Hey all who read this fic! LightDusck16 here bringing you the next episode! This time it didn't take too long to publish so that's good! Plus this episode has a Omake, so double points!
Anyway, nothing much else to say besides that. So without further ado, its show time!
}Episode 15: Respect My Authority!{
Remember that whole plan I had? You know the one that involved me not messing with the plot or interacting with any of the main characters? The plan that would help me avoid total universal destruction due to the Butterfly Effect, you know that freaking plan!
Whelp, by this point you can consider it beaten to a pulp, burned to a crisp, thrown into acid, and then spit on by the universe…more so than it already was anyway.
Forget the Breach happening earlier than it should, I might as well have invited Salem for a steak dinner over the ruins of Vale at that point with all the plot mess-ups I caused. And you know what? I couldn't have given a damn at the time.
I've said this before, but I hate bullies with a passion, so I'd be damned if I didn't try and stop some prick from bullying an adorable bunny girl just because I had the Butterfly Effect to worry about.
He was yanking on her ears and it WAS JUST SO FUC-
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Okay, got a little heated there, but I'm all good now. The point is I wasn't about to stand by like a complete idiot while some poor girl was being physically bullied like that, even if she had been an annoying stalker paparazzi leech.
But yeah, like all of my heat of the moment decisions, and trust me there would be plenty more, I could have handled it better.
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Okay, so here's what happened.
After my little shout all eyes in the lunchroom snapped towards me, which I've told you I don't do so well with. So while I managed to keep it together on the outside…
Ah too many eyes! What's with all the looks? Can't a guy yell at some douche without being the center of attention!? Seriously stop staring damn it!
Yeah, you get the gist. To make matters worse Cardin ignored me! He and his stupid friends just kind of stared at me along with the rest, but he still had her ear in his hand.
And if the stares weren't bad enough, the entire lunchroom started to freaking gossip of all things!
"Hey, isn't that the crazy guy who blew up one of the lab tables?"
"Doesn't he eat out of the trash?"
"I heard he caused that huge warehouse explosion in Vale yesterday!"
"Yeah, and he's also apparently a hob-"
"I'M NOT A HOBO DAMN IT! I JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE MOST STABLE FINANCIAL SITUATION LATELY!" As per usual, my need to correct people on my non-hobo status caused me to create a bigger scene. Cause of my little outburst all chatter in the cafeteria had gone quiet, and anyone who hadn't been paying attention before sure as hell was now, and that included RWBY and JNPR.
Blake was not so subtly peeking out from her book and Weiss looked annoyed as hell that I had caused another ruckus, or as she liked to call it, another 'crazed hobo outburst' to disrupt her peace of mind. She was completely inaccurate though because my crazed outbursts aren't because of my hobo status…which I'm not by the way because I'm not homeless or crazy!
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Anyway, Yang looked like she needed to grab some popcorn to enjoy the show and Ruby had a look that was some weird mixture of awe and giddiness, which kind of confused me.
Is that because I called Cardin out?...Nah, she's too busy eating those cookies like the adorable munchkin she is, so it must be something else, I thought offhandedly.
As for JNPR, they just kind of looked apprehensive and tired.
They're probably annoyed that Jaune doesn't ask for help…or is that plot point even still in effect after winning? Are they mad he's the one not stepping in?
Contemplation would wait however as I saw just how excited Nora looked, and when I say excited I mean really excited, like she just found a nature preserve full of sloths kind of excited. Either she was excited for more shenanigans, or she thought she'd have another chance to steal my cart. And you'd think I'm joking about that, but man that girl really wanted my cart for some reason. I mean I know the modifications I gave it made it badass for sure, but still it was just a janitor cart at the end of the day. But whatever, Nora being Nora and all that.
Since I had caused the cafeteria to not so subtly shut-up due to my outburst and Cardin was still holding Velvet's ear, I decided to take advantage of the silence while I had it. That and I had to distract myself from all the stares before I lost my nerve.
So yeah, I took a deep breath before I angrily called out to Cardin again,
"Hey! I'm talking to you jackass, let the adorable bunny girl go!"
Did I forget to mention that when I get pissed off I don't have any control over what I say? Cause if not, then yeah I have no control over what I say when I get pissed. Thankfully, insulting him again got the turd to finally acknowledge me.
