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Tales of the Multiverse Bit 129
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Gillian "Gill" Norman, Akatora Tsujimiya and the Creepy Guy watches as Buccaneer "Buckles" Murphy fired the Heel-Face Turn Blastah towards Billy Numerous, Gizmo, Kyd Wykkyd, Mammoth & See-More which zaps them on the process, much to Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven and Cyborg's surprise.
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The Realm of the Watchers, also known as the Watchers Realm, is a parallel version of Earth where people from other dimensions and universes are depicted as fictional characters from TV, online shows and games. In here some people such as book, manga and comic book authors, cartoon and anime artists and animators, movie writers, story writers and game developers unconsciously see the events of different parallel worlds and dimensions with endless possibilities.
They then write them down and shape them into stories, put them off as fiction and share them to the rest of the world. The inhabitants of this world (which are mostly humans) were affectionately called Watchers, the down side about this is that they're all unaware that all the stories they made are actually all real.
When the Gods and Supreme Gods discovered the existence of this world, they feared for the people of this world. If the forces of evil were to discover this world's existence, they could kidnap the realm's people and use their information to gain the advantage on their enemies. And so, the Gods made a great decision to heavily guard this world from evil's hands, so a spell was cast into the realm, creating a barrier around it so that nobody but the gods may enter so long as they all live (meaning if all the gods get themselves killed the barrier breaks), isolating the realm from all other dimensions but at one cost: time now moves slowly in the Watchers Realm, where as one year in that world is only three years in other dimensions.
The secret was well kept hidden and only the gods knew about it.
But when the idiot Gods Dolph and Floyd got themselves killed, not only the did barrier weaken but the time zones also changed making time faster in the 'Watchers Realm' and slower in other dimensions but at a small scale with days in the Watcher's Realm being only hours in other worlds and soon after that, some of the twin gods' powers were transported to that realm and four of them ended up inside four kids.
These kids were known as the Mississippi Four.
The Mississippi Four are a group of four friends who live in Mississippi, specifically Oxford with two of them being twin siblings. There are a lot of things that they share in common when hanging out together with those being playing videogames, watching cartoons and anime and talking about the stuff they love doing. When they got their powers, they were a bit shocked at what they could do, half of them were scared and half of them were amazed, and so in time, with the help of their families, they trained and focused their powers in just about a year and along the way, they learned different types of combat for situations when their powers deem useless.
But just like any typical superhero hiding their identity, they kept their powers a secret to the public eye.
... which brings us to our current story.
(Play Superior Defender Gundam Force OST – Shute's Shed)
In the late afternoon in Oxford, Mississippi, we go inside a Japanese-style mansion. In one room, we open to four teenagers composed of two boys and two girls playing a Halo 5 Guardians game with them in a team playing 'Capture the Flag' against another team online.
The first teenage boy had a messy short brown hair, slim but strong build, fair skin and teal eyes. He wears a gray t-shirt with a dark gray Transformers Autobot insignia on it under a blue hooded jacket, blue jean pants with a belt and a pair of dark blue sneakers. This is Joel "Joey" Hollard.
Mississippi Four Defacto Leader
Joel "Joey" Hollard
The second teenage boy is an inch taller than Joey, he had a bald cut black hair, brown skin, average athletic build and brown eyes. He wears a black t-shirt over an orange long sleeved shirt, blue jeans and black rubber shoes. This is Oswald "Ozzy" Wizner.
Mississippi Four Member
Oswald "Ozzy" Wizner
The first teenage girl had the same height as Joey with a half waist length brown hair held in a low ponytail by a white scrunchie, well slim build, medium bust, fair skin and teal eyes. She wears a light pink casual blouse, two white bangle bracelets on either of her wrists, gray pants, blue socks and cyan sneakers. This is Kylie Hollard, Joey's twin sister.
Mississippi Four Member
Kylie Hollard
The second teenage girl is an inch shorter than the twins with a shoulder length raven hair with a dark red hairpin on the right side of her hair, pale skin, slim build, medium bust and sleepy hazel yellow eyes. She wears a gray blouse, black bracelet on her right wrist, black skirt, red socks and black shoes. This is Suzuka "Suzie" Takahashi.
