Good Day dear readers. Normally I start with a joke or have an amusing back and forth with Peter or another one of the many characters in this story, but this Author's Notes will start with some bad news and a hell lot of respect.
For those who didn't know or haven't heard, Stan Lee has died. The man lived to a long life of 95, but Lady Death finally claimed the life of the greatest creator of Heroes that has or will ever live. I heard the tragic news from my sister and I'm devastated. The man will be forever known in the world as the leader and heart of the Marvel Universe, along with his cameos in the movies, his rescue quests in the Lego games, and strangely the creator of that one show I can't mention.
Wherever we go when we die, I hope Mr. Lee ended up in the best spot alongside Adam West, Leonard Nemoy, Frank Sinatra Jr, Christopher Lee, and Carrie Fisher.
And now without any further interruptions, let us proceed to the story true believers.
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Morty and Summer were walking home on foot as they stayed silenced, the usual mood disrupted from that unusual shooting. Jerry was strangely still alive even though he was shot continuously from 15 seconds, but he had to be rushed to the hospital.
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"So it's all agreed" started Morty "Dad walked into that mess himself"
"Yep" said Summer, wanting the weird experience out of her mind. Normally the two were used to such bloodshed on their adventures with Rick, but this encounter was strangely too odd to put into that category.
"But what do we tell Mom?" asked Summer.
"Would she really notice?" said Morty depressingly. His mother wouldn't care, let alone notice anything as she was now. Ever since the Plumbers retook the Smiths from the Galactic Federation, there mother has done nothing but drown her sorrows in the sauce.
The siblings kept walking in silence for several minutes before arriving at home. Summer pulled out the key as she unlocked the front door, but as the two walked into the house, the instantly stopped in their tracks.
The house was in the ruins. The walls and ceiling looked as if someone had pulled it apart and took stuff from inside. The furniture and assorted accessories were ripped and smashed apart. There were several parts of the house that looked as if several areas were lit aflame before being snuffed out.
"Wha-what the hell happened?!" shouted Morty as he looked around.
"I don't know! Jesus" said Summer as she looked around, her eyes shocked at the destruction of their home. "Mom!"
There was no reply.
Morty and Summer quickly ran to the kitchen and halted when they found their mother.
Beth was on the ground, a broken wine bottle scattered around her body. From the look of things, someone had punched her in the face, but whoever did it was strong enough to knock out 3/4th of her teeth and nearly pop her left eye out of her socket as well as bend her nose. She was alive, but was currently knocked out.
"Mom!/Oh Geez!" shouted Summer and Morty as they got on their knees and lifted Beth's upper body up.
"Oh god who did this?!" shouted Summer as tears leaked out of her eyes.
"Oh Geez, oh Geez!" panicked Morty as he tried to collect himself. "O-Okay I'm gonna call 911, you stay with Mom"
Morty quickly rushed out of the room and quickly dialed 911. After explaining the situation and confirming help was coming, Morty quickly went to check something out.
Summer was oblivious to the scenery, but Morty knew enough that this was more than a simple attack on their home. The parts of the house and the things in it that were destroyed were things Rick placed his creations in, such as hidden weapons and security machinations. Whoever did this was an enemy or at the very least an acquaintance of Rick's and frighteningly enough knew how Rick worked.
Morty quickly arrived to the garage and any hopes of it being untouched were gone. There was absolutely nothing left untouched in the room. When Rick left before the wedding, he left the garage in what he referred to as 'Jerry Style', basically what the garage looked like before he moved in. But now it was less then that. The power tools looked as if they had been reduced to putty. Anything Rick hid from plain sight were now in the open, only shattered and scattered into millions of pieces. The work bench was split down the middle, the dead fly corpses that resided there smashed to gooey puddles, these particular destroyed things being the key to unlocking all of Rick's stuff to the room. The most noticeable thing was the hole in the center of the floor. Right where that hole was was where the entrance to Rick's underground lab was. Morty quickly lowered himself down next to the hole and took a peek. Morty was expecting to see the entire lab destroyed and set aflame, but it was worse than that. The entire lab was gone. It looked as if the entire lab was moved right out from under the Smith house. There was not one bit of machinery left. All that remained was the Earth underneath that house now.
