(Karmina – All the Kings Horses Starts to Play)
First there is darkness, but slowly one light, followed another appears and then more in multiple colors. These lights come together to form the title:
GRIMMFALL
I knock the ice from my bones
The setting starts with a young boy kicked out of his home by his own father.
Try not to feel the cold
He is left to wander the cold, shivering.
Caught in the thought of that time
He looks back, seeing his twin brother at the window who turns his back on him.
When everything was fine, everything was mine
A picture of them together is shown before it is torn apart.
Everything was fine, everything was mine
He grows up, wandering the world and wonders to many different places.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
As a young man he is in Mexico, running from someone alongside a woman wearing a turkey based costume.
Couldn't put me back together again
He is then shown training alongside a young brunette haired woman who brutally whacks him on the head with her staff.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Cuts to Gravity Falls, showing Betty Gilligan staring at picture of his son, all grown up with his apparent wife.
Couldn't put me back together again
And then looks to the little girl before her who is apparently her granddaughter.
Run with my hands on my eyes
A white wolf appears out of a mist, watching a dark wolf standing before a smaller one.
Blind, but I'm still alive
Eddy runs out into the night, dark clouds overhead and before him a door appears.
Free to go back on my own
Julia runs through a canyon but stops before a Seer, projecting the image of Sammael.
But is it still a home when you're all alone
Peridot and Connie are imprisoned somewhere on the moon by a gang of extraterrestrials.
Is it still a home when you're all alone
Steven falls into the darkness, looking for help with a scared look on his face.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
There is a flash of light and Steven looks up, seeing billions of Gem shards floating around him.
Couldn't put me back together again
They come together, forming a giant crystal and Steven could see a man inside.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
The crystal glows, forming a gigantic body.
Couldn't put me back together again
The white wolf appears before Rolf who is holding the Shepherd's Cane.
There is a reason I'm still standing
There is a light and the wolf changes into a girl around Rolf's age with long white hair.
I never knew if I'd be landing
Fenrir snarls, changing into his giant wolf form.
And I will run fast, outlast
The drill reaches the Cluster.
Everyone that said no…
Endless arms of light shoot up from the Cluster, digging and clawing to the surface.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Steven frantically tries to bubble the Gem shards around him but they pop.
Couldn't put me back together again
Looking up, he looks to the man in the crystal and realizes what he must do.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Summoning his shield Steven flies at the crystal, slamming his shield onto the crystal, shattering it.
Couldn't put me back together again
The crystal explodes and the title appears one last time:
GRIMMFALL
(Karmina – All the Kings Horses Starts Ends)
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Opening File: Sky Entrapta Gilligan
Sky Entrapta Gilligan is the daughter of Hoagie Gilligan and Nyx Kane when she was born from the Pillow World when her parents were exiled and trapped in the dimension. When at the age of 12 she was sent to Earth by her parents to avoid the dangers of the Lords of Chaos and possibly her own mother should she become a Lady of Chaos. During her time in the Pillow World Sky showed herself to be as bright and as curious as her parents. Entrapta is incredibly hyperactive, cheerful, intelligent, bubbly, and cute. She's kind to everyone she meets, never threatening or harming anyone directly, including robots.
She has a very positive outlook on life, even in moments of grave danger. She has enjoyed studying robotics and machines with her father and has shown a curious nature to the magic her mother has created known as Soul Magic. She would spend nights with her father, watching as he drew up ideas for various machines and soon as she was able to read, draw and write she joined him in his research, showing she was remarkably intelligent even as a child. Sky believes that magic is just a scientific form of biologically harnessing energy but has studied it along with her mother to better understand.
Due to the possible danger that Bill Cipher and the Lord of Chaos might bring to their daughter, Hoagie and Nyx both reluctantly agreed it was best to send Sky back to Earth at the right moment. They relied on the dimensional rifts caused by the portal machine underneath the Mystery Shack. Unknown to them the rifts moved across space and time so when it appeared in the Pillow World and sent Sky through they didn't know she was sent back before the machine was activated. Still with Sky back on Earth the two hoped she would be safe.
For now.
Close File
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"Children are the future. That is a popular saying but not entirely true. Children are not just the future…They are everything. They are born with our hopes, dreams and love." TOM stated as the file closed. "From the moment of birth they are a part of us and we are a part of them. It's our job to nurture and protect them until they are ready to handle the world on their own. It's not an easy job, especially when the kids start growing up and start deciding who and what they are going to be. But in the end it can be worth it."
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At first there was static but it eventually cleared, showing Mabel pretending to squish Dipper's head, making sloshing noises with Hoagie laughing next to him.
"Hello, I'm Dipper Pines. The girl trying to crush my head is Mabel."