"Well if it isn't the crazy janitor," he said smugly letting go of Velvet's ear. "Here to clean up some of Vomit-boy's lunch, or are you just here for an afternoon snack from the trash?"
Honestly after being glared down by crazy animal terrorists and Goodwitch just the day before, a glare from some bully didn't do that much to me, though the memory of his attempted decapitation of me via Juan's shield was still fresh in my mind enough for me to be cautious.
"Ha ha ha, very funny. Almost as funny as how that haircut makes you look like a bratty redneck who just escaped from an Atlas military camp." Of course being cautious of a kid that can kill me with just one punch didn't stop me from running my mouth and making rookie mistakes when confronting a bully.
You're not supposed to egg them on and escalate the situation, even more so if they can punt you into the stratosphere. De-escalation or misdirection is the key…but I was pissed so…
"What did you say you Damned Bum?" he growled as he got up from Velvet's bench and glared at me.
"You heard me neck beef, and I'm not a bum ya hear?!"
Now here's where I made my second mistake, I didn't go into The Zone like I should have. You'd think that would be the most obvious plan considering my situation, right? Since the Zone, as you've no doubt noticed, allows me to think clearly and single mindedly on solutions to problems and give me a much needed confidence boost. Sure I kind of became a little cold, calculated and maniacal as well, but it all balanced out in the end.
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Okay, okay enough with the judgment! Yeesh you try to explain how your awesome mental state works and suddenly 'you're a danger to the community'. And for the last time, no I am not insane nor am I an escapee from a mental institution! You visit one time and suddenly you're insane! I swear some people…
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Ahem, anyway so yeah I didn't go into the Zone despite it being the best possible idea for my confrontation with Cardin and his goons, as evidenced when I started walking toward them.
"And I wouldn't be insulting Vom-Er, Jaune either. He's already kicked your ass once before," I jabbed causing him to become beet red and Jaune to slouch a little in his seat.
Oh Come On Jaune! Where'd your spine go? Hell, where did all of your spines go? I thought looking at our audience. Letting a fellow classmate get bullied and…Really bunny girl, you're recording this!?
Sure enough, the minute Cardin had let her go, Velvet had her scroll out and was recording away as usual.
I'm trying to help you here you obsessed little-you know what never mind! If anything I now have video proof of Cardin being a dick.
My thoughts aside I reached Cardin and his glaring stereotypical goons, and Cardin for his part had seemingly willed his anger out of his face which was no longer red.
"Okay you explosive loud mouth, exactly what are you gonna do to me? Blow me up? Yell at me some more for calling you a hobo, which you are? Or are you gonna get your hot babysitter to give me a time out? I wouldn't mind that last one," he said with a smirk.
That little shit, saying those things and laughing with his buddies with that smug demeanor pushed me over the edge, but by then I was at that level of pissed where you're eerily calm, the kind of calm where you feel like a Tiger about to pounce even though you look as cool as a cucumber on the outside.
Alright you little punk, you wanna play hardball? Fine! I reached my hand into my pocket, which caused Cardin to actually start chuckling.
"Oh so you're gonna draw a weapon on me huh? Is the little janitor gonna fight the big bad Hun-"
"Two weeks detention, you and your team report to Goodwitch immediately," I interrupted pulling out my scroll as I began searching for a specific window.
There was silence once again in the cafeteria after I said that. Aside from Cardin and his team's slack jawed expressions, everyone around us looked confused and surprised by this turn of events.
Sheesh, it's like these guys have never seen someone getting detention before. Maybe that's a rarity he-
"WHAT!?"
Now you'd think that loud shout of 'what' was just from Cardin and his goons, but actually that was almost everyone in the cafeteria who yelled it out. It was so sudden and loud that I actually jumped back slightly from it as my ears ringed in pain.
Holy-What the hell is up with these kids?!
"You can't give us detention! You're just a scummy janitor!" one of Cardin's lackey's whose name I couldn't care less about shouted.
This only caused me to smirk smugly, as I turned my Scroll around to the page I'd opened and showed it to Cardin and his idiot posse.
"Actually I can. According to the employee guidelines that you can see here any staff member working at Beacon has the authority to hand out detentions to students they deem are in violation of the schools rules."
