29.07.2022
It is I, the Absolute Madman and I'm back with another chapter of Stranded! in which nothing really happens, but oh well.
But first, let's get to the gallows! Ekhem, the comments, I meant the comments. Yup...:
SonicMax - I think even John Cena would get his ass handed to him if he was to face like a panther or something. If the panther could even see him of course. And believe me when I say it, I think whamen made him opposite-of-soft. Very opposite-of-soft. Wink wink, nudge nudge.
ZexyZane - Is there such thing as logical sense when it comes to the matters of craziness? Do you happen to know the definition of insanity? Anyhow do remember that while being incredibly smart she also loves to read romance novels, so it might just happen she enjoys harem stories.
PasiveNox - Nice review #relationshipgoals
heartfanglives - I mean, it's always the quiet ones, right? It's almost like a rule at this point.
Ehhhh - Alright. I got my rope and my script, let's do this. Do you know why I took the Quirks out of the story? Because I fuckin' wanted to. I sat down one day and thought 'okay, so basically they get thrown into a tropical paradise and their quirks don't work so I get to make them do whacky shit instead of having Momo become a living 3D printer. Oh, and let's put some saber-tooth tigers in for fun!' - that's basically how I came up with this idea. And if you think that having many women in a relationship will make their bonds cheaper then let me tell you this, they'd be cheap even if it was just IzuMina. I can't write romance, I'm not good at writing romance, I love action, intrigue and craziness, but I'm trying to improve so I can't just avoid the subject all the time. And to top it all of - the reviews don't say good things about the future of this fic? I don't care. Someone left a review one day later saying 'This is amazing as always' so this story must be complete dogshit, you rite. Anyhow, as long as even one person besides me enjoys it I'll continue writing it in this exact form. No quirks, little to no depth of character and a lot of whacky stuff. Alright, I'm done, commence the hanging.
JesterGlytch - Finally a worthy opponent. Our hand holding will be legendary! So what if she is a massive perv, but the 'modeus from helltaker' type? Now that'd be funny.
Queztlecoatl - Thanks for havin' me back mate! As for the multiple girls at once... You'll have to wait and see!
Cosmonaut Vyn - I believe I was drinking when writing that, but it goes so well I might make it canon. Just put a witch that looks exactly like Nejire at the top of the tree and make her the reason that animals are scared of the river water. I absolutely love it when you guys throw me ideas lol.
Freddielebron - Don't forget that Momo is also an avid romance novel enjoyer, so that might've had something to do with her suggesting it.
And with that out of the way, the chapter!:
When Izuku finally woke up from his lengthy sleep the first thing he felt was soreness as if he was fighting an extinct mammal that he'd made a mortal enemy of half a year ago in a distant tropical paradise that might as well exist only in his imagination. A weirdly specific feeling if anything, but once his mind got him up to speed on what transpired prior to his nap Izuku sat up on his bed in panic, which - in his condition - was not that smart of an idea.
He got dizzy almost immediately and felt his head spin, barely managing to remain in his position as his bandaged wounds screamed in protest at the sudden exertion.
Izuku hissed in pain as he calmed down when he recognized that he was back in his bedcave, which meant that he must've at least scared the tiger away and most importantly that the girls were safe, although his memory of that evening was still a bit foggy. After the dizziness subsided Izuku decided to do the typical thing guys do after waking up in a hospital and wander out of his room to maybe find one of the girls.
His legs weren't at all shaky thankfully although he had enough wits about him to avoid putting much pressure on his injured one so as not to aggravate it further and worry the girls even more than he probably already had. It was a bit tricky without a crutch to lean on, but once he was in the corridor he could use the wall to support himself.
He didn't find any of the girls in the commoncave so he pressed on towards the entrance to at least check what time of day it was.
A bit of movement seemed to be a good wake up call for his muscles which no longer felt as sore as when he first came to. The only troublesome spot was his abdomen which, judging by the amount of cloth wrapped around it, sustained a pretty nasty injury during the fight and Izuku could vaguely remember something like that happening, though the details were still hazy at best.
