#jade branch

[lead-to-light]

Jade Lanolin suddenly appears in front of a crying Lanolin with a loud groan.

"Is there no version of me that's actually happy?" she asks herself before giving her younger, interdimensional self a look that her own version of the diamond cutters knew all too well. "So, what's up? Boy troubles? Girl troubles? Overwhelmed by paperwork? Did Surge get stuck in the printer again?"

Not at all caring if this older Lanolin was really from another dimension or hallucination, LTL-Lanolin began explaining.

"Tangle and Whisper," she spat, her sorrow boiling back to rage.

Jade Lanolin’s eyebrows shot up, not at all expecting this answer, "Uh-"

But it was too late as her younger alternate self was now full steam ahead, "Ever since they got together they've been flaking on me more and more! Leaving me with all the goddamn paperwork! Always coming up with some sort of excuse to get out of it saying stuff like they're doing something important when in reality they're sucking each other's lungs out!"

Grimacing at that particular image, Jade Lanolin tried to get in another word, "Woah okay let's just calm down-"

But to no avail, "Even before they got together they were doing nonsense like this! Like when they went to the beach with Jewel they sent me a text telling me where they were going! Not even an invite! And guess who had to do their fucking paperwork? ME!"

Realizing she was never getting a word in while she was like this, the older sheep decided to let her vent.

"And then today happened. I finally got them to help me with the paperwork and all they do is just bitch and moan! They even insinuated that I must love doing paperwork because I'm doing it all the time when the reason I'm doing all the time is because they're never fucking helping me!"

Holy shit you two what the hell are you doing! Jade Lanolin thought.

She was pacing now, "Then the chaotix showed up, some shenanigans happened and then I found out that they were hired by Tangle and Whisper to figure out who I had a crush on!"

"They did what!?" The older Lanolin shouted, completely appalled.

"And when I found out when they revealed that I had a crush on Surge, Whisper had the goddamn gall judge me and to try make it about her-"

"Hold up! Surge? You have a crush on her?!"Jade-Lanolin shouted.

Before she knew it, her younger self was all up in her face, "YEAH I DO! YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH THAT TOO!?"

Jade Lanolin put her hands up and backed away, "Nope! None at all I was just suprised!" Good God am I really that scary?

But her younger selfs shout seemed to expel all the explosive anger she had, now speaking quietly, "And then I just saw red. I yelled at them about the absolute desecration of privacy and trust they committed by hiring detectives to look into my private life. I screamed at Whisper how she just couldn't let me be selfish for once and let me love the person who's been there for me way more than them."

Jade Lanolin smothered a gasp, Shit it's flat out love!

"I yelled how they never helped me with the mundane stuff. It's just…..I don't know when exactly they turned into such fair weather friends," she muttered.

Fair weather is really the right word here honestly. She hid it well but the older Lanolin was one boiling in anger on her alternate selfs behalf.

"But the worst part was when I started yelling at them how I was the only one who was trying to figure out when the next big threat was, Tangle asked why I was so paranoid and I….I," LTL-Lanolin started choking up suddenly, prompting the older sheep to get closer and put a steady hand on her shoulder. Giving her all the time she needed. "And I told her it's because I didn't want to lose another parent," she whimpered and began to cry once again.

Just like that an age old wound was opened up within Jade-Lanolin. But as badly as the wound burned, these strange circumstances allowed her the opportunity to do the one thing she always wanted to do.

She gave her younger self a deep consoling hug. It took everything she had not to weep alongside her. She didn't know how long they had to hold each other, but she wasn't letting go first. After a while, the younger sheep let go but still looked lost.

"Is there anyone you can talk to?" Jade-Lanolin asked gently.

Sniffing wetly,, LTL-Lanolin said, "Well, Surge is out of the question for obvious reasons and Dad and I aren't on speaking terms."

DAD?! Okay a number of things are different in this universe!

"Oh wait, there is someone I can call!" LTL-Lanolin said, turning around to pick up her phone. But as she did this a portal opened up beneath her older self dropping her back into her own universe.

