#it involves transformations and powers and such

[funeral]

Primal experience takes place, as it were, within a world soul, an anima mundi, a living matrix of embodied meaning. The human psyche is embedded within a world psyche in which it complexly participates and by which it is continuously defined. The workings of that anima mundi, in all its flux and diversity, are articulated through a language that is mythic and numinous. Because the world is understood as speaking a symbolic language, direct communication of meaning and purpose from world to human can occur. The many particulars of the empirical world are all endowed with symbolic, archetypal significance, and that significance flows between inner and outer, between self and world. In this relatively undifferentiated state of consciousness, human beings perceive themselves as directly—emotionally, mystically, consequentially—participating in and communicating with the interior life of the natural world and cosmos. To be more precise, this participation mystique involves a complex sense of direct inner participation not only of human beings in the world but also of human beings in the divine powers, through ritual, and of divine powers in the world, by virtue of their immanent and transformative presence. The participation is multi-directional and multidimensional, pervasive and encompassing.

Richard Tarnas, Cosmos and Psyche

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Wish Granted 🌟👩🏾🎶 (Wish Reimagined)

Chapter 15: Wizard Duel🌟⚡👑

Chapter 14

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The group carefully continued to make their way to safety. "You sure he'll be alright back there?" Gabo asked Asha.

"Magnifico's crafty, but Star's more powerful than he realizes. He can at least hold him off long enough for us get back to safety."

Gabo hesitated a bit thinking about the fight. "Yeah....but Magnifico doesn't play fair..."

Magnifico gave his staff a twirl and quickly shot a blast of green magic at the starboy. The star instantly dodged it with a backflip. "Ohhh, so close! Wanna try again?" He chuckled.

The man growled in frustration and shot another beam of magic at Star.

Again, Star dodged it, and the blast hit one of the town's main mirrors, fracturing it. Magnifico gasped seeing he could no longer see his handsome face in the reflection, or anything else for that matter.

"We just fixed that mirror, you glowing brat!!" He yelled.

The star laughed as he took a look at the shattered mirror. He could see part of his own broken reflection as well as the king's. "I don't know much about mirrors, but I'd say its an improvement!"

Another blast surprised Star as he just barely dodged it in time. That was a close one... He quickly flew out of range so he wouldn't get blasted again. This was followed by another series of magic blasts, mirroring his previous fight with the star.

"Why. Won't. You. Just. DIE?!" Magnifico's voice grew more and more furious with each blast of magic. He only stopped momentarily to rest, since the consecutive blasts were taking some strength out of him.

When the king wasn't looking, the star landed gently on top of his head. Not as a parrot, but as a large rooster. He nestled in as if he was making himself a nest. "You know, you're so serious all the time. Its always 'Bring me the star! Bring me the wishes! I will have my revenge!'" With each time he mocked the king in an annoying tone and pecked him on the forehead.

"You need to get a hobby that doesn't involve being a monster or stealing from others. Your magic is even kinda boring!"

The man had enough of Star's rambling. "GET OFF ME!" he screamed as he attempted to grab Rooster!Star, but he ended up flying away. "What would you know about how to use magic? You have limitless potential in yours and yet you decide to play games like a child!"

Another blast nearly hit the star, causing him to fly quickly to safety. But the blast ended up destroying a bust of the king that a loyal resident made in his honor. The more he blasted, the more damage he was doing to the area.

"At least I can control mine, Maggy! Hehehe!" Star snickered. "Might as well quit now, while you got it easy!"

Easy? EASY?! It had the audacity to not only mock his magic, but also their battle?! This had to be the most challenging and annoying prey he's had to deal with. The king's blood was near boiling, but he wouldn't be mocked for long.

Not only that, it seemed that the star had actually started using his powers more properly, as if someone taught him how to focus his transformations...

He was prepared to resume blasting his magic, but then another idea popped into his head. Something that would shut up that star...

"You want magic, fool? I'll give you magic." He growled as he gripped the staff tightly in his hand, charging it up with as much magic as possible. He then whipped around and aimed his staff towards the teenage group.

Star's face fell as he realized what the king was about to do. He flew down and transformed with a flash of light.

Right as he took the blast, the king was met with a powerful shove, making the evil magic just barely miss the group by a hair.

Simon shielded the others from the blast the best he could, as the impact sent splinters of wood and stone everywhere. "Is everyone all right?" He asked, as he took a look at everyone.

"Yes, we're fine, Simon. Thanks for protecting us." Dahlia quickly assured him.

"Hey, don't you see the hat? I am Mrs. Nesbit!" Flazino mumbled, then fell back to sleep.

"...Yeah, I wouldn't exactly call him fine." Hal commented on Flazino's mental state.

"Is the king mad about us over there? I can't even tell from here!" Safi asked as he fought back a troublesome sneeze.

"Dunno. I can check though. I'm sure he's not mad at us!" chimed in Dario. Being the tallest of the group, he stood up and took a look at the fight from a distance. He saw a large yellow deer in a fighting stance as the king had been knocked clear into a wall, making a hole in it.

