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DpxDc Being a Green Lantern’s ghost is quite different from being one in life.

When a Green Lantern falls, their ring leaves the body. Some souls find paradise, but others remain obsessively bound to their Green Lantern duty, even in death.

The Infinite Realms are bast, so much so that it's rare to encounter a Green Lantern. Thus, they arrive too late to witness Phantom’s battle with the Tyrant King, only catching the moment he is sent to his final rest.

Some of the Green Lanterns still remember the reign of Pariah Dark. Unable to confront him directly, they turned their duty toward relocating ghosts, hiding those the Tyrant King wished to erase.

But being a Green Lantern’s ghost is quite different from being one in life. They can feel the new king’s core, a primordial need for protection and space. It feels like home.

There is no Oa, but there is King Phantom. And if he asks, they will serve.

Until the living world wounds the king in his human form. There is no way to kill him before his time, but he can… had been hurt. And as he sleeps, the realms scream for war.

Earth is under siege. The skeleton army forms a ring around the planet, awaiting the ancients command. Who, out of kindness for the king’s love of Earth, gives mortals a warning: destroy the GIW, or perish.

It’s chaos. The ancients does not appear in their usual form. They are titans to those who look up to the sky.

The Green Lanterns don’t stay to see more. They fly to Oa, because the ancients power of destruction will not stop with Earth.

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The Realm's Greatest Actor (part 1)

(Prompt) (part 1- you're here!) (part 2- to be written...)

The sigal glowed, and started rotating on the floor. It was working.

Constantine stepped back a little, the chant finished. He glanced at the big bat, and then the room grew cold. Frost covered all nearby surfaces, and he could see their breath. The ghost king was coming.

Cool mist drifted to the floor to reveal a... kid. Alright. Unexpected, but okay.

"Your Majesty," He said, bowing, soon to be followed by his 'colleagues'.

The kid glanced around, legs bent at the knee while he floated, arms limp at his sides.

"At ease," He dismissed, with a wave of his hand and a faux-sigh. "What is it you, ah, require?" He said, in a posh, 'holier than thou' voice.

Batman stood up to speak; "We need assistance with a large monster we believe to be one of your subjects terrorizing our cities."

The kid pursed his lips, doing a small spin, and then narrowed his eyes at Batman. "Hmmm." He did another small, smooth backflip in the air that led him closer to the hero in black.

"What do they look like?" He asked, crossing his legs and arms, floating eye level.

"They are a robot, flying around on a hovercraft and destroying buildings. They are attracting the attention of hostile aliens."

The kid nodded, eyes still narrowed, lips still pursed. "Skulker. I know him. Not very nice."

"Can you help?" Conastatine cut in.

The little king then unfolded himself, a devilish smile on his face.

"I can!" He floated over to the Brit. "For a price, of course." He said, lying on his side. "I fear I may not be able to leave this circle until we make a deal, and thus cannot get to him to stop him..." He frowned, turning away to wipe a single tear off his face that flew into the air before turning to mist.

Constantine sighed. "Naturally. What do you want?"

The Ghost turned back to him, a hand on his chin. "What do you have?"

Constatine glanced at Batman before speaking. "My soul," He said. "Or anything money can buy."

The ghost king looked him up and down. "I don't want your soul... I'm not a fan of sharing." His eyes traced over the various heroes. "Ooh, what a lineup!"

He floated to the side, looking over Constantine's shoulder. "Robots, kryptonians, Amazonians, Atlantians...and people. A nice mixed bag. Very interesting characters. You're all dressed up like heroes! Hah! You don't even have any watches!" The ghost giggled at his own... joke?

Constatine glanced over the heros the gauge their reactions. Some were disturbed, some were serious.

"Do you have hero names too!? Oh, tell me, tell me!" He shook his fists excitedly, kicking his legs and leaning forward.

"I'm-"

"Wait-!" Constaine cut Superman off. "We don't know what he could do with a name. Even a hero name."

The king's eyes locked onto him, not moving an inch, and his smile vanished. Then it returned, but it was different, and he sprang into motion once again. "So, you're the party pooper. Why'd you invite me if you don't want to have fun?" He tilted his head to an almost un-natural angle.

