--Author's Note: my Internet is down, so I figure it's a sign from got to get my lazy ass to start writing some COR. Time for the assault on Ivan's castle.
John, Rose, Dave, and Jade are from Homestuck, which belongs to Andrew Hussie of , read Homestuck now.
Track 21: This Ain't A Scene; It's An Arms Race
"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, this is opening night, time to rehearse our parts"
"Theatre metaphors, Mike" Dave responded
"Shut up, Dave. Speaking of, I've successfully integrated vibranium into your quarterstaff, for greater sonic defense, as well as being a great deal stronger.
"Thank you" he responded tersely. Dave's always been the quieter one of the two of us.
"Mana, as you've no doubt notice, I've been using plant growth hormone in your food so that you're stronger. In more then a few areas" I perversely glared at her assets.
"Thanks, honey"
"Potter" I handed him a Keyblade. It looked similar to the Star Seeker, but with red wings on the grip and the Gryffindor cross on the keychain.
"Trixie, I have used my metallurgy and the mechanism in my hidden blade to give your cheongsam instant diamond coated sai function. Make this gesture" I threw up the devil horns. Trixie obliged and two Sais popped out below her arms. She smiled like a child given a new toy on Christmas morning
"Timmy, come with me"
Timmy followed me into a hereto unknown and enormous chamber far larger then a ship like mine should contain
Luckily, I'm acquaintance with a Time Lord, so my ship works on TARDIS principals, hundreds of times bigger on the inside then it is on the outside,
The room lit up, revealing less then 500 each compartments contain red and white balls.
"Wait, Pokemon are real, not just fiction?" asked my ward.
"In this universe, they're not real, in other universes, sure.
A lift took us up to a unique pokeball. A blue and gold ball stuck out among the other generic balls. |
And this ball was symbolized by what was on the top half. What looked to be an lowercase M with a tail on the end?
Timmy recognized it instantly
"This was the symbol on your staff"
I nodded
"Very astute, Timmy. This is the symbol for Scorpio, my starsign. It's my calling card and Riddlecorp's logo.
"That would make this your pokeball, right?"
"This room is divided between Dave and mine Pokemon.
I handed to ball to him
"Now it's your Pokémon"
Timmy opened the ball and in a flash of white light and stars appeared….
A pink mouse, which excitedly danced around Timmy mischievously
"A Mew?"
"My first Pokemon. Mews are only drawn to those of pure hearts, IE Chosen. Mew was my companion when I started my first adventure, may he serve you well in yours"
"Thanks, Michael."
"I have belief in you, Timmy. I believe you can save us all. I believe you will become the Solaris Knight when you turn my age and no earlier.
"Why?"
"We've seen that the corruption does to you when you have fae and even minus the corruption. You may be getting smarter and stronger, but you're still just a kid"
Timmy sighed but nodded.
"One last thing, Timmy. You know how KISS are the fae guardians? I have postulated that other awesome bands may be the disguised representatives. Keep that in mind."
As Timmy left the Pokémon storage and I returned to my room, I sighed heavily.
There is still work to be done.
I pressed a keypad in my laboratory,
3/3/01.
The airdate of the first episode of Fairly Oddparents.
Nobody but me knows that information. Dave would kind of know, but he doesn't give a shit.
A table was lowered into my room, covered in a tarp.
My final legacy, my shining achievement
I lifted the tarp form the table, revealing a female robot
My.... daughter.
A sleek gynoid, not as human as Light's robots, but I can get by.
To connect her to the Light models, I decided to paint the non-white parts of her teal, aquamarine, whatever you want to call it.
She will exist long after I am gone, as X outlived Light.
The ultimate marriage of my studying Light's notes and a collaboration between Riddlecorp and Frostco.
She will be the last vanguard for the chosen far into the future.
And I have named her Jennifer.
I know this girl, from other universes.
So I decided to create Jenny in a grandfather paradox, as only I can.
A robotic soul, powered by a sliver of my Chronix heart will mean she will grow and develop like a real human girl. She will desire to be human.
