Disclaimer: All Disney works are the property of The Walt Disney Company. All other characters and settings are the property of their respective legal owners.
Author's note: Originally posted by Anon e Mouse Jr. on 2017-10-28. This is the second of two chapters posted today.
Disney/Kingdom Hearts Loops, Chapter Twelve
12.1 (kingofsouls): [Frozen] / [Star Wars]
The day of the coronation
A knock made itself heard on Elsa's door. "Enter."
Slowly the door opened, revealing Kristoff. "Hey Elsa."
"Kristoff, what brings you to the castle this early in the Loop?"
"Well, you know those two minions the Duke of Weselton brings with him?"
"The ones with the moustaches?" Elsa asked. Kristoff nodded as Elsa thought on that. "What about them?"
"Well the last time I went to the Hub loop I learned that some of the people living there call those two guys Weselbiggs and Weselwedge."
"That... seems weird."
"4chan called them that."
"Ah. That explains it, but I doubt you came by this early to tell me a bit of trivia."
"Well you see, this loop they actually are Biggs and Wedge."
Elsa was about to reply when the words died on her lips. "...that explains why we have a spaceship hidden in the mountains."
That surprised Kristoff, the Anchor balking. "You have a spaceship?"
"Apparently yes."
12.2 (FTKnight): [Frozen]
Kristoff was used to odd sights from the loops, from Aliens to talking frogs. Still the sight of Elsa being carried off towards a Viking ship was a relatively new one on him.
"Hey Elsa, would you like some help?" He called.
"I'm good." Elsa called back. "Try to keep Anna out of trouble for me."
"Sure, Have fun." He responded slightly bemused. Several of those Vikings had looked vaguely familiar...
12.3 (Evilhumour with help from Purrs): [My Little Pony] / [The Nightmare Before Christmas] - also compiled in MLP Time Loops as Loop 145.13.
Zecora smiled to herself as she prepared to welcome the anchor to Equestria. She had been planning this for a while now, and she wanted to see how he would take their version of his holiday. Clearing her throat, she directed Cheerilee and her students into their appropriately decorated town and began to sing to them all.
"Colts and fillies of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?"
Nyx picked up the tone, flying in as her adult self and landed beside the singing zebra.
"If you have some time to kill
See our town of Ponyville"
From the house they were hiding beside, Diamond Tiara led several foals dressed as pumpkins in the next chant. The anchor's smile was growing by the moment.
"This is Ponyville, this is Ponyville
Ponies laugh in the dead of night"
Luna flew into the town from her moon, the greatest smile on her face as she basked in the adoration the citizens Ponyville were giving her.
"This is Ponyville, everypony knows the drill
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everypony laugh
In this town of Ponyville"
Vinyl trotted onto the scene, shaking her mane in her elaborate costume to the utter delight of the stallion beside them.
"I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red"
Flashing a wink, Vinyl joined their growing group as Lyra appeared in her human costume.
"I am the one outside the windowpane
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my mane"
All of the ponies gathered so far broke out in a joint song of "This is Ponyville, this is Ponyville"
Flying in as a pegasus, Sunset flashed her sharp fangs as she sang her part of their song.
"Ponyville! Ponyville! Ponyville! Ponyville!
In this town we call home
Everypony hail to the librarian song"
Ivory Scroll walked onto the scene with a fantastic costume that made it appear she had two faces on her head.
"In this town, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise"
Everyone, even their visitor and the non looping ponies, sung the next part with pride in their voices.
"Round that corner, Pinkie hiding in the trash can
Something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll..."
Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy jumped out of the Carousel Boutique, singing loudly to the eternal delight of their friends. The first was wearing something quite risqué, the second was a quite realistic timberwolf, and the third was using her druid powers to make it seem as if she were melting.
"Scream!
This is Ponyville
Red 'n' black, slimy green"
Applejack leaned into the foals around Cheerilee, snarling softly to get them laughing in playful fright.
"Aren't ya scared?"
Flying in with their own weird magic, Discord and Silver Spoon caused a bit of draconequus magic to fall around them all.
"Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night.
Spike, changed into a skeleton form for this event sang his lines in a mighty tone:
"Don't you feel the chill? Don't you feel the chill?"
Berry Punch, a hoof around her daughter, fulfilled her part.
"In our town of Ponyville!"
Pinkie Pie, dressed to the nines, bounced her way to their visitor, her smile greater than the one painted on her face.
"I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace"
A very large red ghoul pony showed off his pipes on the condition that no one would ever tape this.
"I am the fear in the back of your brain
I am the wind blowing through your mane"
An alicorn mare flew across the moon, doing what little singing she needed to do.
"I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright"
With that, Celestia, dressed as Nightmare Moon, flew off before her voice would crack.
Everyone followed the zebra alicorn with joy and wonder as she led them deeper into the town.
"This is Ponyville, this is Ponyville
Ponyville! Ponyville! Ponyville! Ponyville!
Ponyville! Ponyville!"
The three founders of the Cutie Mark Crusaders bounded onto the scene, their smiles meeting all of the other ponies' save their visitor.
