#augghh thank you for this again

[sennamybeloved]

Sorry I know I already sent an ask but would it be possible to know some trivia about you and Mileena? As a fellow villain liker I am dying to know about you guys! - flowerhound

awww oh my god ;; these asks are so fucking sweet, thank you SO much for them. it genuinely means a lot that someone is this interested in what i have to say about my girl. of course you can have some trivia about us.

(also, i apologize that it took me a minute to get to this! wasn't ignoring it, just trying to perfect my answers :>)

this specifically discusses mk9 - 11 mileena! mk1 is excluded for now.

in mk9 - mk11, my self insert is a genetic experiment done by earthrealm's government, combining humans with animals to create ultimate war machines. however, very few of the experiments were successful, and those that were escaped when the laboratory they were created in fell apart. i was combined with a fox, of course :)

i joined the tournament to cope with how hollow my life had become after leaving the lab. i was raised to fight and knew nothing else, so, kombat soothed me. imet mileena around this time, who attempted to capture/kill me, but ultimately failed, because i won her over with flattery. more specifically, i called her face beautiful, which is something she'd never been called before. so, she spared me, and we began to talk.

at this point, i didn't have a name; only a subject number that was assigned to me in captivity. so, mileena named me "phantom" after my fur and uber-cool stealth powers. it stuck, sooo, self insert name origins!!!

other story stuff is kinda blurry. i aided her during her rebellion in mkx + the comics, helped her escape captivity before we got executed, and convinced her to "settle down" somewhere away from all the drama and politics. mileena's idea of settling down still involves terrorizing people, however, she isn't like... actively wanted for war crimes anymore. so that's cool.

on the topic of general realtionship stuff, mileena is..a lot to handle. she is aggressive and childish in the same breath, meaning that she deals with everything (both good and bad) in a way that is either inherently harmful or downright frustrating. aside from the fact that she is a literal murderer, she is bossy, whiny, petulant, and a couple other things that most people would find annoying--however, i absolutely do not find her annoying. in fact, i find all of these qualities extremely endearing! even the whole murder thing.

she's extremely clingy. she wants my undivided attention and doting affections all of the time. i'm busy? nonsense! there is no reason i shouldn't be paying attention to her.

[CW: POSESSIVENESS/JEALOUSY] not only is she clingy, but she is also protective, possessive, and a tad bit obsessive; she wants me and only me, and wants me to feel the same about her. fortunately, i do, however, that does not stop her from threatening to eat those who get sweet on me. she wants everyone to know that i am claimed by her for life, and she will stop at literally nothing to prove that.

she masks it pretty well, but she is actually extremely insecure about her appearance and origins. she finds her own face to be repulsive, hence why she always wears a mask, and envies those with traditional beauty, like kitana. i, on the other hand, think she's gorgeous just the way she is, and i am not shy about telling her that. she adores my praise, so, i keep it coming.

our primary love languages are physical touch and words of affirmation. we are stuck to each other like glue, always purring compliments in the other's ear.

mileena has eaten people for me. she will continue to eat people for me. i cannot stop this from happening.

mileena loves all of my hobbies. every time i pick up something new, she wants to hear all about it. she's a great listening, surprisingly, but only when it comes to me. she has great retention when it comes to my hobbies and my hobbies alone. she loves watching me draw, adores listening to the music i make, loves proofreading my writing. she's even tried picking up some of my hobbies for herself!

i take her friendship in mk11 as canon. one of the few things she has patience for is sewing. she tailors her own clothes, fixes up my clothes, but most importantly, she makes teddy bears. she has an entire collection of teddy bears, both big and small, some created by her whereas others were stolen and scavenged. she adores them. me and her throw little tea parties with them sometimes.

she doesn't have lips, so she can't kiss me. instead, she licks me. like a dog. like this.

she also bites. it is NOT gentle, but it is out of love, so i don't really mind it.

she is actually pretty marvelous at helping me cope with my anxiety. this is because she takes everything i say at face value instead of second-guessing and trying to convince me otherwise, so she's able to meet me where i'm at.

we both kinda suck at singing, but we sing together sometimes. she has my very diverse taste in music.