Mississippi Four Member
Suzuka "Suzie" Takahashi
"Come on, come on, we're almost there..." Ozzy muttered in excitement when the four kids claimed victory.
"Oh yeah! We won!" Joey cheered.
Ozzy smirked, "Yeah, and it's all thanks to me!" he exclaimed with pride.
"Do not!" Joey replied back in a joking manner.
"Well, that was fun." Kylie said with a smile before turning to the girl next to her, "Right Suzie?" she asked.
Suzie nodded, "It was fun while it lasted." she replied.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Joey asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Kids! Come down and take a break from your game for a bit, I prepared some snacks!" the voice of Suzie's mother called out from downstairs.
"Hai~!" Suzie responded in Japanese, "Snack time everyone." she shared to her friends.
"Okay, might as well take a break then." Joey conceded, "I'm feeling hungry anyway after all that fun." he admitted with everyone nodding in agreement as they heard the sound of their stomachs grumbling.
Later the day, the Mississippi Four are currently downstairs in the living room. There, the kids were sitting down on the floor on some pillows with Joey and Ozzy sitting crossed legged while Kylie and Suzie sat seiza-style as they were eating snacks from a Japanese style table filled with Senbei, Dorayaki, Melon Pan and some specially sweetened Japanese Tea.
Currently, they were talking about old memories of how they met each other and all the fun times they had and they also talked about how they got their strange powers a year ago and have been focusing on controlling them and learned different types of combat along the way.
Then one of them decided to recall some of their fond memories.
"Hey Joey!" Ozzy called out, "Remember that time when Kylie accidentally made you disappear?" he recalled, "It was hilarious!" he expressed in delight with everyone but the said brunette boy were laughing at one of their fond memories with their strange powers.
"Ugh!" Joey groaned in response, "Don't remind me!" he complained, "I was forced to wear bandages for a whole day like the invisible man at school until Kylie figured out how to make me visible again!" he grumbled in frustration while remembering the time when his twin sister accidentally made him disappear when in fact, he only turned invisible.
"You could've just skipped school instead of just embarrassed yourself in front of everyone! Ha! Ha! Ha!" Kylie pointed out while continuing to laugh.
"Hey! You know how I don't like being absent you know!" Joey retorted.
"Typical Joey, always making sure he doesn't miss a thing at school" Suzie quipped while taking a bite out of a piece of Senbei.
"How diligent of you." Ozzy remarked with a mischievous smirk.
"Whatever!" Joey retorted which resulted with everyone else in the room to laugh but no sooner than later, he joined in on the laughter, "Oh wait!" he interrupted, "What about the time when we first got our powers, you were all like 'I'M ON FIRE! I'M ON FIRE!'." the older twin pointed out towards Ozzy, "And then you realized that it didn't hurt and it was priceless!" he exclaimed in glee, making the young Wizner groan in a comically dramatic way with everyone laughing even harder.
"Ooh! Ooh!" Kylie chimed in, "What about that time when Joey was making a funny impression of Scarface and he accidentally made our old treehouse blow up!" she reminded.
"You wanna play rough? Okay! Say hello to my little friend! And then your rocket went WOOSH! And then BAKOOOOM!" Ozzy impersonated while making a funny impression of Scarface pointing his rifle and then making a funny explosion sound.
"I wasn't aiming for my Tri-Strike blaster to hit the treehouse! I was aiming for the cup pyramid!" Joey retorted, "And for the record, I was so pumped up that I wasn't aware that my powers were active." he added meekly and once again causing everyone including him to laugh.
After everyone calmed down, there was a long moment of silence before one of them remembered another of their fond memories.
"Hey guys, what about the time we helped out our friend Butch Hardy overcome his shyness and he finally confessed his feelings to Lexie Evans?" Ozzy shared while remembering one of their friends outside their inner friend circle.
"Oh yeah, he was a shy fellow, wasn't he?" Joey recalled while remembering their friend from school.