The man gripped both sides of the wall and emerged looking like an angry bull. His eyes flashed a venomous green as he looked directly at Dario.

Dario instantly ducked and looked like he had just seen a ghost. "Yep, he's mad. We gotta go!"

"Not without Star, we're not leaving him behind!" Asha scolded him. Even with a mad king breathing down their necks, she refused to leave the star.

Gabo rolled his eyes. "Well, I hope you have some magic of your own, sister. Because we can't exactly fight magic with the power of friendship!"

Gabo didn't intend to give Asha an idea, but he did.

Magnifico turned his attention back to the star as he pushed the rather heavy rubble out his path. He desired the star's power now more than ever. Not just so he and his wife could have infinite magic to conquer the world.

Right now all he could think about was the pleasure he would get from killing the star on the spot. The man looked at the starboy with newfound hatred for his existence. At the moment, only one word came to mind as he spoke. "Abomination."

Star's eyes narrowed at the king as he pawed the ground, returning a harsh word of his own. "Stupid Head."

With lighting like speed, his semi-large antlers collided with the king's staff, causing the two of them to be locked in a battle of strength. Deer!Star was attempting to break the staff with his antlers, but it didn't seem to be budging. The star didn't have experience in fighting, but he knew if he stopped now, his friends were toast. "I won't let you hurt them! Or anyone else!" he shouted at the king

Magnifico on other hand was getting furious with how long with battle was going. He never imagined getting the magic would be this difficult—or stubborn. He pushed back against the magical deer, forcing him to slide backwards. "You're even more foolish than I thought...." the king grunted.

As the magic between them kept growing stronger, the animation style on two began to change. Going from the traditionally animated, to a more sharp, anime-esque style. Magnifico and Star now had green and yellow outlines on them as their magic was constantly flaring.

Magnifico was growing tired of this match, so he quickly grabbed Deer!Star's antlers and threw him into a pile of barrels. "Don't tell me you're getting attached to more people?" He laughed and started walking towards the rubble in defiance. "You don't belong here, and you never will. The only thing you're good for is power. Why else would some peasant call on you?"

He tightly gripped his staff to stab the star who was still down, this time to get the job done. Deer!Star "And I will take that power...." The staff slowly raised into the air. His voice echoed with pent up rage. "Even if I have to take it from your yellow corpse!"

Right before the deed could be done, something flew over Magnifico's head and bounced against the wall. When the object fell it turned out to be just an ordinary apple. Caught off guard, the king turned and saw Dario with his arm extended out. The rest of the teens were further back and hiding behind a stall.

Dario sheepishly grinned at the king.

Gabo on the other hand, was ready to blow. "You....missed? How could you miss?! HE WAS THREE FEET FROM YOU!!" He shouted at the lanky teen.

"My bad!" Dario laughed uncomfortably.

Magnifico had the most confused expression you could imagine at the whole thing. Then he realized, that was the whole point. When he turned, the star wasn't a deer anymore, but instead a-

"KANGAROO! He actually did it!" Dario laughed, before Bazeema pulled him away.

(Wasn't expecting a Rescuers Down Under reference were you? Neither was I. 😅)

Star quickly gave the king a few quick jabs to the stomach, making him jump back far enough to avoid another attack. "Come on! You want to fight hand to...paw?" He chided the king as he pretend to box. (Ignoring the fact he still had no idea how to actually fight)

He jumped forward gave him a hard swipe of his tail that sent him sliding further backwards in pain.

Magnifico growled. "I'm not falling for anymore of your asinine games! I am the king of Rosas and I will not be mocked by a childish star with amateur magic!" he absorbed more magic into his hand and grabbed the now marsupial star by his neck.

The king was even stronger than before, the star could feel the evil magic radiating off of the king, it was almost unbearable.

"Once I'm done with you, the rest of Asha's traitors are next. I can finally wipe that smile off your face as I kill them!" The man beginning to sound more like a madman with the more power he absorbed.

However, Kangaroo!Star had enough strength to give Magnifico a good strong kick, forcing him to fly across the ground. Star was beginning to feel tired, realizing the Nan had drained some of his magic again. How was he going to beat this guy long enough for everyone to get away?

Usually he came up with some good plans, but he was to distracted by the king slowly getting back to think of anything!

His left ear twitched as he heard Asha call his name. She was still with the others as they prepared themselves to be distractions again. "Star! His power comes from the staff! Change into a snake!"

He didn't quite understand how that was supposed to work, but he did it. Once he transformed into a giant slinky snake, he asked "Now what?"

The poor star was a bit slow to grasp things at times, but this was a terrible one. The entire group shouted in unison: "Tie him up!"

It finally clicked. "OH! GO IT!" He quickly slithered over to Magnifico and wrapped himself tightly around the king.

