#Danny peaks out and. in panic. goes

[swiggity-swexual-i-am-asexual]

We all know the semi-canonical ‘all the Robins know to hide/duck inside of Batman’s cape, even as adults’ thing.

We also know that Danny ‘is LITERALLY a ghost’ Fenton sucks at remembering his own intangibility while ALSO forgetting to look ahead of him.

All I’m saying is, Danny Fenton (or Phantom, if you’d really like) would absolutely SLAM into Batman on accident while running on roof tops and Bruce ‘Brooding Instinct’ Wayne doesn’t even think twice about letting the kid hide and scanning around for danger before there’s a record scratch of ‘wait who tf is this?’ kicks in.

[cabinofimagines]

Totally NOT improvised birthday

A/N: Happy birthday Ash hope this saves you from the saddies -Danny

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Usually, the Argo II monthly meetings are a casual thing, no one ever has plans in advance as to what they'll do once they're there. So it's pretty damn weird when you show up with a whole cake, a massive bag of snacks, and decorations.

"Cake!" Percy approaches to help you with the stuff. "Nice."

"What's all that for?" Frank asks with curiosity.

"My birthday," you replie casually.

Leo chokes on his drink while Annabeth stiffens in place, everyone else lets out different types of replies in various levels of panic and feigned exclamations of "Right, Frank! It's their birthday, don't tell us you forgot!" Everyone except Jason, Nico, and Will, of course, they all had marked the day in advance.

"Happy birthday!" Jason approaches with a sweet smile and gives you a crushing bear hug and a birthday bag.

"Thank you, man!" You smile happily, dropping the snack bag and the decorations on the table.

"We need tape!" Percy quickly gets up and walks to the door. "I'll get it!"

Annabeth grabs her cap and puts it on, instantly disappearing. Piper pretends to take a phone call and leaves while Leo rummages inside his tool belt. Hazel stretches a hand behind her chair and pulls literal treasure from the ground while Frank fidgets beside her trying to come up with something.

Nico and Will approach you, giving everyone else time to recover. Nico goes first, handing out his carefully wrapped present. He encourages you to open it—mostly to give everyone else a chance to find something—and inside you find a bag of rock-shaped chocolates of different colors and sizes and a whole new limited-edition deck of Mythomagic.

"Rocks!" You smile. "Thanks!"

Will goes next and hands you an envelope. "I thought it'd be nice to stretch out the celebration for another day."

"What?" You tilt your head in confusion and take a peak inside the envelope. "Ohhh!" You pull out three tickets to the newest Broadway show you once mentioned you were interested in watching. "Will!"

"Don't even," he brushes it aside. "Sponsored by dad, he says hi and happy birthday, by the way."

"Tell him I say hi back and thanks a lot!" You look at the tickets again. "There are three tickets here..."

Will blushes and clears his throat. "Yeah, I uhm—I don't know if it's okay with you, like, you can say no if you want to, but I thought we could go together?" He signals at you and Nico. "Like... us."

Nico gives Will a look but his boyfriend pretends not to see it, smiling at you bashfully.

"Oh," you feel fuzzy inside but quickly brush it off before getting the wrong idea. "That's really sweet that you want to escort me, thank you."

"Don't say it like that," Will laughs, though it comes out a bit too loud. "It's more like... a hangout. Right, Nico?"

"What he said," the boy says plainly, a light pinkish blush on his face.

You open your mouth to reply but someone storms into the rec room, screaming and stomping his hooves down the stairs. "I HEARD SOMEONE'S A YEAR OLDER TODAY!"

Hedge shows up at the foot of the stairs and happily makes his way to you, roughly patting your back and rambling about how small you were before and how proud he is that he's seen you grow (he literally never saw you as a child).

His present is a pocket knife and a survival guide that looks suspiciously hand-made by the satyr, but you can appreciate the effort, and it's a really cool gift anyway, so you smile and thank him for his presents.

Jason is next, and his gift makes your jaw drop to the floor as you open it, it's the official plushie of that one blorbo you've been yapping about for the past six months. "Where did you even get that? It's not supposed to be out for another two months!"

"I know a guy," he winks at you grinning. Then he pulls out a birthday card. "This is from Bobby, he couldn't make it but sends you his best wishes."

"This is awesome, Jason," you squeeze the plushie in your arms and hold the card carefully. Nico and Will look a bit pouty for a moment, but you overlook that.

"Sorry for that! It was my girlfriend, I had to pick up," Piper reenters the room, holding a large stick in her hand. "Here's your present, Y/N."

"A stick!" You beam, taking it from her very carefully. "My favorite!"

"It's not just any stick," Piper smiles, adopting a dramatic tone. "That is a friendship stick, Granpa says we give those to our closest friends to represent we are branches from the same tree."

"Why didn't I get a stick last year?" Leo frowns.

"Not now, dude," Piper mutters.

"That's so sweet and original," Will says with a knowing smirk. "I really like how that stick looks made exactly from the same wood the tree outside the Big House."

"All wood looks the same, Will," Piper states curtly.

"I disagree."

"Tape!" Percy returns holding the small roll. He also has a plushie shark under his arm with a blue ribbon around the chubby head. "Happy birthday, Y/N!"

When he hands the plushie, you can feel the slightly damp texture and you pause. "Is this wet?"

"It's part of the charm, don't question it," Percy replies without facing you, picking up the decorations and hanging them around the room.

"My plushie was better," Jason mutters, also picking up a few decorations.

"HA-HA, this is not a competition, superman!" Percy says tensely, then mutters. "If it were Nico would find the way to cheat..."

"For the last time, it was a fair tactic—"

"Happy birthday, Y/N, here's a crystal to make sure the stick and the damp plushie aren't haunted," Hazel gives you a nice lavender rock that you happily put next to your chocolate rocks.

"My present didn't arrive on time," Frank blurts out anxiously. "Amazon misplaced it. You know they hate me there."

"No worries, Frank, I get it," you smile innocently.

"Well, anyway, you got the lame presents out of the way, here's mine," Leo hands you something that looks very much like an explosive. "Why don't you open it like, over there, away from us?"

You stare at him a moment, but Leo would never actually murder you, no matter how much he threatens to do it, so you shrug and walk over to the table where you previously left the cake. "Sure."

Everyone gives Leo nervous glances while he keeps a smile on his face, which isn't really calming since he has a very unnerving grin. You press on the switch, and from the bomb erupts a massive amount of colorful confetti that spreads all over the table and the floor.

"Ohhh fun!" You exclaim.

"Oh, thank gods," Leo mumbles, his shoulders falling with relief. Then he raises his voice. "See? Now it's a real party!"

Piper puts some music on and everyone gathers to get cake, and play board games, Annabeth comes back after two full hours claiming she was upstairs in the bathroom.

"It's lady stuff, Valdez, stay out of my business," Annabeth snaps after the boy tries to question her. "Anyway, happy birthday, Y/N."

She gives you a properly wrapped present—in the newspaper, because eco-friendly—and inside you find one of the books you've been dying to buy for the past year, hardcover and collector's edition.

"Wow, guys, I wasn't expecting all of you to have presents for me," you smile big, looking at all the cool stuff your friends gave you. "This is the best birthday ever!"

Everyone shares slightly guilty looks but say nothing, giving you a second round of hugs. Jason makes sure everyone writes down the date before leaving so this doesn't happen again.

[gvf-imagine]

Weekend with Jake

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You and the boys relaxed in Jake and Josh’s basement, it was a calm saturday afternoon and most of your free time was spent with these men in this basement. They were your friends, your best friends even. Sam was the first one you met , he was in your biology class to which you both showed up late and were paired together to dissect a frog. Which you both protested, instead of cutting up a poor frog you and him talked about music the whole class hour. You failed the class but gained a friend, well four friends after he introduced you to his brother’s that lunch period. That was a few years ago now, back in freshman year. Now you're all seniors, who barely attended school. The boys at least had good reason, they were investing their time in their band. You just didn't want to go to school if your friends weren't there, you did what you needed to graduate and coasted through the rest.

“Thirsty?” Jake inquires , noticing you'd been quiet for a while. You didn't realize any of them had spoken; you were adrift in reflections of the past.

“Yeah I could go for some soda” you answer, offering him a kind smile, he grins back and hops off the black suede couch, his imprint still left in the cushion next to you. You hadn't noticed the warm presence of his body heat until it was gone. He moved across the room and jogged up the stairs headed for the kitchen.

“I'm bored” Danny utters, looking at an old magazine. He let it fall out of his grip and settle lightly on his lap.

“Me too” Sam announces, he had been situated in the corner of the room and was fiddling around with his Bass, he often played small compositions to himself. You looked to Josh who you expected would be the next to say something, he was far too enthralled with his phone to even regard that any of you were here.

Jake's footsteps descended the stairs before he hopped over the back of the couch landing perfectly in his fading imprint.

“Here you go!” he voices handing you the cold can. You grab it and inspect the label, your eyebrows peak up towards your forehead in thought.

“You got me diet?” you inquire looking to him. His face goes pale and panic fills his chocolate brown eyes. He shifts his weight on the couch, adjusting his posture. He gulps telling you his throat went dry. You tried your hardest not to laugh, but couldn't help it. It was cute seeing him all flustered at the thought of insulting you.

“Jakey, I'm just kidding, I prefer diet, thank you” the words escape your lips and Jake sighs with relief sneaking in a small chuckle as well.

“Good….because I didn't mean anything by bringing you diet, I mean I know you like it but I dont - I dont think youre ya know, I don't thi- you look really good to me like you don't have to change anything about your- I just-” you put your finger to his mouth, his haphazard words coming to a stop.

“Thank you Jake” you speak softly, you knew what he was trying to say.

“Let's go swimming” Josh proposes, finally lifting his eyes from his phone. You had almost forgotten what you were talking about.

“Swimming? We don't have a pool” Sam replies, setting his base back in its case. Josh shrugs looking at his tall, slim, younger brother.

“no , but the neighbors do and they're out of town” he offers with a sly grimace.

“Problem solved” Danny chimes perking up with a toothy grin.

“I’m in” Jake replies nodding.

“(y/n)?” Josh asks, they all look at you in waiting. Your eyes flicker between the four of them.

“Sure….but I don't have a bathing suit” you realize.

“That's ok you can just wear your birthday suit” Josh winks. Your eyes roll, as they often did in Josh's direction.

“You can borrow Ronnies,here come on I'll take you to her room” Jake offers, touching your shoulder gently indicating it was time to stand. You agree and follow him up the stairs and down the hall to her room. You walked in and it smelled just like her, vanilla and cashmere , her signature perfume scent. Jake looks around the room and silence settles in the air he looks over to you his hand tucked snugly in his back pockets.

“Here it's right here….dont worry its clean '' he says pulling the bikini out of Ronnie's drawer. You look at it as he hands it to you , it was the color of strawberry milk, which you liked, it was also a two piece, which you didn't like.

“Oh it's a bikini” you utter, you didn't mean to say it out loud. You did not usually wear bikinis , you didn't feel very comfortable in them, especially not in front of four boys. You just didn't feel like you had the right body for a bikini. Jake must have noticed your unease

“You can wear one of my shirts if you're not comfortable in just that” he offers gently. You smile and thank him but decline, you didn't want his clothes to get ruined from the chlorine.

“Ill just wear this, its no problem, plus I really wanna go swimming its hot as fuck out” you chuckle. Jake nods in agreement

“Well I'd better go change too” he announces, leaving you alone in the room. You slip your clothes off and shuffle into the bikini. You looked at yourself in the mirror that hung on the back of Ronnie's door. You didn't look as horrible as you thought you would have, but you were still kind of nervous about the guys seeing you like this, they'd never seen you in such a small amount of clothing.

“Most of your body will be underwater, they'll only see you for a moment” you give yourself a small pep talk.