Mabel waved to the camera from behind. "I'm helping!"
"And with me is my science partner, Hoagie."
"Hello." Hoagie waved to the camera.
"Today on 'Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained—' Mabel'squished' his head again so he moved her hands away. "Okay, that—that's enough. Today we investigate Anomaly #23, Grunkle Stan's secret tattoo." He moved the camera to look at bulletin board with pictures of Stan's tattoo. "What is he hiding? A college prank? Secret symbol? Or something stranger? Stan claims it doesn't exist, but today we're gonna find out."
"Are we really doing this? It's a tattoo." Hoagie could not help but point out. "Not much of a mystery."
Mabel moved the camera down to her knee, zooming in on a Band-Aid. "Right after another exciting episode of... What's Under Mabel's Bandage?" She said, starting to peel the Band-Aid off, singing. "Doo doo..."
"Ew, Mabel!"
"That's gross!"
*Static*
"Okay, here's the plan. Stan never takes off his undershirt -"Dipper leaned in closer to the camera. "Obviously to hide his tattoo." He retreated back next to Soos. "But me and Soos are about to 'turn up the heat' on this mystery." With that they raised the temperature on the thermostat.
"Ha ha! Literally!" Dipper leaned into whisper to the camera. "I love how you come up with stuff like that."
*Static*
Soos walked up to Stan who was doing some inventory work. "Whoo, hot in here today, huh, Mr. Pines? Probably be a lot cooler if we..." He then took his shirt off. "Worked without our shirts on! Am I right?"
Stan grew very disturbed by the handyman's action, especially when he was a little close. "Soos, I will pay you to put your shirt back on."
"Aw, don't be shy, Mr. Pines." Soos grunted as he climbed up and lied on the table. "Bodies are nothing to be ashamed of."
Now this was too much. "Watch the shop for a minute, Soos. I need to go find a melon-baller and pull my eyeballs out."
As he left, Soos did what came naturally for Soos and started playing with his stomach and sang. "Do, do lo do do do. Do, do lo do do... hey! Da, da la da da—"
*Static*
"Okay, Plan B." The camera panned over to Stan who was sitting in his chair. "Heavens! Is that poison oak on your shoulder? Let me scratch it for you." Dipper reached for Stan's tattoo but Stan smacked Dipper's hand away.
"Kid, if you're trying to see my tattoo, you're going to have to try harder than that."
"A-ha! I thought you said you didn't have a tattoo!" Dipper accused.
"I don't, but you do." Stan said, reaching for Dipper with a marker.
"What do you mean I— AAAH!"
*Static*
When the camera started filming again Dipper now had the word 'Goober' written on his forehead "Okay, Plan C. Stan is in the shower. I wish it hadn't come to this, but sometimes you have to do terrible things for science."
"And me and Mabel will hang back." Hoagie said, him and Mabel standing at the other end of the hall.
"I believe in you, Goober!"
"Dipper. Just say Dipper." Dipper the camera, walked into the bathroom towards the running shower, unveiled the curtain to reveal Stan fully dressed, water running down his face.
"You're never gonna see it, kid. Never. Gonna. See it." Stan emphasized with narrowed eyes and a stern face.
"How long have you been standing there?"
"Give me that camera!" Stan tried to grab the camera.
"AH!"
*Static*
"So I just figured I'd just chill out on the roof for a while..."
"I'M GONNA FIND YOU, KID!" Stan bellowed from the woods, causing crows to fly out.
"Well, that's it for this episode. Stan's tattoo remains in mystery, but who knows what other secrets are waiting to be uncovered."
*Static*
The final recording was of Soos poking his stomach and singing. "Do, do lo do do do. Do, do lo do do—"
*Static*
"What is this?!"
A hand snatched the tablet out of her granddaughter's hand and rewound the recording back to the old man.
"Hey!"
"Abuela!" The girl said in protest.
The elderly woman ignored the two, looking at the old man on the screen. "Zoe, Frida, pack your things. We are going on a trip."
"Why?"
"I believe it's time you met your grandfather."
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"With the crisis now averted from the threat of these invaders, the countries of the world now focused on rebuilding the damage caused by the monsters. We have been unable to get the full story of the results but all we can think of is that another disaster is averted. For a more surprising turn of event, Clovis Bray, CEO of the C.B. Corporation has been arrested on multiple charges. Ranging from blackmail, fraud, conspiracy, and use of illegal technologies banned from all member countries of the UN and Huntsmen Association.
More to come on the details of the list of illegal activities he and few known associates have been involved. He will be facing trial and charges until further notice. Ann Gora Kats Eye news sighing off."
"Well, it's about time that weasel got what's coming to him." Yara saw the news while having breakfast with the members and heroes present but when she heard the news it was a shock for everyone.