His exposed arms were quickly grabbed by a few of the teens, trying to keep the man from shooting anymore magic at them as he attempted to thrash himself free. "UNHAND ME YOU WORTHLESS PEASANTS!" Gabo grabbed the arm that held the staff, and tried to rip the crystal off. But there was a problem... "IT WON'T BUDGE!" Gabo exclaimed. "What did you use, evil super glue?"

Asha went over and tried to help Gabo get the thing off. Time was running out though, as the teens could feel that he was charging up his magic to blast them all at once. "If I'm going down, you're all coming with me!" The mad king threatened.

Before it could go off, a furry brown blur whizzed by the two teens and snatched the crystal off the staff. On the ground, Valentino turned and triumphantly showed the green crystal between his teeth.

"HA! THAT'S MY GOAT!" Gabo exclaimed. At least he didn't have to resort to stabbing the king's hand as his plan B. This was much better.

"Val, hit the crystal as hard as you can, its the only way to stop this!" Asha told her furry friend.

Valentino nodded and was about to hit the crystal with his front hooves, when he was pounced on by a lynx.

Sabor grinned wickedly as he looked down at his prey.

Asha ran to help the little got, but without thinking, she let Magnifico's arm go. "Asha, wait-" Gabo started to warn her, but it was too late.

Magnifico stored up enough of his magic to force everyone off of him. They went flying across the ground away from him.

"Okay, now he's really mad. Let's get out of here!" Dario advised as he scrambled to get away. The others soon followed him, and took Asha with them. Not wanting to leave Valentino behind, Gabo swiftly kicked Sabor off of the goat, sending him flying into a sack of flour. Part of him felt good to get back at that cat for giving him his facial scar.

Asha grabbed Valentino, but there was no sign of the crystal.

"No time to waste, let's go!" Hal said as she pushed Asha forward and back to the rest of the teens.

Star fell to the ground and changed back to his human form, this time actually feeling more of the pain from the king's magic as he held his chest in pain.

A flour coated Sabor limped over to Magnifico and coughed up the green crystal like a hairball.

The king had to ignore the cat slobber and just put the crystal back in its rightful place on his staff. "About time you made yourself useful to me." He commented, not even looking at the cat in the eye.

The lynx growled as he glared at Magnifico, but he knew better than to anger him. So he just scowled and walked away back to his true master.

The starboy was still on the ground, but he was beginning to regain consciousness. Magnifico couldn't let that happen.

"Its time to end this right here and now. Before you get any other smart ideas. Time to claim our power!" his voice boomed. As the end of his staff began to glow a bright green, brighter than it was previously.

Magnifico grabbed the staff with both hands and swirled the wand in a giant circular motion. He repeated the motion over and over until the green circle became complete.

The circle began humming and moaning, as if it was a giant creature inside. It would be rather fitting since Magnifico was gripping his staff like a leash, trying to keep it under control. "Try to fly your way out of this one, brat!" He mocked the star with a wicked grin.

Star slowly opened his eyes and felt himself being dragged forward. He looked up and saw a giant green black hole, and it was pulling him in!

"Time to fly!" Star exclaimed as he turned into a parrot and flew off to finally join Asha and the other teens.

Only, as he was flying, he noticed that he didn't seem to be going anywhere. In fact, he felt like he was going backwards without trying. He looked behind him and saw that he was still being pulled backwards.

The star changed his form again, this time to his horse form. But he was still slowly being pulled away.

"OH, COME ON!" the star exclaimed in frustration as he rapidly changed his animal forms into something heavy enough to get away. With each failed attempt, he was panicking more and more. In desperation he tried just about any animal: a deer, lion, tiger, bear-

"Oh my! Having a bit trouble are we?" The king lightly mocked the star. "Where are your jokes now?" Only the king was laughing now.

Finally, Star turned into an elephant, which stopped his slow descent into the black hole. But he couldn't celebrate just yet, he still had to escape!

Elephant!Star started marching forward and fighting against Magnifico's pull. "Gotta...get back...to Asha." He grunted as he slowly took large steps forward.

Magnifico's eyes widened with horror, that thing was STILL fighting back?! And he was getting away again? No, not now, not when he was so close to his prize!

The magical tug-of-war was interrupted by Queen Amaya who stepped onto the scene right on cue.

(In case you're wondering, Sabor is just sort of in the background, he's just had enough of all this 😂)

"Darling, I could use a hand here! Our victory is quite literally walking away!" Magnifico said in a annoyed tone.

"As always, Mi rey..." She started as she pulled a small yet familiar red vial from her sleeve. "I've come prepared."

Her voice was calm, as if there wasn't a giant yellow elephant standing before as she walked to the other side of the black hole.

"This should put you in your place..." Amaya quietly threatened the star. She threw the vial directly onto the back of Elephant! Star, covering him in a red and making him cough.

"Gross, what was that?" He said, disgusted after the mist cleared. "Wait...I'm feeling kind of weird..." Star mumbled as he felt his entire body began to shake rapidly.