"Oh yeah, and just what exactly were we doing that you think should give us detention!?" Cardin asked, having the gall to sound outraged and confused.
Gritting my teeth and forcing myself not to slug his stupid chin, I answered.
"Oh I don't know dumbass, how about physical assault and sexual harassment?"
"What?!" he said dumbfounded. "I Wasn't-I-It wasn't like that!"
"Four guys surrounding a girl, physically accosting her while she tells you to stop? You can sell that with less. Hell, she's Faunus, you don't know what customs or taboos they have about their animal parts," I said like a lawyer going in for the kill.
Cardin became extremely annoyed at this, while his buddies became nervous at the implications. In his anger, he pointed at the still recording Velvet, which caused her to 'eep' slightly in fear.
"It wasn't like that! I've got no interest in freaking animals!"
"Oh, so it was a hate crime then? Then I guess that means three weeks!" I said gritting my teeth at his blatant racism. I wasn't the only one, in the corner of my eye I saw Blake lower her book faster than lightning.
"Wh-What?! No, that's not what I-" Cardin stumbled over his words.
"Listen here you racist waste of space, that animal as you so called her can kick your ass ten times over before you can even pull out that overcompensating weapon you call a mace! So how about you shut up, and take the detention with some dignity?"
And with that, I got too big for my britches and poked him in the chest to emphasize my point, which put me within grabbing range.
"ULP!" I gasped as Cardin grabbed me by my jumpsuit and lifted me off my feet with one hand.
"Alright you asshole, I've had enough of you mocking me!"
I lost a little of my composure after this, since being lifted by a roided out teenager who could slap my head off didn't exactly put me on the high ground I wanted.
"This is assault on faculty! You'll get four weeks for this if you're lucky! Jail time if you're not!" I gasped and grabbed at his hand. My words actually managed to make Cardin fumble slightly and for his grip to loosen, but it wasn't enough as he just glared at me harder.
"So what! I'm a Hunter-in-Training, and you're just some no good janitor whose a hobo! Like any court will actually follow through with it! Besides when I'm done with you-"
"Read the room dumbass!" I shouted and pointed around him. Cardin, confused at first, did heed my warning and he saw what I saw. Team RWBY and JNPR had surrounded his group like wolves going in for the kill. They all had scowling features, even Weiss had come to defend me. Though the scariest site both me and Cardin shivered at was Nora.
Pyrrha and Ren looked like they were holding her back from pouncing like Wolverine. Hell, even her teeth were bared. And let me tell you, a normal Nora was bad enough, but a pissed off Nora is pants wetting terror.
I haven't even talked to you yet kid, why do you want to defend me!? Do you just hate this guy that much?
It was then that Jaune stepped forward.
"Cardin, just let him go, there's no use in getting into more trouble," he warned pointing at Nora and then at Velvet who he finally noticed was recording everything. Cardin looked at his situation nervously, then back at me before he huffed in annoyance and dropped me.
"Whatever, a few weeks in detention isn't that big a deal. But you better watch yourself janitor, cause next time you won't get so lucky," he warned as he motioned for his toads to leave the lunch room.
Wow, way to sound like a stereotypical villain Cardin. Then again you've acted more like one then the actual villains at this point so who knows? You might actually be the bad guy of this Remnant, hell maybe you're Cinder's henchmen!
Letting out a sigh of relief as they exited the room, I opened my eyes and glared at everyone, including RWBY and JNPR which took them all aback.
"I hope you're all proud of yourselves! You all jump in to help some crazy nutjob, but not your classmate? You're all supposed to be the future protectors of the world, but yet none of you can grow some balls to help out someone being hurt who doesn't make a scene!? Honestly, to think that the fate of the future rest in your hands makes me worry about my chances of survival."
I shamed them all with my disappointment, and many of the backgrounders took it to heart. RWBY and JNPR sure did, even if they looked a bit crestfallen at my berating after helping me not die and all.
I know this sounds harsh, and it really is, but you all have to understand that I'd had thoughts like this long before I ended up in Remnant. This episode, this whole series of episodes, really pissed me off because of how the students acted. Never mind Jaune's inability to ask for help, you'd think that the future protectors of the world could handle bullying of all things, but they did nothing about it! Seeing it happen again first hand really got my goat.