"Tender lumplings everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare"
The Empress of the Crystal Empire and her Royal consort, both dressed as corpses and their legs around each other, chimed in.
"That's our part-time job, but we're not evil
In our town of Ponyville"
Rainbow Dash unleashed her own singing as they neared the imposing tree in the center of the town.
"In this town"
Ivory did not miss her cue from the pony dressed up as the grim reaper, replying with
"Don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise"
All of the present mane six started to sing together, side by side.
"Twilight Sparkle might catch you reading a book
And scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your skin
This is Ponyville, don't you feel the chill? Won't you please make way for a very special mare?
Our mare Twilight is Queen of Golden Oaks
Everyone hail to the Bookworm Queen now!"
Everyone broke out into song in perfect unison, heads pointed to the full moon above them. A pony exploded out from the foliage of the Golden Oaks Library, flying around in the air as the crow reached its climax.
"This is Ponyville, this is Ponyville
Ponyville! Ponyville! Ponyville! Ponyville!"
Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Bell sang as Twilight landed in front of the entire town, wings bent low before she stood up in front of their special guest.
"In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the friendship song!"
With that, there was a shout of joy and thunderous applause, none louder than from Pumpkin King himself.
12.4 (cipher100): [Gargoyles]
The Awakening, part 1
Login name: *************
Password: *************
Access Yggdrasil Loop Protocol Status: [Designation: Gargoyles]
Access Complete…
Yggdrasil Loop Protocol
Designation: Gargoyles…Status….
Stability:…75.8%
Primary Anchor Candidates: 1. Goliath, 2. Elisa Moza, 3. David Xanatos
Input Anchor Candidate: 1
Anchor Stability: …89.7%
Activate Loop Protocol: [Designation: Gargoyles] Y/N?
/Y
Activating
Activation… Complete
"You are trespassing." Goliath growled at the enemy leader, whom he held by the wrist. Overcoming his shock and fear, Hakon the Viking leader, unsheathed his sword and swung, only for it to be caught in Goliath's other hand. This surprised Hakon even further, though he took solace in the trail of blood flowing from the monster's wound.
"Fight men, they are not invincible." Hakon yelled to his brethren. And with that the fighting continued. The Vikings clashed with the castle's infantry troops guarding the gates to the hold. It was a macabre scene, where glints of steel were followed by a splash of blood and cries of pain. All strewn together with sounds of metal on metal, and metal on flesh.
High up on the parapets the castle's archers let loose their notched arrows. Felling many of their enemies with precision and accuracy, not a shot was wasted with their practice and skill. The Vikings were utilizing their own form of long-range weaponry as well. Towering catapults and trebuchets loaded down with stones and boulders hammered at the castle's walls causing tremors and shockwaves throughout the structure. Their own archers were finding victims as well, either on the ground or up on the walls.
Throughout the battle both sides, either in awe or fear, were well aware of the tiebreakers in the sky. The creatures that were stone by day, flesh by night. The Gargoyles.
With agility and speed the Gargoyles swooped down upon their adversaries. Either to slash the Vikings with sharpened claws or to barrel into them and knock them down, making them easy prey for others. However, some of the less fortunate invaders had the horror to experience being picked up and taken to great heights, only to drop and plummet to the ground.
The battle lasted for many hours, but ended with the castle's guardians victorious and the Viking horde running to lick its wounds. After the battle the leader of this Gargoyle clan, Goliath could not help but ponder the familiarity of the situation. As if it had happened before.
Goliath was confused. Several hours had passed since the battle between the Vikings and the defenders of castle Wyvern, and since then Goliath had been thinking about what was going. For starters he had an intense feeling of Deja vu, coupled with the fact that he had memories that were not his and yet were. Significant portions of them were blurry as if they were a dream, but several were clear and vivid as if they were from yesterday.
He recalled a place named Manhattan, a massive city of metal and glass that touched the sky. There was another memory of a human woman called Elisa, a woman that filled his heart with joy and hope. And there was a man named Xanatos, the emotions accompanying that name were strange. There was anger and resentment but they were old and dull, the other feelings were brighter, newer, and they were of acceptance and respect.
There were other memories as well, memories of his clan, of strange enemies, of things he never imagined. But everything was inconsequential to what his new memories were telling him about the present, betrayal, regret, loss.
Pushing those thoughts aside he focused on what he was doing, tracking down the Vikings to prevent them from attacking the castle any further. He would deal with what his memories were telling him later. Besides, if there was any deceit, the castle was guarded by his brethren, he was certain they could defend it if anything were to happen.
"These tracks are fresh. Too light to be horses carrying armed men." Hudson, Goliath's new memories told him, said where he was crouched.
"They're not far off." Both took off in the direction of the tracks, only to find a small band of men leading the horses." No." Goliath said as his heart sank. Turning on his heel Goliath bolted with all of his speed, yelling over his shoulder for his companion to follow.
"Goliath. What is it?" Hudson asked with concern. He had never seen Goliath so worried.
