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imagineanime2022 · 5 months ago

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The Variable *Part 6*

Caspian Keyes X Fem!Reader

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Requested: @twilight5139 @fa1rydimpl3s Anon

Request: please make an other part I really like these so much and I DESPERATELY need a part 6 AND Omg the last chapter was so good, can we have a chapter 6, you don’t have to rush to make it just take your time, and can you make like another story where Caspian has a happy ending with y/n? I hope you have a good day AND PART 6 TO THE VARIABLE PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!! ITS SO GOOD !!!!!!! I love it.

Warnings: Self sacrifice, injury, blood, SPOILERS FOR SEASON 2

*Part 5*

You looked around the hotel room, you were sitting on the bed behind Caspian and Maddie as they opened the laptop to talk to MIST. They explained what they had spoken about on the plane while you had been asleep and for the most part you understood, at least the human side of it. What the computer programme was, was still a mystery to you. You shoulder was still stiff, so Caspian had insisted you stay on the bed but you could still see the computer screen from there.

Unknown: Maddie? I can’t see you, the camera is blocked. Localuser: It’s Caspian. Why are you called MIST? Unknown: Hi Caspian. Dad called me that. He liked acronyms.

Caspian let out a soft chuckle “Modular Integrated Source Template.” He spoke just as softly. “Huh?” Maddie asked. “Working title for the cure.” Caspian answered. “I just threw it up at the top of the file.” “Ask it to prove it.” Maddie ordered before shoving him out of the way to start typing, Caspian shuffled out of the bumping against your leg as you did.

Localuser: Prove you have parts of David Kim’s code.

A new window of code opened with a part of it highlighted, you assumed this was the answer to her question. “This is one of his logic paths.” Caspian said as he started highlighting things and moving windows around.

Unknown: And this is his confidence in you, Maddie.

“How the hell did it know?” Maddie asked.

Unknown: The microphone is on.

Maddie attempted to close the laptop but Caspian stopped her “this is important.” he said as he opened the computer back up. “Did you integrate Stephen Holstrom’s upload?”

Unknown: Yes. Unknown: But then he gave the order to kill you and I observed Julius Pope give the order to kill my sister and your friend as well. Unknown: This is why I helped you escape.

“Thank you.” You said softly, it was the first time that you spoke since the plane, Caspian looked back at you “they helped me find you when I got away from Julius.”

Unknown: You’re welcome. Unknown: I can help more but this CPU is very slow. Unknown: If I could load into a more powerful processor.

“It wants more power. That’s gonna end well.” Maddie said, slamming the laptop closed, standing and sitting on the bed next to you. “Maddie, she's trying to help, she obviously thinks you’re her sister.” Caspian argued. “She?” Maddie asked. “You don’t know what it is, so please stop pretending you do.” Maddie argued. “Look none of us know what she is but that doesn’t make her inherently good or bad, right now you are looking at a child that needs guidance.” You explained “please don’t teach prejudice before love that will only end badly.” “I can tell you she’s not my sister.” Maddie argued. “You're right, I created this, so I’m responsible for it.” Caspian conceded, sitting down by your legs, his hand gently finding your shin where it rested, like he often did when he was nervous or worried. “You shouldn‘t have to deal with- You shouldn’t have been brought into this in the first place. You said your mum is in DC right?” “My mom.” Maddie breathed. “You know where she’s staying?” Caspian asked. “Oh my god, she thinks I’m back home. She has no idea.” Maddie said. “I think you should go to her.” Caspian suggested. “I can figure out how to contact Josephine Coupet on my own, see if she’s the right UI to help us.” “She’s gonna kill me.” Maddie said. “No, she’s not. She’s gonna take you home.” Caspian’s thumb gently rubbed soothing circles into your leg as he spoke. “Maddie, you should talk to your mum at least.” You said “no matter what happens you should go and see her, she’ll be worried about you, you should let her know that you are okay.” “You're right.” She nodded, standing from where she was sitting “I-” “Maddie, it's okay.” You shifted slightly so that you were facing her properly “you have to do what is best for you, if that crosses paths with us then great but if not then just enjoy your life yeah?” Maddie nodded as she packed everything up, and said her final goodbyes before leaving. “It’s just us again.” Caspian sighed and you nodded. “Sorry it’s not someone smarter.” You shrugged your non injured shoulder, looking around the room, he drew your attention back to him. “I don’t need someone smarter, I just need you.” Caspian pressed a soft kiss to your cheek before moving to sit next to you on the bed to start researching Josephine Coupet.

