"Wenk Wenk".
Staring at his avian shaped employer with a look of disbelief, the villain fan boy managed to keep a straight face as he translated the words for those who didn't speak penguin.
"What do you mean that your deciding to cancel my Disney contract after this next mission? Hasn't my service been all but perfect"?
"Wenk Wenk".
"Don't give me that. The Bambi mission had no real evil character. And if you think about it, being raised by his mother ensures that he is less jaded when he grows up".
"Wenk Wenk Wenk".
"But you've already had me operate outside of the Disneyverse. Ok, the session with Aku was unexpected. But working for the Other Mother, Megabyte, and Rasputin? Those characters are part of different universes, and still you only had me do short term work with them. I don't see why I have to pursue longer ranged projects with non affiliated series".
"Wenk Wenk Wenk".
"No I already have ideas on how to help out, but it depends on what period of time you insert me in. And for that matter which powers I get to keep".
"Wenk Wenk".
"3? Seems a little low considering all I've done, but alright. So long as I can change my choices on the next assignment, I want to keep the immunity to physical harm, shape shifting, and probably Bartok. Unlike Mantis, he at least has some experience in dealing with beings who are more…open with their villainy".
"Wenk Wenk Wenk".
"Glad you approve. However, since my next client is one of the more powerful ones, can I request that I keep everything I have until its over. Considering the...fanaticism of his minions, I want to have as many tricks as possible".
"Wenk Wenk".
"Okay thanks. Won't let you down boss. While I'm here though, you want me to help you out here? Not sure what…year your currently in, but I can help if…".
"Wenk Wenk WEEENNNNKKK".
"Okay okay. Sorry I asked".
And upon receiving a somewhat smug nod from the being that currently went by the name of Gunter, the boy felt the same familiar sensation of his body travelling through space and time to his next target.
One whose actions greatly dwarfed the villainous achievements of other beings who had been given the label bad guy.
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Though he was not one to accept or believe in fate, for to do so would have stood against everything he believed in, the crusading tyrant had to admit that their was almost something poetic about the location in which he traveled to.
To think that the first step in correcting the balance of the universe would start on a planet that had nearly been destroyed by one of his more narrow minded underlings. Such a thing had caused a wry chuckle to escape him as his most loyal and competent child informed him of the status of their journey.
"The Sanctuary will be entering Xandarian Space within the next hour. And Proxima has reported that the army is ready to deploy the instant you give the command".
Inclining his head to show that he was pleased with this news, Thanos took a moment to examine his currently empty gauntlet before giving a more verbal response.
"Very good. Once we have obtained the Power Stone, we will turn our attention towards ASGARD and reclaim the Stone that my agent failed to deliver".
As expected, mention of the thinnly built Asgardian caused Maw to exhibit an expression that was a mixture of both disgust and antisipation.
A look that would have frightened many lesser beings. But not him.
"Rest assured my son, once we have obtained the Space Stone, you have my full blessing to remind that…disappointment of the consequences of failing me".
Chuckling at the look of eagerness that had spread across Maw's face, for his most successful child had always delighted in punishing those that failed to meet his admittedly high standards, Thanos was prevented from hearing his son's usual words of gratitude thanks to the interruption of the only one of his daughter's that had not renounced her loyalty.
"Father we are being hailed by a unidentified vessel. It claims that it has information that must reach your ears".
Frowning at Proxima's excuse, for he had ordered that his vessel should remain out of sight until he had at least one of the Stones, the purple skinned Titan found himself slowly nodding his head as Maw voiced his opinion to this failure.
"You were ordered to destroy any vessel that crosses our path. What information could this insignificant being have that is worth the attention of the Great Titan"?
Wondering what his horned daughter would say to this, for she knew full well the consequences of earning his displeasure, Thanos found all thoughts of punishment fade into the background as Proxima answered Maw's question.
"He says he knows about Father's plans to bring the Universe back into balance. And has stated that his vision is flawed because he fails to see the truth".
Eyes narrowing, the Great Titan gave the order to bring the ship aboard.
If only because he was not willing to tolerate anything that could thwart his plans to correct the Universe.
…..
Wisely leaving Bartok in his ship, for he strongly suspected that the successful conclusion of this mission would rob the albino bat of everything that made him…well him if he knew about it, and taking a moment to compose his thoughts before speaking to the villain whose body count had managed to surpass every other bad guy in cinematic history, albeit temporarily, the villainous adviser took a deep breath before explaining.