“Come on (y/n) were leaving!” you hear danny call from the living room. With a fortifying breath you give yourself one last look and walk out of the room. You make a pit stop in the bathroom and grab a towel to wrap around your body , you grabbed an extra four for the guys as well. The soft shag carpeting of the bath mat in the bathroom grounded you and calmed you.

“Just getting some towels!” you yell down assuming they heard you. You had the towels and you were ready to go, butterflies slammed incessantly into the sides of your stomach, begging to be released.

You walked down the stairs and found the guys waiting by the front door.

“Alright let's go” Josh says as he turns the bronze door knob, the sun gleamed in the sky, you squinted trying to combat its powerful rays.

“Jesus christ” Sam spat holding his hand up above his eyes.

“Good day for swimming,” Danny adds as you all walked towards the backyard, the neighbor in question was a few houses down. The warm soft grass felt inviting on the bottoms of your feet the sun bathed your skin with warmth like a hug from mother nature herself.

The pool was actually pretty big, you were almost surprised something like this was in someone's backyard and not on an episode of ‘cribs’. The boys begin pulling their shirts off with no thought , you were almost jealous at how little they had to worry about their bodies. You, on the other hand, were a little more reluctant. A few droplets of water hit your face as Jake jumps in the pool, then Danny then sam.

“Come on” Josh nudges you before joining his brothers. You watch them with a smile before dropping your towel , slowly. Jake was watching you intently only with his head visible above water. His lips part and his tongue smooths across them as he takes in the sight of you. His hair was wet and small drops of water cascaded down his face, he didn't seem to notice he was too engaged with you. You didn't see him looking at you at first and the first person to say anything was danny.

“Jesus…” he muttered, in a good way you had hoped.

“I'll take that as a compliment Daniel” you chime walking closer to the pool, using the ladder to slowly dip yourself in the refreshing water. It wasn't too cold or too hot, it was perfect and your body thanked you for it.

The guys swam around for a while, all of you splashing each other, laughing and probably being far too loud to go unnoticed by the other neighbors but none of you cared. It was freeing to be in the water, all your worries fade with every splash , ebb and flow just like the artificial waves Josh and Sammy were causing while wrestling in the water. You felt something grab your leg and pull you under before you could let out a sound. You smile when you see Jake's long hair floating aimlessly in the clear blue water, he waves to you then brings his hand to his lips and blows you a kiss before resurfacing. You stayed under a few seconds longer than followed him up. The noise of the outside world filling your ears once again. Jake flipped his hair out of his face, you watched in slow motion as droplets of water flung of the tips. You couldn’t help but take not of how attractive Jake is, his smooth sun kissed skin covered in droplets of water racing down his body

Stop stop stop.

You pull your eyes away from him , you could swear you saw him smile.

Your heart was fluttering in your chest, you hadn’t felt like this before about Jake, you’ve always seen him as a best friend. The night went on and now you and Jake found yourselves back at his house , upstairs on the balcony that was attached to his second floor bedroom.

“You want a drink?” He questions

“Wine?” You inquire with a smile.

“Yes ma’am, your favorite too, pink moscato” he returns the smile. You were at the kiszkas so often for dinner they’d always kept a bottle of your favorite wine in their liquor cabinet. Jake stepped out of his room and downstairs. You turned your attention to the sky. Pinks and oranges painted across the lazy sky as the sun began to set. You closed your eyes, your body tired from spending the day in the hot sun. The clinking of glasses brings you back to a more present state of mind. Your eyes flicker up to Jake who stood over you, holding a wine glass out to you , once you took it he returned to the wooden patio chair he was sitting on.

He poured your drink first and then his, the wind gently blowing his hair. You took a sip of the sweet and tart liquid, it was ice cold and delicious.

Your eyes find their way back to the sky.

“What a beautiful view” you chime to no one in particular. Jake looks to you, he watches the wind sweep through your hair , his eyes scan your profile lingering on your lips.

“Yeah...you’re gorgeous” he says , his words softly float out of his mouth.

“I means ITS- it’s a gorgeous...view” he corrects himself quickly, he curses himself under his breath. You pretend like you didn’t hear the first part but you did and it made your stomach flip. Did he really think you’re gorgeous?

“Are you sleeping over?” He asks, taking another drink from his glass. You mull the idea over in your head.

“Do you want me to?” You respond , a loaded question.

Jake catches this and smiles at you.

“Of course” he coos. This would not be the first time you slept over so it wasn’t a big deal.

The rest of the guys were downstairs drinking around the fire pit, you could see them from where you were sitting.

“Wanna join them?” Jake asks, noticing you gazing down at them.

“Sure!” You chime. The two of you grab your drinks and make your way to the fire pit.

“We should make s’mores” you propose making a pit stop in the kitchen. You open the cupboards looking for graham crackers and some chocolate bars. Marshmallows were on top of the fridge as always.

“Here I can carry that” Jake offers, taking the food from your hands , such a gentleman. His fingertips gently brush against yours and by the look in his sparkling eyes you couldn’t help but wonder if it was intentional.

“There they are,” Josh exclaims as you and Jake sat down. You sat next to Danny who welcomed you with a side hug and a kind smile. Jake sat across from you with Sammy. Flames of blazing heat separating the two of you, obstructing your view of him.

“We brought snacks” Jake chimes tossing the marshmallows to Sam who tore the bag open happily.

Conversation flowed as easily as the drinks, the sun was gone now, the heat of the alcohol was all you needed to keep you warm. The five of you spent a few hours around that fire landing you all in a drunken stooper.

“Well...I think I’m gonna go to bed ladies” you say, struggling to stand up. Danny holds your arm stabilizing you. You turn and give him a good night hug, his hand brushes up and down your back as he says goodnight. You take a lap hugging each of them , all of them saying goodnight. You stumble again as you walk towards the house.

“I’ll help her” Jake says standing to his feet, you feel his hand lay above your hip bone and his other hand grab your arm as he stands behind you holding you up.

“Went a little heavy on the wine huh girl?” He laughs as he moves you through the house.

“Yeah” you slur.

“Think you can make it up the stairs?” He asks, trying to catch your gaze. You shrug. He chuckles and just picks you up bridal style , carrying you gracefully up the stairs. He sets you down on his bed gently, his mattress shapes to your body , you feel him drape a thick comforter over you , his body weight settling next to you. He brushes your hair out of your face and kisses you softly, reluctantly on the cheek. It felt right, being here with him in this bed , with his arms wrapped around you , your body against his, his face nuzzled into your neck planting kisses on your shoulder. He whispers a soft goodnight.

The next morning you woke up to an empty bed, it took you a moment to realize where you were, your head pounded , the night before still knocking against your brain.

Jake was nowhere to be found , well, at least in the bedroom. You squint your eyes as the sun gleamed through the blinds

“Good morning” Jake voices as he steps into the room carrying a tray with breakfast foods laid out attractively.

“I brought you breakfast, I bet you’re feeling pretty rough” he chuckles as he sets the tray down so it’s stationed across your lap. You smile at the plate of delicious food in front of you and then turn to Jake.

“Oh Jake this is so sweet, thank you so much”

“You’re welcome girl….I made it all myself” he adds.

“Well here we can share” you chime scooting over so he could get closer, he wasted no time doing so.

You rest your head on his chest as he takes a drink of juice.

It all felt right, for the first time in your life everything felt right.

[thewondersomethingorother]

Hi Hello

Right off the bat, I want to say that if anyone was satisfied, touched, or even indifferent to the finale of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, then that’s great. Your feelings are valid, and I’ve seen a number of people who feel that the show has changed their lives for the better, and that they felt happy to see their favorite characters off in such a satisfying conclusion...

I am not one of those people, and if you don’t want to see a grown-ass adult rail against the ending of the sparkly-pony show, then feel free to just ignore me.

What even the Hell was that? I know I’ve seen series end in worse ways, but I don’t think I’ve had this much of a vicious agitation brought on by any other finale. The Twin Peaks: The Return ending caused fewer headaches (and I LOVED that ending)

Not since Danny Phantom did such a solid premise with endearing characters pile-drive any potential for interesting stories, straight into the ground. Twilight was easily one of the most interesting characters I’ve seen in a children’s show in a while, and it was all the more impressive that the likes of her was the main character in what is usually seen as a giant toy commercial. A socially stunted, somewhat sarcastic, awkward little bookworm who had to actually go out into the world and talk to people, only to learn that with patience and understanding, there is more to learn about the world than what’s in her books. Such a great way to introduce a simple concept to young kids in a fun and endearing way. That Friendship takes time, effort, and that the right friends can help you get through most anything in life. 

And yet, somewhere around the introduction of Starlight into the main cast (with my last breath, I curse Starlight) the show took a weird turn that it wasn’t willing to go back from (granted, the cracks were already beginning to show, but I’m going to stick with my gut and say it really began when Starlight didn’t leave). The show pulled a Darling in the FRANXX and assumed that when a character is done with their emotional issues, then that means they just don’t have a personality anymore, and Twilight went from an interesting character who had moments of ego, pride, confidence issues, and cute little bouts of panic, to a walking problem solving machine. 

Twilight was obsessive and kind of a snot and weird and something of an introvert and it was such a great way to show kids that, even if you feel like you’re “weird”, you’re still worthy of friends as long as you put yourself out there and just try. And somewhere along the way the writers just ground down any flaws she had and made every major event in her life an accidental event or some kind of Divine Intervention. NOTHING she earned felt like a decision on her part, and as a result it felt like she was more just trying to fulfill a role she was told to have, more out of fear and obligation than any personal want. 

Earning her wings? Result of her accidentally setting of a spell she didn’t know what it was, and reversing said spell in order to help her friends. Getting her castle? She just wanted to save her friends again and as a result, awoke Rainbow Power (WHAT EVEN WAS RAINBOW POWER?!) and got a house out of it because the show had to push a new toy. Then Celestia swoops in and claims that Twilight is the Princess of Friendship. How do you know that lady?! What are you going off of? And when she finally makes a decision of her own, one that the fans have been predicting for years, and opens up her own school (even if it was the most pointless and backwards school to happen), Celestia swoops in again and decides to tell Twilight that she and her sister have decided to fuck off and that she now has to run the country. Bitch, she has a life outside of whatever you want her to do!

Honestly, this all smacks as very uncomfortable when you think about how much of this might have been planned by Celestia from the start, when she took Twilight on as a student. Granted, she might not have decided to make her a successor right there, but the fact that she kept dumping more and more responsibility onto her makes Twilight’s want to be a “good princess” come off more as she’s afraid of disappointing Celestia rather than this being her own decision. Was she grooming Twilight? For how long? How much of this was Luna in on? They were both looking at each other conspiratorially when Celestia took out Starswirl’s old book of spells. Why did these two choose to pull the same stunt the Elves did at the end of Lord of the Rings, only a short time after Twilight opened her school, when they knew she’d be busy with running it?

On top of that: Why a school for “friendship”? I know the explanation in universe, but the whole beginning of the series was that friendship was something that others had to experience organically, and that there are some lessons that just can’t be taught in a classroom. The whole set up makes the other species sound like clueless idiots who had to rely on the generous, saintly ponies to teach them their holy ways. Are all alicorns immortal? Because if that was the case, and Celestia was gearing up to have Twilight ascend, then that really seems like something she should have consulted with her student first, than just attributing her transformation to “fully understanding friendship like no other.” That’s like saying the stars were right enough to make me the new Pope. 

Most of all, I hate how a show, which had such a strong concept, about the importance of making friends because it’s an important aspect of life (no matter how hard it can be sometimes) and make it so that, in the end, Twilight is elevated to a station so above her friends that it makes her a divine being. Because that’s the true power of friendship; using them as stepping stones. Now I know Twi wouldn’t knowingly use her friends for divine power, but it just sours the whole moral when you see a character who goes from not believing in the point of friends, to making friends, to then outliving the very friends who were responsible for her being who she is in the supposed “ideal future.” A future where Twilight is just Celestia 2, and for some weird reason has to teach her student about the importance of friendship, despite her student studying under the Princess of Friendship, in a utopia made by the efforts of said princess and her friends. I’m sorry, fanfiction writers, I don’t care how you try to spin this, there’s no way I’m accepting this as a positive. This series somehow came full circle and went right up its own ass in the process.