"Oh Geez" said Morty as his heart started beating fast. Morty tried to regain his thoughts as he tried to figure who or what could have done this. Rick had more enemies than Richard Nixon, including Richard Nixon and alternate versions of himself. So it would be hard to pinpoint the exact culprit.
Morty then quickly remembered something as he quickly got up and ran to the backyard, hoping what resided there was the one thing left untouched. Morty stopped and widen his eyes wider than before. Where two mound of dirt were was now all dug up. Morty quickly closed his eyes, took in a breathe then retentively looked in the ground.
In the ground were the two corpses of this Dimension's original Rick and Morty. In Morty's previous dimension, Morty asked Rick to make a love potion to attract a girl he liked, but a simple error left the entire human population transformed into monsters. Rather than take responsibility and clean up the mess, Rick went to a dimension were the entire catastrophe was averted and that dimension's Rick and Morty conveniently died, Morty and Rick taking there places and burying there doubles, along with Morty's emergency item.
But the graves had been violated. While Morty's skeletal corpse was left untouched, the Rick's corpse was all but stomped to dust, deep footprints embedded into the ground. And the item was gone. That Rick's portal gun.
"Oh no" said Morty as he dug his fingers into the ground and scratched away at the ground, hoping the portal gun was buried deeper into the ground. After a straight minute of digging, Morty stopped as he brought his hands to his face, taking in deep breathes.
"So you arrived home"
Morty quickly widen his eyes before looking around for the source of the voice before he locked his eyes on a little device on the dead Morty's cranium.
"I assume you are Rick's Grandson, Morty" said the little voice coming from the device "As you can see, I am an enemy of Rick's and I do not regret what I have done to you're home or you're mother. But I am not cruel like your Grandfather, so I'll give you an offer. As you can see, I have taken things of Rick's from you're home and destroyed the rest, leaving you nothing to fight back against me. And I will kill you're Grandfather after ruining the rest of his life. I do not know the specific's of you're relations to Rick, but I'm smart enough to know Rick has scarred you're life enough to question you're faith in Rick. But there's the possibility that you're reliant on Rick to the point of seeing him as a god. So here's the deal. Stay out of this affair and accept you're Grandfather's fate. Any interference on your part or any acquaintances of yours will result in the painful death of you and you're remaining family. And do not think that Rick will try to prevent that. You may be blood relatives but you are not important to him. You're mother is a glorified pet and her children are simply toys that Rick can replace in any dimension. Any fondness Rick may have shown you is simply the equivalent of a good luck charm. Ask yourself this. Are you even his original Morty?"
Morty's heart skipped a beat as those last words sunk in.
"... I guess it doesn't matter. But I have given you my offer. I'd take it wisely if I were you"
The machine then dissolved in light as Morty stayed still, Morty's eyes staring off into nothingness.
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Ben and his team eyed the Direwolves as they circled them.
Before Ben could press the dial on the Ultimatrix, one of the Direwolves leapt right at Kevin. Kevin instinctively moved his arm in the path of the Direwolf's bite. As soon as the bite connected, Kevin expected the wolf's teeth to break apart, but the Direwolf's teeth actually sunk into Kevin's arm.
"Aggh!" shouted Kevin as he quickly kicked the wolf away before placing his other hand onto his arm. If Kevin hadn't solidified his body, that bite would have defiantly ripped Kevin's arm clean off.
"Kevin!" shouted Gwen as she placed the mouse in the same arm as the cat and used her free arm to place a barrier around herself, Kevin, Julie, and Ship. Ship had strangely not morphed around Julie as usual, staying still in her arms.
"Ugh, I'm okay" said Kevin as he gripped his arm.
"You going to be okay?" asked Ben as he started dialing the Ultimatrix.
"I'm okay, but don't use some crappy alien on these things Tennyson. There stronger than they look"
"Okay" said Ben as he found the Alien he wanted "How about a little Wildmutt action then"
Ben slammed his hand down on the Ultimatrix as a green flash surrounded him. But when the light died, the alien standing before them wasn't Wildmutt. This alien was new. It was a anthropomorphic goat covered in white wool except for it's hands, legs and face, which was black. It also stood a head over Kevin, two heads if you count the ram-like horns on it's head. It's only article of clothing was a green tunic around it's waist, the Ultimatrix Symbol on it's chest.