In a bright red flash, Star was instantly back to his human form. "No! Nononono!" He panicked and tried to turn into the elephant again, only this time, nothing happened. No matter what animal he thought of, he couldn't transform into anything! "WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?!"

"Oh, that was simply a spell had I been brewing for a while now." Amaya giggled as she enjoyed seeing Star in distress. "Your animal antics have been getting in our way long enough, so I made a spell put a stop it long enough for you to enter the crystal."

And with that she walked past him as if he was nothing more than a gnat.

Star couldn't see her face, but he could feel her glaring at him. Without his animal powers, he had to muster whatever strength he had into flying away.

Magnifico crackles as he reaches his victory. He decided to mock the star one more time. "Don't worry, its nice and roomy so it'll be like you're back in space! It'll feel just like home!"

Star's mind snapped back to his time in space. All he could see was Earth and the near total blackness of space.

How he wanted to go there.

How he wanted to meet humans.

How he didn't want to be alone.

"YOU'RE NOT SENDING ME BACK!" Star screamed as he charged up more of his magic and flew harder than he did before.

But as hard as he tried, it was getting clear that it wasn't going to be enough for him.

Before he met his fate, only thing was in his mind.

Asha, I'm sorry...

As this was happening, we cut back to the teens nearly in the clear. They had nearly reached the pathway to Bazeema's hideout when Asha suddenly stopped.

Dahlia was the first to notice. "Asha? What's wrong?"

The girl looked behind her where the fight was still going. She could feel as if something was wrong. "I have to go back."

"Are you nuts, woman? Why? Magnifico will turn you ashes in a second!" Gabo exclaimed. As much he liked causing problems, this was one fight he was actually glad to get away from...

"Look, I just need to go. Star needs help." That was all she said before dashing off.

Dahlia's jaw dropped in disbelief. "How do you even know that? He's literally made of magic!" She shouted to her friend, but she was already gone.

Safi sneezed once again. "AAAAAACHOO!!" He looked at the rest of the teens as he sniffed. "You're all thinking the same stupid idea, aren't you?"

Back into the magical fight, Star was inching closer to the portal, which was slowly taking some of his magic. While he was in absolute terror, Magnifico was overjoyed.

"I believe it's finally realized it's defeat! Shall we take our prize together, darling?" He offered.

Amaya was about to accept when Sabor pulled on her dress to get her attention. She looked down and saw the lynx hissing as he pointed to the target: Asha was coming in fast.

This girl was becoming more and more of a nuisance everyday. Since her husband already had the star, Amaya decided to take advantage of the situation and deal with Asha herself. Or more accurately, make a deal with Asha.

Amaya slowly raised her hands into the air and with a quick strike, she covered the girl in green smoke, blinding her.

When Asha opened her eyes, she was no longer in danger. Heck, she wasn't even in Rosas anymore!

We then see the Hamlet has been restored to its former state, only now it looks brighter than ever with life. The people there seemed be more joyful and not constantly looking over their shoulder for an attack. They looked...happy?

Asha knew this had to be an illusion, but it all felt so real to her.

At that moment, Amaya gently placed her hand on her shoulder. But Asha was so immersed, she didn't even realize the queen was there until she spoke. "Do you like what you see? Isn’t this whole life better than running fear for the rest of your life?"

She was back home in the Hamlet with her mother, saba, Valentino. Usually its a small gathering at their house when it came to Sabino's music, but with the addition of the seven teens and even Flazino joining them. This was something she always imagined for her family and community: To be safe and free.

Amaya continued, "I must say, Asha. When you dream, you don't just dream for yourself. You dream for those around you. Quite admirable."

Asha was beginning to fall into the trap, as she smiled seeing everyone happy together. Her smile slowly faded the longer she looked at the scenario. Something was missing... or rather someone.

She turned to Amaya. "Where's Star?"

"Oh dear, I thought it would be so clear." The queen had a slight mock in her tone as she explained. "You can have your family and your life back. All you have to do to make this reality, is to hand over star. Forever. You can forget any of this ever happened, and live a peaceful life you've always wanted for your people. I say its a fair deal, yes? You're almost there."

For a moment, Asha looked back at the illusion of her family and new friends being together, genuinely being at peace to live a normal life again. But not everyone she loved was in the picture.

Asha finally glared at the Queen with determined eyes. "That's not the life I want. Not without him."

The queen sighed deeply. "I was hoping you would be smarter in this situation. But alas, you are still young. There's a lot of your father's spirit in you..." She then tried one last trick as she approached Asha.

"Its sweet that you care for it so much, but you seem to treat it like it means more than a friend to you. Frankly, he's more like a pet."

That made Asha completely regain control of her senses as she clenched her fist. "My Star is not a pet!"

She quickly dashed passed Amaya and through the fake Hamlet. She didn't stop until she emerged from the illusion cloud. The illusion itself dissipated and the scene

Amaya growled as she pulled a hidden dagger from her sleeve. "Get back here you-" her threat was cut short as she fell over something small and furry. She looked behind her and saw a little goat stick her tongue out at her, then ran in Asha's direction.