So, all of that is to explain this little doodle that took me way too long, but here she is: Princess Twilight Sparkle herself, and her supposedly important friends. Friends who are concerned for Twilight, because ever since she was given the crown, seems to resemble nothing of the pony they know and love. This pony is just a friendship speech machine, constantly prattling on about some lesson or moral, and just can’t seem to connect with any of her beloved friends any more. They’re all quite concerned, but have no way of knowing how to address the issue. But it’s too late because Twilight Sparkle is dead; all hail Princess Twilight. 

In short, there are people smarter than me who could probably make a more precise point in explaining how to pull a finale like this off in a satisfying way (like Gurren Lagann did), but that’s not why I’m here. I’m simply here to vent petty pony pictures, and stew. Thank You for coming to me TED Talk. 

[mcdannoconfessions]

I read a H50/Lucifer crossover where Danny was a warlock whose magic came from Luci. Danny is protective & he loves Steve but imagine being torn from his human duties and his warlock duties to not as much pamper Lucifer but he the warlock version of Maze. I just imagine Steve getting into MORE trouble than usual(which is SUPER hard cos he's already pushing limits!) just cos Danny keeps going to great lengths & dangers with this Lucifer guy who is like British & Dark haired & possibly Dannys type

Oh dear Anon! First off, I thank you greatly for bringing to mind the lovely imagery of the brOPT that is Maze and Danny. 

I don’t know if you’re a fan of Leverage nonny but they sorta give me Eliot and Parker vibes. Danny would teach Maze things about humanity that elude her. Maze loves Trixie so I imagine that she’d love Grace too. Danny would have a mild panic attack at that but not because Maze teaching her how to properly torture and gauge someone’s eyes out but more cos Maze is very comfortable in her body and loves ‘slutty’ outfits and Danny’s overprotective father instincts would go wild...but maybe she likes to rile him up cos she wants to bring out that inner Dark Warlock who she used to party with back in Danny’s college days when his magic reached its dark peak! But I also like that Danny sees that she’s trying...that she at least genuinely cares and they have a bond. And cos it’s Maze and it’s Danny...maybe they have an affair...and maybe Steve walks in like he does at the Williams house and finds a barely clad, leather in this heat, wearing Maze leaving Danny’s place after giving him a teasing kiss and Steve is all jealous and grumpy and confused. He thought Danny was giving Rachel another chance but now Danny’s just...having one night stand with dangerous people? Well he can be dangerous too! 

And then Lucifer if a whole other thing! He’s so hot! And British! And so naughty...he goes around as if he owns everything, walking into crime scenes, walking into offices, and coming out the winner...and on some level Steve likes the guy, likes that the red tape kinda disappears when he’s around but hates how much devotion and love and care Lucifer has for Danny. Because in the realm of Lucifer(TV) if Lucifer did create witches and warlock’s they’d be...not his children because we know how he feels about those. But devoted people who aren’t exactly Satanists, but carry part of his power...part of his blessing!  And Danny’s....Danny. So he would be a special case always. They could have a very complicated relationship...and yes, Lucifer would want in Danny’s pants. But Danny, kinda like Chloe, wouldn’t fall for him...in fact make him work for it. 

And naturally Lucifer would ask Steve, as Danny’s partner, how to win Danny...but because Lucifer’s head over for Chloe he’d piss Steve off by only wanting Danny as a sex partner. Steve would totally want to punch Lucifer’s pretty face for talking about all the things he’d want to do to Danny or Danny to do to him and just talking about him like a piece of meat...not someone he’s trying to woo and be in a relationship with. 

Steve would try to get Danny to see that Lucifer is just trying to use him. That he doesn’t care...and as honest as Danny is with Steve, if Steve realized the supernatural was real...that was a can of worms Danny didn’t want opened. So he had keep Steve from realizing what he was, and who Lucifer really was so he gives Steve a shrug and is like ‘So what?’ Danny’s got kids already...he’s got his job...maybe he’s too old for a relationship and sex with gorgeous people is his thing now. 

Steve would be so confused...hurt...but then a new resolve is born...and he decides that he’s going to romance the pants off of Danny. He’s going to prove that romance isn’t dead...that Danny deserves a relationship with a partner who will be there the morning after to keep his bed warm with him, to cook for him, to be there when he’s wounded or sick...to be there for the good and bad times... 

Danny later points out that those are basically vows. And Steve’s like, ‘You’re right...okay then. Yes!”

“Yes?”

“I’ll marry you Danny.”

“I...Steve, I wasn’t...that...what?” 

Steve pulls Danny in for a kiss, gentle and kind, “I’m going to marry you...and show you how you deserved to be treated as a husband...” 

“Yeah, alright.” 

And that is how they got married. 

Ella and Eric get together to plan the two different bachelor parties that start off at different locations before they converge together. It is insanely chaotic...like...Jersey Shore meets a Quinceanera. It’s lit! strippers and shots and the best party the island’s ever had. 

[valmos]

New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show 6-10

Episode 6(a): Scooby Roo

Monster: Neanderthal Monster

Interests: Koala feeds Scooby a leaf. He does not like it. Sheep dog eats Scooby’s food. Shaggy offers to share his, sheep dog eats his too. Uranium ore again (makesme wonder how hot the Cold War was in this time period) Scrappy eats a dog biscuit. Sheep dog and Scrappy eat a lot of pancakes.

Episode 6(b): Scooby's Gold Medal Gambit

Monster: The Chameleon 

Interests: Wholesome Prison. ‘The cell is still locked! How did he escape?! Let us open the cell and then run off to look for him!’ The Chameleon hates the prison food and worcestershire sauce. Large paper that says “SPORT   WORLD GAMES TO AWARD VALUABE GOLD MEDALS” MAXIMUM SECURITY AREA ... it is just a trophy case.. Scooby-Doo Where Are You. Shaggy hands Fake!Scooby a hot dog with mustard, relish and Scooby’s favorite, worcestershire sauce. Chameleon freaks out. “Oh no if the medals are stole the games are ruined!” ... are they though? Scooby eats a sandwich. Jokes on mispronouncing worcestershire sauce. Daphne figures out the Chameleon was pretending to be the chairman of the games because he needs glasses to read, but the Chameleon read something without. More pronunciation jokes. Episode ends with Scooby saying it flawlessly without his normal speech pattern... it is unsettling. 

Episode 7(a): Wizards and Warlocks

Monster: Tower Wizard

Interests: At Wizards and Warlocks castle to cover the Wizards and Warlocks game convention. Scrappy is a player and has the player handbook and is even dressed up in a robe. (The ball would have been rolling on the satanic panic of D&D at this point, so I find it odd that they would want to make a loose parody. Granted I think the D&D cartoon also was around ‘83? The peak wasn’t till late 80s early 90s, so I guess it was still tame now?) Shaggy gets turned into a duck. “RHID REVEL ROTS OF RUCK” Scooby reads this sign, written in his speech pattern, without his speech pattern. Shaggy trips balls over this. Only 5 other players at this convention. Scooby turns himself into a rabbit. (only second segment of this series where the supernatural is real.) 

Episode 7(b): Scoobsie

Monster: Phantom (of the Soap Opera?)

Interests: Genuine Hospital. show. Victoria Sensible. Scooby and Shaggy fight over a rubber turkey. Danny Divine. 

Episode 8(a): The Mark of Scooby

Monster:

Interests: Old California Festival. Scrappy is dressed like Charlie Brown. Zorro parody. Scooby has a dream of the Zorro parody he saw. Scooby-Doo Where Are You. Mask Under Mask Under Mask gag. 

Episode 8(b): The Crazy Carnival Caper

Monster: Clown

Interests: Shaggy and Daphne went to Central High. Scooby sings pop goes the weasel. Shaggy left a very lasting impression on his teachers. Scooby tries to eat peanuts, but Shaggy eats them. (Amazing animation error and a flashlight being a beam of darkness.) Monster and person where at the same place at the same time. Shaggy orders four hot dogs, four hamburgers, four fries, and four shakes. Scooby steals and eats them all.

Episode 9(a): Scooby and the Minotaur

Monster: Minotaur

Interests: Super sick sounding minotaur, get that thing some medicine. Scooby Snack bribe to get him to go into the labyrinth. International Treasure Hunter Club. Door gag without doors nor chasing Minotaur breaths fire from his nose. Golden Fleece found. Scooby sneezes into it and destroys it.

Episode 9(b): Scooby Pinch Hits

Monster: Ghost of Casey O’Reilly

Interests: Scooby is bribed with a bunch of baseball snacks. 

Episode 10(a): The Fall Dog

Monster: Gremlin

Interests: Mystery Machine does a stunt designed for a movie stunt car, while having a flat tire. 

Episode 10(b): The Scooby Coupe

Monster: Specter of Sports Cars

Interests: A car tucks Scooby into bed. Scooby drives an experimental car. Whole box of Scooby Snacks bribe, spelled Scooby Snax. Shaggy and Daphne are kidnapped. Scooby drives again. 

[mechagalaxy]

Sten Hugo Hiller - 627184: Mountain Climbing Mecha Combat #1268

(By Sten Hugo Hiller - 627184) Mountain Climbing Mecha Combat #1268

Brought to you by ANN

Highlighting the May 3360 Point Mech Panic

As we have grown accustomed to, after the war we had an event where only one Mech would fight for each Commander.

But for me, that was an event I had to skip. The fierce combat in such an event demands presence during the scramble, and I was out of comunication due to a long distance travel.

At least I had arranged for some of the ones who went there to capture footage of the fighting. And when said ffotage finally arrived I managed to find out that the winners had been:

Div 1 393+ (34 Commanders): Jeff Haas, Warlocks HQ (Cyberdon)(11s) 2: Roy Cheah 3: Sal Vezzosi Jr 4: Claude Poirier 5: Jeff Page 6: David Buchanan 7: Terry Cole 8: Gary Muenzel 9: Mk Mathews 10: Holy-Damn Div 2 -392 (11 Commanders): Paul Knight, Spirit of Bunny (Cyberdon)(18m,32s) Div 3 -296 (15 Commanders): Bune Page, Death Dealer (Charon)(21m,1m) Div 4 -218 (22 Commanders): Leopold Hackenbush, Death`s Collectors (Fext)(1m,11s) Div 5 -165 (29 Commanders): Jelloshots Suckeddown, T.B. BlackWatch (Fext)(14s) Div 6 -119 (22 Commanders): Brian Patenaude, Black Star Bandits Fext)(6s) Div 7 -90 (27 Commanders): Mike Slowenski, Chess Dragons (Fext)(3m,12s) Div 8 -60 (17 Commanders): bobert, S.E.I.G. (Skriag)(54s) Div 9 -40 (17 Commanders): Josse Danny Zavallos Campos, M&L A.R.S.E. (Inferno)(2h,46m) Div 10 -26 (27 Commanders): Draco_Dragon_, Jagdstaffel 2 (Dilophos)(6h,13m) Div 11 -16 (20 Commanders): Iaiskottelu, RED AXE (Orcus)(12m,23s)

Total Contestants: 241 Total medals claimed: 161 (of 165 possible)

Compared to the mid-war Frontline event, we saw thirty-eight fewer contestants signing up. While the number still was high, the imbalance between the tops was worse, and on K2 four of the Bronzes ended unclaimed.

The absolutely mostwinning Mech model this time was the Fext who won on four tops. Silver spot goes to the Cyberdon who climbed to the top of the two highest peaks. None of the Crystal Mechs managed to claim a Gold, neither did the staple winner of these contests; the Boreas.