[frozenhi-chews]

Got a commission back from @cutestknife !! AUGGHH ITS SO FREAKING CUTE I LOVE it!! Thank you again!!

Tagging: @dewisp @cherubdulce @gideongrovel @gible-love-nibles @bioexorcizm @impurra @jocelynships @jils-things

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[daychiie]

For the manga ask: 1, 11 and 17

HIIII HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

AND ALSO THANKS FOR NOT ONLY SENDING ME A ASK BUT SENDING ME THIS TWICE SINCE I ACCIDENTALLY BLOWED UP THE FIRST TIME TEEHEE <3 <3 <3 odeio escrever coisa pelo celular augghh

Anyway I'm answering those questions here!!!

1. Your top 5 reads of 2023

Meme for symmetry lol

No Home - NO HOME MY BELOVED MY BESTIE NO HOME,HOW IT CAN BE SO WELL WRITTEN IT MAKES ME INSANE BRO... COMICS OF ALL TIME. I have no words to explain... I do want one day stop being a coward and write out some analysis on it, buuut--oh well~~

Dungeon Meshi - I got into the party almost "too late". Well, I don't really believe that starting something after if finished is getting into it too late,but I do get that you lose some experiences if you get into something late than other... And in my case I got into it some weeks before it officially ended lmao. Always heard about it and finally gave a try, it's extremely funny and charming, can't wait for the anime this week :]

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - I saw the anime back when it was releasing, enjoyed it and...that was it. Hoped for season two (kinda still wish for it),but yeah... Then finally said fuck it and OHH IT GETS SO MUCH BETTER. LIKE ITS NOT THAT THE ANIME IS BAD BY ANY MEANS BUT WELL...it only covered one part of it and it always keep getting funnier and funnier! Wakamatsu is so much more insane and dumb... The characters we never got to met there. I do have some issue here and there but in general I have a pretty fun time :]

Ikoku Nikki - yeah maybe sometimes see that something gonna end next week really pushes me to read it lol. Anyway I do want to re read again sometime soon,but it was a very emotional read!! Makio women of all time, a aro icon <3 she everything!!!!

After School Lessons for Unripe Apples - another fun read!!! Don't think I have too much thoughts but I really enjoy Mi-ae and Cheol dynamic <3

Just making clear that in this top 5 I put stuff I started reading in 2023,so like ... No Skip to Loafer here lol even thought I enjoyed the new chapters that were released in 2023,in the rules my head made it didn't count lmao.

11. Your favorite covers

Suddenly I actually never read anything in 2023 :) GJJSAJFN ok guess Hirayasumi covers are very neat!!! I love the painting of it.

But yeah I noticied I remember chapter covers much more than I remember volume covers, so originally I was going to show some of my favorite chapter covers...but then 10 photos limit. Even thought I was sure nowdays is 30 idk if its because I'm stuck in mobile but whatever,I spend two hours looking covers on my phone I gonna show it on a rb or something lmao

17. A manga you didn’t expect to like

Hmnm ... I don't remember lmao. Like at least not anything that I felt that extremely "omg what pleasant surprise!!!!!" ? The best I could think of is kisses x kiss x kisses that ...well does have a cringe name that kinda put you expectations at low I guess lol

It's nothing amazing, it's a finished romance comic, that is very sweet. I liked the contrast of the protagonist and his love interest being like, boy with big family all living together and boy that lives alone with parents in another country lol. It is a cliche and not gonna pretend they do anything groundbreaking with it, but it's still a nice storyline. Lowkey big spoilers ahead I guess but: I liked that while the protagonist dream of living completely alone changed a little (cause come on its a fluffy romance lol), he still got separates room cause he does want be able to experience and enjoy not sharing a room,having more privacy and stuff. It's kinda small overall, but it's nice that his dream and his goals didn't do a complete change because of love.