Back near the magic black hole, Star had run out of strength to keep flying. The thing he feared the most might be coming for him after all...

Just as Star was getting sucked in, he felt a hand grab his arm and stop him. He opened his eyes and saw Asha pulling with all her might to break him free.

"What are you doing?! You're gonna get sucked in too!" Star exclaimed. "Just get away while you can!"

Asha grabbed Star's arm and pulled with both hands now. She could feel herself already getting slowly pulled in, but she kept trying to free her friend. "No!" She yelled back. "I'll never leave you behind, I just couldn't do that to you!"

At that moment, the star felt something change within him as he looked at Asha. Something that was different from his adoration of Earth. While Star had never experienced it for himself, it was the growth of something he thought he would never feel in his life:

Love.

It would take him just a little bit longer to realize it. And with this new feeling he immediately grabbed Asha's wrist with his free hand and attempted to pull himself away from the black hole.

"Its no use, little one! The star is ours!" Magnifico cackled as he was ready to achieve his victory.

Suddenly, Asha could feel something wrap around her waste. She turned her head and saw Dahlia attempting to pull her back. "Don't let go of him! You can do this!" Dahlia encouraged her as the wind began to howl louder.

Behind Dahlia was Gabo, holding on as tight as he could to her and pulling back. "You better not die on us, Asha! You still got a monarchy to tear down!" He yelled, hoping that they couldn't see the tears in his eyes forming.

Behind Gabo was Dario, followed by Hal, Safi, Bazeema, Simon and little Valentino pulling on Simon's shirt with all his strength to help.

"Amaya, I could use some extra hands here!" Magnifico said impatiently. He could feel the magic was beginning to cease from his staff, and he didn't know how much longer it would last.

"Do. Not. Rush. Me." Amaya actually sounded annoyed with him for the first time. She grabbed onto the staff alongside her husband while Sabor clenched a part of it with his paw, contributing what little he could.

As both sides were pulling with all their might, the combination of magic kept building up until-

BOOM! 💥

Both groups were flown backwards due to the force of the blast.

As everyone tried to shake off the magical explosion and get to their feet, Asha had successfully pulled Star out of the royals reach. When they had landed, Star had ended up wrapping his arms around Asha after she freed him. When she sat up, Star was still holding onto her.

"That was close...are you alright, Star?" Asha asked.

Asha didn't hear an answer out of Star. Instead he just kept holding her and could feel his arms shaking. It was as if he wanted to keep her from leaving. "....Star?" She tried asking again.

This time, the star changed his into his familiar mouse form. He still didn't speak, but it was more clear that he was shaking out of fear. He didn't even look up at Asha.

"Come on, we gotta go before they get back up!" Hal warned her as she helped her up.

Unfortunately, there wasn't time to ask questions. Instead, Asha gently held him in her hands and ran as fast as she could with the others.

Behind them, she could hear the king's voice filled with rage. "You traitorous brats! If you ever want to see your family again, you better bring that star to us at the ceremony. Or their deaths will be your head!"

He aimed his staff at the group, only to find that the crystal at the top was missing. "Don't tell me you managed to drop it." Amaya chided him.

The man looked up and saw Bazeema quickly following behind the group. She turned, and was holding the crystal in her hand. "I'm sorry, but I really needed to take this!" She didn't need to apologize to the homicidal villains, but she did anyway.

The king rolled his eyes and threw he staff to the side. "Fine, we can handle you with our own hands!" He announced as he held his wife's free hand.

"Now there's an idea I agree with!" Amaya agreed. She prefered this method than always relying on that staff anyway.

A sickly green blast of magic was headed straight towards the teens, prepared to kill them in the spot. They had almost no time to react!

Simon leaped in front of the fleeing group and slammed down a knight's shield to the ground, blocking the royal's magical attack just in time.

"Keep going! I can hold them off for a minute!" Simon grunted as he pushed with all his might against the shield.

Gabo came back and grabbed the back of his shirt. "Ooooh no you don't! We don't need another sacrifice moment! Just hurry up and come with us!"

"I'm going to protect everyone in Rosas even if its against our own rulers!" Simon yelled back. Then in a last feat of strength, he punched the shield into the ground, making it stay in place as the magic blast continued to hit the object.

When he was sure it was secure he finally joined the others. However, his eyes were looking more tired than before.

The king and queen ran out of energy and had to cease in their attack. Amaya was tired, but fine. However, Magnifico looked like he hadn't slept in weeks as he fell to his knees in exhaustion.

She took her husband's face in her hands. He looked slightly pale after expelling so much magic. "Dear, you need rest. You've done more than enough." Both her face and tone was filled with concern.

Magnifico gave her a weak smile. "I appreciate your concern, Amaya."

He had enough strength to get back on his feet. As looked in the direction where the teens left, his thoughts were consumed with revenge. Not just on the pathetic star, but also Asha and the traitors of traitors of Rosas.

