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Author's note: Originally posted by Anon e Mouse Jr. on 2017-11-25. This is the fifth of five chapters posted today.
Disney/Kingdom Hearts Loops, Chapter Eighteen, part 5 of 5 - Mega Man: Inside Out
18.18 (Crisis): [Inside Out] / [Mega Man] / [Mythos Hackers] / [Admin Shenanigans]
Mega Man: Inside Out - Epilogue
"So..." Athena crossed her arms when she and Hephaestus were finally alone in his office. Slenderman had eventually escaped, partly due to overzealousness on the parts of Tama and Madoka creating an escape route for him. And Hephaestus himself had called off the chase. "After everything that happened; blatant trespass, Administrative espionage, intent to destabilize multiple Anchors, and resisting arrest; would you mind explaining why we aren't marching straight to the Justice Gods and asking for a warrant? Janus isn't likely to keep quiet about this unless we can give him a good reason. Not to mention that our little hunt wasn't exactly discreet."
"For one, the trespassing charge isn't likely to stick," Hephaestus showed Athena the message from Zeus on his monitor, causing her to curse under her breath, "especially after what we did manage to do to him is taken into account. By the same token, the espionage charge is shaky."
"Which could call into question our right to arrest him in the first place," Athena sighed, "especially since 'dear old dad's' little stunt, well-meaning as it was, could be interpreted as an invitation. What about intent to destabilize?"
"If we could prove that's what he was doing, then all of the rest would be incidental given the current state of Yggdrasil," Hephaestus nodded. "Unfortunately, that exact point is why I don't want to make a big deal out of this. Here, take a look."
The forge god tapped a few keys and called up a series of reports to the screen. Athena looked at them for a few moment, her eyes widening the longer she looked them over.
"This is... a stability increase? After what he tried to do?"
"Certainly not what he intended, I'm sure, but results speak a lot louder than intent, especially now. If you'll forgive me the analogy, it's a lot like forge work. Putting materials under controlled stress can make them stronger if you do it right–"
"–or shatter them if you don't," the Olympian strategist nodded. "Don't forget, I've actually paid attention when you talk about your work. So if I'm reading this right, then twice now Slenderman has tried to stress Anchors in your Loop to the point of breaking–"
"–only to strengthen them in the long run when he fails," Hephaestus confirmed. "I think you can see why I might want to keep this quiet."
"Yes..." Athena's lips pursed in deep thought. "You don't want Nidhogg to learn about this."
Nidhogg, the complementary/contradictory divine organization that traditionally opposed the Admins, also known to some as Tartarus, Isfet, and several other ominous names. Composed of what mortals knew as demons, giants, djinn, evil gods (including many of the Titans), and other types of unsavory divinities; they were the formal organization that oversaw the spread of destruction and ruin through the multiverse, a necessary balance when Yggdrasil was in full operation, but also one that many of its members took... undue joy in carrying out.
They were also in something of an official truce with Yggdrasil's Administrative organization, agreeing that more destruction was not what all of creation needed at the moment and had agreed to not only refrain from stalling repair efforts but also, reluctantly, aid them when needed.
If their organization was to learn that such a blatant attempt to destabilize multiple Anchors had actually resulted in an increase in long-term stability, not once, but twice, then there was going to be a political nightmare on that front. Yes, the increase was ultimately from said Anchors triumphing over adversity, and that group did adversity really well, but all it would take was one overzealous divinity and a bout of misfortune and...
"You can't sit on this forever, you know," Athena sighed. "The first time could have been easily written off as a fluke, but now others are going to wonder. If something like this happens again–"
"I know," Hephaestus admitted. "Once could be an accident, twice might be coincidence, but three times or more is a pattern. The next time he tries something like this, and I'm certain there will be a next time, everyone is going to demand answers and I'm not sure I like the implications mine will give them."