"Scrape Goat!" shouted the new alien before it caught itself. Ben looked at the hands of his new form as he took it all in. "Oh how dare you Ultimatrix!" shouted Scrape Goat in a Norse/Swedish accent. "This be not the time for a new alien. No it is not. Ya here me"
"Tennyson stop arguing with yourself and get your rump roast in gear!" shouted Kevin.
"Oh how dare!" shouted Scrape Goat "How dare you Kevin Ethan Levin. I'm trying my hardest to work with this situation and you throw dirty yet clever wordplay at my-"
Scrape Goat was interrupted from his rambling when the Alpha jumped onto the ram and started snapping towards it's neck. Luckily Scrape Goat's arms were long and strong enough to keep the Alpha at a distant.
"Oh how dare you! How dare you indeed!" said Scrape Goat as he started rambling at the Direwolf "I was having a decent conversation I was. A decent conversation indeed"
Gwen, Kevin, and Julie could only look at the scene in shock as they watched this burly alien complain like a fragile child as it held the massive wolf away.
"Kevin" said Gwen "What is happening?"
"Ugh" said Kevin as he pinched the brim of his face in annoyance "He turned into one of the Goat Men of Baaaaa-halla and there all wimps with fragile egos"
"Great" said Gwen sarcastically "And I thought Rath had a terrible personality"
Scrape Goat kept the Alpha away before ramming it's forehead into the Alpha's face, sending it a foot away. That upset the rest of the pack as three Direwolves leapt towards Scrape Goat. Scrape Goat quickly jumped several feet up before elbowing the three below him. Scrape Goat then quickly shifted to the left as another Direwolf sprung towards him before he grabbed the wolf by the tail and started using the wolf as a club against the rest of the pack. Scrape Goat released the knocked out wolf on the ground as he quickly jumped back against the Alpha, ready to return to battle. Direwolves were smarter than normal wolves, so the Alpha had the rest of the pack attack this new foe as it observed it's nature.
The Alpha then jumped at Scrape Goat at an angle the large goat before dodge properly. The force of the Direwolf's leap sent it and Scrape Goat crashing straight through a tree. As the two collected themselves, the Alpha was once again trying to bite Scrape Goat's neck. But this time Scrape Goat quickly jammed his horns into the Alpha's jaw. Apparently Scrape Goat's horns were made out of a stronger material than Kevin's car, for the Direwolf's jaw strength didn't break through them. But Scrape Goat's horns weren't strong enough to break the Alpha's fangs either.
Suddenly the Alpha stopped gnawing at Scrape Goat's horns and suddenly thrusted away from the alien, whimpering in pain. The rest of the wolves were also whimpering and yelping in pain. After several second of unknown pain, the wolves started running back into the forest. The Alpha stayed for a few seconds longer before relenting, but not before giving Scrape Goat one last stare. The Alpha then ran back to the forest to catch up to the rest of the pack.
"Oh how rude!" started Scrape Goat "How rude indeed. To run from a glorious battle. It be un-warrior like. Un-warrior like indeed"
"BEN!"
Scrape Goat quickly turned to see that Gwen, Kevin, and Julie (Gwen's barrier down) were staring at Ben, giving him a 'please stop' look. A light quickly surrounded Scrape Goat before being replaced by Ben. "Sorry guys, I didn't mean to turn into something like that"
"Well if it wasn't for the sensitive personality, it wouldn't be such a bad form" said Julie with a coy smile.
Ben blushed as he looked away before turning to Kevin "You okay?"
Kevin stayed silent before he shifted back to normal and looked at his arm. Luckily the Direwolf's fangs only sunk in enough to pierce a layer of rock, it wasn't deep enough to affect Kevin's real body.
"I'm okay, but they sure were tough" said Kevin.
"Yeah" said Gwen "That Alpha was probably stronger than Wildmutt"
"Well Ultimate Wildmutt is another matter" said a stung Ben, Wildmutt being his original choice for battle.
"Speaking of dogs" said Kevin as he turned to Julie "Why didn't Ship help out at all?"
"Ship Ship" barked Ship.
Whatever Ship said made Julie blush. "Ship apparently thought it looked fun to stay press against me"
Kevin narrowed his eyes as he turned to Gwen "Speaking of which, what are we gonna do with them?" as he pointed to the cat and mouse still buried into Gwen's chest in fear.
"Well we can't just abandon here" said Gwen "Not with Direwolves and whatever else running around"
"That doesn't mean we have to keep them" said Kevin, the embarrassing encounter still fresh in his head.
