he'll call for it." Ever the doting husband, Ralph sat back with a huff and looked up towards the sky.

"Now where was I?" Monica thought aloud, "Ah yes," she snapped her fingers in remembrance, "How long have you and Tech been married, you seem to get along quite well." At the mention of his name, you looked over to gaze at him, his slim figure tightly fitting in the trousers he hated so dearly. His broad shoulders outlined perfectly in the button-up shirt he was wearing, the sleeves cuffed up just below his elbows to show off his bare arms and tensing muscles.

It was a miracle you weren't drooling, "(Y/N)?" Monica questioned, snapping you out of whatever Tech trance you were in. Cheeks dyed red, you stuttered out some lines you practised with Tech on the journey to this planet, "Me and Tech have been married for...er- three years now, and we're very happy together."

This felt wrong, talking about a relationship that wasn't even real, no matter how many times you dreamt it to be. Monica's voice rung out again, you already had familiarised yourself with her laugh the moment she stepped into your house, "You're lying about something, (Y/N)." she giggled, coming across as innocent.

"W-what?" you laughed out uncomfortably, your nails digging into the plastic of the lawn chair, "I-I don't quite understand?"

"I can tell, I've got an eye for these things. You're lying about something...now what is it?" Monica continued on, squinting her eyes at you as her smile grew wider. You stuttered out made-up words, scared to already be caught out while being here a few hours at least.

"Well- I, you see- erm-" You couldn't find the right words, how else do you tell someone that you're from another planet, hell another galaxy, and are looking for an alien who hid here away from an intergalactic mob? And your, quote-on-quote, husband is actually a clone that has a gazillion brothers that used to fight alongside people who could control shit with their mind!

"Hmmm?" Monica hummed, expecting an answer from you, "And the truth this time would be nice." she insisted. Just before you could open your mouth, Tech jumped in with a plateful of fully cooked meat, "Who's hungry?" he asked, "Finally, thought you were gonna make me starve!" Ralph chuckled out.

You shared an eerily look with Monica before Tech came over with a plate for you, he shared your seat and wrapped an arm around your waist, albeit apprehensively. You straighten up at his touch, catching Monica's fleeting eye, to soothe her soul you calmed yourself and relaxed against him; much to Tech's surprise.

"Are you okay, my dear?" Tech whispered to you, his breath tickling the shell of your ear. You nodded slowly, staring down at your food, "Yes, I'm fine." Though Tech knew you to never be a good liar, he let the trouble go and snacked on his food, a smile coming to his lips at the pleasant taste, "Guess I didn't do so bad after all, hm?" he mused.

You let out a small smile, leaning into him further, "You did good, Tech, you did good."

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Can I just say Bones does not get nearly enough credit for how well he reads people?? Like, we all forget that he is not only a doctor, he's a psychiatrist as well. And not only is he insanely good at reading Jim, we also see him read and understand Spock (who is his opposite and with whom he frequently disagrees) and push him when it's necessary. It's Bones' words that make some of the most powerful exchanges out of all the 79 original episodes. Here is proof (and there's a lot of it):

Balance of Terror

Jim's doubting himself and is dealing with a lot of stress because of all his responsibilities and the burden of making decisions, and asks Bones, "What if I'm wrong?" This is an incredibly vulnerable moment for Jim, who always has to be strong, and when Bones starts to answer, Jim gets up and says "I wasn't really expecting an answer."

Bones immediately puts his hand on his shoulder, stops him, and says, "Well, I've got one." Completely unexpected by Jim. Bones starts off by saying "This isn't something I'd usually tell a customer," then gives the speech we all probably know, about how there are millions of possible earth-like planets, "but in all of that, and possibly more, only one of each of us. Don't destroy the one named Kirk."

Let's break down why this is so good. First, Bones lets Jim know that he sees how vulnerable Jim is being and that he's talking to Jim as a friend. He recognizes that Jim's identity is fundamentally tied to his role as a captain, and also acknowledges how deep Jim's doubts are going, and at the same time reminds Jim that he is the one in control of himself (something very grounding for Jim) and he is not alone (because Bones is supporting him). Most of all, he doesn't dwell on the vulnerability Jim's expressing, but encourages him to take action, which is Jim's natural bent. He perfectly adapts to how Jim functions and knows what to say to get him back into a place where he can do what he does best: lead.