Constantine chuckled, more out of awkwardness than humor. He was about to say something more, but Batman beat him to it. "We don't have time for parties. We need Skulker gone, as soon as possible."

"Alright, alright. I see who's in charge. What is your little group called, anyway? I need it for my dream journal." The ghost smiled, toothy and a little less mischievous.

Batman glanced at Constantine, and with a nod, he replied. "We are the Justice League."

The king snickered. "Alright! Who am I making a deal with?"

Batman stepped forward. "I will buy you one thing from Earth, in exchange for your help. Any one thing that is not a sentient being."

The king looked to the side thoughtfully. "I suppose that's enough. Any one thing that is not a sentient being in exchange for dealing with skulker. Let's shake on it." A contract appeared out of the air, simple, but long. The bat read over it quickly, which was probably a few times for the super-human capabilities of that guy.

"Alright. Let's shake on it." The ghost king outstretched his hand, a wicked grin on his face. Batman took his hand, to which the Ghost King eagerly shook it. Constantine was worried his arm might fall off. The bat almost stumbled from the force, but looked unaffected after. When they let go, a puff of frosty air fell to the ground.

"And I'm off!" The kid saluted and then disappeared. The whole league turned to look at Constantine, then, when he gave them nothing, at Batman.

He responded by pulling up footage from a drone on the screen. For twelve minutes, the king laughed and flew around the creature that had been stealing their bodies and burning their cities. Then, he simply hit him a few times, with some blasts from his hands, and sucked him into... a thermos?

He then appeared back into the watch tower, devil grin still plastered on his face. "It's been a while since I talked to Skulker. He hasn't changed much- no one really does after they become my denisins."

The leaguers glanced around, exchanging looks. They were mostly baffled, but the bats, as always, was stoic.

"So, what is it you want?" He asked, looking grim.

The ghost's smile changed, but just slightly. A little more mischievous. "I'll tell you later. For now, this dimension is pretty sweet... I think I'll stay!" He said, looking around and nodding to himself.

The room grew tense. "What do you mean 'stay'?" Constantine asked.

The king giggled, disappearing and reappearing behind the brit. "It seems like it would be fun, with all the... ya'know." He said, gesturing to the league. "Interesting characters. As I said before."

Constantine tensed, and turned to the king now behind him. "...Well, what are you gonna do?" That earned another giggle.

"I'll tell you for a deal," He offered, hand outstretched. Constantine raised an eyebrow at that, unimpressed.

The hand lowered, suddenly snapping to the king's back. "Guess not then." He drifted over towards the crowd, arms behind his back as he looked them over with more attention than before.

His look of slight boredom turned into a mischievous grin that seemed to be his default smile. "Best to go explore, yeah? Have fun with the clean up! And then, he disappeared. But this time, he didn't reappear behind anyone. He was just gone. But one question lingered.

When would the Ghost King be back?

(Prompt) (part 1- you're here!) (part 2- to be written...)

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I like to think Nezha was the one who spent time styling Red's hair when he was little.

Like, he would spend hours messing with them, until Red just grow up and stuck with the ponytail.

Oh, right, you all get a colored version of baby Red with a braid. o(TwTo)

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If you do end up continuing to the Ninjago series for MK and Reason being Kai's parents and having the Ninja and LMK crew explore that plot I hereby suggest the Name for the series to be

#Spicynoodles Bio Parents AU

Yeah, not super creative and who knows how far you'd go on to do that but the main plot would be what happened that caused the seperation and adoption?

Even if all you ever do are cameos of Spicynoodles and Kai together, I'd be happy.

Also did Reason ever do that Courtnapping if only to "Officially" start the courtship between him and MK?

approved for the name.

yes courtnapping is done only for starting to court

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The Traffic Light Trio spotted some of the Ninjas! And lost their minder Nezha, seen on the lower level.

Selfie!

Oh! Celestials Spotted! Nezha is asking Erlang (who was exploring with Wukong) for Xiaotian to find the trio.

The two Xiaotians having fun! With a small argument in the background... their teasing Nezha for loosing track of the trio.

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Danny: Welcome to Danny' Scoop! Where ice cream and Happy News meet. How can I help you?

Jon: Hi! Okay, I want the Sunshine Daily, extra sprinkles, extra peanuts, and lots of chocolate syrup!

Danny: You got it, and for your friend?