Much like her creator, the heart will enable Jenny to reassemble herself so she can fight forever
Diamond/adamantium pistons give her the strength of 170 adult men.
No responsometers, no Ultron, just magic and science making hot, steamy love to one another with awesome results.
Now is the time for my other project.
Now I entered into the keypad the sequence "4139"
A 4-monitored computer opened up in the corner and flickered to life.
First was a young boy, about 13 or so, with messy black hair and glasses, much like me and Potter. He's dressed in a aquamarine suit with a green tie. He has a prominent overbite. He's wielding a hammer. His name is John Egbert, and he is the Heir of Breath. He is in his house right now.
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Next is a young girl on top of a giant black ogre. She has stabbed it up knitting needles. She has blonde hair and full black lips. Her name is Rose Lalonde, and she is the Seer of Light
A third kid, this time with red hair, opaque black sunglasses and a red shirt with a record on it. His name is Dave Strider, and he is the Knight of Time.
Another girl, she's not as conventionally pretty as rose, with long straight black hair, glasses, a blue shirt with a constantly shifting shirt, and an overbite. Her name is Jade Harley, she is precognitive like me, and she will be the Witch of Space
These 4 kids are all friends via the Internet, and have gotten their universe involved in Sburb, a microcosm simulation game that alters reality. Their goal as Chosen is to find the Ultimate Riddle and win the game. And save their universe.
These Chosen are just getting younger and younger. Timmy and Trixie are 11, thee kids are 13, I'm only 18, and started my quest when I was 14.
The age of the Superhero is ending, to be replaced with something new.
It started with the Blackest Night, the death of the gods, Norse, New, and Greek. The siege of Asgard.
It's all building up to something. A new age of mankind
The age of the Chosen, where magic and science can co exist, after science has dominated for so long.
And I was born to be the vanguard of this new age, to guide the next generation.
The monitor's blinked out as I rushed into the control room to prepare for battle.
"Attention unidentitified aircraft, Frostco has claimed ownership of the Bleed. Use by Riddlecorp is strictly prohibited," droned a Pixie voice
I responded by having my group parachute out of Saiki as we floated down to the hangar base.
"Mr. FROST" a grunt screamed before I blew his head open with photonic light.
I'm going to hurry this up, as I have a lot of plot to cover and so little attention.
We had reached the inner sanctum. Frost and Anti-Cosmo were standing over a dark cauldron blasting shadow energy as the green glow shaded their faces
"Ah, Timothy. How nice of you to join us" Anti Cosmo greeted his ward.
"Cut the crap, Anti-Cosmo. I know you and Frost are al chummy"
"Me and this boy? A Neanderthal. A pawn. A tool"
Before Frost could strike at Anti-Cosmo, the fairy merely yawned and the blue tip of his wand glowed and struck Frost in the heart with a familiar green blast of light. Frost crumpled and fell, dead
"Avara Kadabra"
"Indeed. Your father loved that spell. He should have, I taught it to him"
"Wait, what?" asked Harry
"Oh, he never mentioned it? Yes, much like my light counterpart, I have played godfather to many men throughout the years. Your father, Josef Stalin, David Berkowitz, Charles Manson, Jeffery Dahmer. I've guided all of them to be the monsters history has portrayed them as. All the while, searching for the perfect godchild to assist me in destroying Fairy World"
"And when you were born, Timothy, both me and Jorgen knew that you could break the stalemate between us. That's why I wanted you as my own"
"But I rejected you" Timmy replied
"And that's why I decided to condition you to be mine. I played the role of the foppish obvious villain while gradually corrupting Dimmsdale. I gave everyone in that town a fragment of my black magic. I was also determined to see that your Princess never discovered her nature either"
"So it was YOU that has conspired against Trixie and Timmy," I snarled.