[kitttenteeth]

poor sweet kitten girl i'm so sorry for your loss :( your rabbits wait for you in wonderland, little angel! back in september (i think?) you posted alot about the importance of fairytales and so many lovely things about the story of alice in wonderland, it inspired me to find the magic in my own life in a time i was really depressed and to create my own dreamscape of a life that i could finally be happy to live in. i really hope the stars shower you with the dreams and love you deserve lucky kitty :( it's always sad when you leave but always put that pink glitter heart of yours first and snuggled up tight next your animals! and i'm so sorry it's seemed to be a difficult year overall for you :( cheers to this new year being sweeter to you. you have alot of people that admire your magic and only want the softest for you. you gave all of your love and the best life you could to your white rabbits and they will be with you forever, fairytale girl :) how long is forever?

sometimes, just one second .. 🐇🐇⋆｡ﾟaugghh. tears falling everywhere This is so so kind. i know it stays stuck on ur heart like glitter but I do sort of feel like i've lost my fairytale sparkle , i am just .so incredibly depressed n disappointed looking at my life and this past year Lol truthfully I feel pretty shattered . but things r okay + ur msg is so dear and i hope I can feel all of that soon ^◞‸◟^ i miss my rabbits n all the other angels who passed this year &i wish i still felt like magic was real for me . eugh. Everything will be okay &i M getting better at creating sweet moments for myself despite . the nightmare . and i know i will see my bunnies again ! even if I must follow them down rabbit - holes. I was able to collect some of their fur &i keep it in a little charm type of vial that i sleep with under my pillow .. i've been waiting for a dreamvisit but my bunnies must know that waking up from it would ruin me . dying meow. Thank U so muchfor ur sweetness & very happy new year to u angel anon !

[archiarthur]

Heya hi Archi!! Happy holidays and I hope this message gets to you when it's not like. 1 AM doiwjaio-- Anywho, it's that time of year again for Christmas cheer and such, so I wanted to drop by and tell you how much of a Cool Person you are.

Shaking you violently I love your art so much man. It absolutely did not help with the Engie/Medic fixation and I thank you so much for that. You're so friendly and fun and every time you come around with screenshots or anything makes my day. Just a really cool person and I still am in denial that you read my big ol' longfic. All those compliments from you are so sweet. You're just such a sweet and kind and fun person and I hope you're having a good Christmas!

AUgghh thank you!!!!!!! 😩

Merry Christmas to you too.

And don't be in denial bc you're Gordon and im a client,il whatever you cook im eating. And this is some gourmet shit.

i like you have this

A wip

[god-mouths]

i wanna hear about,,,, literally any of ur guys actually i love hearing abt ur guys :] if thats too vague pick me a guy and tell me about their inspirations/how you came up with their stories/designs/traits!! i think your stuff is so fascinating and i wanna know how that rotates in ur brain

OOOG…. Thank youe…. I’ve realized a few patterns in how I tell my stories lately so I do want to go over those! I’ll be using yvette my buddy my pal to demonstrate this because he’s the best example. ( later edit : Actually I have more stuff to talk about I’ll number it)

1. I’ve noticed a ton of my story material is based on how the people around us or our surroundings effect us. The cycles and whatnot. For yvette he starts out as a yellow blood and, in trying to forcefully change the oppression imposed on him from his surroundings, actually sort of just continues it by killing a close friend of his. That friend ends up haunting him. Teed hee

Idk if the pictures will come across well since I’m on mobile but to break down this specific piece the colors used on REPENT and the tapeworms in the back are actually the colors of his old psionics before he did all that mad scientist crap to change himself. OLD ART!! AUGHH AU AUGGHH

Is it a little stupid that he changes his own blood color? Yes. But homestuck as it’s own is so beyond stupid that I can do whatever I want I’m a scavenger a critter.

But by changing his blood color yvette essentially locks away his psionics (there must be something very specific to yellow blood to make the psionics work to me) siphoning them off into the trident he wields. He can’t get rid of ALL of his original blood, so the yellow just stays dormant. Should he choose to use his psionics in this new state he’s made for himself he risks fucking up his organs even further.

Anyways it takes a human child with the same exact problems as him to realize Heyyy…..maybe what I did and have been doing is a little fucked. Which it was. But it was the only thing he could have done, in his eyes, because the alternative was getting hooked up to a machine for the rest of his life.