"Oh yeah, we helped him gain confidence in himself and he managed to ask out one of our school's student council members and it was such a surprise and a coincidence that Lexie had a crush on him too!" Kylie stated, "It was so cute!" she cheered while gushing at the last part.
"Eeyep! Who knew that one of the popular girls in our school was into nerds." Ozzy commented while popping the "P".
"Yeah, but we also had to get rid of a certain bug." Suzie reminded with a frown on her face.
"Oh yeah..." Joey uttered in response, "... one of Oxford Mississippi High's former resident school bullies, Doug Fillmore." he recalled with a blank look, "And he had the "Hots" for Lexie." he quoted while remembering one of their school's bullies as everyone else frowned in disgust.
"Ugh! That guy..." Kylie groaned, "... he was only into Lexie just because of her looks and he'd do anything to get rid of anyone who'd get in his way and that gets on my nerves!" she complained with puffed cheeks.
"Hai, I bet he was jealous when he saw Butch and Lexie together and tried to get them to break up." Suzie assumed with a frown.
"His envy clouded his mind..." Joey commented, "... luckily we made sure he wouldn't bug them or anyone else ever again." he muttered ominously which didn't go unheard from his friends.
"Dude..." Ozzy uttered with a creeped out expression before tossing a Dorayaki on Joey's face, "... seriously! Stop being all scary like that." he advised.
"Oops! Sorry about that, got caught up in the moment once again! He heh!" Joey apologized with a sheepish grin, earning him a sweat drop from everyone else.
Joey has this habit of identifying which of the seven deadly sins have corrupted some people and he would sometimes add how it would "End them" and that can make him scary sometimes.
After a few moments of awkward silence, Joey decided to change the topic, "So, what did we exactly do to make sure Doug wouldn't bother anybody again?" he asked.
"We embarrassed him while he was stalking Butch and Lexie while they were alone during one of our school trips and he was never the same again." Suzie replied.
"Oh yeah, you should've seen his face!" Ozzy said with a grin, "Priceless!" he cheered, "And it was all thanks to one of your ninja tricks Suzie!" he expressed.
"I had some help from you guys too." Suzie pointed out with everyone in agreement.
"Awesome, huh?" Joey uttered with a smile.
"It wasn't just awesome..." Kylie refuted.
"It. Was. EPIC!" the four friends exclaimed at the same time, "BOOYAH!" they cheered as they clinked their Japanese teacups in the air with pride as they started laughing again lighting up the atmosphere.
A few moments after everyone calmed down, "Although I have to say that I didn't expect that Doug would switch schools after that incident" Joey admitted.
"Yeah, took even us by surprise." Kylie said in agreement, .
There was another long moment of pause before Ozzy broke the silence, "Meh, well he was a jerk to everyone at school to begin with, even to his followers." he said with Suzie nodding in agreement.
"Hmm, yeah you got a point, all he had was that bloated ego and superiority complex of his just because he's the son of a big-time businessman." Joey said in agreement.
"Uh huh, we won't be missing him for a long time and at least school will be more peaceful without him." Kylie added which earned her a nod from her friends.
"Still..." Joey uttered, "I gotta admit that I still can't believe that we're able to do something like that and it was cool and it still is." he admitted.
"Uh huh, our powers are really amazing don't you think?!" Kylie cheered.
Suzie nodded in agreement, "Hai!" she said with Ozzy simply responded by giving them a thumbs-up.
Getting their mysterious powers was one of the most amazing moments of their lives and it brought them even closer together as friends. But somehow, they felt like something was missing. Sure, they learned a lot of stuff to go with their powers but the only thing they could ever do with it during the past year was spar with each other and some occasional things that they'd do to help friends and family and other stuff, but they felt like that there was something even more that they could do with them… something big.
Then Ozzy hummed in thought and spoke, "Still..." he uttered, "I wonder..." he furthered, "Is there any other purpose for us having these powers?" he questioned.
(Play Superior Defender Gundam Force OST – Zakurello Gate)
And as if on cue, before anyone could answer, a blue portal opened as it created a gust of wind just across from the four friends startling them. They stared at it with wide eyes for a few moments for what felt like forever.