"It was a trick. They were using the horses to lead us from the castle. We must hurry." Goliath knew somehow that it would be futile. He was proven correct when they saw the castle in the distance, the Viking horde already in position, with the sun peaking over the horizon. Already feeling the cursed transformation of flesh to stone, the last thing he heard before sleep overtook him was the defeated voice of Hudson.
"We are too late."
The sun had gone down but the battle was already over. Goliath and Hudson woke up to the sight of a ruined castle, still burning from Viking's siege. They decided to split up; Hudson went to discover how this had happened, while Goliath checked on the Clan. Only to discover that 'Brooklyn', 'Bronx', 'Lexington' and 'Broadway were the only ones to survive. After explaining what had happened they all took flight to find the Vikings and the prisoners that were taken during the assault, also to avenge their fallen brethren.
Finding their targets was fortunately easy. While the other Gargoyles went to free the captives and fight the common Viking soldiers, Goliath set off for their leader, he found him with the princess bound in ropes. The Captain of the Guard was there as well but he was not tied up like the princess. Did that mean?
"You are the betrayer." Goliath growled in anger at the one he thought was a friend. The Captain tried to explain but Goliath would not hear, he was angry because of the betrayal and because according to his memories he might have prevented it.
Giving in to what he was feeling, Goliath attacked both Hakon and the the end Goliath was victorious, the Princess was safe and the other two had fallen off the cliff the fight had taken place on.
However, once the fight was over, Goliath's heart fell further than before. He listened to the Magus' explanation as to what happened, but only partly. For he was lost in the memories that he had discovered a few days ago, memories that had become far clearer than they were before. At first he thought it was just a dream. But he was certain that he was in the past. Whether by magic or by science he was not sure. What he did know was that his clan would reawaken again, and if he would want to be there with them then he would have to go through with what he did the first time.
"Magus. Before you leave may I ask you of something?" Seeing that he had their attention he continued. "Please cast your spell a second time."
As the stone crept over his body, Goliath's last words before he slept for one thousand years were.
"I will do better this time."
12.5 (kingofsouls): [Frozen] / [Xiaolin Showdown]
The day of Elsa's coronation
Kristoff gazed at the harbor, and was mildly confused to see several more ships approach than usual. What was more intriguing was the style of the ships: Many of them were the kind used in battle. Standing on the bow of the lead ship was a red haired, pasty skinned young man garbed in a black coat. He then revealed a bullhorn, and spoke into it.
"ATTENTION LOSERS OF ARENDELLE! I, JACK SPICER - EVIL BOY GENIUS - HAVE COME FOR ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY! YOUR COMPLETE AND UTTER SURRENDER! AND THE HAND OF THE BEAUTIFUL SOON TO BE QUEEN OF THIS LAND SO THAT I MAY RULE THROUGH HER! JACK BOTS, ATTACK!"
Flying out of the hulls of the armada flew several groups of flying mechanoids that resembled a flying human torso with a head attached.
Kristoff smiled and simply pulled out a camera.
"At least this guy is more open with his intentions than Hans."
"I went easy on you since you're a girl." moaned Jack Spicer atop a pile of scrapped and partially frozen Jack-bots.
What followed next was Elsa turning Jack into a Jack-cicle, Kristoff trying his hardest to stay professional as he recorded.
12.6 (LordCirce): [Lilo & Stitch]
Lilo glanced up as Nani lectured her about a lobster door. 'Note to self: Adopt lobsters next Loop. Possibly teach them to dance.'
Stitch crawled across the ceiling, pausing just long enough to wink down at her. She had felt the Ping, but it was always nice to check that Stitch was properly Awake. It could be pretty boring when he wasn't (which was a really odd thing to think about Stitch).
Lilo nodded as Nani finished up and turned to the paperwork, while Stitch crawled back in along the ceiling. Lilo pondered how she could introduce Stitch this time. Watching the dog lady freak out was pretty fun, but maybe they could do something different.
Lilo wandered into the back area, shouting a loud "Hello!" as she did. There was a brief scurrying, then Stitch popped up from in one of the cages.
"Ha-hai!" he growled out, flexing his claw. Lilo tilted her head.
"Did something happen to your vocal cords?"
Stitch shrugged. "Nostalgia."
Lilo nodded. "Right. Well, I've got a neat idea. Do you remember the regulations and everything from when you were Mr. Bubble's partner?"
Nani leaned back as the kennel owner discussed the different dogs they had.
"...all our dogs are adoptable." The lady smiled and nodded. A sharp cough cut them off, and they both turned to look at Lilo and... the dog?
It was blue, with an odd squished face and oddly shaped ears. But that wasn't the oddest thing, though it did lead her to doubt that it was actually a dog. The oddest thing was that it was standing on its hind legs, and was dressed in a miniature suit, complete with a pair of sunglasses perched on its nose. A small part of her mind commented that it looked like a miniature, furrier version of the social worker from early, but it was drowned out by concern as the kennel worker next to her fainted.