"But there so cute" said Gwen as she started petting the cat's head while scratching the mouse's cheek with her finger.
"Guys can we focus" said Ben "Gwen, what did you do to send those wolves away?"
"Nothing" said Gwen "I was busy trying to think of how to get rid of them"
"Then who sent those things away?" asked Julie.
"That be I"
Ben's team widen their eyes as they turned to the source of the voice. Up in a tall tree, an old man holding a an odd looking whistle was looking down at the four plus pets. The old man wore a brown hat and brown overalls that looked like something he got from a scarecrow. His beard was nearly as long as his body and he had bandages covering his right hand and bare feet. The old man started half climbing, half dancing down the tree before standing infront of the four. "The name is Fiddleford Hadron McGucket, but you young whippersnappers can call me Old Man McGucket"
The four teens stayed silent as they stared at this odd old man.
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Steven smiled as he stared at the sight before him as he drank punch from the cup in his hand. His family and friends all gathered together for a very special day.
Steven Universe was one of the most unique creatures in the Universe. Steven was the hybrid son of musician Greg Universe and the leader of the Crystal Gems, Rose Quartz. Rose Quartz was the leader of the Crystal Gems, a team of Gems that broke off from the Homeworld to support the life on Earth. Homeworld abandoned the Earth after Rose Quartz shattered Pink Diamond and they corrupted every Gem on the planet that Rose couldn't shield. After the War with Homeworld ended, Rose spent over a Millennium on Earth in peace undoing Homeworld's touch as the remaining Crystal Gems lived out there new life's until Rose met Greg Universe. Unlike other humans, who were simple phases for Rose, Greg was special to Rose. Special enough to birth a child for him. For reasons unknown, Rose had to give up her physical form in order for Steven to be born.
Raised by both his human father and the rest of the Crystal Gems, Steven has been living a good fourteen years in Beach City. In the last two years, Steven has been learning to use his inherited Gem Powers to protect Beach City alongside the Gems against corrupted Gems and the newly returned Homeworld Gems. His powers included Super Strength, floating, healing saliva, forming bubbles, and several other abilities. Steven's most treasured skill is the ability to summon Rose's Shield, the Shield being Steven's new signature weapon. Steven however wouldn't have gotten anywhere without the teachings of the Crystal Gems.
Pearl, Rose Quartz's closest friend. Pearl had been by Rose's side longer than any of the other Gems. No other Gem was more loyal to Rose than Pearl was, the servant class Gem being awfully fond of the Quartz. After Rose's passing, Pearl has committed herself to shaping Steven up while also keeping him safe.
Amethyst, the Kindergarten Gem. Like many Gems, Amethyst was birthed in the Kindergarten, an area Gems were made by absorbing the living matter in the ground to shape their bodies. Unlike the rest of Rose's company, Amethyst wasn't formed during the war. Only when the War was over and the corruption had already taken place did Amethyst form out of the Kindergarten. Rose found Amethyst and allowed her into Rose's little family. Amethyst was the more wild one of the Gems and was the Gem that's the most fond of Earth's eccentric customs.
Garnet, the current leader of the Crystal Gems. Unlike the rest of the Gems, Garnet is a Fusion of a Ruby and a Sapphire. Formerly members of Blue Diamond's company, Ruby and Sapphire were forced to flee after upsetting Blue Diamond by accidentally fusing. Afterwards, the two developed feelings for each other and opted to stay together forever by Fusing permanently, being the second Gem welcomed into Rose's Rebellion. After Rose's passing, Garnet took the mantle of Crystal Gem Leader.
Steven spent many years following in the Crystal Gem's footprints and had become something of the heart of the Crystal Gems. And that heart would be tested when the biggest secret was exposed to the Crystal Gems.
Rose Quartz and Pink Diamond were actually the same person. From what Steven could comprehend, Pink Diamond was the low tier of the Gem hierarchy, something akin to a young child to the other Diamonds. When Pink Diamond was allowed a planet, Earth was her pick. When Pink arrived on Earth, she and her Pearl snuck down to observe the planet, Pink disguising herself as a Quartz Soldier. Seeing the beauty of the Earth and knowing the fate that would come to colonizing the planet, Pink tried to appeal to Yellow and Blue Diamond, who simply overlooked her opinion. Choosing to get their attention a different way, Pink used her Quartz persona to lead a Rebellion against Homeworld in Earth's defense. As the battle continued for centuries, Pink opted to deploy a new plan to discourage further Homeworld advances by faking her death. Having Pearl shapeshift to look like Rose Quartz, Pink faked being shattered with many witnesses around. While it did stopped further Homeworld invasions, it also caused the corruption of every Gem on the planet.