At the end of the story (? Fan venture?) he does break out his psionics again which causes the blood to mix. He’s redeemed but he’s not nearly as cool anymore. Big bummer

2. colors always mean things more often than not in my art. I am a “why is the curtain blue” type of asshole, and I love to do it. For instance in MATSC green is for heaven and blue is for hell, but they have more than just that meaning. Green is confinement and being trapped and whatnot, while blue is freedom. Still kind of iffy on what purple means but it may mean the same as green. We’re figuring it out. In LEM I’m also still working on it, but blue is a mainly bad color there while orange is instead the signifier of good things. As for paradigm shift it’s more of a character-to-character basis. They all get their own specific colors. I loveeee colors colors colors :)

3. I LOVE writing villains. It is my personal goal with every villain I write to see how genuinely horrible I can make the villain as a person and still get people to enjoy reading them. It’s so fun, I mean it. Like the type of guy that would absolutely stump tumblr’s famous reading incomprehension. I love it I LOVE IT

4. This isn’t about my stories overall, just one, but I finally finished the first draft for act one of paradigm shift which I am PSYCHED about. I sent it out to a few people for feedback- only a select few people, though. If it were any other story I’d send it to a wider range but it is IMPERATIVE that my buddies that experienced max first hand when we were little 12 year old kids doing stupid roleplays get to see it first. They know him very well, and Vice versa. I’m so excited. (Air horns) (yippee sound!)

[29daffodils]

9 Fandom Peeps to Get to Know Better

Augghh I love these games! thank you for tagging me Mickey 🥺🌸(@thisautistic)

3 Ships You Like :

1. Yohan/Moogyeong from The Shape of Your Love (manhwa by Park Nodeok)

this is my ultimate OTP. i never had OTPs before them. they'll be my rise and fall. but yeah, anyway. they. my boys.

2. Vegas/Pete from KinnPorsche The Series

they had me by the throat even before i knew kpts existed and just, well. then i watched kpts and found them and they were everything i hoped for and more. a lot of it is also because vegas and i are very much alike without the mass murder aspect 😂

3. Alan/Gaipa from Moonlight Chicken

listen, MLC is like, the best thing i've watched in a while and alangaipa gave me what i had been craving since yohan/moogyeong c. 2019 : a small rare/ghost ship with barely any screentime but that hooked people in worldwide. firstkhao's acting was just bonus. alangaipa represent everything that i want from my own life. i couldn't not love them.

First Ship Ever :

Kanata/Miyu from Da!Da!Da!

oh, these two. i was head over heels in love with them. i shipped them even when i didn't know that shipping existed or what it meant, when we didn't even have anime on TV besides the broadcast on SONY at 5pm sometimes. i just wanted them in love and happy and raising a kid together. ugh i miss them.

Last Song You Heard :

The Moon Represents My Heart, by the Moonlight Chicken cast! God do I love this song so much! It fits all the ships so well! The lyrics are gold! (I also recently found that this is a cover of the OG by Teresa Teng and that's even more beautiful??)

(also, this has been helping me visualize and write a lot of sand/ray, surprisingly enough.)

Favorite Childhood Book :

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

ahhh, well, this is embarassing. i didn't have a favourite book until adulthood actually. and it's my only favourite (as in something i've read time and again). i don't think i'll ever find another book like this one. this is it for me. nothing can ever top this. (yes, I'm very picky about my favourites lmao)

Currently Reading :

i found out this fic exists because of twitter discourse lmao, and I'm not even a dramione fan, i'll probably never read another work, but goddamn, the writing was stellar. lived up to all that hype. good stuff. (I'm almost at the end so wish me luck!)

Currently Watching :

Our Dining Table

no offence to those who love this, i loved the manga when i read it years ago, but lord was i bored to death even on the second trial at watching this lol. I'm soldiering on though, i'll get through this!

Currently Consuming :

Thai BLs

uhh... not sure what answer this demands actually, so, uhhh... lots of thai BL i guess? that's really what i've been consuming lately. i had never watched thai BLs before KPTS in 2023 so it's eye opening, they've gotten better ( i tried once before , quite a while back when a friend recommended, and i found it ridiculous so i never thought i'd actually ever watch any again lol, mostly because i never was a fan of live action BL dramas in general)

Currently Craving :

💵💵💵💵

well, i'll be honest here, money is vital and that's what I'm craving lol, i gotta feed myself and my cats and pay a 50k laptop repair bill that my company thrust on me even though it's not my fault it's damaged. anyway, essentially I'm experiencing financial doom among other unfortunate events, so here's your chance to commission a fic or donate at my KOFI so...... haha.

alright, this was super fun! I'm tagging @skyfish7 @semantics-error @justfionn @boyslovecorner @peachym00 @lilitblaukatz @ae-azile

(please feel free to ignore if you're feeling up to it!)