Damian: Pecan.

Jon: You don't want to try anything from the Wacky News menu? They have dummies!

Damian: Pecan. In a cup.

Danny: Sweet and simple. I like it. One second.

Damian: So this is a ice-cream shop with a old time newspaper gimmick?

Jon: Yeah, it's so cool! He gives happy news tapped to the cones or ice cream. Or he gives you a chance to reach into the New Coverage bag for a prize!

Damian: Its....cute.

Jon: I know that Damian for "I think its stupid"

Damian: I'm not a child. I don't need this positivity whenever I want something sweet how-

Random kid: Mom, look at the New Coverage Prize I just pulled! I get to pet a penguin at the zoo!

Damian slapping a wad of cash on the counter: I want everything off the Wacky Menu, and I want a chance to pull a prize.

Jon: I knew you would love it!

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Danny: Welcome to Danny' Scoop! Where ice cream and Happy News meet. How can I help you?

Jon: Hi! Okay, I want the Sunshine Daily, extra sprinkles, extra peanuts, and lots of chocolate syrup!

Danny: You got it, and for your friend?

Damian: Pecan.

Jon: You don't want to try anything from the Wacky News menu? They have dummies!

Damian: Pecan. In a cup.

Danny: Sweet and simple. I like it. One second.

Damian: So this is a ice-cream shop with a old time newspaper gimmick?

Jon: Yeah, it's so cool! He gives happy news tapped to the cones or ice cream. Or he gives you a chance to reach into the New Coverage bag for a prize!

Damian: Its....cute.

Jon: I know that Damian for "I think its stupid"

Damian: I'm not a child. I don't need this positivity whenever I want something sweet how-

Random kid: Mom, look at the New Coverage Prize I just pulled! I get to pet a penguin at the zoo!

Damian slapping a wad of cash on the counter: I want everything off the Wacky Menu, and I want a chance to pull a prize.

Jon: I knew you would love it!

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Danny Needs a Girlfriend Part 3

The burger was gone in three bites. Cass was efficient like that.

Danny, still not entirely sure if he was dreaming or just hallucinating due to ghost-core burnout, watched her from the corner of his eye.

“So, uh… just for my own peace of mind,” he began cautiously, “did Dani bribe you into this? Or threaten you? She's very persuasive when she wants to be. Once convinced Vlad to dress up as a clown for a week. I still have the blackmail footage.”

Cass tilted her head, then gave a small shake. “No threats. No bribes.”

Danny blinked. “Wait… you volunteered to come find me?”

Another small nod.

He stared at her, baffled. “Do you know what dating me would even look like?”

Cass shrugged.

“I’m serious! There’s ghost attacks, and people screaming in Latin, and my room’s a disaster, and I talk to dead people sometimes—like, friendly dead people, but still. I’m basically radioactive Spider-Man with extra trauma and a thermos collection.”

Cass took a moment. Then pointed at herself.

“Trained assassin,” she said softly.

Danny paused. “Touché.”

Cass smiled. The kind that barely tugged at the corners of her lips but felt like a full grin.

Then she said, “Ghosts are honest. More than people.”

Danny’s eyebrows lifted. “That’s… yeah. Actually, yeah.”

They sat in silence for a bit. Not awkward. Just quiet. The kind of quiet Danny didn’t get to enjoy often.

Then Cass turned slightly toward him.

“You saved people,” she said. “Alone.”

Danny shrugged, cheeks turning a little pink. “Had to. No one else was going to. And, well… I died for the first time because of my parents' lab accident, so it kind of felt like—my responsibility? You know?”

She nodded slowly.

“I see you,” she said. “I like what I see.”

Danny blinked, dumbfounded. “Wow. You, uh—don’t mess around, do you?”

Cass just shrugged, like duh.

Danny rubbed the back of his neck. “I mean, I’m not saying no. You're… kind of amazing. And gorgeous. And scary in a cool way. Just… I don’t want you to think I’m some tragic half-dead boy project.”

“You’re not,” Cass said instantly. “You’re just… Danny.”

He looked at her for a long moment. Then, softly: “You really do see people, huh?”

Cass didn’t answer. She didn’t need to.

From the rooftop across the street, Dani was lying on her stomach, binoculars in one hand, Fenton phone in the other.