The dog tilted its head, looking concerned, before speaking. Its voice sounded oddly British. "Ahh, pity. I had hoped to thank her for tending to my injuries. Still, I can't stay still for long. As much as I hate to impose, I must ask for shelter. I am being tailed by a couple of rather nasty, if somewhat incompetent, men, and I need somewhere to lay low."
Nani's mouth opened and closed as she took in what the dog... agent... thing was saying. "What?"
Lilo giggled as she 'showed' Stitch her room. Given his obvious intelligence, Nani had insisted that he sleep down on the couch.
"So, you're being James Bond?"
"Shaken, not stirred." Stitch growled in his ordinary voice. Lilo giggled again before flopping on her bed.
"Hey Stitch, how long do you think it will take to convince Nani to let me get a hovercar again?"
12.7 (Ryuus2): [Kingdom Hearts] / [How To Train Your Dragon] / [Disney] / [Warhammer 40K] / [Sly Cooper] / [Avatar: Legend of Korra] / [My Little Pony] / [Disgaea]
Kingdom Hearts Mash-up (better title pending)
Hiccup woke up in an odd way. Nothing was on fire, there was no roaring or shouts of rage and pain, and he couldn't smell even a hint of smoke or fish. He was standing perfectly still staring up at a castle. Just that. Nothing else. It was the weirdest awakening he'd had in a century.
"Huh, we don't normally wake up here, a-hyuk," a familiar voice to his side said. He grinned and turned to meet the welcoming smiles of Goofy, Donald Duck, and Mickey Mouse. "Howdy Hiccup. You just Wake up too?" the dog-man asked.
"Yep. It's been a while since we've all gotten together like this," Hiccup said as he stretched to get the feeling back in his left leg; it always tingled when it came back after the loop reset. He looked up at the castle and surroundings he now recognized as Hollow Bastion from the first stretch of the Kingdom Hearts loops, then frowned as something hit him as off. "Hey, Mickey, what are you doing here? You don't normally show up until the end of this part, right?"
King Mickey Mouse, Keyblade Master and Disney Anchor, just grinned mischievously up at his fellow anchor. "It's a variant loop that pops up every now and then. Check your loop memories for the details."
Hiccup shrugged and did so. It was quite a bit to take in. Berk replaced Destiny Island this loop, except Riku was there as a Viking, and when the Heartless came Astrid was taken as a Princess of Heart and Hiccup became the new Keybearer. Then, while he, Donald, and Goofy were in Wonderland saving Alice, Maleficent went after Queen Minnie in Disney Castle, prompting Mickey to return from the World of Darkness early instead of trying to close the door to Kingdom Hearts from that end. Agrabah was kinda the same, if everyone was an anthropomorphic animal. Instead of Jasmine and Aladdin, they'd met Princess Carmelita and Sly the street ringtail. Everything else was mostly baseline for Kingdom Hearts, just with a lot more snark.
"Huh. Okay then. I'm guessing all the Princes and Princesses were replaced by loopers, then?" Mickey nods confirmation. "I wonder who replaced Aurora, Cinderella, Snow White, and Belle?" he asked his comrades.
"My memories tell me that it's Princesses Asami, Cadance, and Rozalin this time," Mickey said. "I have no idea who replaced Belle, but the Beast's human name was-"
Mickey was interrupted by nearby space ripping and tearing with a bestial roar, followed by the more familiar roar of a monstrous engine. A tank sized metal box covered in guns rolled through the kaleidoscopic tear in space. What Hiccup recognized as a Rhino troop transport rolled right up to them and parked. Out of the back climbed a giant wolf-man in grey Space Marine armor, flanked by two wolves half his height...making them as tall at the shoulder as Hiccup.
"-Prince Leman Russ," Mickey finished with aplomb.
"Well met, your majesty," Leman growled formally, sketching a bow that was equal parts graceful and deferant despite all the hair and encumbrance of his armor. "I trust we are all Awake?"
"Yep," Hiccup said. "All of us so far, anyways. Your group?"
"Myself, Freki, and Geri, of course," he said, gesturing to his lupine brothers. "Bjorn is replacing Cogsworth. He and Lumiere are in the Rhino. We awoke as soon as the Heartless absconded with Nyx. We would have been here sooner, but the traffic was terrible."
"Are you sure it wasn't your driving?" Donald quacked. Everyone snickered as the Primarch growled angrily at the smirking duck.
"For your information, I was not driving. Bjorn wouldn't let me," he grumbled the last part. He waved at the portal he used to get there. "I was talking about them."
Out of the still open warp portal, another group arrived on what most of the loopers there would call the strangest vehicle they had ever seen. A large blue and green flying carpet… with a steering wheel. Behind the wheel was a pink hippo in a turban with blue pants held up by a red sash. Behind him was a grey raccoon in a blue vest holding a crooked cane, a green turtle wearing a bowtie and a fez, and a tigress in purple pants and crop-top.