They won't make a fool of him again, especially not tonight...

"But I've had enough of these games. Before the ceremony, I believe it's time we turn to a friend on the other side..." The king's voice grew deeper as the camera zooms in on his green eyes.

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FINAL THOUGHTS

Actual footage of my hands after writing for over a month:

After a whole month of an absence, I FINALLY FINISHED A NEW CHAPTER! 😭 Believe it or not, as long as this chapter is, I still had to cut it short! The next song was meant to be in this chapter, but because work got in the way and hadn't written in so long, I decided to wait until the next chapter. But rest assured, the biggest parts are coming still, and just in time for the anniversary of the story!

I also have been obsessed with the Sonic movies and franchise lately and its spiraled into me making an AU around Silver the Hedgehog and his spin off story, so that also took over my mind too, lol.

So back to this story, I really wanted to show the growth of Asha and the teens together since the movie had them just be friends from the start without explanation. And even then, they just didn't have enough chemistry for me to get why I should care about them. They haven't been friends for years like in the movie, so I wanted to build up their trust in each other and to Star and Asha, even with Dahlia's betrayal. And at least they would ALL have some kind of purpose multiple times in the story. Maybe friendship really is magic! 😂

I wanted this chapter to be a big moment for not only Simon to prove he wants to be a knight, but also where Star fully fell for Asha, but he wouldn't realize it until someone told him why he's been feeling different about her. Though he thinks Asha only sees him as a friend...😅 LOTS of things are going to happen to Star and Asha and most of it is good, but you'll probably want some tissues near the end of the story!

It feels good to back to writing and the Wish Rewrite fandom, and to have some fun with this AU again! Thanks so much for your patience, and I promise the next one won't take as long! 😂

Thanks for reading!

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Right now, families are facing unimaginable hardship-lives uprooted, homes lost, dignity threatened. We’re reaching out not for charity, but for solidarity. Our struggle is one for justice, dignity, and collective survival. 🌱 Why Your Contribution MattersDirect, Transparent Aid: Every pound you give provides immediate relief-food, shelter, and medicine. There are no barriers or bureaucracy; all aid reaches the people who need it. Restore Dignity & Autonomy: Your gift isn’t just a donation-it’s a stand for dignity, autonomy, and the belief that no one should face deprivation alone. Empowerment, Not Handouts: Together, we create a commons-a community of care where support is given and received freely.

👐 How You Can Help

Donate What You Can

Whether it’s £5 or £500, every single contribution is a seed of hope. Our current urgent needs:$12,117 raised; £20,000 goal Every £40 or £60 donation puts food on a family’s table or medicine in caring hands.

Share and Amplify

Help us break the silence. Share this appeal across your networks-every repost, comment, and story increases our collective power.

Engage in Solidarity

This isn’t just fundraising; it’s building a broader movement for justice. Start conversations about participatory support, mutual aid, and grassroots solutions. 🌍 Where Does Your Donation Go?100% to families in crisis Decisions on allocation are made democratically and transparently, with community input and updates shared regularly.

✊ Universal Solidarity: No One Left Behind

We are united in diversity-open, inclusive, and committed to transformative justice. Your support protects the right to life and dignity, and affirms our collective power to resist injustice and care for one another. Donate, Share, and Stand in Solidarity Today

Because another world is not only possible-it’s necessary.

[Donate Now-Every act of kindness, every pound, is a step towards justice.]

Save Baby anaam’s Life!🙏🏻😭

My 10-month-old daughter, Anam, is fighting for her life in the hospital. Every day that passes without comprehensive treatment increases her risk of developing the disease. We are doing our best, but the exorbitant medical costs are beyond our ability.😭

Her life depends on your kindness and generosity. Any donation, no matter how small, can make the difference between hope and despair.🥹🙏🏻💔

Help us give Enaam a chance at life. Donate and share her story with your friends. Please, my friend, don't leave me here alone.🙏🏻💔💔😭😭🙏🏻

Help my baby 🍉😭

[sunnyashe]

part 1, part 2

*conversation wherein Jazz starts needling Soundwave, resulting in him trying to use Megatron's defection as leverage*

[headfullof-ideas]

HELP I JUST CAME UP WITH ANOTHER ANT!ANGST PROMPT-

[daringdoombringer]

Virginia got a good batch of snow for the new year, couldn’t resist taking some toy photos before it melts! y’all know ice and snow is my thing❄️✨

my hands are freezing, worth it.

[merlinfromberlin]

I have to admit that this fandom has conditioned me well.

I just need to read or hear the words Tyger Pax and my stomach turns into a pit full of anxious scraplets trying to eat each other because scrap is about to go down.

Nothing good ever comes from that place.