The last half-hour saw nine Golds changing hands at least once, four of them not decided until less than a minute remained of the fighting. Both of the two other Golds were held for more than two hours. So pretty wild fighting, at least for the Golds. But did that extend to the lesser prizes as well? Best way to find out is to look at the number of medals held for more than 30 minutes in this event:

.............Silvers......Bronzes

Div 1 ....0 of 4.........4 of 10 Div 2 ....2 of 4.........6 of 6 Div 3 ....0 of 4.........9 of 10 Div 4 ....0 of 4.........6 of 10 Div 5 ....0 of 4.........3 of 10 Div 6 ....0 of 4.........3 of 10 Div 7 ....0 of 4.........4 of 10 Div 8 ....1 of 4.........6 of 10 Div 9 ....3 of 4.........9 of 10 Div 10 ..4 of 4.......10 of 10 Div 11 ..3 of 4.........8 of 10

We had only one top (K10) without any medal attacks this time, although K9 had just a Silver strike and K11 an endrun for the Gold. On the other side, seven of the remaining eight tops had plenty of fighting where most of the medals ended in fresh hands.

Despite plenty of action, this became one of the "none" events. None of the clans got more than one Gold. None of the previous events winners claimed a follow-up Gold. And none of the unaligned Commanders claimed a Gold.

Upcoming event: King Chrono

Well, you know the drill. No restrictions whatsoever on models or numbers, -if you can put it into the formation it is legal. And as it is a Chrono, signing up ASAP is highly recomended for those that want (good) prizes.

Event ends June 22 between 0300 and 0330 New York Time

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TOP FAVS (DEREK/STILES)

Fandom: TeenWolf

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Author: rootbeer

Summary: Anxiety (/aNGˈzī-itē/): A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. ~~ "The set was busy; people bustled about with their various jobs. No one seemed to notice, or maybe they just didn’t care, as the gangly boy looked about nervously. He was all skin and bones, a track of moles across his light skin. He carried a bag across his shoulders, a coffee cup in his left hand and a curious look on his face. There was nothing remarkable looking about him at all, and perhaps, that was the most remarkable thing."

DILF

Author: twentysomething

Summary: "Today is Scott's first day of kindergarten and Derek is terrified."

**sidenote: you need an AO3 account to view this fanfic

Fireman Derek's Crazy Pie

Author: owlpostagain

Summary: “He can't blame me for the fact that I live in a building full of people united in the singular effort to ogle Hot Fireman as often as humanly possible."Laura laughs, loud and echoing in the empty restaurant."Hot firemen can make a girl do crazy things," she agrees, nodding towards her brother's name on the menu. "Derek won't let me date anyone from his company, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate the eye candy.""Send them my way," Stiles suggests, finally loading up a forkful of pie. "Apparently I'm incompetent enough that I need to be babysat at all times, because it would be cheaper than dispatching a truck every time I try to use a kitchen appliance."

Prince Among Wolves

Author: tylerfucklin (Zimothy)

Summary: Looking for full day/evening sitter. 2 twin boys age 4. Must have exp. w/werewolves. Must be human. No pedophiles. No teenage girls. Pay negotiable.

This Quiet Torment

Author: oblivions172

Summary: Derek has had a crush on Stiles, a young omega who goes to his school since he first laid eyes on him. He has watched him continually come to school with bruises and flesh wounds delivered by his abusive father and all he’s ever wanted to do was help but Stiles never let him get close enough. Until, one night, Stiles ends up at Derek’s house, with more than a flesh wound and Derek will do everything in his power to protect him.

Fly a Little Faster

Author: mirrorkill

Summary: Everyone knows when you go back in time, you shouldn't step on an ant, just in case you accidentally kill your own grandparent or something. But what happens when you go back in time and, uh, accidentally interrupt the one event that apparently made the Grumpiest Alpha in Town into a ball of mindless manpain?Well, if Marty McFly can do it, so can Stiles Stilinski. All he has to do is get Derek and Paige to fall in love before he gets pulled back to his own time. And before he makes anything worse. That's easy as pie, right? Right?

In the Solstice of Our Hearts

Author: ravingrevolution

Summary: "You're not putting that up your butt," Scott told him flatly and Stiles couldn't stop the pissed off whine he made, but his friend continued. "Stiles, you can't put that up your butt, you know that. Your butt won't be ready for anything to go in it until-""Okay, okay!" he said, flailing his hands to stop his friend's lecture. "Message received, no butt stuff until I'm pounced on by some freaking animal in the forest and ravished to within an inch of my life. Got it. Thanks, Scotty, I mean heaven forbid I actually try to take control of my life and give myself a fighting chance or anything.""Not all alphas are animals," Scott said quietly.Maybe he was right, but Stiles wasn't holding his breath.

His Only Defence

Author: LunaCanisLupus_22

Summary: Stiles had just accidentally challenged an alpha.Oh God, and Scott had just stood by and let him do it. He was the worst best friend ever. Stiles was going to kill him. Except, oh right, the alpha was going to kill him first. Like beyond dead, ripped into tiny little pieces dead. So far dead that his dad would not be able to identify him, dead.

The Undisclosed

Author: Taila_Tai

Summary: For once the pack doesn't panic when a new hunter arrives. The gleefully sadistic man has labelled himself a collector of all things rare in the supernatural world and wants one of the rarest creatures; a werefox. Content that the pack is safe, the wolves focus on why their human member is acting so strange, ignoring the fact that Stiles only started once learning who the man wanted...

Pack Wars

Author: miss_aphelion

Summary: Scott liked to call it the Great Pack Divide of 2012.Derek liked to call Scott an idiot.(Or the one where Derek kidnaps Stiles to teach Scott a lesson, and ends up learning a few things himself)

Alpha Magazine 'Verse Series

Author: WhoNatural

Part 1: Not Like Bond & Moneypenny

Summary: (AKA, the Ugly Betty AU where Stiles is totally Betty)Stiles thinks he’s finally getting a break when a job at the sleek, sophisticated, Alpha Magazine opens up - but soon realises he’s not going to be writing anything and instead is playing tutor-slash-babysitter to their new Editor-in-Chief. Derek’s spoiled, grumpy, in way over his head...and so painfully attractive it makes Stiles want to lick his face. So there’s very little choice in the matter.

Part 2: What Bond Did Without Moneypenny

Summary: The lost months in Not Like Bond & Moneypenny, in which Derek pines, Laura tries not to meddle, Stiles blogs, and everything works out in the end.

Part 3: After Bond Got Moneypenny

Summary: After all they went through to get here, it should be plain sailing from now on, right?

Kindred Spirit

Author: Stoney

Summary: Anne of Green Gables/Teen Wolf AU. [ You do not have to know AoGG to follow this fic, it would only enhance the reading experience. :D ] Essentially the world of Teen Wolf set in the late 1890s, with themes and some minor character names/places specifically borrowed from Anne's world (and no disrespect meant to LM Montgomery, because I love Anne Shirley to bits and pieces.)Stiles is the adopted son of the Sheriff, brought to Beacon Hills to hopefully stay for good. A family, a best friend, school, Jackson as Josie Pye (because who else could he be?) and the mystery of a dark haired, green-eyed boy which leads Stiles to discovering a secret within himself.

Gravity's Got Nothing On You

Author: zosofi

Summary: “Three weeks,” Derek says.“Still don’t want to,” Stiles says.“I’ll pay you,” Derek says, and that… that has Stiles interested. Alf’s Antique’s may be a great job, but it’s not a high-paying job, and half of Stiles’s tuition is coming from financial aid, so…“How much,” Stiles asks, “are we talking here? Because I know your family, dude. And it’ll be kind of awkward after.““My family thinks you’re some sort of fucking gift to the world,” Derek seethes, like he’s jealous, “they’ll probably be pissed at me when we break it off, so don’t worry about that. Five hundred bucks.”“A thousand,” Stiles says, because screw ethics. Also, the Hale family is loaded. Derek can deal.

The Skies Above are Blue

Author: Trelkez

Summary: Derek is a wedding DJ. Stiles just happens to go to a lot of weddings.

The Amber of the Moment

Author: redhoodedwolf

Summary: Ever since he was eight years old, Stiles had been running. Fate decided it was time to stop.

Academia Series

Author: KuriKuri

Part 1: Hemingway Can Suck It

Summary: “For those of you who just transferred into this class or simply decided that day one wasn’t important enough to attend, I’m Professor Hale. Welcome to English 346, The American Novel.”Stiles is pretty sure his mouth is hanging open right now and that his eyes are wide with shock, because holy fuck, he thinks he knows why his students transferred. Hell, if he was still an undergrad, he probably would have transferred, too.

(Or: In which Stiles is a Biology professor and Derek thinks he's a student.)

Part 2: Misinterpret Me Like Lolita

Summary: “You don’t even know the course name?” Derek growls after the guy blushes and stutters out an answer, because, Jesus, he thought the university had standards.And it sounds like the course the guy is describing is his. Isn’t it just his lucky day? No breakfast and another student who doesn’t give a shit about the course material.This class is going to be hell – he’s calling it now.

Part 3: Leave the Black Light

Summary: “We shouldn’t,” Derek protests, although the way he grips Stiles’ hips a little too tightly betrays what he really wants. “There’s another class in here in less than half an hour.”“Then I guess we’ll have to be quick,” Stiles says, unconcerned. “Good thing I came prepared.”

Tonight, the Fox Hunts the Wolf

Author: LucifersHitman

Summary: Stiles always knew finding a mate would be hard for him. He's not bright and beautiful like Lydia, or strong like Danny or adorable like Scott.He was just Stiles, fox kid with ADHD who loved to draw. Derek Hale was everything, popular, strong, smart and gorgeous.They get put together on an English assignment and it doesn't go at all like Stiles expects.

Honey Eyes and a Wolf's Heart Series

Author: Underestimated_amateur

Part 1: Pup and Kit

Summary: Derek is eight when he first meets Stiles. Peaking over at him from the end of the bed, he stared in awe. The thing was so small and chubby with lovely pale skin covered in the cutest of freckles. The little one didn't even have hair yet, just fuzz on top of his head. And the prettiest amber eyes he's ever seen.

Part 2: It’ll Be Okay

Summary: Derek was nine when he first stayed the night in the Stilinski household. Stiles was a few months past one year old.When the door suddenly opens, he races in like a man on a mission. Listening to the two other heartbeats in the house, he quickly knows which one is the one he's looking for. Stiles.

Part 3: Sourwolf

Summary: Derek was eleven when he learns the answer to a question that's been burning inside his mind since he met Stiles. Stiles is three when he shows the world what he is. Eleven was also the age when Derek begrudgingly gets a nickname that'll last a lifetime.

Part 4: Wishing Flowers

Summary: Derek is twelve when he teaches Stiles about wishing on flowers when the little one visits him. Stiles is four when he knows for sure what he wants.

Part 5: My Batman, My Catman

Summary: Stiles was in first grade when Derek learns he has to share sometimes.

Part 6: Innocent Lips and Locked Fingers

Summary: Derek is fifteen when he first takes the little one out by themselves. Stiles is seven when he gives his first kiss.

Part 7: Cindered Wreckage

Summary: It was like a story how everything played out. Like a tragedy his mother could've read to him from her library when he was younger.Derek is fifteen when he feels broken.

Part 8: Hiraeth

Summary: It's been a year after the disaster, but sometimes Derek comes back to his broken home.He is sixteen when he learns what it means to grieve. He is sixteen when he re-lets people in.

Part 9: Taking a Shot

Summary: Derek is seventeen when he finally plays a basketball game. Stiles is nine when he sees his first game.

Part 10: Healing

Summary: Derek pays a certain someone another visit.