[moonlightcrusader]

I’m sorry guys if I haven’t replied to any messages or requests yet, I got an outer ear infection in both ears over the weekend and it’s so painful😭☹️ it hurts moving and stuff AUGGHH I’m gonna get some medicine later cuz I just went to the doctor. I was worried my eardrum ruptured again but good thing it didn’t 😅 I can’t hear quite well on my left side so I’m relying on my right ear…oh…I hate allergies! With the lack of sleep I got last night (1 hour or 2) I would have caught up on updating my fics but I was trying to sleep comfortable last night, good thing I found comfort fics on AO3 to read a bit.

Also my JAWS are on fire, TMJ does not help at all with infections😭 anyways rant over gonna head to work on a bit…thank you for reading le rant

[weonbullshit]

A follow up to 'Seojun goes to Horny Jail':

Seojun rested against the cold stoney wall, uncomfortably shifting from the hard rubble poking his bottom.

He growled and huffed in frustration, all he wanted to do is see his boyfriend but now he has to sleep at the fucking dungeon because he and Cody got busy.

He's the fucking prince for Christ's sake!

And when was it illegal to have a human boyfriend!?

He groaned and turned so that his side laid against the wall, at least this position he would be slightly comfortable.

Before he could even close his eyes, the quick and cautious patter of footsteps approached his cell. He quickly got up and walked to his celldoor.

There, a figure covered in a dark indigo cape with light purple diamonds at the bottom and sides with a magenta medalion at the center.

Seojun's face lit up the moment the figure uncovered his face, letting his beautiful blonde hair fall to his shoulders.

"C-Cody!?"

Cody quirked his brow and smirked, "Who else could it be?"

Seojun's eyes quickly searched the room, "What are you doing here!? Sekhan and Hiro are out for your head right now! How the hell did you manage to sneak in here!?"

Cody rolled his eyes, "Don't worry, Jun. I managed to knock out the gaurds, and besides" He reached inside the cell to caress Seojun's face, "You know I can't go one day without seeing that handsome face of yours~"

Seojun's face went red, is this dude seriously trying to flirt with him like this was like some sort of conjugal visit or something!?

Cody smiled softly before reaching into his bag, "Here", he pulled out something wrapped in tin foil, "Tylak pie, your favorite."

Seojun smiled and retrieved the pie from Cody's hands, "Thank you, I had barely anything to eat."

"You're welcome.", he brought his face closer to Seojun's and pecked him on the lips, "Tikero lume io." he whispered.

Seojun warmly smiled, "You too, but you have to go, Hiro or Josei can come here any minute."

Cody nodded and turned to leave, but not before shouting out: "I'll come visit!"

And like that, he was gone.

Seojun happily sighed before sitting down and opening the foil, melting at the sweet scent of pie. Grabbing the fork, he took a piece of the middle and scarfed it down.

Suddenly, the bitter and disgusting taste of fluid flooded his mouth cause him to spit it out. The clump of chewed up pie was covered in fizzy, white liquid.

Augghh... Seriously!? Did he have to put exploding gum in the goddamn pie!?

He scowled at the disgusting clump and went back to the pie, he saw a note placed at the bottom of the pan. He picked it up and began reading it:

Dear Junibear,

Sorry for the exploading gum, hope it doesn't ruin your meal <3 Though consider this payback for having me get chased by Josei and his limp-dicked soldiers. Though I gotta admit, smashing one of my pepper balls into Josei's fat face was kinda satisfying though. And by the way, when you do get released make sure to come by ;) I would love to see you again my stupid horndog.

From your beautiful Malewife, Cody Burns

Seojun chuckled before eating the rest of his pie, what a cheeky little human.

(So what do you think of this little tidbit that I wrote? Did I get the characterizations of Future Cody and Seojun correctly?)