"Nidhogg's already putting pressure on us to allow more 'villainous' loopers, blatantly hinting that having a few as Anchors would be better for Yggdrasil's current state, and word is that they've been petitioning for the right to handle some of the 'darker' Loops directly. When this gets out, all of that is only going to get louder."
"I know."
"I don't think I can really hide this either. The rumor mill is already going to have a field day with our little chase earlier."
"Tell everyone he tried something, failed, we overreacted in typical Olympian fashion, dragged a few others along with us, and it's too much trouble to follow up on," the Olympian smith grunted.
"'Dear old dad's' not going to like how that paints us," Athena noted wryly.
"'Dear old dad' can kiss my bum leg," Hephaestus snorted.
"I'll be sure to tell him that," Athena grinned, before sighing heavily. "I still don't know what to tell Janus, though. He was talking about demanding constant surveillance on the Inside Out branch of the Disney Cluster in case of a repeat. Considering how thin we're all spread, someone's going to start an investigation if he keeps that up. Why do I always have to be the one with a level head?"
"Because you're at your most stunning then?"
"You of all people should know exactly how far flattery goes with me," Athena replied flatly.
"It's not flattery, it's fact," Hephaestus smirked. "But how about I be your level head this time? Give Janus a choice, he likes those. He can pursue constant surveillance over one small, recently activated branch like he's saying and draw a lot of scrutiny. Or he can put in a much more low-key request for assistance with his ever-growing workload. Considering he's trying to run almost the entire Disney Cluster on his own, no one will bat an eye and he can divide up the workload however seems best should it be granted. Plus, since there's been talk about increasing inter-pantheon cooperation, if he asks for non-Olympian assistants then the request will probably be fast-tracked. "
Athena considered the plan for a moment, and ultimately concluded that it was sound, well thought out, and probably what she would have come up with anyway. Olympian pride be damned.
"You're not bad at the level-headed thing yourself when you put your mind to it," she admitted.
"Oh, really?" Hephaestus raised an eyebrow. "What were you saying about flattery earlier?"
"It's not flattery, it's fact," she tossed his own statement back at him. "If I wanted to flatter you, I'd say you were the perfect god to lead the Olympians."
"How is that flattery?" Hephaestus asked in confusion. Considering the past and current holders of the title, it could easily be taken as an insult in his opinion.
"Because," Athena walked over to the office door and opened it, coyly tossing the remainder of the line over her shoulder as she left, "there's no such thing as a 'perfect' leader."
Hephaestus blinked for several long moments before turning back to his terminal. "I will never understand that goddess..."
Divine Level of Reality: Shoggoth-Chan Message Boards
(Note: The following has been helpfully translated from R'ylehian 1337 and the proliferation of vulgarities filtered out for your convenience)
Daddy'sLittleEldritchHorror: Oh geez, have you guys heard what Slendy did this time?! He actually broke into an Admin office!
I'mWithStupid-: What?!
[CENSORED]: NO [CENSORED] WAY!
-I'mWithStupid: STFU!
Daddy'sLittleEldritchHorror has posted a video (Video is of Slenderman running head-first into the chest of a tanned beach-going Hephaestus flanked by three beach-going Valkyries in chainmail bikinis)
Shaggoff: *Is distracted by hot Valkyries*
[EXTRACENSORED]: Welp, I always knew Slendy had his head up his own [Censored]. Looks like it's gonna be literal now. Think if I broke into an Admin office they'd do that to me?
[EXTRACENSOREDWITHCHEESE]: Dude, come on over to my place and I'll do that to you for free.
[EXTRACENSORED]: Promise?
ForAGoodTimeCallCthulhu: Nah, he gotz away. But then thiz happenedz!
ForAGoodTimeCallCthulhu has posted a video (Video is an endless loop of Slenderman getting run over by a steam engine)
LOLMi-go: Slendy can haz train wreck? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Shaggoff: *Could watch this all millennium*
TentaFun has posted a video (Video displays a prone Slenderman getting shot in his buttocks by Madoka's magic arrows)
[CENSORED]: ASSUME THE POSITION!