Anyway, after I said my piece I sighed and looked to Yang.
"I'll see you in the Disposery Blondie." I then grabbed my cart and walked away from the shocked teens. About halfway between the garbage hell and the lunchroom I paused and planted my forehead against a wall.
AHHHHHHHHHHHH! I MESSED WITH THE PLOT AGAIN! AND I MADE MYSELF A TARGET FOR CARDIN AND HIS GOONS! SON OF A BITCH!
With the adrenaline gone, hindsight hit me like the bitch it is. However before I could fall too deep into my mental panic a voice I was not expecting called out to me.
"Wait! Mr. Sullivan!"
My eyes widened slightly at the sound of a certain bunny girl's voice from behind me. Turning around I saw Velvet holding her Scroll with a nervous blush on her face.
"Oh, hey paparazzi bunny… Did you need something or…"
My questioning statement seemed to snap Velvet out of it as she said,
"Oh! Ummm…I just wanted to say thank you for helping out with that jerk! So uh…thank you very much!"
I had to hold back a fan attack from the adorableness that Velvet had displayed when thanking me. Seriously people, a cute face and bunny ears is a very deadly combination!
Gah! That's too adorable you stalking rabbit! I'm supposed to be annoyed at you for constantly putting videos of me on the internet, stop it!
"Don't mention it," I coughed to halt my inner fan out. "No seriously, I mean it. I'm gonna get enough attention when you post that video."
Velvet looked confused for a second before she let out an embarrassed 'eep'
"Y-you know about the videos I posted!?"
"I haven't actually seen them, just heard about them from my partner and students talking about it in the halls," I then gave her a slight glare, "Speaking of those videos, what's up with that?"
Velvet, instead of answering my question, actually clammed up and started to stutter nervously. Considering I didn't want anyone to think I purposely made her this nervous, nor that my heart could handle the admittedly adorableness of her stuttering, I said,
"You know what, never mind. I'm sure you have your reasons bunny girl. Anyway I need to get going before Goodwitch finds out I'm late to my assignment and docks my pay…again"
With that said I made my quick leave of the scene before anything else could happen. However I didn't get too far before Velvet suddenly shouted,
"V-Velvet!"
"Huh?" I asked turning to her.
"My name is Velvet! Velvet Scarlatina," she said, the whole time recording me.
Huh…weird way to introduce yourself but okay. Least I can stop referring to you as 'crazy stalker bunny' to Emerald now.
"Oh! Well you already know my name, but to keep things fair I'll introduce myself too. The name's Chris Sullivan, but my friends call me Joker…sometimes at least. See ya around Velvet, and for the love of god please don't videotape my freak outs anymore."
With that said I turned back around and made my way to the Disposery with my janitor cart in toe. Little did I know that little interaction between me and Velvet would open a whole new can of worms, specifically with a certain mini-gun wielding fashionista.
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What's with the looks? Ah whatever, moving on…
}Line Break{
I didn't have any more interruptions on my way to the Disposery that day. Honestly with how things had been going I had expected Cinder to pop out of nowhere and burn my other shoulder or something.
Luckily, for my sanity at least, that did not happen. Instead I was assaulted with the worst smell in the history of bad smells.
Take a skunk's gas, mix it with rotten food and sprinkle in some diarrhea and you can get close to just how bad the Disposery smelled like. I'm pretty sure I saw flies actually die when they got too close to the pile of garbage in the center of the room.
Speaking of the room, as I had mentioned before that is was just a giant hole in the trash disposal building filled with broken weapons and training bots and junk right? Well to go into a little more detail it's a pretty deep hole, with the center of it being relatively free of junk besides a coating of what I hope to god was just slime for the cleaning crews to walk in.
And I know that sounds weird, but trust me when I say there is a far worse option than slime in that building and leave it at that.
Anyway, the trash piles were pretty tall since there was so much junk all over the place. The random training bots that I could see kinda gave the Disposery a graveyard sort of feel to it, but you know if a graveyard smelled worse than death.
Of course just because there was a pseudo-pathway for the usual cleaning crew to walk on didn't mean it was actually used for that. In actuality, the paths were used for the recollection bins the staff used to reclaim any functioning tech. So usually the crews had to physically touch the garbage piles by walking on them to rummage around and look for anything that still worked.