"Indeed. And it would have worked if a magic more powerful then my own broke the endless time loop"
"Poof" I uttered
"The boy changed the universe with his magic. He made things dynamic again. But even I was able to quell his power when Foop was born
"But his appearance was enough, and it seems that The Darkness forced things to change. I panicked, if Trixie and Timmy were united, it would break my spell. So I created the fake Jorgen to enforce the status quo"
"Until I came in with my heart" I smirked
"It didn't help that that Ignoramus Crocker destroyed my beautiful project" Anti-Cosmo yelled in frustration
"So what are you going to do now?" I asked
Grinning, Anti-Cosmo pulled out the vial of my blood Ivan collected.
"If I can't adopt a godchild, I'll just make one"
"Blood of the dark lord"
As I shot at vial to brake it, Ant Cosmo created eldritch black chains of my group
"FUCK"
"You know I abhor language like that, Michael" Anti Cosmo snarked as he threw the vial into he pot as it began to glow grey
"The flesh of the recently departed" Anti Cosmo threw Ivan's corpse into the cauldron. It turned purple and started to bubble. MY eyes widened. I knew what he was doing.
"The soul of the Maevus Heart's Champion" Anti-Cosmo turned to Dave.
"Crucio"
"Dave doubled over, screaming pain as the curse was administered
"How does it feel knowing that no matter what you do, Michael gets all the credit?"
"I-I don't care w-w—w-hat Mike does. I am D-Dreyga's prince" Dave stammered
"Crucio" Anti_Cosmo responded
Dave yelled out further as the pain increased
"Michael already has his Princess and has another one with a crush on him. You can't even get the girl betrothed to you to care for you"
"Melodia. W-Will grow to love me in TT-T-Time" Dave resolutely replied
"Crucio" Anti Cosmo continued
"I know your type. You act all calm and logical because on the surface, you burn with envy for your partner. He gets the girls, the fame, and you toil behind the scenes"
This struck a nerve with Dave
"SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU LITTLE CUNT. I'LL TEAR OUT YOUR EYES WITH MY FINGERS FOR THIS" he screamed, eyes turning red
"Ah, this is what I wanted"
Making a gesture with his wand, Anti-Cosmo aimed it at Dave's eyes
A black silhouette emerged from Dave, grinned evilly, and entered the cauldron.
It started to turn black and bubbled as a figure climbed to the rim.
"Kenio Savage, Rise"
Long white hair with red streaks framed his delicate features. His irises were a bright red. His constant smile revealed white and pointed teeth. He looks 19, same age as Dave, and he has a general aura of cultured brutality. Think Hannibal Lecter meets The Joker and Freddy Kruger. He spoke to his rescuer in a growly sounding but still high class British accent, a trait he inherited from Bakura, the person he based his general appearance on.
"Thank you for giving me flesh again, Anti-Cosmo. I assume that I am to be the perfect godchild you mentioned
"Wait a sec" Timmy piped in. "He must be 19, same age as Dave. That makes him over the limit
"Actually, being just reborn, I'm only a few minutes old"
"Fuck, he's got us there" I chimed in
"You have to be miserable too" Trixie glared at him
"Well, little girl. Nothing makes me more miserable then you uppity pure princesses lauding how hot shit you are and remaining unspoiled" Kenio took a brief sad expression, then grinned again, staring at Trixie's crotch area and licking his lips.
Yeah, in case you haven't guessed, Kenio enjoys rape. A lot.
"But, I suppose killing you would make Michael and Bit more distraught then soiling you"
Kenio grinned as he manifested a black Keyblade that resembled a bat wing
"Huh, this isn't my blood katana" Kenio stared
"Well, we couldn't replicate your blood magic, so make do with Soul Eater" Anti-Cosmo shrugged
"Well, I'm good at improvising"
Keno quickly stabbed Trixie with it with no fanfare.
"Huh, this works pretty good. Thanks for being the target, Miss Tang. And now I bid you adieu" he mockingly blew a kiss to her inert body
As if to signal my anger, the castle started to shake and shift.
"I think we better get out of here before we both expire" Anti-Cosmo screamed over the castle crumbling.