Rose's true identity remained a secret to all except Pearl, who promised never to speak of Rose's past. Pearl had only recently told Steven of this, which led to the rest of the Gems learning about it too. Naturally, this was quite a shock. Each member took the news in there own way, but thanks to Pearl and Steven, the Crystal Gems were able to overcome this revelation, evening leading to Ruby and Sapphire announcing marriage.
Steven took in the view as he smiled at the After-Wedding Party. Steven was happy to see the Gems and Beach City residents forgetting all the recent bad things that have happened as they celebrated this happy occasion.
Among the main Crystal Gems were also some new faces.
There was Connie Maheswaran, Steven's Best Friend and the only human member of the Crystal Gems. When Steven met Connie, she was simply the girl that Steven told his adventures of. But as the two got closer, Connie started going on missions and took up learning swordsmanship from Pearl, even wielding Rose's trademark sword. The most unique thing about Connie was that she was the first person Steven had ever fused with, showing the closeness the two shared.
Another newcomer was Peridot. Peridot was originally a Homeworld Gem sent to Earth to monitor a Geo-weapon called the Cluster, a living Gem comprised of thousands of shattered Gem shards. When Peridot first met Steven and the Crystal Gems, she saw them as an interference to her work and a complication to leaving the planet before the Cluster formed. When she was captured, Steven gave her the benefit of the doubt and heard her out. Hearing her story, Peridot and the Gems formed an uneasy alliance to somehow destroy the Cluster. As they started construction on a drill, Peridot started to bond with the Gems, even speaking out against Yellow Diamond in Earth's favor. When the Cluster situation was averted, Peridot was welcomed among the Gems as a new member.
And finally there was Bismuth. Bismuth was one of the original Crystal Gems that fought during the War against Homeworld. However, Bismuth was more aggressive towards the Homeworld rulers and suggested to Rose about creating a weapon called the Breaking Point that could shatter the Diamonds. Not wanting to go down that path, Rose refused Bismuth's weapon and was forced to bubble her after Bismuth attacked Rose. This saved Bismuth from Corruption as she spent the rest of the war and after in Rose's pocket dimension field. It was only recently that she was released by Steven and taken into the new world. She was however forced back to being bubbled after she attempted to gain Steven's approval of the Breaking Point only to get the same answer as before and attacking him, forcing Steven to defend himself. Bismuth was once again released by Steven a few days ago in order to be attend Ruby and Sapphire's wedding. After learning about Rose's true form and hearing Steven's opinion about the whole thing, Bismuth allowed herself back and forged rings for the two Gems.
Steven was driven out of his thoughts when Garnet suddenly picked him up.
"Steven" said Garnet as she started laughing, Steven joining in.
"Hey Garnet" said Steven.
"Thanks for everything" said Steven and Garnet in sync. The two then laughed at the convenient thanks. They then spoke in unison again "I needed this" The laughs continued.
Garnet then looked around as she calmed down, a smile on her face. "What a wonderful idea. Human's found a way to make a moment's decision last forever" She looked over to Pearl, Amethyst, and Bismuth talking as the bouquet Garnet threw earlier landed in Bismuth's hands, Pearl and Amethyst laughing for their shocked friend. "I won't need future vision to know I'll always remember this"
Steven turned to the scene as he smiled "I'm so glad"
"It certainly is a nice moment, isn't it"
Steven and Garnet quickly turned to the unknown voice.
Standing nearly a foot away was a slim, blue being drinking from a plastic cup. It had odd marking around it's body and pupiless eyes.
Steven widen his eyes as Garnet was about to summon her gauntlets before the thing lifted one of it's hands in defense.
"Apologies, I was simply passing through" said the creature in a dull, bored tone, an echo surrounding it's voice.
"What are you?!" demanded Garnet, the thought of her special day being threaten agitating the fusion, yet keeping her cool in order to not scare the normal humans among the party.
"It's quite a long story" said the blue man "But a name will have to suffice for now. My name is Tabuu"
"Tabuu?" said Steven as he looked at this strange creature.