[lookasmallbean]

Hello everyone! I have been posting doodles here and there but definitely want to do something more. So why not pit all of my interests that my followers and I have. What could go wrong?? /joking

[lordzannis]

Vetted by association! They are a friend of @/gazamaha-1 (Vetted by association! Maha and her family have been vouched for by Hanan Mahmoud (@/hanangaza) (shared by 90-ghost, #140 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Tips for More Effective Outreach

Include a direct link to the fundraiser in every post or message. Use compelling visuals: photos of families, volunteers, and the relief work being done.

Share stories or testimonials (with permission) from those helped. Provide frequent, transparent updates on progress and impact.

Invite feedback and involvement-ask your community for ideas on fundraising events or actions.

Emergency Relief Fundraiser: Stand in Solidarity, Share Hope! 🍉🌿🇵🇸

💔 The Need is Urgent. The Response is Collective.

Right now, families are facing unimaginable hardship-lives uprooted, homes lost, dignity threatened. We’re reaching out not for charity, but for solidarity. Our struggle is one for justice, dignity, and collective survival. 🌱 Why Your Contribution Matters

Direct, Transparent Aid: Every pound you give provides immediate relief-food, shelter, and medicine. There are no barriers or bureaucracy; all aid reaches the people who need it.

Restore Dignity & Autonomy: Your gift isn’t just a donation-it’s a stand for dignity, autonomy, and the belief that no one should face deprivation alone.

Empowerment, Not Handouts: Together, we create a commons-a community of care where support is given and received freely.

👐 How You Can Help

Donate What You Can

Whether it’s £5 or £500, every single contribution is a seed of hope. Our current urgent needs: $491 / $30,000 goal

Every £40 or £60 donation puts food on a family’s table or medicine in caring hands.

Share and Amplify

Help us break the silence. Share this appeal across your networks-every repost, comment, and story increases our collective power.

Engage in Solidarity

This isn’t just fundraising; it’s building a broader movement for justice. Start conversations about participatory support, mutual aid, and grassroots solutions. 🌍 Where Does Your Donation Go?100% to families in crisis Decisions on allocation are made democratically and transparently, with community input and updates shared regularly.

✊ Universal Solidarity: No One Left Behind

We are united in diversity-open, inclusive, and committed to transformative justice. Your support protects the right to life and dignity, and affirms our collective power to resist injustice and care for one another. Donate, Share, and Stand in Solidarity Today

Because another world is not only possible-it’s necessary.

[Donate Now-Every act of kindness, every pound, is a step towards justice.]

Help a young man from Gaza💔

Help Kamal, he is in special needs.

In the heart of war-torn Gaza, lives Kamal, a 20-year-old young man with Down syndrome. Despite his condition and the endless conflict around him, Kamal has always faced life with a smilea quiet strength that shines even through rubble and ruin.

But today, Kamal is no longer able to endure alone😭💔.

He suffers from serious heart issues and depends on lifesaving medication every month, along with regular physical therapy sessions😭. Since the latest wave of destruction, his local clinic has been reduced to dust, and his medications have become either unavailable or unaffordable.

His mother, who lost everything but her son, says:

“People fear bombs, but my greatest fear is not being able to buy Kamal’s medicine💔😭”

[krawdad]

This is kind of a random still but it is a good example of why I'm enjoying this journey to the west adaptation so much

[vesrimm]

Each day the Corpus progresses, the dreams get worse. And he gets closer. Almost impossible to ignore.

I forced myself to draw. There was gonna be some funny symbolism moment (tm) but I realized it didn't rlly fit into the bg at all so that's gone now. Now it's just red. [:

[dargonpoop]

loving all this strike action while pluto is stuck in retrograde at the anaretic degree of capricorn sometimes it really is too uncanny

[lordzannis]

✅ Vetted by @gazavetters — The verified number is (#577) ✅

Emergency Relief Fundraiser: Stand in Solidarity, Share Hope! 🍉🌿🇵🇸

💔 The Need is Urgent. The Response is Collective.

Right now, families are facing unimaginable hardship-lives uprooted, homes lost, dignity threatened. We’re reaching out not for charity, but for solidarity. Our struggle is one for justice, dignity, and collective survival. 🌱 Why Your Contribution Matters

Direct, Transparent Aid: Every pound you give provides immediate relief-food, shelter, and medicine. There are no barriers or bureaucracy; all aid reaches the people who need it.

Restore Dignity & Autonomy: Your gift isn’t just a donation-it’s a stand for dignity, autonomy, and the belief that no one should face deprivation alone.

Empowerment, Not Handouts: Together, we create a commons-a community of care where support is given and received freely.

👐 How You Can Help

Donate What You Can

Whether it’s £5 or £500, every single contribution is a seed of hope.

Share and Amplify

Help us break the silence. Share this appeal across your networks-every repost, comment, and story increases our collective power.

Engage in Solidarity

This isn’t just fundraising; it’s building a broader movement for justice. Start conversations about participatory support, mutual aid, and grassroots solutions. 🌍 Where Does Your Donation Go?

100% to families in crisis. Decisions on allocation are made democratically and transparently, with community input and updates , shared regularly.