"Yes, I agree, Miss Quill. We've been after his hide for years but now Lady Liberty has finally caught him." Major Glory said while taking his coffee.
Artemis had been doing some research about this guy and the company. While looking into more details he sort of reminded her more of Lex Luthor and that was a scary thought if the two were somehow related, but best not to think of that. "Guess he's not someone you're a fan with."
"No kiddin', he's probably been trying to overtake the other corporation for years; DexLabs, Fulbright, Sanban as his competitors. But surprisingly they left alone some like Krei Tech, the Vist Foundation and also Scrin." Yara explained while eating her toast. "But now he's out of the picture, let's hope someone with a clear head and morality will take over."
"I'm with ya, blue. We'll be meeting team SEKR soon when they arrive in GrimmFall. Might give a heads up, their leader is somewhat a little... loud from the highlands." Valhallen explains as he was listening and munched on his cereal. "But some of us will have some things to deal with in Gravity Falls of a certain problem. Heard the Vikings from various tribes of the Archipelago will be gathering when they got word of the New Thor. Better let Rossweisse know and see how the rookie is doing, cause he's got a long way to go to take up the mantle of the original."
Not only to brings news of that, but they will discover the stoned warrior of Berk and could perhaps revive the ancestral homeland to its natural state
"Something tells me they'll be in for a surprise." Artemis said which some agreed but after hearing how much he's done with the hammer, starting to see some results so could save major headaches. "Anyone saw Erika or that Doyle she's with?"
Yara thought as much and noticed it. "Well, if I had to guess. Those two were not around last night so... let's just say they might be having a little... quality time if you catch my drift?" She stopped, taking a sip of her coffee. Not sure what the Huntress was getting at until shortly after Artermis' face showed she got the idea to not pry into. "Better get my gear equipment up before we get called, and also check on any updates on any players online for a certain card game, got a match with Fredzilla soon."
With that she picked up her plate to clear up and head off to get some work done. Artemis had taken note of things to write down and compare some to her and Superboy's world, not sure how far this could go but will need a way back home to warn the Justice League and their friends. No doubt Batman will consider this a priority of a possible invasion and with the heroes who specialize in magic like Nabu will give them the advantage to know what's going on.
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Kiva was making her way through the junkyard to do some modifications with Megas after the battle with the creature known as Crom. She was relieved to see both her friends in good health after the battle since she was busy working on some of her own research. So far the Glorft have not been seen or heard within the star system, and that worried her should they be plotting something. Looking into some research on the companies in advance technologies and science she hoped they could perhaps know a bit of time travel or even ways to contact her people in the 31st century. Right now they had other things to deal with than one thing.
"So any word from Motorcity?" She hears Jamie's voice and obviously talking to Coop or Goat for that matter.
"Yeah, pops was surprised what happened when these... Harvesters was it? Anyway, told him what happened and when you guys left I thought be a good idea to warn them." Standing next to Jamie was a man of average height wearing a blue jumpsuit, trucker hat, and possibly a white tank top or tee shirt underneath the jumpsuit, all without logos.
He had a five-o'clock shadow, with a messy mustache and incredibly dirty hair. This was Goat Davidson, Jacob's son and cousin to Charley. He ran a junk shop after moving to Jersey to run a business of selling parts or anything to make custom-built weapons and vehicles, usually likes to make some up for a hobby and had sold Coop the Megas mech for 2 bucks under a pile he was sitting on.
"Under an advance and clean looking city that's more of a fort? I'd say they'd had luck." Jamie said before noticing Kiva coming up to them. "Yo, Red, where'd you run off to?"
"I was doing some work on finding the Glorft and maybe some of the data I managed to get from the ring world. Guess I was a little caught up."
Jamie shuddered to remember the robot worms... and also accidentally whacked Kiva on the head with a bat. "Coop's just doing some tune-up on Megas." They looked up to see Coop working on the chest area to work on.
"As long as he's doing some modifications I suggested and avoids messing with the CPU-core like last time." Kiva said with her arms crossed and raised an eyebrow.
"Hey, I told him not to do it!" Jamie hated it when she brings up some of the stuff he and Coop do since having Megas.
They noticed a green muscle car driving up. Stepping out of it was a largely built male, bald and only had a mustache and small touch of a goatee. He was wearing a black shirt with a grey stripe down to one side and a white top under it with the sleeves shown, along with a pair of brown pants and sneakers. "Hola, folks."
"Tiny, what's up?" Goat waved to him and Coop noticed him.
"Dude!" He climbed down to welcome one of his bros and gave the special fist pump. "How's it been, man?"