Not to mention how you had to mess around with the tech too. You know press buttons and activate switches to see if the junk worked or not. Sadly for all it's worth it sounds like a simple enough job in and of itself, but the smell makes it a living hell for anyone working it.
Case in point, the minute I walked into the room I gaged at the smell and had to plug my nose for a good couple of minutes just to not add vomit to the list of smells the place had.
Oh dear god on holiday what the hell!? I thought I smelled bad before I started taking showers again, but this is a whole new level of stink! No wonder why the show never mentioned this place, the smell might have broken the barriers of dimensions with how bad it is!
You'd think after months of actually smelling like a corpse a guy wouldn't be as affected by a smelly junk room, but you'd be wrong. Nothing, and I mean nothing, can prepare you for this kind of smell. Luckily for me my paranoia had prepared me for this because one of the modifications I added to my janitor cart was a nice supply of biohazard suits!
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Yeah I don't know why Ozpin had a stock-pile of these things in the Maintenance Room, nor am I willing to find out. Because no doubt the reason behind it will give me a headache and make me want to question just how in the hell he keeps this school running decently.
But yeah, I had stocked my cart with a couple biohazard suits in case of a situation where they were needed. One for myself, and a few spares in case something happened or other janitorial workers were nearby who needed them. You never know when you'd need a hazmat suit when dust is involved after all.
And Emerald thought it was a weird idea to have these, ha! In your face you potential evil henchmen and/or possible maybe friend!
After that thought I got to work putting the biohazard suit on, and after a couple of minutes I grabbed a recollection bin and dropped down into the muck of the Disposery…and I stepped on something that made a disgusting *squish* sound the moment I did.
Don't look at it. Don't look at it. Just assume its melted metal that's cooled off and whatever you do don't look at it!
After that wonderful experience I had gotten to work on finding any usable tech. I had only found a few working training bot arms (they were still sparking slightly and were twitching) and admittedly made a few tasteless Yang arm jokes when I heard the door open from above me.
The Disposery's door is meant to be very loud at all times to alert any cleaning crew that someone is entering or leaving the building. A safety feature Ozpin had installed in a year or two before I had shown up. Apparently there had been some accident that no one, and I mean no one, ever wanted to talk about.
Looking at my watch, I saw that it was still lunch time, so I assumed it was Emerald, and I made my way over to greet her.
"Hey Z! About time you got here, I swear I wouldn't be able to handle the smell of this shitty place alone. I've got an extra suit if you wa-"
I cut myself off when I saw that it wasn't Emerald who entered, but instead Yang and Ruby.
I of course was confused because while Yang might have come early, Ruby wasn't even supposed to be down here. Though I pushed my confusion aside in favor of gushing when I saw her.
Ah, who knew holding your nose in disgust could look so cute? Dang it Ruby can you not be precious for one second? Why are you even here!?
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I repeat, I do not have an obsession with Ruby. She really is just too adorable for her own good is all!
}Episode End{
And so ends the obligatory Velvet scene! Hopefully I didn't make it too clichéd, and what's this? Is it time for some character development from Ms. Rose? Find out next time on the next episode!
Now it's time for yet another Omake! Buckle up and enjoy the ride, for let's get this mini-sode started!
}Omake 4: A Teacher's Reflection [Canon]{
Ms. Goodwitch has been called many things in her time as a teacher.
Intelligent.
Strict.
Intimidating.
Crazy She-Devil.
Obviously that last one was from one of her…less than supportive students. But that didn't truly bother her, as her job wasn't to get along with the students.
Her job was to discipline them in the ways of fighting, to insure they had what it takes to fight both the Grimm and those who decided that the laws meant nothing to them.
Over the years of her stay at Beacon she has had many moments of frustration, in no due small part from the Headmaster's choices on how the school should be run. She can never fully understand some of the choices he has made, but she knows that he understands what he is doing so there must be a reason for some of his decisions.
That doesn't mean she can't be frustrated with some of his choices, far from it in fact. They still have daily arguments on why a quarter of the budget should not be spent on coffee of all things!
But usually Goodwitch can tell when one of Ozpin's choices is understandable or just downright ridiculous. Usually she can manage his outlandish request and move on with her day with only a slight migraine.