The next arrival was a glowing comet. A giant glowing hulk of ice and rock with a tail of fire, that was somehow capable of parallel parking between a tank and a carpet. The light quickly dimmed and one wall of the comet fell apart/melted and reformed into a set of stairs. Down the stairs came a very handsome young man in expensively tailored royal blue clothes, with a bearing fit for a prince. The only thing that ruined the very picture of every parent's dream son in law was the very impressive cleavage the "prince" was displaying.
Last to arrive was an ornate crystal carriage driven by two crystal stallions. Out of it stepped yet another young man, in red this time, who was equally as handsome and charming as the last. Except for the chiseled jaw and lack of cleavage, that is. He was also accompanied by two mice, one on either shoulder, wearing matching guard uniforms and light plate armor, with identical swords strapped to their sides. As they stepped towards the group, the carriage and horses slowly lost definition until they faded away completely, their creator no longer applying the focus needed to keep up the elaborate force-fields that comprised them.
Taking in the assembled loopers around him, Hiccup came to a quick decision. He switched to his favorite Night Fury keyblade, jumped on the Rhino, and cast a wandless Sonorus on himself. "My friends and fellow loopers, we have been called together here for a reason. Call it fate, or chance, or Yggdrasil wanting a show, but there is a reason. And that reason... is to prove we are men! And amazons," he added aside when Korra glared and Neyla hissed at him. "But mostly as men! Now what are we waiting for? Let's save our girls! Then rub it in their faces!"
"Yeah!"
12.8 (LordCirce): [Gravity Falls]
"Dipper, please let me get my vengeance on the Northwests! You hate them as much as I."
Dipper rolled his shoulders and sighed. "Dude, man, I don't hate them. I mean, yeah, the older ones, sure, but Pacifica is actually pretty cool." 'If only because Mabel and I ran our perfected Get-Pacifica-To-Be-A-Decent-Person-Plan at the beginning of the summer.' Dipper then pointed back over his shoulder. "Plus, my sister is having a lot of fun in there, and she would probably kill me if I let anything mess up this party."
The ghost sighed. "Very well boy. Then, before you banish my soul, may these tired lumber eyes, gaze upon the trees, one final time?"
Dipper rolled his eyes at the ghost's melodrama. 'How did I ever fall for this?' "Um, sure man, knock yourself out."
Dipper lifted up the silver mirror and aimed it out at the trees. The ghost, as always, began to laugh. Several seconds passed, and the ghost's laughter slowly faded, as did the burning glow around the mirror. Dipper yawned. "You finished with your last look?"
"How? How can you resist the fires of rage that burns within my soul?!" The mirror flared hot again, but Dipper used a quick flame-siphoning trick, courtesy of Harry Dresden, and escaped perfectly unburned.
"Hey, man, sorry, but this ain't exactly my first rodeo. I know how to handle any trick you can throw at me." 'Though it took me about sixty Loops to be able to actually say that. Seriously, how did this particular ghost get so powerful?'
After a few seconds, the mirror cooled and the lumberjack sighed, long and loud. "Very well. You have truly bested me. I only ask, do not let the Northwests rest in peace. Carry on my legacy!"
"Nah, I don't think I can do that." 'And loophole allowing him to come back and possess me is closed.' "But, I do have something I think you should see."
Dipper jumped off the stump where he had been standing and carefully made his way over to a small hillock that just overlooked the Northwest Mansion gates. Tilting his head, he signaled a thumbs up to Mabel and Pacifica, who were watching from one of the manor windows.
"What is this, boy? You wish to have my final sight be the mockery of the town!"
Dipper buffed his fingernails on his shirt. "Nah, just the start of tearing down the Northwests reputation." Right on cue, the gates of the mansion opened up. Dipper glanced at the ghost's face, and grinned at the mixture of shock and delight that filled it as the old lumberjack saw the townsfolk rushing up to the doors. One of the benefits of befriending Pacifica early was the ability to let everyone end this debacle happy without needlessly turning into wood. Well, the older Northwests wouldn't be happy, but who cared about them?
"...Thank you, Dipper. You have given my soul the justice it so dearly craved." So saying, the essence of the ghost vanished from the mirror. Dipper performed a few quick spells to check for any remnants, but it looked like the ghost was gone for good.
"Another job well done. Now, to go get a photo of Mr. Northwest's face when Soos sets up his W-neck stand..."
12.9 (LordCirce): [Gravity Falls]
"And look at my outfit! These colors, with these, I guess you could call them pants. And my hair!"
Mabel grinned widely. "I know, isn't it..."
"Awful!""Great!"
Mabel and Pacifica blinked, before glaring at each other. Dipper sighed as he rubbed his head. He was just glad this wasn't a Reversed Loop where he and Mabel were psychically connected. Having a direct line to either Creepy!Mabel or Sugar!Spaz!Mabel was never a good time.
Slowly, Mabel reached her hand out. "Wardrobe swap."
Pacifica slowly nodded. "Wardrobe swap. Your outfit is at least somewhat fashionable."
Mabel shuddered. "Don't remind me."
Dipper groaned again. "And how are we supposed to explain this to everybody?"
Pacifica shrugged. "Just blame it on your weird journal. Always seemed to work before."