The silence was broken when Joey spoke, "Naku naman, lagot!" he exclaimed in Tagalog.
"You just had to jinx it didn't you?" Suzie complained rather bluntly.
"Hey! I didn't expect for that to happen!" Ozzy argued back.
"Uh, guys? Look!" Kylie called out while pointing at the portal.
Then coming out of the blue portal was a man with disheveled clothing whom we all know as the God of Generosity, Louie.
Then out of instinct...
"AAAAAAAHHHH!" the four kids screamed out loud.
Loud enough to be heard all around the house as they jumped to their feet and got into battle-ready stances and showed alert and serious faces.
From his jeans' right pocket, Joey pulled out a Nerf N-Strike Elite Pocket Strike Blaster before pulling the spring and pointed it at Louie with Joey's left forearm under his right arm that's holding the blaster for balance as the barrel glowed blue, Ozzy went on a basic boxing guard stance with his fists wreathed in flames, Kylie held out her right open palm with her left hand with it glowing a sparkling silver and Suzie went on a Royalty-Free Stock Karate stance with her hands wreathed in shadows.
Louie stared at them for a minute before slowly walking forward while the kids kept glaring at him, however much to their surprise, the only thing he did was grabbing a piece of Melon Pan before taking a bite, "Hello there." he greeted with a smile while chewing.
"Huh?/Wha?/Ano?/Eh?" was the kids' response.
bzzzttt...
Back in Neo-City, we head inside the Training Camp where we see the whole staff waiting for Louie to return and it's been an hour since the disheveled God left.
Though they kept themselves busy such as Dr. Michael Pating and Yuuji Kitao having a game of chess, Eddward "Edd, Double D" Marion Smith and Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke checking their Facebook accounts, Lord Dominator reading a book to Jimmy Neutron and the Medic like they were going to bed, Mario Martinez is serving a plate of curry to everyone with Anna Maymorie & Emiri Yamanaka assisting him and Dr. Caesar Apoy is seen counting his fingers while the rest just chat.
Then all of a sudden a blue portal appeared and out came Louie, much to everyone's relief.
"LOUIE, WHERE DID YOU GO?!" Major Richard Stronghold asked, "WE'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT YOU!" he exclaimed in concern.
"I'm sorry for leaving." Louie apologized, "I went to the location of the four Blessed that was detected and found them, they'll be arriving here within three hours.'' he explained, much to everyone's surprise.
"Louie, can please tell us what's going on?'' Mario asked in a fatherly tone, "And please be honest with us." he added.
Louie looks at everyone before sighing, "Okay..." he conceded, "... I did promise that I will tell you everything." he admitted, "But please promise me that whatever I'm going to tell you will stay in this room and we cannot let other people know about this.'' he requested with everyone nodding in agreement, "Okay.'' he uttered.
And with that, Louie began to explain about the secret existence of the Watcher's Realm while this is doing on, we'll be cutting into flashback and see what happened earlier.
Bzzzttt…
~Flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaashback~
(Play Superior Defender Gundam Force OST – Zako Soldiers)
Back at the Takahashi residence, the kids continued to stare at Louie who keeps eating the Melon Bread while slowly lowering their guard. Turning to each other, the quartet were silently trying to figure out what to do. They had no idea how this strange person appeared from out of a strange swirling blue circle and why he appeared in Suzie's family living room.
Turning slowly towards the disheveled god who just finished eating the Melon Bread, "Uh, who are you?" Joey asked.
But before Louie could answer, two young adults, a boy and a girl came running into the room.
The girl is head taller than the twins with waist length black hair held in a ponytail, slim build, medium bust, fair skin and brown eyes. She wears a white t-shirt over a black long sleeved shirt, a watch on her left wrist, blue jeans with a belt, a Beretta 92FS pistol holstered on the back of her pants and gray running shoes. This is Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hollard, the elder sister of the Hollard twins.