“Tucker, Tucker, he shared his burger. That’s practically ghost proposal level. And she didn’t even flinch when he mentioned the thermos thing!”

“Dani,” Tucker said, voice dry through the phone, “have you considered giving them privacy?”

“I gave him a girlfriend. He’ll forgive me.”

“You’re impossible.”

“I learned from the best.”

Back on the rooftop, Danny and Cass were now sharing ghost stories. Literally.

“She said she’d haunt my locker if I didn’t return her grandma’s locket,” Danny was saying. “So I tried to give it back, but it turned out she wanted me to keep it as a fashion upgrade. I don’t even wear jewelry. Except for this one time when—”

Cass leaned her head on his shoulder mid-sentence.

Danny froze.

Then melted.

“…Okay. Yeah. I’m not gonna fight this.”

He leaned back against her gently, and for the first time in a while, the world felt… quiet.

Peaceful.

Even with Gotham below and ghosts above, something about this moment just fit.

And in the back of his mind, Danny made a mental note:

Step One: Thank Dani. Step Two: Hide every embarrassing baby photo she tries to show Cass. Step Three: Learn how to make better grilled cheese.

He had a feeling he was going to need it.

Operation: Ghost Bat Romance Status: In Progress. Success Probability: 100%. Next Mission: Convince Batman not to kill him.

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Part 7

Reasons to Hate Gotham City, New Jersey An Itemized list by Danny Fenton

Damian and Bruce Wayne (and the rest of their brood)

No stars to be seen

The Joker

A fuckton of pollution in the air

A fuckton of pollution in the water

Arkham Asylum and it's revolving door

Seriously, how do they survive with so little light?!

The current Robin and Batman (and the rest of their flock)

The Rogues Gallery (minus Harley Quinn)

Bat Burger

Wayne Enterprises

Can't go more than 10 feet without a getting mugged

Guns.

Sidewalks should not be that color

Where the hell is all the plant life?!

Everywhere that isn't Robinson Park

Crime Alley

Red Hood

The amount of homeless people, specifically kids

Bruce has the money, so why the hell are there still people living on the streets!?

When he next woke up, he was alone. Well, mostly. The other patrons in the Bat Burger weren't there with him, but he could tell that Jason was somewhere near-ish-by.

He didn't open his eyes, nor did his unneeded breathing change past his resting rate. By sound alone, he knew three of the walls were cement, as well as the floor and ceiling. The last one was either bullet-proof glass or metal bars. The smell in the cell hinted at the former rather than the latter.

It was storming outside, he could tell, proving that he wasn't underground. All of the buildings in Gotham, minus skyscrapers and warehouses, were made of brick, so he probably wasn't in Gotham Proper anymore.

A buzzer went off somewhere down the hall and Danny suddenly had a horrible inkling as to where he and Jason were being kept.

"Danny?" Jason whispered from the cell immediately next to his own. "You there?"

He made just the right amount of noise when moving to alert Jason before he spoke. "Right here. You have an idea of where we are?"

A beat. "Yeah," he said quietly, almost nervous, "You?"

He nodded. "Yeah."

"We've been out for about three hours, I think." Jason's voice was still as quiet as he could make it while having Danny still be able to hear him. "I didn't manage to hit my panic button before it was frozen over, but three hours should be long enough for Alfred to realize something's wrong. The others'll-"

"No!" Danny growled, "We're getting out of here without the others' help."

"How do you plan to do that?" His voice wasn't condescending like he was half expecting. It was steady, still quiet, and patient.

He was waiting for him to propose a plan, Danny realized. "They really didn't tell you a thing about me, did they?"

Jason hummed. "Well, Talia said that you were to be treated like a civilian-"

Danny scoffed, "Yeah, well, I was never a civilian in the first place. I may be younger than Damian-"

"I'm sorry," he spluttered, "'Younger'?"

Danny ignored him, "-but I have just as much, if not more, fighting experience than him. Not to mention the superpowers!"

"The one's you got from dying," Jason reminded himself, "Right. So, what's the plan, ghost boy?"

Danny blinked. "'Plan'?"

"You do have a plan, right?" A beat. "Right?"

"Just follow my lead."

"You don't have a fucking plan?!"

"I what universe would I have a plan for this exact scenario or any like it? Who do you think I am, Batman?!"