✊ Universal Solidarity: No One Left Behind

We are united in diversity-open, inclusive, and committed to transformative justice.

Your support protects the right to life and dignity, and affirms our collective power to resist injustice and care for one another. Donate, Share, and Stand in Solidarity Today

Because another world is not only possible’s necessary.

Tips for More Effective Outreach

Include a direct link to the fundraiser in every post or message. Use compelling visuals: photos of families, volunteers, and the relief work being done.

Share stories or testimonials (with permission) from those helped. Provide frequent, transparent updates on progress and impact.

Invite feedback and involvement- ask your community for ideas on fundraising events or actions.

🕊 A Mother’s Plea – Help Us Survive the War in Gaza 🕊

✅ Vetted by @gazavetters — My verified number is (#577) ✅

We are not numbers. We are mothers, children, and families caught in a nightmare no one should endure. My son and I are fighting for our lives in Gaza — for food, shelter, and the simple right to survive.

💔 Every dollar, every share, every kind word matters more than you can imagine.

If you can help, please support us through our verified campaign

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Please don’t scroll past. Your help can mean the difference between despair and hope.

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[beepmon]

i really hate how i see ken get woobified down a lot by the fandom and even in the show just bc oh no he was just processed he’s actually just a sweet bean capable of no harm and i just don’t think that’s true like the dark seed mostly just makes you the worst version of yourself and in a more meta pov it’s about how his grief and inferiority complex let him harbor a really toxic mindset bc he felt isolated and how even the kindest people can become abusers and that a lot of his redemption arc could’ve been handled a bit better of him actually making more amends rather than wormon and daisuke instantly forgiving him. how do you deradicalize yourself? how do you reconnect to your inner kindness after the world turned you cruel?

that’s why i like ioris interaction with ken a lot bc iori is the character that makes ken take a hard look at himself but in a constructive way. it’s not the version of himself that wanted to die after looking at his crimes but the version of himself that is being held accountable by the character that cares most about justice and authenticity.

[risingshine]

Iyanna- if you could have a magical anime ✨️ power- what would it be?

"..I do not know: I do not watch anime." She watches animal planet like a nerd.

[great-and-small]

When I was in vet school I went to this one lecture that I will never forget. Various clubs would have different guest lecturers come in to talk about relevant topics and since I was in the Wildlife Disease Association club I naturally attended all the wildlife and conservation discussions. Well on this particular occasion, the speakers started off telling us they had been working on a project involving the conservation of lemurs in Madagascar. Lemurs exist only in Madagascar, and they are in real trouble; they’re considered the most endangered group of mammals on Earth. This team of veterinarians was initially assembled to address threats to lemur health and work on conservation solutions to try and save as many lemur species from extinction as possible. As they explored the most present dangers to lemurs they found that although habitat loss was the primary problem for these vulnerable animals, predation by humans was a significant cause of losses as well. The vets realized it was crucial for the hunting of lemurs by native people to stop, but of course this is not so simple a problem.

The local Malagasy people are dealing with extreme poverty and food insecurity, with nearly half of children under five years old suffering from chronic malnutrition. The local people have always subsisted on hunting wildlife for food, and as Madagascar’s wildlife population declines, the people who rely on so-called bushmeat to survive are struggling more and more. People are literally starving.

Our conservation team thought about this a lot. They had initially intended to focus efforts on education but came to understand that this is not an issue arising from a lack of knowledge. For these people it is a question of survival. It doesn’t matter how many times a foreigner tells you not to eat an animal you’ve hunted your entire life, if your child is starving you are going to do everything in your power to keep your family alive.

So the vets changed course. Rather than focus efforts on simply teaching people about lemurs, they decided to try and use veterinary medicine to reduce the underlying issue of food insecurity. They supposed that if a reliable protein source could be introduced for the people who needed it, the dependence on meat from wildlife would greatly decrease. So they got to work establishing new flocks of chickens in the most at-risk communities, and also initiated an aggressive vaccination program for Newcastle disease (an infectious illness of poultry that is of particular concern in this area). They worked with over 600 households to ensure appropriate husbandry and vaccination for every flock, and soon found these communities were being transformed by the introduction of a steady protein source. Families with a healthy flock of chickens were far less likely to hunt wild animals like lemurs, and fewer kids went hungry. Thats what we call a win-win situation.

This chicken vaccine program became just one small part of an amazing conservation outreach initiative in Madagascar that puts local people at the center of everything they do. Helping these vulnerable communities of people helps similarly vulnerable wildlife, always. If we go into a country guns-blazing with that fire for conservation in our hearts and a plan to save native animals, we simply cannot ignore the humans who live around them. Doing so is counterintuitive to creating an effective plan because whether we recognize it or not, humans and animals are inextricably linked in many ways. A true conservation success story is one that doesn’t leave needy humans in its wake, and that is why I think this particular story has stuck with me for so long.

(Source 1)

(Source 2- cool video exploring this initiative from some folks involved)

(Source 3)