[EXTRACENSORED]: OH YEAH! Give it to me baby!
[EXTRACENSOREDWITHCHEESE]: Please ma'am, may I have another?
TentaFun: I no, rite? Magical Girlz are da best!
MoreHeadsMoreFun: Full of vitamins and nutrients!
TentaFun: Thatz a wazte of gud magical girlz!
HeComes has logged on
HeComes: Hey guys, wh
LOLMi-go: Brreeep! Newb alert! Brreeep! LOLOLOLOLOLOL
HeComes: at's up?
[CENSORED]: OH GAWD GTFO NEWB! STOP TAINTING US WITH YOUR NEWBNESS!
[Extremely long string of abuse and profanity removed]
HeComes has logged off
Shaggoff: *Relieves himself on the door to ward against newb return*
MoreHeadsMoreFun: So what the hell was Slendy doing in an Admin office anyway?
F-Tang: o o?
F-Tang: A e, y ooa ae a oe...
Shaggoff: *Calls the witchdoctor*
ForAGoodTimeCallCthulhu: Hold on gaiz... Theze videoz were totes music worthy!
ForAGoodTimeCallCthulhu has posted a video (Video is a remix of Mr. and Mrs. Andersen fighting Slenderman with hockey sticks set to the Baka Song)
Shaggoff: *Cannot breathe due to laughter*
LOLMi-go: LOLOLOLOLOLROFLCOPTEROMGWTFBBQ!
ForAGoodTimeCallCthulhu: Wait til you gaiz see tha other one! Just gotz to get tha angles right...
Sl3nd3r1: I hate you all...
LOLMi-go: Slendy waz on?! LOLOLOLOLOLROFLCOPTER!
Daddy'sLittleEldritchHorror: Pfft. Slendy never actually logs off.
Janus sighed. Athena had had a point, damnit, and he'd made his choice. He'd stick with it. Didn't mean that he was thrilled about it. Honestly... he'd never worked all that much outside the Olympians before the Event and even now his interaction was limited.
Of course, part of it was that he'd been expecting a prompter response. He respected the importance of choices, but he also preferred that they be made quickly when presented.
"Oy? You Janus?" a gruff voice cut into the (literally) two-faced god's thoughts.
He looked up, and didn't see anyone. Just a big poof of tangled hair sticking over the end of his des–
"Down here!" the voice bellowed, and Janus stood up to get a better look at the short figure, and promptly wished he hadn't.
The dwarfish god was the ugliest he'd ever laid eyes on, his face possessing mismatched eyes, a thickly tangled and unkempt head of hair and beard that evoked the image of creation's scruffiest lion's mane, bulbous misshapen nose, pockmarked face, and a wide grinning mouth with large misaligned teeth stained yellow (but otherwise clean he noted). His body was short, squat, and so hairy it appeared apelike. His hands were disproportionately large with thick calloused digits and the clothes he wore, looking like some demented Scottish policeman complete with kilt, had the rumpled appearance of having been worn for a couple of days.
Janus sniffed noticeably. Even if he made Quasimodo look like a supermodel, at least whoever it was smelled clean.
"Name's Bes," the dwarvish god's grin widened (47). "I'm with tha Netjer, or tha Egyptians if yer bein' lazy. Also got some ties with tha Afrikaans and tha Mesopotamians. I hear you're lookin' fer some help."
"Um..." Janus wracked his brain for an excuse, "I'm certain you're... qualified... but you aren't quite what I'm looking for."
"You think I'm ugly, don'tcha?" Bes grinned accusingly.
"Well..." Janus thought for a moment and decided not to deny it. "Yes."
"HAH!" Bes laughed, making Janus jump in surprise. "Least yer honest! Most gods'll try and be all 'diplomatic' about it! As if I wasn't proud a' bein' voted tha ugliest god ten eons straight and counting! My wife has no complaints and that's good enough fer me!"
Janus just stared as Bes handed him a resume.