He eventually made his way outside whilst using the walls to support himself most of the time. The area around the entrance to their cave was covered with trees which shielded them from the twin suns above, so he had a bit of a hard time determining the exact time of day. Nonetheless he guessed that it was already past noon as he managed to spot some shadows dancing on their cliff. This meant that the girls would soon finish up their chores for today and come back to their base.
With that in mind Izuku turned around and headed back inside to get himself something to eat as his stomach felt pretty empty at the moment.
True to his predictions it didn't take much longer for the girls to return, maybe an hour at most. He spent most of this time sitting on one of the log benches beside their unlit campfire and that's exactly how Mina and Momo found him upon entering the commoncave.
They were chatting about something with seemingly high spirits, but their conversation died the moment the three of them locked eyes in an awkwardish glare off.
"Erm, hi?" Izuku broke the silence that reigned supreme with a gentle smile and the next thing he knew his back was on the floor and there was something squeezing the life out of him.
He released a few pained yelps as the added pressure made it a bit hard to draw breath and tried to pry the assaillant off with all his might yet was unsuccessful in his attempt, so he decided to give up and went limp as the girls fussed over his condition.
It took some convincing, but the girls finally believed his claims of being alright and released their death grip on him, allowing him to breathe once again.
When he mentioned his mild case of amnesia Mina took it upon herself to explain in detail everything that happened after he received that nasty injury on his abdomen. Needless to say Izuku was surprised by his outburst after the fight and more importantly thankful that infections didn't seem to exist in this world, as the dirt covered claws were no doubt a prime breeding ground for all sorts of nasty microbes and the likes. Although he wouldn't be that surprised if there was a bottle of disinfectant laying somewhere amongst their pile of things-that-weren't-there-before.
Another bomb dropped upon his head was the girls' confession and willingness to try dating him together. Though the most surprising part of this idea that seemed taken straight out of a smutty fanfiction of questionable quality, was the fact that Momo was the one to suggest it.
Izuku had struggled with coming to terms with this proposed arrangement way more than the girls expected. After all, who wouldn't want to date two incredibly attractive women? Alas this was Izuku they had their sights on, one of the most unique individuals they knew so neither of them was really shocked when he revealed the reason behind his apprehension.
"What if I end up neglecting one of you? I don't think it'd be a problem with just you two, but if you want to bring others into this, then I'm not sure if I'll be able to balance everything out prosperly." He said with a thoughtful expression as he tried to find a solution to this possible problem.
"That's all?" Both Mina and Momo asked in near perfect sync.
"Huh?" Izuku let out in surprise. "Are you not worried that I might end up not giving you enough attention or something?" He questioned.
"I think love is not only about spending lots of time with each other, but about making every moment together special." Momo stated wisely with a gentle smile on her face.
"Besides, if we get a big enough bed I'm sure you'll be able to spend time with all of us at once!" The pink-skinned girl chimed in and earned herself two sets of very shocked - but equally embarrassed - looks.
"Mina!" Her two friends scolded with blushes on their cheeks.
"I meant cuddling you pervs!" She defended herself, though the glint of mischief in her eyes betrayed her.
"I'd be lying if I said that all of this doesn't sound tempting, so if it means I get to date such awesome girls I'm willing to at least give it a try." Izuku gave his answer.
"That's good to hear and all, but you're mistaken about one thing in particular. It's not you who gets to date all of us, but the other way around. We get to date the single most sweet and awesome guy around!" Mina stated proudly with a wide grin.
"Let's just say that there's something to gain for everyone, alright?" Momo stepped forward with her motherly aura and offered a compromise.
Mina and Izuku only smiled at each other once again and nodded in agreement. Silence washed over them for a moment, before Izuku spoke up.
"So… what now?" He asked awkwardly, though soon regretted his words as he saw a smirk form on Mina's lips.
"Well…", she began, "now that you've agreed to dating multiple girls it means that the three of us are dating already and do you know what it is that couples do?" She asked with mischief flaring back up in her eyes.