Tabuu nodded before straightening it's posture, bowing it's head to Garnet and Steven "Again, I offer my apologies for interrupting your special day"
Garnet stared at this Tabuu being before putting Steven down, yet keeping the boy close to her. The Gems weren't used to interacting with Non-Gems, especially things that weren't human. "For what reason are you here?"
"Like I said, I was passing through. I have spent many years secluded and wished to see how the Earth was doing. It truly has changed in the weirdest" said Tabuu as he looked over to the party. Several guests gave him looks that were brief. Apparently they simply saw him as one of Steven's odd magic friends. "Many years ago, humans disapproved of aliens and other non-humans, alongside same-sex marriage. Yet so many are here in support of such an unusual union"
"... I admit, humans have their flaws" said Garnet, who kept all three eyes on Tabuu "But the amazing thing about the Universe is change is possible anywhere"
"..." Tabuu kept silence as he took in Garnet's words "Change is indeed an odd factor to the Universe. But change isn't always a good thing. And while some things change, things can also stay the same. There will always be humans who will hate you because of what you are or what you represent"
Now it was Garnet's turn to let the words sink in "Then they're the opinions that don't matter"
Tabuu allowed himself a soft smile "Indeed"
"Steven"
Steven and Garnet turned to Pearl, who along with Amethyst, Peridot, Connie, and Bismuth walked over to the two, keeping their eyes on Tabuu. They had noticed the Cosmic Being a few seconds ago, but didn't react as they usually would on account of the calm atmosphere surrounding them.
"Is everything okay?" asked Pearl gently.
"Yeah" said Steven "It's all fine"
"Who is this?" asked Connie as she stared at Tabuu. The young human thought looked frightening, yet exotic.
"Better not be a wedding crashing" said Amethyst as she shot Tabuu a look, the little Quartz always in a mood for beating people down who deserved it.
"No, it's okay" said Steven "We're just talking, right Garnet?"
"...Yeah" said Garnet, her tone saying 'It's okay, but keep you're guard up'.
"So what are you?" asked Bismuth.
"I sadly do not know my origins" said Tabuu "But you could say I'm looking for an old friend"
"An old friend?" asked Steven.
"I thought you were passing through?" said Garnet on her guard.
"I was, while looking for my friend" said Tabuu "One is capable of multi-tasking"
"Um" started Steven "Is you're friend a Gem?"
"No, he's a human, but I haven't seen him in over forty years. He might be dead for all I know"
"Forty years?" chimed Peridot before turning to Pearl "How much is forty years to a human's lifespan?"
"About half" said Pearl.
"Sometimes more" said Amethyst.
"Ugh" moaned Peridot "Humans have such short lives"
"Yet we don't" said Tabuu "You Gems and whatever the hell I am could live forever if we live carefully enough. And yet we could care for creatures who could live for not even 1/100 of our lifespan. The Universe is such a strange place indeed"
"So do you think you'll find your friend soon?" asked Connie.
"I hope to find him within the week" said Tabuu "Hopefully sooner"
Steven caught the look in Tabuu's eyes. It was like he was trying to look angry, yet he looked sad.
"... I apologies again for interrupting the festivities. I shall take my leave now" he turned to Garnet "Congrats on the wedding"
Before Steven could say anything, Tabuu popped out strange wings from his back and took off gently.
The Gems kept they're eyes on the Cosmic Being as he flew away. Each had a feeling that this was a sign as for things to come. Peridot was the only one who thought differently. All she saw as Tabuu flew away was the scene of yet another blue figure flying away.
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Tabuu flew away until he landed in the Strawberry Fields, sitting down on a rock as he waiting, humming the song 'Let's Only Think about Love'.
"Well aren't you happy"
Tabuu lazily looked over to the source of the voice.
Another Tabuu.
The Tabuu on the rock stayed silent as the newly arrived Tabuu floated over to him. As the Tabuus got closer to each other, their foreheads started glowing. The Tabuu sitting on the rock's glowed 'II'. The Tabuu approaching him glowed 'XI'.
"What's the situation with the Crystal Gems?" asked Tabuu XI.