Tiny chuckled. "Been to see some folks at the Lucha matches that were happening but after hearing what happened in Jersey, I figured to come by to see if it were your handy work. Did the squid faces show up again?"
"Not this time, thank Gob for that. I'd rather spend a day looking for a date and hang out for a break." Jamie told him.
Coop gave a laugh to his sense of humor. "Dude, this time it ain't me. But I did have a fight with a giant snake monster. Guess your trip was cut short then?" Coop asked him.
"Well that, and some... family issues." Tiny sighed a rubs the back of his head. "Seems my little bro is looking for trouble."
"Your brother?" This was the first time Kiva found out that Tiny had siblings which she had no business to pry into.
"Nolo Pasaro, now the leader of a team of race car drivers called the Teku." Tiny said. "We three are one of the best drivers back home and watched each other's back. Tone founded his own team and gave them meaning to drive and took our little bro under his wing."
"What happened?" Kiva asked him.
"The Teku challenged the Metal Maniacs for a race, Tork accepted to show who was the best racer." Coop answered for him and paused to let it sink in when feeling down. "But... something bad happened."
Kiva got the idea and realized what he meant. "Oh, Tiny, I'm sorry."
"No worries, Kiva. I was there and saw what happened, but Nolo being the youngest of us took it harder than I thought. I tried to tell him that revenge won't bring our bro back and he wouldn't want us to throw away our lives cause of it." Tiny sighs and sat by the bunk of the car. "It was months ago and I only heard from him recently, only to have a rematch against Tork."
"Oh, man." Jamie knew this was bad and how Coop has a history with them.
Coop came over and put a hand on his shoulder. "Look, Tiny, I know he's your brother but I know Tork, he would never take someone's life just to win a race. That's like an unspoken law for racers."
Tiny understood and nodded as he knew Coop values his friendship to others. "I know, so that's why I came and since I tried to stop him and failed, I figured you or someone could help him out. I'd rather see my bro realize what he's doing before it's too late."
"Hey, for you, no worries and I might have a guy who could help since I might have my hands full at the moment." Coop couldn't turn down the favor.
"Hey, guys check out the news. Some big shot CEO got arrested." Goat held up a tablet to show them. "Hmm, something called... Clovis Bray."
This caught Kiva's attention and turned to him to check it out. "What did you say?" He gave her the phone to look into it and seeing the face of a woman who was to be the new CEO. This was a surprise to the others since she hardly took any interest in 21st century stuff other than science and huntsmen related things.
"Yo, red? Something the matter?" Coop asked as he was confused.
"Something about that name and the woman seems strangely familiar, I can't tell why. But after the battle, I think we need to keep our guard up for any more surprises than just the Glorft.
Coop and Jamie both chuckled and smiled over her concern. "I'd like to see what other ideas those squid heads have in mind."
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The Glorft vessel remained in Null Space since they devastated the Gem colony, Gorath felt satisfied and to imagine the gems' terrified and screams until they had to retreat with the Empire's defense systems were back online. It was much better to earn victories than defeats by the one ape that ruins his plans. But one thing that took his mind from the recent discovery from one of their scouts.
"Report, what is the condition?" He asked upon entering the medical unit to ask for updates by the medical officers.
"His vital signs are stable and despite being exposed to the vacuum of space, his body being augmented by cybernetics was able to survive." One of them said when reading the status.
The Warmaster was pleased to hear it and turned to the large tube containing the being they recovered. "Excellent. Be certain to inform me of his awakening, we must not provoke him into seeing us as enemies or he will tear this ship apart." He said, giving the order to be very careful, knowing who they have and must proceed with caution. Gorath stepped closer to the tube to inspect. "To think we would come across one of the greatest warriors in history."
Inside was none other than the feared warlord in the known cosmos, Vilgax.
"Once we have found the nomadic ships of the Glorft of this time era, we shall gather them all and form the mightiest and feared army the universe has ever seen. Our rivals and enemies will face defeats before they even have the chance. And if the legends are correct, we will prevent his defeat by the B'Ten'Sen! The Changling warrior and enemy of the Glorft among all of his descendants!"
Gorath loudly made this vow and promise, never realizing that his words were heard by the unconscious Vilgax, causing his fingers to twitch and the monitors to respond. "Ten..ys..son..."
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When she finally woke up she found herself on a soft bed with a warm blanked covering her up to her head. She slowly sat up, taking in her surroundings.
"You're awake."
She looked over to see a woman sitting next to the bed, looking at her with a confused, saddened and hopeful look on her face. "Do you know who I am?"
"You're…" The girl hesitated but took a deep breath. "Daddy said you were my grandmother."
"And you…" Betty Gilligan held out a picture with a note on the back. "Are my granddaughter."