The Ultimate Computer

Jim has been been feeling insecure and threatened this entire episode, because a computer may take away his role as captain. Twice he seeks out Bones for comfort. First, he tells him that he has concerns about the computer, but worries about his motives. "You have my psychological profiles; am I afraid? Of losing my job? ...Daystrom's right, I could do a lot of other things. Am I afraid of losing the power, the prestige? Am I that petty?"

Bones replies, "Jim, if you're self-aware enough to ask that question, you don't need me to answer it for you. Why don't you ask James T. Kirk? He's a pretty honest guy."

Breakdown: Bones responds beautifully by once again reminding Jim that he knows himself and is in control. That sense of confidence is all Jim is after. He also establishes earlier in the conversation that what Jim is feeling is not unusual and can be understood. Brilliant.

The second time Jim reaches out to Bones (this episode is my favorite for a reason), he's doubting his role even more intensely, having just been blatantly insulted and called useless (affirming his insecurities). He left the bridge, silently, by himself, and even Spock didn't follow him out. Bones knew he needed help and went to him, with some drinks (Jim initially responds that he's not interested in eating--coping by losing interest in food) and a joke and light-hearted attitude, so that Jim can feel comfortable expressing himself. Jim puts on an air of not caring (shutting himself off from his emotions) and says he's never felt so useless, and makes a cynical joke as a toast, "To Captain Dunsel" (the insult from earlier, meaning "unnecessary").

Bones stops him, looks him in the eye, and says "To James Kirk, Captain of the Enterprise." Jim says softly, "Thank you, Doctor," and when he downs his glass, Bones follows suit.

There's just so much good about this. Bones seeks him out even when he was trying to isolate himself because he knew Jim tends to distract himself and unhealthily repress things. And he doesn't let Jim get away with being blasé about how he's been hurt, but he doesn't force him to be honest either; instead, he lets Jim know he sees how he's feeling and how deeply he's hurt, and also reaffirms that Bones still cares about, respects, and most of all, believes in him. When Jim starts talking after the drink, Bones just listens and lets him talk, and when Jim responds to the call to the bridge, he follows him out. Back in action, and another job well done.

The Trouble With Tribbles

Just a brief point with this: Spock is just being silent here, which is typical for him. But Bones asks him "What's the matter, Spock?" seemingly out of the blue. Spock responds with, "There's something disquieting about these creatures," which means that he was feeling off, and Bones picked up on it. Bones then makes a joke ("Don't tell me you've got a feeling!") which lets Spock know that Bones sees what he's saying but isn't treating it as unusual (since the joking between them is their normal behavior). And when Spock continues talking, he hears him out (although it eventually degenerates into their typical spat).

All Our Yesterdays

Spock has begun degenerating into a pre-reformed-Vulcan version of himself. He gives up on trying to get back to their proper time and becomes irritable. Bones notices that something's wrong almost immediately.

He starts by asking about Jim (because he knows how deeply Spock cares for him), and Spock responds apathetically. This clearly shocks Bones, who then says "I don't believe it, Spock. It's just not like you to give up trying." When Spock doesn't acknowledge something's off, Bones presses him: "I understand. I never thought I'd see it, but I understand. You want to stay here. In fact, you're highly motivated to stay in this forsaken waste!" Spock deflects again, and Bones keeps pressing, which leads to Spock grabbing him by the neck and saying angrily, "I don't like that. I don't think I ever did, and now I'm sure." Bones simply looks him in the eye and asks calmly, "What's happening to you, Spock?"

Instead of hassling Spock about why he isn't doing more, he focuses on what's wrong with Spock himself, and he clearly has a deep understanding of who Spock really is. He starts by trying to get a feel for Spock's emotional state by going to ground 0: Jim. And he doesn't back down when Spock tries to blow him off.