"First, I would like to thank you for not destroying my ship. It has…sentimental value. Secondly, I would like to ask you a question".
His words earning what he supposed passed for an amused look from the Great Titan, the Boy managed to keep his composure as his request was granted.
Albeit with a not so subtle threat.
"I suppose I can answer one. Though I warn you that I am not exactly in a mood to be patient".
Nodding his head to show that he understood, the Boy asked his question.
"Then I will make it brief. My question is this, once you have completed your quest in uniting the Infinity Stones, and erasing half of all life from existence, though I have to wonder if that includes non sentient beings, how do you think the survivors will react once all that the knew has vanished"?
And as expected, the answer he received was one that he had already suspected.
"They will mourn for what they have lost. But will come to appreciate all that they have left. For what I intend to do will never be able to be undone".
At this, the boy held up a finger to point out the obvious.
"Unless of course they somehow manage to catch you off guard and rob you of all the stones. What can be done with a snap, can also be undone after all".
His answer earning a frown from the overall villain of the Marvel Universe, or at least its current cinematic version, the Boy fought the urge to shake his head as he heard the predictable solution to this problem.
"Then I will ensure it can't be done by destroying the very tools of the Universe's salvation".
Seeing that Thanos was beginning to portray the usual symptoms of arrogance that had led to the downfall of countless villainous plots, the Boy hurried along with his attempt to provide the Titan with the needed clarity he needed.
"That would work, if your more…tenacious opponents didn't prove to possess a resourcefulness that has thwarted at least 3 attempts to claim the Stones. Which is why I have come here to provide you with two things to consider once you have assembled all 6 Infinity Stones. You may choose which one to follow, but I promise that both of them will ensure that your work cannot be revered".
Crossing his arms as he stared into the doubtful gaze of the purple skinned tyrant, the Boy allowed a small smile of relief to cross his features as he was given a grave nod.
"Name these paths of yours. I will determine if they have value or not".
Giving the Titan a nod of his own, the Boy began his explanation.
"Well the first one is pretty straight forward. When you snap your fingers to wipe out half of all life, make sure that when it comes to the Avengers, you use spend the effort to make sure all of their members crumble into dust instead of trusting that the more dangerous members will cease to exist. Particularly the human woman that somehow absorbed the power of the Space Stone. Not sure if Ronan managed to pass on how much of a threat she is, but I assure you that ensuring her removal from the Universe will only benefit you".
Eyes narrowing as he recalled the brief report he had received from the foolish Kree about a woman who had thwarted his plans to finish the genocide of the Skrulls, Thanos found his eyes widening in surprise as he was presented with an idea that had not occurred to him.
'The second course available to you is that you use the power of the Stones to destroy the universe and make a new one. The grief that comes from the loss of ones loved ones increases the difficulty of accepting one's situation. And since your efforts will probably will result in more death than you intended, like say pilots and medical staff, the best way to use the stones would probably be to make a Universe where life doesn't know what it has lost. Though I suppose you could use the Mind Stone to modify the memories of those that survived the Snap, but not sure if you could employ it on a galaxy wide scale unless the Power Stone can amplify the effects of its…siblings".
Considering the small Terran's solution, for his idea managed to touch upon the problem that his favorite daughter's betrayal had highlighted, Thanos felt his decision crystallize within his mind.
For as he had said countless times, the hardest choices required the strongest wills.
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Though her duties would never cease until the last living thing gave its last breath, Death had to concede that her task had been made somewhat easier thanks to the remodeling that had taken place in Universe 199999.
Yes the non dominant species still existed in their multitudes, but the beings who waged war against each other for reasons that went beyond the needs of food, shelter, and mating rights had been reduced by 50%.
A shame that of those that had been erased from memory and existence had been some of the more amusing beings she had come across, even if their constant escape from her clutches had resulted in more than one bout of ranting, but she supposed that it could have been worse.
At least the Titan, whose body had given out 2 years after he had used the combined power of the Stones 3 times, once to destroy the Universe, once to remake it, and one final time to destroy the tools that made it happen, had seen fit to ensure that a certain plant based life form remained among the living.
Because despite his inability to verbally say more than 4 words, and even then the being hardly ever used the word 'we', she found Groot to be absolutely adorable. More so when he was in his young sapling stage.
Death could only wonder what next adventure the morally twisted advisor had been sent on. Because it was hard to predict whether or not he would be able to top his previous achievements.
But as humankind generally believed that 'man's reach should exceed his grasp', she had no doubt that he would try his best.