Now sitting on the floor of her office room, she pounded a fist into the ground, "Dammit there is a time limit! I need to start marking down how long each of these incidents take…….I really hope things turn out well for her." Picking herself up she strolled over to her desk and sat down. Turning her gaze to her paperwork stacked on her desk made her bid a hasty retreat out the door, presently unable to handle the sight of it. While walking out the door and to her favorite coffee store, a thought drifted into her mind

Tangle and Whisper never lied to me to get out of doing paperwork like that…..right?

[askror]

*A wormhole open up in the sky above the ship and before you know it, Sang-mi crashes face first onto the deck.*

"How did...?" The unfortunately deposited tenrec peeled herself off of the boards she'd faceplanted on with a groan, a little blood dribbling from one nostril. Bleary eyes take in a star-dotted sky overhead that seems to go for miles and miles, and the sound of the living breathing awe-inspiring existence of the ocean filled her ears to boot. And then the raccoon. The raccoon, who is looking at her from behind a ship wheel twice her size. A long, wordless staring contest began... Or at least it felt eternally long to the rattled and bewildered Sang-mi, before Marine cupped her hands around her mouth: "Oi, Surge! A bigger, prettier version of you just fell outta the sky!"

"Surge..?! Wait, what's-"

"The hell d'you mean bigger and prettier?! Lemme get a look at this friggin' beanpole and I'll-" A hand went to Sang-mi's shoulder and promptly spun her around on her heel, and she abruptly found herself staring down at another tenrec who hand her hands on her hips, linen muffler cloak fluttering behind her in the sea breeze dramatically. The tied up quills. The dagger-teeth currently displayed in a perplexed frown. Okay, the big billowy cape was a little crazy, but-

"M-Min-Ji?! I mean, Surge?!"

"Woah. Uh. You... kinda do look like me." Surge looked her up and down, wisely not contesting either of the two qualifiers Marine gave her anymore. "Not that I'd ever wear something so damn lacy. A sundress? Gimme a break."

"Min-ji, What's going on?! Who's that raccoon? Where's Jewel? Where-" The questions came in an outpour before she managed to stop herself, stiffen, and ask: "Why are we on an old-timey pirate ship?"

"What's Mingee? Is that an Earth swear? Am I gonna get in trouble if I say it? Am I in trouble right now?" Marine asked loudly from her perch behind the wheel. The tenrecs ignored her.

"So, to answer your questions..." Surge began to count each of them off on her fingers as she spoke, "Dunno know who Min-ji is, the raccoon's a little scumbag who drives boats, dunno who Jewel is, and you fell from a magical hole in the sky onto a boat in the middle of the ocean in another dimension where I'm sailing with the Princess of a magical empire to try to find a legendary sword and some enchanted talking rocks so that I can get home and make out with a sheep."

Silence. Sangi-mi, though, eventually sat down calmly with her hands on knees folded against her chest. Surge frowned. "Uh... What the hell are you doing?"

"Clearly I'm dreaming, and this is the part of the dream where everything just stops making sense and your brain starts throwing nonsense at you. So I'm, um... Going to just sit and wait to wake up?"

"Aw, c'mon, was any of that really that weird?" Surge felt strangely insulted somehow. "Oh, well. I'm sure the Princess can figure somethin' out for you. Until then, whatever floats your boat, sister."

"At least you remember that part," Sang-mi pouted. "...W-wait, did you say sheep?" The taller of the two tenrec's face immediately turned a deep red.

Surge had a feeling this was going to be a long night.

[missescalientee]

An Au of my already existing au

JD leaves the tree and instead of breaking up with his GF takes her with him, where they become parents in the woods, and a family of nomads :D

This art was made a looong time ago but I finally felt comfortable enough to share it

Jade is currently in joint custody between me and @spjs

The differences between the OG Lief and his Explorer counterpart

[jade-branch-qa]

Comission of Surge and Sang-mi in traditional Holangi /Korean clothes drawn by @ravenseeker

Sang-mi is excited to teach Surge about their culture, Surge is a less than excited but puts up with it for her sister's sake.