12.10 (LordCirce): [Gravity Falls]
"Do you want to know how I figured out your whole time dealy?"
Dipper huffed as he rose to his mental feet. No matter what he tried, Bill always seemed to get summoned or just show up, leading to some sort of mental battle, often in Stan's mind. "Honestly, I just want to kick your butt so I can go home."
"Heh, you're funny kid. Explains why I like you so much. Anyway, since you asked so nicely..."
"I didn't ask..."
"... I'll tell you. It's because I can see it. This eye isn't for show, you know." Images began rapidly flashing through Bill's eye. "The history of this town, you and your twin, that meddling baby, I can see it all. You know what I can't see?"
Dipper groaned. "What?"
"ME! My past, my motives, my history. None of it! I can't see it at all. It just doesn't exist. I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM!"
Dipper stood, stunned, as Bill slumped from his outburst.
12.11 (LordCirce): [Gravity Falls]
"Mega Kitten Whisker Wave!"
Dipper twisted, leaping up so he could ride the wave of furry cuteness across the yard, rather than get bowled over by it like the gnomes. Back next to the shack, Mabel laughed maniacally as she tried out her newest toy, the Muni Magic Wand.
'Note to self: Keep a better eye on Mabel in wild-magic Loops. Also, find a way to steal that charger.' Gravity Falls is weird enough without Mabel having the ability to spawn...
"Silly String Super Tornado!" *Splat*
Dipper slowly pulled his way free from where he had been silly stringed to a tree. 'Definitely need to get that charger. Or find a way to nullify magic...'
12.12 (LordCirce; Hvulpes): [DC] / [Gravity Falls]
Batman, aka Bruce Wayne, took a deep breath of the dank Gotham air as he stepped out of the Batmobile. Behind him, Nightwing, Batgirl, and Robin all climbed out as well.
"We've narrowed down Bane's location to somewhere in the four blocks south of here." Batman turned to face his charges, smiling at their focus. "This is a reconnaissance patrol only. If you spot them, signal it in, and we will regroup. Understood?"
All three nodded. Batman nodded back, and turned to face the nearest building face. "Let's go."
The dark solemnity of the moment was shattered by a laughing shout. "GRAPPLING HOOK!" Batman, spun, his jaw dropping, as Batgirl, aka Mabel Gordon, flew up on her grappling line. Next to the Batmobile, Robin, aka Dipper Drake, had his head in his hands, while Nightwing, aka Dick Grayson, stood with the sort of stiffness that showed he was internally suppressing riotous laughter. Slowly, Batman turned back to the buildings. "Nightwing, follow her and keep her out of trouble. Robin, you're with me." One *thwip* and cape flutter later, Batman had vanished.
Dipper turned to look at Nightwing. "I'm so sorry."
Nightwing just gazed stoically back, before lifting up his grappling gun, and saying two solemn words.
"Grappling Hook."
As Batman watched Batgirl hug the animal in a batsuit which had knocked out Quinn and The Joker, he sighed as he resigned himself to his answer, "Yes Batgirl, Waddles can be... Batpig!"
12.13 (Harosata): [Phineas and Ferb] / [My Little Pony] - not compiled in MLP Time Loops.
Doofenshmirtz just had to laugh. Of course it was an evil laugh, victorious variant. "Finally, my Calling-All-Villain-Inator is complete, and you can't do anything, Perry the Platypus!"
He looked around. "You are awake, right, Perry? I mean, it's not like I tailored the speech whether you're Awake or not, but don't ask me for an explanation of the Multiverse."
Perry just blinked.
"Right, you're Awake." Doofenshmirtz cleared his throat. "Now, as you might be aware, there's more than our universe out there, and where there's universes, there's heroes, and when there's heroes, there's villains. And sure, that last time we had the Avenger's villains come over, it was one of the happiest days of my life."
The mad scientist frowned. "But then I found out those villains can't really be called villains. I mean, really, you got someone called the 'King of Evil' styling pony princesses, a Sith Lord who wants to play Dad-of-the Year, and all those movie villains who end up becoming heroes. Heck, even if you become a MLE, you're sharing the rank with two brain dead idiots! I mean, really, these people Safe Loops are considered more evil than naturally evil Loops. But my Calling-All-Villain-Inator will fix that!"
A spotlight shone down on what looked like a portal machine. "All I have to do is just scan a piece of literature or movie into this machine, and I can draw a villain out from that world. And the best part is, once we have a fun time together, it's going to cause that villain to loop, and they'll call me the 'cool guy who got me looping'. Now, I'll start with this Japanese comic book from the Hub called 'Arthur Pyuty-"
Doofenshmirtz quickly let go of the book as lightning struck. "Come on, I could provide a cure for the disease in there, and it wasn't like I was going to bring in a crazy version of her."
A small meteor crushed the Calling-All-Villain-Inator. "Seriously? Fine, if getting a villain to Loop in and stay as a villain is so bad, why don't you just run me over with a stampede of jackalopes?"
DING
Doofenshmirtz and Perry gazed over at the elevator. "See, it's not such a bad idea, though I guess I can't invite every bad guy I hear about."