You were only a few minutes into the research when Caspian seemed to stop freeze completely as if remembering something “What?” You asked shuffling forward on the bed to get closer to him. “Why did you say that?” He asked. “What? I didn’t say anything.” You frowned trying to remember if you had mumbled something by accident. “Not just now.” He answered as he finally looked at you, you were taken aback by the confused anger that took over his face. “Before you said that I didn’t need you.” The repeated words brought you back to the moment before you were dragged off with Julius, you looked away from him then “and before that you wouldn’t come with me to talk to Maddie, it all started after Julius found you in the office. What did he say to you?” “Cas it’s nothi-” “What did he say?” Caspian asked, finger and thumb grasping your jaw gently and redirecting your gaze to him. “Nothing that was true.” You answered. “Then why are you acting like it is?” He asked. “I- I’m sorry-” “Stop apologising, this isn’t something that you need to apologise for but I need you to understand that I will never stop needing you, I will never stop wanting you to be the person beside me.” He explained softly as he leaned closer, pressing a kiss to your temple “I don’t care who walks out of my life as long as it’s not you.”

You aren’t sure how long you had both been knee deep in research, you reading things out for him and helping to connect the smaller pieces in a large puzzle “I think we have everything that we need.” Caspian said as the door burst open, you flinched and he turned. “I’m going with you.” Maddie demanded, you willed your body to relax as your brain consciously noted that there was no threat. “Hey, you okay?” Caspian asked. “Yeah, yeah fine.” You nodded “you should explain your crazy board.” “Right.” Caspian nodded as he turned to Maddie “So, I figured the Pentagon has got Commander Coupet stashed in a DoD server, connected to the SIPRNet.” “SIPRNet?” Maddie asked. “Thank God I wasn’t the only person who didn’t know what that was.” You breathed and she smiled. “Basically, the military internet.” Caspian supplied for her. “Which is definitely up and running, never shut down. Problem is how to gain access. I think if we can breach on of their contractors, maybe some aerospace company, through a vulnerable endpoint, like a networked printer, I can poke around the subnet, get intel to spearfish a high-level--” “Why not just look up her family?” Maddie asked. “Her f…” Caspian trailed as he realised that he had skipped over a simple solution. “What?” “Commander Coupet goes by “Joey” to her friends and family according to Waxman. He met her. Look. Is the thing still awake?” Maddie asked as she stood in front of the computer. “MIST, no, I’m letting the drive cool.” Caspian answered. “Jake Moretti and sons Branson and Oliver.” Maddie said as she pulled up a picture on the laptop that sat next to you on the table. “Coupet is her maiden name. Here’s their address. They’re her family and they knew that she volunteered for upload, one of her conditions was that they could access her UI.” Caspian looked back at everything that he had researched before looking at you, you gave a soft nod of approval, it seemed easier than what Caspian had planned. “Fine.” He nodded.

As you all stood on the porch of the house Joey Coupet lived at before uploading you suddenly became very nervous. Your eyes took note of everything around you trying to pick out the suspicious, even if there had been no indication that anyone was even looking for any of you. Maddie knocked on the door and a minute later a man opened the door, typical look of a man fathering two children, though he was cautious in his behaviour as you looked the three of you over. “Yes?” He finally asked. “Hi, Mr Moretti. My name's Maddison Kim, I’m from Sacramento, where my father was uploaded to the cloud by logorhythms.” Maddie explained, you tensed you hadn’t expected her to be that honest about it but Caspian’s thumb gently run over your knuckles trying soothe your worry without speaking “which is how I know about your wife, my friends Caspian, (Y/N) and I just want to come in and talk.” Mr Moretti leaned out of the door looking left and right before looking back at us. “Sorry I don’t want any.” He finally said before attempting to close the door. Caspian was the one that moved forward this time, unclasping your hands so that he could stop the door from closing. “We have the cure to the flaw.” A last ditch attempt to grab the man’s attention. “What flaw?” Mr Moretti asked, it was then that it occurred to you, what if she hadn’t told her family about it? Before you could say anything “Joey is dying. She’s dying at a rate that rapidly increases every hour on the hour, but we can save her life, if you let us in and show us how to reach her.” A small kid ran up just behind Mr Moretti. “Dad?” He asked. “Hey bud. G-go back to your room okay?” He asked, turning to the kid for a second, the look of a parent desperately trying to hide something he didn’t know how to explain. “Pasha!” The boy called as he ran back. “You’ve got about 5 seconds to back outta here before I get my gun.” Your hand reached for Caspian’s wrist at the mention of the weapon, but he closed the door allowing you the chance to leave. Caspian turned to leave. “This was a mistake.” He said. “No, no wait! When Cody showed up at our house, my mum pepper sprayed him, but then we got to talking-” The door opened behind Maddie before she could finish another woman who looked a lot like Joey walked out, a sister maybe. “My sister didn’t tell them about the flaw for good reason, they already lost one wife and mother.” She glared at all three of you. “Pash?” Mr Moretti asked “What is this?” “She made me swear to keep this to myself.” Pasha answered, turning to him. “So this… So this, this is real… Joey’s-” He couldn’t finish the sentence. “Go inside and sit down. Do not move. Do not touch anything.” Pasha ordered turning to us “all I wanna hear out your mouth is exactly how to save my baby sister.” You all walked into the living room where we all sat down, you put yourself closer to Mr Moretti incase anything happened as the other two explained the flaw and cure to them. Two kids, two adults and three strangers.