"They respect each other's boundaries and ask for consent before engaging in intimacy?" Izuku asked fearfully with his last slithers of hope already turning to dust right in front of him.
"Wrong answer!" Mina exclaimed before tackling him to the ground once again and placing a searing hot kiss directly on his lips, initiating a steamy make out session as Momo watched on with wide eyes.
"Oh my…" She gasped out half-audibly and bit her lip at the sight of her cru- boyfriend making out with his other girlfriend, hoping her turn comes sooner rather than later.
Thankfully both girls were still not exactly comfortable with anything besides kissing in front of the other despite being very excited about their new relationship and as such they calmed down rather quickly after that, but not without Momo having her - less steamy but in no way less loving - turn.
Izuku was very glad that they stopped at kissing, as his body was in no shape for anything more than that, even if his second head was claiming otherwise.
Also, Mina - being the most outgoing out of their trio - mentioned the idea to sleep together in one bed. Both Izuku and Momo had nothing against it with the latter being very curious about what it'd be like, but alas that was a bit out of reach for them at the moment as none of their 'beds' were big enough to fit all three of them at once and sleeping on the floor didn't sound appealing at all. It probably shouldn't have made a difference since their 'beds' were just slabs of stone with pelts thrown atop of them, but they were surprisingly comfy.
Hence why the couple- wait, should they still be called a 'couple' or a 'triple' since there are three of them? Anyhow, because of the aforementioned complications, Mina, Momo and Izuku had to retire to their own bedcaves when Morpheus was inviting them into his embrace.
Izuku - as per usual - was the first to wake up in the morning despite his body demanding extra rest. As soon as some of his senses awoke, he noticed that he was not alone in his bed if the warmth pressed firmly against his back was anything to go off of. A smirk spread across his lips as he's already gotten pretty used to Momo sneaking into his bed for all sorts of activities which almost always led to them spooning under the covers.
Izuku opened his eyes, intending to give Momo a wake up kiss or five, but was frozen in his tracks as he received a facefull of pink boobs. It was honestly baffling how he'd not noticed that there was also something - or I guess someone at this point - giving off warmth in front of him.
The greenette managed to tear his eyes away from the suckable nipples after a solid six seconds of staring at them with his mouth going strangely dry and looked up to see Mina's relaxed face as she snoozed soundly.
Even as the vast majority of his blood traveled southwards, Izuku tried to figure out how they'd ended up in this position as he distinctly remembers wishing the girls a good night as they retired to their respective bedcaves. Actually, even when it was just him and Momo there was barely any room left in his bed and now somehow it was able to fit all three of them? Things didn't add up. I mean, in this strange place - that they still hadn't named - things didn't add up most of the time, but this was definitely in the top 10 most bizzare things to have happened since day one… but also one of the most pleasant ones.
Izuku closed his eyes and let out a quiet, content sigh, fully ready to return to sleep just to prolong this moment, but the universe had other plans.
Just as he felt himself getting drowsy again, he felt Mina squirm next to him as she stretched out her back with a soft mewl.
Izuku cracked one of his eyes open only to be met with the sight of Mina's bust in all of its perky glory on full display.
"See something you like?" He heard her tease and looked up to meet her gaze.
"Nah, just something I l-love." He teased back and received a gasp for his efforts.
"Oh you smooth talker you!" Mina exhaled fondly but was surprised once again as Izuku shifted on the bed and supported himself with one arm to cup her cheek and capture her lips in a sweet kiss.
"Good morning." He whispered with a proud grin as he observed Mina squirm even more with a blush creeping onto her face.
"That's it." She stated with bashful confidence. "I'm never waking up again unless it's like this." And with that she snuggled against her boyfriend with a joyful sigh.
The serene atmosphere lasted for a full three seconds before Mina realized something.
"Wait, how'd we end up sleeping in the same bed?" She questioned, visibly confused.
"That's what I'd like to know, but I'm sure that once Momo wakes up we can figure it out."