The Noble Tie That Binds Series

Author: minusoneday

Part 1: There Is A Brotherhood

Summary: So far, college has taught Stiles three things:1) Eight am classes are cruel and unusual and should be avoided at all costs, even if it means having to enroll in something truly hideous instead, like Econ 101.2) Dorm security is just as tight as Stiles’ orientation leader had promised it would be, and the dude guarding Scott’s dorm in particular does not respond well to bribes.3) Mrs. McCall clearly had no clue what she was talking about when she’d insisted that Scott and Stiles needed to branch out and room with strangers, so it’s all her fault that Scott ended up with a total dick of a roommate and Stiles got stuck all the way across campus with some guy who has a girlfriend two towns over and is thus never around.Or, the one where pledge brothers Stiles and Scott start a prank war with Derek Hale's fraternity.

Part 2: Your Lifelong Membership is Free

Summary: Uncle Peter’s spent years regaling Derek with tales of his time as President of the Alphas. Derek’s paid close attention, because Peter’s stint as President is a pretty comprehensive guide on ‘How to Successfully Run a Fraternity into the Ground,’ so Derek plans to do the opposite of what Peter did.***A Derek POV to There is a Brotherhood. In which Derek's life is hard.

Fang & Fur Series

Author: heartsdesire456

Part 1: Somewhere I Belong

Summary: When Stiles got an interview for an internship at Fangs & Fur magazine, the publication owned by the well known and widely respected alpha Talia Hale, he never expected it to be offered an actual job by Alpha Hale herself. He also never expected for his life to change so much after he met the man whose department he was assigned to.Stiles was not prepared for Derek Hale's cub, either.

Part 2: The Same Chains That I Kept You In

Summary: The story of how Peter and Chris got together in the Fangs & Fur 'verse“Why are you so annoying?!”  “Because I CAN BE!”“Oh wow, that’s so mature, Hale-““Oh bite me, Argent!”  Stiles was actually impressed by how long Peter and Chris had been fighting. He looked at Derek, who was holding out the book he was reading to show Alex the pictures where he was sitting in Stiles’s lap. “Dude, are they okay?” he asked softly, nodding to the doorway where Chris and Peter kept reappearing.Derek turned back just as Peter stalked past with Chris following him, arms waving as he argued with him. “Oh yeah, this is a near-monthly thing,” he said, and Stiles raised a skeptical eyebrow.Series

Part 3: A Gift From The Easter Bunny

Summary: SummaryStiles and his father are invite to the Hale Pack Easter Celebration.Stiles get's a special Easter Egg in his basket.

Part 4: Feelings That I’m Wrong

Summary: Stiles looked at him closely. “I know why Derek’s eyes are blue… but I’ve never heard anything about you.”Peter looked at Stiles and Stiles saw a slightly manic glint to his eye when he grinned predatorily. “Much like Derek was defending his cub, I killed another werewolf defending something I hold very dear,” he said bitterly. “It was kept out of the media by my sister’s influence, but it was actually just a few years ago.” He looked down at his drink, swirling the cup. “Let’s just say you don’t come to visit a pack and threaten the alpha’s baby brother’s mate.”

Part 5: Don’t Wanna Hear You Say Maybe

Summary: Stiles was getting really annoyed with Derek being secretive and excited over something he refused to talk about. All day at work Derek seemed distracted and happy but Stiles couldn’t work out why.

Part 6: Can’t Wait To Call You Mine

Summary: Derek and Stiles get married... and set up their friends.

Part 7: Baby Makes Four

Summary: When Stiles and Derek decide to adopt another child, they run into an unexpected obstacle that sends them down a painfully difficult path in hopes to adopt a child.

Part 8: New Beginnings

Summary: The start of the new year brought some changes to Fangs & Fur that nobody had really expected. The biggest of which shocked far more than just the Hale pack, or the company. It also shocked pretty much the whole supernatural community.

Part 9: Anything You Like

Summary: After an afternoon out shopping with his uncles, Alex asks a question that Stiles never expected (though he probably should have).

Part 10: A Very Hale Halloween

Summary: Stiles, Derek, and the kids get ready for Halloween night.

Part 11: In Memorium

Summary: On the 20th Anniversary of the Argent Terrorist Attack that took the lives of eleven people in the town of Beacon Hills, California, Governor Talia Hale gives a speech at a memorial event for the tragedy that killed her sister, her husband, and two of her children.

Part 12: I’m Thankful For...

Summary: Primary school Thanksgiving assignments and notes sent home from Alex's Pre-K teacher make Stiles cry.

Part 13: What’s Christmas Without A Trip to the ER

Summary: Stiles was just testing the lights to see which ones worked and which didn’t when there was a loud bang on the roof and the sound of a lot of smaller thuds going further towards the front of the house. He huffed and rolled his eyes. “Derek, be careful what you drop! You might break a hole in the roof!” he shouted, knowing Derek could hear him from inside.About five minutes later, Molly came skipping in. “Daddy fell off the roof and I think he has a booboo,” she said without preamble.Stiles jerked. “Daddy did what?!”

Part 14: Leaked

Summary: “In other news, Peter Hale, CEO of Fangs & Fur, the groundbreaking werewolf magazine, and brother of Governor Talia Hale, woke up to scandal today when racy photos of Hale and his husband were published on a website called The Den, a popular website aimed towards gay werewolves. So far Hale hasn’t been available for interview regarding the apparent leak.”

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LeBron James needs more help if he wants to win another championship

As he enters his age-37 season, the Lakers need to give LeBron more support if they want to win another title.

There’s an inevitability to LeBron James that the NBA hasn’t seen since Michael Jordan. It’s why the Los Angeles Lakers were the betting favorites in the Western Conference entering the playoffs despite being the No. 7 seed and having both of their superstars banged up. It’s why a Game 1 loss to the Phoenix Suns wasn’t reason for panic — LeBron often loses Game 1 and still advances. It’s why his Los Angeles Lakers were a two-point favorite entering a do-or-die Game 6 even with a clearly hobbled Anthony Davis.

Over the last 10 years, having LeBron on your team has felt like a guaranteed trip to the NBA Finals. Save for his first season in Los Angeles when a groin injury ended his season early and the Lakers missed the playoffs, James entered this postseason having made the Finals in every other year since 2010. Part of that could be attributed to spending most of his career in the weaker Eastern Conference, but most of it can attributed the fact that we’re talking about LeBron here. Winning on the biggest stages has defined his career as much as anything else.

It’s been easy to think of LeBron as something greater than mortal as he’s dominated the league after the last 18 years, but of course that isn’t true. As the saying goes, Father Time is undefeated. With his age-36 season now in the rearview mirror, the twilight of LeBron’s NBA career has finally come fully into focus.

The Phoenix Suns knocked the Lakers out of the playoffs on Thursday night, ending James’ postseason run in the first round for the first time in his career. This shouldn’t be as surprising as it feels: Phoenix was the superior team throughout the season, James and Davis were playing through injury, and there were warning signs over the last six months that this version of the Lakers wasn’t as good as the team that won the title in the bubble. It only feels surprising because the Lakers have LeBron, and historically LeBron reaches the NBA Finals even when his team is having a down year.

James has plenty of excuses for this season. He was a top-three MVP candidate until he suffered a sprained ankle in March, which he called one of the worst injuries of his career. After six weeks of rehab, James tweaked the ankle again just before the postseason. He never fully regained his explosiveness going to the basket, instead relying on a jump shot against Phoenix that has always been arguably the weakest part of his game.

Davis’ injury status was even more troubling. AD was limited to only 36 games during the regular season because fo a calf strain, and then suffered multiple leg injuries in the series against the Suns that knocked him out for the second half of Game 4, sidelined him for all of Game 5, and limited him to only five minutes in the decisive Game 6.

The rest of the Lakers were flawed, as well. The offense finished No. 24 in the league in efficiency, behind offensive luminaries like the Chicago Bulls and Tom Thibodeau’s New York Knicks (this is sarcasm). The Lakers downgraded at the wing by subbing out Danny Green — who still brought gravity as a shooter even when he was struggling — for Wes Matthews. It’s hard to argue Dennis Schroeder was an upgrade over the dark magic of Playoff Rondo. The centers were probably worse too as the team went from Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee to Andre Drummond and Marc Gasol. Their biggest free agent signing, Montrezl Harrell, never fit the roster and barely cracked the rotation against Phoenix.

The Lakers had a chance to add Kyle Lowry at the trade deadline, but they reportedly didn’t want to part with Talen Horton-Tucker. THT is an intriguing young prospect, but it’s fair to wonder if Lowry would have given the Lakers just enough juice to swing the series against the Suns.

The Lakers’ biggest excuse, of course, is the shortest offseason in NBA history, with only 72 days separating their championship-clinching Game 6 victory over Miami Heat in the bubble from opening night of this year. The injury issues James and Davis faced all season can be tied directly to the short summer (or in this case, short fall). James deserves credit for forgoing load management to play in every game this season before the ankle injury, but in hindsight maybe he would have been better off taking it easy and saving himself for the playoffs.

All of this context clouds another inarguable fact: James simply isn’t as good as he used to be. LeBron’s peak was so high that he could drop off considerably and still be arguably the best player in the league. At this point in his career, though, it’s unfair to expect James to carry a team throughout a full regular season slate plus the playoffs. It’s in this regard where the likes of Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and maybe Luka Doncic has surpassed LeBron in the league’s mythical present day player rankings. At this point, LeBron can only be the best player in the world in short bursts like the playoffs. He certainly didn’t play like it in this postseason run as he was hampered by the ankle injury and his team context.

If LeBron is going to win another championship with the Lakers before he retires, he simply needs more help. The Lakers need more offensive punch even if it means sacrificing some defense. They badly need another on-ball creator. They need to maximize the roster for the postseason when Davis slides up the five and LeBron plays the four instead of using a premium salary slot on a player like Harrell who doesn’t fit with the best version of the team.

Yes, the Lakers still started 21-6 this season before the injuries hit. With James entering his age-37 season and Davis having a long injury history, it isn’t realistic anymore to expect them both to be fully healthy throughout the 100-ish game slog it takes to win a championship.

None of this takes away from what LeBron is right now and what he has been throughout his career. The man’s longevity is truly remarkable in every sense. Michael Jordan — the player LeBron will forever be compared to — only played 1,251 games in his career between the regular season and playoffs. LeBron has already played 1,310 games just in the regular season, plus an additional 266 playoff games for a total of 1,576. That doesn’t count his commitment to the USA Basketball in the Olympics, either.

James needs more help because he’s about to be 37 years old. He needs more help because he’s simply one of the best players in the world right now, not definitively the best player even if he can still get there when it matters. He needs more help because he isn’t going to win another championship without it.

LeBron can still be an elite NBA player for another few seasons, but expecting him to be a one-man army at this stage of his career is just unfair. James isn’t inevitable anymore. If the Lakers want to get back to title contention, they need to accept this new reality and get James the support he needs.

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Hercules

Release Date: June 13th, 1999 (released nationwide June 27th)

Inspiration: The legend of Hercales

Budget: $85 million

Domestic Gross: $99 million

Worldwide Gross: $252.7 million

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84%

IMDB Score: 7.3/10

Storyline (per IMDB): Hercules, son of the Greek God, Zeus, is turned into a half-god, half-mortal by evil Hades, God of the Underworld, who plans to overthrow Zeus. Hercules is raised on Earth and retains his god-like strength, but when he discovers his immortal heritage Zeus tells him that to return to Mount Olympus he must become a true hero. Hercules becomes a famous hero with the help of his friend Pegasus and his personal trainer, Phil the satyr. Hercules battles monsters, Hades and the Titans, but it is his self-sacrifice to rescue his love Meg which makes him a true hero.