Kenio obliged, forming a corridor of darkness leading who knows where
My eyes glowed whiter then they ever have before
Timmy sensed my breakdown and called out Mew to fly us back to the Solar Streak
"" I screamed in rage and sorrow as the Bleed began to become enveloped by white energy
Meanwhile, in Boston, a young man woke up with a start. Usual guy in his 20's or 30's, ginger hair always wearing glasses and a western outfit. The group is with have concealed their real identities to protect themselves form the forces of darkness. His codename is Raul Panther. He is a member of the ensemble progressive rock band known as The Protomen. He is the lead singer for Megaman, Joe, Dr. Light, and Protoman. He also plays keyboard.
"I just heard the sound of ultimate suffering. A cry for help from a unknown stranger
Another young man, wearing a fedora and a tailored suit muttered "Go back to bed, Panther" His name is Turbo Lover, the man who sings for Wily and plays bass.
A third man, larger then Panther and Turbo Lover, wearing opaque sunglasses as well and a long masculine beard piped in "Turbo Lover, you know that we never turn down from a challenge. After all, when Panther's roar vanished, you did vocals for him". Commander Hawk, guitarist and leader of the band.
"True" Turbo sighed
"Now Panther, what did you hear and see?" Commander asked
"It was a bright flash of white fire, reverberating in the fabric of space-time" Panther described.
"White Fire?" called out a fourth voice, robot resembling a human wearing a metal mask. His voice was clipped but muffled. His name is K.I.L.R.O.Y., and he is the Protomen's emcee and bodyguard.
"The only person in recent history to manifest such power is the Key to Light. But he is believed to be a legend" KILROY stated
"Well, legends don't scream with such passion" Panther stated
"So you think that the Key could have finally come to save us?" Turbo asked
"Possible" KILROY retorted "But if he does exist, he will come to Nashville and see us"
"So you're saying we should wait for him?" Commander asked
"Affirmative" KILROY said
And the Protomen waited, holding out for the Key to Light, the man they believed would be the salvation of oppression and symbol of resistance
Meanwhile, I had cooled off from my rage and was now examining the prone Trixie. I had seen this happen before, a Princess with her heart by a Keyblade. She'll be essentially comatose until such a point where I can transplant a heart.
Then again, Sora did this kind of stunt before with his princess, Kairi.
While examining Timmy, I drew Twilight Edge from my hand and aimed it at Timmy
"I'm not going to lie. This is going to hurt a lot. Like heartburn kind of pain."
A blast of blue-white light shot from Twilight edge and struck Timmy in the heart. He screamed in pain a little as a light Purple Heart shot out of it and flew to Trixie.
"There we go" I finished as the glow receded.
Just then an oven timer rang
"Michael, your strawberry frosting chocolate cake is done" Saiki piped in
"You enjoy baking" Timmy asked, mockingly
"You enjoy soap operas?" I asked, holding up one of his Kissy Kissy Goo Goo DVD's
"Touché" the boy sadly responded
"Anyway, I'm baking because 1: I like it, 2: When Trixie wakes up, she's going to be hungry, and 3: it helps me relax and focus on finding Kenio"
"So, what do we do now?" Timmy asked,
"I was going to go to Fairy World, check out the Cave of Destiny. If I know my prophecies, and I do, there might be a clue to Anti-Cosmo and Kenio's whereabouts there"
"Yeah, I would have come to the same conclusion" Timmy responded
As Saiki set a course for Fairy World, I brooded
Kenio was the only villain to really hurt me physically and emotionally.
I won't let him do it again
End Track 21
Motherfucker, this is the longest Track yet. So yeah, I introduced a bunch of elements into the fray, all in the name of dramatic license
I would rather think that a harbinger of chaos like Anti-Cosmo wouldn't go down like a bitch every time he pops up, so I just said that he's been taking a dive every appearance so that he can lull Timmy and Jorgen into a false sense of security
Really, when has any universe's Anti-Cosmo been good or trustworthy, except in yaoi? He's fucking evil
Bringing in Kenio was something I've already foreshadowed. The relationship between him and myself is very complicated. I'll get back to that next chapter.