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ANNNNNNNNNND that's it. Happy New Year Everybody.
Hopefully you all enjoyed this chapter. Couldn't think of a better way to end my Disney Story than by having a chapter devoted to one of the few bad guys whose body count exceeds that of other iconic villains.
As for the ending, thought it be a nice touch to have the character that is sought after by both Thanos and the Merc with a Mouth do an epilogue. Also, not entirely sure if the Snap affected animals and plant life, but did so in this story BECAUSE I think Thanos is more about culling civilization than life itself.
Its been a hell of a ride. But sadly all things must come to an end.
To recap the villains in order
Maleficent (the orginal one)
Hades
Jafar
Dr Facilier
Aku
Hunter from Bambi (the one story where I corrected it for the good guys)
Tama Toa (i.e. the giant crab from the Polynesian film that I have still not seen XD)
Sanderson Sisters
Oogie Boogie and Scar (the GOOD version)
Yzma
The Other Mother/Beldam
Ursula
POTC Davey Jones
Ego
Shan Yu
Hook (from the Robin Williams film)
Ratigan
Lord Dominator (tentative plans to still use her in future, but up in the air)
Bill Cypher
Megabyte (from the time when the series was good)
Rasputin from Anastasia
Count Dooku from Clone Wars cartoon.
Governor Ratcliff and Loki (Thor 1)
Prince John (from the animal version of Robin Hood)
And Thanos.
Had intended to do a chapter with Frollo, one of my favorite villains because of the voice of Tony Jay, and still may do one in future (along with Mother Gothel and Cruelella , but have always had difficulties in coming up with a chapter that was both fun, dark, and yet plausible. Got to love the villains and cartoons Disney used to make back in the day before this Politically Correct agenda. Went from a ambitious/religious gypsy hating government official, to song stealing skeletons. Plus their whole Live action thing they have going on.
But rest assured that this is NOT the end of my OC's journey. For recently, have been recently reacquainting myself with another beloved show from my childhood. And it has inspired me to do something somewhat similar to my Star Wars stories.
So as a little bit of a treat, will give you the first segment of my new story. With the full chapter to be out in my new story.
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As he enjoyed one of the more simple luxuries that had thankfully remained undamaged during their less than perfect landing, the relaxing warlord couldn't help but scowl as he considered his current circumstances.
Yes his power had been increased thanks to his failed efforts in ridding himself of one of the few beings who could match his strength.
And yes he now had confirmation that he had been correct in his calculations. Something which sadly had also occurred to his former minion.
But to his increasing annoyance he was stuck in the same disagreeable situation that had persisted since he reignited the war between the two opposing sides.
Most of his soldiers were either useless or treacherous. And thanks to the event that had seen the death of one minion whose personality had comprised both negative traits, he was left with only one being whose loyalty was without question.
His enemies, who now outnumbered him thanks to the losses he had suffered, though the balance had been somewhat restored thanks to the decision to have their more primitive comrade and his aerial consort go off on some sort of exploratory mission.
And perhaps worst of all, the same thing that increased his power could also potentially be the thing to spell the end for his quest to redress the wrongs dealt to his people.
Squeezing his aquatic stress toy as his mind processed all the humiliation that his kind had suffered at the hands of those hypocrites that preached freedom and equality, but in fact were as corrupt and self serving as the most treacherous of his ancestors, the scowling tyrant was pulled from his musings by the voice of his computer.
"Warning. Unidentified energy signature detected. Warning. Unidentified Energy signature detected".
Rubbing his chin in consideration, for his security system had been programmed to recognize the signature of both warring factions and their destructive visitors, the would be conqueror found his eyes twitching as he heard a voice that, if possible, sounded more annoying than that of his accident prone minion.
"Well…this place is a bit of a fixer upper. The lava on the floor would be good for the winter months, but in summer would probably make the place feel worse than a sauna. And the metal statue in the white glowing bathtub? Kind of a creepy bit of furniture if you ask me".
Glaring at the tiny white mammal, who was currently perched on the shoulder of what was undoubtedly a human, the metallic tyrant cleared his throat before addressing the flesh and blood intruders.
"If you don't like your current surroundings, I believe I have some accommodations that are more to your liking. Yeeeesss".
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Think that's enough for now. Hopefully you all enjoyed the teaser
Fully intend to do a full multi chaptered story like I have with Star Wars, albeit probably shorter in scope. But for now, you will have to wait.
Til next time.