Pre-Watching Thoughts: We continue to trek towards the end of the decade and the millennium with our next film, and this is another one that is considered by many to be one of the more underrated films in the Disney canon. As I mentioned in the last review, I have not seen any of these films prior to this point and considering how these films have been more favorably looked at over the last few years, it does make me wonder if I had missed out all these years. I was very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed the last film and I’m hoping that I get the same feelings after watching this film.

Voice Cast: After the last two films that had a slightly smaller cast than previous films, we have a significantly bigger cast in this film and the majority of it features new voices though we do have some returning actors. The first returning actor is Patrick Pinney who voices the Cyclops along with the left head of Lythos and other additional voices, and then we have Paddi Edwards who voices the Fate Atropos in what would be one of her final roles as she sadly passed away two years later. We also have the return of Carole Shelly who voices the Fate Lachesis in one of her last roles of her career and finally, we have the return of Frank Welker who voices Pegasus the horse as he was in the prime of his career to this point. We now move onto the newcomers as we have Tate Donovan who voices Hercules in what would be one of his only animated film roles, and we have Josh Keaton who voices Hercules as a teenage with Roger Bart providing the singing voice as this is the first time in a while we had multiple actors voice one character. Next, we have comedian Danny DeVito who voices Phil as he was in the prime of his career to this point, and then we have another longtime actor involved as James Woods voices Hades in one of the most memorable roles of his career. We then have Susan Egan who voices Meg in arguably the most memorable role of her career, and then we have the pair of Rip Torn and Samantha Egger who voice Zeus and Hera respectively as they were hitting the peak of their careers. Next, we have the quintet of Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, and Vaneese T. Thomas who voice the Muses Calliope, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Clio respectively as they serve as the narrators of the film and also provide vocals for a few of the songs. We then have the pair of Bobcat Goldthwait and Matt Frewer who voice Pain and Panic respectively as they are Hades’ bumbling henchmen, and then we have film legends Hal Holbrook and Barbara Barrie who voice Amphitryon and Alcmene as they were hitting the twilight of their careers. Next, we have Amanda Plummer who voices the Fate Clotho as she was in the prime of her career at this point, and then we have Paul Shaffer who voices Hermes though he was better remembered for being the lead instrumentalist on David Letterman’s show. We then have Wayne Knight who voices Demetrius in a minor role and we also have Keith David who voices the God Apollo in a minor role, and finally we have film legend Charlton Heston who serves as the narrator at the beginning of the film as he was winding down his long career. It was interesting that most of the actors in this film have been around for quite a number of years, but it helps give the film legitimacy and it will be interesting to see if this trend continues going forward.

Hero/Prince: The interesting thing here is that one of the themes of this film is becoming a hero and that is the goal for our hero in this film, and that is of course the son of Zeus and Hera which is Hercules. As a baby, he is kidnapped by the henchmen of Hades who attempt to use a potion to strip him of his immortality though a farmer and his wife scare them away before they finish which allows Hercules to maintain his strength. He grows up an outcast until his adopted parents inform him of his lineage and Hercules meets Zeus, and he is sent to Phil who is tasked to train him as a hero and he saves a damsel named Meg from Nessus. He then moves to Thebes where he rescues two boys who are revealed to be the same ones that kidnapped him as a baby, and the Hydra is released though Hercules defeats him along with other monsters as he is hailed a hero though Zeus tells him he hasn’t become a “true hero”. Hercules falls in love with Meg who is in debt to Hades and he offers her safety in exchange for Hercules giving up his strength, and Hercules accepts this though he is distraught when he learns Meg was in league with Hades albeit against her will. Hercules is attacked by a Cyclops which he still defeats and Meg sacrifices herself to save him, and as a result his strength is restored and he helps Zeus and the gods defeat the Titans and save Olympus. Meg dies from her injuries and is taken to the Underworld where Hercules goes and he sacrifices himself to save Meg, and this act of sacrifice restores his immortality and he sends Hades into the river Styx. Zeus offers him his spot amongst the gods though Hercules declines and decides to stay on Earth where he begins a relationship with Meg. Hercules is an interesting hero as he is kind and good-hearted though he is a bit clumsy in dealing with his strength and is considered a freak, and after Phil helps train him he becomes famous and lauded as a hero though as Zeus tells him, these actions don’t make him a true hero as it takes something deeper. As mentioned, one of the themes Hercules has to learn is how to be a true hero as he does numerous heroic deeds, but it is not until his willingness to give up his life to save Meg that he becomes a true hero. All that being said, Hercules is still one of the better heroes in Disney history though it will be interesting to see where he ranks amongst the other heroes in the canon.

Princess: For the second film in a row, we have included in this category someone that is not technically a princess, but deserves to be mentioned and that is the lady known as Megara or Meg for short. We first meet her when she is being attacked by a centaur and Hercules saves her as he quickly becomes smitten with her, and it is discovered that she sold her soul to Hades to save her lover only for them to leave her and she is still in debt to Hades. He forces her to lead Hercules into a trap though Hercules overcomes it and defeats the Hydra, and he decides to spend some time with Meg as she learns that she is in love with him and Hades uses this to his advantage. He takes Meg hostage and demands Hercules give up his strength which he agrees to if Hades promises to leave Meg unharmed which he does, and Hades reveals he and Meg were in cahoots much to Hercules’ dismay and he is nearly killed by a Cyclops. Meg rallies him to fight back and she ultimately sacrifices herself to save Hercules which causes the deal to become void and he regains his strength, and she dies from her injuries and is taken to the Underworld by Hades. Hercules goes after them and offers his own life in exchange for hers which Hades agrees to, but this sacrifice leads him to regain his immortality and he saves Meg as he decides to stay on Earth and be with her. Meg is clearly shown to be a strong, independent woman though her faith in love is shaken due to her selling her soul to Hades in exchange for her lover to be saved only for him to leave her for another woman. She has a personality that is unique to her as she is sarcastic and initially indifferent of Hercules, but she eventually falls in love with him despite her ties to Hades and she redeems herself by sacrificing her life to save Hercules. I feel that she doesn’t get the credit she deserves for how good a character she is, and it will be interesting to see where she ranks amongst the more well-known princesses especially she isn’t a princess.

Villain: We’ve been on a run of really good villains in the Disney canon and that continues here as we have the God of the Underworld, Hades who yearns to dispose of his brother Zeus and become the new ruler of Olympia. He learns from the Fates that in 18 years, the planets will align which will allow him to release the Titans and attack Olympia though the plan will fail if Hercules gets involved. Hades has Pain and Panic steal Hercules and take away his immortality, but they fail to feed him the whole potion and he retains his strength though they tell Hades that they were successful. After the 18 years pass and Hades learns Hercules is still alive, he has Meg who sold her soul to him to save her lover lead Hercules into a trap though Hercules succeeds in killing the Hydra and he constantly overcomes all of Hades’ monsters. Hades then has Meg get close to Hercules and when he realizes Hercules is in love with her, he holds Meg hostage and Hercules agrees to give his strength up for 24 hours though he makes Hades swear that Meg won’t be harmed or the deal would become void. Hades releases the Titans and has them attack Olympia while having a Cyclops finish Hercules off, but after Meg sacrifices herself to save Hercules he regains his strength and heads to Olympia where he helps Zeus destroy the Titans. Hades returns to the Underworld and Hercules follows him as he offers his own soul in exchange for Meg’s and Hades accepts, and Hercules dives into the river Styx and saves Meg while regaining his immortality and he sends Hades into the river where he is sucked down by the spirits. Hades is the true definition of a hothead and not just because he has fire for hair, he is insanely jealous of Zeus and the other gods as he wishes to be the true ruler and is willing to do whatever he can to achieve his goals. He is a fast-talker and has a silver tongue in that he can be very cunning and convincing in his words, and this is seen in Meg willingly giving up her soul to save her lover though he ended up leaving her which leaves her in a tough spot. In the end, his overconfidence proves to be his downfall as he is unable to talk his way out of being knocked into the river Styx by Hercules. Hades is still one of the more memorable villains in the Disney canon and we will see how he manages to fare against the other villains in the canon.

Other Characters: Once again, we have a lot of characters in the film though most of them are mainly used in the background with only a handful that serve a bigger purpose in the film. At the top of the list is the satyr Philoctetes or Phil for short as Hercules seeks him out to train him to be a hero, and Phil is hesitant at first though he eventually accepts and he remains at Hercules’ side as he becomes popular. When he finds out that Meg is in league with Hades, he tries to tell Hercules who believes he is lying and Phil decides to leave Thebes, but he is convinced by Meg to return as he gives Hercules support and stays by Meg’s side when Hercules heads to help the gods. After Hercules returns to Earth, he is lauded as a hero and a god as Phil is finally recognized for helping make Hercules who he is. We then have Hercules’ horse Pegasus who is given to Hercules as a gift when he is born, and 18 years later he reunites with Hercules and assists him in his training. He helps Hercules fight off the various monsters and he takes Hercules to Olympus to help Zeus fight off the Titans, and he stays at Hercules’ side when he decides to return to Earth. Next, we have Hades’ henchmen Pain and Panic who steal Hercules as a baby and try to feed him the potion to make him mortal, but they are unable to feed him the whole thing and he maintains his strength as they tell Hades they were successful. After Hades learns Hercules is still alive, Pain and Panic continue to support him until he is sent into the river Styx and they appear happy that he is gone. We then have the Gods led by Zeus and Hera who rule Olympia and have a son named Hercules, and when Hades leads the Titans against Olympia Zeus leads the charge though he is captured by Hades until Hercules saves him and the gods. After having his immortality restored when he saved Meg, he is welcomed to Olympia by Zeus and the Gods though he chooses to stay on Earth with Zeus and Hera’s blessing. We then have the Titans that are released by Hades to invade Olympia as the Cyclops is ordered by Hades to kill Hercules, but Hercules manages to kill the Cyclops despite having lost his strength before heading to Olympia and sending the remaining Titans into the cosmos where they are destroyed. Next, we have the various humans throughout the film starting with the farmer Amphitryon and his wife Alcmene who find Hercules as a baby and raise him, and they eventually tell Hercules of his past and continue to support him through his journey. We then have the 5 Muses who serve as the narrators of the film and also sing various songs throughout the film, and then we have the 3 Fates who tell Hades that he is destined to conquer Olympia and become the ruler so long as Hercules doesn’t interfere. They are shown at the end of the film where they cut the string of those that end up dying including that of Meg, and they look to cut Hercules’ life string though he regains his immortality due to his sacrifice. Finally, we have the citizens of the village that Hercules lives in as he is growing up and then the citizens of Thebes that are unsure of Hercules at first, but he wins them over and they idolize him to the point that he becomes a celebrity. I think that it is good that they put a lot of focus on the main characters, but there some background characters that are just as memorable and you would think would be more integral to the film as we will see how that continues to play out.

Songs: One thing I can safely say is that even though these last few films may not be as highly lauded as the big trilogy from earlier in the decade, they have produced some pretty memorable songs and that trend continues here as we have some good songs featured here. The first song is the opening piece called “The Gospel Truth” sung by the Muses as they set the stage for what’s to come in a solid song, and then we have the song “Go the Distance” that Hercules sings as he laments on his life and vows to become someone and it is a good song for him. Next, we have the song “One Last Hope” sung by Phil as he basically lays all his hopes and dreams on Hercules in what ends up being a pretty fun song, and then we have “Zero to Hero” again sung by the Muses as they recap Hercules’ path to glory in Theses in what ends up being an energetic song. We then have perhaps the centerpiece song of the film which is “I Won’t Say I’m In Love” sung by Meg and the Muses as Meg struggles with her feelings towards Hercules, and it is a pretty good song and as mentioned it is perhaps the most memorable song in the film. Finally, we have the song “A Star is Born” which the Muses sing at the end of the film as Hercules is given his place in the stars, and it is a fine song to close out the film much like “The Gospel Truth” was at the beginning of the film. As I have done for the last few films, we also have a pop version to quickly mention and that is the pop version of “Go the Distance” sung by Michael Bolton for the soundtrack. While these songs may not be quite as memorable as songs from the previous films, they are still fairly solid songs and work well in the film.