I enjoyed it, it's not everyday that someone writes a fanfiction of your fanfiction. 🤣

Seojun's characterization is pretty close, but I have something different in mind for Cody. He's the quiet, cunning type. Not necessarily crazy on his own, but when it comes to Seojun, he'd do anything for him.

It wouldn't be likely for him to use exploding gum, the most he would do is poke at him once to pester him a little. Knowing how Seojun's "family" treats him, would make that option off limits. Payback wouldn't be worth it.

At least until he gets out of the dungeon and is feeling better. Then he can prank him a little.

The cloak is spot on! But since he has to hide it'd be less flashy. He's a good fighter at this point, but sneaking into the dungeon would be less noticable if he just snuck past the guards. He tends to only get into altercations with them if they try to kill him first.

I liked the pet name Junibear, it's cute for them.

In the way that I write, the letter would be something like this.

Hey Junibear,

I'm sorry they threw you in here again, but I'm sure it won't be long before you get out. Soon, we'll make our move and I'll get you out of here. Until then, I'll do everything I can to help you. It's not much, but I hope you like the pie. Your mam taught me how to make it. I figured you'd like a little reminder of her.

Love, Cody.

Seojun hugged the letter close to his chest. He could feel tears clogging his throat as cloudy memories of his family back on Griffin Rock made their way to the front of his mind. Especially his mother. He missed her so much he could hardly bear it. Her tylak pie was the best he had ever tasted. Cody's reminded him of her's, but it was a bit sweeter and the crust was more flaky. It wasn't a bad thing, it was just different. It was Cody's style. It was just as good.

Having a full stomach made him realize just how tired he was. He stuffed the letter in his pocket and leaned back against the wall, getting as comfortable as he could. As he drifted off to sleep, he thought of his mother again. He wasn't sure how long they had been apart, but he knew it had been quite a while. At first, he felt hopeless, like he would never get out of this. He'd live the rest of his days in a palace with people who treated him like the dirt under their feet. But now, he had hope that he would see her again someday.

He just had to get through the night.

That's it for me, I gotta go back to sleep.

[xelles-archive]

french blue, tea rose, and canary yellow + engie!! :D

AUGGHH ASTRID IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN MY ASKS 💕💕 i'm sorry but i get excited everytime someone sends me an ask in general, i know, how pathetic of me. 😔

anyway thank you!!

french blue - after you two have gone stable, what kinds of dates do you go on?

i'm not sure what "stable" means in terms of relationship, but i'm guessing it means when we are finally comfortable with each other. :0 ah, well, at first, we started going to restaurants. then we realized we didn't really have the time and money to do that. 😔✌️ so we go on picnic dates! :D we bring our own made food and just chill on the grass, looking up at the sky. it's one of the times i actually enjoy going out. if we're not in the mood of going out, then we just cuddle in our house and call it a date.

tea rose - when you and your f/o first get together, how do you act towards each other in terms of affection? is it awkward? does it come naturally?

I'M the one who's awkward at first. like damn, boy, how do i show love and affection at you when i have difficulty of showing emotion PLUS you're super smart and handsome?? gosh, please. i mean dell's got no problem with it, because that man is just a natural. it took me a while to completely warm up to him, but he did nothing but respected our boundaries and even encouraged me to be myself. 💕

canary yellow - what are the silliest nicknames you and your f/o use for each other?

i usually call him "hawyee" (yeehaw in reverse) but it's mostly because it sounds similar to "honey". i also call him "yeehaw man", "baldie" and "smartass" to tease him. :] in revenge, he calls me "shortie" (just because i'm 7 inches shorter than you doesn't mean i'm submissive stfu dell i know you're reading this >:[) and "bookworm" (because i'm a novelist/author in their universe!). actually, can i just say that he doesn't have the courage to be harsh towards me? yeah, he doesn't. so his nicknames for me are just some sweet ones. mostly. 😳

꒰ self ship question colors ꒱

[shadow-light19]

Traveling Home Chapter 8: The Ruins

Summary: I probably won't update again for a while. I have more midterms coming up and finals are coming up as well. Panchito will vary between calling Donald his real name, Donal', and Donaldo as he and José have called him all these before in the comics.

Notes: Donald attempts to escape the temple. Scrooge and the others begin to talk about funeral plans. Panchito and Perrosá finally reach the ruins.