"You're from the Justice department?" Janus blinked in surprise.
"I'm tha equivalent of a mortal beat cop these millennia," Bes shrugged. "Good work, mostly scarin' troublemakers like those Mythos hacks offa whatever mischief they get up ta, but I'd really like ta work closer wit' tha mortals iff'n I'm honest. Got a big soft spot fer 'em. So when I heard through tha grapevine ye were lookin' fer some help after one a' them Mythos creeps tried somethin' wit' one a' yer Anchors, I grabbed my resume and ran over."
"And what can you do about the Mythos Hackers?"
"Why, I can put on my ugly face!" Bes chuckled.
"Your ugly...? I don't believe you."
"Pfft... Ye think this is ol' Bes's ugly face?" the dwarvish god laughed. "This is nothin'! Why, I regularly send demons crying home to mama and tha last time I caught any of those Mythos nuts skulkin' around, I made each and every one scream like a little girl!"
"Sorry, not seein–"
"BOO!"
"*SSSSHHHHRRRRIIIIEEEEEKKK!*"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Bes fell to the ground with booming belly laughs. "That wasn't even close ta my best either!"
"Okay!" Janus squeaked after a few minutes. "You're hired! Just please don't ever do that again!"
"No promises!" Bes chuckled, getting to his feet. "Ye never know when ye might have to scare troublemakers off after all!"
Janus didn't reply.
"Ye can let go a' tha ceiling light now."
"Okay class," Riley's teacher spoke up loud and clear, "I'm sure you all know that the senior trip is coming up in a few months."
The Loop with the Lights had kept going, looking to last at least through high school, and possibly longer. (48) Riley had kept up with the experiments, spending a good portion of each day with one of her emotions 'taking a back seat' as it were to see if they could somehow influence her without directly manning the console. The results, slow as they had been in coming, were surprisingly positive. None of them could influence her at anything close to full strength, but Riley had started noticing some recognizable twinges from her 'off-duty' emotions between thirteen and sixteen. (49)
"What you may not know is that this trip is being sponsored, in full, by Light Labs."
"Wait, what?" Joy latched onto that fact in an instant, and as a result the teacher now had Riley's full attention.
"They have agreed to provide transportation for the entire senior class, provided that everyone going receives parental permission and can meet the health requirements," the teacher continued, passing stacks of paper listing said requirements. "Due to the nature of the trip, you will all be required to turn in a health form signed by your physician certifying that you are in good health. This is not optional if you wish to go. Yes, I am repeating myself. I know you all too well."
Riley looked over the health requirements. They didn't seem too bad, really. Pretty standard if she remembered her last doctor's visit.
"Let's see... blood pressure, check," Fear began comparing the memory to the list Riley was reading. "Heart rate, check. Vision, check. Able to withstand at least 3gs of force for several minutes?"
"Where are we going?" Disgust piped up from the back of Headquarters, having drawn the short straw today. "The moon?"
Riley had repeated the question before realizing she was doing so.
"As a matter of fact," the teacher smiled, "yes."
Compiler's notes: This has been one heck of a storyline, and one that none of the participants will ever forget. Following please find Crisis' footnotes on the whole thing.
Crisis' author's notes: I officially lost track of the sheer number of death (or at least severe injury) threats Slenderman got on Spacebattles while writing this fic. I call that a successful villain.
1) Pun, pun, PUN!
2) Apparently a common mistake among the Inside Out fandom.
3) Not the most eloquent first impression there, Riley.
4) Think about what she does most Loops for a second.
5) Known by name as... the Auto-Mobile.
6) Also one of the few polite ways.
7) They were rolling on the floor in hysterics. But then, given the context of what Riley said and what they usually live through, they were just a bit entitled.
8) This is Fear. Well, Mr. Andersen's Fear anyway. Being crazy-prepared is part of the job description.
9) Dr. Light is an idealist, but he's an idealist who's put a lot of thought into this.