"They are still operating" said Tabuu II "Though their leader has reincarnated herself as a human hybrid. Pink Diamond will no longer be a threat"
"Pink Diamond?" questioned Tabuu XI "Rose Quartz is the leader of the Crystal Gems. Pink Diamond was her victim"
Tabuu II stayed silent, simply locking eyes with Tabuu XI. The two Tabuus stayed silent for several seconds before Tabuu XI spoke "Well isn't that surprising. There never was a Rose Quartz"
"I wouldn't put it in those exact words" said Tabuu II "I don't know if Pink Diamond was a genius or a child"
"Apparently she's a child, then and now" said Tabuu XI "So what of the other Diamonds? What role will they play?"
"White Diamond is fortunately still on Homeworld" said Tabuu "Blue Diamond and Yellow Diamond were actually on their way to Earth and would have arrived today"
"But?"
"I sent several Primids and a negotiator to keep them stalled. I'll have to meet with them personally" said Tabuu II.
"If they discover Pink Diamond is still alive and protecting the Earth, they'll become enemies" said Tabuu XI.
"Then we just have to make sure they don't find out" answered Tabuu II.
"Any thoughts on ignoring Blue and Yellow and allying with White?" asked Tabuu XI.
"Negative" said Tabuu II as he narrowed his eyes "It would be unwise to ally with such a woman. We've seen what she's capable of"
"True" said Tabuu XI "But would the other two be any different"
"They may have superiority complexes, but Pink's false death shook them enough from what I could get from the boy" said Tabuu II "And thanks to what I got from all the Crystal Gems, I could mascaraed a decent enough ploy to work with them"
"Will they be any threat?" asked Tabuu XI.
"The Crystal Gems? Not as long as they stay in the dark" said Tabuu II "They currently have no way to leave the Earth and they aren't close enough to any of the other odd groups to manage a ship"
"Speaking of which" started Tabuu XI "What of the info we received from XIII?"
"Earth's Heroes are indeed a problem, but they currently have their eyes glued to the many problems of the Earth that aren't us"
"And the fighters associated with Beerus?" asked Tabuu XI.
"I don't know. They left the Universe awhile ago. Shall we check on them?"
The two Tabuus turned there heads to a certain direction and activated their clairvoyance. Clairvoyance was the ability to see certain things with the mind's eye.
"...Currently the Saiyan known as Goku is fighting a Frost Demon from Universe 6" said Tabuu II.
"This form the Saiyans have acquired is indeed troublesome" said XI.
"We saw something like this a thousand years ago, but it seems the Saiyans have recently rediscovered this transformation" said II.
"What's left of the Saiyans" said Tabuu XI. "There's only two pure blooded Saiyans left"
"Three"
"I don't count weaklings" responded XI to II.
"A lack of strength isn't weakness" said II "I would think any version of me would know that"
"I guess these split forms have to have some differences" said XI "For instant, I would have simply killed off the Crystal Gems"
"It was a wedding, we have to have some standards" said Tabuu II "At least for these starting days"
"I'm pretty sure we crossed that line a thousand years ago when we killed hundreds upon thousands of lives during our Rebellion against Zenith"
"We were a silent monster drunk on power and madness without a clear goal" replied II "What we were then and what we are now are two different beings"
"We have to thank Stanford and Sanchez for that then huh?" said Tabuu sarcastically.
"Speaking of the bastard" said Tabuu II "How was the raid?"
Tabuu XI simply stayed silent as he tossed Rick's Portal Gun to Tabuu II.
"Anything else?" replied Tabuu II.
"Not much" said Tabuu XI "I only took what I thought we could need. Everything else was just shit Rick made to screw with people"
"... It disturbs me how much our tone changes when we bring up Rick" said Tabuu II.
"The Buddha himself would beg for Hell if he met Rick" said XI "What we aim to do is nothing compared to everything that man has done. His only redeeming factor is his fondness for his family"
"Which he himself views as a weakness" said II.
"... Are you saying we are alike?" asked XI with a hint of anger in his voice.
"Every living creature has similarities with even the most opposite being. But I choose to look at one's differences" said II.
"Well difference is a good word" said XI "Apparently the Rick we knew is dead, the one prowling this Universe is another one"
"Why am I not surprise" said II.
"Doesn't change a thing" said XI "The Rick's that take each other's places are all the same man"
"The whole species of Ricks do indeed make things complicated"
"Not in VI's mind" said XI.