[bowserbowser29]

Drawing request if you're taking any

Tumblr wormhole shenanigans with the different AU Surges?

I'm only a little tired of drawing Surge after all this.

Oh, and have a bonus little teaser for my next big fic

[asksonicismissing]

This strange tenrec suddenly runs towards Surge with a great, big smile.

"Surge! There you are! I must have lost you in the crowd!"

Surge zipped back, getting distance between her and the strange tall Tenrec. "I don't know who the fuck you are!" Surge growled, raising her fists and letting lighting arc between her rings and earrings, "But if you don't back the fuck off I'll zap you like a bug!"

The tall Tenrec balked, "It's me, Surge," she said, gesturing to herself, "Sang-Mi, your sister!"

"I don't have a sister!" Surge growled, shifting into a fighting stance, "So maybe cut the shit - how do you fucking know me!?"

Sang-Mi's eyes began to bead with tears, "Surge, you know me - we met at Spiral Hill, we spent the day together, you were showing me around the Restoration - I even gave you a train!" Sang-Mi sniffed, holding out her hands pleadingly. "Have... what else did that monster do to you? When could you use lightning powers? Why don't you... I don't want to lose my sister again!"

Surge kept her hands up as she glared at the strange tall woman, eyes sparking blue as she shifted her weight, about to attack this stranger claiming to be her sister.

"What is going on here!?" Lanolin shouted, the stomps of her boots making Surge glance over her shoulder.

"'Bout time you get here woolhead," Surge growled, "I've got some bitch-" Surge stopped, and stared, her lighting stopping with a pop. Lanolin wasn't the Lanolin she knew. This Lanolin was built like a truck - wide shoulders, bulging biceps, and a thick neck - all the more intimidating for a furious Lanolin bearing down on her with a furious scowl.

"What are you doing attacking Sang-Mi?!" the strange Lanolin growled, jabbing a finger at Surge, "I don't know what's going on, but you're going to give me an explanation right now!"

Surge stared at Lanolin, then looked back at the tall tenrec. "I... what..." Surge stammered, "How did you- when did you- what year is it!?"

As Surge was having a breakdown, another Surge ran in, "Hey, what's the deal?" the strange Surge asked, "What's with all the- Hey! It's punk rocker me!"

"Wh- Alternate me!?" MSurge's head snapped to stare to JSurge, "I'm in an alternate fucking universe!?"

"Yup," JSurge said, holding up her hands in a double thumbs up, "You're in my universe this time."

Lanolin nodded, "There's been a strange instance of wormholes showing up and casting us through universes," she explained, crossing her arms over her barrel chest, "I've even run across a few of my alternate selves."

"Wait," MSurge blinked and pointed at Sang-Mi, "So, you're my sister? You know my past?! Hey, tell me! Tell me my past!"

"Sorry to tell you, but it doesn't work like that," Snag-Mi explained, "Every universe has a different backstory. My Surge is Holangi, but I also came across a Surge that was from the Midwest."

MSurge chucked darkly, standing up straight and letting her arms flop to her sides, "Of fucking course," she muttered, "It's never that fucking easy is it?"

"Well," Lanolin said, scratching at her arm "It wasn't easy for our Surge, but she made it. She has friends, a place to live, and even a girlfriend."

MSurge's head snapped up at that, "WHAT!?" She yelled at JSurge, "You got a girlfriend!? Tell how you did that, right the fuck now!"

MSurge launched herself into action, rushing straight at JSurge, but before they could connect there was a flash of green and MSurge was gone, everyone staring in silence.

"That punk rock version of you was quite the handful." Lanolin said eventually, rubbing at her chin.

"I know," JSurge said, shrugging, 'When we first met we had a fight. She's tough too, tougher than most - she got a few good hits in."