10) Specific variations can fall on either side of the equation, or even teeter on the edge.
11) Fear is also ridiculously genre savvy
12) Basically it's a 'calm-down' gun.
13) Plus she'd kind of been reading it way past her bedtime because it was so engrossing despite being specifically told not to by her parents.
14) Oh, come on Joy! Have you learned nothing about tempting fate?
15) What's really scary is that she said that with a completely straight face.
16) NiGHTcapD pointed out something interesting shortly after this portion was originally posted on Spacebattles. Namely that Slenderman just literally hacked Riley. He was apparently doing some independent research on the subject at the time and made the following observations:
Vulnerability: emotion, natural Looper willingness to experiment specifically. Along with a break in Heph's and Janus' schedules.
Exploit: make the Emotions leave Riley's head, while apparently they are still tied to it.
Payload: the Man himself.
17) This would be where Zerorock41 decided to try the equivalent of a deus-ex-machina rage-quit. See Bonus Omake 1.
18) With three shots of tequila to top it off.
19) In case anyone was wondering, I took inspiration for their weapons from their respective power-ups in the Inside Out: Thought Bubbles game.
Bonus: Serials for the Riley Andersen Numbers (RAN series)
RAN-001 - Joy Woman - Weapon: Joyous Sunburst
RAN-002 - Sadness Woman - Weapon: Sad Raincloud
RAN-003 - Anger Man - Weapon: Angry Flame
RAN-004 - Disgust Woman - Weapon: Blooming Disgust
RAN-005 - Fear Man - Weapon: Frantic Fright
20) Some of the police wondered where he'd pulled them from, but Rock just winked and said 'secret' before pulling another from his subspace pocket.
21) We don't know his name. Only that he's from Canada.
22) FFFFFFFFFF–
23) How the heck does that eve–
24) ...well okay then...
25) That small tremor you felt was probably me facefaulting.
26) I don't know about you, but I found this scene creepy as hell while writing it. NiGHTcapD noted that it was proof Slenderman had a heart; twisted, withered, and corrupted beyond mortal comprehension; but there.
27) Sometimes, Roll scales mountains. Other times, she slays them.
28) Roll's broom is far from being 'just' a broom. She's just not used to someone calling it a 'rocket'.
29) Hold on... I've got something in my eye...
30) Will Riley Andersen please report to Lost and Found, we have your Train of Thought. Repeat: Will Riley Andersen pl–
31) A little fridge logic based on some of what we see in the movie. The central emotion can probably be considered the 'lead' emotion of a person's head, implying that it's the person's 'nature'. Joy denotes someone naturally optimistic and extroverted, Sadness someone more sympathetic and introverted, Anger a person aggressive and competitive, Disgust someone either health conscious or socially conscious, and Fear someone naturally timid. All of which grows and changes through life experience, creating exceptionally complex individuals.
32) Me: Well... Damn... That's a hell of a hole I've dug myself.
FTKnight: ... Crisis let's be honest here, there are many things that could be used to describe what you have dug, but called it a hole is like saying Everest is a hill.
33) Keep in mind the emotions likely have no idea how to throw a proper punch or kick beyond watching action movies with Riley.
34) What kind of conversation does that even come up in? Did Riley overhear part of a news report or something?
35) More fridge logic, because in the movie, Defcon 2 was all him losing his temper (in an admittedly controlled fashion), with the alert level never going higher. Which logically means there's one above it. And what's one step past losing your temper? Actual violence. Granted, Mr. Andersen is not the kind of character to use that against his daughter, but in her defense? The guy's lead emotion is Anger. You hurt his family at your own peril.
Which actually brings up some more fridge logic: Those multi-key safety locks? The ones that seem to exist solely to keep the man's Anger from hauling off without cause? They represent Mr. Andersen's control over his temper. Makes you wonder a bit about what his childhood was like to result in a headquarters like that, doesn't it?
36) See the Mega Man Loops chapter titled A Mega Halloween for more details on that meeting.