"Yes" said II as he rubbed his chin "He does hate Rick the most doesn't he?" He would love to actually start hunting Ricks down across the Multiverse"
"As much fun as a manhunt on the Ricks would be, there are quicker ways to kill off one man across the Multiverse" said XI.
"And what of Rick's family?" asked II.
"I left Rick's brat of a Grandson a threat. They won't be a problem"
"Good" said Tabuu II "And what of your opinion of our new ally?"
"Plasmius" said XI "Not to be trusted. Though he will have his use in the grand scheme of things to come"
II threw the Portal Gun back to XI. "Go give that to VI. He can have his little manhunt till we have a more permanent method"
"Fine by me, and you?"
"I'll have to meet with the Diamonds while the Primids got them occupied. If they enter Earth's atmosphere, the Justice League's Watchtower will notice them and put the entire Earth on high alert"
"Good luck playing negotiator" said XI "And as for me?"
"Among the data XIII gave us from the Watchtower, we also received info about the villains of this planet. Find the ones that will gather the small fry together and fight against Earth's Heroes"
"Alright then" said XI "And what of Stanford?"
"Same rule we all agreed on" said II as he narrowed his eyes "Whoever finds him gets dibs"
Tabuu II then shot up into the sky and exited Earth's atmosphere.
Tabuu XI stared up for several seconds before flying off towards his first destination"
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Vlad Plasmius stayed still as he looked below him.
"Wha-what are they doing here?" asked Plasmius to himself as he looked down into the street.
Vlad and his three Impressions were pursuing the Fantastic Four in secret as Plasmius waited for the perfect time to strike. But as Vlad was stalking the four, his ghost sense activated. Vlad really wasn't surprised. Ghost and other apparitions were common in New York City for some reason, so it wasn't a shock to Vlad. But when he briefly checked it out, he was shocked at what he found.
In the streets of New York, Vlad spotted a dark hair boy in blue jeans and a white shirt accompanied by a girl dressed in black, a dark skinned boy wearing glasses and a red beret, and a red hair girl in a black shirt.
Vlad Plasmius had just spotted Danny Fenton, otherwise known as Danny Phantom.
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And so ends Chapter 10.
So first things first. Yes there are multiple Tabuus. No, they are not from different Universes or from across the Multiverse, they are the same Tabuu split into multiple bodies.
To answer a question from last Chapter, yes Beat can transform into a Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan Blue. But he's not there yet in this story. Besides, the regular Super Saiyan forms will suffice.
Why didn't Tabuu attack the Gems? That would be something the Tabuu in the game would do. But my Tabuu is different from that one. The one in the game is simply a cold hearted villain. My Tabuu is a tragic, complex villain. There's more to him than a simple vendetta.
Am I making Tabuu hate Rick more than I should? No. Let's all be honest, if Rick was real, you'd judge him worse than Hitler after 1 day. And Tabuu spent over 30 years with Rick from a close view.
Can Vlad actually use the Ghost sense? This is confirmed, but it wouldn't be off for him to have the same ability, besides one or two abilities, Danny and Vlad are basically capable of using the same powers and the ghost sense doesn't seem unique enough to be a Danny exclusive technique. Hell, even Tucker could use it when he had ghost powers.
Did I create an original alien for Ben. Yes and No. It be complicated to explain an alien I create from the tip of my head, so I used aliens from other franchises. Scrape Goat is from the species of Goat people in Wander Over Yonder. If it interests you, send suggestions about what aliens I could give Ben during the story.
And now for some new news.
Remember when I said I place this story to the Old Republic timeline of Star Wars. I decided it would probably be better to place this in the Original Trilogy timeline. People will probably feel more comfortable. I will use some themes from the Old Republic though to keep things fresh.
The Ben/Danny poll closes. Ben wins. Hooray.
And now for two new polls.
First off, TeamFourStar's Dragon Ball Z Abridged has finished it's third season and have confirmed to a fourth season. So what do you think they'll start with?
- A Dragon Ball Z Kai Abridged episode
- The Bojack Movie
- The first episode going over filler
And secondly, there are three games coming out soon. Which are you looking forward to?
- Kingdom Heart III
- Super Smash Bros Ultimate
- Jump Force
These polls will close when people stop giving a damn.
And one final notice. In place of the REVIEW LIKE HELL! tag I leave at the end of each Chapter, I'll be leaving something else in honor of Stan Lee's memory.
So until next chapter, see ya.
EXCELSIOR!