"Momo?" It was just now that Mina noticed an arm that was loosely draped around Izuku and was resting on his chest. "She's the big spoon that's so cute!" The pink-skinned woman gushed.
"Well, she is a bit taller than me after all." Izuku stated with a small smile, enjoying the fact that at least Mina was taking to their new relationship like fish to water. His happiness was cut short however when he felt her fingers coil around him. "Mina, no." He said firmly in a futile attempt to stop her advances.
"Mina yes!" And with that Izuku knew there was no going back. He hoped that they'd at least avoid waking Momo up, not wanting to have to deal with the awkwardness of her catching them in the act.
Thankfully Mina only wanted to fool around for a few minutes and calmed down just as Momo began stirring out of her sleep. She too received a 'good morning' kiss and seemed just as addicted to it as his other girlfriend.
Now that all three of them were awake, they could use their combined brain power and figure out what exactly was going on.
First - and most obvious - thing was the fact that not only were they sleeping together but were also naked and neither of them remembered undressing before going to sleep. It wasn't that big of a deal however so they decided to skim over it, at least for now.
The place they found themselves in looked almost exactly like their respective rooms, but was a bit bigger in size, about halfway between a usual bedcave and their commoncave, and had a miniature version of their commoncave chandelier growing on the ceiling. When they finally decided to get out of bed they found their clothes in neat piles on a nearby shelf that seemed chiseled in the wall.
The biggest surprise was waiting for them in the commoncave however. As soon as they exited the corridor leading from the bedcave they awoke in they noticed that the entrance to said corridor definitely wasn't here yesterday. Other than that nothing seemed amiss. Their campfire and benches were there, entrances to their rooms were still there and their pile of probably-sentient-but-can't-prove-it-yet stuff was also there.
Even though everything looked normal they were still a bit on edge about their environment changing overnight without them noticing till after the fact, so they decided to venture outside, just to be safe.
Thankfully it seemed that all the changes were restricted to their cave as nothing seemed out of the ordinary on the outside. Or did it?
The three lovers have dressed up before leaving the bedcave they woke up in, but even with all of their clothes on it was clear as day that something was off.
"Is it me or did it get colder overnight?" Mina was the one to speak up on the matter first.
"Yeah. I'm used to the morning breeze being a bit chilly but it was never this cold." Izuku seconded her observation as Momo paled at the revelation.
There was only one logical explanation for this phenomenon. This could only be the work of… FAIRY GOD PARENTS!
Ekhem, I mean winter is on the horizon. Yup, a completely natural occurrence devoid of the suddenness this world likes to use on a regular basis. Momo was glad for the heads up as it gave her a bit more time to figure out how to avoid having their water pipeline explode once the temperature drops below zero. Although given the haste nature of weather in this place she guessed they had about two to three days until it starts to snow.
It was a bit weird how that estimation just floated into her head randomly, but she paid it no mind as she had other, far more important matters to attend to.
"It seems like I'll have to wait with reinventing gunpowder…" Momo thought to herself with a small pout.
And she was spot on, as she had her work already cut out for her.
As if the nearby future hasn't been foreshadowed enough already, nature itself decided to go the extra mile just for shits and giggles it seemed.
The next two days were some of the least productive ones up to date as the berries suddenly decided to stop growing practically at all, with only a few outliers bearing fruit though even those bushes were nowhere near as colorful as they used to be.
This meant that they could end up running out of food if the supposed winter decides to stick around for an extended period of time. That's why both Mina and Izuku doubled and nearly tripled their efforts to gather as many rations as possible whilst Momo focused on saving their plumbing infrastructure and she just might have an idea on how to do it.
It won't be easy though, as her plan requires a lot of materials and a whole 'nother chapter of off-screen development.
Still, they should give it a shot, it's not like it's gonna backfire on them horribly, right?
See? Nothing happened. Absolutely no development whatsoever.
Also, I'm kind of sorry for the monologue I wrote in the review section at the start, but I felt almost obliged to do it. At least now you know how this story was born and what my motivations are!
I hope you have a great day and I'll see you next Friday!