Previous Chapter: https://shadow-light19.tumblr.com/post/173408138832/traveling-home-chapter-7-the-news

Next Chapter: https://shadow-light19.tumblr.com/post/175429927832/traveling-home-chapter-9-the-ruins-part-2

Donald couldn’t stop pacing.

The Ahuizotl knows I’m trying to escape. That’s why it’s destroying the stairways. It wants to trap me here.

He slid the bag off his shoulders.

Is there anything in here I can use?

He tossed aside supplies, garbage wrappers from the small number of snacks he had eaten, and an empty water bottle. At the very bottom of his bag, was a long coil of rope.

That’s right! When Scrooge and I were stuck in the quicksand, we used HIS rope! I can escape with this!

He chucked everything back into his bag and slung it over his shoulders again. He walked back to the last stairway he was at. When he entered the wrecked room and couldn’t hear the Ahuizotl, Donald got right to work. He tied a lasso and picked his way across the room to the hole in the ceiling where the stairway was. Donald scanned the room above for anything he could snag the rope onto.

It took a while but he found a broken support pillar that was still attached to the floor. Donald threw the rope several times and smiled when it hooked. As he hoisted himself onto the rope, he heard a thunderous roar from the Ahuizotl.

Oh, great! He figured it out!

Donald started climbing as quickly as he could but just as he was almost to the top, the Ahuizotl burst into the room.

“Oh, come on!” He shrieked.

The Ahuizotl turned its attention to him. It lunged and Donald barely managed to swing the rope out of the way fast enough to dodge it. However, he had forgotten about the hand for a tail. As the Ahuizotl lunged past, the hand dug its nails tightly into Donald’s leg.

“Augghh!”

His grip slipped and he slid a few inches on the rope. He was supporting his weight and the weight of the Ahuizotl hanging from his leg. Donald kicked out at the hand with his other foot. He landed several hits but it didn’t seem to deter the Ahuiztol’s grip at all. It made Donald slide down another few inches on the rope.

“I’m not dying today, so LET GO!” He swung himself on the rope.

The Ahuizotl swung into the wall and as it weakened its grip in pain, Donald kicked at the hand as fiercely as he could. The nails ripped through his leg but it gave a shriek as it released its grip and slammed into the ground. Donald wasted no time climbing the last few inches up and heaved himself over the edge. He hobbled away from the hole towards the entrance to the ruins and didn’t stop until he was standing at the border between the marshes and the ruins.

“F-Finally. I m-made it.” He slid to the ground next to a chunk of stone.

Donald looked down at his leg as shouldered the bag off. It was bathed in red but he couldn’t tell if it was from the sunset or the blood from the gashes in his leg. He grabbed his phone and the bandages from the bag. As he cleaned and wrapped his leg, he noted it would probably need another dressing as the bandages were quickly turning red. He then grabbed the phone and turned it on. Or tried to.

“Come o-on. S-Stupid phone! Please t-turn on!”

He tried again but it didn’t work. It was dead. Donald slumped against the stone.

“H-Ha, ha, ha, h-ha. W-Who gets s-stuck with all the b-bad luck? No-one b-but Donald D-Duck.”

Day 4 Evening

“Thank you all for coming at such short notice. I know this is a hard time for everyone but I appreciate the fact that you put aside your busy lives to come. Even though your all staying at the mansion, I called this meeting to discuss the funeral arrangement for Donald.” Scrooge addressed everyone around him.

He noted all of Donald’s friends were seated together on the couch, except for Panchito and José. Panchito hadn’t replied to the letter they had sent but José promised that he would arrive in 3 days. He was planning to see if he could find Panchito first before he caught a plane to Duckburg. Feathry and Gladstone had sat together on the armchair. Grandma Duck was sitting with Daisy on the loveseat. The two were holding the other’s hand and tearfully listening along to Scrooge. All the children were somewhere in the mansion.

“Now, I plan to cover the costs of everything but I wanted your opinion on the service and the date. Since everyone is already here, I believe that setting the funeral for four days from now will give us time to prepare everything.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

“Then that is settled. I wanted to get input from you guys for…”

The kids were all huddled together in Huey’s room.