Plot: For the second time in three films, we have a story based on a historical figure which in this case is the mythological deity known as Hercales, or Hercules as he is known in Roman literature. Most that known about Greek mythology and history are probably aware of this legend and the tales of his heroics, and he was certainly interesting enough to merit a Disney film about him. The story begins with Hercules’ birth as Zeus’ brother Hades plots to overthrow Zeus and become the ruler of Olympus, and the Fates show him that in 18 years the planets will align which will allows him to free the Titans and conquer Olympus so long as Hercules doesn’t get involved. Hades has Pain and Panic kidnap Hercules and feed him a potion to strip him of his immortality, but they fail to feed him the whole potion so he maintains his strength as a farmer and his wife take him in and raise him. Once he is 18, they tell him of his lineage and Hercules meets Zeus who tells him he can reclaim his immortality by becoming a true hero, and he trains to be a hero under Phil and they head to Theses on Pegasus. On the way, Hercules saves a damsel named Meg from a centaur and he falls in love with her unaware that she is being held as a slave by Hades, and he arrives to Theses where he overcomes various monsters and is lauded a hero by the citizens though Zeus says he hasn’t become a true hero yet. He decides to get closer with Meg which Hades uses to his advantage as he offers to free her in exchange for Hercules giving up his strength, and Hercules agrees on the condition that Meg won’t be harmed which Hades agrees to. Hades releases the Titans and they attack Olympus while a Cyclops fights Hercules who defeats it, and Meg saves Hercules from a falling pillar and the agreement is voided which gives Hercules his strength back. He heads to Olympus and saves Zeus while destroying the Titans though Meg dies and her soul is sent to the Underworld, and Hercules goes to the Underworld and offers his life in exchange for Meg’s. He dives into the river Styx which nearly kills him though his sacrifice restores his immortality and he sends Hades into the river, and he is welcomed to Olympus as a God though he decides to stay on Earth with Meg. I’ll be honest in that I haven’t read that much about Hercules given the subjects that I learned in school, but I thought that this plot was fine and worked well for a Disney film while showing Hercules in a new light to a younger audience.

Random Watching Thoughts: Much like the last film had a running message about who is the monster and who is the man, this one asks what makes a true hero; I like how they told the prologue of the story through the use of these various depictions along with the Muses singing, and it was interesting they treated it like they were singing Gospel music; Hercules is the most jacked baby I’ve ever seen; Zeus says Hercules won’t hurt himself with the thunderbolts as he zaps himself in the mouth; That has to be a record for that column to be fixed mere seconds after getting destroyed; The first thing Hercules does when he meets Pegasus is headbutt him; So looking into the background of the film, James Woods ad-libbed most of his dialogue as Hades and I think it made it better, and it definitely draws comparisons to Robin Williams’ performance as the Genie; Zeus was benevolent enough to invite Hades to the party yet Hades immediately tries to kill him; Zeus was so proud of that joke he made to Hades; That one piece of meat was not going to be enough for a 3-headed dog; So the Fates can end people’s lives simply by holding a thread and cutting it; The Underworld: Over 5,000,000,001 Served; That one Fate was spot on about the indoor plumbing; I don’t know if I would want to know my future because you would have nothing to look forward too, or you might not like it and try to change it; We never do learn exactly what planets are the ones that align though we are to assume Earth is one of them; That was a quick transition from day to night; Zeus seems like the one God you would never want to piss off; If only Pain and Panic were able to feed Hercules that one last drop; If Hades can see everything, wouldn’t he know that Hercules was still alive?; Someone actually yelled out “Sunday Driver” to Hercules even though he wasn’t driving; That horse got some hangtime there; Clearly, Hercules has caused so many accidents that the villagers didn’t want him to help them; All the work it must’ve took to build all that and Hercules inadvertently destroys it in a matter of seconds; I almost thought that mob was going to try and do something to Hercules; Considering how strong he was, you would think Hercules would be more built than he is even though he is just a teen; That was quite the trek that Hercules had to make just to get to the temple of Zeus; It’s a good thing that no one else came to the temple while Zeus was talking to Hercules or they would’ve been frightened to death of a statue talking; Pegasus headbutts Hercules to remind him of their friendship; Zeus says that Pegasus has the brain of a bird which sounded a bit like an insult; How did Hercules even know where to find Phil?; Phil is quite the leech spying on the nymphs like that; Phil calls animals disgusting when he is a half goat; Hercules pulls the door off the hinges and Phil manages to put it back in place like nothing happened; I guess know we now where the term “Achilles’ Heel” comes from; Phil was prepared to reject Hercules for good only for Zeus to “persuade” him by zapping him with lightning; Who gets a trophy for finishing in 11th place?; That’s quite the job they did in cleaning up the stadium; How many rules does he have?; I don’t think it was talked about enough of how well Danny DeVito did in singing “One Last Hope”; Your basic DID: Damsel in Distress; Phil tells him not to barrel in without thinking and that’s exactly what Hercules does; It would be like Hercules to try and reason with Nessus before having to fight him; Phil tells him to use his head and he hits a running headbutt into Nessus’ ribs; He punched Nessus so hard he knocked him right out of his horseshoes; Pegasus is like “No way I am having that chick on my back”; That moment where Pain and Panic realize they’ve screwed up royally; Call me crazy, but I doubt that “Jason” and “Brittany” were big names in ancient Greece; Hades goes into a rage and Meg just casually looks at him; Thebes, if you can make it here you can make it anywhere; Phil pulling a Dustin Hoffman from Midnight Cowboy when he says “Hey, I’m walking here”; Someone with a pita cart; Funny bit where it seems like that one guy is flashing Hercules and Phil, but then we see he is selling sundials; Snowball looks like he’s seen better days; Last I checked, that was a cricket and not a locust; Meg is scared to death about flying and Pegasus loves it; A fur wedgie just sounds terrible; Somebody call IX-I-I; Hercules presses up a massive boulder to save two boys and all he gets is a golf clap from the crowd; So the Hydra gets its head chopped off and it manages to grow three heads back; You’d think Hercules would’ve realized soon that constantly cutting off the heads would just cause new ones to grow; So for those who didn’t know, Hercules defeating the Hydra was one of his Twelve Labors which we then see the rest done during “From Zero to Hero”; Grecian Express credit cards; Air-Herc shoes; Hades asking “What are those?’ long before it became an Internet meme; Even Pain and Panic can’t resist getting on the Hercules bandwagon with the merchandise; That’s putting it mildly that the Trojans bet on the wrong horse; That was a real douche move by Meg’s lover to leave her after she sold her soul to save his life; Again, we go back to what makes a true hero which Hercules hasn’t learned yet; The Pecs and Flex Gift Shop; Buns of Bronze workout scroll; A pretty interesting and fairly creepy Easter egg is Hercules is wearing the skin of a lion and if you look closely, you will see that it is Scar; The Daughters of the Greek Revolution; Hercules even has his own groupies; Hercules is the greatest thing since they put the pocket in pita; Hercules does have a point, Oedipus has some issues; Meg clearly trying to seduce Hercules and all he does is lift her one shoulder strap up; Leave to Hercules throwing a rock too hard at the statue of Venus de Milo to make it what it is; Of course there would be a statue of Cupid that Meg would hit; First kiss attempt thwarted by Phil and Pegasus; Pegasus flapping his wings like he’s a helicopter; It is a nice juxtaposition of Meg trying to convince herself not to fall in love with Hercules and the Muses telling her to just accept it; Meg does her best to keep Hades away from Hercules though he quickly figures out she loves him and vice versa; That is quite the horse that Pain and Panic made to draw Pegasus to them; Even though he’s a villain, Hades does have a way with words; It is interesting that they basically had Hercules lose his color when he lost his strength; The Titans were so excited to be free and destroy Zeus, but somehow they didn’t know the right way to Olympus and Hades had to show them the way; The Gods were clearly unprepared for the Titans; Phil was taking his sweet time getting to his boat considering Thebes was in flames; Hercules beating Cyclops with his brain as opposed to his strength; Even near death, Meg remains as sarcastic as ever; Hades barely got to sit down in his throne when Hercules arrived; Only Hercules would be able to grab a tornado by the base and whip it around while also sucking the rest of the Titans in it and throwing it into space; Hercules found the Underworld fairly quickly; You’d think Hades would’ve realized that Hercules sacrificing himself for Meg would allow him to regain his status as a God; The moment where you think Hercules’ life thread will get cut, but it doesn’t because he becomes immortal; Hades still tries to talk his way out of this only for Hercules to punch him into the river; Pain and Panic were all too pleased to know that Hades might be gone for good; Second kiss attempt interrupted by Zeus bringing them up to the gate of Olympus; Hercules finally realizes what it means to be a true hero; Third time’s the charm as Hercules and Meg finally get their kiss; Even Phil got his wish fulfilled in the end; I believe this is the first time we have a character talking during the credits as we hear Hades one more time to close things out.

Overall Thoughts: Overall, this was a pretty solid film and continues the string of good movies, but it is a step down from the last film and not quite as good as I was hoping it would be. Again, this is one of those films that did ok when it first came out and its reputation has gotten better over the years, and most think it is pretty underrated though I feel that it is properly rated when compared to other films from the Disney Renaissance. Having said that, the 1990s have been a pretty profitable time for Disney as the theme parks are continuing to grow and they are gaining more traction on TV. We are nearing the end of the decade and we will see how these next few films play out and if the decade can end on a strong note, As for this film, it is a solid film though to this point it is probably the weakest entry of the Disney Renaissance.

Final Grade: 7/10

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Czech Republic 2-1 England, Euro 2020 qualifier match report

England‘s bid to qualify for Euro 2020 hit a major bump in the road as they suffered a first qualifying defeat in a decade with a 2-1 loss in the Czech Republic. 

Gareth Southgate’s side remain top of Group A but level on points with the Czechs, who have played one game more, with three matches remaining.

Of England’s last qualifying defeat, a 1-0 reverse in Ukraine ten years ago yesterday, nine of the starting XI have retired, with only Wayne Rooney and Aaron Lennon still playing, illustrating just how unexpected this was, particularly given the 5-0 win over the same opponents at Wembley in March.

Shortly before kick-off, reports emerged of angry clashes between England supporters and Czech police in Prague city centre and it was to prove a troubling night on and off the pitch as England peaked in the third-minute, when Harry Kane put them in front from the penalty spot. 

The Czechs hit back immediately through Jakub Brabec and veteran substitute Zdenek Ondrasek – a 30-year-old on his international debut – scored five minutes from time.

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Southgate made three changes from the barmy 5-3 win over Kosovo last month, with Mason Mount making his full England debut ahead of club-mate Ross Barkley and Kieran Trippier and Danny Rose preferred to Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ben Chilwell at full-back. 

Centre-half Michael Keane was a fortunate to keep this place after a calamitous performance against the Kosovans at St. Mary’s.

The opening three minutes here, at least, suggested another thrashing was in the offing when Kane’s gorgeous flick-around-the-corner released Sterling and the winger surged into the box before having his heels swiped by Lukas Masopust as he checked back. 

Kane, who missed from the spot against Kosovo, fired the penalty straight down the middle for his 27th England goal, taking him level with David Platt as their 12th all-time leading scorer.

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Far from opening the floodgates again, England’s lead lasted all of five minutes and it was a measure of their dreadful defending that Jakub Jantko and Vladimir Coufal both had openings in the seconds before Brabec bundled home a corner at the back post. Kosovo’s second-half fightback at St. Mary’s raised serious questions about the quality of England’s defending and the centre-half’s simple finish and the build-up was another black mark against Southgate’s rearguard. 

It took England until the 33rd-minute to launch another attack of note – a blocked effort for Kane – as the hosts proved the equaliser was no fluke by taking command of the first-half. 