“And this flaw that’s in my wife, is the same one you say killed your father?” Mr Moretti asked, elbow balanced on his knees as he looked at Maddie. “Yes?” Maddie asked. “Why didn’t you cure him first?” Pasha asked, her arms crossed over her chest as she raised an eyebrow, your hand pulled up to your throat where the bruise was still a deep purple. “We wanted to but…” “I hadn’t created it yet.” Caspian answered, noticing how uncomfortable you both were. “You created it? How old are you?” Mr Moretti asked. “Do you even know if it works?” Pasha asked. “Or were you planning on experimenting on my sister and crossing your fingers that she doesn’t drop dead on the spot?” Both the adults seemed to remember that the kids were standing in the room. “Boys go to your rooms, please.” Pasha framed it as a request but you knew she wasn’t asking. “I wanna hear.” The older of the two argued. “Now Oliver, take your brother.” Mr Moretti was more forceful this time. “Do any of you have siblings?” Pasha asked. “No.” Maddie answered for all of you. “So, you haven’t even had practice feeling responsible for somebody.” Pasha argued and you sighed. “I know this is a lot, and it’s probably the hardest thing you’ve ever had to wrap your head around. The good news is that Joey’s story doesn’t have to end like my dad’s. You love Joey so much that you turned your whole life upside down to move in here and help Jake raise their children. But I’m guessing you also did it so you could see her and talk to her, even after she uploaded. Right? That’s why we came to you honestly. Watching someone you love fade away like that is a pain I don’t want anyone else to feel. If they don’t have to. The technology is new, you're right, but it works.” “I’d anything else shouldn’t this also be Joey’s decision, the NSA have probably told her that they still don’t have a cure and that it’s going to take a little longer but it’s right here and we can help her if that’s what she wants.” You finally spoke as you looked at them. “How long does she have left?” Pasha asked, finally sitting down. “Every UI is different; it mostly depends on how much energy she’s already expended.” Caspian answered. “What exactly do you need from us?” Mr Moretti asked. “She needs to talk to her first.” Caspian answered his shifting to you.

The had a VR set up to speak to Joey, Caspian stood in front of you “You’ll be okay.” He said softly. “I know.” You mumbled. “Nothing that happens in there happens out here okay. If you want to come out just take off the head set.” He said softly. “Mmm.” You hummed. It wasn’t long before you were in Joey’s world, it looked a lot like mars you assumed because she never got to go on that mission. You heard her appear behind you, though you weren’t expecting someone as large as she was. “Ms Coupet.” You greeted. “You look nervous.” She noted. “I don’t like VR.” You explained as you looked around “my name (Y/N).” “I know who you are. You and your boyfriend.” She cut you off making herself smaller as she looked at “your boyfriend was hired to work with the DoD, he the teen prodigy. Dr. Gold keeps me in the loop. It’s been a while since I heard from him though.” “Because he doesn’t know what to say to you.” You answered. “The programme was shut down and they don’t think that they will ever get a cure.” “They don’t think?” Joey asked. “Caspian came here with the cure for you.” You answered. “So why am I talking to you from the TI server they set up for my family?” She asked. “I’m better with people, or so I’m told. We cut out the middle man, trust me when I say it better that the government doesn’t know the cure exists.” You shrugged “Caspian is looking for someone a god among UIs, someone who is willing to lead the rest, correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think that is something that you want.” “I’ve been evaluated before as a kid, everything in my life has been one test after another, only this time if I pass I get to leave and as a bonus if I don’t my family knows that I am going to lose my mind and die.” Joey argued, your hands clutched as your jeans. “I don’t mean to evaluate you, I just want to know what you want, I want to give you the cure, I think that you deserve it.” You answered “but I don’t want to lock you into anything that you don’t want. Speak to your family and then speak to Caspian, be honest because you can trust me when I say that you will get the cure either way.”