“It’s hard to believe that he’s dead.” Huey whispered.

Louie nodded. “I kept waking up in the middle of the night to see if he’s checked on us or fixed the bed.”

Dewey sighed. “Remember how he used warble in his sleep whenever one of us started having a nightmare?”

“Yeah… It always calmed us down really quick.” Louie chuckled.

“Or how he would dull sharpened pencils so we couldn’t prick ourselves with them?” Dewey chimed in.

The three chuckled at the memories.

“I keep thinking this is all a bad dream and we’re just gonna wake up and he’ll be there spazzing in worry.” Louie’s voice cracked.

Webby frowned sadly at them. She looked at the door and then back to the boys.

“Do you think you should talk to Scrooge soon?” Webby questioned.

The boys had turned the cold shoulder to him ever since they got the news.

Huey sighed.

“Yeah. We should apologize. I lost my temper and he didn’t deserve that.”

Louie and Dewey turned to Huey.

“He totally deserved it!” Louie started.

“No, he didn’t. It was an accident and we pushed all the blame on him. He’s hurting too and we are only making it worse.”

The two looked at the ground.

“…You’re right. We’ll talk to him after their meeting.”

Louie turned to Dewey.

“Seriously, Dewy? You’re going to agree with him?”

Dewey put a wing on Louie’s shoulder.

“Family helps family, Louie. I know Uncle Donald had a grudge with Uncle Scrooge, but he wouldn’t want us to have one.”

Louie couldn’t hide the pained whimper that sounded from him. Webby and his brothers hugged him. Louie took a deep breath.

“Alright. We’ll talk after the meeting.” They all nodded.

After that everyone devolved into awkward silence. Max looked around the room and saw the tv and game station in the corner. Max cleared his throat.

“When my mom passed away, Dad and I spent time together in order to cheer each other up. Maybe we could play games now and then after you guys talk with Scrooge, we can go hang out with everyone. It’s been a long time since we’ve had so many friends and family in the same place.”

The others smiled at him. Leave it to a Goof to cheer everyone up.

Day 4 Night

Panchito and Perrosá walked through the mountains as quickly as they could. When night fell, they slept until the moment the sun broke the sky and it was light enough to see. By the end of the 2nd day, the two had reached the base of the mountain.

“Should we wait for morning to reach the temple? It can be dangerous maneuvering through the marshes.” Perrosá questioned.

“If you are still up for continuing then I would like to do so. Donald might be in trouble and I know if our situations were reversed, he wouldn’t stop unless he needed to.” Panchito strode forward.

He pulled the stick from his back and starting forward, poking ahead of him as he went. Perrosá shrugged and followed along. The moon, although not full, was still bright enough that the two could see relatively well. They walked for several minutes when Panchito noticed something odd sticking out of the mud.

“Aye! A hiking stick! This must’ve been Donald’s. We are close my friend.” Panchito grabbed the stick and placed it in the basket on his back.

“Are you sure you two are not hermanos? You’re enthusiasm knows no bounds amigo and I feel like only familia would know how to deal with it for as long as you’ve known each other.” She teased.

Panchito laughed heartily.

“Sí, Perrosá! José, Donaldo, and I are hermanos honorarios. The Three Caballeros! We write letters all the time and every now and then, we’ll get together. I don’t know what I’d do if I he was gone.”

The mood turned somber.

Perrosá let out a soft sigh. She patted his shoulder and they continued onwards.

Compared to their trip through the mountains, getting through the marshes wasn’t as long, but it was much more dangerous. Multiple times, the two had almost walked into quicksand. Eventually, they were finally approaching the ruins.

“I think we should rest once we reach the ruins. Going through the marshes was stressful and You and I need to be ready in case we encounter the Ahuizotl while looking for Donald.” Perrosá advised.

Panchito sighed. He looked up from the ground and scanned the ruins.

“I think there’s a good spot over there. There’s a slab of stone that- “Panchito’s eyes widened.

There, slumped against the stone, was Donald Duck. He was unconscious.

“Donal’!”  

Translations

“Hermano(s)” – Brother(s)

“Amigo” – Friend

“Familia” – Family

“Honorarios” – Honorary

“Caballeros” - Gentlemen