"Fair," Jason conceded, "How are we gonna get out of here? It's Arkham fucking Asylum!"

Danny raised his eyebrow, fully aware that Jason couldn't see him. "You don't have the layout of this place memorized? I thought you guys locked people up in here all the time?"

"We send them here. B keeps us far away from the island itself."

"Hm," Danny shrugged, "Skill issue."

"Excuse me?"

Danny stood and started looking around his cell. Like he clocked, the wall to the hall was modified glass with no obvious weak points. The floor, ceiling, and three walls were all smooth cement, painted with some kind of frost-like gloss that made them cold to the touch. There was a single cot with a thread-bare blanket and no pillow. A single LED light in the middle of the ceiling lit up the box, and there was a vent in the far corner, bolted to the wall with so many screws it was ridiculous, and too small for probably even Damian to fit through.

"Then vents on the inner-most cells don't lead directly outside," he said to himself, "But I can hear the river." Louder, he said to Jason, "We're in the outer-most cell-block."

"How the hell do you- You have the layout of this place memorized?"

"Yep."

"Why?"

And that was the question, wasn't it? "Just in case I ever needed to break out." Or in.

Jason huffed and began pacing his cell. "I'm not gonna ask. I wanna know, but I'm not gonna ask."

Danny shrugged. Fine with him.

Jason cam back to the corner of their shared wall and the glass panes. "How do you plan to get out of here? The vents are too small."

"Well, how do your Rogues normally get out?"

"Depends on who we're talkin' about. Some blow up a few walls, some have their goons already working here, others pay off the guards. Take your pick."

Danny thought for a moment. "Unfortunately, none of those will work for us, though blowing up a few walls sounds like a lot of fun."

"Yeah, until someone has to clean up the mess." He could hear the smile in his voice.

"You want to do this the easy way or the long way?"

"There's an easy way?"

Danny let his intangibility wash over him and stuck his head through their shared wall. "Ghost, remember?"

Jason laughed. "And the long way?"

"Find out what your two Rogues are planning, wait for the others to come to save the day, and then escape on our own anyway."

Jason raised his eyebrow. "Which do you wanna do?"

"I kinda wanna explore this place."

"Secret third option?"

"Secret third option."

Part 9

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Old art that did well on insta (hence the fucking speaker symbol on the bottom right 😭) I lost the fucking file...

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@furornocturna, @violetjedisylveon

hey! Remember that shadowalkers au wip a while back?

And I mean damn, like what a leap? Amirite?

(Just realized I forgot Mac's pouch, Mei, & Wukong's beads

...oops

Pls forgive me I'm a forgetful klutz and am lazy)

Ok so well this be quite the turnabout from the last sketch um:

I included the shadows on the floor, it is called shadowalkers for a reason, and added the wee faces in them like I did for the first piece

The background was a pain in the ass and I tried a lil something something with the lighting/lens flares. Something similar to the lighting in the piece I did where they're cuddling

Now everyone might say multiply on the layers does miracles but can I just saw 'add glow' and 'glow Dodge' are my new best friends? Srsly they give that damn good zest that it needs

I had so much trouble just doing Mac's face in particular. Like the contrast between the dark scalera and light irises was too much even though I did it before and it worked then-

And like his proportions were way off even though they matched the f*cking sketch which looked fine and they didn't match up with Wukong's at all-

Then his hair looked too big and clunky like a large chunk rather than hair and cause Mk's head was blocking it, I couldn't shade correctly-

AND I WAS STARTING TO BLOODY LOOSE IT I WANTED TO PUNCH THIS LIL BI-

But then I made his head bigger and it all worked out 'u'

Here's the og sketch for comparison:

I will admit though, I am quite happy with how my art style has progressed over time and this just might be one of my best pieces.

Genuinely to any of my old marshiemallows, thanks for sticking around! And I welcome any new marshiemallows joining me on my little art adventure so here's love from a random artist on the internet who appreciates your presence to her wacky ramblings and drawings

Oh and btw, I will start to get more busy so pls relax ur expectations in terms of posting schedules (not that I really had one anyways but regardless-)

That birthday challenge was fun but man did it do a number on me

And especially cause I wanna try to focus more on writing the next chap of mah fic 'When the sun sets forever' on ao3

(Shameless plug but which you should totally check out btw, angsty monkies, time travel, Macaque bullying train, it's so much fun)

Oh! And for my fellow marshiemallows who have frequented the dreamscape a couple of times, not guaranteed and I am a wee noob with absolutely no experience in this very little chance I'll do this and it's mainly to see any interest in it so pls don't expect much-

BUT.