Angel the Bunny simply tilted his fedora and walked towards him.
12.14 (LordCirce): [Atlantis: The Lost Empire]
Milo Thatch paused as he adjusted the chalkboard his presentation was drawn on, then suddenly spun around in a panic.
"Wha, huh? Where am... This is the boiler room. Why am I in the Smithsonian boiler room?" Milo rubbed his face as his other hand brushed his chest, only to find the crystal that had hung there was missing.
"Oh... Oh no... Kida!" Milo quickly dashed out of the room, missing the incoming telephone call to do something about the boilers.
Milo slumped into his apartment, stunned. It was all gone. Atlantis, all of it. It was like none of it had ever...
"Hello, Mr. Thatch."
Milo jumped at the familiar, throaty voice. He spun, spotting the statuesque blonde stepping out of the shadows. "Helga?"
Helga Sinclair stumbled slightly in shock. "How do you know my name?"
Milo wasn't paying attention. "If you're here, then that means... Mr. Whitmore... And Roarke and Atlantis and Kida!" Milo let out a loud whoop and promptly scooped up his cat, spinning into a frantic dance of joy. Helga watched with a mixture of suspicion, disbelief and amusement, before shrugging. She got paid either way. And if it turned out this Milo character was a nut, well, that was Whitmore's problem.
12.15 (Evilhumour): [My Little Pony] / [Gravity Falls] / [Warhammer 40K] - not compiled in MLP Time Loops.
"Twilight!" Pinkie Pie shouted, running over to hug as two ponies followed her with big grins on her face. "I wanna introduce you to my sisters!"
"Hiya, I'm Maple Syrup!" the earth pony shouted, glistening in gems on her body.
"Hiya, I'm Glimmering Mind!" the other earth pony said with a grin from ear to ear.
"And together," all three of them leaning in for a hug. "WE ARE LOOPING PIE SISTERS!"
"Oh sweet Celestia no." Twilight muttered before fainting.
12.16 (LordCirce): [Kingdom Hearts]
Kairi stared blankly at Sora, who was practicing his dual-wielding. His form was excellent, and as Kairi was Awake, seeing him wielding giant keys wasn't unusual. No, the unusual thing was around his neck.
"Are those what I think they are?"
Sora spun around at the sound of her voice, grinning, as the necklace made of miniature keys spun around his neck. "May~be."
"And just what are you planning to do with them?" Kairi's eyebrows knitted together.
Sora's grin turned evil. "Munchkinning!"
12.17 (Harosata): [Phineas and Ferb] / [Sentinels of the Multiverse]
Doofenshmirtz was giddy with glee. A new Looper came into his office, and he was a villain. An unponified non-MLE villain who honestly wanted to take over the world. And he looked dashing to boot. It's too bad he couldn't use the Welcome-To-The-Multiverse-Inator to give the newcomer the speech, but nothing's ever perfect.
"Great! Now how about we both team up and-" Doofenshmirtz backed up as Baron Blade pulled out a gun. "Oh, every time I have a Fused Loop, this happens."
"How about I repurpose your inventions for my own use?" Baron Blade smirked. "With my genius, your inventions and the knowledge of these Loops, no man can stop me. Ha ha ha-"
Then he got a webbed foot to the face.
Legacy Woke u-
"CURSE YOU PERRY THE PLATYPUS!"
"Huh, looks like Baron Blade's Awake too." Legacy commented idly as he set out to save the day.
12.18 (Harosata): [Disney] / [Phineas and Ferb]
Mickey glared at Doctor Doofenshmirtz. "What have we learned today?"
"When experiencing the Mikasa Glitch, attempt to handle the situation in a calm and peaceful manner." The mad scientist deadpanned.
Mickey drawled on. "Aaaaand?"
"Do not use Shadow Clones, Mirrors Pools, body snatcher pods, duplication spells, or the cloning machine I made that one Halloween when you end up fighting yourselves."
12.19 (Awesomedude17): [Five Nights at Freddy's] / [Pirates of the Caribbean]
Part 1:
Foxy Awoke as a human, stuck in a slowly sinking dinghy. He looked across to see an actual person, rowing the boat.
"Something the matter, mate?"
"Nothin' Cap't." Foxy automatically responded. "Just annoyed."
"Same here. But we'll get the Pearl back. Promise you that." The Captain spoke.
"Lookie there, Cap't. A port!"
"Aye. And look..." The Captain pointed at what looked like dead pirates on display. The two gave their tributes right before they ported.
Foxy would enjoy spending time with the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow as one of his trusted crew members.
12.20 (LordCirce): [The Emperor's New Groove]
Pacha sighed as he rode his cart back to his farm. 'Another day, another...'
He paused in his thought process as he caught sight of a sack in his cart that hadn't been there before. Rolling his eyes, Pacha pulled his cart to a halt and leaned back, pulling open the sack to allow an unconscious llama to spill out into the back of his cart. The llama blinked blearily and looked around.
"Wha, where am I?"
"Seriously, Kuzco, how does she keep getting you?"
