"Special Card" (SoliTango/Rancher Duo)
Idea based off @hybbart's Deepfrost Cast AU (aka, the AU where Solidarity is a guide for Decked Out)
"What's this card?"
"What card?" Tango replied, not looking at his communicator, opting to continue to make sure everything was okay (because god forbid if even one piece of redstone gets messed up).
"I don't know, I just never seen it and it appeared."
"What does it say, Hypno?"
"The title just says 'Canary'. There's nothing else-"
"Ah, so you're the first to get that card to show itself." Tango smirked, standing up straight, "Tell you what Hypno, that card is free. Consider it a... playtest for your next run."
"Seriously?! Wait, what does it do?"
"That's for you to find out. But I will give you a word of advice-" Tango smirked more to himself, "-make sure to take care of the canary. Go ahead, spend the rest of your Frost Embers and get out of there, Cub is next."
"Alright! Thanks, Tango! I'm excited!"
The call ended when a message popped up in chat; Hypnotizd was slain by nothing, they survived Decked Out!
Tango chuckled, "I'm surprised you chose him. I for sure thought you would choose Scar."
There was a flutter behind him.
"Alright, alright, have fun. I'll go prepare for the next round."
***
Hypno rode down the minecart as he once again entered Decked Out. When he reached the end, the doors opened, but no compass was given.
"Oh god, hey, Tango, I think-"
Before he could finish, Hypno watched as the canary card fell down where the compass should be. He gasped, stumbling back as a yellow glow came from the card, snuffing out all the light, a silhouette appearing where the card once was. When the card landed on the ground, it instantly vanished, the silhouette slowly taking shape. Two large wings appeared from it's back as it stood up, a large fluffy jacket resting on the male silhouette. They reached into their jacket, taking out a small cage with a yellow light.
The lanterns, torches, and all other lights returned, showing a tall dirty blonde man, staring down at him brown eyes with blue diamond pupils, blue eye shadow resting on his top eyelid, blue freckles and glitters decorating his nose and cheeks that Hypno could see, as a gas mask covered half his face.
"....Woah..." Hypno simply said, in awe, "...Are... Are you the Canary?"
The dirty blonde nodded, bowing a bit. He then took out another thing from his jacket, avoiding the necklace around his neck before he took out a recorder. He handed it to Hypno, the man pressing play.
"Congratulations!" Tango's voice came from the recorder, "You have managed to obtain the Canary card! Now, the Canary is a special thing! He will lead you to the artifact as well as the exit as safely as he can! However, that is not all! You see, the Canary increases the amount of treasure that may be hiding in the dungeon, he decreases your noise volume which means it's harder to generate Clanks, and the Hazard speed decreases! Oh yeah, the Canary is a powerful card.
However, make sure to take care of him. He will be your guide to the exit. One way or another."
Hypno's eyes were wide as he then looked at the Canary, "You do all that?!"
The Canary blushed a light blue, closing his eyes, as if laughing silently. He then bowed and turned around, the doors opening. Hypno stood up and began to follow the Canary, the dirty blonde humming. As they walked, the Canary held out the cage, Hypno noticing the yellow light moving back and forth, acting as the compass, all while the Canary hummed a small tune.
"Uh, nice song. Does it have a name?" Hypno tried to make small talk.
The Canary seemed to ignore him, choosing instead to continue the song.
"Right.... Well, do you have a name?"
Again, nothing, just more singing.
"Okay..." Hypno smiled awkwardly, "Well, I guess we don't need to have small chitchat to find the artifact... Oh, uh, can you tell me how you can track more treasure? Or do you just track down artifacts and the exit?"
The singing stopped and the Canary turned to Hypno. He grabbed the recorder and pressed play, Tango's voice repeating.
"Hey, I was just-"
The Canary held up one finger before pausing the recorder. He pointed to it, as if to say "listen".
"-the Canary increases the amount of treasure that may be hiding in the dungeon-" The Canary pauses the recorder before blinking at Hypno.
"...Oh, you just increase the amount, can't find it?"
The Canary shook his head.
Hypno nodded, "Okay, I get it now... Can you find the exit anywhere?"
The Canary nodded.
"So, if I wanted to look for more treasure, would you come with me?"
The Canary seemed to smile under his mask and nodded.
Hypno chuckled, "Alright, I'll just tell you when I'm ready then!"
The Canary nodded once more before turning around, humming a song once more as he led the way towards the artifact. They sat in silence, Hypno occasionally seeing some coins and running to get them before following the dirty blonde once more.
Eventually, the Canary stopped and Hypno nearly ran into him.
"Oh-" Hypno stopped, "You okay?"
The Canary held the cage up, opening the door. Hypno watched as the light flew out and sunk into the ground in front of them. When it returned, it circled around an artifact, Hypno gasping and running over to grab it. The light flew back to the Canary and into the cage, the dirty blonde closing the door of it.
Hypno picked up the artifact, "Jar of Speedy Slime! Not too bad! I think it's worth at least-" He looked up, gasping.
