And we have our winners! Love the discussions coming about, and always enjoy seeing people bringing up the older shows to a new generation of viewers! Totally Spies was absolutely going to come up at some point, but not for a bit unless things drastically changed. And if you don't know why I'm bringing that up suddenly for all you Fanfiction readers, come check out the Spacebattles thread where it all began! And to everyone already here, IGNORE ME. God knows I've done the same for countless threads. Oh, and ZxZx24, don't be ridiculous! Atlantis doesn't exist!
Dojo ate it.
Now then, to the actual votes.
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[X] ...Can I have my Witch Back Now?
[X] ...Want to Talk Somewhere?
-Ask if you are related (show picture of sister) Already done back in
Form Blazing Nerd. Disbelief was the response, and it brings to the mind some uncomfortable question when you see actual attached cat-ears on his head that you don't REALLY want to go into
-Talk about your respective adventures with magic and such
-Warn them about the monks who might think their items are shen gong
wu- but assure them that they are nice
-Explain what shen gong wu are- EI you and the monks are the heirs of the two creators and thus competing to collect them
-Warn them about Dojo
[X]...So, What Actually ARE your Names?
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We REALLY packed the talk portion, and this is the only time I'll do something to that level again. From now on, it's gonna be three specifications MAX, unless I state otherwise. That said, ON WITH THE SHOW(S)!
KWAMI ARMS: DAI-DAI SHELL GODS!
You were sitting in a delightful cafe off the beaten street with a too small cup of cappuccino beside two Parisian superhero's and an ancient Chinese ghost.
"This is like the worst bar joke ever." You muttered around your cup as you kept your eyes locked with Chat-man as he gave a shit-eating grin and waved back playfully from his place at the other side of the table, the other seemingly drifting towards the pile of sugar coated donuts in the center before being smacked back by Red ka-Bluey.
Evidently, this wasn't quiet enough, as he snickered and Red gave a small chuff of a laugh. Fuckin lovely quiet atmosphere...
"Hey, so, if you aren't gonna beat the living stuffing out of me for all that back there, mind actually telling me your names? Cause it's getting tiring thinking of nicknames." You bluntly asked after finishing your drops of caffeine. At this point, you wanted at least some kind of answer, after being beaten and denied ice cream, but allowed a private cafe scene.
You were petty, and felt a smile of your own grow a bit as Chat-Man sounded like he sudden;y had a hairball and Red looked like someone struck her with lightning. HA, Feel my pain arrogant teens!
"Wait, wait. You actually serious? You don't know who we are? Not even an idea?" Ruby Blues (Ha! Still got it! But seriously though...) asked incredulously, Leashed boy close behind with irises almost back to human levels of roundness.
You didn't really understand why the sudden level of reaction, more than you had actually upon meeting them, escaping them, and then reuniting with them. So you had no problem shrugging it off and taking another of the delicious treats from the table.
"Eh, am Ish shupposed to?" You murmured out through your mouthful of pastry, focusing now on whether to reach for another now or wait till someone else had one.
"Well, I mean, YEAH! We the Miraculous Duo! Ladybug and Chat Noir! Defenders of Paris and stoppers of crime! We have a STATUE in that park we were at? Don't you even watch the NEWS!" Chat (Wow, you were RIGHT) boldly gesticulated, as if trying to explain something to a small child.
Okay then...you WERE supposed to know them...still though.
"First off, If you don;t live in France, not a lot of reason to watch French news. Hell, I don't even watch the local news that often, I have people for that. Secondly, why are you called Miraculous? Do you spray down people with wine? Cure the blind? Survive where others didn't. Cause I'll be honest, the first one sounds kind of cool." You rambled a bit excessively, but you blamed that partially on the sugar, partially the newfound confidence, and primarily just cause you could.
"They call themselves that because the have shards of Existence powering them." Wuya suddenly piped up from under the table, floating through the wooden surface and succeeding in sending your previously chewed confectionery straight down the wrong pipe, before Chat Noir swiftly popped your back, and the food back into place.
Air ways restored, you prepared for your next blow to reality.
"And just WHAT. Does THAT mean?" You have wheezed, have shrieked as you remembered the LAST time you discussed natures of reality, and the buff old man you were talking with.
"Haah~ Well, if words out already whatever. Yeah. I hold the Ladybug Miraculous, whose aspects are Creation, Restoration, and Good Luck. Chat Noir over there has the Cat Miraculous, and influences Destruction, Entropy and Bad Luck. Ta-da." Ladybug enthusiastically groaned before ending with a set of jazz-hands even you felt were a bit much to add on.
You...were staring again.
"I. HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS." You stated as you felt yourself grip the table with as much force as you could muster, fearing if you'd let go you'd just fly away and never come back to this plane of insanity called Earth.
"And we might even answer some of them! But really, we have a few for you as well." Chat stated cheerily, before his face suddenly dropped, going serious.
Kami you wish you had a drink...
"Now we heard from Wuya here about what these 'Shen Gong Wu really are (You WHAT?) but here's the thing. This guy you just got, the Eagle Scope? Small beans. We can see it isn't too bad if we leave it in your hands. But with magic, ESPECIALLY magical items, they escalate. So, we just want to know one thing." Chat spoke calmly and clearly.
Before he set his other hand, previously below the table, above it, pointing directly at you with new claws that emanated a dark light that should not exist.
"Explain to us like a normal person what you intend to do with Shen Gong Wu you find, and why we should LET you." Ladybug finished for her partner, eyeing you just as seriously.
You couldn't even gulp at this sudden turn of pace. What the fuck is happening! Was this why ice cream was kaiboshed? To get you in an enclosed space if they needed to 'dispose' of you? Was this supposed to be your last meal!?