37) Hands up: Who forgot the emotion weapons deal zero physical damage?
38) kingofsouls foresaw a heavy metal beatdown. See Omake number 2 for details.
But seriously: Real song - www. youtube watch? v=krtG2l2Po5E
39) Question: Is synchronized ass-kicking already a thing? Answer: Apparently yes. Not a frequent thing, but it's been done according to several responses since the first posting of the chapter. That's actually a something of a relief. I think I'd have been a bit disappointed in humanity if it wasn't.
40) It was generally agreed that the Lights didn't have it much better. They not only had to clean up their lab and home, but also untangle all of the various experimental tech that had warped it in the first place.
41) Sarcastic as it may be, the man has a point.
42) Ew.
43) The Phineas and Ferb Fused noodle Loop thanks to input from Hvulpes, calvinball, and kingofsouls. Because I know you've been wanting to know the Phineas and Ferb Numbers, here's a few me and those three put together:
Roller Man (PFN-001)
Roller Man is one high-flying, fun-loving, roller coaster-riding robot! With the wheels on his feet, he rides the rails of the roller coaster through twists and turns, dips and dives, loop-de-loops, and more!
Master Weapon: Roller Skates - This 'weapon' allows the user to form roller skates on their feet for high-intensity extreme sports action!
Lemonade Man (PFN-002)
Lemonade Man is the answer to beat the summer heat. He's here to serve ice-cold lemonade to one and all!
Master Weapon: Lemonade Squirt - This 'weapon' fires pressurized bursts of pure, sweet lemonade for accurate no-spill service up to a hundred feet away! Ice included!
Wash Man (PFN-003)
When there is a car that needs washing, Wash Man is there to cleanse the dirt and make that car shine! Warning: Beware operating within 1,000 meters of Roll Light as intense rivalry may develop.
Master Weapon: Hydro Wash - This 'weapon' lets loose a small torrent of soap/water to clean the toughest of mud cakes that cover a car!
Snow Cone Man (PFN-004)
Snow cones and S'Winter for all to enjoy!
Master Weapon: Snow Scoop - This 'weapon' allows for the quick and accurate serving of frozen treats! Upgraded to also serve ice cream. With toppings.
Phineas Man and Ferb Man (PFN-005a and PFN-005b)
These two Brobots have been upgraded to be Robot Masters, and are skilled with the daunting and overwhelmingly evil task of micromanagement.
Master Weapon: Bro Creator - This 'weapon' creates a Brobot replica. It's not very sturdy nor lasts very long (shoddy design) these replicas can help build projects by summoning a workforce from out of nowhere.
Hair Woman (PFN-006)
The ultimate stylist has arrived! Shorter hair? Longer hair? She can do it all!
Master Weapon: Hair Growth - This 'weapon' accelerates hair growth, possibly generating weeks of growth in seconds! Good thing Hair Woman is equipped with a suite of barber tools to trim any excess!
Soccer Man X7 (PFN-007)
The gravity-defying athlete we all wish we could be, Soccer Man X7 can run up walls, across rails, and even upside down!
Master Weapon: Gravity Run - This 'weapon' allows the user to defy gravity and run on any surface that will support them!
Gordian Man (PFN-008)
The master of knots has arrived!
Master Weapon: Knots-A-Lot - This 'weapon' produces a length of rope sufficient for tying whatever manner of knot is needed, from a simple half-hitch to the legendary Gordian Knot itself!
Hockey Man Z9 (PFN-009)
The post-apocalyptic sports machine of the future, Hockey Man Z9 will take on any obstacles, from polar bears, to flames, to land mines, to other players to score that goal!
Master Weapon: Slap Shot - He shoots, he scores!