The Canary brushed off his coat and, before he could look up at Hypno, the man ran past him in fear of a Ravenger.
"S-SORRY CANARY! I THINK I CAN FIND THE EXIT ON MY OWN THOUGH!"
Hypno went to run out of the door, but the corridor closed. He gasped and turned around, ready to meet the end of a Ravenger's horn. Instead, he saw the Canary standing in front of the Ravenger, looking down, the light in the cage spinning in loops.
"Oh? Wait, are you friends with the Raven-"
Hypno gasped, the heartbeat echoing in the dungeon as fast as it could. All the corridors closed, screeches of Vexes echoing with the slowly crumbling dungeon. The Ravenger lifted itself on it's back legs as it let out a roar, the light going haywire.
"C-Canary?"
The Canary spread his wings out, looking up, the blue diamonds turning to a blood red as he glared at Hypno. The arrow on his necklace turned upside down as the light exploded in the cage, yellow birds circling the room akin to ravens circling their prey.
Hypno's eyes were wide as he realized what was going on.
He will be your guide to the exit. One way or another.
Hypnotizd was slain by The Canary and His Coalmine.
***
"WHAT?!" "WAIT, HUH?!" "TANGO, WHAT WAS THAT?!" "WHAT KIND OF DEATH MESSAGE IS THAT?!"
Tango chuckled, turning to Hypno as he entered the waiting room, "Well, well, well, looks like someone didn't take care of the Canary."
Hypno groaned, "DUDE! I didn't know that would happen!"
"I told you to take care of him!" Tango laughed. Suddenly, a blue ball of light came from the wall, circling around the Dungeon Master. He held out his hand and it rested over it, making the blaze chuckle, "The Canary is a powerful and really good card, but he only shows when he wants to. But with any good card comes it's disadvantage." He then turned, smiling, "Alright, I believe it's Grian's turn?"
"Oh, right, right!" The avian ran over, "Wish me luck!"
Everyone wished Grian luck before Tango excused himself to go behind the scenes. Once he was sure no one would see or hear him, he extended his hand out. The light turned into a silhouette, which turned in none other than the Canary.
"Hello, my canary." The blaze smiled, blushing a blue tint, "Quite a run, are you alright?"
The dirty blonde removed his mask and smiled, nodding, "I'm fine! The Ravangers and Vexes didn't hurt me! Though, I did feel bad for Hypno, he just got scared."
Tango cupped his cheeks, "Oh Solidarity, my canary, it's what he gets if he chose to abandon you. He was warned."
"I know, I know. It's just going to take some getting used to. I know how competitive everyone is, I just don't like being the cause of death..."
"You're so sweet, this is why I love you!" Tango kissed his cheek.
Solidarity giggled, blushing blue, "Tangooooo~! Stop it~!"
"Nuh-uh! It's Kiss the Canary Time! I don't make the rules!"
The dirty blonde blushed more and giggled, letting the other do as he pleased, happily sharing kisses with the blaze.
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Empires smp god au
Pearl Goddess of the harvest and farming her title was literally the farmer pearl and in the past people kept track of harvest by looking at the phases of the moon and positioning of the constellations
Lizzie the trickster goddess of the ocean and government ocean because in season one she was a fish goddess and government because in season two she was a mayor and in both she is a scam artist trying to make a profit through morality ambiguous means
Joel god of thunder and art in canon he is the god of thunder and if anyone in empires was a art god it would be the guy that sculpted clones of himself and built stratos/mezalia
Katherine goddess order and balance and duality she fights evil by transforming from the pretty pink princess to the axe wielding warrior and as lady Katherine of the overgrown she is the one that is neutral the one that Try’s to keep order
Jimmy is The god of death for obvious reasons
Joey is the god of wealth and desire because he is a pirate and pirates like gold also he steals from false and really wants to get in xornoth s pants he also Katherine’s (understandable)
Shubble is the goddess of nature and the wild because her whole wolf thing she had going on in the first season of empires and the infected outlaw thing she had in season 2
Scott god of the passage of time and the four seasons (and rainbows) because he has connections to flowers (spring) in life series and stars in origin smp and winter in empires smp
Pix god of messengers and prophecies( he is in charge of the recaps that gives people information they might have missed also he is a prophet)
Fwhip god of fire and revenge because in both seasons of empires he has had a stubborn heated rivalry with jimmy and did not take the break up well also in art his hair is fire truck red
Gem goddess knowledge and magic because she as the wizard gem she is a powerful magician and because as the princess of dawn she teaches others about the sun god also the wizard gems empire is literally a school
Sausage love and family and lust because he is known for his platonic love (Hermes and Eddie and pearl) and let’s say his passionate spicy love( pole dancing and flirting)
Oli god of music and insanity he is a bard and who’s words make zero sense to everyone and watching him you get sensory overload ( he is the oldest but nobody believes him)
false goddess of mystery and adventure and new beginnings because she is lost her memory and is a very adventurous person also do to the lost memories she basically started from square one when she came to empires
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