Anger and fear grew along side you in your mind before you forced it down with a new gulp. No. No, this wouldn't help you. Not now, not when you can still do something...
So, you spoke.
"The first time I heard the word's Shen Gong Wu, I was in my basement and a group of monks tore through my wall." You blurted out.
This, evidently, was also not something they expected you to say.
"Wait? What? You mean your living room? Or through a window?" Ladybug hastened to question, probably wondering if this was a difference in language or already a lie you were speaking.
"Nope. Through my completely below ground lab, through the wall like the Kool-Aid Man. Then I got dragged into a magical contest, a Xiaolin Showdown just like we did, but it was much more physical. I got injured really badly, but I won. My prize? To be hunted by every 'affiliated' group after the Wu I won because I was now part of a shadow war with no say so. I still have it even." You spoke slowly, but truthfully. The injuries to your ribs were aching for days, and if you hadn't met Wuya, you were sure existence would have been quite a bit more stressful than it currently was.
Chat Noir started to lower his hand a tad, but you were in story mode now, even as the Third-Arm Sash carefully patted your side, making no agressive moves.
"As they left just as quickly as they came, saying 'no hard feelings', I...I did what I could. I joined a side. Either I found Wuya or she found me, depending on how you look at it, but one way or another, I'm a Heylin now. And, from there...it's been adventures and events I never thought possible. I feel Alive, I've come farther and gone places I never thought I'd be in years, decades, let along these few months. It's been painful, and I've nearly died a few times already even. But I feel..."
"You feel like you're where your supposed to be." Chat Noir offered to you, where you nodded, too absorbed in your sudden emotions about your life so far, not even noticing the energy having disappeared from his hand.
"Yeah...yeah, that's a good way to look at it." You smiled to yourself for a minute, before looking up suddenly as well, with one more insight to share.
"Oh yeah, the Monks also had a Dragon with them, so I wasn't about to fuck with that."
""THEY HAD WHAT." The duo said in sync.
END OF CHAPTER
END OF WU HUNT! CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE SURVIVED THE FINAL NECESSARY ENCOUNTER! YOUR PRIZE IS THE EAGLE SCOPE (AND YOUR LIFE) EXP WILL NOW BE GIVEN ALONG WITH GAINS
CALCULATING
Main Hunt Success = 300 EXP!
New Insight = 20 EXP!
Navigation of Convo!= 200 EXP!
New TOY made!= 250 EXP!
Majority Chcks pass= 60 EXP!
TOTAL= 830 EXP! YOU HAVE LEVELED UP! YOU HAVE LEVELED UP!
LEVEL 5 6 7!
GAIN 4 STAT POINTS, GAIN 2 PERK POINTS! PP ADDED TO POOL.
HP IS NOW AT 600! CHI IS NOW AT 300 DUE TO CONSTANT WU SUPPORT!
EXP TO NEXT LEVEL 80/800
PHYSICAL GAINS:
Eagle Scope: A magnifying telescope Wu shaped like an Eagles head. Can be used to see up to 300 times the Users regular eyesight with Perfect quality, or can allow the user to look through nearby Avian's eyes. More uses for this Wu can be discovered with increased Mastery, currently takes 3 Chi per minute to keep active.
NEW ALLIES:
The Miraculous Duo: A pair of crime fighters with a rather goofy sense of humor when they aren't pummeling people and monsters into non-existence, you've had some good and bad times in the short time you've known them. They gave you an email to use in case you ever have to go back to Paris for another Shen Gong Wu. Chat has already flooded it with cat memes.
END OF GAINS
NEW OPTIONS:
[] Stay in Paris
- Do what? Insert Here
[] Get the Hell Out
- Go home quickly, do something else finally.
[] Interlude: Missed Opportunities of Home
- Get Home in Normal time, but watch some funny Paris antics with your new Eagle Scope
CHOOSE ONE OF THE ABOVE
PLUS, ALLOCATE STATS AS NEEDED, Along with perk points.
Example:
[] 3 point into (Insert Stat Here), 1 point into (Other Stat Here)
[] Use perk point to (Upgrade, Buy New Trait from Pool, Diminish or Remove Flaw)
OR
[] Save Point
END OF CHOICE
Holy Christ Paris. So many fucking things changed back and forth because of background rolls and charisma checks. And not just little things. BIG THINGS. Marinette nearly got a crush on us for a minute when we whiplashed her, because she got a one and we got a 20. Sun shining off our back and through our hair as we whipped around like a graceful bird. Then we flew away completely for the rest of the challenge which killed any of that.
Then the action rolls. Every turn, In was doing rolls to see whether one or BOTH of them would use their Miraculous to try and end slash or destroy the Showdown, along with what they would be doing that turn.
BUT THEY ROLLED SO. FUCKING. LOW. Eventually, I took a pity roll after turn three of it while we were swinging away, and they both stayed to the start and actually TALKED with Wuya herself about what the fuck was happening around them, and why. Cause she was in the Viewing Globe as well. By the time we actually won, had our big moment, they were alright if we just stuck around for a bit or tried to talk about it, just have a nice time of it.
Then we got good wings and blew the fuck away for dessert, leaving the ancient Witch spirit as she facepalmed. And when we get them alone? We be surly, nearly proccing the last Death Flag I nearly had set up with our disposition and the locations chosen to meet. But that explain yourself fucking SAVED us. Everything was one hundred percent correct. And that helped SO MUCH. Now I'm just tired from doing all this in the span of an hour and a half. Hope you all enjoyed, and I look forward to seeing where we go. Ciao.