44) www. theguardian world/ 2015/ jun/ 29/ tama-the-cat-3000-attend-elaborate-funeral-for-japans-feline-stationmaster
Tama. A female calico housecat, formerly a stray, that served as the stationmaster at the Kishi station of Japan's rail line from 2006 until her death earlier in 2015 at the age of 16. For a while, she was the station's only employee and she single-pawedly saved the rail from closing. At the time of her death, the company elevated her to the posthumous position of Honorable Eternal Stationmaster and the Japanese people elevated her to the position of Shinto Goddess. She's new upstairs.
45) www. youtube watch? v=hHkKJfcBXcw
46) The Palici twins (no individual names I've yet found) are twin sons of Hephaestus and geyser gods. So... Geysers, hot water, steam, sons of a forge god... They're clearly steampunks. :P
Also, because I didn't mention it earlier, Tama has joined Madoka as one of Heph's apprentices. I'll see if I can't find an excuse to compile some of the Admin shenanigans involving her.
47) Bes is an interesting god. At least I thought so the first time I read The Kane Chronicles (from which I cribbed a fair bit of his personality). For more info: www. landofpyramids bes. htm
48) There had been no further full robot invasions after the Slenderman, but there had been a few hiccups along the way. Such as a fringe anti-robot terrorist group called the Emerald Spears to name one example, at one point resulting in Riley's dad getting into a fistfight with the leader, Xander Payne.
49) She'd also noted, not for the first time and certainly not for the last, that puberty was nowhere near all it was cracked up to be.
Bonus Content: Deus Ex Rage Quit Omake by Zerorock41
[Non-Canon] - [Mega Man] / [Inside Out] / [Adminspace]
Slendy would have been smirking if he had a face. Everything was going according to plan. The girl was his, and now he could ttly fck with those Mega Dweebs without fear of–
AFTFDUYFGAYFYTGW–
(Adminspace)
The Slenderman woke up at his terminal. "What the F**k? My in-loop Avatar-"
"Has been forcefully ejected."
A comically large sweatdrop appeared on Slendy's head as he slowly turned around. Much to his shock and fear, an angry Hephaestus, an angry Skuld and an even more angry Janus were standing before him. Looking past them, a chuckling Cthulhu sat.
Slendy realized then and there: He was right fucked.
(In-Loop)
Riley simply stopped moving and the Emotion Masters were free to move around again. With help from Dr. Light, Rock and Roll returned the emotions to their place in Riley's head, Mr. and Mrs. Andersen simply cradled their daughter (who started panicking once her emotions got back into place), and Rock and Roll made note never to screw with people's heads ever again.
Bonus Content: (Scratch)Jem and the Holograms(/Scratch) Riley and the Emotions Omake by kingofsouls:
[Non-Canon] - [Mega Man] / [Inside Out]
The two robots lay on the ground, comatose in their despair. Now with them out of the way, nothing would stand between Riley and himself. Not even Doctor...
"HEY SLENDY!"
Slender Man turned around, and if he had eyebrows would have raised them as he looked at the strange sight. Riley was standing there with a double necked guitar, alongside her emotions in their natural non-robotic forms. They also bore instruments of various shapes and sizes.
The speed of constructing this stage was on par with the average build time of those two children from the Tri-State Area.
He was about to refute their advance before Riley screamed "For those about to rock..." into the mic, letting forth a stream of pyrotechnics and a heavy metal riff of her ax. A visible wall of sound burst from the comically oversized amps that no one noticed until that exact moment despite each one roughly the size of a small moving truck, and like a rocket the sound raced towards Slender Man and slammed into him, launching him into a wall.
This did not stop Riley and her emotions. They shouted as one, with even more pyrotechnics firing, larger than the previous with the added perk of changing colors. "WE SALUTE YOU!"
What next could only be described as musical massacre so metal that the finale of the impromptu rock show Crashed the Loop in an explosion of heavy metal, pure determination, silent screams of rage, and even the color orange.
Compiler's notes (again): Well that was something. A reminder, all of this was organized and put together by Crisis, who previously posted the complete Mega Man: Inside Out saga as chapter 44 of his Mega Loops compilation. I just split it up due to my preferred chapter lengths.