"Surge," Sang-Mi said, looking at her sister with concern in her eyes, "Can you also do lightning powers?"

[future-of-freedom]

A wormhole opens and out steps Jade Surge and family, singing happy birthday.

"Happy birthday other Jewel!" Sang-mi cheered as she handed the beetle a gift.

"Awww, thanks, you guys!" FOF!Jewel said, happily taking the gift. Then she glanced at her counterpart. "...but shouldn't you be celebrating her birthday?"

"We are!" JB!Surge said, putting a firm hand on her girlfriend's head. "It just felt necessary to make a quick stop over here."

"Don't worry about me, my friends are celebrating today as we speak," JB!Jewel assured the younger beetle. "Check out what we got you!"

FOF!Jewel looked down at the box in her hands, opened it up, and gasped. Inside of it were an assortment of purple gems, each representing a different shape.

"Holy crap, these look beautiful!" FOF!Jewel exclaimed. "Where did you find these?!"

"There was this haunted house Surge and I were exploring during a mission, and we decided to take them back with us," JB!Kit explained.

"I found it strange at first, but I was shown the house in photos," Sang-mi said. "It looked abandoned, so we figured no one was coming back for them."

"...huh," FOF!Jewel responded, still keeping her eyes on the gems.

...these look VERY familiar, now that I think about it.

[lanolinfan]

FINALLY!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57559369/chapters/169640437

WHY IS IT SO SHORT??

[all-together-now]

Jade Lanolin appears in the ATNiverse by mistake without even noticing that she's entered another universe. .

Walking through the Restoration HQ she notices Mighty among the crowd. She walks up and slaps him on the back with a laugh.

"Damn Mighty! Your workouts are paying off! Your muscles are almost as big as mine now! Good job!"

“Oh, great. ‘The fuck do you want lamb- hoLY SHIT!!” Mighty gawked as he turned around.

“What?” Jade!Lanolin asked.

“What do you mean ‘what’?!” Mighty shouted, “How the fuck did you get so jacked?!”

The sheep raised a brow, “Uh…a couple of years of diet and exercise. You know that.”

“ ‘A couple of years’ she says,” Mighty shook his head, “I saw your bitchass yesterday, and you were barely less skinny than Espio! Now all of a sudden you’re built like a goddamn Viking?!”

That got Jade!Lanolin to clock what he was talking about. She groaned quietly and pinched her nose.

“No, hang on,” she sighed, “I get it now. I’m sorry, there’s been a mistake-“

Mighty scoffed and crossed his arms, “You’re a mistake.”

“Excuse me?”

“You heard me. Or is all that cotten taped to your face clogging up your ears?”

Jade!Lanolin was taken aback and stared at the armadillo. Then she shook her head lightly and rolled her eyes.

“What is with all my counterparts having such vitriolic drama?” she thought.

“Whatever, man,” she said, waving him off and walking away, “Sorry to bug you.”

Mighty watched her leave, a scowl firmly planted on his face. Just as the muscular sheep was out of sight.

“Mighty!” ATN!Lanolin shouted, walking up to him with a clipboard, “We need that shipment of Wispon parts, and Bark says you were the one handling it.”

Mighty gawked at her. He turned to where Jade!Lanolin had just went, then back at the much smaller Lanolin.

“Oh now I know you’re fucking with me,” he growled.

Lanolin scoffed and rolled her eyes, “Listen, man, I don’t wanna talk to your for longer than I have to either. Just tell me where the crate is and I’ll get out of your hair.”

“Fuck you! How the hell did you do that?!”

Lanolin just looked down at her clipboard, “That shell of yours finally cracked?”

Mighty snatched the clipboard out of her hands, “Answer the damn question!!!”

Lanolin grit her teeth, “I DON’T HAVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING THAT COMES FROM A NUTFUCK LIKE YOU!!!”

From around the corner, Jade!Lanolin leaned against the wall and shook her head, disappointed at the argument she was hearing. She turned and walked away, off to find another wormhole portal.