But it is as she watches his latest ridiculous choice tell off the students for being inactive on the cafeteria security camera, Ms. Goodwitch finds herself at an impasse.
For once in her life at Beacon, she could not tell if Ozpin's decision of hiring Chris Sullivan was ridiculous or not. The amount of damage he has caused to the school would usually make her consider it one of Ozpin's spontaneous choices, but the manner of these damages has her confused.
His advanced knowledge of dust usage, his supposed connection with the White Fang, his records disappearing after a few months, blatantly living on campus in the Maintenance Room, and how apparently he is best friends with a silver eye of all people.
It honestly confuses her to no end, even if she does empathize with some of his behavior. Not everyone can readjust to the civilian life after witnessing the horrors of the world, and despite his mysterious past, it's clear to her that Sullivan has witnessed hardship.
Perhaps for once she shall clear up this confusion herself. If Ozpin wants to keep a tight lip on why he was so deadest on keeping this homeless man here, then perhaps the man in question can spark some light as to why.
Finding out his reasons behind his usual extreme actions can be just the knowledge she's looking for.
Perhaps visiting the janitor before his supervisor were to arrive at his latest punishment could help open her eyes to just what Ozpin sees in him…
The doors open however and Team CRDL walks through looking sullen.
…Perhaps giving that much authority to the janitorial staff should also be brought up to Ozpin.
}End Omake{
So what did you all think? I figured I'd do a canon Omake after every non-canon Omake and this was the first thing that I thought of. Besides I always figured that the Cafeteria had a video feed of some kind, so why not have Goodwitch watching it? Besides, more character development!
Also, did any of you notice? I finally got around to properly naming the chapters! That's right, now every chapter is properly named their episode title! I mean I had to take some liberties with some of the titles cause they didn't fit, but hey at least it looks nice now!
Now if only I could get a badass cover art, and we'd be a actual normal fanfic! Well…as normal as a fic about a guy who denies being a hobo and causes more explosions then a demolition expert can be at least.
Anyway, time to call some you guys out as per usual!
Bomberguy789: Holy hell that was long…and severely awesome! I can just see the looks on their faces as everything is happening…and Nora is just laughing her ass off! Glad to see your still enjoying this, and hopefully you liked this chapter just as much as the last two! Keep those awesome Omake ideas coming!
Prestige Productions: Have I left you speechless!? Hopefully cause of how awesome the chapter was, and trust me that is one of the many trademarks I plan on making during this fics run. Also you know you're doing a good job if you make a fan ship an OC with a canon character! What would be their ship name I wonder? Illusive Explosion?
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Engineer455: I hope this was fast enough for you, and that you enjoyed the chapter!
TM Calypso: First of all, there all 3 Yandere tropes!? I thought 'crazy kill all competition' was the only kind! Second, glad you enjoyed the chapter and I wonder what your favorite part of it was this time! And who knows what kinds of changes occurred?...oh wait I do, mwahahahahaha! Also Yandere Velvet…that gives me an idea….
FireIce90: Eh what can I say, the Butterfly Effect can cause the strangest of changes. Is this me trying to cover my ass with a lame excuse…maybe. Besides I tried to make it more of a implied time-lapse had happened, but I guess I failed in that department.
DarkFox17: You have no idea how happy it made me to read this! Seriously thank you so much for the kind words, and if I may ask what was your favorite moment so far in the story. And what was your favorite moment from this chapter?
Impactor: 'It is' what? Dangerous? Stupendous? Awesome!? What is it man, what is it!?
ARSLOTHES: Thanks! I hope you enjoyed the chapter and continue to enjoy the story the further down the road we go!
As usual don't be afraid to leave any ideas for the fic or Omakes, I always appreciate the extra inspiration and jokes! Plus feedback is always welcomed to help me make this story better!
All logic used in this fic is completely head-canon. If you don't agree that's okay, it's just how I see things.
We've gone past 300 Follower's and went straight towards 320! This is awesome guys, seriously thank you all so much for reading! I honestly didn't think we'd get past 150 Followers, so it means a lot to have so many! Plus, 213 Favorites!? Just…just awesome guys.
This has been LightDusk16 signing off!