Seeing that he's getting nowhere, Bones bides his time, and then starts something with Zarabeth, knowing Spock will jump to her defense.

When Spock pins him against the wall, Bones calmly says, "Are you trying to kill me, Spock? Is that what you really want? Think! What are you feeling? Rage, jealousy--have you ever had those feelings before?" Spock is clearly affected by this, and says it's impossible, since he's a Vulcan. Bones sees his opening, saying "The Vulcan you knew won't exist for another 5000 years! Think, man! What's happening on your planet right now, at this very moment?" Spock answers with the facts, and Bones tells him flat-out what's going on: he's reverting. Spock falls quiet, and says, "I've lost myself. I do not know who I am."

Bones is specifically structuring his responses (both here and earlier) to cause Spock to evaluate himself--to think, which has always has grounded Spock. Bones indirectly (so that Spock doesn't feel as threatened by the accusation) indicates that Spock's being too emotional. He wants Spock to see for himself that something's wrong, so Bones asks questions or makes open-ended statements so that Spock will have to respond. He also provides enough evidence (pointing out the emotions Spock is feeling) to prove he has a point and guide Spock towards a conclusion. He's talking Spock through it, using reason and logic, which Spock has always responded to. Bones' questions are also phrased so that the answers are objective facts--he's bringing Spock back to the verifiable, Spock's comfort zone. Finally, he does the analysis for Spock, telling him what's undeniably happening, but leaves the course of action open to Spock, so that he can regain control of himself by deciding how to proceed. Bones smoothly and logically guided Spock to the delicate realization he needed to have.

Of Bread and Circuses

Then of course we have this iconic exchange. Jim's been separated from the both of them and they are all in danger. Spock is pulling at the bars although he knows it will be futile.

Bones calls him out on this, and then thanks him for saving his life. When Spock brushes him off and keeps his walls up, Bones says, "I know why you're not afraid to die, Spock. You're more afraid of living. Every day you stay alive is just one more day you might slip--and let your human half peek out." Spock is silent and looks away, and Bones continues, now smiling slightly: "That's it, isn't it? Insecurity. Why, you wouldn't know what to do with a genuine, warm, decent feeling." His face makes it clear he's gently baiting Spock, who then looks back at Bones and says, "Really, Doctor?" Bones replies softly, "I know. I'm worried about Jim, too."

First thing: Spock's theme starts playing when Bones corners him. So we're supposed to get that Bones is really laying him bare. But starting from the beginning of the scene, Bones recognizes Spock's anxiety through his illogical behavior. He takes the time to thank Spock for saving his life, in an effort to remind Spock that he is competent and in control--basically, trying to calm Spock down and reassure him. When Spock refuses to deal with his emotions productively, Bones is having none of it, and shows Spock just how much he knows. He can tell Spock isn't worried for himself ("you're not afraid to die") but also is well aware of Spock's actual fears (which are coloring his current behavior towards Bones). Basically, Bones is saying, "this facade of yours can't keep me out. You're understood. You're not alone." Saying it in those terms, though, would just make Spock feel weak for unsuccessfully trying to mask his behavior, so Bones frames it as a gentle challenge. When Spock looks away, he can tell he's hit the nail on the head, and he smiles because he's getting through to him. His face as he says "you wouldn't know what to do with a genuine, warm, decent feeling" telegraphs to the audience that he's not actually serious, but is looking for a response. And he gets it--Spock acknowledges, as Bones had intended, that he is currently dealing with emotions. And that's where Bones wanted to get him, because now that he's admitted it, he can move forward; but Bones doesn't want this admission to go unrewarded, and definitely doesn't want Spock to go on believing that Bones meant what he'd said about not knowing what to do with feelings, so he again tells Spock that he understands what's really going on, but without challenge this time. He just accepts it and reassures Spock that he's not alone: "I know. I'm worried about Jim too." They're in it together, and now that Spock is a little more vulnerable, he's able to see that Bones is right beside him.

So that was a lot, but there is definitely even more. Basically, give Bones the appreciation he deserves, because his emotional intuition is off the charts. (After all, as he is so fond of reminding us, he is a doctor!)

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