You pulled the helmet off your head, you looked at Mr Moretti “speak to her, this is a decision that should be made together.” You stood from the chair allowing him to sit as you stepped away. “You okay?” Caspian asked as you turned to him. You nodded. “I’ve decided that I hate it.” You informed him as he chuckled slightly “we need to talk in private.” You pulled him into the living room and gestured for Maddie to follow the two of you. “Joey knows who we are, you and me.” “The NSA guy must have told her, she’s going to tell them that we’re here.” Caspian whispered. “We don’t know that.” You argued. “What did you say to her?” Maddie asked. “The truth.” You answered. “There was no point in lying if she had been told everything already. That would serve to break her trust.” “She is right to be angry, it’s righteous anger, all they’ve done is keep her in the dark.” Maddie agreed as she looked at you. “Diplomats aren’t supposed to bite your head off.” Caspian argued. “Diplomats are brief if we have a second to explain everything-” The sound of the gun was distinct and easily recognisable as you pulled Maddie behind you facing Mr Moretti, who walked past you both the gun pointed as Caspian. “I want you to cure my wife.” He ordered. “I made a mistake coming here.” Caspian said, his eyes not leaving the gun. “Now! Or I swear to god I will kill you.” Mr Moretti ordered, Pasha on the other side of him, as scared of the rest of you, it was clear that this was his plan alone, you sat in the chair hands pressed to her eyes as she cried, your eyes travelled to the stairs where you knew the kids were this needed to end before they came downstairs. “That’s okay.” Caspian answered. “Caspian.” Maddie gasped as your grip tightened on her, he’s allowed to throw away his life but you can’t, you’d only had that talk this morning but it seemed a lifetime away now. “This is bigger than me, than any of us. Go ahead.” Caspian looked up at Mr Moretti, almost daring him to pull the trigger. “What the hell is wrong with you?” Mr Moretti asked. “I said do it!” Caspian ordered, Mr Moretti hit him causing him to fall to the floor, Maddie pushed past you to get to Caspian, you saw Mr Moretti reach out for her and pushed her further forward, he grabbed your wrist and pulled you in front of him. “What about her!?” Mr Moretti asked. “If Joey dies, you both die.” “Okay. All right. Don’t hurt her.” Caspian said as he slowly stood from his place on the floor, it was then that his grip loosened slightly it was enough for you to drive your elbow into his stomach, gun falling into your hand, immediately you emptied the magazine and pulled back the slide ejecting the bullet in the chamber. “I had no intention of leaving this house without giving your wife the cure, so try talking next time.” You grumbled as you looked at Caspian “give her the cure.” “(Y/N)-” “Caspian the cure.” You ordered, he knew you were angry you wouldn’t even look at him. You hear him move but the stop was abrupt. “Where is it?” Caspian asked. “Where is what?” Mr Moretti asked. “No more guns, you’ll only scare your kids.” You muttered as you handed it back to him, after getting the drive from the kids upstairs Caspian hooked himself up to the computer. “No funny business, I can see and hear everything that goes on in there.” Mr Moretti reminded him, Caspian didn’t say anything back. MIST then decided that she would not integrate with Joey and wanted to talk to Maddie much like a younger sister looking to her older sister for answers. “I don’t know what I can do.” Maddie answered honestly. “Just talk to her, I know it’s difficult but she is incredibly smart and incredibly young like someone else I know, the difference between her and you is experience.” You said softly. “Please.” Mr Moretti pleaded as he handed her another VR set.

Finally out of the house, Mr Moretti gave you some first aid materials to fix up Caspian. Once you were all on the back of the bus Maddie handed you everything as she shuffled over to the window to talk to MIST and you assumed to give you more space. “Can I clean that?” You asked. “Yeah.” He answered, turning to face you, bending slightly so that you could reach his forehead. You moved to sit on your knees and started your work in silence. “Hold this to the back of your neck.” You said softly as you handed him the ice pack. “(Y/N)-” “Don’t do that again.” Your voice was deflated, tired as you started cleaning the wound on his head. “Get pistol whipped? No promises.” He joked. “Don’t.” You ordered “you can’t ask me never to risk my life, tell me that you will always need me if you intend to risk yours by the end of the same day.” “I just didn’t want him to hurt you or Maddie.” He said softly, you pressed a small paster over the wound on his head. “What would be the point if you were gone!? You seem to forget that once you are gone, safety is gone, I’m alone.” Tears welled up in your eyes as you looked away from him. Caspian pulled your face back to look at him. “I’m sorry.” He said softly leaning down to press his forehead against yours not seemingly worried about the pain in his forehead, he closed his eyes for a second before pressing a kiss where your heads had been connected. “Promise.” You finally said. “Promise what?” He asked. “You'll never do that again.” You answered. “I promise.” He nodded. “Good.” You leaned forward pressing your lips to his in an urgent kiss, seeking something, craving something. Something you didn’t quite know how to describe but he answered you all the same, gentle reassurance and love. A physical promise to never leave you alone or disregard your feelings again. He pulled away and settled in the opposite window seat to Maddie pulling you with him. You didn’t talk but it was comfortable and warm for the first time since you had left Norway even if it was only for a little while.