Barry walked out of a supply closet just as she passed. She didn’t notice them, but Barry sure noticed her. They froze up, staring at her enormous biceps.

Jade!Lanolin kept waking until she was out of sight. Once she was, Barry stiffly fell over backwards.

[sxlamima]

LMFOA HELP?????

[lead-to-light]

Jade Surge sees LTL Surge fiddle with her power inhibitors.

"Hey, I know it sucks right now but it's temporary. Been there, done that. You'll get through it. I know it."

"Thanks but I gotta say it's not all bad. With these on I've stopped hallucinating Starline," LTL-Surge said.

Jade Surge’s eyes widened, "Oh shit well that's good to hear." A thought occurred to her, "What about when you eventually get the take them off and you start seeing him again?"

She shrugged and said, "The docs are workshopping some stuff and Amy's trying to get ahold of somebody who's good at keeping cool in a fight so they can teach me to keep my anger under control, some guy named Marty or something."

[askror]

Jade Lanolin once more found herself in a strangely familiar room, finding a younger version of herself. This time it was a version of herself that she recognised.

The one who'd lost the tenrec she loved.

The younger sheep sat in front of the TV, idly watching what looked like some kind of documentary while a young fox snoozed away while resting his head against her arm.

Their eyes met and Jadolin couldn't help but smile at the scene in front of her.

"You're doing great." she said while gesturing to the little kit. "She'd be so proud of you."

"Scientists for generations have argued about the meaning of the ruin to little avail. Built like a temple but with no clear entrance or exit, the general consensus is some kind of monument to a goddess of the sun."

The clinical, elderly human with the bushy eyebrows droned along on television, only occasionally breaking away from his monologue to ramble about cucumber sandwiches. Lanolin, truthfully, had been wearing close to sleep herself as well. Tonight had been a good night; everyone had come together and aired out their concerns, and rather than the result being anything and everything falling to pieces beneath dissent between the Diamond Cutters, they'd done nothing but strengthen themselves.

Kit, all bundled up in a blanket like a fennec burrito, would probably have been mortified at ending up in such a position with his cheek resting on the sheep's bicep. She'd planned to tote him off to bed, but now her eyelids were growing heavier and heavier and-

"You're doing great. She'd be so proud of you."

The sheep flinched, dark-ringed eyes getting wide. It's clear that since Jade Lanolin last met this version of herself, her sleeping problems hadn't improved. Nor other things; the older Lanolin can also see this room in an unfortunately regressive state in general. Nothing adoring the white walls, simple and perfunctory furniture filling it.

Lanolin was spooked at first; and why wouldn't she be? Someone was suddenly in her living room! But her recognition slowly eases that out of her as she settled back to her previous state, speaking in a whisper: "I honestly thought you were a dream last time we met."

"Probably better to think of it that way." Jade Lanolin stopped behind the couch, reaching a gentle hand over the back and stroking the sleeping fennec's hair. He mumbled something about green wolves and poison. Video game dream, as usual. "But... It seems like you're pulling things together."

"As well as I can," Lanolin nodded, looking back at the television as it swung over a giant, mossy structure with seemingly uncountable stairs on its side. "...But the real test is seeing if that 'together' can last under pressure."

"The first step is always the hardest. Getting started, I mean. After that, it's just upkeep and clerical work. And I'm good at both of those, so..." She winked. Lanolin barely stifled an exhausted laugh.

"Yeah. This is definitely a dream." She shut her eyes. Meeting yourself was weird, but... Not unpleasant. "Thank you. For last time. The words of encouragement."

"Thank you for listening." Jade Lanolin decided it was probably best to leave these to to sleep. She bowed her head very slightly, giving one last look to the sleeping fennec and her younger self before leaving the door and whisking herself back where she belonged. She could only hope what they put together as a foundation was strong enough to last... But she had a good feeling about it. And that was definitely a strong start.

[missescalientee]

You think there's a universe where jd also took Branch with jade and the egg

Most likely!!