Los Angeles Police Department Officer
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hollard
The boy is an inch taller than Lizzie and a head taller than the twins with black short neat hair, slim athletic build, fair skin and teal eyes. He wears a military camo t-shirt, dog tags around his neck, cargo pants with a belt, a SIG P228 pistol holstered on his right side and black combat boots. This is Cameron "Cam" Hollard, the elder brother of the Hollard twins and the eldest among the Hollard siblings.
US Army Soldier
Cameron "Cam" Hollard
"Joey! Kylie! What's wrong!?" Lizzie exclaimed in worry.
"Yeah, we heard all of you screaming and we came here to-" Cam was trying to say but stopped when the both of them saw the intruder with wide eyes.
"Oh! Lizzie! Cam! Hey!" Joey greeted in surprise while everyone including Louie turned to the new arrivals.
Cam and Lizzie continued to stare until they narrowed their eyes, they then pulled out their guns and pointed them at the disheveled God, "Freeze! Put your hands in the air!" Lizzie demanded.
"You better tell us who you are intruder before we blow your brains out!" Cam threatened.
Louie chuckled, "Pardon me..." he expressed, "... but I meant no harm, I only came here to talk." he reasoned before taking another bit of the melon bread.
The quartet could only stare at the disheveled God with a sweatdrop on the side of their heads, "You're the one who barged in unannounced." they uttered in their thoughts with deadpan expressions.
(End Soundtrack)
Later that day, everyone are seen gathered around the living room including seven adults with Louie sitting on the floor on a mat seiza-style facing everyone with the quartet sitting on the floor cross legged just in front of their parents who were sitting on a couple of armchairs and a couch respectively while Cam and Lizzie stood on either side of the room and another individual leaning on one of the walls of the room.
The first adult is a tall middle-aged man with a short messy black hair, average build, fair skin and teal eyes. He wears a military camo t-shirt under a tan jacket, dog tags around his neck, a watch on his left wrist, blue jeans with a belt, a SIG P228 Pistol holstered on his right side and black leather shoes. This is James "Jim" Hollard, the father of the Hollard children.
US Army Lieutenant Officer
James "Jim" Hollard
The second adult is a middle-aged woman whom is a few inches shorter than her husband and inches taller than the twins with shoulder length brown hair, slim build, medium bust, fair skin and brown eyes. She wears a dark blue polo shirt with a locket around her neck, a bracelet on her left wrist, light blue jeans with a belt and black running shoes. She carries a purse with her, where she keeps a Berretta M9 Pistol inside. This is Abigail "Abby" Guzman-Hollard, the mother of the Hollard children.
Oxford Mississippi Police Department Lieutenant Officer
Abigail "Abby" Guzman-Hollard
The third adult is a middle-aged man with a bald head, slim and strong build, brown skin and brown eyes. He wears a black t-shirt under a brown jacket, a black watch on his left wrist, blue jeans with a belt and brown leather shoes. This is Peter Wizner, Ozzy's father.
Restaurant Owner and Cook
Peter Wizner
The fourth adult ia tall middle-aged woman whom is half a head shorter than Peter and a few inches taller than Ozzy with black long straight hair held in a ponytail, slim build, medium bust, light brown skin and black eyes. She wears a red long sleeved shirt under a brown t-shirt, gray pants and red shoes. This is Jessie Cooper-Wizner, the mother of Ozzy.
Restaurant Owner and Cook
Jessie Cooper-Wizner
The fifth adult is a middle-aged man with a short neat black hair, slim and strong build, pale skin and hazel yellow eyes. He wears a pair of rectangular glasses over his eyes, gray long sleeved shirt, a gray watch on his left wrist, black pants with a belt and dress shoes. This is Jason Takahashi, Suzie's father.
Martial Arts Teacher
Jason Takahashi
The sixth adult is a middle-aged woman whom is three inches shorter than Jason with long flowing raven hair with two small strands on both sides tied together by a hairclip, slim build, medium bust, pale skin and brown eyes. She wears a white polo shirt, a locket around her neck, a tan knee length dress skirt, tan stockings and a pair of black shoes. This is Yuka Takahashi, Suzie's mother.