Using their extra man in midfield, the Czechs picked their way through England and frequently found space in the final third, where Keane continued to look out of his depth at this level.

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England were particularly vulnerable at set-pieces, once such a great strength for this Southgate side, and centre-forward Patrick Schick and Jan Boril both went close with headers either side of the left-back’s tame shot straight at Jordan Pickford.

Recognising England’s total lack of control, Southgate made a tactical change at half-time, switching to a familiar 4-1-2-3 system, with Mount dropping beside Jordan Henderson. 

Any suggestion Jaroslav Silhavy’s side were content with a draw looked unfounded within five minutes of the restart when holding midfielder Tomas Soucek raced into space by fired over with his left foot. England did improve with the change of formation, however, and Kane, lurking on the left wing, found Sterling with a brilliant first-time ball in the 57th-minute, only for goalkeeper Vaclik to push the ball away from the advancing winger.

It was now end-to-end, and two minutes after Sterling’s opening, Masopust forced Pickford into a acrobatic one-handed save from a dipping shot from 25 yards.

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England also had reason to rue fine margins when Sancho just could not bring down another fine Kane pass before the captain was inches away from connecting with Sterling’s cross. 

It became a question of when rather than if Southgate would make changes and, with 20 minutes, he remaining he introduced Marcus Rashford and Barkley for Mount and Jadon Sancho, who both failed to sparkle – underlining that this young team remains a work in progress.

It was the Czechs’ first change five minutes earlier that was to prove decisive, however, when Masopust burst into the area from the right and picked out 30-year-old Ondrasek, who passed home from 12 yards. Rose, the left-back, was floored during the goal but the referee waved play on.

England now have to pick themselves up for Monday’s potentially-volatile trip to Bulgaria.

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2019-10-11T21:05:55.983Z

That concludes our coverage tonight as England fall to a disappointing defeat in Prague.

  Head over to the homepage for more reaction and we hope you’ll join us again on Monday for the Euro 2020 qualifier against Bulgaria.

  Bye for now!

2019-10-11T21:02:37.296Z

England manager Gareth Southgate certainly isn’t pulling any punches tonight. He spoke to ITV Sport:

  “We’ve had a lot of credit over the years but tonight we didn’t do enough. The performance wasn’t good enough. We should’ve got a draw probably, but the goal we conceded was typical of the chances we gave away throughout the night.

  “There are things we can look back on, but collectively there wasn’t enough good individual performances tonight. We tried to change shape in first half which wasn’t working and I think we looked more of a threat in the second and had enough good chances to win in truth.”

  On set pieces:

“We’re very strong at those usually and we knew we needed to be at full tilt to deal with Czech Republic. That’s an area that we need to be stronger in to deal with them.”

2019-10-11T20:53:38.000Z

Here’s Kane speaking to ITV:

  “I think it was down to us. It was a perfect start to an away game. We were sloppy with the ball, we didn’t move it as quickly and we weren’t pressing as we normally do.

  “The second half was better, we had a couple of chances to put the game to bed and we didn’t and unfortunately we gave one away at the end.

  “Every away game in Europe is difficult. They had the crowd behind them, sometimes the pitch is not as easy to play, but that’s no excuse. It’s a bit of a wake-up call but we’re in a good position.

  “There’s still stuff to work on for sure. We gave the ball away too cheaply and we’ll have to go away and look at it. There’s no need to panic and we’ll go again on Monday.”

2019-10-11T20:45:43.786Z

England captain Harry Kane has been speaking to ITV Sport, admitting the defeat in Prague is a “wake-up” call for the players.

  We’ll have the full reaction shortly…

FULL TIME

2019-10-11T20:37:07.356Z

FULL TIME | Czech Republic 2-1 England

  Ondrasek’s late strike condemns the Three Lions to a disappointing defeat in Prague and it’s their first in a European qualifier for 10 years.

  Work to do ahead of their next game against Bulgaria on Monday.

  2019-10-11T20:36:04.133Z

90+5 mins: It’s four on two and Kopic should score, but he fires straight at Pickford.

YELLOW CARD

2019-10-11T20:34:49.050Z

90+2 mins: Henderson catches Darida with a stray arm and picks up a yellow card.

2019-10-11T20:31:38.600Z

90 mins: Four minutes of added time for England to find an equaliser.

SUBS

2019-10-11T20:31:16.726Z

89 mins: Masopust, who has been impressive tonight, comes off for Jaromir Zrmhal.

SUBS

2019-10-11T20:30:26.116Z

88 mins: Southgate sends on Tammy Abraham for Rice as he looks to salvage a point.

2019-10-11T20:28:21.000Z

GOAL

  85 mins: The 10-year run could be coming to an end!

  There’s absolutely no pressure on Masopust as he’s allowed to cut it back to Ondrasek who is completely unmarked and he slots it past Pickford.

  Terrible defending from England and looks like Keane was the culprit there for losing his man.

  England heading towards their first defeat in a qualifier since October 2009 – 44 games ago. 

  GOAL!

2019-10-11T20:27:24.043Z

GOAL! | Czech Republic 2-1 England | Zdenek Ondrasek 85′

  2019-10-11T20:26:29.976Z

84 mins: Ondrasek’s eyes light up when he wins a 50-50 with Trippier but slips at the vital moment.

2019-10-11T20:25:31.360Z

83 mins: No matter what happens from here on, England have definitely improved in the second half but it’s fair to say they haven’t been good enough to win tonight.

  That could still change, mind…

SUBS

2019-10-11T20:24:10.056Z

82 mins: Jankto makes way for Jan Kopic 

2019-10-11T20:22:57.690Z

81 mins: Kane with a golden chance!

  Barkley swings a stunning ball into the path of Kane but his first touch takes him away from goal and his tame effort is saved by Vaclik.

YELLOW CARD

2019-10-11T20:21:06.463Z

79 mins: Boril just shoves Sterling to the ground and picks up a yellow card for his troubles.

  England with a free-kick in a dangerous position here. 

2019-10-11T20:19:02.816Z

77 mins: Great move from the hosts and it’s Kral who exchanges a one-two with Darida before launching a fierce strike, which Pickford does well to palm away.

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2019-10-11T20:17:27.000Z

Dan Kilpatrick at the Sinobo Stadium

  “It feels like one moment of quality will be the difference here and there is certainly no guarantee it will come from England. The visitors are getting closer, with Kane inches away from connecting with Sterling’s cross just now but it is no surprise that Southgate has called for Barkley and Rashford for Mount and Sancho.”

2019-10-11T20:14:47.000Z

73 mins: Rose takes a risk after holding the shirt of Soucek and has a little nibble at his ankle in the penalty area. The Czech striker goes down rather theatrically and slams the turf in frustration when the goal kick is awarded.

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Guardiola on the moment Man City thought Sterling had fired them into Champions League semi-final

The Etihad Stadium broke out for a moment when Raheem Sterling seemed to have hit the knockout blow Tottenham & # 39 ; s Champions League hopes.

The fourfold hope of Manchester City came back to life at the age of twenty-four. Football had taken another classic moment.

After the game Sergio Aguero Beware of injury time (2 minutes, 22 seconds), Sterling goes completely crazy while sprinting towards the corner flag and Pep Guardiola jumps in the air with boundless joy while celebrating with the jubilant city fans.

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Raheem Sterling thought he had sent Manchester City to the semi-finals of the Champions League

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Sterling nets past Hugo Lloris in injury time when Etihad broke out on Wednesday evening

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The English international runs to the corner flag after scoring what I thought was the winner "

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during the European competition "

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Sterling dives to the supporters of the city during the European competition

Pep Guardiola celebrates Wednesday morning for home support in the last minutes "

Pep Guardiola celebrates Wednesday morning for home support in the last minutes

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One of the most remarkable stages of playing the Champions League has emerged.

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For Tottenham – heartbreak . His Alli sinks to the ground, Hugo Lloris looks on in despair and manager Mauricio Pochettino looks at heaven in disbelief. Their chances of reaching their first semi-final Champions League were gone. Their dreams were shattered.

Absolute elation at the end of the house. The City Social Media Team could not even believe its eyes, tweeting a series of seemingly random letters as they left their relief.

The city's attention returns to re-grouping and looking at the last few minutes of what was a fascinating clash. But the drama had just begun.

Guardiola walks back to the dugout of the city, the referee (3 minutes, 23 seconds) checks with VAR only to confirm that the winning goal must continue to exist.

VAR was brought in to eliminate any drama, but the exact opposite happened here – hope for Tottenham and Pochettino. And it quickly becomes clear that Aguero was offside in the build-up after Bernardo Silva hit the ball after Christian Eriksen's pass.

A moment of panic and nail biting at the Etihad while waiting for the referee's call to win. The TV camera & # 39; s then cut through to Cuneyt Cakir, who puts his hand on his ears while receiving the VAR signal. The decision seems to last forever, but ultimately prohibits the goal.

This time it is Guardiola's turn to fall unbelievably to his knees. I can not believe it. The moment of the magic of the city is taken away from them. And Tottenham are a stone's throw from their first semifinal Champions League.

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Hugo Lloris lays on the floor in disbelief after admitting the right to death during the week

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After consultation with VAR, the referee forbids Sterling's goal for many Tottenham

Minutes later, the referee blows his last whistle and Pochettino throws his hand in the air as the Tottenham team and the fans go wild.

For City, whose biggest dream is to win the Champions League and dominate European football, they have to regroup if they want to send Liverpool to the Premier League title.

Guardiola has experienced the highest peaks in football and this was a very rare low for the Spaniard in what was a great management career. And I have his emotions after the game.

& # 39; It was cruel.

& # 39; But the moment we celebrate in three seconds, one minute, when one or two minutes are left, we are so close to the semi-finals and don't give it up, so it's very cruel. But what is it that is

The reality had begun and after their moment of madness, the City Social Media Team posted on Twitter: & # 39; We've given everything & # 39;

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The big screen reveals that the goal is not allowed for Manchester on Wednesday

Guardiola drops to his knees fourfold hope of the city is interrupted by referee of the video assistant

Guardiola drops to his knees the quadruple hope of the city is interrupted by referee of the video assistant

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Mauricio Pochettino celebrates the Champions League Tottenham beating city

The difference in attitude could not have been different been.

The Argentinian said: & It was incredible – the way it ended. I am so happy, so proud. My players are heroes to be here. I am so happy for them, so happy for the fans.

& # 39; A lot of things happened in your head. The disappointment was huge but they changed the decision. That's why we love football.

& # 39; Today we had a great character and a great personality. It was an incredible game. & # 39;

Eriksen thought for a moment that I had lost the tie for Tottenham. The Danish midfielder, who has been the key in everything his party has done so far this season, breathed a deep sigh of relief after giving the ball away in the run-up to the unauthorized goal.

& # 39; I have to be one of the lucky guys on the planet tonight. I thought it was all over, but it was a fun game. It was a roller coaster. We gave them a lot but also got a lot – it was a strange game.

Pochettino celebrates with the Tottenham fans after the final whistle at the Etihad "

last whistle at the Etihad"

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Fernando Llorente proved the difference when he scored the vital third swipe goal on the Etihad

& # 39; After today we take a deep breath, it will be a fairy tale to play them and fun to be back in the (Amsterdam) Arena.

The last laugh went to Tottenham. Fernando Llorente scored the winner in the 72nd minute. Again, VAR proved to be in their favor.

But there was. a brief shock to Spurs when the referee consulted VAR and went to the small screen near the tunnel to check if Llorente had handled the ball.

After playing again after playing again, the tension was increasing but Cakir gave a goal. Tottenham fans loved VAR on an exciting night of action, which worked out the fastest five goals in the history of the Champions League.

How did Tottenham's fans celebrate?

& # 39; VAR, VAR my lord & # 39; they recited well into the night.

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