He knows he's Lief's Uncle but I think due to their ages being so close he'd act and feel more like a big brother

Some personality and design notes plus bonus beneath the cut

Post Jade disappearance Branch becomes extra protective of Lief since he's promised Jade he'd take care of him when he was a baby and he takes those kind of promises seriously!

I think his personality would be a mix of canon and what I like to call his bitty B persona which allows him to be a bit more laid back, he's still p sarcastic but in a more charismatic and charming way rather than biting with his words. He does have a few paranoid and obsessive traits due to growing up in the woods with two people who are barely adults that are learning to live on their own and raise two kids plus again he also feels like he has to be Lief's caretaker.

Also while obsessive traits can manifest due to circumstances there is a hereditary aspect which I feel runs in their family.

Since Branch never got the chance to have his heart to heart with Floyd he never got Floyd's vest. Branch occasionally wears Floyd's old pink vest but his default is the puffy jacket JD had made for him in his signature color! His signature glasses have become goggles and he wears cargo shorts with matching fingerless gloves! Plus bitty B bangs!

Bonus!!

This reminded me of an ai me and @spjs had where it was an if Lost Opportunity and Not the only one were the same au

So basically JD and Jade are actually Branch's parents, but due to being so young they told everyone Branch was their brother ( so only Jade, JD, and Rosiepuff know Branch is their kid)

Fast forward and now Jade has Lief's egg but is too afraid to say anything, she confides in Rosiepuff who ends up revealing the secret during the big fight at the start of TBT in an effort to keep them all from leaving. Bruce still leaves cuz that's not his problem and Floyd still leaves to start his solo career but Clay stays behind.

I'm p sure management of the band moved to Clay and they still had a few performances under a new name!

Here's some old doodles I found from it!

I think Clay still ends up at the hole n fun and because n2 au is in there Floyd does come back post grandma death to live with them! Thats as much as we got with the whole thing! Branch was still very protective of Lief and Lief even moreso of Branch cuz that's his big brother and no one is going to tell him otherwise

[jade-branch-qa]

Another comission by @napstabl00k

[bowserbowser29]

ATN!Surge explaining the intricacies of how Better Late Than Never, Daisy, and Percy’s Predicament were not originally meant to be in Thomas Season 2:

Jade!Surge listening intently:

FoF!Surge: Uuuhugh kILL MEEEEE!!!!

[skojukebox]

Thinking more about RoR surge having inter dimensional surge interactions for real because I’m a big stupid indulgent nerd

Pines and Needles: The hoodie and mask trick would also work on her just as well as everyone in town, and as long as she had it on she would probably refer to her as some sort of rogue luchadore. When she took it off she’d absolutely pretend she knew it was her the whole time though. Honestly would probably get along alright with her, their dispositions are pretty similar. Would probably make fun of her (very lightly) about once being a science dweeb, but sympathize with her confrontation of loss of self. She would compliment her on her taste in women and also want to slam dunk every member of Pharmakon except Oleander straight into a toilet so they would most likely bond over that too.

Jade Surge: I think she’d have a hard time getting along with Jade Surge, mostly because of the concept that she had settled down to some degree. Even if RoR Surge is nicer than she used to be she is absolutely still caught in the punk rock delusion of “I am never gonna get old and I will never stop rocking motherfucker.” The idea that she’s got so much more of a cozy life and learned, at least to some degree, how to stop running from everything. She might be able to at least learn a few good lessons out of that interaction though.

Lead to Light: Again, compliments abound on her taste in women though I think she would (hypocritically since all of her confidence with that kind of stuff is surface level) tell her to get it over with and just smooch the sheep. Would probably be abjectly horrified at this universe’s version of the Metal Virus and the idea that her actions or behavior could ever be subjected to it in some way. She’d view being swept up in its whims as no different than being controlled by Starline or anyone else. Would also probably strongly encourage her to get this version of Tangle and Whisper to get their goddamn act together, but would somehow end up making things worse