Martial Arts Teacher
Yukari "Yuka" Takeo-Takahashi
The seventh adult is a young man whom is a head taller than Suzie with black short combed hair, slim and strong build, pale skin and brown eyes. He wears a black t-shirt over a white long sleeved shirt, a black watch on his left wrist, brown pants with a belt and a pair of black and white rubber shoes. This is Sam Takahashi, Suzie's elder brother.
College Student
Sasamaru "Sam" Takahashi
Louie then began explaining about their home the Watcher's Realm and why it was kept a secret, the existence of the other dimensions and realities, the Heroes Coalitions, the Multiverse Government and the origins of the powers the kids possessed.
The parents and the older siblings sweatdropped at the origins of the Blessed while the kids were amazed at the fact that all of their favorite cartoon, anime and even video game characters are all real which made them excited from inside.
"And that's everything." Louie finished.
"Could this be related to the dream I had?" Joey thought while remembering the dream that he had back at the car before arriving at Suzie's home.
"That's quite the tale you just told us." Jim stated.
"I agree, I find your story really farfetched." Abby commented.
"I understand but how can you explain the sudden fact that your children have powers now." Louie replied calmly.
"He has a point." Peter said in agreement, "We still don't know how our kids got these abilities." he pointed out.
"I guess there's a reason why our children got these abilities." Jessie stated, "But the question is, on what purpose?" she asked.
"Well then, I shall answer your question." Louie spoke, "I would love to recruit your children." he revealed, much to the parents and older siblings' surprise, "They'll be a good addition for the Heroes Coalitions." he declared.
"Are you serious?" Jason questioned, "You want to recruit our children?" he added.
"I know that you mean well, but isn't your line of duty a bit too dangerous." Yuka pointed out in concern.
"I understand your concern." Louie expressed, "The Heroes Coalitions' line of duty is indeed dangerous however we train each member to the fullest, fully-utilizing their skills and talents and having them learn trust and respect with their companions." he explained, "As long as they learn those and the courage to fight, then they're ready to take on anything." he concluded.
Sam then spoke, "I kinda agree with him but still..." he uttered, "... we can't help but feel worried, sending our family members somewhere else unfamiliar, much less somewhere out of this world." he reasoned with the parents and the older siblings nodding in agreement.
"I know you're all reluctant and you're all worried for their well-being and you all have every right to do so." Louie admitted, "But in my opinion, they're more than suited in the Heroes Coalitions, your children seem eager to join however, I respect your opinions, so I'm letting all of you talk about this." he stated before standing up, "I'll wait for your answer, so please take your time." he advised before going outside to the garden.
As Louie waited outside, the three families had begun to talk things out.
"Are you sure you kids want to do this?" Jim asked.
"Of course, Dad!" Joey answered in behalf of everyone, "For so long, we had no idea what to do with our powers other than sparring with each other and some occasional emergencies but now we get the chance to fully utilize our abilities." he explained, "We want to be heroes and we want to help other people, and joining this Coalitions is our chance to do it." he furthered in determination, "That and we wanna meet our favorite characters." he added with a sheepish smile while scratching the back of his head and his sister & friends couldn't help but agree while sporting sheepish smiles on their faces.
Jim looks at everyone before sighing, "Alright, you can join." he conceded.
The four kids smiled brightly from his answer, "HOORAY!" they cheered while jumping up high.
Outside, Louie heard the kid's cheering and lets out a smile, "I think I got their answer." he mused.
~End of Flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaashback~
Bzzzttt...
"And that's about everything." Louie finished his explanation.
Everyone stares at him for minute and much to Louie's surprise, their eyes rolled in the back of their heads before falling backwards with the exception of Mario, Double D and Minna.
Mario let's out a chuckle, "Well now..." he uttered, "I'm looking forward in meeting this new recruits and give them a warm welcome to our family.'' he anticipated with a smile.
Louie nodded, "Of course.'' he replied.
Note: This chapter is edited by moi but is originally written by AuraBolter, so all the props goes to him.
A/N: Inspired from someonestupED, damnlastwords, Jamesdean5842, Hope the Victor and Ace Neptune. All OCs and concepts not created by moi were given permission for me to use by it's respected creators.