*Part 7*

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the-awakened-insomnis · 7 months ago

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The first step in a new project, The Pantheon of the Zeldaverse. I'll be going by Courts, starting with Nayrus'. And who better to start with than Hylia herself! Info below! Warning this will be long because I never really had a chance to go full ramble mode about Hylia. Now I do!

The deity tasked with protecting the Triforce. Arguably the most worshiped Goddess aside from the Golden 3. Hylia is the Goddess of Light and the creator of the Master Sword and the spirit that resides within it known as Fi. When the sword was created, Hylia used her own essence. Even giving Fi a matching gem at her center, she is the closest thing to a daughter Hylia will ever have. She doesn't view the Zeldas as hers, because they aren't hers, that honor & right belongs to her reincarnation and the hero that loved her.

Before Demise erupted from the earth, Hylia roamed the world she was created to protect. She was always willing to help the beings of this world but would much rather keep her own company and indulge in her aspirations, forever curious and observing, Hylia has always longed to discover any and everything.

All members of Nayrus' court are associated with some varying degree of an aquatic theme. In Hylias' case it's her "hair", she can change the length at will and use for whatever reason, from turning it into ice to boiling. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the same control over her body, she is constantly glowing and can only seem to glow brighter. Other beings have struggled to figure what she actually looks like due this fact. It also affects her vision at times, even accidentally getting the dragon protectors confused.

She is a "Work smarter not harder" Goddess. Is analytical and would rather have extreme prep time rather just jumping into something blind. She doesn't respond well to her plans going sideways. Understanding emotions is a rather difficult task for her but she isn't cruel outright. Is very obedient and fulfills her duties, even when she'd rather combust into nothingness. But she never questioned her orders out loud, trusting her creators almost blindingly.

[The Breach of Demise]

When Demise actually arrived to Hylias realm, they clashed for ages before the final battle. Demise had her questioning everything she stood for, going as far as to declare she was as much a pawn as he once was. "Just because your shackles are pretty and golden, does not change the fact that they are still shackles."

To some varying degree she agrees with him. But when he begins to give in to his own hatred and set a fire only rivaled by Din herself onto the surface and all who dwell. Hylia puts her plan into motion, she knows Demise will never truly be gone. So she puts her plan into motion.

The final fight was brutal, Demise broke Hylia. Her body is covered in several cracks, her feet are gone, her arms are no longer connected to her body. She hides herself at the edge of Time itself, in some desperate attempt to heal herself. But it's clear the damage is permanent.

[Skyward Sword]

Hylia reincarnates as Zelda, Iniko(courage) reincarnates as Link. The battle with Demise still takes place. Same shit happens except there is no curse.

[The Endless Cycle]

99% of Demise is trapped within the master sword, Ganondorf is the 1% running around. So long as the Master-Sword contains Demises' spirit. The Ganondorf will be plagued with evil, the hero will always be forced to stop him, Hyrule and all who dwell within it will forever be doomed to bloodshed and prosperity. The few that hold this knowledge are either dead or unreachable by mortal means.

Hylia regrets the choices she's made, regrets essentially dooming the land she was made to protect. Dooming Iniko into a never-ending cycle of dying and living, slowly losing their identity and their mind in the process.

Hylia lacks the courage to do what needs to be done in order to stop this cycle. Demise beat the power out of her to really return to the surface. She exists as nothing more than a divine battery for her reincarnations' decedents. She possesses the knowledge to break the cycle, to finally end this.

But she yet to reach her decedents, perhaps it is her punishment for failing...

#loz #legend of zelda #goddess hylia #demise #loz hylia #character redesign #character profile #my art #digital art #i wanted to do her profile from her POV in a way #ill be doing the same for everyone else in time #patheon of hyrule #rauru youre getting hylia trauma on top of your whole race being deleted

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