The llama stared at him blankly for several long seconds, before throwing his hooves up and screaming. "I don't know! I kick her out, I send the guards after her, I use my super kung-fu skills to take her down," Kuzco deliberately ignored Pacha's disbelieving look, "and she still manages to hit me with the potion!"
Pacha sat back into the driver's seat and nodded. "Uh huh, and why don't you just carry the antidote in your Pocket?"
Kuzco snorted. "An emperor doesn't need pockets. That's why I have servants, to carry all my things around for me."
The silence stretched on for several seconds. "You never learned how, did you?"
"It's boring!" Kuzco flopped over the seat next to Pacha. "Blah blah focus your chi blah blah soul space. Too much explainy for my brainy."
Pacha just shook his head. "And yet none of your servants are here, huh?"
Kuzco glanced over slyly. "You're here."
Pacha just stared at him flatly.
Kuzco huffed. "Fine." He took a deep breath, then wilted and in a tiny voice asked, "please?"
Pacha laughed and grinned. "There we go!" He pulled a small bottle full of pink potion out of his sleeve and tossed it back to Kuzco.
"Yay!" Kuzco pulled the stopper out with his teeth and downed the elixir in one gulp. One puff of smoke later, a fully human Kuzco hopped up to sit on the bench next to Pacha. "So, what's the plan?"
Pacha shrugged. "Oh, you know, typical peasant stuff. Farming, weeding, scraping out a meager existence." He glanced sideways at Kuzco. "Carving anachronistic drawings in some blocks with the kids to confuse archaeologists."
Kuzco whooped. "Awesome. Hey, I can carve a mean kangaroo. Did you know, kangaroos won't let you ride them? So rude. I was there..." Kuzco's voice faded as the cart rumbled into the jungle.
(Mr. Egret): [Indiana Jones] / [The Emperor's New Groove]
A Few Decades Later...
"Dr. Jones! I think you should take a look at this!"
Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, professor of archaeology at Stanford University and Anchor of his universe, looked up from his (heavily annotated) map of Egypt to see his friend and colleague, Professor Marcus Brody, running over while waving around a newspaper. "What is it, Brody?" he asked, as he got up out of his chair to meet him.
"It's that archaeological dig in Peru," Brody replied, as he laid the newspaper on the table. "They've found a set of most unusual carvings near that village you found on one of your adventures."
Prof. Jones looked at the front page of the newspaper, which bore the headline "Impossible Incan Carvings Found! Archaeologists Baffled!" Underneath the giant typeface, a set of black and white photographs featuring the carvings in question were splashed across the page. Indy's brow furrowed as he examined the carvings. "Brody, this carving… isn't this a kangaroo?"
"Yes! It's extraordinary! Until now, there hasn't been any evidence at all that there was any contact between Australia and South America during the time period in which those carvings were made! This could revolutionize ancient history as we know it!"
Indiana thought for a few seconds. "Are you sure this isn't a prank? Like a couple of smart alecks sneaking into the ruins to vandalize them with graffiti?"
"Impossible. We checked the age of those carvings very meticulously. They were, in all likelihood made within the same century as the ruins themselves."
"I see," Indy replied, as he stood up. "I'll dig through some of my old case files, see if there's anything similar to those carvings that I may have missed. Hard to believe that Incan trans-Pacific travel had been overlooked for so long. Keep me posted if anything new develops."
Brody nodded, smiling. "Sure thing, Indy. I have to let the others know about this. I'll see you later."
Brody said goodbye to Indy, before walking out of his office and shutting the door firmly behind him. Indy looked at the photograph again, before noticing something else. In the bottom left corner of the kangaroo, there were some scratches that looked like words. Grabbing a magnifying glass, Indy took a closer look at them. "Wait a minute… this is English," he said to himself. He grabbed his glasses, put them one, and then started to read. "'Kuzco... was... here...'"
There was a brief pause before Indy broke into a grin. "Well played, Kuzco," he said, while chuckling. "Well played."
He had to buy that guy a drink the next time they met. Maybe several drinks.
12.1: But what kind of spaceship is it? X-Wing, shuttle, or star cruiser?
12.2: Apparently she's used to this.
12.3: Welcome to Ponyville, Jack Skellington.
12.4: And so their first Loop begins…
12.5: Jack Spicer is an Anchor, incidentally.
12.6: Stitch does odd things.
12.7: Massive multiplayer crossover. Doesn't seem to have been continued.
12.8: Heading towards Pacifica's activation.
12.9: Reverse Falls.
12.10: The Mystery of Bill Cipher.
12.11: Inspiration drawn from Star Vs. the Forces of Evil.
12.12: … I'm not entirely sure what to say here.
12.13: Some Inators work better than others.
12.14: Atlantis Awakens. Welcome to the Loops, Milo.
12.15: RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
12.16: Eeyeah.
12.17: Do I even want to know?
12.18: Doof's learned this at least three times. Maybe one of these times, it'll stick.
12.19: One of these days, this needs to be continued.
12.20: Well played, indeed.