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Danny did his best to ignore the person trying to wake him, but they were annoyingly persistent. After a wave of "Hey"s, "Get up"s, "You can't be here"s and one muttered, "How did you get in here?" Danny finally opened his eyes to see a boy about the same age as him staring while holding up the lid to Danny's casket.

He had thought he was done being woken up after he successfully escaped his superhero responsibilities by running away from Amity, "Am I just not allowed to rest in peace?"

"Not when it's in our attic."

The ghost boy scoffed, "Shouldn't have a casket in here if you didn't want to risk something crawling in."

The guy stared at him for a long moment before Danny decided he had enough and yanked the casket closed again, this time making sure to seal it shut with ice on the inside.

"Hey!"

The ghost rolled over with a huff, determined to ignore him.

Unfortunately, he underestimated how nosey this family could be...

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Tim walks into Bruce’s study where he’s ’working’ but in actuality just texting Clark, who was canceling on a date they had planned

Tim: *holding out his hand* Give me fifty bucks

Bruce: *takes out his wallet and hands 50 bucks to him* Wait, why?

Tim: *pocketing the money* You haven’t wished me happy Pride month yet

Bruce: *holding out his hand* You haven’t wished me happy Pride Month either. I’ve been out longer than you’ve been alive

Tim: *whispers* Fuck *hands him back the 50* Can’t believe I forgot you were bi too

Bruce: *hums and puts his money back in his wallet before glancing down at his phone with an evil grin* … Y’know, Clark would probably feel guilty enough to give you money

Tim: *evil grin that’s the exact same as Bruce’s* Interesting… *leaves*

Bruce: *sighs with a small smile* I gave birth to that boy… he’s just like me

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Visit - Shadowpeach

I'll leave this here and slowly walk away… very slowly…

By the way, @cloud-somersault this is for you :D Now bais -i going to Diyu WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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A future situation I can see happening with our little Apricot. @kyri45

Let's just say that I can see her inheriting her Baba's poor ability to plan ahead.

Here's the dialogue just in case my writing's hard to read 😅

Phone: Are you SURE you won't get caught?

Apricot: Yeah, he sleeps with his headphones on, so there's NO way he'll hear me- AHH!

Apricot: H-hey there, Mama!

Mac: Mind telling me what you're doing?

Apricot: N-not sneaking out!

Phone: Literally the worst answer you could've said.

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Treated myself to drawing this because I have a tough week ahead (😞) Super adorable fic #superbat by lostinreeverie!

(I know Bruce has his full cowl on but I wanted a little peek of an eye - also I am too old for the tiktoks so don't judge me on the icons I found!! 😅)

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Family Portrait

oh boy I sure hope nothing traumatic will ever happen to poor little Kai

many of you already know, but the council (me and you guys) have decided that the canon fankid of Spicynoodle is Kai. Yes, Kai from Ninjago.

Kai was born decades after the current events of the SBP Second Star timeline. He mostly inherited the Demon Bull family traits, especially his human appearance from both Red Son and Princess Iron Fan. He has small fangs, a pair of horns that wont grow until he is of age, and a thin tail with a bigger tuff on the end of the same fur and color of his Baba Xiaotian.

As for powers, Kai developed pyrokinesis for a different kind of fire than his Father Red Son (of which none of the parents have yet figured out the kind, thus making training much harder), as well as the agility of his father, and the love for swordsmanship from his aunt Mei (although they agreed he's too young to use anything close to a real blade yet). Being born throught the "mortal way" he is thus not immortal like his parents, as Xiaotian wished they could give him the choice to become one once he reaches adulthood.

I wont go too much in deep here, but while the timeline pre-Ninjago pilot is slightly different for obvious reasons, most of the canon events of Ninjago Season 1-8 still happen.

Let's just say the events post-pillar of Season 5 had to do with how Kai ended up in the Ninjago realm after a certain age...